JP2008288725A - Broadcasting program storage system and storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automatic recording system for recording the same program as a program viewed by an mobile apparatus or a program of a similar title by a recorder connected through a data communication network. <P>SOLUTION: When a TV program is viewed by the mobile apparatus 1, the program information and area setting information of the program viewed by the mobile apparatus 1 are transmitted to the recorder 2 (S153). The recorder 2 retrieves the same program as the program viewed by the mobile apparatus 1 or a similar program from the area setting information of the mobile apparatus 1, program tiles and program sub-titles, and automatically starts the recording of the program (S202, S203, S204). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast program storage system in which a storage device and a mobile device located at a distance from the storage device are network-connected.

  With the start of terrestrial digital broadcasting for mobile devices, opportunities to view TV programs and other broadcasts using mobile devices are increasing. However, when watching a broadcast program using a mobile device, there is a possibility that the viewing may be interrupted due to the interruption of radio waves, a decrease in the battery voltage of the mobile device, and interruption of another function used in the mobile device. is there. As a result, it is possible that viewing of an important scene is hindered.

As described above, as a countermeasure for preventing the viewing of an important scene by interrupting the viewing of a broadcast program using a mobile device, the program being viewed by the user is stored in a storage device other than the mobile device. In addition, a system for viewing a scene in which viewing is hindered later has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2006-5770 A

  In the invention described in Patent Document 1, all video information broadcast from each broadcasting station is recorded in a file device of a server, and when a failure such as interruption of TV broadcast radio waves occurs in the mobile device, the mobile device The failure occurrence time and the broadcast station information of the TV broadcast that was being viewed are transmitted to the server. The server that has received the information extracts the recorded data that was broadcast when the failure of the corresponding broadcasting station occurred from the video information recorded in the file device, and transmits the extracted recorded data to the mobile device side. However, in this method, the server needs to record programs broadcast from all broadcasting stations in all broadcasting regions. For this reason, there is a problem that a very large capacity file device must be prepared, and a lot of equipment such as a TV broadcast receiver is required.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and even if the regional setting information of the mobile device and the recording device is different, the recording device searches for a similar program to the program being viewed on the mobile device. Another object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program storage system capable of automatically recording.

In order to achieve the above object, a broadcast program storage system according to the present invention comprises:
A broadcast program storage system in which a mobile device that receives and outputs a broadcast program and a storage device that receives and stores the broadcast program are connected by a data communication network, and the mobile device receives the broadcast program. When the function is activated or when the setting of the reception channel is changed, the mobile station region setting information and the program information including at least the program title, the program broadcast station, and the broadcast start time information of the broadcast program Means for transmitting to the storage device via the data communication network, wherein the storage device indicates the same region as the region setting information received from the mobile device and the region setting information stored in the storage device itself; When this is detected, it has means for receiving and recording a broadcast program from the same channel as the reception channel of the mobile device.

  The storage device of the present invention includes broadcast receiving means for receiving a broadcast program, storage means for storing the broadcast program received by the broadcast receiving means, a mobile device capable of receiving and outputting the broadcast program, and a data communication network. Communication means for performing communication by the communication means, and the communication means acquires program information including at least the program title and the program broadcast station information of the area setting information of the mobile device and the broadcast program being received by the mobile device. When it is detected that the area setting information and the area setting information of the mobile device are the same, recording of the broadcast program of the program broadcast station acquired from the mobile device is started, and the area setting information acquired from the mobile device Is detected to be different from the local setting information of its own device, a program having a program title that matches the program title of the broadcast program that can be stored by the own device is detected, and the program Title is characterized by a control means for starting recording to the memory means of the program match.

  According to the present invention, even if the regional setting information of the mobile device and the recording device is different, the recording device can search for a program similar to the program being viewed on the mobile device and record it automatically.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a connection between a mobile device and a recorder, which is an example of an embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 can communicate by wireless communication such as infrared communication, Bluetooth (registered trademark), or WLAN. The mobile device 1 is installed with application software for operating the recorder 2 by wireless communication. For example, the mobile device 1 causes the recorder 2 to reproduce a desired recorded image from the recorded TV broadcast. Can give instructions. Hereinafter, a case where the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 perform communication by infrared communication will be described as an example.

