JP2011223472A - Broadcast receiver and program display method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast receiver and a program display method capable of automatically recording a currently broadcasted program and automatically reproducing the recorded program.SOLUTION: The broadcast receiver comprises: a determination module 71 for determining whether a user is in a first state or a second state; and a processing module 70 for processing according to information on the result of determination by the determination module. When obtaining from the determination module 71 information on the result of determination that the user is switched from the first state to the second state during displaying the currently broadcasted program, the processing module 70 starts video recording of the program on the recording medium. When obtaining from the determination module 71 information on the result of determination that the user is switched from the second state to the first state after starting video recording of the program, the processing module 70 causes the program video-recorded on the recording medium to be reproduced and displayed from the point where the video recording is started.

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program display method.

  In recent years, broadcast receiving apparatuses that receive digital television broadcast signals and can record and reproduce programs based on the received digital television broadcast signals have become widespread. For example, the broadcast receiving apparatus can record a program based on a digital television broadcast signal using an HDD or a DVD. The broadcast receiving apparatus can acquire service information from a digital television broadcast signal, and can control display of a program guide based on the service information.

  The user can control the operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus by operating the remote controller. By operating the remote controller, for example, the user can record a program that is being viewed, and can also record a program specified in the program guide.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus has a function called chasing playback. During the recording of the program, the user can play back the recorded program from the recording start point by operating the remote controller.

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  By the way, when reproducing the recorded program from the recording start point, the user needs to record the program in advance in consideration of temporarily removing his / her seat. For this reason, if you forget to record a program, you cannot use the chasing playback function. If the user forgets to operate the remote controller after returning to his / her seat, the chasing playback function cannot be used. From the above, there is a need for a technique that can automatically record a program and that can automatically play back the recorded program.

In order to solve the above problems, a broadcast receiving apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention provides:
A determination module for determining whether the user is in a first state in which the user can view the program or a second state in which the program cannot be viewed during display of the program;
A processing module that acquires information on a result determined by the determination module and processes the information according to the information on the determined result.
The processing module is
When the information obtained as a result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state is acquired from the determination module while the program being broadcast is being displayed, the program is recorded on a recording medium. Start,
After the recording of the program is started, when the information obtained as a result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state is acquired from the determination module, the program recorded on the recording medium Is reproduced and displayed from the start of the recording.

In addition, a program display method according to another aspect of the present invention includes:
When the user switches from a first state in which the user can view the program to a second state in which the program cannot be viewed during display of the program, recording of the program on a recording medium is started.
When the user switches from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the program recorded on the recording medium is played back and displayed from the start of the recording. It is a feature.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the television receiver which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the external appearance of the remote controller used for the said television receiver. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the program display method which concerns on the said 2nd Embodiment using the said television receiver. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the said program display method following FIG. FIG. 4 is another flowchart for explaining the program display method, following FIG. 3. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the said program display method following FIG.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program display method are disclosed.
The broadcast receiving apparatus includes a determination module and a processing module. The determination module determines whether the user is in a first state in which the user can view the program or a second state in which the program cannot be viewed while the program is being displayed. The processing module acquires information on a result determined by the determination module, and processes the information according to the information on the determined result.

  When the processing module acquires information on a result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state from the determination module during display of the program being broadcast, Recording of the program is started.

  When the processing module acquires information on a result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the processing module stores the information on the recording medium. The recorded program is reproduced and displayed from the recording start position.

  On the other hand, in the program display method, when the user switches from the first state in which the user can see the program to the second state in which the user cannot see the program, the program is recorded on the recording medium. When the user switches from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the program recorded on the recording medium is played back from where the recording was started. Display.

  According to the broadcast receiving device and the program display method according to the first embodiment configured as described above, when the user switches from the first state to the second state while displaying the program being broadcast, Programs can be recorded automatically. In addition, when the user switches from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the recorded program can be automatically reproduced and displayed from the point where the recording is started.

  As described above, a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program display method capable of automatically recording a program being broadcast by judging the state of the user and automatically reproducing the recorded program. Obtainable. Needless to say, the user can reliably record and play back the program being viewed without operating the remote controller.

