JP4386756B2 - Receiver system - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a receiving device system that includes a receiving device, an imaging device, and a communication device, and that can appropriately output video and audio acquired by a display unit and an audio output unit, respectively.

In recent years, with the development of image processing technology and data transmission technology, a videophone system that simultaneously transmits and receives not only voice but also video via a telephone line network has been provided (for example, see Patent Document 1). This videophone system is used in an apparatus in which a telephone having a microphone and a data communication function via a telephone network is equipped with an imaging device, a display device for displaying video, and a speaker for outputting sound. Specifically, the voice collected by the microphone provided in the telephone and the video captured by the imaging device are transmitted to the telephone that is a desired communication partner connected via the telephone network, and at the same time, the telephone network is A videophone system is realized by receiving video and audio from the telephone of the other party through the communication, displaying the received video on a display device, and outputting the received audio through a speaker.
JP-A-6-319138

  In a telephone using the above-described videophone system, an image from a call partner received via a telephone network and an image captured by an imaging device included in the own device are displayed on one display device. It is often configured to. For example, it may be configured to divide the display area of the display device, display the other party's video image received from the outside in one area, and display its own video in the other area, In such a display device, since the display area in each video is limited, it is difficult to see the displayed video. In addition, it is possible to display a video obtained by combining a part of the received video of the other party and the video of the other party so as to overwrite each other. In such a display device, the video is mutually overwritten. As a result, there is a problem in that a lack region occurs in each video.

  In addition, the above-described videophone system is often not configured to record the content of a conversation performed using the system, and the content of the conversation can be recorded when the videophone system cannot be joined or at a later date. When the user wants to confirm, there is a problem that the contents of the conversation performed on the videophone cannot be confirmed.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a receiving apparatus system capable of appropriately outputting video and audio acquired by a receiving apparatus, an imaging apparatus, and a communication apparatus, respectively, using a display unit and an audio output unit. The purpose is to do. It is another object of the present invention to provide a receiving device system capable of recording video and audio acquired by the receiving device, the imaging device, and the communication device, respectively, in a recording unit of the imaging device.

The receiving device system according to the present invention is configured to output video and audio from a broadcast wave receiving unit to a display unit and an audio output unit, respectively, and a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit for mounting the device. A receiving device having the above-described configuration, a direct mounting on the first mounting unit, and an imaging device that records video and audio picked up and collected in a recording unit, and the second mounting unit. A receiving device system configured to be directly attachable and including a communication device that transmits and receives video and audio, wherein the receiving device attaches the imaging device to the first attaching unit and Detection means for detecting the attachment of the communication device to the second attachment portion, and video and audio from the imaging device, video and audio from the communication device, or reception according to a detection result of the detection means Pictures from the department and Selection means for selecting at least one of voice, and an output means for outputting the video and audio which the selection means has selected to the display unit and the audio output unit, the image pickup apparatus, the image or the captured A video display unit that displays the video recorded in the recording unit, and is mounted on the receiving device via the first mounting unit in a state in which the orientation of the video display unit matches the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device; and configured characterized tare Rukoto as.

In the case of the present invention, the receiving device that receives video and audio from the broadcast wave receiving unit has the first mounting unit and the second mounting unit for mounting the external device, and the imaging device is attached to the first mounting unit. Detection of the attachment and the attachment of the communication device to the second attachment unit is performed by the detection unit, and video and audio acquired from the imaging device and the communication device are received from an external device according to the detection result of the detection unit. By selecting at least one of video and audio to be performed, or video and audio acquired by the receiving unit from broadcast waves by the selection unit, and outputting the selected video and audio to the display unit and the audio output unit by the output unit, The display unit and the audio output unit can output the video and audio respectively acquired by the receiving device and each of the devices mounted on the receiving device as necessary. In addition, when the imaging device is mounted on the receiving device, the orientation of the video display unit of the imaging device can be matched with the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device.

  In the receiving apparatus system according to the present invention, the receiving apparatus sends out video and audio received by the communication apparatus to the imaging apparatus when the detection unit detects attachment of the imaging apparatus and the communication apparatus. And the image pickup apparatus further comprises recording control means for recording the video and audio transmitted by the receiving apparatus in the recording unit.

  In the case of the present invention, when the receiving device detects the mounting of the imaging device on the first mounting portion and the mounting of the communication device on the second mounting portion, the video and audio received from the external device by the communication device are displayed. The image pickup device that has been sent to the image pickup device by the sending means and has acquired the sent video and sound is recorded in the recording unit by the recording control means, whereby the image and sound received from the external device are recorded and recorded by the image pickup device. It becomes possible.

A receiving device system according to the present invention is configured to output video and audio from a broadcast wave receiving unit to a display unit and an audio output unit, respectively, to a receiving device having a mounting unit of the device, and to the mounting unit Can be mounted directly, and can be mounted directly on the device mounting unit, an image pickup device having a recording unit for recording video and audio picked up and collected, and a device mounting unit of the device. A receiving device system including a communication device that transmits and receives video and audio, wherein the imaging device includes a video display unit that displays a captured video or a video recorded in the recording unit; Device detection means for detecting attachment of the communication device to the device attachment portion, and when the device detection means detects the attachment, a detection signal is sent to the reception device when attached to the attachment portion of the reception device. Do A first delivery means, when the first delivery means is sending the detection signal, and a second sending means for enabling delivery of video and audio the communication device receives to the receiving apparatus, the image display unit The receiving device is configured to be mounted on the receiving device via the mounting unit in a state in which the direction of the display unit matches the direction of the display unit of the receiving device, and the receiving device captures the image on the mounting unit. Detection means for detecting installation of the apparatus and acquisition of the detection signal, and video and audio from the imaging apparatus, video and audio from the communication apparatus, or from the reception unit according to a detection result of the detection means Selection means for selecting at least one of the video and audio, and output means for outputting the video and audio selected by the selection means to the display unit and the audio output unit.

