JP2005236912A - Personal digital assistant, schedule management program and method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a personal digital assistant for reserving record of motion images by using a simple system. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile phone is equipped with an image processor 15 for recording images, a storage unit 113 for storing personal information in which information on persons is linked with date and hour, and a controller 101 for managing the personal information stored in the storage unit 113. The controller 101 includes a schedule register for storing, in the storage unit 113 together with the personal information, an operating state information in which the operating state of the image processor 115 is related to date and hour, and an image recorder for detecting that the date and the hour that are contained in the operating state information have came to activate the image processor 115 depending on the detection by a detecting means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable information terminal, a schedule management program, and a schedule management method, and more particularly, to a portable information terminal having a function for managing a personal schedule, and a schedule management program and a schedule management method executed by a computer.

  In digital broadcasting that is becoming popular in recent years, an electronic program guide (EPG) is transmitted together with program information. Further, the EPG may be transmitted through a communication path different from the program information. A technique for displaying this EPG together with video information is known (for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  In addition, since a video recorder for recording a broadcast program has a fixed installation location, it has a reservation function for reserving a broadcast program to be recorded in advance. In this reservation function, a reservation is set when the user inputs reservation information directly to the video recorder. It is convenient to use EPG for this reservation.

  However, since the installation location of the conventional video recorder is fixed, it cannot be reserved if the user forgets to reserve the recording and goes out. Although it is conceivable to make a reservation setting by remote operation, in this case, a communication device is required which has a communication function for the video recorder and transmits information necessary for the reservation to the video recorder. It is known to use a mobile phone for such a communication device. In this case, the video recorder is connected to the network, and an electronic mail is transmitted to the video recorder using a mobile phone. In the video recorder, a reservation is set based on the received e-mail.

On the other hand, some mobile phones include a camera, and record image data obtained by imaging with the camera.
JP 2001-285747 A JP 2002-33968 A

  However, the conventional technique for making a reservation setting using a mobile phone requires a video recorder to be connected to a network, resulting in a system having a complicated configuration and an expensive video recorder.

  Also, the image data recorded by the mobile phone is only associated with the recorded date in addition to the image data, so when the user browses the image data recorded later, where the image data was taken I may not remember.

  Furthermore, in the prior art, there is no association between the schedule management by the personal schedule management program and the image data recorded by the mobile phone, for example, a time zone where there is another schedule and a time zone where the image data is scheduled to be recorded There was a problem that would overlap.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and one of the objects of the present invention is a portable information terminal, a schedule management program, and a schedule management capable of reserving recording of moving images with a simple configuration. Is to provide a method.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal, a schedule management program, and a schedule management method capable of reserving broadcast signal reception with a simple configuration.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a portable information terminal, a schedule management program, and a schedule management method capable of associating image data with user behavior.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a mobile information terminal records a moving image recording means for recording a moving image, and a schedule storage for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time. And schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means. The schedule management means stores, in the schedule storage means, together with the personal information, operating status information that associates the operating status of the moving image recording means with the date and time. An operating state information storing unit for storing, a detecting unit for detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information has been reached, and a starting unit for activating the moving image recording unit in response to detection by the detecting unit.

  According to the present invention, the operation state information in which the operation state of the moving image recording unit is associated with the date and time is stored together with the personal information, and the moving image recording unit is activated when the date and time included in the operation state information is detected. To do. Therefore, the moving image recording unit can be activated by the schedule management unit that manages personal information. Therefore, it is possible to provide a portable information terminal that can reserve recording of moving images with a simple configuration.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the portable information terminal includes a receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal, a schedule storage unit that stores personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time, and stores the personal information in the schedule storage unit. A schedule management unit for managing the personal information, and the schedule management unit stores in the schedule storage unit, together with the personal information, operating state information in which the operating state of the receiving unit is associated with a date and time. Means, detecting means for detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information has been reached, and starting means for activating the receiving means in response to detection by the detecting means.

  According to the present invention, the operating state of the receiving means is stored together with the operating state information personal information associated with the date and time, and when the date and time included in the operating state information is detected, the receiving means is activated. Therefore, the receiving means can be activated by the schedule management means for managing personal information. For this reason, the portable information terminal which can reserve reception of a broadcast signal with a simple structure can be provided.

  Preferably, the apparatus further includes an input unit that can be connected to an external apparatus and inputs a moving image from the external apparatus.

  According to the present invention, since a moving image is recorded while being connected to an external device, the user cannot carry the portable information terminal while moving the moving image. For this reason, the period during which the movement of the portable information terminal is restricted can be managed together with the personal information.

  Preferably, the schedule management unit selects personal information and operating state information on the same date from the personal information and the operating state information stored in the schedule storing unit and displays them on a single screen.

  According to the present invention, since personal information and operating state information on the same date are displayed on a single screen, it is possible to notify the user of the time when movement of the portable information terminal is restricted together with a schedule of personal information.

  Preferably, communication means for wirelessly communicating with other communication terminals, and when an incoming call is detected by the communication means while the moving image recording means is recording a moving image, the moving image recording means And a canceling unit for canceling the recording.

  According to the present invention, since an incoming call has priority over recording of a moving image, the user can talk with the caller even if the moving image is recorded.

  Preferably, when a call is detected by the communication unit while the receiving unit is receiving a moving image, the communication unit for wirelessly communicating with another communication terminal, and reception by the receiving unit And a canceling means for canceling.

  According to the present invention, since the incoming call is given priority over the reception of the broadcast signal, the user can talk with the caller even when receiving the broadcast signal.

  Preferably, a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with another communication terminal, and schedule information reception for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image to be output in the future from the other communication terminal by the communication unit and the scheduled output date and time. Means for extracting a keyword from the received schedule information, and keyword specifying means for accepting designation of the extracted keyword, and the communication means accesses a network address corresponding to the designated keyword. Including access means.

  According to the present invention, schedule information is received from another communication terminal, a keyword is extracted from the schedule information, and when designation of the extracted keyword is accepted, a network address corresponding to the designated keyword is accessed. Therefore, information related to the schedule information can be received, and it becomes easy for the user to determine whether or not to record a moving image specified by the schedule information.

  Preferably, a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with another communication terminal, and schedule information including a content of a moving image that the reception unit will output in the future and a scheduled output date and time are received from the other communication terminal by the communication unit. Schedule information receiving means; keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword from the received schedule information; and keyword specifying means for accepting designation of the extracted keyword; and the communication means includes the specified keyword. Access means for accessing the corresponding network address is included.

  According to the present invention, schedule information is received from another communication terminal, a keyword is extracted from the schedule information, and when designation of the extracted keyword is accepted, a network address corresponding to the designated keyword is accessed. For this reason, information related to the schedule information can be received, and it becomes easy for the user to determine whether or not to receive the broadcast signal specified by the schedule information.

  Preferably, when the keyword is a network address, the communication means accesses the network address.

  According to the present invention, information specified by the network address included in the schedule information is received.

  Preferably, when the keyword is not a network address, the access unit accesses a network address of a predetermined search site and transmits the keyword as a search key.

