JP4810067B2 - Region code setting method, mobile phone device using setting method and region code setting method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a region code setting method of a television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus, a mobile phone device that uses the setting method, and a region code setting method. The present invention relates to setting control of a region code that is transferred to a device and set.

  Due to the power consumption and miniaturization of portable devices, portable devices equipped with a position measurement system that measures the current position based on GPS or a nearby base station have come to be commercialized.

  In addition, an infrared communication function is provided, and a function for controlling a commercially available television or a video tape recorder (hereinafter referred to as a video deck) using the infrared communication function is also installed.

On the other hand, in many video decks, recording can be reserved with a G code (registered trademark) .

  The G code represents the program channel, broadcast date, start time, and broadcast time with a maximum of eight digits, and can be easily reserved by typing the G code described in the program guide.

  The G code is assigned a unique number called a guide channel for each broadcasting station.

  VCRs need to store the correspondence between the guide channel and the broadcast channel because the broadcast channel differs depending on the region even in the same broadcasting station.

  In other words, the video deck stores all broadcast channels corresponding to each region because the correspondence between the guide channel and the broadcast channel is different for each region.

  By specifying a numerical value called an area code for the current location, all correspondence between the guide channel and the broadcast channel is performed.

  Normally, when a video deck is purchased, in order to make a recording reservation using the G code, it is necessary to set an area code corresponding to the address where the user lives in the video deck.

  In addition, when it becomes necessary to reset the area code for reasons such as moving, it is necessary to reset the area code corresponding to the new address.

  However, setting the region code by reading the instruction manual attached to the VCR is a tedious task.

  In addition, when the instruction manual is lost or somewhere is lost and the whereabouts are unknown, the area code cannot be set, and video recording using the G code becomes impossible.

  Broadcast frequency bands (FM band / AM band) corresponding to each region (country, Japan, USA, Europe, etc.) are stored in advance, and reception corresponding to the current position of the mobile unit obtained from GPS or base station A technique for setting a frequency band in a receiver is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-285092 (first conventional technique).

  A mobile body receiver mounted on a vehicle or a ship according to a first prior art includes a storage means for storing in advance a region (country) and a frequency band of a radio wave used in the region, and a current position of the mobile body. Current position positioning means for positioning is provided.

  Then, control means for detecting the area where the moving body is located based on the current position detected by the current position positioning means and setting a reception frequency band corresponding to the detected area in the receiver.

JP-A-2001-285092 (paragraph 0006, paragraph 0030, paragraph 0031, paragraph 0032, FIG. 2, FIG. 3) Moreover, the portable terminal device has a remote control means function, and a user obtains a television set obtained by communicating with a base station. A desired program is registered together with a broadcast time from a program table including a G code.

  Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2002-232598 discloses a technique in which the control unit detects the broadcast time of the registered program and transmits the G code to the video tape by infrared communication via a remote control means. Second prior art).

  The second conventional portable terminal device accesses the server via the Internet at a predetermined cycle (once a week, once a month), downloads a program guide, and displays it on the display unit.

  The user selects and registers a desired program and channel from the displayed program guide.

  The clock means monitors the broadcast start time of the program registered by the user, and when the broadcast start time is detected, activates the remote control means and transmits it to the video tape recorder by infrared communication.

JP 2002-232598 A (paragraph 0020, paragraph 0021, paragraph 0024, paragraph 0039, paragraph 0056, paragraph 0089, FIG. 1) Further, a wireless telephone that remotely controls a video deck by infrared rays is capable of recording video from a cellular phone. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-164747, for example, discloses a technique for accepting a reservation and starting the video deck by infrared communication when the reservation time is reached (third prior art).

  A third conventional video deck remote control system uses a mobile phone to receive a call from a remote location to a wireless telephone installed in the home and reserve video recording.

  The wireless telephone stores the received video recording reservation information in the storage means, and monitors the reservation information by the clock means.

  When the wireless telephone detects the reserved time, the wireless telephone transmits control information of power ON, channel designation, recording start, and recording stop to the video deck by infrared rays.

JP-A-6-164747 (paragraph 0007, paragraph 0009, paragraph 0010, paragraph 0012, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 4).

  In addition, the mobile phone stores the control information of each usable region in correspondence with each region code, and the technology for performing communication control with the control information corresponding to the region code included in the control signal transmitted from the base station, For example, it is disclosed by Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 8-19043 (4th prior art).