  In the case of the present invention, the receiving device that receives video and audio from the broadcast wave receiving unit has a mounting unit that mounts an external device, and the imaging device that can be directly mounted on the mounting unit, It has a device mounting part for mounting another external device. The imaging device detects the attachment of the communication device to the device attachment portion by the device detection means, and when the attachment of the communication device is detected, a detection signal is attached to the attachment portion of the reception device by the first transmission means. Send to receiver. In addition, when the imaging device sends the detection signal to the receiving device, the image and sound received by the communication device from an external device can be sent to the receiving device by the second sending means.

The reception device performs detection of attachment of the imaging device to the attachment unit and acquisition of the detection signal from the imaging device by a detection unit, and video and audio acquired from the imaging device according to a detection result of the detection unit The selection unit selects at least one of video and audio received by the communication device from an external device, or video and audio acquired by the receiving unit from a broadcast wave, and the selected video and audio are displayed by the output unit. By outputting to the audio output unit, the display unit and the audio output unit can output the video and audio acquired by each of the receiving device, the imaging device, and the communication device that constitute the system as necessary. In addition, when the imaging device is mounted on the receiving device, the orientation of the video display unit of the imaging device can be matched with the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device.

  In the receiving device system according to the present invention, the imaging device includes a recording control unit that causes the recording unit to record video and audio received by the communication device when the device detection unit detects attachment of the communication device. It is characterized by providing.

  In the case of the present invention, when the imaging device detects the attachment of the communication device to the device attachment unit, the communication device acquires the video and audio received from the external device, and causes the recording control unit to record the image and sound on the recording unit. Thus, video and audio received from an external device can be recorded and recorded by the imaging device.

  In the receiving device system according to the present invention, the selecting means may record video and audio picked up and collected by the imaging device as video and audio from the imaging device, or video recorded in a recording unit of the imaging device. And means for selecting sound.

In the case of the present invention, the video and audio from the imaging device selected to be output by the display unit and the audio output unit are recorded in the video and audio captured and collected by the imaging device or the recording unit of the imaging device. By being able to select from a certain video and audio, not only the video and audio acquired in real time by the imaging apparatus but also the video and audio already recorded in the recording unit can be output by the display unit and the audio output unit.

According to the present invention, a receiving device that receives video and audio from a broadcast wave receiving unit is configured to directly mount an imaging device on a first mounting unit and a communication device on a second mounting unit. And at least one of video and audio acquired from the imaging device, video and audio received by the communication device from an external device, or video and audio acquired by the receiving unit from the broadcast wave, depending on each mounting state. By selecting and outputting the selected video and audio by the display unit and the audio output unit, for example, when the video and audio received from the outside by the communication device are output by the display unit and the audio output unit, the videophone It can be used as a system monitoring device. In addition, when the imaging device is mounted on the receiving device, the orientation of the image display unit of the imaging device can be matched with the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device, so that the image is displayed on each of the receiving device and the imaging device. You can watch the video at the same time.

  According to the present invention, the video and audio received from the external device by the communication device are transferred to the image pickup device by the receiving device, and the image pickup device records and records the transferred video and audio in the recording unit. As described above, for example, it is possible to record the content of a conversation performed when used as a videophone system, and to confirm the content of a conversation performed on a videophone at a later date. It is also possible to record and record the video and audio acquired by the receiving device from the receiving unit with the imaging device. In this case, the imaging device can be used as a video and audio recording device acquired by the receiving device. .

According to the present invention, a receiving device that receives video and audio from a broadcast wave receiving unit has a mounting unit that mounts an external device, and the imaging device that can be directly mounted to the mounting unit It has a device mounting part for mounting another external device. The imaging device detects the attachment of the communication device to the device attachment portion, and sends a detection signal to the reception device when directly attached to the attachment portion of the reception device. The receiving device detects the mounting of the imaging device to the mounting unit and the mounting of the communication device to the device mounting unit of the imaging device based on the detection signal, and the video acquired from the imaging device according to each mounting state Select at least one of audio, video and audio received by the communication device from an external device, or video and audio acquired by the receiving unit from the broadcast wave, and output the selected video and audio by the display unit and the audio output unit Accordingly, for example, when video and audio received from the outside by the communication device are output by the display unit and the audio output unit, the communication device can be used as a monitor device of a videophone system. In addition, when the imaging device is mounted on the receiving device, the orientation of the image display unit of the imaging device can be matched with the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device, so that the image is displayed on each of the receiving device and the imaging device. You can watch the video at the same time.

