JP2010073278A - Schedule information creating device, schedule information creating method, content processor, content processing method, schedule information creating program, and content processing program and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a schedule information creating device capable of setting processing for each content without forcing a troublesome operation to the user. <P>SOLUTION: The content processor 100 includes a creating section 21 for creating the schedule information, wherein a processing start time for starting processing for the content as to each of a plurality of contents is associated with a mode information for specifying which processing for this content or another content during the processing at the processing start time should be performed preferentially. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a schedule information processing apparatus and a schedule information processing method for generating a processing schedule for content. The present invention also relates to a content processing apparatus and a content processing method for processing content based on schedule information.

  In recent years, digital broadcasting systems represented by terrestrial digital broadcasting and digital satellite broadcasting have been operated.

  In such a digital broadcasting system, it is possible to broadcast programs using a large number of channels, and specialized broadcasting of programs of a specific genre (for example, movies, dramas, sports, news, animations, etc.) Many channels are also set.

  Therefore, in a digital broadcasting system, an electronic program guide (EPG; registered trademark) is often used so that a user can easily confirm a broadcast content and select a desired program. However, when there are a large number of channels for broadcasting a program, there is a case where the entire EPG cannot be displayed on one screen in an apparatus for reproducing the broadcast such as a television. In such a case, the user must search for his favorite channel by sequentially switching the displayed EPG. In addition, when the user's favorite channels are arranged at positions distant from each other on the EPG, the displayed EPG must be frequently switched, which often causes inconvenience.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique that can change the display position of a channel in an electronic program guide according to the user's preference. However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 merely changes the display in the electronic program guide, and the order of displayed contents (programs) is set by the broadcasting station.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a technique that can set the content playback order as a user-desired order, there is a function of associating content to be played back with the playback order of those content, a so-called playlist function.
JP 2007-295016 A (published on November 8, 2007)

  However, the conventional so-called play list function has a problem that it merely sets the order in which the contents are reproduced, and cannot set how the contents are processed. Therefore, in the so-called play list function, the next content is not reproduced until the reproduction of the previous content is completed.

  Even when using the so-called playback reservation technology that sets the playback start time of content, the user must set the playback reservation with care so that the playback start time of each content does not overlap. I must. For example, when it is desired to play back a content that is broadcast live after a certain content, the playback start time of the content that is broadcast live cannot be changed, so that the playback of the previous content has been completed by the playback start time of the content that is broadcast live. Must do so. For this reason, even if the playback reservation technique is used, the setting operation becomes very complicated, and there is a problem that the load is imposed on the user.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and its main purpose is to provide a schedule information generation device that can generate a processing schedule for each content without forcing a user to perform complicated operations. It is to be realized.

In order to solve the above problems, the schedule information generation apparatus according to the present invention provides
A schedule information generation device that generates schedule information to be referred to by a content processing device that processes a plurality of contents to determine a processing schedule,
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are to be prioritized. A generation means for generating schedule information recorded in association with mode information is provided.

  In the schedule information generating apparatus according to the present invention, mode information for designating which of the processing for the content when the processing times of the content overlap and the processing for the other content being processed at the processing start time is prioritized. Schedule information recorded in association with the processing start time is generated.

  Thereby, in the content processing information for processing the content, even if the schedule information is set so that the processing time of the content overlaps, the mode information in the schedule information generated in the schedule information generating device according to the present invention Content can be processed based on

  Therefore, in the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the user sets the content processing start time, the complexity of having to set the content processing start time so as not to overlap each content processing time is avoided. The effect which can be done is produced.

  Further, in the schedule information generating device according to the present invention, the mode information may be obtained by stopping processing for other content being processed and starting processing for the content at the processing start time, Either continue processing the content, start processing the content at the processing start time, or delay the time to start processing the content until the processing of the other content being processed is completed It is preferable that

  Further, in the schedule information generation device according to the present invention, in the schedule information, when there is an idle time between the processing end time of a certain content and the processing start time of the next content of the certain content, It is preferable to further include schedule information editing means for changing the schedule information generated by the generating means so that the free time is eliminated.

  According to the above configuration, the schedule information is dynamically changed so that the vacant time is zero even when the vacant time is generated in the schedule information.

  As a result, the content processing apparatus according to the present invention has an effect of preventing a time during which no content is processed (that is, a free time) from occurring.

  Further, when setting the processing start time of the content or correcting the generated schedule information, the user has to avoid the time when no content is processed in the schedule information. The effect that can be avoided is also produced.

  Further, in the schedule information generating apparatus according to the present invention, the schedule information editing means further changes the schedule information by registering in the schedule information a content having a processing start time of a certain content as the processing start time. It is preferable to do.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect which can prevent that idle time arises, without changing the process start time of the content already set.

  In the schedule information generating apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the schedule information editing means further changes the schedule information by advancing the processing start time of the next content by the empty time.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect which can prevent that idle time arises, without newly adding content other than the content which the user set.

  In the schedule information generating apparatus according to the present invention, the schedule information editing means further uniformly sets the processing start time of each content for which the processing start time is set after the processing start time of the next content. It is preferable to advance by the above-mentioned free time.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect which can shorten the time required when changing schedule information in order to prevent that idle time arises.

In order to solve the above problems, the content processing apparatus according to the present invention provides:
A content processing apparatus that processes a plurality of contents, and for each of the plurality of contents, a processing start time at which processing for the content is to be started, processing for the content, and other content being processed at the processing start time Processing timing determining means for determining timing for executing processing for each of the plurality of contents, based on schedule information associated with and recorded with mode information designating which of the processes to be prioritized is performed, and the processing And a process execution unit that executes processes for the plurality of contents based on the process determined by the timing determination unit.

  In the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, processing timing determination means for determining timing for executing processing for the content based on schedule information, and processing execution means for executing processing for content based on the determined processing. I have.

  Thereby, even if the schedule information is set so that the processing time of the content overlaps, the processing to be executed on the content can be executed based on the mode information.

