JP2011091870A - Electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus capable of more accurately displaying a program, that is being reproduced, among simultaneously recorded programs. <P>SOLUTION: A television broadcast receiver 100 has a tuner 3, an HDD 17, a recording/reproducing control section 22, a channel switching control section 40 and a past program guide generation section 50. When performing reproduction according to a second reproduction method, the past program guide generation section 50 acquires EPG information from a TS 43 recorded in a second recording region 172 to generate a past program guide 44 (Fig.6). A reproduction position in the past program guide 44 is focused 45. When reproducing channels continuously in an order of recording times according to a second reproduction method, a program field being reproduced is focused 45. Furthermore, when the channel to be reproduced is switched by the channel switching control section 40, the program field being reproduced after switching is also focused 45. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device.

  The digital broadcast wave includes service information data in addition to video data and audio data. An electronic device that receives a digital broadcast wave can realize various functions based on the service information data.

  For example, a digital broadcast receiving apparatus is disclosed that can create an electronic program guide describing information related to a broadcast program based on service information data and display the electronic program guide on a part of a screen displaying the program. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-112899

  In recent years, with the increase in HDD recording capacity, electronic devices having a function of receiving a plurality of digital broadcast waves broadcast simultaneously by a plurality of tuners and simultaneously recording all programs satisfying conditions such as channels and time zones Has appeared.

  Using the above-described technique, an electronic program guide can be created based on service information data relating to the recorded program. However, when simultaneous recording is performed for a plurality of programs, continuous reproduction is performed along the recording time. That is, the program to be played back without specifying a new program to be viewed by the user from the program table will change. Therefore, even when a recorded program is continuously reproduced, it is required to accurately indicate the program being reproduced on the electronic program guide.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and provides an electronic device and a program guide display method that can more accurately display a program being played back among recorded programs that have been recorded simultaneously. The purpose is to do.

  In order to achieve the above object, an electronic device according to the present invention includes a broadcast receiving unit that receives a program broadcast for each channel, records the program on a recording medium, and reproduces the program recorded on the recording medium. A program table generating unit that generates a program table centered on a time and a channel when the program is broadcast for the program reproduced by the recording / playback control unit, A receiving unit that receives a designation of a program to be reproduced from the recording / playback control unit, wherein the recording / playback control unit starts reproduction from the program designated by the designation receiving unit, and a channel on which the designated program is broadcast The program table generation unit displays the program table for the program recorded on the recording medium when the recording / playback control unit is reproducing the program. Instruction when receiving the, and generating a program guide focusing on program being the reproduction.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an electronic device and a recorded program control method that improve the operability of the channel switching operation during playback of a recorded program.

1 is an external view of a television broadcast receiving device in the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is an external view of a remote controller included in the television broadcast receiving device in the present embodiment. The functional block diagram of the television broadcast receiver in this Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the conceptual diagram of the recording state of HDD in this Embodiment. The conceptual diagram of the recording state of the time information table in this Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the past program table in this Embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing channel switching during reproduction by the second reproduction method according to the present embodiment. The figure which shows the flowchart of the process sequence by the 2nd reproduction | regeneration method which the channel switching control part in this Embodiment performs. The figure which shows the flowchart of the process sequence by the 1st reproduction | regeneration method which the channel switching control part in this Embodiment performs. The figure which shows the flowchart of the display procedure of the past program guide at the time of the reproduction | regeneration start by the 2nd reproduction | regeneration method which the past program guide production | generation part in this Embodiment performs. The figure which shows the flowchart of the display procedure of the past program guide in the reproduction | regeneration by the 2nd reproduction | regeneration method which the past program guide production | generation part in this Embodiment performs.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As an electronic apparatus according to the present invention, a television broadcast receiver 100 will be described as an example.
FIG. 1 is an external view of a television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. In this embodiment, a television broadcast receiver is described as an example of the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, any device equipped with a broadcast receiving device such as a broadcast receiving device, a mobile phone with a broadcast receiving function, a personal computer with a broadcast receiving function, and a video recording device equipped with the broadcast receiving device may be used. The broadcast is not limited to receiving radio waves propagating in the air, but may be broadcast capable of receiving a program distributed from a broadcasting station via a network such as a cable or an IP (Internet Protocol) network.

  The television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 mainly includes a thin cabinet 110 and a support stand 120 that supports the cabinet 110. The cabinet 110 stores electronic devices such as a tuner 3 described later. In addition, a video display unit 130 is disposed at the front center of the cabinet 110, and speakers 140 are disposed on both sides so that stereo sound reproduction can be performed. The video display unit 130 is, for example, an SED (Surface-Condition Electron-Emitter Display) display panel, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display panel, or the like.

  A receiving unit 24 for receiving an operation signal wirelessly transmitted from the remote controller 150 is provided in the lower front portion of the cabinet 110. An operation unit 23 such as a power switch is disposed on the side surface of the cabinet 110 of the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is supplied with electric power from the outside via a plug (not shown), receives various broadcast waves via an antenna 1 described later, and receives the received broadcast wave signal by the signal processing unit 12. By decoding, a video signal and an audio signal are output. The video display unit 130 processes the decoded video signal to display video, and the speaker 140 processes the decoded audio signal and outputs audio.

  In this embodiment, an electronic device such as a tuner is stored in the cabinet 110. However, the present invention is not limited to this. That is, an electronic device such as the tuner 3 is stored in a housing separate from the cabinet 110, and the housing and the television broadcast receiving device 100 are connected to each other, and the video display unit 130 provided in the television broadcast receiving device 100 is connected. In addition, video and audio may be output from the speaker 140.

