JP2013106108A - Reproduction apparatus, television receiver, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reproduction apparatus which reduces a burden on the user and can be used with setting corresponding to user's preference.SOLUTION: A television set 10 comprises: an acquisition setting unit 184 which acquires setting information reflecting user's preference from a mobile terminal 20 storing the setting information and sets the acquired setting information as setting information for the television set 10; and reproduction means which, while the mobile terminal 20 is detected, reproduces a content in accordance with the setting information set by the acquisition setting unit 184.

Description

  The present invention relates to a playback apparatus. The present invention also relates to a television receiver including a playback device, a program for operating a computer as the playback device, and a recording medium on which such a program is recorded.

  In recent years, automatic recording (regular) that stores user preferences with reference to program information of broadcast programs provided by each broadcasting station, electronic program guides, etc., and automatically records broadcast programs that match user preferences. Television receivers (hereinafter also simply referred to as televisions) having functions such as recording (sometimes referred to as recording) have become widespread.

  In addition, televisions that can execute software upgrades by connecting a recording medium such as a USB memory have been developed.

  Further, a television that can recognize a mobile terminal represented by a smartphone or a mobile phone as a remote controller (hereinafter also simply referred to as a remote controller) of the device, or display a picture recorded on the mobile terminal. Has also been developed.

  In Patent Document 1, setting information stored in an external memory (USB memory) in the form of an image file is compared with setting information set in advance on a television, and only items having different settings are set. Thus, a technique is disclosed that can shorten the TV setting processing time.

JP 2008-227678 A (published September 25, 2008)

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since the setting information is stored in the image file format in the external memory, the user can set the setting information indicated by the image file stored in the external memory and the TV setting information. There is a problem that the setting of the TV becomes complicated because the user has to directly input the items having different settings.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a playback apparatus that can be used with settings that meet the user's preference while reducing the burden on the user.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the playback apparatus according to the present invention acquires the setting information from a mobile terminal in which setting information reflecting the user's preference is stored, and is acquired by the acquisition unit. A setting means for setting the setting information as setting information of the own device; a detection means for detecting the mobile terminal; and a playback means for playing back content, wherein the playback means detects the mobile terminal. The content is reproduced according to the setting information set by the setting means.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus sets the user's setting information stored in the said portable terminal as setting information of the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus. Further, the playback device plays back content according to the setting information set as described above. That is, the playback device can use setting information reflecting the user's preference as the setting information of the playback device.

  Thus, the playback device saves the user from inputting setting information (for example, settings for adjusting at least one of brightness, sharpness, and contrast) when content is played back on the playback device. Can do. Moreover, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus can perform the setting specialized in the preference of the user who owns the said portable terminal by acquiring setting information from the said portable terminal.

  Therefore, the reproducing apparatus can reduce the burden related to the input of the user's setting information to the reproducing apparatus, and can reproduce the content with settings that match the user's preference.

  Moreover, according to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus reproduces | regenerates content according to the setting information acquired from the said portable terminal, only while the said portable terminal is detected. That is, when the mobile terminal is no longer detected, the setting information acquired from the mobile terminal is not applied as the setting device of the playback device.

  Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the content from being continuously reproduced according to the setting information acquired from the portable terminal even after the user of the portable terminal leaves the reproduction device.

  In the playback apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the detection unit repeatedly determines whether or not the portable terminal is present around the apparatus.

  According to said structure, the said detection means determines repeatedly whether the said portable terminal exists. For example, when a user of the mobile terminal that is determined to have a high priority by the detection means (hereinafter referred to as user A for convenience) leaves the playback device with the mobile terminal, the user It is determined that the mobile terminal owned by A is no longer detected.

  Thereby, the setting information stored in the portable terminal determined to have the highest priority from the plurality of portable terminals excluding the portable terminal owned by the user A by the detection means is set as the setting information of the playback device. be able to. Therefore, it is possible to prevent setting information (that is, user A's preference) stored in the mobile terminal owned by user A from being continuously set as the setting information of the playback device.

  Further, according to the above configuration, when a user who owns a mobile terminal having a higher priority than a mobile terminal owned by user A (hereinafter referred to as user B for convenience) starts using the playback device. Moreover, the setting information stored in the mobile terminal owned by the user B can be set as the setting information of the playback device.

  Therefore, even when the mobile terminals existing around the playback device increase or decrease (that is, when the number of users using the playback device increases or decreases), the setting reflects the preference of the user who uses the playback device. Setting information most suitable as information can be set as setting information of the playback apparatus.

  Further, in the playback device according to the present invention, when the detection unit detects a plurality of portable terminals around the device, the detection unit determines the priority order of the plurality of portable terminals, and the acquisition unit includes the detection unit. It is preferable to acquire the setting information stored in the portable terminal that has been determined to have the highest priority.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus acquires the setting information stored in the said portable terminal with the highest priority, when there are two or more said portable terminals. According to this, when there are a plurality of the mobile terminals, the playback device uses the setting information stored in the mobile terminal with the highest priority as the setting information of the playback device and the setting of viewing restrictions. Used for.

  Therefore, even when there are a plurality of the mobile terminals, the playback device uses the most suitable setting information as the setting information reflecting the preference of the user who uses the playback device. Can be set as

  In the playback device according to the present invention, the playback device stores a priority order associated with each mobile terminal, and the detecting means refers to the priority order associated with each mobile terminal. It is preferable to determine the priority order of the portable terminal.

  According to said structure, since the said detection means determines the priority of the said portable terminal by referring to the priority associated with each portable terminal, it can determine a priority easily.

  Further, in the playback device according to the present invention, when the priority is not associated with the mobile terminal, the detection means selects a mobile terminal that is not associated with the priority from a mobile terminal with which the priority is associated. However, it is preferable to determine that the priority order is low.

  According to said structure, since the said detection means determines with a priority lower than the portable terminal with which the priority is linked | related, the priority is associated with the portable terminal with which the priority is not linked | related. It is possible to prevent the determination of the priority order of no mobile terminals.

  In addition, it is preferable that the playback device according to the present invention includes a viewing restriction setting unit that sets viewing restrictions in the device according to the setting information acquired by the acquisition unit.

