JP4667845B2 - Portable program receiving apparatus and viewing reservation method for portable program receiving apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable program receiving apparatus and a viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving apparatus, and more particularly to a portable program receiving apparatus having a program reservation function and a schedule management function and a viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving apparatus.

  In recent years, portable program receiving apparatuses that receive program data in television broadcasting have been proposed. Such a portable program receiving apparatus has functions for program viewing reservation and / or recording reservation. The portable receiving device can be freely carried by the user, unlike the aligned receiving device. For this reason, the broadcasted program may differ between the point where the viewing reservation is made and the point where the viewing is actually performed. In such a case, the portable program receiving device cannot receive the data of the program that has been reserved for viewing, and the user cannot view the program that has been reserved for viewing.

On the other hand, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of receiving position information indicating the current position of the portable program receiving device and notifying that the program reservation needs to be corrected based on the current position. Has been.
JP 2003-189267 A

  However, in Patent Document 1, if the user moves with the portable program receiving device by the time of viewing the reserved program after correcting the reservation of the program, the reservation needs to be further corrected, which is inconvenient. In particular, when moving to another broadcasting district immediately before the start time of the program, there is a case where the reservation cannot be corrected in practice.

  In addition, the point that was initially reserved is the same as the point that is actually viewed. However, there may be a case where the user temporarily moves after making a viewing reservation until the user actually views it. No correction is necessary, and an unnecessary notice will be made.

  Therefore, the present invention is to provide a portable program receiving apparatus and a viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving apparatus that can reliably and easily make a program viewing reservation.

  In order to solve the above problems, a portable program receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a tuner that receives program data, a program guide receiving unit that receives a program guide, and a display unit that displays the received program data and the program guide. Accepting an action schedule that specifies the date and time of the move and the planned move destination, and specifying an action schedule management unit that registers in the action schedule table, an action schedule table storage unit that stores the action schedule table, and a viewing date and time and a viewing channel A viewing reservation unit that accepts a viewing reservation of the program and registers it in the viewing reservation list, and a viewing reservation list storage unit that stores the viewing reservation list, and the viewing reservation unit instructs the program guide receiving unit to act The program guide of the broadcasting district to which the table is scheduled to be moved is received, and the received program guide is displayed on the display unit.

  Preferably, the viewing reservation unit refers to the behavior schedule table when accepting a viewing reservation for a program, and checks whether or not the behavior schedule of the moving date and time that is the same as the designated viewing date and time is registered, When the action schedule is registered, the scheduled destination of the travel date and time is specified, and the program guide of the broadcast district of the planned travel destination is received and displayed.

  Preferably, the viewing reservation unit refers to the viewing reservation list when the action schedule is registered, and checks whether the viewing reservation of the same viewing date and time as the moving date and time of the action schedule is registered, When the viewing reservation is registered, the viewing reservation registered from the viewing reservation list is canceled, the moving destination of the moving date and time is specified, and the program schedule of the moving destination is received and displayed.

  The viewing reservation method for the portable program receiving device according to the present invention is a viewing reservation method for the portable program receiving device, which accepts an input of an action schedule specifying a moving date and a planned moving destination, and enters the action schedule table. When the reservation step and the viewing reservation for the program with the specified viewing date / time are accepted, the behavior schedule is referred to and it is checked whether or not the behavior schedule with the same moving date / time as the designated viewing date / time is registered. A step, a step of identifying a scheduled destination of movement date and time with reference to the behavior schedule table, a step of identifying a broadcast district of the identified planned destination, and a specified broadcast district Receiving the program guide and displaying the received program guide.

  The viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving device according to the present invention is a viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving device, which accepts a viewing reservation for a program specifying a viewing date and a viewing channel, When there is a step of registering a channel in the viewing reservation list and an action schedule that specifies the moving date and time and the planned destination, the viewing reservation list is referred to and the viewing date and time of the same date and time as the moving date of the action schedule is referred to. The step of checking whether or not the viewing reservation is registered, the step of canceling the registered viewing reservation from the viewing reservation list when the viewing reservation is registered, and the movement date and time referring to the action schedule table The step of specifying the planned destination, the step of specifying the broadcasting district of the specified planned moving destination, and the program table of the specified broadcasting district are received. Comprising a step, and displaying the program table received.

