JP6598759B2 - Reception device and recording registration method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus and a recording registration method.

  In cable television, a set top box (STB) which is a receiving device capable of receiving various broadcast signals such as terrestrial digital broadcast, BS broadcast, and CS broadcast is lent to a user (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). The STB can display various programs and program guides on the television receiver by receiving an operation from the user via a remote controller (hereinafter also referred to as a remote controller) while connected to the television receiver.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-70538

  By the way, broadcasting that is not supported by the conventional STB, such as 4K / 8K broadcasting, has started. In order for a user to check a program guide corresponding to such broadcasting, it is necessary to operate a television receiver or a remote controller of a tuner that receives a broadcast signal of the broadcast and displays it on the television receiver. Therefore, when a user confirms a broadcast program guide that can be viewed via an STB such as a pay TV broadcast, the user operates a remote control of the STB to confirm a 4K / 8K broadcast program guide. There is a problem that the user operation becomes complicated because the television receiver and the remote controller of the tuner are operated after the input of the television is switched.

  For such problems, the STB acquires a 4K / 8K broadcast program table from a server or the like connected via a communication network, and the program table that can be acquired from the program table and the broadcast signal received by the STB. It is conceivable to display an integrated program guide that integrates and on a television receiver.

  However, although the STB can record and register programs corresponding to broadcast signals received by the STB in the integrated program table, it cannot receive broadcast signals corresponding to 4K / 8K broadcasts. The problem that recording registration of the program to perform cannot be performed occurs.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of these points, and provides a receiving system and a recording registration method that can perform recording registration of a program selected from a program guide regardless of the broadcast type of the program. With the goal.

  A receiving device according to a first aspect of the present invention is a receiving device connected to a television receiver capable of recording a program and a remote recording device capable of remotely registering recording with the television receiver and receiving a broadcast signal. The television receiver can display a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device, and information on the program corresponding to the broadcast signal received by the receiving device and the receiving device do not receive the program. A display control unit that displays program information including program information corresponding to a broadcast signal on the television receiver, a selection unit that selects a program to be recorded based on the program information included in the program information, When the selected program is a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device, a recording registration unit that causes the remote recording device to perform the recording registration of the program is provided.

  The receiving device further includes a recording unit that records a program corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the receiving device, and the recording registration unit corresponds to the broadcast signal received by the receiving device for the selected program. In the case of a program, the recording unit may register the recording of the program.

  The receiving apparatus further includes a storage control unit that stores information related to the program for which the recording registration has been performed in a storage unit as recording registration information, and the display control unit refers to the storage unit to record the recording registration information May be displayed on the television receiver.

  The display control unit, when displaying the program information on the television receiver, based on the recording registration information, a display mode of information on a program corresponding to the program for which recording registration has been performed, and the recording registration The display mode of the program information corresponding to the program that is not performed may be different.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a recording registration method for receiving a broadcast signal connected to a television receiver capable of recording a program and a remote recording device capable of remotely registering recording with the television receiver. A recording registration method for a program executed by a device, wherein the television receiver is capable of displaying a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device, and a program corresponding to the broadcast signal received by the receiving device. A step of causing the television receiver to display program information including information and information of a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device; and a step of selecting a program to be recorded from the programs included in the program information And when the selected program is a program corresponding to a broadcast signal not received by the receiving device, causing the remote recording device to perform the recording registration of the program. To.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to record and register a program selected from the program table regardless of the broadcast type of the program.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the receiving system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the receiver which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the structure of the remote control which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the detailed structure of the operation part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the initial setting in the receiving system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process of the remote control when 4K button which concerns on this embodiment is operated. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a process in case the remote control which concerns on this embodiment operate | moves in television operation mode. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the production | generation of the program schedule in the receiver which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which concerns on the video recording registration operation in the receiver which concerns on this embodiment.

[Outline of receiving system S]
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an overview of a reception system S according to the present embodiment. The receiving system S includes a receiving device 1 that receives a broadcast signal and a remote controller 2 as a remote controller for the receiving device 1, and displays a video and audio corresponding to the broadcast signal on the television receiver 4. .

  The receiving device 1 is a set top box (STB) for cable television, for example. The receiving device 1 is connected to the duplexer 3 via a coaxial cable CC and is also connected to the television receiver 4 via an HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) (registered trademark) cable HC. The receiving device 1 is connected to a program guide server 5 that provides a program guide via a communication network N such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet. The receiving device 1 is connected to a remote recording server 6 as a remote recording device that performs remote recording of a program corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the television receiver 4. The duplexer 3 receives a broadcast signal from a cable television broadcasting station by wire, outputs a broadcast signal of the first frequency band that can be received by the receiving device 1 to the receiving device 1, and the second that the receiving device 1 does not receive. The broadcast signal in the frequency band is output to the television receiver 4.

