Display device and method for a display device

Abstract

A display device and a method for the display device are provided that make a recording reservation based on a broadcast preview program related to a future program. The display device is provided with a program table management section to which an output of a reception section is supplied, the program table management section acquiring program table information including information related to a program, i.e., program information, from a broadcast signal, the reception section acquiring video and audio data from the broadcast signal; a recording reservation-related information acquisition section that acquires and records recording reservation-related information required for a recording reservation of a broadcast scheduled program that is announced in a broadcast preview program that announces a future broadcast schedule of a program based on the output of the reception section; and a control circuit that reads the recording reservation-related information based on a recording reservation operation and generates recording reservation information.

Description

[0001] Cross Reference to Related Applications

[0002] This application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-044096, filed March 17, 2021, and titled “Video Recording Reservation Device and Video Recording Reservation Method,” and No. 2021-025380, filed February 19, 2021, and titled “Electronic Device, System, and Program,” which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this application. TECHNICAL FIELD

[0003] The present application relates to a display device and a method for a display device. BACKGROUND

[0004] A digital broadcast has a mechanism of an electronic program guide (EPG) and displays a program table for one day or one week by pressing a button of a remote controller of a receiver, and enables display of a program content such as a broadcast time, a performer, search of information desired to be known, reservation of viewing of a program, and reservation of recording.

[0005] In addition, in a broadcast, a broadcast preview that introduces, advertises, and informs a future broadcast date and time of a program can be performed. However, program information included in EPG information (hereinafter, referred to as program table information) received in a broadcast receiver is limited to information of a program broadcasted within a predetermined period from the acquisition of the program table information. Information of a program broadcasted after the period is not included in the program table information, and recording reservation cannot be performed.

[0006] Therefore, for example, with respect to a future program whose program information is not included in the received program table information, even if a broadcast preview exists, recording reservation corresponding to the broadcast preview cannot be performed at that time. In order to record the future program, it is necessary to acquire information of the future program after the program table information, and the user needs to perform a recording reservation operation again.

[0007] PRIOR ART DOCUMENTS

[0008] PATENT DOCUMENTS

[0009] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-117402

[0010] Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-201893

[0011] Patent Document 3: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-274361 SUMMARY

[0012] An object of the present application is to provide a display device capable of making a recording reservation based on a broadcast preview program related to a future program and a method for the display device.

[0013] The display device includes a program table management section to which an output of a reception section is supplied, the program table management section acquiring program table information including information about a program, i.e., program information, from a broadcast signal, the reception section acquiring video and audio data from the broadcast signal; a recording reservation related information acquisition section acquiring and recording recording reservation related information required for a recording reservation of a broadcast scheduled program announced in a broadcast preview program announcing a future broadcast schedule of a program based on the output of the reception section; and a control circuit reading the recording reservation related information based on a recording reservation operation and generating recording reservation information. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a receiving device such as a television receiver including a recording reservation device according to the first embodiment of the present application;

[0015] Figure 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment;

[0016] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the second embodiment;

[0017] Figure 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment;

[0018] Figure 5 is a diagram showing an outline of an example of the overall configuration of a playback system according to the third embodiment;

[0019] Figure 6 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a television device according to the third embodiment;

[0020] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the partial configuration of a television device according to the third embodiment;

[0021] Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of preference information according to the third embodiment;

[0022] Figure 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the overall configuration of a scenario information server according to the third embodiment;

[0023] Figure 10 is a block diagram showing an example of the partial configuration of a scenario information server according to the third embodiment;

[0024] Figure 11is a flowchart showing the processing in the playback system of the third embodiment;

[0025] Figure 12 is a diagram showing an example of a video recording list screen.

[0026] Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0027] 10...broadcast data receiving section, 11...tuner, 12...decoder, 20...signal processing section, 21...control circuit, 22...video and sound processing section, 23...program table management section, 24...video recording processing section, 25...sound detection section, 26...recording section, 27...timer circuit, 31...output control section, 32...display section, 33...sound output section, 35...program video recording section, 41...remote controller receiving section, 42...sound receiving section, 2...television device, 3...scenario information server, 4...program statistical information server. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] Hereinafter, the embodiments of the present application will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0029] First Embodiment

[0030] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing a receiving device such as a television receiver including a video recording reservation device (display device) according to the first embodiment of the present application.

[0031] The present embodiment automatically acquires and records the contents of a broadcast preview program, and automatically performs a video recording reservation based on the recorded information in accordance with a video recording reservation operation by a user. Thus, it is possible to accept a video recording reservation operation before the information of a future program of a broadcast preview is acquired as program table information, and it is possible to significantly improve convenience.

[0032] Figure 1 In the present embodiment, a television broadcast signal (RF input) received through an antenna not shown is input to a broadcast data receiving section 10. The broadcast data receiving section 10 includes a tuner 11 and a decoder 12. The RF input is supplied to the tuner 11. The tuner 11 is controlled by a control circuit 21 (omitted from the drawing) to select a broadcast signal of a desired channel, and outputs the selected broadcast signal to the decoder 12.

[0033] The decoder 12 is controlled by the control circuit 21 (omitted from the drawing) to perform a decoding process. That is, the decoder 12 demodulates the broadcast signal selected by the tuner 11 to obtain a transport stream including a desired program. The decoder 12 performs a TS decoding process on a signal in which transport streams (TSs) are multiplexed to obtain digital video data and sound data of the desired program. These video data and sound data are supplied to a signal processing section 20.