  Hereinafter, a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program display method according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, the broadcast receiving apparatus is a television receiver. FIG. 1 shows a main signal processing system of the television receiver 1. FIG. 2 shows the external appearance of the remote controller 17.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a satellite digital television broadcast signal received by a BS (Broadcasting Satellite) / CS (Communication Satellite) digital broadcast receiving antenna 47 is sent to a satellite digital broadcast tuner 49 via an input terminal 48. By being supplied, a broadcast signal of a desired channel is selected.

  The broadcast signal selected by the tuner 49 is supplied to a PSK (Phase Shift Keying) demodulation module 50, demodulated into a digital video signal and audio signal, and then output to the signal processing module 51.

  The terrestrial digital television broadcast signal received by the terrestrial broadcast receiving antenna 52 is supplied to the digital terrestrial broadcast tuner 54 via the input terminal 53, so that the broadcast signal of the desired channel is selected. Is done.

  The broadcast signal selected by the tuner 54 is supplied to an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) demodulation module 55, demodulated into a digital video signal and an audio signal, and then output to the signal processing module 51.

  Also, the terrestrial analog television broadcast signal received by the terrestrial broadcast receiving antenna 52 is supplied to the terrestrial analog broadcast analog tuner 56 via the input terminal 53 so that the broadcast signal of the desired channel is selected. Bureau.

  The broadcast signal selected by the analog tuner 56 is supplied to the analog demodulation module 57, demodulated into an analog video signal and audio signal, and then output to the signal processing module 51.

  Here, the signal processing module 51 selectively performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digital video signal and audio signal supplied from the PSK demodulation module 50 and the OFDM demodulation module 55, respectively, and the graphic processing module 58 and This is output to the audio processing module 59.

  The signal processing module 51 is connected with a plurality (four in the illustrated case) of input terminals 60a, 60b, 60c, and 60d. These input terminals 60a to 60d are capable of inputting analog video signals and audio signals from the outside of the television receiver 1, respectively.

  The signal processing module 51 selectively digitizes analog video signals and audio signals respectively supplied from the analog demodulation module 57 and the input terminals 60a to 60d, and performs predetermined processing on the digitized video signals and audio signals. Are then output to the graphic processing module 58 and the audio processing module 59.

  Among these, the graphic processing module 58 has a function of superimposing and outputting the OSD signal generated by the OSD (On Screen Display) signal generation module 61 on the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing module 51. The graphic processing module 58 selectively outputs the output video signal of the signal processing module 51 and the output OSD signal of the OSD signal generation module 61, and combines both outputs so as to constitute half of the screen. Can be output.

  The digital video signal output from the graphic processing module 58 is supplied to the video processing module 62. The video signal processed by the video processing module 62 is supplied to the video display unit 14 and also supplied to the output terminal 63. The video display unit 14 displays video based on the video signal. When an external device is connected to the output terminal 63, the video signal supplied to the output terminal 63 is input to the external device.

  The audio processing module 59 converts the input digital audio signal into an analog audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 15, and then outputs the analog audio signal to the speaker 15 for audio reproduction and externally via the output terminal 64. Let it be derived.

  Here, the television receiver 1 is centrally controlled by the control module 65 for all the operations including the various reception operations described above. The control module 65 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and the like. When receiving the operation information from the operation module 16 or when receiving the operation information sent from the remote controller 17 and received via the light receiving module 18, the control module 65 reflects each operation content so that the operation contents are reflected. Each module is controlled.

  In this case, the control module 65 mainly includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) 66 that stores a control program executed by the CPU, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 67 that provides a work area to the CPU, and various setting information. And a non-volatile memory 68 in which control information and the like are stored.

  Further, the control module 65 uses an operation setting module 69, a processing module 70, a determination module 71 and a setting information management module 72. The setting information management module 72 manages setting information set by the user. The operation setting module 69 sets the operations of the determination module 71 and the processing module 70. Based on the setting information of the setting information management module 72, the operation setting module 69 can set the determination module 71 and the processing module 70 to either the operation state or the sleep state.

  The control module 65 is connected to a card holder 82 into which the memory card 19 can be mounted via a card I / F (Interface) 81. Accordingly, the control module 65 can perform information transmission via the card I / F 81 with the memory card 19 mounted on the card holder 82. Although not shown, the control module 65 may be connected to another card holder into which another memory card can be mounted via another card I / F.

