JP2014011527A - Av apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

In an AV device, execution of a set reservation is determined according to a user's location so that the AV device is appropriately processed so that the AV device is not wastefully operated.
An AV device 1 is capable of setting a recording reservation for recording broadcast program content and executing a recording process according to the set recording reservation. The AV device 1 includes a device detection unit 22 that detects whether or not the pre-registered mobile terminal device 3 is within a predetermined range from the installation position of the AV device 1, and the detection of the mobile terminal device 3 by the device detection unit 22. And a determination unit 23 that determines whether to execute the set recording reservation as it is or to perform another process according to the result.
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Description

  The present invention relates to an AV device capable of viewing broadcast program content and / or recording reservation.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, recording devices capable of making reservations for recording television broadcast programs and television devices capable of making reservations for viewing have been distributed. In this type of AV (Audio Visual) device, if reservation information including designation of a channel, a program name and a time zone that the user wants to view and designation of viewing reservation or recording reservation is set, the reservation information set as reservation information is set. Based on this, AV data output processing for viewing (viewing processing) and AV data recording processing are automatically executed upon arrival of the reserved time.

  In Patent Document 1, in a mobile terminal device (mobile terminal device), an electronic program guide is acquired from a program server outside the home, and control reservation information of the home AV device is stored internally for a specific program. By controlling the AV device by short-range wireless communication in accordance with the control reservation information when the current position of the own device detected by the position detection means such as Global Positioning System enters the home position range or later, the AV device It is disclosed to set a program reservation to Further, in this portable terminal device, assuming that the portable terminal device is “outside home” on the assumption that it is connected to the AV device via an external network such as the Internet, the AV is transmitted via the external network. By controlling the device, the program reservation for the AV device is set.

JP 2002-247658 A

  By the way, the reservation function of a conventional AV device is executed without knowing where the user is at the time of execution. Since the technique described in Patent Document 1 is also a technique for reserving a program, when a reservation is made, the process related to the reservation remains unchanged regardless of where the user is at the time of execution of the process related to the reservation. Will be executed.

  For this reason, in the reservation function of a conventional AV device, for example, the user turns on the television apparatus as a viewing process even when the user is away from the office or is watching the same program in front of him / her. However, there is a case where an unnecessary recording process is performed in the recorder device. Such an operation is not only a waste of electric power, but may be annoying to neighboring residents in some cases.

  On the other hand, it is possible to configure the system so that the reservation can be changed by operating the AV device via an external network, but the change operation itself takes time, so the user voluntarily performs the change operation. You can't expect that, and after all, the reservation that was initially set will be executed.

  Further, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since it is necessary to grasp the current position of the mobile terminal device by the position detection means when setting the reservation to the AV device, this increases the communication amount in the mobile terminal device and causes battery consumption. There is a problem that not only the amount increases but also a time difference corresponding to the determination of the current position occurs.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to use the AV device wastefully by determining execution of the set reservation according to the location of the user in the AV device. It is to process appropriately so that it does not operate.

  In order to solve the above problems, a first technical means of the present invention is an AV device capable of setting a recording reservation for recording broadcast program content and executing a recording process according to the set recording reservation. , A device detection unit for detecting whether or not a pre-registered mobile terminal device is within a predetermined range from the installation position of the AV device, and the detection result of the mobile terminal device at the device detection unit could not be detected A determination unit that determines to execute the set recording reservation as it is, and determines to perform other processing when the detection result indicates that it has been detected; It is characterized by having.

  According to a second technical means of the present invention, in the first technical means, the device detection unit executes the detection when a predetermined time before the set execution time of the recording reservation comes. It is what.

  According to a third technical means of the present invention, in the first or second technical means, the device detection unit performs the detection using wireless communication.

  According to a fourth technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to third technical means, the other processing is processing for canceling the set recording reservation.

  According to a fifth technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to third technical means, the other processing inquires of the user of the portable terminal device whether or not to cancel the set recording reservation. When the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry, the set recording reservation is canceled, and when the user operation to cancel is received, the set recording reservation is executed as it is. It is characterized by that.

  According to a sixth technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to third technical means, the AV device sets a viewing reservation for viewing broadcast program content, and performs a viewing process according to the set viewing reservation. The other processing includes whether or not to cancel the set recording reservation and whether or not to execute the processing for setting the viewing reservation as an alternative process. When the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry to the user, the set recording reservation is canceled, and when the user operation to cancel is received, the set recording reservation is executed as it is. When the user operation for executing the substitution process is received, the set recording reservation is canceled and the substitution process is executed. Those were.

  According to a seventh technical means of the present invention, in any one of the first to sixth technical means, the AV device sets a viewing reservation for viewing broadcast program content, and performs a viewing process according to the set viewing reservation. The determination unit determines to execute the set viewing reservation as it is when the detection result indicates that the detection result has been detected, and the detection result cannot be detected. In the case where this is indicated, it is determined to perform other processing.

  According to an eighth technical means of the present invention, in the seventh technical means, the device detection unit executes the detection when a predetermined time before the set execution time of the viewing reservation comes. It is what.

  According to a ninth technical means of the present invention, in the seventh or eighth technical means, the other process for the set viewing reservation is a process for canceling the set viewing reservation. Is.

  According to a tenth technical means of the present invention, in the seventh or eighth technical means, the other processing for the set viewing reservation determines whether or not to cancel the set viewing reservation. If the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry, the set viewing reservation is canceled, and if the user operation to not cancel is received, the set viewing reservation is executed as it is. It is the process to perform.