[0034] A video and sound processing section 22 is provided in the signal processing section 20. The video and sound processing section 22 performs prescribed digital signal processing on digital video data supplied from the decoder 12, and outputs the video data to the output control section 31. The output control section 31 converts the input video data into an analog video signal in a format that can be displayed in the display section 32, and outputs the video signal to the display section 32. The display section 32 includes a prescribed display device such as a flat display panel, and displays a video based on the input video signal.

[0035] Further, the video and sound processing section 22 performs prescribed digital signal processing on digital sound data supplied from the decoder 12, and outputs the sound data to the output control section 31. The output control section 31 converts the input sound data into an analog sound signal for sound output, and outputs the sound signal to the sound output section 33. The sound output section 33 includes a speaker, and outputs a sound based on the input sound signal.

[0036] The video and sound processing section 22 can output the video and sound after digital signal processing to a program recording video section 35. The program recording video section 35 is a recording device including a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or a SSD (Solid State Drive), and the like. The program recording video section 35 inputs video and sound data from the video and sound processing section 22 via a prescribed interface, records a broadcast program based on the input video and sound data in the HDD, the SSD, or the like, and plays back the program.

[0037] Recording by the program recording video section 35 is controlled by a recording processing section 24. The recording processing section 24, if given a recording instruction command from the control circuit 21, controls recording by the program recording video section 35 in accordance with the recording instruction command.

[0038] In the signal processing section 20, a control circuit 21 is provided. The control circuit 21 uniformly controls all operations of various reception operations in the digital television broadcast receiving device including Figure 1 The control circuit 21 can include a processor using a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array), or the like, can act and control each section in accordance with a program or computer instructions stored in a memory not shown, and can realize a part or all of the functions by an electronic circuit of hardware.

[0039] The control circuit 21 controls each section so as to reflect the operation content based on operation information sent from an operation section such as a switch provided in a television receiver main body not shown, a remote controller (not shown). Figure 1In the drawing, an example is shown in which a remote controller signal from a remote controller not shown is supplied to the remote controller receiving section 41. The remote controller receiving section 41 receives the remote controller signal, generates operation information based on the operation of the remote controller, and outputs the operation information to the control circuit 21. The control circuit 21 controls each section based on the operation information. Further, Figure 1 In the drawing, an example is shown in which a remote controller signal from a remote controller not shown is supplied to the remote controller receiving section 41. The remote controller receiving section 41 receives the remote controller signal, generates operation information based on the operation of the remote controller, and outputs the operation information to the control circuit 21. The control circuit 21 controls each section based on the operation information. Further,

[0040] Further, the decoder 12 acquires additional information (e.g., program information) transmitted through digital broadcasting. The additional information includes various data for acquiring a program, electronic program guide (EPG) information, program attribute information (program genre, etc.), subtitle information, and the like (service information, SI, PSI). The decoder 12 outputs the acquired additional information to the signal processing section 20.

[0041] In the signal processing section 20, a program table management section 23 is provided. The program table management section 23 is controlled by the control circuit 21, acquires program table information among the additional information from the decoder 12. The program table management section 23 provides the acquired program table information to the recording section 26 and records the same, and performs image generation processing for generating image information of a program table based on the program table information, and outputs the generated image information to the output control section 31 (omitted from the drawing). Thus, the output control section 31 can display the program table on the display section 32.

[0042] In the present embodiment, in the signal processing section 20, a sound detection section 25 is provided. Sound data from the decoder 12 is also provided to the sound detection section 25. The sound detection section 25 as the recording reservation related information acquisition section analyzes the content of the sound in the broadcast program through a known sound recognition process and natural language analysis process, or the like. The sound detection section 25 determines, based on the analysis result, whether or not the program in the current broadcast is a broadcast preview program that previews the broadcast of a program to be broadcast in the future (hereinafter, referred to as a broadcast scheduled program). The sound detection section 25, in a case where it is determined that the program in the current broadcast is the broadcast preview program, collects information (hereinafter, referred to as recording reservation related information) necessary for the recording reservation of the broadcast scheduled program among the content of the broadcast preview program, and provides the collected recording reservation related information to the recording section 26 to be recorded together with the information of the current time. The recording section 26 includes a prescribed recording medium such as a hard disk, a memory medium, or the like.

[0043] For example, as the recording reservation related information, information of a broadcast channel of a broadcast scheduled program, a broadcast start date and time, a broadcast end date and time, and the like are considered. For example, if the sound detection section 25 detects a sentence including "broadcast at 0 o'clock on 0 month 0 day," "broadcast at 0 o'clock tonight," and the like in the sound of a program in broadcast, the sound detection section 25 records information of the broadcast start date and time based on the sentence and the current receiving channel as the recording reservation related information for the broadcast scheduled program in the recording section 26. In addition, since the recording reservation is performed using the program table information, as the recording reservation related information, it is sufficient that information of a program for which recording reservation is made can be determined by the program table information, and it is not only information of the broadcast start date and time, but also, for example, information of the program name of the broadcast scheduled program.

[0044] In addition, the sound detection section 25 can record the sentence including "broadcast at 0 o'clock on 0 month 0 day," "broadcast at 0 o'clock tonight," and the like as the recording reservation related information in the recording section 26 without determining whether the program in the current broadcast is a broadcast scheduled program. In addition, the sound detection section 25 can save only the latest recording reservation related information in the recording section 26, and in addition, can save the recording reservation related information for a predetermined period in the recording section 26, and in addition, can save a predetermined number of recording reservation related information in the recording section 26.

