Electronic apparatus having notification function, and control method for electronic apparatus
US12035006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4882
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed are an electronic apparatus having a notification function, and a control method for the electronic apparatus. The electronic apparatus has the notification function of definitely notifying a user of a target notification sound that is different from a sound associated with a broadcast program currently being watched. The electronic apparatus includes: a schedule generation element, configured to use view data and program data of a program watched in a receiving apparatus to generate, according to the result of preference information analysis, a schedule including information of a recommended program that is recommended to the receiving apparatus and a broadcast start time of the recommended program; and a schedule control element, configured to output, based on the schedule, a notification signal before the broadcast start time of the recommended program, the schedule control element controls, based on the notification signal, a notification speaker used for outputting a notification sound.
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