JP2006309385A - Electronic apparatus system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus system with superior user-friendliness capable of selectively displaying menu items of a plurality of electronic apparatuses connected by a network or the like. <P>SOLUTION: A first electronic apparatus 100 is provided with a first control part 102 operating a first operation part 101 on the basis of operation instruction information received from a second electronic apparatus 200. The second electronic apparatus 200 is provided with a selection part 203 for carrying out selection of first operation item information stored in a second operation item information storing part 202 in response to predetermined conditions, an operation menu display part 204 displaying an operation menu on the basis of the selected operation item information, a second operation instruction information acquiring part 206 acquiring operation instruction information from the first operation item information on the basis of an operation instruction with respect to the menu items of the operation menu, and a second operation instruction information sending part 207 sending the acquired operation instruction information to the first electronic apparatus 200. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device system including a plurality of electronic devices connected by a network or the like.

As a conventional electronic device system, there is one in which one electronic device receives menu information of another electronic device connected via a network or the like and combines it with the menu information of its own electronic device (for example, a patent). Reference 1 and Patent Document 2). In such an electronic device system, it is possible to control the operation of other connected electronic devices by using this synthesized menu.
JP 07-177586 A (first page, FIG. 1 etc.) JP 2003-029895 A (first page, FIG. 1 etc.)

  However, in the electronic device system as described above, since all menu information obtained from other electronic devices is synthesized and displayed, the number of menu items displayed as a menu increases, and the user wants to select. It takes time to search for a menu item, or the menu item cannot be found.

  An electronic device system according to the present invention is an electronic device system including a first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein the first electronic device includes a first operation unit that performs a predetermined operation; Based on the operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit, a first operation instruction information receiving unit that receives operation instruction information that is information for instructing a specific operation from the second electronic device. A first control unit that operates the first operation unit, wherein the second electronic device is a second operation unit that performs a predetermined operation; and first information that is used to operate the first electronic device. A second operation item information storage unit storing one or more operation item information, a selection unit that selects the first operation item information according to a predetermined condition, and the first operation item information selected by the selection unit Display an operation menu with one or more menu items based on The first operation item information based on the operation instruction display unit, the operation instruction reception unit that receives an operation instruction that is an instruction to the menu item of the displayed operation menu, and the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit A second operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the information, and a second operation instruction information transmission that transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit to the first electronic device. Part.

  With this configuration, the menu item of the first electronic device can be selectively displayed on the second electronic device.

  Further, in the electronic device system, the second electronic device includes a local device operation item information storage unit that stores at least one second operation item information that is information for operating the second electronic device. Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction receiving unit, the own device operation instruction information acquiring unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the second operation item information, and the own device operation instruction information acquiring unit And a second control unit that operates the second operation unit based on the operation instruction information, and the operation menu display unit further displays an operation menu based on the second operation item information, and the selection is performed. The unit selects the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, the menu item of the first electronic device can be selectively displayed according to the operation instruction for the menu item of the operation menu displayed based on the second operation item information. It is possible to display only the menu items that are necessary in connection with the operation of the second electronic device, or the menu items that are considered to be appropriate to use. It becomes possible to improve the convenience.

  In the electronic device system, the second operation unit performs an operation for processing content, and the selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the content processed by the second operation unit. I did it.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, it is possible to selectively display the menu items of the first electronic device according to the content to be processed, and only the menu items required according to the content are displayed. Accordingly, it is possible to display as appropriate, and it is possible to improve convenience in performing the menu operation.

  In the electronic device system, the first electronic device includes a device information storage unit that stores device information that is information about the electronic device, and a device that transmits the device information to the second electronic device. An information transmission unit, and the second electronic device further includes a device information reception unit that receives the device information, and a device information storage unit that stores the device information received by the device information reception unit. The selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the device information accumulated by the device information accumulation unit.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, it is possible to selectively display the menu items of the first electronic device according to the first electronic device, and it is necessary depending on the first electronic device. Only the menu items that are considered to be appropriate or to be used can be displayed as appropriate, and the convenience in performing the menu operation can be improved.

  In the electronic device system, the second electronic device further includes an operation state information acquisition unit that acquires operation state information that is information related to an operation state of the second operation unit, and the selection unit includes an operation state. The first operation item information is selected in accordance with the operation state information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, it is possible to selectively display the menu items of the first electronic device according to the operating state of the second electronic device. Only the menu items that are required according to the operating state or the menu items that are considered appropriate to be used can be displayed as appropriate, improving the convenience of menu operations. It becomes possible.

  In the electronic device system, the first electronic device sends the first operation item information storage unit storing the first operation item information and the first operation item information to the second electronic device. A second operation item information receiving unit that receives the first operation item information from the first electronic device; and a second operation item information receiving unit that transmits the first operation item information transmitting unit. A second operation item information storage unit for storing the first operation item information received by the operation item information receiving unit in the second operation item information storage unit is further provided.

  With this configuration, the second electronic device does not need to store the first operation item information of the first electronic device in advance. Thereby, it becomes possible to display the operation menu on the second electronic device for any first electronic device, and the versatility is high.

  The electronic device system according to the present invention is an electronic device system including a first electronic device and a second electronic device, wherein the first electronic device performs a predetermined operation. A first operation item information storage unit storing at least one first operation item information which is information for operating the first electronic device, and the first operation item information according to a predetermined condition A specific operation is instructed from the selection unit to be selected, the first operation information transmission unit that transmits the first operation item information selected by the selection unit to the second electronic device, and the second electronic device. A first operation instruction information receiving unit that receives operation instruction information that is information, and a first control unit that operates the first operation unit based on the operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit. The second electronic device performs a second operation for performing a predetermined operation. A second operation item information receiving unit that receives the first operation item information from the first electronic device, and a second operation unit that stores the first operation item information received by the second operation item information receiving unit. An operation item information storage unit, an operation menu display unit that displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the first operation item information stored by the second operation item information storage unit, and the displayed operation menu An operation instruction receiving unit that receives an operation instruction that is an instruction to the menu item, and the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction receiving unit A second operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information; and a second operation instruction information transmission unit that transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit to the first electronic device. It comprises a part.

  With this configuration, the menu item of the first electronic device can be selectively displayed on the second electronic device. In addition, since the first electronic device performs the process of selecting the first operation item information that is performed in order to selectively display the menu items of the first electronic device, the second electronic device performs the process. Processing can be reduced.

  Further, in the electronic device system, the second electronic device includes a local device operation item information storage unit that stores at least one second operation item information that is information for operating the second electronic device. Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit, request information acquisition for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the received operation instruction from the second operation item information A request information transmission unit that transmits the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit to the first electronic device, and the device operation item information storage based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit. Based on the operation instruction information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit and the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the second operation item information stored in the unit. A second control unit that operates the operation unit, wherein the first electronic device further includes a request information reception unit that receives request information from the second electronic device, and the selection unit includes the request The first operation item information is selected based on the information.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, it is possible to display the menu item of the first electronic device selected according to the operation instruction for the menu item of the operation menu displayed based on the second operation item information. Therefore, only the menu items that are necessary in connection with the operation of the second electronic device, or the menu items that are considered appropriate to use, can be displayed as appropriate. Convenience can be improved.

  In the electronic device system, the second operation unit performs an operation of processing content, and the second electronic device acquires content information that is information related to the content processed by the second operation unit. An information acquisition unit; a request information acquisition unit for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the content information; and the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit as the first electronic device. A request information transmission unit for transmitting to the first electronic device, the first electronic device further includes a request information reception unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device, and the selection unit includes the request information The first operation item information is selected based on the above.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, it is possible to display the menu items of the first electronic device selected according to the content to be processed, and the menu items required or used according to the content Only menu items that are considered appropriate to be displayed can be displayed as appropriate, and convenience in performing menu operations can be improved.

  In the electronic device system, the second electronic device stores a device information receiving unit that receives device information that is information about the first electronic device, and stores device information received by the device information receiving unit. A device information storage unit, a request information acquisition unit that acquires request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the device information stored by the device information storage unit, and the request acquired by the request information acquisition unit A request information transmitting unit that transmits information to the first electronic device, wherein the first electronic device stores the device information and stores the device information in the second electronic device. A device information transmitting unit for transmitting to the electronic device and a request information receiving unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device, wherein the selecting unit is configured to perform the first operation item based on the request information. Selection of information It was to perform.

  With this configuration, the second electronic device can display the menu item of the first electronic device selected according to the first electronic device, and is required according to the first electronic device. Only menu items or menu items that are considered appropriate to be used can be displayed as appropriate, and convenience in performing menu operations can be improved.

  Further, in the electronic device system, the second electronic device has acquired the operation state information that is information on the operation state of the second operation unit, the operation state information acquisition unit to acquire, and the operation state information acquisition unit. Request information acquisition unit for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to operation state information, and request information for transmitting the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit to the first electronic device A transmission unit, wherein the first electronic device further includes a request information receiving unit that receives request information from the second electronic device, and the selection unit is configured to receive the request information based on the request information. One operation item information was selected.

  With this configuration, in the second electronic device, the menu item of the first electronic device selected according to the operation state of the second electronic device can be displayed, and the operation of the second electronic device can be displayed. Only the menu items that are necessary depending on the state or the menu items that are considered appropriate to use can be displayed as appropriate, which can improve the convenience of menu operations. It becomes.

  According to the electronic device system of the present invention, it is possible to selectively display menu items of a plurality of electronic devices connected via a network or the like, and to provide an electronic device system that is highly convenient. Become.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an electronic device system and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component and step which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment perform the same operation | movement, re-explanation may be abbreviate | omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device system according to the present embodiment. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 100 and a second electronic device 200. The first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 200 are connected via a network 300.

  The first electronic device 100 includes a first operation unit 101, a first control unit 102, a first operation instruction information reception unit 103, an operation item request reception unit 104, a first operation item information storage unit 105, And a first operation item information transmission unit 106.

  The second electronic device 200 includes a second operation unit 201, a second operation item information storage unit 202, a selection unit 203, an operation menu display unit 204, an operation instruction reception unit 205, and second operation instruction information acquisition. Unit 206, second operation instruction information transmission unit 207, second control unit 208, second operation item information reception unit 209, second operation item information storage unit 210, own device operation item information storage unit 211, The device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 and the operation item request transmission unit 213 are provided.

  The first electronic device 100 may be any electronic device as long as it can be connected to other devices via a network or the like. For example, it may be an AV device such as a TV, a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a hard disk recorder, a video tape recorder, a CD player, a tuner, a cassette tape recorder, an amplifier, a surround system, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner. It may be a household appliance such as a lighting fixture or a facility device such as a hot water supply system.