  The viewing reservation program of the portable program receiving device according to the present invention includes a tuner for receiving program data, a program guide receiving unit for receiving a program guide, a display unit for displaying received program data and a program guide, A viewing reservation program of a portable program receiving device comprising an action schedule table storage unit for storing an action schedule table and a viewing reservation list storage unit for storing a viewing reservation list, wherein the computer is used to set a moving date and a planned moving destination. Accepts the input of the specified action schedule, functions as an action schedule management section that registers in the action schedule table, and a viewing reservation section that accepts viewing reservations for programs that specify the viewing date and time and viewing channel, and registers in the viewing reservation list, The viewing reservation part instructs the program guide receiving part to specify the number of the broadcasting area to which the action schedule is scheduled to move. Table is receive, on the display unit a program table received.

  Preferably, the viewing reservation unit refers to the behavior schedule table when accepting a viewing reservation for a program, and checks whether or not the behavior schedule of the moving date and time that is the same as the designated viewing date and time is registered, When the action schedule is registered, the scheduled destination of the travel date and time is specified, and the program guide of the broadcast district of the planned travel destination is received and displayed.

  Preferably, the viewing reservation unit refers to the viewing reservation list when the action schedule is registered, and checks whether the viewing reservation of the same viewing date and time as the moving date and time of the action schedule is registered, When the viewing reservation is registered, the viewing reservation registered from the viewing reservation list is canceled, the moving destination of the moving date and time is specified, and the program schedule of the moving destination is received and displayed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make a program viewing reservation reliably and easily.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
In the first embodiment, when a program viewing reservation is made and an action schedule is registered at the same date and time as the viewing date and time, and the broadcasting district of the current location is different from the broadcasting district of the destination, The present invention relates to a portable program receiving apparatus that acquires EPG (Electric Program guide) in a broadcasting area and reserves viewing of a program based on the acquired EPG.

(Broadcast system configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a broadcasting system including a portable program receiving device and a communication partner device.

  With reference to FIG. 1, the broadcasting system includes a portable program receiving device 1, a broadcasting station 6, a radio base station 3, and an EPG server 5.

  The portable program receiving device 1 receives program data transmitted from the broadcasting station 6. The broadcast station 6 transmits the program schedule information to the EPG server 5, and the EPG server 5 creates an EPG based on the program schedule information. In addition, the portable program receiving device 1 receives the EPG transmitted from the EPG server 5 via the Internet 4 and the wireless base station 3.

(Configuration of portable program receiving device)
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the portable program receiving device according to the first embodiment.

  Referring to FIG. 2, portable program receiving device 1 includes input unit 12, action schedule management unit 18, action schedule table storage unit 13, viewing reservation unit 11, broadcast district table storage unit 14, and viewing. The reservation list storage unit 17, the Internet communication unit 15, the tuner 19, the viewing control unit 20, the program data storage unit 21, the display unit 16, the call control unit 22, and the wireless communication unit 23 are provided.

  The input unit 12 accepts an input of a viewing reservation specifying a viewing date and time and a viewing channel and an action schedule specifying a moving date and a planned moving destination from the user.

  The behavior schedule management unit 18 registers the behavior schedule input through the input unit 12 in the behavior schedule table.

  The action schedule table storage unit 13 stores an action schedule table.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an action schedule table.

  Referring to FIG. 3, each action schedule registered in the action schedule table is designated with a moving date and time and a planned moving destination. For example, in a certain action schedule, a moving date (10/21 10: 00-11: 00: 00) and a planned moving destination (place name A1) are designated. In another action schedule, the moving date and time (10/21 13: 00-15: 00) and the planned moving destination (place name C2) are specified.

  The viewing reservation unit 11 registers the viewing reservation input through the input unit 12 in the viewing reservation list. When the viewing reservation unit 11 accepts a viewing reservation for a program, the viewing reservation unit 11 refers to the action schedule table to check whether or not an action schedule having the same moving date and time as the specified viewing date and time is registered. Is registered, refer to the action schedule table to identify the planned destination for the travel date and time, refer to the broadcast district table to identify the broadcast district of the identified planned destination, and use Internet communication. The program guide of the broadcasting area specified by instructing the unit 15 is received, and the received program guide is displayed on the display unit 16.

