WO2014192155A1

WO2014192155A1 - Electronic device and method for controlling same

Info

Publication number: WO2014192155A1
Application number: PCT/JP2013/065279
Authority: WO
Inventors: 広昭古牧
Original assignee: 株式会社東芝
Priority date: 2013-05-31
Filing date: 2013-05-31
Publication date: 2014-12-04

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device for detecting a user holding a portable terminal device and then activating a display or operation mode prepared for each user, and a method for controlling the same. The electronic device of an embodiment is provided with a communication means, a user specification means, and a setting means. The communication means acquires, by wire or radio, device information specific to the terminal device. The user specification means specifies a user on the basis of the device information about the terminal device as acquired by the communication means. The setting means sets personal settings pertaining to the user specified by the user specification means.

Description

Electronic device and control method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a control method thereof.

Electronic devices such as television broadcast receivers, monitor devices and player devices, personal computers, portable tablet terminal devices, mobile phone devices, and other devices that play video and audio have been put into practical use.

Further, in the above-described electronic device, for example, the viewer, that is, the viewer's face captured by the attached camera, the voice captured by the microphone, or the like is recognized, and the display and operation mode prepared for each viewer are displayed. It has been proposed to start.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2111191 JP-A-10-243309 JP 2010-272077 A

However, when the viewer is recognized using the viewer's face captured by the camera attached to the electronic device, the viewer is positioned at a predetermined position so that the camera of the electronic device can capture the viewer's image. It is necessary. Further, when a viewer is recognized using a voice captured by a microphone attached to the electronic device, the viewer is requested to utter (speak, etc.).

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that detects a user holding a portable terminal device and activates a display or an operation mode prepared for each user, and a control method thereof.

The electronic device according to the embodiment includes a communication unit, a user specifying unit, and a setting unit. The communication means acquires device information unique to the terminal device by wireless or wired. The user specifying unit specifies a user based on the device information of the terminal device acquired by the communication unit. The setting means sets personal settings related to the user specified by the user specifying means.

An example of the outline | summary of the electronic device and control method which embodiment can apply is shown. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of an electronic device and a control method to which the embodiment can be applied. 1 illustrates an example of a configuration of a video display apparatus (electronic device) to which an embodiment can be applied. An example of the structure of the portable terminal (wearable terminal) apparatus with which an embodiment is applicable is shown. An example of operation | movement of the portable terminal (wearable terminal) apparatus to which embodiment is applied is shown. An example of operation | movement of the portable terminal (wearable terminal) apparatus to which embodiment is applied is shown. An example of operation | movement of the portable terminal (wearable terminal) apparatus to which embodiment is applied is shown.

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

FIG. 1 shows an example of an electronic device to which the control method realized by the embodiment can be applied.

The electronic device includes, for example, a client device 1 which is a digital television broadcast reception / playback device (hereinafter referred to as a DTV), and a portable terminal device (a portable terminal, which can be carried by the user or attached to the user's body). (Hereinafter referred to as a wearable terminal device) 2. As shown in FIG. 1, data processing (data transmission / reception) between the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 is a communication method control block 3 defined by the combination of the devices (not required for direct communication). Is responsible.

The client device 1 is not limited to the DTV, and may be various devices capable of reproducing video and audio. For example, the client device 1 may be a monitor device (video display device) connected to a digital recorder (recording device). Good. The client device 1 may be a personal computer (PC) having a function of receiving a broadcast, a portable terminal device having a function of receiving a television broadcast, or the like.

The wearable terminal device 2 may be any device that can transmit (send) data unique to the device, for example, a MAC (Media Access Control) address, by at least one communication method. For example, the wearable terminal device 2 is a portable terminal capable of reproducing video and audio The present invention can be applied to various devices such as a device, a measuring device capable of transmitting information of an attached (attached) user, and an information reproducing device capable of providing information to the attached user.

That is, the wearable terminal device 2 is, for example, a mobile phone device, a smart phone (multifunctional mobile phone device), a device or an arm that incorporates a communication function in a wristband or a wristwatch that is assumed to be always worn by a user and used. Various shapes and usage forms may be used, such as a communication terminal device to be worn on a mobile phone, or a terminal device in the form of a personal belonging that must be worn by the user when using glasses, headphones, or earphones. The wearable terminal device 2 may have a user interface that can be directly operated by the user, such as a touch panel. However, assuming that the user wears it on the body, a sound collection mechanism and a voice control mechanism such as a microphone are provided. (A mechanism for acquiring sound and performing control corresponding to the sound) may be included, or both may be used together.

