WO2013088814A1

WO2013088814A1 - Output control device, television receiver, output control method, output control program and recording medium

Info

Publication number: WO2013088814A1
Application number: PCT/JP2012/075116
Authority: WO
Inventors: 一郎溝渕; 晃小池; 高久　晃一; 平田　浩一; 打木　寛; 隆匡清水; 雄介服部; 経宇森本; 川口　将顧; 尾崎　満春
Original assignee: シャープ株式会社
Priority date: 2011-12-15
Filing date: 2012-09-28
Publication date: 2013-06-20
Also published as: JP5253612B1; JP2014027642A

Abstract

In the present invention, a television (1) is provided with recording and playback means for playing back content and parameter processing means. The parameter processing means, for each piece of content, records image quality parameters which have been set for the television (1) for each occurrence of playback of the piece of content upon a USB-HD drive (2) at recording time or recording scheduling time. Furthermore, the parameter processing means, on the basis of an update instruction of a user, individually updates the image quality parameters which have been recorded upon the drive (2) for each content unit.

Description

OUTPUT CONTROL DEVICE, TELEVISION RECEIVER, OUTPUT CONTROL METHOD, OUTPUT CONTROL PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM

The present invention relates to an output control device, an output control method, and an output control program for controlling output of video or audio. The present invention also relates to a recording medium in which an output control program is recorded.

A recent television receiver has an image quality mode function for collectively setting various image quality parameters such as brightness and contrast so as to be suitable for the genre of a television program to be reproduced. Some of such television receivers have a function of automatically switching the image quality mode so as to be suitable for the genre of the television program when the television program being broadcasted or recorded is played back. .

Also, in general, the television receiver is designed to allow the viewer to finely adjust various image quality parameters. Therefore, the viewer can also adjust various image quality parameters so that the image quality of the television program to be viewed becomes the optimal image quality he / she likes.

By the way, when the viewer is particularly concerned with the image quality, it is assumed that the image quality parameter is adjusted so that the image quality matches the program each time the program is viewed. Furthermore, a situation is also conceivable in which the viewer views the recorded program A, then views the program B, and then views the program A again. In this case, even though the viewer properly adjusts the image quality parameters at the first viewing of program A, the viewer feels it bothersome to set the image quality parameters in the same manner when viewing program A again. Conceivable.

Patent Document 1 discloses a broadcast signal recording and reproducing apparatus capable of setting an image quality parameter to be used at the time of reproduction of a program for which recording reservation is performed. The broadcast signal recording / reproducing apparatus of Patent Document 1 records on a recording medium an image quality parameter specified by a viewer for a program scheduled to be recorded, and each time the recorded program is reproduced, the image quality is based on the image quality parameter of the recording medium. Change Therefore, the broadcast signal recording and reproducing apparatus of Patent Document 1 gives the viewer a preference for the program to be reproduced without having the viewer adjust the image quality parameter each time the specified program is reproduced, if the designated image quality parameter is appropriate. The image quality can be matched.

However, in the above configuration described in Patent Document 1, the viewer specifies the image quality parameter without actually watching the video of the program at the time of recording reservation, so that the image quality parameter is re-selected while the program is not played back. Adjustments are also envisaged.

Japanese patent publication "Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-222773 (Apr. 24, 2006)" Japanese patent publication "Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-18859 (released on January 19, 2006)"

However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 1, even if the image quality parameter of the program being reproduced is readjusted, the image quality parameter after readjustment is not recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, if the image quality parameter designated at the time of recording reservation of a program is not appropriate, the viewer must adjust the image quality parameter each time the program is reproduced in order to obtain satisfactory image quality.

Also, it is assumed that viewers will be dissatisfied with image quality gradually as their adherence to image quality gets stronger and they become dissatisfied gradually, although the image quality parameters specified at the time of recording reservation of the program were appropriate and initially satisfied with the image quality. Ru. In this case, the viewer will have to adjust the image quality parameter each time the program is played after having felt dissatisfaction.

On the other hand, when the reproduction setting condition of the content of the inserted DVD is not recorded in the recording unit, the DVD reproduction apparatus described in Patent Document 2 causes the user to set the reproduction setting condition and the reproduction setting condition causes the recording unit to When the content is recorded, the content is reproduced under the reproduction setting condition. The DVD playback apparatus described in Patent Document 2 is configured to be able to edit (change) the playback setting conditions when the playback setting conditions are recorded in the recording unit.

However, the DVD reproduction apparatus of Patent Document 2 does not have a recording reservation function, and can not edit (change) the image quality parameter designated at the time of recording reservation by another apparatus.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its main object is to allow the viewer to adjust output control parameters (such as image quality parameters) every time the same content (such as video content) is reproduced. It is an object of the present invention to realize an output control device capable of outputting an image of the content recorded by the device itself without any limitation with a quality that the viewer can satisfy.

An output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an output control apparatus that outputs an image of content recorded by the apparatus from an output unit in order to solve the above problem, and a reproduction unit that reproduces the content; The output parameter which is set in the output control device each time the content is reproduced and which the output control device controls the output from the output unit according to the set value is The recording means comprises: recording means for recording in the storage unit as output parameters; and updating means for individually updating, for each content, the output parameters recorded in the storage unit based on an update instruction from the user And recording the output parameter of the content in the storage unit at the time of recording of the content or at the time of recording reservation. There.

An output control method according to an aspect of the present invention is an output control method of an output control device for outputting an image of content recorded by an own device from an output unit in order to solve the above problem. An output parameter which is set in the output control apparatus every time the content is reproduced for each process and content, and the output control apparatus controls the output from the output unit according to the set value. And an updating step of individually updating, for each content, the output parameter recorded in the storage unit based on the recording step of recording the content as the output parameter of the content and the update instruction from the user. The recording step records the output parameter of the content in the storage unit at the time of recording of the content or at the time of recording reservation. In it, it is characterized in that.

As described above, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an output control apparatus that outputs an image of content recorded by the apparatus from the output unit, the reproduction unit reproducing the content, and the content. An output parameter that is set in the output control device each time the content is reproduced, and the output control device controls an output from the output unit according to the setting value is an output parameter of the content. And recording means for recording in the storage unit, and update means for individually updating the output parameters recorded in the storage unit for each content based on an update instruction from the user, the recording means comprising An output parameter of the content is recorded in the storage unit at the time of recording of the content or recording reservation.

According to the above configuration, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention performs the above-mentioned each time the content already reproduced is reproduced by the own apparatus until the above-mentioned update instruction is given from the user (for example, a viewer). The output of the video from the output unit is controlled according to the set value of the output parameter of the content recorded in the storage unit.

Further, according to the above configuration, when the viewer gives the update instruction, the output control device according to the aspect of the present invention outputs the content recorded in the storage unit based on the update instruction. Update the parameters Then, each time the output control device according to one aspect of the present invention reproduces the content thereafter, the output control device controls the output of the image from the output unit according to the setting value of the updated output parameter. Then, after the update instruction is repeated until the viewer is satisfied, the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to allow the viewer to adjust the set value of the output parameter each time the content is output. It can output the video of the content with the quality that the viewer is satisfied.