  The portable telephone device according to the fourth prior art stores in advance a frequency band for communicating with a base station in correspondence with a plurality of country codes and area codes.

  In addition, in correspondence with a plurality of country codes and area codes, telephone numbers of specific services such as emergency reports to the police, weather forecasts, hourly reports, etc. are stored in advance in the storage means.

  The CPU identifies the area code included in the control code added to the control signal for each of the plurality of areas, automatically sets the frequency band corresponding to the area code from the storage means, and speeds up access to the base station.

  Further, the CPU identifies the area code in the control code added to the control signal for each of the plurality of areas, and automatically calls the specific service number corresponding to the area code from the storage means.

JP-A-8-19043 (paragraph 0012, paragraph 0016, paragraph 0017, paragraph 0018, paragraph 0028, paragraph 0029, FIG. 2)

  The first prior art described above sets the frequency band of an FM / AM receiver mounted on a vehicle or ship.

  Specifically, the country or region is identified based on the current position detected by the positioning system, and the reception frequency band corresponding to the identified country or region is automatically set in the FM / AM receiver.

  As described above, the first conventional technique sets the frequency band of the FM / AM receiver mounted on the vehicle or ship, and does not set the area code of the video deck.

  In the second prior art, a broadcast program guide is downloaded from a server via the Internet, and a desired program and channel are selected and registered from the program guide.

  When detecting the broadcast start time of the registered program, the control unit activates the remote control means, transmits a G code by infrared communication, activates the television receiver, and selects a broadcast channel.

  As described above, the second conventional technique acquires a broadcast program guide from a server via the Internet, registers a desired program, and transmits the G code of the registered program to the television receiver by infrared when the broadcast time is reached. It does not set the VCR region code.

  The third conventional technique is to reserve video recording for a telephone set in a home where the video deck can be remotely controlled from the outside, and transmit the reservation information to the video deck by infrared at the reservation time. It does not set the region code.

  The fourth conventional technique identifies a country code and a region code included in a control code added to a control signal transmitted from a base station for each of a plurality of regions.

  Then, the frequency band for communicating with the base station corresponding to the country code or the region code is automatically set from the storage means, and the region code of the video deck is not set.

  In other words, each of the above prior art documents does not include a description suggesting setting of a region code for setting a broadcast channel in initial setting for new purchase of a video deck or resetting in accordance with a change in use environment.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an area code setting method for setting a region code for recording reservation by G code in a video deck based on current position information of the cell phone device, and a mobile phone device using the setting method and the region code setting method. It is to provide.

The area code setting method of the present invention transmits an area code by infrared communication to a television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus that stores and reproduces only television broadcast video and audio or audio in accordance with information acquired from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing means. An area code setting method for a television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus characterized by having information transmitting means for detecting a current position based on base station data from a base station with a built-in GPS or a nearby connection A mobile phone device comprising detection means and the information transmission means; a plurality of base stations connected to the mobile phone device by radio waves; and the TV broadcast recording / playback device information providing means connected to the base station via the Internet; A television broadcast recording / reproducing device for receiving a predetermined signal transmitted from the information transmitting means, and the mobile phone device The signal format of the infrared communication unique to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus is acquired from the information providing means, and the area code corresponding to the current position detected by the position detecting means is transmitted to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus in the signal format. characterized in that it.

A cellular phone device according to the present invention is a cellular phone device used for setting a region code for a television broadcast recording / reproducing device that stores and reproduces only video and / or audio of a television broadcast, and includes a radio unit and a baseband signal processing unit A positioning system that measures the current position of the mobile phone device constantly or in a predetermined cycle based on GPS or base station data from a nearby connected base station, and the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system of a memory for storing information for setting the region code in the latest of the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus of the current position information based on, the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus, which is generated from the region code setting information, wherein It conforms to the infrared communication code information unique to the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus acquired from the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server connected to the base station via the Internet Characterized in that it has a band code setting signal, and the infrared communication unit that transmits an infrared signal format, the control unit the area code having a function of performing control to set the television broadcast recording and reproducing device corresponding to the current position And

  Further, the memory includes a location information memory that stores the latest current location information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system, and a location code information that is set in the television broadcast recording / playback device in correspondence with the location information. And a code memory and an infrared communication code memory for storing infrared communication code information unique to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus acquired from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server.

