JP2010004200A - Program viewing/listening system, mobile broadcast receiver, and video recording/reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program viewing/listening system in which a video recording/listening apparatus reproduces a remaining part of a program viewed and listened by a mobile broadcast receiver without sending a notification on a desired program to a video recording/reproducing apparatus beforehand from the mobile broadcast receiver. <P>SOLUTION: Viewing and listening information is recorded to cope with a chance where a user finishes viewing and listening the program by the mobile broadcast receiver 101 when the user goes out, or the user desires to view and listen the same program again. The user operates the mobile broadcast receiver 101 after returning home to receive video recording program information from the video recording/reproducing apparatus 104, compares the received video recording program information with the viewing and listening information, displays only the viewing and listening information for which video recording program information exists, and selects the viewing and listening information which the user wants to reproduce. The mobile broadcast receiver transmits the video recording information and a reproducing position of the selected viewing and listening information to the video recording/reproducing apparatus 104, and displays and reproduces a program part not viewed and listened by the video recording/reproducing apparatus 104. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a receiving apparatus for viewing a television (TV) broadcast, and more particularly to a system that uses a portable receiving apparatus capable of receiving a digital TV broadcast and a stationary broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus in cooperation with each other.

  In recent years, broadcast recording / playback devices (DVD recorders with HDDs) that record broadcasts at home have become widespread, the capacity of programs that can be recorded has increased, and there is a function to automatically record broadcasts that suit viewers' preferences. Broadcast recording and playback devices are on the market. On the other hand, mobile phones and car navigation systems that have a function of receiving one-segment TV broadcasts have become widespread, and lifestyles for watching TV broadcasts have been widespread while traveling by car or train. In this way, when TV broadcasts are viewed in a wide variety of places and multiple broadcast receiving apparatuses are used, it is required that the plurality of broadcast receiving apparatuses can be linked to easily realize a broadcast viewing style that meets the needs of the viewer. Has come to be.

  As a conventional television broadcast receiving system, there is one in which viewing information is transmitted and received between a mobile broadcast receiving device and a home server (for example, see Patent Document 1). FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the mobile TV receiver 1 of the conventional television broadcast receiving system described in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the home server 2.

  2 and 3, when program reception is started by the mobile TV receiver 1, the control unit 21 notifies the home server 2 via the communication device 31 that program reception has started. When the home server 2 is notified of the start of program reception from the mobile TV receiver 1 via the communication device 51, the control unit 41 changes the reception channel, and the recording data recording unit 43 sends the mobile TV. Recording of the program received by the receiving device 1 is started.

The control unit 21 of the mobile TV receiver 1 determines the reception state based on the signal indicating the reception state input from the tuner unit 24. When it is determined that the reception state is bad, reception failure information is recorded in the reception failure information recording unit 23 and transmitted to the home server 2 via the communication device 31. The home server 2 receives the reception failure information by the communication device 51. Based on the user's predetermined operation, the home server 2 reads the portion that could not be received by the mobile TV receiver 1 based on the reception failure information from the recorded data recording unit 43, and outputs it to the MPEG-TS demodulation unit 46. Play the recorded data.
JP 2006-33120 A

  However, in the conventional configuration, the home server records a program in response to a notification from the mobile TV receiving device, and later reproduces a portion that could not be received by the mobile TV receiving device. That is, the home server has a problem that it is necessary to receive a notification regarding the target program from the mobile TV receiver before recording.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problem, and the portable broadcast receiving apparatus is watching the portable broadcast receiving apparatus without the notification regarding the desired program to the recording / reproducing apparatus in advance. It is an object of the present invention to provide a program viewing system capable of reproducing and viewing a continuation of a program.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problems, the program viewing system of the present invention is capable of recording a portable broadcast receiving device capable of viewing a TV broadcast outdoors and the same program as the TV broadcast viewed on the portable broadcast receiving device. , A program viewing system comprising a recording / playback device for sending recorded information to a portable broadcast receiving device, wherein the portable broadcast receiving device detects a viewing information storage trigger detection unit for detecting timing for storing the viewing information; When the viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects the timing of viewing information storage, the viewing information generation unit generates viewing information based on the program information being viewed and the current time, and the viewing information generation unit A viewing information storage unit for recording viewing information, and a viewing program for searching for a viewing program in which the viewing information program generated by the viewing information generation unit matches the program recorded by the recording / playback apparatus. A viewing information selection unit for selecting a program to be viewed from the matched programs in the group retrieval unit and the viewing program retrieval unit; and viewing information selected by the viewing information selection unit for transmitting to the recording / playback apparatus A recording unit for receiving viewing information from the portable broadcast receiving device; a program for managing program information of a recorded program and playing a program specified by the viewing information; A monitoring unit that searches for a program viewed by the portable broadcast receiving device from programs recorded by the recording / playback device, and transmits the specified program information to the recording / playback device. The recording information management unit of the recording / reproducing apparatus reproduces the program.

  With this configuration, the portable broadcast receiving device can reproduce and continue watching the program that was being viewed on the portable receiving device by the recording / reproducing device without notifying the recording / reproducing device about the desired program in advance. An object is to provide a viewing system.

