JP2008086025A - Broadcast communication combination terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast communication combination terminal storing broadcast contents only when a viewer requires the contents to be stored when the communication or information notification occurs. <P>SOLUTION: Upon receipt of an incoming call notification 101, a first control means 6 checks whether or not the presently received broadcast contents 100 are desired to be accumulated by referring to a selection information storing means 11, transmits a reproduction stop request 102 of the broadcast contents to a broadcast reproducing means 2 when the information of "accumulate" is stored, and transmits an accumulation start request 103 to a broadcast accumulating means 7. The means 7 starts to accumulate the broadcast contents 100. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast communication composite terminal, and more particularly to a broadcast communication composite terminal having a function of storing broadcast contents.

  As an example of a conventional broadcasting / communication composite terminal, there is a so-called browser phone in which a WEB browsing function is combined with a telephone function. If you receive an incoming call while browsing the WEB site with this browser phone, once you quit the WEB browser and make a call, if you start the WEB browser again after the call is completed, the previous browsing was interrupted Information can be reopened.

  In browsing the WEB site, information is distributed on demand, so that browsing can be resumed at any time even if the browsing is stopped for some reason.

  On the other hand, in broadcasting such as television, one broadcast content is distributed simultaneously from a broadcasting station to a large number of viewers. That is, the distribution cannot be stopped or the distribution cannot be resumed from an arbitrary place for the convenience of a specific viewer or each receiving device.

  However, if the broadcast contents are stored, the stored broadcast contents can be read and reproduced after the end of the project. In recent years, a television storage / playback function having a so-called chasing playback function that plays back while storing a television program has been commercialized.

  For example, when a phone call is made, this television storage / playback device is activated before taking the phone call, and after that, when the call is over, the television storage / playback device performs a chasing playback operation. It is possible to reproduce from the place where the accumulation is started while continuing the accumulation.

  On the other hand, as another example of this type of prior art, a technology is disclosed in which a storage / playback device independent of a telephone function detects a call incoming and automatically starts storage (see Patent Document 1). . This is because a television with a storage / reproduction function is equipped with a telephone modem, so that the usage status of the telephone line is periodically monitored, and it is estimated that the use of an external telephone has started, and storage is started. is there.

  Furthermore, as another example of this type of prior art, if there is an incoming call and the other party's telephone number is recorded in the other party's database, accumulation starts, and the recording contents of the recording medium are recorded according to the signal from the communication detection unit A technique for starting reproduction (see Patent Document 2) and an incoming signal and an off-hook signal are detected and the program being received is recorded on a recording medium, and the recorded program is reproduced by the user operating the input unit after the call ends. Technology (see Patent Document 3), technology that automatically starts accumulation by a telephone reception detection signal, and reproduces and accumulates contents accumulated by a call disconnection detection signal (see Patent Document 4) are disclosed. Has been.

JP 2001-333334 A (paragraph 0010, FIG. 1) JP 2002-77323 A (paragraphs 0024 and 0032, FIGS. 2 and 4) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-374489 (paragraphs 0030 and 0033, FIG. 1) JP 7-130150 (paragraphs 0006, 0011, 0012, FIG. 1)

  Although these conventional techniques detect incoming calls and the like and automatically accumulate broadcast contents, there are cases where it is not necessary to accumulate the broadcast contents.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast communication composite terminal capable of storing broadcast contents only when a viewer desires when communication or information notification occurs.

  In order to solve the above problems, a broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention is a broadcast communication composite terminal including broadcast reception means and unidirectional or bidirectional communication means, and stores the broadcast content received by the broadcast reception means. A selection information storage means for storing whether or not the selection information is stored, and when receiving notification that communication or information notification has occurred from the communication means, the broadcast according to the selection information stored in the selection information storage means It includes a first control means for accumulating contents or storing an accumulation start position.

  The present invention includes selection information storage means for storing selection information as to whether or not to store broadcast contents. When there is an incoming call or the like, information indicating "accumulate broadcast contents" in the selection information storage means Broadcast contents are automatically stored only when is stored.

  Since the present invention has the above configuration, broadcast contents can be automatically stored only when the viewer desires.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the broadcast communication composite terminal includes broadcast receiving means 1, broadcast reproducing means 2, display 3, speaker 4, communication means 5, first control means 6, broadcast storage means 7, The second control unit 8 and the selection information storage unit 11 are included.

