JP2008154126A - Television broadcast receiving and output apparatus, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To view television broadcast later even if the viewing of the television broadcast has been interrupted against a user's will during viewing. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 11 starts the recording of received contents of a designated channel when starting a television broadcast receiving section 23 to output the received contents, discriminates the viewing situation of a user on the designated channel while the received contents are outputted, and controls whether it is necessary to store the recorded contents in accordance with the viewing situation of the user when finishing the output of the received contents of the designated channel. For example, the recorded contents are stored on a condition that a "viewing interrupted position" specifying non-viewed parts is recorded. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a television broadcast reception output device and a program for receiving and outputting a television broadcast.

In general, a user may fall asleep or move to another place due to an emergency while receiving and outputting a television broadcast. In this way, since the viewing may be temporarily interrupted during the viewing of the television broadcast, conventionally, it is checked whether or not the user is looking at the screen by taking a picture of the user with the camera. A technique for turning it off is known (see Patent Document 1).
JP 11-288259 A

   However, in the above-described prior art, even if the user can save power by turning off the display unit when the user is not looking at the screen, a part of the TV is temporarily overlooked when the television viewing is temporarily interrupted. It will end up.

  An object of the present invention is to make it possible to view a television broadcast later even if the viewing is interrupted unexpectedly during the viewing of the television broadcast.

The invention according to claim 1 is a television broadcast receiving and outputting device for receiving and outputting a television broadcast, and when recording the received content of the designated channel, the recording means for starting the recording of the received content, and the designation A discriminating unit for discriminating a user's viewing status during the output of the received content of the channel, and the recording according to the user's viewing status discriminated by the discriminating unit when finishing the output of the received content of the designated channel; And a storage control means for controlling whether or not to store the contents.
Furthermore, a program for realizing the main functions shown in the invention described in claim 1 is provided to the computer (the invention described in claim 10).

The invention described in claim 1 described above may be as follows.
In the reception output of the designated channel, there is provided a specifying means for specifying an unviewed part that is not viewed by the user among the received contents of the channel, and the determining means determines the presence / absence of the unviewed part as a user viewing state. Then, the storage control means stores the recorded content on the condition that the unviewed part is present when the recorded content is stored (the invention according to claim 2).

  In the second aspect of the present invention, the storage control means may notify that the recording is due to the presence of an unviewed part when the recorded content is stored (the third aspect of the invention). ). Further, in the state where the unviewed part is stored in an identifiable manner in association with the recorded content, the unviewed part and other viewed parts are identified when the recorded content is reproduced and output. You may make it control the method of the reproduction | regeneration (invention of Claim 4). In the invention according to claim 4, when the recorded content is reproduced and output, a first reproduction method for skipping the viewed part and a second reproduction method for fast-forwarding and reproducing the viewed part are arbitrarily selected. It may be possible (the invention according to claim 5).

  In the reception output of the designated channel, there is provided a specifying means for specifying an unviewed part that is not viewed by the user among the received contents of the channel, and the determining means determines the presence / absence of the unviewed part as a user viewing state The storage control means, when storing the recorded content, if there is an unviewed part, performs a confirmation notification inquiring whether or not the storage is necessary, and in response to that, the storage request is specified by the user The recorded content is stored in (Invention of Claim 6).

  A human body detecting means for sensing a human body is provided, and the determining means determines the viewing status of the user based on the detection result obtained by the human body detecting means (the invention according to claim 7).

 An apparatus for receiving and outputting a television broadcast in which a display unit is attached to the apparatus main body so as to be openable and closable, and provided with an open / close detection unit that detects an open / closed state of the display unit. The viewing situation is determined (the invention according to claim 8).

  An imaging unit that performs user imaging facing the user is provided, and the determination unit determines the viewing status of the user based on the user image captured by the imaging unit (the invention according to claim 9).