  Next, the structure of the remote controller 150 provided in the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view of a remote controller 150 provided in the television broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present embodiment.

  The remote controller 150 includes a power key 150a, a broadcast switching key 150b, a direct channel selection key 150c, a volume adjustment key 150d, a channel up / down key 150e, a focus key 150f, a determination key 150g, blue, red, A green / yellow color key 150h, a special reproduction key 150i, a screen display key 150j, a time shift key 150k, and a program guide key 150l are provided.

  The power key 150a is a key for instructing to turn on / off the power of the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100. The broadcast switching key 150b is a key for instructing to switch the broadcast displayed on the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 among terrestrial digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, and CS digital broadcast. The direct channel selection key 150c is a key for instructing the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 to display a channel corresponding to each key. The volume adjustment key 150d is a key for instructing to change the volume output from the speaker 140.

  The channel up / down key 150e is a key for instructing to change the channel displayed on the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in the order of the channel number. The focus key 150 f is a key for instructing to move the focus 45 displayed on the video display unit 130. The enter key 150g is a key for instructing selection of an item where the focus key 150f is located.

  The color key 150h is a key for instructing an operation corresponding to the operation guide assigned to each color key displayed on the screen. The special reproduction key 150i is a key for instructing special reproduction such as fast-forward, rewind, stop, reproduction, next program skip, and previous program skip. The screen display key 150j is a key for displaying a banner or the like indicating a playback position in a recorded program.

  The time shift key 150k is a key for displaying a past program table 44 for displaying programs simultaneously recorded by a second recording method described later. The time shift key 150k is pressed to display the past program table 44, and the program to be reproduced is designated to enter the time shift mode described later. The program guide key 150l is a key for displaying a program guide from the present to one week ahead based on EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information. In addition, the past program table 44 can be displayed when reproduction is performed by a second reproduction method described later. When each key is operated, an operation signal indicating the content of the instruction is input to the control unit 18 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 in the present embodiment. The function of the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 that displays the past program table 44 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  The television broadcast receiver 100 includes an antenna 1, an input terminal 2, a tuner 3, a TS (Transport Stream) processing unit 11, a signal processing unit 12, a graphic processing unit 13, and an OSD (On Screen Display) signal. The generating unit 14, the audio processing unit 15, the video processing unit 16, the HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 17, the control unit 18, the operation unit 23, the receiving unit 24, and a first card I / F (Interface). ) 25, the first card holder 26, the second card I / F 28, the second card holder 29, the brightness sensor 31, the communication I / F 32, the LAN terminal 33, and the USB I / F 34. USB terminal 35, i. LINK I / F36, i. A LINK terminal 37, an HDMI I / F 38, an HDMI terminal 39, a video display unit 130, and a speaker 140 are provided.

  The control unit 18 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 19, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 20, a nonvolatile memory 21, a recording / playback control unit 22, a channel switching control unit 40, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit). ).

The antenna 1 is an antenna configured to be able to receive terrestrial digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, CS digital broadcast, and the like as broadcast formats.
The input terminal 2 inputs broadcast signals received from the antenna 1 to a plurality of tuners 3.
The tuner 3 selects a broadcast signal of a desired channel from among three types of terrestrial digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, and CS digital broadcast by a control signal from the control unit 18, and demodulates the selected broadcast signal. (OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Multiplexing) demodulation for terrestrial digital broadcasting, PSK (Phase Shift Keying) demodulation for BS digital broadcasting and CS digital broadcasting), and TS (Transport Stream) including the desired program. Obtained and input to the TS processing unit 11.

  A plurality of tuners 3 are provided. The tuners 3A, 3B, and 3C are labeled according to the broadcast wave to be received, and these are simply referred to as the tuner 3 when there is no need to distinguish them. In this specification, the tuner 3A is for viewing, and the tuners 3B and 3C are for recording. Differences in recording methods using broadcast signals selected by the tuners 3B and 3C will be described later.

The TS processing unit 11 receives the selected channel TS from the tuner 3, re-multiplexes the plurality of TSs into one TS, and outputs to the signal processing unit 12.
When recording, the TS processing unit 11 receives a plurality of TSs selected by the tuners 3B and 3C from the tuner 3, re-multiplexes the plurality of TSs into one TS, and the signal processing unit 12 Output to.

  The signal processing unit 12 performs appropriate digital signal processing on the TS on which a plurality of channels output from the TS processing unit 11 are multiplexed. The TS subjected to the digital signal processing is separated into a data signal, a video signal, and an audio signal. The separated video signal is output to the graphic processing unit 13, the audio signal is output to the audio processing unit 15, and the data signal is output to the OSD signal generation unit 14 or the control unit 18. The TS remultiplexed by the TS processing unit 11 for recording is output to the control unit 18.

  This data signal includes various information related to the broadcast program. There is time information as information about the program. In Japan's terrestrial digital broadcasting, ARIB STD-B10, which is a standard of the Radio Industries Association (ARIB), has a time and date table (TDT: Time and Date Table) as a table of program arrangement information. A time date offset table (TOT: Time Offset Table) including offset time information is defined, and these tables indicate the current date according to Japan Standard Time (JST = Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) +9) and Modified Julian Date (MJD). And the current time are transmitted.

  In this specification, a time date offset table (TOT) is used as the current date and the current time. In the ARIB TR-B14, which defines the operational rules for digital terrestrial broadcasting in Japan, the default period for transmitting the time-date offset table (TOT) is set to 5 seconds, and the TOT has a period of once every 5 seconds. Sent.