  The first operation unit 101 performs a predetermined operation based on a control signal from the first control unit 102. The predetermined operation is, for example, an operation of receiving radio waves and displaying an image if the first electronic device 100 is a television, or a DVD disc if the first electronic device 100 is a DVD player. The video signal and the audio signal are read out from the video signal and output. The first operation unit 101 can be realized by, for example, an MPU or a memory. The operation of the first operation unit 101 is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 receives operation instruction information, which is information for instructing a specific operation, from the second electronic device 200. The operation instruction information may be any information as long as it is information that instructs the first operation unit 101 or the second operation unit 201 to perform a specific operation. For example, it may be a command or event information that causes the first operation unit 101 or the second operation unit 201 to execute a predetermined action, or designates an action that the first operation unit 101 or the second operation unit 201 executes. For example, identification information may be used. The data structure of the operation instruction information does not matter. The operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 is operation instruction information for the first operation unit 101. The first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 may or may not include a receiving device for receiving a modem or a network. The first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a receiving device. The first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The first control unit 102 operates the first operation unit 101 based on the operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit 103. Specifically, a control signal corresponding to the operation instruction information is output to the first operation unit 101, and the operation of the first operation unit 101 is controlled so that the operation instructed by the operation instruction information is performed. The data structure of the operation instruction information does not matter. The first control unit 102 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the first control unit 102 is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The first operation item information storage unit 105 stores one or more pieces of first operation item information that is information for operating the first electronic device 100. The first operation item information includes, for example, item information indicating an operation menu item and operation instruction information corresponding to this item. The operation instruction information included in the first operation item information is operation instruction information for instructing the first operation unit 101 to perform an operation. The item information is information indicating operation menu items such as “channel up” and “volume down” if the first electronic device 100 is, for example, a television. The first electronic device 100 is, for example, a DVD player. If so, it is information indicating operation menu items such as “play” and “stop”. The item information may be text information or image information as long as it is information indicating an item of the operation menu. The item information may be displayed as a menu item, or text data or image data for displaying a menu item associated with the item information may be displayed as a menu item. Note that the first operation item information may include only item information or only operation instruction information. Further, the first operation item information may have information for identifying the first electronic device 100. The data format of the first operation item information does not matter. For example, it may be XML format data or tabular data. Moreover, the data structure of 1st operation item information, item information, and operation instruction information is not ask | required. The first operation item information storage unit 105 is preferably a nonvolatile storage medium such as a ROM or an optical disk, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The operation item request receiving unit 104 receives operation item request information that is information requesting transmission of the first operation item information from the second electronic device 200. The data structure of the operation item request information does not matter. The operation item request receiving unit 104 may or may not include a receiving device for receiving data such as a modem or a network. Further, the operation item request receiving unit 104 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the receiving device. The operation item request receiving unit 104 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The first operation item information transmission unit 106 transmits the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 to the second electronic device 200. The trigger and timing which transmit 1st operation item information are not ask | required. For example, the first operation item information transmission unit 106 acquires the first operation item information from the first operation item information storage unit 105 in response to the operation item request information received by the operation item request reception unit 104, and You may transmit to the electronic device 200. Specifically, the first operation item information may be transmitted using the reception of the operation item request information from the second electronic device 200 as a trigger. Also, the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device, such as immediately after the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 200 are connected, or immediately after the second electronic device 200 is powered on. The first operation item information may be transmitted when the connection with 200 is recognized. Here, the term “immediately after” includes a case where there is a slight delay from the time when the connection is recognized. Moreover, you may transmit 1st operation item information regularly or irregularly. In the present embodiment, the operation item request receiving unit 104 transmits the first operation item information to the second electronic device 200 in response to the operation item request information received from the second electronic device 200. However, if the first operation item information is not transmitted in response to the operation item request information, the operation item request receiving unit 104 may be omitted. The first operation item information transmission unit 106 may or may not include a transmission device for transmission such as a modem or a network. The first operation item information transmission unit 106 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmission device. The first operation item information transmission unit 106 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The second electronic device 200 may be any electronic device as long as it can be connected to other devices via a network or the like. For example, it may be an AV device such as a TV, a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a hard disk recorder, a video tape recorder, a CD player, a tuner, a cassette tape recorder, an amplifier, a surround system, a refrigerator, a washing machine, an air conditioner. It may be a home appliance such as a lighting fixture or a facility device such as a hot water supply system.

  The second operation unit 201 performs a predetermined operation based on a control signal from the second control unit 208. The predetermined operation is, for example, an operation of receiving radio waves and displaying an image if the second electronic device 200 is a television, or a DVD disc if the second electronic device 200 is a DVD player. The video signal and the audio signal are read out from the video signal and output. The second operation unit 201 can be realized by, for example, an MPU or a memory. The operation of the second operation unit 201 is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The second operation item information receiving unit 209 receives first operation item information, which is information for operating the first electronic device 100, from the first electronic device 100. The second operation item information receiving unit 209 may or may not include a receiving device for receiving a modem or a network. The second operation item information receiving unit 209 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the receiving device. The second operation item information receiving unit 209 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The second operation item information storage unit 210 stores the first operation item information received by the second operation item information reception unit 209 in the second operation item information storage unit 202. The second operation item information storage unit 210 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like.

  The second operation item information storage unit 202 stores one or more pieces of first operation item information that is information for operating the first electronic device 100. “Storing” here means temporary storage such as when temporarily storing data received by the receiving unit or when temporarily storing data in a cache or the like during data processing. Including. The second operation item information storage unit 202 may store the first operation item information in advance, or may store the first operation item information transmitted from the first electronic device 100. The second operation item information storage unit 202 is preferably a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM or an optical disk capable of rewriting data, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. Further, if it is not necessary to rewrite the first operation item information, a storage medium such as a ROM that cannot be rewritten may be used.

  The own device operation item information storage unit 211 stores one or more pieces of second operation item information, which is information for operating the second electronic device 200. The second operation item information includes, for example, item information and operation instruction information similar to the above-described first operation item information. The operation instruction information of the second operation item information is operation instruction information used to instruct the second operation unit 201 to perform an operation. Note that the second operation item information may include only item information or only operation instruction information. Further, the second operation item information may include information for identifying the second electronic device 200. The data format of the second operation item information does not matter. “Storing” here means temporary storage such as when temporarily storing data received by the receiving unit or when temporarily storing data in a cache or the like during data processing. Including. The own device operation item information storage unit 211 may store the second operation item information in advance, or may store the second operation item information transmitted from another device or the like. The own device operation item information storage unit 211 is preferably a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM or an optical disk capable of rewriting data, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. Further, if rewriting of the second operation item information is unnecessary, a storage medium such as a ROM that cannot be rewritten may be used.

  The operation menu display unit 204 displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the second operation item information and first operation item information selected by the selection unit 203 described later. The operation menu display unit 204 displays, for example, an operation menu having menu items corresponding to the item information included in the second operation item information and the first operation item information. The operation menu display unit 204 may display each menu item of the operation menu in any shape such as a rectangular shape or an elliptical shape. Each menu item may be arranged in any way. For example, the menu items may be arranged in a list, or may be arranged in a matrix at regular intervals. Further, it may be displayed as a menu having a hierarchical structure. Alternatively, the second operation item information and the first operation item information may be combined, and an operation menu may be displayed based on the combined operation item information. When combining and displaying, any combination may be performed. For example, a composition rule on the structure of data that simply adds the second operation item information after the first operation item information may be applied, and how to select the shape of a menu button or the like A pre-set synthesis rule may be applied. In addition, an operation synthesis rule may be applied. For example, when there is an instruction for a video recording operation, recording is performed after the control is always transferred from the television to the video. In other words, in the case of some operation of video, the operation to transfer control to video is always defined as preprocessing. In addition, when a video playback instruction is given, a process for switching the input destination of a television display signal to an external input terminal to which a video output is connected may be defined. The operation menu display unit 204 may be considered as including or not including a display device such as a display. Information for displaying the operation menu may be output to another display device. The operation menu display unit 204 can be realized by display device driver software, or display device, driver software, and an output device.

  The operation instruction receiving unit 205 receives an operation instruction that is an instruction for a menu item of the operation menu displayed on the operation menu display unit 204. Specifically, an operation instruction is accepted by selecting an item of the operation menu displayed on the operation menu display unit 204. The operation instruction may be an instruction to display a new menu relating to a predetermined operation menu item, for example, a submenu. The operation instruction is received by, for example, selecting a menu item using a remote control device, selecting a menu item on a touch panel provided in the operation menu display unit 204, or the like. Further, information on pressing a hard button provided in the second electronic device 200 may be received as an operation instruction. The input accepted by the operation instruction accepting unit 205 is input by a remote control device, a touch panel, a hard button, a numeric keypad, a keyboard, or a mouse, and any input means may be used. The operation instruction accepting unit 205 can be realized by a remote control device, a device driver for input means such as a touch panel or a hard button, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

  The selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 according to a predetermined condition. The “predetermined condition” may be any condition. In the present embodiment, a case where the first operation item information is selected based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction receiving unit 205 will be described. Specifically, when the operation instruction reception unit 205 receives an operation instruction for a menu item displayed based on the second operation item information, the selection unit 203 performs the first operation according to the second operation item information. Select item information. In addition, it does not ask | require what kind of 1st operation item information the selection part 203 selects as 1st operation item information according to 2nd operation item information. For example, the second operation item information has information related to the selection condition in advance, and information corresponding to the information related to the selection condition included in the second operation item information is included in the first operation item information. Thus, when the information corresponding to the information about the selection condition in the first operation item information matches the information about the selection condition of the second operation item information corresponding to the menu item selected by the operation instruction, One piece of operation item information may be selected. The “information regarding the selection condition” described here may be the selection condition itself, or may be information serving as a basis for obtaining the selection condition. For example, as information related to the selection condition, the item name of the menu item, the identification information for identifying the menu item, the type of the menu item, and the action of the action executed according to the operation instruction, included in the second operation item information You may make it utilize at least one of information, such as a name and the identification information for identifying this action. As a specific example, in order to select the first operation item information related to the volume when the menu item “video playback” is selected, “volume” is included in the first operation item information related to the volume. The information “volume” is set in the second operation item information corresponding to the menu item “video playback”. When a menu item “video playback” is selected as an operation instruction, information “volume” is acquired as a selection condition from the second operation item information corresponding to this menu item, and this selection condition is satisfied. First operation item information, that is, first operation item information having information “volume” is selected. In this manner, the first operation item information corresponding to the second operation item information may be acquired. It does not matter how the selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information in response to the operation instruction. For example, information corresponding to information included in the second operation item information is included in the first operation item information in advance, and this information includes information included in the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item. If they match, the first operation item information may be selected. A specific example of processing in which the selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information will be described later. The selection unit 203 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 acquires operation instruction information corresponding to the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit 205. Specifically, the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 and the menu item of the operation menu displayed by the operation menu display unit 204 are, for example, the first operation item in the menu item. Correspondence is made by providing identification information for identifying information or link information. If the menu item selected by the operation instruction receiving unit 205 is displayed based on the first operation item information, the second operation instruction information acquiring unit 206 is selected by the operation instruction receiving unit 205. The first operation item information corresponding to the menu item is determined from the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202, and the operation instruction information is determined from the determined first operation item information. To get. The second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 acquires the operation instruction information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The second operation instruction information transmission unit 207 transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 to the first electronic device 100. The second operation instruction information transmission unit 207 may or may not include a transmission device for performing transmission such as a modem or a network card. The second operation instruction information transmission unit 207 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmission device. Transmission is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means.

  The own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires operation instruction information corresponding to the second operation item information based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit 205. Specifically, the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211 and the menu item of the operation menu displayed by the operation menu display unit 204 are, for example, the second operation item in the menu item. Correspondence is made by providing identification information for identifying information or link information. Then, if the menu item selected by the operation instruction receiving unit 205 is displayed based on the second operation item information, the own device operation instruction information acquiring unit 212 is selected by the operation instruction receiving unit 205. The second operation item information corresponding to the menu item is determined from the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211, and the operation instruction information is determined from the determined second operation item information. get. The own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires the operation instruction information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The second control unit 208 operates the second operation unit 201 based on the operation instruction information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 based on the second operation item information. Specifically, a control signal corresponding to the operation instruction information is output to the second operation unit 201, and the operation of the second operation unit 201 is controlled so that the operation instructed by the operation instruction information is performed. The second control unit 208 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the first control unit 102 is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The operation item request transmission unit 213 transmits operation item request information, which is information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information, to the first electronic device 100. The operation item request information may be any information. It may be information including identification information for identifying the first operation item information for which transmission is requested, address information indicating the address of the second electronic device 200 as the transmission destination of the first electronic device 100, Identification information may also be used. When the first electronic device 100 is set in advance to transmit predetermined first operation item information to the second electronic device 200, the first electronic device 100 simply has the first operation item information. You may make it transmit the information used as the trigger for performing the action which transmits information. Further, the operation item request transmission unit 213 may transmit the operation item request information by any trigger. For example, a processing unit for detecting that the power supply of the second electronic device 200 is turned on is provided, and the operation item request information is transmitted using a signal indicating that the power output from the processing unit is turned on as a trigger. You may make it do. In addition, a processing unit for detecting that the second electronic device 200 is connected to the first electronic device 100 is provided, and a signal indicating that the second electronic device 200 is connected to the first electronic device 100 output by the processing unit. As a trigger, the operation item request information may be transmitted. Further, when the operation menu display unit 204 or the like receives an instruction to display the operation menu, a signal indicating that the operation menu display unit 204 or the like has received an instruction to display the operation menu is output to the operation item request transmission unit 213. Then, the operation item request information may be transmitted using the reception of this signal as a trigger. The operation item request transmission unit 213 may or may not include a transmission device for transmission such as a modem or a network card. In addition, the operation item request transmission unit 213 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a transmission device. Transmission is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The network 300 may be any network as long as data can be transmitted and received between the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 200. The network 300 may be a wireless or wired network using an IP protocol or the like, for example. Communication in this network may be realized by terrestrial broadcasting, cable television broadcasting, satellite broadcasting, or the like. In addition, as long as data communication is possible between the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 200, they may be connected in any manner. For example, instead of connecting via a network, a serial bus such as IEEE1394 or USB may be used.