  According to this invention, a network address of a predetermined search site is accessed, and a keyword included in the schedule information is transmitted as a search key. For this reason, the search result by the keyword is received.

  Preferably, a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with another communication terminal, and schedule information reception for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image to be output in the future from the other communication terminal by the communication unit and the scheduled output date and time. The schedule management means further includes schedule information display means for displaying the schedule information, and reservation accepting means for accepting designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information. The means stores at least a part of the designated schedule information as the operation state information in response to the designation of the schedule information by the reservation accepting means.

  According to the present invention, schedule information is received from another communication terminal and the schedule information is displayed. When designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information is accepted, at least a part of the designated schedule information is stored as operation state information. For this reason, the user can record the operation state information only by designating a desired one from the received schedule information. As a result, the operating state information can be easily input.

  Preferably, a communication unit for wirelessly communicating with another communication terminal, and schedule information including a content of a moving image that the reception unit will output in the future and a scheduled output date and time are received from the other communication terminal by the communication unit. Schedule information receiving means, wherein the schedule management means includes schedule information display means for displaying the schedule information, and reservation accepting means for accepting designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information. Further, the operating state storage means stores at least a part of the designated schedule information as the operating state information in response to the designation of the schedule information received by the reservation accepting means.

  According to the present invention, schedule information is received from another communication terminal and the schedule information is displayed. When designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information is accepted, at least a part of the designated schedule information is stored as operation state information. For this reason, the user can record the operation state information only by designating a desired one from the received schedule information. As a result, the operating state information can be easily input.

  Preferably, the moving image recording unit stores the moving image in association with the date and time when the moving image is stored, and converts the moving image to the moving image in response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording unit. Related information display means for displaying related information, related information specifying means for accepting designation of displayed related information, and operation for reading and displaying operating state information based on the date and time specified by the specified related information And a status display means.

  According to the present invention, when a list of moving images is specified, operating state information of the moving images is displayed. For this reason, since the user can know the operating state information from the recorded moving image, the user can know more detailed information without viewing the moving image.

  Preferably, a moving image recording unit that stores a moving image output from the receiving unit in association with a date and time when the moving image is received, and an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording unit. In response, based on the related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving image, the related information specifying means for accepting designation of the displayed related information, and the date and time specified by the specified related information, It further comprises operating state display means for reading and displaying the operating state information.

  According to the present invention, when a list of moving images is specified, operating state information of the moving images is displayed. For this reason, since the user can know the operating state information from the recorded moving image, the user can know more detailed information without viewing the moving image.

  Preferably, the moving image recording unit stores the moving image in association with the date and time when the moving image is stored, and converts the moving image to the moving image in response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording unit. Related information display means for displaying related information, related information specifying means for accepting designation of the displayed related information, and reading personal information on the same date as the date and time specified by the specified related information from the schedule storage means And schedule display means for displaying.

  According to the present invention, when a list of moving images is specified, personal information on the date on which the moving images are recorded is displayed. For this reason, the user can remember the moving image from the schedule of the day when the moving image is recorded.

  Preferably, a moving image recording unit that stores a moving image output from the receiving unit in association with a date and time when the moving image is received, and an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording unit. Accordingly, related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving image, related information specifying means for accepting designation of the displayed related information, and the same date as the date and time specified by the specified related information And a schedule display means for reading out and displaying the personal information from the schedule storage means.

  According to the present invention, when a list of moving images is specified, personal information on the date on which the moving images are recorded is displayed. For this reason, the user can remember the moving image from the schedule of the day when the moving image is recorded.

  Preferably, password storage means for storing the password in advance is further provided, and the related information display means displays on the condition that the input password matches the password stored in the password storage means.

  For this reason, it is possible to prevent the recorded moving image from being viewed by others.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the portable information terminal includes an input unit that inputs image data, an image data storage unit that stores the input image data in association with a date on which the image data is input, Schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with date and time, schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means, and image data display means for displaying at least a part of the image data Image data designating means for accepting designation of a part of the displayed image data, and the schedule management means is an individual having the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was inputted in accordance with the designation by the image data designating means. It includes schedule display means for reading information from the schedule storage means and displaying it.

  According to the present invention, when designation of a part of the displayed image data is received, personal information on the same day as the date and time when the image data was recorded is displayed. For this reason, the user can know the schedule of the day when the recorded image data is recorded from the recorded image data, so that the state of the image data is input, for example, the position of the user when the image data is input. Can be associated. As a result, it is possible to provide a portable information terminal capable of associating image data with user behavior.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer including a moving image recording unit that records a moving image input from the outside, and a schedule storage unit that stores personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time. The executed schedule management program detects the operation date information associated with the date and time of the moving image recording means in the schedule storage means together with the personal information, and detects that the date and time included in the operation status information has come. The computer executes a detection step and a step of activating the moving image recording means in response to detection by the detection step.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a schedule management program capable of easily reserving recording of moving images.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a schedule management program executed by a computer including a receiving unit that receives a broadcast signal and a schedule storage unit that stores personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time. Storing the operating state information in which the operating state of the receiving unit is associated with the date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information, detecting the date and time included in the operating state information, and the detection Activating the receiving means in response to detection by the step.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a schedule management program capable of easily reserving reception of broadcast signals.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a schedule management program executed by a computer having schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time includes a step of inputting image data; Storing the input image data in association with the date on which the image data was input; storing personal information in which information related to the individual is associated with the date and time; and at least a portion of the stored image data A step of displaying, a step of accepting designation of a part of the displayed image data, and reading out personal information of the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was input from the schedule storage means in accordance with the designation of the image data Causing the computer to execute the displaying step.

  According to the present invention, since the user can know the schedule of the date when the recorded image data is recorded from the recorded image data, the state of the image data is input, for example, the user's time when the image data is input You can associate locations. As a result, it is possible to provide a schedule management program capable of associating image data with user behavior.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a computer including a moving image recording unit that records a moving image input from the outside, and a schedule storage unit that stores personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time. The schedule management method executed in the step of storing the operation state information in which the operation state of the moving image recording unit is associated with the date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information, and detecting that the date and time included in the operation state information has come And a step of activating the moving image recording means in response to detection by the detection step.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a schedule management method capable of easily reserving recording of moving images.

  According to still another aspect of the present invention, a schedule management method executed by a computer comprising receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal and schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time Storing the operating state information in which the operating state of the receiving unit is associated with the date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information, detecting the date and time included in the operating state information, Activating the receiving means in response to detection by the detection step.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a schedule management method capable of easily reserving reception of broadcast signals.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a schedule management method executed by a computer including schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time includes: inputting image data; Storing the input image data in association with the date on which the image data was input; storing personal information in which information related to the individual is associated with the date and time; and at least a portion of the stored image data A step of displaying, a step of accepting designation of a portion of the displayed image data,
In response to the designation of the image data, the computer is caused to execute a step of reading out and displaying personal information having the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was input from the schedule storage means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a schedule management method capable of associating image data with user behavior.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a mobile phone 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a diagram illustrating the appearance of a mobile phone viewed from the user's operation surface side. FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating the appearance of a mobile phone viewed from the back side of the operation surface of the mobile phone.

  Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, mobile phone 100 includes a first housing 121 provided with an antenna 135 and a second housing 123. The first casing 121 and the second casing 123 are connected to each other by a connecting portion 122 so as to be freely rotatable.

  The first housing 121 includes a speaker 125, an inner liquid crystal display device 127A, and an internal camera 129A. On the back surface facing the inner liquid crystal display device 127A, an external camera 129B and an outer liquid crystal display device 127B are provided. Be placed. The second casing 123 includes an operation button 131A, a number button 131B, and a microphone 133. A video input / output unit 138 is disposed on the back surface of the operation button 131A, and a flash memory 137 is inserted on a side surface. The insertion port 139 is provided.

  Internal camera 129A and external camera 129B include, for example, a CCD (Charge Coupled Device).

  The first casing 121 and the second casing 123 rotate about the connecting portion 122 as a rotation axis. Thereby, the cellular phone 100 is folded in a state where the inner liquid crystal display device 127A of the first casing 121 and the numeric buttons 131B of the second casing 123 face each other. When the mobile phone 100 is folded, the external camera 129B and the outer liquid crystal display device 127B are enabled, and when the mobile phone 100 is opened, the internal camera 129A and the inner liquid crystal display device 127A are enabled. Note that whether the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B is enabled or which of the inner liquid crystal display device 127A and the outer liquid crystal display device 127B is enabled depends on the condition of the open / close state of the mobile phone 100. The external camera 129B and the outer liquid crystal display device 127B may be validated by other conditions, for example, by pressing the operation button 131A in the open state.

  In the present embodiment, a so-called foldable mobile phone is illustrated, but it may be a straight type or a biaxial type (a second rotation axis in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis direction of the connection portion 122). And the first housing 121 may be rotatably provided).

  The operation button 131A includes a movement button for moving the cursor displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A, a determination button for inputting a confirmed instruction, and the like. The number button 131B is a button for inputting numbers, characters, or symbols. The number buttons 131B are composed of a total of 12 buttons to which numbers 0 to 9 and symbols “*” and “#” are attached. Each button is assigned an alphabet, a kana, or a symbol, and numeric input and kana input are possible by switching the input mode.

  The other end of the cable 151 whose one end is connected to the tuner 150 is connected to the video input / output unit 138. One end of the cable 151 is connected to the video output terminal and the audio output terminal of the tuner 150. The tuner 150 receives a broadcast signal and outputs a video signal and an audio signal. Therefore, the video input / output unit 138 receives the video signal and the audio signal output from the tuner 150 while being connected to the tuner 150 via the cable 151.

  Note that although the mobile phone 100 in this embodiment is connected to an external tuner 150, the mobile phone 100 may include the tuner 150. In this case, a tuner 150 is built in the mobile phone 100 instead of the video input / output unit 13.

  FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing functions of the mobile phone 100. Referring to FIG. 2, mobile phone 100 includes a control unit 101 for controlling the entire mobile phone 100, each connected to a bus 117, and a ROM (Read Only) that stores a program executed by the control unit 101. memory) 104, an EEPROM (electrically erasable / programmable read only memory) 102 for storing schedule information, the data processing unit 103 connected to the microphone 133 and the speaker 125, and the internal camera 129A and the external camera 129B Display control connected to the image processing unit 111, the storage unit 113 connected to the flash memory 137, the video processing unit 115 connected to the video input / output unit 138, and the inner liquid crystal display device 127A and the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. Unit 107 is connected to operation buttons 131A and number buttons 131B. And a part 109. Mobile phone 100 further includes a communication control unit 105 connected to data processing unit 103. Communication control unit 105 is connected to antenna 135.

  The communication control unit 105 communicates wirelessly with a mobile phone base station. The communication control unit 105 outputs a signal received from the base station to the data processing unit 103, and transmits the signal received from the data processing unit 103 to the base station. The communication control unit 105 outputs the incoming call signal to the data processing unit 103 when receiving the incoming call signal from the base station.

  The data processing unit 103 is controlled by the control unit 101. The data processing unit 103 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 133 into a digital signal, performs a predetermined compression process on the digital signal, and outputs the digital signal to the communication control unit 105. Also, the audio signal input from the communication control unit 105 is expanded, converted into an analog signal, and output to the speaker 125. Further, the image data received from the communication control unit 105 is stored in the storage unit 113. Further, the data processing unit 103 reads out image data stored in the storage unit 113 and outputs the image data to the communication control unit 105 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101.

  The image processing unit 111 is controlled by the control unit 101. The image processing unit 111 inputs image data obtained by imaging with the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101. Then, the image processing unit 111 compresses the input image data using a compression method such as JPEG (joint photographic experts group) or MPEG (moving picture experts group), and stores the compressed data in the storage unit 113.

  A flash memory 137 is attached to the storage unit 113. The storage unit 113 is controlled by the control unit 101 and writes data to the attached flash memory 137 or reads data stored in the flash memory 137 in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101.

  The display control unit 107 is controlled by the control unit 101. The display control unit 107 outputs a video signal to either the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101.

  The video processing unit 115 is controlled by the control unit 101. The video processing unit 115 converts the video signal and the audio signal input from the video input / output unit 138 into a digital signal in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101, and compresses the digital signal using a compression method such as MPEG2, for example. To remember. Further, in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101, the video data stored in the storage unit 113 is expanded and a video signal and an audio signal are output to the video input / output unit 138.

  When the mobile phone 100 includes the tuner 150, the video processing unit 115 converts the video signal and audio signal input from the tuner 150 into digital signals in accordance with an instruction from the control unit 101, for example, MPEG2 or the like. Compressed by the above compression method and stored in the storage unit 113. The tuner 150 is controlled by the control unit 101 and selects a channel to be received.

  The input control unit 109 is controlled by the control unit 101. The input control unit 109 accepts inputs from the operation buttons 131A and the numeric buttons 131B in accordance with instructions from the control unit. The input control unit 109 outputs an input signal assigned to each button to the control unit 101 in response to receiving an input from the operation button 131A and the numeric button 131B.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram illustrating an overview of the functions of the control unit. Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 101 includes a schedule reception unit 201 that receives a user's future action schedule, an EPG acquisition unit 209 that acquires an EPG, a recording reservation unit 211 that receives a recording reservation setting by the user, A schedule registration unit 203 that stores personal information and operating state information output from the schedule receiving unit 201 and the recording reservation unit as schedule information, a schedule display unit 205 that displays schedule information, and a video based on the schedule information. A video recording unit 213 for acquiring images, an image acquiring unit 215 for acquiring and storing images, and an image management for managing moving images recorded by the video recording unit 213 and images acquired by the image acquiring unit 215 Part 207.