Therefore, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention can be satisfied with the viewer's video of the content recorded by the own apparatus without causing the viewer to adjust the output control parameter each time the content is reproduced. The effect is that it can be output with the quality of

According to the above configuration, the output control method according to the aspect of the present invention adjusts the parameter for output control to the viewer each time the same content is reproduced, as in the output control device according to the aspect of the present invention This has the effect of being able to output the video of the content recorded by the own device forever with a quality that the viewer can satisfy, without causing the user to do so.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a television system to which a USB-HD drive is connected. It is an external view which shows the external appearance of the system of FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of the system of FIG. 1 in detail. It is a flowchart figure which shows the reproduction | regeneration processing operation of the television of FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HD drive. FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HD drive. FIG. 7 is a diagram schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HD drive. FIG. 8 is a diagram schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HD drive. FIG. 9 is a diagram schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HD drive. FIG. 10 is a view exemplifying a parameter confirmation screen including the value of the output parameter of each content reproducible by the television of FIG. FIG. 11 exemplifies setting values of image quality parameters and audio parameters of the television of FIG. 1 in respective states during playback of recorded content, display of a video recording list screen, and display of a television broadcast program or an external input video. FIG. FIG. 12 is a view exemplifying a recording list screen displayed by the television of FIG.

It will be as follows if an embodiment of the present invention is described based on a drawing. In the following description, a television receiver (hereinafter referred to as "television") is exemplified as a video output control device, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, a television is only an example of an apparatus that functions as a video output control device.

[Configuration of TV]
The configuration of the television 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the system configuration of the television 1 to which a USB-HD drive (USB-HDD) 2 is connected, and FIG. 2 is an external view showing the external appearance of the system. FIG. 3 is a diagram mainly showing the configuration of a part of the system of the television 1 in detail.

As shown in FIG. 1, the television 1 includes an input terminal 101 (a video input terminal 101a and an audio input terminal 101b), a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, a satellite broadcast tuner 103, a BD drive 105, a video selector 106, and a video processing circuit 107. OSD generation unit 108, LCD controller 109, LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) 110, audio selector 111, audio processing circuit 112, amplifier 113, speaker 114, USB interface 115, ROM 116, RAM 117, CPU 118, infrared light receiver 119, camera 120, An HD drive 121 is provided. In FIG. 1, the path of the video signal is indicated by a solid line, the path of the audio signal is indicated by an alternate long and short dashed line, and the path (bus) of data and control signals is indicated by a thick line.

(1) The video input from the video input terminal 101a, (2) the video received by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) the video received by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 are respectively supplied to the video selector 106. . Also, (1) voice input from the voice input terminal 101b, (2) voice received by the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) voice received by the satellite broadcast tuner 103 are respectively supplied to the voice selector 111. Be done.

Note that (a) which channel the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102 receives the transmitted content and (b) which channel the satellite broadcast tuner 103 receives the transmitted content are determined. The selection control is performed by the CPU 118. (C) Reproduction control such as reproduction, stop, fast forward, rewind, chapter transition, etc. for the content of BD (for example, BD-ROM where data is recorded according to BDMV standard) loaded in BD drive 105 Done by

The video selector 106 is any of (1) video supplied from the video input terminal 101 a, (2) video supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and (3) video supplied from the satellite broadcast tuner 103. Or choose one. The video selected by the video selector 106 is supplied to the video processing circuit 107. The CPU 118 controls which video the video selector 106 selects.

The video processing circuit 107 adjusts the image quality of the video supplied from the video selector 106 or the CPU 118. Also, the video processing circuit 107 scales the video supplied from the video selector 106 or the CPU 118. Here, the adjustment of the image quality refers to changing the set value of the image quality parameter of at least one of the image quality parameter group including brightness, contrast and the like. Also, scaling refers to reducing the size while maintaining the original aspect ratio of the video to be displayed. The image subjected to image quality adjustment and scaling by the image processing circuit 107 is supplied to the LCD controller 109. Note that how the image processing circuit 107 changes the image quality is controlled by the CPU 118 based on each setting value of the image quality parameter group recorded in the memory 117. The CPU 118 also controls how much the image is reduced.

The LCD controller 109 drives the LCD 110 so that the video supplied from the video processing circuit 107 is displayed. Thereby, the video selected by the video selector 106 is output from the LCD 110. When the OSD image is supplied from the OSD generation unit 108, the LCD controller 109 superimposes the OSD image supplied from the OSD generation unit 108 on the video supplied from the video processing circuit 107 and displays it.

The audio selector 111 selects any one of the audio supplied from the video input terminal 101 a, the audio supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, and the audio supplied from the satellite broadcast tuner 103. The voice selected by the voice selector 111 is supplied to the voice processing circuit 112. The CPU 118 controls which voice the voice selector 111 selects. However, the selection of the video in the video selector 106 and the selection of the audio in the audio selector 111 are linked, and for example, when the video selector 106 selects the video supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102, the audio is selected. The selector 111 also selects the audio supplied from the terrestrial digital broadcast tuner 102.

The audio processing circuit 112 adjusts the volume and sound quality of the audio supplied from the audio selector 111. Here, the adjustment of the sound quality refers to changing the frequency characteristic of the voice supplied from the voice selector 111 (for example, enhancement of low frequency, enhancement of high frequency, etc.). The audio whose volume and sound quality have been adjusted by the audio processing circuit 112 is supplied to the digital amplifier 113. Note that how to change the volume and the sound quality by the sound processing circuit 112 is controlled by the CPU 118.

The amplifier 113 drives the speaker 114 such that the audio supplied from the audio processing circuit 112 is output. Thereby, the voice selected by the voice selector 111 is output from the speaker 114.

The CPU 118 controls the above-described units according to the remote control signal received by the infrared light receiving unit 119 and the image captured by the camera 120. As control using the infrared light receiver 119, for example, control to set the image quality parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 to a value according to the remote control signal (image quality setting instruction), or remote control signal to select a channel to be selected by the tuner 104 Control in accordance with the above, control in which the video and audio selected by the video selector 106 and the audio selector 111 are switched according to the remote control signal, and the like can be mentioned. Further, as control using the camera 120, for example, control to switch how to adjust the image quality in the video processing circuit 107 may be mentioned according to a viewer specified based on a captured image.

The ROM 116 is a readable and non-writable memory in which fixed data such as a program executed by the CPU 118 is stored. The ROM 116 also stores JPEG data and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) data that the OSD generation unit 108 refers to for generating an OSD image. On the other hand, the RAM 117 is a readable and writable memory in which variable data such as data referred to by the CPU 118 for calculation (for example, the above-mentioned image quality parameter group) and data generated by the CPU 118 by calculation are stored. is there.

The USB interface 115 is an interface for connecting an external USB storage.

The overall configuration of the television 1 has been described above, but as shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, the USB-HDD 2 is connected as an external USB storage. FIG. 2 is a view schematically showing the appearance of a system comprising the television 1 and the USB-HDD 2, but the television 1 and the USB-HDD 2 are connected via the USB cable 3.

Next, the characteristic parts of the television 1 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a part related to a characteristic part of the television 1 from the block diagram of the television 1 of FIG. 1 and showing it in more detail.

As shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 118 of the television 1 has a recording and reproducing means 1181 for recording and reproducing content by the recording and reproducing program, and a parameter processing means 1182 for processing parameters by the parameter processing program.

