JP5011568B2 - Broadcast receiving apparatus and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus and a program for receiving a broadcast and outputting the content of the broadcast.

  In recent years, a communication terminal device such as a mobile phone device receives a television broadcast or a radio broadcast and outputs the broadcast content to a reproduction means (display device, speaker) to reproduce the broadcast content or broadcast. Some have a television function or a radio function for recording broadcast contents by outputting the contents to a recording means (recording memory). Furthermore, there are some provided with a reservation viewing (reproduction) function and a reservation recording (recording / recording) function for executing such reproduction and recording based on reservation information stored in advance by the user. Such reservation viewing function and reservation recording function are generally called reservation functions.

By the way, in the communication terminal apparatus as described above, when receiving a television broadcast or a radio broadcast and outputting the broadcast contents to the reproducing means or the recording means, the situation at that time may not be suitable for the broadcast output. In such a situation, the user may miss or listen to the desired broadcast content.
Therefore, conventionally, a portable information terminal device has been disclosed in which viewing inability is displayed when the user's own schedule and the broadcast reception schedule do not match (see Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-286855 A

   However, in the above-described prior art, it is possible to know in advance whether or not viewing is difficult by comparing user (user) schedule information and information reception schedule information. However, it is impossible to know whether viewing is difficult due to factors other than schedule matching, and a desired program may be missed or missed. In addition, the user's own action schedule needs to be set in detail as schedule information, and a burden is placed on the user due to complicated operations.

 The problem of the present invention is that it is possible to know in advance whether or not the situation at the time of outputting the broadcast contents is suitable for the broadcast output without requiring a complicated operation to the user. Be able to prevent it from being missed.

The invention described in claim 1
A broadcast receiving device that receives a broadcast and outputs the broadcast content,
Usage history storage means for storing the usage status of the broadcast receiving device as a usage history;
A determination condition storage means for storing a determination condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for output of broadcast content;
A designation means for designating the broadcast content to be output;
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a time zone for outputting the broadcast content designated by the designation means is in a situation suitable for broadcast output based on the use history and the discriminating condition;
If it is determined by this determination means that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, notification means for notifying that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output ;
Equipped with,
The usage history is a broadcast availability history indicating a status of whether or not a broadcast can be received,
The determining means refers to the broadcast availability history to determine whether or not a time period for outputting broadcast content is under a reception situation suitable for broadcast output;
Characterized in that way the.
Furthermore, a program for realizing the main functions shown in the invention described in claim 1 is provided to the computer (the invention described in claim 10 ).

The invention described in claim 1 described above may be as follows.
The output of the broadcast content is an output to a reproducing means for reproducing the broadcast content (the invention according to claim 2).

The output of the broadcast content is an output to a recording means for recording the broadcast content (the invention according to claim 3 ).

The invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein when the determining means determines that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, the external recording device that records the broadcast content is instructed to record the designated broadcast content. You may make it do (Invention of Claim 4 ). Further, in the invention of claim 4 , when the recording data recorded by the external recording device is received and acquired, the recording data may be reproduced (invention of claim 5 ).

The time zone for outputting the broadcast content designated by the designation means is a time zone from the start time to the end time of the broadcast content (the invention according to claim 6 ).

The notification means notifies that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output when the broadcast content is designated by the designation means (the invention according to claim 7 ).

The notification means, when storing the reservation information for reserving a broadcast content specified by said specifying means, you notifying non conditions suitable for broadcast output (the invention according to claim 8).

The informing means informs that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output before a predetermined time before starting to output the broadcast content designated by the designation means (invention according to claim 9 ).

 The present invention can prevent the user from missing or listening to the broadcast content even if the situation when the broadcast content is output is predicted not to be suitable for output.

Example 1
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a communication network system in which a mobile phone device with a broadcast receiving function applied as a broadcast receiving device can be used.
The mobile phone device 1 includes a call function, an e-mail function, an Internet connection function (Web access function), a TV broadcast reception function capable of receiving digital TV broadcast (for example, one-segment terrestrial digital TV broadcast), and digital radio broadcast (for example, Sun Seg). In addition to a radio broadcast receiving function that can receive terrestrial digital radio broadcasts), it has a camera function, an address book function, and the like.

  The cellular phone device 1 is connected to a wireless communication network (public mobile communication network) 2 from the nearest base station 2A and exchange 2B. In addition, a GPS signal is received from a GPS (Global Positioning System) satellite 3 to acquire position information. The mobile phone device 1 is connected to the Internet 4 via the wireless communication network 2, and downloads and receives news information from the news distribution server 5 via the Internet 4 and electronically communicates with the mail server 6. Send and receive emails.

  The mobile phone device 1 can receive a digital terrestrial broadcast transmitted from a TV station / radio station (broadcast station) 7 via a transmission base station 8, and can also receive a wireless communication network 2, Broadcast contents (for example, program contents) can be downloaded and received from the television / radio program information server 9 via the Internet 4. The program information of the television / radio broadcast can be obtained by downloading from the television / radio program information server 9 via the wireless communication network 2 and the Internet 4 and is superimposed on the broadcast signal from the broadcast station 7. The program information can be acquired by separating it from the broadcast signal.

  On the other hand, the cellular phone device 1 can be connected to a hard disk recorder 10 which is an external recording device via a wireless LAN (private local area network) constructed at home, office, hotspot or the like. Here, the mobile phone device 1 determines whether or not the time period for outputting the designated broadcast content is suitable for broadcast output. If the mobile phone device 1 is not suitable for broadcast output, the mobile phone device 1 Instead of performing broadcast output on the side, the hard disk recorder 10 is instructed to record the broadcast content.

