JP2010267343A - Playback device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce manufacturing cost and power consumption and to improve user-friendliness, in a playback device. <P>SOLUTION: When a monitoring time elapses from the start of content playback (YES in S3), a hard disk recorder displays a warning message (S4). When a remote controller is operated to stop playback (YES in S10), playback is stopped (S11), and standby monitoring processing (S12) is performed. When the remote controller is not operated from the time when the monitoring time elapses to the time when a non-operation monitoring time elapses (NO in S5), content playback is stopped (S6), resume information is generated and stored (S7), and standby mode is entered for turning off the power source of a peripheral circuit of a controlling microcomputer (S8). In the standby monitoring processing, the standby mode is entered when the remote controller is not operated by the time when the non-operation monitoring time elapses. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a playback apparatus capable of reducing power consumption.

  In recent years, there are many requests to suppress power consumption of AV equipment, and Patent Document 1 automatically detects the time used by a user and the time not used, and determines that the time is not used. A hard disk recorder capable of suppressing power consumption by shifting its own device to a standby state is disclosed. However, in this type of device, for example, when the content is changed from the reproduction state to the standby state and then returned to the reproduction state, the content is reproduced from the beginning, which is inconvenient for the user.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when the hard disk is in a stopped state (standby state), the front of the device is imaged to detect a user, and as a result of this detection, a situation in which the user cannot be detected continues for a predetermined time. There is disclosed a hard disk recorder that turns its own device into a state where the hard disk rotates stably (standby state). According to this hard disk recorder, it is possible to immediately put the device into an executable state when a user operation is performed. However, with this type of device, an imaging device for detecting a user in front of the device is required, and thus the manufacturing cost cannot be suppressed.

JP 2000-123460 A JP 2007-214651 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a playback device that is easy to use by a user while suppressing manufacturing costs and power consumption.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a reproduction means for reproducing moving image content data, an operation means operated by a user to give various operation instructions, and a control means for controlling each part of the apparatus. A resume information generating means for generating resume information indicating a playback stop position when the playback of content data being played back by the playback means is stopped, a notification means for notifying the user of various messages, and a content Time storage means for storing a monitoring time for monitoring the data reproduction time and a no-operation monitoring time for monitoring whether or not the user has operated the operation means; and the control means comprises the reproduction When the monitoring time elapses from the start of content data playback during the playback of content data by means, A warning message to the effect that the device is to be switched to a standby mode, which is an operation mode in which the peripheral device is powered off, is used after the monitoring time has elapsed. If the operation means is not operated by the user until the operation monitoring time elapses, the reproduction of the content data by the reproduction means is stopped and the resume information generation means is used to resume the content data. After the information is generated and the generated resume information is stored in the storage means, the own apparatus is shifted to the standby mode.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the playback device according to the first aspect, when the control unit stops the playback of the content data, the control unit waits until the no-operation monitoring time elapses. When the operation means is not operated, the own apparatus is shifted to the standby mode.

  According to the present invention, during the playback of content data, when the monitoring time has elapsed since the start of playback of the content data, the user is notified of the warning message indicating the transition to the standby mode, and further until the no-operation monitoring time elapses. If the operation means is not operated by the user during this period, the own apparatus is shifted to the standby mode. Therefore, for example, even when the user forgets to turn off the apparatus, the apparatus automatically shifts to the standby mode, so that the power consumption of the apparatus can be suppressed.

  In addition, after generating resume information and storing the generated resume information in the storage means, the own apparatus is shifted to the standby mode. Therefore, when the content is restored from the standby mode, the previous playback is performed. The content data can be reproduced from the position. Therefore, it is convenient for the user. Further, unlike the prior art, it is not necessary to provide a device for detecting a user located in front of the device, so that manufacturing costs can be reduced.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the hard-disk recorder which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the auto power-off function setting screen of the said hard disk recorder. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the content data reproduction | regeneration processing of the said hard disk recorder. Explanatory drawing which shows an example of the warning message of the said hard disk recorder. The flowchart which shows the procedure of the standby monitoring process in the said content reproduction operation | movement.

  A hard disk recorder (playback apparatus) according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the hard disk recorder 1. The hard disk recorder 1 can record and reproduce content data such as a television program (hereinafter referred to as TV) broadcasted from a broadcasting station. The video signal and audio signal of the content data reproduced by the hard disk recorder 1 are output to the TV receiver 2 via the transmission cable 3. The TV receiver 2 is a display device such as a liquid crystal television or a plasma television, and includes a display 21 that displays video and a speaker 22 that outputs audio.

  The hard disk recorder 1 includes a tuner 11 that receives a TV program based on a TV broadcast signal broadcast from a broadcasting station, and a remote control signal receiving unit 12 that receives a remote control signal transmitted from a remote control device (operation means) 4. The hard disk recorder 1 also includes a terminal unit 13 composed of an HDMI terminal and the like provided so as to be exposed outside the housing, a memory (time storage means) 14 for storing various information, and a content such as a TV program. It further includes a hard disk (hereinafter referred to as HDD) 15 for recording data, an access unit 16, and a control microcomputer (control means) 17 for controlling each part of the apparatus.