  According to the present invention, even if the viewing is interrupted and missed during viewing of the television broadcast, the interrupted portion can be viewed later.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment exemplifies a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone device with a TV broadcast reception function as a TV broadcast reception output device. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a mobile phone device 1 with a digital TV broadcast reception function. FIG.
The cellular phone device 1 is a foldable device in which two cases (an operation unit case 2 and a display unit case 3) are attached so as to be openable and closable. When the body 3 is opened (open style), the keyboard 4 disposed in the operation unit housing 2 and the main screen 5 disposed in the display unit housing 3 are exposed, and the operation unit housing 2 is exposed. On the other hand, when the display unit housing 3 is closed (closed style), the keyboard 4 and the main screen 5 are covered and hidden.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing basic components of the cellular phone device 1 with a digital television broadcast receiving function.
The mobile phone device 1 includes a telephone function (call function), a mail function, an Internet connection function (Web access function), a TV broadcast receiving function, a TV broadcast recording function, and a video playback function. The CPU 11 is a central central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the mobile phone device according to various programs in the storage unit 12. The storage unit 12 is an internal memory and has a program area and a data area. In this program area, a program for realizing the present embodiment is stored in accordance with operation procedures shown in FIGS. Has been. The recording medium 13 is a detachable portable memory, which is composed of, for example, an SD card, an IC card, etc., and is also used when movie content and the like are supplied externally. The memory 14 is an internal memory having a work area, and various data in the memory 14 is saved in the storage unit 12 as necessary.

  The telephone communication unit 15 takes in a signal from the reception side of a transmission / reception unit (baseband unit) connected to an antenna that constitutes a radio unit, demodulates it into a reception baseband signal, and then receives a reception speaker via the acoustic control unit 16. The sound is output from 17. Further, the telephone communication unit 15 takes in the audio data input from the transmission microphone 18 from the acoustic control unit 16, encodes it into a transmission baseband signal, gives it to the transmission side of the transmission / reception unit, and outputs the output from the antenna. . On the other hand, movie content received and acquired via the telephone communication unit 15 by the Internet connection function or the like is given to the main display unit 20 via the display control unit 19 and displayed and output.

  The main display unit 20 is a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display that has a main screen 5 disposed on the surface side of the display unit housing 3 and can display a TV image or the like with high quality. The sub display unit 21 has a sub screen (not shown) arranged on the back side (back side) of the display unit housing 3, and displays a current date, a message, an icon, etc., a liquid crystal display or an organic EL display Etc. The key operation unit 22 performs dial input, character input, command input, and the like, and includes a TV start / end key for turning on / off the TV broadcast reception function, a recording / playback start / end key, and the like. Then, processing corresponding to the key input signal from the key operation unit 22 is executed.

  The TV broadcast receiving unit 23 receives terrestrial digital TV broadcasts for mobile receivers such as mobile phones, and can receive electronic program guides (EPG) in addition to TV video and audio information. The TV broadcast receiving unit 23 is connected to a TV antenna and extracts a broadcast signal (analog circuit unit). The received broadcast signal is demodulated by OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) or multiplexed. It has a digital circuit section that separates video, audio, and data (character data) from a signal, decodes them, and decompresses compressed data. Television video data and character data are displayed and output from the main display unit 20, and television audio data is output from the sound speaker 24.

  The style detection unit 25 is a magnetic sensor, a micro switch, or the like that detects the open / close state of the operation unit housing 2 and the display unit housing 3, and outputs a style detection signal according to the open / close state to the CPU 11. The conductor sensor 26 is a human body contact sensor that is affixed to a region that comes into contact with the human body when the apparatus main body is gripped by hand, for example, both side portions of the operation unit housing 2. The style detection unit 25 and the conductor sensor 26 are used to determine whether the user is viewing a television broadcast as the viewing status of the user. That is, during the reception and output of the television broadcast, the CPU 11 determines whether or not viewing is in accordance with the open / closed state (open style / closed style) of the display unit housing 3, and the human body touches the apparatus main body. Whether or not viewing is being performed is determined according to whether or not there is.

