WO2020244520A1 - Information terminal, system, method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an information terminal, a system, a method, and a storage medium. The information terminal of an embodiment of the present invention can receive and play, via a network, programs recorded by a video recording device. The recorded programs comprise content for carry-out use and content for delivery which is larger in size than the content for carry-out use. The information terminal is equipped with a display control part that can display, when the network connection state is an external connection, on a display part a program list that includes the content for carry-out use but does not include the content for delivery.

Description

Information terminal, system, method and storage medium

This application claims the priority of a Japanese patent application filed with the Japanese Patent Office, the application number is 2019-104313, and the invention title is "information terminal, system, method and program" on June 4, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated by reference In this application.

Technical field

The embodiments of the present invention relate to information terminals, systems, methods, and storage media.

Background technique

There is a technology that uses other information terminals such as smartphones to watch programs recorded by recording devices. In the case of watching a program with an information terminal, the latest program list acquired from the recording device via the network is displayed, and the desired program is selected and played.

Prior technical literature

Patent literature

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-243302

Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-258991

Summary of the invention

However, depending on the connection status of the network, it may take time to obtain the program list and play the program in some cases.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information terminal, system, method, and storage medium capable of changing the displayed program list according to the connection status of the network.

The information terminal of the embodiment of the present application can receive and play a program recorded by a recording device via a network, and the recorded program includes content for take-out and content for distribution with a larger capacity than the content for take-out, wherein The information terminal includes a display control unit that displays a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content when the network connection status is a connection from outdoors In the display department.

Description of the drawings

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the network configuration of the system of the first embodiment;

2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of an information terminal according to Embodiment 1;

3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a television device according to Embodiment 1;

4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the program of Embodiment 1;

5 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in the information terminal of the first embodiment;

6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal of the first embodiment;

7 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in an information terminal according to Modification 1 of Embodiment 1;

8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal of Modification 1 of Embodiment 1;

9 is a schematic diagram showing a display example during program broadcast in the information terminal of Modification 2 of Embodiment 1;

Fig. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the program of the second embodiment;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a public route table in the information terminal of the second embodiment;

12 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in the information terminal of the second embodiment;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal of the second embodiment.

Description of reference signs

100...information terminal, 104...display unit, 200...TV device, 200a...storage device, 301...Internet, 302a...public wireless LAN, 302b...Carrier providing wireless LAN, 400...relay device, 500, 510...program, 501 , 511...Input control unit, 502, 512... Communication control unit, 503, 513... Address acquisition unit, 504, 514... Judging unit, 505, 515... List management unit, 506, 516... Display control unit, 507, 517... Storage unit, 518... registration unit, 519... connection destination network acquisition unit.

Detailed ways

[Embodiment 1]

Hereinafter, Embodiment 1 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(System configuration example)

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the network configuration of the system of the first embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the first embodiment includes an information terminal 100, a television device 200, and a relay device 400.

The information terminal 100 is, for example, a portable information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet-type terminal, or a computer such as a notebook PC (Personal Computer). However, the information terminal 100 is not limited to the above-mentioned example, and it may be another electronic device if it has a network connection function and a playback function of a program recorded by the television device 200 described below.

In the television device 200, for example, by receiving a broadcast signal from a broadcasting station, various programs can be watched. In addition, the television device 200 has a function of recording the received program.

The relay device 400 is a router, a hub, or the like that relays communication with the information terminal 100 and the television device 200. The relay device 400 is connected to the television device 200 and the Internet in a wired or wireless manner.

When the information terminal 100 exists in the room where the television device 200 is installed, the information terminal 100 and the television device 200 perform network communication via the relay device 400. The network in this case is, for example, a home network based on DLNA (registered trademark) (Digital Living Network Alliance, Digital Living Network Alliance), a home LAN (Local Area Network, local area network), etc.

When the information terminal 100 is located outdoors, the information terminal 100 and the television device 200 perform network communication via the relay device 400, the Internet 301, and the wireless LAN 302. The wireless LAN 302 is a carrier provided by a carrier such as a public wireless LAN 302a and a smart phone, providing wireless LAN 302b and the like. Hereinafter, these wireless LANs 302 are sometimes referred to as WiFi or the like.

(Example of configuration of information terminal)

Next, a configuration example of the information terminal 100 according to Embodiment 1 will be described using FIG. 2. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the information terminal 100 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information terminal 100 includes a communication I/F (Interface, interface) 101, a voice input unit 102, a sensor group 103, a display unit 104, a graphics controller 105, a touch panel controller 106, and a CPU (Central Processing Unit, central processing unit) 107 and memory 108. The information terminal 100 may include a camera, a speaker, etc. in addition to the above.

The communication I/F 101 is used for communication with other devices such as the television device 200. The voice input unit 102 is a voice input device such as a microphone, and receives voice input by the user.

The sensor group 103 includes at least any one sensor device such as an acceleration sensor, an orientation sensor, and a gyroscope sensor. The acceleration sensor detects the direction and magnitude of the acceleration of the information terminal 100 when the information terminal 100 has moved. The orientation sensor detects the orientation of the information terminal 100. The gyro sensor detects the angular velocity of the information terminal 100 when the information terminal 100 is rotated.

The display unit 104 is, for example, a so-called touch panel device in which a display 104a and a touch panel 104b are combined. The display 104a is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an OLED (Organic Electro Luminescence Display) or the like. The touch panel 104b detects the touch position on the display screen of the display 104a touched by the user's finger, stylus pen, or the like.

