Electronic device controlling apparatus and electronic device controlling method
US6972680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08C2201/41
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At a time of a movement made by a user viewing a television broadcast program, which is recorded on a hard disk device and read from the hard disk device to enable time shift viewing, and is reproduced at a TV set, the movement of the user is detected via a transmitting and receiving unit to which an electronic key card is held, and a reproduction position on a hard disk is recorded in a memory of a controlling apparatus main unit. A destination of the user is detected via a transmitting and receiving unit to which the electronic key card is held, and the broadcast signal is read from the stored reproduction position on the hard disk and then transferred to an electronic device at the destination, thereby enabling a continuation of the broadcast program that was viewed to be viewed in a room at the destination.
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