  In addition, the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 are connected to a data communication network via a base station 3. The mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 can transmit / receive necessary information through the data communication network. For example, the mobile device 1 can send a command such as a recording command to the recorder 2 through a data communication network and issue an instruction to start recording or stop recording. On the other hand, the recorder 2 can execute a recording operation in response to a command from the mobile device 1 and can return status information indicating the operation state of the own apparatus.

  Further, each of the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 has an antenna for receiving a TV broadcast, and is configured to receive a TV broadcast radio wave transmitted from the TV broadcast transmission antenna 4 of the TV station.

  With these configurations, the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 can obtain information of an electronic program guide (EPG) from a TV broadcast radio wave transmitted from the TV broadcast transmission antenna 4 or a data communication network via the base station 3. Can do. From the received EPG information, the mobile device 1 can acquire program information of a program that is currently being broadcast or is about to be broadcast. The program information acquired by the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 of the present embodiment includes at least information on the broadcast station, broadcast time, and program title of the program. Furthermore, when a program has a subtitle, program subtitle information may also be acquired. In the following operation examples, it is assumed that the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 acquire EPG information from radio waves of TV broadcasting.

FIG. 2 is an external view in which the mobile device 1 according to the present embodiment is applied to a mobile phone.
The mobile device 1 includes an operation key 21, a display screen 22, and an infrared communication port 23. The operation keys 21 include a numeric keypad 21a used for inputting a TV program channel number, and function keys 21b used for starting and ending application software, and adjusting settings such as volume. The display screen 22 displays the received TV broadcast video information, the operating state of the mobile device 1 and the like. The infrared communication port 23 is used for transmission / reception of information by infrared rays.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the mobile device 1 according to the present embodiment.
The mobile device 1 includes a control unit 51 that performs overall control. The control unit 51 includes a transmission / reception unit 52, a TV reception unit 53, an audio signal processing unit 54, an audio output unit 55, an image signal processing unit 56, a display unit 57, a storage unit 58, an operation unit 59, an infrared communication unit 60, a timekeeping. The unit 61 is connected.

The transmission / reception unit 52 transmits / receives information to / from the base station 3.
The TV receiving unit 53 includes an antenna and a tuner for TV broadcast reception, and selects a signal of a specific channel from the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast reception antenna. Since the frequency of the TV broadcast signal received by the TV receiving unit 53 differs depending on the region, it is necessary to set the region where the mobile device 1 exists. The area setting information is stored in advance in the storage unit 58, and is set to a desired area by a setting change operation by the operation unit 59. Alternatively, the mobile device 1 may be further provided with a positioning function using a satellite positioning system, and the location information may be acquired by the satellite positioning system and the region may be automatically set.

  The audio signal processing unit 54 performs signal processing for reproducing audio on the TV broadcast signal of the specific channel selected by the TV receiving unit 53, and outputs audio from the audio output unit 55. The audio output unit 55 is configured with a speaker or the like, and outputs audio from a TV broadcast or an audio file stored in the mobile device 1.

  The image signal processing unit 56 performs signal processing on the TV broadcast signal of the specific channel selected by the TV receiving unit 53 and displays an image on the display unit 57. The display unit 57 includes a display screen 22 composed of a liquid crystal display, an organic EL display, or the like, and displays TV broadcast program information, the operating state of the mobile device 1 and the like in addition to TV broadcast video.

  The storage unit 58 stores setting information and application software of the mobile device 1. The operation unit 59 is used for operation input from the user to the mobile device 1. The operation unit 59 performs TV broadcast channel selection operations and setting operations such as adjustment of the output volume from the audio output unit 55.

The infrared communication unit 60 transmits and receives information at a short distance. The mobile device 1 transmits a control signal to the recorder 2 via the infrared communication unit 60 and can instruct the recorder 2 to play back or stop the recorded program. The timer 61 measures the current time.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of the recorder 2 according to the present embodiment.
The recorder 2 includes a transmission / reception unit 102, a TV reception unit 103, an external interface (IF) unit 104, a storage unit 105, an operation unit 106, an infrared communication unit 107, and a timing unit 108.