  According to the present invention, the video and audio received by the communication device from an external device are recorded in the recording unit by the imaging device, so that, for example, the conversation performed when used as a videophone system as described above. The contents can be recorded, and the contents of the conversation conducted on the videophone can be confirmed at a later date. It is also possible to record and record the video and audio acquired by the receiving device from the receiving unit with the imaging device. In this case, the imaging device can be used as a video and audio recording device acquired by the receiving device. .

According to the present invention, the video and audio from the imaging device selected to be output by the display unit and the audio output unit are recorded in the video and audio captured and collected by the imaging device or the recording unit of the imaging device. By being able to select from a certain video and audio, not only the video and audio acquired in real time by the imaging apparatus but also the video and audio already recorded in the recording unit can be output by the display unit and the audio output unit.

The video and audio imaging device takes an image and sound collection, display of the communication device receiving apparatus two of the video and audio video and audio received from an external device, and the receiver is obtained from a broadcast wave If of displaying respectively by the video display unit of the parts and the imaging device, two images without combining process or the like, can be displayed easily seen in each image and the imaging device display device and each of the devices The provided display unit and video display unit can be used effectively. In addition, when the imaging device is mounted on the receiving device, the orientation of the image display unit of the imaging device can be matched with the orientation of the display unit of the receiving device, so that the image is displayed on each of the receiving device and the imaging device. You can watch the video at the same time.

Hereinafter, a receiving apparatus system according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving apparatus system according to the first embodiment. A receiving device display system 100 according to the present embodiment includes a digital camera 1 as an imaging device, a liquid crystal display television device (hereinafter referred to as a liquid crystal television) 2 as a receiving device, and data (video and audio) externally. It is comprised by the communication card 3 as a communication apparatus for transmitting / receiving with an apparatus.

  The liquid crystal television 2 includes a display unit (video unit) 25 disposed at the center position of the display surface, and speakers (audio units) 24 and 24 disposed at the left and right positions of the display unit 25, respectively. The display unit 25 is composed of a liquid crystal display panel in which a plurality of liquid crystal elements are arranged in a two-dimensional matrix. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the liquid crystal television 2 has a recess formed by cutting out the upper corner of the right speaker 24.

  The recess is formed in a shape that can accommodate part or all of the digital camera 1, and constitutes a mounting portion 2a to which the digital camera 1 can be directly mounted. The mounting portion 2a in FIG. 1 has a size that can accommodate more than half of the digital camera 1, and thus the digital camera 1 can be stably held. Further, the mounting portion 2a is provided with a connector 26 conforming to, for example, IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 1394 on the contact surface when the digital camera 1 is mounted in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. is there.

  The digital camera 1 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped casing, and the camera section 16 configured as a tilt mechanism (rotation mechanism) capable of rotating 180 ° is provided in the casing. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 1, the digital camera 1 can arrange | position the display part 15 comprised with a liquid crystal display panel, and the camera part 16 which used CCD, for example on the same side surface. The digital camera 1 is mounted on the mounting unit 2a in a direction indicated by an arrow A in a direction in which the display surface of the display unit 15 and the camera unit 16 is formed in the same direction as the display surface of the liquid crystal television 2, thereby The viewing user can also view the video displayed on the display unit 15 of the digital camera 1 at the same time. The digital camera 1 has a similar connector 18 (omitted in FIG. 1, see FIG. 2) at a position where it can be connected to the connector 26 of the liquid crystal television 2 when directly attached to the mounting portion 2a of the liquid crystal television 2. Data transmission / reception processing is possible between the liquid crystal television 2 and the digital camera 1 via these connectors 26 and 18.

  The digital camera 1 has a device mounting portion 1 a on the surface opposite to the surface on which the connector 18 is formed. The communication card 3 is configured so that it can be directly attached to the device mounting portion 1a. By inserting the communication card 3 into the device mounting portion 1a in the direction indicated by the arrow B and mounting the communication card 3 at a predetermined position, this embodiment is described. The receiving apparatus system 100 can perform data transmission / reception processing with an external apparatus via the communication card 3.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the receiving apparatus system 100 according to the first embodiment. The liquid crystal television 2 includes a speaker 24, 24, a display unit 25, a connector 26, a control unit 20, a ROM 21, a RAM 22, a tuner (reception unit) 23, and the like, which are connected to each other via a bus. Yes.

  The control unit 20 is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) having a timer (not shown), an MPU (Micro Processor Unit), or the like, and controls the above-described hardware units connected via a bus. At the same time, the control program stored in advance in the ROM 21 is appropriately read out to the RAM 22 and executed. The ROM 21 stores in advance various control programs necessary for operating the liquid crystal television 2 as a receiving device according to the present invention. The RAM 22 is configured by SRAM, flash memory, or the like, and temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 20 executes the control program.

  The tuner 23 is a tuner that receives broadcast waves such as a UHF television broadcast signal and a VHF television broadcast signal, and acquires video and audio from the broadcast wave corresponding to the broadcast channel selected by the user. The speaker 24 outputs the sound acquired via the tuner 23 and the sound acquired from the digital camera 1 via the connector 26 as necessary. The display unit 25 displays the video acquired via the tuner 23 and the video acquired from the digital camera 1 via the connector 26. The connector 26 sends the video and audio acquired via the tuner 23 to the digital camera 1 and acquires the video and audio transferred from the digital camera 1.

