JP5887643B2 - Content reproduction apparatus, program executed by content reproduction apparatus, television receiver, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a content reproduction apparatus capable of communication using a network, a program executed by the content reproduction apparatus, a television receiver, and a storage medium storing the program.

  In recent years, videophones that make a phone call by connecting a camera or a microphone to a network-compatible television have become widespread. Reasons for the spread include being able to make a call for free regardless of time and place, having a conversation while looking at the face through a large TV screen, and being able to make a phone call in a simple way.

  When an incoming call arrives during viewing, the videophone user interrupts the viewing of the television and starts communication, or continues the viewing of the television and makes a call again after viewing. However, since it is not preferable to always notify the incoming call regardless of the caller, there is a technique for solving this. For example, in Patent Document 1, when an incoming call from a person other than the caller registered in the database is being viewed, the incoming call history is automatically displayed after watching the TV program without displaying it on the TV screen. An invention to display is disclosed.

JP2009-136030A

  However, in the prior art, when continuing to watch TV, even if there is a continuous incoming call from the same person, it will continue to be ignored, which may be rude to the other party. Also, the other party could not figure out how long to call again, and sometimes made an unfriendly call to the person watching TV.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a communication unit capable of communication using a network, an incoming call determination unit that determines whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing content, and an incoming call determination unit that receives an incoming call. A determination result acquisition unit that acquires a determination result of whether or not to start communication when it is determined, and a first attribute acquisition unit that acquires first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed, , A first notification unit capable of transmitting notification information to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information, a viewing reservation receiving unit for receiving a viewing reservation for content, and a start time and an end of the viewing reserved content A second attribute acquisition unit that acquires second attribute information that is attribute information including time, and the incoming call determination unit determines that there is an incoming call. In the case, when the content reservation is reserved in the viewing reservation accepting unit, the second notification capable of transmitting the notification information to the communication partner side using the first attribute information and the second attribute information Suggest content reproducing apparatus having a section, a.

  The present invention having the above-described configuration makes it possible to transmit information using the end time of the content being viewed to a caller such as a telephone or e-mail. Can understand how long they can wait to communicate.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the content reproduction apparatus according to the first embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the display screen when there is an incoming communication The figure which shows the other example of the display screen when there is an incoming communication The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the terminal of the communication partner The figure which shows the other example of the display screen of the communication other party's terminal The figure which shows an example of the concrete hardware constitutions of a content reproduction apparatus The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 1. The figure which shows the flow of a process of the television receiver with a video telephone function of Embodiment 1. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of a content reproduction apparatus The figure which shows an example of the table with which the index | exponent was linked | related with respect to each genre. The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 2. The figure which shows the flow of a process of the television receiver with a video telephone function of Embodiment 2. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the functional block of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 3. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the receiving side and the display screen of the outgoing call The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 3. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function according to a third embodiment (1). The figure which shows an example of the reception with respect to an incoming call in the processing flow of FIG. FIG. (2) showing the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function of Embodiment 3 The figure which shows an example of the reception with respect to an incoming call in the processing flow of FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of a content reproduction apparatus according to a fourth embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the setting screen of the setting category of the communication partner The figure which shows an example of the contents of the response determined according to the category set for the communication partner and the genre index of each genre The figure which shows an example of the table for determining whether the start time and end time of the content reserved for viewing are considered according to the setting category of the communication partner and the genre index of each genre The figure which shows an example of the flow of a process of the content reproduction apparatus of Embodiment 4. The figure which shows the flow of a process of the television receiver with a video telephone function of Embodiment 4. FIG. The figure which shows an example of the reception with respect to an incoming call in the processing flow of FIG. The figure which shows an example of the reception based on the other party classification and the genre index of contents

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a content reproduction apparatus according to the present invention will be described. The mutual relationship between the embodiment and the claims is as follows. In the first embodiment, it is mainly determined whether there is an incoming communication using the network while viewing the content, and when it is determined that there is an incoming call, a determination result as to whether to start communication is acquired, and the content being viewed Content reproducing apparatus, program, television receiver, and storage medium that acquires first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the message and transmits notification information to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information As described above, in the second embodiment, a content playback device, a television receiver, and a storage medium that mainly output a determination result as to whether to start communication using the first attribute information when it is determined that there is an incoming call. described primarily in the third embodiment receives a viewing reservation of the content, and the start time of the content viewing reservation If the second attribute information, which is the attribute information including the expiration time, is acquired and it is determined that there is an incoming call, and the content viewing reservation is made, the communication partner using the first attribute information and the second attribute information A content reproduction apparatus, a television receiver, and a storage medium that transmit notification information to the side will be described. In the fourth embodiment, when it is determined that there is an incoming call, the other party attribute that is attribute information on the communication partner side A content reproduction apparatus, a television receiver, and a storage medium that acquire information and output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication using the acquired counterpart attribute information will be described. In addition, this invention is not limited to these embodiments at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

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<Overview>
In the case where a communication incoming call is received while viewing content, the content playback apparatus of the present embodiment provides information such as the end time of the content being viewed to the caller when viewing continues without starting communication. It is characterized by transmitting.

<Configuration>
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, “content reproduction device” 0100 includes “communication unit” 0101, “incoming call determination unit” 0102, “decision result acquisition unit” 0103, “first attribute acquisition unit” 0104, “ First notification part "0105.