  The transmission / reception unit 102 transmits / receives information to / from the base station 3. The TV receiving unit 103 includes a TV broadcast receiving antenna and a tuner, and selects a signal of a specific channel by the tuner from the TV broadcast signal received by the TV broadcast receiving antenna. Further, data such as EPG information included in the TV broadcast signal is separated and stored in the storage unit 105.

  The external IF unit 104 is used to connect to an external device such as a display or a speaker. The received video signal and audio signal are output to the connected display and speaker to reproduce the video and audio.

  The storage unit 105 stores the video / audio information of the TV broadcast of the selected specific channel received by the TV receiving unit 103 under the control of the control unit 101. At this time, the broadcast start time and the recording start time of the program are stored together with the video / audio information. Further, the storage unit 105 stores region setting information of the TV broadcast signal received by the recorder 2. The area setting information is set in advance before the start of use of the recorder 2. The operation unit 106 performs input operations such as a recording instruction and a recording timer setting from the user. The infrared communication unit 107 transmits and receives information to and from the mobile device 1 capable of infrared communication. The timer 108 measures the current time.

As a recording method in the recorder 2 according to the present embodiment, there are the following methods.
The recording method in which the user himself / herself designates the program to be recorded by the operation unit 106 and starts recording, and the user preference information is set and stored in the storage unit 105 in advance, and the set user is determined from the program information acquired by the EPG information. A method of recording if there is a TV broadcast that matches the user's preference information, and a method of receiving the TV broadcast program information selected by the mobile device 1 via the data communication network and automatically recording the same program It is. Among these, the method for recording by specifying the program to be recorded by the user and the method for automatically recording the program according to the user's preference using the user's preference information are the same as in the prior art, and detailed description thereof is omitted. To do.

  Since there are a plurality of recording methods as described above, it may be determined that different programs should be recorded in the same time period depending on each recording method. Therefore, it is possible to determine in advance which recording method should be given priority for recording. For example, even if the mobile device 1 is watching TV, if the recording device 2 has a TV recording reservation for another program at that time, the TV recording reserved program can be preferentially recorded.

  Next, FIG. 5 shows a flowchart when the recorder 2 records the video / audio information of the TV broadcast program designated by the command from the mobile device 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operations of the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2 from the start of the TV function of the mobile device 1 to the termination of the TV function. However, the description will be made without considering the interruption that hinders the reception of the TV broadcast due to a decrease in the reception sensitivity of the TV broadcast to the mobile device 1. The interruption that prevents the reception of the TV broadcast will be described later.

  First, when the TV function of the mobile device 1 is activated (S151), the control unit 51 of the mobile device 1 acquires the activation time of the TV function from the time measuring unit 61. Also, the TV broadcast signal of the selected channel is received from the TV receiver 53. The TV broadcast signal includes EPG information, and program information can be acquired from the EPG information. Therefore, the control unit 51 acquires program information currently being viewed on the mobile device 1 from the EPG information, and stores the program information being viewed and the viewing start time in the storage unit 58 (S152). In addition, the control unit 51 transmits the program information being viewed and the region setting information stored in the storage unit 58 to the recorder 2 through the data communication network via the transmission / reception unit 52 and the base station 3, so that the mobile device 1 Then, the recording of the program being viewed is requested (S153). Note that FIG. 5 shows a flowchart in which a recording request is automatically transmitted to the recorder 2 when the TV function of the mobile device 1 is activated, but in some cases, a recording request may be transmitted. Alternatively, a process of not recording with the recorder 2 can be considered. The determination as to whether or not the recording request can be transmitted may be selected by the program user using the operation unit 59. Alternatively, the user's favorite program genre and program title are stored in the storage unit 58, and the program genre and program title viewed on the mobile device 1 match the user's favorite program genre and program title. A recording request may be transmitted to the recorder 2 and recorded by the recorder 2.