  Here, the broadcast signal in the first frequency band is a broadcast signal corresponding to CATV pay broadcasting, for example. The broadcast signal in the second frequency band is a broadcast signal corresponding to 4K broadcast, for example. In the following description, a broadcast signal in the first frequency band is referred to as a first broadcast signal, and a broadcast signal in the second frequency band is referred to as a second broadcast signal. In the first embodiment, the second broadcast signal is a broadcast signal corresponding to 4K broadcast. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and an IPTV that can be received only by a broadcast signal corresponding to 8K broadcast and a television receiver. It may be a signal or VOD (Video On Demand) service.

  The receiver 1 receives the first broadcast signal that can be received by the receiver 1 via the duplexer 3, and outputs a video signal and an audio signal corresponding to the first broadcast signal to the television receiver 4. In addition, the receiving device 1 acquires a first program guide, which is information on a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal, included in the first broadcast signal. The receiving device 1 acquires from the program guide server 5 a second program guide that is program information corresponding to the second broadcast signal. The receiving device 1 generates an integrated program guide as program information including the acquired program guide and causes the television receiver 4 to display the integrated program guide.

  The television receiver 4 is connected to the receiving device 1 via the HDMI cable HC, and outputs video and audio based on the video signal and audio signal output from the receiving device 1. The television receiver 4 is connected to the duplexer 3 via the coaxial cable CC, and outputs video and audio corresponding to the second broadcast signal output from the duplexer 3. The television receiver 4 has a recording function for recording a program corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the television receiver 4. Further, the television receiver 4 is connected to the remote recording server 6 via the communication network N. The television receiver 4 accesses the remote recording server 6 every predetermined time, identifies a program registered for recording in the remote recording server 6, and performs recording or recording reservation of the program. In the present embodiment, the television receiver 4 accesses the remote recording server 6 to identify the program registered for recording and performs recording or recording reservation for the program. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The remote recording server 6 may notify the television receiver 4 of a program registered for recording, thereby causing the television receiver 4 to perform recording registration of the program.

  The remote controller 2 transmits various operation information to the receiving device 1 by performing wireless communication with the receiving device 1 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark). In addition, the remote controller 2 is provided with a transmitter that transmits a signal that can be received by the television receiver 4 such as an infrared signal. The remote controller 2 switches the video and audio output from the television receiver 4 from video and audio corresponding to the first broadcast signal received by the receiving device 1 to video and audio corresponding to the second broadcast signal. A button is provided. When the video and audio corresponding to the first broadcast signal are output from the television receiver 4 and the button is operated, the remote controller 2 transmits the video and audio output from the television receiver 4 to the second broadcast. Information for switching to video and audio corresponding to the signal is transmitted to the transmitter. When the television receiver 4 receives the information transmitted from the remote controller 2, it outputs video and audio corresponding to the second broadcast signal.

  By doing in this way, in the receiving system S, a broadcast that is not supported by the receiving device 1 without using the manufacturer's original extension function for HDMI-CEC (Consumer Electronic Control) provided in the television receiver 4 is performed. It can be displayed on the television receiver 4. Further, the user can cause the television receiver 4 to output video and audio corresponding to the first broadcast signal or video and audio corresponding to the second broadcast signal by operating only the remote controller 2. Furthermore, in the receiving system S, the user operates either the receiving apparatus 1 or the television receiver 4 by appropriately controlling the control to the television receiver 4 and the control to the receiving apparatus 1 by the remote controller 2. It is possible to use it with an operational feeling as if using a single device.

In addition, when the integrated program guide is displayed on the television receiver 4, the receiving device 1 receives the recording operation information indicating the recording registration operation of the program included in the integrated program guide from the remote controller 2. The receiving device 1 has a recording function, and performs recording registration of the program when the recording registration target program corresponds to the first broadcast signal. When the selected program corresponds to the second broadcast signal, the receiving apparatus 1 causes the remote recording server 6 to perform recording registration of the program. In this way, the receiving system S can perform recording registration of the program selected from the program table regardless of the broadcast type of the program.
Hereinafter, configurations of the receiving device 1 and the remote controller 2 will be described.

[Configuration Example of Receiving Device 1]
First, the configuration of the receiving device 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the receiving device 1 according to the present embodiment. The receiving device 1 includes an operation unit 11, a communication unit 12, a wireless communication unit 13, a storage unit 14, and a control unit 15.