  According to an eleventh technical means of the present invention, in the seventh or eighth technical means, the other processing for the set viewing reservation determines whether or not to cancel the set viewing reservation, and the recording reservation. Inquiries to the user of the mobile terminal device whether or not to execute the process of setting as an alternative process, and when the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry, the set viewing reservation is canceled and not canceled When the user operation to the effect is received, the set viewing reservation is executed as it is. When the user operation to execute the substitute process is received, the set viewing reservation is canceled and the substitute process is executed. This is a process to be executed.

  According to the AV device according to the present invention, execution of the set reservation can be determined according to the user's whereabouts, and therefore, appropriate processing can be performed so that the AV device is not operated wastefully.

It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the system which consists of AV apparatus which concerns on this invention, and the portable terminal device utilized for the process with the AV apparatus. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a system configuration example when a recording / reproducing device is employed as an AV device in the system of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a processing example of a recording / reproducing device in the system of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a flowchart following FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining terminal registration processing that is executed prior to the processing examples of FIGS. 3 and 4. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the terminal search process in the process example of FIG.3 and FIG.4. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining inquiry processing in the processing examples of FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 2 is a flowchart for explaining a processing example when the AV device in the system of FIG. 1 is a television device. It is a flowchart following FIG. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the terminal registration process performed prior to the process example of FIG.8 and FIG.9. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating the terminal search process in the process example of FIG.8 and FIG.9. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining inquiry processing in the processing examples of FIGS. 8 and 9.

  The AV device according to the present invention is a device capable of setting a reservation for recording broadcast program content and executing a recording process according to the set reservation, preferably setting and setting a reservation for viewing the broadcast program content It is a device that can also execute viewing processing according to the reserved reservation. The recording process is a process for recording the AV data of the broadcast program content in a storage device, and the viewing process is a process for outputting the AV data of the broadcast program content for viewing.

  The broadcast program content to be viewed or recorded by reception is not limited to the content of a television broadcast program, but may be the content of a radio program. That is, the broadcast program content may include both video and audio data or only audio data. However, in the case of content of a radio program, precisely, “listening processing” for outputting audio data for listening is executed instead of “viewing processing”.

  Examples of the AV equipment according to the present invention include a television apparatus and a radio apparatus that receive and output broadcast program content. In addition, AV equipment according to the present invention includes recording / playback equipment and tuner equipment. The recording / reproducing device is a device such as a recorder that receives and records broadcast program content, reproduces it, and outputs it to a television device (with a speaker) or a monitor device and a speaker device. For example, a device such as a game machine to which a tuner device is connected or mounted and has a recording / reproducing function also corresponds to the recording / reproducing device referred to herein. The tuner device is a device such as an STB (Set Top Box) that receives broadcast program content and outputs it to a television device or a monitor device and a speaker device. For example, a device such as a wireless LAN (Local Area Network) router with a tuner also corresponds to the tuner device described here.

  When the AV device according to the present invention is a television device, a radio device, or a tuner device, the channel is switched by the arrival of the reservation time according to the set viewing reservation (of course, the device or the device connected for output) If the recording power is off, turn it on), record according to the set recording reservation to the internal or externally connected storage device when the reserved time comes, or set the reserved time according to the set recording reservation. A recording instruction can be output to the connected recording / reproducing device upon arrival. The power on / off control between the devices including the control of the recording / reproducing device and the processing instruction are performed based on the CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) protocol of the HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) standard, for example. And so on.

  When the AV device according to the present invention is a recording / playback device (or a recording device to which a device having a playback function of AV data can be connected), the channel is switched by the arrival of the reservation time according to the set recording reservation. Are recorded, and the channel is switched in accordance with the set viewing reservation. In the case of viewing reservation, the TV device or monitor device connected to the recording / playback device is turned on if the power of the speaker device is off, and the video played back on the recording / playback device from the TV device or monitor device and speaker device.・ It is desirable to perform control to output sound.

  As for recording processing in a television device, radio device, or tuner device, the processing according to the present invention is performed mainly by these devices that accept recording reservation setting operations and register reservation information, and instruct the recording / playback device in a timely manner. Should be executed. However, when the recording reservation is set, the recording / playback device instructing the recording reservation to the recording / playback device at the time of setting the recording reservation uses the main processing ( A device detection process, a determination process, and a process according to the determination process, which will be described later, may be executed. In this case, this recording / reproducing apparatus corresponds to the AV apparatus according to the present invention.

  As for the viewing process in the recording / reproducing apparatus, since the television apparatus has a tuner, the recording / reproducing apparatus which accepts the setting operation for viewing reservation and registers the reservation information is mainly responsible for instructing the television apparatus in a timely manner. What is necessary is just to perform the process concerning. However, in the case of adopting a configuration in which viewing reservation is instructed to the television apparatus at the time of setting the viewing reservation, the television apparatus that has made the viewing reservation in accordance with the instruction executes the main processing of the present invention. It can also be configured as follows. In this case, this television apparatus corresponds to the AV apparatus according to the present invention.

  An AV apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a system including an AV device according to the present invention and a mobile terminal device used for processing in the AV device.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an AV apparatus 1 according to the present invention has a reservation setting unit 21 for setting a reservation, and a reservation execution unit 24 for executing a reservation set there, and will be described later as a main feature of the present invention. The control part 10 which has the apparatus detection part 22 and the determination part 23 is provided.

  The AV device 1 includes the control unit 10, a memory 11 that stores various setting data, a storage unit 12 that stores broadcast program content, an operation unit 13 that receives user operations, and a wireless communication unit that performs wireless communication with the outside. 14 and an AV data processing unit 15 for performing various processes on the AV data. The storage unit 12 is provided when the AV device 1 has a broadcast program content recording function. In addition, although the example which included each part 21-24 in the control part 10 is given in FIG. 1, the AV apparatus 1 should just be provided with the function of each part 21-24.

