WO2013088817A1

WO2013088817A1 - Recording and reproduction device, control method therefor, control program, recording medium, and television receiver

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Publication number: WO2013088817A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/075569
Authority: WO
Inventors: 高橋　成樹; 土居　克良; 靖典山下; 平田　真章
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2011-12-16
Filing date: 2012-10-02
Publication date: 2013-06-20
Also published as: JP2013128179A

Abstract

In the present invention, if an instruction to select a server is acquired from a user (S14), a list of content recorded on the selected server is created on the basis of the server information of the server, and pop-up display is performed on a dubbing screen (S18).

Description

RECORDING / REPRODUCING DEVICE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND TELEVISION RECEIVER

The present invention relates to a recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces received content in a recording unit, and is capable of communicating with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network, its control method, control program, and recording The present invention relates to a medium and a television receiver.

Recently, a recorder that records data of a broadcasted (distributed) program (content) and plays back recorded program data using a large-capacity recording medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive). Program recording / playback apparatuses) are widely used. However, since the amount of data of a digitally broadcast program is large, when the program is recorded, the capacity that can be recorded on a recording medium is reached immediately.

On the other hand, an environment for viewing and recording is established by connecting a recorder and a TV (television broadcast) receiver to a communication network (hereinafter simply referred to as “network”) such as a LAN (Local Area Network). Therefore, a dubbing technique for transferring (copying or moving) a program from a recorder and a TV receiver with a recording function to a file server such as a NAS (Network Attached Storage) or DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) compatible server connected to the network. Is established.

For example, the recording destination determination device described in Patent Document 1 automatically determines the recording destination of image data based on a predetermined method. The image classification device described in Patent Document 2 selects and determines the recording destination of image data based on the identification result of the subject included in the image.

In addition, the content receiving device described in Patent Document 3 notifies the user of the presence of all content in the home network by publishing meta information of content in the HDD to devices in the home network. Yes. Further, the dubbing device described in Patent Document 4 generates a display signal that causes a display unit to display a list of identification information for identifying each dubbed removable medium and information related to the dubbed title. .

Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-319419 (published on November 16, 2001)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2009-171627 (released on July 30, 2009)” Japanese Patent Publication “JP 2011-130040 (released on June 30, 2011)” Japanese Patent Publication “Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-159342 (Released on August 18, 2011)”

However, there is a demand for improvement in the technology for making the above dubbing technology user-friendly. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a dubbing image for a conventional program recording / playback apparatus to transfer a program to the file server. In the illustrated example, a list of contents recorded in the program recording / playback apparatus is included in the central portion and the right side thereof, and a list of file servers (dubbing destination devices) connected to the network is displayed on the left side of the central portion. Included.

However, in the example of FIG. 16, the list of contents recorded in each file server is not included. For this reason, the user cannot know what content is recorded in the file server.

In order to avoid this problem, it is conceivable to include a list of contents recorded in each file server in the dubbing image. However, in this case, as the number of file servers increases, it is necessary to reduce the size of the content list, and the visibility of the content list deteriorates.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recording / reproducing apparatus that allows a user to know what content is recorded on a file server while suppressing deterioration in visibility. And so on.

A recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces received content in a recording unit, and is capable of communicating with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network. In order to solve, an instruction acquisition unit that acquires an instruction from a user, a server information acquisition unit that acquires content information about the content recorded in the file server via the communication network, and records the content information in the recording unit, An image creation means for creating a presentation image for presentation to a user when the content recorded in the recording unit is transferred to the file server, the image creation means including a list of the content; The image creating means is selected when the instruction obtaining means obtains an instruction to select the file server. A list of content recorded on the Airusaba, was written based on the content information the server information acquisition means has acquired, it is characterized by adding to the presentation image.

The recording / reproducing apparatus control method according to the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing received content in a recording unit, and capable of communicating with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network. In order to solve the above problem, in the control method, an instruction acquisition step of acquiring an instruction from a user, and content information related to the content recorded in the file server are acquired via the communication network and stored in the recording unit. A server information acquisition step for recording, and an image for presentation to be presented to the user when the content recorded in the recording unit is transferred to the file server, and an image for creating a presentation image including the list of the content Creating step, and the image creating step includes the step of acquiring the instruction in the instruction acquiring step. When an instruction to select a server is acquired, a list of contents recorded in the selected file server is created based on the content information acquired in the server information acquisition step and added to the presentation image It is characterized by that.