The operation unit 11 is, for example, an operation button and accepts a user operation.
The communication unit 12 receives the first broadcast signal demultiplexed by the demultiplexer 3 via the coaxial cable CC. In addition, the communication unit 12 communicates with the television receiver 4 via the HDMI cable under the control of the control unit 15. The communication unit 12 communicates with the program guide server 5 and the remote recording server 6 via the communication network N.
The wireless communication unit 13 performs wireless communication with the remote controller 2 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.

  The storage unit 14 includes, for example, a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk, and the like. The storage unit 14 stores a program guide, setting information of the remote controller 2, information regarding the television receiver 4, and the like. The storage unit 14 stores various programs for causing the reception device 1 to function. The storage unit 14 includes the acquisition unit 151, the generation unit 152, the second transmission control unit 153, the display control unit 154, the selection unit 155, the recording registration unit 156, the storage control unit 157, and the recording unit. A program for the receiving device for causing the device to function as 158 is stored.

  The control unit 15 is a CPU, for example. The control unit 15 controls functions related to the receiving device 1 by executing various programs stored in the storage unit 14. The control unit 15 functions as an acquisition unit 151, a generation unit 152, a display control unit 154, a selection unit 155, a recording registration unit 156, a storage control unit 157, and a recording unit 158 by executing the reception device program. Details of these functions will be described later.

[Configuration example of remote control 2]
Next, the configuration of the remote controller 2 will be described. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the remote controller 2 according to the present embodiment. The remote controller 2 includes an operation unit 21, a wireless communication unit 22, a transmission unit 23, a storage unit 24, and a control unit 25.

  The operation unit 21 is, for example, an operation button and receives an operation from the user. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the operation unit 21 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the operation unit 21 includes a 4K button 211 as a first operation unit, a shared button 212 and an STB dedicated button 213 as a second operation unit.

  Among the buttons that function as the second operation unit, the common button 212 is, for example, a volume adjustment button, a channel selection button, an up / down / left / right button, a determination button, a program guide button, a recording button, a recording list button, or the like. Here, the recording button is a button for instructing recording registration of the selected program when the program guide is displayed. The recording list button is a button for instructing display of a list of programs registered for recording. The common button 212 functions as a third operation unit that accepts an operation of either the television receiver 4 or the receiving device 1. The STB dedicated button 213 is, for example, a power button, a home button, or a CS broadcast selection button. The STB dedicated button 213 functions as a fourth operation unit that receives an operation of the receiving device 1.

The wireless communication unit 22 performs wireless communication with the receiving device 1 by short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth.
For example, the transmitter 23 transmits an infrared signal that can be received by the television receiver 4. The transmitting unit 23 transmits information in a format that can be received by the television receiver 4.

The storage unit 24 is configured by, for example, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The storage unit 24 stores setting information of the remote controller 2 received from the receiving device 1. The storage unit 24 stores various programs for causing the remote controller 2 to function.
The control unit 25 is, for example, a CPU. The control unit 25 includes a first transmission control unit 251. Details of the function of the first transmission control unit 251 will be described later.

[Flow of processing related to initial settings]
Next, the flow of processing in the receiving system S will be described. First, processing related to the initial setting in the receiving system S will be described. FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram showing a flow of processing relating to the initial setting in the receiving system S according to the present embodiment.

  First, the receiving device 1 and the remote controller 2 perform short-range wireless communication pairing (S10). For example, when each of the operation unit 11 of the receiving device 1 and the operation unit 21 of the remote controller 2 receives a predetermined operation related to the initial setting, the wireless communication unit 13 of the operation unit 11 and the wireless communication unit 22 of the remote control 2 are Pairing is performed by short-range wireless communication.

  Subsequently, the acquisition unit 151 of the reception device 1 acquires information related to the television receiver 4 from the television receiver 4 via the HDMI cable HC and the communication unit 12 (S20). Specifically, the acquisition unit 151 can handle the manufacturer, model number, resolution, and television receiver 4 of the television receiver 4 as information about the television receiver 4 from the television receiver 4 using HDMI-CEC. Information indicating the version of HDCP (High-Bandwidth Digital Content Protection) is acquired.

  Subsequently, the second transmission control unit 153 indicates whether or not the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device 1 based on the acquired information about the television receiver 4. Information is generated (S30). For example, the second transmission control unit 153 displays correspondence information in which the manufacturer of the television receiver 4, the model number, and information indicating whether the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal is associated with an external server (not connected). Acquired from the figure. Then, the second transmission control unit 153 determines whether or not the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal based on the correspondence information and the manufacturer and model number included in the information related to the television receiver 4. . The second transmission control unit 153 generates television receiver information based on the determination result. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal.

