JP2013197769A - Broadcast receiver, broadcast reception method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast receiver, a broadcast reception method and a program, enabling confirmation of a broadcast content afterwards when browsing the Internet during viewing of broadcast.SOLUTION: A broadcast wave input into an antenna/tuner unit 101 is tuned, and the signal A01 thereof is forwarded to a DTV viewing unit 102 to decode process in the DTV viewing unit 102, and then the signal A03 thereof is displayed on a display unit 105. A data broadcast portion included in the signal A03 is displayed on the display unit 105. When a user selects an Internet URL, a control unit 106 controls a communication unit 104 to function to suspend the DTV viewing unit 102. The communication unit 104 accesses the Internet, so that the information A05 thereof is displayed on the display unit 105. Simultaneously, the control unit 106 controls a DTV recording/reproducing unit 103 to record a channel signal A02 during viewing.

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast receiving apparatus, a broadcast receiving method, and a program capable of confirming a broadcast that could not be viewed later when accessing the Internet from a data broadcast portion while viewing the digital broadcast.

  In recent years, some mobile terminal devices such as mobile phones and smartphones have a function of receiving programs such as one-segment broadcasting and viewing programs. In such a portable terminal device, viewing may become impossible for some reason during viewing.

  In the device of Patent Document 1, when a user is watching a broadcast using a wireless earphone, when the wireless earphone and the main body side are separated beyond the communicable distance and viewing is difficult, or the user removes the earphone In addition, it describes that time-shift playback is performed when a broadcast is automatically recorded and a wireless earphone becomes available. In this way, it is possible to prevent the broadcast content being watched from being missed or missed.

JP 2009-4842 A

  In a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of receiving a digital broadcast such as 1Seg, the Internet can be accessed from the displayed data broadcast part while watching the broadcast. Data broadcasting combines still image data, text data, additional audio, and the like, and provides various information such as detailed program information as multimedia content. In the data broadcasting part, the page description language BML (Broadcast Markup Language) defines where and when this content is displayed on the screen, and also defines the user interface such as links indicating Internet URLs and operation buttons. Is done.

When viewing the broadcast and accessing the Internet from the data broadcast part and starting WEB browsing, in the case of a mobile terminal device, the display screen is small and it is necessary to reduce power consumption. However, since the function of decoding and displaying the broadcast signal is interrupted, there is a problem that the broadcast cannot be viewed. Also, even if the display screen is divided into a WEB display area and a broadcast display area and displayed simultaneously, the main subject is the WEB display. If this WEB display area is large enough, the broadcast display area is too small, It becomes impossible to grasp.
The coping method in this case is not described at all in Patent Document 1, and cannot be dealt with.

  In view of such circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast receiving apparatus, a broadcast receiving method, and a program capable of confirming broadcast contents later when browsing the Internet while watching a broadcast.

The present invention is a broadcast receiving apparatus that receives a digital broadcast and is capable of browsing the web from a data broadcast portion included in the received broadcast signal.
A broadcast viewing unit that processes the received broadcast signal so as to be viewable, a broadcast recording / playback unit that records and reproduces the received broadcast signal, a communication unit that enables WEB browsing by connecting to the Internet, and a control unit that controls each unit And comprising
When browsing the web while watching the broadcast, the control unit browses the web with the communication unit, and simultaneously records the broadcast signal while browsing the web with the broadcast recording / playback unit. To do.

  In the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention, when the control unit stops browsing the WEB, the broadcast viewing unit reproduces the recorded broadcast signal so that the broadcast viewing unit can view the broadcast signal. And

  In addition, the broadcast receiving apparatus of the present invention is any one of the following: (1) Do not record broadcast, (2) Record broadcast, (3) Record broadcast and perform time-shift playback The case is selected and set, and the control unit executes processing according to the setting.

In addition, the present invention includes a broadcast viewing unit that processes a received broadcast signal so as to be viewable, a broadcast recording / playback unit that records and plays back the received broadcast signal, and a communication unit that is connected to the Internet and enables web browsing. A broadcast receiving method of a broadcast receiving apparatus that can receive a digital broadcast and can browse the web from a data broadcast portion included in the received broadcast signal,
When browsing the web while viewing the broadcast, the method includes the steps of browsing the web by the communication unit and recording the broadcast signal while browsing the web by the broadcast recording / playback unit. And

  The present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute the steps of the broadcast receiving method according to claim 1.