  Therefore, in the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the user sets the content processing start time, the complexity of having to set the content processing start time so as not to overlap each content processing time is avoided. The effect which can be done is produced.

  In the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, the acquisition unit for acquiring broadcast information indicating the broadcast order of the broadcast content transmitted via the broadcast, and the schedule information are converted into the broadcast information acquired by the acquisition unit. Synthesizing means for combining, and the process executing means may output the broadcast information and the schedule information to the display device together with the content so as to be displayed on the display device in time series. preferable.

  According to said structure, the user can confirm the schedule information which he set, when displaying broadcast information. As a result, there is an effect that a complicated operation of performing another operation in order to confirm the schedule information set by itself can be eliminated.

  In addition, there is also an effect that the schedule information set by itself can be displayed on the display device only by connecting the content processing device according to the present invention without modifying the conventional display device.

  The content processing apparatus according to the present invention further includes a recording unit that records the content, and the processing execution unit refers to the schedule information and stores the content to be processed from the recording unit. It is preferable to obtain.

  In the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the content is at least one of moving image data, still image data, sound data, displayable script data, and executable program data.

In order to solve the above problems, the schedule information generation method according to the present invention provides
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are to be prioritized. It includes a generation step for generating schedule information recorded in association with mode information.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the schedule information generation apparatus which concerns on this invention.

In order to solve the above problems, the content processing method according to the present invention provides:
A content processing method for processing a plurality of contents, for each of the plurality of contents, a processing start time at which processing for the content is to be started, processing for the content, and other content being processed at the processing start time A process timing determination step for determining a timing for executing the process for each of the plurality of contents based on schedule information associated with and recorded with mode information designating which of the processes is preferentially performed; and the process And a process execution step of executing processes for the plurality of contents based on the process determined by the timing determination step.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the content processing apparatus which concerns on this invention.

  Further, a program for operating the schedule information generating apparatus according to the present invention or a program for operating the content processing apparatus, wherein the computer is driven as each of the above-described means, and the programs A recorded computer-readable recording medium is also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, in the schedule information generation device according to the present invention, which of the processing for content when the processing times of content overlap and the processing for other content being processed at the processing start time is prioritized. It is possible to generate schedule information in which mode information to be specified is recorded in association with the processing start time.

  Thus, in the content processing apparatus according to the present invention, when the user sets the content processing start time, the content processing start time must be set so that the processing time of each content does not overlap. There is an effect that can be avoided.

  An embodiment of a content processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

(Outline of content processing system)
In this embodiment, prior to detailed description of a content processing apparatus, an outline of a content processing system including a content processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram schematically showing the content processing system.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the broadcasting station 110 transmits content to the content processing apparatus 100 (set top box; STB) via broadcasting or the network 150. The content processing apparatus 100 that has received the content reproduces the received content using the display device 130 (television) or stores it in the recorder 140. Note that the content processing apparatus 100 may acquire the content via the network 150 from the server apparatus 120 that records the content on the network.

  The user may operate and control the content processing apparatus 100, the display apparatus 130, or the recorder 140 using the remote controller 190. The remote controller 190 may be a dedicated terminal using infrared or wireless, or a general-purpose portable information terminal such as a mobile phone or a PDA.

  The network 150 is not particularly limited as long as it can provide content. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network (Virtual Private Network) ), A telephone line network, a mobile communication network, or a satellite communication network.

  2 shows a case where the content processing device 100 is a separate device from the display device 130 and the recorder 140, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the content processing device 100 is not limited to this. Alternatively, it may be built in the recorder 140.

  Further, as content in the present embodiment, script data that can be displayed on the display device 130 such as moving image data, still image data, text data, and HTML content, or executed by the content processing device 100 such as Java (registered trademark) Script. Possible program data. In the present embodiment, a case where content is moving image data (hereinafter also referred to as a program) transmitted via a broadcast or network 150 will be described as an example.

(Configuration of content processing apparatus 100)
Next, the configuration of the content processing apparatus 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main configuration of the content processing apparatus 100. As shown in FIG. 1, the content processing apparatus 100 includes an RF reception unit 10, a data demodulation unit 11, a communication unit 12, an operation input unit 13, a reproduction control unit 14, a processing control unit 15, a content database 50, and a schedule management unit 51. It has. The display device 130 is not included in the configuration of the content processing device 100, but is shown in FIG. 1 for convenience. These members will be described below.

(RF receiver 10 and data demodulator 11)
The RF receiver 10 receives broadcast waves transmitted from a broadcast station. The data demodulator 11 demodulates the data received by the RF receiver 10 into broadcast format data before being modulated into broadcast waves. The data demodulator 11 may be capable of demodulating any of various types of data used in various countries such as ISDB-T and DBV-H.

(Communication unit 12)
The communication unit 12 transmits / receives data to / from an external device connected to the content processing apparatus 100 via a network. More specifically, the communication unit 12 receives content from an external device, records the content in the content database 50, reads the content recorded in the content database 50, and transmits the read content to the external device. To do.

(Operation input unit 13)
The operation input unit 13 is an interface that receives an instruction to the content processing apparatus 100 from a user. The operation input unit 13 may be an interface with key input such as a keyboard, or may be an interface that operates a pointer displayed on the display device 130 like a mouse. Moreover, the touch panel which can input by touching the display apparatus 130 may be sufficient.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the operation input unit 13 is provided in the content processing apparatus 100 is illustrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the operation input unit 13 may be a remote controller, for example, It may be separated from the content processing apparatus 100.

(Reproduction control unit 14)
In response to an instruction from the processing control unit 15, the reproduction control unit 14 controls the entire content reproduction processing. More specifically, the reproduction control unit 14 reads out the content to be reproduced from the content database 50 and converts the read data into an appropriate video format. For example, when the display device 130 is a television, it is converted into a digital broadcast MPEG2-TS format or a video signal. If the display device 130 is a PC (personal computer), it may be converted into the WMV format or QuickTime format. Then, the converted data is output to the display device 130.