The graphics controller 105 controls the display 104a of the display unit 104. The touch panel controller 106 controls the touch panel 104b of the display unit 104, and acquires coordinate data from the touch panel 104b, and the coordinate data indicates the touch position on the display screen touched by the user.

The CPU 107 controls various components of the information terminal 100 by executing various computer programs. The memory 108 includes ROM (Read Only Memory), RAM (Random Access Memory, random access memory), etc., and stores various computer programs and various data used in various arithmetic processing performed by the CPU 107.

(Example of the structure of a TV set)

Next, a configuration example of the television device 200 according to Embodiment 1 will be described using FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the television device 200 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the television device 200 includes an input terminal 202, tuners 203a to 203g, a signal processing unit 207, a graphics processing unit 208, a voice processing unit 209, an OSD (On Screen Display) signal generating unit 210 and Image processing unit 211.

The terrestrial digital broadcasting signal received through the terrestrial broadcasting receiving antenna 213 is input to the input terminal 202. The terrestrial digital broadcasting signal is supplied to the tuners 203a to 203g via the input terminal 202.

The tuners 203a to 203g are tuners for terrestrial digital broadcasting, and select a broadcasting signal of a channel instructed by the control unit 216 described later from the terrestrial digital broadcasting signal supplied from the input terminal 202.

However, the television device 200 may have an input terminal to which a satellite digital broadcast signal received through a BS/CS digital broadcast receiving antenna is input. The satellite digital broadcasting signal is supplied to the tuner for satellite digital broadcasting via the input terminal.

The signal processing unit 207 demodulates a broadcast signal including a digital image signal and a voice signal from the broadcast signal supplied from the tuners 203a to 203g. In addition, the signal processing unit 207 selectively performs predetermined digital signal processing on the image signal included in the digital broadcast signal and outputs it to the graphics processing unit 208. In addition, the signal processing unit 207 selectively performs desired digital signal processing on the voice signal included in the digital broadcast signal and outputs it to the voice processing unit 209.

A plurality of external input terminals 214a to 214d are connected to the signal processing unit 207. These external input terminals 214a to 214d can input analog image signals and voice signals from a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) video recorder or the like as an example of an external device. The signal processing unit 207 digitizes analog image signals and voice signals input from the external input terminals 214a to 214d. In addition, the signal processing unit 207 performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digitized image signal and outputs it to the graphics processing unit 208. In addition, the signal processing unit 207 performs predetermined digital signal processing on the digitized speech signal and outputs it to the speech processing unit 209.

The graphics processing unit 208 superimposes the OSD signal generated by the OSD signal generating unit 210 on the digital image signal supplied from the signal processing unit 207 and outputs it to the image processing unit 211. The graphics processing unit 208 can also output either the digital image signal supplied from the signal processing unit 207 and the OSD signal generated by the OSD signal generating unit 210 to the image processing unit 211.

The image processing unit 211 converts the digital image signal or OSD signal input from the graphics processing unit 208 into an analog image signal or OSD signal in a format that can be displayed on the display screen of the image display unit 233, and outputs it to the image display unit 233. The image display unit 233 is, for example, an LCD or OLED.

The voice processing section 209 converts the digital voice signal input from the signal processing section 207 into an analog voice signal in a format that can be played in the speaker 215, and outputs it to the speaker 215.

The television device 200 further includes a control unit 216, a card holder 217, various interfaces 218-221, and a brightness sensor 230. The control unit 216 includes a CPU 216a, a ROM 216b, a RAM 216c, and a nonvolatile memory 216d.

The control unit 216 centrally controls various operations of the television device 200 such as reception operations of broadcast signals such as terrestrial digital broadcast signals and satellite digital broadcast signals. In addition, the control unit 216 controls each part of the television device 200 in accordance with the operation information from the operation unit 222 or the operation information input from the remote controller 224 via the light receiving unit 223.

The CPU 216a executes the program stored in the ROM 216b to control the overall operation of the television device 200. The ROM 216b mainly stores programs executed by the CPU 216a. The RAM 216c provides a work area when the CPU 216a executes a program. The nonvolatile memory 216d stores various setting information, control information, and the like of the television device 200.

The control unit 216 is connected to the card holder 217 of the removable memory card 234 via the card I/F 225. Thus, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the memory card 234 mounted on the card holder 217 via the card I/F 225.

The control unit 216 is connected to the LAN terminal 226 via the communication I/F 218. Thereby, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with external devices such as the above-mentioned relay device 400 connected to the LAN terminal 226 and a LAN-compatible HDD (Hard Disk Drive) via the communication I/F 218. However, the communication I/F 218 may be configured to be wirelessly connected to an external device such as the relay device 400.

The control unit 216 is connected to the HDMI terminal 227 via the HDMI (registered trademark) (High Definition Multimedia Interface) I/F 221. Thereby, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the external device connected to the HDMI terminal 227 via the HDMI I/F 221.

The control unit 216 is connected to the USB terminal 228 via a USB (Universal Serial Bus) I/F219. As a result, the control unit 216 can exchange various information with the storage device 200 a including a USB HDD or the like connected to the USB terminal 228 via the USB I/F 219.