  The control unit 10 is for performing overall control of the AV device 1, and includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) as a work area, and a ROM (Read Only Memory) in which a control program is recorded. ) And the like. Here, the control program is a program for causing the CPU to execute the process of the AV device 1 including the process according to the present invention. This control program can be executed from the CPU by distributing it as a portable recording medium on which it is recorded, distributing it via a network such as the Internet, or distributing it by transmitting it as a broadcast wave. It can be mounted by storing it in the storage device in a state. The memory 31 is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory).

  The reservation setting unit 21 and the reservation execution unit 24 set and execute a reservation in the same manner as a conventional AV device. That is, the reservation setting unit 21 sets a reservation (recording reservation) for recording broadcast program content, and the reservation executing unit 24 executes a recording process according to the set recording reservation. Preferably, the reservation setting unit 21 sets a reservation for viewing broadcast program content (viewing reservation), and the reservation execution unit 24 executes viewing processing according to the set viewing reservation. Basically, in the present invention, it is only necessary to be able to perform recording processing and reservation thereof. However, in a configuration in which recording processing can be changed to viewing processing as will be described later, naturally recording processing and viewing processing can be performed. It has become.

The process in the reservation setting part 21 and the reservation execution part 24 is demonstrated concretely.
When the AV device 1 is a device that does not have a display device, the reservation setting unit 21 displays the electronic program guide from the program guide data on an externally connected television device or monitor device, and performs reservation setting according to a user operation. The reservation information is registered in the memory 11 as part of the reservation data. This reservation information includes at least a program name, a broadcast channel, and a broadcast date and time. When the AV device 1 is a device having a display device, that is, a television device, the electronic program guide is displayed on its display screen.

  In the AV device 1, a reservation for performing regular viewing and recording (reservation for repeating viewing and recording every predetermined period) is set, and the reservation can be executed according to the reservation. The reservation setting unit 21 also sets such a periodic reservation. Therefore, in the reservation setting unit 21, it is possible to perform setting so that information indicating an interval such as whether to apply daily or weekly is included in the reservation information.

  For example, reservation information is registered by selecting a program to be viewed or recorded from the electronic program guide, and a user interface (UI) image for changing the reservation information is displayed using the selection as a trigger. This UI image includes an area for changing the interval, more specifically, an area for changing whether recording is performed only once, daily, weekly (what day of the week). Just go. Then, the interval may be written in the reservation information in accordance with the user operation received from the operation unit 13 when the UI image is displayed. Since there is a possibility of making weekly reservations in this way, it is preferable that the original reservation information includes not only the broadcast date and broadcast time but also the broadcast day of the week as the broadcast date and time. .

  When the reservation execution unit 24 monitors the reservation data in the memory 11 and detects from the reservation information that the reservation time zone has arrived, the reservation execution unit 24 adjusts the tuner in the case of a viewing reservation based on the channel and time zone of the reservation information. In the case of a recording reservation, the tuner selection is instructed, and recording to the storage unit 12 is performed.

  In the case of regular reservations, reservations may be set again at intervals set by the reservation setting unit 21 after execution of reservations. The reservation execution unit 24 controls the recording based on the reservation information for making such a periodic reservation, so that a series program that is regularly broadcasted at intervals such as daily or weekly, such as a continuous drama, is repeatedly reserved. can do. Of course, the reservation for which the reservation execution unit 24 controls the recording is not limited to a regular one but may be a one-time reservation.

Next, the device detection unit 22 will be described.
The device detection unit 22 detects whether the pre-registered mobile terminal device 3 is present within a predetermined range from the installation position of the AV device 1. For registration, the device number, MAC (Media Access Control) address, etc. of the portable terminal device 3 are recorded in the memory 11 as terminal data and read out at the time of detection. The device detection unit 22 may perform the above-described detection at the set execution date and time of the reservation (that is, the date and time when the broadcast program content is scheduled to be recorded and / or viewed according to the reservation). Since this process is delayed, it is preferable to execute the process when a predetermined time before the set reservation execution date and time comes. The predetermined time may be the same when the reservation is a recording reservation and when the reservation is a viewing reservation, but may be different.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the apparatus detection part 22 performs said detection using radio | wireless communication, ie, detects the portable terminal apparatus 3 using the radio | wireless communication part 14. FIG. By directly communicating between devices in this way, it is possible to flexibly cope with the movement of the devices.

  The wireless communication unit 14 performs wireless communication using, for example, WiFi (registered trademark; the same applies hereinafter) adopting a wireless LAN of IEEE (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) 802.11 standard. For example, the current location of the mobile terminal device 3 (the current location of the user) is detected from the received intensity using WiFi Direct, which uses the WiFi wireless communication mechanism as it is for P2P (Pear to Pear) connection. Thereby, it is possible to detect with accuracy up to whether or not there is a user in the room where the AV device 1 is installed. Of course, when it is not within the range of WiFi, the mobile terminal device 3 could not be detected. In addition, whether the AV device 1 and the mobile terminal device 3 are in the same room is detected based on whether the mobile terminal device 3 and the AV device 1 are detected at the same time by a wireless LAN router installed in the home. be able to.

  In addition, as the wireless communication unit, other wireless communication methods such as ZigBee (registered trademark) and Bluetooth (registered trademark) can be adopted. Alternatively, the position may be inquired from the AV device 1 side to the portable terminal device 3, and the portable terminal device 3 may acquire its own position by GPS and send it back. Further, the AV device 1 may inquire and acquire the position of the mobile terminal device 3 from a server provided on the network. In such a form, the mobile terminal device 3 responds to a request from the server. Accordingly, it is only necessary to acquire its own position with GPS and send it back to the server. In the case of using GPS, the position may be specified using WiFi of the home network after performing approximate position detection using GPS. Of course, when it is not within the range of WiFi, the mobile terminal device 3 could not be detected.

