JP2002218568A - Receiver and method, recording medium, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically adjust various settings of a receiver to a state proper to the operability of an operator. SOLUTION: A control section references registrated information to device whether or not a mobile terminal ID informed by referencing registrated information is already registered in a step S2. When the decision indicates that the mobile terminal ID is already registered, the control section adjusts various settings to a setting value corresponding to the mobile terminal ID on the basis of the registration information in a step S4. When the decision indicates that the informed mobile terminal ID is not registered in a step S3, the control section initializes the various settings in a step S13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program, and is suitable for use, for example, when a portable telephone is provided with a function as a remote controller capable of operating a television receiver. The present invention relates to a receiving device and method, a recording medium, and a program.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a television receiver is provided with only one remote controller (hereinafter abbreviated as a remote controller). In addition, recent television receivers not only display television broadcasts, but also include, for example, B signals corresponding to interactive operations from a user.
S (Broadcasting Satellite) Anything that can receive digital broadcasts, or any Web site via the Internet
There are things that can access the server.

When the television receiver is used in an environment where a plurality of persons operate the television receiver, it is convenient if there are a plurality of remote controls that can operate the television receiver.

[0004] Therefore, it is conceivable to provide a portable telephone, which has been widely used in individual units beyond household units, with a function as a remote controller capable of operating a television receiver.

[0005]

By the way, when a plurality of persons use the above-described multifunctional television receiver,
There was a problem that the following problems occurred.

That is, since the television receiver is multifunctional, various settings suitable for the convenience of the operator are required, and various settings must be changed each time the operator changes. There were challenges.

[0007] In addition, when a certain person finishes using the television receiver and then another person starts using the television receiver, the usage history of the previous operator remaining in the television receiver is stored. There is a problem that is used by the operator.

[0008] Further, when a portable telephone having a record of connection to the Internet is used as a remote control of a multifunctional television receiver, information on the connection of the portable telephone to the Internet is used by the multifunctional television receiver. If possible, the convenience of the user is improved, but there is a problem that no such technology exists.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and identifies a person who operates based on the ID of a mobile phone or the like used for the operation, thereby providing a state suitable for the convenience of the operator. It is an object of the present invention to make it possible to automatically adjust various settings of a television receiver and to allow a mobile phone or the like and a television receiver to share information regarding connection to the Internet.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a receiving apparatus comprising: a registration unit for registering identification information of a controller; and a recording unit for registering the identification information registered by the registration unit with setting parameters and recording the registration information as registration information. Receiving means for receiving identification information included in an operation signal transmitted by the controller and instructing activation, and referring to registration information recorded by the recording means, acquiring setting parameters corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means. It is characterized by including an acquisition unit and an adjustment unit that adjusts a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter acquired by the acquisition unit.

[0011] The controller may be a portable terminal having a call function.

[0012] The receiving apparatus of the present invention comprises a reproducing means for receiving and reproducing a broadcast signal in accordance with an operation signal from a controller, and a restricting means for restricting the processing of the reproducing means based on the setting parameter acquired by the acquiring means. May be further included.

[0013] The receiving apparatus of the present invention includes a connection means for connecting to a Web server via the Internet, a holding means for holding a record of the connection to the Web server as connection history information, and a connection history information held by the holding means. And synthesizing means for synthesizing the supplied connection history information of the controller.

[0014] The receiving apparatus of the present invention may further include recording means for recording the connection history information synthesized by the synthesizing means on a predetermined removable recording medium.

[0015] The predetermined recording medium may be detachable from a controller.

According to the receiving method of the present invention, there is provided a registration step of registering identification information of a controller, a recording step of associating a setting parameter with the identification information registered in the processing of the registration step, and recording the registered information as registration information. A receiving step of receiving the identification information included in the transmitted operation signal instructing activation, and a setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received in the processing of the receiving step by referring to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step And an adjustment step of adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter acquired in the processing of the acquisition step.

The program of the recording medium according to the present invention includes a registration step of registering the identification information of the controller, a recording step of associating the identification information registered in the processing of the registration step with the setting parameter and recording the information as registration information; A receiving step of receiving the identification information included in the operation signal transmitted by the controller and instructing activation, and referring to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step, and corresponding to the identification information received in the processing of the receiving step. It is characterized by including an acquiring step of acquiring a setting parameter, and an adjusting step of adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter acquired in the processing of the acquiring step.

