JP2014050049A - 放送受信機 - Google Patents
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Abstract
【解決手段】このBDプレーヤ100(放送受信機)は、放送信号を受信する受信部22と、放送信号の視聴制限の対象となるユーザが宅内130に入ったことを検出する検出部21と、検出部21により視聴制限の対象となるユーザが宅内130に入ったことが検出されたことに基づいて、検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限が無効である場合に有効にする制御を行う制御部21とを備える。
【選択図】図2
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まず、図1〜図5を参照して、本発明の第1実施形態によるBD(ブルーレイディスク)プレーヤ100の構成について説明する。なお、BDプレーヤ100は、本発明の「放送受信機」の一例である。
以下、図2および図7を参照して、本発明の第2実施形態によるBDプレーヤ500の構成について説明する。なお、BDプレーヤ500は、本発明の「放送受信機」の一例である。
22 受信部
25 メモリ部(記憶部)
100、500 BDプレーヤ(放送受信機)
120、510 視聴制限表(視聴制限情報)
130 宅内(所定範囲内)
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- 放送信号を受信する受信部と、
前記放送信号の視聴制限の対象となるユーザが所定範囲に入ったことを検出する検出部と、
前記検出部により前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲に入ったことが検出されたことに基づいて、検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限が無効である場合には有効にする制御を行う制御部とを備える、放送受信機。 - 前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲に入ったことが検出されたことに基づいて、前記視聴制限が時間毎に設定された視聴制限情報の前記視聴制限が無効に設定されている場合には有効になるように変更する制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1に記載の放送受信機。
- 視聴制限の対象となる複数のユーザごとの個別視聴制限を記憶する記憶部をさらに備え、
前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲に入ったことが検出された場合には、前記個別視聴制限が無効に設定されている場合には有効になるように変更するとともに、有効に設定された個別視聴制限のうち視聴制限がより厳しいユーザの個別視聴制限が反映される制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1または2に記載の放送受信機。 - 前記制御部は、ユーザにより前記放送信号に基づく番組が視聴されている際に前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲に入ったことが検出された場合には、前記検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限を有効にするとともに、前記番組の録画を開始する制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1〜3のいずれか1項に記載の放送受信機。
- 前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲に入ったことが検出された後、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲外に出たことが検出されたことに基づいて、前記検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限を無効に変更する制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1〜4のいずれか1項に記載の放送受信機。
- 前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザの位置情報または個人識別情報により、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲内に入ったことが検出されたことに基づいて、前記検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限を有効にする制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1〜5のいずれか1項に記載の放送受信機。
- 前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザの検出機能のオン状態およびオフ状態を切替可能であり、前記検出機能がオン状態である場合に前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザが前記所定範囲内に入ったことが検出されたことに基づいて、前記検出されたユーザに対応する視聴制限を有効にする制御を行うように構成されている、請求項1〜6のいずれか1項に記載の放送受信機。
- 前記視聴制限情報は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザの年齢と対応付けて記憶されており、
前記制御部は、前記視聴制限の対象となるユーザの年齢が増加した場合には、増加した年齢に対応するように前記視聴制限情報を更新する制御を行うように構成されている、請求項2に記載の放送受信機。
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