JP2013255213A - Video recording apparatus, television receiver, and video recording system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recording apparatus, a television receiver, and a video recording system which enable a user who has missed a TV broadcast because of concentrating on the operation of a terminal apparatus to view the missed TV broadcast thereafter.SOLUTION: Information is transmitted and received via a communication line 4 between a television receiver 1 having a video recording function and a mobile phone 5. The mobile phone 5 transmits by a communication unit 59 an operation content received by an operation unit 56, to the television receiver 1. The television receiver 1 receives by a communication unit 13 the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 and if receiving a predetermined number of times of operation contents within a predetermined period, that is if the predetermined number of times of operation is performed within the predetermined period by the mobile phone 5, starts video recording of a program relating to the TV broadcast received by the tuner 11.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording device that records an image or the like related to a television broadcast, a television receiver that receives the television broadcast, and a recording system that includes these recording device and television receiver.

  Conventionally, television receivers that receive television broadcasts are widely used. In television broadcasting, a broadcast time of a program is determined in advance, and a user who cannot view during this broadcast time views the program after the broadcast time ends. For example, a hard disk, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or a BD (Blu-ray Disc) , Registered trademark) and the like are used for recording a program. In recent years, there are television receivers incorporating a recording device such as a hard disk.

  In Patent Literature 1, during reception output of outputting television broadcast reception video to the display unit, it is determined whether the user's viewing status, for example, whether the eyelid is open or closed, according to the user's operation, There has been proposed a video output device that controls whether or not to record a broadcast received video according to the viewing situation. In this video output device, when viewing is interrupted unexpectedly during viewing of a television broadcast, the user can view this later.

JP 2008-154125 A

  In recent years, portable terminal devices such as mobile phones, smartphones, and tablet terminals have become widespread. In such a terminal device, for example, transmission / reception of electronic mail or information browsing by connecting to the Internet can be performed. For example, when a user performs an operation of transmitting and receiving an electronic mail on the terminal device while watching the television broadcast, the user may concentrate on the operation of the terminal device and miss the television broadcast. The video output device described in Patent Literature 1 captures a user with a camera and determines the viewing status of the user based on an image obtained by capturing, but is the user concentrated on the operation of the terminal device? It is not easy to determine whether or not based on the image captured by the camera.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to allow a user who has concentrated on the operation of the terminal device to miss the television broadcast and then watch the television broadcast missed thereafter. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording device, a television receiver, and a recording system that can be used. Another object of the present invention is to provide a television receiver and a recording system that can reduce power consumption when a user is not watching a television broadcast concentrated on the operation of the terminal device. is there.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving a signal related to an operation on another apparatus in a recording apparatus including a recording means for recording an image, and the recording means performs a predetermined number of operations within a predetermined time. Recording is started when the receiving means receives the signal according to the above.

  In addition, the recording apparatus according to the present invention reproduces an image recorded by the recording means by receiving a signal from the receiving means when the accepting means accepts an operation on the own apparatus and the accepting means accepts a predetermined operation. And a reproducing means.

  Further, the recording apparatus according to the present invention provides an image recorded by the recording unit when the receiving unit does not receive a signal related to an operation for a predetermined time after the recording unit starts recording by receiving the signal of the receiving unit. It is further characterized by further comprising reproducing means for reproducing

  Further, the recording apparatus according to the present invention further includes an erasing unit for erasing the image when the reproduction unit does not start reproduction of the image recorded by the recording unit upon reception of the signal of the receiving unit for a predetermined time. It is characterized by providing.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention further comprises a determining means for determining whether or not the signal received by the receiving means is a signal related to an operation of the own apparatus, and the recording means receives the received signal by itself. When the determination means determines that the signal is related to the operation of the apparatus, recording is not started.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention includes means for inquiring whether or not recording is possible to the other apparatus before the recording means starts recording, and means for receiving a response to the inquiry from the other apparatus from the other apparatus. And the recording means starts recording when a response permitting recording is received from the other device.

  A television receiver according to the present invention comprises the above-described recording device and a television broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, and the recording means of the recording device is received by the television broadcast receiving means. An image related to television broadcasting is recorded.

  The television receiver according to the present invention further includes state switching means for switching to a low power consumption operation state with low power consumption or an operation state other than the low power consumption operation state. Switching to the low power consumption operation state is performed when the receiving unit receives a signal related to a predetermined number of operations in time.

  The television receiver according to the present invention includes means for extracting predetermined information from the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and means for transmitting the information extracted by the means to the other device. Is further provided.

  The television receiver according to the present invention is characterized in that the information is a keyword related to a television broadcast program.

  The television receiver according to the present invention is a television receiver including a television broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast, and consumes less power than a receiving means for receiving a signal related to an operation on another device. A state switching means for switching to an operation state other than the low power consumption operation state or the operation state other than the low power consumption operation state. When received, switching to the low power consumption operation state is performed.

  The television receiver according to the present invention includes means for extracting predetermined information from the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means, and means for transmitting the information extracted by the means to the other device. Is further provided.

  The recording system according to the present invention comprises a portable terminal device and the recording device described above, and the receiving means of the recording device receives a signal related to an operation on the terminal device. Features.

  The recording system according to the present invention includes a portable terminal device and the above-described television receiver, and the reception unit of the recording device included in the television receiver is a signal related to an operation on the terminal device. Is received.

  In the present invention, the recording device transmits / receives a signal directly or indirectly to / from a portable terminal device. The terminal device accepts a user operation and transmits a signal related to the accepted operation, and the recording device receives a signal related to the operation from the terminal device. The recording device starts recording when a signal related to a predetermined number of operations is received from the terminal device within a predetermined time, that is, when a predetermined number of operations are performed within the predetermined time in the terminal device. For example, when the terminal device is operated several times to several tens of times within several tens of seconds to several minutes, it is estimated that the user is concentrated on the operation of the terminal device, and the user broadcasts the television. It is estimated that the user has not watched (missed). Therefore, by starting recording in such a case, the user can view the recorded image (the missed image) after the operation of the terminal device is completed.

  In the present invention, the recording apparatus includes means for accepting an operation on the own apparatus, such as a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) or a button provided on the apparatus body. When the recording device receives a predetermined operation, the recording device reproduces an image whose recording has been started by an operation on the terminal device. As a result, the user can reproduce and view the recorded image by an explicit operation.

  When a signal related to the operation from the terminal device is not received for a predetermined time, it is estimated that the user has not operated the terminal device (the operation has been completed). Therefore, in the present invention, after recording is started by an operation on the terminal device, if a signal related to the operation is not received for a predetermined time, the recording-started image is reproduced. Thereby, the recorded image can be automatically reproduced after the user finishes the operation on the terminal device.