Further, the control unit stores the latest current location information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system in the location information memory, and the television broadcast recording / reproducing device specific server from the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information server. Means for acquiring and storing the infrared communication code information in the infrared code memory, and reading out the latest current position information from the position information memory and reading out the area code information corresponding to the read current position information from the area code memory And reading out the infrared communication code information specific to the TV broadcast recording / reproducing device from the infrared communication code memory, and the region code setting information adapted to the infrared communication code information from the region code information read out from the region code memory. Means for generating, and generating the region code setting information by the infrared communication And having means for transmitting to the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus via the.

In addition, the control unit stores the latest current position information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system in the position information memory; and from the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server, Means for acquiring an area code corresponding to an installation position and storing it in the area code memory; and acquiring infrared communication code information specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server and storing the infrared communication code information in the infrared code memory Means for reading out the area code from the area code memory; reading out the infrared communication code information specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the infrared communication code memory; and reading out the area code information from the area code memory means for generating said local code setting information conforming to more the infrared communication code information, And having means for transmitting to the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus of the said region code setting information form via the infrared communication unit.

The area code setting method for a television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention is a first method for detecting an area code setting operation performed by a user, setting an area code setting mode, and requesting the user to start a television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service. A second step of detecting a start request for the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service performed by a user, calling a base station, and requesting connection to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server; A third step of receiving a setting notification of a connection path from the base station to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service server, and requesting the user to input a manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus; The manufacturing company name and model number of the TV broadcast recording / playback apparatus input by the user are detected and sent to the TV broadcast recording / playback apparatus information providing service server via the base station. The fourth step of requesting the infrared signal format of the remote control function of the TV broadcast recording / playback device, and obtaining the infrared signal format information of the TV broadcast recording / playback device corresponding to the manufacturer and model number from the VCR information server A fifth step of storing in the infrared communication code memory, a sixth step of searching the position information memory and reading the current position information, a seventh step of requesting the user to input whether or not the area code is set, and a user Detects an area code setting necessity inputted by the user, and reads the area code information corresponding to the latest position information read out in the sixth step from the area code memory; and the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the infrared communication code memory. It reads the infrared signal format, from the region code information read in the eighth step, adapted to the infrared signal format A ninth step of generating a region code setting signal, and a tenth step of sending the region code setting signal generated in the ninth step to an infrared communication unit and instructing infrared communication to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus. I have.

An eleventh step of detecting an area code setting operation performed by the user, setting an area code setting mode, and requesting the user to start a TV broadcast recording / playback apparatus information providing service; and the television broadcast recording / playback apparatus performed by the user A twelfth step of detecting an activation request for an information providing service, calling the base station to request connection to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server, and the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service from the base station An area code corresponding to the position information is received by receiving the setting notification of the connection path to the server, reading the current position information of the mobile phone device from the position information memory and transmitting it to the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server via the base station A thirteenth step of requesting information; and receiving a region code information corresponding to the position information from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server; The 14th step of storing in the memory, the user is requested to input the manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus, and the manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus input by the user are input to the base A fifteenth step of transmitting to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server via a station and requesting an infrared signal format of a remote control function of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus; and the manufacturer name and model from the VCR information server A sixteenth step of acquiring infrared signal format information of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to the number and storing it in an infrared communication code memory; a seventeenth step of requesting the user to input whether or not a region code should be set; The region code setting necessary operation input by is detected, and the region code information stored in the fourteenth step is read out from the region code memory. Step a, an infrared signal format of the 16 television broadcast recording and reproducing device stored in step of reading from the infrared communication code memory, than the region code information read in the eighteenth step, regional code setting adapted to the infrared signal format A nineteenth step of generating a signal, and a twentieth step of sending the region code setting signal generated in the nineteenth step to an infrared communication unit and instructing infrared communication to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus. .

  As described above, according to the present invention, the region code can be set in the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus based on the position information of the installation position of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus that stores and reproduces only the video and / or audio of the television broadcast. Even if troublesome setting operations or instruction manuals are lost or missing, it can be set very easily.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system configuration of the present invention.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of the cellular phone device of the present invention.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the region code setting process according to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the area code setting process according to the first embodiment.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of the area code, the broadcast channel guide channel, and the broadcast channel.

  First, the system configuration of the present invention will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the area code setting system includes a mobile phone device 10, base stations 20 and 21, a server 30, GPS satellites 41, 42, 43 and 44, and a video deck 50.

  The cellular phone device 10 requests the video deck information providing service from the base station 20 (21).

