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Watching support apparatus and program recording system

A technology for supporting devices and video recording systems, which is applied to parts of TV systems, two-way working systems, TVs, etc. It can solve the problems of not being able to record on video devices, time-consuming, and not being able to record programs, and achieve high practical value.

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-03-21
SOVEREIGN PEAK VENTURES LLC
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However, in the program recommendation system using conventional statistical information, although there are programs that can only be viewed in the local area, the same programs as usual are recommended using the usual preference information
[0010] And, when wanting to record the program that is currently broadcasting using the video recording device at home, it takes time to connect the video recording device at home from the mobile phone and perform recording settings, and there are cases where the program that is currently being broadcast cannot be recorded.
In addition, when the video recording device at home is used or has been set for recording, there are cases where the video recording device at home cannot be used for recording.

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[0093] FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an audiovisual support device according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

[0094] The viewing support device 100 is a device that supports viewing of programs by users, and includes a recording device position acquisition unit 101 , a recordable program list acquisition unit 102 , a browsable program list acquisition unit 103 , an identical program determination unit 104 , and a display unit 105 .

[0095] The recording device location acquiring unit 101 acquires the installation location of the recording device (hereinafter referred to as the recording device installation location). The recordable program list acquisition unit 102 acquires a program list (hereinafter referred to as a recordable program list) of broadcast contents (programs) at the location where the recording device is installed. The browsable program list acquisition unit 103 acquires a program list of broadcast content at the current loc...

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[0110] Modifications of Embodiment 1 will be described. In Embodiment 1, a case has been described in which a mobile phone has a built-in circuit for receiving digital broadcasts, and the digital broadcasts are received and viewed using the mobile phone. In this embodiment, the mobile phone has a remote control function for operating channels and screens of the digital television.

[0111] 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an audiovisual support device according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. In addition, the same code|symbol is attached|subjected to the same part as Embodiment 1, and detailed description is abbreviate|omitted.

[0112] The viewing support device 200 has a program list display unit 203 instead of the display unit 105 in the configuration of the first embodiment. Furthermore, the operations of the recording device position acquisition unit 201 and the identical program determination unit 202 are different from those of the first emb...

Embodiment approach 3

[0124] In Embodiments 1 and 2 above, the same program judging units 104 and 202 compare the browsable program table and the recordable program table to judge the same program, thereby judging whether the currently browsing program can be recorded at a remote location. However, the obtained display content of the browseable program list and the recordable program list may not be the same. Abbreviations may also be used depending on the size of the frame on which program content is provided. For example, there are cases where an abbreviated term such as "Professional Baseball N" is used in a program titled "Nippon Professional Baseball News Bulletin". However, the duration of the programs is often the same. Therefore, in the present embodiment, a case will be described in which the identity of programs is judged based on the broadcast time information of the programs and the text information of the program information.

[0125] Fig. 12 is a block diagram showing a specific con...

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Abstract

There are provided a viewing support device and a program recording system capable of performing support so that even when a user is at a place different from the place of the user residence, a program currently broadcast and a program to be broadcast can easily be recorded by a domestic recording device. The viewing support device (100) includes: a recording device position acquisition unit (101) for acquiring a position where a recording device is installed; a recording-enabled program table acquisition unit (102) for acquiring a program table (recording-enabled program table) of a broadcast content in the place where the recording device is installed; a view-enabled program table acquisition unit (103) for acquiring a program table (view-enabled program table) of a broadcast content at the current place; an identical program judgment unit (104) for comparing the view-enabled program table to the recording-enabled program table so as to judge whether the respective programs are identical; and a display unit (105) for displaying whether the program currently viewed can be recorded by the recording device according to the judgment on identity made by the identical program judgment unit (104).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to an audio-visual support device and a program recording system, which support the audio-visual and video recording of programs such as TV broadcasting. Background technique [0002] In recent years, with the popularization of digital broadcasting, various programs have begun to be broadcasted. In addition, with the popularization of electronic program guide (hereinafter abbreviated as EPG), it is possible to check the schedule of programs to be broadcast in the future on the screen of a television. And, with the popularization of hard disks and DVDs, it becomes easier and easier to record programs. [0003] A technique for remotely controlling electronic devices at home using a mobile phone has been disclosed (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). In particular, by using a mobile phone to remotely control devices capable of receiving and broadcasting at home, recording reservation settings can be made even when going out. ...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N5/76G06Q50/00H04M11/00H04N5/765H04N7/173G06F13/00H04N5/445H04N5/782H04N21/4227H04N21/472H04N21/482
CPCH04N7/17318H04N21/4334H04N5/782H04N21/4227H04N21/4345
Inventor 小泽顺内藤荣一
Owner SOVEREIGN PEAK VENTURES LLC
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