  In the present invention, when an image that has started recording by an operation on the terminal device is not reproduced for a predetermined time, this image is deleted. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the remaining capacity of the hard disk or memory in the apparatus from being reduced by the image automatically recorded by the recording apparatus.

  In the present invention, the terminal device accepts an operation on the recording device and records a signal related to the accepted operation so that the user can operate the recording device using the terminal device like a remote control. The recording apparatus performs processing according to the received signal. In this configuration, when the recording device receives a signal related to the operation from the terminal device, is this signal related to the operation of the own device (recording device) or a signal related to the operation of the terminal device? Determine. In the case of a signal related to the operation of the own device, the recording device does not start recording even when the signal is received a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the start of image recording unnecessary for the user.

  In the present invention, the recording apparatus inquires of the terminal apparatus whether or not recording is possible before starting recording. The terminal device that has received the inquiry can display a message regarding the inquiry, for example, and can receive a selection as to whether or not to record from the user, and can transmit the user's selection as a response to the recording device. The recording device determines whether or not to perform recording in response to a response from the terminal device. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the start of image recording unnecessary for the user.

  In the present invention, a television receiver includes a recording device having the above-described functions. Thus, the recording function as described above can be realized without connecting an external recording device to the television receiver, and the user can easily use this recording function.

  In the present invention, the television receiver switches between a low power consumption operation state in which power consumption is reduced by not performing image display, for example, and another operation state, for example, a normal operation state in which image display is performed. A configuration that can be used. The television receiver is in a low power consumption operating state when a signal relating to a predetermined number of operations is received from the terminal device within a predetermined time, that is, when a predetermined number of operations are performed within the predetermined time in the terminal device. Switch to. For example, when the terminal device is operated several times to several tens of times within several tens of seconds to several minutes, it is estimated that the user is concentrated on the operation of the terminal device, and the user broadcasts the television. In such a case, the power consumption of the television receiver can be reduced by switching to the low power consumption operation state.

  In the present invention, predetermined information, for example, text information such as a keyword related to a program being broadcast, is acquired from the received television broadcast and transmitted to the terminal device. For example, the terminal device can display information from the recording device as a search keyword and perform information search via the Internet or the like in accordance with the user's keyword selection. In such a situation, when the user concentrates on the operation of the terminal device, the image related to the television broadcast can be recorded by the recording device as described above.

  In the case of the present invention, the recording is started when a signal related to a predetermined number of operations is received from the terminal device within a predetermined time, so that the user concentrates on the operation of the terminal device and overlooks it. Since the television broadcast that is estimated to be automatically recorded and the user can view the recorded image after the operation of the terminal device is completed, a highly convenient recording device and television receiver can be provided. In addition, when a signal related to a predetermined number of operations is received from the terminal device within a predetermined time, the user can concentrate on the operation of the terminal device and the television can be switched to the low power consumption operation state. Since it is possible to reduce power consumption during a period in which it is estimated that the broadcast is not viewed, it is possible to contribute to power saving or energy saving.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a recording system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a recording system according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the transmission process of the operation content which a mobile telephone device performs. It is a state transition diagram for demonstrating the video recording process which a television receiver performs. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which a television receiver performs in a standby state. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which a television receiver performs in a preparation state. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which a television receiver performs in a video recording state. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the process which a television receiver performs in a video recording state. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure of the automatic deletion process of the recorded program which a television receiver performs. FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram for explaining a low power consumption function of the television receiver according to the second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver according to Embodiment 2 in a low power consumption state. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver according to the third embodiment in a preparation state. 12 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the mobile phone according to the third embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows the example of a display of the text information by a mobile telephone device. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver according to Embodiment 4 in a standby state. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a search keyword display process performed by the mobile phone according to the fourth embodiment.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing the configuration of the recording system according to the first embodiment. The recording system according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which a mobile phone 5, which is a portable terminal device, is connected to a television receiver 1 having a recording function through a communication line 4. The detailed configuration of the television receiver 1 is shown in FIG. 1, and the detailed configuration of the mobile phone 5 is shown in FIG.

  The television receiver 1 includes a tuner unit 11 that receives television broadcast radio waves, and displays an image related to the received television broadcast program on the display unit 12. The tuner unit 11 receives a predetermined television broadcast in response to a user's channel selection operation, and gives the received data to the control unit 10. Note that the television receiver 1 may be configured to include a plurality of tuner units 11. The control unit 10 decodes the received data given from the tuner unit 11, performs image processing such as image quality correction on the image (video) data included in the decoded data, and displays the image-processed data on the display unit 12. Give to. The display unit 12 is configured using, for example, a liquid crystal panel or a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), and performs image display based on image data given from the control unit 10. Although illustration is omitted, the control unit 10 outputs sound by giving sound data included in the decoded data to the speaker.

  The television receiver 1 includes a communication unit 13 having a connection terminal to which an external device such as a mobile phone 5 is connected via a communication line 4. The communication unit 13 transmits / receives data to / from the mobile phone 5 through a wired connection according to a standard such as MHL (Mobile High-definition Link), HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface), or USB (Universal Serial Bus). I do. The communication unit 13 transmits the data given from the control unit 10 to the mobile phone 5, receives the data from the mobile phone 5, and gives it to the control unit 10. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 13 can supply power from a power supply circuit (not shown) to an external device such as the mobile phone 5 connected via the communication line 4.

  The television receiver 1 also includes a ROM 14 formed of a nonvolatile memory element such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) or a flash memory. The control unit 10 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), and reads various control programs stored in the ROM 14 to execute various control processes. I do. The ROM 14 stores the control program and various data necessary for executing the control program.

  The television receiver 1 includes a RAM (Random Access Memory) 15 that temporarily stores various data. The RAM 15 is configured by a memory element such as SRAM (Static RAM) or DRAM (Dynamic RAM), and temporarily data generated in the process of the control unit 10, data transmitted / received by the communication unit 13, or the tuner unit 11. Various data such as program guide data included in the received data is stored.

  The television receiver 1 is attached with a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) 3 for the user to operate. The remote control 3 includes an operation unit 31 provided with, for example, a power button, a channel selection button, a volume increase / decrease button, and an infrared transmission unit 32 that transmits an infrared signal corresponding to an operation performed on the operation unit 31. Yes. The remote controller 3 according to the present embodiment is provided with a button for reproducing a program recorded by the television receiver 1.