  However, in order to detect whether it is within a predetermined range based on the GPS position information, the AV device 1 also needs to register its own position. Therefore, re-registration may be required when the AV device 1 is moved. On the other hand, in the case of performing device detection based on wireless communication such as WiFi, since the AV device 1 and the mobile terminal device 3 communicate directly, it can be detected even if the AV device 1 is moved. Is not necessary, and it can be said that it is preferable to use GPS position information. In addition, when using wireless communication, compared to using GPS position information, the mobile terminal device 3 does not increase the amount of communication for acquiring position information and increase battery consumption. Since the time for determining the current position is not necessary, it is preferable.

  Examples of the mobile terminal device 3 to be detected by the device detection unit 22 include a mobile phone (including a so-called smartphone), a mobile PC (Personal Computer), a tablet terminal, and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant).

  The mobile terminal device 3 includes a control unit 30 that performs overall control, a memory 31 that stores various setting data, a display unit 32, an operation unit 33 that receives user operations, and a wireless communication unit 34 that performs wireless communication with the outside. Prepare. The memory 31 is a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM. The display unit 32 can also display a UI image for the operation unit 33. In this case, the display unit 32 and the operation unit 33 are configured as a display unit with a touch panel. Moreover, about the structure of the control part 30, it is comprised by CPU etc. similarly to the control part 10, and the control program of the portable terminal device 3 is executable.

Next, the determination unit 23 of the AV device 1 will be described.
The determination unit 23 determines whether to execute the set reservation as it is or perform another process according to the detection result of the mobile terminal device 3 in the device detection unit 22. In the case of a regular reservation, the determination unit 23 performs the determination every time, and the process according to the determination may be performed only for that time. When the determination unit 23 determines to execute the processing as it is, the reservation execution unit 24 only executes the setting contents in the reservation setting unit 21 particularly in the subsequent processing. On the other hand, when the deciding unit 23 decides to execute another process, the deciding unit 23 executes the other process on the reservation setting unit 21 and the reservation executing unit 24 as will be described later. To instruct. The other processes will be described later.

  As described above, since the execution of the set reservation can be determined in the AV device 1 according to the user's location, the AV device 1 can be appropriately processed so as not to operate wastefully, and the AV device wastefully. Since 1 is not operated, power consumption can be reduced. In the case of recording reservations and viewing reservations, the recording reservation and viewing reservation functions can be used properly, so that it is possible to avoid recordings that are overlooked or overlapped with viewing. Such an example will be described later.

  Next, a configuration example when a recording / reproducing device is employed as the AV device 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration example when a recording / playback device is employed as an AV device in the system of FIG.

  The recording / reproducing apparatus 1 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes the control unit 10 and the memory 11 described above, and as an example of the AV data processing unit 15, a tuner unit 15a, an AV data adjustment unit 15b, an output unit 15d, and a recording / reproduction unit. 15c. The recording / reproducing device 1 includes an infrared receiving unit 13 as an example of the operation unit 13 and an HDD (Hard disk drive) 12 as an example of the storage unit 12.

  The memory 11 is program guide data which is electronic program guide data created by the control unit 10 from program information data decoded by the tuner unit 15a, and reservation information data set by the reservation setting unit 21 of the control unit 10. Reservation data, and terminal data in which the mobile terminal device 3 is registered are stored.

  The infrared receiver 13 receives an infrared operation signal emitted from the remote controller (remote control device) 1 r and transmits it to the controller 10. The control unit 10 controls each unit of the recording / reproducing device 1 so as to execute processing corresponding to the operation signal. In addition to the infrared receiver 13, an operation button may be provided on the main body of the recording / reproducing device 1 as the operation unit 13, and other AV devices such as the television apparatus 2 connected to the recording / reproducing device 1. May be implemented by adopting a configuration that accepts an operation signal from the receiver via an HDMI cable or the like. Of course, a plurality of types of operation units can be simultaneously mounted on the recording / reproducing apparatus 1.

  The tuner unit 15a demodulates and decodes the broadcast wave of the television broadcast received by the antenna, and passes other data such as video / audio data and program information about the broadcast program content to the AV data adjustment unit 15b. The AV data adjustment unit 15b performs image quality adjustment processing and sound quality adjustment processing on video data and audio data in the decoded broadcast program content as necessary.

  The HDD 12 is a broadcast program content whose recording is instructed by the reservation execution unit 24 based on the reservation information, a broadcast program content whose recording is started by pressing a normal recording start button, or another AV device or PC (personal computer). Save content sent from devices such as.

  The recording / reproducing unit 15c performs control for recording the broadcast program content and the content transferred from another device to the HDD 12. Recording of broadcast program content may be controlled based on an instruction from the reservation execution unit 24. The recording / playback unit 15c also performs control to read out and play back the content recorded in the HDD 12 or the like, and to pass it to the output unit 15d. If further adjustment of image quality and sound quality is necessary at the time of reproduction, it may be passed to the output unit 15d via the AV data adjustment unit 15b.

  The output unit 15d is a cable terminal or a wireless communication unit for outputting video / audio data to a display device such as a television device 2 or a monitor device connected to the recording / reproducing device 1. This wireless communication unit is basically different from the wireless communication unit 14 used for detection by the device detection unit 22, but can also be used in combination. The television device 2 includes a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel for displaying an image or an organic electroluminescence panel, and also includes a speaker for outputting sound. The video / audio data to be output from the output unit 15d may be AV data of broadcast program content output from the tuner unit 15a via the AV data adjustment unit 15b, or may be stored in the HDD 12 and recorded / played back. It may be AV data of broadcast program content reproduced by 15c.