  The “communication unit” has a function that enables communication using a network. Here, as communication using the network, in addition to voice and video communication (video phone, etc.) using the network, communication mainly using voice (voice phone, voice chat, etc.) and text are mainly used. Communication (email, chat, etc.) is also included. In addition, communication in which voice is converted into characters and displayed on a screen is also conceivable. In addition to the Internet, the network includes networks such as a WAN (World Area Network) and a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The “incoming call determination unit” has a function of determining whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing content. Here, it is sufficient that the content can be played back by the content playback device. Specifically, a television broadcast program received from a television broadcast station, content received from a content server on a network, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc. Content recorded on the recording medium, content acquired from other devices via a wired or wireless LAN, and the like.

  If there is a communication call while viewing the content, for example, a message indicating that the communication call has been received is displayed on a part of the display screen of the content reproduction apparatus. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen when there is a communication incoming call while viewing content. In the example of this figure, the type of incoming call "Videophone incoming" and the name of the caller "Mr. Tanaka", selection buttons for requesting how to deal with incoming calls "Start videophone", "Program end time" "Notify me" and "Reject incoming call" are displayed. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen when there is an incoming communication while viewing content. In the example in this figure, the type of incoming call is “Mail received”, the type of caller is “Mr. Ito”, the selection buttons for how to deal with incoming calls “Reply to mail”, “Notify program end time” "Yes" and "Delete mail" are displayed.

  If there is an incoming communication while viewing the content, there is no need to always notify that there is an incoming call. If the category of the content being viewed is a favorite one, or if the communication partner (sender) A mode is also possible in which an incoming call is not notified if the person is not registered. The process of determining whether the category of the content being viewed is a favorite one can be performed based on the first attribute information described below, and determining whether the communication partner is a registered person. The processing to be performed can be performed based on the counterpart attribute information described in the fourth embodiment.

  Further, it is possible to adopt a configuration including an incoming call history holding unit that holds an incoming call history when it is determined by the incoming call determination unit. Here, as the incoming call history, information for identifying the caller (name, nickname, caller ID, etc.), date and time of incoming call, type of incoming call (incoming videophone call, incoming voice call, mail reception, etc.) can be considered. . It is conceivable to display the incoming call history during viewing after viewing the content using the information of the incoming call history. In addition, it is possible to use the incoming call history information to automatically make a call after the content ends.

  The “determination result acquisition unit” has a function of acquiring a determination result as to whether or not to start communication when the incoming determination unit determines that there is an incoming call. In determining whether to start communication, in addition to the decision to start or not start communication immediately, the decision to start communication after a predetermined time or respond to an incoming call, This includes a decision that there is no plan to start communication with the caller.

  Here, as a method for acquiring the determination result as to whether or not to start communication, there is a method for receiving an operation input from a user. Specifically, for “videophone call incoming”, selection buttons such as “start videophone call”, “notify program end time”, and “reject incoming call” are displayed as shown in FIG. For “incoming mail”, selection buttons such as “reply to mail”, “notify program end time”, and “delete mail” are displayed as shown in FIG. It is conceivable to accept a user's selection operation via

  It is also possible to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication using the attribute information of the content being viewed and acquire the determination result. For example, when it is determined that the content being viewed corresponds to the viewer's favorite genre, a determination result that communication does not start until the content ends is output, and when it is determined that the content does not correspond to the favorite genre The result of the decision to start communication is output. Details will be described in the second embodiment.

  It is also possible to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication using attribute information such as the start time, end time, and category of the content reserved for viewing and obtain the determination result. For example, even if it is determined that the currently viewed content does not correspond to the favorite genre of the viewer, the content scheduled to be viewed within the predetermined time (for example, within 15 minutes) will correspond to the favorite genre. If it is determined, it is possible to output a determination result indicating that communication does not start until the viewing-reserved content ends. Details will be described in the third embodiment.

  It is also possible to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication using the attribute information of the communication partner and acquire the determination result. For example, if the communication partner is registered as an object to start communication immediately, the decision result that communication is started is output, and if not registered, the decision is made that communication does not start until the content ends. Output the result. Details will be described in a fourth embodiment.

  The “first attribute acquisition unit” has a function of acquiring first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed. Here, the first attribute information includes index information for identifying content, detailed content information of content, broadcast event history information, content classification (genre) information, content format information, and the like. More specifically, content index information includes content title, performer, director, original author, production company information, number of stories, and the like. The detailed content information includes content start time / end time, content time, commercial start time / end time, summary description, keyword, shooting location, music used, and the like. The broadcast event history information includes initial broadcast date and time, broadcast channel name, live broadcast flag, audience rating information, number of broadcasts, and the like. Further, the content classification (genre) information includes a genre code (news, sports, etc.), a purpose classification (entertainment, education, etc.), a viewing target code (children, general etc.), and the like. The content format information includes a video sampling rate, an audio bit rate, a resolution, a recording limit flag, a viewing count limit flag, and the like.

  The “first notification unit” has a function capable of transmitting notification information to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information. Here, examples of the communication partner include a sender of a videophone or voice call, a sender of mail, and the like. In addition, transmitting the notification information using the first attribute information means transmitting the notification information using at least information on the end time of the content being viewed. Specifically, notification information including information on the end time of the content is transmitted to the communication partner side, or a time after a predetermined time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed from the end time of the content as a response time to the communication partner side Or send.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the communication partner side terminal that has received the notification information. In the example of this figure, notification information such as “You cannot talk because you are currently watching a TV program. Please make a call after 20:50 after the end of the program” is displayed. ing. By receiving the notification information, the communication partner can grasp that it is sufficient to make a call again after “20:50”. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another example of the display screen of the terminal on the communication partner side that has received the notification information. In the example of this figure, notification information such as “Cannot reply to e-mail because it is currently watching a TV program. Please wait until 20:50 after the end of the program” is displayed for the e-mail transmission. . By receiving the notification information, the communication partner side can grasp that a reply to the mail can be expected “after 20:50”.

