Television recorder, television receiver, and medium of storing control program
First Claim
1. A TV recorder, comprising:
- a receiving section that receives TV signals;
a display signal output section that outputs TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a TV monitor equipped with a TV screen;
a recording section that records TV signals of a recording channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section; and
a control section that, upon receipt of an instruction of a display channel, makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the instructed display channel, and upon receipt of an instruction of a recording channel, makes the recording section record TV signals of the instructed recording channel,wherein when the control section receives an instruction to change to a new display channel in the middle of outputting the TV signals of the display channel from the display signal output section, determines whether or not the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued by a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and if it is determined that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from the new TV viewer different from the TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, the control section makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the new display channel and also makes the recording section record TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received.
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Abstract
There are provided a TV recorder, a TV receiver, and a medium of storing a control program, which enable reliable recording of a TV program being broadcast in a channel used before switching while avoiding cumbersome operations. If information detected by an infrared camera indicates fluctuations in the number of TV viewers between before and after an instruction to change to a new display channel, a control section determines that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and makes a display signal output section output TV signals of the new display channel to a TV monitor and also makes a HDD record TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received.
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14 Claims
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1. A TV recorder, comprising:
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a receiving section that receives TV signals; a display signal output section that outputs TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a TV monitor equipped with a TV screen; a recording section that records TV signals of a recording channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section; and a control section that, upon receipt of an instruction of a display channel, makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the instructed display channel, and upon receipt of an instruction of a recording channel, makes the recording section record TV signals of the instructed recording channel, wherein when the control section receives an instruction to change to a new display channel in the middle of outputting the TV signals of the display channel from the display signal output section, determines whether or not the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued by a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and if it is determined that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from the new TV viewer different from the TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, the control section makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the new display channel and also makes the recording section record TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A TV receiver, comprising:
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a receiving section that receives TV signals; a TV monitor that outputs an image based on TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section; a recording signal output section that outputs therefrom TV signals of a recording channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a recorder that records TV signals; a control section that, upon receipt of an instruction of a display channel, makes the TV monitor output an image based on TV signals of the instructed display channel, and upon receipt of an instruction of a recording channel, makes the recording signal output section output therefrom TV signals of the instructed recording channel, wherein when the control section receives an instruction to change to a new display channel in the middle of outputting the image based on the TV signals of the display channel from the TV monitor, determines whether or not the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued by a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and if it is determined that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from the new TV viewer different from the TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, the control section makes the TV monitor output an image based on TV signals of the new display channel and also makes the recording signal output section output therefrom TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A medium of storing a control program that is executed in a TV recorder comprising a receiving section that receives TV signals;
- a display signal output section that outputs TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a TV monitor equipped with a TV screen; and
a recording section that records TV signals of a recording channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, and that makes the TV recorder being operated as a TV recorder that, upon receipt of an instruction of a display channel, makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the instructed display channel, and upon receipt of an instruction of a recording channel, makes the recording section record TV signals of the instructed recording channel,wherein the control program causes the TV recorder to determine, upon receipt of an instruction to change to a new display channel in the middle of outputting TV signals of the display channel from the display signal output section, whether or not the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued by a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and if it is determined that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from the new TV viewer different from the TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, the TV recorder makes the display signal output section output TV signals of the new display channel and also makes the recording section record TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received.
- a display signal output section that outputs TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a TV monitor equipped with a TV screen; and
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14. A medium of storing a control program that is executed in a TV receiver comprising a receiving section that receives TV signals;
- a TV monitor that outputs an image based on TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section; and
a recording signal output section that outputs TV signals of a recording channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section, to a recorder that records TV signals, and that makes the TV receiver being operated as a TV receiver that, upon receipt of an instruction of a display channel, makes the TV monitor output an image based on TV signals of the instructed display channel, and upon receipt of an instruction of a recording channel, makes the recording signal output section output TV signals of the instructed recording channel,wherein the control program causes the TV receiver to determine, upon receipt of an instruction to change to a new display channel in the middle of outputting the TV signals of the display channel from the TV monitor, whether or not the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued by a new TV viewer different from a TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, and if it is determined that the instruction to change to the new display channel is issued from the new TV viewer different from the TV viewer existing before the instruction is received, the TV receiver makes the TV monitor output the image based on the TV signals of the new display channel and also makes the recording signal output section output TV signals of the display channel used before the instruction to change to the new display channel is received.
- a TV monitor that outputs an image based on TV signals of a display channel among the TV signals received by the receiving section; and
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