  The control module 65 is connected to the photo sensor 83. The photo sensor 83 can detect the illuminance of light in the environment where the television receiver 1 is disposed. For this reason, for example, the control module 65 can adjust the luminance level of the video displayed on the video display unit 14 based on the information detected by the photosensor 83.

  The control module 65 is connected to the video camera 84. The video camera 84 images the front of the screen of the video display unit 14. For this reason, the video camera 84 can photograph the user.

  The determination module 71 determines whether the first state in which the user can view the video content or the second state in which the video content cannot be viewed during the display of the video content including the program. . In this embodiment, the determination module 71 can make the above determination by detecting the user's face based on the video captured by the video camera 84. When the user's face is detected, the above determination can be made by detecting the open / closed state of the eyes.

  In this case, the first state includes a state where the user is looking at the screen. Examples of the second state include a state where the user's face is not detected, that is, a state where the user is not in the seat, and a state where the user is in the seat but is not looking at the screen.

  The processing module 70 acquires information on the result determined by the determination module 71 and processes the information according to the information on the determined result. Specifically, the processing module 70 performs processing according to information on the result of determination by the determination module 71 and setting information of the setting information management module 72.

  The control module 65 is connected to the LAN terminal 21 via the communication I / F 85. Thereby, the control module 65 can perform information transmission with the LAN compatible device connected to the LAN terminal 21 via the communication I / F 85. In this case, the control module 65 has a DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server function, and performs control by assigning an IP (Internet Protocol) address to a LAN compatible device connected to the LAN terminal 21.

  The control module 65 is connected to the USB terminal 24 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) I / F 86. Accordingly, the control module 65 can perform information transmission with the USB compatible device connected to the USB terminal 24 via the USB I / F 86. An example of the USB compatible device is a USB-HDD (Hard Disk Drive) 102.

The control module 65 is connected to the HDMI terminal 26 via an HDMI I / F 87 compliant with the HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) standard. As a result, the control module 65 can perform information transmission with the HDMI compatible device connected to the HDMI terminal 26 via the HDMI I / F 87.
The control module 65 is connected to the HDD 101 built in the television receiver 1.

The control module 65 refers to each recording reservation information included in the recording reservation list stored in the nonvolatile memory 68 and controls the recording operation. In addition, the control module 65 controls the recording operation based on the operation of the remote controller by the user.
Further, the processing module 70 controls a recording operation or the like according to information on a result determined by the determination module 71. Examples of the program recording destination include the HDD 101 and the USB-HDD 102. Here, the recording destination of the program will be described as HDD 101.

Next, processing performed by the processing module 70 when a program being broadcast is displayed will be described.
When the processing module 70 acquires information on the result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state from the determination module 71 while the program being broadcast is being displayed, the processing module 70 records the program on the HDD 101. Start. The processing module 70 can also set the video display unit 14 to a dormant state when recording of a program is started.

  After starting the recording of the program, the processing module 70 stores the recording start point of the HDD 101 in the nonvolatile memory 68. Specifically, the processing module 70 stores the address information of the recording start point of the HDD 101 in the nonvolatile memory 68.

After starting the recording of the program, when the processing module 70 acquires information on the result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state from the determination module 71, the processing module 70 is based on the information in the nonvolatile memory 68. Thus, the program recorded on the HDD 101 is reproduced and displayed from the recording start point.
In addition, the processing module 70 can delete the program recorded in the HDD 101 in accordance with the setting information of the setting information management module 72 after starting the recording of the program.

Next, processing performed by the processing module 70 when a recorded program is displayed will be described.
When the processing module 70 acquires information on the result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state from the determination module 71 while displaying the program recorded on the HDD 101, the processing module 70 stops the reproduction of the program. Then, the resume point of the HDD 101 is stored in the nonvolatile memory 68. Specifically, the processing module 70 stores the resume point address information of the HDD 101 in the nonvolatile memory 68.

  As a result, the processing module 70 can store the playback stop point of the program in the nonvolatile memory 68. The processing module 70 can also set the video display unit 14 to a dormant state when program playback is stopped.

