JP2007151042A - Video recorder and mobile terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily view, on a mobile terminal, a program timer-recorded from the mobile terminal. <P>SOLUTION: When timer recording of a program is instructed, timer recording data for the program reserved by an input processing unit 103 is created. When "for mobile terminals" is instructed, these timer-recording data is converted for mobile terminals. If timer-recording is reserved from a mobile terminal not shown, timer-recording data for the mobile terminal are received by a signal processing unit 105. On the basis of such timer-recording data, a reserved broadcasting program is recorded for the mobile terminal and stored in a main storage unit 104 or an HDD 107. When a removable medium 170 for mobile terminals is loaded into a video recorder 100, timer-recording data is processed for mobile terminals are read from the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 and transferred to the medium 170. By loading the medium 170 into a mobile terminal, the recorded program stored on the medium 170 can be viewed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recorder for recording a television broadcast program and a portable terminal such as a cellular phone.

In recent years, recorders such as VCRs and HDD recorders have become more sophisticated, and it has become possible to make reservations for recording from a remote location via communication. For example, it has become possible to reserve recording for a recording device such as a VCR or HDD recorder at home using a portable terminal such as a cellular phone (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2003-61020 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the program reserved for recording by the mobile terminal is recorded only for the recorder and is not recorded for the mobile terminal. For this reason, even when a recording reservation is made from a mobile terminal, in order to view a program recorded on the mobile terminal, it is necessary to execute procedures such as data conversion and transfer, and the user's operation is complicated. There is a problem that.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a recorder and a portable terminal that can solve such a problem and can view a broadcast program reserved for recording from the portable terminal on the portable terminal without requiring a complicated operation by the user. It is in.

  In order to achieve the above object, a recorder according to the present invention is reserved for recording by a receiving means for receiving a broadcast program, a recording reservation means for allowing a broadcast program to be reserved for recording on a portable terminal, and a recording reservation means. When the broadcast program is broadcast, the recognizing means for recognizing whether or not the recording of the broadcast program is designated for the portable terminal, and the receiving program receiving the broadcast program reserved for recording for the portable terminal, According to a recognition result of the recognition means, there is provided a recording means for recording broadcast program data in a data format suitable for a portable terminal.

  In addition, the recorder according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a broadcast program, a recording reservation means for allowing a recording reservation of the broadcast program to be designated for a portable terminal, and a broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation means. The recognition means for recognizing whether or not the recording of the broadcast program is designated for the portable terminal, and when the broadcast program reserved for recording as the recording for the portable terminal is received by the receiving means, the recognition result of the recognition means Correspondingly, a recording means for recording broadcast program data in a data format suitable for a portable terminal, a recording data management means for managing recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means, and removable media are removable. And removable media control means that enables reading and writing of data to and from the removable media, and the removable media is a removable media control device. Once attached to and is characterized by comprising a data transfer means for transferring the recorded program data of the data format suitable for a portable terminal managed by the recording data management means on a removable medium.

  In the recorder according to the present invention, the recording reservation means can designate recording of a broadcast program for a specific mobile terminal, and the recording data management means records the recorded program data for the specific mobile terminal recorded by the recording means. Is associated with identification information of a specific mobile terminal, and the data transfer means reads the identification information of the specific mobile terminal recorded on the removable media mounted on the removable media control means, and records data management means Of the recorded program data managed by the mobile device, only the recorded program data of the identification information corresponding to the identification information read from the removable medium among the data managed by the recording data management means for mobile terminals corresponding to the identification information is removable. It is characterized by being transferred to media.

  The recorder according to the present invention includes a first receiving means for receiving a broadcast program, a second receiving means for receiving recording reservation data for recording reservation of the broadcast program from the portable terminal, and a recording from the portable terminal. Recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is intended for a portable terminal when the broadcast program reserved for recording by the reservation data is broadcast, and the broadcast program reserved for recording as a recording for the portable terminal is the first receiving means. And a recording means for recording the data of the broadcast program in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means.

  The recorder according to the present invention also includes a first receiving means for receiving a broadcast program and a second receiving means for receiving recording reservation data for reserving recording sent from the portable terminal via the communication means. And a recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is for the mobile terminal when the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the mobile terminal is broadcast, and the broadcast program reserved for recording for the mobile terminal Is received by the receiving means, the recording means records the broadcast program data in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means, and the recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means Recording data management means for managing the recording medium, and removable media control means for allowing removable media to be detachably mounted and enabling data to be read from and written to the removable media And a data transfer means for transferring recorded program data in a data format suitable for the portable terminal managed by the recorded data management means to the removable media when the removable media is attached to the removable media control means. To do.

  In the recorder according to the present invention, the recording reservation data from the portable terminal received by the second receiving means includes identification information of the portable terminal, and the recorded data management means records the recorded program data recorded by the recording means. The association of the identification information of the portable terminal is managed, and the data transfer means reads the identification information of the portable terminal recorded on the removable medium and corresponds to the identification information corresponding to the identification information included in the recording reservation data from the portable terminal. Only recorded program data is transferred to a removable medium.

  Further, the recorder according to the present invention is characterized in that the recording means records the broadcast program recognized by the recognition means as recording for the portable terminal in a data format suitable for the portable terminal and registers it in the recorded data management means. To do.

  In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the recording means creates and records digest data for performing a digest viewing of a broadcast program recognized by the recognition means as recording for a portable terminal, and records the digest data in the recording data management means. The registered data transfer means transfers the recorded program data and the digest data managed by the recording data management means to the removable medium when the removable medium is mounted on the removable media control unit. .

  Further, the recorder according to the present invention is provided with a recording data management means for removable media that records a recording data management table for managing recorded program data transferred to the removable media, and is a portable recording program recorded by the recording means. The recorded data management means for managing the data and the recorded data management means for the removable medium can identify the repeated program broadcast repeatedly using the same identifier, and the data transfer means Before transferring the recorded program data managed by the recorded data management means for managing the recorded program data for the portable device recorded in step 1 to the removable medium, the recorded program data having the same identifier is recorded in the recorded data management means for the removable medium. If it is determined that the identifiers are the same, the remover The recorded program data specified by the identifier managed by the recording data management means that deletes the recorded program data already stored on the recording medium and manages the recorded program data for mobile phones recorded by the recording means is removable media. It is characterized by transferring to.

  The recording device according to the present invention is characterized in that the recording means records a broadcast program reserved for recording as a recording for a portable terminal even in a signal format suitable for reproduction by the recording device.

  In addition, the recorder according to the present invention receives the first receiving means for receiving the broadcast program and the second recording reservation data for reserving the recording sent from the portable terminal via the first communication means. Receiving means, a recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is a recording for the portable terminal when broadcasting the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the portable terminal, and a recording for the portable terminal When the designated broadcast program is received by the first receiving means, the broadcast program data is recorded in a data format suitable for the portable terminal in accordance with the recognition result of the recognition means, and recorded in the recording data management means. Means, recorded data management means for managing recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means, second communication means for transmitting / receiving data to / from the portable terminal, and portable terminal via the second communication means For Is characterized in that it has and a data transfer means for transferring recorded data to be managed by the image data management means to the mobile terminal.