  In addition to the display unit 15 and the camera unit 16, the digital camera 1 includes a control unit 10, a ROM 11, a RAM 12, a signal processing unit 13, a recording medium 14, a microphone 17, a connector 18, an interface 19 for connecting to the communication card 3, and the like. Each of which is connected to each other via a bus.

  The control unit 10 is configured by a CPU or MPU having a timer (not shown), and controls the above-described hardware units connected via a bus and controls stored in the ROM 11 in advance. The program is appropriately read into the RAM 12 and executed. The ROM 11 stores in advance various control programs necessary for operating the digital camera 1 as an imaging apparatus according to the present invention. The RAM 12 is configured by SRAM, flash memory, or the like, and temporarily stores data generated when the control unit 10 executes the control program.

  The signal processing unit 13 performs predetermined signal processing on the video obtained by imaging with the camera unit 16 and the sound collected by the microphone 17, and then records them on the recording medium 14 via the bus. In addition, since the camera unit 16 is configured as a tilt mechanism, the signal processing unit 13 also performs processing for vertically inverting the captured image when the camera unit 16 is rotated 180 ° as necessary. In addition, when the video and the audio | voice which the signal processing part 13 performed the predetermined signal processing are transferred to the display part 15 and a speaker (not shown), a video is displayed on the display part 15 and an audio | voice is output from a speaker. be able to. The recording medium 14 includes a memory card, a magnetic medium, a magneto-optical medium, a semiconductor memory, or the like, and operates as a recording unit that records video and audio transferred from the signal processing unit 13.

  The display unit 15 is recorded in advance on the recording medium 14, the operation status of the digital camera 1, information to be notified to the user, an image captured by the camera unit 16 and subjected to predetermined signal processing by the signal processing unit 13. Display video and so on. In addition, it is also possible to substitute a part or all of various keys of an operation unit (not shown) by using the display unit 15 as a touch panel type. The connector 18 sends video and audio that have been subjected to predetermined signal processing by the signal processing unit 13, video and audio recorded on the recording medium 14 to the liquid crystal television 2, and video transferred from the liquid crystal television 2. And get audio. The interface 19 is a connector for connection formed inside the device mounting portion 1 a provided in the digital camera 1 so as to be connectable to the interface 30 formed on the inserted communication card 3.

  The communication card 3 includes an interface 30 connected to the digital camera 1, a modem unit 31, and the like. The modem unit 31 is connected to the telephone line network L, and enables data communication with an external device via the telephone line network L as necessary.

  In the digital camera 1 in the receiving apparatus system 100 having the above-described configuration, the control unit 10 operates as a device detection unit that detects whether or not the communication card 3 is connected to the interface 19 by being mounted on the device mounting unit 1a. The control unit 10 is mounted on the device mounting unit 1 a and connected to the communication card 3 via the interface 19. Further, the control unit 10 is mounted on the mounting unit 2 a of the liquid crystal television 2 and the liquid crystal is connected via the connector 18. When connected to the television 2, a detection signal indicating that the communication card 3 is attached to the device attachment portion 1 a is sent from the connector (first sending means) 18 to the liquid crystal television 2.

  In the liquid crystal television 2, the control unit 20 detects whether or not the digital camera 1 is attached to the connector 26 and attached to the attachment unit 2 a, and based on a detection signal sent from the digital camera 1 through the connector 26. Then, the digital camera 1 operates as a detection unit that detects whether or not the communication card 3 is attached. In this way, when connection between the digital camera 1 and the communication card 3 and between the digital camera 1 and the liquid crystal television 2 is detected, data transmission processing between the devices can be performed. Further, when connected to the liquid crystal television 2, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 sends video and audio received from an external device via the communication card 3 from the connector (second sending means) 18 to the liquid crystal television 2. It becomes possible to do.

  Accordingly, as described above, the liquid crystal television 2 has the video and audio acquired by the tuner 23, the video and audio captured and collected by the digital camera 1, and the video and audio recorded in advance on the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1. The communication card 3 is configured to acquire video and audio received from an external device, respectively. On the other hand, in the liquid crystal television 2, the control unit 20 operates as a selection unit that selects at least one of these images and sounds in accordance with an operation of an operation unit (not shown) by a user, for example. And sound output to the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively.

  Thereby, for example, the video and audio received by the communication card 3 from an external device via the telephone network L are transferred to the liquid crystal television 2 by the digital camera 1 and output from the display unit 25 and the speaker 24 of the liquid crystal television 2, respectively. In addition, by transmitting the video and audio picked up and collected by the digital camera 1 to an external device via the communication card 3, the receiving device system 100 of the present embodiment can be used as a videophone system. .

  In the digital camera 1, the control unit 10 operates as a recording control unit that records the video and audio received by the communication card 3 from an external device on the recording medium 14 as described above. Video and audio received from other communication partners can be recorded. Furthermore, when the digital camera 1 records the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 together with the video and audio received from the outside in the recording medium 14, not only the data from the communication partner, Both data transmitted and received via the videophone can be recorded, and the conversation content of the videophone can be confirmed at a later date.

  On the other hand, in the receiving apparatus system 100 of the present embodiment, when the liquid crystal television 2 sends video and audio acquired via the tuner 23 to the digital camera 1 via the connector 26, the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1. The digital camera 1 can also be used as a video and audio recording device acquired by the liquid crystal television 2.