  According to the present invention, when viewing the broadcast while accessing the Internet and browsing the web, the broadcast that was being viewed is recorded, so that the broadcast can be browsed safely without missing the broadcast. Can do.

  In addition, when the WEB browsing is completed, the recorded broadcast is time-shifted and reproduced, so that the broadcast is not missed because the recorded broadcast is forgotten.

  Furthermore, since the user can set in advance whether to record or not to perform time-shifted reproduction, processing that reflects the user's intention can be performed.

1 is an overall block diagram showing a broadcast receiver for digital TV broadcast according to the present invention. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a broadcast receiver. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of the DTV viewing process 1 in step S3. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of the DTV viewing process 2 in step S4. It is a flowchart which shows the specific process of the DTV viewing process 3 in step S5.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram showing a digital TV broadcast receiving apparatus according to the present invention.
This broadcast receiving apparatus includes an antenna tuner unit 101 that receives a broadcast wave and selects a channel, a DTV (digital TV) viewing unit 102 that decodes a signal from the tuner, and an external storage device such as an SD card from the tuner. A DTV recording / playback unit 103 that records and plays back a signal, a communication unit 104 that communicates by accessing the Internet when browsing the web, a display unit 105 that displays a signal from the DTV viewing unit 102 or the communication unit 104, and a control that controls each unit It is the structure provided with the part 106. FIG.

Next, an outline of the operation of this digital broadcast receiving apparatus will be described.
When the user selects a program channel using an input operation unit (not shown), the channel selection instruction is input to the control unit 106. The control unit 106 sends a control signal A07 to the DTV viewing unit 102 to cause it to function. The broadcast wave input to the antenna tuner unit 101 is tuned to a channel desired by the user, and the signal A01 is sent to the DTV viewing unit 102. The signal A03 decoded by the DTV viewing unit 102 is displayed on the display unit 105.

  The data broadcast portion included in the signal A03 is displayed on the display unit 105 simultaneously with the program broadcast. When the user selects an Internet URL or the like, the selection signal is input to the control unit 106. The control unit 106 sends a control signal A08 to the communication unit 104 to cause it to function. The control unit 106 stops the function of the DTV viewing unit 102 by the control signal A07.

  The communication unit 104 accesses the Internet according to the URL, and displays the information A05 on the display unit 105. At this time, depending on the user's selection, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A06 to the DTV recording / playback unit 103, and causes the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to record the broadcast signal A02 that was being viewed. Further, when the WEB browsing is finished, the DTV recording / playback unit 103 causes the recorded video to be time-shifted and played back.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the broadcast receiving apparatus.
In step S1, the user performs an initial setting to select one of the setting processes 1 to 3 using an input operation unit (not shown). The contents of the processes 1 to 3 are as follows.
(1) Process 1: This DTV viewing process 1 is the simplest case, where WEB browsing is performed during DTV viewing, and then the DTV viewing is resumed. During DTV viewing, the control unit 106 selects the DTV viewing unit 102 to perform DTV viewing. When browsing the web, the communication unit 104 is selected by the control unit 106 and the web browsing is performed.
(2) Process 2: This DTV viewing process 2 is a process in which a process of recording a DTV that has been viewed up to now during WEB browsing is added. When browsing the web, the control unit 106 selects the DTV recording / playback unit 103 and the communication unit 104 to perform web browsing while recording the DTV.
(3) Process 3: This DTV viewing process 3 is the most complicated case, and records the DTV that has been viewed so far during WEB browsing, and performs time-shift playback of the recorded DTV when the WEB browsing is completed. It is what added the processing. When the WEB browsing is completed, the control unit 106 selects the DTV recording / playback unit 103 and the DTV viewing unit 102, and the recorded data is time-shifted and played back.

  In step S <b> 2, the control unit 106 confirms which of the above processes 1 to 3 is set by the user, and selects the setting process. If the setting is processing 1, go to step S3. If the setting is processing 2, the process goes to step S4. If the setting is processing 3, the process goes to step S5. Then, those processes are executed.