  The remote control device 4 has a plurality of operation buttons (not shown) operated by the user, and transmits a remote control signal corresponding to the operation of the operation buttons by the user to the hard disk recorder 1. The user operates the operation buttons of the remote control device 4 to instruct the hard disk recorder 1 to perform operations such as playback of content data and stop playback of content data.

  The memory 14 includes a program 14a for operating the control microcomputer 17, reproduction time monitoring mode setting information 14b, monitoring time information 14c, standby monitoring mode setting information 14d, no-operation monitoring time information 14e, and resume information. 14f is stored.

  The reproduction time monitoring mode setting information 14b stores an on / off setting of a reproduction time monitoring mode to be described later. The monitoring time information 14c stores a threshold time for monitoring the content data reproduction time. The standby monitoring mode setting information 14d stores an on / off setting of a standby monitoring mode to be described later. The no-operation monitoring time information 14e stores a threshold time for monitoring whether or not the operation button of the remote control device 4 has been operated by the user. The resume information 14f stores resume information indicating the playback stop position when the playback of the content data being played back is stopped.

  The access unit 16 reads and writes content data such as TV programs with respect to the HDD 15. The control microcomputer 17 includes a reproduction processing unit (reproduction unit) 17a, a recording processing unit 17b, a resume information generation unit (resume information generation unit) 17c, and a warning display unit (notification unit) 17d. The control microcomputer 17 has a plurality of operation modes such as a reproduction mode for reproducing content data, a recording mode for recording content data in the HDD 15, a reproduction time monitoring mode, a standby monitoring mode, and a standby mode.

  The reproduction time monitoring mode is a mode for performing an operation of monitoring whether or not a preset monitoring time has elapsed. The standby monitoring mode is a mode for performing an operation of monitoring whether or not the operation button of the remote control device 4 is operated until a preset no-operation monitoring time elapses. Hereinafter, a general term of modes including the reproduction time monitoring mode and the standby monitoring mode is referred to as an auto power off mode.

  The standby mode is a mode in which an operation of turning off the peripheral circuit of the control microcomputer 17 is performed while the remote control signal transmitted from the remote control device 4 can be received. The peripheral circuit that is turned off in the standby mode is turned on when the user operates the operation button of the remote control device 4.

  The reproduction processing unit 17a reproduces the content data of the TV program received by the tuner 11 and the content data read from the HDD 15 via the access unit 16, and receives the video signal and audio signal of the reproduced content data as a TV image. Output to machine 2. The recording processing unit 17 b records the content data of the TV program received from the tuner 11 in the HDD 15.

  The resume information generating unit 17c generates resume information 14f indicating the playback stop position when the playback of the content data read from the HDD 15 being played back by the playback processing unit 17a is stopped, and the generated resume information 14f is stored in the memory 14. Remember.

  The warning display unit 17d outputs video signals for displaying various messages to the TV receiver 2. The TV receiver 2 displays the warning message output from the warning display unit 17d on the display 21.

  Next, an auto power off mode setting screen will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 shows various setting screens in the auto power off mode (that is, the playback time monitoring mode and the standby monitoring mode) displayed on the display 21 of the TV receiver 2. These various settings are performed when the user operates the operation buttons of the remote control device 4.

  On this setting screen, an ON / OFF setting item 31 for the reproduction time monitoring mode and a monitoring time setting bar 32 for setting a monitoring time when the reproduction time monitoring mode is set to ON are displayed. The monitoring time is set to an arbitrary time when the user operates the remote controller 4 to move the cursor C1 to the left or right. The control microcomputer 17 stores the information set in the ON / OFF setting item 31 as the reproduction time monitoring mode setting information 14b in the memory 14, and the time information set in the monitoring time setting bar 32 as the monitoring time information 14c. Remember as.

  The setting screen further includes an ON / OFF setting item 41 for the standby monitoring mode and a no-operation time setting bar 42 for setting the no-operation monitoring time when the standby monitoring mode is set to ON. Is done. As with the monitoring time setting bar 32, the no-operation time setting bar 42 is set with an arbitrary time by the user moving the cursor C2 left and right. The control microcomputer 17 stores information set in the ON / OFF setting item 41 as standby monitoring mode setting information 14d in the memory 14, and sets the time set in the no-operation time setting bar 42 as no-operation monitoring time information. 14e is stored.

  Next, content data playback processing will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of content data reproduction processing, and FIG. 4 shows an example of warning message display displayed by the warning display unit 17d. Here, it is assumed that the reproduction time monitoring mode and the standby monitoring mode are set to ON in advance, the monitoring time stored as the monitoring time information 14c is 60 minutes, and the no-operation monitoring time information 14e. The no-operation monitoring time described as “1” is assumed to be 1 minute.