  The recording device according to the present invention also includes a receiving means for receiving a broadcast program, a removable media control means that is detachably mounted with a removable medium, and that allows data to be read from and written to the removable media, and a removable media control means. Writing means for writing identification information to a removable medium attached to the recording medium, and creating recording reservation data for reserving recording including the identification information written to the removable medium by the writing means, or receiving from a portable terminal Means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is for the mobile terminal when broadcasting the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the mobile terminal, and the broadcast program for which recording for the mobile terminal is designated Is received by the receiving means, the broadcast program data is carried according to the recognition result of the recognition means. Recording means for recording in a data format suitable for the terminal, and recorded data management means for managing the recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means in association with the identification information of the removable medium included in the recording reservation data; When the removable media is attached to the removable media control means, the identification information written to the removable media by the writing means is read, and the recorded program data managed by the recording data management means is read from the removable media. And a data transfer means for transferring only recorded program data associated with the identified identification information to a removable medium. In order to achieve the above object, a portable terminal according to the present invention comprises means for holding portable terminal identification information, communication means for communicating with a recorder, and recording management data relating to each recorded program from the recorder via the communication means. And a means for obtaining recorded program data corresponding to the recorded management data associated with the mobile terminal identification information from the recorded program management table. Is.

  Further, the portable terminal according to the present invention is created by a creation means for reading portable terminal identification information and creating program reservation data including information for reserving recording of a broadcast program in a recorder and portable terminal identification information, and the creation means. And communication means for transmitting the program reservation data to the recorder.

  The portable terminal according to the present invention includes a removable media control unit that allows removable media to be detachably mounted and allows data to be read from and written to the removable media, and a removable medium that is mounted on the removable media control unit. For generating program reservation data including information and identification information for reserving recording of broadcast programs, and communication means for transmitting program reservation data generated by the generation means to a recorder It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, since a program reserved for recording from a mobile terminal is recorded and managed after identifying that the program is intended for the mobile terminal, the user simply inserts the removable media for the mobile terminal into the recorder. The program reserved for recording can be transferred to removable media.

  Further, according to the present invention, by providing communication means for transmitting / receiving data by wire / wireless in both the recorder and the portable terminal, the data recorded for the portable terminal can be carried without using a removable medium. Can be transferred to the terminal.

  As described above, according to the present invention, data recorded for a mobile terminal can be easily transferred to a mobile terminal and viewed without the user's operation performing data conversion or transfer.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a system using a recorder and a portable terminal according to the present invention, wherein 100 is a recorder according to the present invention, 120 is the Internet, 130 is a mobile phone communication network, 140 is an antenna, 150 is Broadcast transmission equipment, 160 is a portable terminal according to the present invention, and 170 is removable media (removable media).

  In the figure, for example, a recorder 100 installed in a home can record a broadcast program transmitted from a broadcast transmission facility 150 and received by an antenna 140, and is connected to the Internet 120. Communicate with other devices via the Internet 120.

  In addition, the mobile terminal 160 such as a mobile phone can communicate with other mobile terminals via the mobile phone communication network 130, but since the mobile phone communication network 130 is connected to the Internet 120, recording is possible. Communication with the device 100 is also possible. Thereby, the recording reservation of the broadcast program in the recorder 100 can be set from the portable terminal 160. Further, for example, the removable medium 170 such as an SD card can be used detachably in both the portable terminal 160 and the recorder 100, and the removable medium 170 can be used between the recorder 100 and the portable terminal 160. Data can be exchanged.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the first embodiment of the recorder 100 according to the present invention in FIG. 1, wherein 101 is a CPU, 102 is a tuner unit, 103 is an input processing unit, 104 is a main storage unit, and 105 is A communication processing unit 106 is a display processing unit, 107 is a large-capacity recording medium (HDD or the like), 108 is a removable media control unit, 109 is a tuner unit, and parts corresponding to those in FIG.

  In the figure, a CPU 101 executes various programs related to peripheral control, data processing, and communication. The tuner unit 102 receives broadcast waves via the antenna 140. For example, the input processing unit 103 receives a user operation input from a remote controller or the like and performs processing. The main storage unit 104 is, for example, a RAM or a flash ROM, and stores program information of broadcast programs. The communication processing unit 105 is, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark), and the recorder 100 is connected to the Internet 120 via the communication processing unit 105. The display processing unit 106 is a part that processes a signal to be output to a display such as an externally connected TV receiver or LCD (Liquid Crystal Device). Note that a display such as a TV or an LCD may be integrated with the recorder 100. The large-capacity recording medium 107 is, for example, a hard disk, and records recorded programs and the like. Hereinafter, this will be described as the HDD 107. The removable media control unit 108 is a part that controls reading and writing of the removable media 170 such as an SD card, for example.

  Here, another tuner unit 109 is provided, but this tuner unit 109 is not necessarily required. However, when this tuner 109 is provided, the tuner unit 102 and the tuner unit 109 can simultaneously receive broadcast programs of different channels.

  In the recorder 100 according to the first embodiment, it is possible to make a recording reservation for a broadcast program by operating a remote controller (not shown). A portable terminal 160 that can communicate with the recorder 100 via the Internet 120 (see FIG. Recording reservation can also be made from 1). In the case of recording reservation by the recorder 100, when a recording reservation operation is performed by a remote controller or the like, the operation data is input to the input processing unit 103 and processed, and recording reservation data described later is created. This recording reservation data is registered in a recording reservation management table described later recorded in the main storage unit 104. When a recording reservation is made by the portable terminal 160, the recording reservation data created by the portable terminal 160 is sent to the recorder 100 via the portable telephone communication network 130 (FIG. 1) and the Internet 120 to record the recording. In the device 100, the communication processing unit 105 receives and processes it, and registers it in a later-described recording reservation management table recorded in the main storage unit 104. The CPU 101 monitors the broadcast program using the recording reservation data registered in the recording reservation management table in this way. If the broadcast program is a recording reservation program, the CPU 101 monitors the broadcast program. 109 is also received by one or both of the tuner units 102 and 109, and the recorded program is stored in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107.

  Here, when recording is reserved from the portable terminal 160, the recorder 100 uses the portable terminal 160 to designate recording reservation data for specifying the portable terminal 160 (this includes a device as an identifier of the portable terminal 160 described later). ID is added), and at least the broadcast program reserved for recording is recorded in a signal format that can be viewed on the portable terminal 160 (for example, a signal format conforming to the MPEG4 standard). Also, when recording is reserved by the recorder 100, the recorder 100 records the broadcast program reserved for recording in a signal format that can be viewed on the recorder 100 (for example, a signal format conforming to the MPEG2 standard). However, when a recording reservation is made, by specifying the portable terminal 160 as well, recording reservation data similar to the recording reservation made by the portable terminal 160 is created, so that the broadcast program reserved for recording is made portable. Recording is also performed in a signal format that can be viewed on the terminal 160.

  Broadcast programs (recorded programs) recorded based on the recording reservation data as described above can be used (that is, can be reproduced) by at least the designated portable terminal 160 (or the recording reservation operation). The data recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 in signal format data is recorded in a signal format that can be used (that is, reproducible) by the portable terminal 160. An ID is also associated.