  Next, the operation of the first electronic device 100 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S <b> 201) The operation item request receiving unit 104 determines whether operation item request information has been received from the second electronic device 200. If received, the process proceeds to step S202. If not received, the process proceeds to step S203.

  (Step S202) The first operation item information transmission unit 106 acquires the first operation item information from the first operation item information storage unit 105 according to the operation item request information received in step S201, and the second electronic device 200 is transmitted. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S <b> 203) The first operation instruction information receiving unit 103 determines whether or not operation instruction information has been received from the second electronic device 200. If received, the process proceeds to step S204. If not received, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S204) The first control unit 102 controls the operation of the first operation unit 101 based on the operation instruction information received in step S203. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends.

  Next, the operation of the second electronic device 200 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The operation menu display unit 204 determines whether or not an instruction to display a predetermined operation menu has been received. Here, the “predetermined operation menu” may be any operation menu based on at least one second operation item information. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S302. If not accepted, the process returns to step S301. Note that the instruction to display the operation menu may be accepted in any way. For example, a reception unit or the like that receives an instruction for displaying an operation menu may be provided and may be received from the reception unit, or an instruction or the like output from another processing unit or the like may be received.

  (Step S <b> 302) The operation item request transmission unit 213 transmits operation item request information to the first electronic device 100. This transmission may be a one-to-one transmission specifying a transmission partner, a one-to-many multicast transmission, or a broadcast transmission not specifying a transmission partner.

  (Step S303) The second operation item information receiving unit 209 determines whether or not the first operation item information is received from the first electronic device 100. If received, the process proceeds to step S304. If not received, the process returns to step S303. When the operation item request information is transmitted by multicast or broadcast in step S302, it is determined whether reception from a plurality of electronic devices 100 is performed within a predetermined time after the transmission. You may do it.

  (Step S304) The second operation item information storage unit 210 stores the first operation item information received in step S303 in the second operation item information storage unit 202.

  (Step S305) The operation menu display unit 204 displays a predetermined operation menu based on the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211.

  (Step S306) The operation instruction receiving unit 205 determines whether an operation instruction for the menu item of the operation menu displayed in step S305 has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S307. If not accepted, the process returns to step S306.

  (Step S307) The own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires operation instruction information from the second operation item information corresponding to the operation instruction received in Step S306.

  (Step S308) The own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires information related to the selection condition from the second operation item information corresponding to the operation instruction.

  (Step S309) The selection unit 203 obtains the first operation item information satisfying the selection condition obtained based on the information acquired in Step S308 from the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202. select. A specific detailed operation of this selection process will be described later.

  (Step S310) The selection unit 203 determines whether there is selected first operation item information. If there is, the process proceeds to step S311, and if not, the process proceeds to step S315.

  (Step S311) The operation menu display unit 204 displays an operation menu based on the first operation item information selected in step S309.

  (Step S312) The operation instruction receiving unit 205 determines whether an operation instruction for the menu item of the operation menu displayed in step S311 has been received. If accepted, the process proceeds to step S313. If not accepted, the process returns to step S312. It should be noted that a menu item or the like for canceling the process in step S312 is displayed, and if the operation using the operation menu displayed in step S312 is unnecessary, the process proceeds to step S315 by selecting the cancel menu item. Also good.

  (Step S313) The second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 acquires operation instruction information from the first operation item information corresponding to the operation instruction received in Step S312.

  (Step S314) The second operation instruction information transmission unit 207 transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 to the first electronic device 100. This transmission may be a one-to-one transmission specifying a transmission partner, a one-to-many multicast transmission, or a broadcast transmission not specifying a transmission partner.

  (Step S315) The second control unit 208 controls the operation of the second operation unit 201 based on the operation instruction information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212. Then, the process returns to step S301.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends.

  Note that the process of step S315 may be performed after the process of step S307, and the process may return to step S301 after the process of step S314.

  Next, a specific example will be described. FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a specific example of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. In this specific example, the first electronic device 100 includes a surround amplifier, a tuner, a CD player, a cassette tape recorder, a speaker, an audio system called a so-called mini component, and the second electronic device 200 records and reproduces audio / video information. It is a possible DVD recorder, and it is assumed that the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 200 are connected by a wired network 300 using the Internet protocol. Here, the output destination of the sound of the second electronic device 200 is the first electronic device 100, and control of the sound volume, sound quality, etc. of the sound output from the second electronic device 200 is the first. The electronic device 100 can be controlled. Further, it is assumed that the sound output from the second electronic device 200 can be recorded by the first electronic device 100 as necessary. The output of the second electronic device 200 is connected to an external display 400, and an image or the like is displayed on this display.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 of the first electronic device 100. Here, it is assumed that one or more pieces of first operation item information are stored in one file. In this data, information sandwiched between a start tag “item” (enclosed in <>) and an end tag (enclosed in </>) corresponds to one first operation item information. . Hereinafter, information sandwiched between such a start tag and an end tag is referred to as an element. The element “item name” is a display name displayed as a menu item of the operation menu, and corresponds to item information. The element “action name” is a name of an action to be executed by the first electronic device 100 and corresponds to operation instruction information. The element “target ID” is identification information of a device that is an action execution target, and “CB01” that is identification information of the first electronic device is set here. In addition, in the start tag of “item”, there is provided an attribute “item attribute” which is information for indicating what kind of menu item the menu item is related to. The value is described as “item attribute =“ attribute value ””. When the “item attribute” has a plurality of attribute values, “,” is arranged between the attribute values. This “item attribute” is an attribute value indicating a menu item to be displayed corresponding to what action, such as “play”, “record”, “volume adjustment”, and the like. The attribute “item ID” in the start tag of “item” is identification information for managing the item, and is described by “item ID =“ attribute value ””.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a data structure of second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211 of the second electronic device 200. In the figure, the same tags as those shown in FIG. 5 indicate the same or corresponding tags. The element “condition item attribute” is an attribute value indicating what kind of menu item this menu item is, and the attribute value of “item attribute” in the “item” start tag in the first operation item information It corresponds to. Here, “DVD02” that is identification information of the second electronic device 200 is set as the element of “target ID”.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device information management table stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 of the second electronic device 200. The electronic device information management table has attributes of “target ID” and “device address information”. The “target ID” corresponds to the “target ID” element shown in FIG. “Device address information” is information indicating an address on the network of an electronic device corresponding to the target ID, and is an IP address here.

  First, when the user instructs the second electronic device 200 to operate the remote control device or the like and output an operation menu, the second electronic device 200 instructs the first electronic device 100. The operation item request information is transmitted via the network 300.

  The first electronic device 100 that has received the operation item request information from the second electronic device 200 transmits the first operation item information to the second electronic device 200 via the network 300.

  The second electronic device 200 that has received the first operation item information stores the first operation item information in the second operation item information storage unit 202. At this time, “CB01” which is the device ID of the first electronic device 100 and the IP address “192.168.1.25” of the first electronic device 100 are stored in the electronic device information management table as shown in FIG. Store.

  The second electronic device 200 operates the operation menu based on the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211 illustrated in FIG. 6 in accordance with the instruction to output the operation menu from the user. Is displayed on the display 400. This operation menu may have menu items corresponding to all of the second operation item information, or may have some preset menu items. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation menu 800 displayed on the display 400.

  When the user operates the remote control device or the like and selects the menu item 801 “play” in the operation menu 800, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 is stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211. Operation instruction information for operating the second operation unit 201 is acquired from the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item in the second operation item information. Here, “play” which is the “action name” element of the second operation item information having the information “play” as the “item name” element is acquired. Also, “DVD02” which is the “target ID” element is acquired. Furthermore, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires information “play” that is a “condition item attribute” element from the same second operation item information.

  Next, the selection unit 203 uses the information “play” that is the “condition item attribute” element acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 as a selection condition, and the second operation item information storage unit 202 that satisfies this selection condition. The first operation item information stored in is selected.

  Hereinafter, the process of selecting the first operation item information based on the selection condition will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. This process corresponds to the process of step S309 described in FIG.

  (Step S901) The selection unit 203 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S902) The selection unit 203 reads a start tag “item”, which is predetermined information for selecting the first operation item information, from a memory or the like.

  (Step S903) The selection unit 203 reads an end tag “item” from a memory or the like.

  (Step S904) The selection unit 203 reads the tag in the i-th line of the file in which the first operation item information is stored.

  (Step S905) The selection unit 203 determines whether or not the start tag “item” read in step S902 and the tag read in step S904 are in a predetermined relationship, here, a matching relationship. Do. If it is a predetermined relationship, the process proceeds to step S906, and if not, the process jumps to step S912.

  (Step S906) The selection unit 203 determines whether the attribute value that matches the selection condition “play” acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 is the attribute value of “item attribute” in the “item” start tag. Determine whether or not. If there is, the process proceeds to step S907, and if not, the process proceeds to step S912.

  (Step S907) The selection unit 203 increments the counter i by 1.

  (Step S908) The selection unit 203 reads the tag in the i-th line of the file in which the first operation item information is stored.

  (Step S909) The selection unit 203 determines whether or not the end tag “item” read in step S903 and the tag read in step S908 are in a predetermined relationship, here, a matching relationship. Do. If it is a predetermined relationship, the process proceeds to step S910, and if not, the process returns to step S907.

  (Step S910) The selection unit 203 acquires the first operation item information specified by the “item” end tag determined to be the same in step S909 and the immediately preceding “item” start tag, and acquires the acquired first operation item information. Operation item information is stored in a memory or the like.

  (Step S911) The selection unit 203 increments the counter i by 1. Then, the process returns to step S904.

  (Step S912) The selection unit 203 increments the counter i by 1. Then, the process proceeds to step S913.

  (Step S913) The selection unit 203 determines whether or not the i-th row data is present in the file storing the first operation item information. If there is, the process returns to step S904, and if not, the process returns to the upper function.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the first operation item information selected by the process shown in FIG. 9 and stored in the memory or the like. As shown in FIG. 10, the first operation item information having the condition item attribute “play” as “item attribute” in the “item” start tag, that is, “item ID” is “0221”, “0222”, “0224”. The first operation item information such as “” is selected.

  The operation menu display unit 204 displays an operation menu on the display 400 based on the first operation item information as shown in FIG. 10 selected by the selection unit 203. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an operation menu 1100 displayed on the display 400. The processing that the operation menu display unit 204 configures the display operation menu is realized by using a style file such as template information. Since the technique for constructing such an operation menu is a known technique, description thereof is omitted. Note that the operation menu may be displayed in any structure or shape. For example, it may be displayed as a menu having a hierarchical structure. Further, all menu items may be displayed only by text, or may be displayed by buttons customized by the user.

  When the user operates the remote control device or the like to select a menu item 1101 “volume up” of the operation menu 1100, the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 corresponds to the selected menu item. Operation instruction information for the first operation unit 101 is acquired from the first operation item information stored in the operation item information storage unit 202. Here, “volume_UP” which is an “action name” element of the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0221” corresponding to the menu item 1101 is acquired. Also, “CB01” that is the “target ID” element is acquired.

  Then, the second operation instruction information transmission unit 207 obtains the attribute value of “192. Device Address Information” of the record whose “Target ID” is “CB01” from the electronic device information management table shown in FIG. 168.1.25 ”is acquired, and“ volume_UP ”is transmitted to the first electronic device 100 using this IP address. The first control unit 102 of the first electronic device 100 controls the first operation unit 101 based on the operation instruction information “volume_UP” to execute a process for increasing the volume.

  Further, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 causes the second control unit 208 to execute an action “play” because “DVD02” is the “target ID” of the own device. Accordingly, the second control unit 208 controls the second operation unit 201 so that the reproduction process corresponding to the menu item 801 is executed.

  As described above, when the menu item “play” is selected in order to cause the second electronic device 200 to perform playback processing of content or the like, the first electronic device that is the audio output destination of the second electronic device 200 is selected. A menu for adjusting the volume of 100 is displayed. Thereby, the user can adjust the volume or the like when reproducing the content or the like.

  Here, if the menu item 802 “recording” is selected in the operation menu shown in FIG. 8, “condition item attribute” “recording” is selected from the second operation item information shown in FIG. Will be chosen as. Then, the first operation item information having the attribute “recording” as the “item attribute” of the “item” start tag, that is, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0223” is shown in FIG. It is selected from the indicated first operation item information. As a result, an operation menu 1200 as shown in FIG.