  Although FIG. 1 illustrates the case where the content recorded in the content database 50 is read and played back, of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and the content demodulated by the data demodulation unit 11 or the communication unit 12 is shown. The content received in step 1 may be reproduced as it is without being recorded in the content database 50.

  In the present embodiment, “reproduction” means that content is converted to a format suitable for each display device and then output to each display device as described above.

(Processing control unit 15)
The processing control unit 15 controls the overall processing in the content processing apparatus 100, and includes an acquisition unit 20, a generation unit 21, a conversion unit 22, a synthesis unit 23, and an editing unit 24 as shown in FIG. . Each of these members will be described below.

(Acquisition unit 20)
The acquisition unit 20 acquires electronic program guide data included in the data from the data demodulated by the data demodulation unit 11. The electronic program guide data is program guide data indicating the broadcast order of broadcast content transmitted via broadcasting.

(Generator 21)
The generation unit 21 generates schedule information. In the schedule information, the content, the processing start time of the content, the processing to be executed on the content, and the processing mode information of the content when the processing time of the content overlap are set in association with each other. The generation of schedule information in the generation unit 21 will be described in detail below.

  The processing mode information in the present embodiment is a mode in which processing for other content being processed is stopped and processing for the content is started at the processing start time, or processing for other content being processed is continued. It is assumed that either the mode for starting the processing for the content at the processing start time or the mode for delaying the time for starting the processing for the content until the processing for the other content being processed is completed.

(Conversion unit 22)
The conversion unit 22 converts the data format of the schedule information generated by the generation unit 21 into the same data format as the data format of the electronic program guide data acquired by the acquisition unit 20.

(Synthesis unit 23)
The synthesizing unit 23 combines the schedule information converted by the converting unit 22 with the electronic program guide data acquired by the acquiring unit 20 as one piece of data.

(Editor 24)
The editing unit 24 changes the schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51. The change of the schedule information in the editing unit 24 will be described in detail below.

(Content database 50, schedule management unit 51)
The content database 50 records the content demodulated by the data demodulation unit 11 or the content received via the network by the communication unit 12. Further, the schedule management unit 51 records the schedule information generated by the generation unit 21.

  Although FIG. 1 illustrates the case where the content database 50 is built in the content processing apparatus 100, it is of course not limited to this. For example, like the recorder 140 shown in FIG. 1, the content database 50 may be provided outside the content processing apparatus 100 as an external memory.

  As the content database 50 and the schedule management unit 51, it is preferable to use a hard disk. Other than the hard disk, for example, an optical disk or a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory can be used.

(Processing operation of content processing apparatus 100)
Next, the processing operation of the content processing apparatus 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the processing operation of the content processing apparatus 100.

  First, when the RF receiving unit 10 receives data including content via broadcasting (step S1), the data demodulating unit 11 demodulates the received data (step S2). The data demodulator 11 records the content data in the demodulated data in the content database 50 (step S3). Moreover, the acquisition part 20 acquires electronic program guide data from the demodulated data (step S4). Instead of receiving data at the RF receiving unit 10, the communication unit 12 may receive the content transmitted via the network and record it in the content database 50.

  Next, content recorded in the content database 50 selected by the user or content in the electronic program guide data, processing start time in the selected content, processing to be executed on the selected content, and processing of the selected content When the mode information is set (step S5), the generation unit 21 generates schedule information based on each piece of information set by the user, and registers the generated schedule information in the schedule management unit 51 (step S6).

  When executing the process for the content, the process control unit 15 determines the process to be executed for the content at the process start time based on the schedule information. That is, the process control unit 15 instructs the reproduction control unit 14 or the communication unit 12 to execute the process (step S7).

(Schedule information generation operation)
Next, schedule information generation operation in the content processing apparatus 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a generation operation for generating schedule information.

  First, the user selects content for generating schedule information from the content database 50 or the electronic program guide data (step S11). Subsequently, the user sets the processing start time of the selected content (step S12). At this time, when content is selected from the electronic program guide data, a time earlier than the broadcast start time in the electronic program guide data cannot be set as the process start time.

  When the content for which the schedule is set and the processing start time for the content are set by the user, the content processing apparatus 100 acquires the required playback time (broadcast time) of the content selected by the user (step S13). Then, the generation unit 21 sets the content processing end time based on the content processing start time set by the user and the acquired content reproduction time (step S14). Note that the content playback time may be acquired from, for example, content header information, or only the required content playback time information may be acquired from a content database or the like on the network.

  Next, the user sets processing to be executed for the selected content and processing mode information of the selected content (step S15). The generation unit 21 generates schedule information based on information set by the user and stores the schedule information in the schedule management unit 51 (step S16).

  In this embodiment, the case where the content playback time is acquired after the content processing start time is set is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the content playback time is not limited to this. May be acquired in advance, and the required playback time of the content may be displayed together with the content.

(Example of schedule information)
Next, an example of schedule information generated in the generation unit 21 and registered in the schedule management unit 51 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51.

  In the schedule information shown in FIG. 5, an ID, a content name, a process start time, a process end time, and an execution process condition are recorded as management items. Of course, the format of the schedule information is not limited to this, other management items may be set, and the notation may be different. For example, instead of the process end time item, a content playback time item may be set.

  “ID” in FIG. 5 is a unique ID set for each content, and is used for managing schedule information. “Content name” indicates the name of the content in the schedule information. The content name may be acquired from the electronic program guide data, or may be acquired from an external device via a network. Moreover, you may make it acquire from another management table based on ID.

  The “process start time” is the time at which the execution of the process for the content set by the user is started, and the “process end time” is the process for the content set from the process start time set by the user and the required playback time of the content Is the end time of Although only the time is displayed in FIG. 5, the date may be displayed together.

  The “execution processing condition” indicates processing to be executed for each content and content processing mode information. Details of the execution processing conditions are shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a list of execution processing conditions for each content. Note that the values in the items of the execution processing conditions shown in FIG. 5 are the same as the values of the execution processing conditions in FIG.

(Content processing execution operation)
Here, the processing execution operation for the content in the content processing apparatus 100 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a process execution operation for content in the content processing apparatus 100.