  In addition, when the information on the commercial start time / end time is received in addition to the content end time as the first attribute information, the first notification unit further uses the information on the commercial start time / end time to make a notification. It is also possible to send information. Specifically, the advertisement information is transmitted by including information on the commercial start time and end time. If the communication partner who has received the notification information has a content that only needs a commercial time frame, the communication partner can make a call again in view of the time frame. In addition, when the content is not enough for the commercial time frame, it can be determined that communication is to be performed after the content is completed.

  In addition, after the content ends, the first notification unit may notify the communication partner that has received the incoming call while viewing the content based on the information of the incoming call history. In this case, a notification that communication can be started immediately, a notification that a message is sent from within a predetermined time (within 10 minutes) or a predetermined time (5 minutes after the current time), a predetermined time or a predetermined time You may make a notification that you want to make a call. In addition, a notification that the content is to be ended after a while may be given before a predetermined time before the content is ended.

  In addition, there may be a case where a communication incoming call is received from a plurality of other parties while viewing the content. In this case, the first notification unit first notifies the communication partner who is determined to have received the first incoming call while viewing the content from the incoming call history as a responseable time after the end time of the content. Then, the communication partner that is judged to have received the second incoming call is notified as a response time after a predetermined time (for example, 15 minutes) has passed since the end time of the content. For the communication partner who is judged to have received the incoming call after the third time, the later time is notified as a response time. In addition, when the information of the past call time of the communication partner is held, the average call time may be calculated from the call time information, and the difference in response possible time in each order may be calculated based on the average call time. .

  In some cases, a communication incoming call for simultaneous communication with a plurality of other parties is received while viewing the content. In this case, the same notification information may be transmitted to a plurality of parties that communicate at the same time. For example, a notification that it is possible to participate in communication at a predetermined time after the end time of the content, a notification that everyone wants to start communication at a predetermined time after the end time of the content, etc. Notify the other party.

  In addition, when communication is performed between the content reproduction apparatuses of the present embodiment, an aspect in which notification information is transmitted / received to each other and an aspect in which each notification information is received from a plurality of other content reproduction apparatuses are also conceivable. For example, when a transmission is made from one content reproduction device to another content reproduction device, notification information is received from the other content reproduction device. One content playback device may automatically transmit to other content playback devices at a specified time based on the notification information, or issue an alarm on its display screen before or after the specified time. May be. In addition, when notification information is received from each of a plurality of content playback devices that perform communication at the same time, the response time included in each notification information is compared, and the time at which all communication partners can respond simultaneously is selected. The selection result may be transmitted to a plurality of other content reproduction apparatuses. Here, when there is no time in which all communication partners can respond at the same time, a process is performed to select the time when the maximum number of people who can talk at the same time is maximized, and the selection result is sent to other content playback devices. You may send it.

<Specific configuration>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a specific hardware configuration of the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the content reproduction apparatus includes “processing arithmetic device (CPU, GPU, etc.)” 0601, “RAM” 0602, “long-term storage device (magnetic disk, optical disk, etc.)” 0603, “network I / F”. 0604, “Video / Audio Decoder” 0605, “Remote Control I / F” 0606, “Camera” 0607, “Camera I / F” 0608, “Mic” 0609, “Mic I / F” 0610, “Video / Audio Encoder” "0611", "Display" 0612, "Display Controller" 0613, "Tuner" 0614, "Broadcast Decoder" 0615, "Speaker" 0616, "Output Amplifier" 0617, and the like. Each hardware is mutually connected by a “system bus” 0618 and can exchange signals (the hardware configuration is the same in the following embodiments).

  The content reproduction apparatus receives the moving image compressed data of the content via the tuner. Then, the received moving image compression data is decompressed by the decoder, the video is displayed on the display via the display controller, and the sound is output from the speaker via the output amplifier. In addition, the content playback apparatus receives the compressed video data of the content from the content server on the network via the network I / F, decompresses it by video / audio decoding, and then outputs the video and audio to the display and speaker. .

  Further, the content reproduction apparatus receives electronic program information of content via a tuner or a network I / F. The electronic program information is stored in the long-term storage device of the content reproduction device, and the processing operation device reads the electronic program information stored in the long-term storage device into the RAM as necessary.

  Further, the content reproduction apparatus receives a communication incoming call from the communication partner via the network I / F. Then, it is determined whether or not the content is currently output to the display by the processing arithmetic device. Further, the processing arithmetic device displays on the display that there has been an incoming communication. And the determination result of whether to start communication is acquired by a user's operation input. The user's operation input is performed via the remote control device, and the processing arithmetic device receives the result of the operation input via the remote control I / F.

  When the processing arithmetic unit acquires the determination result that communication is not started, the processing arithmetic unit acquires information on the end time of the content currently output to the display from the electronic program information and stores it in the long-term storage device Performs processing to compose the message template data. Then, the generated message data is transmitted to the caller via the network I / F. In addition, when the processing operation device acquires the determination result that the communication is started, the processing operation device interrupts the content data output process for the display and outputs the data for the communication start screen to the display. Then, along with the start of communication, a video signal from the camera and an audio signal from the microphone are acquired via the camera I / F and the microphone I / F, and moving image compression data is generated by the video / audio encoder. The generated moving image compressed data is transmitted to the communication partner via the network I / F. The compressed video data received from the communication partner is decoded by a video / audio decoder and output via a display and a speaker.

