Content processing apparatus and content processing method

• US 7,937,509 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2009
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Yamanashi, Naoki
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsai; Henry W
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nam; Hyun
• Application Number:
  US12/626,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20100138570A1
• Time in Patent Office: 524 Days
• Field of Search: 710/41, 709/223
• US Class Current: 710/41
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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 21/43615 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 21/4424 Monitoring of the internal components or processes of the client device, e.g. CPU or memory load, processing speed, timer, counter or percentage of the hard disk space used error monitoring in general G06F11/30; arrangements for monitoring conditions of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/32; diagnosis, testing or measuring for television receivers H04N17/04
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a content processing apparatus has an interface circuit connected to one or more external devices, and a control circuit which executes plural kinds of content processing to access the one or more external devices simultaneously and in parallel. The control circuit includes a CPU configured to set an order of priority for plural kinds of content processing, and limit processing operation sequentially from lower priority content processing, as load increases and disables simultaneous parallel execution of plural kinds of content processing.

Claims

1. A content processing apparatus comprising:

an interface circuit connected to one or more external devices; and

a processor configured to execute simultaneously with recording to the one or more external devices and reproducing from the one or more external devices;

wherein the processor including a controller configured to set an order of priority so that the recording is higher than the reproducing, and limit processing operation of reproducing when the load of simultaneous execution of the recording and the reproducing exceed the load that the processor can process; and

wherein the controller is configured to give priority based on at least one of a plurality of parameters, including (i) a user specified device, (ii) a start timing of the operation, (iii) frequency of using an external device, and (iv) user specified program category, in handling same priority processing.

2. A content processing method of executing plural kinds of content processing to access one or more external devices that is connected to an interface circuit simultaneously and in parallel, the method comprising:

providing a processor adapted to simultaneously record content to the one or more external devices and reproduce content from the one or more external devices;

setting an order of priority for recording of content higher than reproducing of content;

limiting processing operation of reproducing when the load of simultaneous execution of the recording and the reproducing exceed the load that the processor can process; and

giving priority based on at least one of a plurality of parameters, including (i) a user specified device, (ii) start timing of the operation, iii frequency of using an external device, and (iv) user specified program category, in handling same priority processing.