According to the above configuration and method, when an instruction to select the file server is acquired from the user, a list of contents recorded in the selected file server is created based on the server information of the file server, and the presentation image Add to The added presentation image is displayed and output via the display device. As a result, the presentation image in which the list of contents recorded in the file server selected by the user is added to the list of contents recorded in the recording unit is displayed.

Therefore, the user can know what content is recorded in the desired file server. In addition, since the list of contents recorded on the file server desired by the user instead of all the file servers is added to the presentation image, deterioration of visibility can be suppressed.

As described above, when the recording / playback apparatus according to the present invention obtains an instruction to select a file server from a user, the recording / playback apparatus creates a list of contents recorded in the selected file server based on server information of the file server. In addition, since it is added to the presentation image, the user can know what content is recorded in the desired file server, and the effect of suppressing deterioration in visibility can be achieved.

It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which produces a dubbing screen in the recording / reproducing apparatus in the communication system which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the said communication system. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of the recording / reproducing apparatus in the said communication system. An example of a dubbing screen to which a list of contents created by the recording / playback apparatus is added is shown. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of another process which produces a dubbing screen in the said recording / reproducing apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of the meta information of the content recorded on the DLNA server in the communication system which is another embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of the content information each recorded by two said DLNA servers. It is a figure which shows an example of the dubbing screen to which the list | wrist of the content produced by the recording / reproducing apparatus in the said communication system was added. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which produces the image for pop-ups in the said recording / reproducing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the dubbing screen to which the list | wrist of the content produced by the recording / reproducing apparatus in the communication system which is another embodiment of this invention was added. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which sorts a content list in the said recording / reproducing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the dubbing screen to which the list | wrist of the server which the recording / reproducing apparatus in the communication system which is another embodiment of this invention produced was added. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which sorts the list | wrist of a server in the said recording / reproducing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the dubbing screen to which the list | wrist of the content produced by the recording / reproducing apparatus in the communication system which is other embodiment of this invention was added. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which produces a dubbing screen in the said recording / reproducing apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the image for dubbing for the conventional program recording / reproducing apparatus to transfer a program to the said file server.

[Embodiment 1]
An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the communication system according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the communication system 10, a recording / reproducing apparatus 11 and a TV (television) receiver 12 are connected, while the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 and a plurality of DLNA compatible servers (hereinafter simply referred to as “DLNA servers”). .) 13 is communicably connected via the LAN 14.

The recording / reproducing apparatus 11 records (records) and reproduces content that is a program including video and audio broadcast by the broadcasting station 15. The recording / reproducing apparatus 11 outputs the reproduced content via the TV receiver 12 so that the reproduced content is viewed by the user. The recording / reproducing apparatus 11 operates based on an instruction received from a user via a remote controller (remote controller) 16.

The DLNA server 13 is a file server corresponding to the DLNA guidelines. In the present embodiment, the content recorded on the recording / reproducing device 11 is dubbed (copied or moved) to the DLNA server 13 via the LAN 14, or the content recorded on the DLNA server 13 is recorded via the LAN 14. Dubbed.

When dubbing from the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 to the DLNA server 13 is selected according to an instruction from the user, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 displays the dubbing screen (presentation image) shown in FIG. 16 via the TV receiver 12. Is output.

In this embodiment, when the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 obtains an instruction to select a DLNA server 13 from a user, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 creates a list of contents recorded in the selected DLNA server 13 based on the server information of the DLNA server 13. To the above dubbing screen. The added dubbing screen displays and outputs the data via the TV receiver 12.

FIG. 4 shows an example of a dubbing screen to which the content list is added. The dubbing screen shown in FIG. 16 is obtained by adding the content list to the pop-up window with respect to the dubbing screen of FIG. Therefore, the user can know what content is recorded in the desired DLNA server 13. Moreover, since the list of contents recorded on the DLNA server 13 desired by the user instead of all the DLNA servers 13 is added to the dubbing screen, deterioration of visibility can be suppressed.

