JP2005176242A - Program picture recording reservation method, portable terminal, and printed matter - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method which requires no special hardware and reserves a program more conveniently than a system reading a bar code. <P>SOLUTION: A printed matter publishing a two-dimensional code coded by an information expressing a necessary information to a recording reservation of a television program is read by a portable terminal provided with an image reading function, a two-dimensional code decoding function and an infrared ray communication function, and a reserved picture recording of the television program is achieved by the infrared ray communication of the program recording reservation code decoded by the portable terminal to a video recording apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording reservation method for a television broadcast program.

  To make a TV program recording reservation, usually set the recording channel, date, recording start time, recording end time, and recording mode manually on the video recording device, and display it in the TV program column of the newspaper. For example, there is a method of manually setting the G code that is set in the video recording apparatus and making a recording reservation. Since the G code reservation does not correspond to the sudden change of the program schedule, there is a case where it is inconvenient because it is not flexible.

When manually setting the video recording apparatus, there is a difficulty in operating the buttons and dials on the operation panel of the video recording apparatus or the operation surface of the remote control apparatus accurately and without error. In order to eliminate such difficulty, the invention described in Patent Document 1 (reservation device for a video tape recorder) has been made. A reservation apparatus for a video tape recorder according to the present invention optically reads a recording medium on which a barcode on which broadcast program channels, dates, and start / end times are collectively or divided is printed, and reserves a barcode signal. Convert to signal, convert to remote control code signal and send by infrared.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 6-71209

BS digital broadcasting service began, terrestrial digital broadcasting started in December this year, and EPG service is provided. However, program guide magazines in paper media are still deeply rooted due to the freedom of expression and the abundance of publication information. There is a need.

  Making a reservation for recording a TV program with manual settings is a cumbersome task that requires considerable input because all necessary information must be entered without error. The invention described in Patent Document 1 replaces the operation for setting scheduled recording with a barcode reading operation, so that a certain effect of eliminating the troublesomeness of the scheduled recording setting operation is recognized. However, since a dedicated remote control device including a bar code reading unit and a bar code decoder is required, there is a problem that the device cost is increased. Further, since the amount of information that can be accommodated by a bar code is limited, there is an inconvenience that information related to the program other than information necessary for reserved recording cannot be recorded.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for making a program reservation more convenient than a method of reading a barcode without requiring special hardware.

  A first invention for solving the problem is a method for performing a scheduled recording of a television program, the first aspect of the present invention is a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding information representing information necessary for a scheduled recording of a television program. By reading the printed matter posted on a portable terminal equipped with an image reading function, a two-dimensional code decoding function and an infrared transmission function, and modulating the program recording reservation code decoded by the portable terminal into an infrared signal and transmitting it to the video recording device The gist is to perform scheduled recording of TV programs.

  In recent years, mobile terminals such as mobile phones have been widely used, and mobile phone terminals having a digital camera function, a two-dimensional code decoding function, and an infrared transmission function can be easily obtained. Therefore, according to this method, it is possible to make a reservation for recording a television program by replacing a troublesome operation with two-dimensional code reading without requiring special hardware.

  According to a second aspect of the first invention, a paper medium on which a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding information necessary for recording reservation of a television program and information indicating a reference destination of information related to the television program is printed Reference of information related to the TV program read and decoded by the portable terminal equipped with a reading function, a two-dimensional code decoding function, an infrared transmission function, and a function of accessing information reference destinations and retrieving and displaying information The program recording reservation code is decoded into an infrared signal and transmitted to the video recording apparatus while the destination is displayed so that the user can acquire information related to the TV program, and the TV program is reserved for recording. Is the method.

  In recent years, mobile terminals such as mobile phones have been widely used, and mobile phone terminals having an Internet connection function, a digital camera function, a two-dimensional code decoding function, and an infrared transmission function can be easily obtained. Although the two-dimensional code depends on the vertical and horizontal pixel sizes and how to take redundancy, a much larger amount of information can be encoded as compared with a barcode that can accommodate only a dozen or so digits of information. Therefore, even in the area equivalent to the barcode, it is possible to encode the information including the reference destination of the information related to the television program in addition to the information necessary for the recording reservation of the television program. Therefore, according to this method, it is possible to confirm the contents of the program with reference to information related to the television program before making the recording reservation, so that the reserved recording function is more convenient than the apparatus described in Patent Document 1. Can provide. As the information representing the reference destination, a URL (Universal Resource Locator) of the reference destination or an e-mail address for registration to the information distribution service by e-mail may be used.