  The schedule receiving unit 201 outputs a personal information input screen stored in advance in the EEPROM 102 to the display control unit 107. The personal information input screen has a column for inputting the user's action and the date and time. The action input by the user in the action input field of the personal information input screen and the date and time input in the field for inputting the date and time are received from the input control unit 109. The schedule reception unit 201 outputs the received action and date / time as personal information to the schedule registration unit 203. The action includes a future action schedule of the user and a past action history. The date and time includes a start time and an end time in addition to the date on which the action is scheduled or scheduled.

  When the input control unit 109 detects an EPG acquisition request from the user, the EPG acquisition unit 209 controls the communication control unit 105 to access a predetermined network address (URL: uniform resource locators), Get EPG. The acquired EPG is output to the recording reservation unit 211. The EPG received by the communication control unit 105 is text data. The EPG includes a channel name, a program name, a date, a start time, an end time, and contents. The contents indicate details of the program and include, for example, performers and synopses.

  The recording reservation unit 211 outputs the EPG received from the EPG acquisition unit 209 to the display control unit 107. The display control unit 107 displays the input EPG on either the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. In the recording reservation unit 211, when the input control unit 109 detects that any program of the displayed EPG is designated, it generates operation state information for recording the designated program. The operating state information generated here includes the EPG date, channel name, start time, end time, and contents.

  In addition, the recording reservation unit 211 reads a recording setting screen for setting the recording mode from the EEPROM 102 and outputs it to the display control unit 107. The display control unit 107 displays the input recording setting screen on either the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. The recording setting screen is a screen for setting the image quality, size, priority mode, and the presence / absence of an alarm and secret, which are recording modes for recording. Information set on the recording setting screen is called a recording condition. The image quality and size indicate the resolution and size of image data to be recorded. As the priority mode, either the incoming call priority or the recording priority is designated. When the priority mode is incoming call priority, recording is stopped when there is an incoming call, and when priority is given to recording, the incoming call is ignored when there is an incoming call. The presence or absence of an alarm indicates whether or not to warn the user at a stage a predetermined time before the start time. The presence / absence of the secret indicates whether or not to restrict the person who views the recorded image data to the user.

  In the recording reservation unit 211, when the input control unit 109 detects that the reservation condition is designated by the user on the recording setting screen, the designated reservation condition is acquired. The recording reservation unit 211 adds a reservation condition to the operation state information. The operating state information to which the reservation condition is added includes date, channel name, start time, end time, contents, image quality, size, priority mode, presence / absence of alarm, and presence / absence of a secret.

  The schedule registration unit 203 stores the personal information input from the schedule reception unit 201 and the operation state information input from the recording reservation unit 211 as schedule information in the EEPROM 102.

  The schedule display unit 205 reads the schedule information corresponding to the date included in the schedule display request from the storage unit 113 in response to a schedule display instruction from the user being detected by the input control unit 109. The schedule display unit 205 generates a schedule display screen including all of the read schedule information and outputs the schedule display screen to the display control unit 107. Since the schedule information includes personal information and operating state information, the personal information and the operating state information are displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. At this time, if there are a plurality of personal information and operating state information and cannot be displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B at a time, the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or The schedule display screen displayed on the outer liquid crystal display device 127B may be scrolled. In any case, schedule information including personal information and operating state information is displayed on a single screen.

  The video recording unit 213 includes a timer that measures the date and time. The video recording unit 213 reads schedule information stored in the storage unit 113. Then, operation state information whose start time is the current time is extracted from the read schedule information. Based on the extracted operating state information, the video processing unit 115 is controlled to compress the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138, and the compressed data is stored in the storage unit 113 as image data. That is, the video recording unit 213 detects that the current time is the start time of the operating state information, and activates the video processing unit 114. When activated, the video processing unit 114 compresses the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138 and enters an operation state in which the compressed data is stored in the storage unit 113 as image data. Activation means that the video recording unit 213 activates the video processing unit 114. The activation of the video processing unit 114 means bringing the video processing unit 114 into an operating state. In the operating state, the video processing unit 114 compresses the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138 and stores the compressed data in the storage unit 113 as image data. A state where the video processing unit 114 is activated is an operating state.

  When the mobile phone 100 includes the tuner 150, the video recording unit 213 detects that the current time is the start time of the operating state information, and activates the video processing unit 114. When activated, the video processing unit 114 is in an operating state in which the video signal input from the tuner 150 is compressed and the compressed data is stored in the storage unit 113 as image data.

  When starting the video processing unit 115, the video recording unit 213 generates image related information from the operation state information, and stores the generated image related information in the storage unit 113 in association with the image data stored in the storage unit 113. . The video signal includes a moving image signal and an audio signal. The image related information generated by the video recording unit 213 is information related to the video input to the video processing unit 115. The image related information includes the date, the start time, the size, the file size, the format, and the acquisition source when the video is input to the video processing unit 115. The size is the size of one frame of image data. The file size is the file capacity of the compressed image data. The format is a file format. The acquisition source indicates whether it is data input from the video input / output unit 138 or data input from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B. Here, the data input from the video input / output unit 138 So it is called “recording”.

  The image acquisition unit 215 includes a timer that measures the date and time. When the input control unit 109 detects a shooting instruction from the user, the image acquisition unit 215 controls the image processing unit 111 to cause the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B to perform shooting. Then, the image data output from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B is compressed, and the compressed image data is stored in the storage unit 113. At this time, image related information is generated from the date and time measured by the timer and the image data stored in the storage unit 113 by the image processing unit 111, and the generated image related information is stored in the storage unit 113. Note that the image data output from the external camera 129B may be either a still image or a moving image. Further, it may contain voice. The image related information generated by the image acquisition unit 215 is information related to the image data input to the image processing unit 111. The image related information includes the date, the start time, the size, the file size, the format, and the acquisition source when the image data is input to the image processing unit 111. Here, the acquisition source is “camera” because it is data input from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B.

  The image management unit 207 manages the image data stored in the storage unit 113. The image management unit 207 generates a reduced image (hereinafter referred to as “thumbnail”) of the image data stored in the storage unit 113 when an instruction for requesting a list of image data by the user is detected by the input control unit 109. . This thumbnail is related information related to the image data. The thumbnail is a part of the still image because it is a reduced version of the still image. A thumbnail is a part of a moving image because it is a reduced version of a frame in which the moving image exists.

  Then, the generated thumbnail is output to the display control unit 107. Thereby, thumbnails of all image data stored in the storage unit 113 are displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. The thumbnail may be a reduced image of the first frame or an arbitrary frame when the image data is a moving image.

  When the user views this display and designates a desired thumbnail with the operation button 131A, the image management unit 207 reads out the image related information of the image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail from the storage unit 113. Then, a schedule display instruction including the date of the read image related information is output to the schedule display unit 205. As a result, the personal information on the same day that the designated image data is recorded is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of schedule information. The schedule information is information generated by the schedule registration unit 203 and stored in the storage unit 113. Referring to FIG. 4, schedule information on February 1, 2004 is shown. The schedule information includes items of start time, end time, contents, classification, presence / absence of alarm, presence / absence of secret, channel, image quality, size, and priority mode. Among these items, personal information includes items such as start time, end time, contents, classification, presence / absence of alarm, and presence / absence of secret, and operation state information includes all items. The start time indicates the time when the action starts, and the end time indicates the time when the action ends. The contents indicate the details of the action, and the classification indicates the distinction between personal information and operating state information. The presence or absence of an alarm indicates whether or not to notify before the start time, and the presence or absence of a secret indicates whether or not schedule information is output on condition that the password matches.