  With such a configuration, when the control unit 10 (the reservation execution unit 24 of the control unit 10) monitors the reservation data in the memory 11 and detects from the reservation information that the reservation time zone has arrived, the reservation information The tuner unit 15a is instructed to select a channel on the basis of the channel and time zone, and the recording / reproducing unit 15c is instructed to record the received broadcast program content in the HDD 12. The recording destination is not limited to the HDD 12, and it is preferable that the recording destination can be set as a part of the reservation information. Then, as described with reference to FIG. 1, the device detection unit 22 and the determination unit 23 of the control unit 10 execute the detection process and the detection result of the mobile terminal device 3.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 7 in addition to FIG. 2, an example of processing when the AV device 1 described in FIG. 1 is the recording / reproducing device 1 as described in FIG. 2 will be described. 3 is a flowchart for explaining a processing example of the recording / reproducing apparatus 1 in the system of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a flowchart following FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a terminal executed prior to the processing examples of FIGS. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the registration processing, FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram for explaining the terminal search processing in the processing examples of FIGS. 3 and 4, and FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the inquiry processing in the processing examples of FIGS. It is a schematic diagram for.

  First, as shown in FIG. 5, when the recording / playback device 1 performs a registration operation of the mobile terminal device 3 from the remote control device (the remote control device 1 r in FIG. 2), the recording / playback device 1 uses the wireless communication unit 14. When an unregistered mobile terminal device 3 is found, the output unit 15d displays an image for inquiring the user whether or not to register because the mobile terminal device 3 such as the UI image 20 is found. Note that such processing may be performed when an unregistered portable terminal device 3 is automatically found using the wireless communication unit 14 even when the recording / reproducing device 1 is not operated. When the user performs an operation for registering the UI image 20 (operation for selecting “Yes”), the control unit 10 registers the terminal data of the mobile terminal device 3 in the memory 11. On the other hand, registration is not performed when an operation for not registering (operation for selecting “No”) is performed.

  The process shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is executed in a state where such a terminal registration process is performed. Here, the description will be made on the assumption that video recording reservation is set in the recording / playback apparatus 1, that is, recording reservation is set. The following processing is basically performed mainly by the control unit 10 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 1.

  First, the recording / reproducing device 1 determines whether or not the mobile terminal device 3 (target mobile terminal device 3) registered in the memory 11 exists within the search range via the wireless communication unit 14 when the reservation operation starts. Confirmation, that is, search for the portable terminal device 3 is performed (step S1). As shown in FIG. 6, this search is performed by the recording / reproducing device 1 transmitting a radio wave and attempting radio communication, and detecting whether the target mobile terminal device 3 is within the reach of the radio wave. ing. Considering the time for searching, for example, if the recording / playback device not equipped with the processing of the present invention is 3 minutes ago, the recording / playback device 1 will make the reservation operation a little earlier, such as 10 minutes before It is preferable to start.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the target mobile terminal device 3 has been found (step S2). If found, the radio wave strength (reception strength) is further measured (or read out) (step S3). It is determined whether the user is in the room or outdoor depending on whether the value is equal to or greater than a certain value (step S4). In step S4, it is detected whether or not the mobile terminal device 3 exists in a predetermined range depending on whether or not the reception intensity is a certain value or more. In the case of YES in step S4, that is, when the mobile terminal device 3 is in the room (the user of the mobile terminal device 3 is considered to be in the room), it is determined whether or not there is a setting related to the recording reservation at the time of the room. (Step S5).

  This setting refers to the advance setting related to changing the recording reservation at the time of occupancy that the user has decided and registered in advance, such as “cancel recording reservation when in the room” or “switch to viewing reservation when in the room”. The setting itself may be stored in the memory 11.

  In the case of NO in step S5, a process of displaying an inquiry image (notification image) as exemplified by the UI image 37 of FIG. 7 on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal device 3 via the wireless communication unit 14 is performed (step S6). This prompts the user to select.

  The UI image 37 is stored as UI data in the memory 31 as shown in FIG. 1, and if there is a display instruction from an AV device that matches the AV device data stored in the memory 31, the UI data is read out. And display on the display unit 32. AV device data is data in which the device number, MAC address, and the like of the AV device 1 (recording / reproducing device 1 in this case) are registered in advance, and may be registered on the mobile terminal device 3 side during terminal registration processing. The UI image 37 includes “Yes”, “No (view on TV)”, and “No (recording” as well as an inquiry sentence such as “The reserved program will start soon. Do you want to execute the recording reservation as it is?”. It is sufficient to display a selection area such as “Cancel”.

  Here, an example in which an inquiry is made to the mobile terminal device 3 has been described, but an inquiry image such as a UI image 37 may be displayed on the television apparatus 2 or may be displayed on both sides. If both are displayed, the other UI image may be deleted when a response from one is obtained.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the user has selected a setting (step S7). Selection by the user may be accepted via the wireless communication unit 14 when displayed on the mobile terminal device 3 and from the remote control device 1r when displayed on the television device 2. This determination waits from the display of the UI image 37 to the reservation start time when no selection is made. That is, if NO in step S7, it is determined whether or not the reservation start time has come (step S8). If the reservation start time is reached (YES in step S8), the recording reservation is executed (step S9). .

  In the case of YES in step S5 and in the case of YES in step S7, it is determined whether the preset content or the user-selected content is a setting for canceling the recording reservation (step S10). Is canceled (step S11). Therefore, if “No (view on TV)” or “No (cancel recording)” is selected for the UI image 37, the process of step S11 is performed.