  According to the present invention, a portable broadcast receiving device is a recording / playback device that records a desired program without notifying the recording / playback device in advance about the desired program, and is being viewed by the portable broadcast receiving device. You can play and watch the rest of the program.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a device configuration according to the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 is a mobile phone or the like that can receive a TV broadcast outdoors. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 creates viewing information that is interrupted when the viewer finishes viewing the program. 101.

  After returning home, the user can use the recording device 104 and the television 105 in the home to watch the continuation portion of the program that the viewer has finished watching the program that was viewed outdoors.

  That is, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 acquires the recorded program information from the recording / playback apparatus 104, searches and displays the viewing information that matches the recorded program information, selects the target viewing information, and selects the target viewing information. Is notified via the wireless communication 102 or the memory card 103. The recording / reproducing apparatus 104 selects a program that matches the notified viewing information, reproduces the program from the position recorded in the viewing information, and displays the program on the screen of the television 105.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and recording / playback apparatus 104 in the embodiment of the present invention.

  The portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 includes a program receiving unit 201, a program demodulating unit 202, a reproducing unit 203, a program information managing unit 204, a viewing information storing trigger detecting unit 205, a viewing information generating unit 206, a viewing information storing unit 207, and an operating unit. 208, a current time acquisition unit 209, a viewing information selection unit 210, an affiliated station conversion unit 211, a viewing program search unit 212, and a viewing information communication unit 213.

  The program receiving unit 201 receives TV broadcast radio waves selected by the viewer and passes the received data to the program demodulation unit 202.

  The program demodulating unit 202 receives the received data from the program receiving unit 201, demodulates the video image and sound of the program, and passes them to the reproducing unit 203.

  The playback unit 203 outputs the video image received from the program demodulation unit 202 to a display screen such as a liquid crystal, and outputs audio to a speaker.

  The program information management unit 204 manages broadcast station information and broadcast program information.

  The viewing information storage trigger detection unit 205 detects that the viewing information storage is operated when the viewer finishes viewing the program, or when the viewer wants to view the program being viewed again.

  The viewing information generation unit 206 generates viewing information from the program information being viewed and the current time in accordance with an instruction from the viewing information storage trigger detection unit 205.

  The viewing information storage unit 207 stores the viewing information generated by the viewing information generation unit 206.

  The operation unit 208 accepts key operations by the viewer such as selection of a viewing broadcast station or an instruction to save viewing information.

  The current time acquisition unit 209 manages the current time and passes the current time to the viewing information generation unit 206.

  The viewing information selection unit 210 displays a list of viewing information held by the viewing information storage unit 207, and selects the viewing information to be played back by the recording / playback device 104 based on the input from the operation unit 208. .

  The affiliated station conversion unit 211 compares the TV station number of the viewing information with the TV station number of the recorded program information to determine whether or not it is an affiliated station.

  The viewing program search unit 212 searches for recorded program information that matches the viewing information.

  The viewing information communication unit 213 receives the recorded program information from the recording / playback device 104 and passes the program information to be played back and the time to the recording / playback device 104.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 104 includes a program receiving unit 221, a program demodulating unit 222, a reproducing unit 223, a program recording unit 224, a recording information management unit 225, an operation unit 226, and a recording information communication unit 227.

  The program receiving unit 221 receives the radio wave of the TV broadcast selected by the viewer or the TV broadcast specified by the viewer for timer recording, and passes the received data to the program demodulation unit 222.

  The program demodulating unit 222 receives the received data from the program receiving unit 221, demodulates it into a video image and sound of the program, and passes them to the reproducing unit 223 and the program recording unit 224.

  The reproduction unit 223 outputs the video image received from the program demodulation unit 222 or the program recording unit 224 to a display screen such as a liquid crystal, and outputs audio to a speaker.

  The program recording unit 224 records video images and audio, and passes the recorded program information to the recording information management unit 225.

  The recording information management unit 225 records and manages the program information passed from the program recording unit 224.

  The operation unit 226 accepts a key operation by the viewer such as selection of a broadcasting station or instruction of a recorded program.

  The recorded information communication unit 227 transmits the recorded program information to the portable broadcast receiving device 101, receives the recorded program information and the reproduction time of the program to be reproduced from the portable broadcast receiving device 101, and reproduces the program to the recorded information management unit 225. Instruct.

  With the above configuration, the program viewing system of the present invention performs the following processing.

  When the viewer is watching the program when going out, the program receiving unit 201 receives the TV broadcast radio wave, and the program demodulation unit 202 demodulates the broadcast radio wave and displays it on a screen such as a liquid crystal via the playback unit 203. When viewing ends or when it is desired to view the viewing scene at home again, the viewing information storage trigger detection unit 205 detects storage of the viewing information, and the viewing information storage trigger detection unit 205 detects the viewing information generation unit 206. To instruct viewing information generation. The viewing information generation unit 206 acquires information about the currently viewed program from the program information management unit 204, acquires the current time from the current time management unit 209, generates viewing information from the information, and generates viewing information. Save in the storage unit 207.