  The broadcast district table storage unit 14 stores a broadcast district table.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a broadcast district table.

  Referring to FIG. 4, the broadcast district table describes the names of places included in each broadcast district.

  The viewing reservation list storage unit 17 stores a viewing reservation list.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a viewing reservation list.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the viewing date and time and the viewing channel are designated for each viewing reservation registered in the viewing reservation list. For example, in a certain viewing reservation, a viewing date and time (9: 00-10: 00) and a viewing channel (4 channels) are designated. In another viewing reservation, viewing date and time (18:00 to 19:00) and viewing channels (6 channels) are designated. Although not shown, in the case of a viewing reservation with recording, an identifier with recording is registered in the viewing reservation list in addition to the viewing date and time and the viewing channel.

  The Internet communication unit 15 accesses the EPF server 5 through the radio base station 3 and the Internet 4 according to the instruction of the viewing reservation unit 11, and downloads the EPG.

  The tuner 19 receives program data transmitted from the broadcast station 6.

  The viewing control unit 20 instructs the tuner 12 to receive a program according to the viewing reservation list in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17. In the case of a viewing reservation with recording, the program data received by the tuner 19 is written into the program data storage unit 21.

  The program data storage unit 21 stores recorded program data.

  The display unit 16 displays the program data received by the tuner 16 and the EPG downloaded by the Internet communication unit 15.

  The call control unit 22 controls a call when the portable program receiving apparatus operates as a mobile phone.

  The wireless communication unit 23 transmits and receives a wireless signal for a call when the portable program receiving device operates as a mobile phone.

(Operation)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the portable program receiving device according to the first embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by reading a program from a memory (not shown). This program can be installed externally.

  Referring to FIG. 6, when the action schedule management unit 13 inputs an action schedule specifying a moving date and time and a planned moving destination through the input unit 12, the moving date and time and the planned moving destination are entered in the action schedule table. Register and save in the action schedule table storage unit 13 (step S101).

  When a viewing date / time is input from the user through the input unit 12, the viewing reservation unit 11 refers to the behavior schedule table in the behavior schedule table storage unit 13, and whether or not the behavior schedule is registered at the input viewing date / time. (Step S102).

  The viewing reservation unit 11 stores the broadcast district table in the broadcast district table storage unit 14 when an action schedule having a movement date and time that is the same as the viewing date and time input in step S102 is registered (YES in step S102). Referring to, the broadcast district to which the action schedule is scheduled to move is specified (step S103).

  The viewing reservation unit 11 estimates the broadcast district to be moved to as the broadcast district where the portable program receiving device is located at the viewing date and time input in step S102 (step S104).

  If the action schedule is not registered at the viewing date and time input in step S102 (NO in step S102), the viewing reservation unit 11 normally places the portable program receiving device (for example, the user's home). Etc.) is estimated as the broadcasting district where the portable program receiving device is located at the viewing date and time input in step S102 (step S105).

  Next, the viewing reservation unit 11 instructs the Internet communication unit 15 to download the EPG of the broadcasting district estimated in step S104 or S105 (step S106).

  Next, the viewing reservation unit 11 displays the EPG acquired by downloading on the display unit 16 (step S107).

  Next, when a viewing date / time and a viewing channel are input by the user through the input unit 12, the viewing reservation unit 11 registers the viewing date / time and the viewing channel input in the viewing reservation list, and stores the viewing reservation list in the viewing reservation list storage. The data is stored in the unit 17 (step S108).

  Next, the viewing control unit 20 instructs the tuner 12 to receive the program according to the viewing reservation list in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17 (step S109).

  As described above, according to the portable program receiving device of the first embodiment of the present invention, when a program viewing reservation is made, the action schedule is registered at the same date and time as the viewing date and time, Since the EPG of the planned broadcasting area is acquired and the program viewing reservation is made based on the acquired EPG when the moving planned destination broadcasting area is different, the program viewing reservation is reliably and easily performed. be able to.