Next, details of the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 will be described. Note that the TV receiver 12, the DLNA server 13, the LAN 14, the broadcast station 15, and the remote controller 16 are well-known configurations, and thus description thereof is omitted.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the recording / reproducing apparatus 11. As shown in the figure, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 includes a control unit 20, a storage unit 21, a communication unit 22, a remote control light receiving unit 23, a broadcast receiving unit 24, an AV decoding unit 25, a superimposing unit 26, and an AV transmitting unit 27. It is.

The control unit 20 controls the various components in the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 in an integrated manner. The function of the control unit 20 is realized by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) executing a program stored in a storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory. Details of the control unit 20 will be described later.

The storage unit 21 stores various data and programs. Examples of the storage unit 21 include a ROM (Read Only Memory) that is a read-only semiconductor memory that stores fixed data such as a program and communication control data required when the control unit 20 operates, data related to communication, and computation. There are a RAM as a so-called working memory that temporarily stores data used for the operation, calculation results, and the like, and a large capacity HDD (Hard Disk Disk Drive) that stores various setting data, contents, and the like. Details of the storage unit 21 will be described later.

The communication unit 22 is for communicating with the LAN 14. Specifically, the communication unit 22 converts the data received from the control unit 20 into a format suitable for transmission on the LAN 14 and transmits the converted signal to the LAN 14. The communication unit 22 converts the signal received from the LAN 14 into the original format, and transmits the converted data to the control unit 20. The communication unit 22 performs data modulation / demodulation processing and the like.

The remote control light receiving unit 23 receives an infrared signal from the remote control 16. The remote control light receiving unit 23 converts the received infrared signal into operation data and transmits it to the control unit 20. Instead of or in addition to the remote control light receiving unit 23, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 may be provided with an input device such as a button switch or a touch panel that receives an input from the user.

The broadcast receiving unit 24 receives digital broadcast waves (for example, BS digital broadcast, CS digital broadcast, terrestrial digital broadcast) of content (program) from the broadcast station 15 via the antenna unit. The broadcast receiving unit 24 extracts a content stream (Transport Stream: TS) in which video data, audio data, and the like are multiplexed from the received digital broadcast wave, and transmits the content stream to the AV decoding unit 25.

The AV decoding unit 25 separates the stream of content acquired from the broadcast receiving unit 24 or acquired from the storage unit 21 via the control unit 20 and decodes the separated video data and audio data. The AV decoding unit 25 transmits the decoded video data and audio data of the content to the superimposing unit 26. The AV decoding unit 25 records the content stream acquired from the broadcast receiving unit 24 in the storage unit 21 via the control unit 20.

The superimposing unit 26 superimposes the video data and audio data created by the control unit 20 on the video data and audio data of the content from the AV decoding unit 25, respectively. The superimposing unit 26 transmits the superimposed video data and audio data to the AV transmitting unit 27. The video data generated by the control unit 20 includes OSD (On Screen Display) data such as a recording list and a program guide. The voice data generated by the control unit 20 includes built-in voice data such as a breaking chime, a button operation sound, and an alarm sound.

The AV transmission unit 27 transmits the video data and audio data from the superimposition unit 26 to the external TV receiver 12. Specifically, the AV transmission unit 27 converts the video data and audio data into a format suitable for transmission to the TV receiver 12 and transmits the converted data to the TV receiver 12. The TV receiver 12 may be transmitted wirelessly or by wire.

Next, details of the control unit 20 and the storage unit 21 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 20 includes a content writing unit 30, a content reading unit 31, an instruction acquisition unit (instruction acquisition unit) 32, a dubbing control unit (image creation unit) 33, a server information acquisition unit (server information). (Acquisition means) 34 and an OSD creation unit 35. The storage unit 21 includes a content recording unit 40, a content information storage unit 41, and a server information storage unit 42.

The content recording unit 40 records one or a plurality of content streams. Further, the content information storage unit 41 stores the related information of the content recorded in the content recording unit 40. Examples of content-related information include information on the content included in EPG (Electronic Program Guide), image quality / sound quality information, recording time, possible number of dubbing, amount of recording data, and the like. The EPG includes a title related to the content, a broadcasting station, a broadcasting schedule, a brief description, a genre, and the like.