  When the base station 20 (21) receives the video deck information provision service request from the mobile phone device 10, the base station 20 (21) connects the video deck information provision server 30 via the Internet.

  The cellular phone device 10 transmits the manufacturer name and model number of the video deck 50 to the video deck information providing server 30 and requests the infrared communication code of the video deck 50.

  The video deck information providing server 30 searches the infrared communication code of the video deck 50 based on the received manufacturer name and model number, and transmits the video deck 50 to the mobile phone device 10 via the Internet and the base station 20 (21). Send infrared communication code.

  The cellular phone device 10 stores the received infrared communication code of the video deck 50 in the infrared communication code memory (not shown), and then reads the current position information from the position information memory (not shown).

  The cellular phone device 10 searches the area code memory based on the current position information read from the position information memory, and reads the area code corresponding to the current position.

  The cellular phone device 10 generates regional code setting information that matches the infrared communication code read from the infrared communication code memory.

  The cellular phone device 10 transmits the generated region code setting information to the video deck 50 by infrared rays, and sets the region code corresponding to the current location in the video deck 50.

  Thereafter, it is not necessary to set the region code unless the usage environment of the video deck 50 changes.

  The current position information stored in the position information memory is the latest latitude information and longitude information constantly received from the GPS satellites 41 to 44 via the GPS antenna.

  Next, the configuration of the mobile phone device of the present invention will be described.

  According to FIG. 2, the mobile phone device 10 of the present invention includes a mobile phone antenna 11, a radio unit 12, a baseband signal processing unit 13, and a voice input / output unit 14.

  The cellular phone device 10 of the present invention includes a GPS antenna 15, a positioning system 16, an infrared communication unit 17, a memory 18, and a control unit 19.

  The memory 18 includes an infrared communication code memory 18-1 for storing a signal format for remotely controlling the video deck 50 (FIG. 1).

  Further, the memory 18 includes an area code memory 18-2 for storing an area code compatible guide channel and a broadcast station display channel.

  Further, the memory 18 includes a position information memory for storing the latest current position information measured by the positioning system.

  The positioning system 16 receives the radio waves of the GPS satellites 41 to 44 via the GPS antenna 15, calculates the current position from the latitude information and longitude information, and acquires the current position of the mobile phone device 10.

  The control unit 19 compares the current position information acquired by the positioning system with the position information stored in the previously acquired position information memory 18-3, and updates if there is a change.

  Therefore, the latest current position information is always stored in the position information memory 18-3.

  The control unit 19 searches the area code memory 18-2 based on the latest position information stored in the position information memory 18-3, and reads the area code guide channel and broadcast station display channel corresponding to the current position. .

  The control unit 19 generates an area code setting signal in a signal format adapted to the infrared communication code stored in the infrared communication code memory 18-1.

  The control unit 19 transmits the generated region code setting signal to the infrared communication unit 17 and instructs transmission of the region code setting signal to the video deck 50.

  The infrared communication unit 17 transmits the received area code setting signal to the video deck 50 by infrared rays.

  The video deck 50 receives the area code setting signal transmitted from the infrared communication unit 17, and sets guide channel information and broadcast display channel information corresponding to the area code by a predetermined process.

  FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the area code, the guide channel, and the broadcast channel (display channel).

  According to FIG. 5, the area code of the Sapporo area is “01”, the guide channel of the NHK (registered trademark) general television corresponding to this area code “01” is “80”, and the broadcast channel display is “03”. .

  The NHK (registered trademark) educational television guide channel corresponding to the region code “01” is “90” and the broadcast channel display is “12”.

  Similarly, the Tokyo area code is “13”, the NHK (registered trademark) general television guide channel corresponding to this area code “13” is “80”, and the broadcast channel display is “01”.

  The NHK (registered trademark) educational television guide channel corresponding to the region code “13” is “90” and the broadcast channel display is “03”.

  Therefore, when a Tokyo resident moves to Sapporo, it is necessary to reset the area code to “01” in the Sapporo area.

  Next, the region code setting process will be described with reference to FIG.

  The control unit 19 detects the region code setting operation performed by the user, sets the region code setting mode, and displays the activation request screen for the video deck information providing service on the display unit (not shown) (step S101 in FIG. 3). .

  The user performs an activation request operation on the activation request screen of the video deck information provision service displayed on the display unit (S102).

  This activation request operation can be performed by, for example, pressing the “ON” display on the activation request screen.

  The activation request may be a key operation of an operation unit (not shown).