  FIG. 2 is a timing chart showing the operation of the first embodiment of the broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Next, the operation of the broadcast communication composite terminal will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. The broadcast receiving means 1 receives broadcast waves and acquires the broadcast content 100. The broadcast reproduction means 2 performs data processing on the broadcast content 100 to extract moving images, sounds, still images, and text data, and outputs them to the display 3 and the speaker 4.

  When communication or information notification occurs (for example, when a call arrives), the communication unit 5 sends an incoming notification 101 to the first control unit 6. Upon receipt of the incoming call notification 101, the first control means 6 sends a broadcast content reproduction stop request 102 to the broadcast reproduction means 2, and sends a storage start request 103 to the broadcast storage means 7. When receiving the storage start request 103, the broadcast storage means 7 starts storing the broadcast content 100. At this time, the communication unit 5 outputs the communication content 104 to the display 3 and the speaker 4.

  When the telephone conversation ends, the communication means 5 sends an end notification 105 to the second control means 8. When the second control means 8 receives the end-of-call notice 105, it sends a reference start request 106 to the broadcast storage means 7. The broadcast accumulation means 7 receives the reference start request 106 and outputs the accumulated contents 107 in order from the part where accumulation is started. The second control means 8 sends an accumulated content reproduction start request 108 to reproduce the accumulated content 107 to the broadcast reproduction means 2 almost simultaneously with sending the reference start request 106.

  Here, while the second control unit 8 reproduces the stored content 107, the broadcast storage unit 7 continues to store the broadcast content 100 received from the broadcast receiving unit 1. The second control means 8 may cause the accumulated content 107 to be fast-forwarded by increasing the output speed of the broadcast storage means 7 or the reproduction speed of the broadcast reproduction means 2. Further, it may be skipped for a few seconds to a few dozen seconds according to the stored content 107 output from the broadcast storage means 7.

  If the stored content 107 being reproduced catches up with the broadcast content 100 being broadcast by these operations, the second control means 8 sends an accumulation stop request 110 to the broadcast accumulation means 7, and the broadcast reproduction means 2. Is sent to the broadcast reproduction means 2 to stop reproduction of the stored content 107, and a broadcast content reproduction start request 112 is sent to the broadcast reproduction means 2 to start reproduction of the broadcast content 100.

  On the other hand, when there is no incoming notification 101 from the communication means 5, the first control means 6 sends neither the reproduction stop request 102 for the broadcast reproduction means 2 nor the accumulation start request 103 for the broadcast accumulation means 7. Therefore, in this case, the reproduction of the broadcast content is continued and the broadcast content is not accumulated.

  An example of communication is a two-way communication such as a telephone shown in the present embodiment, and an example of information notification is a one-way or two-way communication such as browsing a WEB site or sending / receiving an e-mail.

  The above is the basic configuration and operation of the first embodiment. The feature of the present invention is that the selection information storage means 11 is included in addition to these configurations. The viewer stores in advance information on whether or not he / she wants to accumulate in the selection information storage means 11.

  The communication means 5 sends an incoming call notification 101 to the first control means 6 when a call is received. When the first control means 6 receives the incoming call notification 101, the first control means 6 refers to the selection information storage means 11 to check whether or not it is desired to store the broadcast content 100 currently being received. If it is stored, a broadcast content playback stop request 102 is sent to the broadcast playback means 2, and a storage start request 103 is sent to the broadcast storage means 7. Thereafter, the operation is the same as described above.

  On the other hand, when the information stored in the selection information storage means 11 is “do not accumulate”, the first control means 6 sends a reproduction stop request 102 to the broadcast reproduction means 2 but to the broadcast accumulation means 7. The accumulation start request 103 is not sent. Accordingly, the contents of the broadcast are not stored even when a call is received. At this time, the communication means 5 outputs the communication content 104 to the display 3 and the speaker 4.

  It is also possible to configure the broadcast receiving means 1 and the communication means 5, or in addition to these, the broadcast reproduction means 2 as independent devices and to cooperate with each other by mutual communication.

  That is, according to the present invention, the viewer can immediately start communication or refer to the information notification without performing an operation such as starting accumulation. This is because the broadcast contents are automatically accumulated only when the viewer desires according to the selection information stored in the selection information storage means.

