JP2005328485A - Program display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely view or record only a program meeting the convenience of a user. <P>SOLUTION: At a time point when it is detected that the display of reproduced video images of a recorded program is stopped, on the basis of series information IS contained in program information IP of the recorded program, a user confirms whether or not recording of a series program of the recorded program is to be reserved and if an instruction to reserve non-reserved recording of the series program of the recorded program is accepted, recording is reserved but if an instruction not to reserve reserved recording of the series program of the recorded program is accepted, the reservation of recording is canceled, so that recording can be reserved or the reservation of recording can be canceled without causing the user to perform again an operation for reserving recording of the series program of the recorded program. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a program display apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, a television program recording / playback apparatus capable of receiving terrestrial digital television broadcasts.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a television program recording / playback apparatus (for example, a hard disk recorder), a broadcast television program is received and recorded on a storage medium such as a hard disk drive, and the television program is recorded according to a user operation or the like. It is made to play.

  By the way, in some television programs, for example, a series drama broadcast every week, another program (hereinafter referred to as a series program) highly related to a certain program is broadcast later.

  In particular, in digital terrestrial television broadcasting that has recently started broadcasting, program information such as program titles (that is, EPG information) is transmitted in addition to program data obtained by encoding the program itself. Series information regarding the series of the program is also included.

Therefore, some television program recording / playback apparatuses (digital broadcast receiving apparatuses) can easily make recording reservations for series programs using this series information (series descriptor) (for example, Patent Documents). 1).
JP 2003-87675 A (page 4, FIG. 3)

  However, in the television program recording / playback apparatus having such a configuration, after making a recording reservation for a certain series program in advance, the user actually viewed the first program, and the next program and so on were because it was boring. When recording is not desired, a complicated operation for canceling the recording reservation of the series program is required.

  At this time, if the user neglects to cancel the recording reservation of the series program, there is a problem that an unnecessary program is automatically recorded after the next time.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a program display apparatus that allows only a program suitable for the user's convenience to be viewed or recorded.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the program display device of the present invention, display stop detection means for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped, and series information acquisition for acquiring series information related to the series program associated with the program And a confirmation means for allowing the user to confirm the reservation for viewing or recording of the series program based on the series information when it is detected that the display of the program has been stopped.

  Thereby, when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped, the user can confirm the viewing reservation or the recording reservation in the series program without causing the user to perform a special operation.

  In the program display method of the present invention, a display stop detection step for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped, a series information acquisition step for acquiring series information related to the series program associated with the program, When it is detected that the display is stopped, a confirmation step for allowing the user to confirm the viewing reservation or recording reservation of the series program based on the series information is provided.

  Thereby, when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped, the user can confirm the viewing reservation or the recording reservation in the series program without causing the user to perform a special operation.

  In the program display program of the present invention, the display stop detecting step for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped for the information processing apparatus, and the series for acquiring the series information related to the series program associated with the program. An information acquisition step and a confirmation step for allowing the user to confirm a viewing reservation or a recording reservation of the series program based on the series information when it is detected that the display of the program has been stopped are provided.

  Thereby, when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped, the user can confirm the viewing reservation or the recording reservation in the series program without causing the user to perform a special operation.

  According to the present invention, when it is detected that the display of a program has been stopped, the user can confirm the viewing reservation or recording reservation in the series program without causing the user to perform a special operation. It is possible to realize a program display device that makes it possible to reliably view or record only programs that suit the circumstances.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(1) Configuration of Television Program Recording / Reproducing Device In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 represents a television program recording / reproducing device according to the present invention as a whole, and the overall control is performed by a control unit 10 having a CPU (Central Processing Unit) configuration. Various processes are executed in accordance with various application programs such as a basic program such as an OS (Operational System) and a series program reservation program read from a ROM (Read Only Memory) (not shown).

  The television program recording / playback apparatus 1 accepts a user operation instruction via an operation unit 12 formed of a remote controller by an input interface unit 13 and sends out the content of the instruction to the control unit 10.

  The television program recording / playback apparatus 1 receives a television program broadcast from a digital terrestrial television broadcasting station (not shown) via the antenna 14 and sends it to the receiving unit 15 as a reception signal S1.

  The reception unit 15 switches the reception channel by the channel selection unit 16 according to the channel switching operation by the user, etc., extracts the program data DP and program information IP of the reception channel, and sends them to the control unit 10.

  The program data DP is data obtained by encoding video and audio of a television program, and the program information IP is various information relating to the television program such as a broadcast channel, a program title, and a broadcast date and time of the television program. Is included.