  Here, the process performed by the second electronic device 200 is a process of recording a program or the like, and there is no need to adjust the volume or the like. Therefore, the menu for adjusting the volume or the like as shown in FIG. Instead, a menu for recording the audio output from the first electronic device 100 on the tape by the second electronic device 200 at the same time as recording the program is displayed.

  In the above specific example, the operation menu is displayed based on the first operation item information acquired from the first electronic device 100. However, the second operation item information storage unit 202 previously stores the first operation item information. The first operation item information of the electronic device 100 may be stored. In this case, the process of acquiring the first operation information is not necessary, and the menu display process can be speeded up.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the operation menu of the first electronic device 100 can be displayed on the second electronic device 200, and the menu item is selected to operate the second electronic device 200. In this case, as the menu item of the first electronic device 100, only the menu item selected based on the menu item of the selected second electronic device 200 is displayed. Only the menu items required in accordance with the operation 200 can be displayed as appropriate, and convenience in performing the menu operation can be improved.

  Further, as long as the first operation item information having the selection condition corresponding to the menu item of the second electronic device 200 as an attribute is included, the first electronic device 100 can be any electronic device. The menu item of one electronic device 100 can be appropriately selected and displayed according to the menu item of the second electronic device 200, and is highly versatile.

  Also, what menu item of the first electronic device 100 is displayed corresponding to what menu item of the second electronic device 200 is indicated in the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100. It can be easily changed by changing the attribute value, and the degree of freedom in design is high.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the menu of the first electronic device 100 is displayed on the second electronic device 200 has been described. However, the present invention is, for example, a plurality of second operations with different operations of the first operation unit. The present invention can also be applied to the case where one electronic device or a plurality of first electronic devices having the same operation of the first operation unit are connected to the second electronic device. For example, the second operation item information storage unit 202 stores the first operation item information of a plurality of first electronic devices, the address information of each first electronic device, etc. Is selected, the first operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item is selected from the first operation item information stored in the selection unit 203 to correspond to the first operation item information. By transmitting the operation instruction information acquired from the first operation item information to the first electronic device, a configuration including such a plurality of first electronic devices can be realized. The same applies to other embodiments.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 has been described. However, in the present invention, the selection unit 203 You may make it select the 2nd operation item information stored in the own apparatus operation item information storage part 211, or the 1st operation item information and the 2nd operation item information. For example, in the above specific example, the second operation item information is also provided with an item attribute in the “item” start tag, and the selection unit 203 selects the second operation item information satisfying the selection condition or the first operation item information. Such a configuration can be realized by selecting one operation item information and second operation item information. The same applies to other embodiments.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, based on the menu item displayed by the 1st operation item information which the selection part 203 selected, the selection part 203 selects 1st operation item information and 2nd operation item information further. In this way, an operation menu may be further displayed based on the selected first operation item information and second operation item information. For example, in the above specific example, when the first operation item information has a “condition item attribute” tag and the menu item displayed by the first operation item information is selected, the first operation item information This can be realized if the selection unit 203 further selects the first operation item information having the attribute value of “condition item attribute” and the second operation item information. The same applies to other embodiments.

  In this embodiment, when an instruction to display an operation menu is received for the first time, the selection unit 203 selects the first operation item information or the second operation item information according to the instruction, and the selection result is The operation menu may be displayed based on the first operation item information selected according to the second operation item information. For example, in the above-described specific example, a predetermined attribute value such as “menu display” is set in “item attribute” of the first operation item information corresponding to the menu item to be displayed as the first operation menu or “second item”. This can be realized by giving the selection unit 203 an instruction to select an item for which the “condition item attribute” has the attribute value “menu display” as an instruction to display the operation menu. The same applies to other embodiments.

  In the present embodiment, the operation item request transmission unit 213 of the second electronic device 200 transmits the operation item request information to cause the first electronic device 100 to transmit the first operation item information. However, as shown in FIG. 13, the first electronic device 100 is provided with a connection detection unit 107 for detecting a connection with the second electronic device 200, and the connection detection unit 107 is provided with the second electronic device 100. When the connection with the electronic device is detected, the first operation item information transmission unit 106 may transmit the first operation item information. The connection detection unit 107 may detect that it is directly connected to the first electronic device 200, or may detect that it is indirectly connected via a network or the like. Further, the connection detection unit 107 may detect the connection with the first electronic device 200 in any manner. For example, the connection may be detected from information or the like transmitted from the second electronic device 200 via the network 300, or the connection detection unit 107 itself may periodically or irregularly connect to other information via the network 300. A signal for requesting the address information of the device may be output, and the connection may be detected when there is a reply to the signal. Further, simply detecting the connection when the first electronic device 100 is connected to the network and assuming that the first electronic device 100 is connected to the second electronic device 200 is considered to be a connection detected here. The same applies to other embodiments.

  In addition, the software which implement | achieves the 2nd electronic device of the electronic device system in the said embodiment is the following programs. That is, the program selects a first operation item information, which is information for operating one or more external electronic devices stored in a computer, according to a predetermined condition, and the selection An operation menu display step for displaying an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the first operation item information selected in the step, and an operation instruction reception for receiving an operation instruction as an instruction for the menu item of the displayed operation menu A second operation instruction information acquisition step for acquiring the operation instruction information according to the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received in the operation instruction reception step, and the second operation instruction information acquisition step And a second operation instruction information transmission step for transmitting the operation instruction information acquired in step 1 to the first electronic device. A program for causing.

(Embodiment 2)
FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. In the electronic device system according to the present embodiment, in the electronic device system according to the first embodiment, the selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the content processed by the second electronic device. It is a thing. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 100 and a second electronic device 1400. The first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 1400 are connected via the network 300. Since the first electronic device 100 and the network 300 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The second electronic device 1400 includes the second operation unit 1401 instead of the second operation unit 201 in the second electronic device 200 described in the first embodiment, and the selection unit 1403 instead of the selection unit 203. The content information acquisition unit 1420 is provided. Since the configuration of other parts is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The second electronic device 1400 is an electronic device that can be connected to other devices via a network or the like. In the present embodiment, the second electronic device 1400 is particularly an electronic device that handles content such as video, music, text, and data. Any electronic device may be used. For example, it may be an AV device such as a television, a DVD player, a DVD recorder, a hard disk recorder, a video tape recorder, a CD player, a tuner, or a cassette tape recorder. Further, it may be an electronic book player or the like.

  The second operation unit 1401 performs a predetermined operation based on the control signal from the second control unit 208. In this case, the predetermined operation is an operation for processing content related to video and audio. Specifically, content processing operations include playback, recording, and recording of content information, and data conversion by decoding and encoding of content information. A process for executing a program included in the content or performing an operation on data included in the content. For example, if the second electronic device 1400 is a hard disk recorder or the like, it is an operation of receiving video and audio information of a program such as a news program or a drama, and encoding and recording the information. If the device 1400 is a DVD player, an operation of reading out music content, movie content, or the like from a DVD disc and outputting the content is performed. The second operation unit 1401 can be realized by, for example, an MPU or a memory. The operation of the second operation unit 1401 is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires content information that is information related to content to be processed by the second operation unit 1401. The content information may be any information. For example, identification information for identifying content may be used. It may also be the title name of the content. Further, it may be an item name or an item code when content is classified according to a predetermined classification, such as a content genre. Further, it may be copyright information of the content. The content classification may be, for example, a classification such as “music content” for the main purpose of viewing music, “video content” for the main purpose of viewing video, or “ Classifications such as “high image quality”, “normal image quality”, and “low image quality” may be used. Further, the classification may be “movie”, “news”, “drama”, “sports” or the like based on the content of the video. Further, the classification may be based on optional information of content such as “bilingual” or “with subtitles”. Information regarding this content may be added to the content in advance. Also, information related to the content, the content name, the content playback time, and the content identification information are associated with each other and stored in the second electronic device 1400 or in an external database in advance. Information related to the content may be retrieved from this database using the added content name, content playback time, content identification information, and the like. Such a technique for acquiring content information corresponding to the content can be realized by using a known technique used for so-called CDDB or the like, a known technique for embedding copyright management information in the content, or the like. The content information acquisition unit 1420 may acquire the content information acquired from the content by the second operation unit 1401 directly or indirectly, or the content information acquisition unit 1420 may directly acquire the content information from the content, for example, by reading the content information. Information may be acquired. In addition, a reception unit that receives content information may be provided, and content information may be received from the reception unit. In the present embodiment, a case where content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires content information from second operation unit 1401 will be described. The content information acquisition unit 1420 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure in which the content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires content information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The selection unit 1403 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 according to a predetermined condition. In the present embodiment, in particular, the selection unit 1403 performs the first operation based on the selection condition obtained based on the operation instruction described in the first embodiment and the content information acquired by the content information acquisition unit 1420. A case where item information is selected will be described. A specific example of processing in which the selection unit 1403 selects the first operation item information will be described later. Note that the selection unit 1403 may select the first operation item information based only on the content information. The selection unit 1403 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the selection unit 1403 selects the first operation item information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  Next, the operation of the second electronic device 1400 of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 15, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S1501) The content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires the content information of the content processed by the second operation unit 1401.

  (Step S1502) The selection unit 1403 sets the second operation item information that satisfies the selection condition obtained based on the information acquired in step S308 and the selection condition obtained based on the content information acquired in step S1501, to the second Selection is made from the first operation item information stored in the operation item information storage unit 202.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 15, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process is terminated. Note that the process of step S1501 may be performed at any stage prior to the process of step S1502.

  Next, a specific example will be described. The outline of the electronic device system of this specific example is the same as that described in FIG. However, a second electronic device 1400 is provided instead of the second electronic device 200. This second electronic device 1400 is assumed to be a DVD recorder capable of recording / reproducing video / audio information.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 of the first electronic device 100. In FIG. 16, the same tags as those shown in FIG. 5 indicate similar or corresponding tags. In the present embodiment, an attribute “selection attribute” used in selection by the selection unit 1403 is provided in the start tag of “item”, and the attribute value is “selection attribute =“ It is described as an attribute value “”. The attribute value of the “selection attribute” is composed of a set of “content information” that is content information of the content to be processed and the “item attribute” described in the first embodiment. , (Content information, item attribute). Here, the content information is assumed to be either “music content” for the purpose of viewing music or “video content” for the purpose of viewing video. In addition, “*” of “content information” and “item attribute” indicates all content information or item attributes.

  First, the user inserts into the second electronic device 1400 a DVD disc that records classical music performances by orchestra for the purpose of enjoying music. It is assumed that content information “music content” is stored in a predetermined area of the DVD disc. Then, the user performs an operation for displaying the operation menu. Since the operation until the operation menu based on the second operation item information as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed by the user's operation is the same as the specific example of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Next, when the user operates the remote control device or the like to select the menu item 801 “play” in the operation menu 800, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 stores the same in the own device operation item information storage unit 211. The operation instruction information for the second operation unit 1401 is acquired from the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item in the second operation item information as shown in FIG. Here, “play” which is the “action name” element of the second operation item information having the information “play” as the “item name” element is acquired. Also, “DVD02” which is the “target ID” element is acquired. Further, the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 acquires information “play” that is a “condition item attribute” element from the same second operation item information.

  Further, the content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires content information in the DVD disc that the second operation unit 1401 reproduces from the second operation unit 1401. Here, the second operation unit 1401 reads content information of a predetermined area of the DVD disc, and the content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires the read information. As a result, the content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires content information “music content”.

  Next, the selection unit 1403 obtains the information “play” that is the “condition item attribute” element acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 and the information “music content” acquired by the content information acquisition unit 1420. As the selection condition, the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 that satisfies the selection condition is selected. Specifically, among the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100 stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202, the “selection attribute” in the “item” start tag is (music content, First operation item information that is any one of (reproduction) or (*, reproduction), (music content, *), and (*, *) including this condition is selected. It should be noted that the selection unit 1403 performs the above-described implementation except that there are two conditions used for selection for the process of selecting the one that satisfies the selection condition from the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100. In this embodiment, the process is substantially the same as the process shown in FIG. Here, from the data of the first operation item information shown in FIG. 16, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0231”, “0232”, “0234”, “0235” is selected.