  In addition, the digital camera 1 records the video and audio received from the liquid crystal television 2 as described above on the recording medium 14 in association with the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17. Along with the television program acquired by the liquid crystal television 2, video and audio acquired by the digital camera 1 can be recorded during the broadcast time of the television program. Furthermore, the digital camera 1 can transmit the TV program recorded in this way and / or video and audio acquired by its own device to an external device via the communication card 3, and each of the external devices can transmit it. These data can also be recorded and reproduced.

  Hereinafter, processing performed by the digital camera 1, the liquid crystal television 2, and the communication card 3 in the receiving apparatus system 100 having the above-described configuration will be described. 3 and 4 are flowcharts showing the processing procedure of each device in the receiving apparatus system 100 according to the first embodiment. The following processing is executed by the control units 11 and 21 in the digital camera 1 and the liquid crystal television 2 in accordance with control programs stored in the ROMs 11 and 21, respectively. It is assumed that the communication card 3 is already attached to the digital camera 1 and the digital camera 1 is already attached to the liquid crystal television 2.

  In the receiving apparatus system 100 according to the present embodiment, the user operates an operation unit (not shown) of the liquid crystal television 2 and / or the digital camera 1 so that the receiving apparatus system 100 is used as a videophone system. Usage mode in which received video and audio are output by the liquid crystal television 2 and / or the digital camera 1, usage mode in which video and audio recorded in the digital camera 1 in advance are output by the liquid crystal television 2 and / or the digital camera 1, or The video and audio received by the liquid crystal television 2 can be used in a usage form in which the digital camera 1 records the video and audio.

  In the receiving apparatus system 100, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 and the control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 determine whether or not execution of processing as a videophone system is instructed by the operation of the operation unit by the user ( S1) When it is determined that execution of processing as a videophone system has been instructed (S1: YES), a desired connection connected to the telephone network L via the communication card 3 connected to the interface 19 of the digital camera 1 A telephone line to the apparatus is connected (S2). The digital camera 1 captures and collects sound by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 to acquire video and audio, and transmits the acquired video and audio to a desired device connected via the telephone line network L (S3). ).

  On the other hand, the digital camera 1 receives video and audio from a desired device connected to the telephone line network L via the communication card 3 (S4), and transmits the received video and audio from the connector 18 to the liquid crystal television 2. (S5). The liquid crystal television 2 outputs the video and audio received from the digital camera 1 through the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively (S6). When the execution of the recording process of conversation performed when used as a videophone system is instructed, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 displays the video and the video acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 in step S3. Audio and the video and audio received from the communication card 3 in step S4 can be recorded on the recording medium 14.

  In addition, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 and the control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 determine whether or not the termination of the videophone system is instructed by the operation of the operation unit by the user (S7). Is not instructed (S7: NO), the process returns to step S3, and the processes from step S3 to S6 are repeated. Further, when it is determined that the telephone line connected in step S2 is disconnected and the termination of the videophone system is instructed (S7: YES), the control unit 10 terminates the operation of each device constituting the receiving apparatus system 100. To do.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that execution of processing as a videophone system is not instructed (S1: NO), the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 and the control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 are operated by a user operation unit. Based on the above operation, it is determined whether or not a broadcast channel corresponding to video and audio to be output by the liquid crystal television 2 has been selected (S8). When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the broadcast channel to be output by the liquid crystal television 2 has been selected (S8: YES), the tuner 23 acquires video and audio corresponding to the selected broadcast channel. (S9) The acquired video and audio are output from the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively (S10).

  If the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the broadcast channel to be output by the liquid crystal television 2 is not selected (S8: NO), the video recorded on the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1 Then, it is determined whether the video and audio to be output from the liquid crystal television 2 are selected from the audio (S11). When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the video and audio to be output from the liquid crystal television 2 are selected from the video and audio recorded in the digital camera 1 (S11: YES), The control unit 10 reads the selected video and audio from the recording medium 14 and sends them out from the connector 18 to the liquid crystal television 2 (S12). The control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 outputs the video and audio acquired from the digital camera 1 through the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively (S13).

  When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the video and audio to be output from the liquid crystal television 2 are not selected from the video and audio recorded in the digital camera 1 (S11: NO), it is determined by the user. Based on the operation of the operation unit, it is determined whether or not a broadcast channel corresponding to video and audio to be output by the digital camera 1 has been selected (S14). When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the broadcast channel to be output by the digital camera 1 has been selected (S14: YES), the tuner 23 acquires video and audio corresponding to the selected broadcast channel. The acquired video and audio are sent from the connector 26 to the digital camera 1 (S15).

  The control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 causes the video and audio acquired from the liquid crystal television 2 to be output by the display unit 15 and a speaker (not shown), respectively (S16). If the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the broadcast channel to be output by the digital camera 1 is not selected (S14: NO), the video recorded on the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1 Then, it is determined whether the video and audio to be output by the digital camera 1 are selected from the audio (S17). When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the video and audio to be output from the digital camera 1 are selected from the video and audio recorded in the digital camera 1 (S17: YES), The control unit 10 reads the selected video and audio from the recording medium 14 (S18), and causes the display unit 15 and the speaker to output the read video and audio (S19).