  When the CPU 11 outputs the received content of the arbitrarily designated channel, the CPU 11 starts provisional recording to record the received content for the time being, sequentially records it in the work area of the memory 14, and the style detection unit 25, Based on the detection signal from the conductor sensor 26, the user's viewing status (whether or not the television is being viewed) is determined. Then, at the end of output of the designated channel (at the time of channel switching or TV broadcast reception end), the necessity of saving whether or not to save the recorded content is controlled according to the viewing situation so far. Yes. In other words, when the viewing is temporarily interrupted during the reception and output of the television broadcast (when there is an unviewed part that is not viewed by the user in the recorded content), the recorded file is saved based on the recorded content. It is generated and recorded and stored in the storage unit 12 or the external recording medium 13, but if there is no unviewed part, the recorded content is discarded.

Next, the operation concept of the cellular phone device in this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in this flowchart is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. In addition, the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium can be sequentially executed. In other words, in addition to the recording medium, an operation peculiar to this embodiment can be executed by using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.
3 to 6 are flowcharts showing an outline of the operation of the characteristic part of the present embodiment in the overall operation of the mobile phone device, and are omitted from the flow of FIGS. 3, 4, 5, and 6. In the event of a failure, the flow returns to the overall operation flow (not shown).

FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are flowcharts showing an operation that is started when a user gives an instruction to start receiving a television broadcast.
First, in an open style in which the display unit housing 3 is open with respect to the operation unit housing 2, the CPU 11 is instructed to start reception by operating the TV start / end key described above, and an arbitrary channel is designated. Then, the TV broadcast receiving unit 23 is activated to start receiving the broadcast content of the designated channel (step A1 in FIG. 3), and this TV image is displayed on the main display unit 20 and the TV sound is transmitted to the sound speaker 24. (Step A2), provisional recording for recording the received content of the designated channel is started for the time being, and recording is sequentially performed in the work area of the memory 14 (step A3).

 During the TV broadcast reception output (temporary recording), when any key operation is performed (step A4), the CPU 11 performs a channel switching operation (step A5), or performs an end operation to instruct the end of the television reception. If it is an operation other than that (NO in step A6), for example, a process such as volume adjustment is executed as a process corresponding to the operation key (step A7), and then the above-described steps Return to A4 and check for key operation.

 Now, at the timing when no key operation is performed during reception output (temporary recording) (NO in step A4), the conductor sensor 26 is accessed, and the user grips the apparatus main body based on the detection signal. In other words, the presence or absence of contact with the human body is checked (step A8). If not (NO in step A8), the apparatus body is placed on a desk or the like, and the user is watching a television broadcast. A warning message for inquiring whether to continue viewing is displayed (step A9). That is, when there is a high possibility that the user has not viewed the content, prior to stopping the output of the received content, a confirmation notification for inquiring whether or not to continue viewing is performed.

 If NO is determined in step A8 described above, whether or not to continue viewing is determined on the condition that a non-contact time in which the human body is not in contact has passed a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds). A warning message for inquiring may be displayed. In this case, if NO is determined in step A8, the timer starts counting time of the non-contact time, and it is determined whether this time has reached the predetermined time. The process returns to the above-described step A4, but when the predetermined time is reached, the process moves to step A9 to display a warning message.

 If a YES operation for instructing continuation of viewing is performed (step A10), the process returns to the above-described step A4 to enable subsequent viewing, but if the YES operation is not performed (NO in step A10). Then, it is determined that the television viewing is temporarily suspended, and the current recording position is recorded as the “viewing interruption position” in the memory 14 so as to be identifiable (step A11). That is, in association with the recorded content, information indicating the interruption position is recorded together with information indicating the interruption of viewing. Then, the output of the received content is stopped (step A12). Even after the output is stopped, the above provisional recording is continuously executed as it is.