  When recording a program with the recording / reproducing apparatus 104, the program receiving unit 221 receives a TV broadcast radio wave, demodulates the broadcast radio wave by the program demodulation unit 222, and displays it on a screen such as a liquid crystal via the playback unit 223. At the same time, the recorded program is stored in the program recording unit 224. When reproducing a recorded program, information on the recorded program managed by the recorded information management unit 225 is acquired, the recorded program to be reproduced is designated by the operation unit 226, and the recorded program is taken out from the program recording unit 224. The data is displayed and reproduced on the reproduction unit 223 via the demodulation unit 222.

  Further, when the viewer wants to watch the continuation of the program that he / she was watching after going home, he / she operates the portable broadcast receiving device 101 to transmit the recorded program information to the recording information communication unit 227 of the recording device 104. Make a request. The recorded information communication unit 227 transmits the recorded program information managed by the recorded information management unit 225 to the viewing information communication unit 213 of the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101, and the viewing information communication unit 213 that has acquired the recorded program information The recorded program information is passed to the viewing information selection unit 210. The viewing information selection unit 210 that has acquired the recorded program information passes the recorded program information and the viewing information stored in the viewing information storage unit 207 to the viewing program search unit 212. In the viewing program search unit 212, the affiliated station conversion unit 211 converts the broadcast affiliated station of the viewing information and the recorded program information, searches for the recorded program information that matches the viewing information, and confirms the validity of the viewing information. The viewing program search unit 212 passes viewing information in which recorded program information exists to the viewing information selection unit 210, and the viewing information selection unit 210 displays a list of viewing information in which recorded program information exists. When the viewer selects one piece of viewing information, the viewing information communication unit 213 transmits the recorded program information of the program to be viewed and the playback start position to the recording information communication unit 227 of the recording device 104. The recording information communication unit 227 of the recording device 104 passes the received recorded program information and time to the recording information management unit 225, and the recording information management unit 225 extracts the recorded program from the program recording unit 224 and causes the program demodulation unit 222 to Via the playback unit 223.

  As described above, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus records the desired program on the portable broadcast receiving apparatus without recording the desired program to the recording / reproducing apparatus in advance. The continuation can be played and viewed.

  FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of program information acquired by an EPG (electronic program guide) in the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 104. FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating an example of viewing information generated by the viewing information generation unit 206 of the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101.

  The program information in FIG. 5A includes information such as a TV station number 301, a program number 302, a program title 303, a program start time 304, a broadcast time 305, and a genre symbol 306. The TV station number 301 is a number unique to the broadcast TV station. The program number 302 and the program title 303 are information specified for each TV station.

  The viewing information shown in FIG. 5B includes a viewing start time 311, a thumbnail 312, and recorded program information (flag) 313 in addition to the program information shown in FIG. The viewing start time 311 is the viewing end time and is time information used for resuming viewing by the recording / playback apparatus 104. A thumbnail 312 indicates the file number of the thumbnail image immediately before the point at which viewing is resumed. The recorded program information (flag) 313 indicates a result of searching for recorded program information that matches the viewing information (such as “Yes” or “No”).

  FIG. 6A is a diagram showing an example of recorded program information managed by the recorded information management unit 225 of the recording / playback apparatus 104. FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of affiliated station information used in the affiliated station conversion unit 211 of the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101.

  The recorded program information in FIG. 6A is composed of a recording start time 321 and a recording end time 322 of the actually recorded program in addition to the program information in FIG.

  The affiliated station information shown in FIG. 6B includes a key TV station number 331 and an arbitrary number of affiliated station numbers (332 to 33n) belonging to the key TV station. A TV station having a number in the key TV station number is determined as a key TV station, and a TV station existing in the affiliated station number can belong to a series of a plurality of key TV stations. Further, even a TV station whose key TV station number has a number can belong to a series of other key TV stations.

  7, 8, and 9 are flowcharts showing an operation in which portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention records viewing information. FIG. 10A is a diagram showing program information of a program being viewed, and FIG. 10B is a diagram showing stored viewing information.

  As a start of FIG. 7, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 sets the TV broadcast to a reception state.

  In step S101, it is checked whether or not a key operation has occurred. If no key operation has been performed (N in step S101), the process returns to step S101. If a key operation has occurred (Y in step S101), it is determined in step S102 whether viewing information recording has been instructed by the viewer.

  When recording is instructed (Y in step S102), viewing information is recorded in step S103, and the process returns to step S101. When viewing information recording has not been instructed (N in step S102), it is determined in step S104 whether viewing has been instructed.

  When viewing is instructed (step S104 is Y), the viewer is inquired whether to record the viewing information in step S105, and when the viewer selects recording (step S105 is Y), the viewing is performed in step S106. Information is recorded, the TV broadcast reception state is canceled (not shown), and the process ends. If the viewer does not select the viewing information recording (N in step S105), the TV broadcast reception is terminated without recording the viewing information.

  If the end of viewing is not instructed in step S104 (N in step S104), processing for key operation other than viewing instruction and end of viewing is performed in step S107, and the process returns to step S101.

  FIG. 8 shows details of viewing information recording in steps S103 and S106 of FIG. In step S201, the program information being viewed is acquired from the program information management unit 204. At this time, the acquired program information is composed of TV station number 401, program number 402, program title 403, start time 404, broadcast time 405, and genre 406 as shown in FIG.

  In step S202, the current time information is obtained from the current time management unit 209 (here, 17:35).