[0045] The control circuit 21 generates recording reservation information based on a user's usual recording reservation operation for a future program including program information in the program table information recorded in the recording section 26. In addition, the recording reservation information in this case is, for example, generated by the control circuit 21 based on the user's recording reservation operation for the program table, and the control circuit 21 generates the recording reservation information using information necessary for reservation recording in the program table information. The control circuit 21 records the generated recording reservation information in the recording section 26. The control circuit 21 is supplied with time information from the timer circuit 27. The control circuit 21 generates a recording instruction command based on the recorded recording reservation information using the time information from the timer circuit 27 and outputs the recording instruction command to the recording processing section 24.

[0046] In the present embodiment, the control circuit 21 can generate recording reservation information based on a user's recording reservation operation for a broadcast scheduled program not including program information in the program table information recorded in the recording section 26 (hereinafter, referred to as a broadcast schedule-based recording reservation operation). In addition, by assigning the broadcast schedule-based recording reservation operation to a predetermined key of the remote controller in advance, the user can also perform the broadcast schedule-based recording reservation operation by one-touch operation.

[0047] That is, the control circuit 21, if given the operation information corresponding to the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule, takes the input of the operation information as a trigger, and sets the most recently recorded recording reservation related information before the input timing of the operation information to the object of the recording reservation, that is, the recording reservation scheduled information. For example, the control circuit 21 can also set the recording reservation scheduled information by appending a flag indicating that it is the recording reservation scheduled information to the recording reservation related information recorded in the recording section 26.

[0048] In addition, in the case where the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule is performed after a prescribed period has elapsed from the last recording of the recording reservation related information, considering a misoperation, the operation can also be set as a misoperation, and the last recorded recording reservation related information is not set to the recording reservation scheduled information. Furthermore, the user can also be able to arbitrarily designate the recording reservation related information to be set to the recording reservation scheduled information, not only the recording reservation related information recorded before the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule.

[0049] The control circuit 21 judges whether the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is included in the program table information recorded in the recording section 26 by comparing the information of the recording start date and time in the recording reservation related information set in the recording reservation scheduled information with the time information from the timer circuit 27, in the case where it is included in the program table information, acquires the program information of the broadcast scheduled program from the program table information based on the recording reservation related information, generates the recording reservation information based on the acquired information, and records it in the recording section 26. The control circuit 21, with reference to the recording reservation information, if it detects that the reservation recording start time is reached by the time information from the timer circuit 27, generates a recording instruction command based on the recording reservation information, and outputs the generated recording instruction command to the recording processing section 24.

[0050] In addition, the control circuit 21 can also retrieve the program information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation related information from the program table information every time the program table information recorded in the recording section 26 is updated, and in the case where it is retrieved, generate the recording reservation information.

[0051] In this case, even in the case where the information of the recording start date and time is not included in the recording reservation related information set in the recording reservation scheduled information, and only the information of the broadcast program name is included, the generation of the recording reservation information can be performed with respect to the broadcast scheduled program.

[0052] In addition, the user can perform the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule by a remote controller not shown, and furthermore, can perform the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule by a voice operation.

[0053] Moreover, not only the control circuit 21 in the signal processing section 20, but also each section in the broadcast data receiving section 10, each section in the signal processing section 20, and the output control section 31 can include a processor using a CPU, an FPGA, or the like, can act and control each section according to a program stored in a memory not shown, and can realize a part or all of the functions by an electronic circuit of hardware.

[0054] Next, the operation of the embodiment thus configured will be described with reference to Figure 2 The operation of the embodiment thus configured will be described. Figure 2 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment.

[0055] The television broadcast signal received by the antenna (RF input) is input to the tuner 11 of the broadcast data receiving section 10. The tuner 11 is controlled by the control circuit 21, selects a broadcast signal of a desired channel, and outputs the selected broadcast signal to the decoder 12. The decoder 12 is controlled by the control circuit 21, demodulates the selected broadcast signal, and obtains a transport stream including a desired program. The decoder 12 performs TS decoding processing of a signal in which transport streams (TSs) are multiplexed, and obtains digital video data and sound data of the desired program. These video data and sound data are supplied to the signal processing section 20.

[0056] The video and sound processing section 22 of the signal processing section 20 outputs the digital video data supplied from the decoder 12 after performing prescribed digital signal processing thereon to the output control section 31. The output control section 31 outputs the video signal to the display section 32 and outputs the sound signal to the sound output section 33. In this way, the video of the broadcast program is displayed on the display section 32, and the sound is output from the sound output section 33.

[0057] Moreover, the decoder 12 acquires additional information included in the digital broadcast, and outputs the additional information to the signal processing section 20. The program table management section 23 of the signal processing section 20 acquires program table information among the additional information, and supplies the acquired program table information to the recording section 26 and records the program table information.

[0058] In the present embodiment, the sound data from the decoder 12 is also supplied to the sound detection section 25. The sound detection section 25 detects the sound of the program being viewed from the sound data, and outputs the detected sound to the output control section 31. Figure 2In step S1, the content of the sound in the broadcast program is analyzed, and the recording reservation related information required for recording the broadcast scheduled program in the content of the broadcast announcement program (CM) is collected. For example, if the sound detection section 25 detects a sentence such as "broadcast on channel 0 from 0:00 on 0 month 0 day" from the program in the broadcast, the recording reservation related information of channel 0, 0:00 on 0 month 0 day, etc. is acquired. The sound detection section 25 provides the acquired recording reservation related information to the recording section 26 and records it. In the present embodiment, the sound detection section 25 sequentially collects the recording reservation related information in the reception of the broadcast signal and records it in the recording section 26.