  First, the control microcomputer 17 uses the reproduction processing unit 17a to reproduce content data recorded in, for example, the HDD 15 (S1), and reproduction of the content data has not ended (NO in S2). When the monitoring time (in this case, 60 minutes) has elapsed since the reproduction of the content data has started (YES in S3), a warning message is displayed on the display 21 of the TV receiver 2 using the warning display unit 17d (S4). . Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, a warning message indicating that it is one minute until auto power off, that is, transition to the standby mode is displayed on the display 21.

  Then, the control microcomputer 17 operates any one of the operation buttons on the remote control device 4 between the time when the monitoring time (60 minutes) elapses and the time when the no-operation monitoring time (here 1 minute) elapses. If the operation is an operation for stopping the reproduction (YES in S10), the reproduction of the content data is stopped (S11), the warning message on the display 21 is erased, and the reproduction from the start of the reproduction is started. After clearing the elapsed time to 0, standby monitoring processing (S12) is performed. Details of the standby monitoring process will be described later. If the operation using the remote control device 4 is not an operation for stopping the reproduction (NO in S10), the warning message on the display 21 is erased, the elapsed time from the start of the reproduction is cleared to 0, and the above The processes after S1 are repeated.

  On the other hand, if the operation button of the remote control device 4 is not operated by the user (NO in S5), the control microcomputer 17 stops the reproduction of the content data (S6).

  Then, the control microcomputer 17 generates the resume information 14f at the playback stop position of the content data using the resume information generator 17c, stores it in the memory 14 (S7), and makes the device 1 operate in the standby mode. Transition (S8).

  In S2, when the reproduction of the content data is completed (YES in S2), the control microcomputer 17 performs a standby monitoring process (S12).

  Next, the details of the standby monitoring process will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. If none of the operation buttons on the remote control device 4 is operated by the user after the no-operation monitoring time (for example, 1 minute) elapses after the playback is stopped (NO in S21), the control microcomputer 17 uses the standby mode. The operation is shifted (S22). On the other hand, when any of the operation buttons on the remote control device 4 is operated (YES in S21), the process of S22 is not performed.

  As described above, according to the hard disk recorder 1 according to the present embodiment, when the content data is being played back, when 60 minutes (monitoring time) have elapsed since the start of the playback of the content data, the control microcomputer 17 2 displays a warning message for switching to the standby mode in one minute. Further, when the user does not operate the operation button of the remote control device 4 until one minute (no-operation monitoring time) elapses, the control microcomputer 17 shifts to the operation in the standby mode. Therefore, for example, even if the user forgets to turn off the power of the hard disk recorder 1, the standby mode is automatically entered, so that the power consumption of the hard disk recorder 1 can be suppressed.

  In addition, the control microcomputer 17 generates the resume information 17f, stores the generated resume information 17f, and then shifts to the operation in the standby mode. Therefore, when returning from the standby mode to the mode for reproducing the content, The content data can be reproduced from the previous reproduction position. Therefore, it is convenient for the user. Further, unlike the prior art, since it is not necessary to provide a device for detecting a user located in front of the hard disk recorder 1, the manufacturing cost of the hard disk recorder 1 can be suppressed.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the structure of the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible in the range which does not change the meaning of invention. For example, although the case where the present invention is applied to a hard disk recorder has been described in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this and may be applied to a DVD player. Further, the standby monitoring process shown in FIG. 5 is not limited to the case where the playback of the content is stopped or after the playback is finished, for example, after the hard disk recorder 1 is turned on until the no-operation time elapses. It may be executed when the remote control device 4 is not operated.

1 Hard disk recorder (playback means)
4 Remote control device (operating means)
14 Memory (time storage means)
17 Microcomputer for control (control means)
17a Reproduction processing unit (reproduction means)
17c Resume information generator (resume information generator)
17d Warning display part (notification means)

Claims (2)

Reproduction means for reproducing moving image content data;
Operation means operated by the user to give various operation instructions;
In a playback device comprising control means for controlling each part of the device,
Resume information generating means for generating resume information indicating a playback stop position when the playback of the content data being played back by the playback means is stopped;
Notification means for notifying the user of various messages;
A time storage means for storing a monitoring time for monitoring the reproduction time of the content data and a no-operation monitoring time for monitoring whether or not the user has operated the operation means;
The control means includes
During the reproduction of content data by the reproduction means, when the monitoring time has elapsed since the start of reproduction of the content data, an operation to wait for the user in the state where the peripheral circuit is turned off to the user using the notification means Alerts you to switch to standby mode,
If the user does not operate the operation means between the time when the monitoring time elapses and the time when the no-operation monitoring time elapses, the reproduction information is stopped by the reproduction means and the resume information A reproduction apparatus characterized in that the resume information of the content data is generated by using the generation means, the generated resume information is stored in the storage means, and then the own apparatus is shifted to the standby mode.   The control unit shifts its own device to the standby mode when the user does not operate the operation unit while the reproduction of content data is stopped and before the no-operation monitoring time elapses. The playback apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

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