  The television receiver 1 includes an infrared receiver 16 that receives an infrared signal output from the remote controller 3. The infrared receiving unit 16 converts the received infrared signal into an electrical signal and gives it to the control unit 10. The control unit 10 determines the user's operation content based on the electrical signal given from the infrared receiving unit 16, and performs processing such as power on / off, channel selection, and volume increase / decrease according to the operation content. Do. An operation unit may be provided in the main body of the television receiver 1.

  The television receiver 1 includes a program recording unit 17 that records program data related to television broadcasting. The program recording unit 17 is a magnetic recording device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a non-volatile memory element such as a flash memory, or a disc-type recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or a BD (Blue-ray Disc). It is comprised by the disk drive etc. which mounts. The program data recorded by the program recording unit 17 may include, for example, data such as subtitles or a program guide in addition to image data and audio data related to a television broadcast program. The program recording unit 17 may be an external HDD that is not built in the television receiver 1.

  The television receiver 1 receives, for example, a television broadcast selected by operating a channel selection button on the remote controller 3 at the tuner unit 11 and displays an image of a program related to the received television broadcast on the display unit 12. . For example, when the display of the program guide is performed by the remote controller 3, the television receiver 1 reads out the program guide data received by the tuner unit 11 and stored in the program recording unit 17 or the RAM 15, and the display unit 12. Display the program guide. When one or a plurality of programs are selected from the program table and a user performs a recording (reserved recording) operation, the television receiver 1 displays setting information such as the broadcast station, start time, and end time of the program. The data is stored in the recording unit 17 or the RAM 15. Thereafter, when the start time of the program related to the reserved recording is reached, the television receiver 1 receives the set television broadcast by the tuner unit 11 and records the program data related to the received television broadcast. Recording by the unit 17 is started, and when the set end time is reached, recording of the program data is ended.

  For example, when an operation for displaying a list of programs recorded in the program recording unit 17 is performed by the remote controller 3, the television receiver 1 displays a list of program names or thumbnails of the programs recorded in the program recording unit 17. . When one program is selected from the list display and a reproduction operation is performed by the user, the television receiver 1 reads program data related to the selected program from the program recording unit 17 and displays the program on the display unit 12. To do. The television receiver 1 can simultaneously record a program in the program recording unit 17 and reproduce a program recorded in the program recording unit 17.

  The cellular phone device 5 includes a telephone network communication unit 52 that performs wireless communication with a base station of the cellular phone network. The telephone network communication unit 52 transmits the voice input from the voice input unit 54 and the telephone network. The voice output unit 53 outputs the voice received by the communication unit 52, thereby making a phone call with another mobile phone device 5. The voice input unit 54 is a so-called microphone or the like, converts voice uttered by the user into digital voice data, and provides the digital voice data to the control unit 51. The audio output unit 53 is a so-called speaker or the like, and performs audio output according to audio data given from the control unit 51. The telephone network communication unit 52 establishes a connection with the call destination under the control of the control unit 51, transmits the audio data provided from the control unit 51, and provides the received audio data to the control unit 51.

  The mobile phone 5 includes a display unit 55 that displays an image such as a menu and an operation unit 56 that receives a user operation. The display unit 55 is configured using a liquid crystal panel or the like, and performs image display based on image data given from the control unit 51. The operation unit 56 is provided with buttons for inputting numbers or characters, function buttons to which various functions are assigned, and the like, and gives a signal corresponding to the operated button to the control unit 51. The operation unit 56 may use a touch panel. The cellular phone 5 can perform transmission / reception of e-mails and Internet access by communication via the cellular phone network by the telephone network communication unit 52. In this case, the display unit 55 displays e-mails or web pages. The operation unit 56 accepts e-mail text input.

  The control unit 51 includes an arithmetic processing unit such as a CPU or MPU, and performs various control processes by reading and executing a control program stored in the ROM 57. The ROM 57 is configured by a nonvolatile memory element such as an EEPROM or a flash memory, and stores a control program executed by the control unit 51 and various data necessary for executing the control program. In addition, the cellular phone device 5 includes a RAM 58 that temporarily stores various data. The RAM 58 is constituted by a memory element such as SRAM or DRAM, and stores temporary data generated in the process of the control unit 51 and data transmitted / received by the telephone network communication unit 52 or the communication unit 59.

  The cellular phone device 5 includes a communication unit 59 having a connection terminal to which an external device such as the television receiver 1 is connected via the communication line 4. The communication unit 59 transmits and receives data to and from the television receiver 1 through a wired connection based on a standard such as MHL, HDMI, or USB. The communication unit 59 transmits the data given from the control unit 51 to the television receiver 1, receives the data from the television receiver 1, and gives it to the control unit 51. In the present embodiment, the communication unit 59 can perform charging by supplying the power supplied from the television receiver 1 via the communication line 4 to a battery charging circuit (not shown).

  As described above, in this system, when the remaining battery capacity of the mobile phone 5 is reduced, the user connects the mobile phone 5 to the television receiver 1 via the communication line 4, so that the mobile phone 5 The battery can be charged. Even when the mobile phone 5 is connected to the television receiver 1 and is being charged, the mobile phone 5 can make calls and send / receive e-mails.

  Further, in this system, the user can perform operations such as channel selection, volume increase / decrease, or recording reservation, for example, using the mobile phone 5 connected to the television receiver 1 instead of the remote controller 3. For example, the cellular phone 5 displays a menu for operating the television receiver 1 on the display unit 55, and accepts an operation on the television receiver 1 through the operation unit 56. The cellular phone device 5 that has received an operation on the television receiver 1 transmits the received operation content to the television receiver 1 via the communication unit 59. The television receiver 1 performs processing such as channel selection, volume increase / decrease, or recording reservation, for example, according to the operation content received from the mobile phone 5 by the communication unit 13.

  When a user is watching a television broadcast program on the television receiver 1, for example, the mobile phone 5 connected to the television receiver 1 receives an e-mail and sends a reply to the e-mail. May start operating the mobile phone 5. In such a situation, there is a possibility that the user concentrates on the operation of the mobile phone device 5 and is not watching (missing) the program of the television receiver 1. Therefore, the recording system according to the present embodiment has a function of automatically recording the program being viewed while the user is operating the mobile phone 5. The automatic recording function will be described below.

  When the cellular phone device 5 connected to the television receiver 1 via the communication line 4 accepts a user operation on the operation unit 56, the communication unit 59 notifies the television receiver 1 (in operation). Send such a signal). The notification to the television receiver 1 by the mobile phone 5 may be merely notification of the presence or absence of an operation on the operation unit 56, such as which button is operated or which menu is selected. As described above, the operation content may be notified.

