JP2015053535A - Terminal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support a user so as to easily utilize some functions by a terminal device even when it is necessary to acquire setting information on an ID of a WLAN network, a key for encryption communication, etc., from a plurality of external devices so as to utilize the function.SOLUTION: A terminal device includes: a function selection part which allows a user to select a function to be used; a setting information acquisition part which acquires setting information associated with a plurality of external devices needed to utilize the function selected by the function selection part respectively; and a reporting part which reports information showing an unset external device whose setting information is deficient among the plurality of external devices based upon the selected function and the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device capable of wired and / or wireless connection with an external device.

  The device setting information is written on the non-contact type IC card, and the STB (Set Top Box) equipped with the non-contact type IC card reader is used to read the information on the non-contact type IC card. A system that can easily set an external device has been proposed (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1). Here, the external device includes a wireless LAN (WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network) access point, and the device setting information includes a WLAN network ID, a key for encryption communication, and the like.

  Further, Patent Document 1 discloses a wireless communication system capable of easily recognizing and connecting to a connection destination wireless communication device when newly connecting wireless communication devices wirelessly. In this wireless communication system, an image pattern obtained by converting connection information such as an SSID (Service Set IDentifier) or WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key is displayed on a television receiver, and a digital still camera captures the image pattern. Then, it is reconverted into connection information, and the connection information is used to connect to the television receiver wirelessly.

  By the way, in a terminal device such as a mobile phone (including a so-called smart phone) and a mobile PC (Personal Computer), various functions using various devices such as a television device and a recorder device can be used.

JP 2008-211507 A

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  In the systems described in Non-Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 1, a new connection between wireless communication devices can be easily performed, but in order to use a certain function in a terminal device equipped with various functions, a plurality of functions are used. When it is necessary to obtain the setting information from the other device, there arises a problem that the user does not know what device the setting information should be obtained from.

  For example, if you want to view a recording list on the smartphone screen by operating a recorder device connected to the network via a router (WiFi) (registered trademark; the same applies below) from the smartphone, the WLAN connection information from the WiFi router Also, device identification information of the recorder device is required. However, the user does not know from which device the information can be set so that the recording list display function can be used.

  The present invention has been made in view of the actual situation as described above, and its purpose is to obtain setting information from a plurality of external devices in order to use a certain function in a terminal device. It is to support the user so that the function can be easily used.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a function selection unit for a user to select a function to be used and a plurality of external devices necessary for using the function selected by the function selection unit. A setting information acquisition unit for acquiring setting information about the plurality of external devices based on the selected function and the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit. Of these, the information processing apparatus further includes a notification unit that notifies information indicating an unconfigured external device for which the setting information is insufficient.

  According to the present invention, in a terminal device, when it is necessary to acquire setting information from a plurality of external devices in order to use a certain function, the user is supported so that the function can be easily used. be able to.

It is a block diagram which shows the example of 1 structure of the system provided with the terminal device of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows one structural example of the principal part of the terminal device of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the setting process until it performs a recording list display process using the system of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen displayed by the setting process of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the other example of a setting process until it performs a recording list display process using the system of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the setting process until a recorded program reproduction process is performed using the system of FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of operation | movement of the terminal device of FIG.

  The terminal device according to the present invention is a device that can be wired and / or wirelessly connected to an external device. Examples of such a terminal device include a mobile phone (including a so-called smartphone), a mobile PC, a mobile phone, and the like. In addition to portable devices such as information terminals, devices such as stationary PCs can also be applied. Hereinafter, various embodiments of a terminal device according to the present invention will be described by taking a mobile terminal device such as a smartphone (hereinafter simply referred to as a mobile terminal) as an example of the terminal device.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a system including a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a main part of the mobile terminal in FIG. The system illustrated in FIG. 1 includes a recorder 2, a WiFi router 3, a television device (TV) 4, and a PC 5 as examples of external devices connected to a wired LAN, and a portable terminal 1 as an example of a terminal device according to the present invention. Is wirelessly connected to the WiFi router 3, and can be connected to the recorder 2, the TV 4, and the PC 5 in the wired LAN via the WiFi router 3.