The server information storage unit 42 stores related information of the DLNA server 13 connected via the LAN 14. Examples of related information of the DLNA server 13 include a device name, a friendly name, the remaining recording capacity, a list of recorded contents, and the like. The device name is the name of the DLNA server 13 set individually by the DLNA server 13 or the LAN 14, and the friendly name is the name of the DLNA server 13 set by the user.

The content writing unit 30 writes (records) content selected by the user via the remote controller 16 in the content recording unit 40. Specifically, the content writing unit 30 acquires the content stream selected by the user via the broadcast station 15, the broadcast receiving unit 24, and the AV decoding unit 25. Next, the content writing unit 30 records the acquired content stream in the content recording unit 40 and stores the related information of the content in the content information storage unit 41.

The content reading unit 31 reads content selected by the user via the remote controller 16 from the content recording unit 40. Specifically, the content reading unit 31 reads the content stream selected by the user from the content recording unit 40 and transmits the content stream to the AV decoding unit 25. Accordingly, the content selected by the user is output via the AV decoding unit 25, the superimposing unit 26, the AV transmitting unit 27, and the TV receiver 12.

The instruction acquisition unit 32 acquires various instructions from the user via the remote control 16 and the remote control light receiving unit 23. The instruction acquisition unit 32 sends the acquired instruction to the dubbing control unit 33.

The dubbing control unit 33 controls the content to be copied or moved between the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 and the DLNA server 13 based on an instruction from the user acquired by the instruction acquisition unit 32. Specifically, when a certain content is dubbed from the recording / playback apparatus 11 to a certain DLNA server 13 according to an instruction from the user, the dubbing control unit 33 controls the content reading unit 31 to control the content recording unit 40 and The content stream and related information are read from the content information storage unit 41 and transmitted to the DLNA server 13 via the communication unit 22 and the LAN 14. As a result, the content stream and related information are recorded in the DLNA server 13.

In addition, when the number of times that the dubbing is possible is plural and the stream of the content and the related information are not deleted from the recording / reproducing apparatus 11, the content is copied. On the other hand, when the number of dubbing is possible only once and the content stream and related information are deleted from the recording / reproducing apparatus 11, the content is moved.

On the other hand, when a certain content is dubbed from a certain DLNA server 13 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 according to an instruction from the user, the dubbing control unit 33 controls the content writing unit 30 so that the DLNA server 13 and the LAN 14 The content stream and related information are acquired via the communication unit 22 and written in the content recording unit 40 and the content information storage unit 41, respectively. As a result, the content stream and related information are recorded in the recording / reproducing apparatus 11.

The server information acquisition unit 34 requests and acquires the related information of the DLNA server 13 via the communication unit 22 and the LAN 14. The server information acquisition unit 34 stores the acquired related information of the DLNA server 13 in the server information storage unit 42.

The OSD creation unit 35 creates the OSD data described above. The OSD creation unit 35 transmits the created OSD data to the superposition unit 26.

Next, processing in the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 having the above configuration will be described. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing in which the dubbing control unit 33 creates a dubbing screen in the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 having the above-described configuration.

As shown in FIG. 1, first, referring to the content information in the content information storage unit 41, a list of contents recorded in the own apparatus (recording / reproducing apparatus) 11 is acquired (S10).

Next, the server information acquisition unit 34 is instructed to acquire a list of servers, which is a list of DLNA servers 13 connected to the LAN 14, and stored in the server information storage unit 42 (S11). Then, a dubbing screen (dubbing image) as shown in FIG. 16 is created (S12). The created dubbing screen is transmitted to the TV receiver 12 via the OSD creating unit 35, the superimposing unit 26, and the AV transmitting unit 27 and displayed. Next, it is determined whether there is a DLNA server 13 to be dubbed among the DLNA servers 13 acquired by the server information acquisition unit 34 (S13). If it does not exist, the process ends.

If it exists, it is determined whether or not the cursor overlaps the display area of any DLNA server 13 on the dubbing screen (instruction acquisition step, S14). If the cursors do not overlap, the unselected DLNA server 13 is selected (S16) until all the DLNA servers 13 are selected (S15), and the server name, remaining capacity, and contents of the selected DLNA server 13 are selected. The server information acquisition unit 34 is instructed to acquire the list and store it in the server information storage unit 42 (server information acquisition step, S17). Then, it returns to step S14 and repeats the said operation | movement.