  The second transmission control unit 153 determines whether or not the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal based on the resolution included in the information related to the television receiver 4 and the HDCP version. The television receiver information may be generated based on the determination result.

  Subsequently, the second transmission control unit 153 specifies the format of information that can be received by the television receiver 4 based on the acquired information about the television receiver 4 (S40). For example, the second transmission control unit 153 acquires receiver-specific format information that associates the manufacturer of the television receiver 4, the model number, and the format of information indicated by the infrared signal of the remote controller 2 from the external server. The second transmission control unit 153 refers to the receiver-specific format information and identifies the format of information related to the manufacturer and model number of the television receiver 4 included in the information related to the television receiver 4. The second transmission control unit 153 causes the storage unit 14 to store format information indicating the format of the specified information.

  Note that the receiver-specific format information may relate the manufacturer and model number of the television receiver 4, the model number of the remote controller, and the information format indicated by the infrared signal of the remote controller. Then, the second transmission control unit 153 may specify the model number of the remote controller 2. The second transmission control unit 153 transmits the manufacturer and model number of the television receiver 4 and the model number of the remote controller 2 to the external server, and acquires receiver-specific format information corresponding to the manufacturer and model number from the external server. May be.

Subsequently, the second transmission control unit 153 transmits the generated television receiver information and the format information indicating the format of the specified information to the remote controller 2 through the wireless communication unit 13 (S50).
When the wireless communication unit 22 receives the television receiver information and the format information from the receiving device 1, the control unit 25 of the remote controller 2 stores these information as setting information in the storage unit 24 (S60). When the process according to S60 ends, the initial setting process ends.

  Note that the television receiver 4 is assumed to be a television receiver sold by various manufacturers, and the keys that can be used as the shared button 212 differ depending on the type of the television receiver 4. For this reason, the remote controller 2 may assign a necessary shared button according to the type of the television receiver 4. For example, button identification information (operation setting information) for identifying a button used as the shared button 212 in the remote controller 2 is associated with the receiver-specific format information. Then, the second transmission control unit 153 may set the common button 212 of the remote controller 2 based on the button identification information included in the acquired receiver-specific format information. Then, the first transmission control unit 251 may specify the shared button 212 based on the button identification information. By doing in this way, the button suitable for every kind of television receiver 4 can be used as the common button 212.

[Processing flow in STB operation mode]
Next, processing when the remote controller 2 is operated in the receiving system S will be described. The remote controller 2 has, as operation modes, an STB operation mode that is a mode for operating the receiving device 1 and a television operation mode that is a mode for operating the television receiver 4. First, processing when the operation mode of the remote controller 2 is the STB operation mode will be described.

  When the operation mode of the remote controller 2 is the STB operation mode, the first transmission control unit 251 uses the operation unit 21 to perform an operation different from the operation of selecting a broadcast corresponding to the second broadcast signal, that is, the common button 212 or When the operation (second operation) of the STB dedicated button 213 is accepted, the wireless communication unit 22 is caused to transmit operation information (second operation information indicating the second operation) corresponding to the operated button.

  When the wireless communication unit 13 receives the second operation information, the display control unit 154 of the receiving device 1 displays a screen corresponding to the second operation. For example, when the second operation is an operation for selecting a channel, the display control unit 154 extracts a broadcast signal corresponding to the selected channel from the first broadcast signal received by the communication unit 12, and uses the broadcast signal as the broadcast signal. Based on this, a video signal and an audio signal are extracted. The display control unit 154 outputs the extracted video signal and audio signal to the television receiver 4 via the communication unit 12 and the HDMI cable HC, thereby receiving the video and audio corresponding to the video signal and audio signal on the television. The machine 4 is made to output.

  When the operation unit 21 receives an operation for selecting a broadcast corresponding to the second broadcast signal, that is, an operation (first operation) of the 4K button 211, the first transmission control unit 251 causes the transmission unit 23 to transmit the 4K button 211. First operation information indicating that is operated is transmitted. Here, the first transmission control unit 251 specifies the first operation information in a format that can be received by the television receiver 4 based on the format information stored in the storage unit 24, and transmits the first operation information. Sending to the unit 23.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow of the remote controller 2 when the 4K button 211 according to the present embodiment is operated.
First, when the 4K button 211 is operated, the first transmission control unit 251 determines whether or not the television receiver 4 is compatible with the second broadcast signal (S110). Specifically, when the 4K button 211 is operated, the first transmission control unit 251 refers to the television receiver information stored in the storage unit 24, and the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal. It is determined whether or not. When the first transmission control unit 251 determines that the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal, the first transmission control unit 251 moves the process to S120 and causes the transmission unit 23 to transmit the first operation information.