  The recorder 2 refers to a recorder device such as a BD (Blu-ray [registered trademark] Disc) recorder, and operates as a DMS (Digital Media Server) of DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance: registered trademark, the same applies hereinafter), The recorded program content can be distributed to other DMP (Digital Media Player) devices. The portable terminal 1 is compatible with DMP of DLNA, and can play a recorded program distributed from the DMS on the terminal. The PC 5 also supports DMS, and the content stored in the PC 5 can be disclosed.

  The TV 4 operates as a DLNA DMR (Digital Media Renderer). The TV 4 can request and play back the content of the recorded program from the DMS according to the instruction received from the portable terminal 1 that also operates as a DMC (Digital Media Controller).

  The portable terminal 1 is configured to be able to read setting information of each device via an NFC (Near Field Communication) function when the recorder 2, the WiFi router 3, and the TV 4 are touched with the portable terminal 1. When the portable terminal 1 plays back the recorded content in the recorder 2 via the WiFi router 3, the WiFi router 3 does not have information on the recorder 2, and the recorder 2 also has a wired LAN connection, so there is no WLAN connection information. Not done. For this reason, the portable terminal 1 cannot obtain all information necessary for setting from one device. Similarly, when the portable terminal 1 performs an operation for causing the TV 4 to reproduce the recorded content in the recorder 2, the portable terminal 1 needs to obtain information on each device from the recorder 2 and the TV 4.

  In addition to the control unit 10 that controls the entire mobile terminal 1, the 3G / LTE (Long Term Evolution) communication unit 11, the audio output unit 12, the audio input unit 13, the touch panel unit 14, the key input unit 15, and the WLAN communication unit 16, a short-range wireless communication unit (NFC communication unit) 17, a memory 18, and a storage unit 19.

  The control unit 10 operates the program stored in the program storage area and performs various controls. For example, the control unit 10 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or MPU (Micro Processing Unit), a RAM (Random Access Memory) as a work area, a control program (including a program for executing the setting process according to the present invention), and various types. It is composed of a control device such as a storage device that stores setting contents, and can be mounted as an integrated circuit / IC chip set. Examples of the storage device include a flash ROM (Read Only Memory), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable ROM), and a hard disk drive (HDD). The storage unit 19 can also be used as exemplified below.

  The 3G / LTE communication unit 11 is connected to a mobile phone network and performs voice communication and packet communication. The audio output unit 12 includes a speaker and a receiver, and outputs audio during a call with the mobile phone network. The voice input unit 13 is composed of a microphone and inputs voice during a call with the mobile phone network.

  The touch panel unit 14 includes a display unit 14a that displays information, and a touch sensor unit 14b that receives input by a user's touch operation. The display unit 14a is a display device such as a liquid crystal display, and the touch sensor unit 14b is a sensor that detects a position where the user touches a UI (User Interface) image displayed on the display unit 14a. The key input unit 15 has a hardware key group, and receives input from the user using these keys.

  The WLAN communication unit 16 is connected to a WLAN access point and communicates with each device in the LAN. The NFC communication unit 17 performs data communication with an NFC-compatible external device via NFC. The memory 18 is a temporary memory used when performing various controls. The storage unit 19 is composed of a flash ROM or the like, and stores data and programs.

  The portable terminal 1 can acquire each setting information from the recorder 2 or the WiFi router 3 using NFC by the structure as mentioned above. In this case, the portable terminal 1 is touched to the NFC communication unit 24 of the recorder 2 or the NFC communication unit of the WiFi router 3. On the other hand, the setting information may be acquired using wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark; the same applies hereinafter) or BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) without using NFC. In this case, instead of touching the recorder 2 or the WiFi router 3, the setting information is not displayed when the portable terminal 1 is brought close to the device or when an operation for starting the application of the portable terminal 1 is performed in the approached state. Read. When the recorder 2 is installed in a cabinet or when the WiFi router 3 is installed on the ceiling, it is difficult to touch directly, but if wireless communication such as Bluetooth or BLE is used, restrictions on equipment installation may be eliminated. it can.

  The recorder 2 includes a control unit 20 that controls the whole, a tuner unit 21, an input video processing unit 22, a LAN communication unit 23, an NFC communication unit 24, an operation input unit 25, a video output unit 26, an optical disk drive 27, and an HDD 28. And a storage unit 29.

