JP2004032622A - Method and apparatus for receiving broadcast program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply make maintainance of the program information for automatic reception registered, based on the viewing history or recording history. <P>SOLUTION: Each time a program, which is registered as the program for automatic reception in a program information storing part 24 based on a viewing history or recording history, is received automatically, a massage containing whether the program is continued to be registered as a program for automatic reception is displayed on the screen of a display part 17. A user selects whether the registeration is deleted or not, and when selection is made for deletion, the program information is deleted from the program information storing part 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a broadcast program receiving apparatus and a receiving method for automatically receiving a broadcast program based on a past viewing history or a recording history of the broadcast program, and it is possible to set the selection of the received program more precisely. The present invention relates to a broadcast program receiving apparatus and a broadcast program receiving method as described above.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an apparatus has been proposed in which, based on a user's viewing history or recording history, when a broadcast time of a program frequently watched by a user comes, the program is automatically received and provided for viewing. . According to the receiver configured as described above, the user can view the program that he or she is always watching without forgetting as long as the user is at the side of the receiver.
[0003]
Usually, automatically received programs are programs that are broadcast continuously every week or every day, and programs to be automatically received include those registered and input by the user himself, as well as past viewing histories or recording histories. There are also devices that are automatically registered as target programs on the basis of such programs.
[0004]
The past viewing history is configured such that, for example, when the same program is viewed two or more times, it is automatically registered, or a recorded program is automatically registered as an automatically received program.
Such an apparatus is described in JP-A-2000-196970 and JP-A-2001-36846.
The registration as a program to be automatically received, the longer the period, the more clearly the characteristics of the user's tastes become apparent and the preferred reception becomes possible, but the number of registered program data becomes enormous, Maintenance becomes extremely important.
The above-mentioned literature does not describe anything about the maintenance of such registered program information.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is configured so that a user can perform maintenance every time a program is received. It is an object of the present invention to provide a receiving device that can be registered as a device.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, conventionally, in a device in which a program to be automatically received is registered based on a viewing history and a recording history, the amount of programs is enormous, and even unnecessary programs are automatically received. There is a possibility that a problem of operation may occur, and improvement is demanded.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, every time a program is received, by configuring so that the user can set whether to register as an automatic reception target program, An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program receiving device and a receiving method which achieve the above object.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The broadcast program receiving apparatus of the present invention includes: means for specifying a program that is regularly broadcast when the program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts as a program to be automatically received; Storage means for storing program information, receiving means for automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means, for a program received by the receiving means, A means for outputting a message as to whether or not to continue storing program information in the storage means, a means for inputting an answer to the message, and an answer from the input means for not continuing the storage in the storage means are input. Means for erasing the program information of the program to be automatically received stored in said storage means when said program is executed.
[0008]
According to the present invention, each time an automatic reception is performed, an inquiry is made as to whether or not to continue the registration, and if unnecessary, the registration can be deleted at that time. Can be.
A method for receiving a broadcast program according to the present invention includes the steps of: when a regularly broadcasted program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts, identifying the program as an automatic reception target program; and Storing the program information in the storage means; automatically receiving the program based on the program information of the program to be automatically received stored in the storage means; Outputting a message as to whether or not to continue storing program information in the storage unit, inputting a response to the message, and inputting a response from the input unit that does not continue the storage in the storage unit. Erasing the program information of the program to be automatically received stored in the storage means when the operation is performed.
[0009]
According to the present invention, each time an automatic reception is performed, an inquiry is made as to whether or not to continue the registration, and if unnecessary, the registration can be deleted at that time. Can be.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the broadcast program receiving device of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a broadcast program receiving apparatus 10 has an input terminal 11, and a digital broadcast signal is supplied from an antenna (not shown). The input terminal 11 is connected to a tuner / demodulation unit 12, where a predetermined channel of the broadcast signal is selected, demodulated, and output as a TS (Transport Stream) signal.
[0011]
The TS signal from the tuner / demodulation unit 12 is supplied to a DEMUX (demultiplexer) 13 where data constituting a broadcast program of the selected channel is separated and extracted, supplied to a decoder 14, and supplied to an MPEG (Moving Picture). (Experts Group) is decoded, and the decoded digital video signal is derived to the superposition processing unit 15. In the superimposition processing unit 15, graphics such as symbols and tables are multiplexed with the video signal as necessary, and the resultant is derived to the video display unit 16, where processing such as conversion to an analog signal is performed and displayed. Displayed by the unit 17.