  When detecting the activation request of the video deck information providing service by the user, the control unit 19 calls the base station 20 to request connection to the video deck information server 30 (S103).

  When the base station 20 receives a connection request for the video deck information providing service 30 from the mobile phone device 10, the base station 20 connects to the video deck information server 30 via the Internet and notifies the mobile phone device 10 to that effect.

  The control unit 19 displays an input request screen for the manufacturer name and model number of the video deck 50 on the display unit.

  The user inputs the manufacturer name and model number of the video deck 50 from the operation unit, and requests the infrared communication code (infrared signal format) of the video deck 50 (S104).

  The video deck information server 30 searches the infrared signal format of the corresponding video deck based on the manufacturer name and model number, and transmits it to the mobile phone device 10.

  The control unit 19 acquires the infrared signal format of the video deck 50 from the video deck information server 30 (S105) and stores it in the infrared communication code memory 18-1 (S106).

  After storing the infrared signal format in the infrared communication code memory 18-1, the control unit 19 searches the position information memory 18-3 (S107) and acquires the current position information (S108).

  When acquiring the current position information, the control unit 19 displays a region code setting screen on the display unit.

  The user performs an area code setting request operation on the area code setting screen displayed on the display unit (S109).

  This region code setting request operation can be performed by, for example, pressing the “ON” display on the activation request screen.

  The activation request may be a key operation of an operation unit (not shown).

  Note that the region code setting request operation process by the user in step S109 may be omitted, and the current position information may be acquired in step S108, and then the process may proceed to step S110.

  When detecting the area code setting request, the control unit 19 reads the latest position information from the position information memory 18-3.

  The control unit 19 reads the area code corresponding to the latest position information read from the position information memory from the area code memory 18-2 (S110).

  The control unit 19 reads the infrared signal format of the video deck 50 from the infrared communication code memory 18-1, and generates a region code setting signal suitable for the infrared signal format (S111).

  The control unit 19 sends the generated area code setting signal to the infrared communication unit 17 to instruct infrared communication with the video deck 50.

  The infrared communication unit 17 transmits a region code signal to the video deck 50 by infrared communication (S112), and sets the region code of the video deck 50 (S113).

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, setting of a region code required when a video deck is newly purchased is simplified.

  The reason for this is that it is not necessary to set a troublesome region code by referring to the instruction manual attached to the VCR.

  In addition, when the living environment changes due to moving or the like and the area code is set, even if the instruction manual is lost or missing, the area code can be set very easily from the mobile phone device.

  Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

Since the hardware configuration of the mobile phone device 10 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description of the configuration is omitted.
The difference between the first embodiment and the second embodiment is that, in the first embodiment, the guide channel number and the display channel are stored in advance in the region code memory 18-2 corresponding to the region code information of the whole country. Yes.

  Further, only the infrared signal format of the video deck is acquired from the video deck information server 30.

  On the other hand, in the second embodiment, in addition to the infrared signal format, the guide channel number and display channel corresponding to the nationwide region code information are acquired from the video deck information server 30.

  The area code memory 18-2 stores only the area code, guide channel number, and display channel of the area received from the video deck information server 30.

  The control unit 19 detects the region code setting operation performed by the user, sets the region code setting mode, and displays the activation request screen for the video deck information providing service on the display unit (not shown) (step S201 in FIG. 3). .

  The user performs an activation request operation on the activation request screen of the video deck information provision service displayed on the display unit (S202).

  This activation request operation can be performed by, for example, pressing the “ON” display on the activation request screen.

  The activation request may be a key operation of an operation unit (not shown).

  When detecting the activation request of the video deck information providing service by the user, the control unit 19 calls the base station 20 and requests connection to the video deck information server 30 (S203).

  When the base station 20 receives a connection request for the video deck information providing service 30 from the mobile phone device 10, the base station 20 connects to the video deck information server 30 via the Internet and notifies the mobile phone device 10 to that effect.

  When receiving the communication path connection notification to the video deck information server 30, the control unit 19 reads the latest current position information from the position information memory 18-3 and transmits it to the video deck information server 30 (S204).

  The video deck information server 30 searches for the corresponding area code information based on the current position information of the mobile phone device 10 and transmits it to the mobile phone device 10 (S205).

  The control unit 19 stores the region code information corresponding to the current position information received from the video deck information server 30 in the region code memory 18-2 (S206).

  After storing the area code information, the control unit 19 displays an input screen for the name and model number of the manufacturer of the video deck on the display unit.