  Moreover, as information regarding the program included in the data signal, there is EPG information. This EPG information includes channel information, channel number, program name, schedule, and the like. In the present embodiment, this EPG information is used to generate a program guide for programs from the present to one week ahead and a past program guide 44 for recorded programs. The past program guide 44 is generated by the past program guide generator 50.

  The graphic processing unit 13 performs a decoding process on the digital video signal output from the signal processing unit 12. The decoded video signal is combined with the OSD signal output from the OSD signal generation unit 14 to be combined and output to the video processing unit 16. The graphic processing unit 13 can also selectively output the decoded video signal or OSD signal to the video processing unit 16.

  The OSD signal generation unit 14 generates an OSD signal for displaying a UI (user interface) screen and the like under the control of the control unit 18. In the signal processing unit 12 described above, the data signal separated from the digital broadcast signal is converted into an OSD signal of an appropriate format by the OSD signal generation unit 14 and output to the graphic processing unit 13.

  The audio processing unit 15 converts the audio signal input from the signal processing unit 12 into an analog audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 140. The audio signal converted into analog is output to the speaker 140 and reproduced.

  The video processing unit 16 converts the signal output from the graphic processing unit 13 into an analog video signal in a format that can be displayed on the video display unit 130. The video signal converted into analog is output to the video display unit 130.

The HDD 17 stores a TS for each channel based on control by the recording / playback control unit 22. The recording state of the HDD 17 will be described later with reference to FIG.
The control unit 18 is a system control program and various processing programs recorded in advance in the ROM 19 in response to an operation signal input from the operation unit 23 or an operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 150 and received via the reception unit 24. Is activated. The control unit 18 controls the operation of each unit of the apparatus using the RAM 20 as a work memory according to the activated program.

The ROM 19 is a memory that stores a system control program executed by the CPU and various processing programs.
The RAM 20 is a so-called working memory for the CPU to develop various programs.
The nonvolatile memory 21 stores various setting information and control information necessary for operation control of each unit. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that channel information of a broadcast that was viewed immediately before playing a recorded program is stored.

  The recording / playback control unit 22 controls the recording of the television broadcast receiver 100 and the function of playing back the recorded program. That is, the recording / playback control unit 22 returns the TS multiplexed with a plurality of channels output from the TS processing unit 11 to the TS for each channel and records it in the HDD 17.

  In addition, the recording / playback control unit 22 executes control for playing back the recorded data, reads the TS for each channel stored in the HDD 17 and plays it back, and then displays it on the video display unit 130 or outputs audio from the speaker 140. You can make it. By providing the LAN terminal 33 as a LAN-compatible HDD dedicated port, it is possible to stably record program information with high-definition image quality on the HDD 17 without being affected by other network environments or network usage conditions. It becomes.

  In the present embodiment, the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes two types of recording methods. Here, the first recording method refers to a recording method in which programs to be recorded are individually specified or the start and end of recording are specified at an arbitrary time. That is, in the first recording method, one broadcast wave broadcasting the designated program is received and recorded in the HDD 17. This method is the same recording method as a conventional HDD recorder or the like that designates programs to be individually recorded. A tuner that receives a broadcast wave used in the first recording method is a tuner 3B.

  The second recording method does not specify individual programs, but specifies conditions such as channel, time, day of the week, etc., and records all programs that satisfy the conditions. That is, a plurality of broadcast waves corresponding to the conditions are received and recorded in the HDD 17 for each channel in parallel. A tuner that receives a broadcast wave used in the second recording method is a tuner 3C.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a conceptual diagram of a recording state of the HDD 17 in the present embodiment. A recording state of a program recorded by the above two types of recording methods will be described with reference to FIG.

  The recording / playback control unit 22 divides the HDD 17 into a first recording area 171 and a second recording area 172 and performs recording. The first recording area 171 is recorded with the TS of the program recorded by the first recording method, and the second recording area 172 is recorded with the time information table 42 created for each channel and the second recording method. The TS 43 for each channel is stored.

  In the first recording area 171, TSs of programs a to e recorded by the user individually specifying programs are stored. In each TS of these programs a to e, program information such as channel information and program name is stored for each program.

  FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of the recording state of the time information table 42 in the present embodiment. The time information tables 42A to 42C correspond to channels 1 to 3, respectively. In each time information table 42, channel information, program information, time information, and an address are recorded in association with each other. The time information table 42 is created every 0.5 seconds, for example, like the GOP (Group of Picture) interval of the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) 2 broadcast. The address is a logical address or a physical address.

  In the second recording area 172, programs A to P recorded by designating conditions such as time zone and day of week in channels 1 to 3 are stored as TS 43 for each channel. When the recording capacity of the second recording area 172 reaches the limit, it is assumed that the recording is continued while sequentially erasing from the oldest recording time. Along with this, the time information table 42 is also sequentially deleted from the oldest recording time, and newly recorded programs are created and stored.

  The time information table 42 is not limited to being recorded in the second recording area 172. That is, the non-volatile memory 21 may be used, or recording may be performed on a recording medium connected through various interfaces.

In the present embodiment, television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 includes two types of playback methods as methods for playing back recorded programs.
First, as a first reproduction method, only one program selected from the programs stored in the first recording area 171 is reproduced. That is, the first reproduction method is a case where a list of programs a to e stored in the first recording area 171 is displayed and one program selected based on this list is reproduced.

