Automatic program arrangement apparatus and method
First Claim
1. An automatic program arrangement apparatus of a moving object, comprising:
- a receiver unit receiving broadcasting radio waves to acquire broadcasting data;
a broadcasting area storage unit storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
a navigation unit outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
a program acquisition unit acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of route information acquired from the navigation unit and broadcasting area information stored in the broadcasting area storage unit;
a genre setting unit presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
a program plan arrangement section determining relevant broadcasting stations to be received on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables held in the program acquisition unit, the genre of the programs held by the genre setting unit, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged; and
an output changeover unit changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received by the receiver unit on the basis of the program plan.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for automatically arranging a program plan are disclosed as including a program plan arrangement section, which determines pertinent broadcasting stations, from which broadcasting radio waves are received, at respective locations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of program tables of various broadcasting stations on the selected route, programs covering user'"'"'s favorite genre and the current time at which the program plan is arranged, and arranges the relevant program plan. Based on such a program plan, an output changeover unit automatically changes over the broadcasting radio waves to be received by a receiver unit, in dependence on moving object'"'"'s locations on the selected route, to allow the selected broadcasting programs to be outputted.
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11 Claims
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1. An automatic program arrangement apparatus of a moving object, comprising:
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a receiver unit receiving broadcasting radio waves to acquire broadcasting data;
a broadcasting area storage unit storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
a navigation unit outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
a program acquisition unit acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of route information acquired from the navigation unit and broadcasting area information stored in the broadcasting area storage unit;
a genre setting unit presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
a program plan arrangement section determining relevant broadcasting stations to be received on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables held in the program acquisition unit, the genre of the programs held by the genre setting unit, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged; and
an output changeover unit changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received by the receiver unit on the basis of the program plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An automatic program arrangement apparatus of a moving object, comprising:
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first acquiring means for acquiring broadcasting data;
storing means for storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting for stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
outputting means for outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
second acquiring means for acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of route information acquired from the outputting means and broadcasting area information stored in the storing means;
presetting means for presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
determining means for determining relevant broadcasting stations on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables held by the second acquiring means, the genre of the programs held by the presetting means, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged; and
changing over means for changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received by the first acquiring means on the basis of the program plan.
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11. A method of arranging a program of a moving object, comprising:
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acquiring broadcasting data;
storing broadcasting area information covering a plurality of broadcasting stations from which respective broadcasting radio waves are receivable;
outputting route information related to a destination, a current position and current time;
acquiring and holding program tables of respective broadcasting stations on a selected route connected to the destination, on the basis of the route information and the broadcasting area information;
presetting a genre of programs to be acquired;
determining relevant broadcasting stations on respective locations of the selected route connected to the destination to arrange a program plan, on the basis of the program tables, the genre of the programs, and the current time at which the program plan is arranged; and
changing over the broadcasting radio waves to be received on the basis of the program plan.
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