  According to a third aspect of the first invention, in the method for performing a reserved recording of a television program according to the first or second aspect, the information decoded by the two-dimensional code decoding function is necessary for the recording reservation of the television program. This is a television program reserved recording method characterized by using a portable terminal provided with means for discriminating whether or not the information represents various information.

  By providing means for determining whether or not the information decoded by the two-dimensional code decoding function is information that represents information required for recording reservation of a television program, useless operations and malfunctions can be prevented in advance.

  According to a fourth aspect of the first invention, in the method for performing scheduled recording of a television program according to the third aspect, a printed matter in which a two-dimensional code in which information including a program information code identifier is encoded is placed at the head is used. Thus, it is determined whether or not the decoded information is information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program depending on whether or not the head of the decoded information represents a program information code identifier. This is a program recording method.

  Whether the information decoded by the image reading means, the two-dimensional code decoding means, the infrared transmission means, and the two-dimensional code decoding means is information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program. It is a portable terminal provided with the means to discriminate | determine. By using such a portable terminal, a recording reservation operation can be easily performed by reading a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding information necessary for recording reservation of a television program.

  In the mobile terminal according to the second invention, the decoded information represents information necessary for recording reservation of a television program depending on whether or not the decoded information includes a character string representing a program information code identifier. It is possible to determine whether or not. For example, it may be determined whether or not the head of text data obtained by decoding represents a program information code identifier.

  In a more preferred aspect of the portable terminal according to the second invention, when it is determined that the decoded information is information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program, the storage device included in the portable terminal includes Means for storing the decrypted information as one program reservation information, and batch recording by reading all program reservation information recorded in the storage device by user operation and sending it to the video recording device by infrared rays Means for making a reservation are provided. With such a portable terminal, reading and decoding of two-dimensional codes of a plurality of television programs and storing of decoding results can be performed together, and infrared transmission can be performed with a single operation.

A third invention for solving the problem is a printed matter in which a two-dimensional code in which information necessary for recording reservation of a television program and information representing a reference destination of information related to the television program is coded is posted. A URL or an e-mail address may be used as a reference destination of information related to the television program.

  According to the reservation recording method for a television program according to the first invention, since the troublesome operation necessary for the reservation recording setting of the television program is replaced with a two-dimensional code reading operation, the recording setting can be easily set without making a mistake. Has an effect. In addition, since the two-dimensional code to be used can include reference destination information of information related to the program, it is possible to provide a more convenient function than an apparatus that reads a barcode and makes a recording reservation. Play.

The portable terminal according to the second invention has a remarkable effect of enabling such a convenient recording reservation method by reading the printed matter according to the third invention. The printed matter according to the third invention has a remarkable effect of enabling the recording reservation method according to the first invention by using the portable terminal according to the second invention.

  An embodiment of the method of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall view showing an outline of the method of the present invention. Reference numeral 4 denotes a printed matter such as a television program guide magazine. A two-dimensional code 41 is printed alongside an introduction article of each program. Here, the two-dimensional code 41 is described as being a QR code (registered trademark). For example, the QR code specification conforms to the contents described in the “i-αppli content development guide” defined by NTT DoCoMo (registered trademark).

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a mobile phone. The mobile phone 5 is provided with a digital camera function, an Internet connection function, and an infrared transmission function in addition to a basic mobile phone function and an e-mail transmission / reception function as a mobile phone, and a two-dimensional code decoding means 51, A recording reservation providing unit 52 is provided. The two-dimensional code decoding means 51 is a program for decoding original text information from image data obtained by reading a two-dimensional code with a digital camera function. The recording reservation providing means 52 is a main program for controlling the recording reservation mode of the mobile phone 5.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a video recording apparatus. Reservation recording information is received by an infrared signal of a certain format, necessary settings are made, and a recording operation is executed according to the recording settings. Either a device for recording on a VHS (registered trademark) video tape or a device for recording as digital data on a built-in hard disk or a DVD (registered trademark) disk may be used.

