JP2005236776A - Portable communications equipment, data processor and their program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a data processor for providing a computer to portable communications equipment, and to provide portable communications equipment, capable of generating transfer instruction data in the portable communications equipment, even while the portable communication equipment is in a communication disabled state. <P>SOLUTION: A control part 18 generates transfer desired program table data 24, in response to an operation from an operating part 15 on the basis of video-recorded program table data 23, while a PDA 2 cannot conduct communication with a computer 3 by infrared rays. Then, the control part 18 transmits the video-recorded program table data 23 to the computer 3, when infrared communication becomes possible. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable communication device and a data processing device that perform processing related to content data, and programs thereof.

For example, the following Patent Document 1 discloses a computer and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants).
And a communication system that performs infrared communication using these.
In this communication system, the PDA receives a designation of a program desired to be transferred from the computer to the PDA based on the recorded program data received from the computer in a state where it is connected to the computer by infrared communication. Transfer instruction data indicating the selected program is transmitted.
Then, based on the transfer instruction data received from the PDA, the computer converts the program data read from the built-in memory into a format that can be processed by the PDA and transmits it to the PDA.
JP 2002-262220 A

However, the system described above is inconvenient because the transfer instruction data cannot be generated by operating the PDA when the PDA and the computer cannot communicate with each other by infrared communication, such as when the user carries the PDA.
In the system described above, since the program data is converted into a format that can be processed by the PDA after the computer receives the transfer instruction data, the content data is actually received after the PDA is ready for infrared communication with the computer. There is a problem that the time to do is long.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and even if a data processing device that provides a computer to a portable communication device and the portable communication device are in a communication-disabled state, content data in the portable communication device is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable communication device that can generate the transfer instruction data and its program.
The present invention also provides a portable communication device and a data processing device that can shorten the time from when the portable communication device is able to communicate with the data processing device to when content data is actually received from the data processing device. And to provide those programs.

  In order to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and achieve the above-described object, the portable communication device of the first invention is a portable communication device that communicates with a data processing device that acquires content data. A communication means for communicating between the memory and the data processing apparatus; and an instruction to transfer the content data already acquired by the data processing apparatus when the communication means is in a state incapable of communicating with the data processing apparatus. The transfer instruction data is generated, the transfer instruction data is written into the memory, and when the communication unit becomes communicable with the data processing device, the transfer instruction data is read from the memory and the communication unit is The content data transmitted to the data processing device and received from the data processing device via the communication means in response to the transfer instruction is stored in the memory. And a control means for writing.

The operation of the portable communication device of the first invention is as follows.
The control means generates transfer instruction data indicating a transfer instruction of the content data already acquired by the data processing apparatus when the communication means cannot communicate with the data processing apparatus, and stores the transfer instruction data in the memory. Write.
Next, when the communication unit becomes communicable with the data processing device, the control unit reads the transfer instruction data from the memory and transmits it to the data processing device via the communication unit.
The control unit writes the content data received from the data processing device via the communication unit in the memory in response to the transfer instruction.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing device for communicating with a portable communication device that reproduces content data, the first communication means for acquiring the content data, and the portable communication device. A second communication unit that communicates with the memory, a memory that stores the content data received by the first communication unit, and a control unit that controls communication by the first communication unit and the second communication unit. The control means is configured such that the second communication means is in a non-communicable state with the portable communication device, and the past second communication means is in a state capable of communicating with the portable communication device in the past. Sometimes, based on the acquisition instruction data received from the portable communication device, the content data is received via the first communication means and written to the memory, and then the communication is enabled. , Based on the transfer instruction data received from the portable communication device transmits the content data read out from said memory to said portable communication device via the second communication means.

The operation of the data processing apparatus of the second invention is as follows.
When the second communication means is in a non-communicable state with the portable communication device and the past second communication means is in a state capable of communicating with the portable communication device in the past, Based on the acquisition instruction data received from the apparatus, the content data is received via the first communication means and written into the memory.
Then, when the control means enters the communicable state, based on the transfer instruction data received from the portable communication device, the content data read from the memory is transferred to the portable type via the second communication means. Send to communication device.

  A program according to a third aspect of the invention is a program executed by a portable communication device that communicates with a data processing device that acquires content data, wherein the portable communication device cannot communicate with the data processing device, and the data A first procedure for generating transfer instruction data indicating a transfer instruction for the content data already acquired by the processing device and writing it in a memory included in the portable communication device; and after executing the first procedure, the portable device When the type communication device becomes communicable with the data processing device, a second procedure for reading the transfer instruction data from the memory and transmitting it to the data processing device, and the transfer instruction data transmitted in the second procedure In response, the portable communication device executes a third procedure for writing the content data received from the data processing device to the memory. To.