  The user inputs the manufacturer name and model number of the video deck 50 from the operation unit, and requests the infrared communication code (infrared signal format) of the video deck 50 (S207).

  The video deck information server 30 searches the infrared signal format of the corresponding video deck based on the manufacturer name and model number, and transmits it to the mobile phone device 10.

  The control unit 19 acquires the infrared signal format of the video deck 50 from the video deck information server 30 (S208), and stores it in the infrared communication code memory 18-1 (S209).

  After storing the infrared signal format in the infrared communication code memory 18-1, the control unit 19 displays a region code setting screen on the display unit.

  The user performs a region code setting request operation on the region code setting screen displayed on the display unit (S210).

  This region code setting request operation can be performed by, for example, pressing the “ON” display on the activation request screen.

  The activation request may be a key operation of an operation unit (not shown).

  Note that the region code setting request operation process by the user in step S210 may be omitted, and the infrared communication code may be stored in the infrared communication code memory in step S209, and then the process may proceed to step S211.

  When detecting the area code setting request, the control unit 19 reads the latest position information from the position information memory 18-3.

  The control unit 19 reads the area code corresponding to the latest position information read from the position information memory 18-3 from the area memory 18-2 (S211).

  The control unit 19 reads the infrared signal format of the video deck 50 from the infrared communication code memory 18-1, and generates a region code setting signal suitable for the infrared signal format (S212).

  The control unit 19 sends the generated area code setting signal to the infrared communication unit 17 to instruct infrared communication with the video deck 50.

  The infrared communication unit 17 transmits a region code setting signal to the video deck 50 by infrared communication (S213), and sets the region code of the video deck 50 (S214).

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, in addition to the effects of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.

  The nationwide region code and guide channel information and display channel information corresponding to each region code are stored on the VCR information server side, and the region code memory 18-2 corresponds to one region code requested from the VCR information server. Since only the guide channel and the broadcast channel are stored, the area code memory may have a very small capacity.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the example in which the GPS is used as the current position of the mobile phone device has been described. However, the current position may be acquired from information on the nearest base station.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the setting of the area code for the video deck has been described. However, the recording apparatus may be capable of recording the sound of the television broadcast.

  As this recording device, for example, there is a radio cassette tape recorder (radio cassette) having an infrared remote control function.

It is the schematic of the system configuration | structure of this invention of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the main structures of the mobile telephone apparatus of this invention of this invention. It is a flowchart of the area code setting process of the 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart of the area code setting process of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a regional code, a guide channel of a broadcasting station, and a broadcast channel.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cellular phone apparatus 11 Antenna 12 Radio | wireless part 13 Baseband signal processing part 14 Voice input / output part 15 GPS antenna 16 Positioning system 17 Infrared communication part 18 Memory 18-1 Infrared communication code memory 18-2 Area code memory 18-3 Location information Memory 19 control unit

Claims (7)