  The recorder 2 receives the program information and the region setting information transmitted from the mobile device 1 from the transmission / reception unit 102 (S201). The control unit 101 of the recorder 2 determines whether or not the received region setting information from the mobile device 1 matches the region setting information stored in the storage unit 105 of the recorder 2 (S202). If the region setting information from the mobile device 1 and the region setting information of the recorder 2 match (Yes in S202), the same program as the TV program received by the mobile device 1 can also be received by the recorder 2. is there. Therefore, when the area setting information matches, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 refers to the received program information from the mobile device 1 and stores the video / audio information of the same program in the storage unit 105 (S204). .

  On the other hand, when the area setting information from the mobile device 1 and the area setting information of the recorder 2 do not match (No in S202), the TV broadcast signal of the same broadcasting station cannot be received. However, there is a possibility that the same program is broadcast on affiliated stations. Therefore, if the region setting information from the mobile device 1 and the region setting information of the recording device 2 do not match, the EPG information is acquired, and the control unit 101 includes the program title included in the program information received from the mobile device 1. And the program title included in the EPG information acquired by the recorder 2 are compared (S203).

  For example, the program title included in the program information received from the mobile device 1 (that is, the program title of the program being viewed on the mobile device 1) and the program title stored in the storage unit 105 of the recorder 2 ( That is, when the program title of the program being broadcast in the area where the recorder 2 is installed matches (Yes in S203), there is a high possibility that these broadcasts are the same program. Therefore, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 records the video / audio information of the program having the same program title as the program being viewed on the mobile device 1 (S204).

  When the program title included in the program information received from the mobile device 1 does not match any of the program titles included in the EPG information acquired by the recorder 2 (No in S203), the control of the recorder 2 is performed. The unit 101 cannot find a program to be recorded.

  As described above, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 determines the program to be recorded (or determines not to record the program) according to the matching result between the area setting information and the program information of the mobile device 1 and the recorder 2. In addition, a response message is transmitted to the mobile device 1 via the transmission / reception unit 102 (S205). The response message is a status indicating whether or not the video / audio information of the program being viewed by the mobile device 1 can be recorded by the recorder 2.

  If the area setting information of the mobile device 1 and the recording device 2 match in step S202, the response message represents status information indicating that the same program as the program being viewed on the mobile device 1 is recorded. On the other hand, if the region setting information of the mobile device 1 and the recording device 2 do not match in step S202 and the program titles match in step S203, the possibility of the same program is high. However, for example, when the program title is a widely used program title such as “news” or “weather forecast”, the program title is the same even if the program content is different from the program viewed on the mobile device 1. Therefore, in such a case, the response message represents status information indicating that a program similar to the program title being viewed on the mobile device 1 is recorded. If the region setting information of the mobile device 1 and the recording device 2 do not match in step S202 and the program title does not match in step S203, the response message represents status information that cannot record the same program.

  If the mobile device 1 and the recording device 2 acquire program subtitles when acquiring program information from the EPG information, in step S203, not only the program titles but also the program subtitles may be compared. Even if the program titles match, the response message may be changed depending on whether the program subtitles match or do not match. For example, when the program titles match and the program subtitles match, a response message indicating status information that a program with high similarity is recorded is transmitted, and when the program titles match but the program subtitles match, the similarity It is conceivable to send a response message indicating status information for recording a program with a low value.

  Even if a program with the same program title is found in step S203, the broadcast start time may be different. At this time, whether or not a similar program is broadcast on the recorder 2 side at the viewing start time on the mobile device 1 side, and if not, the broadcast start time on the mobile device 1 side and the recorder 2 side. The processing in the recorder 2 differs depending on which of the broadcast start times is earlier.

  For example, when the broadcasting of a similar program has already ended on the recording device 2 side at the viewing start time on the mobile device 1 side, the recording device 2 can be used unless other recording means such as recording reservation by the user is used. The side cannot record the program. Therefore, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 transmits a response message indicating status information that cannot be recorded to the mobile device 1.

  In addition, when broadcasting of a similar program has not yet started on the recording device 2 side at the viewing start time on the mobile device 1 side, the recording device 2 is the same as or similar to the program being viewed on the mobile device 1. The program information of the program is stored in the storage unit 105. At this time, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 transmits a response message indicating the time to record the similar program to the mobile device 1. When the broadcast start time on the recorder 2 comes, recording is continued until the end of the program.