The recording and reproduction means 1181 (that is, the CPU 118 processing the task of the recording and reproduction program) records the content (specifically, program content) for which the recording instruction has been received from the user on the USB-HDD 2. Also, the recording / reproducing means 1181 is a content for which a reproduction instruction has been received from the user (specifically, a program content recorded in the USB-HDD, or a video content, a game recorded in the BD in the BD drive 105) BD content such as content) is reproduced, and a video signal of the content is supplied to the video processing circuit 107.

The parameter processing unit 1182 (that is, the CPU 118 processing the task of the parameter processing program) constantly adjusts the image according to the set values of the image quality parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 by the image processing circuit 107. The processing circuit 107 is controlled.

Also, the parameter processing means 1182 is a database (hereinafter also referred to as “DB”) in the USB-HDD 2 of the image quality parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 at that time when the recording / reproducing means 1181 reproduces the content for the first time. Record on Specifically, the parameter processing means 1182 associates the parameter group with the identifier of the content to be reproduced for the first time, and records the image quality parameter group.

More specifically, when the content to be reproduced for the first time is a program content, the parameter processing means 1182 reads the program ID from the recorded data of the program content, associates the program ID with the parameter group, and records it in DB. If the content to be reproduced for the first time is a BD content, the parameter processing means 1182 associates the media ID of the BD (BD containing BD content) loaded in the BD drive 105 with the parameter group, Record.

Furthermore, the parameter processing means 1182 refers to the program ID of the content when the recording / reproducing means 1181 reproduces the content after the second time. Then, the parameter processing means 1182 controls each image parameter recorded in the DB in association with the program ID of the content (hereinafter referred to as “image quality parameter of content,“ image quality parameter of program ”, etc. Each setting value of the parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 is updated by the value of the group (abbreviated).

Next, the reproduction processing operation of the television 1 when the reproduction instruction of the recorded content is received from the user will be described with reference to FIG. 4 and FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the reproduction processing operation of the television 1. Also, (a) to (d) in FIG. 5 show data in the USB-HDD 2 at each time of recording start, completion of recording, start of reproduction, and reception of setting of image quality parameters during reproduction. It is the figure which illustrated typically the content of.

Specifically, (a) of FIG. 5 indicates that the content 1 whose program ID is “program ID 1” is recorded on the USB-HDD 2. 5A shows that the image quality parameter group set in the television 1 at the time of reproduction is recorded in the DB for each of the content 1 and the BD whose media ID is “media ID 1”. ing. 5B shows that the content 1 and the content 2 whose program ID is “program ID 2” are recorded on the USB-HDD 2.

Further, FIG. 5B shows that the image quality parameter group set in the television 1 at the time of reproduction is recorded in the DB for each of the content 1 and the BD whose media ID is “media ID 1”. ing. FIG. 5B shows that the record to store the image quality parameter group set in the television 1 at the time of reproduction of the content 2 is registered in the DB. For convenience, “N / A” in the record in the figure indicates a predetermined invalid value (a null value not valid as an image quality parameter, a value such as “−1”).

Although (a) and (b) of FIG. 5 are described, it is considered that the contents shown by (c) and (d) of FIG. 5 can also be easily understood from the description of (a) and (b) of FIG. Therefore, the description is omitted here. In addition, the notation of identifiers (for example, “program ID 1”, “media ID 1”) and the notation of image quality parameters such as brightness in FIG. 5 (the same applies to FIGS. 3 and 6) facilitates the understanding of the drawings. For convenience, in practice, numerical values are used as identifiers and image quality parameters.

Hereinafter, the operation of the television 1 when the reproduction instruction of the recorded content is received will be described.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the television 1 receives a reproduction instruction of the recorded content, the parameter processing means 1182 reproduces the program ID of the content (hereinafter also referred to as “reproduction target program”) in the USB-HDD 2. It refers to and reads out the recording data of the target program. Then, the parameter processing means 1182 determines whether or not the image quality parameter is recorded in the DB for the read program ID (S1). For example, when an instruction to play back the content 2 is received, it is determined whether each field value related to the image quality parameter in the record in which the value of the “identifier” field is “program ID 2” is a valid value as an image quality parameter.

When the parameter processing unit 1182 determines that the image quality parameter is recorded in the DB ("YES" in S1), the setting value of each image quality parameter recorded in the RAM 117 is the reproduction target program recorded in the DB It changes to the value of each image quality parameter of (S2).

On the other hand, when the parameter processing means 1182 determines that the image quality parameter is not recorded in the DB ("NO" in S1), the parameter of each image quality parameter recorded in the RAM 117 as the value of each image quality parameter of the reproduction target program. The set value is recorded in the DB (S3). For example, as illustrated in FIG. 5B, when the image quality parameter of the content 2 is not recorded, each image quality parameter is set as each field value related to the image quality parameter of the record in which the value of the "identifier" field is "program ID 2". Record the setting value of.

After S3, the recording / reproducing means 1181 starts the reproduction of the reproduction target program and controls the video processing circuit 107 to adjust the video according to the value of each image quality parameter after the change (S4).

After S4, the recording and reproduction means 1181 continues reproduction of the reproduction target program until the reproduction period expires (YES in S7).

When the setting change of the image quality parameter is made during the reproduction of the reproduction target program (“YES” in S5), the parameter processing unit 1182 is made to be the same as the setting value of each image quality parameter recorded in the RAM 117 after the setting change. Then, the values of the image quality parameters of the reproduction target program recorded in the DB are updated (S6). For example, as can be seen by comparing (c) and (d) in FIG. 5, when the set value of contrast is changed from “B2” to “B2 ′” during reproduction of the content 2, the parameter processing means 1182 , The value of the "contrast" field in the record in which the value of the "identifier" field is "program ID 2" is updated from "B2" to "B2 '".

When the reproduction period expires (YES in S7), the recording and reproduction means 1181 ends the reproduction process of the reproduction target program.

When the user receives an instruction to reproduce the BD in the BD drive 105, the parameter processing unit 1182 of the television 1 reads the media ID of the BD from the burst cutting area (BCA) of the BD, and the read media ID It is determined whether or not the image quality parameter is recorded in the DB. After that, the television 1 executes the same processing as S2 to S7 described above.

If the parameter processing means 1182 determines in S1 that the image quality parameter is not recorded in the DB, the predetermined time from the start of reproduction or the start of reproduction is not before the start of reproduction of the reproduction target program in S4. When it has elapsed, the process of S3 may be performed. And television 1 may perform processing after S5 after that.

(About the image quality and sound while displaying the recording list screen, and while displaying the television video or external input video)
The television 1 may be configured to display a recording list screen in which a title of each recorded content is displayed as a list, and to reproduce a thumbnail moving image of a title designated by the cursor from the title list. . In addition, the television 1 is configured to terminate the display of the recording list screen and to reproduce the moving image of the title full screen when detecting pressing of the determination button of the remote control in a state where the title is designated by the cursor. May be

Furthermore, the television 1 may be configured to allow the user to set whether or not to play back a thumbnail moving image of a title specified by the cursor. That is, the television 1 may reproduce the thumbnail moving image of the title designated by the cursor when the thumbnail display is set to "valid". The television 1 may be configured not to play back the thumbnail moving image even if the title is designated by the cursor in a state where the thumbnail display is set to “invalid”.

The television 1 in this case will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 and 12.