  The hard disk recorder 10 has a wireless LAN communication function, receives the broadcast content from the mobile phone device 1 and records and saves it in its recording means (hard disk), and reads the recorded data in the hard disk to It is made to transmit with respect to the mobile telephone apparatus 1 of. Here, the cellular phone device 1 receives and reproduces the recording data from the hard disk recorder 10. Note that the recording data is transmitted from the hard disk recorder 10 to the original mobile phone device, for example, when the broadcast recording according to the request from the mobile phone device 1 is completed, the mobile phone device 1 is close to the hard disk recorder 10. It is a midnight time zone that is assumed to be present, a time arbitrarily designated in advance by the user, and the like.

  Here, in the first embodiment, the “broadcast output” is not limited to the case where the broadcast content is reproduced (viewed) by the reproduction means (display device, speaker) on the cellular phone device 1 side, but the cellular phone device 1 or the hard disk recorder. This includes the case where the broadcast content is recorded (recorded, recorded) by the recording means on the 10 side. “Situations that are not suitable for broadcast output” include, for example, a time zone in which there is a high possibility of a call, a time zone in which a user is likely to use a function other than broadcast output, and a camera function. During times when there is a high possibility that the load is being driven, when there is a high possibility of being in a place that is not suitable for broadcast output, when there is a high possibility of being in a place where it is difficult to normally receive the broadcast, Thus, there are times when there is a high possibility that an interrupt event will occur, and times when there is a high possibility of high-speed movement.

  The timing for determining whether or not “broadcast output is appropriate” is that when a reservation (viewing reservation, recording reservation, recording reservation) is made for an arbitrarily specified program, the specified program specified from the electronic program guide or the like is output in real time (playback or When recording) at the reservation date and time. Further, “propriety of broadcast output” is determined based on a use history described later. Note that the situation suitable for broadcast output is a situation where there is no problem even if the broadcast output is performed. The “broadcast content” is a designated program, CM (commercial) or the like arbitrarily designated as an output target, and in this embodiment, means a designated program designated by the user.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone device 1.
The CPU 11 is a central central processing unit that controls the overall operation of the mobile phone device 1 in accordance with various programs in the ROM 12. The program area of the ROM 12 stores a program for realizing the present embodiment in accordance with operation procedures shown in FIGS. The RAM 13 is, for example, an internal memory having a work area, and is provided with a history information storage unit M1, a determination condition storage unit M2, a reservation information storage unit M3, a recording data storage unit M4, and the like which will be described later. Note that the contents of the RAM 13 are saved in a nonvolatile memory (for example, a flash memory) as necessary.

  The mobile phone device 1 is provided with a television communication / radio broadcast receiver 15, a wireless LAN transmitter / receiver 16, and a GPS signal receiver 17 in addition to the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 14 as various communication functions. The wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit 14 takes in a signal from the receiving side of the transmitting / receiving unit (baseband unit) connected to the antenna and demodulates the signal into a received baseband signal, and then transmits audio from the reception speaker 19 via the audio signal processing unit 18. Output. The wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit 14 takes in the audio data input from the transmission microphone 20 from the audio signal processing unit 18, encodes it into a transmission baseband signal, and then gives it to the transmitting side of the transmitting / receiving unit to transmit from the antenna. Output. On the other hand, when the electronic mail function and the Internet connection function are operated, the display data received and acquired via the wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit 14 or the television received and acquired via the TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 15 when the TV broadcast receiving function is operated. Broadcast (video, character data) is given to and displayed on a display unit (reproducing means) 21 using a high-definition liquid crystal or the like.

  The TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiving unit 15 includes a TV broadcast receiving unit and a radio broadcast receiving unit, and is configured to be able to activate them individually. Terrestrial digital TV for mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones In addition to broadcasting, terrestrial digital radio broadcasting, it is possible to receive program information such as electronic program guides. The TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiver 15 is connected to a dedicated antenna and receives a receiver (analog circuit) that extracts a broadcast signal. The received broadcast signal is demodulated or multiplexed by OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing). It has a digital circuit unit that separates the broadcast signal from video, audio, and data (character data) and decodes the compressed data. Here, the television sound or radio sound data is output from the sound speaker (the above-mentioned reproducing means) 22. The CPU 11 periodically accesses the television broadcast / radio broadcast reception unit 15 to monitor whether or not normal reception is being performed.

  The wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 16 is capable of high-speed data communication with the hard disk recorder 10 via the wireless LAN described above, and instructs the hard disk recorder 10 to record broadcast contents, It is a communication part which receives the recording data currently recorded on. The GPS signal receiving unit 17 uses a satellite and a ground control station to receive a current position (latitude and longitude) that is strictly measured from the difference in arrival time of radio waves from a plurality of satellites. The current user position (the position of the mobile phone device) is monitored while the signal receiving unit 17 is periodically accessed to receive and acquire the GPS measurement position.

  The operation unit 23 performs dial input, character input, command input, and the like. A TV ON / OFF key for instructing start / end of TV broadcast reception, and a radio ON / OFF key for instructing start / end of radio broadcast reception A reservation key used when reserving recording / recording of a broadcast program, a playback key for instructing playback of the recorded program, and the like are provided. The CPU 11 performs processing according to an input signal from the operation unit 23. Execute. The RTC (real-time clock module) 24 constitutes a clock unit that counts the current date and time of year / month / day / hour / minute / second, and the CPU 111 acquires the current date / time from the RTC 24.