  As a second reproduction method, TSs of a plurality of channels stored in the second recording area 172 are successively reproduced in order along the recording time, with channel switching possible. That is, when the channel is switched during playback of any of the TSs 43a to 43c of the channels 1 to 3 stored in the second recording area 172, the time point recorded at approximately the same time as the time of the channel being played back The channel switching destination channel is reproduced from the second recording area 172 and displayed. Accordingly, it is possible to view the program by switching the channel as if the broadcast was viewed in real time retroactively.

  The substantially same time means around 10 seconds before and after the recording time at the position where the reproduction was performed. Since it takes several seconds to display the video on the video display unit 130 after starting to play the TS 43, when transitioning to the position recorded at the same recording time, the video that is actually displayed may be delayed by a few seconds There is. Therefore, it may be possible to transit to a position recorded several seconds before the time information of the TS 43 being played back at the time of performing the channel switching operation. By transitioning to the position of the TS 43 several seconds ago, the video recorded at the same time as the recording time of the channel that was viewed before the channel switching operation is actually displayed.

  Further, it may be possible to make a transition to a position recorded after a few seconds as compared with the time information of the TS 43 being reproduced at the time of performing the channel switching operation. By transitioning to the position of the TS 43 after a few seconds, it is possible to reproduce the operation when the channel is switched while viewing the broadcast in real time retroactively.

  The second reproduction method is executed when a program is designated from the past program table 44 as shown in FIG. 6 by pressing the time shift key 150k. That is, the second reproduction method is called a time shift mode. That is, reproduction by the second reproduction method is executed by selecting a program to be reproduced from programs A to P recorded by the second recording method shown in the past program table 44. According to the time shift mode, which is the second reproduction method, the recorded program is reproduced successively in order from the selected recorded program along the recording time.

  In addition, when the program is reproduced by the second reproduction method, the program to be reproduced is switched by designating a desired program from the past program table 44 displayed by pressing the program table key 150l. Can do.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the past program table 44 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, the past program table 44 includes a focus 45, a table 46, a recording time display 47, a channel display 48, and a reproduction time display 49.

  The focus 45 moves on the table 46 in response to an operation with the focus key 150f. The focus 45 is to make the frame of the program column and the color in the program column different from other columns in order to indicate that the program is selected.

  When the channel that was viewed immediately before the start of playback by the second playback method is recorded by the second recording method, the focus 45 is set to the position of the latest recorded program of the channel that was being viewed. If the channel that was viewed immediately before starting playback by the second playback method is not recorded by the second recording method, the channel number is the highest among the channels recorded by the second recording method. Focus 45 on the position of the latest recorded program on the small channel.

  In addition, when the program is reproduced by the second reproduction method, the program to be reproduced is switched by designating a desired program from the past program table 44 displayed by pressing the program table key 150l. Can do.

  When the program guide key 150l is pressed and the past program guide 44 is displayed when playback is performed by the second playback method, the focus is on the position of the recorded program being played back when the program guide key 150l is pressed. Hit 45.

  The table 46 is a table that displays recorded programs with the recording time display 47 on the vertical axis and the channel display 48 on the horizontal axis. In each cell of the table 46, program information determined from channel information and time information is displayed based on the EPG information.

  The recording time display 47 displays a table of up to 6 hours retroactively from the recording time of the latest recorded program among the recorded programs already recorded by the second recording method. If the recording time is less than 6 hours, only the amount of recording is displayed.

The channel display 48 displays the channel of the TS 43 stored in the second recording area 172.
The reproduction time display 49 displays the recording time when the program being reproduced by the second reproduction method is recorded.
When the focus 45 is moved by operating the focus key 150f in the table 46, and the determination key 150g is pressed with the focus 45 applied to a desired program, the recording / playback control unit 22 reproduces the program to which the focus 45 is applied. Execute. In the example shown in FIG. 6, when the enter key 150g is pressed with the focus 45 on the program C, the recording / playback control unit 22 first plays the program C, and when the playback of the program C ends, the program D continues. Reproduce.

  When the time shift key 150k is pressed and the recording is performed by the second recording method, the program being recorded is displayed on the bottom line of the table 46. Further, the recorded part in the cell of the program being recorded is displayed differently from the other parts on the table 46.

The operation unit 23 receives an operation signal corresponding to an operation by the user and inputs the operation signal to the control unit 18.
The receiving unit 24 receives an operation signal corresponding to the operation of the remote controller 150 by the user and inputs the operation signal to the control unit 18.
The first card holder 26 is connected to the control unit 18 via the first card I / F 25. The first card 27 can be attached to the first card I / F 25. The first card 27 is a recording medium such as an SD (Secure Digital) memory card, an MMC (Multimedia Card), and a CF (Compact Flash) (registered trademark) card. The first card 27 mounted on the first card holder 26 and the control unit 18 can transmit information via the first card I / F 25. The control unit 18 can store data such as images, music, and broadcast programs in the first card 27. In addition, the control unit 18 reads out data such as images, music, and broadcast programs stored in the first card 27 and is decoded by the audio processing unit 15 and the video processing unit 16, so that the video display unit 130. Can be displayed, or audio can be output from the speaker 140.

  The second card holder 29 is connected to the control unit 18 via the second card I / F 28. The second card 30 can be attached to the second card I / F 28. The second card 30 is a recording medium that records contract information of a broadcast reception contract, for example. The second card 30 attached to the second card holder 29 and the control unit 18 can transmit information via the second card I / F 28.