  In addition, the device ID of the portable terminal 160 that uses the medium is also registered in the removable medium 170 used for the portable terminal 160. Therefore, when the removable medium 170 is attached to the recorder 100, the removable media control unit 108 reads the device ID from the removable medium 170 and sends it to the CPU 101. The CPU 101 determines whether or not there is a recorded program to which the device ID is added. If there is, the CPU 101 reads the recorded program data from the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107, and sends it to the removable media control 108 for removal of the removable media. The data is transferred to 170.

  Thus, by making a recording reservation from the portable terminal 160 to the recorder 100, or by making a recording reservation by designating the portable terminal 160 with the recorder 100, the program data reserved for recording is stored in the main memory 104. Or, it is recorded on the HDD 107 so as to be usable by the portable terminal 160, and a simple operation is performed even if the removable medium 170 used in the portable terminal 160 is simply attached to the recorder 100 or further operation of the remote controller is required. Thus, the recorded program data is transferred to the removable medium 170, and the recorded program can be reproduced on the portable terminal 160 using the removable medium 170.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a second embodiment of the recorder 100 according to the present invention in FIG. 1. 110 is a wireless LAN communication control unit, and parts corresponding to those in FIG. A duplicate description is omitted.

  In the same figure, this 2nd Embodiment adds the wireless LAN communication control part 110 to 1st Embodiment shown in FIG. The wireless LAN communication control unit 110 is for communicating with a portable terminal 160 having a wireless LAN communication function, and enables short-range communication with the portable terminal 160. According to this wireless LAN, recorded program data for a portable terminal (that is, in a data format reproducible by the portable terminal 160) recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 of the recorder 100 is recorded on the recorder. 100 to the mobile terminal 160 can be directly transferred.

  As described above, in the recorder 100 according to the second embodiment, the program data recorded for the mobile terminal 160 can be recorded on the mobile terminal 160 without using the removable medium 170 when the wireless LAN can communicate with each other at a short distance. 160 can be transmitted to the portable terminal 160 in accordance with an instruction from 160, and the user does not need to go to the recorder 100 in order to load the recorded program on the recorder 100 into the portable terminal 160. Can be omitted.

  This second embodiment shows the case where a wireless LAN is used for short-distance communication with the portable terminal 160, but wireless communication means such as Bluetooth is used instead of the wireless LAN. May be.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a first embodiment of the portable terminal 160 according to the present invention in FIG. 1, wherein 161 is a CPU, 162 is an input processing unit, 163 is a display processing unit, 164 is a main storage unit, 165 Is an external storage unit, 166 is a wireless LAN control unit, 167 is a communication processing unit, and parts corresponding to those in FIG.

  In the figure, a CPU 161 executes various programs related to peripheral control, data processing, and communication. The input processing unit 162 receives a user's operation input from an operation unit (not shown) such as a numeric keypad and performs processing. The display processing unit 163 includes, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Device) display and a signal processing unit for the LCD display. The main storage unit 164 is, for example, a RAM or a flash ROM, and is used for storing an identifier and various data of the portable terminal 160. The external storage unit 165 records and reproduces media such as removable media and hard disks, and is mainly used for recording and storing data with a large capacity. The wireless LAN control unit 166 is for communicating with the recorder 100 having the wireless LAN communication function shown in FIG. The communication processing unit 167 is a part that executes communication control of a mobile phone via the mobile phone communication network 130, for example. The mobile terminal 160 can communicate with the recorder 100 via the mobile phone communication network 130 and the Internet 120 (FIG. 1) by controlling the communication processing unit 167.

  When the recorder 100 reserves recording of a desired broadcast program, the recording unit is reserved by operating the operation unit such as the numeric keypad. This operation information is input and processed from the input processing unit 162, and recording reservation data described later is created. This recording reservation data is transmitted from the communication processing unit 167 via the mobile phone communication network 130, and is transmitted to the recorder 100 shown in FIGS. In the recorder 100, the received recording reservation data is registered in a recording reservation management table described later recorded in the main storage unit 104. The recording reservation program is recorded based on the recording reservation data registered in the recording reservation management table.

  Also, by attaching the removable medium 170 in which the recorded program data is transferred and stored as described above from the recorder 100 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 to the external storage unit 165, the recorded program data is stored in the removable medium. It can be reproduced from 170 and can be displayed on a display (not shown) via the display processing unit 163.

  When the wireless LAN communication control unit 166 is used at a short distance from the recorder 100, the recorded program data can be captured by directly communicating with the recorder 100. The captured recorded program data is recorded on a removable medium or a hard disk in the main storage unit 164 or the external storage unit 165.

  In this portable terminal 160, a wireless LAN is used for short-range communication with the recorder 100 or the like. However, such wireless communication means is not always necessary, and Bluetooth or the like is used instead of the wireless LAN. The wireless communication means may be used.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of recording reservation data created by the recorder 100 or the portable terminal 160.

  In the figure, the recording reservation data 210 includes a device ID 211, program information 212, start date / time information 213, end date / time information 214, repetition information 215, and signal format information 216.

  The device ID 211 is an identifier of the portable terminal 160 when the recording reservation data 210 is transmitted from the portable terminal 160, and the recording reservation data 210 is created by a recording reservation operation on the recorder 100. Is the identifier of the portable terminal 160 designated at the time of recording reservation. As the identifier, for example, when the mobile terminal 160 is a mobile phone, a telephone number is used. In other cases, a serial number unique to the mobile terminal 160 is used.

  The program information 212 is information such as a broadcast channel, a program identifier, and a program title, but is not essential. The start date and time information 213 is information for specifying the date and time when recording starts. The end date / time information 214 is information for specifying the date / time at which the recording is to be ended. The repetition information 215 is information regarding whether or not to repeat the recording, and the repetition period when it is performed. The repetition information 215 includes, for example, “no repetition”, “daily”, “weekly”, “Monday to Friday”, and the like. The signal format information 216 specifies the recording format of the recorded program. The recording format is, for example, “SD-Video format” for the portable terminal 160, and the signal format is, for example, the above-mentioned As described above, the MPEG4 standard is used.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of a screen for recording reservation (recording reservation screen) on the portable terminal 160 shown in FIG. 4, wherein 300 is a recording reservation screen, 301 is a channel input field, and 302 is a start time. An input field, 303 is an end time input field, 304 is a repetitive selection field, and 305 is a send button.

  When making a reservation for recording a desired broadcast program from the portable terminal 160 shown in FIG. 4 with the recorder 100 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. A recording reservation screen 300 shown in FIG. 6 for inputting recording reservation information is displayed on the display.

  In the recording reservation screen 300, a channel input field 301 for inputting a channel name as program information of a broadcast program to be reserved for recording, and a recording start (usually broadcast start) date and time of the broadcast program to be reserved for recording are input. A start time input field 302, an end time input field 303 for inputting the recording end date (usually broadcast end) of the broadcast program to be reserved for recording, a repeat selection field 304, and a send button 305. ing. The repeat selection field 304 records the same program broadcasted at the same time zone every day and the same program broadcasted at the same time zone on the same day of the week every time it is broadcast (hereinafter, this is repeatedly recorded). For example). Here, as the selection item, the item “None” that does not record repeatedly, the item “Daily” for instructing repeated recording for the same program broadcast every day, and the same time zone of the same day of the week An item “weekly” for instructing repeated recording of the same program to be broadcast is provided.