The wearable terminal device 2 may be capable of direct communication with, for example, the client device 1 in a device that is assumed to be worn by a user such as a wristband. It is also possible to enable only short-range communication with a smartphone or the like that the user will carry (carry). That is, the wearable terminal device 2 preferably has a communication (transmission / reception) function for a large amount of data with the client device 1, but it is assumed that the user wears it on the body, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) ) And the like, it may have only a function of transmitting the position information of the own apparatus specified by receiving the data to the outside (transmitting information usable by the client apparatus).

The elements and configurations described in the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 described above may be realized by software by a microcomputer (processing device, CPU (Central Processing Unit)), or by hardware. It may be realized.

Also, in the following description, broadcasting is distributed by a broadcaster (broadcasting station) provided by a radio wave propagating in space, or by a cable (including optical fiber) or an Internet protocol (IP) communication / distribution network. Closed networks or semiconductors used in homes or small-scale offices by using broadcasters (streaming video signals), DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) standards, and WiDi (Wireless Display-Distribution System) standards And the like supplied via a recording medium such as a memory or an optical disk. Broadcasting also includes video and audio and / or music, or encoded data, etc., and provides a program in units of a certain time (broadcasting time) continuously or for a certain period (time). To do. A program may be referred to as a content or a stream. In addition, the video includes moving image and still image, text information represented by text (characters represented by a coded code string of data) information, and any combination thereof.

2 to 6 show an example of a combination of the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 and the communication method or control block 3 shown in FIG.

FIG. 2 shows an example of using a communication method that allows direct communication between the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 that do not require the control block 3.

For example, each of the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 includes a Bluetooth (registered trademark) / Bluetooth (registered trademark)) communication unit 1-1, 2 compliant with IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Electronics) (802.15.1). -1 is included (equipped), when the user holding (wearing) the wearable terminal device 2 falls within the distance range recommended in the Bluetooth standard when the distance from the client device 1 falls within the range of the distance recommended by the Bluetooth standard The user (holding the wearable terminal device 2) can be specified. As described above, the wearable terminal device 2 (user) can be recognized by the client device 1 receiving, for example, the MAC address of the wearable terminal device 2.

FIG. 3 is an example in which, for example, a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) is used as the control block 3, and a client is obtained by wireless communication with an access point (AP) 32 connected to a router 31 that can be connected to an external network. Data can be exchanged between the device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, each of the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 includes a WiFi (registered trademark) communication unit 1 that conforms to IEEE802.11 (x and x indicate classifications such as b / g / n). -2, 2-2 included (equipped), the distance between the user holding (wearing) the wearable terminal device 2 and the client device 1 can communicate with the access point (AP) 32 When entering the range of the distance, the client device 1 can identify the user (holding the wearable terminal device 2). As described above, the wearable terminal device 2 (user) can be recognized by the client device 1 receiving, for example, the MAC address of the wearable terminal device 2.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the client device 1 side is connected to the control block 3 by, for example, Ethernet (registered trademark) / Ethernet (registered trademark).

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the client device 1 includes a communication unit 1-3 capable of Ethernet connection, and data exchange between the client device 1 and a hub 42 connected to the router 41 and the client device 1 is performed. For example, the wired communication conforms to X (X is an identification name of 100 or 1000) -Base-TX / T (TX / T is a code determined by a combination with the identification name). The data transfer between the wearable terminal apparatus 2 and the communication unit 2-2 of the wearable terminal apparatus 2 is WiFi communication.

That is, in the example shown in FIG. 4, when the user holding (wearing) the wearable terminal device 2 enters the range of the distance where communication with the access point (AP) 32 is possible, the hub 42 and the wired In the connected client device 1, a user (holding the wearable terminal device 2) can be specified. As described above, the wearable terminal device 2 (user) can be recognized by the client device 1 receiving, for example, the MAC address of the wearable terminal device 2.

5 and 6 show an example in which a remote controller (remote controller) 5 attached to the client device 1 is used for communication with the wearable terminal device 2. FIG. That is, in the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the control block 3 is unnecessary, and the embodiment can be used even in an environment where the client device (DTV) 1 is not connected to the network. The control signal between the remote controller 5 and the DTV (client device) 1 is, for example, Ir (infrared) communication or RF (wireless) communication unique to the remote control receiving unit 1-5 of the DTV 1 and the remote controller 5.