  Further, the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines whether or not a broadcast channel corresponding to a broadcast program to be recorded by the digital camera 1 is selected based on the operation of the operation unit by the user (S20). ) When it is determined that the broadcast channel to be recorded by the digital camera 1 is selected (S20: YES), the tuner 23 acquires the video and audio corresponding to the selected broadcast channel, and the acquired video and audio from the connector 26. The data is sent to the digital camera 1 (S21). The control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 sequentially records video and audio acquired from the liquid crystal television 2 via the connector 18 on the recording medium 14 (S22).

  When the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines that the broadcast channel to be recorded by the digital camera 1 is not selected (S20: NO), the liquid crystal television 2 as described above is operated by the operation of the operation unit by the user. It is determined whether or not any of video and audio output processing in the digital camera 1, video and audio output processing in the digital camera 1, and video and audio recording processing in the digital camera 1 has been instructed ( S23) When it is determined that the end of any process is instructed (S23: YES), the process instructed to end is ended (S24).

  In addition, the control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) determines whether or not the end of all currently executed processes has been instructed (S25), and determines that the end of all processes has been instructed ( S25: YES), each process described above is terminated. When it is determined that the end of all processes currently being executed is not instructed (S25: NO), or when it is determined in step S23 that the end of any process is not instructed (S23: NO), The control unit 20 (or the control unit 10) returns to the process of step S8 and repeats the processes from step S8 to S22.

  As described above, the video and audio received via the telephone network L are displayed and output by the display unit 25 and the speaker 24 of the liquid crystal television 2, and the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 of the digital camera 1 are displayed. By transmitting voice to an external device via the telephone line network L, the receiving device system 100 can be used as a videophone system. In addition, video received from the outside via the telephone line network L is displayed on the display unit 25 of the liquid crystal television 2, and video captured by the camera unit 16 of the digital camera 1 is displayed on the display unit 15 of the digital camera 1, respectively. As a result, there is no lack area in the display screen between the video received from the communication partner and the video captured by the digital camera 1 itself, so that it is possible to display an easy-to-see display screen.

  Further, the video and audio acquired by the tuner 23 of the liquid crystal television 2 can be output by the liquid crystal television 2 and the digital camera 1, and when the liquid crystal television 2 includes a plurality of tuners 23, Different broadcast programs can be output by the display unit 25 and the speaker 24 and the display unit 15 and the speaker (not shown) of the digital camera 1. Note that depending on the broadcast program, the video may include a small image displayed on a small screen, and the video obtained by the tuner 23 is subjected to predetermined processing to extract and extract the video of the small image. The displayed video can be displayed on the display unit 15 of the digital camera 1. Further, when the digital camera 1 records the video and audio acquired from the liquid crystal television 2 on the recording medium 14, the digital camera 1 is used as a recording device for recording the television program acquired from the broadcast wave by the liquid crystal television 2. Can be used.

  Although the receiving apparatus system 100 according to the above-described embodiment has been described with respect to the configuration including the liquid crystal television 2, the receiving apparatus is not limited to the liquid crystal television 2, and may be a television apparatus including a CRT display. Further, the display device is not limited to a television device, and a display device and a speaker can be externally attached, and a display device configured to receive video and audio via a tuner may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the receiving apparatus system 100 is used as a videophone system and a recording system in the liquid crystal television 2 has been described. However, it can also be used for an English conversation learning system, TV shopping, and the like, similar to a videophone system. it can. In addition, when used as an English conversation learning system, video (image data and audio data) transmitted and received with a communication partner can be recorded and used for review at a later date. Furthermore, when used for TV shopping, it is possible to record the video acquired by the digital camera 1 at the same time together with the provided product information.

(Embodiment 2)
Hereinafter, the receiving apparatus system according to Embodiment 2 will be described in detail. In addition, about the structure similar to the receiver apparatus system 100 of Embodiment 1 mentioned above, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving apparatus system according to the second embodiment. In the receiving apparatus system 101 according to the present embodiment, the liquid crystal television 2 includes a first mounting portion 2a for mounting the digital camera 1 and a second mounting portion 2b at the lower part of the side surface of the housing. In addition, the communication card 3 in the present embodiment is configured so that it can be directly attached to the second attachment portion 2b of the liquid crystal television 2, and is inserted into the second attachment portion 2b in the direction indicated by the arrow C. By mounting at a predetermined position, the system 101 can transmit / receive data to / from an external device via the communication card 3. In the present embodiment, since the second mounting portion 2b of the communication card 3 is provided on the side surface of the liquid crystal television 2, the digital camera 1 has the device mounting portion 1a (FIG. 1) as shown in the first embodiment. Reference) is not provided.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the receiving apparatus system 101 according to the second embodiment. The liquid crystal television 2 of the present embodiment is provided with a control unit 20, ROM 21, RAM 22, tuner 23, speaker 24, display unit 25, and connector 26, similar to the liquid crystal television 2 in the first embodiment shown in FIG. Further, an interface 27 for connecting to the communication card 3 and a signal processing unit 28 are provided. These hardware units are connected to each other via a bus.

  The signal processing unit 28 performs predetermined signal processing on the video and audio acquired via the tuner 23 and the video and audio received from an external device via the communication card 3 connected to the interface 27. In addition, the signal processing unit 28 inputs video and audio that have undergone predetermined signal processing to the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, and performs image display and audio output, respectively. Note that video and audio that have been subjected to predetermined signal processing by the signal processing unit 28 can also be transmitted to the digital camera 1 via the connector 26. The interface 27 is a connector for connection formed so as to be connectable to the interface 30 formed in the inserted communication card 3 inside the second mounting portion 2 b provided in the liquid crystal television 2.