A program according to the present invention includes a registration step of registering identification information of a controller, and a setting parameter associated with the identification information registered in the processing of the registration step.
A recording step of recording as registration information, a reception step of receiving identification information included in an operation signal transmitted by the controller for instructing activation, and a processing of the reception step with reference to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step. An acquisition step of acquiring a setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received in, and an adjustment step of adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter acquired in the processing of the acquisition step, causing the computer to execute the adjustment step. I do.

In the receiving apparatus and method and the program according to the present invention, the identification information of the controller is registered, and the registered identification information is recorded as the registration information in association with the setting parameter. Further, the identification information included in the operation signal indicating the activation transmitted by the controller is received, the recorded registration information is referred to, the setting parameter corresponding to the received identification information is acquired, and the acquired setting parameter is acquired. The corresponding setting is adjusted based on.

[0020]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a television receiver to which the present invention is applied. The television receiver 1 responds to an operation signal transmitted from an attached remote controller 4 to transmit a television broadcast (terrestrial broadcast,
BS broadcasts, BS digital broadcasts, CS broadcasts, etc.) and displays the corresponding video, and also accesses any Web server via the Internet to access the homepage corresponding to the stored content. To display the video.

The portable terminal 2 has a function equivalent to that of the remote controller 4 (that is, the television receiver 4), in addition to a telephone call, a portable telephone capable of accessing a Web server via the Internet.
(A function of transmitting an operation signal for operating the device). When transmitting the operation signal to the television receiver 4, the mobile terminal 2 also transmits a unique ID. The mobile terminal 2 has a Web
Server access history information and Web server URL (Unifo
RM Resource Locator) and a memory stick (trademark) 3 to record a unique ID (hereinafter referred to as a mobile terminal ID).
And the like are detachable.

The portable terminal 2 has a PHS (Personal Handy phon) that can access a Web server via the Internet.
An electronic device used in an individual unit such as an e-system) telephone or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) may be configured to have functions equivalent to those of the remote controller 4.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration example of the television receiver 1. The control unit 11 controls the drive 12 to
Magnetic disk 13 (including floppy disk), optical disk 14 (CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), D
A control program stored in a VD (including a Digital Versatile Disc), a magneto-optical disk 15 (including an MD (Mini Disc)) or a semiconductor memory 16, or a flash ROM (including a control ROM) connected to a control bus 30. Read Only
The control program reads out the control program recorded in the memory 17 and controls the front end 19 to the superimposing unit 23 connected via the control bus 30 based on the read control program and commands from the user.

The control unit 11 reads and executes a Web browser program recorded on the magnetic disk 13 or the like, controls the modem 29, connects to an Internet access point, and accesses an arbitrary server. , Video data corresponding to the content obtained,
The signal is output to the superimposing unit 23 via the control bus 30.

The ROM 17 connected to the control unit 11 via the control bus 30 stores an access history to a Web server on the Internet, a registered URL, and the like as an Internet connection history file. The ROM 17 stores various setting values in association with each mobile terminal ID as registration information. Here, the various setting values refer to settings such as the channel, volume, sound quality, screen display, and the like at the end of the previous operation, and whether or not the pay program can be viewed.

A RAM (Random Access Memory) 18 connected to the control unit 11 via the control bus 30
A program and various data are temporarily stored as one work area.

The front end 19 receives a broadcast signal of a television broadcast supplied from an antenna (not shown),
A signal corresponding to the user's channel selection is extracted and subjected to demodulation processing, error correction processing, and the like, and the resulting received data stream is output to the descrambler 20. The descrambler 20
It descrambles the received data stream input from the front end 19 and outputs the resulting multiplexed data to the demultiplexer 21.

The demultiplexer 21 separates the multiplexed data input from the descrambler 20 into a video stream of each program, and converts the data into an MPEG (Moving Picture Exposure).
rtsGroup) decoder 22. MPEG decoder 22
Decodes the video stream input from the demultiplexer 21 and superimposes the obtained video data on the superimposing unit 23
Output to

The superimposition section 23 is provided with OSD (On Screen Display) data (screen display data of various setting windows) inputted from the control section 11 via the control bus 30 to the video data inputted from the MPEG decoder 22. Are superimposed, a display signal in a format suitable for the display unit 24 is generated, and output to the display unit 24. The superimposing unit 23 also converts video data corresponding to content input from the control unit 11 via the control bus 30 into a display signal in a format suitable for the display unit 24 and outputs the display signal to the display unit 23.