That is, the example shown in FIG. 5 includes each of the wearable terminal device 2 and the remote controller 5 including, for example, (low-speed) magnetic coupling units (NFC (Near Field Communication)) 2-5 and 51 capable of near field communication. Accordingly, the wearable terminal device 2 is positioned at a distance where the remote controller 5 can be NFC-connected, or is positioned at a position where the remote control 5 is substantially in contact with the wearable terminal device 2 (the remote controller 5 is held over the wearable terminal device 2). Thus, the remote controller 5 can identify the user (holding the wearable terminal device 2).

In this case, in the subsequent control of the DTV (client device) 1 by the operation of the remote controller 5, it is possible to control the user in a specified state. Note that, as described above, the wearable terminal device 2 (user) can be recognized when, for example, 1 receives the MAC address of the wearable terminal device 2.

On the other hand, in the example shown in FIG. 6, each of the wearable terminal device 2 and the remote controller 5 is compliant with, for example, (high-speed) wireless communication capable of close proximity wireless communication, for example, Transferjet (registered trademark) / TransferJet (registered trademark) standard. The communication unit 2-6, 61 is included, and the wearable terminal device 2 is located at a position where the remote control 5 can be NFC-connected, or at a position where the remote control 5 is substantially in contact with the wearable terminal device 2 (remote control). Communication between the remote controller 5 and the remote control receiving unit 1-5 of the DTV 1 (substantially an input of a control signal from the remote control 5 to the remote control receiving unit 1-5). Thus, the user holding the wearable terminal device 2 can be specified. Therefore, in the subsequent control of the DTV (client device) 1 by the operation of the remote controller 5, it is possible to perform control in a state where the user is specified.

In the transfer jet standard, since the distance and direction of each communication unit may be specified in communication between the wearable terminal device 2 and the remote controller 5, the wearable terminal device 2 is connected to the remote controller 5, for example. It is preferable to prepare a characteristic shape that allows the remote controller 5 to support a part of the wearable terminal device 2 such as a mark for approaching the device 5 or a card reader.

Further, in the case where the remote controller 5 is used for communication with the wearable terminal device 2 shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the wearable terminal device 2 is connected to the wearable terminal device 2 as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. Communication between the wearable terminal device 2 and the terminal device 21 is divided into a terminal device (2) carried by the user and a terminal device 21 such as a wristband, a wristwatch, or the like (measuring equipment) worn by the user. Can be shared, for example, by the above-described Bluetooth or WiFi communication.

The functions that can be realized in the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 to 8 are, for example,
Selection of channel selection (last channel) at startup
Select volume at startup
Select video / audio mode
Setting / selecting viewing restrictions
Selection of layout / item / content of portal screen when using cloud service
Selection of user login screen layout / item / content when using cloud service
Select a folder (user) for recorded programs
OTT (Over-The-Top), for example
Youtube (registered trademark)
USSTREAM (registered trademark)
Daimotion (registered trademark)
Automatic login to Internet (Web) services such as
Specific startup services (Personalize, etc.) classified by individual users
including.

Thus, for example, when a user who turned off the power of the DTV (client device) 1 turns on the power of the DTV 1 again (the user who turned off the power is the same as the user who turned on the next time), the user was watching The DTV 1 that identifies the channel and the content supply source can be activated. That is, the sound volume setting and the sound (for example, the reproduction environment of the surround system) setting can be started (DTV 1) as the setting immediately before the DTV 1 is turned off. For example, with regard to the volume, it is possible to suppress activation at a large volume in consideration of nighttime or midnight / early morning based on time information of a built-in clock.

On the other hand, when the user who turned off the power is different from the user who turned on the next time, the DTV 1 can be activated with the settings associated with the user who turned on the power.

If the MAC address cannot be acquired, for example, the broadcast channel being received when the power is turned off and the volume set at that time are activated with standard settings unique to the DTV 1. . For example, in the case of midnight, when the channel that was being received when the power was turned off is not broadcasting, the screen (selection screen) that displays a list of channels that can be received at that time is displayed. It is also possible to start.