  When a user makes a recording reservation for a desired broadcast program, the recording reservation screen 300 is displayed on the display by operating the operation unit of the portable terminal 160, and the channel of the broadcast program desired to be recorded is displayed in the channel input field 301. Enter a name, enter the broadcast start date and time of the broadcast program desired to be recorded in the start time input field 302, enter the broadcast end date and time of the broadcast program desired to be recorded in the end time input field 303, and repeat the selection in the selection field 304. Select one of the items "None", "Daily", or "Weekly". In the repeat selection column 304, the item “none” is selected as a default.

  When the above input and selection operations are completed and the send button 305 is operated, the above input / selection information is processed by the input processing unit 162 in FIG. 4 to create the recording reservation data 210 shown in FIG. In the recording reservation data 210, the device ID 211 and the program information 212 are the channel names input to the channel input field 301 of the recording reservation screen 300, and the start date / time information 213 is input to the start time input field 302 of the recording reservation screen 300. The broadcast start date and time, the end date and time information 214 is the broadcast end date and time input from the end time input field 303 of the recording reservation screen 300, and the repetition information 215 is the item selected in the repetition selection field 304 of the recording reservation screen 300 It is. The device ID 211 and the signal format information 216 are automatically added to the recording reservation data 210. The recording reservation data 210 created in this way is transmitted from the communication processing unit 167 to the recorder 100 shown in FIG. When this is received, the recorder 100 is registered in the recording reservation management table recorded in the main storage unit 104 (FIGS. 2 and 3), and recording is performed based on the registered recording reservation data 210. .

  FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a specific example of a recording reservation method in the recorder 100 shown in FIG. 2 or 3. 350 is an EPG (electronic program guide) screen, 360 is a recording reservation screen, and 361 is program information input. 362 is a start time input field, 363 is an end time input field, 364 is a repetitive selection field, 365 is a target device information input field, 366 is a data format input field, and 367 is a reservation button.

  In the recorder 100 shown in FIG. 2 or 3, when an operation for recording reservation is performed by a remote controller or the like, first, an EPG is displayed on a display (not shown) by the display processing unit 106 as shown in FIG. A screen 350 is displayed. When a broadcast program desired to be recorded is designated on the EPG screen 350, a recording reservation screen 360 shown in FIG. 7B for inputting recording reservation information is displayed on the display.

  In this recording reservation screen 360, a program information input field 361 for inputting the program name and channel name of the broadcast program to be reserved for recording, and the date and time when recording of the broadcast program to be reserved for recording (usually, start of broadcasting) is input. A start time input field 362 for recording, an end time input field 363 for inputting the date and time when recording of the broadcast program to be reserved for recording (usually, the end of broadcasting), and a program that is regularly broadcast A repetitive selection field 364 for designating whether or not to record every broadcast, and a target device information input field 365 for designating a device that uses a broadcast program to be reserved for recording, that is, the portable terminal 160; A data format input field 366 for designating a signal format for recording a broadcast program to be reserved for recording and a reservation button 367 for instructing recording reservation are provided.

  When a broadcast program to be reserved for recording is specified on the EPG screen 350 as shown in FIG. 7A, the program information input field 361, the start time input field 362, and the like are displayed on the recording reservation screen 360 shown in FIG. Information corresponding to the broadcast program specified on the EPG screen 350 is automatically input to the end time input field 363. The repeat selection column 364 is the same as the repeat selection column 304 on the recording reservation screen 300 shown in FIG. 6, and includes selection items “none”, “daily”, and “weekly”. Or, for programs that are broadcast regularly, it is possible to select recording of programs in the same time zone every day or recording of programs in the same time zone on the same day of the week.

  In order to make the broadcast program reserved for recording reproducible on the portable terminal 160, device information for designating the portable terminal 160 is input to the target device information input field 365. As such device information, a telephone number or a serial number unique to the portable terminal can be used. When reserving program recording for the recorder 100, it is not necessary to input device information in the target device information input field 365. A list of device information is displayed by selecting (clicking) the mark 365a provided at the end of the target device information input field 365, and by selecting device information of a desired device from the list, Device information can also be entered in the target device information input field 365.

  In order to make it possible to reproduce the broadcast program reserved for recording on the portable terminal 160, data format information for designating the signal format of the recorded program is further input to the data format input field 366. When an SD card is used as the removable medium 170, for example, “SD-Video format” is input. The data format input field 366 also does not require data format information to be entered when reserving program recording for the recorder 100, and selects the mark 366a provided at the end of the data format input field 366. By clicking (clicking), a list of data format information is displayed. By selecting data format information of a desired device from the list, the data format information can be input in the data format input field 366.

  As described above, when the input of information in each column on the recording reservation screen 360 is completed and the reservation button 367 is operated, the above input / selection information is input to the input processing unit 103 and processed. The recording reservation data 210 shown in FIG. This recording reservation data 210 is registered in a recording reservation management table stored in the various storage units 104.

  Here, when no information is input in the target device information input field 365 and the data format input field 366 on the recording reservation screen 360 in FIG. 7B, the device ID 211 and the data signal in the recording reservation data 210 shown in FIG. Format information 216 is not added. As described above, the recording reservation data to which the device ID 211 and the signal format information 216 are not added is for recording a recording reservation program for the recorder 100.

  In the program information input field 361, the start time input field 362, and the end time input field 363 on the recording reservation screen 360 in FIG. 7B, the operation part of the operation unit is not related to the EPG screen 350 (FIG. 7A). Information can also be input directly by operation.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically showing a specific example of the recording reservation management table 220 in which the recording reservation data 210 created by the portable terminal 160 and the recorder 100 as described above is registered.

  In the figure, a recording reservation management table 220 registers recording reservation data 210 created by the portable terminal 160 and the recorder 100, and identifies each recording reservation data 210 registered. ID 221 is given as an identifier. The ID 221 is represented by a numerical value that does not overlap for each scheduled recording program. For example, the ID 221 is regularly broadcast like a continuous drama and is repeatedly selected on the scheduled recording screen 300 (FIG. 6). For a program reserved to be repeatedly recorded every time it is broadcast by selecting the item “daily” or “weekly” in the column 304 or the repeat selection column 364 of the recording reservation screen 360 (FIG. 7B). , The same ID 221 is used. However, such programs for which repetitive recording is designated are grouped by one recording reservation data 210 for which repetitive recording such as “daily” or “weekly” is designated as repetitive information 215 (FIG. 5).

  2 and 3, the recorder 100 records a scheduled recording program based on information of the scheduled recording data 210 registered in the recording management table 250. The recorded program data is recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107, and the recorded program recorded in this way is managed.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a specific example of a recorded program management table for managing broadcast programs (recorded programs) recorded by the recorder 100.

  In the figure, a recorded program management table 230 is registered with recorded management data 240a, 240b,... (Hereinafter collectively referred to as recording management data 240). This is set for each recorded program and manages the recorded program, and includes an ID 241, a device ID 242, a content 243, a digest 244, an update date 245, and a status 246.