  First, when the time of a timer (not shown) in the content processing apparatus 100 is the content processing start time in the schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51 (Yes in step S21), the processing control unit 15 Based on the schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51, the process execution condition associated with the content for starting the process is acquired (step S22). And the process control part 15 determines the process of the content which became the process start time based on the acquired process execution conditions (step S23). In other words, the processing control unit 15 instructs the reproduction control unit 14 or the communication unit 12 to execute processing in each member.

  Here, the operation of the processing control unit 15 in step S23 will be described with a specific example. First, for example, the case of “program 2” in FIG. 5 will be described as an example. The process start time of program 2 is 10:00, and the process end time of program 1 is 11:00. That is, the program 1 and the program 2 have the same processing time for one hour. Here, the execution processing condition of the program 2 is “1”, and is a processing condition for reproducing the program after the program being reproduced ends. That is, the processing priority of program 1 is set higher than that of program 2, and reproduction of program 1 is given priority.

  Therefore, the process control unit 15 instructs the reproduction control unit 14 to reproduce the program 2 as soon as the currently reproduced program 1 is completed. Upon receiving an instruction from the processing control unit 15, the playback control unit 14 reads the program 2 from the content database 50 and starts playback of the program 2 when the playback of the program 1 ends at 11:00. Therefore, the program 2 is played back 1 hour after the start of the program.

  Subsequently, the case of “program 3” in FIG. 5 will be described as an example. The process start time of program 2 is 10:00, and the process end time of program 1 is 11:00. That is, program 2 and program 3 have the same processing time for 30 minutes. Here, the execution processing condition of the program 3 is “2”, which is a processing condition for terminating the program being reproduced and reproducing the next program. That is, the processing priority of program 3 is set higher than that of program 2, and reproduction of program 3 is given priority.

  Therefore, the processing control unit 15 instructs the reproduction control unit 14 to end the reproduction of the currently reproduced program 2 and to reproduce the program 3. In response to the instruction from the processing control unit 15, the reproduction control unit 14 ends the reproduction of the program 2, reads the program 3 from the content database 50, and starts the reproduction of the program 3. Therefore, the program 2 is played back 30 minutes before the end of the program, but the program 3 starts playing from the beginning of the program.

  Next, the case of “program 4” in FIG. 5 will be described as an example. The process start time of program 4 is 15:00, and the process end time of program 3 is 16:00. That is, the program 3 and the program 4 have an overlap of processing time for one hour. Here, the execution processing condition of the program 4 is “3”, which is a processing condition for reproducing the program simultaneously with the program being reproduced. That is, program 3 and program 4 have the same processing priority.

  Therefore, the processing control unit 15 instructs the reproduction control unit 14 to reproduce the program 4 together with the currently reproduced program 3. In response to the instruction from the processing control unit 15, the reproduction control unit 14 reads the program 4 from the content database 50 while continuing to reproduce the program 3, and starts reproducing the program 4. Therefore, the program 4 is played back 2 hours after the start of the program 3.

  FIGS. 8A and 8B show display examples on the display device 130 when two programs are reproduced simultaneously. As shown in FIG. 8A, when two programs are played back simultaneously, as shown in FIG. 8 (a), the program 3 that has already been played back is displayed on a large screen, while the newly started program 4 is displayed on a small screen. A display example to be displayed can be given. Of course, the reverse is also true, and program 3 may be displayed on a small screen while program 4 is displayed on a large screen. As another example, as shown in FIG. 8B, the images may be displayed on the same size screen.

  8A and 8B illustrate a display example in the case where two programs are played back simultaneously, the display may be performed in the same manner when three or more programs are played back simultaneously. When three or more programs are played back simultaneously, a smaller screen may be displayed in a small screen.

  Next, the case of “program M” in FIG. 5 will be described as an example. The execution processing condition of the program M is “4”. That is, the execution processing condition of the program M is a content transmission instruction to a device connected to the content processing device 100.

  Therefore, the process control unit 15 instructs the communication unit 12 to transmit the program M to the device connected to the own device via the network. The communication unit 12 receives an instruction from the processing control unit 15, reads the program M from the content database 50, and connects to a device (for example, a hard disk built-in recorder or a PC) connected via the network. The program M is transmitted. In the execution processing condition “4”, an output destination device may be further set.

  Finally, the case of “program N” in FIG. 5 will be described as an example. The execution processing condition for program N is “5”. That is, the execution processing condition of the program N is an instruction to convert the content data format. Therefore, the process control unit 15 reads the program M from the content database 50, converts the data format of the program M, and records it again in the content database 50. In the execution processing condition “5”, an output destination device may be further set. In this case, the content data whose data format has been converted is transmitted to a predetermined device (for example, a mobile phone, a portable music player, or a portable game machine). Further, in the execution processing condition “5”, the format of the data format to be further converted may be set.

(Display example when generating schedule information)
A display example on the display device 130 when generating the schedule information will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 9A to 9C are diagrams showing display examples of the display device 130 when schedule information is generated. FIG. 9A is a state before schedule information is generated, and FIG. The operation at the time of setting in the schedule information is shown, and (c) shows the state after the program 2 is set.

  At the time of generating the schedule information, as shown in FIG. 9A, the display device 130 displays a list in which the schedule information can be set and the playback required time (broadcast time) of the content is displayed. ing. The user can operate My Ch. Content (here, program 2) is selected. The user selects the program 2 via the operation input unit 13 and inputs it to My Ch. The operation of moving to the part is performed (FIG. 9B). That is, program 2 is set to My Ch. Drag and drop to the desired position (time). Although not shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C for convenience, My Ch. It is preferable that the time is described in.

  When the user drags and drops the program 2 by an operation via the operation input unit 13, the program 2 is displayed in My Ch. In FIG. 9 (c). The generation unit 21 sets the processing start time shown in FIG. 5 according to the time at which the program 2 is arranged, and the processing end time of the program 2 based on the processing start time of the program 2 and the reproduction required time of the program 2 Set. Further, when the user operates through the operation input unit 13, My Ch. By shifting the position of the program 2 to the left and right above, the processing start time can be changed as appropriate. In this case, the editing unit 24 appropriately corrects the processing start time and the processing end time shown in FIG. Since the schedule information editing operation will be described in detail below, a specific description thereof is omitted here.