The display unit 24 is, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray).
Tube), LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), or the like, and displays an image corresponding to a display signal input from the superimposing unit 23.

A transmission / reception unit 26, a memory mounting unit 27, and a modem 29 are connected to the I / O bridge 25 connected to the control unit 11 via the control bus 30.

The transmission / reception unit 26 receives operation signals output from the portable terminal 2 and the remote controller 4 and notifies the control unit 11 of the information via the I / O bridge 25 and the control bus 30. The transmitting / receiving unit 26 also transmits / receives predetermined data (described later) to / from the mobile terminal 2 and the remote controller 4.

The memory mounting section 27 mounts a memory stick 28 (semiconductor memory equivalent to the memory stick 3 detachably mounted on the portable terminal 2), reads out predetermined data stored therein, reads the I / O bridge 25 and the control bus. The control signal is supplied to the control unit 11 via 30. Memory mounting part 2
7 also records predetermined data on the memory stick 28. The modem 29 connects to a predetermined access point via a telephone line and communicates data.

Next, the operation of the television receiver 1 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In addition,
It is assumed that the operation is performed assuming that the television receiver 1 is in a standby state, that is, a state in which it can only execute an operation signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 2 and instructing to turn on the power.

In step S1, the control unit 11 determines whether the transmitting / receiving unit 26 has received an operation signal for turning on the power, and waits until it determines that the operation signal for turning on the power is received.

If an operation signal for turning on the power is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 and it is determined that the operation signal has been received by the transmission / reception unit 26, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the transmitting / receiving unit 26
The mobile terminal ID transmitted together with the operation signal is supplied to the control unit 11 via the I / O bridge 25 and the control bus 30. In step S3, the control unit 11
7 with reference to the registration information recorded in step S2.
It is determined whether or not the portable terminal ID notified in is already registered. If it is determined that the registered mobile terminal ID is a registered mobile terminal ID, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, the control unit 11 recognizes that the user is a logon from a registered user. The control unit 11
Is a portable terminal I in which various settings are recorded in the ROM 17.
Adjust to the set value corresponding to D.

Thereafter, an interrupt process (described later with reference to FIG. 4) can be executed until it is determined that the user is logged off.

In step S5, the control unit 11
A copy of the Internet connection history file stored in M17 is generated and recorded in the RAM 18 (backup of the Internet connection history file).

In step S6, the control unit 11 transmits a signal requesting the portable terminal 2 to transmit the Internet connection history file stored in the portable terminal 2.
6 is transmitted. When the mobile terminal 2 transmits the Internet connection history file in response to the signal, the transmission / reception unit 26
Receives the Internet connection history file from the portable terminal 2 and outputs it to the control unit 11 via the I / O bridge 25 and the control bus 30.

As a method of supplying the Internet connection history file stored in the portable terminal 2 to the television receiver 1, a memory stick 3 is taken out from the portable terminal 2 and the memory mounting section 27 of the television receiver 1 is taken out.
And the memory mounting unit 27 may read out the Internet connection history file from the memory stick 3.

In step S7, the control unit 11 stores the Internet connection history file of the portable terminal 2 and the ROM 17
Is combined with the Internet connection history file stored in the television receiver 1 and recorded in the ROM 17. Thereafter, the television receiver 1 can use the Internet connection history file obtained by synthesizing the Internet connection history file of the television receiver 1 and the Internet connection history file of the portable terminal 2.

Note that the Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 is stored in the Internet by an interrupt process described later.
bUpdated each time the server is accessed.

In step S8, the control section 11 determines whether or not the transmitting / receiving section 26 has received the operation signal for turning off the power, and waits until it determines that the operation signal for turning off the power has been received.

When an operation signal for turning off the power is transmitted from the portable terminal 2 and it is determined that the operation signal has been received by the transmission / reception unit 26, it is determined that the user has been logged off, and the process proceeds to step S9.

In step S9, the control section 11 determines whether or not the user who has logged in the previous time is a registered user. If it is determined that the user is a registered user, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the control unit 11
The user is prompted to select whether or not to leave the synthesized Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 in the television receiver 1 by displaying the display unit 24 or the like. If it is determined that the user has selected to leave the Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 in the television receiver 1 in response to the prompt, the process proceeds to step S
Proceed to 11.