  According to said structure, viewing restrictions are set according to the setting information set in the said viewing control setting means. That is, the playback device can use the user setting information for setting the viewing restriction of the playback device. Thus, the playback apparatus can save the user from having to input settings related to content viewing restrictions in the playback apparatus. In addition, as the setting of viewing restrictions, for example, in order to view channels and genres, etc. that cannot be viewed unless a contract for billing is set, for example, to set age-restricted channels and genres. A setting for indicating that a billing contract is completed can be cited.

  Therefore, the playback apparatus can reduce the burden on the user's input of viewing restrictions on the playback apparatus, and can set viewing restrictions with settings that match the user's settings.

  In the playback device according to the present invention, it is preferable that the acquisition unit acquires the setting information from the mobile terminal when the detection unit detects the mobile terminal.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus acquires setting information from the said portable terminal, when the said portable terminal which exists around the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus is detected by the said detection means. That is, when the mobile terminal is not detected by the detection unit, the playback device does not acquire setting information from the mobile terminal.

  Thereby, the playback device can determine whether or not the setting information acquired from the mobile terminal is set as the setting information of the playback device, depending on whether or not the mobile terminal is detected.

  In addition, the playback device according to the present invention preferably includes a supply unit that supplies setting information that is set by the device itself and that reflects setting preference of the user to the mobile terminal.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus supplies the setting information currently set to the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus to the said portable terminal. According to this, the user can store the setting information set to reflect his / her preference in the playback apparatus in the mobile terminal owned by the user.

  Therefore, the user can carry the setting information reflecting his / her preference by the portable terminal.

  In order to solve the above problems, a control method according to the present invention is a control method for a playback device, and obtains the setting information from a portable terminal in which setting information reflecting user preferences is stored. A setting step for setting the setting information acquired in the acquisition step as setting information of the own device, a detection step for detecting the mobile terminal, and a playback step for playing back content, the playback step Is characterized in that, while the portable terminal is detected, the content is reproduced according to the setting information set in the setting step.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus sets the user's setting information stored in the said portable terminal as setting information of the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus. Further, the playback device plays back content according to the setting information set as described above. That is, the playback device can use the user setting information as the setting information of the playback device.

  Thus, the playback device saves the user from inputting setting information (for example, settings for adjusting at least one of brightness, sharpness, and contrast) when content is played back on the playback device. Can do. Moreover, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus can perform the setting specialized for the user preference of the said portable terminal by acquiring setting information from the said portable terminal.

  Therefore, the reproducing apparatus can reduce the burden related to the input of the user's setting information to the reproducing apparatus, and can reproduce the content with settings that match the user's preference.

  Note that a television receiver provided with each means of the reproducing apparatus also falls within the scope of the present invention.

  The object of the present invention can also be achieved by a program for causing a computer to operate as the recording / playback apparatus. And not only such a program itself but the computer-readable recording medium on which such a program is recorded also falls under the category of the present invention.

  As described above, the playback device according to the present invention obtains the setting information from the mobile terminal in which the setting information reflecting the user's preference is stored, and the setting information acquired by the acquiring means. A setting means for setting as setting information of the own device and a playback means for playing back the content, wherein the playback means follows the setting information set by the setting means while the mobile terminal is detected. It is characterized by playing content.

  Further, as described above, the control method according to the present invention is a control method for the playback device, and the acquisition step acquires the setting information from the mobile terminal in which the setting information reflecting the user's preference is stored; A setting step for setting the setting information acquired in the acquisition step as setting information of the own device; and a reproduction step for reproducing content, wherein the reproduction step is performed while the mobile terminal is detected. The content is reproduced according to the setting information set in the setting step.

  According to said structure, the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus can reproduce | regenerate content by the setting according to a user preference while reducing the burden regarding the input of the user's setting information with respect to the said reproducing | regenerating apparatus.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control part and RAM with which the television concerning one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a figure showing the outline of the display system concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the television which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of a priority portable terminal determination process in the case of using the television which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention with a some user. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the priority portable terminal redetermination process in the television which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the guest priority portable terminal determination process in the television which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

  A playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. However, unless otherwise specified, the configuration described in this embodiment is not merely intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but is merely an illustrative example. Note that the playback apparatus according to the present embodiment is realized by a television receiver (hereinafter simply referred to as a television), and hence is hereinafter referred to as a television.

[Display system]
First, the display system according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an outline of the display system 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the display system 1 according to the present embodiment includes a television 10 that reproduces content and a mobile terminal 20. Note that the content is data including a moving image, a still image, audio, and the like.

(TV configuration)
First, the configuration of the television 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the television 10 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the television 10 includes an external input terminal 101, a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, a satellite broadcast tuner 103, a recording / playback unit 104, a BD drive 105, a video selector 106, a video processing circuit 107, an OSD (On-Screen). Display) generation unit 108, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) controller 109, LCD 110, audio selector 111, audio processing circuit 112, amplifier 113, speaker 114, USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface 115, ROM 116, RAM 117, control unit 118, infrared A light receiving unit 119, a wireless communication unit 120, and an HD drive 121 are provided. In FIG. 3, the video signal path is indicated by a solid line, the audio signal path is indicated by a one-dot chain line, and the data (control) path (bus) is indicated by a bold line.

  The external input terminal 101 includes a video input terminal 101a and an audio input terminal 101b. The video input terminal 101a is for inputting a video signal, and is, for example, a DVI terminal. The audio input terminal 101b is for inputting an audio signal, and is, for example, an S / PDIF terminal. However, the external input terminal 101 is not limited to this, and may be an HDMI terminal in which the video input terminal 101a and the audio input terminal 101b are integrated.

  The terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is a tuner for receiving a broadcast program broadcast by terrestrial digital broadcast. The terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 includes, for example, an RF unit that converts a received signal into an analog baseband signal, an ADC unit that converts an analog baseband signal into a digital baseband signal, a demodulation unit that demodulates an MPEG2 stream from the digital baseband signal, And it can be comprised by the decoding part which decodes a video signal and an audio | voice signal from an MPEG2 stream.

  The MPEG2 stream demodulated by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is supplied to the recording / playback unit 104 via the bus. The video signal and audio signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively. Note that the control unit 118 controls which channel the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 selects as a demodulation target.