  A program of a fourth invention is a program executed by a data processing device that communicates with a portable communication device that reproduces content data, and the data processing device is in a non-communicable state with the portable communication device. Receiving the content data from a content provider based on the acquisition instruction data received from the portable communication device when the second communication means is in a communicable state with the portable communication device and performing the data processing A first procedure for writing to a memory included in the device; and the content read from the memory based on transfer instruction data received from the portable communication device when the communication is enabled after the first procedure is executed. And causing the data processing device to execute a second procedure for transmitting data to the portable communication device.

According to the present invention, even if a data processing device that provides a computer to a portable communication device and the portable communication device are in a communication disabled state, portable communication that can generate content data transfer instruction data in the portable communication device. A device and its program can be provided.
In addition, according to the present invention, the portable communication device and the data processing that can shorten the time from when the portable communication device becomes communicable with the data processing device until the content data is actually received from the data processing device. Devices and their programs can be provided.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the communication system 1 includes, for example, a PDA 2 and a computer 3.
The PDA 2 and the computer 3 perform data transmission / reception by infrared communication.
In the embodiment, the PDA 2 corresponds to the portable communication device of the present invention, and the computer 3 corresponds to the data processing device of the present invention.
[PDA2]
FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of the PDA 2, and FIG. 3 is an external view of the front side of the PDA 2.
The PDA 2 is a portable communication device.
As shown in FIG. 2, the PDA 2 includes, for example, an infrared data transmission / reception unit 12, an image / audio processing unit 13, a display unit 14, an operation unit 15, an expansion unit 16, a storage device 17, and a control unit 18.
Here, the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12, the image / audio processing unit 13, the expansion unit 16, the storage device 17, and the control unit 18 are realized by electronic circuits.
In the present embodiment, the infrared data transmitting / receiving unit 12 corresponds to the communication means of the first invention, the storage device 17 corresponds to the memory of the first invention, and the control unit 18 corresponds to the control means of the first invention. ing.
The display unit 14 corresponds to the display unit of the first invention, and the operation unit 15 corresponds to the specifying unit of the first invention.

The infrared data transmission / reception unit 12 exchanges data with the computer 3 using infrared rays, for example.
Specifically, the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12 modulates data to be transmitted input from the control unit 18 using an element such as an infrared light emitting diode, and transmits the modulated data to the computer 3 as an infrared signal.
The infrared data transmission / reception unit 12 receives an infrared signal from the computer 3 using an element such as a phototransistor diode, demodulates it, and outputs it to the control unit 18.
As the modulation method of the infrared communication, for example, a method capable of high-speed data transfer of about 480 Mbps (bits / second) based on the IEEE (Institute of Electronic and Electronics Engineers) 1394 method is used.
The image / sound processing unit 13 is an image (video) signal and sound (audio) that can be processed by the display unit 14 with program data 26 composed of image (video) data and sound (audio) data input from the control unit 18. It converts into a signal and outputs it to the display part 14.

The display unit 14 includes the display 401 illustrated in FIG. 3, and displays a screen corresponding to the image signal input from the image / audio processing unit 13 on the display 401.
The display unit 14 includes a speaker (not shown), and performs audio output in accordance with the audio signal input from the image / audio processing unit 13.
The operation unit 15 includes, for example, an upper operation button 402, a left operation button 403, a right operation button 404, a lower operation button 405, a confirm operation button 406, a return operation button 407, and a menu operation button 408 as shown in FIG. Then, an instruction signal corresponding to a user instruction is output to the control unit 18.
Here, the upper operation button 402, the left operation button 403, the right operation button 404, and the lower operation button 405, for example, move the cursor displayed on the display 401 to the left, upper, right, and lower directions on the screen, respectively. It is a button to move.
The confirmation operation button 406 is a button for specifying the position of the cursor on the screen, for example.
The return operation button 407 is a button for returning the operation on the screen to the previous state.
The menu operation button 408 is a button for displaying a menu screen on the display 401.
The operation unit 15 is a keyboard or a touch panel using the screen of the display unit 14, and may output an instruction signal according to a user instruction to the control unit 18.
It may be output.

The decompression unit 16 decompresses the program data 26 read from the storage device 17 by an decompression method corresponding to a predetermined compression method, and outputs the decompressed program data 26 to the control unit 18.
Here, the program data 26 is composed of image data and audio data.
The compression method is, for example, specified for a well-known compression / decompression standard such as MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) 2 or MPEG4 for images.
In addition, audio is stipulated in known compression / decompression standards such as MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) and AAC (Advanced Audio Codec).

The storage device 17 is a semiconductor memory, for example, and is configured so that it cannot be accessed from outside the PDA 2.
For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage device 17 stores program guide data 21 (list data of the present invention), desired recording program guide data 22 (acquisition instruction data of the present invention), recorded program guide data 23 (according to the present invention). Acquired data), transfer desired program guide data 24 (transfer instruction data), transferred program guide data 25, program data 26 (content data of the present invention), and program PRG1 (program of the third invention) are stored.

