JP2006134478A - Device and method for reproducing program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program reproducing device enabling a user to watch a program without any need to carry out complex installing work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached, and without missing any parts of the program. <P>SOLUTION: This device is provided with a video content reproducing means 12 for reproducing a program based on program data stored in a storing means 11, and a control means 16 for controlling the video content reproducing means 12 to hold the reproducing position of the reproduced program data when the program data are reproduced by the video content reproducing means 12 at the time of the stop of a vehicle engine, and to reproduce a program from a position before a predetermined time from the held reproducing position when the engine starts after the reproducing position is held. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a program playback apparatus that is used in an in-vehicle rear seat entertainment system (also referred to as a rear seat entertainment system or RSE system) and provides a program to passengers.

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional playback device includes a playback unit 52 that plays back an audio signal representing a program recorded on a recording medium 51, an audio output unit 53 that outputs audio based on the audio signal, Detecting means 54 for detecting whether or not there is a user in the listening area, and control means 55. The control means 55 reproduces when the detecting means 54 detects that the user is out of the listening area. When the detection means 54 detects that the user has returned to the listening area after temporarily stopping the reproduction of the audio signal by the means 52, the reproduction of the audio signal by the reproduction means 52 is resumed from a position where it has been returned by a predetermined time. By resuming, there is something that allows the user to watch without missing a part of the program.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-84662

  However, in the conventional reproducing apparatus, since it is necessary to include the detecting means 54 such as an infrared sensor for detecting whether or not the user is in the listening area, it is complicated such as adjustment when the detecting means 54 is attached to the vehicle. There was a problem that installation work was required.

  The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problems, and does not require complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached, and the user misses a part of the program. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program reproducing apparatus that can be viewed without any problem.

  The program playback apparatus according to the present invention includes a program playback unit that plays back the program based on program data recorded on a recording medium, and the program playback unit that plays back the program when a vehicle engine is stopped. In this case, the playback position of the data of the program being played back is held, and when the engine is started after holding the playback position, the program starts from a position a predetermined time before the held playback position. And a control means for controlling the program reproduction means so as to be reproduced.

  With this configuration, since the playback of the program is controlled by the control means according to the start and stop of the engine, no complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached is required. You can watch without missing a part of the program.

  Furthermore, the control means plays back the program when the program is played back by the program playback means when an accessory power source that supplies power to the vehicle-mounted device is turned off while the engine is stopped. If the accessory power supply is turned on after holding the playback position of the program data being held and the playback position is held, the program is played from a position a predetermined time before the held playback position. In this way, the program playback means is controlled.

  With this configuration, the playback of the program is controlled by the control means in response to turning on and off of the accessory power supply, so that complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached is not required. Can be watched without missing a part of the program.

  In addition, the program playback apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which the predetermined time can be arbitrarily set by user input.

  With this configuration, setting can be performed at an arbitrary predetermined time according to the user's preference.

  The program playback apparatus of the present invention is installed at a rear seat position of the vehicle, and switches the program playback means to one of an on state in which the program is played back and an off state in which the program playback is stopped. A rear seat switch, and the control means, when the program playback means is switched on by the rear seat switch after the program playback means is switched off by the rear seat switch, The program reproduction means is controlled so that the program is reproduced from the reproduction position when the reproduction means is switched to the off state.

  With this configuration, when the program playback means is switched from the off state to the on state, if the off state and the on state are switched by the rear seat occupant, Playback from the playback position is possible.

  The vehicle of the present invention includes a program playback device.

  The program reproduction method of the present invention is a program reproduction method for controlling a program reproduction apparatus having a program reproduction means for reproducing the program based on program data recorded on a recording medium, when the vehicle engine is stopped. When the program is being reproduced by the program reproducing means, a reproduction position holding step for holding the reproduction position of the data of the program being reproduced, and the engine after the reproduction position is held in the reproduction position holding step A control step of controlling the program playback means so that the program is played back from a position a predetermined time before the held playback position when it is started.