  As described above, in the present system, the television receiver 1 can be operated using the mobile phone 5, and at this time, the operation content is transmitted from the mobile phone 5 to the television receiver 1. For this reason, in order not to be confused by the television receiver 1, the cellular phone device 5 is an operation related to its own device (mobile phone device 5) or an operation related to another device (the television receiver 1). Transmission to the television receiver 1 is performed. For example, the mobile phone 5 notifies the television receiver 1 only of the presence / absence of an operation when an operation related to its own device is performed at the operation unit 56, and displays the operation content when an operation related to the television receiver 1 is performed. It can be set as the structure which transmits. Further, for example, the mobile phone 5 can be configured to attach information indicating whether the operation is related to the device itself or the operation related to the television receiver 1 as a header, and transmit the operation content.

  The television receiver 1 that has received the notification of the operation content from the mobile phone 5 by the communication unit 13 determines whether the received operation content is an operation related to the own device (the television receiver 1) or the mobile phone 5 It is determined whether the operation is related to. When the received operation content is an operation related to the device itself, as described above, the television receiver 1 performs processing according to the operation content.

  When the received operation content is an operation related to the mobile phone 5, the television receiver 1 starts monitoring the operation on the mobile phone 5. The television receiver 1 counts the number of operations for the mobile phone 5 per predetermined time (for example, several tens of seconds or several minutes), and determines whether or not the number of operations exceeds the predetermined number. When the number of operations for a predetermined time exceeds the predetermined number, the television receiver 1 starts recording a television broadcast program received by the tuner unit 11. The television receiver 1 records the program that has started recording until the program ends. However, the television receiver 1 may stop the recording before the program ends according to, for example, a recording stop operation by the user.

  The television receiver 1 that has started recording a program in response to the operation of the mobile phone 5 continues to monitor the operation of the mobile phone 5 and continues for a predetermined time (for example, several minutes or ten minutes). When there is no operation, the recorded program is played back. At this time, the television receiver 1 records and reproduces the program in parallel, and reproduces the program with a certain delay from the broadcast time of the program (so-called time shift reproduction). Prior to the reproduction of the program, the television receiver 1 may display a message on the display unit 12 so that the user can select whether or not to reproduce the recorded program.

  Further, the television receiver 1 can not only automatically reproduce the recorded program by the television receiver 1 but also according to an operation on the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3. For example, the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3 is provided with a “missing playback button” and the like. When an operation is performed on this button, the television receiver 1 starts playback of the recorded program.

  Also, the television receiver 1 finishes the recorded program in response to the operation of the mobile phone, and after the recording is finished, the recorded program is not reproduced for a predetermined period (for example, several days or several tens of days). In this case, the program data related to this program is deleted from the program recording unit 17. Note that the television receiver 1 may display a warning message or the like on the display unit 12 prior to erasing the program data.

  Next, processing performed by the recording system according to the present embodiment will be described using a flowchart, a state transition diagram, and the like. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of operation content transmission processing performed by the mobile phone 5. The control unit 51 of the mobile phone 5 determines whether or not the communication unit 59 is connected to the television receiver 1 via the communication line 4 (whether or not wired connection is being performed) (step S1). If it is determined that a wired connection is being made (S1: YES), the control unit 51 further determines whether or not an operation has been performed on the operation unit 56 (step S2). When the wired connection is not being performed (S1: NO), or when the operation unit 56 is not operated (S2: NO), the control unit 51 is wired to the television receiver 1 and is connected to the operation unit 56. Wait until the operation is performed.

  When an operation is performed on the operation unit 56 (S2: YES), the control unit 51 transmits the operation content from the communication unit 59 to the television receiver 1 via the communication line 4 (step S3), and proceeds to step S1. Return processing. At this time, the control unit 51 determines whether the operation performed on the operation unit 56 is related to the own device or the television receiver 1, and for example, the determination result is used as header information. It attaches to the operation content and transmits to the television receiver 1.

  FIG. 4 is a state transition diagram for explaining a recording process performed by the television receiver 1. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 performs processing by changing the three states of the standby state, the preparation state, and the recording state with respect to the automatic recording function according to the operation on the mobile phone 5. The standby state is an initial state after activation of the television receiver 1 and is a state in which automatic recording is not performed. In addition, when the mobile phone 5 is not connected to the communication unit 13 via the communication line 4, the standby state does not change to another state. In the standby state, the control unit 10 receives the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 by the communication unit 13, and the received operation content relates to the own device or the mobile phone 5. For example, based on header information. When the received operation content relates to the mobile phone 5, the control unit 10 transitions from the standby state to the preparation state.

  The ready state is a state in which the television receiver 1 is monitoring the operation status of the cellular phone 5. In the preparation state, the control unit 10 receives the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 by the communication unit 13 and performs an operation of a predetermined number of times (however, the mobile phone 5 in accordance with the received operation content). It is determined whether or not the mobile phone 5 has been used. When it is determined that the mobile phone 5 has been operated more than a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, the control unit 10 transitions from the preparation state to the recording state. Moreover, the control part 10 changes from a preparation state to a standby state, when operation with respect to the mobile telephone 5 is not made over predetermined time.

  The recording state is a state in which the television receiver 1 is recording a program. In the recording state, the control unit 10 records the program related to the television broadcast received by the tuner unit 11 in the program recording unit 17 as program data. Further, in the recording state, the control unit 10 continuously receives the operation content by the communication unit 13 and does not receive the operation content for a predetermined time, that is, the mobile phone 5 is not operated for the predetermined time. In this case, a process of playing back the program being recorded is performed. When the broadcast of the program being recorded ends, or when a recording stop operation is performed, for example, when the user operates a recording stop button provided on the remote controller 3, the control unit 10 ends the recording of the program and waits. Transition to the state.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 in a standby state. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 determines whether or not the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 is received by the communication unit 13 (step S11). (S11: NO), wait until receiving. When the operation content is received (S11: YES), the control unit 10 further determines whether or not the received operation content relates to the own device (step S12). When the operation content relates to the own device (S12: YES), the control unit 10 performs a process corresponding to the received operation (step S13), and returns the process to step S11. When the received operation content relates to the mobile phone 5 (S12: NO), the control unit 10 transitions to the preparation state (step S14), and ends the process in the standby state.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 in the preparation state. In this process, two types of counters, that is, an in-operation counter and a no-operation counter are used. These are realized by using, for example, a register in the control unit 10. The in-operation counter is for determining the time during which the operation on the mobile phone 5 is continued, and the no-operation counter is for determining the time during which the operation on the mobile phone 5 is not performed. The three threshold values Ta to Tc used for determination are stored in the ROM 14 in advance. The control unit 10 that has transitioned to the ready state first initializes the values of the in-operation counter and the no-operation counter to 0 (step S21).

