Electronic device, recording control method and recording medium

• US 7,945,742 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2005
• Issued: 05/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kosha, Nobuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bragdon; Reginald G
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ruiz; Aracelis
• Application Number:
  US11/116,407
• Publication Number:
  US 20060143670A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,210 Days
• Field of Search: 711/154
• US Class Current: 711/154
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• 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 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 21/478 Supplemental services, e.g. displaying phone caller identification, shopping application
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

To provide a technology for stopping recording in an improper state by detecting whether an electronic device is in the process of being carried or not, and so on. Data signals that have been broadcast are received, the data signals are recorded on a storage unit at preset time, a state related to the recording of the data signals is detected, the data signals are recorded, and the recording of the data signals is stopped corresponding to a result of the detection.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a receiving unit to receive data signals that have been broadcast;

a control unit to start, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit; and

a state detection unit to detect a state relating to the electronic device during the launch process,

wherein said control unit determines to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection by said state detection unit,

wherein said electronic device is configured to be driven by both of a battery and an external power source,

said state detection unit detects whether the battery is used or not, and

said control unit determines to stop the launch process when the battery is used.

2. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said state detection unit detects whether or not said electronic device is moving, and

said control unit determines to stop the launch process when said electronic device is moving.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit having a use mode and a non-use mode;

said state detection unit detects whether the display unit is in the use mode or the non-use mode; and

said control unit determines to stop the launch process when the display unit is in the non-use mode.

4. An electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a display unit; and

a body unit to which said display unit is connected in a openable/closable manner through a hinge; and

wherein said state detection unit detects whether the body unit and the display unit are disposed in an open or closed state, and

said control unit determines to stop the launch process when the body unit and the display unit are disposed in the closed state.

5. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein said electronic device is a computer utilizing BIOS and OS, and

said BIOS instructs said state detection unit to execute the detection, and switches OFF a power source of the computer without starting up said OS in the case of stopping the launch process in accordance with a result of the detection.

6. An electronic device according to claim 1, wherein in a state of stopping the launch process, said control unit displays, on said display unit, a message making a query about whether the recording can be stopped or not, and determines to stop the launch process based on an input.

7. A recording control method for an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving data signals that have been broadcast;

starting, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit;

detecting a state related to the electronic device during the launch process; and

determining to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection,

wherein said electronic device is configured to be driven by both of a battery and an external power source,

the detecting detects whether the battery is used or not, and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the battery is used.

8. A recording control method according to claim 7, wherein the detecting detects whether or not said electronic device is moving, and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the electronic device is moving.

9. A recording control method according to claim 7, wherein said electronic device includes a display unit having a use mode and a non-use mode;

the detecting detects whether the display unit is in the use mode or the non-use mode; and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the display unit is in the non-use mode.

10. A recording control method according to claim 7, wherein said electronic device includes a display unit and a body unit to which said display unit is connected in a openable/closable manner through a hinge,

the detecting detects whether the body unit and the display unit are disposed in an open or closed state and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the body unit and the display unit are in the closed state.

11. A recording control method according to claim 7, wherein BIOS of said electronic device performs the detection of the state, and

a power source of the electronic device is switched OFF without starting up OS based on the result of the detection.

12. A recording control method according to claim 7, further comprising:

displaying a message making a query about whether the recording can be stopped or not; and

the determining determines to stop the launch process based on an input.

13. A non-transitory recording medium recorded with a program, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving data signals that have been broadcast;

starting, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit; and

detecting a state related to the electronic device during the launch process; and

determining to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection,

wherein said electronic device is configured to be driven by both of a battery and an external power source,

the detecting detects whether the battery is used or not, and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the battery is used.

14. A non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13, wherein

the detecting detects whether or not said electronic device is moving, and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the electronic device is moving.

15. A non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13, wherein said electronic device includes a display unit having a use mode and a non-use mode;

the detecting detects whether the display unit is in the use mode or the non-use mode; and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the display unit is in the non-use mode.

16. A non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13, wherein said electronic device includes a display unit and a body unit to which said display unit is connected in a openable/closable manner through a hinge,

the detecting detects whether the body unit and the display unit are disposed in an open or closed state, and

the determining determines to stop the launch process when the body unit and the display unit are in the closed state.

17. A non-transitory recording medium according to claim 13, wherein BIOS of said electronic device performs the detection of the state , and

a power source of the electronic device is switched OFF without starting up OS based on the result of the detection.

18. An electronic device comprising:

a receiving unit to receive data signals that have been broadcast;

a control unit to start, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit; and

a state detection unit to detect a state relating to the electronic device during the launch process,

wherein said control unit determines to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection by said state detection unit,

wherein said state detection unit detects at least one of a temperature, positional information, a vibrated information, an amount of ambient light and a state of an antenna as the state relating to the electronic device to the recording of the data signals.

19. A recording control method for an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving data signals that have been broadcast;

starting, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit;

detecting a state related to the electronic device during the launch process; and

determining to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection,

wherein the detecting detects at least one of a temperature, positional information, a vibrated information, an amount of ambient light and a state of an antenna as the state relating to the electronic device to the recording of the data signals.

20. A non-transitory recording medium recorded with a program, which when executed by a processor of an electronic device, causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving data signals that have been broadcast;

starting, in response to a preset reservation time, a launch process for preparing to start, in response to a preset recording time, a process of recording the data signals on a storage unit; and

detecting a state related to the electronic device during the launch process; and

determining to continue or stop the launch process started in response to the preset reservation time, in accordance with a result of the detection,

wherein the detecting detects at least one of a temperature, positional information, a vibrated information, an amount of ambient light and a state of an antenna as the state relating to the electronic device to the recording of the data signals.