  The digital terrestrial broadcast tuner 102 is preferably a double tuner that can simultaneously demodulate two MPEG2 streams broadcast via different channels. In this case, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 supplies the MPEG2 stream broadcast via the first channel selected as the channel to be selected to the recording / playback unit 104, and the video signal and audio signal decoded from the MPEG2 stream. Is supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111. Also, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 supplies the MPEG2 stream broadcast via the second channel selected as the recording target channel to the recording / playback unit 104.

  Of course, the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 according to the present invention is not limited to a double tuner, and may be, for example, a single tuner or a plurality of tuners including three or more tuners. When the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 is a single tuner, the MPEG2 stream representing the broadcast program can be supplied to the recording / playback unit 104 only when the user is not viewing the broadcast program. Further, when the digital terrestrial broadcasting tuner 102 is configured by a plurality of tuners, each channel, each broadcast wave, or each viewer (for example, a father, a mother, a child, etc.) via a different channel. An MPEG2 stream representing a broadcast program to be broadcast can be supplied to the recording / playback unit 104.

  The satellite broadcast tuner 103 is a tuner for receiving a broadcast program broadcast by satellite broadcast. The satellite broadcast tuner 103 includes, for example, an RF unit that converts a received signal into an analog baseband signal, an ADC unit that converts an analog baseband signal into a digital baseband signal, a demodulation unit that demodulates an MPEG2 stream from the digital baseband signal, and The decoding unit can decode the video signal from the MPEG2 stream.

  The MPEG2 stream demodulated by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 is supplied to the recording / playback unit 104. The video signal and audio signal decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively. Note that the control unit 118 selects which channel the satellite broadcast tuner 103 demodulates the MPEG2 data stream transmitted through.

  Note that the satellite broadcast tuner 103 in this embodiment is preferably a double tuner that can simultaneously receive two broadcast programs broadcast via different channels, like the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102.

  The recording / playback unit 104 includes a recording unit 104a and a playback unit 104b. The recording unit 104a acquires the MPEG2 stream from either the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 or the satellite broadcast tuner 103, and writes the acquired MPEG2 stream to the recording device. The recording unit 104a uses the BD drive 105 built in the television 10, the HD drive 121 built in the television 10, and the HD drive 2 connected to the USB interface 115 as a recording device for recording the MPEG2 stream. can do. The playback unit 104b reads the MPEG2 stream from the recording device, and decodes the video signal and the audio signal from the read MPEG2 stream. The video signal and audio signal decoded by the reproduction unit 104b are supplied to the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, respectively.

  The video selector 106 is supplied with the four types of video signals described above. That is, (1) a video signal input from the external input terminal 101 (particularly the video input terminal 101a), (2) a video signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103. And (4) the video signal decoded by the recording / playback unit 104 (particularly the playback unit 104b). The video selector 106 selects any one of the video signals (1) to (4). The video signal selected by the video selector 106 is supplied to the video processing circuit 107. Note that which video signal the video selector 106 selects is controlled by the control unit 118.

  The video processing circuit 107 performs image quality adjustment processing on the video signal supplied from the video selector 106. The video processing circuit 107 performs scaling processing on the video signal supplied from the video selector 106. Here, the image quality adjustment processing refers to, for example, changing at least one of the luminance, sharpness, and contrast of the video represented by the video signal by processing the video signal. The scaling processing refers to similar enlargement or similar reduction of the size of the video represented by the video signal by processing the video signal. The video signal processed by the video processing circuit 107 is supplied to the LCD controller 109. Note that the control unit 118 controls how the image processing circuit 107 changes the image quality and size.

  The OSD generation unit 108 generates (renders) an OSD image from the OSD data supplied from the control unit 118. Examples of the OSD image generated by the OSD generation unit 108 include an electronic program guide. As the OSD data, for example, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) can be used. The OSD image generated by the OSD generation unit 108 is superimposed on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107 and supplied to the LCD controller 109.

  Based on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107, the LCD controller 109 drives the LCD 110 to display the video represented by the video signal. In addition, when the OSD image is supplied from the OSD generation unit 108, the LCD controller 109 displays the video represented by the video signal based on the video signal supplied from the video processing circuit 107 superimposed on the OSD image. The LCD 110 is driven to display.

  The above-described four types of audio signals are supplied to the audio selector 111. That is, (1) an audio signal input from the external input terminal 101 (particularly the audio input terminal 101b), (2) an audio signal decoded by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) decoded by the satellite broadcast tuner 103. And (4) the audio signal decoded by the recording / playback unit 104 (particularly the playback unit 104b). The audio selector 111 selects any one of the audio signals (1) to (4).

  The audio signal selected by the audio selector 111 is supplied to the audio processing circuit 112. Note that which audio signal the audio selector 111 selects is controlled by the control unit 118. However, the selection of the video in the video selector 106 and the selection of the audio in the audio selector 111 are interlocked. For example, when the video selector 106 selects the video signal supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, the audio is selected. The selector 111 also selects the audio signal supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102.

  The audio processing circuit 112 performs volume adjustment processing on the audio signal supplied from the audio selector 111. The audio processing circuit 112 performs sound quality adjustment processing on the audio signal supplied from the audio selector 111. Here, the volume adjustment processing refers to changing the volume of the voice represented by the voice signal by processing the voice signal. The sound quality adjustment process refers to changing the frequency characteristics of the sound represented by the sound signal by processing the sound signal (for example, low frequency emphasis or high frequency emphasis). The audio signal processed by the audio processing circuit 112 is supplied to the amplifier 113. Note that the control unit 118 controls how the sound processing circuit 112 changes the sound volume and sound quality.

  Based on the audio signal supplied from the audio processing circuit 112, the amplifier 113 drives the speaker 114 so as to output the audio represented by the audio signal.

  The control unit 118 controls each of the above units according to the remote control signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 119. Control using the infrared light receiving unit 119 includes, for example, control for switching the reception channels of the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 and the satellite broadcast tuner 103 according to a remote control signal, a video signal selected by the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111, and For example, control for switching an audio signal in accordance with a remote control signal.

  The control unit 118 has a function of creating a broadcast program table from EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data provided from each broadcasting station, and a function of creating a recommended program table from the broadcast program table and viewing history. ing. The broadcast program table and the recommended program table created by the control unit 118 will be described later with reference to different drawings. Note that the EPG data provided from each broadcasting station may be acquired using, for example, the terrestrial digital broadcasting tuner 102 or the satellite broadcasting tuner 103, or may be transmitted to the Internet via an Ethernet (registered trademark) interface (not shown). You may acquire from the connected server.