[0012]
The audio signal is also subjected to MPEG decoding by the decoder 14, the decoded digital audio signal is subjected to processing such as conversion into an analog signal by a voice processing unit 18, and an audio output unit 19 composed of a normal speaker. Output from
The receiving apparatus 10 further includes a recording / reproducing unit 20 and a recording medium 21 for recording and reproducing data constituting a program, and operates to record and reproduce a TS signal from the DEMUX 13.
The DEMUX 13 and the recording / reproducing unit 20 are controlled by the control unit 22 to control the extraction of recorded program data and the activation of the recording medium 21. An input unit 23 is connected to the control unit 22, and an instruction from a user is transmitted to the control unit 22 via the input unit 23.
[0013]
That is, the input unit 23 is configured to receive, for example, a remote control signal from a remote control hand unit (not shown) and supply it to the control unit 22. Alternatively, the input unit 23 can be configured as a plurality of switches provided on the front surface of the housing of the receiver 10 so as to be operated by a user.
[0014]
Further, the receiver 10 includes a program information storage unit 24 for storing program information to be automatically received, receives and stores the program information via the control unit 22, and also stores the stored program information. Output to the control unit 22.
Further, the receiver 10 includes a power supply circuit 25, and on / off of the power is controlled via the control unit 22 based on a power on / off signal from the input unit 23.
As described above, when viewing a program in the configured receiver, the user gives an instruction from the input unit 23 to the control unit 22 to cause the control unit 22 to select a channel. Thus, the control unit 12 drives the tuner / demodulation unit 12, selects a channel number input by the user, demodulates the signal, and outputs a TS signal.
[0015]
The TS signal is MPEG-decoded by the decoder 14, the video signal is supplied to the display unit 17 via the superimposition processing unit 15 and the video signal processing unit 16, and the audio signal is transmitted to the audio output unit 19 via the audio processing unit 18. It is supplied and output.
The control unit 22 evaluates a program selected by the user and obtains necessary data. That is, in digital broadcasting, in addition to video and audio data constituting a program, additional information is multiplexed and transmitted. In the additional information, the broadcast date, channel information, program title, broadcast start time, and end time of the program are included. The control unit 22 separates and extracts the information via the DEMUX 13 and stores the information in a memory provided therein.
[0016]
Further, the control unit 22 determines whether or not the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast based on the stored program information, and when the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast, the program information is stored in the program information storage unit 24. Compared with the stored program information, if there is no information of the same program, a flag of the number of times of viewing 1 is added as a candidate program and stored in the program information storage unit 24. If it is not viewed until the end of the broadcast, no processing is performed.
[0017]
In this way, the control unit 22 compares the program content stored in the program information storage unit 24 with the contents watched until the end of the broadcast every time there is a program, and if the same program is stored, increases the number of times of viewing by one.
The process of storing the program information in the program information storage unit 24 is shown in the flowchart of FIG.
In step 2a, the channel is switched in step 2b to watch the program. In step 2c, it is determined whether or not the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast. If not, the process returns to step 2b.
If it is determined in step 2c that the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast, the program information is compared with the program information stored in the program information storage unit 24 in step 2d, and in step 2e, is the same program information stored? If it is determined whether or not the same program is stored, the program information is stored in the program information storage unit 24 together with the information of one viewing count in step 2f.
[0018]
If the same program information is stored in step 2f, the number of times the program information has been viewed is increased by one.
In this way, programs that have been viewed twice or more are sequentially stored in the program information storage unit 24 as programs to be automatically received.
The program information thus stored in the program information storage unit 24 is constantly compared with information from a calendar and clock information generation unit (not shown) provided in the control unit 22. At the time, if the power of the receiver is turned off, the control unit 22 switches on the power, and controls each circuit in the receiver to operate so as to watch the channel of the program information.
[0019]
As a result, the video of the received program is displayed on the display unit 17, and the control unit 22 further generates a message for indicating to the user a question as to how to handle the program, and sends the message to the superimposing unit 15. It is superimposed on the video signal and displayed.
That is, as shown in FIG. 3, "delete / do not register this program" 31, "view / do not watch this program" 32, or "record / do not record this program" are displayed on the display screen 30 of the display unit 17. The message of the inquiry of 33 is displayed.