  The mobile phone owner browses the printed matter 4, selects a program to be reserved from program introduction articles and the like, and photographs the two-dimensional code 41 printed together with the introduction articles with the mobile phone 5.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating in detail an example of information stored in the two-dimensional code 41. (1) Program information code identifier, (2) Channel information, (3) Date, (4) Program name, (5) Program URL, (6) Broadcast start time, (7) Broadcast end time, (8) Accompanying Nine types of text information of information and (9) CM information are encoded into a two-dimensional code and used. Examples of the nine types of text information are shown in the lower box in FIG. Of the ten types of information, the items (5), (8), and (9) are optional items and can be omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation flow of the mobile phone 5. 4 to 6 are explanatory diagrams of an interactive screen displayed on the liquid crystal display of the mobile phone 5. Next, the operation of the recording reservation mode of the mobile phone 5 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the user selects the TV program recording reservation mode, the user first reads the contents of the scheduled recording program list recorded in the predetermined memory area of the mobile phone as the recording reservation program, and displays the scheduled recording program list on the display. The screen is displayed as shown in the screen 100 of FIG. 4 (S10). The scheduled recording program list has a built-in mobile phone 5 in which character data necessary for program recording reservation decoded from the two-dimensional code is recorded as one program information so that it can be read later for each program information. Data recorded in a certain storage area on a memory or external memory card. A screen 100 is a program recording schedule list display screen. On the screen 100, a device setting button 101 and a barcode shooting button 102 are displayed.

  When the device setting button 101 is selected, the screen is switched to the screen 120, and the manufacturer, model number, and recording mode of the video recording device can be set (S14). With this setting, a signal format according to the specification of the device to be operated is selected.

  When the barcode shooting button 102 is selected, after a shooting confirmation message such as the screen 110 in FIG. 4 is displayed, the camera function is called to temporarily leave the recording reservation mode and enter the camera shooting mode (S16). When an image is captured by the digital camera function, the two-dimensional code decoding means 51 provided in the mobile phone 5 is called. The two-dimensional code decoding means 51 first checks whether or not the captured image is a two-dimensional code, and if it is not a two-dimensional code, displays that fact as shown in a screen 210 in FIG. If the user selects re-shooting, the process returns to the shooting step (S16) (S18).

  Next, when the captured image is a two-dimensional code image, the two-dimensional code decoding unit 51 returns the decoded text data to the recording reservation providing unit 52. As a result, the recording reservation mode is restored. Receiving this text data, the recording reservation providing means 52 checks whether there is a TV identifier at the beginning (S20). If it is not recognized as a two-dimensional code for program reservation, a message to that effect is displayed as shown on the screen 220 in FIG. 5, and then a dialog box is displayed prompting the user to select whether to reshoot or cancel. If the text data starts with a character string recognized as a TV identifier, the read two-dimensional code is determined to be a two-dimensional code describing information for program reservation, and the decoded text data is displayed on the screen 230 in FIG. (S22). When the user confirms that the code input here is correct and selects the registration button, the read content is added to the scheduled recording program list. When the return button is pressed on the screen 230, the decoded text information is discarded and the process returns to step S16 to return to the initial state of the photographing mode (S24).

  When the registration button is selected on the screen 230, the decoded text information is added to the scheduled recording program list (S26). A screen 300 in FIG. 6 is a recording schedule program list display screen that is displayed when the registration button is selected on the screen 230. The most recently added program information is displayed in a selected state. The program selection state can be changed by operating the up and down cursors of the mobile phone 5. When the detail button 302 is selected on the screen 300, detailed information of the list registered program that is in the selected state at that time is displayed as on the screen 310 (S30).