  In addition, the control unit 118 acquires setting information (hereinafter, setting information acquired from the mobile terminal 20 is also referred to as preference information) reflecting the user's preference from the mobile terminal 20. Further, the control unit 118 executes a preference information application process for applying the acquired preference information as setting information of the television 10. The preference information and the preference information application process will be described later.

  The ROM 116 is a readable and non-writable memory in which fixed data such as a program executed by the control unit 118 is stored. On the other hand, the RAM 117 is a readable and writable memory in which variable data such as data referred to by the control unit 118 for calculation and data generated by the control unit 118 by calculation is stored. For example, a broadcast program table and a recommended program table are stored in the RAM 117.

  The wireless communication unit 120 is an interface for wirelessly connecting an external device, and performs wireless communication with the external device. Examples of the wireless communication in the wireless communication unit 120 include wireless communication such as WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), infrared communication, TransferJet, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and IEEE80211. In the present embodiment, a case where the mobile terminal 20 is wirelessly connected as an external device will be described as an example.

  The USB interface 115 is an interface for connecting an external device by wire, and specifically, an interface for connecting a USB device to the television 10. Typical USB devices that can be connected to the television 10 include recording devices such as HD (hard disk) drives, BD drives, and DVD drives.

  Further, an interface for connecting an external device is not limited to the USB interface 115. That is, the USB interface 115 can be replaced with a wired connection interface such as ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment), ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface), IEEE 1394, HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), and LAN. is there. When an SD card is connected, this SD card may be used as an external device. In short, any interface may be used for connecting an external device.

  In the present embodiment, as a terrestrial digital broadcasting method, a method of multiplexing MPEG2 streams (ATSC method in the United States, ISDB-T method in Japan, etc.) is assumed, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is not something. That is, for example, instead of multiplexing MPEG2 streams, the present invention can also be applied to a system that multiplexes MPEG4 streams and the like (DVB-T / DVB-T2 system in Europe, etc.). In the latter case, the demodulated MPEG4 stream may be recorded on the recording medium as it is, or the demodulated MPEG4 stream may be converted into an MPEG2 stream and recorded on the recording medium.

(Configuration of control unit and RAM)
Next, detailed configurations of the control unit 118 and the RAM 117 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing detailed configurations of the control unit 118 and the RAM according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 118 includes a determination unit (detection unit) 181, a communication control unit 182, a timer 183, an acquisition setting unit (acquisition unit, setting unit) 184, a reproduction control unit (reproduction unit) 185, and reception. A control unit (viewing restriction setting unit) 186 and a setting output unit (supply unit) 187 are provided.

  The determination unit 181 is means for detecting the mobile terminal 20 present around the television 10. Specifically, the determination unit 181 determines whether the mobile terminal 20 exists around the television 10, thereby determining the mobile terminal 20. Is detected. Further, when there are a plurality of mobile terminals 20, it is a means for determining the priority order of each mobile terminal 20.

  As a method for determining whether or not the mobile terminal 20 exists around the television 10, for example, whether or not the determination unit 181 transmits a radio signal via the wireless communication unit 120 and there is a response from the mobile terminal 20. A method for making a determination can be given. Hereinafter, the process of determining whether or not the mobile terminal 20 exists around the television 10 is also referred to as a detection process of the mobile terminal 20.

  In addition, as a method of determining the priority order of each mobile terminal 20 in the determination unit 181, for example, each mobile terminal 20 and the priority order are registered in advance in association with each other, and the mobile terminal 20 detected as described above. A method for determining the priority order of each mobile terminal 20 can be cited by reading the priority order associated with.

  When the mobile terminal 20 is detected, the determination unit 181 notifies the acquisition setting unit 184 that the mobile terminal 20 has been detected. Further, when the mobile terminal 20 is not detected, the determination unit 181 notifies the acquisition setting unit 184 that the mobile terminal 20 has not been detected.

  The communication control unit 182 executes the detection process of the mobile terminal 20 for the determination unit 181 when the power of the television 10 is switched to the ON state and when a content reproduction instruction is acquired from the user. A detection control signal is supplied for instructing. Further, the communication control unit 182 supplies a repeated detection control signal to the determination unit 181. The communication control unit 182 supplies the detection control signal to the determination unit 181 and then repeatedly (for example, periodically) by supplying the detection control signal when it is determined that a predetermined period has elapsed. Supply detection control signal.

  The determination unit 181 repeatedly determines whether or not the mobile terminal 20 exists around the television 10 according to the detection control signal supplied from the communication control unit 182.

  In addition, what is necessary is just to determine by the notification from the timer 183 whether the predetermined period in the communication control part 182 passed, for example. Specifically, when acquiring the notification from the timer 183, the communication control unit 182 determines that a predetermined period has elapsed, and supplies a detection control signal to the determination unit 181.

  The timer 183 notifies the communication control unit 182 that a certain period has elapsed every time a certain period (for example, 10 minutes) has elapsed since the communication control unit 182 supplied the detection control signal to the determination unit 181. Means.

  The acquisition setting unit 184 is a unit that acquires user preference information stored in the mobile terminal 20 that has been determined to have the highest priority by the determination unit 181 by two-way communication (acquisition unit). It is means (setting means) for storing the preference information in the RAM 117 as setting information of the television 10. Details of the preference information will be described later.

  Specifically, when the determination setting unit 181 notifies that the mobile terminal 20 has been detected, the acquisition setting unit 184 acquires the preference information from the mobile terminal 20 as described above and stores it in the RAM 117. The acquisition setting unit 184 may delete the preference information stored in the RAM 117 when the determination unit 181 notifies that the mobile terminal 20 has not been detected.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the RAM 117 includes a viewing environment information storage unit 117a and a restriction setting information storage unit 117b. In addition, the viewing environment information storage unit 117a includes a primary storage unit 171 and a user setting storage unit 172, and the restriction setting information storage unit 117b includes a primary storage unit 173 and a user setting storage unit 174. doing.

  In each of the primary storage unit 171 and the primary storage unit 173, viewing environment information and restriction setting information acquired from the mobile terminal 20 are stored. On the other hand, each of the user setting storage unit 172 and the user setting storage unit 174 stores viewing environment information preset in the television 10 and user setting information of restriction setting information.