  The control unit 10 records the television program by storing the program data DP of the television program in the program storage unit 18 formed of a hard disk drive based on a user operation or the like. At this time, the control unit 10 records the program information IP of the television program together with the program data DP.

  The control unit 10 sequentially reads out program data DP of a television program recorded in the program storage unit 18 (hereinafter referred to as a recorded program) from the program storage unit 18 based on a user operation or the like, and performs predetermined decoding. The video is output to the monitor 100 via the display processing unit 17 that performs the conversion processing, etc., and the recorded program is reproduced to display the video.

  Here, the control unit 10 reads out the program information IP of each recorded program when the user selects a recorded program to be reproduced from now on, and extracts the program title, the recording date and time, etc. from the program information IP and creates the list By displaying a display screen (not shown) on the monitor 100, a recorded program desired by the user can be easily selected on the list display screen.

  By the way, the terrestrial digital television broadcasting station broadcasts the program information IP of the television program scheduled to be broadcast in the future in addition to the program data DP and the program information IP of the currently broadcasted television program. Therefore, the control unit 10 acquires the program information IP of the television program scheduled to be broadcast included in the broadcast wave at any time and stores it in the information storage unit 11 formed of a non-volatile memory, for example, for all the next two weeks. The program information IP of the television program is stored.

  The control unit 10 can generate and display a predetermined EPG (Electronic Program Guide) screen based on the program information IP. For example, when making a recording reservation for a television program, The recording reservation operation can be easily completed simply by allowing the user to select a television program on the EPG screen. At this time, the control unit 10 stores recording reservation information based on the program information IP of the selected television program in the information storage unit 11.

(2) Reservation of a series program By the way, in a television program, for example, a television program associated with a certain television program (hereinafter referred to as a series program) is broadcast later, such as a continuous drama broadcast every week. The program information IP of such a television program includes series information IS regarding the series program of the television program.

  This series information IS includes information such as “series ID” in which the same ID (Identifier) is set for a series of series programs and “program pattern” indicating the type of repetition such as “daily” and “weekly”. It is.

  When the series information IS is included in the program information IP of a certain television program at the time of making a recording reservation for the television program, the control unit 10 makes a recording reservation for the series program (hereinafter, referred to as “program recording reservation”). This is called series reservation).

  The following description will be divided into a series program reservation processing procedure and a series program cancellation processing procedure depending on whether or not a recorded program that has already been recorded is reserved for a series.

(2-1) Series Program Reservation Processing Procedure Upon receiving a playback instruction for a recorded program that has not yet been reserved for a series by a user operation, the control unit 10 starts from the start step of the series program reservation processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 2). Enter and go to step SP1.

  In step SP1, the control unit 10 starts displaying the playback video of the recorded program selected by the user, and proceeds to the next step SP2.

  In step SP2, the control unit 10 receives the stop operation by the user while displaying the playback video of the recorded program, or displays the playback video of the recorded program when playback to the end of the recorded program is completed. It is determined whether or not. If a negative result is obtained here, display of the reproduced video is continued and this step SP2 is repeated. On the other hand, if a positive result is obtained here, the process proceeds to the next step SP3.

  In step SP3, the control unit 10 first refers to the program information IP of the recorded program (hereinafter referred to as “reproduced program”) for which the display of the reproduced video has been stopped, and the series included in the series information IS of the program information IP. ID, program pattern, etc. are extracted.

  Next, the control unit 10 has the same series ID as the reproduced program and the program pattern of the reproduced program from the series information IS of the program information IP in the television program scheduled to be broadcast in the future stored in the information storage unit 11. A television program (that is, a series program) matching the above is searched, and the program title, broadcast date and time of the series program are extracted based on the program information IP.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 10 arranges the next related program display area 21 representing the contents such as “broadcast date” and “program title” as the “next related program” in the upper part of the screen. A reservation setting confirmation screen 20 in which a GUI display area 22 for instructing the user whether or not to make a reservation with the contents of the next related program display area 21 is arranged at the bottom of the screen is generated, and this is sent to the monitor 100 and displayed on the screen. Then, the process proceeds to the next step SP4.

  In step SP4, the control unit 10 causes the user to press the “reserve” button 22A or the “reservation cancel” button 22B in the GUI display area 22 via the operation unit 12, and proceeds to the next step SP5.

  In step SP5, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the “reserve” button 22A in the GUI display area 22 has been pressed by the user. If a positive result is obtained here, this means that the user is interested in the reproduced program and wants to record and view the series program displayed in the related program display area 21 next time. At this time, the control unit 10 proceeds to the next step SP6 in order to newly make a recording reservation (that is, a series reservation) of the series program.