The program guide data 21 shows a list of program data that can be received by the computer 3. Specifically, the program guide data 21 includes information such as a broadcast station name, a program name, a start time, and an end time.
The program guide data 21 may be generated based on, for example, EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data acquired from a server via the computer 3.
The desired recording program table data 22 shows a list of programs desired to be recorded on the computer 3 by the operation of the user of the PDA 2.
The recorded program guide data 23 shows a list of programs that have been recorded by the computer 3.
The transfer request program guide data 24 shows a list of programs that the computer 3 desires to transfer to the PDA 2 by the operation of the user of the PDA 2.
The transferred program guide data 25 indicates a list of programs that have already been transferred from the computer 3 to the PDA 2 and written to the storage device 17.
The program data 26 is program data transferred from the computer 3 as described above.
The program PRG1 is a program that defines processing executed by the control unit 18.

The control unit 18 comprehensively controls processing of each component of the PDA 2 based on the program PRG1 read from the storage device 17.
The function of the control unit 18 will be described in association with the operation of the PDA 2.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining data exchange between the PDA 2 and the computer 3 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, transfer desired program guide data 24 and recording desired program guide data 22 are transmitted from the PDA 2 to the computer 3.
Further, program data 26, transferred program guide data 25, program guide data 21 and recorded program guide data 23 are transmitted from the computer 3 to the PDA 2.

When the user presses the menu operation button 408 shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 18 causes the display 401 to display the menu screen 501 shown in FIG. 5.
The menu screen 501 displays the transferred program playback item 502, the recording desired program setting item 503, and the transfer desired program setting item 504 in one line.
The user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 shown in FIG. 3 to select a desired item line, place the cursor on the item to be specified, and press the confirm operation button 406. The item is specified, and the control unit 18 performs processing corresponding to the item.

Next, when the user places the cursor on the desired program setting item 503 in the menu screen 501 shown in FIG. 5 and presses the confirm operation button 406, the control unit 18 displays the display 401 as shown in FIG. A desired recording date selection screen 602 is displayed on the screen.
At this time, the control unit 18 displays a screen 602 for designating the date of the program guide on the display 401 based on the program guide data 21 read from the storage device 17.
Then, when a date is specified on the screen 602, the control unit 18 causes the display 401 to display a recording desired program setting screen for instructing recording of a program in each time period on the specified date.
The user presses an upper operation button 402 and a lower operation button 405 shown in FIG.
Based on the program guide data 21 read from the storage device 17, the control unit 18 displays on the display 401 a recording desired program setting screen 610 that displays the program guide of the designated channel as shown in FIG. 7.
As shown in FIG. 7, the recording desired program setting screen 610 shows the program name for the designated channel together with its start date and time and end date and time.
The user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405, positions the cursor on the line of the program desired to be recorded, and presses the confirm operation button 406. Thereby, the control unit 18 displays “R” indicating recording in the recording presence / absence item located on the right side of the recording desired program setting screen 610.
In addition, the control unit 18 adds identification data of the designated program to the desired recording program list data 22.
As shown in FIG. 7, for example, items for eight programs are displayed on the display 401 at the same time. Then, when the user presses the lower operation button 405 in a state where the cursor is positioned at the lowest item, the lower item is displayed on the display 401.

When the user keeps pressing the confirm operation button 406 for a predetermined time or more while the desired recording program setting screen 610 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed, the control unit 18 displays the desired recording program table screen 612 shown in FIG. 401 is displayed.
The user can know the program that he / she has reserved for recording on the basis of the desired recording schedule screen 612.
In addition, the user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 on the recording desired program setting screen 610 shown in FIG. 7, designates a program to cancel the recording request, and presses the confirm operation button 406. The control unit 18 deletes the identification data of the designated program from the desired program recording data 22.

Next, a case where the user designates a transfer desired program setting item 504 on the menu screen 501 shown in FIG. 5 will be described.
In this case, as illustrated in FIG. 9, the control unit 18 displays a recorded program guide screen 613 on the display 401 based on the recorded program guide data 23 read from the storage device 17.
As shown in FIG. 9, the recorded program guide screen 613 shows the program name, channel number, program start date / time, program end date / time, and items indicating whether transfer is desired, for each program, for each program. .
The user presses the upper operation button 402 and the left operation button 403 shown in FIG. 3, designates the program to be transferred on the recorded program guide screen 613, and presses the confirm operation button 406.
As a result, the control unit 18 displays “T” indicating transfer in the item of the designated transfer desired program.
Further, the control unit 18 adds the identification data of the designated program to the transfer desired program table data 24.
If the user keeps pressing the confirm operation button 406 for a predetermined time or more while the recorded program guide screen 613 shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, the control unit 18 displays the transfer desired program guide screen 614 shown in FIG. 401 is displayed.
Based on the transfer request program guide screen 614, the user can know the program that he / she reserved for transfer.
Further, the user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 on the recorded program guide screen 613 shown in FIG. 9, designates a program for canceling the transfer request, and presses the confirm operation button 406. The control unit 18 deletes the identification data of the designated program from the transferred program guide data 25.