  Although details of viewing environment information and restriction setting information will be described later, the viewing environment information includes regular program data, image quality setting parameters, audio setting parameters, and the like. Age restriction information, billing program restriction information, and the like are included. The preference information includes viewing environment information and restriction setting information.

  The reproduction control unit 185 is a unit that controls the video processing circuit 107 and the audio processing circuit 112 so that the content is reproduced according to the preference information when the preference information acquired from the portable terminal 20 is stored in the RAM 117. . When the preference information acquired from the mobile terminal 20 is not stored in the RAM 117, the playback control unit 185 plays back the content according to the setting information stored in the RAM 117 and preset in the television 10. The video processing circuit 107 and the audio processing circuit 112 are controlled.

  Specifically, the reproduction control unit 185 supplies image quality adjustment parameters included in the viewing environment information to the video processing circuit 107 when the viewing environment information is stored in the primary storage unit 171 included in the viewing environment information storage unit 117a. Then, the sound quality adjustment parameter is supplied to the sound processing circuit 112. The video processing circuit 107 performs image quality adjustment processing on the content video signal in accordance with the supplied image quality adjustment parameter, and the audio processing circuit 112 performs sound quality adjustment processing on the content audio signal in accordance with the supplied sound quality adjustment parameter.

  The reception control unit 186 receives content typified by a broadcast program in the external input terminal 101, the digital terrestrial broadcast tuner 102, and the satellite broadcast tuner 103 (hereinafter also simply referred to as a tuner unit) provided in the television 10. To control. Specifically, when the viewing environment information is stored in the primary storage unit 171 included in the viewing environment information storage unit 117a, the reception control unit 186 reads the regular program data included in the viewing environment information and selects it in the tuner unit. The station target channel is set so that the regular program indicated by the regular program data can be received.

  Further, when the restriction setting information is stored in the primary storage unit 173 included in the restriction setting information storage unit 117b, the reception control unit 186 receives the viewing age restriction information and the chargeable program restriction information included in the restriction setting information, respectively. read out.

  In accordance with the viewing age restriction information, the reception control unit 186 sets a selectable channel that is restricted according to the age of the user to a channel that can select the age indicated by the viewing age restriction information. For example, when the age of the user indicated by the viewing age restriction information is 14 years old, the reception control unit 186 excludes a channel that broadcasts a broadcast program that cannot be viewed unless it is 15 years old or more from the receivable channels. To do.

  In addition, the reception control unit 186 is charged according to the charged program restriction information, or has been charged (or has been registered for charging) indicated by the charged program restriction information among channels that cannot be viewed unless charged (ie, a viewing contract by charging). Are set as selectable channels. Hereinafter, the contract for viewing by billing is also simply referred to as a viewing contract.

  For example, if the billing program restriction information indicates that a viewing contract for a channel dedicated to broadcasting a movie that can be viewed by charging (movie dedicated channel) has already been completed, the reception control unit 186 Add dedicated channels to selectable channels.

  The setting output unit 187 supplies the user setting information stored in the user setting storage units 172 and 174 included in the viewing environment information storage unit 117a and the restriction setting information storage unit 117b to the mobile terminal 20 as user preference information. It is means to do.

  By providing the setting output unit 187, the television 10 can supply the setting information set in the television 10 to the mobile terminal 20. According to this, the user can store the setting information set in the television 10 according to his / her preference in the mobile terminal 20 owned by the user. Therefore, the user can carry the preference information set according to his / her preference by the mobile terminal 20.

(Mobile device)
Next, the portable terminal 20 that communicates with the television 10 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the mobile terminal 20 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the portable terminal 20 includes a wireless communication unit 201, an acquisition unit 202, a reading unit 203, and a storage unit 204.

  The wireless communication unit 201 is an interface for wirelessly connecting the television 10 and performs wireless communication with the television 10. Examples of the wireless communication in the wireless communication unit 201 include wireless communication such as WiFi, infrared communication, TransferJet, Bluetooth (registered trademark), and IEEE80211.

  The acquisition unit 202 is a unit that acquires user setting information supplied from the television 10 via the wireless communication unit 201. Specifically, the acquisition unit 202 acquires user setting information set on the television 10 by the user who owns the mobile terminal 20 as the preference information of the user who owns the mobile terminal 20 and stores it in the storage unit 204. .

  The reading unit 203 is a unit that reads the preference information stored in the storage unit 204 from the storage unit in order to supply the preference information to the television 10. The reading unit 203 outputs the read preference information to the television 10 via the wireless communication unit 201.

  The storage unit 204 stores the preference information acquired by the acquisition unit 202. As shown in FIG. 4, the storage unit 204 includes a viewing environment information storage unit 204a and a restriction setting information storage unit 204b. The viewing environment information storage unit 204a includes a regular program data storage unit 241, an image quality setting parameter storage unit 242, and an audio setting parameter storage unit 243. The restriction setting information storage unit 204b includes viewing age restriction information. A storage unit 244 and a charged program restriction information storage unit 245 are included.

[Preference information]
Here, the preference information will be described. The preference information is setting information that reflects the preference of the user who owns the mobile terminal 20. Note that the preference information includes viewing environment information and restriction setting information.

(Viewing environment information)
The viewing environment information is information indicating user settings such as image quality and sound quality that are set for a television that the user normally uses (may be the television 10 or a television other than the television 10). It is. Also, the viewing environment information includes information such as channels and genres that the user often watches. The viewing environment information includes image quality setting parameters, audio setting parameters, and regular program data.

  The image quality setting parameter is a parameter that is set according to the user's preference and that is referred to when image quality adjustment processing is performed on the video signal (for example, at least one set value such as brightness, sharpness, and contrast). It is information to show.

  The audio setting parameter is a parameter set according to the user's preference and is referred to when performing sound chamber adjustment processing on the audio signal (for example, at least one of low-frequency emphasis and high-frequency emphasis) Is a set value).

  The regular program data is information indicating a user's preference indicating a channel that the user often tunes and a genre (such as a movie program, a music program, and a drama) that is often tuned.

(Restriction setting information)
Further, the restriction setting information is information indicating a channel provided with a restriction (viewing restriction) for viewing, a restriction release setting for contents, and the like, which are set in a television that the user normally uses. The restriction setting information includes viewing age restriction information, billing program restriction information, and the like.