 In this state, the CPU 11 accesses the conductor sensor 26, checks whether or not a human body is in contact, and waits until the contact is made (step A13). Here, when the presence of contact is detected (YES in step A13), it is determined that the television viewing is resumed, broadcast reception output is resumed (step A14), and the current recording position is associated with the recording content. After being recorded in the memory 14 so as to be identifiable as “viewing resume position” (step A15), the process returns to the above-described step A4 to check the presence / absence of key operation.

  On the other hand, when the presence of human contact is detected by the conductor sensor 26 during reception output (temporary recording) (YES in step A8), the style detection unit 25 is accessed to check for the presence of a closing operation (step A16). Now, when the open style is changed to the closed style, it is determined that the television viewing is temporarily suspended, and the current recording position can be identified in the memory 14 as the “viewing interruption position” in association with the recorded content. (Step A17). Then, the output of the received content is stopped while continuing the provisional recording as described above (step A18).

  In this state, the CPU 11 accesses the style detection unit 25 and waits until the closed style is changed to the open style (step A19). If an open style operation is detected (YES in step A19), it is determined that the television viewing is to be resumed, the output of the received content is resumed (step A14), and the current content is associated with the recorded content. The recording position is recorded as an “viewing resume position” in an identifiable manner in the memory 14 (step A15).

  On the other hand, if any key is operated (YES in step A4), if it is a channel switching operation (YES in step A5) or an end operation for instructing the end of television reception (YES in step A6), FIG. The process moves to the flow, and the recording operation is terminated at this point (step A20). Then, it is checked whether the “viewing interruption position” is stored in association with the recorded content (step A21). If none is stored, the temporarily recorded content is deleted in the memory 14 and the current recording is deleted. The recorded contents are discarded (step A22). If the “viewing interruption position” is stored (YES in step A21), it is checked whether or not the “auto save mode” is set (step A23).

  This “auto save mode” indicates that the recorded content is automatically saved without obtaining confirmation from the user, and if it is set to “auto save mode”, it is saved because there is an unviewed part. In order to notify the effect, a confirmation message for guiding the storage of the recorded content including the unviewed part is displayed (step A24). Then, a recording file is generated based on the current recording contents and recorded and stored in the storage unit 12 or the external recording medium 13 (step A27), and an “unviewed flag” indicating that an unviewed part is included in the recorded file. Is added to the saved file (step A28).

  If the “automatic save mode” is cancelled (NO in step A23), a confirmation message for inquiring whether to save the recorded content including the unviewed part is displayed (step A24). In the state where the inquiry message is displayed, if a user does not need to save the data (NO in step A25), the process proceeds to step A22 described above, and the current recording content is discarded, but the user requests saving. Then (YES in step A25), a recording file is generated based on the current recording content and recorded and stored in the storage unit 12 or the external recording medium 13 (step A27), and an unviewed part is included in the recorded file. Is added to the saved file (step A28).

  Then, it is checked whether the current operation is a channel switching operation or an end operation (step A29). If the operation is a channel switching operation, the process returns to step A1 in FIG. 3 to receive and acquire the broadcast content of the new channel. If it is an end operation (NO in step A29), the reception of the television broadcast is ended.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are flowcharts showing operations started to be executed in response to a recording file playback instruction.
First, the CPU 11 reads out and displays a list of file names for each recording file stored in the storage unit 12 or the external recording medium 13 (step B1). When an arbitrary file is selected and specified from this list screen (step B2), it is checked whether the above-mentioned “unviewed flag” is added to this selected file (step B3), and the “unviewed flag” is added. If not, the flow proceeds to the flow of FIG. 6, and the normal reproduction operation of sequentially reading out the contents of the recording file from the head position and reproducing and outputting at the normal speed is started (step B26).

 During such normal playback, the CPU 11 checks whether any key operation has been performed (step B27), and whether all the recorded contents have been played back to the end position (step B28). At this time, the reproduction operation is ended, and if any key operation is performed and the operation is an end operation for instructing the reproduction end (YES in step B29), the reproduction operation is ended at this time. If the operation is an operation other than the end operation (NO in step B29), for example, a process such as volume adjustment is executed as the process corresponding to the operation (step B30).