  The ID 241 is an identifier for identifying the recording management data 240, and is obtained by transferring the ID 221 in the recording reservation management table 220 (FIG. 8). Therefore, for example, it is broadcasted regularly, such as a continuous drama, and is repeatedly selected in the repeat selection field 304 of the recording reservation screen 300 (FIG. 6) or the recording reservation screen 360 (FIG. 7B). The IDs 241 for the programs reserved to be repeatedly recorded every time the broadcast is performed by selecting the item “daily” or “weekly” in the column 364 are the same.

  The device ID 242 is an identifier of the mobile terminal 160, and for example, a telephone number or a serial number unique to the mobile terminal is used. The content 243 is an identifier of a recorded program managed by the recording management data 240, and is, for example, a file name thereof. The digest 244 is an identifier of information (hereinafter referred to as digest data) for viewing the recorded program specified by the content 243 as a digest, and is, for example, a file name of a file storing the digest data. If there is no digest data, the digest 244 is not saved. The update date 245 is the date when the recorded program specified by the content 243 is updated. The status 246 is status data for managing transfer / non-transfer to the mobile terminal 160, and is, for example, “transfer completed”, “not transferred”, or the like.

  Next, processing associated with recording reservation of the recorder 100 and the portable terminal 160 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the recording process executed by the recorder 100 shown in FIGS.

  In this figure, this recording process 400 is executed based on the recording reservation data 210 (FIG. 5) registered in the recording reservation management table 220. In other words, the recorder 100, when the current time reaches the start time according to the start date / time information 213 of the recording reservation data 210 registered in the recording reservation management table 220, or slightly earlier than the start time according to the start date / time information 213. When it becomes (for example, one minute ago), the recording process 400 is executed. When the recording reservation data 210 is registered in the multiple recording reservation management table 220, when the current time reaches the start time according to the start date / time information 213 of any recording reservation data 210, or the start time according to the start date / time information 213 When the time is slightly earlier (for example, one minute before), the recording reservation program recording process 400 for the recording reservation data 210 is executed.

  When execution of the recording process 400 starts, it is first determined whether or not the device ID 211 is set in the recording reservation data 210 (FIG. 5) (step 401). Here, when the device ID 211 is set, it is determined that the reserved recording is for the portable terminal. If it is determined that the device ID 211 has been set, a recording process for the portable terminal is executed (step 403). If the device ID 211 has not been set, a recorder to be played back by the recorder 100 The video recording process is executed (step 402).

  In the recording process 400, as described above, when performing the recording process for the portable terminal 160, the recording process for the recorder 100 is not performed, and when the recording process is performed for the recorder 100, the recording process is performed for the portable terminal 160. The video recording process is not performed. Therefore, any broadcast program recorded by the recording reservation is recorded and saved in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 for either the recorder 100 or the portable terminal 160.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing another specific example of the recording process executed by the recorder 100 shown in FIGS.

  In this figure, this recording process 410 is also executed based on the recording reservation data 210 (FIG. 5) registered in the recording reservation management table 220, and is executed at the same time as the recording process 400 shown in FIG. Start.

  When the recording process 410 starts to be executed, first, the recorder 100 starts a recording process (normal recording process) for itself, that is, for the recorder (step 411). Next, it is determined whether or not the device ID 211 is set in the recording reservation data 210 (step 412). If it is determined that the device ID 211 is set, the normal recording process is continued and the recording process for the portable terminal is started (step 413). If the device ID 211 is not set, the mobile phone Only the recording process for the recorder for reproduction by the recorder 100 is executed without starting the recording process for the terminal (step 402).

  In the recording process 410, recording is always performed for the recorder 100 when the recording reservation is made, and when the recording reservation is made for the portable terminal 160, in addition to the recording process for the recorder, the recording process is further performed. It performs recording processing for terminals. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the recorder 100 in this case includes two tuner units 102 and 109, and includes a recording process for the recorder and a recording process for the portable terminal. Are simultaneously received by both the tuner units 102 and 109, the same recording reservation broadcast program is received, and a recording process for a recorder is applied to one of these received programs, and the main storage unit 104 or HDD 107 is processed. Recording is performed on the other side, and recording processing for the portable terminal is performed and recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107. In this way, in this specific example, all broadcast programs reserved for recording are recorded in a signal format that can be played back by the recorder 100, and are designated for portable terminals (that is, recording reservation data (FIG. 5)). The broadcast program in which the device ID 211 is set) is recorded after being subjected to recording processing for the portable terminal so that the portable terminal 160 can reproduce the broadcast program.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a specific example of step 403 in FIG. 10 and step 413 in FIG. 11. This specific example is shown as portable recording processing 420.

  In the figure, in the mobile terminal recording process 420, first, the received program is recorded by the normal recording process similar to the recording process for the recorder 100, and this is recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 (step 421). ). This recording process is executed until the end time of this scheduled recording program by the end date / time information 214 in the scheduled recording data 210 (FIG. 5) passes. As a result, the entire scheduled recording program is recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107.

  Next, the recorded program data recorded and recorded for the recorder in this manner is read from the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107, and the signal format (format) specified by the signal format information 216 of the recording reservation data 210 is recorded. (Step 422). For example, when the program data is recorded in the MPEG2 standard signal format by the recording process for the recorder and “SD-Video” is specified as the signal format in the signal format information 216, the signal format of the MPEG2 standard is used. The recorded program data is converted into the recorded program data in the MPEG4 signal format. Further, data size conversion is also performed as necessary. The recorded program data converted into the signal format for the portable terminal is recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107.

  When the conversion of the signal format of the recorded program data is completed, digest data is created based on the recorded program data (step 423). This digest data is also recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107. Since several methods have already been proposed for the digest data creation method, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  Finally, the recorded program management table 230 is updated (step 424). In this update, whether or not an ID 241 that matches ID 221 in the recording reservation management table 220 (FIG. 8) assigned to the recording reservation data 210 of the above-described program for which the recording process has been executed is registered in the recorded program management table 230. If it is registered, the recording management data 240 of the above-mentioned program for which the recording process has been executed is overwritten and registered on the recording management data 240 of ID 241 that matches this ID 221. If not registered, the recording management data 240 of the above-mentioned program for which the recording process has been executed is additionally updated and registered in the recorded program management table 230.

  In both the overwrite and addition updates, the ID 221 in the recording reservation management table 220 is registered as the ID 241 in the recorded program management table 230. As the device ID 242, the device ID 211 of the recording reservation data 210 being executed is used, and as the content 243, the file name of the file of the recorded program that has been recorded for the mobile terminal created at step 422 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, the file name of the digest data created in step 423 in FIG. 12 is stored, the update date and time 245 is the current date and time when the recording process was performed, and the status 246 is “untransferred”. To do. However, in the case of overwrite update, the ID 241 can be used as it is without being overwritten.

  In the portable terminal recording process 420 described above, the broadcast program is recorded from the beginning to the end in the recording process for the recorder 100, and then the recorded program data is converted into a signal format for the portable terminal 160 and recorded. However, the format conversion to the signal format for the portable terminal 160 (that is, the recording process for the portable terminal) may be sequentially performed while receiving the broadcast program reserved for recording.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing another specific example of step 403 in FIG. 10 and step 413 in FIG. 11 in which such recording processing is performed, and this specific example is shown as portable recording processing 430.