[0059] The control circuit 21 confirms the interruption from the user (S2). That is, the control circuit 21 confirms whether or not the broadcast announcement-based recording reservation operation by the user is generated based on the operation information from the remote controller reception section 41 and the sound reception section 42. In the case where the interruption is not generated, the process returns to step S1, and steps S1 and S2 are repeated.

[0060] Here, the user watches the broadcast announcement program in the broadcast and desires the recording reservation of the broadcast scheduled program introduced in the broadcast announcement program. In this case, the user operates the remote controller or the like and performs the broadcast announcement-based recording reservation operation. If the control circuit 21 receives the operation information based on the operation, the process moves to step S3, the latest information among the recording reservation related information recorded in the recording section 26 is read, and the information of the broadcast start date and time or the like is acquired. The control circuit 21 judges whether or not the program table information including the information of the program up to the acquired broadcast start date and time, that is, the program information of the program (broadcast scheduled program) of the acquired broadcast start date and time (target program information) is already included in the program table information (S4).

[0061] In the case where the program information of the broadcast scheduled program determined by the recording reservation related information is already included in the program table information, the control circuit 21 performs the recording reservation in step S5. That is, the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is acquired from the program table information, and the recording reservation information is generated.

[0062] Therefore, the user does not need to perform the operation of displaying the program table and selecting the broadcast scheduled program, and can perform the recording reservation of the broadcast scheduled program by a simple operation.

[0063] On the other hand, in a case where the program table information including the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is not received at the broadcast time of the broadcast scheduled program, the control circuit 21 proceeds to step S6, sets the video recording reservation related information read in step S3 as video recording reservation scheduled information, and holds it in the recording section 26 until the program table information including the program information of the broadcast scheduled program (target program information) up to the broadcast start date and time is acquired. The control circuit 21 stands by during this period (S7). In addition, the control circuit 21 can judge the period of standby based on the time information from the timer circuit 27, and in addition, can perform the search processing and judge the period of standby each time the program table information is acquired.

[0064] The control circuit 21, if the program table information including the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is acquired, reads the video recording reservation related information set in the video recording reservation scheduled information, and performs the video recording reservation (S8). That is, the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is acquired from the program table information, and the video recording reservation information is generated. The control circuit 21 refers to the video recording reservation information, detects the arrival of the reserved video recording start time based on the time information from the timer circuit 27, and generates a video recording instruction command based on the video recording reservation information, and outputs the generated video recording instruction command to the video recording processing section 24. The video recording processing section 24, if the video recording instruction command is imparted from the control circuit 21, controls the video recording of the video recorder 35 according to the video recording instruction command. Thus, the reserved video recording of the broadcast scheduled program can be performed.

[0065] Thus, in the present embodiment, the video recording reservation related information required for the automatic acquisition and recording of the video recording reservation of the broadcast scheduled program from the broadcast scheduled program is automatically executed using the recorded video recording reservation related information according to the video recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule of the user. Thus, the video recording reservation operation can be accepted before the information of the future program scheduled to be broadcast is acquired as the program table information, and the convenience can be significantly improved. That is, the user does not need to immediately perform the search operation of the program table when the user wishes to view the broadcast scheduled program introduced by the broadcast scheduled program, and can perform the video recording reservation by a simple video recording reservation operation. Furthermore, the video recording reservation can be performed in advance for the future program where the broadcast scheduled program does not exist in the program table and the video recording reservation cannot be originally performed.

[0066] Second Embodiment

[0067] Figure 3 is a block diagram showing the second embodiment. Figure 3 In the second embodiment, the same structural elements as those of the first embodiment are assigned with the same symbols and the description thereof is omitted. Figure 1

[0068] The present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that the video recording reservation related information is implemented by the capture of the video. ​

[0069] Figure 3 In this respect, the signal processing unit 50 replaces the sound detection unit 25 with the video analysis unit 51. Figure 1 The signal processing unit 20 is different. Video data is provided from the decoder 12 to the video analysis unit 51 of the signal processing unit 50. The video analysis unit 51, which is a recording reservation information acquisition unit, may include a processor using a CPU, FPGA, etc., and may operate and control each unit according to a program stored in a memory (not shown). It may also implement some or all of its functions through hardware electronic circuitry. Furthermore, the video analysis unit 51 has a buffer circuit (not shown) that holds the video data from the decoder 12 for a predetermined period for analysis processing.

[0070] In this embodiment, if an interruption occurs due to a user's recording reservation operation based on a broadcast preview, the control circuit 21 delegates the parsing process to the video parsing unit 51. For example, if a user wishes to reserve a recording of a broadcast program that is introduced through a broadcast reservation program, the user can perform the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast preview via a remote controller or the like during the broadcast of the broadcast preview program.

[0071] If the video analysis unit 51 receives a request for analysis processing from the control circuit 21, it captures an image based on the video data from the decoder 12 and stores it in the buffer circuit. The video analysis unit 51 analyzes the content of the video in the broadcast program using known image analysis processing of the captured image and text information contained in the video data. The video analysis unit 51 collects recording reservation information required for recording scheduled broadcast programs from the captured video in the broadcast preview program, provides the collected recording reservation information to the recording unit 26, and records it along with information at the current time.

[0072] In addition, the information related to video recording reservation, such as the broadcast channel, broadcast start date and time, and broadcast end date and time, is the same as in the first embodiment.

[0073] Furthermore, the video analysis unit 51 can also delegate the collection of recording reservation information to a computer (not shown) on the cloud 60. In this case, the video analysis unit 51 sends the video data provided from the decoder 12 and the captured images to the cloud 60 via an interface circuit (not shown) that communicates with the cloud 60. The computer on the cloud 60 analyzes the images and video data, collects the recording reservation information, and sends the collected recording reservation information to the video analysis unit 51. The video analysis unit 51 provides the recording reservation information from the cloud 60 to the recording unit 26 for recording.