According to the information acquired from the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing means, the apparatus has information transmitting means for transmitting the region code by infrared communication to the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus that stores and reproduces only the video and / or audio of the TV broadcast. A regional code setting method for a TV broadcast recording and playback device,
A mobile phone device comprising position detecting means for detecting a current position based on base station data from a base station connected to GPS or nearby, and the information transmitting means;
A plurality of base stations connected to the mobile phone device by radio waves;
The TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing means connected to the base station via the Internet;
A television broadcast recording / playback apparatus for receiving a predetermined signal transmitted from the information transmission means,
The cellular phone device acquires the signal format of the infrared communication unique to the television broadcast recording / reproducing device from the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information providing means, and obtains a region code corresponding to the current position detected by the position detecting means. A regional code setting method , wherein the signal is transmitted to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus in a signal format . A mobile phone device used to set a region code for a television broadcast recording / playback device that stores and reproduces only television broadcast video and audio or audio,
A radio unit;
A baseband signal processing unit;
A positioning system that measures the current position of the mobile phone device constantly or at a predetermined cycle based on GPS or base station data from a nearby connected base station;
A memory for storing information for setting the region code in the television broadcast recording / reproducing device based on the latest current position information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system;
Conforms to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus, the infrared communication code information specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus acquired from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server connected to the base station via the Internet, generated from the region code setting information. An infrared communication unit for transmitting the area code setting signal in the infrared signal format;
A cellular phone device comprising a control unit having a function of performing control for setting the area code corresponding to the current position in the television broadcast recording / reproducing device. The memory includes a position information memory that stores the latest current position information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system, and a region code memory that stores region code information set in the television broadcast recording / playback device in correspondence with the position information. 3. A mobile phone device according to claim 2, further comprising an infrared communication code memory for storing infrared communication code information unique to the television broadcast recording / reproducing device acquired from the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information server. The control unit stores the latest current position information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system in the position information memory, and an infrared ray specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing device from the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information server. Means for acquiring communication code information and storing it in the infrared code memory; means for reading out the latest current position information from the position information memory; and reading out the area code information corresponding to the read current position information from the area code memory; Read infrared communication code information specific to the TV broadcast recording / playback device from the infrared communication code memory, and generate the region code setting information suitable for the infrared communication code information from the region code information read from the region code memory. Means and the generated region code setting information via the infrared communication unit Mobile telephone device according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting to the serial television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus. The control unit stores the latest current location information of the mobile phone device detected by the positioning system in the location information memory, and an installation location of the television broadcast recording / reproducing device from the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information server. Means for acquiring an area code corresponding to the area code memory and storing it in the area code memory; and means for acquiring infrared communication code information specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server and storing it in the infrared code memory And means for reading out the area code from the area code memory; reading out infrared communication code information specific to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the infrared communication code memory; and the area code information read from the area code memory Means for generating the region code setting information adapted to the infrared communication code information; Mobile telephone device according to claim 3, characterized in that it comprises means for transmitting to the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus through the infrared communication unit the region code setting information. A first step of detecting an area code setting operation performed by a user, setting an area code setting mode, and requesting the user to start a TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service; and providing the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information performed by the user A second step of detecting a service activation request and calling the base station to request connection to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server; and from the base station to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service server A third step of requesting the user to input the manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / playback apparatus, and the manufacturer name of the television broadcast recording / playback apparatus input by the user, and Infrared signal format of the remote control function of the TV broadcast recording / reproducing device to the TV broadcast recording / reproducing device information providing service server via the base station A fourth step of requesting, a fifth step of acquiring infrared signal format information of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus corresponding to the manufacturer name and model number from the video deck information server, and storing the information in an infrared communication code memory; A sixth step of searching the position information memory and reading out the current position information, a seventh step of requesting the user to input whether or not the region code is necessary, and detecting a region code setting necessity input by the user; Read out the area code information corresponding to the latest position information read out in step 8 from the area code memory, read out the infrared signal format of the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus from the infrared communication code memory, and read out in the eighth step A ninth step of generating a region code setting signal conforming to the infrared signal format from the region code information; The region code setting signal generated in step sent to the infrared communication unit, tenth step area code setting method of television broadcast recording and reproducing device comprising the instructing infrared communication with the television broadcast recording and reproducing apparatus. An eleventh step of detecting an area code setting operation performed by the user, setting an area code setting mode, and requesting the user to start a TV broadcast recording / playback apparatus information providing service; and providing the TV broadcast recording / playback apparatus information performed by the user A twelfth step of detecting a service activation request and calling the base station to request connection to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server; and from the base station to the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information providing service server The connection location setting notification is received, the current location information of the mobile phone device is read from the location information memory, transmitted to the television broadcast recording / reproducing device information server via the base station, and the area code information corresponding to the location information is obtained. A thirteenth step of requesting and receiving a region code information corresponding to the position information from the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus information server; A fourteenth step of storing, requesting the user to input the manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / reproducing device, and inputting the manufacturer name and model number of the television broadcast recording / reproducing device input by the user to the base station Through the fifteenth step of requesting the infrared signal format of the remote control function of the TV broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus, and from the VCR information server to the manufacturer name and model number. A sixteenth step of acquiring infrared signal format information of the corresponding television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus and storing it in an infrared communication code memory; a seventeenth step of requesting the user to input whether or not a region code is required; The region code setting operation to be performed is detected, and the region code information stored in the 14th step is read from the region code memory. And the infrared signal format of the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus stored in the sixteenth step is read from the infrared communication code memory, and the region code setting signal conforming to the infrared signal format is read from the region code information read in the eighteenth step. A television broadcast recording comprising: a nineteenth step for generating the broadcast code; and a twentieth step for sending the region code setting signal generated in the nineteenth step to an infrared communication unit and instructing the television broadcast recording / reproducing apparatus to perform infrared communication. Re-device region code setting method.

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