  The viewing age restriction information is information indicating the age of the user, and is information that is referred to when viewing a channel and a genre that are restricted according to the user's age.

  The chargeable program restriction information is information indicating the contract status for channels and genres that cannot be selected (viewed) unless a viewing contract is made. The chargeable program restriction information indicates, for example, that a chargeable viewing contract has been completed for a channel (for example, a movie-dedicated channel) that can be viewed for the first time by making a chargeable contract.

[Preference information application processing]
Next, preference information application processing executed by the control unit 118 included in the television 10 will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Priority mobile terminal decision process)
First, a priority mobile terminal determination process for determining a mobile terminal 20 having the highest priority (hereinafter also referred to as a priority mobile terminal) among mobile terminals 20 owned by a user who uses the television 10 will be described with reference to FIG. I will explain.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of priority portable terminal determination processing when the television 10 is used by a plurality of users (that is, a plurality of portable terminals 20 exist around the television 10). In addition, as a use case, the case where the television 10 currently installed in the living room is used by a plurality of users is mentioned, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the TV 10 is turned on by operating a remote control (not shown), a power button (not shown) provided in the mobile terminal 20 or the TV 10, etc., The communication control unit 182 notifies the determination unit 181 to execute the detection process of the mobile terminal 20.

  The determination unit 181 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is detected based on the notification from the communication control unit 182 (step S101).

  When the mobile terminal 20 is detected (YES in step S101), the determination unit 181 determines whether or not the detected mobile terminal 20 is registered in the television 10 (step SD102).

  As a determination method, for example, specific information for specifying a portable terminal is stored in the RAM 117, and whether or not the detected specific information of the portable terminal 20 is stored in the RAM 117 (that is, the television 10 is registered). And the like. Examples of the specific information include a manufacturing number, a telephone number, or an e-mail address of the mobile terminal.

  When the detected mobile terminal 20 is not registered in the television 10 (NO in step S102), the determination unit 181 uses the detected mobile terminal 20 as a guest (that is, a user who is not a user who normally uses the television 10). ) Is determined (step S103).

  When it is determined that the detected mobile terminal 20 is a guest mobile terminal, and when the detected mobile terminal 20 is registered in the television 10 (YES in step S102), the determination unit 181 determines all the detected mobile terminals 20 It is determined whether or not the portable terminal 20 has already been stored in the RAM 117, that is, whether or not the specific information of all the detected portable terminals 20 has been registered (step S104).

  When it is determined that the specific information of all the detected mobile terminals 20 has not been registered or not (NO in step S104), it has not been determined whether or not the information has been registered. It is determined whether the specific information possessed by the portable terminal 20 is registered in the television 10 (step S102).

  That is, the determination unit 181 repeats the processes from step S102 to step S104 until it is determined that it is determined whether or not the specific information of all the detected mobile terminals 20 has been registered in the television 10.

  If it is determined that it has been determined whether or not the specific information of all the detected mobile terminals 20 has been registered in the television 10 (YES in step S104), the determination unit 181 determines all the detected mobile devices Of the terminals 20, which mobile terminal 20 is the mobile terminal 20 with the highest priority is determined (step S105).

  For example, in the determination of the priority portable terminal, the determination unit 181 reads the priority order associated with each mobile terminal 20 in advance, compares the priority order associated with each detected mobile terminal 20, What is necessary is just to determine the portable terminal 20 linked | related with a high priority as a priority portable terminal. In the present embodiment, the portable terminal 20 determined as the guest portable terminal will be described as an example of a configuration that is determined as the portable terminal 20 having the lowest priority, but of course, the portable terminal 20 is limited to this. Instead, it may be determined as a priority portable terminal.

  When the priority portable terminal is determined by the determination unit 181, the acquisition setting unit 184 starts bidirectional communication through wireless communication and executes a user setting change process (preference information application process) set in the television 10. (Step S106).

  When the mobile terminal 20 is not detected (NO in step S101) and after the preference information application process is executed, the control unit 118 ends the priority mobile terminal determination process. The preference information application process will be described below.

  According to the above configuration, the television 10 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 20 exists around the television 10 by the determination unit 181, and acquires preference information from the mobile terminal 20 when it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 exists. That is, when the determination unit 181 determines that the mobile terminal 20 does not exist, the television 10 does not acquire preference information from the mobile terminal 20. For this reason, when it is determined that the mobile terminal 20 does not exist, preference information is not set in the television 10.

  Thereby, the television 10 can determine whether or not the preference information acquired from the mobile terminal 20 is set as the preference information of the television 10 depending on whether or not the mobile terminal 20 exists.

  Further, according to the above-described configuration, when there are a plurality of mobile terminals 20, the TV 10 acquires preference information stored in the priority mobile terminals, and sets the TV 10 setting information and viewing restriction settings. Used for.

  Therefore, even when there are a plurality of portable terminals 20, the television 10 sets the setting information and the viewing restrictions with the preference information most suitable for use as the preference of the user who uses the television 10. be able to.

(Preference information application processing)
Next, a preference information application process that applies the preference information acquired from the priority portable terminal determined by the priority portable terminal determination process as a user setting set in the television 10 will be described.

  When the priority portable terminal is determined by the determination unit 181, the acquisition setting unit 184 starts bidirectional communication with the priority portable terminal and acquires preference information from the priority portable terminal via the wireless communication unit 120.

  When the preference information is acquired from the priority portable terminal, the acquisition setting unit 184 stores the acquired preference information in the RAM 117. Specifically, the acquisition setting unit 184 stores the viewing environment information included in the preference information in the primary storage unit 171 included in the viewing environment information storage unit 117a, and the primary storage included in the restriction setting information storage unit 117b. Stored in the unit 173.

  When the preference information acquired from the priority portable terminal is stored in the RAM 117, the playback control unit 185 applies the preference information as a user setting that is referred to when content is played back on the television 10.

  Specifically, the playback control unit 185 controls the video processing circuit 107 to perform the image quality adjustment process according to the image quality adjustment parameter included in the stored viewing environment information. In addition, the reproduction control unit 185 controls the audio processing circuit 112 to perform sound quality adjustment processing according to the sound quality adjustment parameter included in the viewing environment information.

  When the preference information acquired from the priority portable terminal is stored in the RAM 117, the reception control unit 186 controls content reception in the tuner unit of the television 10 based on the preference information.

