JP2008028465A - Portable terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a portable terminal device capable of adequately outputting or video-recording view information such as received video images or sounds received at a previously reserved time in response to the condition where a viewer stands. <P>SOLUTION: The portable terminal device is provided with a tuner unit 103 for starting reception of a view signal at a time previously reserved by a timer unit 104 based on an operation of an operating unit 120 and outputting view information of the view signal; a display unit 121 and a speaker 122 used for viewing the view information such as video data and audio data to be outputted from the tuner unit 103; a flip opening/closing detecting unit 113 as a status determining means for determining whether or not a viewer is in a state where he/she can view the view information a time of start of receiving the view signal; and a memory unit 102 for video-recording the view information into a storage means when the detecting means 113 detects that the display unit 121 is closed for not less than a predetermined time and it is determined that the viewer cannot view the view information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal device such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or a mobile laptop computer that can receive a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal and view a video or audio.

  Conventionally, as this type of portable terminal device, when a reserved time is reached, a viewing signal such as a TV broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal is received and video or audio viewing is automatically started or timer timer recording is performed. Is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).

  The portable terminal device described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-228561 is configured to watch a desired program or make a recording reservation by transferring designated data of a designated specific program to a recording device.

On the other hand, the mobile terminal device described in Patent Document 2 has a function of notifying by an alarm when the reservation time is reached, or a function of automatically turning on the power when the reservation time comes even when the power is off, so that the television can be viewed. Have.
JP 2002-252789 A JP 2005-191917 A

  However, the conventional mobile terminal device automatically receives a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal and automatically displays video and audio regardless of the situation in which the viewer is placed at the time reserved in advance. Will be output or timer timer recording will start.

  For this reason, in the conventional mobile terminal device, even when the viewer is away from the mobile terminal device and cannot be viewed, the received video and audio are output wastefully at the reserved time.

  Further, in the conventional portable terminal device, even when the viewer is carrying the portable terminal device and viewing is possible, the received video and audio are recorded unnecessarily at the reserved time.

  Such wasteful output and recording of video and audio received at a reserved time leads to wasteful consumption of power and memory.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and appropriately outputs or records and saves viewing information such as video and audio received at a reserved time according to the situation where the viewer is placed. An object of the present invention is to provide a portable terminal device capable of performing the above.

  To solve this problem, a mobile terminal device of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a viewing signal, and starts reception of the viewing signal by the receiving unit at a previously reserved time, and outputs viewing information of the viewing signal Output means, viewing means for viewing the viewing information output from the output means, and whether the viewer is able to view the viewing information when the reception means starts receiving the viewing information signal Viewing state determining means for determining whether or not, and a recording means for recording and saving the viewing information in a storage medium when the viewing state determining means determines that the viewer is in a state in which the viewing information cannot be viewed; The structure which comprises is taken.

  According to the present invention, viewing information such as video and audio received at a reserved time can be appropriately output or recorded according to the situation where the viewer is placed. It is possible to avoid wasteful consumption of power and memory by avoiding wasteful output and recording of audio.

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

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the mobile terminal device 100 of this example includes a control unit 101, a memory unit 102, a tuner unit 103, a clock unit 104, and a user I / F unit 105.

  The control unit 101 includes a tuner control unit 110, a clock control unit 111, a time determination unit 112, a flip open / close detection unit 113, a memory control unit 114, a notification processing unit 115, an audio control unit 116, a display control unit 117, and an LED control unit 118. , Vibration control unit 119, and the like.

  The user I / F unit 105 includes an operation unit 120, a display unit 121, a speaker 122, an LED 123, a vibrator 124, and the like.

  In FIG. 1, a control unit 101 controls a memory unit 102, a tuner unit 103, a clock unit 104, and a user I / F unit 105, respectively.

  Specifically, the tuner control unit 110 is the tuner unit 103, the clock control unit 111 is the clock unit 104, the memory control unit 114 is the memory unit 102, the voice control unit 116 is the speaker 122, and the display control unit 117 is the display unit 121. The LED control unit 118 controls the LED 123, and the vibration control unit 119 controls the vibrator 124.

  The tuner unit 103 demodulates radio waves (viewing signals such as television broadcast signals and radio broadcast signals) of a predetermined frequency received by an antenna (not shown) in accordance with an instruction from the tuner control unit 110 of the control unit 101 to generate video data. And viewing information such as audio data.

  The clock unit 104 measures the current time using an RTC (Real Time Clock), and sends time data of the measured current time to the control unit 101 based on an instruction from the clock control unit 111 of the control unit 101.