On the other hand, if the cursors overlap, it is determined that the corresponding DLNA server 13 has been selected, and the server information acquisition unit 34 is instructed to acquire the server name, remaining capacity, and content list of the DLNA server 13. A pop-up image in which the acquired information is displayed in a pop-up manner is added to the dubbing screen created in step S12 (server information acquisition step / image creation step, S18). Then, it returns to step S14 and repeats the said operation | movement.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing another processing flow in which the dubbing control unit 33 creates a dubbing screen in the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 having the above-described configuration. Compared with the flowchart shown in FIG. 1, the flowchart shown in FIG. 5 includes a process (S20) for determining whether or not the information of the selected server has been updated between steps S16 and S17. If it has been updated, the process proceeds to step S17. If it has not been updated, the process returns to step S14 to repeat the above-described operation. Thereby, since it is omitted to request and acquire the information of the server that has not been updated from the DLNA server 13, it is possible to reduce the traffic on the LAN 14 and to speed up the processing.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The communication system 10 of the present embodiment is different from the communication system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 in the items of the content list of the DLNA server 13 displayed as a pop-up, and the other configurations are the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of content meta information recorded in the DLNA server 13. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing examples of content information respectively recorded by two DLNA servers 13. FIG. The server information acquisition unit 34 receives the meta information shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 from the DLNA server 13, extracts content information including a title name, a recording time zone, and the like from the received meta information, and a server information storage unit 42.

7A and 7B, it can be understood that the content information includes different items depending on the DLNA server 13. For this reason, on a dubbing screen in which an item not included in the content information is included in the content list, the portion of the item becomes blank and looks bad. On the other hand, when only items common to different DLNA servers 13 are included in the content list, the amount of information included in the content list is reduced.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the items included in the content list and the priority order are associated with each other and stored in advance in the storage unit 21. When the dubbing control unit 33 creates the pop-up image, the priority is set. Items that are included in the content list from the highest ranking and are not included in the content information are omitted from the content list.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dubbing screen to which a list of contents created by the dubbing control unit 33 according to the present embodiment is added. In the dubbing screen of FIG. 8, channel numbers are added compared to the dubbing screen of FIG. In this way, when the channel number is not included in the content information, a list of contents in which the channel number is omitted is created as shown in FIG. 4, so that the appearance of the dubbing screen can be prevented from deteriorating. . On the other hand, when the channel number is included in the content information, as shown in FIG. 8, a list of contents including the channel number is created, so that the amount of information included in the list of contents can be prevented from decreasing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing for creating a pop-up image (step S18 in FIG. 1) in the dubbing control unit 33 of the present embodiment. As illustrated, first, the server name and the remaining capacity of the selected DLNA server 13 are included in the pop-up image (S30). Next, the item with the highest display priority (priority order) is selected (S31), and if the selected item exists in the content information (S32), the contents of the selected item are included in the pop-up image ( S33).

Next, when new information can be added to the pop-up image (S34) and there is an unselected item among the items assigned priority (S35), the item with the next highest priority is selected. Select (S36), return to step S32, and repeat the above operation.

On the other hand, when new information cannot be added to the pop-up image (S34), or when all items assigned with priority are selected (S35), the pop-up image is displayed in the pop-up display area of the dubbing screen. (S37). As a result, a dubbing screen as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the TV receiver 12.

[Embodiment 3]
Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Compared with the communication system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the communication system 10 of the present embodiment is different in the order of the content list of the DLNA server 13 displayed in a pop-up manner, and the other configurations are the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dubbing screen to which a list of contents created by the dubbing control unit 33 according to the present embodiment is added. In the present embodiment, content to be dubbed to be dubbed to the DLNA server 13 is automatically or manually selected from the content recorded in the content recording unit 40. Then, in the dubbing screen of FIG. 10, compared with the dubbing screen of FIG. 4, the content with the same content name or the same genre as the content to be dubbed is sorted so as to be arranged at the beginning of the list. ing. As a result, the content related to the content to be dubbed is arranged at the beginning of the content list, which improves the convenience for the user.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing (step S18 in FIG. 1) for sorting the content list in the dubbing control unit 33 of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, among the contents recorded in the selected DLNA server 13, when there is a content whose content name matches the whole or a part of the content to be dubbed (S 40), the content is included at the beginning. The content list is sorted as described above (S41).