Next, a case where the user designates the transferred program reproduction item 502 on the menu screen 501 shown in FIG. 5 will be described.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 18 displays a transferred program guide screen 614 on the display 401 based on the transferred program guide data 25 read from the storage device 17.
The user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 on the transferred program guide screen 614, designates a program desired to be reproduced, and presses the confirm operation button 406.
As a result, the control unit 18 reads the program data 26 corresponding to the designated program from the storage device 17 to the decompression unit 16, decompresses the program data 26, and subsequently outputs the decompressed data to the image / sound processing unit 13 according to the program. The displayed image and sound are output to the display unit 14. That is, playback is performed.

[Computer 3]
FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the computer 3 shown in FIG.
As illustrated in FIG. 12, the computer 3 includes, for example, an antenna 51, a tuner 52, an infrared transmission / reception unit 53, a communication unit 55, a compression unit 56, a storage device 57, and a control unit 58.
In the present embodiment, the communication unit 55 corresponds to the first communication means of the second invention, the infrared transmission / reception unit 53 corresponds to the second communication means of the second invention, and the storage device 57 corresponds to the second invention. The control unit 58 corresponds to the control means of the second invention.

  The tuner 52 receives an analog-transmitted television broadcast wave received by the antenna 51, extracts a baseband signal of a program (channel) designated by the control unit 58, converts the baseband signal into a digital signal, and displays an image. Data and audio data are separated and output to the control unit 58.

The infrared transmitter / receiver 53 exchanges data with the PDA 2 using infrared rays.
In response to an instruction from the control unit 58, the communication unit 55 receives (downloads) program guide data such as the memory 62EPG from the server 61 (content provider of the present invention) via the network 62, and transmits the program guide data to the control unit 58. Output to.
Note that the program guide data may be acquired by extracting EPG data included in the VBI (VerticalBlankingInterval) of the baseband signal received by the tuner 52, for example.
The compression unit 56 compresses the image data and audio data input from the control unit 58 with a compression method corresponding to the expansion method employed by the expansion unit 16 of the PDA 2 described above, and subsequently converts it into a file format to be transmitted to the PDA 2. The program data 26 is written in the storage device 57.
The storage device 57 stores the program guide data 21, the desired program guide data 22, the recorded program guide data 23, the transfer desired program guide data 24, the transferred program guide data 25, the program data 26, and the program PRG2 (of the fourth invention). Program).
The storage device 57 is a high-speed accessible memory such as an SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM).
The control unit 58 comprehensively controls the operation of the computer 3 based on the program PRG2 read from the storage device 57.
The processing of the control unit 58 will be described in association with an operation example of the computer 3.

Hereinafter, an operation example of the communication system 1 illustrated in FIG. 1 will be described.
13 and 14 illustrate an operation example of the communication system 1 shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, whether the control unit 18 of the PDA 2 shown in FIG. 2 and the control unit 58 of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 enable infrared communication between the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12 and the infrared transmission / reception unit 53. Is constantly monitored.
Step ST1:
In a state where infrared communication is not possible between the PDA 2 and the computer 3, the user designates the desired recording program setting item 503 shown in FIG. 5 on the display 401 of the PDA 2 to display the desired recording program setting screen 610 shown in FIG.
Then, the user operates the operation unit 15 to specify the program A desired to be recorded on the recording desired program setting screen 610, and an operation signal corresponding to the program A is output to the control unit 18.
Step ST2:
Based on the operation signal input in step ST <b> 1, the control unit 18 generates recording request program guide data 22 indicating the program A, and writes this in the storage device 17.

Step ST3:
When the control unit 18 of the PDA 2 determines that the PDA 2 can communicate with the computer 3, the control unit 18 proceeds to step ST4.
If the control unit 58 of the computer 3 determines that the computer 3 can communicate with the PDA 2, the process proceeds to step ST5.
Step ST4:
The control unit 18 of the PDA 2 reads the recorded program guide data 23 indicating, for example, the program B stored in the storage device 17 in step ST <b> 2 and transmits it to the computer 3 via the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12. That is, at this time, the program data of the program B is received by the tuner 52 and written into the storage device 57 through the compression processing by the compression unit 56.
The control unit 58 of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 writes the desired recording schedule data 22 received via the infrared transmission / reception unit 53 in the storage device 57.
In this operation example, as an example, a case where the transfer request program guide data 24 is not created at this point is illustrated. However, if the transfer request program guide data 24 has already been created, the PDA 2 transmits the transfer request program guide data 24 to the computer 3.
Step ST5:
The control unit 58 of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 transmits the program guide data 21, the recorded program guide data 23, and the transferred program guide data 25 read from the storage device 57 to the PDA 2 via the infrared transmission / reception unit 53.
The control unit 18 of the PDA 2 shown in FIG. 2 writes the program guide data 21, the recorded program guide data 23 and the transferred program guide data 25 received by the infrared data transmitting / receiving unit 12 in the storage device 17.