As the first operation information, for example, information for instructing input switching of the television receiver 4 and one channel corresponding to 4K broadcast are selected, or the last displayed 4K broadcast channel (last channel) is selected. Channel selection information to be included. When the television receiver 4 receives the first operation information, the television receiver 4 switches the screen to be displayed to a screen that outputs an image based on the second broadcast signal received by the television receiver 4 and corresponds to the selected 4K broadcast channel. Output video and audio.
Subsequently, the first transmission control unit 251 switches the operation mode of the remote controller 2 from the STB operation mode to the television operation mode (S130).

  If the first transmission control unit 251 determines in S110 that the television receiver 4 does not receive the second broadcast signal, the first transmission control unit 251 proceeds to S140, and the wireless communication unit 22 causes the television receiver 4 to transmit the broadcast signal. Error information indicating that it is not received is transmitted to the receiving apparatus 1. When the wireless communication unit 13 receives the error information, the display control unit 154 of the receiving device 1 causes the television receiver 4 to display information indicating that the television receiver 4 does not support 4K broadcasting. By doing in this way, the user can grasp that the television receiver 4 does not support 4K broadcasting.

[Flow of processing when in TV operation mode]
Next, processing when the operation mode of the remote controller 2 is the television operation mode will be described. The first transmission control unit 251 causes the transmission unit 23 to transmit the first operation information, switches the operation mode of the remote controller 2 to the television operation mode, and then uses the operation unit 21 to perform a plurality of operations corresponding to the second operation. When the third operation, which is a part of the operation, is received, the transmission unit 23 transmits the third operation information indicating the third operation. Among the plurality of operations corresponding to the second operation, When a fourth operation that is a different operation is received, the wireless communication unit 22 is caused to transmit fourth operation information indicating the fourth operation.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a processing flow when the remote controller 2 according to the present embodiment operates in the television operation mode.
First, the first transmission control unit 251 determines whether or not the STB dedicated button 213 has been operated (S210). If the first transmission control unit 251 determines that the STB dedicated button 213 has been operated, the process proceeds to S220. If the first transmission control unit 251 determines that the STB dedicated button 213 has not been operated, the first transmission control unit 251 proceeds to S240.

  In S220, when the first transmission control unit 251 receives an operation (fourth operation) of the STB dedicated button 213 among a plurality of operations corresponding to the second operation, the first communication control unit 251 operates the STB dedicated button operated by the wireless communication unit 22. Operation information (fourth operation information) corresponding to 213 is transmitted to the receiving device 1. When the wireless communication unit 13 receives the fourth operation information, the display control unit 154 of the receiving device 1 causes the television receiver 4 to display a screen corresponding to the operated STB dedicated button 213.

  Subsequently, the first transmission control unit 251 switches the operation mode of the remote controller 2 from the television operation mode to the STB operation mode (S230). Thus, since the operation mode of the remote controller 2 is switched from the television operation mode to the STB operation mode, the first transmission control unit 251 transmits the fourth operation information to the wireless communication unit 22 and then performs the third operation. When the common button 212 is received, the wireless communication unit 22 is caused to transmit the third operation information. Therefore, the user can easily switch between the operation of the television receiver 4 by the remote controller 2 and the operation of the receiving device 1.

  The first transmission control unit 251 switches the operation mode of the remote controller 2 from the TV operation mode to the STB operation mode when the power button is pressed among the STB dedicated buttons 213, and then uses the wireless communication unit 22 to switch the operation mode. Operation information indicating that the power button has been pressed is transmitted to the receiving device 1.

  When determining that the STB dedicated button 213 is not operated in S210, the first transmission control unit 251 determines whether the shared button 212 is operated (S240). If the first transmission control unit 251 determines that the shared button 212 has been operated, it moves the process to S250, and if it determines that the shared button 212 has not been operated, moves the process to S210.

  In S250, the first transmission control unit 251 causes the transmission unit 23 to transmit operation information (third operation information) corresponding to the shared button 212. Here, the first transmission control unit 251 specifies the third operation information in a format that can be received by the television receiver 4 based on the format information stored in the storage unit 24, and transmits the third operation information. Sending to the unit 23. Upon receiving the third operation information, the television receiver 4 outputs video and audio based on the third operation information.

[Generate program guide]
In order to display the integrated program guide on the television receiver 4, the receiving device 1 generates an integrated program guide every predetermined time. Hereinafter, functions of the receiving apparatus 1 relating to generation of the program guide will be described with reference to flowcharts.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing relating to generation of a program guide in the receiving apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment.
First, the acquisition unit 151 of the receiving device 1 acquires a first program guide that is information of a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal (S310). For example, the acquisition unit 151 acquires electronic program guide information (electronic program guide) included in the first broadcast signal as a first program guide every predetermined time. The acquisition unit 151 causes the storage unit 14 to store the acquired first program guide. When the first program guide is already stored in the storage unit 14, the acquisition unit 151 updates the first program guide stored in the storage unit 14 to the acquired first program guide.