  This method controls the playback of the program in accordance with the start and stop of the engine, so that no complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached is required, and the program is transmitted to the user. Appreciate without missing the part.

  The present invention provides a program reproducing apparatus that does not require complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting a user is attached, and allows the user to watch without missing a part of the program. Is.

  Hereinafter, a program reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
A program playback apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the program playback apparatus 1 includes a storage unit 11 in which a video signal representing video of video content, a sound signal representing sound, and information associated therewith are stored, and the storage unit 11 stores the information. The video content reproduction means 12 for reproducing the video content by outputting the video signal and the audio signal, the detection means 13 for detecting the start and stop of the vehicle engine, and setting information such as parameters used at the time of reproduction of the video content are set by the occupant. The setting means 14 to be set, the vehicle information representing the detection result by the detection means 13 and the input means 15 to which the setting information to be set in the setting means 14 is input, and the vehicle information and the setting information input to the input means 15 And a control means 16 for controlling the video content reproduction means 12 based on it.

  The storage means 11 is composed of a storage medium such as a hard disk drive or an optical disk.

  The video content reproduction unit 12 converts the video signal and the audio signal stored in the storage unit 11 into a video signal and an audio signal in a format that is provided to the occupant and outputs the video signal and the audio signal. A format provided to the passenger includes a composite video output format.

  The control means 16 controls the reading of the video signal and the audio signal stored in the storage means 11 by the video content playback means 12, thereby starting the playback of the video content from an arbitrary playback position.

  The operation of the program playback apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the stop of the engine is detected by the detection means 13 (step S21) and the video content is being played back by the video content playback means 12 (step S22), the playback position of the video content being played back is controlled by the control means. 16 (step S23), and the reproduction of the video content is stopped. When the video content is not played back, the operation of the program playback device 1 ends.

  Next, when the start of the engine is detected by the detection means 13 (step S24), the video content reproduction means 12 reproduces the video content from a position a predetermined time before the held reproduction position (step S25). Here, the predetermined time is held in advance in a storage medium such as a nonvolatile memory.

  According to the program reproducing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, a sensor for detecting an occupant is provided by providing the control means 16 that controls the reproduction of the video content based on the start and stop of the engine. This eliminates the need for troublesome installation work such as adjustment when attaching the camera, and allows the occupant to watch without missing a part of the video content.

  In addition, the detection means 13 may detect the on or off of the accessory power source that supplies power to the in-vehicle device in a state where the engine of the vehicle is stopped. In this case, when the accessory power supply is turned off by the detection means 13 during the reproduction of the video content by the video content reproduction means 12, and then the accessory power supply is detected by the detection means 13, the accessory power supply off is detected. The video content playback means 12 plays back the video content from a position that is returned by a predetermined time from the playback position of the video content that was played back when the video content was detected.

  With this configuration, the control unit 16 can control the reproduction of video content based on whether the accessory power source is turned on or off.

  The setting means 14 may be set by the occupant for the predetermined time described above.

  The program playback device 1 may be used by a front seat passenger.

  Furthermore, when the engine start is detected after the detection unit 13 detects the engine stop, the playback is resumed from the playback position of the video content that was played back when the engine stop was detected, or this playback The menu screen may be displayed on a display device such as a liquid crystal or a CRT display mounted on the vehicle so that the occupant can select whether or not to resume playback from a playback position that has been returned by a predetermined time from the position.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, FIG. 3 shows a program reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

  Of the constituent elements constituting the program reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the same constituent elements as those constituting the program reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention are included. The same code | symbol is attached | subjected and each description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the program playback device 3 stops the storage unit 11, the video content playback unit 12, the detection unit 13, the setting unit 14, the on state in which the video content is played back, and the playback of the video content. Front seat switch 31 and rear seat switch 32 for switching the video content reproduction means 12 to any one of the off states, vehicle information indicating detection results by the detection means 13, setting information set in the setting means 14, front seats Input means 33 for inputting the front seat switch information indicating the state of the switch 31 and the rear seat switch information indicating the state of the rear seat switch 32, vehicle information, setting information, and front seat switch information input to the input means 33 And control means 34 for controlling the video content reproduction means 12 based on the rear seat switch information.