  The speed detection unit 25 detects the movement speed of the mobile phone device 1, and the CPU 11 monitors the movement status of the mobile phone device 1 by periodically accessing the speed detection unit 25 and acquiring speed information. I am doing so. The camera imaging unit 26 constitutes a camera function and is capable of shooting a moving image in addition to still image shooting. In addition to a shooting lens, a mirror and other lenses / mirror blocks, an image sensor, its drive system, a distance measuring sensor, The CPU 11 is provided with a light amount sensor, an analog processing circuit, a signal processing circuit, a compression / decompression circuit, and the like, and the CPU 11 regularly accesses the camera imaging unit 26 to monitor its operation status.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the history information storage unit M1.
The history information storage unit M1 stores the usage status of the mobile phone device 1 as a usage history, and includes items of “history name”, “history ID”, and “history content”. “History name” indicates the type of history information. “Call history”, “News reception history”, “Function operation history”, “Location history”, “Movement history”, “Reception availability history” The information storage unit M1 is configured to store the history information. This “call history” indicates the call status with the other party, and “history contents” corresponding to “history ID” “A01”, “A02”, “A03”,... The date and time, call time, etc. are stored. “News reception history” indicates the reception status of news information received from the news distribution server 5, and “history contents” corresponding to “B01”, “B02”, “B03”,. Stores the reception date and time, the reception time, and the like.

 The “function operation history” indicates an operation state in which the camera function, the address book function, etc. are operating, and “history contents” corresponding to “C01”, “C02”, “C03”,. ”Stores the function name operated, the operation date and time, the operation time (operation time), and the like. The “location history” indicates the status change of the mobile phone device 1. The “history contents” corresponding to “D01”, “D02”, “D03”,. The position information (****) periodically acquired from the GPS signal receiving unit 17 and the acquisition date and time are stored.

 “Movement history” indicates the movement status of the mobile phone device 1, and “history contents” corresponding to “E01”, “E02”, “E03”,. The movement speed (++++), the acquisition date and time, etc. acquired periodically are stored. “Reception availability history” indicates a broadcast reception status (normal reception availability), and “history contents” corresponding to “history ID” “F01”, “F02”, “F03”,. The broadcast signal is normally received from the TV broadcast / radio broadcast receiver 15 via the broadcast station 7 and the transmission base station 8, or the broadcast content is normally received from the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 14 via the wireless communication network 2 and the Internet 4. Whether or not reception indicating whether or not, and the date and time thereof are stored.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the determination condition storage unit M2.
The discriminating condition storage unit M2 stores discriminating conditions for discriminating whether or not the time zone for broadcasting output is in a situation suitable for broadcasting output. The “setting flag”, “history name”, “discrimination condition” It has a configuration having each item. The contents of the determination condition storage unit M2 are arbitrarily set by a user operation, and include “history name”, “call history”, “news reception history”, “functional operation history”, “position history”, “movement history”. Each of the “reception availability history” stores “setting flag” and “discrimination condition”. Here, the “time zone for broadcasting output” is a time zone from the start time to the end time of the broadcast content. The “setting flag” indicates whether or not the condition is currently valid. If it is “1”, it indicates that the condition is currently valid. If it is “0”, the condition is currently invalid. It shows that there is.

  In the example shown in the figure, “discriminating condition” corresponding to “call history” is set to “calling with the other party during the specified program time in the last week for more than four days”. ing. As the “discrimination condition” corresponding to “news reception history”, “received news in the time zone of the designated program for four days or more on the same day of the last two months” is set. In addition, as a “discriminating condition” corresponding to “function operation history”, “the camera function has been operating in the time zone of the program for more than two days in the last week in addition to the function name” is set. . As the “discrimination condition” corresponding to “location history”, “location information indicating the designated location, as well as being in the designated location in the designated program time zone for more than 10 days in the last month” is set. . As the “discriminating condition” corresponding to “movement history”, “in addition to the moving speed, that the user has moved at this speed during the designated program time zone for 10 days or more in the last month” is set. As the “discrimination condition” corresponding to “reception availability history”, “the situation that reception was not possible in the designated program time zone for three days or more on the weekday (or holiday) of the last three months” is set.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the reservation information storage unit M3.
The reservation information storage unit M3 stores reservation information for television broadcast and radio broadcast viewing reservation and recording reservation (recording reservation / recording reservation), the contents of which are arbitrarily set by a user operation. The reservation information includes items of “reservation ID”, “type”, “channel / frequency”, “date / time information”, “playback”, and “record”. “Reservation ID” is a series of Nos identifying reservation information, “Type” indicates whether TV broadcast is to be reserved or radio broadcast is to be reserved, “Channel / Frequency” indicates a reservation target station, A channel is set for television broadcasting, and a frequency is set for radio broadcasting. “Date information” is the broadcast date of the program to be reserved. “Play” is set to “Yes” / “No” indicating whether or not the viewing reservation is executed, and “Record” is “Yes” / “No” indicating whether or not the recording reservation (recording reservation / recording reservation) is executed. Set.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the contents of the recording data storage unit M4.
The recording data storage unit M4 is a unit in which the contents of the broadcast are written as recording data in accordance with the recording (recording / recording) designation of the television broadcast and the radio broadcast, and constitutes a recording means on the mobile phone device 1 side. This recorded data has items of “video data, audio data” in addition to “recording ID”, “type”, “channel / frequency”, “date / time information” as in the case of the reservation information described above. . "Video data, audio data" is the actual recorded data recorded and recorded

  Next, the operation concept of the mobile phone device according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. In addition, the operation according to the above-described program code transmitted via the transmission medium can be sequentially executed. This is the same in other embodiments described later. In addition to the recording medium, the program / data supplied from the outside via the transmission medium can be used to execute operations specific to this embodiment.