  The digital camera 1 has the same configuration as that of the digital camera 1 shown in the first embodiment, but has a configuration that does not include the interface 19 for connecting to the communication card 3. The communication card 3 includes an interface 30 capable of communicating with the liquid crystal television 2 and a modem unit 31 connected to the telephone line network L. The telephone line network L is connected via the modem unit 31 as necessary. Data communication is possible with an external device connected to the PC.

  In the liquid crystal television 2 in the receiving apparatus system 101 having the above-described configuration, the control unit 20 determines whether or not the digital camera 1 is connected to the second mounting unit 2b by being mounted on the first mounting unit 2a and connected via the connector 26. It operates as detection means for detecting whether or not the communication card 3 is connected via the attached interface 27. As described above, when the control unit 10 detects each connection between the digital camera 1 and the liquid crystal television 2 and between the liquid crystal television 2 and the communication card 3, data transmission processing between the devices can be performed.

  Accordingly, the liquid crystal television 2 includes the video and audio acquired by the tuner 23, the video and audio captured and collected by the digital camera 1, the video and audio recorded in advance on the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1, and the communication card 3. It is configured to acquire video and audio received from an external device, respectively. On the other hand, in the liquid crystal television 2, the control unit 20 operates as a selection unit that selects at least one of these images and sounds in accordance with an operation of an operation unit (not shown) by a user, for example. And sound output to the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively.

  Further, when the control unit 20 detects that the digital camera 1 and the communication card 3 are mounted on the first mounting unit 2a and the second mounting unit 2b, respectively, the communication card 3 is externally connected via the telephone line network L. The video and audio received from the device is sent from the connector (sending means) 26 to the digital camera 1. In the digital camera 1, the control unit 10 operates as a recording control unit that causes the recording card 14 to record the video and audio received by the communication card 3 from an external device and acquired from the liquid crystal television 2 as described above.

  Therefore, the video and audio received from the external device are output by the display unit 25 and the speaker 24 of the liquid crystal television 2 respectively, and the video and audio captured and collected by the digital camera 1 are output via the communication card 3 to the external device. By transmitting to, the receiving apparatus system 101 of this embodiment can be used as a videophone system. In addition, video and audio received from an external communication partner as a videophone system can be recorded by the digital camera 1. Furthermore, when the digital camera 1 records the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 together with the video and audio received from the outside in the recording medium 14, not only the data from the communication partner, Both data transmitted and received via the videophone can be recorded, and the conversation content of the videophone can be confirmed at a later date.

  Also in the receiving apparatus system 101 according to the present embodiment, when the liquid crystal television 2 sends the video and audio acquired by the tuner 23 to the digital camera 1 via the connector 26, the liquid crystal television 2 records the video and audio on the recording medium 14 of the digital camera 1. The digital camera 1 can also be used as a video and audio recording device acquired by the liquid crystal television 2. In addition, the digital camera 1 records the video and audio received from the liquid crystal television 2 as described above on the recording medium 14 in association with the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17. Along with the television program acquired by the liquid crystal television 2, video and audio acquired by the digital camera 1 can be recorded during the broadcast time of the television program.

  Furthermore, the digital camera 1 transmits the television program recorded as described above and / or video and audio acquired by its own device from the communication card 3 via the liquid crystal television 2 to an external device via the telephone line network L. The data can be transmitted, and the respective data can be recorded and reproduced in an external device.

  Hereinafter, processing performed by the digital camera 1, the liquid crystal television 2, and the communication card 3 in the receiving apparatus system 101 having the above-described configuration will be described. The following processing is executed by the control units 11 and 21 in the digital camera 1 and the liquid crystal television 2 in accordance with control programs stored in the ROMs 11 and 21, respectively. In the receiving apparatus system 101 according to the present embodiment, video and audio received by the liquid crystal television 2 are output by the liquid crystal television 2 and / or the digital camera 1, and video and audio recorded in advance in the digital camera 1. The operations performed by each device in the usage mode in which the LCD TV 2 and / or the digital camera 1 output and the usage mode in which the digital camera 1 records video and audio received by the liquid crystal television 2 are related to the first embodiment. Since it is the same as each device in the receiving apparatus system 100, description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of each device in the receiving apparatus system 100 according to the second embodiment. In the following description, an operation performed by each device when receiving apparatus system 101 is used as a videophone system in accordance with the operation of the operation unit by the user will be described. In the receiving apparatus system 101, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 and the control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 are instructed to execute processing as a videophone system by the operation of the operation unit by the user. A telephone line to a desired device connected to the telephone line network L is connected via the communication card 3 connected to (S31).

  The digital camera 1 captures and collects sound with the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 to acquire video and audio, and sends the acquired video and audio to the liquid crystal television 2 from the connector 18 (S32). The control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 transmits the video and audio acquired from the digital camera 1 to a desired external device connected to the telephone line network L via the communication card 3 connected to the interface 27 (S33). . The liquid crystal television 2 receives video and audio from a desired external device via the communication card 3 and the telephone network L (S34), and outputs the received video and audio through the display unit 25 and the speaker 24, respectively. (S35). When the execution of the recording process of the conversation performed when used as a videophone system is instructed, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 receives the liquid crystal television 2 via the communication card 3 in step S34. The obtained video and audio can be acquired from the connector 18, and the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 in step S32 can be recorded on the recording medium 14.