  In the figure, in the portable terminal recording process 430, when a predetermined amount of program data of a recording reservation program is obtained from the tuner unit 102 (or the tuner unit 109) of FIGS. 2 and 3 (step 431), this fixed amount of program Data is converted into a format specified by the signal format information 216 (FIG. 5) of the recording reservation data 210 (that is, recording processing is performed for the portable terminal 160), and only the converted amount is additionally stored in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107. (Step 432). Also, digest data is created using the program data acquired in step 431, and only the created data is additionally stored in the main storage unit 104 or HDD 107 (step 433). This process is executed until the end time of the scheduled recording program specified by the end date / time information 214 of the scheduled recording data 210 is passed (step 434). When this end time elapses, the recorded program data recorded for the portable terminal 160 is recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107, and the recorded data management table 230 is set in the same manner as step 424 in FIG. (Step 435).

  As described above, the recorded program data recorded for the portable terminal 160 and recorded in the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 is transferred to the portable terminal 160 for use. Processing will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a specific example of such data transfer processing in the recorder 100. Here, this processing is referred to as data transfer processing 440, and the removable media control unit of the recorder 100 shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. The removable media 170 is activated automatically when the removable media 170 is attached to the device 108 or after the removable media 170 is attached to the removable media control unit 108 by a user instruction operation using a remote controller or the like. In the following description, it is assumed that the removable medium 170 is an SD card.

  In the figure, when the data transfer process 440 is activated, the CPU 101 first reads the device ID from the loaded SD card 170 (step 441), and then all registered in the recorded data management table 230 (FIG. 9). It is confirmed whether or not the recording management data 240 is completed (step 442). If the processing has been completed for all the recording management data 240, the processing ends. Whether or not this processing is completed is confirmed by the state 246 of all the recording management data 240 registered in the recorded program management table 230 (FIG. 9). If 246 is “transferred”, all the recording management data 240 registered in the recording data management table 230 are processed, and the data transfer processing 440 is terminated.

  When there is unprocessed recording management data 240 (that is, when one of the recording management data 240 registered in the recording data management table 230 has its state 246 “untransferred”: step 442). Determines whether the device ID 242 of the recording management data 240 matches the device ID read from the SD card 170 (step 441) (step 443). If they do not match, the recording management data 240 has been processed, and the process returns to step 442. If they match, the status 246 of the recording management data 240 is confirmed (step 444). If this state 246 is “transferred”, the video recording management data 240 has been processed, and the process returns to step 442. When the status 246 is “not transferred”, the recorded program file specified by the content 243 of the recording management data 240 and the digest data of the recorded program specified by the digest 244 are transferred to the SD card 170. (Step 445). Then, the state (status) 246 of the recording management data 240 is updated to “transferred” (step 446), the recording management data 240 is processed, and the process returns to step 442.

  The above processing is performed for each unprocessed recording management data 240, and when the above processing is completed for all unprocessed recording management data 240, it is assumed that the processing is completed ((step) 442). Exit.

  When a program recording reservation is made from a specific portable terminal 160 by the data transfer process 440 described above, the device ID of the portable terminal 160 is set in the recording reservation data 210, and the recording process is performed for the portable terminal 160. The recorded program data can be easily transferred to the SD card 170 and used by the portable terminal 160 simply by inserting the SD card 170 for the portable terminal 160 into the recorder 100 or by performing a simpler operation. Will be able to.

  In addition, since the digest data for viewing the digest is transferred at the same time when the recorded program data is transferred, the digest of the recorded program can also be viewed on the portable terminal 160. In general, the creation of digest data requires enormous processing capacity and is difficult with the processing capacity of the mobile terminal 160, but in this embodiment, the recorder 100 has a higher processing capacity than the mobile terminal 160. Since it is created in advance, the digest of the recorded program can be viewed on the portable terminal 160 without being created on the portable terminal 160.

  Further, as described above, in step 424 of the portable terminal recording process 420 (FIG. 12) and in step 435 of the portable terminal recording process 430 (FIG. 13), the recording in the recording reservation management table 220 (FIG. 8) is performed. It is checked whether the recording management data 240 having the same ID 221 and ID 241 assigned to the reservation data 210 is registered in the recorded program management table 230 (FIG. 9). If registered, the recording management data 240 is overwritten. By updating as described above, a file of a recorded program in which repeated recording is designated (that is, repeated recording is designated by the repetition information 215 of the recording reservation data 210 shown in FIG. 5) is recorded on the recording management data 240. It is possible to have the same identifier (ID 241).

  As described above, in the case of a recorded program that is repeatedly recorded with the same identifier (ID 241) of the recording management data 240, the recorded program data transferred to the SD card 170 is recorded next and transferred. When the identifier (ID 241) of the recorded management data 240 is overwritten with the same recorded program data, it can be deleted as old data. This can be achieved by storing a recorded program management table for managing recorded programs in the SD card 170 as well.

  FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a specific example of a recorded program management table on a removable medium 170 such as an SD card. Here, this recorded program management table is shown as a recorded program management table 260.

  In the figure, a recording data management table 260 is composed of recording management data 270, and each recording management data 270 is composed of an ID 271, a content 273, a digest 274, and an update date / time 275. Here, the ID 271 is an identifier for identifying the recording management data 270. The content 273 is an identifier of a recorded program managed by the recording management data 270, and is, for example, a file name of this recorded program. The digest 274 is an identifier of digest data of a recorded program specified by the content 273, and is, for example, a file name of a file storing the digest data. If there is no digest data, the digest 274 is not saved. The update date / time 275 is a date when the recorded program specified by the content 273 is updated on the removable medium 170.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a specific example of the data transfer process in the recorder 100 using the recorded program management table 260 provided in the removable medium 170. Here, this process is referred to as a data transfer process 450. 2 or when the removable media 170 is attached to the removable media control unit 108 of the recorder 100 shown in FIG. 3, or after the removable media 170 is attached to the removable media control unit 108, It is activated by an instruction operation. In the following description, it is assumed that the removable medium 170 is an SD card.

  In FIG. 16, steps 441 to 444 are the same as steps 441 to 444 in FIG.

  If there is recording management data 240 that matches the device ID read from the SD card 170 (step 442) and the status is “untransferred” (step 444), the recording having the ID 271 equal to the ID 241 of the recording management data 240 is performed. It is confirmed whether or not the management data 270 is registered in the recorded data management table 260 (FIG. 15) stored in the SD card 170 (step 451). If registered (“Y” in step 451), the contents 273 and the recorded program data specified by the digest 274 of the recording management data 270 previously transferred and stored in the SD card 170 are stored. The digest data is deleted (step 452), the contents 243 of the recording management data 240 and the data and digest data of the recorded program specified by the digest 274 are read from the main storage unit 104 or the HDD 107 (FIG. 2 or FIG. 3), and removable media. The data is transferred from the control unit 108 to the SD card 170 (step 445). If registered (“N” in step 451), the process proceeds directly to step 445. At the same time, as in step 446 in FIG. 14, in the recorder 100, the state 246 of the corresponding recording management data 240 in the recorded program management table 230 (FIG. 9) is updated to “transferred” (step 446). . Thereafter, the recorded data management table 260 in the SD card 170 is updated (step 453).