The storage device 200a includes, for example, an HDD, an SSD (Solid State Drive), etc., and is configured to record a digital signal received by the television device 200 as recording data. However, the storage device 200a may also be built in the television device 200.

In this way, the television device 200 including the storage device 200a is configured as a recording device. However, the recording device is not limited to the television device 200, and it may be another recording device if it has the function of receiving broadcast signals and the function of recording programs.

Here, the television device 200 can adjust the bit rate in the recording data, and record the program as at least one of the content for output and the content for distribution.

The content for output is the content with relatively small capacity for recording at a low bit rate. The take-out content can be stored in an external device such as the information terminal 100 and taken out of the television device 200, for example. The delivery of the content for delivery to the information terminal 100 or the like is preferably performed via a home network. In addition, the content for presentation is preferably down-sizing to such an extent that the user does not perceive degradation of image quality and sound quality when viewed in the information terminal 100 or the like.

The content for distribution is a content that is recorded at a high bit rate and has a larger capacity than the content for delivery. The content for distribution is not presented to the information terminal 100 or the like, but, for example, it can be viewed in the form of streaming distribution or the like in the information terminal 100 connected to the network. The television device 200 can also reduce the size of the content for distribution to generate content for delivery. As a result, in the storage device 200a, for one program, two recording data of the content for distribution and the content for take-out are recorded.

The content for take-out and the content for distribution recorded in the storage device 200a are listed as a program list by the control unit 216 of the television device 200, and are stored in the storage device 200a, for example.

The user can, for example, designate which of the content for take-out or the content for distribution to record a predetermined program via the operation unit 222 and the remote controller 224, and can also instruct to generate take-out content from the content for distribution.

In addition, to watch programs recorded by the television device 200 through the information terminal 100, there are, for example, the following three methods. The first one is a method of pre-storing a program that has been recorded or generated as content for output in the information terminal 100. The user is not affected by the connection status of the network, and can watch the content that has been taken out through the information terminal 100. The second one is a method of distributing and watching a program that has been recorded or generated as the content for distribution, but is distributed to the information terminal 100 connected to the network. The third is a method of distributing and watching a program recorded as content for distribution to an information terminal 100 connected to the network.

In addition, hereinafter, the content saved by the information terminal 100 and taken out is referred to as taken out content, and the small-capacity content recorded in the storage device 200a of the television device 200 is referred to as taken out content. Distinguish the two.

For example, the CPU 107 of the information terminal 100 executes a program for viewing a recorded program, thereby realizing the above-mentioned viewing of the recorded program in the information terminal 100 or the like.

(Example of program function configuration)

Next, using FIG. 4, an example of the functional configuration of the program 500 executed in the information terminal 100 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the program 500 of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 4, the program 500 includes an input control unit 501, a communication control unit 502, an address acquisition unit 503, a determination unit 504, a list management unit 505, a display control unit 506, and a storage unit 507. For example, these modules are generated as a result of the program 500 being executed by the information terminal 100.

The input control unit 501 receives a user's input operation via the voice input unit 102 and the touch panel 104b of the information terminal 100. As a user's input operation, for example, there is an operation to display a program list in order to watch a recorded program.

The communication control unit 502 controls network communication via the communication I/F 101 of the information terminal 100. As described above, network communication includes: indoor wired or wireless communication with the television device 200 via the relay device 400; and outdoor communication based on the public wireless LAN 302a or carrier-provided wireless LAN 302b.

Here, the term "indoor" mainly refers to a place where the television device 200 is installed as described above, and means an environment in which a home network, an intra-home LAN, and the like are used, and a good connection condition is mainly obtained. Therefore, the term "indoor" is not limited to the home of the user of the television device 200, and includes, for example, a company, an office, a research institute, other facilities, and a private room other than the home. In addition, the term “outdoor” refers to, for example, places other than those mentioned above. Since the communication mechanism is mainly based on wireless and other reasons, it means that it is difficult to obtain an environment in which a good connection status is indoors.

The address acquisition unit 503 acquires the IP address of the information terminal 100 when it is connected to the network from the communication control unit 502. In the IP address, there are private IP addresses starting from any one of "10.0.", "172.16." and "192.168.", and other global IP addresses.

The determination unit 504 determines whether the IP address is a private IP address or a global IP address based on the acquisition result of the address acquisition unit 503. When the IP address is a private IP address, the determination unit 504 determines that the connection status of the network is an indoor connection. When the IP address is a global IP address, the determination unit 504 determines that the connection status of the network is a connection from outdoors.

The list management unit 505 manages a list of programs related to the content taken out by the information terminal 100. When a new program is taken out to the information terminal 100, the list management unit 505 adds information related to the newly taken out program to the program list. In addition, the list management unit 505, when there is an instruction to display the program list from the user during network connection, acquires the program list of the television device 200, and integrates it with the program list of the content that it manages to generate the latest Programme list. As described above, the program list of the television device 200 is a program list obtained by tabulating information related to programs recorded in the storage device 200a.

The display control unit 506 controls image output to the display unit 104 of the information terminal 100. For example, when there is an instruction to display a program list from the user, the display control unit 506 causes the program list of the content that has been taken out managed by the list management unit 505 or the latest program list integrated with the program list of the television device 200 to be displayed. In the display section 104.

The content that has been taken out to the information terminal 100 is stored in the storage unit 507 together with the program list of the content that has been taken out.