  Program HP and CM information can also be accessed from the screen 310. That is, the two-dimensional code 41 can encode much more information than a barcode having the same area. Therefore, in addition to information essential for recording reservation, the URL of a program homepage prepared by a TV station or the URL to an introduction homepage of a product installed by a program sponsor is encoded and based on the decoded information. An interactive screen interface displayed on the liquid crystal screen of the mobile phone 5 can be configured to provide a hyperlink.

  If the photographing button 303 is selected on the screen 300, photographing of another two-dimensional code can be repeated (S28). If the transfer button 301 is selected, the recording reservation providing means 52 calls the infrared transmission function, and the specifications of the video equipment in which information necessary for the recording reservation recorded in the program list of the selected program is set. Then, the data is modulated and transmitted in a format conforming to (S32). If infrared transmission does not end normally, a message to that effect is displayed on the monitor and the screen 300 returns to the display state. When the transfer is normally completed, the fact is displayed on the monitor and the display state of the screen 300 is returned.

  It is also possible to collectively transfer program reservations recorded in the scheduled recording program list. Instead of returning to step S27 immediately after sending out one piece of program information selected from the scheduled recording program list in step S32, all the program information recorded in the scheduled recording program list is batched in step S32. Can be programmed to send infrared rays.

The operation of the recording reservation providing unit 52 has been described above. The recording reservation providing means 52 can be realized as an application program installed in the mobile phone 5.

It is the whole video recording reservation method using a portable terminal concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure explaining the information accommodated in the two-dimensional code 41 in detail. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation flow of the mobile phone 5. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone. It is explanatory drawing of the display screen of the mobile telephone.

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4 Printed matter 5 Portable terminal 6 Video recording device 41 Two-dimensional code 51 Two-dimensional code decoding means 52 Recording reservation providing means

Claims (10)

  A printed matter on which a two-dimensional code obtained by encoding information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a TV program is read by a portable terminal having an image reading function, a two-dimensional code decoding function, and an infrared transmission function. A method for performing scheduled recording of a television program by transmitting a decoded program recording reservation code to a video recording apparatus by an infrared signal.   An image reading function, a two-dimensional code decoding function, and infrared transmission of a paper medium on which a two-dimensional code obtained by coding information necessary for recording reservation of a TV program and information indicating a reference destination of information related to the TV program is printed The function and the reference destination of the information are accessed and the reference destination of the information related to the television program decoded by the portable terminal is read by the portable terminal having the function of retrieving and displaying the information and displayed to the user. A method for performing scheduled recording of a television program by sending a program recording reservation code decoded simultaneously with an infrared signal to a video recording apparatus while making the related information available.   3. The method for performing scheduled recording of a television program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein means for determining whether or not the information decoded by the two-dimensional code decoding function represents information necessary for recording recording of the television program. A television program reserved recording method comprising using a portable terminal provided.   4. The method for performing scheduled recording of a television program according to claim 3, wherein the top of the decoded information is the program information by using a printed matter in which a two-dimensional code in which information including a program information code identifier is encoded is used at the top. A television program reserved recording method comprising: determining whether or not the decoded information is information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program depending on whether or not the code identifier is represented.   3. The method of performing scheduled recording of a television program according to claim 2, wherein a URL or an e-mail address is used as information indicating a reference destination of information related to the television program.   A portable terminal comprising image reading means, two-dimensional code decoding means, infrared transmission means, and means for determining whether the information decoded by the two-dimensional code decoding means is information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program.   7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the decoded information represents information necessary for recording reservation of a television program depending on whether or not the decoded information includes a character string representing a program information code identifier. A portable terminal characterized by determining whether or not the received information is information.   A printed matter obtained by printing a two-dimensional code in which information necessary for recording reservation of a TV program and information indicating a reference destination of information related to the TV program are encoded.   A printed matter in which a two-dimensional code in which information necessary for recording reservation of a TV program and information indicating a reference destination of information related to the TV program is encoded by a URL is printed. 7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein when the decrypted information is determined to be information representing information necessary for recording reservation of a television program, the decryption is performed on a storage device included in the mobile terminal. A means for storing information as a single program reservation information, and a batch recording reservation by reading out all program reservation information recorded in the storage device by user operation and transmitting it to the video recording device by infrared rays A portable terminal comprising means for performing.

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