  Further, the viewer can immediately resume the presentation from the location where the presentation of the broadcast is interrupted without searching for the playback start operation or the location where the presentation is interrupted. The reason is that the broadcast contents accumulated by the broadcast accumulating means are output in order from the part where the accumulation is started when the communication and information notification are completed.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, in the second embodiment, the broadcast storage means 7 is provided on the network 120 outside the broadcast communication composite terminal, the broadcast content 100 transmitted from the broadcast receiving means 130 is always stored, The difference from the first embodiment is that the storage start position storage means 9 is newly provided at the location where the broadcast storage means 7 is provided in the first embodiment.

  In addition, it is assumed that the broadcast receiving unit 130 receives the same broadcast content 100 as the broadcast receiving unit 1. Further, it is assumed that the broadcast communication composite terminal can access the broadcast storage means 7 using the communication means 5.

  When a call is received by the communication means 5 while the broadcast content 100 is being reproduced by the broadcast reproduction means 2, the communication means 5 sends an incoming notification 101 to the first control means 6. When the first control means 6 receives the incoming call notification 101, the first control means 6 refers to the selection information storage means 11 to check whether or not it is desired to store the broadcast content 100 currently being received. If it is stored, a broadcast stop playback request 102 is sent to the broadcast playback means 2 to stop playback, and the current time 116 is stored in the storage start position storage means 9.

  The communication means 5 starts a call. When the communication unit 5 terminates the call, an end-of-call notification 105 is sent to the second control unit 8. The second control means 8 reads the accumulation start position 115 from the accumulation start position storage means 9, and starts the reference for requesting the broadcast accumulation means 7 on the network 120 to send the accumulated contents 107 from the accumulation start position 115. Request 106 is sent. The communication means 5 receives the stored content 107 from the broadcast storage means 7 and sends it to the broadcast reproduction means 2. The broadcast reproduction means 2 processes the stored content 107 to take out video, audio, still image, and text and output them to the display 4 and the speaker 5.

  On the other hand, when the information stored in the selection information storage means 11 is “do not accumulate”, the first control means 6 sends a reproduction stop request 102 to the broadcast reproduction means 2 but accumulates the current time 116. The process of storing in the start position storage unit 9 is not performed.

  Accordingly, even when the telephone is terminated, the communication means 5 receives the stored content 107 from the broadcast storage means 7 and sends it to the broadcast reproduction means 2.

  In the present embodiment, since the broadcast storage means 7 always stores the broadcast content, even if the stored content 107 catches up with the broadcast content 100 by fast-forward playback or skip playback in the first embodiment, the second control is performed. The means 8 does not need to request the broadcast storage means 7 to stop the storage.

  In the case where the possibility of reproduction when the call is terminated is low, or when only a part of the reproduction is skipped, the power consumption of the terminal can be reduced. However, since the accumulated content 107 is acquired by communication, there is a cost when communication is charged on a pay-per-use basis.

  According to the present invention, accumulation on the terminal side is unnecessary, thereby reducing the power consumption and memory consumption load of the terminal, and preventing a trouble that accumulation cannot be performed due to deterioration of the reception state. The reason is that the broadcast information is always stored by an external broadcast storage means, and the stored information can be acquired.

  Next, a third embodiment will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of the broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the third embodiment is obtained by replacing the selection information storage means 11 of the first embodiment with an automatic accumulation setting register 10. Since other components are the same as those in the first embodiment, their description is omitted.

  The viewer registers in advance in the automatic accumulation setting register 10 a setting value 113 for determining whether or not to accumulate broadcasts during a call.

  When receiving the incoming call notification 101 from the communication means, the first control means 6 sends a broadcast content reproduction stop request 102 to the broadcast reproduction means 2. Next, the first control means 6 refers to the setting value 113 from the automatic accumulation setting register 10, and if it is set to accumulate, sends the accumulation start request 103 to the broadcast accumulation means 7, and broadcast contents 100. Start accumulating. Since the subsequent operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof is omitted.

  On the other hand, if the automatic accumulation setting register 10 is not set to accumulate, the first control means 6 sends the accumulation start request 103 to the broadcast accumulation means 7 and starts the accumulation of the broadcast content 100. I will not.

  The present invention is different from the first embodiment in that selection information as to whether or not to store broadcast contents is set as a set value 113 in the automatic accumulation setting register 10. This example shows a specific example of selection information. Therefore, the effect by this invention is the same as that of 1st Example.

  Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a fourth embodiment of the broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the difference from the first embodiment is that the selection information storage means 11 provided in the first embodiment is deleted, and the signal line 114 (accumulation) is sent from the first control means 6 to the display 3. The start selection menu) is added, and the rest of the configuration is the same as in the first embodiment.

  When the first control means 6 receives the incoming call notification 101 from the communication means 5, it displays a storage start selection menu 114 on the display 3. Although the selection menu 114 is not shown, for example, buttons indicating “store” and “do not store” are displayed on the display 3. When the viewer selects the “accumulate” button, the first control means 6 sends an accumulation start request 103 to the broadcast accumulation means 7 to start accumulation of the broadcast content 100.

  On the other hand, when the viewer selects the “do not store” button, the first control unit 6 sends a storage start request 103 to the broadcast storage unit 7 and the process of starting to store the broadcast content 100 is not performed. .

  According to the present invention, since the existing display 3 for displaying moving images, sounds, still images, and text data is used for the selection menu display instead of the selection information storage unit 11, the selection information storage unit 11 becomes unnecessary. Therefore, the cost can be reduced and the apparatus can be downsized.

  Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram of a fifth embodiment of the broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. Referring to the figure, the fifth embodiment is obtained by adding the automatic accumulation setting register 10 of the third embodiment (see FIG. 4) to the fourth embodiment (see FIG. 5).

  In this embodiment, as the operation when the incoming call notification 101 arrives at the first control means 6 from the communication means 5, the first control means 6 is set to accumulate the set value of the automatic accumulation setting register 10. For example, a storage start request 103 is sent to the broadcast storage means 7, and if it is not set to store, a storage start selection menu 114 is displayed on the display 3. When the “store” button is selected, the first control unit 6 sends a storage start request 103 to the broadcast storage unit 7.

  According to the present invention, both the automatic accumulation setting register 10 and the selection menu 114 are used to display selection information. Therefore, even when the setting value 113 of “accumulate” is not set in the automatic accumulation setting register 10. The setting can be changed to “accumulate” by the selection menu 114.

  In the third to fifth embodiments, even if the setting for accumulation is not made, if the broadcast accumulation means 7 on the network 120 in the second embodiment can be used, the accumulation start position storage means 9 starts accumulation. If the location is stored, the stored content 107 during the call time can be viewed even though a communication fee is incurred.

1 is a configuration diagram of a first embodiment of a broadcast communication composite terminal according to the present invention. FIG. It is a timing diagram which shows operation | movement of 1st Example of the broadcast communication composite terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 2nd Example of the broadcast communication composite terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 3rd Example of the broadcast communication composite terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 4th Example of the broadcast communication composite terminal which concerns on this invention. It is a block diagram of 5th Example of the broadcast communication composite terminal which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1,130 broadcast receiving means
2 Broadcast playback means
3 Display
4 Speaker
5 Communication means
6 First control means
7 Broadcast storage means
8 Second control means
9 Accumulation start position storage means
10 Automatic accumulation setting register
11 Selection Information Storage Means 120 Network

Claims (5)

A broadcast communication composite terminal including a broadcast receiving means and a unidirectional or bidirectional communication means,
When the selection information storage means for storing selection information as to whether or not to store the broadcast content received by the broadcast receiving means and the notification that communication or information notification has occurred from the communication means, the selection information A broadcast communication composite terminal comprising first control means for storing an accumulation start position in accordance with selection information stored in a storage means. Broadcast storage means for always storing the broadcast contents on an external network is provided, and includes storage start position storage means for storing the storage start position in the broadcast storage means, wherein the first control means is the communication The storage start position is stored in the storage start position storage unit according to the selection information stored in the selection information storage unit when receiving a notification that communication or information notification has occurred from the unit. The broadcast communication composite terminal according to 1. A second control for outputting the stored content stored in the broadcast storage means from the storage start position stored in the storage start position storage means when receiving a notification from the communication means that communication or information notification has been completed; The broadcast communication composite terminal according to claim 2, further comprising means. The first control means causes the accumulation start position saving means to save the accumulation start position when the presence / absence information stored in the selection information storage means is “accumulate”. Or the broadcast communication composite terminal of 3. 5. The broadcast communication composite terminal according to claim 1, wherein at least the broadcast receiving means and the communication means are configured as independent devices, and are configured to cooperate with each other through communication.

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