  In FIG. 4, the schedule information includes one piece of personal information and two pieces of operating state information. The personal information has a start time of 10:00 and an end time of 11:00, the content is “conference”, the classification is “individual” indicating personal information, and the alarm and secret are on.

  The operation status information with a start time of 21:00 has an end time of 23:00, the content includes a movie title, performer name, and URL, and the classification is “recording” indicating the operation status information. The alarm is on, the secret is off, the channel is “1”, the image quality is large, and the recording priority mode is set. The operation status information with a start time of 23:00 has an end time of 24:00, the content includes the title and URL of the news, the classification is “recording” indicating the operation status information, and the alarm and secret are It is off, the channel is “3”, the size is low and the image quality is small, and the incoming call priority mode is set.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of image-related information. The image related information is information generated by the video recording unit 213 or the image acquisition unit 215 and stored in the storage unit 113 by the image management unit 207. The image related information is stored in association with the image data stored in the storage unit 113. Referring to FIG. 5, the image related information includes items of date, time, size, file size, format, and acquisition source. The date and time indicate the date and time when the image data is stored in the storage unit 113, the size indicates the size of one frame of the image data, the file size indicates the data amount of the image data, and the format indicates the file Indicates the format. The acquisition source indicates whether the image data is data input from the video input / output unit 138 or data input from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B. FIG. 5 shows image-related information of each of the three image data stored on February 1, 2004. The image-related information of the image data stored at the time 10:00 was obtained by shooting with the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B having a size of 600 × 600 dots and a file size of 1 Mbye and compressed by the JPEG method. The image data is indicated.

  The image-related information of the image data stored at 21:00 is image data input to the video input / output unit 138 having a size of 200 × 200 dots, a file size of 1000 Mbye, and compressed by the MPEG3 method. It is shown that there is. Also, the image related information of the image data stored at the time 23:00 is the image data input to the video input / output unit 138 having a size of 100 × 100 dots, a file size of 500 Mbytes, and compressed by the MPEG3 method. It is shown that there is.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of personal information input processing executed by the mobile phone in the present embodiment. This personal information input process is a process executed by the schedule receiving unit 201 and the schedule registration unit 203. Referring to FIG. 6, it is determined whether or not a personal information input instruction by the user is detected by input control unit 109 (step S01). If a personal information input instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S02, and if not, a standby state is entered. In other words, the personal information input process is a process executed when a personal information input instruction is detected.

  In step S02, a personal information input screen is displayed on inner liquid crystal display device 127A or outer liquid crystal display device 127B. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a personal information input screen. Referring to FIG. 7, the personal information input screen includes a field for inputting a date, a field for inputting a start time, a field for inputting an end time, a field for inputting contents, and presence / absence of an alarm and a secret. And a field for inputting. In the figure, February 1, 2004 is entered as the date, 10:00 is entered as the start time, 11:00 is entered as the end time, “Conference” is entered as the content, and an alarm is displayed. It shows a case where ON is input and OFF is input to the secret.

  Returning to FIG. 6, in step S03, the date, start time, end time, contents, alarm, and presence / absence of a secret input by the user on the personal information input screen are accepted. Then, it is determined whether or not an input end instruction is detected by the input control unit 109 (step S04). If an input end instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S05; otherwise, step S03 is repeatedly executed.

  In the next step S05, the date, start time, end time, contents, alarm, and presence / absence of the secret input in step S03 are stored in the storage unit 113 as personal information.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of schedule display processing executed by the mobile phone in the present embodiment. The schedule display process is a process executed by the schedule display unit 205. Referring to FIG. 8, it is determined whether or not a schedule display instruction by the user is detected by input control unit 109 (step S06). If a schedule display instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S07; otherwise, the process enters a standby state. In other words, the schedule display process is a process executed when a schedule display instruction is detected.

  Next, in step S07, input by the user is received by the input control unit 109. When the input of the date is received, in step S08, schedule information that is the same as the date input in step S07 is read from the storage unit 113. The schedule information includes personal information and operating state information. Then, a schedule output screen for displaying the read schedule information is generated (step S09). Then, the generated schedule output screen is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B (step S10). As a result, the personal information and the operation state information on the same date as the date input in step S07 are displayed on the same screen on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schedule output screen. FIG. 9 shows a screen for displaying schedule information on February 1, 2004. Referring to FIG. 9, all of the schedule information shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on one screen. The schedule output screen displays the start time, end time, and contents of the schedule information. In addition, the first few characters are displayed as the contents. This is for displaying a lot of schedule information on the screen.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of recording reservation / recording processing executed by the mobile phone in the present embodiment. The recording reservation / recording process is a process executed by the EPG acquisition unit 209, the recording reservation unit 211, the video recording unit 213, and the image management unit 207. Referring to FIG. 10, it is determined whether an EPG reception instruction by the user is detected by input control unit 109 (step S11). If an EPG reception instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S12, and if not, a standby state is entered. In other words, the recording reservation / recording process is a process executed when an EPG reception instruction is detected. The recording reservation / recording process is also executed when the current time becomes the start time of the operating state information in step S18.

  In step S12, an EPG is received by accessing a predetermined network address (URL). Then, the received EPG is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B (step S13). The EPG is text data and is received in a predetermined format. The EPG includes a channel name, a program name, a date, a start time, an end time, and contents.

  In the next step S14, it is determined whether or not an instruction for designating a program from the displayed EPG is detected by the input control unit 109 (step S14). When the designation instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S15, and when it is not detected, the process returns to step S13.

  In step S15, a recording setting screen for setting the recording mode is read from the storage unit 113 and displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B, and the setting of the recording mode is accepted. The recording setting screen is a screen for setting image quality, size, priority mode, presence / absence of alarm, and presence / absence of secret when recording.

  In the next step S16, operating state information is generated from the EPG corresponding to the program specified in step S14 and the recording mode set in step S15, and stored in the storage unit 113. The operating state information includes date, channel name, start time, end time, contents, classification, presence / absence of alarm and secret, channel, image quality, size, and priority mode.

  In the next step S17, the current time is acquired. And the schedule information memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 113 is read, and it is judged whether there exists any operation state information from which the start time becomes the present time among the read schedule information. If such operating state information exists, the process proceeds to step S19, and if not, the process ends.

  In step S19, the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138 is compressed to the video processing unit 115 based on the operating state information whose start time is the current time, and the compressed data is stored as image data. The recording start instruction is output so as to be stored in the unit 113. Since the operation state information includes the end time, image quality, size, and priority mode, the video processing unit 115 converts the input video signal into image data of the specified image quality and size until the end time, and prioritizes. Memorize in mode.