  The control unit 20 operates the program stored in the program storage area 29a and performs various controls. The control unit 10 includes a CPU or MPU, a RAM as a work area, and a control device such as a control program (including a program that executes a response process to the setting process according to the present invention) and a storage device that stores various setting contents. In addition, it can be mounted as an integrated circuit / IC chip set. Similarly to the storage device of the control unit 10, this storage device can use the storage unit 29 as illustrated.

  The tuner unit 21 receives broadcast waves and transmits them to the input video processing unit 22. The input video processing unit 22 performs the descrambling process of the video signal and the audio signal input from the tuner unit 21, the extraction process of the video data and the audio data, and the re-encoding process to a predetermined format when recording to the HDD 28 I do. The LAN communication unit 23 is a network adapter or the like, and connects to the network via a wired LAN cable. The recorded content stored in the HDD 28 can be released by the DLNA mechanism and can be played back by other devices.

  The short-range wireless communication unit (NFC communication unit) 24 transmits the ID information of the recorder 2 held in the storage unit to other devices that have touched the recorder 2 using NFC. The NFC communication unit 24 is not limited to the one built in the recorder 2 as illustrated in FIG. 1, but the ID information of the recorder 2 is written in advance on something like an NFC tag sticker and is directly connected to the recorder 2. Alternatively, a configuration in which the recorder 2 is attached to the recorder 2 may be employed.

  The operation input unit 25 receives an operation from a user by an input from a hardware key such as a power key or a remote controller. The video output unit 26 outputs the result of decoding video data and audio data held in the optical disc drive 27 and HDD 28 to the TV 4 via a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI: registered trademark) cable. The optical disc drive 27 is a drive device that reads a BD disc or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) disc in which video data and audio data are written. The HDD 28 is a storage device for storing recorded content.

  The storage unit 29 is a storage area for data and programs, and includes a flash ROM or the like. The program storage area 29a stores a program to be operated on the control unit 20. The recorder unique information holding area 29b is an area for holding the unique information of the recorder 2. This unique information is used to determine the target recorder 2 when the content of the recorder 2 is reproduced from another device using DLNA.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 10 includes a setting information acquisition unit 10a and a function selection unit 10b as one of main features of the present invention. The control unit 10 includes an NFC data analysis unit 10c, an alert screen creation unit 10d, a recording list generation unit 10e, a DLNA connection control unit 10f, a WLAN connection control unit 10g, a DLNA device search unit 10h, and a DLNA device connection unit 10i. Have Each of these units 10a to 10i is incorporated into the control unit 10 as a control program (software or firmware) so as to be executable.

  The function selection unit 10b is a part for the user to select a function to be used (function to be used). The setting information acquisition unit 10a acquires setting information of each external device from a plurality of external devices necessary for using the function selected by the function selection unit 10b. Next, each part 10a-10i is demonstrated concretely.

  The NFC data analysis unit 10 c receives and analyzes the setting data of the counterpart device acquired from the NFC communication unit 17. The setting information acquisition unit 10a receives the setting information obtained from the NFC communication unit 17 through the analysis in the NFC data analysis unit 10c by NFC touch and the content set by the user input in the touch sensor unit 14b or the like. Information related to the connection is stored in the WLAN connection setting storage area 19a, and information related to the DLNA connection such as settings related to the recorder 2 is stored in the DLNA connection setting storage area 19b.

  The WLAN connection setting storage area 19a is an area for storing SSID (Service Set IDentifier) and WLAN password (encryption key) information necessary for WLAN connection. Examples of the password include a WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) key. The DLNA connection setting storage area 19b is an area for storing information of the recorder 2 (DMS) and the TV 4 (DMR) necessary for the DLNA connection.

  The WLAN connection control unit 10g controls the connection operation with respect to the WiFi router 3 based on the SSID and WLAN password information recorded in the WLAN connection setting storage area 19a. The DLNA connection control unit 10f performs control for DLNA connection based on the setting information. In addition, the DLNA connection control unit 10f uses the WLAN connection setting information to instruct the WLAN connection control unit 10g to make a WLAN connection and instruct device search in the network. The DLNA device search unit 10h searches for a DLNA device in the network based on an instruction from the DLNA connection control unit 10f. If a response from a device that matches the recorder information and TV information held in the DLNA connection setting storage area 19b can be detected, the response destination device is regarded as the connection destination device.