For example, the user operates a cursor key and a decision key of a remote control hand unit (not shown) to select a desired item on the screen with the cursor 34 and presses the decision key to register the item. If no key operation is performed for a predetermined time, the message is deleted.
[0020]
When the user selects “delete the registration of this program”, the program information stored in the program information storage unit 24 of the displayed program is deleted. If the user is not to be deleted, "No" is selected. When the item of “delete / not delete” is selected, the display 31 of the item relating to the item is erased, and the operation regarding whether to delete or not is prevented from being executed again.
[0021]
When "view this program" is selected, the reception of the program is continued. In addition, when "don't watch this program" is selected, the control unit 22 controls the power of the receiver 10 to be turned off unless "record" described later is selected.
[0022]
By selecting "view / do not watch this program", the display 32 of the item related to it is erased, the display 32 of the item related to whether to watch or not is erased, and the operation related to whether to watch or not is not executed again. To
Further, when “Record this program” is selected, the reception of the program is continued. When “Watch program” is selected, the video display on the display unit 17 and the audio output from the audio output unit 19 are performed. Output continues.
When “don't record this program” is selected, the control unit 22 turns off the power of the receiver 10 unless “view program” is selected.
By selecting "record / not record this program", the display 33 of the item related thereto is deleted, and the operation regarding whether to record or not is not executed again.
When "view this program" is selected and the program is viewed until the end of the broadcast, the number of times of viewing of the program information storage unit 24 is increased by one. By selecting “record this program”, it is considered that the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast, and the number of times the program information storage unit 24 has been viewed is increased.
[0023]
The above operation will be further described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
In FIG. 4, the process is started at step 5a, time is monitored at step 5b, and it is determined at step 5c whether or not the broadcast start time of the automatic reception target program stored in the program information storage unit 24 has come. . When the broadcast start time comes, the program is received and the video and audio are output in step 5d, and all user selection items are displayed on the screen in step 4e.
[0024]
Next, in step 4f, it is determined whether or not the user has made a selection input. If the user has not made a selection input, in step 4g, it is determined whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed, and the user makes a selection input. If a certain period of time has elapsed without any display, the display of the selected item displayed in step 4h is deleted, and the received program is viewed as it is in step 4i. In step 4j, it is determined whether or not the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast. If the program has been viewed until the end of the broadcast, the number of times of viewing of the program in the program information storage unit 24 is increased by 1 in step 4k. If it is not watched until the end of the broadcast, the number-of-viewings information is not increased in step 41.
[0025]
At step 4f, it is determined that a selection input has been made, and if it is a selection to "delete" the registration of the program information, it is determined at step 4m, and then the registration is deleted at step 4n. In step 4o, the display of the deletion item is deleted. Next, in step 4p, it is determined whether or not there has been a selection input from the user since "delete" was selected, and if there is no selection input, the flow proceeds to step 4g.
[0026]
If it is determined in step 4m that the selected item is not “delete”, the process proceeds to step 4q. If it is determined that “do not delete” is selected, the process proceeds to step 4o.
If it is determined in step 4p that there is no selection input, and that it is determined in step 4q that no deletion but selection has not been made, the process moves to A in FIG.
In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the process starts from A. In step 5a1, it is determined whether the selection input is "view". If it is determined that "view" is selected, the display unit 17 is displayed in step 5a2. The display of the item 32 relating to “viewing” regarding viewing or non-viewing among the selection items displayed in is deleted, and subsequent selection of the viewing relationship is prohibited. Next, in step 5a3, the user continues to watch the program. In step 5a4, it is determined whether or not the user has made a selection input. If "user" has not been selected since "view" was selected, the program shown in FIG. Move to B in the flowchart.
[0027]
If there is a selection input in step 5a4, in step 5a5 the display item 33 related to recording on the display unit 17 is deleted, and it is determined whether or not the item selected in step 5a6 is "record". If not, the process moves to the flowchart B in FIG.
[0028]
If it is determined in step 5a6 that "record" is selected, the recording of the program is executed in step 5a7. Continue watching.
If it is determined in step 5a1 that "view" has not been selected, the process proceeds to step 5b1, and if it is determined that "do not see" has been selected, the display is displayed on the display unit 17 in step 5b2. Among the selected items, the display of the items related to viewing is deleted, and further, the output of the received video and the audio of the receiver 10 are stopped in step 5b3. That is, the stages after the decoder 14 of the receiver 10 shown in FIG.