  In step SP6, the control unit 10 makes a recording reservation for the series program with the contents displayed in the related program display area 21 next time, and then moves to step SP8 to end this routine RT1.

  As a result, the control unit 10 is associated with the reproduced program only by allowing the user to perform an easy GUI operation at the timing when the user has finished watching the recorded program (reproduced program) and clearly remembers the impression. You can make recording reservations for other series programs.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP5, this means that the user is not interested in the reproduced program and intends to record the series program whose contents are displayed in the related program display area 21 next time. In this case, the control unit 10 proceeds to the next step SP7.

  In step SP7, the control unit 10 moves to the next step SP8 without making a recording reservation for the series program, and ends this routine RT1.

  Incidentally, in step SP3, the control unit 10 has not received the program information IP for the next week, and has not received the program information IP in the information storage unit 11, so that the same series ID as the reproduced program is obtained. If a television program that has been reproduced cannot be detected, the date and time when the series program of the reproduced program is likely to be broadcasted is determined from the recording date and time of the reproduced program and the program pattern included in the series information IS. It is made to guess.

  Then, the control unit 10 arranges a repeated reservation time display area 31 representing “broadcast date and time” at which the series program of the reproduced program is likely to be broadcast at the top of the screen, and makes reservations with the contents of this repeated reservation time display area 31. A reservation setting confirmation screen 30 (FIG. 4) in which a GUI display area 32 for instructing the user whether or not to place is arranged at the bottom of the screen is generated, and the reservation setting confirmation is confirmed instead of the reservation setting confirmation screen 20 (FIG. 3). The screen 30 is sent to the monitor 100 to be displayed on the screen, and the subsequent steps SP4 to SP8 are performed.

  If no instruction is received from the user when a predetermined waiting time (for example, 5 minutes) has elapsed in step SP4, the control unit 10 automatically performs the processing of steps SP5-SP6-SP8 to perform the series program. In particular, even when there is no instruction from the user to make a recording reservation for the series program, the recording is not missed.

  In this way, the control unit 10 determines whether or not to make a recording reservation for the series program of the recorded program (that is, the reproduced program) when it is detected that the display of the reproduced video of the recorded program is stopped. After that, it is possible to make a recording reservation for the series program based on an instruction from the user.

(2-2) Series Program Cancellation Processing Procedure On the other hand, when the control unit 10 receives a playback instruction for a recorded program that has already been reserved for a series by a user operation, the control unit 10 corresponds to the above-described series program reservation processing procedure RT1 (FIG. 2). In accordance with the series program cancellation processing procedure RT2 (FIG. 5), the process enters from the start step and proceeds to step SP11.

  In steps SP11 to SP12, the control unit 10 stops displaying the playback video of the recorded program in the same manner as in steps SP1 to SP2, and proceeds to the next step SP13.

  In step SP13, as in step SP3, the control unit 10 first refers to the program information IP of the recorded program (reproduced program) for which display of the reproduced video has been stopped, and the series ID and program pattern included in the series information IS, etc. To extract.

  Next, the control unit 10 searches the recording reservation information stored in the information storage unit 11 for the recording reservation information of the television program (that is, the series program) having the same series ID as the reproduced program, and the program information IP Based on the above, the program title and broadcast date and time of the series program are extracted.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the control unit 10 arranges a next related program display area 41 representing contents such as “broadcast date” and “program title” of the series program at the upper part of the screen. A reservation setting confirmation screen 40 is generated in which a GUI display area 42 for instructing the user whether or not to make a reservation continuously is arranged at the bottom of the screen, and the reservation is confirmed instead of the reservation setting confirmation screen 20 (FIG. 3). The setting confirmation screen 40 is sent to the monitor 100 to display the screen, and the process proceeds to the next step SP14.

  In step SP14, similarly to step SP4, the control unit 10 causes the user to press either the “reserve” button 42A or the “reservation cancel” button 42B in the GUI display area 42, and proceeds to the next step SP15.

  In step SP15, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the “reserve” button 42A in the GUI display area 42 has been pressed by the user. If a positive result is obtained here, this indicates that the user is interested in the reproduced program and wants to record and view the series program whose contents are displayed in the related program display area 41 next time. At this time, the control unit 10 proceeds to the next step SP16 in order to continue recording reservation of the series program already reserved for series.

  In step SP16, the control unit 10 continues the recording reservation of the existing series program as it is, moves to the next step SP18, and ends this routine RT2.