  Based on the time data received from the clock unit 104, the time determination unit 112 of the control unit 101 determines whether a preset time has been reached or whether a preset time has elapsed. Or

  The flip open / close detection unit 113 of the control unit 101 detects the open / close state of the display unit 121 of the mobile terminal device 100 using an MR (Magneto Resistance) sensor.

  The operation unit 120 of the user I / F unit 105 includes an input device such as a numeric keypad, sets a reception start time of a television broadcast or a radio broadcast, and sends the set time information to the control unit 101.

  The display unit 121 of the user I / F unit 105 is based on the video data output from the tuner unit 103 based on the instruction of the display control unit 117 of the control unit 101, and the subtitles (characters) of the television broadcast video or radio (text) broadcast Information) is displayed on a display screen (not shown).

  The display unit 121 of the mobile terminal device 100 of this example employs a flip-type display unit that can be opened and closed with respect to the apparatus main body. The flip-type display unit is stored so that the display screen is not exposed when the display unit 121 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body. In this stored state, no video is displayed on the display screen, and the viewer cannot view the video. That is, the mobile terminal device 100 including the flip-type display unit is configured to display and display a video on the exposed display screen in a state where the display unit 121 is opened with respect to the apparatus main body.

  The speaker 122 of the user I / F unit 105 outputs the sound of the television broadcast or the radio broadcast based on the sound data output from the tuner unit 103 according to an instruction from the sound control unit 116 of the control unit 101.

  In addition, the speaker 122 notifies the viewer that the reception of a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal is started based on an instruction from the audio control unit 116 using a melody.

  Based on an instruction from the LED control unit 118 of the control unit 101, the LED 123 of the user I / F unit 105 notifies the viewer by flashing light that reception of a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal has started. To do.

  The vibrator 124 of the user I / F unit 105 notifies the viewer by vibration that reception of a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal has started, based on an instruction from the vibration control unit 119 of the control unit 101. .

  The notification processing unit 115 of the control unit 101 performs processing for notifying the viewer that reception of a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal has started.

  The memory unit 102 includes a storage medium for recording and storing received video data and audio data. When the viewer starts receiving a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal according to an instruction from the memory control unit 114, the viewer When it is in a state where viewing is impossible, the received video data and audio data are recorded and stored in a storage medium.

  Next, with reference to FIG.2 and FIG.3, operation | movement of the portable terminal device 100 of this example is demonstrated. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the mobile terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the notification processing operation of the mobile terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 2, when the operation of the mobile terminal device 100 of this example starts, first, the current time input from the clock unit 104 by the time determination unit 112 of the control unit 101 is set to the TV broadcast or It is determined whether or not the viewing start time for radio broadcasting or the like has come (step ST201).

  In step ST201, when the current time input from the clock unit 104 reaches a preset viewing start time, in order to notify the start of output of viewing information such as video data and audio data of television broadcasting and radio broadcasting, FIG. The notification process shown is executed (step ST202).

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the notification process starts, it is first determined whether or not to play a melody as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time (step ST301).

  Here, if it is set to sound a melody as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time, a designated melody is sounded according to an instruction from the voice control unit 116 (step ST302). ).

  On the other hand, if it is not set to sound a melody as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time, it is determined whether or not the LED 123 is to be turned on as another notification method (step S1). ST303).

  Then, when the LED 123 is set to be turned on as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time, the LED 123 is turned on at a specified interval according to an instruction from the LED control unit 118. (Step ST304).

  On the other hand, if the LED 123 is not set to be turned on as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time, it is further determined whether or not the vibrator 124 is turned on as another notification method. (Step ST305).

  If the vibrator 124 is set to be turned on as a notification method for notifying that the current time has reached the preset viewing start time, the vibrator control unit 119 turns on the vibrator 124 at a specified interval. Then, the device main body of the mobile terminal device 100 is vibrated (step ST306).

  If the vibrator 124 is not set to be turned on as a notice method for notifying that the current time has reached the preset viewing start time, the notice process is terminated without turning on the vibrator 124.

  In this way, when the notification process for notifying that the current time has reached a preset viewing start time is completed, as shown in FIG. 2, reception of viewing signals such as TV broadcast signals and radio broadcast signals (here, TV reception) is started (step ST203).

  When reception of a viewing signal such as a television broadcast signal or a radio broadcast signal is started, it is determined based on the detection result of the flip open / close detection unit 113 whether the display unit 121 is closed (step ST204).

  Here, for example, even if the viewer is in a place away from the portable terminal device 100 and is notified that the viewing start time of the television broadcast or radio broadcast reserved in advance has been announced, the display unit 121 is not aware of it. If is still closed, if viewing information such as video and audio received at a reserved time is output as it is, the power is wasted.