  The brightness sensor 31 is disposed in front of the cabinet 110, detects the brightness of the surroundings where the television broadcast receiving apparatus 100 is disposed, and inputs the detection result to the control unit 18. The control unit 18 controls the luminance of the video display unit 130 based on the detection result regarding the input brightness.

  A LAN (Local Area Network) terminal 33 is connected to the control unit 18 via the communication I / F 32. The LAN terminal 33 is used as a LAN-compatible HDD dedicated port using Ethernet (registered trademark). When a LAN-compatible HDD is connected to the LAN terminal 33 as a NAS (Network Attached Storage), the HDD 17 and the control unit 18 can transmit information via the communication I / F 32. In this case, the control unit 18 functions as a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, and assigns and controls an IP (Internet Protocol) address to the LAN-compatible HDD connected to the LAN terminal 33.

  A recording medium such as a hard disk or a DVD (optical disk) can be mounted on a device such as an HDD, a PC, or a DVD recorder connected to the control unit 18 via the communication I / F 32. The control unit 18 can store data such as images, music, and broadcast programs on the recording medium via the hub and devices connected to the hub. Further, the control unit 18 can read out and reproduce data such as images, music, and broadcast programs stored in the recording medium and display the data on the video display unit 130 or output sound from the speaker 140.

  A USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal 35 is connected to the control unit 18 via the USB I / F 34. The USB terminal 35 is used as a general USB compatible port. The USB terminal 35 is connected to, for example, a mobile phone, a digital camera, a card reader / writer for various memory cards, an HDD, a keyboard, and the like via a hub. The control unit 18 can transmit information to and from devices connected via the USB terminal 35 and the USB I / F 34.

  i. The LINK terminal 37 is connected to the i. It is connected to the control unit 18 via the LINK I / F 36. i. For example, AV-HDD, D (Digital) -VHS (Video Home System), and the like are serially connected to the LINK terminal 37. The control unit 18 is connected to the i. LINK terminal 37 and i. Information can be transmitted to and from a device connected via the LINK I / F 36.

  The HDMI terminal 39 is connected to the control unit 18 via the HDMI I / F 38. The HDMI terminal 39 is connected to, for example, a personal computer, a liquid crystal display, an AV amplifier, or the like. The control unit 18 can transmit information to and from devices connected via the HDMI terminal 39 and the HDMI I / F 38.

  The channel switching control unit 40 controls the channel switching operation during playback by either of the first and second playback methods. The channel switching operation is instructed by either the direct channel selection key 150c or the channel up / down key 150e. In the present embodiment, the channel switching operation differs depending on the playback method.

  First, in the case of reproduction by the first reproduction method, a transition is made to a program currently being broadcast. That is, when a program is designated and reproduced, other channels are not always recorded at the same time as the program being reproduced. Therefore, the channel is not switched between recorded programs, and the program is switched to the program currently being broadcast.

  In the case of reproduction by the second reproduction method, a transition is made to a program of another channel recorded at the same time. By switching to another recording channel based on the playback time, it is possible to switch the channel and view the program as if watching the broadcast in real time retroactively. If no other channel is recorded at the same time, a warning display is displayed indicating that the channel cannot be changed to the designated channel.

  Next, the channel switching operation by the operation of the direct channel selection key 150c and the channel up / down key 150e of the remote controller 150 in each reproduction method will be described.

  First, a case where channel switching is instructed by the direct channel selection key 150c when a desired program selected by the first reproduction method is being viewed will be described. When the desired program selected by the first reproduction method is being reproduced, when the direct channel selection key 150c is pressed, the channel switching control unit 40 displays the current channel specified by the direct channel selection key 150c. Transition to a program being broadcast.

  Next, a case where channel switching is instructed by the channel up / down key 150e when a desired program selected by the first reproduction method is being viewed will be described. When the desired program selected by the first reproduction method is being reproduced, when the channel up / down key 150e is pressed, the channel switching control unit 40 views the recorded program immediately before reproducing the recorded program from the nonvolatile memory 21. The acquired channel information is acquired, and a transition is made to the currently broadcast program of the channel based on this channel information. Alternatively, the program may be changed to a program that is currently being broadcast on a channel before or after the channel that was viewed immediately before playing the recorded program.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing channel switching during reproduction by the second reproduction method in the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 7, the channel switching operation in the case where reproduction is performed by the second reproduction method will be described. In the following description, a case will be described in which a transition is made to the position of the TS 43 of the switching destination channel recorded at the same time as the playback time, but the position may be recorded at substantially the same time.

  FIG. 7 shows the recorded program stored in the second recording area 172 for each channel with the vertical axis as the time axis. It is shown that programs broadcast from PM4 to PM10: 00 are recorded in channel 1 (CH1), channel 2 (CH2), and channel 3 (CH3). For example, in channel 1, program A from PM4 to PM5, program B from PM5 to PM6, program C from PM6 to PM7, program D from PM7 to PM8, program D, and PM8 to PM10 Until then, program E is recorded.

  First, a case where channel switching is instructed by the direct channel selection key 150c during reproduction by the second reproduction method will be described. When the direct channel selection key 150c is pressed when a program broadcast on a certain channel is being reproduced by the second reproduction method, the channel switching control unit 40 selects the channel corresponding to the pressed direct channel selection key 150c. TS43 is read and played back.

  For example, when the program C of the channel 1 is being reproduced, the channel 2 of the direct channel selection key 150c is pressed. Then, the address of the TS 43A being reproduced at this time is read from the time information table 42A, and time information corresponding to this address is acquired. Based on the acquired time information, the address of the TS 43B recorded at the same time is acquired from the time information table 42B of the channel 2, and reading of the TS 43B is started from the position of this address.