Further, among the contents recorded in the selected DLNA server 13, there is a content whose genre matches the content to be dubbed although the content to be dubbed and the content name do not completely or partially match (S 40). If so (S42), the list of contents is sorted so that the contents initially include (S43). Thereafter, the process ends.

[Embodiment 4]
Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The communication system 10 of this embodiment differs from the communication system 10 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 in the list of servers included in the dubbing screen, and the other configurations are the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

In the present embodiment, the DLNA servers 13 in which the content names similar to the dubbing target content or the same genre are recorded are sorted so as to be arranged at the beginning of the server list. Also, the DLNA server 13 that does not correspond is omitted from the server list.

In this embodiment, content of the same genre as the dish is recorded in the DLNA server 13 with the device name “DLNA server α”, and the content name is stored in the DLNA server 13 with the device name “DLNA server γ”. Assume that content including “cooking” is recorded. Further, it is assumed that neither content including “cooking” in the content name nor content of the same genre as the dish is recorded in the DLNA server 13 of the device name “DLNA server β”.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dubbing screen to which a list of servers created by the dubbing control unit 33 according to the present embodiment is added. Compared to the dubbing screen of FIG. 10, the dubbing screen of FIG. 12 includes “DLNA server γ” at the top of the server list, and then includes “DLNA server α”. “β” is omitted. Accordingly, the DLNA server 13 in which content related to the content to be dubbed is recorded is arranged at the beginning of the server list, and the DLNA server 13 in which content related to the content to be dubbed is not recorded. Since it is excluded from the list of servers, the convenience for the user is improved.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing (step S12 in FIG. 1) for sorting the server list in the dubbing control unit 33 of the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, when there is a DLNA server 13 in which content whose content name matches all or part of the content to be dubbed exists (S50), a list of servers is included so that the DLNA server 13 includes at the beginning. Are sorted (S51).

In addition, when there is a DLNA server 13 in which content that matches the genre and content to be dubbed exists (S52), although the content to be dubbed and the content name do not match in whole or in part (S50), The server list is sorted so that the DLNA server 13 includes first (S53).

On the other hand, the content to be dubbed and the content name do not match all or part of the content (S50), and the content to be dubbed does not match the genre (S52). (S54). Thereafter, the process ends.

[Embodiment 5]
Next, still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Compared with the communication system 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the communication system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a DLNA server 13 content list displayed in a pop-up display including the number of times that can be dubbed, and the DLNA server 13. The content selected from the content list is transferred from the DLNA server 13 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 and recorded in the content recording unit 40, and the other configurations are the same. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the structure which has the function similar to the structure demonstrated in the said embodiment, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a dubbing screen to which a list of contents created by the dubbing control unit 33 according to the present embodiment is added. In the dubbing screen of FIG. 14, the number of times that the dubbing can be performed is included in the content list as compared to the dubbing screen of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing for creating a dubbing screen in the dubbing control unit 33 of the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 15 differs from the flowchart of FIG. 1 in that steps S60 and S61 are added after step S18, and the other processes are the same.

After step S18, it is determined whether or not the instruction acquisition unit 32 has acquired an instruction for the user to select any content from the content list on which the pop-up image is displayed (S60). If acquired, the content writing unit 30 is instructed to acquire the selected content from the DLNA server 13 and recorded in the content recording unit 40 (S61). Thereafter, the process ends. On the other hand, if not acquired, the process returns to step S14 and the above operation is repeated.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the user can transfer the desired content from the DLNA server 13 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 while referring to the number of times that the dubbing can be performed, so that convenience for the user is improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the content that is a program broadcast from the broadcast station 15 is described, but the present invention can be applied to any content that can be recorded in the DLNA server 13 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 11. The present invention can also be applied to a TV receiver that is capable of recording / playback and that includes the recording / playback apparatus 11 of the above-described embodiment.

In the above embodiment, the DLNA server 13 is used as a file server that is connected to the LAN 14 and records and reads content. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a NAS that is a secondary storage device that is a file server used by directly connecting to a network and connected via the LAN 14 may be used.