[0074] In the present embodiment, the control circuit 21 performs the same recording reservation processing as in the first embodiment whenever recording the recording reservation related information in the recording section 26.

[0075] Next, the operation of the embodiment thus configured will be described with reference to Figure 4 to the flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment. Figure 4 Figure 4 In the following description, the same steps as in the first embodiment are assigned the same symbols and the description thereof will be omitted. Figure 2

[0076] The control circuit 21 confirms the interruption from the user (S10). That is, the control circuit 21 confirms whether or not the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast preview by the user is performed by the operation information from the remote controller receiving section 41, the sound receiving section 42, and the like. The control circuit 21 repeats the step S10 until the interruption is generated.

[0077] Now, assume that the recording reservation of the broadcast scheduled program introduced by the broadcast preview program in the current broadcast is desired by the user. In this case, the user performs the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast preview in the broadcast of the broadcast preview program. If the interruption is generated, the control circuit 21 entrusts the collection of the recording reservation related information to the video analysis section 51.

[0078] The video analysis section 51 captures the image based on the video data from the decoder 12, analyzes the content of the broadcast scheduled program, and acquires the recording reservation related information based on the analysis result in the step Sll. In addition, the video analysis section 51 can transmit the video data, the captured image to the cloud 60, and entrust the collection of the recording reservation related information. The video analysis section 51 records the acquired recording reservation related information in the recording section 26.

[0079] Next, the control circuit 21 reads the recording reservation related information recorded in the recording section 26, and acquires the information of the broadcast start date and time, and the like (S12). The subsequent operation is the same as in the first embodiment. That is, the control circuit 21 generates the recording reservation information based on the recording reservation related information in the step S5, or sets and holds the recording reservation scheduled information to the recording reservation related information in the step S6. Further, if the program information of the broadcast scheduled program is included in the program table information, the control circuit 21 generates the recording reservation information based on the recording reservation related information to which the recording reservation scheduled information is set in the step S8.

[0080] Thus, in the present embodiment, the same effects as in the first embodiment can also be obtained.

[0081] In addition, in the first embodiment, the recording reservation related information can also be acquired by the sound analysis using the cloud as in the present embodiment. ​​

[0082] Variation Example 1

[0083] Furthermore, in the above description, an example was given in which the video parsing unit 51 collects video reservation-related information in the event of an interruption caused by a user's video reservation operation based on a broadcast announcement. However, similar to the first embodiment, the video parsing unit 51 may continuously perform parsing for obtaining video reservation-related information or delegate to the cloud 60.

[0084] For example, the video analysis unit 51 can also determine, based on the analysis results, whether the program currently being broadcast is a broadcast preview program of a scheduled broadcast program. If it is determined that the program currently being broadcast is a broadcast preview program, it collects the video reservation information required for the recording reservation of the scheduled broadcast program from the video in the broadcast preview program, and provides the collected video reservation information to the recording unit 26 for recording together with the information at the current time.

[0085] In addition, the video analysis unit 51 may not determine whether the program currently being broadcast is a broadcast preview program. If it detects phrases such as "broadcast on 0 month 0 day 0 hour" or "broadcast tonight 0 hour" in the video of the program being broadcast, it records these phrases as video recording reservation information in the recording unit 26.

[0086] In this case, the user can make a recording reservation based on the broadcast schedule after watching the program. Whenever an interruption occurs due to a recording reservation made by the user based on the broadcast schedule, the control circuit 21 performs the same recording reservation process as in the first embodiment.

[0087] Variation Example 2

[0088] In the first embodiment described above, the user needs to make a recording reservation based on the broadcast schedule during the broadcast of the broadcast schedule program. On the other hand, in Modification 1, although recording reservation processing can be performed if the user makes a recording reservation based on the broadcast schedule program after it ends, the processing load is relatively large because the parsing processing based on the video parsing unit 51 or the computer on the cloud 60 is continuously performed. Therefore, in the second modification, the video data of the broadcast schedule program is recorded in the buffer circuit. In this case, the user can make a recording reservation based on the broadcast schedule program within a specified period after watching the broadcast schedule program. In addition, in the second modification, the buffer circuit included in the video parsing unit 51 is configured to have the capacity to retain the video data provided from the decoder 12 for a specified period corresponding to the broadcast time of the broadcast schedule program.

[0089] If an interruption occurs due to the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule performed by the user, the control circuit 21 entrusts the analysis processing to the video analysis section 51. The video data corresponding to the video from the period before the prescribed period to the current time is sequentially stored in the buffer circuit. If the video analysis section 51 is entrusted with the analysis processing from the buffer circuit 21, the video analysis section 51 performs the analysis processing using the video data held in the buffer circuit, entrustment of analysis to the cloud 60. The video analysis section 51 provides the thus acquired recording reservation related information to the recording section 26 and records it.

[0090] In this case, each time the recording reservation related information is recorded in the recording section 26, the control circuit 21 performs the recording reservation processing similar to that of the first embodiment. Thus, in the present modification example, the load of the processing can be reduced, and the recording reservation processing can be performed even in the case where the recording reservation operation based on the broadcast schedule is performed by the user after the end of the broadcast scheduled program.

[0091] Third Embodiment

[0092] Reference Figure 5 The overall configuration example of the playback system of the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1. Figure 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the overall configuration example of the playback system of the third embodiment. The playback system is provided with a television device 2 (electronic device), a scene information server 3 (server device), and a program statistics information server 4. The television device 2 can communicate with the scene information server 3 and the program statistics information server 4 through a public communication line such as the Internet.