FIG. 11 exemplifies setting values of image quality parameters and audio parameters of the television 1 in respective states during reproduction of recorded content, display of a recording list screen, and display of a television broadcast program or an external input video. It is. FIG. 12 is a diagram exemplifying a recording list screen. In addition, the scene of the soccer game of ManaU vs Aasena in FIG. 12 is one scene in the thumbnail moving image to be reproduced when the title “○○ sports” is designated by the cursor.

The parameter processing means 1182 of the television 1 displays a UI screen for receiving, from the user, the values of the output parameters regarding the input video and audio for each of the television input and the external input. When the television 1 receives an input using the remote control through the infrared light receiving unit 119, the parameter processing means 1182 associates the value of each output parameter with the input name of the input and records it in the DB. In this embodiment, the input name of television input is "TV" and the input name of external input is "external input", but this is merely an example. For example, when the external input is an HDMI input, the input name of the external input may be "HDMI input".

(Regarding the image quality and sound during display of television video or external input video)
When the video input is switched to the television while the recording / reproducing means 1181 is reproducing the recorded content, the parameter processing means 1182 associates the value of each output parameter recorded in the DB with the input name "TV". read out. Then, the parameter processing unit 1182 updates each setting value of the parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 using the read value of each output parameter. The same applies to the case where the video input is switched to the television while the recording list screen is displayed.

Thereby, the television 1 displays an image corresponding to the value of each image quality parameter associated with the input name "TV" while reproducing a television program on air, and is associated with the input name "TV". The voice corresponding to the value of each voice parameter is output.

Similarly, when the video input is switched to the external input while the recording / reproducing means 1181 is reproducing the recorded content, the parameter processing means 1182 records each of the DBs in the DB in association with the input name “external input”. Read the value of output parameter. Then, the parameter processing unit 1182 updates each setting value of the parameter group recorded in the RAM 117 using the read value of each output parameter. The same applies to the case where the video input is switched to the external input while the recording list screen is displayed.

As a result, while the external input video is being reproduced, the television 1 displays the video of the image quality according to the value of each image quality parameter associated with the input name "external input", and the input name "external input" Output voice according to the value of each associated voice parameter.

As described above, the television 1 is configured to be able to independently set an output parameter to be referred to when reproducing a television program and an output parameter to be referred to when reproducing an external input video. Therefore, the television 1 sets the setting values of the image quality setting and the audio setting to the setting values desired by the user without changing the image quality setting and the audio setting to the user who views the television program or the external input video after viewing the recorded content. It can be changed automatically.

The television 1 may be configured to be able to independently set an output parameter to be referred to when reproducing a terrestrial digital broadcast program and an output parameter to be referred to when reproducing a satellite broadcast program. Also, the television 1 includes a plurality of external input terminals (S terminal, D terminal, HDMI input terminal, etc.), and is switched to the input for each switchable external input, and is referred to when reproducing the input video Output parameters to be set may be configured to be independently settable.

(About the image quality and sound while displaying the recording list screen)
When the television 1 receives an instruction to display a recording list screen as shown in FIG. 12 during reproduction of the recorded content, the television 1 displays a recording list screen of the same image quality as before receiving the instruction. Similarly, even when the television 1 receives an instruction to display the recording list screen during reproduction of the externally input video or a television program on the air, the recording list screen of the same image quality as before receiving the instruction Display

On the other hand, the television 1 does not change the volume setting of the television 1 when the above instruction is accepted in a state where the thumbnail display is set to "invalid", but in a state where the thumbnail display is set to "valid" When the above instruction is received, the volume setting of the television 1 is changed so that the setting value becomes smaller.

Specifically, when the television 1 receives the instruction while the thumbnail display is set to “valid”, the parameter processing unit 1182 reduces the value of the volume parameter recorded in the RAM 117 of the television 1. Update the value of the volume parameter as follows.

An instruction to display the recording list screen during playback of the recorded content in which the values of the corresponding video mode parameter, volume parameter and subtitle parameter are “movie”, “30” and “English” respectively Give an example of acceptance. In this example, when the television 1 receives an instruction in a state where the thumbnail display is set to "valid", the parameter processing means 1182 causes only the setting value of the volume parameter to be "30" as shown in FIG. , Reduce to the specified value "10". Alternatively, the parameter processing unit 1182 may put the television 1 in the “mute” state by updating only the setting value of the volume parameter to “0”.

Thereby, the television 1 can make the user find out the title of the content to be reproduced from the recording list screen without making the user feel bothered by the high volume at the time of reproduction of the thumbnail moving image.

Further, when the television 1 receives the above instruction while the thumbnail display is set to “invalid”, the setting of the television 1 is not changed at all, so the recording list screen can be displayed in a short time. . Furthermore, even when the television 1 receives the above instruction while the thumbnail display is set to "valid", only the sound volume is to change the setting, so the recording list screen is displayed in a short time. Can.

Note that the television 1 may receive the setting as to “enable” or “disable” the thumbnail display through the infrared light receiving unit 119. In addition, the television 1 may change the setting of the angle of view of the television 1 when the above instruction is received in a state where the thumbnail display is set to “valid”.

(The advantage of TV 1)
As described above, in the television 1, the recording and reproduction means 1181 reproduces the reproduction target program. Further, in the television 1, the parameter processing means 1182 is an image quality parameter which is set for each program every time the program is reproduced, and the television 1 displays the LCD 110 according to the set value. Image quality parameters for controlling the display of “corresponding to

The parameter processing means 1182 updates the image quality parameters of the program being reproduced recorded in the USB-HDD 2 with the setting values of the image quality parameters after being changed by the viewer.

According to the above configuration, the television 1 is recorded on the USB-HDD 2 when the viewer changes the setting value of each image quality parameter to a value considered appropriate while watching the image quality of the video while reproducing the reproduction target program. The value of each image quality parameter of the target program to be reproduced is updated with each changed setting value. Then, at the time of the subsequent reproduction of the reproduction target program, the television 1 displays the video of the reproduction target program with the image quality satisfied by the viewer according to the updated values recorded in the USB-HDD 2.

After that, it is assumed that the setting value of each image quality parameter is changed again during the reproduction of the reproduction target program because the viewer is not satisfied with the image quality of the reproduction target program because the adherence to the image quality becomes stronger. Ru. When each setting value is changed again to a value deemed appropriate by the viewer, the television 1 updates the value of each image quality parameter of the reproduction target program recorded in the USB-HDD 2 with each setting value after the change. Do. Then, at the time of the subsequent reproduction of the reproduction target program, the television 1 displays the video of the reproduction target program with the image quality satisfied by the viewer according to the updated values recorded in the USB-HDD 2.

Therefore, the television 1 can display the video of the program with the image quality which the viewer can satisfy forever without the viewer adjusting the setting value of the image quality parameter each time the reproduction target program is reproduced.

(Appendix 1)
In the above embodiment, although the value of each image quality parameter set in the television 1 at the start of the first reproduction of the reproduction target program is recorded in the DB in association with the identifier of the reproduction target program, the present invention It is not limited to. For example, the television 1 may record the value of each image quality parameter (specific output parameter) set in the television 1 at the time of recording a program in association with the identifier of the program in the DB.

(A) to (c) in FIG. 6 schematically show the contents of the data in the USB-HDD 2 at the start of recording of the content, at the completion of recording, and at the time of accepting the setting of the image quality parameter during reproduction. FIG.