  In step S20, the display on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B is switched from the standby screen to a display indicating that recording is in progress. Thereby, the user can check the current operating state of the mobile phone 100.

  Then, it is determined whether or not an incoming call is detected by the communication control unit 105 (step S21). If an incoming call is detected, the process proceeds to step S22. If an incoming call is not detected, the process proceeds to step S26. In step S22, it is detected whether or not the priority mode of the operating state information extracted in step S18 is the recording priority mode. If the recording priority mode is set, the process proceeds to step S25. If not, the process proceeds to step S23.

  In step S23, the video processing unit 115 is controlled to end the recording for converting the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138 into image data and storing it. Thereby, the recording of the video signal input from the video input / output unit 138 is terminated. Note that when the mobile phone 100 includes the tuner 150, reception by the tuner 150 is stopped. In this case, the video signal is not output from the tuner 150, so that the recording is finished.

  Then, an incoming call operation is started in the next step S24. The incoming call operation is a notification by sound or vibration by a vibrator.

  On the other hand, in step S25, in order to prioritize the recording operation, the process proceeds to step S26 without performing an incoming call operation.

  In step S26, it is determined whether or not the recording operation by the video processing unit 115 has been completed. The end of the recording operation is detected when the end time of the operation state information extracted at step S18 has elapsed, when the recording operation is forcibly ended at step S23, or by the user instructing the end of the recording operation. Is detected by the input control unit 109. If the recording operation is finished, the process proceeds to step S27, and if not, the process returns to step S21.

  In step S27, the display on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B is switched from a display indicating that recording is in progress to a standby screen. Further, a screen indicating that the recording has ended may be displayed. Further, it may be notified that the recording has ended by sound or vibration by a vibrator. Thereby, the user can know that the mobile phone in the recording state is in the standby state.

  Next, image related information of the image data is generated from the operation state information extracted in step S18, and the generated image related information is stored in the storage unit 113 (step S28). The image related information is stored in association with the image data stored in the storage unit during the recording operation.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the flow of the EPG display process executed in step S13 of FIG. Referring to FIG. 11, the received EPG is displayed on inner liquid crystal display device 127A or outer liquid crystal display device 127B (step S31). FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of an EPG display screen. Referring to FIG. 12, “1” is displayed for the channel name, and the start time, end time, and program name are displayed for each of the four programs. FIG. 12 shows a case where a program having a start time of 21:00, an end time of 23:00, and a program name “movie title” is selected. In the figure, the selected program is shown with hatching.

  Returning to FIG. 11, in step S <b> 32, it is determined whether or not a content inquiry instruction from the user has been detected by the input control unit 109. If a content inquiry instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S33. If not detected, the process ends.

  The EPG is text data and includes a channel name, a program name, a date, a start time, an end time, and contents. In step S33, the contents of the program instructed to inquire from the EPG of the text data are acquired. Then, keywords are extracted from the acquired contents (step S34). Here, the keyword and the unique name are extracted as the keyword. It is determined whether or not the extracted keyword is a URL (step S35). This determination is made based on whether or not the keyword is an alphanumeric character starting with the characters “http”. If the URL is determined, the process proceeds to step S36. If not, the process proceeds to step S37. In step S36, alphanumeric characters starting with the characters “http” are extracted.

  In the next step S37, it is determined whether or not the extracted keyword is a unique name. This determination is made based on whether or not the keyword corresponds to a candidate stored in the EEPROM 102 in advance. If it is determined that it is a unique name, the process proceeds to step S38, and if not, the process proceeds to step S39. In step S38, keywords having unique names are extracted.

  Then, the contents acquired in step S33 are displayed (step S39). At this time, if the URL is extracted in step S36, or if the unique name is extracted in step S38, the URL and unique name extracted from the contents are highlighted or underlined. And a unique name are displayed in a manner that can be specified. This screen is called a content inquiry screen.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a content inquiry screen. Referring to FIG. 13, the content inquiry screen displays the content in addition to the channel name, start time, and end time. Of the contents, the URL and the unique name are displayed separately from other parts so that the user can specify them. FIG. 13 shows an example in which the URL and the unique name are displayed with an underline.

  Returning to FIG. 11, in step S <b> 40, it is determined whether or not an instruction for designating the URL displayed on the content inquiry screen has been detected by the input control unit 109. If an instruction to specify a URL is detected, the process proceeds to step S41. If not, step S41 is skipped and the process proceeds to step S42. In step S41, the URL is accessed, a web page specified by the URL is received, and displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. Since the URL included in the content of the EPG is a Web page related to the program, the user can easily determine whether or not to browse the program by browsing such a Web page.

  In the next step S42, it is determined whether or not the input control unit 109 has detected an instruction for designating the unique name displayed on the content inquiry screen. If an instruction to specify a URL is detected, the process proceeds to step S43. If not, the process ends. In step S43, the URL of a predetermined search site is accessed, and the unique name specified for the search site is transmitted as a keyword. Then, the search site executes a search for a Web page using the unique name as a keyword, and transmits the search result to the mobile phone 100. In the mobile phone 100, the communication control unit 105 receives the search result and displays it on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B (step S44). Since the unique name included in the content of the EPG is information related to the program, for example, the performer and place name of the program, the Web page obtained as a result of searching for it as a search keyword is often related to the program. . For this reason, the user can easily determine whether or not to browse the program by browsing the Web page.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a flow of image acquisition processing executed by the mobile phone in the present embodiment. The image acquisition process is a process executed by the image acquisition unit 215. Referring to FIG. 14, it is determined whether or not a shooting instruction by the user with internal camera 129 </ b> A or external camera 129 </ b> B is detected by input control unit 109 (step S <b> 61). If a shooting instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S62, and if not, a standby state is entered. In other words, the image acquisition process is a process executed when a shooting instruction is detected.

  In step S62, the image processing unit 111 records the image data output from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B in the storage unit 113. In step S 63, image related information is generated for the image data recorded in step S 62 and stored in the storage unit 113. The image related information includes the date, time, image size, file size, file format, and acquisition source in which the image data is stored. Here, the acquisition source is “camera” because the image data is acquired from the internal camera 129A or the external camera 129B.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the flow of image management processing executed by the mobile phone in the present embodiment. The image management process is a process executed by the image management unit 207 and the schedule display unit 205. Referring to FIG. 15, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display a list of image data by the user is detected by input control unit 109 (step S 51). If the display instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S52, and if not, the standby state is entered. In other words, the image management process is a process executed when a display instruction is detected.

  In step S52, a screen prompting the user to input a password is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B, and the password input by the user is accepted. Then, it is determined whether or not the input password matches the password stored in advance in the EEPROM 102. If the two passwords match, the process proceeds to step S53. If they do not match, the process ends. In other words, the image management process is a process executed when the person who operates the mobile phone 100 is a specific person.