Step ST6:
The user carries the PDA 2 and the infrared communication between the PDA 2 and the computer 3 is disabled.
Step ST7:
The control unit 58 of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 receives the image data and audio data of the program A related to the desired recording via the tuner 52 based on the desired recording schedule data 22 received in step ST4, and compresses it. The data is written in the storage device 57 after being compressed by the unit 56 and converted into a file format to be transmitted to the PDA 2.
Then, the controller 58 adds the identification data of the program to the recorded program guide data 23.
Step ST8:
When the PDA 2 and the computer 3 are not capable of infrared communication, the user designates the transfer desired program setting item 504 shown in FIG. 5 on the display 401 of the PDA 2 to display the recorded program guide screen 613 shown in FIG. .
Then, the user operates the operation unit 15 to designate the program B desired to be recorded on the recorded program guide screen 613 generated based on the recorded program guide data 23 indicating the program B, and an operation signal corresponding thereto. Is output to the control unit 18.
Step ST9:
The control unit 18 generates the transfer desired program guide data 24 based on the operation signal input in step ST8, and writes this into the storage device 17.
Step ST10:
If the control unit 18 of the PDA 2 determines that the PDA 2 can communicate with the computer 3, the process proceeds to step ST11.
If the control unit 58 of the computer 3 determines that the computer 3 can communicate with the PDA 2, the process proceeds to step ST12.
Step ST11:
The control unit 18 of the PDA 2 reads out the transfer desired program guide data 24 stored in the storage device 17 in step ST9 and transmits it to the computer 3 via the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12.
The control unit 58 of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 writes the transfer request program table data 24 indicating the program B received via the infrared transmission / reception unit 53 in the storage device 57.
Further, the control unit 58 reads out the program data 26 of the program B designated by the received transfer request program guide data 24 from the storage device 57 and transmits it to the PDA 2 via the infrared transmission / reception unit 53 to transfer the desired program guide data. 24 is updated.
The control unit 58 transmits the new program guide data 21, the recorded program guide data 23 and the transferred program guide data 25 read from the storage device 57 to the PDA 2 via the infrared transmission / reception unit 53.

As described above, according to the communication system 1, the PDA 2 can generate the recording desired program table data 22 by designating the recording desired program while not communicating with the computer 3 by infrared rays, and can also designate the desired transfer program. Thus, it is possible to generate the transfer request program guide data 24.
Therefore, the computer 3 compresses the image data and audio data received via the tuner 52 based on the pre-recorded program guide data 22 received in advance and converts them into a file format to be transmitted to the PDA 2 and stores them. The device 57 can be written.
Then, when the computer 3 becomes communicable with the PDA 2, the program data (image data and audio data) relating to the transfer request is immediately received from the storage device 57 based on the transfer request program guide data 24 received from the PDA 2. It can be read and sent to PDA2.
Therefore, the PDA 2 can acquire the program data of the program for which recording has been requested in advance from the computer 3.

Second Embodiment The PDA 2 of the present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in the display of the recording desired program guide screen 612 shown in FIG.
FIG. 15 is a view for explaining a recording request program guide screen 612a displayed on the display 401 of the PDA 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 15, the recording desired program guide screen 612 a displays items related to one program in one line, like the recording desired program guide screen 612.
As shown in FIG. 15, each row of the desired recording schedule screen 612a indicates the program name, channel number, start date / time of the program, end date / time of the program, desired recording, and whether or not transfer is desired for the corresponding program. .
When the user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 shown in FIG. 3 to specify a program desired to be transferred on the recording desired program guide screen 612a and presses the confirm operation button 406 once, the control unit 18 “R” indicating recording is displayed in the item of the program that has been recorded.
When the user presses the confirm operation button 406 once again, the control unit 18 displays “T” indicating transfer in the item of the designated program.
The control unit 18 adds the identification data of the program for which the transfer is specified to the transfer desired program table data 24.
The control unit 18 adds the identification data of the program for which the recording is specified to the desired recording schedule data 22.

According to the present embodiment, when selecting a recording desired program on the recording desired program guide screen 612a, a transfer desired program can be specified at the same time, and the operability is good.
When a certain program is designated as a transfer desired program, the identification data of the program is automatically added to the transfer desired program guide data 24 and the recording desired program guide data 22.

Third Embodiment This embodiment differs from the control unit 58 of the first embodiment in part of the function of the control unit 58a shown in FIG.
That is, the control unit 58 b of the computer 3 according to the present embodiment has a time management function like the control unit 58, and records program data based on the recorded program guide data 23.
In this case, since the storage capacity of the storage device 57 is limited, the transferred program data 26 cannot be recorded in the storage device 57 without limitation.
In order to avoid this, the user may delete unnecessary program data 26 from the storage device 57 of the computer 3 based on the recorded program guide screen 613 shown in FIG.
In the present embodiment, in addition, the control unit 58b of the computer 3 shown in FIG. 12 monitors the remaining capacity of the storage capacity of the storage device 57, and if it exceeds a certain value, as shown in FIG. From the programs arranged in order, the program data 26 is automatically deleted from the oldest.
For example, the program “1C”. From “12AX”, “4J”, “6BV”, “12AZ”, “8C”, “1G”, the program “1C”. The storage of the program data 26 of “12AX” and “4J” is erased from the storage device 57.
As a result, the recorded program guide screen 613 is as shown in FIG.
By doing so, the user does not need to monitor the remaining capacity of the storage capacity of the storage device 57 of the computer 3, and the user's trouble can be saved.