In addition, the program 500 is provided as a computer program product in an installable form or an executable form. That is, the program 500 is provided in a state of being included in a non-temporary computer program product having a computer-readable nonvolatile storage medium, such as a CD-ROM, a floppy disk (FD), a CD-R, and a DVD.

In addition, the program 500 may be provided or distributed via a network while being stored in a computer connected to a network such as the Internet. The program 500 may be provided in a state of being loaded in a ROM or the like in advance.

By installing such a program 500 in the information terminal 100, the CPU 107 of the information terminal 100 reads the program 500 from the ROM of the memory 108 and expands the above-mentioned modules on the RAM of the memory 108.

However, the program 500 may also be provided as a web application stored in a cloud server or the like. In this case, the program 500 is executed without being installed in the information terminal 100. Alternatively, the program 500 may be installed in the television device 200 and the television device 200 may execute the program 500. The information terminal 100 receives the processing result of the program 500 in the television device 200 via the network.

(Display example of program list)

As described above, for example, upon receiving an instruction to display a program list from a user, the display control unit 506 causes the display unit 104 to display the program list acquired from the list management unit 505.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in the information terminal 100 according to the first embodiment. However, FIG. 5 is only an example after all, and the display example of the program list is not limited to the example of FIG. 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, for example, a program list is displayed in a position that is easy to view, such as the center of the display unit 104. The program list includes, for example, information related to each program, such as the title of each program, television station (channel), broadcast date and time, and broadcast time, and each program is displayed in order of date, for example. It is also possible to display thumbnails representing the content of the program in the program list.

In addition, the program list is displayed so that it is possible to distinguish whether each program is content for presentation or content for distribution. In the example of FIG. 5, text information of "take out" is given to the content for takeout, for example. The content that has been taken out may also be included in the content of the text information to which "take out" is given. However, it is also possible to further distinguish between the content to be taken out and the content that has been taken out. In addition, it is also possible to add text information such as "posting" to the party that is not the content for presentation but the content for distribution. In addition, it is also possible to provide text information of "take out" to the content for delivery, and text information of "post" to the content for publication.

In addition, the display capable of distinguishing each content of the content for delivery and the content for distribution is not limited to text information, and some mark or pattern may be given to at least one of the contents. In addition, the program information of each content may be displayed in different colors, or the background of the program information may be displayed in different colors. In addition, the display frame of either content may be enlarged, or program information may be displayed in bold, italic, etc. for emphasis, and the two may be displayed in a distinguishable manner. It may be configured such that the user can select these one or more display modes.

When the program list is displayed, in addition to the program list, other information such as the network connection status can also be displayed. In the example of FIG. 5, the text information "indoor" or "outdoor" is displayed at the top of the program list. However, the display position of the network connection status is not limited to this. In addition, the display indicating the connection status is not limited to text information, and may be some symbols or patterns indicating "indoor" or "outdoor".

In addition, in addition to displaying "indoor" or "outdoor", you can also display more detailed network connection status. In the example of FIG. 5, detailed information about the connection status is displayed on the upper left of the display unit 104. However, the display position of the detailed information of the connection status is not limited to this. The detailed information of the network connection status may include, for example, the type of line, IP address, communication speed, and the like.

In addition, the information attached to the program list such as the display of each content, the display of "indoor" or "outdoor", and the details of the network connection status may always be displayed, for example, when there is a user's instruction, etc. Display at the specified time.

In addition, in the information terminal 100, based on the function of the program 500, the display content changes according to the network connection status.

FIG. 5(a) is a display example of a program list when it is determined that the connection status of the information terminal 100 to the network is indoor. As shown in (a) of FIG. 5, the program list includes both the content for take-out and the content for distribution to which the "take-out" display is given. In this way, when the network connection status is indoors, the program 500 obtains the information of both the content for take-out and the content for distribution from the program list of the television device 200, for example, the two are mixed and displayed in order of date. On the information terminal 100.

FIG. 5(b) is a display example of a program list when it is determined that the connection status of the information terminal 100 to the network is outdoor. As shown in FIG. 5(b), the program list includes only the take-out content to which the "take-out" display is given. Here, the content that has been taken out can also be included. In this way, when the network connection status is outdoor, the program 500 obtains only the information for the take-out content from the program list of the television device 200, for example, it is mixed with the taken-out content in the order of date and displayed in the information On the terminal 100.

(Example of display processing in the information terminal)

Next, an example of display processing in the information terminal 100 of Embodiment 1 will be described using FIG. 6. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal 100 according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the program 500 is started, if the user operates the information terminal 100 to instruct to display the program list, the input control unit 501 receives the instruction of the user to display the program list (step S101).

The list management unit 505 reads, for example, a program list related to the content that has been taken out from the storage unit 507 (step S102).

Here, it is determined whether the information terminal 100 is connected to the network (step S103). It is also possible to refer to the communication control unit 502 and the like, and for example, the determination unit 504 makes this determination. If the information terminal 100 is not connected to the network (step S103: No), the process proceeds to step 110. The state where the information terminal 100 is not connected to the network is, for example, a case where a smartphone or the like as the information terminal 100 is in an area where radio waves cannot reach, a case where the incoming mode of a smartphone is turned off, and a notebook that is connected to the network by wire When the wired line is not connected to the PC, etc.