<Process flow>
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the content reproduction apparatus of the present embodiment. The process described below is performed by executing a predetermined program in the content reproduction apparatus, and the program can be stored in a storage medium. First, in step S0701, it is determined whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing content (incoming call determination step). If it is determined that there is an incoming call while viewing the content, the process advances to step S0702. Here, if it is determined that there is no incoming call, it waits. Next, in step S0702, a determination result as to whether to start communication is acquired (decision result acquisition step). If a determination result indicating that communication is to be started is acquired, the process advances to step S0703A. If a determination result indicating that communication is not started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S0703B. In step S0703A, communication using the network is started. In step S0703B, first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed is acquired (first attribute acquisition step). Next, in step S0704B, notification information is transmitted to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information (first notification step). In the above description, the first attribute information is acquired after the determination result acquisition step, but may be acquired before the incoming call determination step or immediately before the determination result acquisition step.

<Specific example>
FIG. 8 is a specific example of FIG. 7 and shows the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function. First, in step S0801, a viewing start operation is accepted. Next, in step S0802, it is determined whether a videophone call is received. If there is an incoming videophone call, the process advances to step S0803. If there is no incoming videophone call, wait. Next, in step S0803, the fact that there is an incoming call is displayed on the television screen to notify the user. Next, in step S0804, a user operation input for an incoming call is accepted. If an operation input for rejecting the incoming call is accepted, the incoming call is rejected and the process returns to step S0802. If an operation input for starting a call is accepted, the process proceeds to step S0805A. Here, if an operation input for notifying the response time is accepted, the process proceeds to step S0805B. In step S0805A, the input is switched from the input of the TV broadcast program to the input of the videophone screen, and the process proceeds to step S0806A to display the videophone screen. In step S0805B, the electronic program information of the current program is acquired, and the process proceeds to step S0806B to notify the sender of a response time based on the end time of the current program.

<Effect>
The present invention having the above-described configuration makes it possible to transmit information using the end time of the content being viewed to a caller such as a telephone or e-mail. Can understand how long they can wait to communicate.

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<Overview>

  The content playback apparatus of the present embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment. However, when it is determined that there is a communication incoming call while viewing the content, the attribute information including the end time of the currently viewed content is used. A result of determining whether to start communication is output.

<Configuration>
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, “content reproduction device” 0900 includes “communication unit” 0901, “incoming call determination unit” 0902, “decision result acquisition unit” 0903, “first attribute acquisition unit” 0904, “ It has a “first notification part” 0905 and a “first determination part” 0906. Hereinafter, the “first determination unit” that is different from the first embodiment will be described.

  The “first determination unit” has a function of outputting a determination result as to whether to start communication using the acquired first attribute information when the incoming determination unit determines that there is an incoming call. As described in the first embodiment, the first attribute information includes index information for identifying content, detailed content information of content, broadcast event history information, content classification (genre) information, content format information, and the like. Various information related to the content can be mentioned. A 1st determination part outputs the determination result of whether to start communication using one or more of these information.

  For example, it is conceivable to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication according to the content classification (genre). In this case, the user may use a setting screen such as a content playback device to set whether to start communication when an incoming call is received for each genre during viewing. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting screen of the content reproduction apparatus. In this figure, the user is set to reject incoming calls for content related to sports and music, and is set to start communication without rejecting incoming calls for news, historical plays, and dramas.

  It is also possible to set an index for each genre and output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication in consideration of other judgment factors. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a table in which an index is associated with each genre. For example, while viewing content with a genre index of “high”, communication is started only for incoming calls from target persons with a high “important” personality level, while viewing content with a genre index of “medium” Starts communication for incoming calls from subjects with an important personality level of “medium” or higher, and when viewing content with a “low” genre index, Start communication for incoming calls.

  Moreover, you may output the determination result of whether to start communication according to a performer. Also in this case, the user uses a setting screen such as a content playback device to make a setting such that communication does not start even if there is an incoming call for content in which a specific performer appears. Furthermore, a determination result as to whether to start communication according to the audience rating may be output. For example, if the audience rating at the time of viewing is 20% or more, communication is not started even if there is an incoming call, and if the audience rating is lower than that, communication is started. To do. Further, a determination result may be output such that the incoming call is rejected when the viewing limit flag or the recording limit flag is ON, and communication is started otherwise.

  Further, in addition to the first attribute information, information on the viewer's past viewing history may be further used to output a determination result as to whether to start communication. For example, when a viewer watches a continuous content such as a continuous drama over a certain ratio, it is expected that the willingness to view the content is strong. In this way, when the degree of preference for the content being viewed is calculated to be a certain level or higher from the viewer's past viewing history, communication is not started, and communication is started when the degree of preference is less than a certain level. It is also possible to output a determination result such as.

<Process flow>
FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the content reproduction apparatus of the present embodiment. The process described below is performed by executing a predetermined program in the content reproduction apparatus, and the program can be stored in a storage medium. First, in step S1201, it is determined whether there is an incoming communication during viewing of content (incoming call determination step). If it is determined that there is an incoming call while viewing the content, the process advances to step S1202. Here, if it is determined that there is no incoming call, it waits. Next, in step S1202, first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed is acquired (first attribute acquisition step). Next, in step S1203, a determination result as to whether to start communication using the acquired first attribute information is output (first determination step). Next, in step S1204, a determination result on whether to start communication is acquired (decision result acquisition step). If a determination result indicating that communication is to be started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S1205A. If a determination result indicating that communication is not started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S1205B. In step S1205A, communication using the network is started. In step S1205B, notification information is transmitted to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information (first notification step). In the above description, the first attribute information is acquired after determining that there is a communication incoming call, but may be acquired at a stage prior to that.