Fourth Embodiment In the present embodiment, the user can designate program data 26 to be stored indefinitely in the storage device 17 for the computer 3.
For example, when the user presses the menu operation button 408 of the PDA 2 illustrated in FIG. 3, a menu screen 501 a illustrated in FIG. 17 is displayed on the display 401.
The menu screen 501a has an indefinite storage program setting item 505 in addition to the transferred program reproduction item 502, the recording desired program setting item 503, and the transfer desired program setting item 504 described in the first embodiment.
When the user designates an indefinite storage program setting item 505 based on the menu screen 501 a, a desired recording program table screen 612 b shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display 401.

When the user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 shown in FIG. 3 to specify a program desired to be stored indefinitely on the recording request program guide screen 612b and presses the confirm operation button 406 once, the control unit 18b “P” indicating an indefinite period is displayed in the designated program item.
As shown in FIG. 19, the control unit 18b generates indefinite storage program table data 28 (indefinite storage instruction data of the present invention) indicating identification data of a program for which indefinite storage is specified, and stores this data in a storage device. 17 is written.
When the infrared communication with the computer 3 is enabled, the control unit 18 b reads the indefinitely stored program guide data 28 from the storage device 17 and transmits it to the computer 3 via the infrared data transmission / reception unit 12.
As shown in FIG. 20, the computer 3 writes the indefinitely stored program guide data 28 received by the infrared transmission / reception unit 53 in the storage device 57.

If the control unit 18b of the PDA 2 keeps pressing the confirm operation button 406 shown in FIG. 3 for a predetermined time or more with the desired recording program table screen 612b shown in FIG. 18 displayed on the display 401, the control unit 18b shown in FIG. An expiration date saving program guide screen 620 is displayed on the display 401.
As shown in FIG. 21, the indefinite storage program table screen 620 shows the program name, channel name, start date and end date and time of the program broadcast for which indefinite storage is specified.
In this embodiment, when the user wants to delete the indefinitely stored program, the cursor is positioned on the line of the program to be deleted on the indefinitely stored program table screen 620 shown in FIG. By pressing the button 406, the identification data of the program is deleted from the indefinitely stored program table data 28 shown in FIG. That is, the indefinite storage program guide data 28 is updated.
The updated indefinitely preserved program guide data 28 is later transmitted to the computer 3, and the control unit 58 b of the computer 3 is stored in the storage device 57 based on the updated indefinitely preserved program guide data 28. Manages erasure of program data 26.
In the present embodiment, as described above, by allowing the user to specify an indefinitely stored program, the predetermined program data 26 is stored in the storage device 57 of the computer 3 indefinitely, and is stored in the PDA 2 when auditioning. Thus, the storage capacity of the storage device 17 of the PDA 2 can be used efficiently.

Fifth Embodiment In this embodiment, a screen configuration example that facilitates the indefinite storage designation operation described in the fourth embodiment will be described.
That is, in the present embodiment, a recording desired program guide screen that allows further indefinite storage designation on the recording desired program guide screen 612a shown in FIG. 15 described in the second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 22 is a diagram for explaining a recording request program guide screen 612b displayed on the display 401 of the PDA 2 of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 22, the recording desired program guide screen 612b displays items related to one program in one line, like the recording desired program guide screen 612.
As shown in FIG. 22, each row of the recording request program guide screen 612b includes, for the corresponding program, in addition to the program name, channel number, program start date and time, program end date and time, recording request, and whether transfer is desired. Indicates whether there is indefinite storage.
Similarly to the second embodiment, when the user presses the upper operation button 402 and the lower operation button 405 shown in FIG. 3 to specify a program desired to be transferred on the recording desired program guide screen 612b and presses the confirm operation button 406 once. The control unit 18b displays “R” indicating recording in the item of the designated program.
When the user presses the confirm operation button 406 twice, the control unit 18b displays “T” indicating transfer in the item of the designated program.
When the user presses the confirmation operation button 406 three times, the control unit 18b displays “P” indicating indefinite storage in the item of the designated program.
The control unit 18b adds the identification data of the program for which transfer is specified to the transfer request program guide data 24.
The control unit 18b adds the identification data of the program for which recording is specified to the desired recording program table data 22.
The control unit 18b adds the identification data of the program specified to be stored indefinitely to the indefinitely stored program table data 28 shown in FIG.