  Then, the operation menu display unit 204 displays the operation menu on the display 400 as shown in FIG. 17 based on the first operation item information selected by the selection unit 1403. Since the subsequent processing is the same as the specific example described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, if the content played back on the second electronic device 1400 is music content, the menu item for adjusting the volume as the menu of the first electronic device 100 that outputs the sound of the second electronic device 1400. In addition, menu items for using a surround effect suitable for playing music included in the music content are displayed. For example, when the menu item “surround (concert hall)” is selected, it is possible to give a sound effect like a concert hall to the output of the first electronic device 100. Further, when the menu item “surround (arena)” is selected, it is possible to give an acoustic effect like a concert held in an outdoor facility such as a stadium to the output of the first electronic device 100.

  Here, assuming that the content in the DVD disc played back by the second operation unit 1401 is video content, the content information acquisition unit 1420 acquires “video content” as content information. Then, the selection unit 1403 indicates that the “selection attribute” in the “item” start tag includes (video content, playback) or includes this condition (*, playback), (video content, *), (*, *). The first operation item information is selected. Accordingly, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0231”, “0232”, or “0236” is selected from the data of the first operation item information shown in FIG. An operation menu as shown in FIG. 18 is displayed on the display.

  Thus, if the content played back on the second electronic device 1400 is video content, the menu item for adjusting the volume as the menu of the first electronic device 100 that outputs the sound of the second electronic device 1400. In addition, a menu item for using a surround effect suitable for reproducing audio included in the video content is displayed. For example, when the menu item “surround (theater)” is selected, it is possible to give a sound effect like a movie theater to the output of the first electronic device 100.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the second electronic device 1400 can display the operation menu of the first electronic device 100, and the menu items of the first electronic device 100 include the second electronic device 100. Only the menu item selected according to the content to be processed by the second operation unit 1401 of the device 1400 is displayed. For this reason, only the menu items required according to the contents can be displayed as appropriate, and the convenience in operating the menu can be improved.

  Also, what menu items are displayed according to the contents can be easily changed by changing the attribute value of the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100, and the degree of freedom in design is high. .

  In the present embodiment, the case has been described where the selection unit 1403 selects the first operation item information based on the content information and the menu item selected by the operation instruction. However, in the present invention, the selection unit 1403 selects the first operation item information. The unit 1403 may select the first operation item information based only on the content information.

  In this embodiment, the classification of “video content” and “music content” has been described as an example of the content type. However, for example, the content is “concert” regardless of “video content” or “music content”. Needless to say, the present embodiment may be applied to classification of content types that are displayed as menu items related to “surround (arena)” as far as “live” is concerned.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment is such that, in the electronic device system according to the first embodiment, the selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the first electronic device. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 1900 and a second electronic device 2000. The first electronic device 1900 and the second electronic device 2000 are connected via the network 300. Since the network 300 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The first electronic device 1900 includes the device information storage unit 1901 and the device information transmission unit 1902 in the first electronic device described in the first embodiment, and the configuration of parts other than these. Since is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  The second electronic device 2000 includes the device information receiving unit 2001 and the device information storage unit 2002 in the second electronic device described in the first embodiment, and a selection unit 2003 instead of the selection unit 203. Since the configuration of the other parts is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  The device information storage unit 1901 stores device information that is information related to the first electronic device 1900. The device information may be any information. For example, identification information for identifying the first electronic device 1900, a manufacturing number, or a serial number of the first electronic device 1900 may be used. Moreover, the information which identifies the apparatus name of the 1st electronic device 1900, the model number of a 1st electronic device, a manufacturer, its manufacturing factory, etc. may be sufficient. It may be a country code indicating a manufacturing country or a sales country. Further, the information may be information such as an item name or a code indicating the item when the first electronic device 1900 is classified based on the use, function, or the like. Moreover, the combination of these information may be sufficient. The data structure of device information does not matter. The device information storage unit 1901 is preferably a non-volatile storage medium such as a ROM or an optical disk, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium.

  The device information transmission unit 1902 transmits the device information stored in the device information storage unit 1901 to the second electronic device 2000. The trigger and timing which transmit apparatus information are not ask | required. For example, the device information transmission unit 1902 may transmit the device information when the first operation item information transmission unit 106 transmits the first operation item information. Also, the first electronic device 1900 and the second electronic device, such as immediately after the first electronic device 1900 and the second electronic device 2000 are connected, or immediately after the second electronic device 2000 is turned on. When the connection with 2000 is recognized, the first operation item information may be transmitted. Here, the term “immediately after” includes a case where there is a slight delay from the time when the connection is recognized. In addition, the device information transmission unit 1902 may transmit the device information regularly or irregularly. The device information transmission unit 1902 may or may not include a transmission device for performing transmission such as a modem or a network. In addition, the device information transmission unit 1902 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a transmission device. The device information transmission unit 1902 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The device information receiving unit 2001 receives device information from the first electronic device 1900. The device information receiving unit 2001 may or may not include a receiving device for receiving a modem or a network. In addition, the device information receiving unit 2001 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a receiving device. The device information receiving unit 2001 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The device information accumulation unit 2002 accumulates the device received by the device information reception unit 2001 in the second operation item information storage unit 202. The device information storage unit 2002 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like.

  The selection unit 2003 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 according to a predetermined condition. In the present embodiment, in particular, the selection unit 2003 performs the first operation based on the selection condition obtained based on the operation instruction described in the first embodiment and the device information accumulated by the device information accumulation unit 2002. A case where item information is selected will be described. A specific example of processing in which the selection unit 2003 selects the first operation item information will be described later. Note that the selection unit 2003 may select the first operation item information based only on the device information. The selection unit 2003 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the selection unit 2003 selects the first operation item information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  Next, the operation of the first electronic device 1900 of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 20, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S2001) The device information transmission unit 1902 acquires device information from the device information storage unit 1901 and transmits it to the second electronic device 2000. Then, the process returns to step S201.

  Next, the operation of the second electronic device 2000 of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. In FIG. 21, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S2101) The device information receiving unit 2001 determines whether device information is received from the first electronic device 1900. If received, the process proceeds to step S2102, and if not received, the process returns to step S2101.

  (Step S2102) The device information storage unit 2002 stores the device information received from the first electronic device 1900 in the step S2101 in the second operation item information storage unit 202.

  (Step S2103) The selection unit 2003 sets the second operation item information that satisfies the selection condition obtained based on the information acquired in step S308 and the selection condition obtained based on the device information accumulated in step S2102 to the second operation item information. Selection is made from the first operation item information stored in the operation item information storage unit 202.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 21, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process is terminated. Note that the processing in steps S2101 and S2102 may be performed at any stage prior to the processing in step S2103.

  Next, a specific example will be described. FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a specific example of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. In this specific example, the first electronic device 1900 is a lighting fixture, the second electronic device 2000 is a DVD recorder capable of recording and reproducing video / audio information, and the first electronic device 1900, the second electronic device 2000, Are connected by a wireless network 300 using the Internet protocol. The output of the second electronic device 2000 is connected to an external display 400, and an image or the like is displayed on this display.

  First, it is assumed that information “illumination” is stored in the device information storage unit 1901 of the first electronic device 1900 as device information of the first electronic device 1900. In this specific example, at least one piece of information indicating the name of the function of the electronic device such as “lighting”, “video”, and “air conditioning” is stored in the first electronic device 1900 as the device information. Shall.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 of the first electronic device 1900. In FIG. 23, the same tag as the tag shown in FIG. 5 indicates the same or corresponding tag.

  FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211 of the second electronic device 2000. In FIG. 24, the same tag as the tag shown in FIG. 6 indicates the same or corresponding tag. The element “device information attribute” is device information about a device that displays a menu item in relation to the second operation item information, and the device information stored in the device information storage unit 1901 of the first electronic device 1900. It corresponds to.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating an electronic device information management table stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 of the second electronic device 2000. This electronic device information management table has attributes of “target ID”, “device address information”, and “device information”. The “target ID” and “device address information” are the same as those shown in FIG. “Device information” is device information received from the first electronic device 1900 and accumulated by the device information accumulation unit 2002. The “target ID” of the first electronic device 1900 is “LH05”.

  First, when the user performs an operation for displaying an operation menu, the first operation item information is transmitted from the first electronic device 1900 as in the first embodiment, and the first electronic device 1900 is further transmitted. Device information is sent from. Then, after the second electronic device 2000 accumulates the first operation item information and the device information, it is shown in FIG. 8 based on the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211. The operation menu is displayed.

  Next, when the user operates the remote control device or the like to select the menu item 801 “play” in the operation menu 800, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 stores the same in the own device operation item information storage unit 211. The action name “play” is acquired as the operation instruction information for the second operation unit 201 from the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item in the second operation item information. Also, “DVD02” which is the “target ID” element is acquired. Also, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212, from the same second operation item information, information “play” that is a “condition item attribute” element and device information “lighting” that is a “device information attribute” element To get.

  Further, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 stores the device information that matches the device information “illumination” acquired from the second operation item information corresponding to the menu item 801 “play” as shown in FIG. It is determined whether it is included in the attribute value of “device information” in the device information management table. If included, “LH05”, which is the “target ID” of the record including the attribute value “lighting”, is acquired. If not included, information indicating that there is no corresponding target ID is acquired.

  The selection unit 2003 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 based on the information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212. Here, the first operation item including the information “reproduction” as the “item attribute” and having the “target ID” element “LH05” is selected. The selection process is substantially the same as the process described with reference to FIG. 9 in the first embodiment except that the detected tag is different, and the description thereof is omitted here. The first operation item information selected in this way is the same as the first operation item information shown in FIG. Thereafter, the same processing as in the first embodiment is performed, and an operation menu 2600 of the first electronic device 1900 as shown in FIG. 26 is displayed.

  For example, when playing back content such as a movie, it is conceivable that the room lighting is slightly dimmed so that a movie can be viewed in a movie theater. In this specific example, when content or the like is reproduced on the second electronic device 2000, a menu item for adjusting the brightness of the illumination is displayed as the menu of the first electronic device 1900. Accordingly, the user can adjust the brightness of the room to a brightness suitable for the reproduction of the content by operating the first electronic device 1900 in accordance with the content or the like.

  Here, when the user selects the menu item 802 “recording” in the menu shown in FIG. 26, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 reads “condition item attribute” from the second operation item information shown in FIG. Information “recording” as an element and device information “timer” as a “device information attribute” element are acquired. The own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 has the device information that matches the device information “timer” acquired from the second operation item information corresponding to the menu item 802 “record” as the electronic device information shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not it is included in the attribute value of “device information” in the management table. Here, since it is not included, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 acquires information indicating “not included”.

  Then, the selection unit 2003 has the first operation item information in which the attribute value of the “item attribute” is “recording” and the “target ID” element includes a device “not including device information”. It is determined whether or not it is stored in the operation item information storage unit 202. Here, the first operation item whose “target ID” element is “*”, that is, all devices, the attribute value of “item attribute” is “*”, and “item ID” is “0323”. As a result, an operation menu 2700 of the first electronic device 1900 as shown in FIG. 27 is displayed.

  When recording content or the like in the second electronic device 2000, unlike the case of reproducing and viewing the content, adjustment of the brightness of the room or the like is unnecessary, so the menu of the first electronic device 1900 Menu items for switching on / off the lighting are displayed. Thereby, the user can turn off the lighting of the room if viewing of the content being recorded is unnecessary during recording.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the second electronic device 2000 can display the operation menu of the first electronic device 1900, and the menu items corresponding to the device information of the first electronic device 1900 are displayed. Will be. For this reason, when it is necessary to operate the first electronic device 1900, necessary menu items can be displayed as appropriate, and convenience in operating the menu can be improved. Become.

  Further, what menu items are displayed according to the device information can be easily changed by changing the attribute value of the first operation item information of the first electronic device 1900, and the degree of freedom of design is also improved. high.

  Further, for example, by making the device information information about the manufacturer of the first electronic device 1900, the electronic device of the manufacturer can display the menu item corresponding to the special technology supported only by the specific manufacturer. It can be performed only when connected as the first electronic device 1900, and the degree of freedom in designing the operation menu can be further improved.

  In the present embodiment, it goes without saying that a configuration that uses device information as a selection condition may be used in combination with the configuration of the second embodiment.