[0029]
Next, in step 5b4, it is determined whether or not a selection input has been made after "not seen" is selected. If there is a selection input, the display of the item 33 relating to recording displayed on the display unit 17 is deleted. . Next, in step 5b6, it is determined whether or not the selected item is "record". If it is determined that "record" is selected, recording is executed in step 5b7, and registration is performed in step 5b8. Increase the number of times the program is viewed by one.
[0030]
If it is determined in step 5b4 that there is no selection input, and if “record” is not selected in step 5b6, the control unit 22 turns off the power supply circuit 25 of the receiver 10 in step 5b9 and The entire operation of the machine 10 including the tuner 12 is stopped.
[0031]
If it is determined in step 5b1 that "not watch" is not selected, it means that the item related to recording has been selected. Therefore, in step 5c1, the display item 33 related to recording displayed on the display unit 17 is displayed. Then, it is determined in step 5c2 whether or not "record" is selected. If it is determined that "record" is selected, recording is performed in step 5c3 and recording is performed in step 5c4. Increase the number of times the registered program is viewed by one.
[0032]
Next, in step 5c5, after "record" is selected, it is determined whether or not there is a user's selection input. If it is determined that there is a selection input, this is determined to be "view, not see". As a selection related to viewing, the display item 32 related to viewing on the display unit 17 is deleted in step 5c6.
[0033]
Next, in step 5c7, it is determined whether or not “view” is selected. If it is determined that “view” is selected, the process proceeds to C in the flowchart of FIG. If it is determined in step 5c5 that there is no selection input, and if it is determined in step 5c7 that “view” has not been selected, in step 5c8, the operation of the stages after the decoder 14 of the receiver 10 is performed. Stop and allow only recording.
[0034]
If the selected item is not "record" in step 5c2, this means that "do not record" has been selected. In step 5d1, it is determined whether or not there has been a subsequent selection input. If there is, it is determined that the item is related to the viewing of “view, do not see”, and the display item 32 related to the viewing of the display unit 17 is deleted in step 5d2, and then whether or not “view” is selected in step 5d3 is determined. When the determination is made and “view” is selected, the process proceeds to the flowchart C in FIG.
[0035]
If it is determined in step 5d3 that "view" has not been selected, the power of the receiver is turned off in step 5d4.
As described above, according to the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5, every time a program registered as a target program in the program information storage unit 24 is received, the necessity of registration deletion is displayed on the screen. Since it is configured to display a message asking whether viewing is necessary or not, and to prompt the user to make a selection, unnecessary program registration can be easily deleted. Only the necessary data can be stored, and the usability is improved.
[0036]
Although the embodiment described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 has been described as operating to start the receiver 10 in synchronization with the broadcast start time of a target broadcast program, a predetermined time of broadcast start is assumed. If the message is displayed before, for example, in the case of recording, the recording of the portion immediately after the start of the broadcast will not be lost.
[0037]
FIG. 6 shows an example in which a list of target programs and selection items are displayed on the display unit 17 before the start of broadcasting.
In FIG. 6, the first two lines display the current date and time (Monday, June 10, 2002, 19:57 minutes) and display that the broadcast of the program on the list will start soon. A list of programs to be broadcast from 20:00 among the programs to be automatically received is displayed. Next, an item 63 to be selected by the user is displayed, and the item to be selected by the user is the same as the example in FIG.
[0038]
Selection of a program from the program list is performed by the cursor 64, and is performed by using the cursor key and the enter key of the remote control hand unit. After the selection of the program, the cursor moves to the user selection item 63, and the selection is executed by the same operation procedure as described in the example of FIG.
[0039]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the receiver of the present invention.
7, the same components as those in the embodiment of FIG. 1 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.
In the embodiment shown in FIG. 7, the program information stored in the program information storage unit 24 is transmitted to the external terminal 72 by the communication means 71, and the external terminal 72 selects a selection item. is there.
FIG. 8 shows an example of a message displayed on the display unit of the external terminal 72.
In this case, since the external terminal 72 is located at a position away from the receiver 10, the item related to the viewing of the program is omitted, and the selection item is to select whether to delete the registration or not to record.
That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the automatically received program name 81 is displayed on the first line of the display screen 80, and then the selection items of registration deletion, no, recording, and no are displayed. , The cursor 83 is selected.
As described above, according to the present invention, each time a program registered as an automatically received program is received based on the user's past viewing history and recording history, the user is inquired of the management of the program. Since the registration of unnecessary programs can be surely deleted, usability is improved.