  In this way, by allowing the user to set processing in advance, processing according to the user's intention becomes possible.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a specific process of the DTV viewing process 1 in step S3.
In step S <b> 11, the user views the DTV broadcast through the display unit 105. In this state, the control signal A07 from the control unit 106 is input to the DTV viewing unit 102, and the DTV viewing unit 102 functions. The signal A01 selected by the antenna tuner unit 101 enters the DTV viewing unit 102, and the signal A03 decoded so as to be viewable by the DTV viewing unit 102 is displayed on the display unit 105. A user views the DTV broadcast while viewing the display unit 105. When the user further performs an operation to display the data broadcast portion, the operation instruction is input to the control unit 106, and the DTV viewing unit 102 sends a data broadcast signal A03 to the display unit 105 based on the BML extracted from the signal A01. Then, the data broadcasting portion is displayed on the display unit 105 together with the broadcast being viewed.

  In step S12, the control unit 106 confirms whether the user has instructed WEB browsing. For example, when a URL indicated in the data broadcast portion is selected, the selection signal is input to the control unit 106, and the control unit 106 confirms a web browsing instruction from the user. If the WEB browsing instruction cannot be confirmed, viewing of the DTV broadcast is continued.

When the web browsing instruction is confirmed, in step 13, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A07 to the DTV viewing unit 102 to stop its function.
In step S <b> 14, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A <b> 08 to the communication unit 104 to cause the communication unit 104 to function. When the communication unit 104 is connected to the Internet and obtains target information based on the URL, the WEB information A05 is sent to the display unit 105. The display unit 105 displays a web page based on the web information A05 from the communication unit 104, and the user browses the web.

  In step S15, the control unit 106 confirms whether there is an instruction to end the WEB browsing from the user. Until it can be confirmed, the process of step S14 is continued. If there is an instruction from the user to end WEB browsing, the process proceeds to step S16.

In step 16, WEB browsing is terminated. That is, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A08 to the communication unit 104 to stop the function.
In step S17, DTV viewing is performed. That is, the control unit 106 causes the DTV viewing unit 102 to function again by the control signal A07 and causes the display unit 105 to display the DTV broadcast.

  The DTV viewing process 1 represents the conventional usage of the terminal, and the broadcast portion that has been missed cannot be viewed.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a specific process of the DTV viewing process 2 in step S4.
In step S <b> 21, the user views the DTV broadcast through the display unit 105. In this state, the control signal A07 from the control unit 106 is input to the DTV viewing unit 102, and the DTV viewing unit 102 functions. The signal A01 selected by the antenna tuner unit 101 enters the DTV viewing unit 102, and the signal A03 decoded by the DTV viewing unit 102 is displayed on the display unit 105. By viewing the display unit 105, the user is viewing the DTV broadcast. When the user further performs an operation to display the data broadcast portion, the operation instruction is input to the control unit 106, and the DTV viewing unit 102 sends a data broadcast signal A03 to the display unit 105 based on the BML extracted from the signal A01. The data broadcast portion is displayed on the display unit 105 together with the viewing broadcast.

  In step S22, the control unit 106 confirms whether the user has instructed WEB browsing. For example, when a URL indicated in the data broadcast portion is selected, the selection signal is input to the control unit 106, and the control unit 106 confirms a web browsing instruction from the user. If the WEB browsing instruction cannot be confirmed, viewing of the DTV broadcast is continued.

In step 23, when the control unit 106 confirms the web browsing instruction, it sends a control signal A07 to the DTV viewing unit 102 to stop its function.
In step S24, WEB browsing is performed and DTV broadcasts are recorded during that time. That is, when the control unit 106 sends a control signal A08 to the communication unit 104 to cause the communication unit 104 to function and the communication unit 104 connects to the Internet and obtains target information based on the URL, the WEB information A05 is displayed on the display unit. Sent to 105. The display unit 105 displays a web page based on the web information A05 from the communication unit 104, and the user browses the web. Furthermore, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A06 to the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to cause it to function. The DTV recording / playback unit 103 records the selected signal A02 of the antenna tuner unit 101 during WEB browsing.