It should be noted that the user may be able to set in advance whether or not to leave the synthesized Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 in the television receiver 1.

In step S11, the control unit 11
While keeping the synthesized Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 as it is,
Discard the backed up Internet connection history file.

If it is determined in step S10 that the user has selected not to leave the synthesized Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 in the television receiver 1 in response to the prompt, the process proceeds to step S10. Proceed to S12.

In step S12, the control unit 11
The Internet connection history file backed up in the RAM 18 is read and recorded in the ROM 17. The combined Internet connection history file recorded in the ROM 17 cannot be read.

If it is determined in step S9 that the user who has logged in is not a registered user, the process proceeds to step S12.

If it is determined in step S3 that the portable terminal ID notified in step S2 is not registered, the process proceeds to step S13.

In step S13, the control unit 11
Recognize logon from unregistered user. Further, the control unit 11 initializes various settings. Thereafter, interrupt processing can be executed until it is determined that the user is logged off.

In step S14, the control unit 11
An unregistered user who is operating is prompted by the display on the display unit 24 to select whether or not to register the portable terminal ID of the portable terminal being used. In response to the prompt, if it is determined that the user has selected the mobile terminal ID to be registered, the process proceeds to step S15.

In step S15, the control unit 11
Execute the registration process. More specifically, the control unit controls the superimposing unit 23 to display a registration window on the display unit 24, and records the user's input of setting values of various settings in the ROM 17 in association with the portable terminal ID to be registered. After the registration processing has been completed, the processing proceeds to step S5.

In step S14, when it is determined that the user has selected not to register the portable terminal ID in response to the prompt to select whether or not to register the portable terminal ID of the portable terminal being used, Step S15 is skipped, and the process proceeds to step S8.

Next, the interrupt processing executed while the user is logged on will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This interrupt processing is started when the transmission / reception unit 26 receives the operation signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 2.

In step S21, the control unit 11
From the transmission / reception unit 26 to the I / O bridge 25 and the control bus 3
The type of the operation is determined based on the operation signal notified via “0”.

If it is determined in step S21 that the type of operation is a channel switching instruction, the process proceeds to step S22. In step S22, the control unit 11 determines the mobile terminal ID used for login and the RO
Based on the record of M17 (setting such as whether or not to view the pay program), it is determined whether or not viewing of the designated channel is permitted for the user who is operating. If it is determined that viewing of the designated channel is permitted, the process proceeds to step S23. In step S23, the control unit 11 performs the processing from the front end 19 to the superimposition unit 2
3 to switch the screen display to the video of the designated channel.

If it is determined in step S22 that viewing of the designated channel is not permitted to the user who is operating, the process proceeds to step S24.
In step S24, the control unit 11 controls the superimposition unit 23 to notify the user who is operating that switching to the channel specified by the screen display is not permitted.

If it is determined in step S21 that the type of operation is a connection to a Web server on the Internet, the process proceeds to step S25. In step S25, the control unit 11 executes the Web browser recorded in the ROM 17, controls the modem 29 to connect to a predetermined access point, and is instructed by the user.
The content is acquired by accessing the Web server, and the corresponding video is displayed on the display unit 24. In step S26, the control unit 11 appends the access to the Web server in step S25 and the URL specified by the user to the Internet connection history file in the ROM 17.

If it is determined in step S21 that the type of operation is a change in various set values, the process proceeds to step S27. In step S27, the control unit 1
1 controls the superimposition unit 23 to display a registration window on the display unit 24, accepts input of various setting values by the user for the registration window, and stores information recorded in the ROM 17 in association with the portable terminal ID. Update.

It should be noted that the types of operations for generating the interrupt processing are not limited to the three types described above. For example, the same processing is executed even when an operation instruction such as volume adjustment or image quality adjustment is issued. .

The operation of the television receiver 1 has been described above.

In the above description, the television receiver 1 stores the Internet connection history file in the ROM.
17, but may be recorded on a memory stick 28 mounted on the memory mounting unit 27.

In this case, if the memory stick 28 on which the Internet connection history file of the television receiver 1 is recorded is removed from the memory mounting portion 27 and mounted on the portable terminal 2, the Internet connection history file of the television receiver 1 is transferred to the portable terminal 2. It can be used on the terminal 2.

The present invention can be applied not only to a television receiver but also to any kind of electronic equipment operated using a remote controller.