  The function selection unit 10b determines “a function that the user wants to use” based on an input from the user. For example, “recorder viewing (content viewing on the recorder 2) application” is selected. By such selection, the setting information acquisition unit 10a determines that the connection to the recorder 2 is necessary, and that the connection to the WiFi router 3 is necessary for the connection, and finally the recorder 2 and the WiFi router 3 Setting information is acquired. However, it is not known from which device the information can be acquired so that the recorder viewing function (in other words, the recording list display function for selecting the content to be viewed) can be used.

  Therefore, the alert screen creation unit 10d acquires the setting information of the recorder 2 and completes the setting of the recorder 2, but does not acquire the setting information of the WiFi router 3 and there is no WLAN connection setting. An alert screen that prompts the user to perform an NFC touch operation on the target device is created and displayed on the display unit 14a. Conversely, the alert screen creation unit 10d creates an alert screen that prompts the user to perform an NFC touch operation on the target device even when the WLAN connection is completed but the setting of the recorder 2 is not completed. Are displayed on the display unit 14a. If none of the settings have been completed, an alert screen that prompts a predetermined setting may be displayed.

  Here, the alert screen creation unit 10d and the display unit 14a are examples of the notification unit 10j which is one of the main features of the present invention. Based on the selected function and the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit 10a, the notification unit 10j indicates a device for which setting information is insufficient among the plurality of external devices (hereinafter, an unset external device). Notify information.

  Moreover, it is preferable that one of the plurality of external devices is an access point for performing wireless communication. When the non-configured external device is an access point, the mobile terminal 1 can perform wireless communication with the configured external device (recorder 2 in this example) by this access point. The access point is not limited to a composite product having an access point and a router, such as the WiFi router 3, but may be a composite product having an access point and a bridge.

  The non-configured external device is a device that cannot be used because the setting information is insufficient to use the selected function. In addition, the notification unit 10j can be configured to output a voice notification from the voice output unit 12, and can be configured to perform both voice and display notifications.

  The DLNA device connection unit 10i makes a list acquisition request in the case of the DMS to the other party regarded as the connection destination by the DLNA device search unit 10h to acquire the recording list information, and in the case of the DMR, specifies the recording list information. Instructs the playback of the program. The recording list generation unit 10e receives the recording list information from the recorder 2 connected by the DLNA device connection unit 10i, and generates a list display screen. The display unit 14a displays this screen.

  With the configuration as described above, in the mobile terminal 1, when it is necessary to acquire setting information from a plurality of external devices in order to use a certain function, the external device that needs the setting information to use the function Therefore, the user can be supported so that the function can be easily used (so that necessary setting information can be acquired). Here, in the case where a wireless communication function such as NFC is provided, even if it is necessary to acquire setting information from a plurality of external devices, the user can select which device by prompting the user to perform a touch operation. It is possible to carry out without hesitating whether to acquire information.

  Next, an example of the setting process as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the setting process until the recording list display process is executed using the system of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a UI screen displayed in the setting process of FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which displayed UI image.

  First, the function selection unit 10b of the mobile terminal 1 selects a connection to the recorder 2 by accepting an operation such as activation of an application (connection viewing application) for connection to the recorder 2 performed by the user. (S1). The notification unit 10j determines that the WiFi router 3 and the recorder 2 are required to use the selected function, and one of them (here, the WiFi router 3) is connected to the WLAN via the WLAN connection control unit 10g. Is not connected or connected, and if it is not connected, a display prompting the user to touch the WiFi router 3 is performed (S2). For example, an alert display such as “Please touch the WiFi router” is displayed as in the UI screen 14aa in FIG. The UI screen 14aa is an example of a screen that prompts the WiFi router 3 to touch for WiFi setting. When “Manual setting” is touched, the screen changes to the WiFi manual setting screen.

  When the user who sees the alert display in S2 touches the WiFi router 3 with the portable terminal 1 (S3), the setting information acquisition unit 10a receives the WLAN connection information (SSID information and password information) from the WiFi router 3 via NFC. Is acquired (S4). From NFC, for example, data such as “WLANSSID WIFIAP” and “WLANPASS ayjdlelmls” is acquired as received data. In this format, the first 8 characters represent the data type, followed by the setting information. This example shows a case where WLAN connection information is received from the WiFi router 3. Each data type will be described. “WLANSSID WIFIAP” indicates the SSID of the WLAN, and “WLANPASS ayjdlelmls” indicates the encryption password at the time of WLAN connection, both of which can be acquired when the user touches the WiFi router 3 with the mobile terminal 1.