  The user can select a desired program via the operation input unit 13 using My Ch. By repeating the operation of arranging above, schedule information as shown in FIG. 5 can be generated.

  The execution processing conditions in FIG. 5 are, for example, My Ch. A menu showing items that can be executed is displayed by selecting, for example, by clicking the program 2 arranged above, and set by the user selecting an item displayed on the menu via the operation input unit 13 You just have to do it.

  Note that My Ch. It is preferable that the program 2 is displayed with a length corresponding to the time required for reproducing the program 2. That is, the longer the playback time is, the more My Ch. As the time required for playback is shorter, the My Ch. It is preferable to reduce the occupied area in.

  Here, when the schedule information shown in FIG. A display example of is shown in FIG.

  In the schedule information shown in FIG. 5, the program 1 and the program 2 are reproduced from 10:00 to 11:00, but the program 1 is reproduced with priority over the program 2 as described above. Therefore, in FIG. 10, program 1 is displayed so as to cover program 2. The same applies to the programs 2 and 3.

  In the schedule information shown in FIG. 5, the program 3 and the program 4 are reproduced from 15:00 to 15:30, but as described above, the program 3 and the program 4 are reproduced at the same time. Therefore, in FIG. 10, from 15:00 to 15:30, the program 3 does not cover the program 4 and the program 4 does not cover the program 3, and both are displayed.

  Thus, by displaying the execution processing conditions together with the processing start time of each content at a glance, not only the schedule information registration operation is facilitated, but also setting errors in the registration processing can be reduced.

(Advantages of the content processing apparatus 100)
As described above, the content processing apparatus 100 sets the schedule information that associates the content, the processing start time of the content, the processing to be executed on the content, and the processing mode information when the processing time of the content overlaps. A generation unit 21 for generation and a processing control unit 15 for determining processing for each content with reference to schedule information when processing for the content are provided.

  Accordingly, the process control unit 15 can determine a process to be preferentially executed based on the process mode information even when the schedule information is set so that the process times of the contents overlap. Therefore, in the content processing apparatus 100 according to the present invention, when the user sets the content processing start time, it is possible to avoid the troublesomeness that the processing time of each content must be set so as not to overlap.

  Also, a plurality of contents can be reproduced simultaneously according to the setting of the processing mode information in the schedule information.

  Furthermore, according to the processing execution conditions, not only the reproduction of the content to the display device 130 but also the transmission of the content to the external device or the conversion of the format format of the content can be executed.

(Synthesis operation of schedule information and electronic program guide data)
Next, the processing operation for combining the schedule information with the electronic program guide data and displaying it on the display device 130 will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of combining the schedule information with the electronic program guide data and displaying it on the display device 130.

  First, the conversion unit 22 reads schedule information to be combined with electronic program guide data from the schedule management unit 51, and converts the data format of the read schedule information into the same data format as the data format of the electronic program guide data to be combined. (Step S31). That is, the schedule information is set for the empty channel in the electronic program guide data acquired by the acquisition unit 20. Subsequently, the synthesizing unit 23 synthesizes the schedule information obtained by converting the format into the electronic program guide data acquired by the acquiring unit 20 (step S32).

  Next, when reproducing the content, the reproduction control unit 14 re-synthesizes the content whose video format has been converted and the electronic program guide data synthesized by the synthesizing unit 23 (step S33). Then, the reproduction control unit 14 outputs the recombined data to the display device 130 (step S34).

  The determination of the empty channel in the electronic program guide data may be made based on the broadcast received by the RF receiving unit 10, or the information on the empty channel may be acquired via the network. When acquiring empty channel information via a network, it may be acquired based on preset current position information or based on the IP address of the network. Moreover, when the content processing apparatus 100 is equipped with GPS (Global Positioning System), you may make it acquire based on the positional information (latitude / longitude information) acquired by GPS.

  Further, as data recombination (Remux), when the display device 130 is a television, for example, data recombination may be performed in accordance with the ARIB ISDB-TS standard. Note that since data recombination is a conventionally known technique, it is only necessary to multiplex common operation SIs conforming to ARIB TR-B14.

(Schedule information display example)
Here, a display example when the electronic program guide shown in the electronic program guide data obtained by combining the schedule information is displayed on the display device 130 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a display example of the electronic program guide shown in the electronic program guide data obtained by combining the schedule information.

  Broadcast A to Broadcast G in FIG. 12 are broadcast schedules in electronic program guide data transmitted from a broadcast station. Is a broadcast schedule based on schedule information set by the user. That is, My Ch. The order of the programs 1 to 4 indicated by is the order set by the user when the schedule information is registered in the schedule management unit 51.

  In addition, the user can access My Ch. When the program is selected, as shown in FIG. 13, a small screen may be displayed at the bottom of the electronic program guide, and the selected program may be reproduced.

  When the priority of reproduction for each content is set, it is preferable that the priority is also displayed when the electronic program guide shown in the electronic program guide data is displayed. That is, even when the electronic program guide shown in the electronic program guide data is displayed, the display may take into account the priority of each content under the execution processing conditions as shown in FIG.

  The electronic program guide only needs to be displayed by pressing a button for displaying the electronic program guide on an operating device (for example, a remote controller) that operates the display device 130.

(Advantages of combining schedule information with electronic program guide data)
As described above, by combining the schedule information with the electronic program guide data, the user can check the schedule information set by the user when the electronic program guide is displayed. Thereby, in order to confirm the schedule information set by itself, a complicated operation of performing other operations can be eliminated.

  Further, the schedule information set by itself can be displayed on the display device 130 only by connecting the content processing device 100 without modifying the display device 130.