  In step S53, thumbnails of the image data stored in the storage unit 113 are generated and displayed. A screen that displays thumbnails is called a list display screen. Here, all image data stored in the storage unit 113 are targeted. Note that the date may be specified to narrow down target image data. The thumbnail may be a reduced image of the first frame or an arbitrary frame when the image data is a moving image.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of a list display screen. Referring to FIG. 16, three thumbnails 301, 302, and 303 are displayed. A thumbnail 301 is a thumbnail of image data corresponding to the image related information at 10:00 shown in FIG. The thumbnail 302 is a thumbnail of image data corresponding to the image related information whose time is 21:00 shown in FIG. The thumbnail 303 is a thumbnail of image data corresponding to the image related information whose time is 23:00 shown in FIG. Since the image data is displayed as thumbnails 301, 302, and 303 on the list display screen, the user can easily grasp the contents of the image data.

  Returning to FIG. 15, in the next step S <b> 54, it is determined whether or not an instruction for designating a thumbnail by the user is detected by the input control unit 109. If a thumbnail designation instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S55, and if not, the process ends. Steps S55 to S60 are processes executed when one thumbnail is designated. In step S54, a plurality of thumbnails can be designated. In this case, the processing from step S55 to step S60 is executed for each designated thumbnail.

  In step S55, it is determined whether or not an instruction to display schedule information by the user is detected by the input control unit 109. If the display instruction is detected, the process proceeds to step S56, and if not, the process proceeds to step S60.

  In step S56, image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail is specified. When the list display screen is displayed in step S53, a thumbnail is generated from the image data. At this time, the image data and the thumbnail are associated with each other. Therefore, image data can be specified from the thumbnail.

  Then, the image related information of the specified image data is read from the storage unit 113, and the date is acquired (step S57). The date acquired here may be the date when the image data is input to the mobile phone 100. Therefore, when the date on which the image data is recorded is stored in the storage unit 113, the date may be used. The image management unit 207 outputs a display request including the acquired date to the schedule display unit 205.

  Then, the schedule display unit 205 searches the schedule information stored in the storage unit 113, and extracts the schedule information acquired in step S56 (step S58). Then, a schedule display screen including the extracted schedule information is generated, and the schedule display screen is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B (step S59).

  On the other hand, in step S60, the image data corresponding to the thumbnail designated in step S54 is specified, and the operation state information of the image data is displayed on the inner liquid crystal display device 127A or the outer liquid crystal display device 127B. The operation state information can be specified from the image related information related to the image data. As described above, when a thumbnail is designated, operation related information that is information for recording image data corresponding to the thumbnail is displayed. Since the operation related information includes the contents of the program, the user can confirm the detailed contents of the image data in text without viewing the image data.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schedule display screen. FIG. 17 shows an example of a schedule display screen that is displayed when image data stored in the storage unit 113 is designated. Referring to FIG. 17, the three schedule information of February 1, 2004 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. Items to be displayed are date, start time, end time, part of contents, and classification.

  In the image management process, when the user designates image data, a schedule display screen including schedule information on the date when the image data is input to the mobile phone 100 is displayed, so that the image data and the schedule information are associated with each other. . For this reason, the user who sees the schedule display screen knows information that cannot be obtained from the image data, for example, the state where the image data was acquired, such as the location where the image was taken, and his / her behavior at that time. it can.

  As described above, the mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment can activate the video processing unit 115 using an alarm function that has been conventionally used to manage personal information. For this reason, recording of moving images can be reserved with a simple configuration.

  In addition, since personal information and operating state information are displayed on the schedule display screen, a period of time during which the mobile phone 100 is recording a video, that is, a time period during which the mobile phone 100 cannot be carried by the user is displayed. Can be informed with actions.

  Further, if an incoming call is detected while the video input to the video input / output unit 138 is being recorded by the video processing unit 115, the recording is stopped, so that the user can make a call even when the video is being recorded. You can talk to the caller.

  Also, when an EPG is received, a URL or unique name is extracted from the EPG, and when the extracted URL or unique name is specified, a web page related to the URL or unique name is displayed. It is possible to easily determine whether or not to record.

  When a program is specified from among the EPGs, the date, start time, end time, channel, and contents of the EPG corresponding to the specified program are stored as operation state information. For this reason, the user can perform recording setting only by designating a desired program from the displayed EPG.

  Also, in response to receiving an instruction to display a list of image data, the thumbnails of the image data are displayed, and the operation state information of the image data of the designated thumbnails is read and displayed, so that the user views the image data. You can get more detailed information without text.

  When a thumbnail on the list display screen is designated, schedule information for the day on which image data of the thumbnail is recorded is displayed. Since the schedule information includes personal information, the user can associate the recorded state of the image data, for example, the input location of the image data, from the personal action history of the day when the image data was recorded. It is possible to associate with an action history. Since this list display screen is displayed on condition that the input password has been approved, it is possible to prevent others from seeing the image data.

  Although the mobile phone 100 has been described in the present embodiment, the present invention can also be applied to a portable information terminal having a communication function and an image storage function. Further, the present invention can be grasped as a program or method executed by such a mobile phone or a portable information terminal.

(1) The mobile phone described above includes schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means;
Moving image recording means for recording a moving image input from the outside;
Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
Schedule information receiving means for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image that the external device will output in the future and the scheduled output date and time from the other communication terminal by the communication means;
The schedule management means includes schedule information display means for displaying the schedule information;
Reservation accepting means for accepting designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information;
Keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword from the received schedule information;
Keyword designating means for accepting designation of the extracted keyword;
Access control means for causing the communication means to access a network address corresponding to the designated keyword;
In response to the designation of the schedule information being accepted by the reservation accepting means, at least a part of the designated schedule information is used as operating status information, and the operating status information storing means is stored in the schedule storage means together with the personal information Including.

  (2) In (1), when the keyword is a network address, the access control means accesses the network address.

  (3) In (1), when the keyword is not a network address, the access control means accesses a network address of a predetermined search site and transmits the keyword as a search key.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a mobile phone 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration of a mobile phone 100. FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the outline | summary of the function of a control part. It is a figure which shows an example of schedule information. It is a figure which shows an example of image relevant information. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the personal information input process performed with the mobile telephone in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a personal information input screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the schedule display process performed with the mobile telephone in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a schedule output screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the video recording reservation video processing performed with the mobile telephone in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the EPG display process performed by step S13 of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of an EPG display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a content inquiry screen. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the image acquisition process performed with the mobile telephone in this Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the image management process performed with the mobile telephone in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a list display screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a schedule display screen.

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  100 cellular phone, 101 control unit, 103 data processing unit, 105 communication control unit, 107 display control unit, 109 input control unit, 111 image processing unit, 113 storage unit, 115 video processing unit, 117 bus, 121, 123 housing , 122 connection unit, 125 speaker, 127A inner liquid crystal display device, 127B outer liquid crystal display device, 129A internal camera, 129B external camera, 131A operation button, 131B numeric button, 133 microphone, 135 antenna, 137 flash memory, 138 video input / output , 139 insertion slot, 150 tuner, 151 cable, 201 schedule reception unit, 203 schedule registration unit, 205 schedule display unit, 207 image management unit, 209 acquisition unit, 211 recording reservation unit, 213 video recording unit, 215 Image acquisition unit.