  For example, during reproduction of channel 1, the key assigned to channel 2 of direct channel selection key 150c is pressed at 18: 30: 01.0 seconds. Then, the channel switching control unit 40 searches for a time point when the time information is recorded as 18: 30: 301.0 from the time information table 42B. In channel 2, the program recorded at 18: 30: 30.1.0 is program H, and TS43B is read from the address recorded in association therewith. In this way, the switching operation from channel 1 to channel 2 by pressing the direct channel selection key 150c is completed.

  Next, a case where channel switching is instructed by the channel up / down key 150e during reproduction by the second reproduction method will be described. When the channel up / down key 150e is pressed while a program broadcast on a channel is being played by the second playback method, the channel switching control unit 40 selects the channel corresponding to the pressed channel up / down key 150e. TS43 is read and played back. In the present embodiment, channels 1, 2, and 3 are simultaneously recorded by the second recording method. With the channel up / down key 150e, the channel is switched in the up or down direction in the order of the channel numbers.

  For example, when the program C of channel 1 is being reproduced, the up key of the channel up / down key 150e is pressed. Then, the address of the TS 43A being reproduced at this time is read from the time information table 42A, and time information corresponding to this address is acquired. The address associated with the same time as this time information is acquired from the time information table 42B of channel 2 having one channel number larger than that of channel 1. By reading TS43B from the acquired address, the channel switching operation from channel 1 to channel 2 is completed.

  When three channels from channel 1 to channel 3 are recorded, if the up key is pressed again when switching to channel 2, the channel 2 is switched to channel 3. When the up key is pressed again at the time of switching to channel 3, the channel is switched in the order of the channel numbers, such as switching to channel 1. Further, when the channel 1 is being reproduced, if the down key is pressed, the channel 3 is switched. That is, it circulates contrary to the up key.

  As described above, in the second reproduction method, channel switching is performed by referring to the time information table 42 in which time information and an address are associated with each channel broadcast at the same time.

  If the user wants to watch a program recorded on the switched channel from the start of the program, the program can be cued by pressing the previous program skip key of the special playback key 150i.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a processing procedure according to the second reproduction method executed by the channel switching control unit 40 in the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 8, the processing procedure until channel switching is performed during reproduction by the second reproduction method will be described.

  First, the recording / playback control unit 22 searches the second recording area 172 for an address corresponding to the channel and start time of the program selected in the past program table 44, and acquires the playback start position (step S11). Next, the obtained TS 43 at the reproduction start position is read from the second recording area 172 (step S12). The recording / reproduction control unit 22 reproduces the read TS 43 and sends it to the audio processing unit 15 and the video processing unit 16 to reproduce the program (step S13).

  Next, the channel switching control unit 40 determines whether or not an instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has been received (step S14). As a result of the determination in step S14, if it is determined that an instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has been received (Yes in step S14), the channel switching control unit 40 determines whether the instruction is from the up key (step S14). S15).

  If it is determined in step S15 that the instruction is from the up key (Yes in step S15), the playback start position of the channel (next channel) having a number larger than the channel number of the currently played channel is acquired. (Step S16). That is, the time information recorded at the same time is searched from the channels having a higher number than the currently reproduced channel among the channels simultaneously recorded by the second recording method, and this time information is supported. To obtain the playback start position. Then, the process returns to step S12, and channel switching is executed by reading TS43 from the acquired reproduction position.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the instruction is not from the up key (No in step S15), the reproduction start position of the channel (previous channel) having a smaller number than the channel number of the currently reproduced channel is acquired (step S17). That is, the time information recorded at the same time is searched from the channels having the smaller number than the currently reproduced channel among the channels simultaneously recorded by the second recording method, and this time information is supported. To obtain the playback start position. Then, the process returns to step S12, and the channel switching is executed by reading and reproducing the TS 43 of the designated channel from the obtained reproduction position.

  As a result of the determination in step S14, if it is determined that the instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has not been received (No in step S14), the channel switching control unit 40 has received the instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c. Is determined (step S18). As a result of the determination in step S18, when it is determined that the instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c has not been received (No in step S18), this processing procedure is ended. On the other hand, when it is determined that the instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c has been received (Yes in step S18), the channel switching control unit 40 determines whether or not the instructed channel is recorded (step S19).

  As a result of the determination in step S19, if it is determined that the designated channel is not recorded (No in step S19), a warning display indicating that switching to the designated channel cannot be performed is performed (step S20). On the other hand, if it is determined that the designated channel is being recorded (Yes in step S19), the reproduction start position of the designated channel is acquired (step S21). That is, the time information recorded at the same time of the channel designated by the direct channel selection key 150c is searched from the channels simultaneously recorded by the second recording method, and the address corresponding to this time information is searched. To obtain the playback start position. Then, the process returns to step S12. By switching the data from the acquired reproduction position, channel switching is executed.

  In the present embodiment, the time information is acquired from the time information table 42, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the time information may be acquired with reference to the TOT included in the TS 43.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a processing procedure according to the first reproduction method executed by the channel switching control unit 40 in the present embodiment. With reference to FIG. 9, a processing procedure until channel switching is performed during reproduction by the first reproduction method will be described.

  First, the recording / playback control unit 22 searches the first recording area 171 for an address corresponding to the channel and start time of the program selected from the recording list, and acquires the playback start position (step S21). Next, the obtained playback start position TS41 is read from the first recording area 171 (step S22). The recording / playback control unit 22 plays back the program by playing back the TS41 read in step S22 and sending it to the audio processing unit 15 and the video processing unit 16 (step S23).