(Embodiment 4)
FIG. 28 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment is such that the selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the state of the second electronic device in the electronic device system according to the first embodiment. is there. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 100 and a second electronic device 2800. The first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device 2800 are connected via the network 300. Since the first electronic device 100 and the network 300 are the same as those in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The second electronic device 2800 is the same as the second electronic device described in the first embodiment, except that an operation state information acquisition unit 2801 is provided and a selection unit 2803 is provided instead of the selection unit 203. Since the configuration of the other parts is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires operation state information that is information regarding the operation state of the second operation unit 201. The operation state is a state in which the second operation unit 201 is currently operating, and here, it is considered to include a state in which the second operation unit 201 is not operating. The operation state may be, for example, a state in which processing of the second operation unit 201 is in progress such as content playback, recording standby, stop, or cooling operation, or sleep or power saving operation Such as a power supply state of the second operation unit 201 or a state in which processing capacity is managed, or a processing mode of the second operation unit 201 such as a night mode, a rest mode, or a normal mode. Good. The operation state information may be any information as long as it is information about the operation state. For example, it may be the name of the operating state such as “reproduction”, “sleep”, “night mode”, or identification information for identifying the operating state. Further, for example, information such as item names and item codes when the operation states are classified according to a predetermined classification such as “air conditioning operation” and “content processing operation” may be used. The operation state information acquisition unit 2801 may acquire operation state information from the second operation unit 201 directly or indirectly. Further, since the second control unit 208 controls the second operation unit 201, the operation state information may be acquired from the second control unit 208. In the present embodiment, a case where the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires content information from the second operation unit 201 will be described. The operation state information acquisition unit 2801 may acquire the operation state information at any timing. For example, when the second operation unit 201 itself outputs information on what operation state it is, periodically, irregularly, or in response to a request from another processing unit, the operation state information acquisition The unit 2801 may output a request for acquiring the operation state information as necessary and acquire the operation state information from the second operation unit 201. Also, based on information output by the second operation unit 201 performing some processing, the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 determines the operation state of the second operation unit 201 and configures the operation state information. It may be. The operation state information acquisition unit 2801 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires operation state information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The selection unit 2803 selects the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 according to a predetermined condition. In the present embodiment, in particular, the selection unit 2803 is based on the selection condition obtained based on the operation instruction described in the first embodiment and the operation state information acquired by the operation state information acquisition unit 2801. A case where one operation item information is selected will be described. A specific example of processing in which the selection unit 2803 selects the first operation item information will be described later. Note that the selection unit 2803 may select the first operation item information based only on the operation state information. The selection unit 2803 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the selection unit 2803 selects the first operation item information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  Next, the operation of the second electronic device 2800 of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG. 29, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  (Step S2901) The operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires operation state information.

  (Step S2902) The selection unit 2803 is first operation item information that satisfies the selection condition obtained based on the information regarding the selection condition acquired in Step S308 and the selection condition obtained based on the operation state information acquired in Step S2901. Is selected from the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202.

  Note that in the flowchart of FIG. 29, the processing is ended by powering off or interruption for aborting the processing. Note that the process of step S2901 may be performed at any stage prior to the process of step S2902.

  Next, a specific example will be described. FIG. 30 is a conceptual diagram for explaining a specific example of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. In this specific example, the first electronic device 100 is a surround system including a surround amplifier and a surround speaker, the second electronic device 2800 is a DVD recorder, and the first electronic device 100 and the second electronic device Assume that the device 2800 is connected by a wireless network 300 using the Internet protocol. Here, the output destination of the sound of the second electronic device 2800 is the first electronic device 100, and the control of the sound volume, sound quality, etc. of the sound output from the second electronic device 2800 is the first. The output of the second electronic device 2800 is connected to an external display 400, and an image or the like is displayed on this display.

  FIG. 31 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 of the first electronic device 100. In FIG. 31, the same tags as those shown in FIG. 5 indicate the same or corresponding tags. In the present embodiment, the “item” start tag is provided with an attribute “selection attribute” used in selection by the selection unit 2803, and the attribute value is “selection attribute =“ It is described as an attribute value “”. The attribute value of the “selection attribute” is composed of a set of “item attribute” described in the first embodiment and “operation state information” indicating the operation state of the second operation unit 201. Is described by (item attribute, operation state information). Further, here, the second electronic device 2800 has two operation modes of “normal mode” and “night mode”, and the operation state information is either “normal mode” or “night mode”. Suppose that The “normal mode” is a normal state of the second electronic device 2800, and the “night mode” is a maximum value of the volume output by the second electronic device 2800 that is half that of the normal mode. Is set to become weak. In addition, “*” in “item attribute” and “operation state information” indicates all item attributes or operation state information.

  First, since the operation until the operation menu based on the second operation item information as shown in FIG. 8 is displayed by the user's operation is the same as the specific example of the first embodiment, the description is omitted. To do.

  Next, when the user operates the remote control device or the like and selects the menu item 801 “play” in the operation menu 800, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 performs the own device operation as shown in FIG. From the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item in the second operation item information stored in the item information storage unit 211, “play” is set as operation instruction information for the second operation unit 201. get. Also, “DVD02” which is the “target ID” element is acquired. Further, the second operation instruction information acquisition unit 206 acquires information “play” that is a “condition item attribute” element from the same second operation item information.

  Furthermore, the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires operation state information from the second operation unit 201. Here, assuming that the second operation unit 201 is operating in the normal mode, the operation state information “normal mode” is acquired.

  Next, the selection unit 2803 includes information “play” that is the “condition item attribute” element acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212, and information “normal mode” acquired by the operation state information acquisition unit 2801. Is selected, the first operation item information stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202 that satisfies this selection condition is selected. Specifically, among the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100 stored in the second operation item information storage unit 202, the “selection attribute” in the “item” start tag is (playback, normal Mode), or the first operation item information including any one of (reproduction, *), (*, normal mode), and (*, *) including this condition is selected. It should be noted that the selection unit 2803 selects the items that satisfy the selection conditions from the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100, except that the conditions used for selection are two, etc. In this embodiment, the process is substantially the same as the process shown in FIG. Here, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0421”, “0422”, “0423”, “0424” is selected from the data of the first operation item information shown in FIG.

  Then, the operation menu display unit 204 displays the operation menu 3200 on the display 400 as shown in FIG. 32 based on the first operation item information selected by the selection unit 2803. Since the subsequent processing is the same as the specific example described in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, when content or the like is reproduced on the second electronic device 2800, if the second electronic device 2800 is operating in the normal mode, the menu of the first electronic device 100 can be used. Menu items for operating the functions of the first electronic device 100 that can be used at normal times are displayed.

  Here, if the second operation unit 201 is operating in the “night mode”, the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 acquires “night mode” as the operation state information. Then, the selection unit 2803 indicates that the “selection attribute” in the “item” start tag is (reproduction, night mode) or includes this condition (reproduction, *), (*, night mode), (*, *) The first operation item information is selected. Here, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0421”, “0422”, or “0425” is selected from the data of the first operation item information shown in FIG. As a result, an operation menu 3300 having a menu item “surround (night mode)” as shown in FIG. 33 is displayed on the display. “Surround (Night Mode)” is a mode in which a surround amplifier is driven at night, for example, in a setting that makes it difficult for sound to echo outside the room.

  As described above, when content or the like is reproduced on the second electronic device 2800, if the second electronic device 2800 operates in the night mode, the menu of the first electronic device 100 can be used. As menu items for operating the functions of the first electronic device 100, menu items that do not disturb the neighborhood due to sound are displayed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the second electronic device 2800 can display the operation menu of the first electronic device 100, and the menu items of the first electronic device 100 include the second electronic device 100. Only the menu item selected according to the operation state of the second operation unit 201 of the device 2800 is displayed. For this reason, only the menu items required according to the operation state of the second electronic device 2800 can be displayed as appropriate, and the convenience in operating the menu can be improved. Become.

  Also, what menu items are displayed according to the operating state of the second electronic device 2800 can be easily changed by changing the attribute value of the first operation item information of the first electronic device 100. Yes, with a high degree of design freedom.

  In the present embodiment, the case has been described where the selection unit 2803 selects the first operation item information based on the menu item selected by the operation instruction and the operation state information. The selection unit 2803 may select the first operation item information based only on the operation state information.

  Needless to say, the configuration in which the operation state information in the present embodiment is used as a selection condition may be used in combination with the configuration in each of the embodiments.

(Embodiment 5)
FIG. 34 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment is the electronic device system according to the first embodiment, wherein the selection unit is provided in the first electronic device, and the selection unit selects the first operation item information as the second operation item information. It is intended to be sent to an electronic device. The electronic device system according to the present embodiment includes a first electronic device 3400 and a second electronic device 3500. The first electronic device 3400 and the second electronic device 3500 are connected via the network 300. Since the network 300 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  The first electronic device 3400 is the same as the first electronic device described in the first embodiment, except that the request information receiving unit 3401 and the selection unit 3402 are provided, and the operation item request receiving unit 104 is not provided. is there. A description of the configuration of parts other than these will be omitted.

  The second electronic device 3500 includes the request information acquisition unit 3501 and the request information transmission unit 3502 in the second electronic device described in the first embodiment, and includes a selection unit 203 and a second operation item information storage unit. 202 and the operation item request transmission unit 213 are not provided, and the configuration of the other parts is the same as the configuration of the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the second operation item information storage unit 210 stores the first operation item information received by the second operation item information reception unit 209 in a storage medium such as a memory (not shown). The operation menu display unit 204 includes the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211, and the first operation item stored in a storage medium such as a memory by the second operation item information storage unit 210. An operation menu having one or more menu items is displayed based on the information.

  Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit 205, the request information acquisition unit 3501 acquires request information that is information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the operation instruction.

  The request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 3501 may be any information as long as it can request transmission of the first operation item information according to the operation instruction. For example, when the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit 205 is an operation instruction for a menu item displayed based on the second operation item information, the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 3501 is included in the menu item. Information for selecting the first operation item information corresponding to the corresponding second operation item information may be used. Such request information may include, for example, information related to the selection condition for selecting the first operation item information as described above, or information related to the selection condition. Specifically, the request information includes the item name of the menu item, the identification information for identifying the menu item, the type of the menu item, and the action of the action executed according to the operation instruction, which the second operation item information has It may include at least one of information such as a name and identification information for identifying this action. Moreover, the predetermined information set beforehand may be sufficient. The request information may include identification information for identifying the second electronic device 3500, address information indicating the address of the second electronic device 3500, and the like. Further, it may include a command for executing the selection process of the first operation item information. The data structure of the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 3501 does not matter. The request information acquisition unit 3501 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the request information acquisition unit 3501 acquires the request information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded in a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  The request information transmission unit 3502 outputs the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit 3501 to the first electronic device 3400. The request information transmission unit 3502 may or may not include a transmission device for performing transmission such as a modem or a network card. Further, the request information transmission unit 3502 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmission device. Transmission is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The request information receiving unit 3401 receives request information transmitted from the second electronic device 3500. The request information receiving unit 3401 may or may not include a receiving device for receiving data such as a modem or a network. Further, the request information receiving unit 3401 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the receiving device. The request information receiving unit 3401 is realized by communication means such as LAN, infrared communication, near field communication means such as Bluetooth (registered trademark), or e-mail transmission means. Further, it may be realized by a wireless or wired broadcasting means.

  The selection unit 3402 selects the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 according to a predetermined condition. The “predetermined condition” may be any condition. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 is selected based on the request information received by the request information reception unit 3401. It does not matter how the selection unit 3402 selects the first operation item information based on the request information. For example, when the request information includes information regarding the selection condition as described above, the first operation item information having information that matches the selection condition obtained from the information regarding the selection condition may be selected. . A specific example of processing in which the selection unit 3402 selects the first operation item information based on the request information will be described later. The selection unit 3402 can be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure by which the selection unit 3402 selects the first operation item information is realized by software, for example, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware such as a dedicated circuit.

  Next, the operation of the first electronic device 3400 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 35, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 2 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S3501) The request information receiving unit 3401 determines whether request information has been received from the second electronic device 3500. If received, the process proceeds to step S3502, and if not received, the process proceeds to step S203.

  (Step S3502) The selection unit 3402 includes first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105 as first operation item information that satisfies a selection condition obtained based on the request information acquired in step S3501. Select from.

  (Step S3503) The selection unit 3402 determines whether there is selected first operation item information. If there is, the process proceeds to step S3504. If not, the process returns to step S3501.