  In step S203, viewing information as shown in FIG. 10B is created from the program information and time information, and the viewing information created in step S204 is stored in the viewing information storage unit 207.

  As shown in FIG. 10B, the saved viewing information is composed of a TV station number 411 to a genre 416, a viewing start time 417, a thumbnail 418, and recorded program information 419 (not stored when saved). Yes. The thumbnail 418 indicates the file name of the reduced still image on the viewing screen. Recorded program information 419 indicates the state of recorded program information. Note that the initial value when the recorded program information 419 is generated is “none”.

  FIG. 9 shows details of the normal key operation in step S107 of FIG. The type of the key operated in step S301 is determined.

  If the result of step S301 is a channel operation, channel switching is performed in step S302. In the case of volume operation, volume switching is performed in step S303. In the case of a recording operation, recording switching is performed in step S304.

  As described above, when the viewer finishes viewing while watching the TV broadcast on the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 when going out, or when viewing the scene currently being viewed again at home, the continuation of the program being viewed is continued. Viewing information that is information for viewing can be stored.

  FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 are flowcharts showing the flow of processing in which viewing information is selected by the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and reproduced by the recording / reproducing apparatus 104. The operation of the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 is shown in FIG. 11, and the operation of the recording / playback apparatus 104 is shown in FIG. FIG. 15A is a diagram showing recorded program information recorded by the recording / playback apparatus 104. FIG. 15B is a diagram showing viewing information after the check. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a display example of a viewing information list on the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of affiliated station information.

  First, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 acquires all viewing information recorded from the viewing information storage unit 207 in step S401 of FIG. 11 (here, viewing information of FIG. 10B), and step In S402, a recording information transmission request (not shown) is issued to the recording / reproducing apparatus 104.

  The recording / playback apparatus 104 starts the process of FIG. 12 by using a remote controller or the like, checks the end of the process in step S501, and waits for a request reception from the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 in step S502.

  If a transmission request is received (Y in step S502), the request received in step S503 is determined. If the result of step S503 is determined to be a recording information transmission request, in step S504, the recorded program information as shown in FIG. 15A is transmitted to the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101, and the process returns to step S501. The recorded program information in (a) of FIG. 15 includes information from the TV station number to the genre showing the same contents as the program information in (a) of FIG. 10, a recording start time, and a recording end time.

  If it is determined to be a reproduction request (step S503 is a reproduction request), the program is reproduced in step S505, and the process returns to step S501.

  The portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 waits for recording information reception from the recording / reproducing apparatus 104 in step S403 of FIG. When the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 receives the recording information (Y in step S403), in step S404 after receiving the recording information, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 searches for a recorded program that matches one viewing information ((b) in FIG. 10). If there is a recorded program that matches the viewing information in step S405 (Y in step S405), in step S406, the compared viewing information is marked with recorded program information ((b) in FIG. 15), and the process goes to step S407. . In step S407, it is determined whether all the viewing information has been compared. If not, the process returns to step S404 to determine the next viewing information. If all pieces of viewing information have been compared, a list of viewing information marked as having recorded program information as shown in FIG. 16 is displayed in step S408.

  In the list display of FIG. 16, a cursor 451 indicating viewing information to be selected and a thumbnail 452 displaying a thumbnail image for each viewing information are displayed. An up / down key (not shown) of the remote controller is operated to move the cursor 451 up and down to change the viewing information to be selected. In this example, since the viewing information displayed is one, the cursor 451 does not move up and down.

  The portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 receives a key input from the viewer in step S409, and when it is determined in step S410 that the key input is an operation end (step S410 is Y), the process is ended. If the key input is not an operation end (N in step S410), it is determined in step S411 whether viewing information is selected by the key input. When viewing information is selected (Yes in step S411), the viewing information communication unit 213 transmits a playback request to the recording / playback device 104 for the recorded program information that matches the viewing information selected by the viewing information selection unit 210 in step S412. Then, the process ends. Note that the viewing information communication unit 213 transmits to the recording information communication unit 227 of the recording / playback apparatus 104 via wireless.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 104 reproduces the program in step S505 of FIG. 11 according to the recorded program information acquired by the recording information communication unit.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation (step S404) when searching for recorded program information received from viewing information stored in the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101.

  First, in step S601, the recording information pointer for storing the position of the recorded program information to be compared is set to 0, and comparison is performed from the first recorded program information.

  In step S602, it is determined whether the TV station number of the viewing information matches the TV station information of the recorded program information. If they match (Y in step S602), it is determined in step S604 whether the program number of the viewing information matches the program number of the recorded program information. If they match (Y in step S604), the presence of a recorded program that matches the viewing information is set in the determination result in step S605, and the process ends.

  If the TV station number does not match in step S602 (N in step S602), it is compared in step S603 whether the TV station number of the viewing information and the TV station information of the recorded program information match as an affiliated station. In step S606, it is determined whether the TV station number matches the affiliated station. If the affiliated stations match (Y in step S606), it is determined in step S607 whether the program title of the viewing information completely matches the program title of the recorded program information. If they completely match (Y in step S607), the presence of a recorded program that matches the determination result is set in step S605, and the process ends.