  As an update of the recording data management table 260 in the SD card 170, when the recording management data 270 having the same identifier as the ID 241 of the recording management data 240 is registered in the recording data management table 260, the recording management data 260 is recorded. The contents of the data 270 are overwritten with new recording management data 270, and if not registered, the recording management data 270 is newly added to the recording data management table 260. In both the overwrite update and the addition update, the ID 271 of the recording management data 270 is the ID 241 of the recording management data 240 (FIG. 9), and the content 273 is the file on the SD card 170 of the transferred recorded program. In the digest 274, the file name of the digest data of the recorded program on the SD card 170 is stored.

  As described above, in the above embodiment, in the case of repeated recording, old recorded program data can be automatically deleted, and only the latest recorded program data can always be stored in the SD card 170.

  By the way, in the above description, it is assumed that the device ID of the portable terminal 160 that uses the SD card 170 is registered, but this device ID is the timing at which the portable terminal 160 first makes a recording reservation. Just write it. As another method, there is a method of writing when the SD card 170 is initialized.

  If the device ID is not registered in the SD card 170, the device ID 241 is given to the recording management data 240 (FIG. 9) (that is, for the recorded program recorded for the mobile terminal), and the status It may be possible to transfer all the recorded programs whose “246” is “untransferred” to this SD card 170, or conversely, any recorded programs may not be transferred to this SD card 170. When all the recorded programs can be transferred to the SD card 170, the processing in step 443 may be omitted in the data transfer processing 440 and 450 in FIGS. If the recorded program cannot be transferred to the SD card 170, the data transfer processing 440 and 450 may be terminated if the device ID cannot be read from the SD card 170 in step 441.

  In the above embodiment, the device ID such as the device ID 211 of the recording reservation data 210 (FIG. 5) uses a telephone number or a serial number unique to the mobile terminal as an identifier of the mobile terminal 160. It is also possible to generate an identifier for each removable medium 170 and use the identifier as a device ID.

  In that case, if the removable medium 170 inserted in the recorder 100 does not have a device ID, the recorder 100 writes a terminal ID as identification information of the removable medium 170. The portable terminal 160 reads out the terminal ID from the removable medium 170 when the recording reservation data 210 is created, and stores this terminal ID in the device ID 211 of the recording reservation data 210. When the recording reservation data 210 is created by the recorder 100, the removable medium 170 to be recorded is specified in the target device information input field 365 of the recording reservation screen 360 (FIG. 7B) instead of specifying the device. What should I do?

  In the above embodiment, only the recorded program corresponding to the device ID registered in the removable medium 170 can be transferred to the removable medium 170. Therefore, by performing the above processing, for example, an SD card It becomes possible to divide programs to be recorded by the user every 170.

  Moreover, although the example which transfers the recorded program data via the SD card 170 which is a removable medium was shown in the above embodiment, the recorder 100 and the portable terminal 160 mutually have short-distance communication functions, such as wireless LAN. In this case, the recorded program data can be transferred from the recorder 100 to the portable terminal 160 without using the SD card 170. As a method in this case, there are two methods: a method in which the recorder 100 becomes a master and a method in which the portable terminal 160 becomes a master.

  First, a method for the recorder 100 to become a master will be described.

  When the recorder 100 is a master, for example, the mobile phone 160 is a file server and the recorder 100 is a client. Then, the data transfer process 440 (FIG. 14) starts to be executed in the recorder 100 not when the SD card is inserted but when it is possible to communicate with the portable terminal 160 via the wireless LAN, or by user operation. To be. In this case, in this data transfer process 440, in step 441, the device ID is read from the portable terminal 100 instead of being read from the SD card 170. In step 445, instead of transferring the recorded program data to the SD card 170, the recorded program data is transferred to the portable terminal 160.

  Next, a method for the mobile terminal 160 to become a master will be described.

  When the portable terminal 160 is a master, for example, the recorder 100 is a file server and the portable terminal 160 is a client. Then, instead of executing the data transfer process 440 (FIG. 14) in the recorder 100, the data transfer process 500 shown in FIG. The data transfer process 500 is executed when communication between the portable terminal 160 and the recorder 100 can be performed via a wireless LAN or by a user operation.

  When the data transfer process 500 is activated, first, in the portable terminal 160, its own device ID is read from the main storage unit 164 (FIG. 4) (step 501). Next, the recorded program management table 230 (FIG. 9) is read from the recorder 100, and all the recorded management data 240 registered therein are processed in the same manner as in step 442 in FIGS. It is confirmed whether or not (step 502). If the processing has been completed for all the recording management data 240 (“Y” in step 502), the data transfer processing 500 is terminated.

  If there is unprocessed recording management data 240 ("N" in step 502), it is determined whether or not the device ID 242 of the unprocessed recording management data 240 matches the device ID read in step 441. (Step 503). If they do not match, the video recording management data 240 has been processed and the process returns to step 502. If they match, the status 246 of the recording management data 240 is confirmed (step 504). If the status 246 is “transferred”, the recording management data 240 is processed and the processing returns to step 502, and the status 246 Is “untransferred”, the recorded program file specified by the content 243 of the recording management data 240 and the digest data of the recorded program specified by the digest 244 are stored in the main storage unit 104 of the recorder 100. Or it reads from HDD107 (FIG. 2 or FIG. 3), and preserve | saves in the medium of the main memory | storage part 164 of the portable terminal 160 or the external memory | storage part 165 (step 505). At the same time, the corresponding recorded management data 240 in the recorded program management table 230 (FIG. 9) of the recorder 100 is updated to “processed” (step 506), and the process returns to step 502.

  In addition, although the example which used wireless LAN as a short-distance communication means was demonstrated here, even if it uses not only this but wireless communication means, such as Bluetooth, or wired communication means, such as USB, there is no problem. Absent.

  With the above processing, data recorded for the portable terminal 160 can be transferred to the portable terminal 160 even using a short-distance communication means instead of the removable medium.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the system using the recorder and portable terminal by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the video recorder by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the other Example of the video recorder by this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one Embodiment of the portable terminal by this invention. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the video recording reservation data used for the video recorder and portable terminal by this invention. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the video recording reservation screen for producing the video recording reservation data shown in FIG. 5 with the portable terminal shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the screen for producing the video recording reservation data shown in FIG. 5 with the video recorder shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the video recording reservation management table in the video recorder shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows one specific example of the video recording program management table in the video recorder shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a specific example of the video recording process in the video recorder shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the other specific example of the video recording process in the video recorder shown in FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a specific example of step 403 in FIG. 10 and step 413 in FIG. 11. 12 is a flowchart showing another specific example of step 403 in FIG. 10 and step 413 in FIG. 11. It is a flowchart which shows a specific example of the data transfer process of the recorded program data to the removable medium in the recorder shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a recorded program management table on a removable medium to which recorded program data is transferred from the recorder shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3. It is a flowchart which shows the other specific example of the data transfer process of the video recording program data to a removable medium in the video recorder shown in FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific example of a data transfer process of recorded program data from the recorder shown in FIG. 2 or 3 in the portable terminal shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Recorder 120 Internet 130 Mobile phone communication network 140 Antenna 150 Broadcast transmission equipment 160 Portable terminal 170 Removable media 210 Recording reservation data 220 Recording reservation management table 230,260 Recording program management table 300 Recording reservation screen 350 EPG (electronic program guide) screen 360 recording reservation screen