  On the other hand, if a negative result is obtained in step SP15, this means that the user is not interested in the reproduced program and intends to record the series program whose contents are displayed in the related program display area 41 next time. At this time, the control unit 10 proceeds to the next step SP17 in order to cancel the recording reservation (that is, series reservation) of the existing series program.

  In step SP17, the control unit 10 cancels the recording reservation of the existing series program, moves to the next step SP18, and ends this routine RT2.

  As a result, the control unit 10 can record a series program that the user does not intend to record by simply allowing the user to perform an easy GUI operation at the timing when the user finishes watching the reproduced program and clearly remembers the impression. You can cancel your reservation immediately.

(3) Operation and Effect In the above configuration, the control unit 10 displays the program information of the recorded program (that is, the reproduced program) when the display of the reproduced video in the recorded program that has not yet been reserved for the series is stopped. Based on the series information IS included in the IP, confirmation is made with the user as to whether or not to make a recording reservation for the series program, and the recording reservation is made based on an instruction from the user.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 makes a recording reservation (that is, a series reservation) of the series program based on the instruction of the user at a timing when the user sees the reproduced program that has not yet been reserved for the series and remembers the impression clearly. Can do.

  At this time, the control unit 10 allows the user to perform an easy GUI operation such as pressing the “Reserve” button 22A (FIG. 3) in the GUI display area 22 or the “Reserve” button 32A (FIG. 4) in the GUI display area 32. Since it is possible to complete the recording reservation of the series program simply by performing it, there is no need to cause the user to make a reservation operation again or to check the date and time when the series program is broadcast.

  Further, the control unit 10 notifies the user of the existence of the series program by displaying the reservation setting confirmation screen 20 even when the user does not know that the series program exists in the reproduced program. You can recommend the recording reservation.

  On the other hand, when the display of the playback video in the recorded program already reserved for the series is stopped, the control unit 10 reserves the recording of the series program based on the series information IS of the recorded program (that is, the played back program). Confirming whether or not to perform the recording, the recording reservation is continued or canceled based on the user's instruction.

  Therefore, the control unit 10 can cancel the recording reservation (that is, the series reservation) of the series program based on the instruction of the user at the timing when the user has clearly seen the impression of the replayed program already reserved for the series. it can.

  In particular, when the recorded program that has been reserved for a series is played back, for example, when the recorded program is suspended by the user in the course of playback of the recorded program, the control unit 10 is irrelevant to the user's assumption. Since the reservation setting confirmation screen 40 (FIG. 6) is displayed on the screen, the recording reservation of the series program can be canceled simply by causing the user to perform an easy operation such as pressing the “cancel reservation” button 42B in the GUI display area 42. Therefore, there is no need to cause the user to cancel the recording reservation.

  According to the above configuration, the control unit 10 confirms with the user whether or not to make a recording reservation for the series program associated with the recorded program when the display of the playback video of the recorded program is stopped. The user can immediately make or cancel the recording reservation of the series program without causing the user to perform an operation relating to the recording reservation of the series program again.

(4) Other Embodiments In the above-described embodiment, the reservation setting confirmation screen 20, 30, or 40 is displayed when the control unit 10 detects that the display of the reproduced video in the recorded program is stopped. The case where the screen is displayed has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when a television program being broadcast is received and displayed, the digital terrestrial television broadcast is completed when the television program ends. The control unit 10 may detect the program end information transmitted from the station, and the reservation setting confirmation screen 20, 30, or 40 may be displayed on the screen at this time.

  Thereby, the control unit 10 ends the television program when, for example, the user is watching the television program being broadcast with interest and wants to watch the series program of the television program without overlooking it. At that point, it is possible to recommend recording reservation for the series program.

  At this time, in addition to recommending recording reservation for a series program, the control unit 10 may recommend viewing reservation for the series program.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the program information IP is extracted from the broadcast wave broadcast from the terrestrial digital television broadcasting station has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the program information IP May be acquired from a predetermined program information server on the Internet. Furthermore, the program information IP is not stored in the information storage unit 11, and the predetermined program information on the Internet is obtained each time the program information IP is required. You may make it acquire from a server.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case has been described in which the reservation setting confirmation screen 20, 30, or 40 is displayed on the screen so that the user can confirm whether or not the recording reservation of the series program is possible. For example, the user may be asked a question by voice output, and the “Yes” button and the “No” button provided on the operation unit 12 may be pressed to confirm whether the series program recording reservation is possible. .