<Specific example>
FIG. 13 is a specific example of FIG. 12, and is a diagram showing the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function. First, in step S1301, a viewing start operation is accepted. Next, in step S1302, it is determined whether a videophone call has been received. If there is an incoming videophone call, the process advances to step S1303. If there is no incoming videophone call, wait. Next, in step S1303, the fact that an incoming call has been received is displayed on the television screen to notify the user. Next, in step S1304, electronic program information of the current program is acquired. Next, in step S1305, based on the electronic program information of the current program and the setting information of the user, it is determined whether or not the current program falls under the category of call rejection. If it is determined that the call does not fall under the category of call rejection, the process proceeds to step S1306A. If it is determined that the genre is the incoming call rejection, the process proceeds to step S1307B. Next, in step S1306A, a user operation input for an incoming call is accepted. If an operation input for rejecting the incoming call is accepted, the incoming call is rejected and the process returns to step S1302. If an operation input for starting a call is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1307A. Here, if an operation input for notifying the response time is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1307B. In step S1307A, the input is switched from the input of the TV broadcast program to the input of the videophone screen, and the process proceeds to step S1308A to display the videophone screen. In step S1307B, the sender is notified of a response time based on the end time of the current program.

<Effect>
In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the content playback apparatus of the present embodiment can determine whether to start communication using the genre of the content being viewed, etc. It is possible to respond along.

<< Embodiment 3 >>

<Overview>
In the case where a communication incoming call is received while viewing the content, the content playback apparatus of the present embodiment continues the viewing without starting the communication, and the end time of the currently viewed content and the start time of the content reserved for viewing The notification information is transmitted to the caller using the end time information.

<Configuration>
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “content reproduction device” 1400 includes a “communication unit” 1401, an “incoming call determination unit” 1402, a “decision result acquisition unit” 1403, a “first attribute acquisition unit” 1404, “ It has a “first notification unit” 1405, a “viewing reservation reception unit” 1406, a “second attribute acquisition unit” 1407, and a “second notification unit” 1408.

  The “viewing reservation accepting unit” has a function of accepting a content viewing reservation. Here, the viewing reservation for content includes a viewing reservation for content recorded on a recording medium in addition to a reservation for viewing a television broadcast program and a content received from a content server. For example, it includes a mode in which a schedule is set in advance to view content recorded on a recording medium between 20:00 and 21:00, and the content is automatically played as the time zone arrives. It is what

  The “second attribute acquisition unit” has a function of acquiring second attribute information that is attribute information including a start time and an end time of content reserved for viewing. Here, as the second attribute information, like the first attribute information, index information for identifying the content, detailed content information of the content, broadcast event history information, content classification (genre) information, content format Information.

  The “second notification unit” is the first attribute information and the second attribute information acquired when it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination unit and the viewing reservation reception unit has made a viewing reservation for the content. It has the function which can transmit notification information with respect to a communication other party. The transmission of the notification information using the first attribute information and the second attribute information means that the notification information is transmitted using at least information on the end time of the currently viewed content and the start time and end time of the content reserved for viewing. That means. Specifically, when there is a content that is reserved for viewing after the content that is currently viewed, notification information including information on the end time of the content reserved for viewing is transmitted to the communication partner. In addition, if there is a predetermined time or more (for example, 30 minutes or more) between the end time of the currently viewed content and the start time of the reserved content, the end time of the currently viewed content and the reserved viewing It is also conceivable to transmit the interval between the start times of the received contents to the communication partner as a response time zone. In addition, although it is possible to start communication at present, if content that has been reserved for viewing starts after a while, it may be transmitted as notification information to that effect.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen on the receiving side and a display screen of the terminal on the communication partner side (outgoing side) that has received the notification information. In the example of this figure, as a result of selecting the “Notify available call time” selection button on the receiving side, it is possible to make a “current (19:45) call” on the communication partner side, Announcement information such as “I cannot make a call” is displayed. By receiving the notification information, the communication partner can grasp that it is sufficient to call “19:45 to 20:00 or after 21:00”.

<Process flow>
FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the content reproduction apparatus of the present embodiment. The process described below is performed by executing a predetermined program in the content reproduction apparatus, and the program can be stored in a storage medium. First, in step S1601, first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed is acquired (first attribute acquisition step). Next, in step S1602, second attribute information that is attribute information including the start time and end time of the content reserved for viewing is acquired (second attribute acquisition step). Next, in step S1603, it is determined whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing the content (incoming call determination step). If it is determined that there is an incoming call while viewing the content, the process advances to step S1604. Here, if it is determined that there is no incoming call, it waits. Next, in step S1604, a determination result as to whether to start communication is acquired (decision result acquisition step). If a determination result indicating that communication is to be started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S1605A. If a determination result indicating that communication is not started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S1605B. In step S1605A, communication using the network is started. Next, in step S1605B, notification information is transmitted to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information and second attribute information (second notification step). In the above description, the first attribute information and the second attribute information are acquired before the incoming call determination step, but may be acquired immediately before the determination result acquisition step or immediately before the second notification step.

