Mobile terminal device

1. A mobile terminal device comprising a processing unit, the processing unit configured to:

set a programmed recording based on an input of programmed-recording information that includes at least a recording start time and a recording end time and that is used for performing programmed recording of a broadcast program;

start a tuner at a predetermined time before the recording start time and continuously check a reception state of broadcast radio waves until the recording start time;

notify, if the processing unit determines that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is not a desired reception state, a notification indicating that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is not a desired reception state;

start recording processing of the broadcast program if the processing unit determines that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is the desired reception state; and

check a reception quality based on a reception rate determined from a ratio between an amount of reference data pre-stored in the mobile terminal device and obtained in a predetermined time from transmission speeds of the broadcast radio waves and an amount of reception data actually obtained by the mobile terminal device in the predetermined time,

wherein:

the mobile terminal device further comprises a movement detecting unit configured to continuously detect a movement of the mobile terminal device after the recording start time is passed and before the recording processing is started;

upon detection of the movement of the mobile terminal device, the processing unit starts the tuner and checks the reception state of the broadcast radio waves;

upon determining that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is not a desired reception state, the processing unit stops the tuner; and

upon determining that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is a desired reception state, the processing unit starts the recording processing of the broadcast program.

2. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit starts the recording processing of the broadcast program when the processing unit determines that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is the desired reception state or when the recording start time included in the programmed- recording information is reached.

3. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , further comprising a timer for counting predetermined periods after the recording start time is passed until the recording processing is started,

wherein, the processing unit starts the tuner and checks the reception state of the broadcast radio waves; upon determining that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is not a desired reception state, the processing unit stops the tuner; and upon determining that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is a desired reception state, the processing unit starts the recording processing of the broadcast program.

4. The mobile terminal device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to extend the predetermined periods counted by the timer, if processing unit determines that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is not the desired reception state.

5. The mobile terminal device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit checks the reception state of the broadcast radio waves by using control information that the mobile terminal device obtains from the broadcast radio waves.

6. The mobile terminal device according to claim 3 , wherein the processing unit is further configured to:

check a reception quality of the broadcast radio waves received in each predetermined period, if the processing unit determines that the reception state of the broadcast radio waves is the desired reception state and the recording processing is started;

notify, if the processing unit determines that the reception quality is lower than an arbitrary set threshold, a notification indicating the reception quality is lower than an arbitrary set threshold and to suspend the recording processing; and

continue the recording processing if the processing unit determines that the reception quality is higher than or equal to the arbitrary set threshold or to resume the recording processing if the processing unit suspended the recording processing.

7. The mobile terminal device according to claim 6 , wherein the processing unit individually obtains the reception rate of video data contained in the broadcast radio waves and the reception rate of audio data contained in the radio waves, and a threshold for the reception quality comprises a threshold for the reception rate of the video data and a threshold for the reception rate of the audio data, the thresholds being individually and arbitrarily set.

8. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit checks the reception state of the broadcast radio waves by using control information that the mobile terminal device obtains from the broadcast radio waves.

9. The mobile terminal device according to claim 1 , wherein the processing unit individually obtains the reception rate of video data contained in the broadcast radio waves and the reception rate of audio data contained in the radio waves, and the threshold for the reception quality comprises a threshold for the reception rate of the video data and a threshold for the reception rate of the audio data, the thresholds being individually and arbitrarily set.