When a certain program is designated as an indefinite storage program, the identification data of the program is automatically added to the transfer desired program guide data 24, the recording desired program guide data 22 and the indefinite storage program guide data 28. You may do it.
As a result, when the program is designated as an indefinite storage program, a recording instruction and a transfer instruction are automatically transmitted from the PDA 2 to the computer 3.

For example, as shown in FIG. 23, the control unit 18b of the PDA 2 displays, on the display 401, a recording request program table screen 612c that can specify continuous playback requests in addition to recording requests, transfer requests, and indefinite storage requests. You may let them.
Here, the continuous reproduction means that the control unit 18b automatically reproduces a plurality of program data 26 stored in the storage device 17 of the PDA 2 shown in FIG. This means starting the reproduction of the program data.
In this way, the user does not need to instruct the reproduction of each of the plurality of program data 26 using the transferred program reproduction item 502 on the menu screen 501b shown in FIG. .
Sixth Embodiment In this embodiment, an example of an interface between the PDA 2 and the computer 3 shown in FIG. 2 will be described.
FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the communication system of the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 24, the computer 3 includes a cradle 83 including an infrared transmission / reception unit 80, a magnet 81, and a reed relay 82, and a computer main body 84.
The cradle 83 and the computer main body 84 are connected via a data line.
Further, the PDA 2 has a configuration in which a magnet 90 and a reed relay 91 are further provided in the components shown in FIG.
When the PDA 2 is placed on the cradle 83, the magnet 90 and the reed relay 81 face each other, and the reed relay 91 and the magnet 82 face each other.
Thus, when the PDA 2 is placed on the cradle 83, the magnet 90 of the PDA 2 drives the reed relay 81 of the cradle 3, and the infrared transmission / reception unit 80 of the cradle 3 operates based on the output of the reed relay 81.
The magnet 82 of the cradle 83 drives the reed relay 91 of the PDA 2, and this output operates the infrared transmission / reception unit 12 of the PDA 2.
Thereby, communication between the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 12 and the infrared transmitting / receiving unit 80 becomes possible.
Seventh Embodiment In this embodiment, an example of the program guide data 21 shown in FIG. 2 and the like will be described in detail.
FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining an example of the program guide data 21 shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 25, the program guide data 21 shows, for each program, the broadcast start date / time, broadcast end date / time, area code, program name, program description, recording status, etc. of the program in association with each other.
There are recording statuses that have not been instructed by the user, those that have been scheduled for recording, those that have been recorded, those that have been scheduled for transfer, and those that have been transferred. The table data 21, a collection of only scheduled recordings, is the desired recording program table data 22, and a collection of those scheduled for transfer is the desired transfer program table data 24.
The recorded program guide data 23 actually includes file management information such as the recording amount and recording location of a hard disk drive (not shown).

  The present invention is applicable to a system using a portable communication device that performs processing related to content data.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a communication system according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the PDA shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an external view of the front side of the PDA shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining data exchanged between the PDA shown in FIG. 1 and a computer. FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a menu screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a recording desired program date selection screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a view for explaining a recording desired program setting screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining a recording desired program guide screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a recorded program guide screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining a transferred program guide screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining a transferred program guide screen displayed on the display of the display unit shown in FIG. FIG. 12 is a block diagram of the computer shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining an operation example of the communication system shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart subsequent to FIG. 13 for explaining an operation example of the communication system shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a view for explaining a recording desired program guide screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a view for explaining a recorded program guide screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a menu screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 17 is a view for explaining a recording request program guide screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining a PDA according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining a computer according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 21 is a view for explaining an indefinitely preserved program guide screen according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 22 is a view for explaining a recording request program guide screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 23 is a view for explaining a recording request program guide screen displayed on the display unit of the PDA according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 24 is a diagram for explaining the communication system according to the sixth embodiment of this invention. FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining the communication system according to the seventh embodiment of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Communication system, 2 ... PDA, 3 ... Computer, 12 ... Infrared data transmission / reception part, 13 ... Image sound processing part, 14 ... Display part, 15 ... Operation part, 16 ... Decompression part, 17 ... Memory | storage device, 21 ... Program Table data, 22 ... Desired recording program guide data, 23 ... Recorded program guide data, 24 ... Transfer desired program guide data, 25 ... Transferred program guide data, 26 ... Transferred program data, PRG1, PRG2 ... Program, 401 ... Display, 402 to 408 ... operation buttons, 51 ... antenna, 52 ... tuner, 53 ... infrared transmission / reception unit, 55 ... communication unit, 56 ... compression unit, 57 ... storage device, 61 ... server, 62 ... network

Claims (16)