7 and 8 are flowcharts showing an overview of the overall operation of the mobile phone device 1. FIG.
First, when a power-on operation for turning on the power of the mobile phone device 1 is performed (YES in Step A1), the CPU 11 activates the wireless communication transmitting / receiving unit 14 to register the current position and display a predetermined standby image. After executing a standby process for reading and displaying (step A2), a measurement operation of a detection timer (not shown) described later is started (step A3). This detection timer is a timer that measures an interval time for periodically detecting the usage status of the mobile phone device 1 (for example, every one minute interval). If a setting operation for instructing data setting to the determination condition storage unit M2 is performed in this standby state (YES in step A4), the process proceeds to the setting process (step A5). In this case, when “history name” is displayed in a list and an arbitrary “history name” is selected and designated by the user operation from the list screen, “1” is set in the “setting flag” corresponding to this “history name”. Is set, and the data is set as a “discrimination condition” in response to input of arbitrary condition data.

  When a call operation is performed in the standby state (YES in step A6), call processing is started in response to the establishment of a line with the other party (step A7), and in response to line disconnection at the end of the call. Call history storage processing is executed (step A8). That is, the call history information is generated based on the current call partner, the current date and time, and the call time, and the “history ID” is updated and additionally stored as a call history in the “call history” of the history information storage unit M1. Similarly, when an incoming call is detected (YES in step A9), an incoming call notification is given (step A10), and then call processing is started (step A7), and the call is made in response to line disconnection at the end of the call. A history storage process is executed and additionally stored as an incoming call history in the “call history” of the history information storage unit M1 (step A8).

  When news information from the news distribution server 5 is received and detected in the standby state (YES in step A11), the news information is received and processed and stored in the RAM 13 (step A12), and then the news reception history is received. The storage process is executed, reception history information is generated, and the current history information is additionally stored in the “news reception history” of the history information storage unit M1 (step A13). In addition, when a function (for example, a camera function) of the cellular phone device 1 is designated and the activation operation is performed (YES in Step A14), an activation process instructing activation of the designated function is executed. (Step A15), the function operation history storage process is executed, operation history information is generated, and the current history information is additionally stored in the “function operation history” of the history information storage unit M1 (Step A16).

If the detection timer that measures the time for periodically monitoring the usage status of the mobile phone device 1 times out (YES in step A17), the usage status is other than the above-described call, news reception, and functional operation. Then, the process proceeds to processing for detecting the position, movement, and reception possibility (step A18). FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the use state detection process (step A18 in FIG. 7) in detail.
First, the CPU 11 acquires the current date and time from the RTC 24 (step B1), acquires the current position from the GPS signal receiving unit 17 (step B2), and then generates position history information based on the current date and time and position. The current history information is additionally stored in the “position history” of the history information storage unit M1 (step B3).

  Next, the current speed is acquired from the speed detection unit 25 (step B4), movement history information is generated based on the current date and time, and the current history information is stored in the “movement history” of the history information storage unit M1. Is additionally stored (step B5). Further, whether or not the broadcast signal is normally received from the television broadcast / radio broadcast receiver 15 via the broadcast station 7 and the transmission base station 8, or broadcast from the wireless communication transmitter / receiver 14 via the wireless communication network 2 and the Internet 4. The reception information indicating whether or not the content has been normally received is acquired (step B6), history information is generated based on the reception availability, and the history information of this time is stored in the “reception availability history” of the history information storage unit M1. Is additionally stored (step B7). And after restarting the above-mentioned detection timer (step B8), it returns to the main flow of FIG.7 and FIG.8.

On the other hand, when the reservation information storage operation is performed in the standby state (YES in step A19 in FIG. 8), the process proceeds to the reservation information storage process (step A20). FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the reservation information storing process (step A20 in FIG. 8) in detail.
First, the CPU 11 displays a reservation input screen, prompts the user to input data in the items “type”, “channel / frequency”, “date / time information”, “playback”, and “record”, and makes a reservation accordingly. When information is input (step C1) and a storage operation for instructing the storage is performed (step C2), the CPU 11 includes “type”, “channel / frequency”, “date / time information” included in the reservation information. The broadcast content (reserved program) is identified based on "", and the broadcast time zone of this reserved program is read from the program information (for example, electronic program guide) (step C3). The broadcast time zone of this reserved program is the time zone from the start time to the end time of this program.

  Then, the process proceeds to a recording instruction process to be described later (step C4). This recording instruction process determines whether the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content is not suitable for broadcast output, and if it is not suitable for broadcast output. In this process, instead of performing broadcast output on the mobile phone device 1 side, the hard disk recorder 10 is instructed to record the broadcast content. As a result of executing the recording instruction process, it is determined whether or not a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (step C5). When the recording instruction is transmitted because the situation is not suitable for broadcast output. (YES in step C5) At this point, the flow of the reservation information storage process ends. However, if a recording instruction is not transmitted in a situation suitable for broadcast output (NO in step C5), its own reservation information storage unit M3 And the current reservation information is additionally stored (step C6).

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining the above-described recording instruction processing (step C4 in FIG. 10 and the like) in detail.
First, the CPU 11 accesses the discrimination condition storage unit M2 to identify “history name” in which “1” is set as the “setting flag”, and reads out the “discrimination condition” corresponding to this “history name”. (Step F1). In the example of FIG. 4, since “1” is set in the “setting flag” corresponding to “call history”, the “discrimination condition” corresponding to the “setting flag” is read out. Then, the history information storage unit M1 is accessed based on the “history name” in which “1” is set in the “setting flag”, and the “history content” corresponding to the “history name” is compared with the “discrimination condition”. Then, based on whether or not “history content” satisfies the “discrimination condition”, it is determined whether or not the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content is not suitable for broadcast output (step F3).