(User edits schedule information)
The editing unit 24 edits the schedule information generated by the generating unit 21 based on the user process via the operation input unit 13. 14 (a) to 14 (d) are diagrams showing My Ch. (A) is a state before editing of schedule information, (b) is a state in which program 1 is selected, and (c) is a state in which program 1 is moved to the position of program 3 (D) is a state in which the position of program 1 and the position of program 3 are changed.

  At the time of editing the schedule information, the display device 130 displays the schedule information generated by the generation unit 21 as shown in FIG. The user selects content (in this case, program 1) whose processing start time is changed by an operation via the operation input unit 13 (FIG. 14B). Then, the user operates the operation input unit 13 to select the selected program 1 to My Ch. Is moved to a desired position (time) in FIG. 14 (c). That is, program 1 is changed to My Ch. Is dragged and dropped to a desired position (here, the position of program 3). Although not shown in FIGS. 14A to 14D, My Ch. It is preferable that the time is written in.

  When the user drags and drops the program 1 to the position of the program 3 by an operation via the operation input unit 13, the program 1 is displayed in My Ch. The position of the program 3 is changed to the position of the program 1 in FIG. (FIG. 14 (d)).

  That is, the editing unit 24 corrects the content name set as “program 1” in the schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51 to “program 3” and is set as “program 3”. The content name is corrected to “Program 1”.

  Further, the editing unit 24 can edit the schedule information in the same manner even when the processing mode information is set for the content having the same processing time in the schedule information. However, in this case, as shown in FIGS. Even if the position of the program 1 and the position of the program 3 are changed, the processing mode information is not changed. That is, as shown in FIG. 15D, program 1 whose position has been replaced with program 3 has a lower processing priority than program 4, and program 3 whose position has been replaced with program 1 has a lower priority than program 2. The processing priority remains high. FIGS. 15A to 15D show My Ch. At the time of editing the schedule information in which the processing mode information is set. (A) shows a state before editing schedule information, (b) shows a state in which program 1 is selected, and (c) shows that program 1 has been moved to the position of program 3. (D) shows a state in which the position of program 1 and the position of program 3 are changed.

(Dynamic editing of schedule information)
The above-described schedule information editing operation shows a case where the user edits the schedule information by instructing the change of the schedule information via the operation input unit 13, but the editing unit 24 dynamically updates the schedule information. It can also be edited. In this section, a dynamic editing operation of schedule information in the editing unit 24 will be described.

  First, the dynamic editing operation of schedule information will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a dynamic editing operation of schedule information.

  First, the editing unit 24 determines whether or not there is a space between the processing end time of the program n and the processing start time of the program n + 1 in the schedule information recorded in the schedule management unit 51 (step S41). . If there is a vacancy between the process end time of program n and the process start time of program n + 1, that is, if there is a vacancy time between program n and program n + 1 (Yes in step S41), the editing unit 24 It is determined whether or not the processing start time of the program n + 1 is shifted so that becomes 0 (step S42).

  When the processing start time of program n + 1 is shifted so that the free time becomes 0 (Yes in step S42), the editing unit 24 corrects the processing start time of program n + 1 so that the free time becomes 0 (step S43). ). On the other hand, when the processing start time of program n + 1 is not shifted so that the free time becomes 0 (No in step S42), the editing unit 24 sets a new program to be inserted into the free time (step S44). That is, the editing unit 24 sets a new program in the schedule information using the process end time of the program n as the process start time, and changes the schedule information (step S43).

  Next, the editing unit 24 determines whether or not all the free time has expired (step S45). When the free time has run out (Yes in step S45), the content processing apparatus 100 notifies the user that the schedule information has been updated (step S46), and ends the editing operation of the schedule information. On the other hand, when the free time still exists (No in step S45), content processing apparatus 100 repeats the processing from step S42 again.

  Note that the editing unit 24 may determine whether to shift the processing start time of the program n + 1 so that the free time becomes 0 in step S42 according to the length of the free time. That is, when the length of the vacant time is shorter than the predetermined time, the schedule information cannot be easily changed. Therefore, the processing start time of the program n + 1 may be shifted so that the vacant time becomes zero. However, if the free time is longer than the predetermined time, a new program may be inserted to fill the free time.

(Advantages of editing schedule information)
As described above, the content processing apparatus 100 dynamically changes the schedule information so that the vacant time is zero even when the vacant time is generated in the schedule information. As a result, it is possible to prevent a time during which no content is processed in the content processing apparatus 100 (that is, a free time).

  Further, when setting the processing start time of the content or correcting the generated schedule information, the user has to avoid the time when no content is processed in the schedule information. Can be avoided.

(When the processing start time is shifted so that the free time is 0)
Here, details of the schedule information change in the editing unit 24 will be described. First, the case where the processing start time of the next content is shifted so as to set the free time to 0 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 17 (a) and 17 (b). FIGS. 17A and 17B are diagrams schematically showing a change in schedule information when the processing start time of the program n + 1 is shifted so that the free time is set to 0, and FIG. The state is shown, and (b) shows the state after the change.

  As shown in FIG. 17A, when there is an idle time of N minutes between the processing end time (Tn_end) of program n and the processing start time (T (n + 1) _start) of program n + 1, The editing unit 24 advances the processing start time (T (n + 1) _start) of the program n + 1 by N minutes so that the free time becomes zero.

  At this time, the processing end time (T (n + 1) _end) of program n + 1 also advances N minutes ago. Therefore, this time, a free time occurs for N minutes between the processing end time (T (n + 1) _end) of program n + 1 and the processing start time (T (n + 2) _start) of program n + 2. . Therefore, the editing unit 24 advances the processing start time (T (n + 2) _start) of the program n + 2 N minutes so that the free time becomes zero.

  At this time, the processing end time (T (n + 2) _end) of the program n + 2 also advances N minutes ago. However, since the processes of program n + 2 and program n + 3 were originally duplicated for N minutes or more, the process end time (T (n + 2) _end) of program n + 2 and the process start time (T (n + 3) of program n + 3) _start) is not available. Accordingly, the editing unit 24 ends the schedule information changing operation without changing the processing start time (T (n + 3) _start) of the program n + 3, as shown in FIG.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent idle time without newly adding a program other than the program set by the user.