  If the program titles do not completely match in step S607 (N in step S607), it is determined in step S608 whether the program titles partially match. If there is a partial match (step S608: Y), the recorded program information that is currently compared with the recorded information candidate is recorded in step S609. Further, the recording information pointer is updated so that the next recorded program information can be compared in step S610, and it is determined in step S611 whether all recorded program information has been compared. If all recorded program information has not been compared (N in step S611), the process returns to step S602, and determination is performed based on the affiliated station comparison.

  If it is determined in step S604 that the program numbers do not match, if it is determined in step S606 that the program numbers do not match, or if it is determined in step S608 that the program titles do not partially match, In step S610, the recording information pointer is updated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S611 that all the recorded program information has been compared, it is determined in step S612 whether a recorded information candidate that matches the viewing information is recorded. If it is recorded (Y in step S612), in step S613, the result of determination is set as a matching recorded program candidate, and the process ends. If a recorded program candidate is not recorded, no matching recorded program is set in the determination result, and the process ends.

  FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the affiliated station determination method used in step S603 of the search process of FIG.

  First, in step S701, an affiliated station information pointer indicating affiliated station information used for comparison is initialized, and in step S702, it is determined whether the TV station number of viewing information matches the key TV station number of affiliated station information.

  If they match (Y in step S702), it is determined in step S703 whether the TV station number of the recorded program information matches any of the affiliated station numbers of the affiliated station information. If they match (Y in step S703), in step S704, it is set that the viewing information and the recorded program information match as an affiliated station, and the process ends.

  If they do not match in step S702 and step S703, it is determined in step S705 whether the TV station number of the recorded program information matches the key TV station number of the affiliated station information. If they match (Y in step S705), it is determined in step S706 whether the TV station number in the viewing information matches any of the affiliated station numbers in the affiliated station information. If they match (Y in step S706), in step S704, it is set that the viewing information and the recorded program information match as an affiliated station, and the process ends.

  If they do not match in step S702 and step S703, the affiliated station information pointer is updated in step S707. Next, it is determined whether all affiliated station information has been checked in step S708. If all the items have been checked (Y in step S708), it is set in step S709 that the viewing information does not match the recorded program information as an affiliated station, and the process ends.

  As described above, the portable broadcast receiving apparatus records the desired program on the portable broadcast receiving apparatus without recording the desired program to the recording / reproducing apparatus in advance. The continuation can be played and viewed.

  Next, the flowcharts of FIGS. 13 and 14 will be described with reference to viewing information in FIG. 10B, recorded program information in FIG. 15A, and affiliated station information in FIG.

  In step S601, the first recorded program information is set in the recorded information pointer. In step S602, it is compared whether the TV station number 411 of the viewing information matches the TV station number 421 of the recorded program information. Since the TV station number 411 of the viewing information is 3 and the TV station number 421 of the recorded program information is 43 and does not match, the affiliated stations are compared in step S603.

  In step S701 in FIG. 14, the affiliated station information point is initialized so as to use the head of affiliated station information. In step S702, whether the TV station number 411 of the viewing information matches the key TV station number 461 of the affiliated station information. Compare. Since both are 3 and match, it is compared in step S703 whether the TV station number 421 of the recorded program information matches the affiliated station number. Since the TV station number 421 of the recorded program information is 43, which matches the affiliated station number 464, it is determined in step S704 that it is an affiliated station.

  In step S603 of FIG. 13, a determination result indicating that it is an affiliated station is obtained. Therefore, in step S606, it is determined that the affiliated stations match. In step S607 and step S608, the program title 413 of viewing information is compared with the program title 423 of recorded program information. Since neither total coincidence nor partial coincidence is observed, the recording information pointer is updated to the next recorded program information in step S610, and the process returns from step S611 to step S602. In step S602, the TV station number 411 of the viewing information is compared with the TV station number 431 of the recorded program information. Thus, in step S604, the program number 412 of the viewing information and the program number 432 of the recorded program information are compared. Since both match at 102, it is determined in step S605 that matching recorded program information exists, the recorded program information 419 in FIG. 10B is changed from “none” to “present”, and the search process ends. . Viewing information as shown in FIG. 15B is obtained by the above search processing.

  As described above, when the viewer selects viewing information with the portable broadcast receiving device 101, viewing information of a program that is not recorded by the recording / playback device 104 is not displayed, so that the viewer is confused about selecting viewing information. There is no. Further, since the desired recorded program can be reproduced immediately after the viewing information is transmitted from the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 to the recording / reproducing apparatus 104, the convenience of the viewer is greatly improved.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram showing recording information and viewing information when the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and the recording / playback apparatus 104 have different TV stations in the viewing area. A case where the recorded program information matching the viewing information of FIG. 18B is searched from the recorded program information of FIG. 18A will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the affiliated station information of FIG. 17 is used.

  In step S601 in FIG. 13, the first recorded program information is set in the recorded information pointer. In step S602, it is compared whether the TV station number 481 of the viewing information matches the TV station number 471 of the recorded program information. Since the TV station number 481 of the viewing information is 43 and the TV station number 471 of the recorded program information is 3 and does not match, the affiliated stations are compared in step S603.