  Here, if there is a “call with a specific party in the designated program time zone for more than 4 days in the last week”, the “discrimination condition” in the “call history” is satisfied. Since there is a high possibility that the user cannot watch the broadcast because he / she is talking with the other party and the situation is not suitable for broadcast output (YES in step F3), a message screen is displayed to notify that fact (step F4). ). On this message screen, for example, the message “Broadcast times may not be suitable for viewing / recording, do you want to record with a hard disk recorder?” Is displayed. “Yes” and “No” buttons are provided to answer in a format.

  Now, when the “Yes” button is operated (YES in Step F5), instruction information composed of “recording instruction + program information + identification ID” is generated and transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (Step F6). “Recording instruction + program information” is information for instructing that the designated program should be recorded / recorded, and “identification ID” is a local telephone number for identifying the transmission source. When the recorded data is transmitted to the original mobile phone device 1, the identification ID is used as information for designating the transmission destination. The hard disk recorder 10 takes in this instruction information and executes the recording operation of the broadcast content. On the other hand, if the “discrimination condition” is not satisfied under conditions suitable for broadcast output (NO in step F3), or recording to the hard disk recorder 10 is rejected even if the “discrimination condition” is satisfied. (NO in Step F5), the recording instruction is not transmitted at this time without transmitting the recording instruction.

On the other hand, when an output operation for instructing real-time output of broadcast contents is performed in the standby state (YES in step A21 in FIG. 8), the process proceeds to output processing (step A22). FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining the output process (step A22 in FIG. 8) in detail.
First, for example, when any broadcast content (program) is designated by an output operation from program information (for example, an electronic program guide), the CPU 11 sets the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content (designated program) as the program. Read from the information (step D1). The broadcast time zone of this designated program is the time zone from the start time to the end time of this program. Then, the process proceeds to the recording instruction process of FIG. 13 described above (step D2), and it is determined whether or not the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content specified by the output operation is not suitable for broadcast output. If there is, the mobile phone apparatus 1 is instructed to record the broadcast contents to the hard disk recorder 10 instead of performing broadcast output.

  As a result of executing the recording instruction process, it is determined whether or not a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (step D3). If the recording instruction is transmitted because the situation is not suitable for broadcast output (step D3). D3 YES), the output process flow ends at this point, but if the recording instruction is not transmitted under conditions suitable for broadcast output (NO in step D3), the mobile phone device 1 side Output. That is, after receiving and acquiring the broadcast content designated by the output operation (step D4). It is determined whether the output operation is a reproduction operation (viewing operation) or a recording operation (recording operation, recording operation) (step D5). If the output operation is a reproduction operation (viewing operation) (YES in step D5), the broadcast content is sent to the reproduction means (display unit 21, sound speaker 22) (step D6) and reproduced (step D7). If the output operation is a recording operation (recording operation, recording operation) (NO in step D5), the broadcast content is sent to the recording means (recording data storage unit M4) (step D8) and recorded (step D9).

Further, when time update (for example, minute unit update) of the RTC 24 is detected in the standby state (YES in step A23 in FIG. 8), the process proceeds to a reservation output process (step A24). FIG. 12 is a flowchart for explaining the reservation output process (step A24 in FIG. 8) in detail.
First, the CPU 11 acquires the current time from the RTC 24, and searches the reservation information storage unit M3 based on the current time to check whether there is reservation information including the corresponding reservation date and time one hour after the current time (step E1). . If there is corresponding reservation information, the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content (reserved program) indicated by the reservation information is read (step E2). In this case, the “date and time information” is read out together with the “type” and “channel / frequency” from the reservation information.

  Then, the process proceeds to the recording instruction process of FIG. 13 described above (step E3), and it is determined whether or not the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content is not suitable for broadcast output. Instead of performing broadcast output on the apparatus 1 side, the hard disk recorder 10 is instructed to record broadcast contents. As a result of executing such a recording instruction process, it is determined whether or not a recording instruction has been transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (step E4). When it is performed on the 10 side (YES in Step E4), the mobile phone device 1 side deletes the reservation information from the reservation information storage unit M3 (Step E5) because it becomes unnecessary.

  Next, the CPU 11 searches the reservation information storage unit M3 based on the current time to check whether there is reservation information including a reservation date and time that matches the current time (step E6). Here, if there is a corresponding reservation, the “type”, “channel / frequency”, and “date / time information” are read out as the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content indicated by the reservation information, as in the case described above (step). E7), the process proceeds to the above-described recording instruction process of FIG. 13 (step E8), and it is determined whether or not the broadcast time period from the current time until the end of the broadcast content is not suitable for broadcast output, and is suitable for broadcast output. If there is no situation, the mobile phone device 1 instructs the hard disk recorder 10 to record the broadcast contents instead of outputting the broadcast. As a result, it is determined whether or not a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (step E9). When the recording instruction is transmitted, that is, when the reservation execution is performed on the hard disk recorder 10 side. (Yes in step E9), the mobile phone device 1 side does not need the reservation information, so it is deleted from the reservation information storage unit M3 (step E10).