[0093] The television device 2 is a broadcast receiver capable of recording a broadcast program, and stores recording information obtained by recording a broadcast program based on a user operation or the like.

[0094] The scene information server 3 is a server device capable of transmitting and receiving information with the television device 2 via a network. The scene information server 3 stores scene information of a broadcast program that has been broadcast. The scene information is information indicating the title, explanation, cast, producer, and the like of each scene in each broadcast program. In addition, the scene information includes information for identifying a program, such as the broadcast date and time of the program, the broadcast channel, and the broadcast time of the scene.

[0095] The program statistics information server 4 is a server device capable of information transmission and reception with the television device 2 via a network. The program statistics information server 4 stores program statistics information. The program statistics information is information indicating a popular time of a program according to a statistical process. As an example of the statistical process here, a process based on a rating-based statistics, a process of a number of comments on a program in an SNS (Social Networking Service) is indicated.

[0096] Hereinafter, details of each configuration in the playback system will be described with reference to the following drawings. Figure 6 The following figures illustrate details of each configuration in the playback system. Figure 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of the overall configuration of the television device 2 according to the third embodiment.

[0097] As illustrated in Figure 6 , the television device 2 is provided with an input terminal 202, tuners 203a to 203g, a signal processing section 207, a graphics processing section 208, a sound processing section 209, an OSD (On Screen Display) signal generation section 210, and a video processing section 211.

[0098] The graphics processing section 208 superimposes the OSD signal generated in the OSD signal generation section 210 on the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing section 207 and outputs to the video processing section 211. The graphics processing section 208 can also output either of the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing section 207 and the OSD signal generated in the OSD signal generation section 210 to the video processing section 211.

[0099] The video processing section 211 converts the digital video signal or the OSD signal input from the graphics processing section 208 into an analog video signal or an OSD signal in a format that can be displayed in the display screen of the video display section 233, and outputs to the video display section 233. The video display section 233 is, for example, an LCD or an OLED display, or the like.

[0100] The sound processing section 209 converts the digital sound signal input from the signal processing section 207 into an analog sound signal in a format that can be played in the speaker 215, and outputs to the speaker 215.

[0101] The television device 2 is also provided with a control section 216, a card slot 217, various interfaces 218 to 221, and a luminance sensor 230. The control section 216 is provided with a CPU 216a, a ROM 216b, a RAM 216c, and a nonvolatile memory 216d.

[0102] The control section 216 centrally controls various operations of the television device 2, such as the reception operation of broadcast signals such as terrestrial digital broadcast signals and digital satellite broadcast signals. In addition, the control section 216 controls each section of the television device 2 in accordance with operation information from the operation section 222 or operation information input from the remote controller 238 via the light-receiving section 223.

[0103] The CPU 216a controls the overall operation of the television device 2 by executing a program stored in the ROM 216b. The ROM 216b mainly stores a program to be executed by the CPU 216a. The RAM 216c provides a work area when the CPU 216a executes a program. The nonvolatile memory 216d stores various setting information and control information of the television device 2 and the like.

[0104] The control section 216 is connected to the card seat 217 of the detachable memory card 234 via the card I / F 225. Thus, the control section 216 can transmit and receive various information between the memory card 234 mounted in the card seat 217 via the card I / F 225.

[0105] The control section 216 is connected to the LAN terminal 226 via the communication I / F 218. Thus, the control section 216 can transmit and receive various information to and from the above-mentioned relay device 400, an external device such as a LAN-compliant HDD (Hard Disk Drive) connected to the LAN terminal 226 via the communication I / F 218. That is, the control section 216 can transmit and receive various information to and from the scene information server 3, the program statistical information server 4 via the communication I / F 218. However, the communication I / F 218 can be configured to be capable of connecting to the external device such as the relay device 400 in a wireless manner.

[0106] The control section 216 is connected to the HDMI (registered trademark) (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) terminal 227 via the HDMI I / F 221. Thus, the control section 216 can transmit and receive various information to and from an external device connected to the HDMI terminal 227 via the HDMI I / F 221.

[0107] The control section 216 is connected to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal 228 via the USB I / F 219. Thus, the control section 216 can transmit and receive various information to and from a storage device 237 such as a USB HDD provided with the USB terminal 228 via the USB I / F 219.

[0108] The storage device 237, for example, has an HDD, an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like, and is configured to record the digital signal received by the television device 2 as recording data. However, the storage device 237 can also be built into the television device 2. In addition, the storage device 237 can also be connected to the television device 2 via a communication line. For example, the storage device 237 can be built into a server device on the cloud, or a management server device of a VOD (Video On Demand).

[0109] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a partial configuration example of the television device 2 of the third embodiment. The television device 2 has: a storage section 241 (the ROM 216b, the RAM 216c, and the nonvolatile memory 216d, and the storage device 237) of the television device 2; and a transmission section 242, an acquisition section 243, and a display control section 244 that are functional modules generated as a result of the CPU 216a executing a program stored in the storage section 241. Figure 6

[0110] The transmission section 242 transmits various information to an external device. The acquisition section 243 acquires various information from an external device, or reads various information stored in the storage section 241.

[0111] The display control section 244 performs display processing of displaying various information on the video display section 233. For example, the display control section 244 causes the video display section 233 to display a list of data of a recording (described in detail later) in accordance with an input operation of a user.