  When the processing module 70 obtains information on the result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state after stopping the reproduction of the program, the processing module 70 stores the information in the nonvolatile memory 68. Program playback and display are resumed based on the resume point. Thereby, the processing module 70 can restart the reproduction and display of the program from the reproduction stop point.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the remote controller 17 mainly includes a power switch 17a, an input switching button 17b, a direct selection button 17c for selecting a terrestrial digital broadcast program, and a direct selection button 17d for selecting a BS broadcast program. A direct selection button 17e for selecting a CS broadcast program, a plurality of number keys 17f for selecting various broadcast programs, a channel button 17g, a volume adjustment button 17h, a quick button 17q, and an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) are accessed. EPG button 17i, link button 17j, cursor key 17k, enter button 17l, return button 17m, end button 17n, blue, red, green, yellow color key 17o, recording list button 17p for displaying a recording list , Play button 17r, Stop button 17s, pause button 17t, etc. are provided.

  In addition, the remote controller 17 is provided with a recording button 17u, a direct selection button 17v for selecting a terrestrial analog broadcast program, a CH number input button 17w, a setting menu button 17x, and the like.

  The user can update the setting information of the setting information management module 72 by pressing the quick button 17q or the setting menu button 17x and then operating the cursor key 17k and the determination button 17l.

Next, a program display method using the above-described television receiver 1 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, when control by the processing module 70 for displaying a recorded program or a broadcast program is started in a state in which a video is displayed on the video display unit 14, first, in step S1 The processing module 70 determines whether a recorded program or a broadcast program is being displayed on the video display unit 14. When neither program is displayed (step S1), the control of the processing module 70 for displaying the program ends. In this case, if the control of the processing module 70 is started again when the type of video displayed on the video display unit 14 is switched or when the video display unit 14 is switched to the state where the video is displayed again. Good.

  When one of the programs is displayed (step S1), the process proceeds to step S2, and in step S2, the processing module 70 causes the video camera 84 to start photographing in front of the screen of the video display unit 14, and the captured video. Based on the above, the determination module 71 is made to detect the face of the user. The detection of the open / closed state of the user's face and eyes is always performed thereafter.

  Next, in step S3, the processing module 70 determines whether the program that the user is viewing is a recorded program. More specifically, the processing module 70 determines whether the program that the user is watching is a recorded program.

  When the program being viewed by the user is not a recorded program (step S3), that is, when the program being viewed by the user is a broadcast program, the process proceeds to step S4, and in step S4, the processing module 70 determines whether the program is being recorded automatically. When automatic recording is not in progress (step S4), the process proceeds to step S5, and in step S5, the processing module 70 determines whether or not the user's face has been detected according to the information of the determination result of the determination module 71. Further, it is determined whether the user has open eyes. That is, the processing module 70 determines whether the user is in the first state.

  When the user has open eyes (step S5), the process proceeds to step S1. When the face of the user is not detected or when the user closes his eyes (step S5), the process proceeds to step S6. In step S6, the processing module 70 starts automatic recording of the program, and the television The receiver 1 is set in a standby state. Therefore, the processing module 70 automatically records the program on the HDD 101 and stores the automatic recording start point in the nonvolatile memory 68. Further, the processing module 70 sets the video display unit 14 to a resting state, that is, an off state. After step S6 ends, the process proceeds to step S4.

  When automatic recording is in progress (step S4), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, the processing module 70 determines whether the determination module 71 has determined the information. It is determined whether or not the user's face has been detected, and whether or not the user has eyes open.

  When the user's face is not detected or when the user closes his eyes (step S7), step S7 is repeated. If the user is open (step S7), the process proceeds to step S8. In step S8, the processing module 70 determines whether the automatic recording time is longer than the first set time managed by the setting information management module 72. Judge whether. Note that the user can set the first set time.

  When the automatic recording time is equal to or shorter than the first set time (step S8), the process proceeds to step S9. In step S9, the processing module 70 deletes the program automatically recorded on the HDD 101, and proceeds to step S1.

  When the automatic recording time is longer than the first set time (step S8), the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the processing module 70 sets the television receiver 1 to the on state and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 68. From the automatic recording start point, playback of the program automatically recorded on the HDD 101 is started.