For example, when the set value of the brightness of the television 1 at the start of recording of the content 2 is "A2" and the set value of the contrast is "B2", comparing (a) and (b) in FIG. As can be understood, the television 1 associates the “program ID 2”, the set value of brightness “A 2”, the set value of contrast, and “B 2” and records them in a DB.

Then, as can be seen by comparing (b) and (c) in FIG. 6, when the set value of contrast is changed from "B2" to "B2 '" during reproduction of the content 2, the parameter processing means 1182 , The value of the "contrast" field in the record in which the value of the "identifier" field is "program ID 2" is updated from "B2" to "B2 '".

Therefore, the television 1 configured in this way can also display the video of the program with the image quality that the viewer can satisfy forever without having the viewer adjust the setting value of the image quality parameter each time the program to be reproduced is reproduced. .

When recording a program, the television 1 displays a UI screen for receiving input of values from the viewer for each image quality parameter of the program, and the input image quality parameter (specific output parameter) value, The identifier of the program may be associated and recorded in the DB.

(Appendix 2)
Also, the television 1 may record the value of each image quality parameter (specific output parameter) set in the television 1 at the time of recording reservation of a program and the identifier of the program in association with each other in the DB.

(A) to (c) in FIG. 7 schematically show the contents of the data in the USB-HDD 2 at the start of recording of the content, at the completion of recording, and at the reception of the setting of the image quality parameter during reproduction. FIG.

For example, when the set value of the brightness of the television 1 at the time of recording reservation of the content 2 is "A2" and the set value of the contrast is "B2", the television 1 is brightened as "program ID 2" at the time of recording reservation. The setting value “A2” of the above is associated with the setting value “B2” of the contrast and recorded in the DB. Therefore, as can be seen from FIG. 7A, at the start of recording, "program ID 2", the brightness setting value "A2", and the contrast setting value "B2" are associated with each other and recorded in the DB.

Then, as can be seen by comparing (b) and (c) of FIG. 7, when the set value of contrast is changed from “B2” to “B2 ′” during reproduction of the content 2, the parameter processing means 1182 , The value of the "contrast" field in the record in which the value of the "identifier" field is "program ID 2" is updated from "B2" to "B2 '".

Note that the television 1 displays a UI screen for receiving from the viewer the input of the value of each image quality parameter related to the program at the time of recording reservation of the program, and the input image quality parameter (specific output parameter) and The program identifier may be associated with the program identifier and recorded in the DB.

(Appendix 3)
By the way, the video of each story of the series whose whole or part of the program title is the same is usually produced by the same imaging staff. Therefore, the video of each story displayed on the television 1 according to the above embodiment and a general television becomes a video of the same atmosphere if the image quality setting is the same. Therefore, for example, when the viewer is satisfied with the image quality of the video of the first episode as a result of the image quality setting made during the reproduction of the first episode recorded, the same image quality setting is made at the time of the reproduction of the second episode. For example, the viewer may be satisfied with the image quality of the second episode video.

In view of this, the television 1 may be configured as follows.

That is, the television 1 associates the program title of the program with the value of each image quality parameter set in the television 1 at the start of recording of the program (or at the time of recording reservation) and the identifier of the program, You may record it.

Then, the parameter processing means 1182 of the television 1 (corresponding to the “determination means” in the claims), when the recording of the content starts (or when recording is reserved), the content and the program title completely match or partially match other It may be determined whether or not the image quality parameter of the content of is recorded in the DB.

Furthermore, when the parameter processing means 1182 determines that the image quality parameter of such content is recorded, the value of each image quality parameter and the program ID and program title of the content to be recorded (or reserved for recording) are A new record with a field value of and may be added to the DB.

An example of the case where the content 1 of the title "Ryu ○ legend 1" is already recorded at the time of recording the content 2 of the title "dragon ○ legend 2" will be described below with reference to FIG.

(A) to (c) in FIG. 8 schematically show the contents of the data in the USB-HDD 2 at the start of recording of the content, at the completion of recording, and at the reception of the setting of the image quality parameter during reproduction. FIG.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 8, the content 2 partially matches the program title at the start of recording of the content 2 (specifically, the content 1 matches the character string of the portion enclosed by the broken line in the drawing) Image quality parameters of are recorded in DB.

In this case, the parameter processing unit 1182 sets the value of each image quality parameter of the content 1, the program ID "program ID 2" of the content 2, and the program title "Ryu ○ hen 2" of the content 2 as field values. Add record in DB.

As a result, the contents of the database are updated to the contents shown in (b) of FIG.

Then, as can be seen by comparing (b) and (c) in FIG. 8, when the set value of contrast is changed from “B2” to “B2 ′” during the reproduction of the content 2, the parameter processing means 1182 , The value of the "contrast" field in the record in which the value of the "identifier" field is "program ID 2" is updated from "B2" to "B2 '".

Further, the television 1 configured as described above displays the video of the second story with the image quality according to the value of each image quality parameter of the first story when the second story of the series is reproduced. Therefore, if the viewer appropriately changes the setting of the image quality parameter of the television 1 during the reproduction of the first episode and then records the second episode, the television 1 is satisfied with the viewer's satisfaction at the time of the second episode. You can display the image in the image quality you go.

In addition, the television 1 can acquire the program title which should be recorded on DB, for example, by extracting a program name from the event information table (EIT) of PSI in a transport stream (TS). Also, the television 1 can obtain a BD title name using a technique similar to the technique disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 4195084. That is, the television 1 can acquire the title name of the BD from the remote database by searching the remote database using the media ID recorded in the BD.

(Appendix 4)
The output control device according to the present invention is not limited to the display device such as the television 1, but relates to a personal computer having a display control function (for example, setting of a video card or a display incorporated or externally connected) The setting (for example, setting of an image frame such as “4: 3”, “16: 9”, etc.) can also be realized as a display control device such as a personal computer that can be changed through a GUI provided by the OS or a game device.

The output control device according to the present invention can also be realized as an audio device that does not have the function of displaying an image. Specifically, it is an audio device that outputs audio from a speaker (corresponding to the “audio output unit” in the claims), and the reproduction device that reproduces the music content, and the music in the audio device for each music content. Recording means for recording in the storage unit an audio parameter (for example, volume, equalizer setting audio channel) set every time content is reproduced, and one recorded in the storage unit based on an update instruction from the user The present invention can also be realized as an audio apparatus provided with an update unit that individually updates the audio parameters of the above music content for each content. In addition, the television 1 may be provided with each means provided in the audio device.

The audio device may be configured to be able to set “stereo (dual sound)”, “main sound” or “sub sound” or the like as a setting value of “sound channel”.

(Appendix 5)
In the above embodiment, "brightness", "contrast", etc. were mentioned as specific examples of each image quality parameter recorded in DB for each content, but "brightness of backlight", "color tone", "saturation of color", "sharpness""Colortemperature""CMS""gammavalue""flag indicating valid / invalid of sub-pixel rendering""flag indicating valid / invalid of super resolution processing""flag indicating valid / invalid of monochrome mode""double speed mode A flag indicating validity / invalidity of “a flag indicating validity / invalidity of NR” or the like may be recorded in the DB. Also, as a specific example of the video parameter (display parameter), "flag indicating validity / invalidity of 3D mode", "3D display method (side-by-side method, frame packing method, top and bottom method, etc.)" Location where the video is displayed ("center", "upper left", "upper right", "lower left", "lower right" etc. on the display screen) "flag showing valid / invalid of video display""flag showing valid / invalid of subtitle display" “Subtitle language (“ English ”,“ Japanese ”, etc.),“ setting of picture frame ”, etc. may be recorded in the DB.