If the information terminal 100 is connected to the network (step S103: Yes), the address acquisition section 503 acquires the IP address from the communication control section 502 (step S104). The determination unit 504 determines whether the IP address acquired by the address acquisition unit 503 is a private IP address starting with any one of "10.0.", "172.16." and "192.168." (step S105).

When the IP address is a private IP address (step S105: Yes), the determination unit 504 determines that the connection status of the network is from indoors (step S106). The list management unit 505 acquires all content information of the content for delivery and the content for distribution from the program list of the television device 200, and integrates it with its own program list related to the delivered content (step S107).

When the IP address is not a private IP address (step S105: No), the determination unit 504 determines that the connection status of the network is performed from outdoors (step S108). The list management unit 505 acquires only the content information for extraction from the program list of the television device 200, and integrates it with its own program list related to the extracted content (step S109).

The display control unit 506 acquires the program list corresponding to the connection status of the network from the list management unit 505, and displays it on the display unit 104 of the information terminal 100 (step S110). That is, when the information terminal 100 is not connected to the network, the display control unit 506 displays a program list containing only the content that has been taken out. When it is determined that the information terminal 100 is connected from outside, the display control unit 506 displays a program list including the content that has been taken out and the content for take out. When it is determined that the information terminal 100 is connected indoors, the display control unit 506 displays a program list including all contents.

As described above, the display processing in the information terminal 100 of Embodiment 1 ends.

It is known to use an information terminal such as a smartphone to watch a program recorded by a recording device such as a television device. However, for example, when the recorded program contains large-capacity content such as distribution content, even if the user wants to obtain the latest information of the recorded program, it may take time to obtain the program list in some cases. In the case of selecting the content for distribution from the acquired program list and watching it, in some cases, the playback process may take more time.

According to the information terminal 100 of the first embodiment, the display control unit 506 changes the display content of the program list according to the network connection status. That is, if it is an outdoor connection with a slow communication speed, the display control unit 506 causes the display unit 104 to display a program list that does not include a large-capacity distribution content. As a result, even when the network connection is poor and the communication speed is slow, the time required to obtain the program list can be shortened. In addition, even when the communication speed is slow, it is possible to preferentially display a program list of contents that can be watched without a long period of time in the playback process. For example, the user can watch a predetermined program more quickly and simply after starting the program 500.

According to the information terminal 100 of the first embodiment, the display control unit 506 can distinguish the take-out content and the distribution content in the program list on the display unit 104. As a result, the user can easily know whether the program displayed in the program list is content for take-out or content for distribution.

(Modification 1)

Next, the information terminal and the program executed in the information terminal according to Modification 1 of Embodiment 1 will be described using FIGS. 7 and 8. The configuration of Modification 1 of Embodiment 1 is different from that of Embodiment 1 described above in that the viewing mode can be set.

In the information terminal of Modification 1, the input control unit is configured to be able to receive the setting of the viewing mode from the user. That is, the input control unit of Modification 1 has a function as a viewing mode setting unit.

The user can select and set any one from a plurality of viewing modes via the input control unit. An example of this is shown in FIG. 7.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in an information terminal according to Modification 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, it is configured to be able to set two viewing modes of on/off.

As shown in (a) of FIG. 7, when the viewing mode is set to on, a program list containing only the content to be taken out and the content to be taken out is displayed in order of date when the network connection is from the outside. When the viewing mode is set to on, and the network is connected indoors, the program list containing all the contents is displayed in order of date.

As shown in (b) of FIG. 7, when the viewing mode is set to off, even when it is connected from an outdoor network, the program list including all contents is displayed in order of date. That is, when the viewing mode is set to off, regardless of the network connection status, all content information is acquired and displayed.

However, the setting of setting the viewing mode to on/off in FIG. 7 is an example, as long as at least two viewing modes can be set. That is, as long as it is set as follows: in one viewing mode, the display content of the program list is changed based on the network connection status, and in another viewing mode, the program list of all content is displayed regardless of the network connection status .

8 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal according to Modification 1 of Embodiment 1. FIG. However, the processing in steps S101 to S108 in FIG. 8 is the same as the processing in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment described above.

As shown in FIG. 8, if it is determined that it is a connection from outside (step S108), the determination unit further determines whether the viewing mode is on (step S118).

When the viewing mode is on (step S118: Yes), the list management unit acquires only the content information for extraction from the program list of the television device (step S119). When the viewing mode is off (step S118: No), the list management unit acquires all content information from the program list of the television device in the same manner as when it is determined to be a connection from the room (step S107).

The display control unit causes the program list from the list management unit to be displayed on the display unit (step S120). In other words, when it is determined that it is a connection from indoors, and when it is connected from outdoors and the viewing mode is off, the display control unit displays a program list including all contents. In the case of a connection from the outside and the viewing mode is on, the display control unit displays a program list including the content for take-out and the content that has been taken out.

The information terminal according to Modification 1 receives the setting of the viewing mode from the user. Furthermore, when the viewing mode is off, the display control unit displays the program list including all contents regardless of the network connection status. In this way, when the user does not want to set restrictions on the display content of the program list, or when a line with a sufficiently fast communication speed is used even outdoors, the program list of all contents can be obtained.

(Modification 2)

Next, the information terminal and the program executed in the information terminal of Modification 2 of Embodiment 1 will be described using FIG. 9. The configuration of the modification 2 of the first embodiment is different from the above-mentioned first embodiment in that it can be set to generate the content for delivery for the content for distribution that is being watched.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a display example at the time of program broadcast in the information terminal according to Modification 2 of Embodiment 1. FIG. However, Fig. 9 is an example after all, and the display example during program broadcast is not limited to the example of Fig. 9.