[0040]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, based on the user's viewing history or recording history, every time a registered automatic reception target program is received, the user is configured to continue or select registration, so unnecessary program information , The automatic reception target program can be managed simply and accurately without being registered.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a broadcast program receiving apparatus according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the device shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a view for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of the broadcast program receiving apparatus according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view for explaining the operation of the apparatus shown in FIG. 7;
[Explanation of symbols]
11 input terminal 12 tuner / demodulator 13 DEMUX (demultiplexer)
14 Decoder 15 Superimposition processing unit 16 Video signal output unit 17 Display unit 18 Audio signal processing unit 19 Audio output unit 20 Recording and reproduction unit 21 Recording medium 22 Control unit 24 Program information storage unit 25 Power supply circuit 71 Communication means 72 External terminal

Claims (8)

Means for identifying a regularly broadcasted program as a program to be automatically received when the program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts;
Storage means for storing program information of the specified automatic reception target program,
Receiving means for automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means;
Means for outputting a message as to whether or not to continue storing program information in the storage means for the program received by the receiving means;
Means for inputting an answer to the message;
Means for erasing the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means when a response not to continue the storage to the storage means is input from the input means,
A broadcast program receiving device comprising: Means for identifying a regularly broadcasted program as a program to be automatically received when the program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts;
Storage means for storing program information of the specified automatic reception target program,
Receiving means for automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means;
Means for displaying a message of a plurality of selection items including whether or not to continuously receive the program received by the receiving means and whether to continue storing program information in the storage means,
Means for inputting an answer to the selection item of the message;
When an answer is input from the input unit, a unit for deleting a display of the input selection item,
A broadcast program receiving device comprising: Means for identifying a regularly broadcasted program as a program to be automatically received when the program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts;
Storage means for storing program information of the specified automatic reception target program,
Receiving means for automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means;
Means for displaying a message of a plurality of selection items, including whether to record the program and whether to continue storing program information in the storage means, for the program received by the receiving means,
Means for inputting an answer to the selection item of the message;
When an answer to record the received program is input from the input means, it is considered that the program has been viewed, and a means for increasing the number of times of viewing,
A broadcast program receiving device comprising: Means for specifying a program that is regularly broadcast when the program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts as an automatic reception target program, and storage means for storing program information of the specified automatic reception target program, Receiving means for automatically receiving a program based on program information of a program to be automatically received stored in the storage means, and whether or not the program received by the receiving means is to be recorded by the recording means. Means for outputting message information indicating whether or not to continue storing the program information in the storage means, and a receiver having means for transmitting the message,
A receiving means for receiving and displaying the transmitted message; a means for inputting a response to the displayed message; and a means for transmitting information based on the input response. Wherein the receiver further has a management of recording of a received program based on information transmitted from the terminal and a management of storage of the program information in the storage means. Broadcast program receiving device. 5. The broadcast program receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output of the message is performed before reception of the program stored in the storage unit is started. When a regularly broadcasted program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts, identifying the program as an automatic reception target program;
Storing the program information of the specified automatic reception target program in a storage unit;
Automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means,
For the program received by the receiving means, outputting a message as to whether or not to continue storing the program information in the storage means,
Inputting an answer to the message;
Erasing the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means when a response not to continue the storage to the storage means is input from the input means,
A broadcast program receiving method, comprising: When a regularly broadcasted program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts, identifying the program as an automatic reception target program;
Storing the program information of the specified automatic reception target program in a storage unit;
Automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means,
For the program received by the receiving means, displaying a message of a plurality of selection items including whether to continue to receive and whether to continue storing program information in the storage means,
Inputting an answer to a selection item of the message;
When an answer is input from the input unit, a step of deleting the display of the input selection item,
A broadcast program receiving method, comprising: When a regularly broadcasted program is viewed over a plurality of broadcasts, identifying the program as an automatic reception target program;
Storing the program information of the specified automatic reception target program in a storage unit;
Automatically receiving a program based on the program information of the automatic reception target program stored in the storage means,
For the program received by the receiving means, displaying a message of a plurality of selection items including whether to record the program and whether to continue storing the program information in the storage means,
Inputting an answer to a selection item of the message;
When an answer to record the received program is input from the input unit, it is considered that the program has been viewed, and the number of times of viewing is increased;
A broadcast program receiving method, comprising:

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