  The user may select “Perform manual setting” on the UI screen 14aa and directly perform the WLAN connection setting on the UI screen 14ab in FIG. 4B. The UI screen 14ab is a screen for performing detailed setting of WiFi, and is a setting screen after selecting “Perform manual setting” on the UI screen 14aa and selecting a WLAN access point (SSID) to be connected. In this example, the screen is for inputting a password for connecting to the SSID (WIFIAP).

  The WLAN connection control unit 10g tries the WLAN connection using the WLAN connection information acquired in S4 (S5). When the WLAN connection with the WiFi router 3 is completed (S6), the notification unit 10j determines that the WLAN connection information has been acquired and that the recorder 2 is necessary to use the selected function. A display prompting the user to touch is performed (S7). For example, like the UI screen 14ac shown in FIG. 4C, an alert is displayed so as to prompt the touch to the recorder 2 in order to set the recorder 2. When “manual setting” is touched on the UI screen 14ac, the UI screen 14ad shown in FIG. The UI screen 14ad is an example of a server setting screen. A server list (in this example, recorder-123 and MyPC) obtained as a result of searching the network is displayed, and a name representing a desired recorder is displayed from this list. The desired recorder can be selected by touching.

  When the user who sees the display of S7 touches the portable terminal 1 on the recorder 2 (S8), the setting information acquisition unit 10a acquires the recorder ID information (Unique Device Name [UDN] information) from the recorder 2 via NFC. (S9). Here, received data such as “DMS_UDN 1DA12345-0001-1010-8000-00987654321D” can be acquired from NFC. Such data indicates a UDN for uniquely identifying the DMS, and can be acquired when the user touches the DMS device such as the recorder 2 with the mobile terminal 1.

  Subsequent to S9, the DLNA device search unit 10h searches for a server device in the network (wired LAN) according to an instruction from the DLNA connection control unit 10f (S10). Specifically, the DLNA device search unit 10h sends a device search request (M-SEARCH) as a multicast message to the WiFi router 3 via the WLAN communication unit 16 (S11), whereby the WiFi router 3 is connected to the wired LAN. Forward this request to the device inside.

  In response to this request, the DLNA device search unit 10h receives a device information response from the PC 5 as well as the recorder 2 which is a server device (S12). The received device information includes device ID information, an IP address, and the like. The DLNA device connection unit 10i compares the ID information in the response result with the recorder ID information acquired from NFC, connects to the matched device via the WLAN communication unit 16 (S13), and acquires the recording list. A request is made (S14).

  The recorder 2 that has received the recording list acquisition request responds with the recording list information, the DLNA device connection unit 10i receives the response (S15), and the recording list generation unit 10e displays the response to the display unit 14a based on the received response as shown in FIG. A recording list of the recorder 2 such as the UI screen 14ae of (E) is displayed (S16). In this recording list, the contents of the corresponding program can be reproduced on the portable terminal 1 by touching each recorded program.

  As described above, in the setting process illustrated in FIG. 3, a touch destination for obtaining necessary setting information is presented based on the function selected by the user first. As a result, even if it is necessary to obtain setting information from a plurality of external devices, it is possible to perform necessary settings without the user getting lost.

  Further, in this setting process, when necessary setting information is prepared, the WLAN is automatically turned on, the recorder 2 is set, and the screen is changed to the recording list display screen. As described above, when the setting information of the unset external device can be acquired after the notification by the notification unit 10j (that is, when the shortage is solved), the mobile terminal 1 makes the selected function available. It is preferable.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment according to the present invention, the function selection unit 10b of the mobile terminal 1 selects a predetermined external device from among a plurality of external devices required for the function to be used, for example, by a user touching it. The point which is comprised so that the function to perform may be selected differs from 1st Embodiment. The other points are the same, and the description thereof is omitted. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining another example of the setting process until the recording list display process is executed using the system of FIG.

  The case where the predetermined external device is the recorder 2 will be described as an example. When the mobile terminal 1 first touches the recorder 2, the function selection unit 10 b in the present embodiment determines that the function that the user wants to use needs the connection function to the recorder 2 (in this case, the user You do not need to enter individual usage functions for Note that when the mobile terminal 1 is first touched on the WiFi router 3, other uses such as the use of a browser are assumed, and the use (use) function is not uniquely determined. Must be selected.

