Recording/reproducing device
First Claim
1. A recording/reproducing device, comprising:
- an image recording unit operable to store a currently-inputted image content;
an image display unit operable to display a stored image content stored by said image recording unit and the currently-inputted image content;
a judging unit operable to judge whether an audience exists or not, thereby generating non-existence information that includes an item indicating one of states of existence and non-existence of the audience;
a recording/reproducing control unit operable, according to the non-existence information generated by said judging unit, to control whether said image recording unit should store the currently-inputted image content, and further operable to control whether said image display unit should concurrently display both the stored image content and the currently-inputted image content; and
a timer operable to measure a time when the item of the non-existence information changes from the state of existence to the state of non-existence and a time when the item of the non-existence information changes from the state of non-existence to the state of existence, thereby generating a measured result.
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Abstract
A judging unit judges an audience in the state of existence or in the state of non-existence and generates non-existence information. Based on the non-existence information generated by the judging unit, a recording/reproducing control unit controls whether to store an image content which is currently inputted into an image recording unit. The recording/reproducing control unit controls whether an image display unit performs simultaneous reproducing of the image content which is stored in the image recording unit, concurrently with the currently-inputted image content, based on the non-existence information of the judging unit. The image content which is failed to be watched is made up with simultaneous reproducing, automatic recording is shortened rationally, and electric power consumption is saved.
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16 Claims
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1. A recording/reproducing device, comprising:
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an image recording unit operable to store a currently-inputted image content;
an image display unit operable to display a stored image content stored by said image recording unit and the currently-inputted image content;
a judging unit operable to judge whether an audience exists or not, thereby generating non-existence information that includes an item indicating one of states of existence and non-existence of the audience;
a recording/reproducing control unit operable, according to the non-existence information generated by said judging unit, to control whether said image recording unit should store the currently-inputted image content, and further operable to control whether said image display unit should concurrently display both the stored image content and the currently-inputted image content; and
a timer operable to measure a time when the item of the non-existence information changes from the state of existence to the state of non-existence and a time when the item of the non-existence information changes from the state of non-existence to the state of existence, thereby generating a measured result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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