  Note that, as described above, the vacancy between the process end time and the process start time for each content is calculated, and if there is a vacant time, the schedule information is edited so that the vacant time is set to 0. As shown in FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b), the schedule information is changed so that the processing start time of the program after the program n + 1 in which the idle time is generated between the program n and the program n is advanced uniformly by N. May be. In this case, since the processing start time (T (n + 3) _start) of the program n + 3 is also shifted N minutes ago, the schedule information can be changed more quickly although the schedule information changes greatly. FIGS. 18A and 18B are diagrams schematically showing changes in the schedule information when the processing start times of the contents are uniformly shifted so that the free time is zero. ) Shows the state before the change, and (b) shows the state after the change.

  In this case, it is possible to reduce the time required for changing the schedule information in order to prevent the idle time from occurring.

(When setting a new content to fill the free time)
Next, a case where new content is inserted in the free time so as to fill the free time will be described below with reference to FIGS. 19 (a) and 19 (b). 19 (a) and 19 (b) are diagrams schematically showing a change in schedule information when new content is inserted so as to fill in the free time, (a) shows a state before the change, (B) shows the state after the change when the time required for playing the inserted content is longer than the free time, and (c) shows the state after the change when the time required for playing the inserted content is shorter than the free time. Show.

  As shown in FIG. 19A, when there is an idle time of N minutes between the processing end time (Tn_end) of program n and the processing start time (T (n + 1) _start) of program n + 1, The editing unit 24 acquires a new program that fills the vacant time (N minutes). At this time, a new program for filling the idle time (N minutes) may be acquired from the content database 50, or the communication unit 12 may be acquired from an external device via a network.

  In addition, it is most preferable that the playback time of a new program coincides with the free time (N minutes), but of course it is not limited to this, and the playback time required is close to the free time (N minutes). It may be long or short.

  FIG. 19B shows the setting of schedule information when the newly inserted program n + 4 is longer than the free time (N minutes). When the time required for reproduction of the newly inserted program n + 4 is longer than the free time (N minutes), the execution processing condition of the program n + 1 is corrected to “2”. This is because the program n + 1 is a program that the user desires to view and it is preferable that the processing priority be higher than that of the program n + 4.

  FIG. 19C shows setting of schedule information when the newly inserted program n + 4 is shorter than the free time (N minutes). At this time, a program n + 5 whose processing start time is the processing end time of the program n + 4 may be further inserted. Also in this case, if the required playback time of the inserted program n + 5 is longer than the idle time, the execution processing condition of the program n + 1 is corrected to “2”.

  As a result, it is possible to prevent idle time without changing the processing start time of a program that has already been set.

  If the idle time after inserting the program n + 4 into the idle time is smaller than a predetermined value, the program n + 5 is not newly inserted, and the program n + 1 or later is inserted as shown in FIGS. 20 (a) and (b). The process start time of the program may be shifted. Also in this case, as shown in FIG. 20 (a), the processing start times in all the programs after program n + 1 may be uniformly advanced, or for each program as shown in FIG. 20 (b). The vacant time may be calculated from the process end time and the process start time, and the schedule information may be changed so that the vacant time is zero when there is a vacant time.

  As described above, the most effective free time can be reduced to 0 by combining the insertion of a new program with respect to the free time and the change of the processing start time so as to make the free time 0.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the unit of the free time is “minute” has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a unit of “hour” or “second”. It may be a unit.

(Schedule information update notification example)
As described above, when the editing unit 24 dynamically changes the schedule information, it is preferable to notify the user that the schedule information has been changed. For example, as shown in FIG. 21A, a notification message indicating that the schedule information has been updated may be displayed superimposed on the currently reproduced program. Further, as shown in FIG. 21B, the changed schedule information may be displayed as an electronic program guide.

(Additional notes)
In the present embodiment, the content processing apparatus 100 that processes content based on the generated schedule information has been described. However, a schedule information generation apparatus in which the function related to the playback control unit 14 is a separate apparatus may be used. . Even in this case, when the user sets the content processing start time, it is possible to avoid the complexity that the content processing start time must be set so that the processing time of each content does not overlap. .

(Program and recording medium)
Finally, the process control unit 15 included in the content processing apparatus 100 may be configured by hardware logic. Alternatively, it may be realized by software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) as follows.

  That is, the processing control unit 15 includes a CPU such as an MPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, and a RAM (Random Access) that expands the program into an executable format. Memory) and a storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data.

  The object of the present invention is not limited to the case where the program memory of the process control unit 15 is fixedly supported, and the program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, or source program) of the above program is recorded. This can also be achieved by supplying a recording medium to the content processing apparatus 100, and the content processing apparatus 100 reads and executes the program code recorded on the recording medium.

  The recording medium is not limited to a specific structure or type. That is, the recording medium includes, for example, a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. System, a card system such as an IC card (including a memory card) / optical card, or a semiconductor memory system such as a mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the object of the present invention can be achieved even if the processing control unit 15 (or the content processing apparatus 100) is configured to be connectable to a communication network. In this case, the program code is supplied to the processing control unit 15 via the communication network. The communication network is not limited to a specific type or form as long as it can supply the program code to the processing control unit 15. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. may be used.