  If the recording instruction is not transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 as a result of executing the recording instruction process for the reservation information that matches the current time (NO in step E9), the mobile phone device 1 side Make a reservation. That is, after receiving and acquiring the broadcast content indicated by the reservation information (step E11), the “reproduction” in the reservation information is referred to and it is determined whether or not to “reproduce” (step E12). Here, if “Yes” indicating execution of viewing reservation is set in “Playback” in the reservation information (YES in Step E12), the broadcast contents are sent to the playback means (display unit 21, sound speaker 22). (Step E13), reproduction is performed (Step E14). Further, referring to “recording” in the reservation information, if “YES” indicating execution of recording reservation (recording reservation / recording reservation) is set (YES in step E15), the recording means (recording data storage unit M4) ) Is sent to (step E16) and recorded (step E17). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step E10 described above, and the reservation information that has become unnecessary due to the reservation execution is deleted.

  The hard disk recorder 10 transmits the recording data to the original mobile phone device 1 at a time arbitrarily designated in advance by a user operation such as a midnight time zone, for example. 10 is received (YES in step A25 in FIG. 8), the received data (recorded data) is temporarily stored (step A26), and then the recorded data is recorded on the reproduction means (display unit 21, sound speaker 22). Data is sent (step A27) and reproduced sequentially (step A28).

  In addition, when the power-off operation is performed (YES in step A29), the CPU 11 ends the flow after executing the power-off process (step A30), but an exceptional operation is performed. In this case (YES in step A31), for example, mail creation processing, address book creation processing, etc. are performed as processing corresponding to this operation (step A32).

 As described above, in the first embodiment, the CPU 11 stores the usage status of the mobile phone device 1 as the usage history in the history information storage unit M1, and determines whether the status is suitable for the output of the broadcast content. When the broadcast content to be output is specified in the state where the determination conditions for storage are stored in the determination condition storage unit M2, the history information storage unit M1 and the determination condition storage unit M2 are referred to, and the broadcast content is referred to. When it is determined that the time zone to be output is not suitable for broadcast output, the fact that the broadcast content is output is predicted not to be suitable for output because it is notified. Even in such a case, the user may miss or miss the broadcast content such as setting reservation information in the external recording device (hard disk recorder 10) or requesting recording of the broadcast content from another person. It can be any address to prevent.

  Broadcast contents are output to playback means for playing back broadcast contents, so the time period during which the broadcast contents are played is, for example, the time period during which a voice call is normally made or other functions are used. Even if it is predicted that the situation is not suitable for the reproduction (viewing) of the broadcast content, such as the time when the user is driving or the time when the car is being driven, You can know in advance.

  Since the broadcast content is output to the recording means for recording the broadcast content, the time zone for recording the broadcast content is, for example, the time zone in which it is usually moving at high speed on the Shinkansen, etc. Even if it is predicted that the situation is not suitable for recording broadcast contents, such as in a time zone where broadcasts cannot be received, the user can know in advance.

  When the situation is not suitable for output, the CPU 11 can instruct the hard disk recorder 10 which is an external recording device to record the broadcast contents, and cause the hard disk recorder 10 to record the broadcast content. It can be acquired and played back, and it is possible to prevent the broadcast content from being overlooked or overlooked under any circumstance such as a situation where broadcast reception is impossible.

  Since the usage history is the communication history of the call function, the situation where the broadcast function cannot be viewed because the call function is normally used, or the broadcast signal is adversely affected by noise during the call, etc. It is possible to determine whether or not the situation is suitable for output according to the call function.

  The CPU 11 refers to the communication history of the specific partner, and determines whether or not the time zone for outputting the broadcast content is in a communication situation suitable for broadcast output. Output according to the communication partner, such as situations where users cannot watch broadcasts because they are talking, and conversely situations where priority is given to viewing because they are usually talking to unimportant parties such as non-notified phone numbers It is possible to determine whether the situation is suitable for the situation.

  Since the usage history is a function operation history that accumulates the operation status of the function, the user cannot usually watch the broadcast because the camera function is used normally, or the camera function because the camera function is used. It can be determined whether or not the situation is suitable for output according to the operation of the function, such as a situation where noise is added to the broadcast content.

  Since the usage history is a location history, it is suitable for output depending on the current location, such as situations where the user cannot normally watch the broadcast because they are at work or situations where it is difficult to receive the broadcast. It is possible to determine whether the situation is present.

  Since the usage history is a movement history, depending on the movement, such as a situation where the user cannot normally watch because he is driving a car, or a situation where it is difficult to receive broadcasts while traveling on the Shinkansen It is possible to determine whether the situation is suitable for output.

  Since the usage history is a reception availability history, it is possible to determine whether the situation is suitable for output according to the availability of broadcast reception, such as the situation where it is difficult to receive broadcasts because it is usually outside the broadcast reception area. it can.

  Since the broadcast time zone is the time zone from the start time to the end time of the broadcast content, if it can be known in advance that the broadcast time includes a situation that is not suitable for output, It is possible to take measures to prevent the contents from being missed.

  Notification that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output can be made when an arbitrary program is selected and specified from an electronic program guide or the like, and the user knows that the situation is not suitable for output before the broadcast content is output. be able to.

  In addition, notification that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output can be made when the reservation information is stored, and the user can know that the situation is not suitable for output before outputting the broadcast contents.

  Further, the notification that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output can be made a predetermined time (one hour before) when the reservation date and time is reached, and the user is informed that the situation is not suitable for output before the broadcast content is output. I can know.

  In the first embodiment described above, the mobile phone device 1 and the hard disk recorder 10 are connected via a wireless LAN. However, they may be connected by a wired cable, or may be connected to a wireless communication network or the Internet. You may make it connect via. Further, the external recording device is not limited to the hard disk recorder 10 and may be a recorder built-in type television receiver / radio receiver, and is not limited to the hard disk, and the recording means is arbitrary.

  In the reservation information storage process of FIG. 10, even when a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (YES in step C5), the reservation information is generated and stored on the mobile phone device 1 side. Good.