  When a similar program is broadcast on the recording device 2 side at the viewing start time on the mobile device 1 side, the control unit 101 of the recording device 2 transmits a response message to record the similar program, Immediately start recording video and audio information of the program.

  The mobile device 1 receives the response message from the recorder 2 by the transmission / reception unit 52 (S154). The control unit 51 displays the received response message on the display screen 22 of the display unit 57 (S155). With this response message, the user can check what program the recorder 2 is recording. Therefore, if it is not necessary to record a program in the recorder 2, the recording can be stopped by transmitting a recording stop control signal to the recorder 2.

  When the mobile device 1 receives a channel change operation by the operation unit 59 while receiving a TV broadcast signal (Yes in S156), or when the region setting information is changed by moving the region (Yes in S157). ), The above-described steps S152 to S155 and S201 to S205 are performed for the program received after the change.

  Further, the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 stops recording when the recorded program ends (S206). That is, even if the TV function is terminated on the mobile device 1 (S158), the recording is not stopped unless the program recorded on the recorder 2 is terminated. As a result, for example, even if the mobile device 1 has a low battery voltage and the TV function has to be terminated, the video / audio information of the program being watched by the command from the mobile device 1 is recorded by the recorder 2. I can leave.

  Next, the transition diagram of FIG. 6 shows a program that is viewed on the mobile device 1 and a video that is recorded on the recorder 2 when there is an event such as an interruption that interrupts the channel selection operation or viewing on the mobile device 1. It is the figure which showed the example of a response | compatibility of the program to be performed. E251 to E258 in FIG. 6 indicate events such as a channel selection operation or an interruption for the mobile device 1. The control unit 51 of the mobile device 1 stores program information and event information in the storage unit 58 every time there is an event such as E251 to E258. Program information stored in the storage unit 58 when an event occurs is at least a broadcast date and time, a broadcast channel, and a program title. Further, program subtitles and the like may be stored. In addition, event occurrence time and event contents are stored as event information.

  The information storage timing when an event occurs in the storage unit 58 includes the time when the user performs a predetermined operation in addition to the channel selection operation or interruption to the mobile device 1. This is because the event occurrence time is used as a starting point for reproducing the program recorded by the recorder 2. Since the information is stored even when the user performs a predetermined operation, the user can designate a starting time point when playing back by the recorder 2 later. A playback method on the recorder 2 that uses the event occurrence time as a starting point will be described later.

  First, when the TV function is activated on the mobile device 1 (E251), it is assumed that the mobile device 1 is receiving a TV broadcast signal of the program A, for example. When the TV function is activated, program information and area setting information are transmitted to the recorder 2 as described above. If the recorder 2 is set to the same region setting information as the region setting information received from the mobile device 1, the recorder 2 starts recording the video / audio information of the program A, which is the same program as the mobile device 1. In addition, the recorder 2 transmits status information indicating that the same program A is being recorded to the mobile device 1 as a response message. After that, even if the TV reception sensitivity of the mobile device 1 decreases and the viewing of the program A is interrupted (E252), the recording device 2 continues to record the video / audio information of the program A.

  Next, it is assumed that the owner of the mobile device 1 moves in the broadcasting region, the region setting information stored in the mobile device 1 is changed (E253), and viewing of the program A ′ having the same program title as the program A is started. . At this time, program information and area setting information are transmitted from the mobile device 1 to the recorder 2. A program similar to the program title of the program A ′ being viewed on the mobile device 1, although the regional setting information received from the mobile device 1 by the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 is different from the regional setting information set in the storage unit 105. When it is determined that the program A having the title is being recorded, the recording of the video / audio information of the currently recorded program A is continued. In addition, the recorder 2 transmits status information indicating that a program similar to the program being viewed on the mobile device 1 is being recorded to the mobile device 1.

  Next, when the mobile station 1 is watching the program A ′, the channel selection operation is input by the operation unit 59, and the received TV broadcast signal is changed from the program A ′ to the program B ′ (E254). Program information and area setting information are transmitted from 1 to the recorder 2. A program similar to the program title of the program B ′ being viewed on the mobile device 1, although the control unit 101 of the recorder 2 does not match the regional setting information from the mobile device 1 and the regional setting information set in the storage unit 105. If it is determined that B is broadcasting, the recording of the video / audio information of program A is terminated, and the recording of the video / audio information of program B is started.