  The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, even with wired lines such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone It can also be used by radio such as a telephone network, a satellite line, and a terrestrial digital network. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims. That is, embodiments obtained by combining technical means appropriately modified within the scope of the claims are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  The content processing apparatus according to the present invention can be suitably used as a set-top box for controlling content output to a television. Moreover, it can be suitably used as a television having the function of the content processing apparatus according to the present invention.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the content processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows typically the content processing system containing the content processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing operation of a content processing apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the production | generation operation | movement which produces | generates schedule information. It is a figure which shows an example of the schedule information currently recorded on the schedule management part. It is a figure which shows the list of the execution process conditions with respect to each content. It is a flowchart which shows the process execution operation | movement of the content in the content processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the example of a display in a display apparatus in the case of reproducing | regenerating two programs simultaneously, (a) is an example which changes and displays the magnitude | size of the display screen of each program, (b) is an example of each program. This is an example in which the display screen is displayed in the same size. When creating schedule information, My Ch. (A) is a state before generation of schedule information, (b) shows an operation when setting program 2 as schedule information, and (c) shows program 2 being displayed. This is the state after setting. When the schedule information shown in FIG. 5 is generated, My Ch. It is a figure which shows the example of a display. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement which synthesize | combines schedule information with electronic program guide data, and displays it on a display apparatus. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the electronic program guide data which synthesize | combined schedule information. It is a figure which shows the other example of a display example of the electronic program guide data which synthesize | combined schedule information. When editing schedule information, My Ch. (A) shows a state before editing schedule information, (b) shows a state in which program 1 is selected, and (c) shows that program 1 has been moved to the position of program 3. (D) shows a state in which the position of program 1 and the position of program 3 are changed. When editing schedule information in which processing mode information is set, My Ch. (A) shows a state before editing schedule information, (b) shows a state in which program 1 is selected, and (c) shows that program 1 has been moved to the position of program 3. (D) shows a state in which the position of program 1 and the position of program 3 are changed. It is a flowchart which shows the dynamic edit operation | movement of schedule information. It is a figure which shows typically the change of the schedule information in the case of shifting the process start time of the next content so that the free time becomes 0, (a) shows the state before the change, and (b) is after the change Shows the state. It is a figure which shows typically the change of the schedule information in the case of shifting the processing start time of each content uniformly so that the free time is set to 0, (a) shows the state before the change, and (b) The state after the change is shown. It is a figure which shows typically the change of the schedule information in the case of inserting a new content so that a free time may be filled, (a) shows the state before a change, (b) is the reproduction required time of the inserted content Shows the state after the change when is longer than the free time, and (c) shows the state after the change when the time required for playing the inserted content is shorter than the free time. It is a figure which shows typically the change of the schedule information in the case of shifting the processing start time of a content so that a vacant time may be set to 0 when the reproduction required time of the content inserted so as to fill the vacant time is shorter than the vacant time. (A) shows the case where the processing start time of each content is shifted uniformly, (b) calculates the free time from the processing end time and the processing start time for each content, and when there is free time A case is shown in which the content processing start time is shifted so that the free time becomes zero. It is a figure which shows the example of a display at the time of notifying a user of the update of schedule information, (a) shows the case where a notification message is superimposed and displayed on content, (b) shows the updated schedule information as an electronic program guide The case of displaying is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 RF receiving part 11 Data demodulation part 12 Communication part 13 Operation input part 14 Reproduction | regeneration control part (process execution means)
15 Process control unit (process timing determining means)
20 acquiring unit 21 generating unit 22 converting unit 23 combining unit 24 editing unit (schedule information editing means)
50 Content database (recording unit)
51 Schedule Management Unit 100 Content Processing Device 130 Display Device

Claims (15)

A schedule information generation device that generates schedule information to be referred to by a content processing device that processes a plurality of contents to determine a processing schedule,
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are to be prioritized. A schedule information generation apparatus comprising generation means for generating schedule information recorded in association with mode information.   The mode information indicates that the processing for the other content being processed is stopped and the processing for the content is started at the processing start time, or the processing for the other content being processed is continued and the processing is performed at the processing start time. 2. The schedule according to claim 1, wherein either the processing for the content is started or the time for starting the processing for the content is delayed until the processing for the other content being processed is completed. Information generator.   In the schedule information, when there is an empty time between the processing end time of a certain content and the processing start time of the next content of the certain content, the generation means generates the empty time so that the empty time disappears. The schedule information generating apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising schedule information editing means for changing the schedule information.   4. The schedule information according to claim 3, wherein the schedule information editing means changes the schedule information by further registering in the schedule information a content having a processing start time of a certain content as a processing start time. Generator.   4. The schedule information generation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the schedule information editing means changes the schedule information by advancing the processing start time of the next content by the empty time.   4. The schedule information editing means according to claim 3, wherein the processing start time of each content set with a processing start time after the processing start time of the next content is uniformly advanced by the free time. The schedule information generation device described. A content processing apparatus for processing a plurality of contents,
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are designated with priority. Processing timing determining means for determining timing for executing processing for each of the plurality of contents based on schedule information recorded in association with mode information;
Processing execution means for executing processing for the plurality of contents based on the processing determined by the processing timing determination means;
A content processing apparatus comprising: Obtaining means for obtaining broadcast information indicating a broadcast order of broadcast content transmitted via broadcast;
A synthesizing unit that matches the schedule information with the broadcast information acquired by the acquiring unit;
8. The content processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the processing execution means outputs the broadcast information and the schedule information to the display device together with the content so that the display information is displayed on the display device in time series. . A recording unit for recording the content;
The content processing apparatus according to claim 7 or 8, wherein the processing execution unit acquires content to be processed from the recording unit with reference to the schedule information.   10. The content according to claim 7, wherein the content is at least one of moving image data, still image data, sound data, displayable script data, and executable program data. Content processing device. A schedule information generation method for generating schedule information to be referred to by a content processing apparatus for processing a plurality of contents to determine a processing schedule,
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are to be prioritized. A schedule information generation method comprising a generation step of generating schedule information recorded in association with mode information. A content processing method for processing a plurality of contents,
For each of the plurality of contents, the process start time at which the process for the content is to be started, and the process for the content and the process for the other content being processed at the process start time are designated with priority. A processing timing determination step for determining timing for executing processing for each of the plurality of contents based on schedule information recorded in association with mode information;
A process execution step for executing processes for the plurality of contents based on the process determined in the process timing determination step;
A content processing method comprising:   A program for operating a computer included in the schedule information generation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program causes the computer to function as each unit.   A program for operating a computer included in the content processing apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the program causes the computer to function as each unit.   The computer-readable recording medium which has recorded the program of Claim 13 or 14.

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