  (Step S3504) The first operation item information transmission unit 106 transmits the first operation item information selected in Step S3502 to the second electronic device 3500. This transmission may be one-to-one transmission in which the transmission partner is specified to the second electronic device 3500, may be one-to-many multicast transmission, or may be transmission by broadcast without specifying the transmission partner. There may be.

  Note that the processing is ended by powering off or interruption for aborting the processing in the flowchart in FIG.

  Next, the operation of the second electronic device 3500 will be described based on the flowchart of FIG. 36, the same reference numerals as those in FIG. 3 indicate the same or corresponding processing steps, and the description thereof is omitted.

  (Step S3601) The request information acquisition unit 3501 acquires request information from the second operation item information corresponding to the menu item selected by the operation instruction received in Step S306.

  (Step S3602) The request information transmission unit 3502 transmits the request information to the first electronic device 3400. This transmission may be a one-to-one transmission in which the transmission partner is specified to the first electronic device 3400, a one-to-many multicast transmission, or a broadcast transmission that does not specify a transmission partner. Also good.

  (Step S3603) The second operation item information receiving unit 209 determines whether or not the first operation item information is received from the first electronic device 3400. If received, the process proceeds to step S3604. If not received, the process proceeds to step S3606.

  (Step S3604) The second operation item information storage unit 210 stores the first operation item information in a memory or the like.

  (Step S3605) The operation menu display unit 204 displays an operation menu based on the first operation item information accumulated in step S3604.

  (Step S3606) The second operation item information receiving unit 209 determines whether or not a timeout has occurred. The timeout is, for example, determining whether a predetermined time has elapsed since the transmission of request information. If timed out, the process proceeds to step S315, and if not timed out, the process returns to step S3603.

  Note that the processing is ended by powering off or interruption for aborting the processing in the flowchart in FIG.

  Next, a specific example will be described. The outline of the electronic device system of this specific example is the same as that described in FIG. 4, except that the first electronic device 3400 is provided instead of the first electronic device 100, and the second electronic device 200 is replaced with the second electronic device 200. The electronic device 3500 is provided. The first electronic device 3400 is an audio system, and the second electronic device 3500 is a DVD recorder capable of recording and reproducing video / audio information. The first operation item information storage unit 105 stores first operation item information similar to that in FIG. 5, and the own device operation item information storage unit 211 stores second operation item information similar to FIG. 6. Is stored.

  First, when the user instructs the second electronic device 3500 to operate the remote control device or the like and output an operation menu, the second electronic device 3500 displays the own device operation item shown in FIG. Based on the second operation item information stored in the information storage unit 211, an operation menu as shown in FIG. This operation menu may have menu items corresponding to all of the second operation item information, or may have some preset menu items.

  When the user operates the remote control device or the like and selects the menu item 801 “play” in the operation menu 800, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit 212 is stored in the own device operation item information storage unit 211. Operation instruction information for the second operation unit 201 is acquired from the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item in the second operation item information. Here, “play” which is the “action name” element of the second operation item information having the information “play” as the “item name” element is acquired. Also, “DVD02” which is the “target ID” element is acquired. Further, the request information acquisition unit 3501 similarly acquires information “play” that is a “condition item attribute” element from the second operation item information corresponding to the selected menu item as request information. .

  The request information transmission unit 3502 transmits the request information “play” acquired by the request information acquisition unit 3501 to the first electronic device 3400.

  When the request information receiving unit 3401 of the first electronic device 3400 receives the request information “reproduction” from the second electronic device 3500, the selection unit 3402 uses the request information “reproduction” as a selection condition, The first operation item information that satisfies the selection condition is selected from the first operation item information stored in the first operation item information storage unit 105. This selection is performed by determining the first operation item having the information “play” as the “item attribute” in the “item” start tag. Specifically, the processing is performed by the same processing as that described in FIG. 9 in the first embodiment, and the same “playback” attribute value as the request information as shown in FIG. 10 is set in the “item” start tag. The first operation item information held as “item attribute”, that is, the first operation item information whose “item ID” is “0221”, “0222”, “0224” or the like is selected.

  Then, the selected first operation item information is transmitted from the first operation item information transmission unit 106 to the second electronic device 3500.

  The second operation item information receiving unit 209 receives the first operation item information from the second electronic device 3500, and the second operation item information storage unit 210 stores the received first operation item information in a memory or the like. Based on the stored first operation item information, the operation menu display unit 204 displays an operation menu 1100 as shown in FIG. Since the subsequent processing is the same as the specific example of the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

  Here, if the menu item 802 “recording” is selected in the operation menu shown in FIG. 8, the “condition item attribute” “recording” is changed from the second operation item information shown in FIG. Get as. Then, the first operation item information having “item ID” “0223” having the attribute “recording” as the “item attribute” of the “item” start tag is selected by the selection unit 3402 of the first electronic device 3400. It is selected from the first operation item information shown in FIG. As a result, an operation menu 1200 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the second electronic device 3500 can display the operation menu of the first electronic device 3400 and the menu item is selected to operate the second electronic device 3500. In this case, as the menu item of the first electronic device 3400, only the menu item selected based on the menu item of the selected second electronic device 3500 is displayed. Only the menu items that are necessary in accordance with the operation of the device 3500 can be displayed as appropriate, and the convenience in performing the menu operation can be improved.

  Moreover, as long as the first operation item information having the selection condition corresponding to the menu item of the second electronic device 3500 as an attribute is included, the first electronic device 3400 can be any device. The menu item of the electronic device 3400 can be appropriately selected and displayed according to the menu item of the second electronic device 3500, and is highly versatile.

  Also, what menu item of the first electronic device 3400 is displayed corresponding to what menu item of the second electronic device 3500 is indicated in the first operation item information of the first electronic device 3400. It can be easily changed by changing the attribute value, and the degree of freedom in design is high.

  Further, in the first electronic device 3400, the first operation item information corresponding to the menu item of the operation menu selected in the second electronic device 3500 is selected and transmitted to the second electronic device 3500. The electronic device 3500 does not need to store the first operation item information that is not displayed, and can reduce the storage capacity required to store the first operation item information.

  In addition, since it is not necessary to perform the process of selecting the first operation item information in the second electronic device 3500, the processing burden on the second electronic device 3500 can be reduced. For this reason, when a plurality of first electronic devices 3400 are connected to the second electronic device 3500, the processing for selecting the first operation item information can be distributed, and the processing can be speeded up and stabilized. Is possible.

  In the fifth embodiment, similarly to the electronic device system according to the first embodiment, the selection unit 3402 performs the first operation according to the menu item of the operation menu selected in the second electronic device 3500. Item information is selected, but in the present invention, the selection unit of the first electronic device is acquired from the second electronic device as in the electronic device system described in the second to fourth embodiments. The first operation item information may be selected according to at least one of content information, device information, and operation state information.

  For example, FIG. 37 is a diagram illustrating a first modification of the electronic device system according to the present embodiment. The first electronic device 3700 is similar to the selection unit 1403 in the electronic device system according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 14 except that the selection unit 3402 in the first electronic device 3400 of the electronic device system shown in FIG. This is replaced with a selection unit 3702 that selects the first operation item information according to the content information. Also, the second electronic device 3750 is provided with a content information acquisition unit 1420 similar to that of the second embodiment in the second electronic device 3500 of the electronic device system shown in FIG. 34, and instead of the request information acquisition unit 3501. A request information acquisition unit 3751 for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the content information acquired by at least the content information acquisition unit 1420 is provided, and instead of the second operation unit 201, an embodiment is provided. 2 is provided with a second operation unit 1401 for processing the same content as in FIG.

  The operation of the second electronic device 3750 is the same as the process corresponding to the process of step S1501 in FIG. 15, that is, the content information acquisition unit 1420 is the second operation in the flowchart shown in FIG. The processing for acquiring the content information of the unit 1401 is executed. Further, as the processing in step S3601, the request information acquisition unit 3751 acquires request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the content information acquired by the content information acquisition unit 1420 and the operation instruction. It is a thing.

  Also, the operation of the first electronic device 3700 is the first corresponding to the content information and the operation instruction obtained by the selection unit 3702 based on the request information as the process of step S3502 in the flowchart shown in FIG. Based on the selection condition for obtaining one operation item information, the first operation item information is obtained in the same manner as the selection unit 1403 of the second embodiment.

  In such a modification, the same effects as those of the second embodiment and the fifth embodiment can be obtained.

  In this modified example, as described in the second embodiment, the first operation item information is acquired based only on the content information, or the first operation item information is combined with other modified examples. Needless to say, it may be possible to obtain the above.

  Moreover, FIG. 38 is a figure which shows the 2nd modification of the electronic device system of this Embodiment. The first electronic device 3800 stores device information similar to the selection unit 2003 in the electronic device system according to the third embodiment shown in FIG. 19 in the first electronic device 3400 of the electronic device system shown in FIG. The unit 1901 is provided, and the selection unit 3402 selects the first operation item information according to the device information of the first electronic device 3800, similarly to the selection unit 2003 in the electronic device system according to the third embodiment. The selection unit 3802 is replaced.

  The operation of the first electronic device 3800 executes processing for acquiring device information of the first electronic device 3800 from the device information storage unit 1901 as processing prior to step S3502 in the flowchart shown in FIG. Thus, as the processing of step S3502, the selection unit 3802 obtains the first operation item information corresponding to the operation instruction obtained from the request information, and the first electronic information acquired from the device information storage unit 1901. Based on the device information of the device 3800, the first operation item information is acquired in the same manner as the selection unit 2003 of the third embodiment.

  In such a modification, the same effects as those of the third and fifth embodiments can be obtained.

  In this modified example, as described in the third embodiment, the first operation item information is acquired based only on the device information, or the first operation item information is combined with other modified examples. Needless to say, it may be possible to obtain the above.

  Moreover, FIG. 39 is a figure which shows the 3rd modification of the electronic device system of this Embodiment. The first electronic device 3900 is the same as the selection unit 2803 in the electronic device system according to Embodiment 4 shown in FIG. 28, except that the selection unit 3402 in the first electronic device 3400 of the electronic device system shown in FIG. These are replaced with a selection unit 3902 that selects the first operation item information according to the operation state information. In addition, the second electronic device 3950 is provided with an operation state information acquisition unit 2801 similar to that in the fourth embodiment in the second electronic device 3500 of the electronic device system shown in FIG. 34, instead of the request information acquisition unit 3501. In addition, a request information acquisition unit 3951 for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the operation state information acquired by at least the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 is provided.

  The operation of the second electronic device 3950 is the same as the process corresponding to the process of step S2901 in FIG. 29, that is, the operation state information acquisition unit 2901 is the second in the flowchart shown in FIG. A process for acquiring operation state information of the operation unit 201 is executed. Further, as the processing in step S3601, the request information acquisition unit 3951 acquires request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the operation state information acquired by the operation state information acquisition unit 2801 and the operation instruction. It is what I did.

  The operation of the first electronic device 3900 is the same as that of the first operation corresponding to the operation state information obtained from the request information and the operation instruction as the process of step S3502 in the flowchart shown in FIG. Similar to the selection unit 2803 of the fourth embodiment, the first operation item information is acquired based on the selection condition for obtaining item information.

  In such a modification, the same effects as those of the fourth and fifth embodiments can be obtained.

  In this modified example, as described in the fourth embodiment, the first operation item information is acquired based only on the operation state information, or the first operation item is combined with other modified examples. It goes without saying that information may be acquired.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by centralized processing by a single device (system), or by distributed processing by a plurality of devices. May be.

  In each of the above embodiments, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory.

  The software that realizes the first electronic device of the electronic device system in the above embodiment is the following program. That is, this program is a program that causes a first electronic device to execute processing in an electronic device system that includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device, and is one or more stored in a computer. A selection step of selecting first operation item information, which is information for operating the first electronic device, in accordance with a predetermined condition, and the first operation item information selected in the selection step as a second A first operation information transmission step for transmitting to the electronic device; a first operation instruction information receiving step for receiving operation instruction information which is information for instructing a specific operation from the second electronic device; and the first operation instruction. A program for executing the first control step for controlling the operation of the first electronic device based on the operation instruction information received in the information receiving step.

  In each program described in the above embodiments, the transmission step for transmitting information, the reception step for receiving information, and the like are performed by hardware, such as a modem or an interface card in the transmission step. Processing (processing performed only by hardware) is not included.