 On the other hand, if the “unviewed flag” is added to the file arbitrarily selected from the list screen (YES in step B3), the playback format menu screen is displayed (step B4). FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a playback format menu screen. This menu screen includes “1: normal playback”, “2: playback of only unviewed parts (skip playback)”, and “3: watching part fast-forward playback”. A list of items is displayed. When an arbitrary menu item is selected from the list screen (step B5), it is checked whether or not the item “2: skip playback” is selected as the playback format (step B6).

 If “2: skip playback” is selected (YES in step B6), the result of searching for the “viewing interruption position” from the head position of the recorded file (step B7), if there is none (step B8). NO), skip playback ends at this point (step B13), and the display returns to the above list display (step B1). If at least one "viewing interruption position" is added (YES in step B8) Then, the recorded content up to the “viewing interruption position” is skipped and reproduction is started from the interruption position (step B9). It is checked whether any key operation has been performed during the skip reproduction (step B10) or whether the reproduction position has reached the “viewing resume position” (step B14).

 If an end operation for instructing the end of playback is performed (YES in step B11), skip playback ends at this point (step B13), but if it is another operation (NO in step B11). ), For example, processing such as volume adjustment is executed as the processing corresponding to the operation (step B12). If it is detected that the playback position has reached the “viewing resume position” (YES in step B14), the playback operation is temporarily stopped (step B15), and then the process returns to the above-described step B7 to return to the next “viewing” The “interruption position” is searched, and thereafter, similarly, the operation of sequentially reproducing the non-viewing parts while identifying the non-viewing parts from the “viewing interruption position” to the “viewing resume position” is repeated.

 On the other hand, when “3: Fast playback at viewing location” is selected from the list screen (NO in step B6 in FIG. 5 and YES in step B16 in FIG. 6), fast-forward playback is started from the top position of the recorded file. (Step B17). This fast-forward playback is performed at a speed twice that of the normal playback in step B26 described above, but the playback speed is arbitrary. During this reproduction, the CPU 11 checks whether any key operation has been performed (step B18) and whether the reproduction position has reached the “viewing interruption position” or the “viewing resume position” (step B19). If any key operation is performed and this is an end operation for instructing the end of playback (YES in step B23), the playback operation ends at this point, but if it is another operation (NO in step B23). ), For example, processing such as volume adjustment is executed as the processing corresponding to the operation (step B24).

 If the playback position has reached “viewing interruption position” or “viewing resume position” (YES in step B19), it is checked whether it has reached “viewing interruption position” (step B20). ”Is reached (step B21), and when the“ viewing resume position ”is reached, fast-forward playback is started (step B22). That is, playback is performed at a normal speed at an unviewed location from “viewing interruption position” to “viewing resume position”, and fast-forward playback is performed at other viewing locations. Then, the process returns to step B18, and the above operation is repeated until the end operation is performed (step B23) or until all the recorded contents are reproduced to the end position (step B25).

 As described above, in this embodiment, the CPU 11 starts recording the received content when the television broadcast receiving unit 23 is activated to output the received content of the designated channel, and the specified channel is output during the output of the received content. When the user's viewing status is determined and the output of the received content of the specified channel is terminated, the viewing is interrupted during viewing of the television broadcast by controlling whether or not to save the recorded content according to the user's viewing status. If you miss it, you can watch the interruption later.

  During reception recording of the designated channel, the CPU 11 records an “viewing interruption position” that specifies an unviewed part in association with the recorded content, and when saving the recorded content, the “viewing interruption position” is set. By saving the recorded content on the condition that it is recorded, the recorded content including the unviewed part can be surely saved. In this case, if the “viewing interruption position” is not recorded (if there is no unviewed part), it is possible to avoid unnecessary recording storage by discarding the recorded content.

  Here, when saving the recorded content, the CPU 11 displays a confirmation message for guiding the saving of the recorded content including the unviewed location in order to notify that the recording is due to the presence of the unviewed location. As a result, it is possible to view the part with immediate reproduction.

