Broadcast program recording and playing apparatus and portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs

• US 20020023266A1
• Filed: 08/14/2001
• Published: 02/21/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kawana, Koichi, Takahashi, Yoko, Korehisa, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 8,413,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/81
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4135 external recorder interface circuits between an apparatus for recording television signals and a television receiver H04N5/775
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42221 Transmission circuitry, e.g. infrared [IR] or radio frequency [RF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/38 Transmitter circuitry for the transmission of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver

Abstract

A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus includes a program management unit that manages a database storing program information for broadcast programs. A transmission unit transmits the program information stored in the database to an electronic apparatus using wireless communication. Under the control of the electronic apparatus, a control unit controls an apparatus having functions of recording and playing the broadcast programs.

Claims

1. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus comprising:

program management means for managing a database that stores program information for broadcast programs;

transmission means for transmitting the program information stored in the database to an electronic apparatus using wireless communication; and

control means for controlling, under the control of said electronic apparatus, an apparatus having functions of recording and playing broadcast programs.

2. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said electronic apparatus comprises a portable terminal.

3. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said portable terminal comprises a private apparatus.

4. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus having functions of recording and playing broadcast programs comprises an audio apparatus or a video apparatus.

5. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication is based on a spread spectrum communication system.

6. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication with said electronic apparatus is switched between communication using a public circuit and short-distance wireless communication.

7. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the short-distance wireless communication is based on the Bluetooth system.

8. A broadcast program recording and playing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the short-distance wireless communication is based on an infrared data communication system.

9. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs, comprising:

transmission means for transmitting program information stored in a database that stores the program information for broadcast programs to an electronic apparatus using wireless communication;

display means for displaying the program information obtained using said transmission means; and

command transmission means for transmitting a command that controls an apparatus having functions of recording and playing broadcast programs to a server that controls recording and playing performed by the apparatus.

10. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 9, wherein said electronic apparatus comprises said portable terminal itself.

11. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 10, wherein said portable terminal comprises a private apparatus.

12. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 9, wherein the apparatus having functions of recording and playing broadcast programs comprises an audio apparatus or a video apparatus.

13. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 9, wherein the wireless communication is based on a spread spectrum communication system.

14. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 9, wherein the wireless communication with said electronic apparatus is switched between communication using a public circuit and short-distance wireless communication.

15. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 14, wherein the short-distance wireless communication is based on the Bluetooth system.

16. A portable terminal for recording and playing broadcast programs according to claim 14, wherein the short-distance wireless communication is based on an infrared data communication system.