  After step S10 ends, the processing module 70 continues to automatically record the program on the HDD 101 until the time set by the user ends, and continues to play back the program automatically recorded on the HDD 101. In addition, the processing module 70 may continue to automatically record the program on the HDD 101 until the program ends, and may continue to reproduce the program automatically recorded on the HDD 101. Then, when the reproduction of the program automatically recorded on the HDD 101 is finished, the control of the processing module 70 is finished.

  Note that, when the automatically recorded program is fast-forwarded during the automatic recording of the program and the program has been viewed, the processing module 70 ends the automatic recording of the program on the HDD 101 and the video display unit. It is only necessary to display a program being broadcast on 14. Thereby, the control of the processing module 70 ends.

  Further, during playback of a program automatically recorded on the HDD 101, the processing module 70 may perform processing according to information on a result determined by the determination module 71 and setting information of the setting information management module 72. For this reason, for example, the processing module 70 can pause playback of the automatically recorded program or stop playback of the automatically recorded program.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the program being viewed by the user is a recorded program (step S3), that is, when the program being viewed by the user is not a broadcast program, FIG. 1 and FIG. As shown, the process moves to step S11, and in step S11, the processing module 70 determines whether or not the resume point is already stored in the nonvolatile memory 68.

  If the resume point has not been stored (step S11), the process proceeds to step S12. In step S12, the processing module 70 determines whether or not the user's face has been detected according to the information of the determination result of the determination module 71. Further, it is determined whether or not the user opens his eyes.

  When the user has open eyes (step S12), the process proceeds to step S1. When the user's face is not detected or when the user closes his eyes (step S12), the process proceeds to step S13, and the processing module 70 stores the resume point in the nonvolatile memory 68 in step S13. After step S13 ends, the process proceeds to step S11.

  When the resume point has been stored (step S11), as shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the process proceeds to step S14. In step S14, the processing module 70 stores the resume point in the nonvolatile memory 68. It is determined whether the elapsed time is longer than the second setting time managed by the setting information management module 72. Note that the user can set the second set time.

  When the elapsed time is equal to or shorter than the second set time (step S14), the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the processing module 70 detects the user's face according to the information of the result determined by the determination module 71. Whether the user has opened his eyes.

  When the user has eyes open (step S15), the process proceeds to step S16. In step S16, the processing module 70 deletes the resume point stored in the nonvolatile memory 68, and proceeds to step S1. When the user's face is not detected or when the user closes his eyes (step S15), the process proceeds to step S14.

  When the elapsed time is longer than the second set time (step S14), the process proceeds to step S17, and in step S17, the processing module 70 pauses the reproduction of the program recorded in the HDD 101.

  Next, in step S <b> 18, the processing module 70 determines whether the elapsed time is longer than the third setting time managed by the setting information management module 72. Note that the user can set the third set time.

  When the elapsed time is equal to or shorter than the third set time (step S18), the process proceeds to step S19. In step S19, the processing module 70 detects the user's face according to the information of the result determined by the determination module 71. Whether the user has opened his eyes.

  If the user has opened eyes (step S19), the process proceeds to step S20. In step S20, the processing module 70 cancels the pause, resumes playing the recorded program, and stores it in the nonvolatile memory 68. The stored resume point is deleted, and the process proceeds to step S1. When the user's face is not detected or when the user closes his eyes (step S19), the process proceeds to step S18.

  When the elapsed time is longer than the third set time (step S18), the process proceeds to step S21. In step S21, the processing module 70 stops the reproduction of the program recorded in the HDD 101 and waits for the television receiver 1. Set to state. For this reason, the processing module 70 sets the video display unit 14 to a dormant state, that is, an off state.

  After step S21 is completed, the processing module 70 performs processing according to the information on the result determined by the determination module 71 and the setting information of the setting information management module 72. For this reason, for example, the processing module 70 stores the resume point in the nonvolatile memory 68, pauses the playback of the recorded program, stops the playback of the recorded program, Playback can be resumed. Then, when the reproduction of the recorded program ends, the control of the processing module 70 ends.

  According to the television receiver 1 and the program display method according to the second embodiment configured as described above, the user is switched from the first state to the second state while the program being broadcast is being displayed. If so, the program can be recorded automatically. Further, when the user switches from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the recorded program can be automatically reproduced and displayed from the recording start point.