  In the state where “viewing interruption position” and “viewing resume position” for identifying unviewed parts in association with the recorded contents are stored in an identifiable manner, when the recorded contents are reproduced and output, By discriminating from other watched parts and controlling the playback method, it is possible to know whether the part has not been viewed or watched at the time of the playback.

  In this case, when the recorded contents are reproduced and output, a reproduction format menu screen is displayed, and an arbitrary menu is selected from the items of “1: normal reproduction”, “2: skip reproduction”, and “3: viewing portion fast-forward reproduction”. By making the items selectable arbitrarily, it is possible to reproduce according to the user's request. For example, “2: skip playback” may be selected if quick playback of only unviewed parts is desired, and “3: fast playback of viewing parts” may be selected if playback of unviewed parts is desired while grasping the overall outline. Good.

  When saving the recorded content, if there is an unviewed portion, the CPU 11 displays a confirmation message for inquiring whether or not to save the recorded content, and the save request is specified by the user in response to the confirmation message. By saving the recorded content on the condition, it is possible to save in consideration of the user's intention.

  By detecting the presence / absence of human body contact by the conductor sensor 26 attached to both sides of the operation unit housing 2 and the like, it is determined whether or not the user is viewing based on the detection result. If it is held by hand, it can be determined that the user is viewing, and if not held, it can be determined that the user is not viewing, and the viewing status of the user can be obtained reliably.

  The style detection unit 25 detects the style of the apparatus main body, and if it is an open style during TV broadcast reception output, it can be determined that it is being viewed, and if it is a closed style, it is determined that it is not being viewed. It is possible to obtain the user's viewing situation reliably.

  In the above-described embodiment, the style detection unit 25 and the conductor sensor 26 determine whether or not the user is viewing. However, the style detection unit 25 and the conductor sensor 26 are arranged on the front surface side of the display unit housing 3 and have their own faces. By using an in-camera for a videophone that shoots, etc., and analyzing a user image captured by the in-camera, it is determined whether the user is viewing or not (sleeping) from the open / closed state of the eyes. You may do it. This makes it possible to reliably grasp the user's viewing situation.

  Further, it is possible to recognize the line-of-sight direction of the eyes by analyzing the user image and determine whether the user is viewing or not depending on whether the line-of-sight is out of the direction of the television screen. Whether an image of the user's face is registered in advance, and whether the user is viewing based on whether the user exists by comparing the registered image with a captured image captured by the in-camera. You may make it discriminate | determine.

  In the above-described embodiment, the “viewing interruption position” and the “viewing resume position” for specifying an unviewed part are recorded in association with the recording contents during reception output of the designated channel. In order to identify the viewed part, the “viewing start position” and the “viewing end position” are recorded in association with the recorded contents, and a part other than the viewed part is identified as an unviewed part. May be. In the above-described embodiment, the position between the “viewing interruption position” and the “viewing resume position” is set as an unviewed place, but a position before the “viewing interruption position” (for example, a position 10 seconds before). And a position after the “viewing resume position” (for example, a position after 10 seconds) may be an unviewed place.

  In the above-described embodiments, the conductor sensor 26 for detecting the contact state of the human body is provided. However, a body temperature sensor or an proximity sensor (for example, an infrared sensor) for detecting that the human body is nearby is provided. Or you may. Further, during the reception and output of the television broadcast, when it is detected that the human body has not been in contact for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), it may be determined that the user is not viewing.

In the above-described embodiment, the received content is recorded until the channel switching or the reception end is instructed, and all the recorded content is stored. However, only the unviewed part is extracted from the recorded content and stored. You may make it do.
Alternatively, only the unviewed part may be recorded by starting the recording at the “viewing interruption position” and stopping the recording at the “viewing resume position”. In this case, a position between the position before the “viewing interruption position” (for example, a position before 10 seconds) and the position after the “viewing resume position” (for example, a position after 10 seconds) is set as an unviewed place. Also good.