<Specific example 1>
FIG. 17 is a specific example of FIG. 16 and shows the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function. First, in step S1701, a viewing start operation is accepted. Next, in step S1702, it is determined whether a videophone call has been received. If there is an incoming videophone call, the process advances to step S1703. If there is no incoming videophone call, wait. Next, in step S1703, the fact that there is an incoming call is displayed on the television screen to notify the user. Next, in step S1704, a user operation input for an incoming call is accepted. If an operation input for rejecting the incoming call is accepted, the incoming call is rejected and the process returns to step S1702. If an operation input for starting a call is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1705A. Here, if an operation input for notifying the response time is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1705B. In step S1705A, the input is switched from the input of the TV broadcast program to the input of the videophone screen, and the process proceeds to step S1706A to display the videophone screen. In step S1705B, electronic program information of the current program is acquired. Next, in step S1706B, the electronic program information of the viewing reservation program is acquired. Next, in step S1707B, based on the information on the end time of the current program and the program start time and end time of the viewing reservation program, the sender is notified of the response time.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of response possible time notified to the caller in the processing flow of FIG. First, Case 1 is a case where the currently viewed program ends at 20:00 and there is no reserved viewing program thereafter. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 20:00 when the currently viewed program ends. Case 2 is a case where, in addition to the situation of Case 1, there is a viewing reservation program at 20:00 to 21:00. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 21:00 when the viewing reservation program ends. Case 3 is a case where the currently viewed program ends at 19:30 and a viewing reservation program exists at 20:00 to 21:00. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 19:30 to 20:00 or 21:00. Case 4 is a case where, in addition to the situation of Case 3, there is a viewing reservation program from 21:30 to 23:30. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible from 19:30 to 20:00 or 21: 0 to 21:30.

<Specific example 2>
FIG. 19 is a specific example of FIG. 16 and shows the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function. First, in step S1901, a viewing start operation is accepted. Next, in step S1902, electronic program information of the current program is acquired. Next, in step S1903, the electronic program information of the viewing reservation program is acquired. In step S1904, it is determined whether a videophone call is received. If there is an incoming videophone call, the process advances to step S1905. If there is no incoming videophone call, wait. Next, in step S1905, the fact that there is an incoming call is displayed on the television screen and notified to the user. Next, in step S1906, based on the electronic program information of the current program and the setting information of the user, it is determined whether or not the current program falls under the category of call rejection. If it is determined that the call does not fall under the category of incoming call rejection, the process advances to step S1907A. If it is determined that the genre is the incoming call rejection, the process proceeds to step S1908B. Next, in step S1907A, a user operation input for an incoming call is accepted. If an operation input for rejecting the incoming call is accepted, the incoming call is rejected, and the process returns to step S1904. If an operation input for starting a call is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1908A. Here, when an operation input for notifying the time when response is possible is accepted, the process proceeds to step S1908B. In step S1908A, the input is switched from the input of the TV broadcast program to the input of the videophone screen, and the process proceeds to step S1909A to display the videophone screen. Next, in step S1908B, based on the electronic program information of the viewing reservation program and the setting information of the user, it is determined whether or not the viewing reservation program falls under an incoming call rejection genre. Here, if it is determined that the category does not fall under the category of call rejection, the process proceeds to step S1909B. If it is determined that the genre is the incoming call rejection, the process proceeds to step S1909C. In step S1909B, the sender is notified of a response time based on the end time of the current program. In step S1909C, based on the end time of the current program and the start time and end time of the viewing reservation program, the sender is notified of a response time.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an example of response possible time notified to the caller in the processing flow of FIG. First, Case 5 is a case where a program that is currently viewed (incoming call rejection genre) ends at 20:00 and there is no viewing reservation program thereafter. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 20:00 when the currently viewed program ends. Case 6 is a case where a viewing reservation program (incoming call rejection genre) exists at 20:00 to 21:00 in addition to the situation of case 1. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 21:00 when the viewing reservation program ends. Case 7 is a case where the currently viewed program (incoming call rejection genre) ends at 20:00 and a reserved viewing program (incoming callable genre) exists at 20:00 to 21:00. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible after 20:00. Case 8 is a case where the currently viewed program (incoming callable genre) ends at 20:00 and there is a reserved viewing program (incoming call rejection genre) at 20:00 to 21:00. In this case, it is notified that a videophone call is possible from now to 20:00 or after 21:00.

<Effect>
In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the content playback apparatus according to the present embodiment transmits notification information to the caller using information on the end time of the content being viewed and the start time and end time of the content reserved for viewing. It is possible to respond according to the viewing schedule of the viewer.

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<Overview>
The content playback apparatus of the present embodiment is basically the same as that of the first embodiment, but when it is determined that there is a communication incoming call while viewing the content, is communication started using the attribute information of the communication partner side? A determination result of whether or not is output.

<Configuration>
FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in this figure, the “content reproduction device” 2100 includes a “communication unit” 2101, an “incoming call determination unit” 2102, a “decision result acquisition unit” 2103, a “first attribute acquisition unit” 2104, and “ It has a “first notification part” 2105, a “other party attribute acquisition part” 2106, and a “second determination part” 2107.

  The “other party attribute acquisition unit” has a function of acquiring the other party attribute information, which is attribute information on the communication partner side, when the incoming call determination unit determines that there is an incoming call. Here, the attribute information of the communication partner includes the attribute information of the communication partner and the attribute information of the terminal used by the communication partner. The communication partner's attribute information includes the communication partner's name, nickname, setting category (priority, importance, etc.), affiliation (company name, club name, etc.), age (including age), gender, relationship with the recipient (Boss, best friend, etc.), address, communication history, and the like. The terminal attribute information used by the communication partner includes the terminal ID, terminal type (TV, PC, mobile phone, etc.), terminal model name, network location (address, etc.), specifications (communication speed, etc.), etc. Is mentioned. The counterpart attribute information may be acquired by an operation input via an operation input device, or may be acquired from a communication partner terminal or server via a network.