  In step S701 in FIG. 14, the affiliated station information point is initialized so as to use the head of affiliated station information. In step S702, whether the TV station number 481 of the viewing information matches the key TV station number 461 of the affiliated station information. Compare. Since they do not match, it is compared in step S705 whether the TV station number 471 of the recorded program information matches the key TV station number 461 of the affiliated station information. Since both match at 3, the recorded program information is a key station, and in step S706, it is compared whether the TV station number 481 of the viewing information matches the affiliated station number of the affiliated station information. Since the TV station number 481 of the viewing information is 43 and coincides with the affiliated station number 464, it is determined in step S704 that it is an affiliated station.

  In step S603 of FIG. 13, a determination result indicating that it is an affiliated station is obtained. Therefore, in step S606, it is determined that the affiliated stations match. In step S607, the program title 483 of viewing information is compared with the program title 473 of recorded program information. Since they all match, it is determined in step S605 that there is matching recorded program information, the recorded program information 484 in FIG. 18B is changed from “none” to “present”, and the search process ends.

  As described above, even if the broadcast station of the program that the viewer is watching with the portable broadcast receiving device 101 and the program recorded with the recording / playback device 104 are different, it is determined that the program is the same. Thus, when viewing the continuation of the viewing information stored in the portable broadcast receiving device 101, the recorded program can be played back without limiting the installation location or model of the recording / playback device 104. Is greatly improved.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram showing recorded information and viewing information when the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and the recording / playback apparatus 104 have different TV stations in the viewing area and program titles differ from TV station to TV station. A case where the recorded program information matching the viewing information of FIG. 19B is searched from the recorded program information of FIG. 19A will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, the affiliated station information in FIG. 17 is used.

  In step S601 in FIG. 13, the first recorded program information is set in the recorded information pointer. In step S602, it is compared whether the TV station number 481 of the viewing information matches the TV station number 471 of the recorded program information. Since the TV station number 511 of the viewing information is 3 and the TV station number 491 of the recorded program information is 43 and does not match, the affiliated stations are compared in step S603.

  In step S701 in FIG. 14, the affiliated station information point is initialized so as to use the head of affiliated station information. In step S702, whether the TV station number 511 of the viewing information matches the key TV station number 461 of the affiliated station information. Compare. Since both match at 3, in step S703, it is compared whether the TV station number 491 of the recorded program information matches the affiliated station number of the affiliated station information. Since the TV station number 491 of the recorded program information is 43 and matches the affiliated station number 464, it is determined in step S704 that it is an affiliated station.

  In step S603 of FIG. 13, a determination result indicating that it is an affiliated station is obtained. Therefore, in step S606, it is determined that the affiliated stations match. In step S607 and step S608, the program title 513 of the viewing information is compared with the program title 493 of the recorded program information, and since they are partially matched, the recorded program information is recorded in the recorded information candidate in step S609. In step S610, the recording information pointer is updated to the next recorded program information, and the process returns from step S611 to step S602.

  In step S602, it is compared whether the TV station number 511 of the viewing information matches the TV station number 501 of the recorded program information. Since the TV station number 511 of the viewing information is 3 and the TV station number 501 of the recorded program information is 26 and does not match, the affiliated stations are compared in step S603.

  In step S701 in FIG. 14, the affiliated station information point is initialized so as to use the head of affiliated station information. In step S702, whether the TV station number 511 of the viewing information matches the key TV station number 461 of the affiliated station information. Compare. Since both are 3 and match, it is compared in step S703 whether the TV station number 501 of the recorded program information matches the affiliated station number. Since the TV station number 501 of the recorded program information is 26, which matches the affiliated station number 463, it is determined in step S704 that it is an affiliated station.

  In step S603 of FIG. 13, a determination result indicating that it is an affiliated station is obtained. Therefore, in step S606, it is determined that the affiliated stations match. In step S607 and step S608, the program title 513 of the viewing information is compared with the program title 503 of the recorded program information, and since they are partially coincident, the recorded program information is recorded in the recorded information candidate in step S609. In step S610, the recording information pointer is updated to the next recorded program information, and in step S611, it is determined that the check with all recorded program information is completed. Further, since two record information candidates are recorded in step S612, it is determined in step S613 that there is a matching record program candidate, and the recorded program information 514 in FIG. 19B is changed from “none” to “yes”. Then, the search process ends.

  In this search result, there are a plurality of recorded program information corresponding to the viewing information, so that the display is performed as shown in FIG. 20, and the viewer selects the recorded program information that matches. In the selection screen of recorded program information in FIG. 20, viewing information 521 is displayed, and recorded program information 522 and recorded program information 523 that match the viewing information are displayed. The viewer selects the recorded program information that matches the viewing information with the cursor 524.

  In the present embodiment, the viewer selects a plurality of matched recorded program information, but one recorded program information may be used without confirming with the viewer.

  In the present embodiment, the TV station number, program number, and program title are used for comparison, but other recorded program information such as start time and broadcast time may be used for determination.

  Further, here, the trigger for recording the viewing information is used when the viewer's intention to save the viewing information is confirmed at the end of viewing. As another trigger, there is a case where the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 is a mobile phone and the viewing state is blocked when a call or mail is received. In addition, when the viewer wants to re-view from the beginning of the program that has started viewing the program, such as a poor radio wave condition, it may be used as a trigger for recording viewing information.