  That is, a link buffer capable of cyclically executing recording for a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds) according to the overwriting method is provided, and the contents of the link buffer are read and stored before starting the recording at the “viewing interruption position”. If the recording is started after being transferred and stored in 14, the recording before the “viewing interruption position” can be performed. Further, if the recording is not stopped at the “viewing resume position” but stopped after a predetermined time (for example, 10 seconds), the recording after the “viewing resume position” can be performed.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone device with a TV broadcast receiving function, and can be applied to a mobile terminal device such as a PDA, an electronic camera, an electronic watch, and a music player with a TV broadcast receiving function. Furthermore, it is not limited to a portable terminal device, and may be a stationary video device with a television broadcast reception function, a television receiver, or the like.

The external appearance perspective view which showed the mobile telephone apparatus 1 with a digital television broadcast reception function applied as a television broadcast reception output device. The block diagram which showed the basic component of the mobile telephone apparatus 1 with a digital television broadcast reception function. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement started when a television broadcast reception start is instruct | indicated by the user. The flowchart following FIG. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement started in response to the reproduction | regeneration instruction | indication of a recording file. The flowchart following FIG. The figure which showed the reproduction | regeneration format menu screen.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone apparatus 2 Operation part housing | casing 3 Display part housing | casing 4 Keyboard 5 Main screen 11 CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Memory | storage part 15 Telephone communication part 20 Main display part 23 Television broadcast receiving part 24 Sound speaker 25 Style detection part 26 Conductor sensor

Claims (10)

A television broadcast reception output device that receives and outputs a television broadcast,
Recording means for starting recording of the received content when outputting the received content of the designated channel,
A discriminating means for discriminating the viewing status of the user during the output of the received content of the designated channel;
A storage control means for controlling whether or not to save the recorded content according to the viewing status of the user determined by the determination means when the output of the received content of the designated channel is terminated;
A television broadcast reception output device comprising: In the reception output of the specified channel, providing a specifying means for specifying an unviewed part that is not viewed by the user among the received contents of the channel,
The determining means determines the presence / absence of the unviewed part as a user viewing situation,
The storage control means stores the recorded content on the condition that the unviewed part is present when storing the recorded content.
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as described above. The storage control means, when storing the recorded content, informs that it is a storage due to the presence of an unviewed part,
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 2, which is configured as described above. In a state where the unviewed location is stored in an identifiable manner in association with the recorded content, when the recorded content is reproduced and output, the unviewed location and other viewed locations are identified and reproduced. To control how
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 2, which is configured as described above. When the recorded content is reproduced and output, a first reproduction method for skipping the viewed part and a second reproduction method for fast-forwarding and reproducing the viewed part can be arbitrarily selected.
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 4. In the reception output of the specified channel, providing a specifying means for specifying an unviewed portion that is not viewed by the user among the received contents of the channel,
The determining means determines the presence / absence of the unviewed part as a user viewing state,
The storage control means, when storing the recorded content, if there is an unviewed part, performs a confirmation notification inquiring whether or not the storage is necessary, and on the condition that the storage request is specified by the user in response thereto Save the recorded content,
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as described above. A human body detection means for sensing the human body is provided,
Based on the detection result obtained by the human body detection means, the determination means determines the viewing status of the user.
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as described above. A television broadcast reception output device in which a display unit is attached to the device body so as to be openable and closable,
Open / close detection means for detecting the open / close state of the display unit is provided,
Based on the detection result by the open / close detection means, the determination means determines the viewing status of the user.
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as described above. Provide photographing means for photographing the user facing the user,
Based on the user image photographed by the photographing means, the determination means determines the viewing status of the user.
The television broadcast reception output device according to claim 1, characterized in that it is configured as described above. Against the computer,
When outputting the received content of the specified channel, the function to start recording the received content,
A function of determining the viewing status of the user during the output of the received content of the designated channel;
A function of controlling whether or not to save the recorded content in accordance with the determined viewing status of the user when the output of the received content of the designated channel is terminated;
A program to realize

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