  In step S25, the control unit 106 confirms whether there is an instruction from the user to end the WEB browsing. Until it can be confirmed, the process of step S14 is continued. If the user gives an instruction to end WEB browsing, the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step 26, the WEB browsing is ended and the DTV recording is also ended. That is, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A08 to the communication unit 104 to stop the function, and sends a control signal A06 to the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to stop the function.

  In step S27, DTV viewing is performed. That is, the control unit 106 causes the DTV viewing unit 102 to function again by the control signal A07, displays the DTV broadcast on the display unit 105, and views the DTV broadcast.

  The recorded video of the DTV broadcast being browsed by the WEB is reproduced by the DTV recording / reproducing unit 103 at a time desired by the user. That is, in response to the user's playback instruction, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A06 to the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to perform playback processing. Then, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A07 to the DTV viewing / listening unit 102, causes the signal A04 reproduced by the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to be decoded and displayed on the display unit 105.

  In this way, when the WEB browsing is performed, the broadcast that was being watched during that time is recorded, so that the user can view it later, and the WEB browsing can be performed with confidence without missing the broadcast.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific process of the DTV viewing process 3 in step S5.
Steps S31 to S36 are the same as steps S21 to S26 in FIG.
In step S37, after browsing the web, the recorded DTV broadcast video is time-shifted and reproduced. That is, when the WEB browsing ends, the control unit 106 immediately sends a control signal A06 to the DTV recording / playback unit 103 to play back the recorded video (time shift playback). Further, the control unit 106 sends a control signal A07 to the DTV viewing unit 102, decodes the signal A04 reproduced by the DTV recording / reproducing unit 103, and causes the display unit 105 to display the signal A04.

  In this way, since the recorded broadcast is time-shifted when the WEB browsing is completed, the broadcast is not forgotten because the recorded broadcast is forgotten.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration and the like illustrated in the accompanying drawings are not limited to these, and can be appropriately changed within a range in which the effect of the present invention is exhibited. In addition, various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the object of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the DTV viewing unit and the communication unit are switched to display one of them, but it is also possible to cause both to function at the time of WEB browsing so that two screens are displayed simultaneously. As described in the prior art, even if the two-screen display is used, the broadcast screen is very small and the user cannot view the content sufficiently, and the present invention can obtain the effects described above.

  In addition, a program for realizing the functions described in the present embodiment is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, and the program recorded on the recording medium is read into a computer system and executed to execute processing of each unit. May be performed. The “computer system” here includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the above-described functions, or may be a program that can realize the above-described functions in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

101 Antenna Tuner 102 DTV Viewing Unit 103 DTV Recording / Reproducing Unit 104 Communication Unit 105 Display Unit 106 Control Unit

Claims (5)

A broadcast receiving apparatus that receives a digital broadcast and is capable of browsing the web from a data broadcast portion included in the received broadcast signal,
A broadcast viewing unit for processing the received broadcast signal so as to be viewable;
A broadcast recording / playback unit that records and plays back received broadcast signals;
A communication unit that is connected to the Internet and allows WEB browsing;
A control unit for controlling each unit;
With
When browsing the web while watching the broadcast, the control unit browses the web with the communication unit, and simultaneously records the broadcast signal while browsing the web with the broadcast recording / playback unit. Broadcast receiving device.   2. The broadcast receiving according to claim 1, wherein when the WEB browsing is stopped, the control unit reproduces a recorded broadcast signal by the broadcast viewing unit and processes the broadcast viewing unit so that the broadcast signal can be viewed. apparatus. User in advance
(1) Do not record broadcast, (2) Record broadcast, (3) Record broadcast and perform time-shift playback, select and set the case,
The broadcast receiving apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit executes processing according to the setting. A broadcast viewing unit that processes the received broadcast signal so as to be viewable, a broadcast recording / playback unit that records and reproduces the received broadcast signal, and a communication unit that enables Internet browsing by connecting to the Internet, and receives a digital broadcast A broadcast receiving method of a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of WEB browsing from a data broadcast portion included in a received broadcast signal,
When browsing the web while watching the broadcast, the step of browsing the web by the communication unit;
Recording the broadcast signal while browsing the web by the broadcast recording and reproducing unit;
A broadcasting method characterized by comprising:   The program for making a computer perform the said step of the broadcast reception method of Claim 1.

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