  First, when the user touches the portable terminal 1 on the recorder 2 (S21), the setting information acquisition unit 10a acquires recorder ID information from the recorder 2 via NFC (S22). Here, the notification unit 10j prompts a touch operation to another device when there is insufficient setting information. In this example, the notification unit 10j determines from the information from the DLNA connection control unit 10f that the recorder 2 has been set and a WLAN connection is required for connection to the recorder 2. Then, the WLAN connection control unit 10g determines the state of the WLAN connection, and when it is not connected (when connection setting information for WiFi is not obtained), the notification unit 10j prompts the WiFi router 3 to be touched. (S23). For example, an alert display such as a UI screen 14aa is performed.

  When the user who sees the display touches the WiFi router 3 with the portable terminal 1 (S24), the WLAN connection information is acquired in the same manner as S4 (S25). When necessary setting information is obtained, the WLAN is turned on. Recorder 2 setting is executed, and a transition is made to the recorded program list screen. Specifically, first, the process of S5 is performed (S26), and when the WLAN connection with the WiFi router 3 is completed (S27), the same processes as S10 to S16 are performed (S28 to S34).

  The setting process illustrated in FIG. 5 shows a case where the user first touches the portable terminal 1 on the recorder 2 without selecting a function that the user wants to use. When the recorder 2 is touched, even if there is no explicit function selection, by prompting a touch operation to the WiFi router 3 that requires setting information in addition to the recorder 2, the necessary setting can be made without hesitation. It can be performed. Since the setting is completed only by the NFC touch operation, it is possible to further reduce the user's trouble of setting.

(Third embodiment)
The third embodiment according to the present invention is different from the first embodiment in that setting for the TV 4 is performed in addition to the WiFi router 3 and the recorder 2. The other points are the same, and the description thereof is omitted. This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the setting process until the recorded program playback process is executed using the system of FIG.

  First, the function selection unit 10b of the mobile terminal 1 selects use of a function connected to the recorder 2 according to a user operation (S41). Since the use of this function requires a WLAN connection, the portable terminal 1 displays a message prompting the touch to the WiFi router 3 when the WLAN is not connected, as in S2 (S42). Thereafter, the recorder 2 is set and the recording list information is received by the same processing as S3 to S15 (S43 to S55). In S52, unlike S12, a response of device information is also received from the TV 4.

  Subsequently, based on the response received in S55, the recording list generation unit 10e of the mobile terminal 1 displays the recording list of the recorder 2 such as the UI screen 14ae in FIG. 4E on the display unit 14a (S56). In the recording list, by touching each recorded program, as illustrated in the UI screen 14af of FIG. 4F, a device that reproduces the content of the corresponding program can be selected. Specifically, in S56, when the user selects a program (for example, NNN news) to be viewed from the recorded programs of the recorder 2 on the UI screen 14ae, “play on terminal (mobile terminal 1)” as in the UI screen 14af. A pop-up image that allows the user to select whether to “play on TV (TV 4)” or to view “detailed information” of the selected program. When “play on terminal” is selected, the process is the same as in FIG.

  Here, in S56, the process after S57 will be described on the assumption that the corresponding program is selected to be played back on the TV 4 instead of the portable terminal 1. In this case, the DLNA connection control unit 10f determines whether or not the TV 4 has been set, and the notification unit 10j performs a display prompting the user to touch the TV 4 if it has not been set (S57). When the user who sees the display touches the mobile terminal 1 on the TV 4 (S58), the setting information acquisition unit 10a acquires TV ID information (UDN information) from the TV 4 via NFC (S59). Here, received data such as “DMR_UDN 12345678-0001-1010-8000-00123467891D” can be acquired from NFC. Such data indicates a UDN for uniquely identifying the DMR, and can be acquired when the user touches the DMR device such as the TV 4 with the mobile terminal 1.

  Subsequent to S59, the DLNA device search unit 10h searches for a DMR device in the network (wired LAN) according to an instruction from the DLNA connection control unit 10f (S60). Specifically, the DLNA device search unit 10h sends a device search request (M-SEARCH) as a multicast message to the WiFi router 3 via the WLAN communication unit 16 (S61), whereby the WiFi router 3 is connected to the wired LAN. Forward this request to the device inside.