Finally, each block of the recording / reproducing apparatus 11, in particular, the control unit 20 may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows.

That is, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 includes a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control program for realizing each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, and a RAM (random access memory) that expands the program. And a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data. An object of the present invention is a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 which is software for realizing the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a disk system including a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / BD, A card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM (registered trademark) / flash ROM can be used.

Further, the recording / reproducing apparatus 11 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Further, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used.

As described above, the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is a recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces received content in a recording unit and can communicate with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network. In order to solve the above problem, an instruction acquisition means for acquiring an instruction from a user, and a server that acquires content information related to the content recorded in the file server via the communication network and records it in the recording unit Information acquisition means, and image creation means for creating a presentation image including a list of contents for presentation to a user when content recorded in a recording unit is transferred to the file server The image creating means obtains an instruction for the instruction obtaining means to select the file server. , A list of contents recorded in the file server that is selected, and prepared based on the content information the server information acquisition means has acquired, is characterized in that to add to the presentation image.

Note that the instruction to select the file server may be acquired by the user clicking the file server name, or may be acquired by the user moving the cursor to the file server name. Further, the list of contents recorded in the file server may be added to the list of contents recorded in the recording unit, or may be added so as not to overlap.

In addition to the list of contents recorded on the file server selected by the user, the remaining recording capacity of the file server may be added to the presentation image, or the name assigned to the file server by the user May be added to the presentation image. Since these pieces of information serve as a material for the user to determine a file server to which the content is transferred, convenience for the user is improved.

In addition, the following is mentioned as a method for acquiring the content information of the file server selected by the user. That is, when the instruction acquisition unit has not acquired an instruction to select the file server, the image creation unit collects the content information of each file server and records it in the recording unit. If the instruction acquisition unit has acquired an instruction to select the file server, and the content information of the selected file server is not recorded in the recording unit, the information is recorded in the file server. When the server information acquisition unit is instructed to acquire content information, and the instruction acquisition unit acquires an instruction to select the file server, the content information of the selected file server is recorded in the recording unit. If the content information is recorded, the content information is acquired from the recording unit.

Note that the server information acquisition means preferably acquires the difference information of the content information of the selected file server via the communication network. In this case, since the difference information is acquired instead of the content information, the amount of communication in the communication network can be reduced and the processing speed can be increased.

By the way, the items related to the content included in the content information depend on the file server. For example, content information of a certain file server may not include a channel number on which the content is broadcast. In a presentation image in which such an item is included in the content list, the portion of the item becomes blank and looks bad. On the other hand, if the item is not included in the content list, the amount of information included in the content list is reduced.

Therefore, in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the items included in the content list are given priorities, and the image creating means includes the items from the high priority items in the content list. The items that are not included in the content information may not be included in the content list. In this case, items not included in the content information are omitted from the content list, and other items are added to the content list based on the priority. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the presentation image from deteriorating and the amount of information included in the content list from being reduced.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the content to be transferred to the file server is selected from the content recorded in the recording unit, and the image creating means includes information on the content to be transferred. Based on the content list, the content list may be sorted. In this case, the content related to the content to be transferred can be sorted so as to be placed in front of the content list, and the convenience for the user is improved. Note that the content to be transferred may be selected by the user, or may be automatically selected by the recording / playback apparatus.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the image creating means creates the presentation image including a list of communicable file servers, and transfers the content recorded in the recording unit to the file server. The content to be transferred is selected,
The image creation means may create the list of file servers based on the information on the content to be transferred. In this case, the priority order of transfer destination candidates is determined based on the information on the content to be transferred, and a server list is created with the priority order, or a file server with a lower priority order is omitted from the server list. Therefore, convenience for the user is improved.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention, the content list recorded on the file server includes the number of times each content can be dubbed, and the content is selected from the content list recorded on the file server. When the instruction acquisition means acquires the instruction to perform, the selected content may be acquired from the file server via the communication network and recorded in the recording unit. In this case, the user can transfer the desired content from the file server to the recording / playback apparatus while referring to the number of times that the dubbing can be performed, which improves the convenience for the user.