The functions described above are defined in advance as a superset in the DTV 1 or the attached remote controller (remote controller), and which function is supported (executed), communication between the client device 1 and the wearable terminal device 2 It can be realized by defining (for example, setting on the wearable terminal device 2 side).

FIG. 9 shows an example of the configuration of a television broadcast receiving apparatus that can be used as the DTV shown in FIGS.

Although an example is shown in FIG. 9, the DTV 1 includes a tuner 111, a demodulation unit 112, a signal processing unit 113, an audio processing unit 121, a video processing unit 131, an OSD processing unit 132, a display processing unit 133, a control unit 150, and an operation input unit. 161 and a light receiving unit 162. The DTV 1 includes a speaker 122 and a display 134.

The tuner 111 receives a broadcast signal received by the antenna ANT, for example, and tunes the broadcast signal (channel selection). The tuner 111 inputs the tuned channel broadcast signal to the demodulation unit 112. The tuner 111 can also accept input of content (program) made up of video and audio as external input. Further, the tuner 111 can process at least two contents at the same time. For example, a program of an arbitrary channel supplied as a spatial wave and, for example, an HD (High-Definition) video with high image quality input from an external input. It can be processed. Note that HD video can also be acquired via a network or a dedicated distribution network, for example.

The demodulator 112 demodulates the tuned channel broadcast signal or external input content. The demodulator 112 inputs the demodulated broadcast signal (content) to the signal processor 113.

The signal processing unit 113 includes at least signal processing means for processing the demodulated broadcast signal (content data), that is, a DSP (Digital Signal Processor). The signal processing unit 113 separates the broadcast signal (content) demodulated by the demodulation unit 112 into a video signal, an audio signal, and other data signals, the audio signal is input to the audio processing unit 121, and the video signal is input to the video processing unit 131. Supply. The signal processing unit 113 also supplies a data signal to the control unit 150 and / or the OSD processing unit 132.

The audio processing unit 121 converts the digital audio signal from the signal processing unit 113 into a signal (audio signal) in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 122. The audio processing unit 121 supplies an audio signal to the speaker 122. The speaker 122 reproduces sound and / or sound (Audio) from the supplied audio signal.

The video processing unit 131 decodes (reproduces) the video signal received from the signal processing unit 113 into a video signal in a format reproducible on the display 134 to a video signal in a format reproducible on the display 134. In addition, the video processing unit 131 superimposes the OSD signal supplied from the OSD processing unit 132 on the video signal. The video processing unit 131 outputs the video signal to the display processing unit 133.

Based on the data signal supplied from the signal processing unit 113 and / or the control signal supplied from the control unit 150, the OSD processing unit 132 is configured to display a GUI (Graphical User Interface), subtitle, time, or An OSD signal for displaying other information superimposed on the screen is generated.

The display processing unit 133 performs, for example, color, brightness, sharpness, contrast, or other image quality adjustment processing on the received video signal based on the control from the control unit 150. The display processing unit 133 supplies the video signal subjected to the image quality adjustment to the display 134. The display 134 displays video based on the supplied video signal.

The display 134 includes, for example, a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display panel including a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and a backlight for illuminating the liquid crystal panel. The display 134 displays a video based on the video signal supplied from the DTV 1.

Note that the DTV 1 may be configured to include a video output terminal instead of the display 134. Further, the DTV 1 may be configured to include an audio output terminal instead of the speaker 122.

The control unit 150 functions as a control unit (control block) that controls the operation of each unit of the DTV 1. The control unit 150 includes a CPU (main control unit) 151, a ROM (read only memory) 152, a RAM (rewritable (random access) memory) 153, an EEPROM (nonvolatile memory) 154, a communication control unit 155, and the like. ing. The control unit 150 performs various processes based on operation signals supplied from the remote controller 163 through the operation input unit 161 or the light receiving unit 162.

The CPU 151 includes an arithmetic element that executes various arithmetic processes, a memory area that holds and executes firmware, and the like. The CPU 151 implements various functions by executing programs stored in the ROM 152, the EEPROM 154, or the like.

The ROM 152 stores a program for controlling the DTV 1, a program for realizing various functions, and the like. The CPU 151 activates a program stored in the ROM 152 based on an operation signal supplied from the operation input unit 161 or the remote controller 163. Thereby, the control part 150 controls operation | movement of each part.