As shown in FIG. 9, when a predetermined program is being played, for example, a program title is displayed above the display unit. Below the program title, for example, a progress bar indicating the progress of the streaming release is displayed. For example, the screen of the program being broadcast is displayed in an easy-to-view position such as the center of the display unit. Below the playback screen, for example, operation icons that can perform various operations performed by the user, such as playback, pause, and rewind, are displayed. For example, under the display unit, a progress bar indicating the progress of the program broadcast is displayed.

In the information terminal of Modification 2, further, when the program being broadcast is content for distribution, for example, an operation icon with text information such as "make and take" is displayed on the lower right of the display unit. When this operation icon is pressed, the user can reserve the process of generating the content for extraction from the content for distribution that is being broadcast.

More specifically, when the input control unit receives the pressing of the operation icon, it notifies the television device via the communication control unit of the information terminal that the user has made an instruction to generate the content for delivery for the content for distribution being broadcast . That is, in Modification 2, the input control unit functions as a reservation receiving unit generated by taking out the content.

The television device that has received the notification from the information terminal makes a reservation for the process of generating the content for delivery for the target content for distribution. The processing performed in accordance with the reservation, that is, when the storage device of the television device or the like is not in use, the generation processing of the content for delivery from the content for distribution is performed.

According to the information terminal of Modification 2, it is possible to make a reservation for the generation of the content for delivery from the content for distribution even from a place separated from the television device such as outdoors.

(Modification 3)

Next, a description will be given of programs executed in the information terminal and the information terminal according to Modification 3 of Embodiment 1. The configuration of Modification 3 of Embodiment 1 is different from that of Embodiment 1 described above in that the display of each content is given priority.

As described above, in the recorded program, for example, there are content for release and content for distribution. For the same program, there may be both content for release and content for distribution.

In the information terminal of Modification 3, for example, when all contents are displayed when connected to an indoor network, when two contents exist for the same program, the content for delivery is displayed with priority over the content for distribution. In order to prioritize the display of the content for release, for example, there is a method of arranging the content for release at a higher level in the program list and displaying the content for distribution at a lower level. It is also possible to display the content that has been taken out with priority over the content for use.

According to the information terminal of Modification 3, the user can watch a predetermined program more quickly and simply after the start of the program, for example.

[Embodiment 2]

Hereinafter, Embodiment 2 will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The configuration of the second embodiment is different from the above-mentioned first embodiment in that the same operation as indoors can also be adopted for network connection using a predetermined public wireless LAN.

(Example of program function configuration)

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the program 510 of the second embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the program 510 includes an input control unit 511, a communication control unit 512, an address acquisition unit 513, a determination unit 514, a list management unit 515, a display control unit 516, a storage unit 517, a registration unit 518, and a connection destination network Acquisition department 519.

The input control unit 511 receives the user's input operation on the information terminal. As described later, the input control unit 511 has a function as a common line mode setting unit. In addition, the input control unit 511 receives a predetermined public wireless LAN login from the user.

The communication control unit 512 controls network communication of the information terminal.

The address acquisition unit 513 acquires the IP address when the information terminal is connected to the network from the communication control unit 512.

The registration unit 518 manages the public line table regarding the public wireless LAN registered by the user. When the input control unit 511 receives the public wireless LAN login instruction from the user, the login unit 518 adds information about the public wireless LAN that has the login instruction from the user to the public line table. In the information about the public wireless LAN, there are, for example, a service set identifier (SSID, Service Set Identifier), security information, and a user's record (Memo).

When the information terminal is connected to the network, the connection destination network acquisition unit 519 acquires the SSID of the connection destination network from the communication control unit 512.

The judging unit 514 judges based on the acquisition result of the address acquiring unit 513, and if the IP address is a private IP address, it is judged to be an indoor connection. When the IP address is a global IP address, the determination unit 514 further refers to the acquisition result of the connection destination network acquisition unit 519, for example. The judging unit 514 judges based on the acquisition result of the connection destination network acquiring unit 519, and if the SSID is the SSID of the public wireless LAN registered by the user, it is judged as an indoor connection. If the SSID is not the SSID of the registered public wireless LAN, the determination unit 514 determines that it is a connection from outdoors.

The list management unit 515 manages various program lists.

The display control unit 516 displays, for example, the program list from the list management unit 515 on the display unit of the information terminal.

The storage unit 517 stores the content that has been taken out and a program list of the content that has been taken out. In addition, a common route table is stored in the storage unit 517.

The program 510 of the second embodiment is also provided as a computer program product in an installable form or an executable form. The program 510 may also be provided or distributed via a network. The program 510 may be provided in a state of being loaded in a ROM or the like in advance. The program 510 may also be provided as a web application. The program 510 may also be executed by an information terminal or a television device.

(Example of public route form)

Next, an example of the public line table included in the information terminal of the second embodiment will be described using FIG. 11. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a public route table in the information terminal of the second embodiment. However, FIG. 11 is an example after all, and the content and display example of the public route table are not limited to the example in FIG. 11.