  Subsequently, the acquisition unit 151 acquires a second program guide that is information of a program corresponding to the second broadcast signal (S320). Specifically, the acquisition unit 151 acquires the second program guide from the program guide server 5 via the communication unit 12. The acquisition unit 151 stores the acquired second program guide in the storage unit 14. When the second program guide is already stored in the storage unit 14, the acquisition unit 151 updates the second program guide stored in the storage unit 14 to the acquired second program guide.

Subsequently, the generation unit 152 generates an integrated program guide based on the first program guide and the second program guide stored in the storage unit 14 (S330).
Subsequently, the generation unit 152 stores the generated integrated program guide in the storage unit 14 (S340). When the integrated program guide is already stored in the storage unit 14, the generation unit 152 updates the integrated program guide stored in the storage unit 14 to the acquired integrated program guide.

[Display program guide]
The receiving device 1 displays the integrated program guide on the television receiver 4 when the remote controller 2 is operating in the STB operation mode. For example, when the first transmission control unit 251 of the remote controller 2 receives an operation of the program guide button, the wireless communication unit 22 transmits operation information for instructing display of the program guide to the receiving device 1. When the wireless communication unit 13 receives the operation information, the display control unit 154 of the receiving device 1 causes the television receiver 4 to display the integrated program guide stored in the storage unit 14.

[Recording registration operation via program guide]
Next, processing related to a recording registration operation via the integrated program guide will be described. When the integrated program guide is displayed on the television receiver 4, the receiving device 1 can perform recording registration of the program by accepting an operation of the integrated program guide via the remote controller 2. Hereinafter, processing of the receiving apparatus 1 related to the recording registration operation via the integrated program guide will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing related to the recording registration operation in the receiving apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment. It is assumed that the integrated program guide is displayed on the television receiver 4 at the start of this flowchart.

  First, the selection unit 155 accepts a recording registration operation (S410). For example, the first transmission control unit 251 of the remote controller 2 transmits the recording operation information to the receiving device 1 when receiving a recording registration operation from the user. Here, the recording registration operation is an operation of selecting a recording button in a state where one program is selected in the integrated program guide, for example. When the wireless communication unit 13 of the receiving device 1 receives the recording operation information, the selection unit 155 receives a recording registration operation.

  Subsequently, the selection unit 155 selects a program to be recorded based on the program information included in the integrated program guide (S420). For example, when receiving the recording registration operation, the selection unit 155 selects the program currently selected in the integrated program guide as a program to be recorded.

  Subsequently, the recording registration unit 156 determines whether or not the selected program is a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal (S430). For example, the recording registration unit 156 specifies a channel corresponding to the program based on the information of the selected program included in the integrated program guide. The recording registration unit 156 determines whether the selected program is a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal based on the specified channel.

  If the recording registration unit 156 determines that the selected program corresponds to the first broadcast signal, the recording registration unit 156 proceeds to S440 and causes the recording unit 158 to perform recording registration of the program. For example, the recording registration unit 156 includes recording information including channel information indicating a channel corresponding to a program to be recorded, recording time information indicating the start time and end time of the program, and quality information indicating the quality of a moving image generated by the recording. The instruction information is output to the recording unit 158. When the recording instruction information is input, the recording unit 158 registers the program by recording the channel information, the recording time information, and the quality information included in the recording instruction information in the storage unit 14 as recording information. The recording unit 158 records a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal based on the recording information stored in the storage unit 14.

  If the selected program does not correspond to the first broadcast signal, the recording registration unit 156 determines that the selected program corresponds to the second broadcast signal, and moves the process to S450. In S450, the recording registration unit 156 causes the remote recording server 6 to perform recording registration of the program. For example, the recording registration unit 156 transmits recording instruction information including channel information, recording time information, and quality information to the remote recording server 6. When receiving the recording instruction information, the remote recording server 6 performs recording registration of the program based on the recording instruction information. The television receiver 4 accesses the remote recording server 6, identifies a newly registered recording program, and records the program. In this way, the user can easily record a program from the integrated program table without being aware of the recording device and the type of broadcast signal. The remote recording server 6 may notify the television receiver 4 of the program registered for recording, thereby causing the television receiver 4 to perform recording registration of the program.