[0112] In addition, the storage section 241 stores information obtained by recording a broadcast program, that is, recording information. The recording information is so-called content information of a broadcast program. The content information of the broadcast program includes not only the recording information of the broadcast program of the terrestrial digital broadcast, the broadcast program of the digital satellite broadcast, but also content information of a broadcast program via a cable television, content information of a broadcast program distributed on a network. In addition, the recording information includes a genre of a broadcast program to be recorded, a broadcast start time, and channel information. In addition, the storage section 241 holds information indicating a user's interest, that is, preference information. Here, Figure 8 An example of the preference information is shown. As shown in Figure 8 For example, the preference information includes information on a person of interest, a thing of interest of a user. As the thing of interest, a program name can also be included. In addition, the preference information can be classified. For example, for the person of interest, a musician, an artist, or the like can be classified.

[0113] Figure 9 is a block diagram showing a whole configuration example of the scenario information server 3 of the third embodiment. As shown in​Figure 9 As shown in FIG. 3, the scenario information server 3 is provided with a communication I / F 301, an operation section 302, a CPU 303, a storage 304, and a storage device 305.

[0114] The communication I / F 301 is an interface for communication with external devices. The operation section 302 has input devices such as a keyboard and a mouse, and display devices such as a display.

[0115] The storage device 305 is provided with, for example, an HDD, an SSD, or the like, and stores various information. The CPU 303 controls each component of the scenario information server 3 by executing various programs. The storage 304 is provided with a ROM, a RAM, or the like, and stores various programs and various data used in various arithmetic processing performed by the CPU 303.

[0116] Figure 10 is a block diagram showing a partial configuration example of the scenario information server 3 of the third embodiment. The scenario information server 3 is provided with a storage section 311 (the storage 304, the storage device 305), and an acquisition section 312, a transmission section 313, and a generation section 314 that are function modules generated as a result of the CPU 303 executing a program stored in the storage section 311.

[0117] The storage section 311 stores a program executed by the CPU 303 and a DB (Database). The acquisition section 312 acquires various information from external devices. The transmission section 313 transmits various information to external devices. The generation section 314 generates scenario information for each program by a known technique. The generation section 314 stores the generated scenario information in the storage section 311.

[0118] Next, the flow of processing of each component in the playback system will be described. Figure 11 is a flowchart showing the processing in the playback system of the third embodiment. Figure 11 The processing of the flowchart shown below is processing in which, when a user displays a video recording list by operating a remote controller or the like of the television device 2, the programs of the video recordings are displayed in preview together with the video recording list.

[0119] First, when the television device 2 displays a video recording list at the request of a user by operation, the acquisition section 243 acquires video recording information stored in the storage section 241 (step S1), and the display control section 244 displays a video recording list screen including the acquired video recording list (step S2).

[0120] Here, as an example of the video recording list screen, an explanation will be given using Figure 12 . Figure 12 is a diagram showing a video recording list. As shown in Figure 12As shown, the video list screen 501 includes a video list 502 and a preview display section 503. The video list 502 is a region that displays list information on video information. The preview display section 503 is a region that plays and displays a portion of the content of the video information selected in the video list 502.

[0121] In Figure 12 In the video list screen 501 shown, if a video program is selected from the video list 502 by a user operation, the display control section 244 sends information that can determine the channel and start time of the program of the selected video program to the transmission section 242, and transmits the information to the scene information server 3.

[0122] The scene information server 3 transmits the scene information of the program to the television device 2 if it acquires the information that can determine the program. The acquisition section 243 of the television device 2 acquires the scene information from the scene information server 3 (step S3).

[0123] In addition, the acquisition section 243 of the television device 2 acquires the preference information stored in the storage section 241, and the display control section 244 searches for the scene information (target scene information) corresponding to the preference information (step S4). In the case where the target scene information exists (step S5: YES), the display control section 244 extracts a moving image of a portion including the scene shown by the target scene information in the video information as play information, and outputs and displays the play information to the preview display section 503 (step S6).

[0124] Further, in the case where a plurality of scene information corresponding to the preference information exists, the display control section 244 can extract a moving image of a portion including the scenes shown by all the scene information as play information in the order of play, and output and display the play information to the preview display section 503. In this case, the display control section 244 can output and display all the play information that matches the preference information of the user.

[0125] In the case where a plurality of scene information corresponding to the preference information exists, the display control section 244 can extract a moving image of a portion including the scene shown by the determined scene information as play information based on the selected broadcast program and the category of the preference information, and output and display the play information to the preview display section 503.

[0126] For example, in a case where there are a plurality of pieces of scene information corresponding to the person of interest in the preference information, if the broadcast program is a music program, the display control section 244 prioritizes the scene information of the person of interest who is a musician, and if it is a variety program, the display control section 244 prioritizes the scene information of the person of interest who is an entertainer. In this case, the display control section 244 displays the playback information based on the preference information corresponding to the attribute of the program, and thus, it is possible to display the playback information that is more in line with the user's preference. Further, it is also possible to set a priority to the preference information in advance, and the display control section 244 determines the target scene information based on the priority.

[0127] Further, in a case where there is no scene information of the target (step S5: No), the acquisition section 243 acquires the statistical information of the selected broadcast program from the program statistical information server 4 in step S5, and the display control section 244 extracts a moving image of a portion of the recorded information including a scene indicated by the statistical information as the playback information, and displays and outputs the playback information to the preview display section 503 (step S7). For example, the display control section 244 extracts a scene with the highest rating in the recorded information as the playback information. In this way, even in a case where there is no scene information corresponding to the preference information, the display control section 244 is able to display the playback information of a portion that is estimated to be highly evaluated by the user who viewed the program. Further, in step S7, the display control section 244 can play a fixed number of seconds regardless of the content of the recorded information, or can play the initial scene other than a CM.