(Appendix 6)
Although the media ID is adopted as an identifier for identifying the BD in the above embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this. In a television 1 adopting a BD drive compatible with BD-LIVE (Profile 2.0) as the BD drive 105, when the BD supports BD-LIVE, even if a unique ID is used as an identifier for identifying the BD Good.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the television 1 incorporates the BD drive 105, the BD drive 105 may be an external BD drive connected with the television 1. FIG.

In the above embodiment, the television 1 records the database and the recorded data of the content on the external USB-HDD 2, but may be recorded on the built-in HD drive 121.

(Appendix 7)
The television 1 may display the contents of the DB in the USB-HDD 2 on the LCD 111. Specifically, the parameter processing means 1182 of the television 1 may refer to the DB and display on the LCD 111 the image quality parameter (or both of the image quality parameter and the voice parameter) of each program content registered in the DB. .

When the parameter processing means 1182 records the setting value of each image quality parameter in the DB, the setting value of the television 1 is updated to the value of each parameter related to the target content registered in the DB when reproducing the target content A flag indicating whether or not it has been changed may be recorded in association with the value of each image quality parameter. That is, the parameter processing unit 1182 may record a record in which the value of each image quality parameter and the value of the flag are field values in the DB. The same applies to the case where the parameter processing means 1182 records both the image quality parameter and the voice parameter in the DB. As a matter of course, when the flag is recorded, the value of this flag is a value (for example, “FALSE”) indicating that “each setting value of the television 1 is not changed by the value of each parameter related to the target content”. There is.

The parameter processing means 1182 may display the image quality parameter of each program content registered in the DB on the LCD 110 when the flag is recorded in the DB. Specifically, the parameter processing unit 1182 may display, for each program content, the information (the identification name and each image quality parameter) of the target content in an area different from the area where the information of the other program contents is displayed.

In particular, for each program content, the parameter processing unit 1182 indicates that the flag recorded in the DB for the target content indicates that “the setting value of the television 1 has been changed by the value of each parameter for the target content”, and It is desirable to display the image quality parameters (more generally, the video parameters or the output parameters) of the target program content in different display modes, in the case where the flag indicates that this is not the case.

For example, the parameter processing means 1182 (corresponding to “parameter display control means” in the claims) is automatically changed to the value of each parameter related to the target content for which the setting value of the television 1 is registered in DB at the time of reproduction. The display of the background color may be controlled so that the background color is different between the area in which the information of the program content is displayed and the area in which the information of the other program content is displayed. The parameter processing means 1182 may perform this control only for the background color of the area where the identification name, title name, etc. (corresponding to “identification information” in the claims) is displayed, and each parameter This control may be performed only on the background color of the displayed area.

The advantages of configuring the television 1 in this way will be described below with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, along with a description of one use of the television 1. FIG. (A) to (c) of FIG. 9 are diagrams schematically illustrating the contents of data in the USB-HDD 2 at each stage while the user is using the television 1 according to this usage example. FIG. 10 is a view exemplifying a parameter confirmation screen including the value of the output parameter of each content reproducible by the television 1. Here, the parameter processing means 1182 will be described on the premise that the image quality parameter of the program content is registered in the DB at the time of the first reproduction of the program content, but it is registered in the DB at the time of recording of the program content or recording reservation. It is apparent from the following description that the same advantages can be obtained by adopting the configuration described above.

(Advantages of the configuration described in Appendix 7)
The advantages of the configuration described in the supplementary item 7 will be described below by taking the use mode of the television 1 of a certain user as an example.

The user of the television 1 recorded a certain Western-style film content (title name: "western-style A"), and played back the western-style content for the first time. Since this user wanted to listen to the sub-audio of the Western-language contents at the first viewing and display the subtitles, the user uses the remote control of the television 1 to set the setting value of the audio channel which is the audio parameter to "sub-audio", The subtitle setting value, which is a video parameter, was set to "subtitle on".

At this point, the parameter processing means 1182 sets the television setting values (the audio channel setting value, the subtitle setting value, the volume setting value (here, the setting value is “20”), etc.) Register in DB as the parameter value for As a result, the DB in the USB-HDD 2 has the contents as shown in FIG. 9A.

Since the user became sleepy during the reproduction of the television 1, he stopped the reproduction of the movie content, went to bed, and finished the day.

The next day, the user played for the first time another recorded variety program (title name: "Variety A").

Since the user did not feel the need to listen to the secondary audio or watch subtitles during playback of the variety program, using the remote control, set the audio channel setting value to "main audio" and set the subtitle setting value It was set to "Subtitle Off". At this time, I felt that the volume was too high, so I lowered the volume from "20" to "10".

At this time, the parameter processing means 1182 registers the setting value of the television 1 (the setting value of the audio channel, the setting value of the subtitle, the value indicating the volume, etc.) in the DB as the parameter value related to this variety program. As a result, the DB in the USB-HDD 2 has the contents as shown in FIG. 9 (b).

On yet another day, the user played from the interruption point the movie content whose reproduction was interrupted.

When the user issues a reproduction instruction, the parameter processing means 1182 reads out the value of each parameter related to the Western-language contents from the DB, and automatically changes each setting value of the television 1 to the value of each read parameter. As a result, the user can view the movie content from the point of interruption from the point of interruption under the same setting condition (audio channel: “sub audio”, subtitle: “subtitle on”). Note that the television 1 is configured to perform such setting value change processing only when instructed by the user (for example, when the television 1 is set to a mode in which each setting value is automatically changed). It may be configured to always perform such change processing.

The parameter processing means 1182 also updates the value of the above-mentioned flag relating to the foreign content from “FALSE” to “TRUE” before or after the process of changing the setting value of the television 1. As a result, the DB in the USB-HDD 2 has the contents as shown in FIG. 9 (c).

After that, the user viewed the movie content to the end, and performed an operation to display the image quality parameters of each program content on the LCD 110 immediately after viewing.

At this time, the parameter processing means 1182 displays the output parameters of each program content on the LCD 110. As a result, a parameter confirmation screen as shown in FIG. 10 is displayed on the LCD 110. That is, the parameter processing means 1182 is configured so that the background color is different between the area where the title name of the foreign-language content (Western film A) is displayed and the area where the title name of the variety program (variety A) is displayed. A confirmation screen will be displayed on the LCD 110.

The reason why the parameter confirmation screen is displayed as shown in FIG. 10 is that although the foreign content is the setting value of the television 1 automatically changed to the value of each parameter related to the foreign content in the DB at the time of reproduction. On the other hand, the variety program is because the setting value of the television 1 has not been automatically changed to the value of each parameter related to the variety program in the DB at the time of its reproduction.

According to the configuration described in supplementary item 7 as described above, the user can check the background color of the area where the title name of the foreign content watched recently while viewing the parameter confirmation screen is displayed, thereby enabling the foreign content to be displayed. Can recognize that the setting value of the television 1 has been automatically changed.