In the reservation output process of FIG. 12, even when a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10 (YES in step E4), the reservation information on the mobile phone device 1 side is not deleted but the reservation is executed. May be. Even if “YES” in step E9, the same operation as in the case of “NO” in step E9 may be performed. That is, even when a recording instruction is transmitted to the hard disk recorder 10, the reservation information on the mobile phone device 1 side may not be deleted, but the playback or recording may be performed on the mobile phone device 1 side.
(Example 2)

A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In the first embodiment described above, the output operation is not limited to the reproduction operation for reproducing the broadcast content by the reproduction means, but the recording operation for recording the broadcast content by the recording means provided in the mobile phone device 1 or the hard disk recorder 10. In addition, when making a reservation for a program for which the timing for determining whether broadcast output is arbitrarily designated is made, when outputting a designated program in real time, when making the reservation at the reservation date, this second embodiment In this case, the output operation is only a reproduction operation for designating an arbitrary program, and the timing for determining the suitability of broadcast output is set when an arbitrary program is designated. Further, in the first embodiment, the designated program is recorded in the recording means of the mobile phone device 1 when it is determined that it is not suitable for broadcast output. The rest is the same as the first embodiment described above in the second embodiment.
Here, the same or the same names in both embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. .

FIG. 14 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the output processing (step A22 in FIG. 8) in the second embodiment.
First, after acquiring and displaying the electronic program guide (step G1), the CPU 11 performs a reproduction operation for arbitrarily specifying one program information from the electronic program guide by cursor designation or reverse display (step G1). G2) The broadcast time zone of the designated broadcast content (designated program) is read from the program information (step G3), and the recording instruction process is executed (step G4).

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the recording instruction process (step G4 in FIG. 14) in the second embodiment.
First, the CPU 11 accesses the discrimination condition storage unit M2 to identify “history name” in which “1” is set as the “setting flag”, and reads out the “discrimination condition” corresponding to this “history name”. (Step H1). In the example of FIG. 4, since “1” is set in the “setting flag” corresponding to “call history”, the “discrimination condition” corresponding to the “setting flag” is read out. Then, the history information storage unit M1 is accessed based on the “history name” in which “1” is set in the “setting flag”, and the “history content” corresponding to the “history name” is compared with the “discrimination condition”. Then, based on whether or not “history content” satisfies the “discrimination condition”, it is determined whether or not the broadcast time zone of the broadcast content is in a situation suitable for broadcast output (step H3).

  Here, if the “discriminating condition” is satisfied, the situation is not suitable for broadcast output (YES in step H3), so a message screen is displayed and a notification to that effect is given (step H4). On this message screen, for example, a message “There may be a situation where the broadcast time is not suitable for viewing. Do you want to record?” Is displayed, and this question is answered in a YES / NO format. “Yes” and “No” buttons are arranged. Now, when the “Yes” button is operated (YES in Step H5), a recording instruction is sent to the recording means (recording data storage unit M4) of the mobile phone device 1 (Step H6). On the other hand, if the “discrimination condition” is not satisfied (NO in step H3), or if the recording is rejected even if the “discrimination condition” is satisfied (NO in step H5), the recording instruction is not performed, and at this time To exit the recording instruction processing flow.

  When it is determined whether or not a recording instruction has been sent to the recording data storage unit M4 as a result of executing such a recording instruction process (step G5), and a recording instruction is sent because the situation is not suitable for broadcast output (YES in step G5), it is checked whether the broadcast content (designated program) designated by the output operation is currently being broadcast (step G6). If it is being broadcast, this broadcast content is received (step G7) and sent to the recording data storage unit M4 (step G8) to be recorded (step G9), but not currently being broadcast (NO in step G6). ), Reservation information for recording the broadcast content is generated and additionally stored in the reservation information storage unit M3 (step G10).

  On the other hand, if the recording instruction is not sent to the recording means of the mobile phone device 1 as a result of executing the recording instruction process (NO in step G5), the broadcast content (designated program) specified by the output operation described above is It is checked whether it is currently being broadcast (step G11). If it is being broadcast, the broadcast content is received (step G12) and sent to the playback means (display unit 21, sound speaker 22) (step G13). Reproduction is performed sequentially (step G14). On the other hand, if it is not currently being broadcast (NO in step G11), reservation information for recording the broadcast content is generated and additionally stored in the reservation information storage unit M3 (step G15).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, when a reproduction operation for designating an arbitrary program is performed, it is determined whether or not it is suitable for the broadcast output, and when it is not suitable for the broadcast output. Since the designated program is recorded in the recording means (recording data storage unit M4) of the mobile phone device 1, the situation when the broadcast content is output is usually a time zone during a voice call, Record the designated program when it is predicted that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, such as when using other functions or driving a car. be able to.

  In the output process shown in FIG. 14, when a recording instruction is sent to the recording means of the mobile phone device 1, the broadcast content may be reproduced as well as recorded. That is, the broadcast content may be recorded while being reproduced.

  Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the history information storage unit M1 includes the “call history”, “news reception history”, “functional operation history”, “position history”, “movement history”, and “reception availability history”. The history information is stored, but the type of the history information is not limited to this. For example, the history information may be a mail history storing the mail transmission / reception status, a data history storing the data transmission / reception status, or the like. In addition, the function that is the target of the “functional operation history” may be limited to a specific function, not only when the position information, speed information, and broadcast reception availability status are periodically acquired, but when the position changes. In addition, the position information may be acquired, the speed may be acquired when a predetermined speed is reached, or the change may be acquired when reception is possible.