[0128] In the above-described embodiment, a case where the scene information of the recorded program is acquired at the time when the recorded program is selected is described, but the scene information can be acquired in advance. Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where the program statistical information server 4 is included in the playback system is described, but the program statistical information server 4 can not be included.

[0129] In the above-described embodiment, a case where the acquisition section 243 acquires the recorded information stored in the storage section 241 is described, but the recorded information can be acquired from an external device via a network or the like. For example, a server device on the cloud, a management server device of VOD corresponds to the external device.

[0130] The television device 2 of the third embodiment acquires the preference information and the scene information, and displays the playback information based on the scene information and the preference information corresponding to the selected recorded information in the recorded information list screen. Thereby, the television device 2 is able to preview the scene taking into account the user's preference information, and is able to output the list information of the content of the recording taking into account the user's preference.

[0131] Further, the programs executed in the respective apparatuses (the television apparatus 2, the scene information server 3, the program statistical information server 4) of the third embodiment can be provided as files in an installable form or an executable form recorded in a storage medium readable by a computer apparatus such as a CD (Compact Disc)-ROM (Read Only Memory), a floppy disk (FD), a CD-R (Recordable), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and the like. In addition, the programs can be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

[0132] The present application has been described with several embodiments, but these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the application. For example, the television apparatus in the above-described embodiments can be an electronic apparatus that does not have a display mechanism, such as a set-top box or a recorder, but has a receiver that outputs a video signal to an external display apparatus. In addition, these new embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the application. These embodiments and modifications are included within the scope, spirit, and purview of the application, and are included within the technical scope of the claims and the equivalent range thereof.

[0133] For example, for an image icon that can be enlarged and displayed in the television apparatus among the image icons displayed on the user terminal, a button that instructs the television apparatus to enlarge and display can be provided on or near the image icon, and in addition, for the image icon that can be enlarged and displayed, the color, shape, display form for identifiable confirmation from other image icons that cannot be enlarged and displayed can be changed. In addition, when the enlargement and display is instructed from the user terminal to the television apparatus, or when the display processing in the television apparatus, a sound notification can be made via the user terminal or the television apparatus.

[0134] For example, in the above-described first and second embodiments, an example of collecting the video recording reservation related information using one of the sound data or the video data is described, but the video recording reservation related information can be collected using both the sound data and the video data.

Claims

1. A display device with video recording function, wherein, The display device includes: The program schedule management department provides the output of the receiving unit to the program schedule management department, which obtains program-related information from the broadcast signal, wherein the receiving unit obtains video and audio data from the broadcast signal, and the program-related information includes program schedule information, including program information. The recording reservation information acquisition unit, based on the output of the receiving unit, acquires and records the recording reservation information required for the scheduled broadcast program from the broadcast preview program that announces the future broadcast schedule of the program; and The control circuit, upon receiving a recording reservation operation, reads the recording reservation-related information. Based on this information, it determines whether the program information of the scheduled broadcast program is included in the currently acquired program schedule information. If it is included, the recording reservation information is generated immediately after the recording reservation operation based on the recording reservation-related information. If it is not included, the read recording reservation-related information is set as the recording reservation information until the program information of the scheduled broadcast program is included in the program schedule information, at which point the recording reservation information is generated based on the recording reservation-related information.

2. The display device according to claim 1, wherein, The video recording reservation information acquisition unit obtains the video recording reservation information by parsing the audio data from the receiving unit.

3. The display device according to claim 1, wherein, The video recording reservation information acquisition unit obtains the video recording reservation information by parsing the video data from the receiving unit.

4. The display device according to claim 1, wherein, The display device further includes: The preference information acquisition unit acquires preference information, which represents the user's preferences. Scene information acquisition department, which acquires scene information for broadcast programs; and The display control unit displays a summary of the video recording information and playback information, wherein the playback information is used to play a portion of the video recording information selected from the summary. The display control unit plays playback information based on scene information and preference information corresponding to the video information selected from the overview.

5. The display device according to claim 4, wherein, The display control unit is further configured to: when there are multiple scene information corresponding to the video information selected from the overview and the preference information, play playback information of the type of broadcast program based on the video information and the scene information of the type of preference information.

6. The display device according to claim 4, wherein, The display control unit is further configured to: when there are multiple scene information corresponding to the video information selected from the overview and the preference information, play the playback information of multiple scene information according to the playback order of the video information.

7. The display device according to claim 4, wherein, The display device further includes: The statistical information acquisition unit is configured to acquire statistical information, which is information on the broadcast program. The display control unit is further configured to: play playback information based on the statistical information when there is no scene information corresponding to the video information selected from the overview and the preference information.

8. A method for a display device, wherein, At least one of the video and audio data obtained from the broadcast signal. Program schedule information, including program information, is obtained from the broadcast signal. Based on at least one of the video and audio data, obtain and record the recording reservation information required for recording the scheduled broadcast program from the broadcast preview program that announces the future broadcast schedule. If a recording reservation operation is received, the recording reservation information is read. Based on the recording reservation information, it is determined whether the program information of the broadcast reservation program is included in the currently acquired program schedule information. If it is included in the currently acquired program schedule information, the recording reservation information is generated immediately after the recording reservation operation based on the recording reservation information. If it is not included in the currently acquired program schedule information, the read recording reservation information is set as the recording reservation information until the program information of the broadcast reservation program is included in the program schedule information, and the recording reservation information is generated based on the recording reservation information.

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