Claims (24)

Moving image recording means for recording a moving image;
Schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time;
Schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means,
The schedule management means includes an operation state information storage means for storing operation state information in which the operation state of the moving image recording means is associated with a date and time in the schedule storage means together with the personal information;
Detecting means for detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information is reached;
A portable information terminal including activation means for activating the moving image recording means in response to detection by the detection means. Receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal;
Schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time;
Schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means,
The schedule management unit stores an operation state information in which the operation state of the receiving unit is associated with a date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information;
Detecting means for detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information is reached;
A portable information terminal including activation means for activating the reception means in response to detection by the detection means.   The portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an input unit that is connectable to an external device and inputs a moving image from the external device.   The schedule management means further includes display means for selecting personal information and operating state information on the same date from the personal information and operating state information stored in the schedule storage unit and displaying them on a single screen. Item 3. A portable information terminal according to item 1 or 2. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a canceling unit for canceling recording by the moving image recording unit when an incoming call is detected by the communication unit while the moving image recording unit is recording a moving image. The portable information terminal described in 1. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, further comprising: a canceling unit that cancels reception by the receiving unit when an incoming call is detected by the communication unit while the receiving unit is receiving a moving image. Information terminal. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
Schedule information receiving means for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image that the external device will output in the future and the scheduled output date and time from the other communication terminal by the communication means;
Keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword from the received schedule information;
A keyword designating unit for accepting designation of the extracted keyword;
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit includes an access unit that accesses a network address corresponding to the designated keyword. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
Schedule information receiving means for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image that the receiving means will output in the future and the scheduled output date and time from the other communication terminal by the communication means;
Keyword extracting means for extracting a keyword from the received schedule information;
A keyword designating unit for accepting designation of the extracted keyword;
The portable information terminal according to claim 2, wherein the communication unit includes an access unit that accesses a network address corresponding to the designated keyword.   The portable information terminal according to claim 7 or 8, wherein when the keyword is a network address, the communication means accesses the network address.   9. The portable information terminal according to claim 7, wherein when the keyword is not a network address, the access unit accesses a network address of a predetermined search site and transmits the keyword as a search key. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
Schedule information receiving means for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image that the external device will output in the future and the scheduled output date and time from the other communication terminal by the communication means;
The schedule management means includes schedule information display means for displaying the schedule information;
Reservation receiving means for accepting designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information;
2. The operation state storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the operation state storage unit stores at least a part of the designated schedule information as the operation state information in response to designation of the schedule information by the reservation reception unit. Mobile information terminal. Communication means for communicating wirelessly with other communication terminals;
Schedule information receiving means for receiving schedule information including the content of the moving image that the receiving means will output in the future and the scheduled output date and time from the other communication terminal by the communication means;
The schedule management means includes schedule information display means for displaying the schedule information;
Reservation receiving means for accepting designation of at least one schedule information from the displayed schedule information;
3. The operation state storage unit according to claim 2, wherein the operation state storage unit stores at least a part of the designated schedule information as the operation state information in response to designation of the schedule information by the reservation reception unit. Mobile information terminal. The moving image recording means stores the moving image in association with the date and time when the moving image was stored;
In response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording means, related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving images;
Related information designation means for accepting designation of the displayed related information;
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an operation state display unit that reads and displays the operation state information based on a date and time specified by the specified related information. Moving image recording means for storing the moving image output by the receiving means in association with the date and time when the moving image was received;
In response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording means, related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving images;
Related information designation means for accepting designation of the displayed related information;
The portable information terminal according to claim 2, further comprising an operation state display unit that reads and displays the operation state information based on the date and time specified by the designated related information. The moving image recording means stores the moving image in association with the date and time when the moving image was stored;
In response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording means, related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving images;
Related information designation means for accepting designation of the displayed related information;
The portable information terminal according to claim 1, further comprising schedule display means for reading out and displaying personal information having the same date as the date and time specified by the designated related information from the schedule storage means. Moving image recording means for storing the moving image output by the receiving means in association with the date and time when the moving image was received;
In response to receiving an instruction to display a list of moving images stored in the moving image recording means, related information display means for displaying related information related to the moving images;
Related information designation means for accepting designation of the displayed related information;
The portable information terminal according to claim 2, further comprising a schedule display unit that reads out and displays personal information having the same date as the date and time specified by the designated related information from the schedule storage unit. A password storage means for storing the password in advance;
The portable information terminal according to any one of claims 13 to 16, wherein the related information display means displays on the condition that the input password matches the password stored in the password storage means. Input means for inputting image data;
Image data storage means for storing the input image data in association with the date on which the image data was input;
Schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time;
Schedule management means for managing personal information stored in the schedule storage means;
Image data display means for displaying at least a part of the image data;
Image data designating means for accepting designation of a part of the displayed image data,
The schedule management means includes a schedule display means for reading out and displaying personal information on the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was input in accordance with the designation by the image data designation means. Mobile information terminal. A schedule management program that is executed by a computer including a moving image recording unit that records a moving image, and a schedule storage unit that stores personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Storing the operation state information in which the operation state of the moving image recording unit is associated with the date and time together with the personal information in the schedule storage unit;
A detection step of detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information has been reached;
A schedule management program for causing a computer to execute the step of activating the moving image recording means in response to detection by the detection step. A schedule management program executed on a computer comprising a receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal and a schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Storing the operating state information in which the operating state of the receiving unit is associated with the date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information;
Detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information is reached;
A schedule management program for causing a computer to execute the step of activating the receiving means in response to detection by the detection step. A schedule management program that is executed by a computer having schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Inputting image data;
Storing the input image data in association with the date on which the image data was input;
Storing personal information in which information related to the individual is associated with the date and time;
Displaying at least a portion of the stored image data;
Receiving a designation of a portion of the displayed image data;
A schedule management program for causing a computer to execute a step of reading out and displaying personal information having the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was input in accordance with the designation of the image data. A schedule management method executed by a computer comprising a moving image recording means for recording a moving image input from the outside, and a schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Storing the operation state information in which the operation state of the moving image recording unit is associated with the date and time together with the personal information in the schedule storage unit;
A detection step of detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information has been reached;
A schedule management method for causing a computer to execute the step of activating the moving image recording means in response to detection by the detection step. A schedule management method executed by a computer, comprising: receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal; and schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Storing the operating state information in which the operating state of the receiving unit is associated with the date and time in the schedule storage unit together with the personal information;
Detecting that the date and time included in the operating state information is reached;
A schedule management method for causing a computer to execute the step of activating the receiving means in response to detection by the detection step. A schedule management method executed by a computer having schedule storage means for storing personal information in which information related to an individual is associated with a date and time,
Inputting image data;
Storing the input image data in association with the date on which the image data was input;
Storing personal information in which information related to the individual is associated with the date and time;
Displaying at least a portion of the stored image data;
Receiving a designation of a portion of the displayed image data;
A schedule management method for causing a computer to execute the step of reading out and displaying personal information having the same date as the date and time when the designated image data was input in accordance with the designation of the image data.

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