  Therefore, when it is determined in step ST204 that the display unit 121 is closed, it is determined whether or not it is within the receivable area (step ST205).

  If it is determined in step ST205 that the area is within the receivable area, the memory unit 102 is controlled based on an instruction from the memory control unit 114, and the received video data and audio data are recorded and stored in the storage medium. Thus, TV recording is started (step ST206).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST205 that it is out of the receivable area, it returns to the standby state (step ST210).

  If it is determined in step ST205 that the area is within the receivable area and the television recording is started, whether or not the recording end time is reached by the time determination unit 112 or the storage medium of the memory unit 102 is determined by the memory control unit 114. It is determined whether or not there is no more free memory space (step ST207).

  If it is determined in step ST207 that the recording end time has come, or if it is determined that the memory capacity of the storage medium has been exhausted, the television recording ends (step ST208).

  When the television recording is completed in this way, a notification process is executed to notify that recording of viewing information such as video data and audio data is completed (step ST209).

  Since the notification process at this time is the same as the notification process in step ST202, the description thereof is omitted.

  When the notification process in step ST209 ends, the process returns to the standby state in step ST210.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step ST204 that the display unit 121 is open, it is determined whether or not the viewer views the television (step ST211).

  If it is determined that the viewer does not watch TV, the process returns to the standby state in step ST210.

  In step ST211, when it is determined that the viewer views the television, the video is displayed on the display unit 121 and the sound is output from the speaker 122 to start viewing the television (step ST212).

  Next, in step ST213, it is determined whether or not the viewer stops watching the television. If the viewer stops watching the television, the process returns to the standby state in step ST210.

  By the way, in such a portable terminal device 100, even if the display unit 121 is open and can be viewed, the viewer is away from the portable terminal device 100 with the display unit 121 opened. It is assumed that you are in a situation where you cannot watch.

  Therefore, in the mobile terminal device 100 of this example, when the reception of the viewing signal is started, it is detected that the display unit 121 is in the open state, and the viewer does not perform any user operation for a predetermined time or more. A configuration is adopted in which viewing information is determined to be in a state in which viewing cannot be performed.

  Here, the case where the display unit 121 is configured by a flip-type display unit that can be freely opened and closed has been described. The same control can be performed even with a display unit.

  A portable terminal device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives a viewing signal, and starts reception of the viewing signal by the receiving unit at a previously reserved time and outputs viewing information of the viewing signal Output means, viewing means for viewing the viewing information output from the output means, and whether or not the viewer is able to view the viewing information when the reception means starts receiving the viewing information signal Viewing state determination means for determining whether or not the viewing state determination means determines that the viewer is in a state where viewing information cannot be viewed, and recording means for recording and storing the viewing information in a storage medium. The structure to comprise is taken.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to know the situation in which the viewer is placed with viewing information such as video and audio received at the time reserved in advance by the viewing state determination means. Therefore, according to this configuration, the received viewing information such as video and audio can be appropriately output or recorded and saved according to the situation where the viewer is placed, so that the received viewing information is wasted. By avoiding output and recording, wasteful consumption of power and memory can be prevented.

  The portable terminal device according to a second aspect of the present invention is the portable terminal device according to the first aspect, wherein the viewing means includes an openable and closable display unit that can freely open and close a display screen that displays video information of the viewing information. The viewing state determining means is configured such that at the start of reception of the viewing signal by the receiving means, the display portion opening / closing state detecting means for detecting the opening / closing state of the open / close type display portion is closed for a predetermined time or more A configuration is adopted in which, when it is detected that the viewer is in a state, the viewer determines that the viewer cannot view the viewing information.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect in the first aspect, since the display unit open / close state detecting means can detect the open / closed state of the open / close type display unit, the situation where the viewer is placed can be detected. There is no complication of the configuration.

  The portable terminal device according to a third aspect of the present invention is the portable terminal device according to the second aspect, wherein the viewing state determination unit is configured to start the display unit open / close state detection unit when the reception unit starts receiving the viewing signal. A configuration is adopted in which the viewer determines that the viewing information is not viewable when it is detected that the openable display unit is in the open state and no user operation is performed for a predetermined time or longer.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect in the second aspect, the situation in which the viewer is placed is determined based on the presence or absence of a user operation, so it is reliably determined whether or not the viewer is viewable. can do.

  The portable terminal device according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the portable terminal device according to the first aspect, wherein the viewing means includes an exposure type display unit on which a display screen for displaying video information of the viewing information is constantly exposed, The viewing state determination unit determines that the viewer is in a state in which the viewer cannot view the viewing information when any user operation has not been performed for a predetermined time or longer when reception of the viewing signal by the receiving unit is started. Take.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, whether or not the viewer can view the mobile terminal device including the display-type display unit in which the display screen for displaying the video information is always exposed is determined. It becomes possible to judge.