[Second Embodiment]
In the second embodiment, at the time of registration of an action schedule, when a viewing reservation is set at the movement date and time of the action schedule, and the broadcasting area of the viewing reservation is different from the broadcasting area of the moving destination, The present invention relates to a portable program receiving apparatus that acquires an EPG of a broadcasting area and performs re-reservation of program viewing based on the acquired EPG.

(Configuration of portable program receiving device)
The components of the portable program receiving device according to the second embodiment are the same as the components of the portable program receiving device according to the first embodiment except for the viewing reservation unit 11. Hereinafter, the viewing reservation unit 11 will be described, and description of other components will not be repeated.

  The viewing reservation unit 11 registers the viewing reservation input through the input unit 12 in the viewing reservation list. When the action schedule is registered, the viewing reservation unit 11 refers to the viewing reservation list to check whether or not a viewing reservation with the same date and time as the movement date and time of the action schedule is registered. Is registered, the viewing reservation registered from the viewing reservation list is canceled, the scheduled destination of the moving date and time is specified, and the broadcasting district of the specified planned moving destination is further referred to by referring to the broadcasting district table. The program list of the broadcast area specified by specifying and instructing the Internet communication unit 15 is received, and the received program guide is displayed on the display unit 16.

(Operation)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the portable program receiving apparatus according to the second embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by reading a program from a memory (not shown). This program can be installed externally.

  Referring to FIG. 7, when a viewing date / time and a viewing channel are input from the user through the input unit 12, the viewing reservation unit 11 registers the entered viewing date / time and viewing channel in the viewing reservation list, and displays the viewing reservation list. It is stored in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17 (step S201).

  The action schedule management unit 13 registers the movement date and time and the planned destination in the behavior schedule table when the action schedule specifying the movement date and time and the planned destination is input via the input unit 12, and the behavior schedule table storage unit 13 (step S202).

  The viewing reservation unit 21 refers to the viewing reservation list in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17 and determines whether or not a viewing reservation with the same viewing date and time as the movement date and time of the action schedule input in step S202 is registered. Check (step S203).

  When the viewing reservation is registered (YES in step S203), the viewing reservation unit 21 refers to the broadcast district table in the broadcast district table storage unit 14 and moves the action schedule input in step S202. The previous broadcasting district is specified (step S204).

  Next, the viewing reservation unit 21 normally places the mobile program receiving device where the mobile program receiving device is assumed to be located at the viewing date and time when the viewing reservation is made, and the broadcast district of the planned moving destination. The broadcasting district of the place where the user is (for example, the user's home) is compared (step S205).

  If the broadcast reservation destination 21 is different from the broadcast area where the portable program receiver is located at the viewing date and time when the viewing reservation is made (YES in step S205), the viewing reservation unit 21 The communication unit 15 is instructed to download the EPG of the broadcast district that is scheduled to move (step S206).

  Next, the viewing reservation unit 21 displays the EPG acquired by the download on the display unit 16 (step S207).

  Next, when the viewing date and time and the viewing channel are re-input by the user through the input unit 12, the viewing reservation unit 21 cancels the viewing reservation for the viewing date and time that is the same as the movement date and time of the action schedule input in step S201. The re-entered viewing date and time and viewing channel are registered in the viewing reservation list, and the viewing reservation list is stored in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17 (step S208).

  Next, the viewing control unit 20 instructs the tuner 12 to receive the program according to the viewing reservation list in the viewing reservation list storage unit 17 (step S209).

  As described above, according to the portable program receiving device according to the present embodiment, at the time of registration of an action schedule, a viewing reservation is set at the movement date and time of the action schedule, and the viewing reservation broadcasting area and the scheduled destination When the broadcast area is different from the broadcast area, the program viewing reservation is canceled, and the EPG of the broadcast area to be moved is acquired and the program viewing is re-reserved based on the acquired EPG. Reservations can be made reliably and easily.

(Modification)
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Hereinafter, modifications of the embodiment will be described.