The same effect as described above can be obtained if the television receiver receives a broadcast program, reproduces and outputs the received program, and includes the recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-described configuration. Play.

Note that each means of the recording / reproducing apparatus can be executed on a computer by a control program. Furthermore, by storing the control program in a computer-readable recording medium, the control program can be executed on an arbitrary computer.

As described above, when an instruction to select a file server is obtained from the user, a list of contents recorded in the selected file server is created based on the server information of the file server and added to the presentation image. Thus, the user can know what content is recorded on the desired file server and suppress the deterioration of the visibility, so that the content distributed on the Internet in addition to the television broadcast program The present invention can be applied to arbitrary contents that can be recorded in a file server and a recording / reproducing apparatus.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Communication system 11 Recording / reproducing apparatus 12 TV receiver 13 DLNA server 14 LAN
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Broadcasting station 16 Remote control 20 Control part 21 Storage part 22 Communication part 23 Remote control light-receiving part 24 Broadcast receiving part 25 AV decoding part 26 Superimposition part 27 AV transmission part 30 Content writing part 31 Content reading part 32 Instruction acquisition part (instruction acquisition means) )
33 Dubbing control unit (image creation means)
34 Server information acquisition unit (server information acquisition means)
35 OSD creation unit 40 Content recording unit 41 Content information storage unit 42 Server information storage unit

Claims

In a recording / reproducing apparatus that records and reproduces received content in a recording unit and can communicate with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network,
Instruction acquisition means for acquiring an instruction from the user;
Server information acquisition means for acquiring content information related to the content recorded in the file server via the communication network and recording it in the recording unit;
An image creation means for creating a presentation image for presentation to a user when the content recorded in the recording unit is transferred to the file server, the image creation means including a list of the content;
When the instruction acquisition unit acquires an instruction to select the file server, the image generation unit generates a list of contents recorded in the selected file server based on the content information acquired by the server information acquisition unit. And a recording / reproducing apparatus added to the presentation image.
The image creating means
If the instruction acquisition means has not acquired an instruction to select the file server, the server information acquisition means is instructed to collect content information of each file server and record it in the recording unit,
If the instruction acquisition unit has acquired an instruction to select the file server and the content information of the selected file server is not recorded in the recording unit, the content information recorded in the file server is acquired. Instruct the server information acquisition means to
When the instruction acquisition unit has acquired an instruction to select the file server, and content information of the selected file server is recorded in the recording unit, the content information is acquired from the recording unit. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1.
3. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the server information acquisition unit acquires the difference information of the content information of the selected file server via the communication network.
Items included in the content list above are prioritized,
2. The image creation means includes items that are included in the content list from the items with the highest priority and that are not included in the content information, and are not included in the content list. 4. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of items 1 to 3.
Among the content recorded in the recording unit, the content to be transferred to the file server is selected,
5. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image creation unit sorts the content list based on information on the content to be transferred. 6.
The image creation means creates the presentation image including a list of communicable file servers,
Among the content recorded in the recording unit, the content to be transferred to the file server is selected,
6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image creating unit creates a list of the file servers based on information on the content to be transferred.
The content list recorded on the file server includes the number of times each content can be dubbed,
When the instruction acquisition unit acquires an instruction to select content from the list of contents recorded in the file server, the selected content is acquired from the file server via the communication network and recorded in the recording unit. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein
A television receiver that receives a broadcast program, reproduces and outputs the received program,
A television receiver comprising the recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.
A control program for operating the recording / reproducing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control program causes a computer to function as each of the above means.
A computer-readable recording medium on which the control program according to claim 9 is recorded.
In a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing received content in a recording unit and capable of communicating with one or a plurality of file servers via a communication network,
An instruction obtaining step for obtaining an instruction from the user;
A server information acquisition step of acquiring content information related to the content recorded in the file server via the communication network and recording the content information in the recording unit;
An image creation step for creating a presentation image for presentation to a user when the content recorded in the recording unit is transferred to the file server, and including a list of the content,
In the image creation step, when an instruction to select the file server is acquired in the instruction acquisition step, a list of contents recorded in the selected file server is displayed as the content acquired in the server information acquisition step. A control method for a recording / reproducing apparatus, characterized in that it is created based on information and added to the presentation image.