  In the case of NO in step S10 and after the processing in step S11, it is determined whether or not the preset content or the user selection content is a setting to switch to viewing reservation (step S12). (Step S13), and viewing reservation is executed when the reservation time arrives (step S14). If NO in step S12, the process ends. Therefore, if “No (view on TV)” is selected for the UI image 37, the processes of steps S13 and S14 are performed. In this manner, the recording reservation is canceled or changed to the viewing reservation in accordance with the user operation or the preset content.

  On the other hand, if NO in step S2, that is, if the portable terminal device 3 does not exist within the search range, or if NO in step S4, that is, if the portable terminal device 3 is in its own room (the room in which the recording / reproducing device 1 is installed). If it does not exist, it is determined that the user is absent, and the recording reservation is executed as it is (step S9).

  With such a process, it is possible to change the recording reservation from the recording process to the viewing process at home for the recording reservation, and it is possible to suppress unnecessary recording processes. Further, by displaying an inquiry image related to the reservation information on the mobile terminal device 3 or the television device 2, it is possible to prevent oversight.

  In addition, when it is found in steps S1 to S4 that the mobile terminal device 3 exists in a predetermined range (preferably, when there is no preset setting relating to recording reservation), the broadcast program for which the user has made a recording reservation It is determined whether or not a program of the same channel as the content is being viewed. If the program is being viewed, the recording reservation may be canceled. When viewing a program of another channel, the inquiry image may be displayed as in step S6, or the recording reservation may be performed as it is without being performed.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12, a processing example will be described in the case where the AV device 1 described in FIG. 1 is a television device. 8 is a flowchart for explaining a processing example when the AV device in the system of FIG. 1 is a television apparatus, FIG. 9 is a flowchart following FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a flowchart prior to the processing examples of FIGS. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining the terminal registration processing to be executed, FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining the terminal search processing in the processing examples of FIGS. 8 and 9, and FIG. 12 is an inquiry in the processing examples of FIGS. It is a schematic diagram for demonstrating a process.

  In this example, the TV apparatus as the AV apparatus 1 according to the present invention is described as “TV apparatus 4”, and the recording / reproducing apparatus that performs recording reservation when the recording apparatus is changed to recording reservation is described as “recording / reproducing apparatus 5”. In this example, it is assumed that the television apparatus 4 is connected to an external network such as the Internet in addition to the recording / reproducing apparatus 5.

  First, as illustrated in FIG. 10, when the registration operation of the mobile terminal device 3 is performed from the remote control device in the television device 4, the television device 4 is not registered using the wireless communication unit 14 (see FIG. 1). When the mobile terminal device 3 is found, since the mobile terminal device 3 such as the UI image 40 is found, an image for inquiring to the user whether to register or not is displayed. Note that such processing may be performed when an unregistered mobile terminal device 3 is automatically found using the wireless communication unit 14 even when the television apparatus 4 is not operated. When the user performs an operation for registering (operation for selecting “Yes”) on the UI image 40, the control unit (the control unit 10 in FIG. 1) of the television device 4 The terminal data is registered in the internal memory (memory 11 in FIG. 1). On the other hand, registration is not performed when an operation for not registering (operation for selecting “No”) is performed.

  The process shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is executed in a state where such a terminal registration process is performed. Here, the description will be made on the assumption that a video viewing reservation is set in the television device 4. The following processing is basically performed mainly by the control unit of the television apparatus 4.

  First, the television device 4 allows the mobile terminal device 3 (target mobile terminal device 3) registered in the internal memory to be within the search range via the wireless communication unit (wireless communication unit 14 in FIG. 1) when the reservation operation starts. In other words, the mobile terminal device 3 is searched for (step S21). As shown in FIG. 11, this search is performed by the television device 4 transmitting radio waves and attempting radio communication, and detecting whether the target mobile terminal device 3 is within the reach of the radio waves. Yes. Considering the time for searching, for example, if a TV apparatus not equipped with the processing of the present invention is 3 minutes ago, the reservation operation is started a little earlier with a margin, such as 10 minutes before the TV apparatus 4 It is preferable to do.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the target mobile terminal device 3 has been found (step S22), and if found, the radio wave intensity (reception intensity) is further measured (or read out) (step S23). It is determined whether the user is in the room or outdoors depending on whether the value is equal to or greater than a certain value (step S24). In step S24, it is detected whether or not the mobile terminal device 3 exists in a predetermined range depending on whether or not the reception intensity is a certain value or more. If YES in step S24, that is, if the mobile terminal device 3 is in the room (the user of the mobile terminal device 3 is considered to be in the room), the viewing reservation is executed as it is (step S25). In step S25, the viewing process is executed in accordance with the arrival of the reservation start time.

  On the other hand, if NO in step S24, that is, if the mobile terminal device 3 does not exist within the search range, or if NO in step S24, that is, if the mobile terminal device 3 is in its own room (the room where the television device 4 is installed). If it does not exist, it is determined that the user is absent, and it is determined whether or not there is a setting related to viewing reservation when absent (step S26).

  This setting refers to a prior setting related to a change in the viewing reservation in absence when the user decides and registers in advance a process such as “cancel viewing reservation when absent” or “switch to recording reservation when absent”. What is necessary is just to memorize | store in the internal memory of the television apparatus 4. FIG.

  In the case of NO in step S26, a process of displaying an inquiry image (notification image) as exemplified by the UI image 38 of FIG. 12 on the display unit 32 of the mobile terminal device 3 via the external network and the base station or the access point 6. (Step S27), thereby prompting the user to select. In addition, although there is no user, there is a possibility that there is a person who lives with the user. Therefore, the inquiry image may be displayed on the television device 4 as well.