  As described above, the television receiver 1 and the program display capable of automatically recording the program being broadcast by automatically judging the state of the user and reproducing the recorded program automatically. You can get the method. Further, the television receiver 1 and the program display method are convenient for the user because the program can be automatically recorded and reproduced according to the user's action.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the components 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.

For example, the above-described module may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software using a CPU or the like.
The memory for storing the recording start point and the resume point is not limited to the nonvolatile memory 68, and can be variously modified.

The processing module 70 may not store the recording start point in the memory. In this case, the recorded program can be recorded on a recording medium such as an HDD and saved as a file. Also in this case, the processing module 70 may reproduce the recorded program from the beginning of the file when reproducing the program recorded on the recording medium from the start of recording.
In addition, various methods can be used for reproducing the program recorded on the recording medium from the point where the recording is started.

  The setting information set by the user is managed by the setting information management module 72, but is not limited to this, and can be variously modified. For example, even if it is managed by a part of the nonvolatile memory 68 Good.

The video camera 84 according to the second embodiment is built in the television receiver 1, but is not limited thereto, and may be installed outside the television receiver 1.
The television receiver 1 according to the second embodiment includes the video camera 84 that captures moving images, but is not limited to this and can be variously modified. For example, the television receiver 1 may have a camera that takes a still image instead of the video camera 84.
The recording destination of the program is not limited to the HDD 101 and can be variously modified, and may be any storage medium such as a USB-HDD 102 and a LAN compatible device.

  The broadcast receiving apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the television receiver 1 but can be applied to various types of television receivers. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention can also be applied to recording devices such as HDD recorders and DVD recorders. In this case, the broadcast receiving apparatus is not limited to a broadcast receiving apparatus that handles a program, and may be any broadcast receiving apparatus that handles video content including a program.

  According to the embodiments described above, it is possible to obtain a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program display method that can automatically record a program that is being broadcast and that can automatically reproduce the recorded program. .

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Television receiver, 14 ... Video display part, 17 ... Remote controller, 47, 52 ... Antenna, 49, 54 ... Tuner, 56 ... Analog tuner, 51 ... Signal processing module, 65 ... Control module, 68 ... Non-volatile Memory 69... Operation setting module 70. Processing module 71. Judgment module 72. Setting information management module 84. Video camera 101 101 HDD 102 USB-HDD

Claims (9)

A determination module for determining whether the user is in a first state in which the user can view the program or a second state in which the program cannot be viewed during display of the program;
A processing module that acquires information on a result determined by the determination module and processes the information according to the information on the determined result.
The processing module is
When the information obtained as a result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state is acquired from the determination module while the program being broadcast is being displayed, the program is recorded on a recording medium. Start,
After the recording of the program is started, when the information obtained as a result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state is acquired from the determination module, the program recorded on the recording medium Is reproduced and displayed from the start of the recording. A video display unit for displaying the program;
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing module sets the video display unit to a dormant state when the recording of the program is started. A setting information management module for managing setting information set by the user;
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing module performs processing according to information on the determined result and setting information.   4. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the processing module deletes the program recorded on the recording medium after starting the recording of the program. The processing module is
When the information obtained as a result of determining that the user has switched from the first state to the second state is acquired from the determination module while the program recorded on the recording medium is being displayed, the program is reproduced. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is stopped and a resume point is stored in the memory. A video display unit for displaying the program;
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the processing module sets the video display unit to a pause state when the reproduction of the program is stopped. The processing module is
The resume point stored in the memory when the user obtains information on the result of determining that the user has switched from the second state to the first state from the determination module after stopping the reproduction of the program 6. The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reproduction and display of the program is resumed based on the program. An operation setting module for setting operations of the determination module and the processing module;
4. The operation setting module according to claim 3, wherein the operation setting module sets the determination module and the processing module to one of an operation state and a sleep state based on setting information of the setting information management module. Broadcast receiving device. When the user switches from a first state in which the user can view the program to a second state in which the program cannot be viewed during display of the program, recording of the program on a recording medium is started.
When the user switches from the second state to the first state after starting the recording of the program, the program recorded on the recording medium is played back and displayed from the start of the recording. A characteristic program display method.

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