(1) Broadcasting district for viewing reservation Broadcasting district at the place where the portable program receiver is assumed to be located at the viewing date and time at the time of viewing reservation at step S205 in FIG. 7 representing the operation procedure of the second embodiment of the present invention. Is a broadcasting area where a portable program receiving apparatus is usually placed (for example, a user's home), but is not limited thereto. In addition to the viewing date and time and viewing channel, the broadcasting district is described in the viewing reservation list, and it may be assumed that the portable program receiving device is located at the viewing date and time when the viewing district is reserved for viewing.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. 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.

It is a figure showing the broadcast system containing a portable program receiver and the apparatus of the communicating party. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable program receiver which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure showing the example of an action schedule table | surface. It is a figure showing the example of a broadcast area table. It is a figure showing the example of a viewing-and-listening reservation list. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the portable program receiver which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the portable program receiver which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable program receiver, 3 Wireless base station, 4 Internet, 5 EPG server, 6 Broadcasting station, 11 Viewing reservation part, 12 Input part, 13 Action schedule table storage part, 14 Broadcasting area table storage part, 15 Internet communication part , 16 Display unit, 17 Viewing reservation list storage unit, 18 Action schedule management unit, 19 Tuner, 20 Viewing control unit, 21 Program data storage unit, 22 Call control unit, 23 Wireless communication unit.

Claims (4)

A tuner for receiving program data;
A program guide receiver for receiving the program guide;
A display unit for displaying the received program data and program table;
An action schedule management unit that accepts an input of an action schedule that specifies a moving date and time and a destination to move, and registers it in an action schedule table;
An action schedule table storage unit for storing the action schedule table;
A viewing reservation section that accepts viewing reservations for programs that specify the viewing date and time and viewing channel;
When the viewing reservation unit accepts the viewing reservation of the program, the viewing reservation unit refers to the action schedule table to check whether or not an action schedule having a movement date and time that is the same as the designated viewing date and time is registered. , When the action schedule is registered, the scheduled destination of the travel date and time is specified, the program guide receiving unit is instructed to receive the program guide of the broadcast district of the planned destination, and the received program A portable program receiving apparatus for displaying a table on the display unit . A tuner for receiving program data;
A program guide receiver for receiving the program guide;
A display unit for displaying the received program data and program table;
A viewing reservation section that accepts a viewing reservation for a program that specifies a viewing date and a viewing channel and registers it in the viewing reservation list;
A viewing reservation list storage unit for storing the viewing reservation list;
An action schedule management unit that accepts an input of an action schedule specifying a moving date and time and a planned moving destination,
The viewing reservation unit refers to the viewing reservation list when the action schedule is input , and checks whether or not a viewing reservation with the same date and time as the movement date and time of the action schedule is registered. When the viewing reservation is registered, the registered viewing reservation is canceled from the viewing reservation list, the moving scheduled destination of the moving date and time is specified, the program guide receiving unit is instructed, and the moving A portable program receiving apparatus for receiving a program guide of a scheduled destination and displaying the received program guide on the display unit . A viewing reservation method for a portable program receiver,
Receiving an input of an action schedule specifying a moving date and a planned moving destination, and registering it in an action schedule table;
When receiving a viewing reservation for a program with a designated viewing date and time, referring to the behavior schedule, checking whether or not an action schedule with a moving date and time that is the same as the designated viewing date and time is registered;
When the action schedule is registered, the step of identifying the scheduled destination of the movement date and time with reference to the action schedule table;
Identifying the broadcast district of the identified destination to be moved;
Receiving the specified broadcast district program guide;
A viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving device, including the step of displaying the received program guide. A viewing reservation method for a portable program receiver,
Accepting a viewing reservation for a program specifying a viewing date and a viewing channel and registering the viewing date and viewing channel in a viewing reservation list;
Whether or not a viewing reservation with the same viewing date and time as the moving date and time of the behavior schedule is registered with reference to the viewing reservation list when the moving schedule and the scheduled moving destination are registered Step to examine,
If the viewing reservation is registered, canceling the registered viewing reservation from the viewing reservation list;
Identifying a planned destination of the travel date with reference to the action schedule table;
Identifying the broadcast district of the identified destination to be moved;
Receiving the specified broadcast district program guide;
A viewing reservation method for a portable program receiving device, including the step of displaying the received program guide.

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