Therefore, the configuration described in Appendix 7 restores the setting value of the television 1 to the default value for another user who views the program broadcasted in real time after the user views the recorded content. It has the effect of being able to evoke a sense of

(Appendix item 8)
Each time the same content (video content, audio content, etc.) is played back, the viewer does not adjust the output control parameters (image quality parameters, audio parameters, etc.) for viewers, and the video, audio, or both of the content can be viewed forever An output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is an output control apparatus that outputs at least one of video and audio from an output unit in order to realize an output control apparatus capable of outputting with a quality satisfying S. An output parameter which is set in the output control device every time the content is reproduced, and the output control device controls the output from the output unit according to the setting value. The recording means for recording the parameters in the storage unit, and the information stored in the storage unit based on the update instruction from the user It is characterized in that the force parameter for each content and a, and updating means for updating individually.

According to the above configuration, the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention is recorded in the storage unit each time the content is reproduced until the update instruction from the user (for example, a viewer) is given. The output of at least one of the video and the audio from the output unit is controlled according to the set value of the output parameter.

Further, according to the above configuration, when the viewer gives the update instruction, the output control device according to the aspect of the present invention outputs the content recorded in the storage unit based on the update instruction. Update the parameters Then, the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention controls the output of at least one of video and audio from the output unit according to the setting value of the updated output parameter each time the content is reproduced thereafter. Do. Then, after the update instruction is repeated until the viewer is satisfied, the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention is configured to allow the viewer to adjust the set value of the output parameter each time the content is output. It can output the video and / or sound of the content with a quality that the viewer can satisfy.

Therefore, the output control apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention can satisfy the viewer with the video and / or the sound of the content indefinitely without the viewer adjusting the setting value of the output parameter each time the content is output. It can output by quality.

Further, according to the present invention, in the output control apparatus for outputting at least one of video and audio from the output unit, the reproduction control unit for reproducing the content, and for each content, the output control apparatus is set for each reproduction of the content. Means for recording in the storage unit an output parameter that the output control unit controls the output from the output unit according to the set value, and the storage unit based on an update instruction from the user Updating means for individually updating the output parameters recorded in the content for each content, and the recording means sets an initial value of the content as an output parameter to be set in the output control device each time the content is reproduced. An output parameter set in the output control device at the time of reproduction of the image, and storing the output parameter in the storage unit It can also be realized as a location.

According to the above configuration, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention can set the setting of the output parameter of the output control apparatus appropriately to some extent at the time of the first reproduction of the content, Also at the time of reproduction, there is a further effect that the image, the sound or both of the contents can be outputted with the quality that the viewer can be satisfied to some extent.

(Summary)
An output control apparatus (television 1) according to an aspect of the present invention is an output control apparatus that outputs an image of content recorded by the apparatus itself from an output unit (LCD 110) in order to solve the above problems. The output unit is an output parameter set in the output control unit every time the content is reproduced, and the output control unit outputs the output unit according to the set value. Recording means (parameter processing means 1182) for recording an output parameter for controlling the output from the device as the output parameter of the content in the storage unit (USB-HD drive 2), and the storage based on the update instruction from the user Updating means (parameter processing means 1182) for updating the output parameters recorded in the unit individually for each content Comprising a said recording means, the output parameters of the content, and records in the storage unit at the time of recording or during recording of the content, it is characterized in that.

Therefore, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention can satisfy the viewer with the video of the content indefinitely without causing the viewer to adjust the set value of the output parameter each time the content recorded by the own apparatus is output. It can output by quality.

Further, according to the above configuration, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention can set the output parameter of the output control apparatus appropriately to some extent when the user records or reserves the content. There is an effect that the video of the content can be output with a quality that the viewer can be satisfied to a certain extent from the start of the reproduction of

According to the above configuration, the output control method according to an aspect of the present invention has the same function and effect as the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention.

In the output control device according to one aspect of the present invention, the recording unit is configured to record a specific output parameter as an output parameter of the content, and the specific output parameter corresponds to when the content is recorded. Alternatively, it is desirable that the output parameter is set in the output control apparatus at the time of recording reservation, or the output parameter designated by the user as the output parameter of the content.

When the content is recorded or reserved for recording, the output control device according to an aspect of the present invention may store, in the storage unit, an output parameter of another content whose name completely or partially matches the content. , And the recording unit records the output parameter of the other content as the output parameter of the content to be recorded at the time of recording or at the time of recording reservation. If it is determined that the output parameter of the other content is recorded, and if the determination unit determines that the output parameter of the other content is not recorded, the specific output parameter is recorded. It is desirable to be configured to

According to the above configuration, the output control device according to one aspect of the present invention stores the output parameter of the content for which recording or recording reservation is intended and the other content whose title name is the same as all or part of the title is the same When the content is recorded in the unit, the output parameter of the other content is recorded as an output parameter which is set each time the content to be recorded or reserved for recording is reproduced. For example, in the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention, the output parameter of “Harry ○ Tatter and the Sorcerer's Stone” is recorded in the storage unit when recording “Harry ○ Tatter and the Secret Room”. The output parameter is recorded as an output parameter which is set to the own apparatus each time “Harry ○ Potter and the Secret Room” is reproduced.

In general, each episode of a series in which all or part of the program title is the same is produced by approximately the same staff. Therefore, the video of each story to be output has the same atmosphere if the image quality setting is the same.

Therefore, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention is another content in which all or part of the title name is the same at the time of recording of the content (for example, “Harry ○ ter and the secret room”) or at the time of recording reservation. For example, if the output parameter of "Harry ○ Tatter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is updated to a value that is optimal for the viewer, the content for which recording or recording reservation has been made (eg, "Harry ○ Tatter and the Secret Room") From the time of the first playback of), it has the further effect that the viewer can output the video with a very satisfactory quality.

In the output control device according to one aspect of the present invention, the output unit includes a display unit (LCD 110) and an audio output unit (speaker 114), and the output parameter includes an image quality parameter and an audio parameter. It is desirable that the video of the content being reproduced is displayed on the display unit, and the audio of the content is output from the audio output unit.

According to the above configuration, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention can output not only the video of the content recorded by the apparatus itself but also the audio of the content with a quality that the viewer can satisfy forever. The additional effect of being able to

The output control device according to an aspect of the present invention further includes parameter display control means (parameter processing means 1182) for displaying, for each content, identification information for identifying the content and an output parameter of the content. The parameter display control means automatically sets, for each content, one or both of identification information for identifying the content and an output parameter of the content to the output control device when the content is output. It is desirable that it is configured to display in different display modes depending on whether or not it is set.

According to the above configuration, the output control apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention searches the video displayed on the display unit for identification information or an output parameter of the content reproduced by the user most recently, and confirms the display mode thereof. This has the further effect of making it possible to grasp whether or not the setting of the output control device has been automatically changed by the latest reproduction.

Note that the output control device according to one aspect of the present invention can also be realized as a television receiver characterized by including the respective units of the output control device.

In this case, in the television receiver according to one aspect of the present invention, the reproduction means is configured to be able to reproduce the video to be reproduced by the input switching, and the recording means is switchable by the input switching. An output parameter set in the output control device each time the input is switched to the input, the output parameter controlling the output from the output unit according to the set value; It is preferable to further include an input receiving unit (infrared light receiving unit 119) configured to record in the storage unit and receiving an input of the value of the output parameter recorded in the storage unit.