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the reservation setting confirmation screen 20, 30, or 40 is displayed on the screen when it is detected that the display of the playback video in the recorded program is stopped has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the reservation setting confirmation screen 20, 30, or 40 is displayed on the screen even when a power-off operation of the television program recording / playback apparatus 1 is received during playback of the recorded program. May be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the program storage unit 18 is configured using a hard disk drive has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) drive, a semiconductor memory, or the like is used. You may make it comprise the program memory | storage part 18 using a various memory | storage means.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the television program recording / playback apparatus 1 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a personal computer, a PDA equipped with a television tuner and storage means You may make it apply this invention to (Personal Digital Assistant), a mobile telephone, etc. FIG.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the television program recording / playback apparatus 1 equipped with the program storage unit 18 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the program storage unit 18 is incorporated. The present invention is applied to a television receiver, a personal computer, a PDA, a mobile phone, etc. that can control the display and stop of the playback video, the recording reservation of the television program and the cancellation thereof, etc. You may make it apply.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the television program recording / reproducing apparatus 1 receives digital terrestrial television broadcasting has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the television program recording / reproducing apparatus 1 is not limited thereto. May receive other broadcasts capable of acquiring program information IP such as BS (Broadcasting Satellite) digital television broadcasts, CS (Communication Satellite) digital television broadcasts, or digital radio broadcasts.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the control unit 10 as a display stop detection unit, the reception unit 15 as a series information acquisition unit, the information storage unit 11 and the control unit 10, the display processing unit 17 as a confirmation unit, and an input Although the case where the television program recording / playback apparatus 1 as a program display apparatus is configured by the interface section 13 and the control section 10 has been described, the present invention is not limited to this, and display stop detection means having various other circuit configurations, The program display device may be constituted by the series information acquisition means and the confirmation means.

  The present invention can be used not only in a television program recording / playback apparatus but also in a television receiver or the like that can control an external recording / playback apparatus.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television program recording / reproducing apparatus of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows a series program reservation process procedure. It is a basic diagram which shows a reservation setting confirmation screen (1). It is a basic diagram which shows a reservation setting confirmation screen (2). It is a flowchart which shows a series program cancellation process procedure. It is a basic diagram which shows a reservation setting confirmation screen (3).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Television program recording / reproducing apparatus, 10 ... Control part, 11 ... Information storage part, 13 ... Input interface part, 15 ... Reception part, 17 ... Display processing part, 18 ... Program storage part, 20, 30, 40 ... Reservation setting confirmation screen.

Claims (9)

Display stop detection means for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped;
Series information acquisition means for acquiring series information related to the series program associated with the program,
A program display device comprising: confirmation means for allowing a user to confirm a viewing reservation or a recording reservation of the series program based on the series information when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped. When a reservation for viewing or recording of the series program has not been made yet, a reservation control means for making a reservation for viewing or recording when receiving a reservation for viewing or recording of the series program from the user is provided. The program display device according to claim 1, further comprising: When the viewing reservation or recording reservation for the series program has already been made, when the user accepts that the viewing reservation or recording reservation for the series program is made from the user, the viewing reservation or recording reservation is continued. 2. The program display device according to claim 1, further comprising cancellation control means for canceling the viewing reservation or the recording reservation when accepting that the viewing reservation or the recording reservation of the series program is not performed. The reservation control means is
The program display device according to claim 2, wherein when a response is not received from the user within a predetermined waiting time, the viewing reservation or recording reservation of the series program is performed. The cancellation control means is
The program display device according to claim 3, wherein when no response is received from the user within a predetermined waiting time, reservation for viewing or recording of the series program is continued. The display stop detection means is
The program that has been stored in advance by the predetermined program storage means and played back is played to the end and the video display is automatically stopped, or it is stopped based on the user's stop operation during the display of the playback video of the program. The program display device according to claim 1, wherein the program is detected. The display stop detection means is
Detecting that the display of the program is stopped by receiving program end information indicating the end of the program broadcast from the broadcast station when the program being received broadcast from the broadcast station is ended. The program display device according to claim 1. A display stop detection step for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped;
A series information acquisition step for acquiring series information related to the series program associated with the program;
A program display method comprising: a confirmation step of allowing a user to confirm a viewing reservation or a recording reservation of the series program based on the series information when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped. For information processing equipment
A display stop detection step for detecting that the display of the program has been stopped;
A series information acquisition step for acquiring series information related to the series program associated with the program;
A program display program comprising: a confirmation step for allowing a user to confirm a viewing reservation or a recording reservation of the series program based on the series information when it is detected that the display of the program is stopped.

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