  In response to this request, the DLNA device search unit 10h receives a response of the device information from the PC 4 and the recorder 2 in addition to the TV 4 that is the DMR device (S62). The received device information includes device ID information, an IP address, and the like. The DLNA device search unit 10h compares the ID information in the response result with the TV ID information acquired from NFC, and recognizes the matched device as the playback partner (playback destination) (S63).

  Next, the DLNA device connection unit 10i of the mobile terminal 1 transmits a program playback instruction to the playback partner (TV 4) via the WLAN communication unit 16 (S64). In response to this program playback instruction, the TV 4 issues a request for acquiring the content data of the program to the recorder 2 (S65), and the recorder 2 distributes the content data in response to the acquisition request (S66). In this case, the Play command is issued after the TV 4 is notified of the information of the program to be played back using the Set AVTransport URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) command. The TV 4 receives designated content data from the recorder 2 based on the received URI information, and performs reproduction.

  In the setting process illustrated in FIG. 6, a case where the recorded program of the recorder 2 is reproduced on the TV 4 is shown. Until the recording list is displayed on the portable terminal 1, the setting information of the TV 4 is not necessary, but when the reproduction on the TV 4 is instructed to the acquired recording list, the setting information on the TV 4 is necessary. . In this case, by prompting the user to touch the TV 4, an operation for obtaining necessary setting information can be performed without hesitation. Also in the present embodiment, it is possible to employ a process of first touching the recorder 2 or the TV 4 as in the second embodiment.

(Other)
With reference to FIG. 7, the mobile terminal 1 that performs operations corresponding to all the processing examples of the first to third embodiments will be described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the operation of the terminal device of FIG. 1 (FIG. 2), and a flow for explaining the operation of the terminal device corresponding to the processing of FIGS. 3, 5, and 6. FIG. In the description of this process, a description of the same points as in the first to third embodiments is omitted.

  First, the function selection unit 10b selects a function (usage function) used by the user in accordance with a user operation (S71). Here, a case where the use function is a function for reproducing content in the recorder 2 (when a recorder viewing application is activated) will be described.

  In this case, the DLNA connection control unit 10f determines whether the recorder 2 has been set (S72). If YES, the WLAN connection control unit 10g determines whether the WLAN connection by the WiFi router 3 has been completed. Is determined (S74). In the case of NO in S74, the notification unit 10j displays an alert that prompts the user to touch the WiFi router 3 as in S1 (S75), and the setting information acquisition unit 10a performs the WiFi router 3 by NFC touch in the same manner as in S3 and S4. WLAN connection information which is the setting information is acquired (S76). In the case of NO in S72, the notification unit 10j displays an alert that prompts the touch to the recorder 2 as in S7 (S73), then proceeds to S76, and the setting information acquisition unit 10a similarly performs the recorder 2 in S76. Recorder ID information which is the setting information is acquired. In S76, the received data from the NFC communication unit 17 is analyzed by the NFC data analysis unit 10c, and when it is recognized as setting information, it may be passed to the setting information acquisition unit 10a.

  Subsequent to S76, the setting information acquisition unit 10a determines whether or not the WLAN connection information has been acquired (S77). If YES, the acquired WLAN connection information is recorded in the WLAN connection setting storage area 19a and the WLAN. The data is sent to the connection control unit 10g, and the WLAN connection control unit 10g executes the WLAN connection operation (S79), and returns to S72. The DLNA connection control unit 10f requests a WLAN connection to the WLAN connection control unit 10g based on the acquired setting information. The WLAN connection control unit 10g performs a connection operation for the SSID of the setting information. In this case, the password information included in the setting information is used as the connection password.

  In the case of NO in S77, the setting information acquisition unit 10a determines whether or not the recorder ID information has been acquired (S80). In the case of NO, the setting information acquisition unit 10a returns to S72. The recorder information acquired in 19b is recorded as setting information, and the process returns to S72.

  In the case of YES in S74 (when both the recorder 2 and the WiFi router 3 have been set, that is, when it is confirmed that all necessary setting information has been prepared), in response to an instruction from the DLNA connection control unit 10f as in S10 The DLNA device search unit 10h searches for a server device in the network (wired LAN) (S82).