  Next, the control unit 10 repeatedly performs the following processing at a cycle of unit time (for example, several seconds to several tens of seconds). The control unit 10 counts the number of operations of the cellular phone 5 in a unit time by counting the number of operations received from the cellular phone 5 in the communication unit 13 (step S22). It is determined whether or not it is equal to or greater than a threshold value Ta (for example, 1 or 2) (step S23).

  When the number of operations is greater than or equal to the threshold Ta (S23: YES), the control unit 10 increments the value of the in-operation counter by 1 (step S24), and sets the value of the no-operation counter to 0 (step S25). The control unit 10 determines whether or not the value of the in-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tb (step S26). When the value of the operating counter does not exceed the threshold value Tb (S26: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S22. When the value of the counter in operation exceeds the threshold value Tb (S26: YES), the control unit 10 transitions to the recording state (step S27) and ends the process in the preparation state.

  When the number of operations is less than the threshold Ta (S23: NO), the control unit 10 sets the value of the in-operation counter to 0 (step S28) and increases the value of the no-operation counter by 1 (step S29). . The control unit 10 determines whether or not the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (Step S30). When the value of the no-operation counter does not exceed the threshold value Tc (S30: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S22. When the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (S30: YES), the control unit 10 transitions to a standby state (step S31) and ends the process in the preparation state.

  In other words, the processing of steps S22 to S26 determines whether or not the number of operations on the mobile phone 5 in a predetermined time (unit time × threshold Tb) exceeds a predetermined number (threshold Ta × threshold Tb). . Similarly, the processes in steps S22, S23, and S28 to S30 determine that no operation is performed on the mobile phone 5 over a predetermined time (unit time × threshold value Tc).

  7 and 8 are flowcharts showing a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 in a recording state. In this process, a no-operation counter and a regeneration flag are used, which are realized by using, for example, a register in the control unit 10. The no-operation counter is the same as that used in the flowchart shown in FIG. The reproduction flag indicates whether or not the recorded program has been reproduced, and a value of 0 or 1 is set. The control unit 10 that has transitioned to the recording state first starts recording the program related to the television broadcast received by the tuner unit 11 (step S41), and initializes the values of the no-operation counter and the reproduction flag to 0. (Step S42).

  Next, the control unit 10 determines whether or not broadcasting of the program being recorded has ended (step S43). If the program has not ended (S43: NO), an operation for stopping recording is performed by the remote controller 3. It is further determined whether or not it has been made (step S44). When the program ends (S43: YES) or when a recording stop operation is performed (S44: YES), the control unit 10 stops recording the program (step S46), and transitions to a standby state ( Step S47), the processing in the recording state is terminated.

  When the recording stop operation is not performed (S44: NO), the control unit 10 determines whether or not the value of the reproduction flag is 1 (step S45). When the value of the reproduction flag is 1 (S45: YES), that is, when the recorded program is being reproduced, the control unit 10 returns the process to step S43. When the value of the reproduction flag is 0 (S45: NO), that is, when the recorded program is not reproduced, the control unit 10 performs the automatic reproduction determination process shown in steps S48 to S54.

  The control unit 10 repeats the processes of steps S43 to S54 at a unit time period. The control unit 10 counts the number of operations of the cellular phone 5 in a unit time by counting the number of operations received from the cellular phone 5 in the communication unit 13 (step S48). It is determined whether or not it is equal to or greater than the threshold Ta (step S49). When the number of operations is greater than or equal to the threshold Ta (S49: YES), the control unit 10 sets the value of the no-operation counter to 0 (step S50) and returns the process to step S43.

  When the number of operations is less than the threshold Ta (S49: NO), the control unit 10 increments the value of the no-operation counter by 1 (step S51), and further determines whether or not the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold Tc. (Step S52). When the value of the no-operation counter does not exceed the threshold value Tc (S52: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S43. When the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (S52: YES), the control unit 10 reads the program data related to the program being recorded from the program recording unit 17 and starts playing the program (step S53). The flag value is set to 1 (step S54), and the process returns to step S43.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a procedure of automatic deletion processing of a recorded program performed by the television receiver 1. This process is repeatedly performed in a predetermined cycle (for example, several hours or several days) in the standby state of the state transition diagram shown in FIG. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 checks the recording date and time of the unreproduced program data of the program data recorded in the program recording unit 17 that is automatically recorded in response to an operation on the mobile phone 5 ( Step S61), it is determined whether or not there is an unreproduced program over a predetermined period (for example, several hours or several days) (Step S62). When there is no unreproduced program for a predetermined period or longer (S62: NO), the control unit 10 ends the automatic deletion process.

  When there is an unreproduced program for a predetermined period or longer (S62: YES), the control unit 10 displays a message indicating that there is an unreproduced program on the display unit 12 (step S63). Whether or not erasure is possible is accepted, for example, by operating the remote controller 3 (step S64). In response to the accepted operation, the control unit 10 determines whether or not deletion of an unreproduced program is permitted (step S65). If deletion is permitted (S65: YES), the control unit 10 records the program in the program recording unit 17. The program data of the unreproduced program is erased (step S66), and the automatic erasure process is terminated. When erasure is not permitted (S65: NO), the control unit 10 ends the automatic erasure process without erasing the program data.

  In the recording system having the above configuration, information (signal) is transmitted / received via the communication line 4 between the television receiver 1 having a recording function and the mobile phone 5 which is a portable terminal device. The cellular phone device 5 accepts a user operation at the operation unit 56, and transmits the accepted operation content (signal related to the operation) to the television receiver 1 at the communication unit 59. The television receiver 1 receives the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 at the communication unit 13. When the television receiver 1 receives a predetermined number of operations within a predetermined time, that is, when the mobile phone 5 is operated a predetermined number of times within a predetermined time, the television receiver 1 receives the operation at the tuner 11. Recording of a program related to television broadcasting is started. Thereby, when it is estimated that the user is concentrating on the operation of the mobile phone device 5, the recording of the program being viewed can be automatically started. You can watch missed programs.

  Also, the television receiver 1 starts playing a recorded program in response to an operation on the cellular phone 5 when an operation is performed on, for example, a “missing playback button” provided on the operation unit 31 of the remote controller 3. . As a result, the user can reproduce and view the program automatically recorded by the television receiver 1 by an explicit operation using the remote controller 3.