As shown in FIG. 11, the user can display the public route table on the display unit of the information terminal via the input control unit 511. The public line table has information related to the registered public wireless LAN, such as the SSID of the public wireless LAN, security information indicating whether the public wireless LAN is protected, and records made by the user.

The user can log in by entering the SSID, security information, log information, etc., for a desired public wireless LAN, for example, from the display screen of the public route table or the login image plane. In the recording, for example, the user can arbitrarily input the information of the source of the public wireless LAN and the access point. In addition, the user can change, delete, etc., information that has already been registered, for example, from the display screen of the public route table.

The registration unit 518 adds various information about the public wireless LAN input by the user to the public line table. In addition, the registration unit 518 updates the public route table in accordance with the instructions of the user to change or delete the information.

(Display example of program list)

12 is a schematic diagram showing a display example of a program list in the information terminal of the second embodiment. However, FIG. 12 is an example after all, and the display example of the program list is not limited to the example of FIG. 12.

As shown in FIG. 12, the information terminal of the second embodiment is configured to be able to set the public line mode by the user. The user can select and set any one of a plurality of public line patterns via the input control unit 511. That is, the input control unit 511 functions as a common line mode setting unit. In the example of FIG. 12, three public line patterns of on/on (registration)/off can be set.

In the network connection using the global IP address, if the public line mode is on, the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from an indoor. In this case, the list management unit 515 generates a program list including all contents, and the display control unit 516 displays the program list.

In the case of a network connection using a global IP address, if the public line mode is off, the determination unit 514 determines that it is a connection from outdoors. In this case, the list management unit 515 generates a program list that does not include the content for distribution, and the display control unit 516 displays the program list.

In the case of a network connection using a global IP address, when the public line mode is on (login), the determination unit 514 determines whether it is from an indoor connection or an outdoor connection based on the SSID acquired by the connection destination network acquisition unit 519 connection.

As shown in Fig. 12(a), based on the SSID acquired by the connection destination network acquisition unit 519, when the registered public wireless LAN is the connection destination, the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from the room. Then, the list management unit 515 generates a program list including all contents, and the display control unit 516 displays the program list.

As shown in FIG. 12(b), based on the SSID acquired by the connection destination network acquisition unit 519, when an unregistered public wireless LAN is the connection destination, the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from outside. Then, the list management unit 515 generates a program list that does not include the content for distribution, and the display control unit 516 displays the program list.

However, the setting of turning on/on (registering)/off the public line mode in FIG. 12 is an example, as long as at least three public line modes can be set. That is, in a network connection using a global IP address, in a public line mode, regardless of the type of the connection destination network, the program list of all contents is displayed, and in another public line mode, regardless of the connection destination Regardless of the type of network, display the program list other than the content for distribution. In another public line mode, the display content of the program list can be changed based on the type of the connection destination network.

(Example of display processing in the information terminal)

Next, using FIG. 13, an example of display processing in the information terminal of Embodiment 2 will be described. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the procedure of the program list display process in the information terminal of the second embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 13, the input control unit 511 receives an instruction to display a program list made by the user (step S201). The list management unit 515 reads a list of programs related to the content that has been taken out (step S202). If the information terminal is not connected to the network (step S203: No), the process proceeds to step 213. If the information terminal is connected to the network (step S203: Yes), the address acquisition unit 513 acquires an IP address (step S204). When the IP address is a private IP address (step S205: Yes), the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from an indoor (step S206). The list management unit 515 acquires all content information from the program list of the television device, and integrates it with its own program list (step S207).

As described above, the processing of steps S201 to S207 in FIG. 13 is the same as the processing of steps S101 to S107 in FIG. 6 in the first embodiment described above.

When the IP address is not a private IP address (step S205: No), the determination unit 514 determines which of the public line mode is set to on/on (registration)/off (step S208). When the public line mode is set to ON (step S208: ON), the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from an indoor (step S206). When the public line mode is set to off (step S208: off), the determination unit determines that the connection is from outdoors (step S211).

When the public line mode is set to ON (login) (step S208: ON (login)), the connection destination network acquisition unit 519 acquires the SSID of the connection destination network from the communication control unit 512 (step S209).

The determination unit 514 determines whether or not the connection destination network is a registered public wireless LAN based on the SSID acquired by the connection destination network acquisition unit 519 (step S210). When the connection destination network is a registered public wireless LAN (step S210: Yes), the determination unit 514 determines that the connection is from an indoor (step S206). When the connection destination network is not a registered public wireless LAN (step S210: No), the determination unit 514 determines that it is a connection from outdoors (step S211).

When it is determined that the connection status of the network is from an indoor connection (step S206), the list management unit 515 acquires information related to all contents from the program list possessed by the television device, and correlates it with the acquired information of the TV device. The program lists of the output contents are integrated (step S207).

When it is determined that the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection (step S211), the list management unit 515 acquires only the information related to the content for take-out from the program list possessed by the television device, and associates it with its own The program lists of the content that have been taken out are integrated (step S212).

The display control unit 516 causes the program list from the list management unit 515 to be displayed on the display unit of the information terminal (step S213). That is, when the information terminal is not connected to the network, the display control unit 516 displays the program list including only the content that has been taken out. When the information terminal is connected to the network from outdoors, the display control unit 516 displays the program list that does not include the content for distribution. When the information terminal is connected to a network from indoors, the display control unit 516 displays a program list including all contents.