  The operation of the program playback device 3 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, when the video content playback means 12 is switched to the off state by the rear seat switch 32 (step S41), the playback position of the video content being played back is held by the control means 34 (step S42), and the playback of the video content is performed. Stopped.

  Next, when the video content reproduction means 12 is switched on by the front seat switch 31 or the rear seat switch 32 (step S43), it is determined whether or not the video content reproduction means 12 is switched on by the rear seat switch 32. The determination is made by the control means 34 (step S44). When it is determined by the control means 34 that the video content playback means 12 has been switched to the on state by the rear seat switch 32, playback of the video content held when the video content playback means 12 has been switched to the off state. The content is reproduced from the position by the video content reproduction means 12 (step S45). On the other hand, if it is determined by the control means 34 that the video content reproduction means 12 has not been switched on by the rear seat switch 32, a menu screen is displayed on the display device mounted on the vehicle (step S46). Next, the rear seat occupant selects the video content to be viewed.

  As described above, according to the program reproducing apparatus of the second embodiment of the present invention, when the program reproducing means 12 is switched from the off state to the on state, it is later switched to the off state and the on state. If it is due to a seat occupant, it can be played back from the playback position when switched to the off state.

  In addition to the video content, a menu screen is displayed on the display device so that the occupant of the rear seat can select whether to play from the held playback position or to play back from a position that is returned by a predetermined time from the playback position. You may do it.

  With this configuration, since the number of options for the rear-seat occupant increases, it is possible to start playing the video content in a state close to the preference of the rear-seat occupant.

  As described above, the program playback apparatus according to the present invention does not require complicated installation work such as adjustment when a sensor for detecting the user is attached, and allows the user to watch without missing a part of the program. It is useful for a program playback apparatus that is used in an in-vehicle rear seat entertainment system or the like and provides a program to passengers.

The block diagram of the program reproduction apparatus in the 1st Embodiment of this invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the program playback apparatus in the first embodiment of the present invention The block diagram of the program reproduction apparatus in the 2nd Embodiment of this invention Flow chart for explaining the operation of the program playback apparatus in the second embodiment of the present invention Block diagram of a conventional playback device

Explanation of symbols

1, 3 Program playback device 11 Storage means 12 Video content playback means (program playback means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 13 Detection means 14 Setting means 15, 33 Input means 16, 34, 55 Control means 31 Front seat switch 32 Rear seat switch 51 Recording medium 52 Reproduction means 53 Audio | voice output means 54 Detection means

Claims (6)

Program reproduction means for reproducing the program based on program data recorded on a recording medium;
If the program is being played back by the program playback means when the vehicle engine is stopped, the playback position of the data of the program being played back is held, and the engine is started after holding the playback position And a control means for controlling the program reproduction means so that the program is reproduced from a position a predetermined time before the held reproduction position. The control means is played back when the program is played by the program playback means when an accessory power source for supplying power to the vehicle-mounted device is turned off while the engine is stopped. If the accessory power supply is turned on after holding the playback position of the program data, the program is played back from a position a predetermined time before the held playback position. 2. The program reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program reproducing means is controlled. The program reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined time can be arbitrarily set by a user input. A rear seat switch that is installed at a rear seat position of the vehicle and switches the program playback means to either the on state of playing the program or the off state of stopping the program;
The control means sets the program reproduction means to the off state when the program reproduction means is turned on by the rear seat switch after the program reproduction means is turned off by the rear seat switch. 4. The program playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program playback means is controlled so that the program is played back from the playback position when switched. A vehicle comprising the program playback device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. In a program reproduction method for controlling a program reproduction apparatus having program reproduction means for reproducing the program based on program data recorded on a recording medium,
If the program is being played by the program playback means when the vehicle engine is stopped, a playback position holding step for holding the playback position of the data of the program being played back;
A control step for controlling the program playback means so that the program is played back from a position a predetermined time before the held playback position when the engine is started after the playback position is held in the playback position holding step. A program playback method characterized by comprising:

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