  These programs may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, and a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed by

  Further, the computer that executes these programs may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  The present invention is useful as an electronic device system including a plurality of electronic devices, and is particularly suitable as an electronic device system including electronic devices such as AV devices and home appliances connected via a network or the like.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic device system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Conceptual diagram of the electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 1st operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 2nd operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the electronic device information management table | surface of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system Flowchart for explaining selection processing of the electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 1st operation item information which the selection part of the same electronic device system selected The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the modification of the electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic device system by Embodiment 2 of this invention. Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 1st operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic device system by Embodiment 3 of this invention. Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Conceptual diagram of the electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 1st operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 2nd operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the electronic device information management table | surface of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the electronic device system by Embodiment 4 of this invention. Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Conceptual diagram of the electronic device system The figure which shows the structure of the 1st operation item information of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system The figure which shows the example of a display of the operation menu of the same electronic device system Block diagram showing a configuration of an electronic device system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system Flow chart showing operation of the electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the 1st modification of the electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the 2nd modification of the electronic device system The block diagram which shows the structure of the 3rd modification of the same electronic device system

Explanation of symbols

100, 200, 1900, 2000, 2800, 3400, 3500, 3700, 3750, 3800, 3900, 3950 Electronic equipment 101 First operation unit 102 First control unit 103 First operation instruction information reception unit 104 Operation item request reception unit 105 First operation item information storage unit 106 First operation item information transmission unit 107 Connection detection unit 201 Second operation unit 202 Second operation item information storage unit 203, 1403, 2003, 2803, 3402, 3702, 3802, 3902 selection unit 204 Operation menu display unit 205 Operation instruction reception unit 206 Second operation instruction information acquisition unit 207 Second operation instruction information transmission unit 208 Second control unit 209 Second operation item information reception unit 210 Second operation item information storage unit 211 Own device operation Item information storage unit 212 Self-device operation instruction information acquisition unit 21 3 Operation item request transmission unit 300 Network 400 Display 800, 1100, 1200, 2600, 2700, 3200, 3300 Operation menu 801, 802, 1101 Menu item 1400 Second electronic device 1401 Second operation unit 1420 Content information acquisition unit 1901 Device Information storage unit 1902 Device information transmission unit 2000 Electronic device 2001 Device information reception unit 2002 Device information storage unit 2801, 2901 Operation state information acquisition unit 3401 Request information reception unit 3402 Selection unit 3501, 3751, 3951 Request information acquisition unit 3502 Request information transmission Part

Claims (37)

An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device,
The first electronic device is
A first operation unit for performing a predetermined operation;
A first operation instruction information receiving unit for receiving operation instruction information, which is information for instructing a specific operation, from the second electronic device;
A first control unit for operating the first operation unit based on the operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit;
The second electronic device is
A second operation unit for performing a predetermined operation;
A second operation item information storage unit storing at least one first operation item information which is information for operating the first electronic device;
A selection unit that selects the first operation item information according to a predetermined condition;
An operation menu display unit that displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the first operation item information selected by the selection unit;
An operation instruction receiving unit that receives an operation instruction that is an instruction to a menu item of the displayed operation menu;
A second operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit;
An electronic device system including a second operation instruction information transmission unit that transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit to the first electronic device. The second electronic device is
Own device operation item information storage unit storing one or more second operation item information which is information for operating the second electronic device;
Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information corresponding to the second operation item information;
A second control unit that operates the second operation unit based on the operation instruction information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit;
The operation menu display unit further displays an operation menu based on the second operation item information,
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on an operation instruction received by the operation instruction receiving unit. The second operation unit performs an operation for processing content,
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to content processed by the second operation unit. The second electronic device further includes a content information acquisition unit that acquires content information that is information related to content processed by the second operation unit,
The electronic device system according to claim 3, wherein the selection unit selects the first operation item information based on the content information. The first electronic device is
A device information storage unit that stores device information that is information about the electronic device;
A device information transmitter for transmitting the device information to the second electronic device,
The second electronic device is
A device information receiving unit for receiving the device information;
A device information storage unit that stores the device information received by the device information receiving unit;
The selection unit includes:
5. The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to device information stored by the device information storage unit. The second electronic device is
An operation state information acquisition unit that acquires operation state information that is information about the operation state of the second operation unit;
The electronic device system according to claim 1, wherein the selection unit selects the first operation item information according to the operation state information acquired by the operation state information acquisition unit. The first electronic device is
A first operation item information storage unit storing the first operation item information;
A first operation item information transmission unit for transmitting the first operation item information to a second electronic device;
The second electronic device is
A second operation item information receiving unit for receiving the first operation item information from the first electronic device;
The second operation item information storage unit for storing the first operation item information received by the second operation item information receiving unit in the second operation item information storage unit, further comprising: Any one of the electronic device systems. The second electronic device is
An operation item request transmission unit that transmits operation item request information, which is information for requesting transmission of first operation item information, to the first electronic device,
The first electronic device is
An operation item request receiving unit that receives the operation item request information from the second electronic device, further comprising:
The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the first operation item information transmission unit transmits the first operation item information to the second electronic device in response to the operation item request information received by the operation item request reception unit. system. The first electronic device is
A connection detection unit for detecting connection with the second electronic device;
The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the first operation item information transmitting unit transmits the first operation item information to the first electronic device when the connection detecting unit detects a connection. Equipment system. An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device,
The first electronic device is
A first operation unit for performing a predetermined operation;
A first operation item information storage unit storing at least one first operation item information which is information for operating the first electronic device;
A selection unit that selects the first operation item information according to a predetermined condition;
A first operation information transmission unit that transmits the first operation item information selected by the selection unit to the second electronic device;
A first operation instruction information receiving unit for receiving operation instruction information, which is information for instructing a specific operation, from the second electronic device;
A first control unit for operating the first operation unit based on the operation instruction information received by the first operation instruction information receiving unit;
The second electronic device is
A second operation unit for performing a predetermined operation;
A second operation item information receiving unit for receiving the first operation item information from the first electronic device;
A second operation item information storage unit that stores the first operation item information received by the second operation item information reception unit;
An operation menu display unit that displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the first operation item information accumulated by the second operation item information accumulation unit;
An operation instruction receiving unit that receives an operation instruction that is an instruction to a menu item of the displayed operation menu;
A second operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the first operation item information stored by the second operation item information storage unit, based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit;
An electronic device system including a second operation instruction information transmission unit that transmits the operation instruction information acquired by the second operation instruction information acquisition unit to the first electronic device. The second electronic device is
Own device operation item information storage unit storing one or more second operation item information which is information for operating the second electronic device;
Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit, a request information acquisition unit that acquires, from the second operation item information, request information that requests transmission of the first operation item information according to the received operation instruction. When,
A request information transmitting unit that transmits the request information acquired by the request information acquiring unit to the first electronic device;
Based on the operation instruction received by the operation instruction reception unit, the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit that acquires the operation instruction information according to the second operation item information stored in the own device operation item information storage unit; ,
A second control unit that operates the second operation unit based on the operation instruction information acquired by the own device operation instruction information acquisition unit;
The first electronic device is
A request information receiving unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device;
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 10, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on the request information. The second operation unit performs an operation for processing content,
The second electronic device is
A content information acquisition unit that acquires content information that is information related to content processed by the second operation unit;
A request information acquisition unit for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the content information;
A request information transmission unit that transmits the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit to the first electronic device;
The first electronic device is
A request information receiving unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device;
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on the request information. The second electronic device is
A device information receiving unit that receives device information that is information about the first electronic device;
A device information storage unit for storing the device information received by the device information receiving unit;
A request information acquisition unit for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the device information stored by the device information storage unit;
A request information transmission unit that transmits the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit to the first electronic device;
The first electronic device is
A device information storage unit storing the device information;
A device information transmitter for transmitting the device information to the second electronic device;
A request information receiving unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device;
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 10, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on the request information. The second electronic device is
Operation state information that is information relating to the operation state of the second operation unit and an operation state information acquisition unit to acquire;
A request information acquisition unit for acquiring request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to the operation state information acquired by the operation state information acquisition unit;
A request information transmission unit that transmits the request information acquired by the request information acquisition unit to the first electronic device;
The first electronic device is
A request information receiving unit for receiving request information from the second electronic device;
The selection unit includes:
The electronic device system according to claim 10, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on the request information. The electronic device system according to any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein the first operation item information and the second operation item information include item information indicating an item of an operation menu and the operation instruction information corresponding to the item. . An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device,
The second electronic device selects one or more stored first operation item information, which is information for operating the first electronic device, according to a predetermined condition, and selects the selected first An electronic device system that displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on one operation item information. The second electronic device is
The electronic device system according to claim 16, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on an instruction to a menu item of an operation menu for operating the second electronic device. The second electronic device is
The electronic device system according to claim 16 or 17, which performs an operation for processing content, and selects the first operation item information in accordance with the content to be processed. The second electronic device is
The electronic device system according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to device information that is information relating to the first electronic device. The second electronic device is
The electronic device system according to any one of claims 16 to 19, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to operation state information that is information relating to an operation state of the electronic device. An electronic device system comprising a first electronic device and a second electronic device,
The first electronic device selects one or more stored first operation item information, which is information for operating the first electronic device, according to a predetermined condition, and the second electronic device Send it to an electronic device,
The second electronic device receives the first operation item information selected by the first electronic device, and displays an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the received first operation item information. Equipment system. The second electronic device is
Transmitting request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information in response to an instruction to a menu item of an operation menu for operating the second electronic device to the first electronic device;
The first electronic device is
The electronic device system according to claim 21, wherein the electronic device system receives request information from the second electronic device and selects first operation item information based on the request information. The second electronic device is
It is an operation that processes content,
The first electronic device is
23. The electronic device system according to claim 21, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to content to be processed by the second electronic device. The first electronic device is
The electronic device system according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to device information that is information related to the electronic device. The first electronic device is
The electronic device system according to any one of claims 21 to 24, wherein the first operation item information is selected in accordance with operation state information that is information relating to an operation state of the second electronic device. The 1st electronic device which comprises the electronic device system in any one of Claims 1-25. A second electronic device constituting the electronic device system according to any one of claims 1 to 25. On the computer,
A selection step of selecting first operation item information that is information for operating one or more stored other electronic devices according to a predetermined condition;
An operation menu display step for displaying an operation menu having one or more menu items based on the first operation item information selected in the selection step;
An operation instruction receiving step for receiving an operation instruction that is an instruction for a menu item of the displayed operation menu;
A second operation instruction information acquisition step for acquiring the operation instruction information according to the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received in the operation instruction reception step;
A program for executing the second operation instruction information transmitting step for transmitting the operation instruction information acquired in the second operation instruction information acquiring step to the first electronic device. The operation menu display step further displays an operation menu based on second operation item information that is information for operating one or more stored electronic devices that are own devices,
29. The program according to claim 28, wherein the selection step selects the first operation item information based on the operation instruction received in the operation instruction reception step. The electronic device that is the device itself is
It is an operation that processes content,
30. The program according to claim 28 or 29, wherein the selecting step selects the first operation item information according to the content to be processed. The selection step includes
31. The program according to claim 28, wherein the first operation item information is selected in accordance with device information that is information relating to the other electronic device. The selection step includes
32. The program according to claim 28, wherein the first operation item information is selected in accordance with operation state information that is information relating to an operation state of the electronic device that is the device itself. A program for causing a first electronic device to execute processing in an electronic device system including a first electronic device and a second electronic device,
On the computer,
A selection step of selecting one or more stored first operation item information, which is information for operating the first electronic device, according to a predetermined condition;
A first operation information transmission step of transmitting the first operation item information selected in the selection step to a second electronic device;
A first operation instruction information receiving step for receiving operation instruction information, which is information for instructing a specific operation, from the second electronic device;
A program for executing a first control step for controlling the operation of the first electronic device based on the operation instruction information received in the first operation instruction information receiving step. The selection step includes
Request information for requesting transmission of the first operation item information according to an operation instruction that is an instruction to a menu item of an operation menu for operating the second electronic device displayed on the second electronic device. 34. The program according to claim 33, wherein the first operation item information is selected based on. The second electronic device is
It is an operation that processes content,
The selection step includes
The program according to claim 33 or 34, wherein the first operation item information is selected in accordance with content to be processed by the second electronic device. The selection step includes
The program according to any one of claims 33 to 35, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to device information that is information relating to the first electronic device. The selection step includes
The program according to any one of claims 33 to 36, wherein the first operation item information is selected according to operation state information that is information relating to an operation state of the second electronic device.

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