  In addition, the television receiver 1 starts recording in response to an operation on the mobile phone device 5 and then plays back the program that has started recording when no operation content is received from the mobile phone device 5 for a predetermined time. Thereby, after the user finishes the operation of the cellular phone 5, the program recorded by the television receiver 1 is automatically reproduced, and the user can view it.

  In addition, when a program recorded in response to an operation on the mobile phone 5 is not reproduced for a predetermined time, the television receiver 1 erases program data relating to this program from the program recording unit 17. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the remaining capacity of the program recording unit 17 from being reduced by a program automatically recorded by the television receiver 1.

  In the recording system, the user can operate the television receiver 1 with the cellular phone 5 instead of the remote controller 3. The cellular phone device 5 accepts an operation on the television receiver 1 by the operation unit 56 and transmits the accepted operation content to the television receiver 1. When the television receiver 1 receives the operation content from the mobile phone 5, the television receiver 1 determines whether the operation is related to the own device or the mobile phone 5. The television receiver 1 performs various processes such as channel selection or volume increase / decrease according to the operation content determined to be an operation related to the own device. At this time, the television receiver 1 does not perform the above-described automatic recording in accordance with an operation related to the own apparatus. The television receiver 1 performs the above-described automatic recording in response to an operation determined to be related to the mobile phone 5. As a result, it is possible to prevent the television receiver 1 from automatically recording a program unnecessary for the user.

In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 5 has been described as an example of the terminal device. However, the terminal device is not limited to this, and other devices such as a tablet terminal, a smartphone, or a PC (Personal Computer), for example. It may be. Further, the television receiver 1 having a recording function has been described as an example of the recording device. However, the recording device is not limited to this, and a television such as a hard disk recorder or a BD (Blue-ray Disc) recorder is used. A recording device externally connected to the receiver 1 may be used.

  When the television receiver and the recording device are separate devices, the terminal device may be connected to the recording device, or may be connected to a television receiver to which the recording device is connected. The television receiver and the recording device transmit / receive information to / from each other, acquire necessary information, and give an operation instruction to the other. For example, in the case of a configuration in which a terminal device is connected to a recording device, the recording device acquires information such as a broadcasting station of the television broadcast being viewed from the television receiver, and the television being viewed according to an operation on the terminal device. Record programs related to broadcasting. Further, for example, in the case of a configuration in which the terminal device is connected to the television receiver, the recording device acquires the operation content for the terminal device from the television receiver, and performs recording according to the operation on the terminal device. Alternatively, the television receiver may determine whether or not there is an operation on the terminal device, and when it is determined to record the program being viewed, the television receiver may give a recording instruction to the recording device.

  In addition, the television receiver 1 and the mobile phone 5 are connected by wire and the information is transmitted / received via the communication line 4. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the television receiver 1 and the mobile phone 5 are It is good also as a structure which transmits / receives information by radio | wireless communication. In addition, although the power is supplied from the television receiver 1 to the mobile phone 5 via the communication line 4, the configuration is not limited to this, and the power supply may be omitted.

(Embodiment 2)
When the user concentrates on the operation of the mobile phone 5 and is not viewing the program on the television receiver 1, the power is wasted in the television receiver 1. In the second embodiment, a configuration for reducing the power consumption of the television receiver 1 in such a situation will be described. FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram for explaining the low power consumption function of the television receiver 1 according to the second embodiment. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 according to Embodiment 2 performs processing by transitioning the three states of the standby state, the preparation state, and the low power consumption state with respect to the low power consumption function.

  The standby state is an initial state after the television receiver 1 is activated, and is a state where a program is displayed on the display unit 12 or the like. When the mobile phone 5 is not connected to the communication unit 13 via the communication line 4, the standby state is not changed to another state. The preparation state is a state in which the television receiver 1 is monitoring the operation state of the mobile phone 5, and the display unit 12 displays a program in this state as well. In the standby state and the preparation state, the television receiver 1 is operating at a normal power consumption. Note that the processing performed by the television receiver 1 in the standby state and the preparation state is the same as that in the standby state and the preparation state shown in FIGS.

  The low power consumption state is a state in which the television receiver 1 stops displaying a program on the display unit 12, outputting sound from the speaker, and the like to reduce power consumption. When the operation on the mobile phone 5 is performed a predetermined number of times or more within a predetermined time in the preparation state, the control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 shifts to the low power consumption state. In the recording state, the control unit 10 receives the operation content by the communication unit 13 and displays when the operation content is not received for a predetermined time, that is, when the mobile phone 5 is not operated for the predetermined time. The display of the unit 12, the sound output of the speaker, etc. are resumed, and a transition is made to the standby state.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 according to Embodiment 2 in a low power consumption state. In this process, a no-operation counter is used, which is realized by using, for example, a register in the control unit 10. The control unit 10 that has transitioned to the low power consumption state first stops program display (and audio output from the speaker, etc.) on the display unit 12 (step S71), and initializes the value of the no-operation counter to 0 (step S71). Step S72).

  The control unit 10 repeats the processes of steps S73 to S77 at a unit time period. The control unit 10 counts the number of operations of the cellular phone 5 per unit time by counting the number of operations received from the cellular phone 5 in the communication unit 13 (step S73). It is determined whether or not it is equal to or greater than the threshold Ta (step S74). When the number of operations is greater than or equal to the threshold Ta (S74: YES), the control unit 10 sets the value of the no-operation counter to 0 (step S75) and returns the process to step S73.

  When the number of operations is less than the threshold Ta (S74: NO), the control unit 10 increments the value of the no-operation counter by 1 (step S76), and further determines whether or not the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold Tc. (Step S77). When the value of the no-operation counter does not exceed the threshold value Tc (S77: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S73. When the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (S77: YES), the control unit 10 starts displaying the program on the display unit 12 (and outputting sound from the speaker, etc.) (step S78) and transitions to a standby state. In step S79, the process in the low power consumption state is terminated.

  In the recording system according to the second embodiment having the above-described configuration, the television receiver 1 operates in a low power consumption state in which the power consumption is reduced, for example, by not performing display on the display unit 12, and other operations that are performed with normal power consumption. It is possible to switch between these states. The television receiver 1 switches to a low power consumption state when a predetermined number of operations are received within a predetermined time, that is, when a predetermined number of operations are performed within a predetermined time on the mobile phone 5. I do. Thereby, when it is estimated that the user is concentrating on the operation of the mobile phone 5, the power consumption of the television receiver 1 can be reduced.