  Specifically, the reception control unit 186 sets the channel to be selected in the tuner unit to the channel of the regular program indicated by the regular program data included in the viewing environment information. In addition, the reception control unit 186 sets a channel that can be selected according to the age of the user to a channel that can select the age indicated by the viewing age restriction information included in the restriction setting information. Further, the reception control unit 186 sets a channel for which a viewing contract has been completed, which is indicated by the billing program restriction information, among channels that can be selected only by a user who has subscribed to the viewing contract, as a channel that can be selected.

  According to the above configuration, the television 10 can use the setting information reflecting the user's preference stored in the mobile terminal 20 as the setting information of the television 10.

  As a result, the television 10 can save time and effort for the user to input setting information when reproducing content on the television 10. In addition, the television 10 can perform setting specialized for the preference of the user of the mobile terminal 20 by acquiring the setting information from the mobile terminal 20.

  Accordingly, the television 10 can reduce the burden related to the input of the user's setting information to the television 10 and can reproduce the content with settings that match the user's preference.

  Further, according to the above-described configuration, viewing restriction is set by the reception control unit 186 according to the set setting information. As a result, the television 10 can save the user from having to input settings related to content viewing restrictions on the television 10.

  Therefore, the television 10 can reduce the burden on the user's input of viewing restrictions, and can set viewing restrictions with settings that match the user's preferences.

  Furthermore, according to the above-described configuration, the determination unit 181 determines the priority order of the mobile terminal 20 by referring to the priority order associated with each mobile terminal 20, and thus easily determines the priority order. Can do. In addition, since the determination unit 181 determines that the mobile terminal 20 that is not associated with the priority is lower in priority than the mobile terminal 20 that is associated with the priority, the mobile terminal that is not associated with the priority. It is possible to prevent the 20 priorities from being determined.

  In addition, since the viewing contract information can be applied by the billing program restriction information, when viewing the billing program, a password indicating that the viewing contract has been made for the billing program must be input. This saves you the trouble of entering a password. Thereby, the television 10 can further reduce the burden on the user.

(Priority mobile terminal redetermination process)
Next, when there is a change in the mobile terminal 20 around the TV 10, that is, when the user who owns the mobile terminal 20 leaves the TV 10 or another user approaches, refer to FIG. I will explain. In addition, when there is a change in the mobile terminals 20 around the TV 10, the process of determining the priority mobile terminal again in the TV 10 is hereinafter referred to as a priority mobile terminal redetermination process.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of priority portable terminal redetermination processing in the television 10 according to the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, as a use case, a case where a user who owns a priority portable terminal is away from the television 10 when the television 10 is used by a plurality of users will be described as an example. Of course, it is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a case where a new user who owns the mobile terminal 20 approaches the television 10 (that is, newly joins the use of the television 10).

  As illustrated in FIG. 6, the determination unit 181 determines whether or not a priority portable terminal is detected according to a detection control signal notified from the communication control unit 182 every predetermined period (that is, the priority portable terminal around the television 10). Is determined at regular intervals (step S201).

  When a priority portable terminal is detected (YES in step S201), determination unit 181 determines whether or not a priority portable terminal is detected after a certain period of time. That is, the determination unit 181 repeats step S201 until no priority portable terminal is detected (until NO is determined in step S201).

  When the priority portable terminal is not detected (NO in step S201), the determination unit 181 determines whether a new priority portable terminal exists around the television 10 after the priority portable terminal is not detected (step S202). ). When it exists, it determines as a new priority portable terminal. Hereinafter, the newly determined priority mobile terminal is also referred to as a next priority mobile terminal. In addition, what is necessary is just to implement | achieve the determination of a next priority portable terminal, for example by performing the process similar to the priority portable terminal determination process mentioned above.

  When it is determined that there is a next-priority portable terminal (YES in step S202), the acquisition setting unit 184 starts bidirectional communication through wireless communication, and changes user settings set in the television 10 (preference information application) Process) is executed (step S203). In addition, since the application process of the preference information acquired from the next priority portable terminal is the same as the above-described preference information application process, the description is omitted here.

  When the application process of the preference information acquired from the next priority mobile terminal is performed, the determination unit 181 determines whether or not the next priority mobile terminal is detected at regular intervals (step S201). That is, until it is determined that there is no next-priority portable terminal (that is, until NO is determined in step S202), the television 10 repeats the operations in steps S201 to S203.

  If it is determined that there is no next-priority portable terminal (NO in step S202), control unit 118 displays on LCD 110 a message to turn off television 10 after a predetermined time has elapsed (step S204). Specifically, the control unit 118 notifies the OSD generation unit 108 to generate an OSD image indicating that the power is turned off, and the LCD controller 109 displays the OSD image generated by the OSD generation unit 108. Render to be LCD 110.

  If it is determined that there is no next-priority portable terminal, the acquisition setting unit 184 may delete the preference information stored in the temporary storage units 171 and 173.

  When a message to turn off the power is displayed, the control unit 118 determines whether or not an operation with a remote controller or the like is performed (step S205).

  When an operation is performed by using a remote controller or the like (YES in step S205), the reproduction control unit 185 reads out settings stored in the user setting storage units 172 and 174 as settings to be referred to during content reproduction (step S206). . The settings stored in the user setting storage units 172 and 174 are settings set in advance by the user or default settings.

  When the operation using the remote control or the like is not performed (NO in step S205), control unit 118 turns off the power of television 10 after a certain period of time has elapsed.

  According to the above-described configuration, the communication control unit 182 causes the determination unit 181 to determine whether or not a priority portable terminal exists for each predetermined period.

  Thereby, the preference information stored in the next priority mobile terminal detected from among the plurality of mobile terminals 20 excluding the priority mobile terminal can be set as the setting information of the playback device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the preference information stored in the priority portable terminal by the determination unit 181 from being continuously set as the setting information of the television 10.

  In addition, when the mobile terminal 20 having a higher priority than the priority mobile terminal is detected, according to the configuration described above, the preference information stored in the mobile terminal 20 having the higher priority than the priority mobile terminal is displayed on the television 10. It can be set as setting information.

  Therefore, even when the mobile terminals 20 existing around the television 10 increase or decrease, the preference information most suitable as the preference information of the user who uses the television 10 can be set as the setting information of the television 10.