  The “second determination unit” has a function of outputting a determination result as to whether or not to start communication using the acquired counterpart attribute information. For example, it is conceivable to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication according to the setting category of the communication partner. In this case, the user uses a setting screen of the content playback device or the like to set whether to start communication when an incoming call is received while viewing a specific communication partner (input of partner side attribute information) ) Can be considered. FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an example of a setting category setting screen for a communication partner of the content reproduction apparatus. In this figure, the user selects the setting category A for “Do not refuse calls, start immediate call” for “Mr. Tanaka” and “Mr. Ito”, and for “Mr. Nishikawa” and “Mr. Okubo” “Notify that the caller will contact you after the end” category B is selected, and “Notify that you want to be notified after the program ends” category C is selected for “Mr. Ota”.

  It is also possible to output a determination result as to whether or not to start communication based on a combination of a communication partner's set category and a genre index determined for each genre. FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating an example of the contents of reception determined according to the communication partner setting category and the genre index of each genre. In the example of this figure, for the content whose genre index is “high”, the communication partner of the other party classification “A” is determined to “start immediate call”, and the communication partner of the other party classification “B” is selected. For the communication partner of the other party category “C”, “notify that you will be contacted again at the time after the program ends” is decided. Make a “notify” decision. Similarly, for the content with the genre index “medium”, the communication partner of the other party classification “A” and “B” is decided to “start immediate call” and the communication partner of the other party classification “C”. Is determined to “notify you that you will be contacted again at the time after the program ends”. Then, for the content whose genre index is “low”, the “instant call start” decision is made for the communication partners in the other party classification “A” to “C”. Note that if there is an incoming call from a communication partner for whom the other party classification is not set, the decision “Ignore the incoming call without notifying the notification information” may be made, or the other party classification “C” The same decision may be made.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram showing an example of a table for determining whether or not to consider the start time and end time of content reserved for viewing according to the set category of communication partners and the genre index of each genre. In the example of this figure, for the content whose genre index is “high”, a decision to “ignore viewing reservation” is made for the communication partner of the partner side classification “A”, and the partner side classification “B”, “C” For the other communication partner, a decision “considering viewing reservation” is made. Similarly, for content with a genre index of “medium”, a decision is made to “ignore viewing reservation” for communication partners in the other party classification “A” and “B”, and communication partner in the other party classification “C”. Is determined to “consider viewing reservations”. Then, for the content whose genre index is “low”, “Ignore viewing reservation” is determined for the communication partners in the other party classification “A” to “C”. If there is an incoming call from a communication partner for whom the other party classification is not set, a decision “considering viewing reservation” may be made, or the same decision as the other party division “C” may be made. .

<Process flow>
FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an example of a processing flow of the content reproduction apparatus of the present embodiment. The process described below is performed by executing a predetermined program in the content reproduction apparatus, and the program can be stored in a storage medium. First, in step S2501, it is determined whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing content (incoming call determination step). If it is determined that there is an incoming call while viewing the content, the process advances to step S2502. Here, if it is determined that there is no incoming call, it waits. Next, in step S2502, the other party attribute information which is the attribute information of the communication partner side is acquired (partner side attribute acquiring step). Next, in step S2503, a determination result as to whether to start communication using the acquired counterpart attribute information is output (second determination step). Next, in step S2504, a determination result as to whether to start communication is acquired (decision result acquisition step). If a determination result indicating that communication is to be started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S2505A. If a determination result indicating that communication is not started is acquired, the process proceeds to step S2505B. In step S2505A, communication using the network is started. In step S2505B, first attribute information that is attribute information including the end time of the content being viewed is acquired (first attribute acquisition step). Next, in step S2506B, notification information is transmitted to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information (first notification step). In the above description, the first attribute information is acquired after the determination result acquisition step, but may be acquired before the incoming call determination step or immediately before the second determination step.

<Specific example>
FIG. 26 is a specific example of FIG. 25, and is a diagram showing the flow of processing of a television receiver with a videophone function. First, in step S2601, a viewing start operation is accepted. Next, in step S2602, it is determined whether a videophone call is received. If there is an incoming videophone call, the process advances to step S2603. If there is no incoming videophone call, wait. Next, in step S2603, the fact that there is an incoming call is displayed on the television screen to notify the user. Next, in step S2604, the caller information is obtained from the electronic telephone directory. Next, in step S2605, based on the caller information and the user setting information, it is determined whether or not the caller falls under a target to start an immediate call. Here, if it is determined that it falls under the target to start an immediate call, the process proceeds to step S2606. If it is determined that the call does not fall under the category of call rejection, the process proceeds to step S2607B. Next, in step S2606, a user operation input for an incoming call is accepted. If an operation input for rejecting the incoming call is accepted, the incoming call is rejected and the process returns to step S2602. If an operation input for starting a call is accepted, the process proceeds to step S2607A. Here, when an operation input for notifying the response time is accepted, the process proceeds to step S2607B. In step S2607A, the input is switched from the input of the TV broadcast program to the input of the videophone screen, and the process proceeds to step S2608A to display the videophone screen. In step S2607B, it is determined whether or not the caller corresponds to an object to be called back from here. Here, if it is determined that it corresponds to the target to be returned, the process proceeds to step S2608B. If it is determined that the call does not fall under the target to be returned, the process proceeds to step S2608C. In step S2608B, it is notified that the call will be returned after the end time of the current program. In step S2608C, it is notified that the response is possible after the end time of the current program (contact us again).