  Next, the channel switching control unit 40 determines whether or not an instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has been received (step S24). As a result of the determination in step S24, when it is determined that an instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has been received (Yes in step S24), switching to the current broadcast of the channel that was viewed immediately before the start of reproduction (step S25). . Or it is good also as switching to the current broadcast of the channel before and behind the channel currently watched just before starting reproduction | regeneration.

  If it is determined in step S24 that the instruction from the channel up / down key 150e has not been received (No in step S24), the channel switching control unit 40 has received the instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c. Is determined (step S26). As a result of the determination in step S26, when it is determined that an instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c has not been received (No in step S18), this processing procedure ends. On the other hand, when it is determined that the instruction from the direct channel selection key 150c has been received (Yes in Step S26), the channel switching control unit 40 switches to the current broadcast of the instructed channel (Step S27). This completes the channel switching operation during reproduction by the first reproduction method.

  The past program guide generation unit 50 generates a signal for generating the past program guide 44 based on the EPG information included in the TS 43 stored in the second recording area 172. A procedure for generating the past program guide 44 performed by the past program guide generation unit 50 will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the display procedure of the past program table 44 at the start of reproduction by the second reproduction method executed by the past program table generation unit 50 in the present embodiment.
First, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not an instruction by the time shift key 150k has been received (step S31). As a result of the determination in step S31, when it is determined that the instruction by the time shift key 150k has not been received (No in step S31), the process returns to step S31.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S31, when it is determined that the instruction by the time shift key 150k has been received (Yes in step S31), the past program guide generation unit 50 next selects the channel currently being viewed from the signal processing unit 12. Channel information is acquired (step S32).

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 acquires EPG information from the TS 43 of the channel recorded by the second recording method (step S33). That is, EPG information is acquired from the TS 43 stored in the second recording area 172.

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 generates the table 46 based on the channel information acquired in step S33 (step S34). That is, a table 46 in which program information is displayed in each column is generated with the recording time display 47 on the vertical axis and the channel display 48 on the horizontal axis.

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not the channel currently being viewed is a channel that has been recorded by the second recording method (step S35). As a result of the determination in step S35, when it is determined that the channel is not a channel that has been recorded by the second recording method (No in step S35), the position of the focus 45 is within the channel that is recorded by the second recording method. The latest recorded program of the channel with the smallest channel number is determined (step S36). Since the channel display 48 in the past program table 44 is displayed in the order of the channel number, the position of the focus 45 determined in step S36 is the end of the table 46.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S35 that the channel has been recorded by the second recording method (Yes in step S35), the focus position is determined as the latest recorded program of the channel being viewed. (Step S37).

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 displays the past program guide 44 in which the table 46 determined in step S34 and the focus 45 determined in step S36 or step S37 are superimposed (step S38).

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not a reproduction program is designated from the past program guide 44 (step S39). That is, the focus 45 is moved onto the desired recorded program, and it is determined whether or not the enter key 150g has been pressed.

  As a result of the determination in step S39, when it is determined that the reproduction program is not designated (No in step S39), the process returns to step S39. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S39, when it is determined that the reproduction program is designated (Yes in step S39), reproduction of the designated recorded program is started. Then, the process proceeds to step S41 shown in FIG.

  Next, the display procedure of the past program guide 44 when the program guide key 150l is pressed in the case of playing back by the second playback method will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a flowchart of the display procedure of the past program table 44 being reproduced by the second reproduction method executed by the past program table generation unit 50 in the present embodiment.

  First, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not an instruction by the program guide key 150l has been received (step S41). As a result of the determination in step S41, when it is determined that the instruction by the program guide key 150l has not been received (No in step S41), the process returns to step S41. On the other hand, if it is determined that the instruction by the program guide key 150l has been received (Yes in step S41), the past program guide generation unit 50 acquires the playback position of the TS 43 being played back by the recording / playback control unit 22 (step S42). ).

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines the position of the focus 45 as a position corresponding to the reproduction position acquired in step S42 (step S43). Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 displays the past program guide 44 in which the table 46 and the focus 45 determined in step S43 are superimposed (step S44).

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not a reproduction program has been designated from the past program guide 44 displayed in step S44 (step S45). As a result of the determination in step S45, when it is determined that a reproduction program has been designated (Yes in step S45), the process returns to step S40 described above. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S45, when it is determined that the reproduction program is not designated (No in step S45), the past program guide generation unit 50 receives an instruction to end display of the past program guide 44. Whether or not (step S46). The instruction to end the display of the past program guide 44 is executed, for example, by pressing the program guide key 150l again.

  As a result of the determination in step S46, when it is determined that an instruction to end display of the past program guide 44 has not been received (No in step S46), the process returns to step S46. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S46, when it is determined that an instruction to end the display of the past program table 44 has been received (Yes in step S46), the display returns to the display of the program being reproduced (step S47). That is, the reproduction is resumed from the reproduction position acquired in step S42.

  Next, the past program guide generation unit 50 determines whether or not an instruction to end reproduction by the second reproduction method has been received (step S48). As a result of the determination in step S48, if it is determined that the reproduction end instruction has not been received (No in step S48), the process returns to step S48. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S48, when it is determined that the reproduction end instruction has been received (Yes in step S48), the reproduction by the second reproduction method is terminated. The reproduction end instruction is, for example, an instruction to exit from the time shift mode with the time shift key 150k or a stop button. With the above, the display procedure of the past program table 44 being reproduced by the second reproduction method executed by the past program table generation unit 50 is completed.