According to the above configuration, the television receiver according to one aspect of the present invention automatically changes the setting value to a value desired by the user according to the input after switching, each time the input is switched. Therefore, the television receiver according to one aspect of the present invention has the further effect that it is possible to reduce the time and effort required for the user to change the setting value when switching the input.

Further, the television receiver according to one aspect of the present invention is configured to be able to display a recording list screen showing a list of the recorded contents, and the title specified by the user in the recording list screen is displayed. A setting accepting unit (infrared light receiving unit 119) for receiving a setting as to whether or not to play a thumbnail moving image, and a value of a volume parameter to be set in the television receiver when the recording list screen is displayed; And setting change means (parameter processing means 1182) for making the size smaller than that before display, and the setting change means is set to reproduce the thumbnail moving image when the recording list screen is displayed. Preferably, the sound volume parameter is configured to have a smaller value.

By the way, it is conceivable that the user causes the television receiver to reproduce thumbnail moving pictures of various titles in order to search the recording list for titles for which reproduction of full screen moving pictures is desired. If the audio of the thumbnail moving image is output at a large volume from the television receiver every time the thumbnail moving image is reproduced, it is considered that the user may feel bothersome.

According to the above configuration, the television receiver according to one aspect of the present invention can output audio at a small volume when reproducing a thumbnail moving image of a title specified by the user in the recording list screen. Become. As a result, the television receiver has a further effect that the user can search for a title desired to play a full screen moving image from the recording list without making the user feel the inconvenience as described above. .

An output control program for operating an output control device according to an aspect of the present invention, which causes a computer to function as each of the above-described units, and an output control program thereof are recorded. A computer readable recording medium is also included in the scope of the present invention.

(Program, storage medium)
Although each block of the television 1 may be realized in hardware by a logic circuit formed on an integrated circuit (IC chip), software can be implemented using a CPU (Central Processing Unit) for blocks that can be implemented by software. May be realized.

In the latter case, the television 1 is a CPU that executes instructions of a program for realizing the functions of each block, a ROM (Read Only Memory) storing the program, a RAM (Random Access Memory) expanding the program, the program and A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing various data is provided. The object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium on which a program code (an executable program, an intermediate code program, a source program) of a control program of the television 1 which is software that realizes the functions described above is recorded in a computer readable manner. This can also be achieved by supplying the program code 1 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

As the recording medium, a non-temporary recording medium can be used. For example, tapes such as magnetic tapes and cassette tapes, disks including magnetic disks such as floppy (registered trademark) disks / hard disks, and optical disks such as CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R, IC cards (memory Cards (including cards) / cards such as optical cards, semiconductor memories such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM (registered trademark) / flash ROM, or logic circuits such as PLD (programmable logic device) or FPGA (field programmable gate array) And the like can be used.

Also, the program code may be supplied to the television 1 via a communication network. This communication network is not particularly limited as long as the program code can be transmitted. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, Virtual Private Network, telephone network, mobile communication network, satellite communication network, etc. can be used. Also, the transmission medium that constitutes this communication network may be any medium that can transmit the program code, and is not limited to a specific configuration or type. For example, even if wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) line, infrared such as IrDA or remote control, Bluetooth (registered trademark), IEEE 802.11 wireless, HDR ( It can also be used wirelessly such as High Data Rate), Near Field Communication (NFC), Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA), mobile phone network, satellite link, terrestrial digital network and the like.

It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is indicated not only by the above description but also by the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the claims.

The output control device according to the present invention can be widely applied to information devices such as personal computers, television receivers, music players and the like.

1 Television (television receiver, output control device)
2 USB-HD drive (storage unit)
118 CPU
1181 Recording and reproduction means (reproduction means)
1182 Parameter processing means (recording means, updating means, determination means, parameter display control means, setting change means)
110 LCD (output unit, display unit)
114 Speaker (output unit, audio output unit)
119 Infrared light receiver (input acceptance means, setting acceptance means)

Claims

In an output control apparatus for outputting an image of content recorded by the apparatus itself from an output unit,
Reproduction means for reproducing the content;
The output parameter is an output parameter set in the output control device each time the content is reproduced, and the output control device controls the output from the output unit according to the setting value. Recording means for recording in a storage unit as an output parameter of
And updating means for individually updating the output parameters recorded in the storage unit for each content based on an update instruction from the user.
The output control apparatus, wherein the recording means records an output parameter of the content in the storage unit at the time of recording or reservation of recording of the content.
The recording means is configured to record a specific output parameter as the output parameter of the content,
2. The output control apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the specific output parameter is an output parameter set in the output control apparatus at the time of recording or reservation of recording of the content.
The recording means is configured to record a specific output parameter as the output parameter of the content,
The output control device according to claim 1, wherein the specific output parameter is an output parameter specified by the user as an output parameter of the content.
At the time of recording of the content or at the time of recording reservation, the storage unit further includes a determination unit that determines whether or not an output parameter of another content whose name completely or partially matches the content is recorded.
When the determination means determines that the output parameter of the other content is recorded as the output parameter of the content to be recorded at the time of recording or recording reservation, the recording means outputs the other content A parameter is recorded, and when the determination means determines that the output parameter of the other content is not recorded, the specific output parameter is configured to be recorded. The output control device according to 2 or 3.
The output unit includes a display unit and an audio output unit.
The above output parameters include image quality parameters and voice parameters.
The video display device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the video of the content being reproduced is displayed on the display unit, and the audio of the content is output from the audio output unit. The output control device described in.
The apparatus further comprises parameter display control means for displaying on the display unit identification information for identifying the content and an output parameter of the content for each of the contents.
The parameter display control means automatically causes the output control device to automatically output one or both of identification information for identifying the content and an output parameter of the content when the content is reproduced, for each of the content. The output control device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the output control device is configured to display in different display modes depending on whether or not it is set to.
A television receiver comprising each means of the output control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The reproduction means is configured to be able to reproduce the video to be reproduced by the input switching,
The recording means is an output parameter set in the output control device each time the input is switched to the input for each input switchable by the input switching, and the output control device outputs the output unit according to the set value. Output parameters for controlling the output from the storage unit are recorded in the storage unit,
8. The television receiver according to claim 7, further comprising input receiving means for receiving an input of the value of the output parameter recorded in the storage unit.
It is configured to be able to display a recording list screen showing a list of the above recorded contents,
A setting reception unit configured to receive a setting as to whether or not the thumbnail moving image is to be reproduced for the title designated by the user in the recording list screen;
A setting change unit configured to make the value of the volume parameter set in the television receiver smaller at the time of displaying the recording list screen than before the display of the recording list screen;
The setting change means is configured to reduce the value of the volume parameter when the setting is set to reproduce a thumbnail moving image when the recording list screen is displayed. Item 9. A television receiver according to item 7 or 8.
In an output control method of an output control apparatus for outputting an image of content recorded by the own apparatus from an output unit,
A reproduction process of reproducing the content;
The output parameter is an output parameter set in the output control device each time the content is reproduced, and the output control device controls the output from the output unit according to the setting value. A recording step of recording in the storage unit as an output parameter of
And updating the output parameters recorded in the storage unit individually for each content based on an update instruction from the user.
The output control method, wherein the recording step is a step of recording an output parameter of the content in the storage unit at the time of recording or reservation of recording of the content.
An output control program that causes a computer to function as each means of the output control device according to any one of claims 1 to 6.
The computer-readable recording medium which recorded the output control program of Claim 11.