  FIG. 27 is a diagram illustrating an example of a response to an incoming call in the processing flow of FIG. First, Case 9 is a case where the currently viewed program ends at “20:00” and there is no viewing reservation program thereafter. In this case, a call is immediately started for the communication partner of the other party category “A”, and a call is sent back from “20:00” to the communication partner of the other party category “B”. Then, the communication partner of the other party classification “C” is notified that a call is requested again after “20:00”. Case 10 is a case where the currently viewed program ends at “20:00” and there is a reserved viewing program at “20:00 to 21:00”. In this case as well, a call is immediately started for the communication partner of the other party classification “A”, and a call is returned to the communication partner of the other party classification “B” from “21:00”. The communication partner of the other party classification “C” is notified that a call is requested again at “21:00 and after”.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram illustrating an example of a response to an incoming call in consideration of the other party classification and the content genre index. First, in case 11, the currently viewed program (genre index “high”) ends at “20:00”, and the reserved viewing program (genre index “medium”) at “20:00 to 21:00”. This is the case. In this case, an immediate call is started for the communication partner of the other party classification “A”, and the genre index becomes “high → middle” for the communication partner of the other party classification “B” “after 20:00” To the communication partner of the other party category “C” is notified that it can respond to “after 21:00” when the content reserved for viewing ends. In case 12, the currently viewed program (genre index “medium”) ends at “20:00”, and a reserved viewing program (genre index “high”) exists at “20:00 to 21:00”. Is the case. In this case, an immediate call is started for the communication partner of the counterpart category “A”, and the genre index is “medium → high” for the communication partner of the counterpart category “B” until “20:00” ”Or“ 21:00 and after ”when the content reserved for viewing ends, is notified that the content is reserved, and the content reserved for viewing ends for the communication partner of the other party classification“ C ”“ 21:00: “00 or later” is notified that it is possible to respond.

<Effect>
In addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the content reproduction apparatus according to the present embodiment determines whether or not to start communication using the attribute information of the communication partner when it is determined that there is an incoming communication while viewing the content. It is possible to make an appropriate response according to the communication partner.

0100, 0900, 1400, 2100 ... Content playback device, 0101, 0901, 1401, 2101 ... Communication part, 0102, 0902, 1402, 2102 ... Incoming call judgment part, 0103, 0903, 1403, 2103 ... Determination result acquisition part, 0104 0904 · 1404 · 2104 ··· First attribute acquisition unit, 0105 · 0905 · 1405 · 2105 ... First notification unit, 0906 ... First determination unit, 1406 ... Viewing reservation reception unit, 1407 ... Second attribute acquisition unit, 1408 ... first Two notification units, 2106 ... counterpart attribute acquisition unit, 2107 ... second determination unit, 0601 ... processing operation device, 0602 ... RAM, 0603 ... long-term storage device, 0604 ... network I / F, 0605 ... video / audio decoder, 0606 ... Remote control I / F, 0607 ... Camera, 0608 ... La I / F, 0609, microphone, 0610, microphone I / F, 0611, video / audio encoder, 0612, display, 0613, display controller, 0614, tuner, 0615, broadcast decoder, 0616, speaker, 0617, output amplifier, 0618 ... System bus

Claims (6)

A communication department capable of communication using the network;
An incoming call determination unit for determining whether there is a communication incoming call while viewing content;
A determination result acquisition unit that acquires a determination result of whether to start communication when it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination unit;
A first attribute acquisition unit that acquires first attribute information that is attribute information including an end time of the content being viewed;
A first notification unit capable of sending notification information to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information;
A viewing reservation accepting unit that accepts content viewing reservations;
A second attribute acquisition unit that acquires second attribute information that is attribute information including a start time and an end time of the content reserved for viewing;
When it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination unit, and the content reservation reservation is made in the viewing reservation receiving unit, the communication partner side using the first attribute information and the second attribute information A second notification unit capable of sending notification information to
A content reproduction apparatus having If it is determined that there is an incoming call at the terminating decision unit, the content of claim 1, further comprising a first determination unit for outputting a determination of whether the result initiates communication with the first attribute information Playback device. When it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination unit, the other party attribute acquisition unit that acquires the other party attribute information that is the attribute information of the communication partner side,
A second determination unit that outputs a determination result of whether to start communication using the acquired counterparty attribute information;
The content reproduction apparatus according to claim 1 or 2 , further comprising: An incoming call determination step for determining whether there is a communication incoming call using the network while viewing content;
A determination result acquisition step of acquiring a determination result of whether to start communication when it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination step;
A first attribute acquisition step of acquiring first attribute information that is attribute information including an end time of the content being viewed;
A first notification step of transmitting notification information to the communication partner using the acquired first attribute information;
A viewing reservation accepting step for accepting a content viewing reservation;
A second attribute acquisition step of acquiring second attribute information that is attribute information including a start time and an end time of the content reserved for viewing;
When it is determined that there is an incoming call in the incoming call determination step and the content viewing reservation is made in the viewing reservation receiving step, the communication partner side using the first attribute information and the second attribute information A second notification step for transmitting notification information to
For causing the content reproduction apparatus to execute the program. The television receiver which is the content reproduction apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3 . A storage medium storing the program according to claim 4 .

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