  The television receiver 1 may be configured to include both the function for reducing power consumption as described above and the automatic recording function described in the first embodiment, and may be configured to include only one of them. It may be. In the case where the television receiver 1 has only a power consumption reduction function, a function related to program recording (for example, the program recording unit 17 shown in FIG. 1) may not be provided. In addition, the television receiver 1 is configured to reduce the power consumption by stopping the display of the display unit 12 and the sound output of the speaker in the low power consumption state. However, the present invention is not limited to this and is consumed by other methods. The power may be reduced.

  Further, since the other configuration of the recording system according to the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the recording system according to the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 3)
When the television receiver 1 determines that the user does not concentrate on the operation of the mobile phone 5 and watch the program, the recording system according to Embodiment 3 Is inquired about whether or not to perform recording.

  When the control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 according to Embodiment 3 determines that there is a predetermined number of operations at a predetermined time in the preparation state in the state transition shown in FIG. 4, before the transition to the recording state. The communication unit 13 transmits an inquiry as to whether or not to record a program to the mobile phone 5. The control unit 51 of the mobile phone 5 that has received this inquiry displays a selection screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to record, for example, on the display unit 55, and accepts the user's selection through the operation unit 56. The control unit 51 transmits a response indicating whether or not to perform recording according to the received selection from the communication unit 59 to the television receiver 1.

  The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 that has received the response from the mobile phone device 5 makes a transition to the recording state and starts recording a program when it is a response to perform recording. If the response indicates that the recording is not performed, the control unit 10 does not make a transition to the recording state and waits in the preparation state or makes a transition to the standby state. Thereby, the recording of the program is not started in the television receiver 1.

  Note that when a response indicating that no recording is performed is received from the cellular phone device 5, the television receiver 1 inquires whether or not to perform recording for a predetermined time (for example, 30 minutes or 1 hour) thereafter. In addition, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which automatic program recording is not performed according to the operation on the mobile phone 5. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the selection screen for determining whether or not to perform recording from being repeatedly displayed on the display unit 55 of the mobile phone 5. In addition, the television receiver 1 may be configured not to perform inquiry and recording until a program that has received a response indicating that recording is not performed is completed.

  FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 according to Embodiment 3 in the ready state. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 that has transitioned to the ready state first initializes the values of the in-operation counter and the no-operation counter to 0 (step S81). Next, the control unit 10 counts the number of operations of the mobile phone 5 in a unit time by counting the number of operations received from the mobile phone 5 in the communication unit 13 (step S82). Is greater than or equal to the threshold value Ta (step S83).

  When the number of operations is greater than or equal to the threshold Ta (S83: YES), the control unit 10 increments the value of the in-operation counter by 1 (step S84) and sets the value of the no-operation counter to 0 (step S85). The control unit 10 determines whether or not the value of the in-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tb (step S86). When the value of the operating counter does not exceed the threshold value Tb (S86: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S82.

  When the value of the in-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tb (S86: YES), the control unit 10 makes an inquiry to the mobile phone 5 as to whether or not to record a program related to television broadcasting (step S87). . In response to this inquiry, the control unit 10 receives a response transmitted from the mobile phone 5 at the communication unit 13, and determines whether or not the response is a recording response (step S88). If the response is to record (S88: YES), the control unit 10 transitions to the recording state (step S89), and ends the process in the preparation state. If it is a response not to record (S88: NO), the control unit 10 transitions to a standby state (step S93), and ends the process in the preparation state.

  When the number of operations is less than the threshold Ta (S83: NO), the control unit 10 sets the value of the in-operation counter to 0 (step S90) and increases the value of the no-operation counter by 1 (step S91). . The control unit 10 determines whether or not the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (Step S92). When the value of the no-operation counter does not exceed the threshold value Tc (S92: NO), the control unit 10 returns the process to step S82. When the value of the no-operation counter exceeds the threshold value Tc (S92: YES), the control unit 10 transitions to the standby state (step S93) and ends the process in the preparation state.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a procedure of processing performed by the mobile phone device 5 according to the third embodiment. The control unit 51 of the mobile phone 5 determines whether or not the communication unit 59 has received an inquiry as to whether or not to record from the television receiver 1 (step S101). (S101: NO), it waits until an inquiry is received.

  When the inquiry from the television receiver 1 is received (S101: YES), the control unit 51 displays a recording selection screen for accepting selection of whether or not to perform recording on the display unit 55 (step S102). Selection by the operation unit 56 is accepted. When selection to record is made (S103: YES), the control unit 51 transmits a response to the effect of recording from the communication unit 59 to the television receiver 1 (step S104), and ends the process. When selection not to record is made (S103: NO), the control unit 51 transmits a response not to record to the television receiver 1 (step S105), and ends the process.

  In the recording system according to the third embodiment having the above-described configuration, the television receiver 1 inquires of the mobile phone device 5 whether or not recording is possible before transitioning to the recording state and starting recording. The mobile phone 5 that has received the inquiry displays a recording selection screen on the display unit 55, receives a selection as to whether or not to perform recording from the user, and transmits the user's selection to the television receiver 1 as a response. The television receiver 1 determines whether or not to perform recording in response to a response from the mobile phone 5. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the recording of a program unnecessary for the user from being started.

  Since the other configuration of the recording system according to the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the recording system according to the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 4)
The recording system according to Embodiment 4 is configured to transmit information such as a search keyword from the television receiver 1 to the mobile phone 5. For example, in the standby state of the state transition shown in FIG. 4, the television receiver 1 according to the fourth embodiment extracts text information included in the television broadcast received by the tuner unit 11, and extracts the extracted information. Transmission from the communication unit 13 to the mobile phone 5.

  For example, when the received television broadcast includes text information as data for a program guide or the like, the television receiver 1 can extract this information and transmit it to the mobile phone 5. For example, when a character is included in an image related to a television broadcast program displayed on the display unit 12, the television receiver 1 may perform character recognition from the display image by image processing to extract the character. Good.

  The mobile phone 5 that has received the information from the television receiver 1 displays a list of received text information on the display unit 55, for example. FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of text information by the mobile phone 5. The mobile phone 5 displays a list of text information received from the television receiver 1 as a search keyword, and accepts a selection operation for the displayed search keyword at the operation unit 56. The cellular phone device 5 that has received the selection of the search keyword activates a program such as a browser, performs an information search using the selected search keyword, and displays the search result on the display unit 55. Thereafter, when the user continues to operate the cellular phone device 5, the recording of the program by the television receiver 1 is started as described above.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of processing performed by the television receiver 1 according to Embodiment 4 in a standby state. The control unit 10 of the television receiver 1 according to the fourth embodiment performs a process of detecting text information as a search keyword from the television broadcast received by the tuner unit 11. The control unit 10 determines whether or not a search keyword is detected from the television broadcast (step S111), and when the search keyword is detected (S111: YES), acquires the search keyword (step S112). Then, the search keyword is transmitted from the communication unit 13 to the mobile phone 5 (step S113), and the process proceeds to step S114. When no search keyword is detected (S111: NO), the control unit 10 advances the process to step S114.