  After the process related to S440 or the process related to S450 is completed, the storage control unit 157 causes the storage unit 14 to store information related to the program for which recording registration has been performed in the storage unit 14 (S460). For example, the storage control unit 157 determines whether channel information corresponding to a registered program, title information indicating a program title, recording time information, quality information, and recording registration has been performed by the receiving device 1. Recording registration information including recording device information indicating whether or not the remote recording server 6 has performed is stored in the storage unit 14. Note that the recording registration information may include information indicating whether the program for which recording registration has been performed is a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal or a program corresponding to the second broadcast signal.

[Check programs registered for recording]
Next, processing of the receiving apparatus 1 when a recording confirmation operation that is an operation for confirming a program registered for recording is performed will be described. Below, the process of the receiver 1 which concerns on recording confirmation operation is demonstrated.

  First, the display control unit 154 receives a recording confirmation operation. When receiving a recording confirmation operation from the user, the first transmission control unit 251 of the remote controller 2 transmits confirmation operation information to the receiving device 1. Here, the recording confirmation operation is an operation of selecting a recording list button. When the wireless communication unit 13 of the receiving device 1 receives the confirmation operation information, the display control unit 154 accepts a recording confirmation recording operation.

  When receiving the recording confirmation recording operation, the display control unit 154 acquires the recording registration information stored in the storage unit 14 and causes the television receiver 4 to display the recording registration information. For example, the display control unit 154 specifies one or more programs that have been registered for recording during a time period from the current time to a predetermined time before based on the recording registration information. The display control unit 154 causes the television receiver 4 to display channel information, title information, recording time information, quality information, and recording device information corresponding to one or more specified programs. By doing in this way, the user can confirm the program in which recording registration is performed at once regardless of the broadcast type of the program by operating the remote controller 2.

[Cancel recording registration]
Next, processing of the receiving apparatus 1 when a recording cancel operation that is an operation for canceling a recording registered program is performed will be described. Below, the process of the receiver 1 which concerns on recording cancellation operation is demonstrated.

  When receiving an operation for selecting one program via the remote controller 2, the display control unit 154 displays channel information, title information, recording time information, quality information, and recording device information of the program on the television receiver 4. Then, a change button for accepting the change of the recording registration information and a cancel button for accepting the cancellation of the recording registration are displayed. The recording registration unit 156 receives a recording cancel operation by receiving an operation of selecting a cancel button by the remote controller 2. When receiving the recording cancel operation, the recording registration unit 156 specifies whether the selected program is a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal or a program corresponding to the second broadcast signal.

  When the selected program is a program corresponding to the first broadcast signal, the recording registration unit 156 cancels the recording registration of the program by deleting the recording information corresponding to the program from the storage unit 14. In addition, when the selected program is a program corresponding to the second broadcast signal, the recording registration unit 156 transmits cancellation instruction information for canceling the recording registration corresponding to the program to the remote recording server 6. When receiving the cancel instruction information, the remote recording server 6 cancels the recording registration of the program based on the cancel instruction information. The television receiver 4 accesses the remote recording server 6, identifies the program whose recording registration has been canceled, and cancels the recording of the program. Note that the remote recording server 6 may cause the television receiver 4 to cancel the recording registration of the program by notifying the television receiver 4 of the program whose recording registration has been canceled. When the recording registration is canceled, the display control unit 154 acquires the recording registration information stored in the storage unit 14 again, and causes the television receiver 4 to display the recording registration information. As a result, the recording registration information of the program whose recording registration has been canceled is not displayed on the television receiver 4.

  Further, when displaying the integrated program guide on the television receiver 4, the display control unit 154 displays the display mode of the information of the program corresponding to the program that has undergone recording registration and the recording registration based on the recording registration information. The display mode of the program information corresponding to the program that is not being performed is made different. For example, when the wireless communication unit 13 receives operation information instructing display of the program guide, the display control unit 154 acquires the integrated program guide stored in the storage unit 14 and is stored in the storage unit 14. Get recording registration information. Based on the acquired integrated program guide and the recording registration information, the display control unit 154 specifies a program for which recording registration has been performed among the programs included in the integrated program guide. When displaying the integrated program guide on the television receiver 4, the display control unit 154 displays a program that has been recorded and recorded in a display mode that is different from the display mode of a program that has not been recorded and registered. For example, the display control unit 154 displays, in different colors, the display area of the program that has been registered for recording and the display area of the program that has not been registered for recording in the integrated program guide.

[Effect in this embodiment]
As described above, in the receiving system S according to the present embodiment, the receiving device 1 displays an integrated program guide that includes the first program guide corresponding to the first broadcast signal and the second program guide corresponding to the second broadcast signal. Remote recording is performed when a program to be recorded is selected on the basis of the information of the program displayed on the television receiver 4 and included in the integrated program guide, and the selected program is a program corresponding to the second broadcast signal. The server 6 is made to register recording of the program.