  Further, when application software other than the TV function operating on the mobile device 1 is activated while viewing the program B ′ on the mobile device 1 (between E255 and E256), depending on the activated application software, the mobile device 1 In some cases, the program B ′ cannot be viewed, but the recorder 2 continues to record the video / audio information of the program B.

  Furthermore, when the channel selection operation is input by the operation unit 59 and the received TV broadcast signal is changed from the program B ′ to the program C ′ while watching the program B ′ on the mobile device 1 (E257), the mobile device Program information and area setting information are transmitted from 1 to the recorder 2. The control unit 101 of the recorder 2 determines that the region setting information received from the mobile device 1 and the region setting information set in the storage unit 105 of the recorder 2 do not match, and the program C being viewed on the mobile device 1 The program whose program title matches with 'is searched from the EPG information stored in the storage unit 105. As a result of the search, if a program whose program title matches the program C ′ cannot be found, the video / audio information of the program B is continuously recorded.

  Thereafter, even if the mobile device 1 terminates the TV function while viewing the program C '(E258), the recorder 2 continues to record the video / audio information of the program B. At this time, the recorder 2 ends the recording when the broadcast of the program B ends.

  With the above method, the recording information of the program stored in the storage unit 105 of the recorder 2 can be reproduced starting from the time when the event occurs for the mobile device 1. An example of the reproduction operation will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When a specific operation is performed by the operation key 21 of the mobile device 1, P 301 in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen 22. In P301, a list of programs viewed on the mobile device 1 is displayed. In P301, the cursor can be moved by the direction key 21d. When the determination key 21c is pressed while the cursor is positioned on the program to be reproduced, the display on the display screen 22 changes to a screen display such as P302. In P302, an event that occurred while viewing the program selected in P301 is displayed. The events are sorted in order of occurrence time, and can be selected by moving the cursor.

  In addition, the display of P301 in FIG. 7 may add an item indicating whether or not the recorder 2 has recorded a program as in P351 in FIG. If the information of the response message transmitted from the recorder 2 is stored in the mobile device 1, for example, in P351, if the response message indicates that the same program as the program viewed on the mobile device 1 can be recorded by the recorder 2 “◎”, “○” is displayed if the response message indicates that similar programs can be recorded, and “X” is displayed if the response message indicates that recording cannot be performed.

  When the cursor is moved with the direction key 21d of the mobile device 1 while the screen of P302 is displayed and the determination key 21c is pressed while the cursor is positioned on one of the events, the infrared communication of the mobile device 1 is performed. Short-distance communication is performed by the unit 60 and the infrared communication unit 107 of the recorder 2.

The information transmitted from the mobile device 1 at this time is the program information of the program selected by the mobile device 1 and the interrupt occurrence time.

  The recorder 2 that has received the program information and the interrupt occurrence time from the mobile device 1 searches the recorded program by the program title. Here, the search target includes not only a program automatically recorded by the mobile device 1 but also a program recorded by a recording reservation and a program automatically recorded by a user's favorite program. If the program title of the program requested from the mobile device 1 and the program recorded by the recorder 2 match and the broadcast start time also matches, the interrupt occurrence time transmitted from the mobile device 1 (or 30 seconds before that) The recorded data stored at the starting point is reproduced.

  If the program titles match but the broadcast start times do not match, the recorder 2 calculates the difference between the broadcast start time stored in the mobile device 1 and the broadcast start time stored in the recorder 2. The recorded data stored in the mobile device 1 is reproduced starting from the time when the difference is adjusted with respect to the interrupt time at the mobile device 1 (or 30 seconds before that).

  By adopting the configuration of such an embodiment, the mobile device that transmits to the recorder via the data communication network and the program information viewed on the mobile device are received, and the same or similar program as the program currently viewed on the mobile device It is possible to provide a recorder that automatically records a program to be played.

  In addition, it is not limited to the said embodiment, You may change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention.