The RAM 153 functions as a work memory for the CPU 151. That is, the RAM 153 stores the calculation result of the CPU 151, data read by the CPU 151, input information input by the operation input unit 161 or a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) 163, and the like.

The EEPROM 154 stores various setting information, programs, user authentication, that is, user identification (authentication) corresponding to the MAC address, information set as personalization for the user, and the like.

The communication control unit 155 communicates with the outside via the network, for example, acquisition of content provided by the distribution company, acceptance of recording reservation via the Internet (network), or wearable terminal device 2 using Bluetooth or the like. Control communications and so on.

The storage 160 has a storage medium for storing content. For example, the storage 160 is configured by a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state drive (SSD), a semiconductor memory, or the like. The storage 160 can store a recording stream acquired by the signal processing unit 113.

The operation input unit 161 is an input unit including, for example, an operation key, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch pad, or another input device that can generate an operation signal in response to an operation input. For example, the operation input unit 161 generates an operation signal according to the operation input. The operation input unit 161 supplies the generated operation signal to the control unit 150. Note that the touch pad includes a device that generates position information based on a capacitive sensor, a thermo sensor, or another method. When the DTV 1 includes the display 134, the operation input unit 161 may include a touch panel formed integrally with the display 134.

The light receiving unit 162 receives an operation signal from, for example, the remote controller 163 (indicated by “5” in FIGS. 5 to 8) and supplies the operation signal to the control unit 150. The control unit 150 decodes the original operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 163 based on the signal supplied from the light receiving unit 162 and inputs the decoded operation signal to the CPU 151.

The remote controller 163 generates an operation signal based on a user operation input. The remote controller 163 transmits the generated operation signal to the light receiving unit 162 by infrared communication. The light receiving unit 162 and the remote controller 163 may be configured to transmit and receive operation signals by other wireless communication such as radio waves of a predetermined frequency, for example, after infrared communication.

The LAN interface 171 is connected to other television devices and recorder devices or tablet devices (wearable terminal devices 2) located on a home network (DLNA) including an access point (AP) 32, and to an external network (Internet network). And the like, control of communication according to X-base-TX / TP with the hub (Hub) 42 connected to the router 41 described with reference to FIG.

The wireless communication unit 172 performs streaming transmission of video (Video) / audio (Audio) conforming to the IEEE802.11 (a / b / g / n) standard described above with reference to FIG. 3, particularly high-speed transfer using 802.11n, Alternatively, high-speed communication using Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1) described with reference to FIG. 2 is performed. Note that the wireless communication unit 172 may be integrated with the LAN interface 171.

The HDMI processing unit 173 is an interface including an HDMI terminal that performs communication based on the HDMI (registered trademark), that is, the HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) standard. The HDMI terminal of the HDMI processing unit 173 is connected to a Blu-ray (registered trademark) recorder, DVD recorder, hard disk recorder, or other device and a device (HDMI device) that complies with the HDMI standard, such as a recorder device. The HDMI processing unit 173 can receive a stream output from the connected HDMI device.

The control unit 150 causes the signal processing unit 113 to input the content data received by the HDMI processing unit 173. The signal processing unit 113 separates a digital video signal, a digital audio signal, and the like from the received content data. The signal processing unit 113 transmits the separated digital video signal to the video processing unit 131 and transmits the separated digital audio signal to the audio processing unit 121.

Also, the DTV 1 may include other interfaces such as Serial-ATA (Serial-Advanced Technology Attachment) and HDMI-HEC (HDMI Ethernet Channel).

FIG. 10 shows an example of the configuration of a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone device) that can be used as the wearable terminal device shown in FIGS.

FIG. 10 shows an example of the configuration of the wearable terminal device 2. The display unit 201 operates as a video display unit and can operate as a touch screen.

In the wearable terminal device 2, when the user touches a desired item while the menu screen is displayed, the operation input is recognized by the operation command processing unit 224 of the control unit 220.

For example, when the touch operation is an operation input for selecting a telephone function, the operation mode setting unit 226 sets the wearable terminal device 2 to the mobile phone mode. In this case, the display unit 201 displays an operation screen for performing dial input. Thereafter, when a dial input operation of a desired destination is performed, the mobile phone function unit 225 transmits the data to the communication partner via the data processing unit 202, the communication control unit 203, and the transceiver 204. It becomes a state.