  By doing in this way, the user only needs to operate the remote controller 2 corresponding to the receiving device 1, and supports the recording registration of the program corresponding to the first broadcast signal and the second broadcast signal via the integrated program guide. Recording registration of programs to be performed can be performed. Therefore, the user can easily perform recording registration of the program from the integrated program table regardless of the broadcast type of the program.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the remote controller 2 transmits the first operation information to the television receiver 4 by causing the transmission unit 23 to transmit the first operation information. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the television receiver 4 and the remote controller 2 can communicate via a communication network such as a LAN, the remote controller 2 may transmit the first operation information to the television receiver 4 via the communication network. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the television receiver 4 can receive the second broadcast signal. However, the second receiver connected to the television receiver 4 receives the second broadcast signal, and the second receiver The receiving device may cause the television receiver 4 to output video and audio corresponding to the second broadcast signal.

  In the above-described embodiment, the television receiver 4 has the recording function. However, the recording device connected to the television receiver 4 may record the video corresponding to the second broadcast signal. Good. Then, the remote recording server 6 may register the recording of the program corresponding to the broadcast signal received by the recording device. When the program to be recorded corresponds to the second broadcast signal in the integrated program guide, the receiving device 1 may cause the remote recording server 6 to perform recording registration of the program.

  In the above-described embodiment, the storage control unit 157 of the receiving device 1 stores the recording registration information in the storage unit 14, but the present invention is not limited to this. The storage control unit 157 may store the recording registration information in the remote recording server 6. The storage control unit 157 may store the recording registration information corresponding to the first broadcast signal in the storage unit 14 and may store the recording registration information corresponding to the second broadcast signal in the remote recording server 6. In this case, when receiving the recording confirmation recording operation, the display control unit 154 acquires recording registration information stored in each of the storage unit 14 and the remote recording server 6, and stores the recording registration information in the television receiver 4. It may be displayed.

  In particular, the specific embodiments of the distribution / integration of the devices are not limited to those illustrated above, and all or a part thereof may be arbitrarily selected according to various additions or according to the functional load. It can be configured to be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in units.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Receiving device, 11 ... Operation part, 12 ... Communication part, 13 ... Wireless communication part, 14 ... Memory | storage part, 15 ... Control part, 151 ... Acquisition part, 152... Generating Unit, 153... Second Transmission Control Unit, 154... Display Control Unit, 155... Selection Unit, 156. ..Recording unit, 2... Remote control, 21... Operation unit, 211... 4K button, 212 .. shared button, 213 .. STB dedicated button, 22. ..Transmission unit, 24 ... storage unit, 25 ... control unit, 251 ... first transmission control unit, 3 ... branch filter, 4 ... TV receiver, 5 ... program Table server, 6 ... remote recording server, S ... receiving system

Claims (5)

A receiver for receiving a broadcast signal connected to a television receiver capable of recording a program and a remote recording device capable of remotely registering recording to the television receiver,
The television receiver can display a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device;
A display control unit that causes the television receiver to display program information including program information corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the receiving device and program information corresponding to a broadcast signal not received by the receiving device;
A selection unit for selecting a program to be recorded based on information of the program included in the program information;
When the selected program is a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device, a recording registration unit that causes the remote recording device to perform the recording registration of the program;
A receiving device. A recording unit for recording a program corresponding to the broadcast signal received by the receiving device;
The recording registration unit causes the recording unit to perform recording registration of the program when the selected program is a program corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the receiving device.
The receiving device according to claim 1. A storage control unit for storing in the storage unit as recording registration information information relating to the program for which the recording registration has been performed;
The display control unit displays the recording registration information on the television receiver with reference to the storage unit;
The receiving device according to claim 1 or 2. The display control unit, when displaying the program information on the television receiver, based on the recording registration information, a display mode of information on a program corresponding to the program for which recording registration has been performed, and the recording registration Different from the display mode of the program information corresponding to the program that is not performed,
The receiving device according to claim 3. A program recording and registration method executed by a receiving device connected to a television receiver capable of recording a program and a remote recording device capable of remotely registering recording to the television receiver and receiving a broadcast signal,
The television receiver can display a program corresponding to a broadcast signal that is not received by the receiving device;
Displaying on the television receiver program information including program information corresponding to a broadcast signal received by the receiving device and program information corresponding to a broadcast signal not received by the receiving device;
Selecting a program to be recorded from programs included in the program information;
When the selected program is a program corresponding to a broadcast signal not received by the receiving device, causing the remote recording device to perform the recording registration of the program;
Recording registration method.

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