Claims (15)

Receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
A recording reservation means for allowing a broadcast program recording reservation to be specified for a mobile terminal;
Recognizing means for recognizing whether or not recording of the broadcast program is designated for a portable terminal when broadcasting the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation means;
Recording means for recording data of the broadcast program in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means when a broadcast program reserved for recording for the portable terminal is received by the receiving means And a video recorder. Receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
A recording reservation means for allowing a broadcast program recording reservation to be specified for a mobile terminal;
Recognizing means for recognizing whether or not recording of the broadcast program is designated for a portable terminal when broadcasting the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation means;
Recording means for recording data of the broadcast program in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means when a broadcast program reserved for recording for the portable terminal is received by the receiving means When,
Recorded data management means for managing recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means;
Removable media control means for attaching / detaching removable media and enabling reading / writing of data to / from the removable media;
Data transfer means for transferring recorded program data in a data format suitable for the portable terminal managed by the recorded data management means to the removable media when the removable media is attached to the removable media control means. Recorder characterized by. The recorder according to claim 2,
The recording reservation means can specify recording of a broadcast program for a specific mobile terminal,
The recorded data management means manages recorded program data for a specific mobile terminal recorded by the recording means in association with identification information of the specific mobile terminal,
The data transfer means reads identification information of a specific portable terminal recorded on the removable media mounted on the removable media control means, and among the recorded program data managed by the recorded data management means, Of the data managed by the recording data management means for portable terminals corresponding to the identification information, only the recorded program data of the identification information corresponding to the identification information read from the removable medium is transferred to the removable medium. Recorder. First receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
Second receiving means for receiving recording reservation data for recording reservation of a broadcast program from a portable terminal;
Recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is directed to the mobile terminal when the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the mobile terminal is broadcast;
When a broadcast program reserved for recording for a mobile terminal is received by the first receiving means, the data of the broadcast program is recorded in a data format suitable for the mobile terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means. And a recording means. First receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
Second receiving means for receiving recording reservation data for reserving recording sent from the mobile terminal via the communication means;
Recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is directed to the mobile terminal when the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the mobile terminal is broadcast;
When a broadcast program reserved for recording for a mobile terminal is received by the first receiving means, the data of the broadcast program is recorded in a data format suitable for the mobile terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means. Recording means to perform,
Recorded data management means for managing recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means;
Removable media control means for attaching / detaching removable media and enabling reading / writing of data to / from the removable media;
And a data transfer means for transferring recorded program data in a data format suitable for the portable terminal managed by the recorded data management means to the removable media when the removable media is attached to the removable media control means. Recorder featuring. The recorder according to claim 5, wherein
The recording reservation data from the portable terminal received by the second receiving means includes identification information of the portable terminal,
In the recorded data management means, the association between the recorded program data recorded by the recording means and the identification information of the mobile terminal is managed,
The data transfer means reads the identification information of the portable terminal recorded on the removable medium, and records only the recorded program data for the identification information corresponding to the identification information included in the recording reservation data from the portable terminal. Recorder characterized by transferring to media. The recorder according to claim 2 or 5,
The recording unit, wherein the recording unit records the broadcast program recognized as recording for the portable terminal by the recognition unit in a data format suitable for the portable terminal, and registers the recorded program in the recording data management unit. The recorder according to claim 7,
The recording means creates and records digest data for viewing the broadcast program recognized as recording for the portable terminal by the recognition means, and registers it in the recording data management means,
The data transfer unit transfers the recorded program data and the digest data managed by the recording data management unit to the removable medium when the removable medium is attached to the removable media control unit. Recorder. The recorder according to any one of claims 2, 5, 7, and 8,
Recording data management means for removable media for recording a recording data management table for managing the recorded program data transferred to the removable media;
The recording data management means for managing the recorded program data for portables recorded by the recording means and the recording data management means for the removable media use the same identifier for repeated programs that are repeatedly broadcast. To be able to identify
The data transfer means manages the recorded data for the removable medium before transferring the recorded program data managed by the recorded data management means for managing the portable recorded program data recorded by the recording means to the removable medium. It is determined whether there is recorded program data having the same identifier in the means, and in the case of the determination result that the identifier is the same, the recorded program data already stored on the removable medium is deleted, and the recording means A recording apparatus for transferring recorded program data specified by an identifier managed by a recorded data management means for managing recorded recorded program data for portable use to the removable medium. The recorder according to any one of claims 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, and 9,
The recording unit records a broadcast program reserved for recording as a recording for a portable terminal even in a signal format suitable for reproduction by the recorder. First receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
Second receiving means for receiving recording reservation data for reserving recording sent from the mobile terminal via the first communication means;
Recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program that is reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the portable terminal is a recording for the portable terminal;
When a broadcast program designated to be recorded for a portable terminal is received by the first receiving means, the data of the broadcast program is recorded in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means. Recording means registered in the recording data management means;
Recorded data management means for managing recorded program data for portable terminals recorded by the recording means;
A second communication means for transmitting / receiving data to / from the portable terminal;
A data recorder comprising: data transfer means for transferring the recording data managed by the recording data management means for portable terminals to the portable terminal via the second communication means. Receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
Removable media control means for allowing removable media to be detachably attached and enabling reading and writing of data to and from the removable media;
Writing means for writing identification information to the removable media mounted on the removable media control means;
Means for creating recording reservation data for reserving recording including the identification information written to the removable medium by the writing means, or receiving from a portable terminal;
Recognizing means for recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is for the mobile terminal when the broadcast program reserved for recording by the recording reservation data from the mobile terminal is broadcast;
Recording means for recording data of the broadcast program in a data format suitable for the portable terminal according to the recognition result of the recognition means when the receiving means receives the broadcast program designated for recording for the portable terminal; ,
Recording data management means for managing the recorded program data for the portable terminal recorded by the recording means in association with the identification information of the removable media included in the recording reservation data;
When the removable medium is attached to the removable medium control means, the identification information written to the removable medium by the writing means is read, and the recorded program data managed by the recorded data management means A data recorder comprising: data transfer means for transferring only data of a recorded program associated with the identification information read from a removable medium to the removable medium. Means for holding mobile terminal identification information;
A communication means for communicating with the recorder;
Means for acquiring a recorded program management table in which recording management data relating to each recorded program is registered from the recorder via the communication means;
A portable terminal comprising: means for acquiring recorded program data corresponding to the recorded management data associated with the portable terminal identification information from the recorded program management table. The mobile terminal according to claim 13,
Creating means for reading out the portable terminal identification information and creating program reservation data including information for reserving recording of a broadcast program in the recorder and the portable terminal identification information;
A portable terminal comprising: communication means for transmitting the program reservation data created by the creation means to the recorder. Removable media control means for allowing removable media to be detachably attached and enabling reading and writing of data to and from the removable media;
Creating means for reading identification information of the removable medium from the removable medium mounted on the removable medium control means, and creating information for reserving recording of a broadcast program and program reservation data including the identification information;
A portable terminal comprising: communication means for transmitting program reservation data created by the creating means to a recorder.

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