  The UI image 38 is stored as UI data in the memory 31 as shown in FIG. 1, and if there is a display instruction from an AV device that matches the AV device data stored in the memory 31, the UI data is read out. And display on the display unit 32. AV device data is data in which the device number, MAC address, and the like of the AV device 1 (here, the television device 4) are registered in advance, and may be registered on the mobile terminal device 3 side during terminal registration processing. In the UI image 38, “Yes”, “No (record)”, “No (viewing”) are displayed along with a text of an inquiry such as “The program reserved for viewing will start soon. It is sufficient to display a selection area such as “Cancel”.

  Next, it is determined whether or not the user has selected a setting (step S28). Selection by the user may be accepted via an external network. This determination waits from the display of the UI image 38 to the reservation start time when no selection is made. That is, if NO in step S28, it is determined whether or not the reservation start time has come (step S29). If the reservation start time is reached (YES in step S29), the viewing reservation is executed (step S25). .

  In the case of YES in step S26 and in the case of YES in step S28, it is determined whether the preset content or user-selected content is a setting for canceling the viewing reservation (step S30). Is canceled (step S31). Therefore, if “No (record)” or “No (cancel viewing)” is selected for the UI image 38, the process of step S31 is performed.

  In the case of NO in step S30 and after the processing in step S31, it is determined whether or not the preset content or user-selected content is a setting for switching to recording reservation (step S32). (Step S33), and recording reservation is executed when the reservation time arrives (Step S34). If NO in step S32, the process ends. Therefore, if “No (record)” is selected for the UI image 38, the processes of steps S33 and S34 are performed. In this way, the viewing reservation is canceled or changed to the recording reservation in accordance with the user's operation or preset content.

  With respect to step S34, the recording reservation is instructed to record to the recording / reproducing apparatus 5 using the HDMI standard CEC protocol when the viewing reservation is changed, or a recording reservation instruction is performed. In the latter case, if the recording / reproducing device 5 is a device capable of processing as described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, the recording / reproducing device 5 is informed that such device detection and determination processing is unnecessary. Just tell. Further, when the television apparatus 2 has a recording function and a storage unit such as an HDD is connected or built in, the recording may be performed using the recording unit.

  With this process, viewing reservation can be changed from viewing processing to recording processing when viewing at home, and unnecessary viewing processing (processing that turns on the power and displays a program when no one is present) is suppressed. it can. In addition, by displaying an inquiry image related to the reservation information on the mobile terminal device 3, it is possible to prevent missing.

  The example in the case where the AV device 1 in FIG. 1 is a recording / reproducing device will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 7, and the AV device 1 in FIG. 1 is a television device with reference to FIGS. 8 to 12. An example of the case was explained. Here, an example in which the process of step S11 is executed when YES in step S4 in FIGS. 3 and 4 and an example in which the process of step S31 is executed when NO in step S24 in FIGS. 8 and 9 are shown. As described above, the other processing in the determination unit 23 of FIG. 1 preferably includes selection of processing for canceling the set reservation. Of course, it may be configured to cancel the reservation set without selection, that is, it may be configured to cancel the reservation for which the other processing is set.

  3 and 4, an example in which the processes of steps S6, S10, and S11 are executed when YES in step S4, and the processes of steps S27, S30, and S31 when NO in step S24 in FIGS. 8 and 9 are performed. As shown in the example of executing the above, it is preferable that the other processing in the determination unit 23 of FIG. 1 is the following processing. In other words, the other processing inquires the user of the mobile terminal device 3 whether or not to cancel the set reservation, and cancels the set reservation when the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry. It is preferable that the processing is to execute the set reservation as it is when a user operation to the effect is received.

  3 and 4, an example in which the processes of steps S6 and S10 to S14 are executed when YES in step S4, and the processes of steps S27 and S30 to S34 when NO in step S24 in FIGS. 8 and 9 are performed. As shown in the example of executing the above, it is preferable that the other processing in the determination unit 23 of FIG. 1 is the following processing.

  In other words, the above other processes include whether or not to cancel the set reservation, and a process for setting a reservation of a different type from the set reservation (if the set reservation is a recording reservation, a viewing reservation is set. To the mobile terminal device 3 as to whether or not to execute the processing to be performed or processing to set a recording reservation when the set reservation is a viewing reservation) as an alternative processing, and to cancel as a result of the inquiry When a user operation is received, the set reservation is canceled, when a user operation indicating that the reservation is not canceled is received, the set reservation is executed as it is, and when a user operation indicating that the alternative process is executed is received Is a process of canceling the set reservation and executing the above alternative process. Of course, in this example, the AV device 1 needs to support both recording reservation and viewing reservation. That is, the AV device 1 can set a reservation for recording broadcast program content, execute recording processing according to the set reservation, set a reservation for viewing broadcast program content, and view according to the set reservation. The process needs to be able to be executed.

  In addition, when the viewing reservation is changed to the recording reservation by the substitute processing, or when the recording reservation is changed to the viewing reservation by the substitute processing, the above-described predetermined time is set to be the same for the viewing reservation and the recording reservation. Thus, detection and determination can be executed only for the reservation that is initially set, and detection and determination can be omitted because the setting by the substitute processing is already within the predetermined time described above at the time of setting. Alternatively, even if it is decided not to execute the detection and determination for the alternative process, the detection and determination can be performed only for the reservation that is initially set.

  In the above description, in the system including the television apparatus and the recording / reproducing apparatus, the description has been made on the assumption that the process is mainly performed by the person who has registered reservation information as reservation data. However, the processing is performed mainly by the device on which the reservation setting is first made, or the device for which the reservation setting is actually registered and the reservation is executed (for example, if the reservation is a viewing reservation, a television device, a recording reservation) In this case, it may be determined in advance whether the processing is mainly performed by the recording / playback device.