  The DLNA device search unit 10h determines whether there is a response from a device that matches the recorder ID information held in the DLNA connection setting storage area 19b (S83). If such a response is not found in S83, troubles such as the recorder 2 not being turned on or the LAN cable not being connected are considered. Therefore, in the case of NO in S83, the alert screen creation unit 10d creates a troubleshooting screen and displays it on the display unit 14a. Then, after the user check is completed, the process returns to S82, and the DLNA connection control unit 10f instructs the DLNA device search unit 10h again to try the connection operation.

  If YES in S83, the DLNA device search unit 10h regards the responding device as the connection destination, the DLNA device connection unit 10i connects to the connection destination (recorder 2), makes a recording list acquisition request, and responds to the request Based on the received recording list information, the recording list generation unit 10e generates a recording list and displays it on the display unit 14a (S85). As described in the third embodiment, when the user selects a program to be viewed from the recorded programs of the recorder 2 in this recording list, “play on terminal”, “play on TV”, A pop-up image that can be selected by the user from “detailed information” is displayed.

  Subsequent to S85, the DLNA connection control unit 10f determines whether or not the user has selected “play on TV” (S86). If NO, the target program of the recorder 2 is played on the portable terminal 1 ( S96), the process is terminated. Note that description when “detailed information” is selected is omitted.

  If YES in S86, as in S57, the DLNA connection control unit 10f determines whether or not the TV 4 has been set (S87). If it has not been set (if NO), the notification unit 10j Performs a display prompting the user to touch the TV 4 (S88). When the user who has seen this display touches the mobile terminal 1 on the TV 4, the setting information acquisition unit 10a acquires the setting information via NFC (S89). The setting information acquisition unit 10a determines whether or not TV ID information has been acquired (S90). If NO, the process returns to S89, waits until YES, and if YES, the DLNA connection setting storage area The TV ID information acquired in 19b is recorded as setting information.

  Subsequent to S91 and if YES in S87, as in S60, the DLNA connection control unit 10f instructs the DLNA device search unit 10h to search for a DMR device in the network (wired LAN) (S92). Similar to S63, the DLNA device search unit 10h determines whether there is a response from a device that matches the TV ID information held in the DLNA connection setting storage area 19b (S93). If such a response is not found in S93, there may be a trouble such as the TV 4 is not turned on or the LAN cable is not connected. Therefore, in the case of NO in S93, the alert screen creation unit 10d creates a troubleshooting screen and displays it on the display unit 14a as in S84. Then, after the user check is completed, the process returns to S92, and the DLNA connection control unit 10f instructs the DLNA device search unit 10h again to try the connection operation.

  In the case of YES in S93, the DLNA device connection unit 10i transmits a program playback instruction to the playback partner (TV4) via the WLAN communication unit 16 (S95). In response to this program playback instruction, the program is played back by the processing described in S65 and S66.

  In the first to third embodiments, a portable terminal device such as a smartphone has been described as an example of the terminal device. Unlike a portable terminal device, an installation type terminal device cannot perform processing such as touch. Therefore, in the case of an installed terminal device, an operation for acquiring setting information of each external device on the screen of the terminal device in accordance with the notification in the information display unit or the audio output unit indicating the unset external device by the notification unit. Just go.

  The terminal device according to the present invention has been described above. However, as exemplified by the flow chart of the processing flow, the present invention also takes a form as a setting method in the terminal device and a program for causing a computer to execute the method. obtain. This method also has a main feature in that information indicating an unconfigured external device is notified. About another application example, it is as having demonstrated the terminal device, The description is abbreviate | omitted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable terminal, 2 ... Recorder, 3 ... WiFi router, 4 ... TV, 5 ... PC, 10a ... Setting information acquisition part, 10b ... Function selection part, 10j ... Notification part.

Claims (4)

A function selection unit for a user to select a function to be used; a setting information acquisition unit that acquires setting information for each of a plurality of external devices necessary to use the function selected by the function selection unit; A terminal device comprising:
A notification unit for notifying information indicating an unconfigured external device in which the setting information is insufficient among the plurality of external devices based on the selected function and the setting information acquired by the setting information acquisition unit; A terminal device further comprising the terminal device.   2. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein after the notification by the notification unit, the setting information of the unconfigured external device can be acquired, the selected function is made available.   The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the function selection unit selects the function to be used by selecting a predetermined external device from the plurality of external devices.   The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of external devices is an access point for performing wireless communication.

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