  In addition, the control unit 10 of the digital camera 1 and the control unit 20 of the liquid crystal television 2 determine whether or not the termination of the videophone system is instructed by the operation of the operation unit by the user (S36). Is not instructed (S36: NO), the process returns to step S32, and the processes from step S32 to S35 are repeated. In addition, when the control unit 10 determines that the video line system is instructed to be disconnected by disconnecting the telephone line connected in step S31 (S36: YES), the control unit 10 ends the operation of each device constituting the receiving apparatus system 101. To do.

  As described above, the video and audio received via the telephone network L are displayed and output by the display unit 25 and the speaker 24 of the liquid crystal television 2, and the video and audio acquired by the camera unit 16 and the microphone 17 of the digital camera 1 are displayed. By transmitting voice to an external device via the telephone line network L, the receiving device system 101 can be used as a videophone system. In addition, video received from the outside via the telephone line network L is displayed on the display unit 25 of the liquid crystal television 2, and video captured by the camera unit 16 of the digital camera 1 is displayed on the display unit 15 of the digital camera 1, respectively. As a result, there is no lack area in the display screen between the video received from the communication partner and the video captured by the digital camera 1 itself, so that it is possible to display an easy-to-see display screen. Note that, in the receiving apparatus system 101 according to the second embodiment, a modification similar to the modification described in the first embodiment can be applied.

3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving device system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving device system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of each device in the receiving apparatus system according to the first embodiment. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of each device in the receiving apparatus system according to the first embodiment. 6 is a schematic diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving device system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a receiving device system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of each device in the receiving apparatus system according to the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

100, 101 Receiver system 1 Digital camera (imaging device)
1a device mounting unit 10 control unit (device detection means, recording control means)
14 Recording medium (recording unit)
15 Display Unit 16 Camera Unit 17 Microphone 18 Connector (First Sending Unit, Second Sending Unit)
2 LCD TV (receiver)
2a mounting part, first mounting part 2b second mounting part 20 control part (detection means, selection means, output means)
23 Tuner (receiver)
24 Speaker (Audio part)
25 Display part (video part)
26 Connector (delivery means)
3 Communication card (communication device)

Claims (5)

A receiving device configured to output video and audio from a broadcast wave receiving unit to a display unit and an audio output unit, respectively, and having a first mounting unit and a second mounting unit for mounting the device, and the first It is configured so that it can be directly mounted on the mounting unit, and is configured so that it can be directly mounted on the second mounting unit, and an imaging device that records captured and collected video and audio on the recording unit. A receiving device system including a communication device for transmitting and receiving video and audio,
The receiving device is:
Detection means for detecting the mounting of the imaging device to the first mounting portion and the mounting of the communication device to the second mounting portion;
A selection unit that selects at least one of video and audio from the imaging device, video and audio from the communication device, or video and audio from the reception unit according to a detection result of the detection unit;
Output means for outputting the video and audio selected by the selection means to the display unit and the audio output unit ,
The imaging apparatus includes a video display unit that displays a captured video or a video recorded in the recording unit, and the first display unit is configured so that a direction of the video display unit matches a direction of the display unit of the reception device. receiving system according to claim configured tare Rukoto to be mounted to the receiving apparatus via the mounting portion. The receiving device is:
A sending means for sending video and audio received by the communication device to the image pickup device when the detection means detects attachment of the image pickup device and the communication device;
The imaging device
The receiving apparatus system according to claim 1, further comprising a recording control unit configured to record the video and audio transmitted by the receiving apparatus in the recording unit. It is configured to output video and audio from the broadcast wave receiving unit to the display unit and audio output unit, respectively, and can be directly mounted on the receiving unit having the mounting unit of the device and the mounting unit An image pickup apparatus having a recording section for recording video and audio picked up and collected and an apparatus mounting section of the apparatus, and can be directly mounted on the apparatus mounting section. A receiving device system including a communication device for transmitting and receiving
The imaging device
A video display unit for displaying captured video or video recorded in the recording unit;
Device detection means for detecting the mounting of the communication device to the device mounting portion;
A first sending means for sending a detection signal to the receiving device when the device detecting means detects the wearing;
A second sending means for sending video and audio received by the communication device to the receiving device when the first sending means sends the detection signal;
The video display unit is configured to be mounted on the receiving device through the mounting unit in a state in which the video display unit is aligned with the display unit of the receiving device.
The receiving device is:
Detection means for performing detection of the mounting of the imaging device to the mounting portion and acquisition of the detection signal;
A selection unit that selects at least one of video and audio from the imaging device, video and audio from the communication device, or video and audio from the reception unit according to a detection result of the detection unit;
A receiving apparatus system comprising: an output unit that outputs the video and audio selected by the selection unit to the display unit and the audio output unit.   The image pickup apparatus includes a recording control unit that causes the recording unit to record video and audio received by the communication device when the device detection unit detects attachment of the communication device. The receiving apparatus system described in 1.   The selection means includes means for selecting, as video and audio from the imaging device, video and audio captured and collected by the imaging device, or video and audio recorded in a recording unit of the imaging device. The receiving apparatus system according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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