According to the information terminal 100 of the second embodiment, for example, if it is a connection via a registered public wireless LAN, the determination unit 514 determines that it is an indoor connection. Thereby, even if it is a connection from a public wireless LAN, for example, when the communication speed of the public wireless LAN is sufficiently fast, the user can obtain a program list in the same way as indoors and watch a desired program.

According to the information terminal 100 of the second embodiment, the determination unit 514 determines whether the connection status of the network is indoor or outdoor based on the public line pattern. As a result, the user can receive the provision of finer services according to the connection environment at the time, etc., and the number of options for the user's service form increases.

Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present embodiment is provided as an example and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The embodiment can be implemented in various forms other than this, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the technical solutions described in the claims and their equivalents.

Claims (18)

1. An information terminal capable of receiving and playing a program recorded by a recording device via a network, the recorded program including content for take-out and content for distribution with a larger capacity than the content for take-out ,among them,

   The information terminal includes a display control unit that displays a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content when the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection Display department.
2. The information terminal according to claim 1, wherein:

   The information terminal includes a determination unit that determines whether the connection status of the network is from an indoor connection or an outdoor connection.
3. The information terminal according to claim 2, wherein:

   The information terminal is provided with an address acquisition unit that acquires an IP address when connected to the network,

   In the case where the IP address is a private IP address, the determination unit determines that it is from an indoor connection,

   If the IP address is not a private IP address, the determination unit determines that it is a connection from outside.
4. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein:

   The display control unit causes the program list to be displayed on the display unit in order of date.
5. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:

   The information terminal includes a viewing mode setting unit that receives the setting of the viewing mode performed by the user,

   When the first viewing mode is set and the connection status of the network is indoor connection, the display control unit causes the program list including the take-out content and the distribution content to be displayed on The display part,

   When the first viewing mode is set and the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection, the display control unit causes a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content Displayed on the display section,

   When the second viewing mode is set, even if the connection status of the network is a connection from outside, the display control unit makes a program list including the take-out content and the distribution content Displayed on the display section.
6. The information terminal according to claim 2, wherein:

   The information terminal has:

   The log-in unit, which receives the log-in of information including the SSID of the specified network performed by the user; and

   A connection destination network acquiring unit that acquires the SSID of the connection destination network when connecting to the network,

   When the connection destination network is the SSID of the registered network, the determination unit determines that the connection is from an indoor,

   When the connection destination network is the SSID of an unregistered network, the determination unit determines that the connection is from outdoor.
7. The information terminal according to claim 6, wherein:

   The information terminal includes a public line mode setting part, the public line mode setting part receives the setting of the public line mode from the user,

   When the first public line mode is set, the determination unit determines that the connection status of the network is an indoor connection,

   When the second public line mode is set, the determination unit determines that the connection status of the network is a connection from outdoors,

   When the third public line mode is set, the determination unit determines whether the connection status of the network is from an indoor connection or an outdoor connection based on the SSID of the connection destination network.
8. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein:

   The display control unit displays the program list so as to be able to distinguish the take-out content and the distribution content.
9. The information terminal according to claim 8, wherein:

   The display control unit causes a program list including the distribution content to be displayed on the display unit under predetermined conditions,

   The display control unit adds to at least any one of the information indicating the take-out content and the information indicating the distribution content in the program list. Display distinguished by content.
10. The information terminal according to claim 9, wherein:

    The display is at least any one of text information, a mark, and a display that emphasizes the information.
11. The information terminal according to claim 10, wherein:

    Emphasizing the display of the information is at least any one of the color change of the information, the color change of the display area of the information, and the enlargement of the display area of the information.
12. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein:

    The recording device can generate the take-out content based on the distribution content,

    The display control unit displays on the display unit a display of receiving the generation reservation of the take-out content.
13. The information terminal according to claim 12, wherein:

    The display control unit displays the display on the display unit during playback of the distribution content.
14. The information terminal according to any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein:

    The recording device can generate the take-out content based on the distribution content,

    The display control unit causes a program list including the take-out content and the distribution content to be displayed on the display unit under predetermined conditions, and the distribution content and the distribution content exist for the same program. In the case of taking-out content, the display control unit displays on the display unit a program list that prioritizes the taking-out content related to the same program.
15. The information terminal according to claim 14, wherein:

    When the distribution content and the take-out content exist for the same program, the display control unit places the take-out content related to the same program in the program list Is displayed on the display section.
16. A system including:

    Video recording devices, which record programs; and

    An information terminal that can receive the program via the network,

    The recording device can record the program as any one of content for take-out and content for distribution with a larger capacity than the content for take-out,

    The information terminal has:

    A communication control unit capable of receiving the content for delivery and the content for distribution via a network; and

    The display control unit displays on the display unit a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content when the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection.
17. A method applied to an information terminal. The information terminal can receive and play programs recorded by a recording device via a network. The recorded programs include content for take-out and a larger capacity than the content for take-out Content for publishing, among which,

    When the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection, the display unit displays a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content.
18. A non-volatile storage medium readable by a computer, the storage medium stores a computer program, the computer controls an information terminal, and the information terminal can receive and play programs recorded by a video recording device via a network, the The recorded program includes content for take-out and content for distribution with a larger capacity than the content for take-out,

    When the computer program is executed by the processor, the computer executes:

    When the connection status of the network is an outdoor connection, the display unit displays a program list that includes the take-out content and does not include the distribution content.

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