  By the way, there is also an AV device configured not to include the wireless communication unit 14 or the like so that the device cannot be detected. In the case of such an AV device (television device / recording / playback device), the mobile terminal device 3 is detected by another device (recording / playback device / television device) connected to the device detection unit 22 and having a wireless communication unit. And the detection result may be received. Alternatively, in the case of such an AV device (television device / recording / reproducing device), when reservation information is registered, the other device (respectively recording / reproducing device / television device) is requested to perform all the processing according to the present invention. Only such functions may be provided.

  In the above description, it is assumed that it is only necessary to detect one registered mobile terminal device near the AV device, especially for the user of the mobile terminal device. Under such a premise, when a plurality of portable terminal devices are registered, an inquiry may be transmitted to all the portable terminal devices.

  On the other hand, if the user can be specified when making a reservation, the process can be divided depending on whether or not there is a user who has set the reservation regardless of the current location of the mobile terminal device of the other user. This makes it possible to make inquiries only to necessary users.

  For example, when a mobile terminal device is used instead of the remote control device at the time of reservation and a reservation operation is performed by infrared communication or other short-range communication technology, the mobile terminal device may be associated with or included in the reservation information. When a reservation operation is performed from the remote control device, a button for designating the user is provided on the remote control device and the reservation operation is performed after pressing the button, or a user name is specified when making a reservation with the remote control device. It is sufficient to make it possible to make reservation settings. In the former case, registration may be performed by associating buttons when registering the mobile terminal device. In the latter case, registration may be performed in association with the user name when registering the mobile terminal device.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... AV apparatus (recording / reproducing apparatus), 1r ... Remote control apparatus, 2, 4 ... Television apparatus, 3 ... Portable terminal apparatus, 5 ... Recording / reproducing apparatus, 6 ... Base station or access point, 10 ... Control part, 11 ... Memory , 12 ... Storage unit (HDD), 13 ... Operation unit (infrared receiving unit), 14 ... Wireless communication unit, 15 ... AV data processing unit, 15a ... Tuner unit, 15b ... AV data adjustment unit, 15c ... Recording / playback unit, 15 ... Output unit, 20, 37, 38, 40 ... UI image, 21 ... Reservation setting unit, 22 ... Device detection unit, 23 ... Determination unit, 24 ... Reservation execution unit, 30 ... Control unit of mobile terminal device, 31 ... Memory of mobile terminal device, 32 ... Display unit of mobile terminal device, 33 ... Operation unit of mobile terminal device, 34 ... Wireless communication unit of mobile terminal device.

Claims (11)

An AV device capable of setting a recording reservation for recording broadcast program content and executing a recording process according to the set recording reservation,
A device detection unit for detecting whether or not a pre-registered mobile terminal device exists within a predetermined range from the installation position of the AV device;
When the detection result of the portable terminal device in the device detection unit indicates that it could not be detected, it is determined that the set recording reservation is executed as it is, indicating that the detection result was detected. A determination unit that determines to perform other processing,
AV equipment characterized by comprising   The AV device according to claim 1, wherein the device detection unit performs the detection when a predetermined time before an execution date and time of the set recording reservation is reached.   The AV device according to claim 1, wherein the device detection unit performs the detection using wireless communication.   The AV device according to claim 1, wherein the other process is a process of canceling the set recording reservation.   The other processing inquires the user of the portable terminal device whether or not to cancel the set recording reservation, and cancels the set recording reservation when receiving a user operation to cancel as a result of the inquiry. The AV device according to claim 1, wherein when the user operation not to cancel is received, the set recording reservation is executed as it is. The AV device can set a viewing reservation for viewing broadcast program content, and can execute a viewing process according to the set viewing reservation,
The other processing inquires the user of the mobile terminal device whether or not to cancel the set recording reservation and whether or not to execute the processing for setting the viewing reservation as an alternative processing. When the user operation for canceling is received, the set recording reservation is canceled, and when the user operation for not canceling is received, the set recording reservation is executed as it is, and the substitute processing is executed. 4. The AV device according to claim 1, wherein when the user operation is received, the AV recording apparatus cancels the set recording reservation and executes the substitution process. 5. The AV device can set a viewing reservation for viewing broadcast program content, and can execute a viewing process according to the set viewing reservation,
The determination unit determines to execute the set viewing reservation as it is when the detection result indicates that the detection result is detected, and when the detection result indicates that the detection result cannot be detected. The AV apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the AV apparatus determines to perform other processing.   The AV device according to claim 7, wherein the device detection unit performs the detection when a predetermined time before the set viewing reservation execution date comes.   9. The AV device according to claim 7, wherein the other process for the set viewing reservation is a process of canceling the set viewing reservation.   When the other processing for the set viewing reservation is made, the user of the mobile terminal device is inquired about whether or not to cancel the set viewing reservation, and when a user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry, 9. The AV device according to claim 7, wherein the AV device is a process of canceling the set viewing reservation and executing the set viewing reservation as it is when a user operation indicating that the set viewing reservation is not canceled is received.   The other process for the set viewing reservation includes whether to cancel the set viewing reservation and whether to execute the process for setting the recording reservation as an alternative process. When the user operation to cancel is received as a result of the inquiry to the user, the set viewing reservation is canceled, and when the user operation to cancel is received, the set viewing reservation is executed as it is. 9. The AV device according to claim 7 or 8, wherein when receiving a user operation to execute the alternative process, the AV apparatus is a process of canceling the set viewing reservation and executing the alternative process. .

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