A portable communication device that communicates with a data processing device that acquires content data,
Memory,
A communication means for communicating with the data processing device;
The communication means is in a state incapable of communicating with the data processing device, generates transfer instruction data indicating a transfer instruction of the content data already acquired by the data processing device, writes the transfer instruction data into the memory, When the communication unit becomes communicable with the data processing device, the transfer instruction data is read from the memory, transmitted to the data processing device via the communication unit, and in response to the transfer instruction, via the communication unit And a control unit for writing the content data received from the data processing device into the memory. The control means receives the acquired data indicating the content data already acquired by the data processing apparatus from the data processing apparatus and writes it to the memory while the communication means is communicable with the data processing apparatus. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit generates the transfer instruction data based on the acquired data read from the memory in a state in which communication with the data processing device is not possible. The control means includes
When the communication means is unable to communicate with the data processing device, it generates acquisition instruction data indicating an acquisition instruction for the content data, writes the acquisition instruction data into the memory, and the communication means can communicate with the data processing device. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein when the state is reached, the acquisition instruction data is read from the memory and transmitted to the data processing device via the communication unit. The portable communication device according to claim 3, wherein the control unit generates the transfer instruction data indicating the transfer instruction for the content data for which the acquisition instruction has been performed based on the acquisition instruction data transmitted in the past. . Display means;
And a designation means,
The control means causes the display means to display a first screen for designating content data for performing the transfer instruction using the designating means from among the content data indicated by the acquired data read from the memory. The portable communication device according to claim 2, wherein the transfer instruction data indicating a transfer instruction of the content data designated based on the first screen is generated. Display means;
And a designation means,
The control means receives list data indicating a list of content data that can be acquired by the data processing apparatus from the data processing apparatus in a state in which the communication means can communicate with the data processing apparatus, and the received list data The display means displays a second screen for designating content data to be acquired from the content data indicated by the list data when the communication means is in a state incapable of communicating with the data processing device. The portable communication apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the acquisition instruction data is displayed, and the acquisition instruction data indicating the acquisition instruction of the content data designated by the designation unit is generated based on the second screen. Display means;
And a designation means,
The control means displays a screen on which both the transfer instruction and the acquisition instruction can be specified on the display means, and the acquisition instruction data and the transfer instruction indicating the content data specified by the specification means based on the screen The portable communication device according to claim 3, wherein data is written to the memory. The control means causes the display means to display a third screen for designating the content data instructing the data processing device to store the data indefinitely, and the content designated based on the third screen Indefinite storage instruction data indicating data is generated and written to the memory, and when the communication unit is communicable with the data processing device, the indefinite storage instruction data read from the memory is transmitted through the communication unit. The portable communication device according to claim 5, wherein the portable communication device transmits the data to a data processing device. The portable communication device according to claim 8, wherein the control unit causes the display unit to display a single screen constituting the first screen and the third screen. 2. The portable communication device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit, when receiving an instruction to continuously reproduce the plurality of content data stored in the memory, continuously reproduces the plurality of content data based on the instruction. A data processing device that communicates with a portable communication device that reproduces content data,
First communication means for acquiring the content data;
Second communication means for communicating with the portable communication device;
A memory for storing the content data received by the first communication means;
Control means for controlling communication by the first communication means and the second communication means,
The control means includes
Received from the portable communication device when the second communication means is in a non-communicable state with the portable communication device, and when the second communication means in the past is communicable with the portable communication device in the past Based on the acquired instruction data, the content data is received via the first communication means and written to the memory. After that, when the communication is enabled, the transfer instruction data received from the portable communication device is A data processing device that transmits the content data read from the memory to the portable communication device via the second communication means. The data processing device according to claim 11, wherein the control unit converts the content data received via the first communication unit into a format to be transmitted to the portable communication device and writes the data in the memory. The control means monitors the remaining amount of the storage capacity of the memory, and when the remaining amount falls below a predetermined value, the storage of the content data is automatically preferentially stored from the memory in the order of early writing to the memory. The data processing device according to claim 11, wherein the data processing device is erased automatically. The data processing device according to claim 13, wherein the control unit excludes the content data indicated by the indefinite storage instruction data received from the portable communication device in the communicable state from the erasure target. A program executed by a portable communication device that communicates with a data processing device that acquires content data,
The portable communication device generates transfer instruction data indicating a transfer instruction of the content data already acquired by the data processing device when the portable communication device cannot communicate with the data processing device, and stores the transfer instruction data in the memory included in the portable communication device A first step of writing;
A second procedure for reading out the transfer instruction data from the memory and transmitting the data to the data processing device when the portable communication device is ready to communicate with the data processing device after executing the first procedure;
A program for causing the portable communication device to execute a third procedure for writing the content data received from the data processing device to the memory in accordance with the transfer instruction data transmitted in the second procedure. A program executed by a data processing device that communicates with a portable communication device that reproduces content data,
Acquisition instruction data received from the portable communication device when the data processing device is in a non-communicable state with the portable communication device and the past second communication means is communicable with the portable communication device. A first procedure for receiving the content data from a predetermined content provider and writing the content data in a memory included in the data processing device;
When the communication becomes possible after executing the first procedure, the content data read from the memory is transmitted to the portable communication device based on transfer instruction data received from the portable communication device. A program for causing the data processing apparatus to execute the following procedure.

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