  In each of the embodiments described above, the determination condition storage unit M2 sets “1” in the “setting flag” corresponding to one “history name”. "1" may be set for each. In this case, if any of the conditions is met, it may be determined that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, or if a logical product of a plurality of conditions is established, the situation is not suitable for broadcast output. You may make it judge that there exists. Further, priority may be given to the determination conditions. That is, for example, if “call history” and “news reception history” are set so that the priority of “call history” is higher, “call history” is “not suitable for broadcast output”, “ Even if “news received history” is determined to be “suitable for broadcast output”, “not suitable for broadcast output” may be given priority in the end.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, a message screen is displayed when notifying that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output. However, a voice message or a mail with a notification message is sent to a specific partner. You may make it request to the other party to transmit and record broadcast contents.

  Further, in steps A25 to A28 in FIG. 8, when the recording data from the hard disk recorder 10 is received and detected, the received data (recording data) is sent to the reproducing means (display unit 21, sound speaker 22) and sequentially reproduced. However, the recording data may be received and reproduced on condition that it is suitable for broadcast output. That is, the hard disk recorder 10 notifies the mobile phone device 1 before recording data is transmitted, and when the mobile phone device 1 receives this notification, it is determined whether or not the situation is suitable for broadcast output. If it is suitable for broadcast output, the recorded data from the hard disk recorder 10 is received and reproduced. If the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, the fact is notified and the reproduction is temporarily suspended. You may do it.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone device with a broadcast reception function, and can be similarly applied to a mobile terminal device such as a PDA with a broadcast reception function. In addition, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone device with a broadcast receiving function, and can be similarly applied to, for example, a stationary or portable broadcast receiving device.

The block diagram which showed the communication network system of the mobile telephone apparatus with a broadcast receiving function applied as a broadcast receiving apparatus. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone device 1. The figure for demonstrating the content of the log | history information storage part M1. The figure for demonstrating the content of the discrimination condition memory | storage part M2. The figure for demonstrating the content of the reservation information storage part M3. The figure for demonstrating the content of the recording data memory | storage part M4. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline of the overall operation of the mobile phone device 1. The flowchart following FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining in detail usage status detection processing (step A18 in FIG. 7). 9 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the reservation information storage process (step A20 in FIG. 8). The flowchart for explaining an output process (step A22 of FIG. 8) in detail. 9 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the reservation output process (step A24 in FIG. 8). 13 is a flowchart for explaining in detail the recording instruction process (step C4 in FIG. 10, step D2 in FIG. 11, steps E3 and E8 in FIG. 12). 10 is a flowchart for explaining in detail output processing (step A22 in FIG. 8) in the second embodiment. 15 is a flowchart for explaining in detail a recording instruction process (step G4 in FIG. 14) in the second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mobile telephone device 2 Wireless communication network 4 Internet 5 News distribution server 7 Broadcast station 8 Transmission base station 9 Television / radio program information server 10 Hard disk recorder 11 CPU
12 ROM
13 RAM
M1 History information storage unit M2 Discrimination condition storage unit M3 Reservation information storage unit M4 Record data storage unit 14 Wireless communication transmission / reception unit 15 Television broadcast / radio broadcast reception unit 16 Wireless LAN transmission / reception unit 17 GPS signal reception unit 21 Display unit 22 Sound speaker 23 Operation unit 24 RTC
25 Speed detection unit 26 Camera imaging unit

Claims (10)

A broadcast receiving device that receives a broadcast and outputs the broadcast content,
Usage history storage means for storing the usage status of the broadcast receiving device as a usage history;
A determination condition storage means for storing a determination condition for determining whether or not the situation is suitable for output of broadcast content;
A designation means for designating the broadcast content to be output;
A discriminating means for discriminating whether or not a time zone for outputting the broadcast content designated by the designation means is in a situation suitable for broadcast output based on the use history and the discriminating condition;
If it is determined by this determination means that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, notification means for notifying that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output;
Equipped with,
The usage history is a broadcast availability history indicating a status of whether or not a broadcast can be received,
The determining means refers to the broadcast availability history to determine whether or not a time period for outputting broadcast content is under a reception situation suitable for broadcast output;
A broadcast receiving apparatus characterized by being configured as described above . The output of the broadcast content is an output to reproduction means for reproducing the broadcast content.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1. The output of the broadcast content is an output to a recording means for recording the broadcast content.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1. If it is determined by the determination means that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, the external recording device for recording the broadcast content is instructed to record the designated broadcast content.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is configured as described above. When the recording data recorded by the external recording device is received and acquired, the recording data is reproduced.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is configured as described above. The time zone for outputting the broadcast content designated by the designation means is a time zone from the start time to the end time of the broadcast content.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein The notification means notifies that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output when the broadcast content is specified by the specifying means.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is configured as described above. The informing means informs that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output when storing reservation information for reserving the broadcast content designated by the designation means.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is configured as described above. The notification means notifies that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output before a predetermined time to start outputting the broadcast content specified by the specification means.
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the broadcast receiving apparatus is configured as described above. Against the computer,
Broadcast content specified as an output target in a state where the usage status of the broadcast receiving apparatus is stored as a usage history and the determination conditions for determining whether the status is suitable for output of the broadcast content are stored A function for determining whether or not the time zone for outputting is a situation suitable for broadcast output based on the use history and the determination condition;
As a result of this determination, if it is determined that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output, a function for notifying that the situation is not suitable for broadcast output;
Realized ,
The usage history is a broadcast availability history indicating a status of whether or not a broadcast can be received,
The function to determine, with reference to the broadcast availability history, to determine whether the time zone for outputting the broadcast content is in a reception situation suitable for broadcast output,
A program characterized by doing so .

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