  The portable terminal device according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to fourth aspects, starts the output of the viewing information by the output means when the time reserved in advance is reached. A configuration including viewing start notification means for notification is adopted.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect in any one of the first to fourth aspects, the viewing start notification means can notify the start of viewing information output. It becomes possible to know in advance the start of recording.

  The portable terminal device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the portable terminal device according to the fifth aspect, wherein when the output start of the viewing information is notified by the output means by the viewing start notification means, the viewer Selecting means for selecting whether or not to start viewing, wherein the viewing state determining means allows the viewer to view the viewing information when the viewer selects the viewing start of the viewing information by the selecting means; When the viewer does not select the start of viewing of the viewing information, the viewer determines that the viewing information cannot be viewed.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect of the fifth aspect, whether or not the viewer views the viewing information depending on the situation after receiving the viewing start notification output by the viewing start notifying unit. You can choose.

  A portable terminal device according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the portable terminal device according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the recording and recording of the viewing information to the storage medium by the recording unit is completed. A configuration is provided that includes recording completion notification means for notifying completion of recording of the viewing information.

  According to this configuration, in addition to the effect in any one of the first to sixth aspects, the recording completion notification means can notify the completion of the recording of the viewing information, so that the recording of the viewing information is completed It becomes possible to return to the standby state later to prevent wasteful power consumption.

  The mobile terminal device according to the present invention can appropriately output or store viewing information such as video and audio received at a reserved time in accordance with the situation where the viewer is placed. You can avoid unnecessary output and recording of video and audio to prevent wasteful consumption of power and memory, so you can watch video and audio by receiving viewing signals such as TV broadcast signals and radio broadcast signals It is useful as a mobile terminal device such as a mobile phone, a PDA, or a mobile notebook computer.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal device which concerns on one embodiment of this invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the portable terminal device which concerns on one embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the notification process operation | movement of the portable terminal device which concerns on one embodiment of this invention

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Portable terminal 101 Control part 102 Memory part 103 Tuner part 104 Clock part 105 User I / F part 110 Tuner control part 111 Clock control part 112 Time determination part 113 Flip opening / closing detection part 114 Memory control part 115 Notification process part 116 Audio | voice control part 117 Display control unit 118 LED control unit 119 Vibrating control unit 120 Operation unit 121 Display unit 122 Speaker 123 LED
124 vibrator

Claims (7)

Receiving means for receiving a viewing signal;
Output means for starting reception of the viewing signal by the receiving means at a previously reserved time and outputting viewing information of the viewing signal;
Viewing means for viewing the viewing information output from the output means;
Viewing state determination means for determining whether or not a viewer can view the viewing information at the start of reception of the viewing signal by the receiving means;
A portable terminal device comprising: a recording unit configured to record and store the viewing information in a storage medium when the viewing state determination unit determines that the viewer is in a state in which the viewing information cannot be viewed. The viewing means includes an openable and closable display unit that can freely open and close a display screen that displays video information of the viewing information.
The viewing state determining means is configured such that at the start of reception of the viewing signal by the receiving means, the display section open / close state detecting means for detecting the open / closed state of the open / close type display section is closed for a predetermined time or more. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1, wherein when it is detected that the viewer is in a state, the viewer determines that the viewer cannot view the viewing information.   The viewing state determination unit detects that the display unit open / close state detection unit detects that the open / close type display unit is in an open state when the reception unit starts receiving the viewing signal, and some user operation is performed for a predetermined time. The portable terminal device according to claim 2, wherein if not performed as described above, the viewer determines that the viewing information cannot be viewed. The viewing means includes an exposure type display unit in which a display screen for displaying video information of the viewing information is constantly exposed,
The viewing state determination unit determines that the viewer is in a state in which the viewer cannot view the viewing information when some user operation has not been performed for a predetermined time or longer when reception of the viewing signal by the receiving unit is started. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1.   The portable terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a viewing start notifying unit that notifies the start of output of the viewing information by the output unit when a reserved time is reached. Selecting means for selecting whether or not the viewer starts to view the viewing information when the output start notification of the viewing information is notified by the output means by the viewing start notification means;
The viewing state determination unit determines that the viewer is in a state where the viewer can view the viewing information when the viewer selects the viewing start of the viewing information by the selection unit, and the viewer The mobile terminal device according to claim 5, wherein when the viewing start is not selected, the viewer determines that the viewing information cannot be viewed. The mobile phone according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising recording completion notification means for notifying completion of recording of the viewing information when the recording storage of the viewing information on the storage medium by the recording means is completed. Terminal device.

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