  The program viewing system according to the present invention is useful as a portable broadcast receiving device such as a mobile phone having a broadcast receiving function and a receiving recording / playback device such as a TV device or a set top box having a broadcast receiving function and a recording function. . Further, if it has a broadcast receiving function and a recording function, it can be applied to an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer.

Schematic diagram of equipment configuration in the present invention Configuration diagram of mobile TV receiver 1 of a conventional television broadcast receiving system Configuration diagram of home server 2 of a conventional television broadcast receiving system FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and recording / playback apparatus 104 in the embodiment of the present invention. The figure which showed an example of the program information and viewing information in embodiment of this invention The figure which showed an example of the video recording program information and affiliated station information in embodiment of this invention The flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the viewing-and-listening information recording in the portable broadcast receiver 101 in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the viewing-and-listening information recording in the portable broadcast receiver 101 in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of the viewing-and-listening information recording in the portable broadcast receiver 101 in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the program information and viewing information of the program under viewing in the embodiment of the present invention The flowchart which shows the operation | movement at the time of viewing-and-listening information selection in the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement in the case of receiving the video recording information in embodiment of this invention, and reproducing | regenerating with the video recording / reproducing apparatus 104 The flowchart which shows the operation | movement when searching the recorded program information which corresponds with viewing-and-listening information in the portable broadcast receiver 101 in embodiment of this invention. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement which determines the affiliated station in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the video recording program information and viewing information in embodiment of this invention The figure which showed an example of the display screen of the viewing information list in the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of affiliated station information in embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the recording information and viewing information in case the TV station of a viewing area differs in the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 104 in embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of the recording information and viewing information when the portable broadcast receiving apparatus 101 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 104 in the embodiment of the present invention have different viewing area TV stations and different program titles depending on the TV stations. The figure which shows an example of the display screen of the several video recording program candidate in embodiment of this invention

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile TV receiver 2 Home server 21,41 Control part 22,42 Operation part 23,43 Reception failure information recording part 24,44 Tuner part 25,45 OFDM demodulation part 26,46 MPEG TS demodulation part 27,28,47 , 48 D / A converter 29, 49 Drive circuit 30, 50 Amplifier 31, 51 Communication device 101 Portable broadcast receiver 102 Wireless communication 103 Memory card 104 Recording / playback device 201, 221 Program receiver 202, 222 Program demodulator 203 , 223 Playback unit 204 Program information management unit 205 Viewing information storage trigger detection unit 206 Viewing information generation unit 207 Viewing information storage unit 208, 226 Operation unit 209 Current time acquisition unit 210 Viewing information selection unit 211 Affiliated station conversion unit 212 Viewing program search Part 213 viewing information communication part 224 program recording part 225 recording Information management unit 227 recording information communication unit

Claims (18)