  Next, the control unit 10 determines whether or not the operation content transmitted from the mobile phone 5 is received by the communication unit 13 (step S114). When the operation content is not received (S114: NO) The process returns to step S111. When the operation content is received (S114: YES), the control unit 10 further determines whether or not the received operation content relates to the own device (step S115). When the operation content relates to the own device (S115: YES), the control unit 10 performs a process corresponding to the received operation (step S116), and returns the process to step S111. When the received operation content relates to the cellular phone device 5 (S115: NO), the control unit 10 transitions to the preparation state (step S117), and ends the process in the standby state.

  FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing a search keyword display process performed by the cellular phone 5 according to the fourth embodiment. The control unit 51 of the mobile phone 5 according to Embodiment 4 determines whether or not the communication keyword 59 has received the search keyword from the television receiver 1 (step S121). When the search keyword is received (S121: YES), the control unit 51 stores the received search keyword in the RAM 58 (step S122), and the newly stored search keyword is listed on the display unit 55 together with the already stored search keyword. Display (step S123), and proceed to step S124. When the search keyword is not received from the television receiver 1 (S121: NO), the control unit 51 advances the process to step S124.

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not one or more search keywords have been selected from the search keywords displayed in a list by an operation on the operation unit 56 (step S124). When the search keyword is not selected (S124: NO), the control unit 51 returns the process to step S121. When a search keyword is selected (S124: YES), the control unit 51 activates a browser program to perform a search related to the selected search keyword (step S125), and displays information obtained by the search. (Step S126), and the process ends.

  The recording system according to the fourth embodiment having the above configuration acquires predetermined information such as a search keyword related to a program being broadcast from the television broadcast received by the television receiver 1 and transmits it to the mobile phone 5. To do. The mobile phone 5 displays a list of search keywords received from the television receiver 1 on the display unit 55, accepts selection of a search keyword by the user, and performs information search related to the selected search keyword via the Internet or the like. Display the retrieved information. As a result, the user can easily search the mobile phone 5 for information related to the program being viewed on the television receiver 1. In such a situation, even when the user concentrates on the operation of the mobile phone 5, the program being viewed on the television receiver 1 can be automatically recorded as described above.

  In the present embodiment, the television receiver 1 is configured to acquire the search keyword and transmit it to the mobile phone 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. The information transmitted from the television receiver 1 to the mobile phone 5 may be various text information other than the search keyword, for example, and may be information such as an image or sound other than the text information. It may be the information. In addition, the mobile phone 5 that has received the search keyword from the television receiver 1 is configured to display a list of search keywords, accept selections by the user, and perform a search using the selected search keywords. It is not a thing. The cellular phone 5 may use the information from the television receiver 1 for any processing.

  In addition, since the other structure of the recording system which concerns on Embodiment 4 is the same as that of the structure of the recording system which concerns on Embodiment 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same location and detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

1 Television receiver (recording device)
3 Remote control (reception means)
4 Communication line 5 Mobile phone (terminal equipment)
10 Control unit (recording means, playback means, erasure means, determination means, status switching means)
11 Tuner (TV broadcast receiving means)
12 display unit 13 communication unit (reception means)
17 Program recording part (recording means)
31 Operation part 51 Control part 56 Operation part 59 Communication part

Claims (14)

In a recording apparatus comprising a recording means for recording an image,
Receiving means for receiving a signal related to an operation on another device;
The recording apparatus, wherein the recording unit starts recording when the receiving unit receives a signal related to a predetermined number of operations within a predetermined time. Accepting means for accepting operations on the device;
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reproducing unit that reproduces an image recorded by the recording unit by receiving a signal from the receiving unit when the receiving unit receives a predetermined operation. After the recording unit starts recording by receiving the signal of the receiving unit, the recording unit further includes a reproducing unit that reproduces the image recorded by the recording unit when the receiving unit does not receive a signal related to the operation for a predetermined time. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording apparatus is a recording apparatus. The image processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: an erasing unit that erases the image when the reproduction unit does not start reproduction of an image recorded by the recording unit upon reception of a signal from the reception unit. The recording device according to claim 3. A determination means for determining whether or not the signal received by the reception means is a signal related to an operation of the own apparatus;
5. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit is configured not to start recording when the determination unit determines that the received signal is a signal related to an operation of the own device. Recording device as described in any one. Means for inquiring whether or not recording is possible to the other device before the recording means starts recording;
Means for receiving a response to the inquiry of the means from the other device;
The recording according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the recording means starts recording when a response permitting recording is received from the other device. apparatus. A recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A television broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast,
The television receiver according to claim 1, wherein the recording means of the recording device records an image relating to the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means. It further comprises a state switching means for switching to a low power consumption operation state with low power consumption or an operation state other than the low power consumption operation state,
The state switching means is configured to switch to the low power consumption operation state when the receiving means receives a signal related to a predetermined number of operations within a predetermined time. The television receiver according to 7. Means for extracting predetermined information from the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means;
The television receiver according to claim 7 or 8, further comprising: means for transmitting the information extracted by the means to the other device. The television receiver according to claim 9, wherein the information is a keyword related to a television broadcast program. In a television receiver including a television broadcast receiving means for receiving a television broadcast,
Receiving means for receiving a signal related to an operation on another device;
A low power consumption operation state with low power consumption, or a state switching means for switching to an operation state other than the low power consumption operation state,
The state switching means is configured to switch to the low power consumption operation state when the receiving means receives a signal related to a predetermined number of operations within a predetermined time. Receiving machine. Means for extracting predetermined information from the television broadcast received by the television broadcast receiving means;
The television receiver according to claim 11, further comprising: means for transmitting the information extracted by the means to the other device. A portable terminal device;
A recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, and
The recording system according to claim 1, wherein the receiving unit of the recording apparatus receives a signal related to an operation on the terminal device. A portable terminal device;
A television receiver according to any one of claims 7 to 12, and
The recording system of the recording apparatus provided in the television receiver is configured to receive a signal related to an operation on the terminal device.

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