When the line with the communication destination is connected, a signal from the communication partner is decoded via the transceiver 204, the communication control unit 203, and the data processing unit 202. In addition, audio data is reproduced and audio is output from the speaker 206. Audio data from the wearable terminal device 2 side is input to the data processing unit 202 via the microphone 207, encoded, and sent to the communication control unit 203. Thereafter, the transmission data is transmitted to the communication partner via the transceiver 204. The memory 221 holds various data and applications (programs). A battery 223 is prepared as a power source for the operation of the wearable terminal device 2.

The wearable terminal device 2 can access an arbitrary server (company) via the Internet (network) and download contents and applications, for example. The downloaded content and application can be transferred to, for example, the DTV 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 based on the control of the data transfer unit 227.

The wearable terminal device 2 can request the DTV 1 for program table image data, content reproduction data, or control screen data for controlling the DTV 1. The control screen data includes, for example, data of a menu screen, an image quality adjustment (resolution, brightness, etc.) screen, a color adjustment screen, and a volume adjustment screen. When acquiring the control screen, the user can give various adjustment inputs of the DTV 1 via the touch screen of the wearable terminal device 2. The adjustment data such as the adjustment level described above can be stored in the memory 221 and provided to the DTV 1 when the power is turned on next time, if necessary, following authentication of the MAC address by the DTV 1.

The wearable terminal device 2 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11A to 11C. As a current operation state of the DTV 1, the power source that detects that the power source of the DTV 1 has already been turned on is detected prior to the above-described communication. It is preferable to have a state acquisition unit 251.

FIG. 11A to FIG. 11C are settings for setting the timing of user authentication (start of personalization by MAC address) described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 8, taking a smartphone (multifunctional mobile phone device) that can be used as a wearable terminal device as an example. An example will be described.

In the example shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the user is close to the place where the DTV 1 is installed by a certain distance, for example, immediately after the user enters the premises of the home or through the common part of the housing complex. In this state, it is expected that the DTV 1 is turned on. In addition, it should be avoided that a program (content) that is already viewed by another person (family member) is switched based on the personalization of the user due to the approach of the user holding the wearable terminal device 2.

For this reason, for example, in the setting screen of the wearable terminal device 2 shown in FIG. 11A, the setting is made so that the MAC address of the own device is provided only when there is a MAC address authentication inquiry from the DTV 1 after the DTV 1 is turned on. can do.

As shown in FIG. 11A, on the setting screen, a check box such as “Turn on TV automatically” (or a radio button in which only one of “ON” / “ON” is enabled) is displayed. It is preferable to control the power on / off of the DTV 1 in accordance with the setting by the check box (radio button). Note that the fact that the power of the DTV 1 is off can be acquired by communication between the power state acquisition unit 251 and the communication control unit 155 (LAN interface 171 / wireless communication unit 172) of the DTV 1, for example.

FIG. 11B is an example in which more detailed settings can be made with respect to the setting items. For example, for connection to the network, “setting each time” / “automatic” can be set following the setting screen shown in FIG. 11A. It is possible to select “Connect to the network”.

Also, as shown in FIG. 11C, following the setting screen shown in FIG. 11A, for example, “personalization priority” that can execute personalization of a user in preference to other person's settings, for example, “ It is also possible to set “top priority”, “when priority is allowed from another terminal”, “not prioritized”, and the like. However, “priority of personalization” is preferably invalidated when priority is already set on the DTV 1 side. That is, it is useful in the case where a program already received (reproduced) in the DTV 1 should not be changed due to a reason such as a visitor.

Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

Claims

A communication means for acquiring device information specific to the terminal device by wireless or wired;
User identifying means for identifying a user based on the device information of the terminal device acquired by the communication means;
Setting means for setting personal settings related to the user specified by the user specifying means;
An electronic device comprising:
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit includes a remote controller that inputs a control instruction to the setting unit.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the device information includes a MAC (Media Access Control) address assigned to each terminal device.
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit inquires the terminal device about execution timing of the setting prior to execution of the setting according to the terminal device.
2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising display means for displaying an image.
Acquire device information specific to the terminal device by wireless or wired,
Based on the acquired device information, identify the user,
An electronic device control method for setting personal settings related to a specified user.
The electronic device control method according to claim 6, wherein the device information includes a MAC (Media Access Control) address assigned to each terminal device.
The method for controlling an electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the terminal device is inquired about the execution timing of the setting prior to the execution of the setting.