1 is a network configuration diagram of a mobile device and a recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external view of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The block diagram of the mobile apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 1 is a block diagram of a recorder according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a flowchart in which a recorder starts recording by activation of a TV function or channel selection of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The figure which showed the transition of the program watched with a mobile device, and the program recorded with a recording device, when the event occurred in the mobile device which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The example of a screen transition when displaying the list of events in which the TV function is activated in the mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention. The example of a screen when displaying the list of events in which the TV function is activated in the mobile device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Mobile device, 2 recorder, 3 base station, 4 TV broadcast transmitting antenna, 21 operation key, 21a numeric keypad, 21b function key, 22 display screen, 23 infrared communication port, 51 control unit, 52 transmission / reception unit, 53 TV reception unit 54 audio signal processing unit 55 audio output unit 56 image signal processing unit 57 display unit 58 storage unit 59 operation unit 60 infrared communication unit 61 timing unit 101 control unit 102 transmission / reception unit 103 TV reception Unit, 104 external interface unit, 105 storage unit, 106 operation unit, 107 infrared communication unit, 108 timing unit

Claims (7)

A broadcast program storage system in which a mobile device that receives and outputs a broadcast program and a storage device that receives and stores the broadcast program are connected by a data communication network,
When the function of receiving the broadcast program is activated, or when the setting of the reception channel is changed, the mobile device has regional setting information of the mobile device and at least a program title of the broadcast program, a program broadcast station, Means for transmitting program information including broadcast start time information to the storage device via the data communication network;
When the storage device detects that the region setting information received from the mobile device and the region setting information stored by the storage device itself indicate the same region, the storage device uses the same channel as the reception channel of the mobile device. A broadcast program storage system comprising means for receiving and recording a broadcast program. The storage device acquires a broadcast program list including at least a program title of a recordable broadcast program and a broadcast start time;
When it is detected that the region setting information received from the mobile device is different from the region indicated by the region setting information stored in the storage device itself, the program information received from the mobile device is included in the broadcast program list. The broadcast program storage system according to claim 1, further comprising means for searching for a broadcast program that matches the program title included, receiving and recording the searched broadcast program.   The broadcast program storage system according to claim 1, wherein the storage device continues recording the broadcast program until the broadcast end time of the broadcast program that has started to be stored. When a broadcast program received by the mobile device is changed by a receiving frequency change operation while receiving the broadcast program, the mobile device transmits the changed broadcast program program information and region setting information to the storage device. ,
When the storage device extracts a broadcast program having a program title that matches the program title included in the program information received from the mobile device from the broadcast program list stored in the storage device itself, the storage device records the broadcast program. 4. The broadcast program storage system according to claim 3, wherein the broadcast program storage system is terminated if it is executed and recording of the broadcast program extracted from the broadcast program list is started. When the mobile device detects the occurrence of an event that interrupts the reception of the broadcast program, the mobile device stores the event occurrence time and the cause of the event as event information, and stores one or a plurality of the event information according to a display request. Means for displaying a list on the display screen;
Means for selecting one of the event information listed on the display screen and transmitting an instruction to the storage device to reproduce the stored data starting from the event occurrence time of the selected event information The broadcast program storage system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the broadcast program storage system is provided. Broadcast receiving means for receiving a broadcast program;
Storage means for storing a broadcast program received by the broadcast receiving means;
A communication means for communicating with a mobile device capable of receiving and outputting a broadcast program via a data communication network;
Program information including at least the program title and program broadcast station information of the broadcast program being received by the mobile device is acquired by the communication means, and the local setting information of the own device and the mobile device If it is detected that the region setting information is the same, recording of the broadcast program of the program broadcasting station acquired from the mobile device is started, and the region setting information acquired from the mobile device is the same as the region setting information of the own device. Control means for detecting a program having a program title that matches a program title of a broadcast program that can be stored by itself when the difference is detected, and starting recording of the program having the same program title in the storage means And a storage device.   The said control means transmits the status information which shows memorize | storing the same broadcast program as the broadcast program currently received with the mobile device or a similar broadcast program with respect to the said mobile device. Storage device.

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