If the time shift key 150k is pressed to enter the time shift mode again, the process returns to step S31 in FIG.
According to the present embodiment configured as described above, it is possible to more accurately display the program being reproduced in the past program table 44 during reproduction by the second reproduction method. .

With the second recording method, even when a plurality of channels are recorded for a long time, the program being reproduced in the past program table 44 can be clearly shown using the focus 45.

  Also, if you are recording multiple channels at the same time, you can switch to another channel that is recorded at the same time as the playback time, so that you can watch the broadcast in real time retroactively. It becomes possible to watch the program by switching between. Thereby, the reproduction of the recorded program from a viewpoint different from the conventional one can be realized, and a new method for searching for the program to be viewed from the increased recorded programs can be provided. Also in this case, by displaying the past program table 44 by the past program table generation unit 50 in the present embodiment, it is possible to easily grasp which channel has been changed.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna, 2 ... Input terminal, 3 ... Tuner, 11 ... TS processing part, 12 ... Signal processing part, 13 ... Graphic processing part, 14 ... OSD signal generation part, 15 ... Sound processing part, 16 ... Video processing part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 17 ... HDD, 18 ... Control part, 19 ... ROM, 20 ... RAM, 21 ... Non-volatile memory, 22 ... Recording reproduction control part, 23 ... Operation part, 24 ... Receiving part, 25 ... First card I / F, 26 ... 1st card holder, 27 ... 1st card, 28 ... 2nd card I / F, 29 ... 2nd card holder, 30 ... 2nd card, 31 ... Brightness sensor, 32 ... Communication I / F, 33 ... LAN terminal, 34 ... USB ... I / F, 35 ... USB terminal, 36 ... i. LINK ... I / F, 37 ... i. LINK terminal, 38 ... HDMI ... I / F, 39 ... HDMI terminal, 40 ... Channel switching control unit, 41 ... TS, 42 ... Time information table, 43 ... TS, 44 ... Past program guide, 45 ... Focus, 46 ... Table 47 ... Recording time display, 48 ... Channel display, 49 ... Playback time display, 50 ... Past program table generation unit, 100 ... TV broadcast receiving device, 110 ... Cabinet, 120 ... Support base, 130 ... Video display unit, 140 ... Speaker, 150 ... Remote controller, 150a ... Power key, 150b ... Broadcast switching key, 150c ... Direct channel selection key, 150d ... Volume adjustment key, 150e ... Channel up / down key, 150f ... Focus key, 150g ... Decision key, 150h ... Color key, 150i ... Special playback key, 150j ... Screen display key, 1 0k ... time-shift key, 150l ... program table key, 171 ... first recording area, 172 ... second recording area.

Claims (5)

A broadcast receiver for receiving programs broadcast for each channel;
A recording / reproduction control unit for recording the program on a recording medium and reproducing the program recorded on the recording medium;
A program guide generator for generating a program guide centered on a time and a channel at which the program was broadcasted for the program played back by the recording / playback controller;
Designation receiving means for receiving designation of a program to be reproduced from the program guide;
Have
The recording / playback control unit
Playback is started from the program designated by the designation receiving means, and the program recorded on the channel on which the designated program is broadcast is reproduced in the order recorded,
The program guide generation unit
When the recording / playback control unit receives an instruction to display a program guide for the program recorded on the recording medium while the program is being played back, the program guide that focuses on the program being played back is generated. An electronic device characterized by that. A broadcast receiver for receiving programs broadcast for each channel;
An EPG receiver that receives EPG information corresponding to the program;
A recording / reproduction control unit for recording the program together with the EPG information on a recording medium, and reproducing the program and EPG information recorded on the recording medium;
A program guide generator for generating a program guide centered on a time and a channel at which the program was broadcasted for a program recorded on the recording medium based on the EPG information played back by the recording / playback controller;
Designation receiving means for receiving designation of a program to be reproduced from the program guide;
Have
The recording / playback control unit
An electronic apparatus, wherein reproduction is started from a program designated by the designation receiving means, and programs recorded on a channel on which the designated program is broadcast are reproduced successively in the order of recording. A broadcast receiver for receiving programs broadcast for each channel;
A recording / reproduction control unit for recording the program on a recording medium and reproducing the program recorded on the recording medium;
A program guide generator for generating a program guide centered on a time and a channel at which the program was broadcasted for the program played back by the recording / playback controller;
Designation receiving means for receiving designation of a program to be reproduced from the program guide;
Have
The recording / playback control unit
An electronic apparatus, wherein reproduction is started from a program designated by the designation receiving means, and programs recorded on a channel on which the designated program is broadcast are reproduced successively in the order of recording.   When the program guide generation unit receives an instruction to display a program guide for a program recorded on the recording medium while viewing the program received by the broadcast receiving unit, the recorded program with the latest recording time The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a program guide shown in order is generated. The program guide generation unit
When receiving an instruction to display a program guide for a program recorded on the recording medium while viewing the program received by the broadcast receiving unit, the channel that was viewed immediately before receiving the instruction is the recorded Determine whether it is recorded on the medium,
When it is determined that the channel that was viewed immediately before receiving the instruction is recorded on the recording medium, the latest recorded program column of the channel is focused,
When it is determined that the channel that was viewed immediately before receiving the instruction is not recorded on the recording medium, the recording time is the latest recorded program, and the channel displayed at the end of the program guide 5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a program guide having the focus on a column is generated.

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