(Guest priority mobile terminal decision processing)
Next, with regard to the guest priority portable terminal determination process in the case where the portable terminal 20 and the priority order are not associated in advance on the television 10 and all the portable terminals 20 detected by the determination unit 181 are determined as guests, FIG. Will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the flow of the guest priority portable terminal determination process in the television 10 according to the present embodiment.

  In addition, as a use case, the case where the television 10 is installed in the hotel etc. and the specific user is not an environment where the television 10 is frequently used can be mentioned, for example.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when the TV 10 is turned on by operating a remote control (not shown), a power button (not shown) provided in the mobile terminal 20 or the TV 10, etc., The communication control unit 182 notifies the determination unit 181 to execute the detection process of the mobile terminal 20.

  The determination unit 181 determines whether or not the mobile terminal 20 is detected based on the notification from the communication control unit 182 (step S301).

  When the mobile terminal 20 is detected (YES in step S103), the determination unit 181 determines that the detected mobile terminal 20 is a guest mobile terminal, and determines a guest priority mobile terminal (step S302). As a method for determining the guest priority mobile terminal, for example, a method of determining the mobile terminal 20 having the highest bidirectional communication strength with the television 10 as the guest priority mobile terminal can be cited.

  When the guest-priority portable terminal is determined, the acquisition setting unit 184 starts bidirectional communication by wireless communication, and executes user setting change processing (preference information application processing) set in the television 10 (step S203). ). In addition, since the application process of the preference information acquired from the guest priority portable terminal is the same as the above-described preference information application process, the description is omitted here.

  If the mobile terminal 20 is not detected (NO in step S103), the settings referred to when the content is played back may be settings stored in the user setting storage units 172 and 174. The settings stored in the user setting storage units 172 and 174 are settings set in advance by the user or default settings.

[Program, storage medium]
Each block of the television 10 may be realized in hardware by a logic circuit formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip), or may be realized in software using a CPU (Central Processing Unit).

  In the latter case, the television 10 includes a CPU that executes instructions of a program that realizes each function, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that expands the program, the program, and various data. A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the television 10 which is software for realizing the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by reading the program code recorded in the recording medium and executing it by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include tapes such as magnetic tapes and cassette tapes, magnetic disks such as floppy (registered trademark) disks / hard disks, and disks including optical disks such as CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. IC cards (including memory cards) / optical cards, semiconductor memories such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM, PLD (Programmable logic device), FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), etc. Logic circuits can be used.

  The program code may be supplied to the television 10 via a communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited as long as it can transmit the program code. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. can be used. The transmission medium constituting the communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, even with wired lines such as IEEE1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE80211 wireless, HDR (High Data Rate, NFC (Near Field Communication), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, etc. can also be used.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The present invention can be applied to a general reproduction apparatus that accepts input of user setting information. For example, the present invention is suitable for a television receiver, a personal computer, a car navigation system, a BD player, and a DVD player having the reproduction apparatus. Can be applied.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Television 20 Portable terminal 101 External input terminal 102 Terrestrial digital broadcasting tuner 103 Satellite broadcasting tuner 104 Recording / reproducing part 104a Recording part 104b Reproducing part 105 BD drive 106 Video selector 107 Video processing circuit 108 OSD generating part 109 LCD controller 110 LCD
111 Audio selector 112 Audio processing circuit 113 Amplifier 114 Speaker 115 USB interface 116 ROM
117 RAM
117a Viewing environment information storage unit 117b Restriction setting information storage unit 118 Control unit 119 Infrared light receiving unit 120 Wireless communication unit 121 HD drive 171, 173 Primary storage unit 172, 174 User setting storage unit 181 Determination unit (detection means)
182 Communication control unit 183 Timer 184 Acquisition setting unit (acquisition means, setting means)
185 Reproduction control unit (reproduction means)
186 Reception control unit (viewing restriction setting means)
187 Setting output section (supply means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 201 Wireless communication part 202 Acquisition part 203 Reading part 204 Storage part 204a Viewing environment information storage part 204b Restriction setting information storage part 241 Regular program data storage part 242 Image quality setting parameter storage part 243 Audio setting parameter storage part 244 Viewing age restriction information storage part 245 Charged program restriction information storage unit

Claims (12)

An acquisition means for acquiring the setting information from a mobile terminal in which setting information reflecting user preferences is stored;
Setting means for setting the setting information acquired by the acquisition means as setting information of the own device;
Detecting means for detecting the portable terminal;
Playback means for playing back content,
The reproduction means reproduces content according to the setting information set by the setting means while the portable terminal is detected.
A reproducing apparatus characterized by that. The detection means repeatedly determines whether or not the mobile terminal is present around the device.
The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1. When the detection means detects a plurality of portable terminals around the device, the detection means determines the priority order of the plurality of portable terminals,
The acquisition means acquires setting information stored in the mobile terminal that is determined to have the highest priority in the detection means.
The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The playback device stores the priority order associated with each mobile terminal,
The detection means determines the priority order of the mobile terminal by referring to the priority order associated with each mobile terminal.
The playback apparatus according to claim 3. When the priority is not associated with the mobile terminal, the detection means determines that the mobile terminal not associated with the priority is lower in priority than the mobile terminal associated with the priority.
The playback apparatus according to claim 4, wherein: In accordance with the setting information acquired by the acquisition means, a viewing restriction setting means for setting viewing restrictions in the own device is provided.
The reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproducing apparatus is characterized in that: The acquisition unit acquires the setting information from the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal is detected by the detection unit.
The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction apparatus is a reproduction apparatus. It is setting information set in its own device, and includes supply means for supplying setting information reflecting user preferences to the mobile terminal.
The reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction apparatus is a reproduction apparatus. A control method of a playback device,
An acquisition step of acquiring the setting information from a mobile terminal in which the setting information reflecting the user's preference is stored;
A setting step for setting the setting information acquired in the acquisition step as setting information of the own device;
A detecting step for detecting the mobile terminal;
A playback step of playing back content,
The reproduction step reproduces content according to the setting information set in the setting step while the mobile terminal is detected.
A control method characterized by that. It has each means of the reproducing | regenerating apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 8,
A television receiver characterized by that.   A program for causing a computer to operate as the playback apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the program functions as each unit of the playback apparatus.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 11 is recorded.

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