A portable broadcast receiving device that can watch TV broadcast outdoors, and a recording / playback device that can record the same program as the TV broadcast watched on the portable broadcast receiving device and sends recording information to the portable broadcast receiving device. A program viewing system,
The portable broadcast receiving device includes:
A viewing information storage trigger detection unit for detecting timing for storing viewing information;
A viewing information generation unit that creates viewing information based on program information being viewed and the current time when the viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects the timing of viewing information storage;
A viewing information storage unit that records the viewing information generated by the viewing information generation unit;
A viewing program search unit for searching for a viewing program in which the viewing information program generated by the viewing information generation unit matches a recorded program in the recording / playback device;
A viewing information selection unit for selecting a program to be viewed from the matched programs in the viewing program search unit;
A viewing information communication unit that transmits the viewing information selected by the viewing information selection unit to the recording / playback device;
The recording / playback apparatus comprises:
A recording information communication unit for receiving viewing information from the portable broadcast receiving device;
A program management unit for managing program information of the recorded program and reproducing the program specified by the viewing information;
The viewing program search unit for searching for the program viewed by the portable broadcast receiving device from the programs recorded by the recording / reproducing device transmits the specified program information to the recording / reproducing device, and the recording / reproducing device. The program viewing system, wherein the recording information management unit of the program reproduces the program. A portable broadcast receiving device that receives recording information of a recorded program from a recording / playback device and can watch a TV broadcast outdoors,
A viewing information storage trigger detection unit for detecting timing for storing viewing information;
A viewing information generating unit that creates viewing information based on the program information being viewed and the current time when the viewing information storage timing is detected by the viewing information storage trigger detection unit;
A viewing information storage unit that records the viewing information generated by the viewing information generation unit;
A viewing program search unit for searching for a viewing program in which the viewing information program generated by the viewing information generation unit matches a recorded program in the recording / playback device;
A viewing information selection unit for selecting a program to be viewed from the matched programs in the viewing program search unit;
A viewing information communication unit that transmits the viewing information selected by the viewing information selection unit to the recording / playback device;
A portable broadcast receiving apparatus characterized in that a program viewed by the portable broadcast receiving apparatus is identified from among the programs recorded by the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the identified program information is transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus. The viewing program search unit, when the area where the TV broadcast is viewed and the area where the recording / playback apparatus receives the TV broadcast and records is the same frequency area, the program number included in the viewing information and the program information program 3. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the numbers are compared. The viewing program search unit, when the area where the TV broadcast is viewed and the area where the recording / playback apparatus receives the TV broadcast and the recording is a different frequency area, series-converts the TV station number included in the viewing information, 3. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the TV station number and program title that have undergone series conversion are compared with the TV station number and program title of the program information. 5. The viewing program search unit further compares a part of a program title when a matching program title is not found as a result of comparing the series-converted program title and the program title of the program information. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus as described. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects that the reception state of the TV broadcast wave is bad, and the recording / playback apparatus reads a program that cannot be viewed due to a bad reception state of the TV broadcast wave, 4. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein reproduction is instructed from time. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects that the reception state of the TV broadcast wave is bad, and the recording / playback apparatus reads a program that cannot be viewed due to a bad reception state of the TV broadcast wave, 5. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein reproduction is instructed from time. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects a viewing information storage instruction from the viewer when viewing ends or when the viewer wants to view the same program again,
The recording / playback apparatus reads a program when the viewing ends or a program that the viewer wants to view the same program again, and starts from a time when the viewing ends or a time when the viewer wants to view the same program again. 4. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein reproduction is instructed. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects a viewing information storage instruction from the viewer when viewing ends or when the viewer wants to view the same program again,
The recording / playback apparatus reads a program when the viewing ends or a program that the viewer wants to view the same program again, and starts from a time when the viewing ends or a time when the viewer wants to view the same program again. 5. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein reproduction is instructed. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects that a call is incoming or outgoing,
4. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording / playback apparatus reads a program that could not be viewed when a call arrives and is sent, and gives a playback instruction from the time when the call arrives and is sent. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects that a call is incoming or outgoing,
5. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recording / reproducing apparatus reads out a program that could not be viewed when a call arrives or originates and issues a reproduction instruction from the time when the call arrives or originates. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects the start of viewing a program,
4. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording / playback apparatus reads a program that has been viewed from the middle, and issues a playback instruction from the first time of the program. The viewing information storage trigger detection unit detects the start of viewing a program,
5. The portable broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the recording / playback apparatus reads a program that has started to be viewed halfway and issues a playback instruction from the first time of the program. A recording / playback apparatus that records the same TV broadcast as a portable broadcast receiving apparatus that can view the TV broadcast outdoors and sends the recording information to the portable broadcast receiving apparatus.
A viewing information receiving unit for receiving viewing information from the portable broadcast receiving device;
A recording / playback apparatus comprising a program management unit that manages program information of a recorded program and starts playback from a playback position of the program specified by the viewing information. A TV broadcast receiving method capable of receiving recording information of a recorded program from a recording / playback apparatus and viewing a TV broadcast outdoors,
Viewing information storage trigger step for detecting timing for storing viewing information,
Viewing information generation step of creating viewing information based on program information being viewed and the current time when viewing information storage timing is detected in the viewing information storage trigger detection step;
Viewing information storage step for recording the viewing information generated in the viewing information generation step;
A viewing program search step for searching for a viewing program in which the viewing information program generated in the viewing information generation step matches a program recorded in the recording / playback apparatus;
A viewing information selection step of selecting a program to be viewed from the matched programs in the viewing program search step;
A viewing information transmission step of transmitting the viewing information selected in the viewing information selection step to the recording / playback apparatus;
A broadcast receiving method characterized in that a program viewed by the portable broadcast receiving apparatus is identified from among programs recorded by the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the identified program information is transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus. A recording / playback method for recording the same TV broadcast as a portable broadcast receiving device capable of viewing a TV broadcast outdoors and sending the recorded information to the portable broadcast receiving device,
Viewing information receiving step for receiving viewing information from the portable broadcast receiving device;
A recording / playback method comprising: a program management step of managing program information of a recorded program and starting playback from a playback position of the program specified from the viewing information. A program that operates on a portable broadcast receiving device that receives recording information of a recorded program from a recording / playback device and can view a TV broadcast outdoors,
Viewing information storage trigger step for detecting timing for storing viewing information,
Viewing information generation step of creating viewing information based on the program information being watched and the current time when the timing of viewing information storage is detected in the viewing information storage trigger detection step;
Viewing information storage step for recording the viewing information generated in the viewing information generation step;
A viewing program search step for searching for a viewing program in which the viewing information program generated in the viewing information generation step matches a program recorded in the recording / playback apparatus;
A viewing information selection step of selecting a program to be viewed from the matched programs in the viewing program search step;
A viewing information transmission step of transmitting the viewing information selected in the viewing information selection step to the recording / playback apparatus;
An operation of the portable broadcast receiving apparatus characterized in that a program viewed by the portable broadcast receiving apparatus is identified from among the programs recorded by the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the identified program information is transmitted to the recording / reproducing apparatus. Program to do. A program that operates on a recording device that records the same TV broadcast as a portable broadcast receiving device that can view the TV broadcast outdoors and sends recording information to the portable broadcast receiving device,
Viewing information receiving step for receiving viewing information from the portable broadcast receiving device;
A program operating in a recording apparatus, comprising: a program management step of managing program information of a recorded program and starting playback from a playback position of the program specified from the viewing information.

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