Incidentally, the above-described series of processing can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software can execute various functions by installing a computer built into dedicated hardware or installing various programs. It is installed from a recording medium into a possible general-purpose personal computer or the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, this recording medium is distributed separately from the computer in order to provide the user with the program, and is recorded on the magnetic disk 13, the optical disk 14, the magneto-optical disk 15, on which the program is recorded. Alternatively, it is not only configured by a package medium including the semiconductor memory 16 or the like, but also configured by a ROM 17 or a hard disk, etc., in which a program is recorded and provided to a user in a state of being incorporated in a computer in advance.

In this specification, the steps for describing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but are not necessarily performed in chronological order. Alternatively, it also includes individually executed processing.

[0073]

As described above, according to the receiving apparatus, the method, and the program of the present invention, the identification information included in the operation signal for instructing start-up transmitted by the controller is received, and the registered information is referred to. The setting parameters corresponding to the received identification information are obtained, and the corresponding settings are adjusted based on the obtained setting parameters, so that various settings of the receiving device are set to a state suitable for the convenience of the operator. It can be adjusted automatically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of a television receiver 1 to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television receiver 1.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the television receiver 1.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an interrupt process of the television receiver 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 television receiver, 2 portable terminal, 3 memory stick, 4 remote controller, 11
Control unit, 12 drives, 13 magnetic disks,
14 optical disk, 15 magneto-optical disk, 16
Semiconductor memory, 17 ROM, 18 RAM, 19 front end, 20 descrambler, 21 demultiplexer, 22 MPEG decoder, 23 superposition unit, 24 display unit, 25 I / O bridge, 26
Transmitter / receiver unit, 27 Memory mounting unit, 28 Memory stick, 29 Modem

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A receiving device that receives an operation signal transmitted by a controller and performs a predetermined process in accordance with the operation signal, a registration unit that registers identification information of the controller, and the identification unit that is registered by the registration unit. Recording means for associating setting parameters with information and recording the information as registration information; receiving means for receiving the identification information included in the operation signal for instructing activation transmitted by the controller; and Acquiring means for acquiring the setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received by the receiving means with reference to registration information; adjusting means for adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter acquired by the acquiring means A receiving device comprising: 2. The receiving device according to claim 1, wherein the controller is a portable terminal having a call function. 3. A reproducing unit that receives and reproduces a broadcast signal in accordance with the operation signal from the controller, and a limiting unit that restricts processing of the reproducing unit based on the setting parameter acquired by the acquiring unit. The receiving device according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. A connection means for connecting to a Web server via the Internet, a holding means for holding a record of the connection to the Web server as connection history information, and a connection to the connection history information held by the holding means. A combining unit that combines the connection history information of the controller. 5. The receiving apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising recording means for recording the connection history information synthesized by the synthesizing means on a predetermined removable recording medium. 6. The receiving device according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined recording medium is detachable from the controller. 7. A receiving method of a receiving apparatus for receiving an operation signal transmitted by a controller and executing a predetermined process according to the operation signal, wherein: a registration step of registering the identification information of the controller; and a process of the registration step. A recording step of associating a setting parameter with the identification information registered in step 1 and recording the information as registration information; and a receiving step of receiving the identification information included in the operation signal transmitted by the controller and instructing activation. An acquisition step of referring to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step, and acquiring the setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received in the processing of the receiving step, acquired in the processing of the acquisition step Adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter. Reception method for. 8. A receiving program for receiving an operation signal transmitted by a controller and executing a predetermined process according to the operation signal, comprising: a registration step of registering identification information of the controller; A recording step of associating a setting parameter with the identification information registered in the process and recording the registration information, and a reception step of receiving the identification information included in the operation signal instructing activation transmitted by the controller, An acquisition step of referring to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step and acquiring the setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received in the processing of the receiving step; Adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter. Recording medium from which a computer readable program is recorded to. 9. A registration step of receiving an operation signal transmitted by a controller, and registering the identification information of the controller in a computer that controls a receiving device that executes a predetermined process according to the operation signal. A recording step of associating a setting parameter with the identification information registered in the process and recording the registration information, and a reception step of receiving the identification information included in the operation signal instructing activation transmitted by the controller, An acquisition step of referring to the registration information recorded in the processing of the recording step and acquiring the setting parameter corresponding to the identification information received in the processing of the receiving step; Adjusting a corresponding setting based on the setting parameter. Program.