JP2002152639A - Recording and reproducing device and method, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically perform video recording by estimating a user's favorite program. SOLUTION: In a step S1, user's viewing history information is acquired, and in a step S2, user's video recording reservation history information is acquired. In a step S3, automatic video recording setting information is prepared from the viewing history information, and automatic video recording setting information is prepared from the video recording history information. In a step S4, the existence/no-existence of temporal overlapping between the video recording reservation setting information and the automatic video recording setting information is decided, and in a step S5, the automatic video recording setting information that temporally overlaps is eliminated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording and reproducing apparatus and method, and a recording medium, and more particularly to a recording and reproducing apparatus for automatically setting a recording reservation based on a viewing history and a recording reservation history for a television program. The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method, and a recording medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a device for recording and reproducing television programs, a VC using a magnetic tape as a recording medium is used.
R (Video Cassette Recorder) is the most common. In recent years, there is a recording / reproducing device using a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) or a hard disk as a recording medium. Further, there is a personal computer that can not only receive a television broadcast signal and display the video, but also record and reproduce the video on a built-in hard disk.

[0003] All the conventional recording / reproducing devices described above are
If the user sets information (broadcast date and time, channel, etc.) for specifying a program to be recorded (by executing a recording reservation), it is possible to automatically record the program of the channel at the date and time. That is, scheduled recording is possible. Naturally, the conventional recording / reproducing apparatus does not perform the scheduled recording unless the user executes the recording reservation.

[0004]

By the way, for example, a user forgets to make a recording reservation for a program that is being recorded every week and goes out, and fails to record the program. In some cases, the viewer may watch the program on the back without being aware of the broadcast time of the program watched every week, and may miss the program watched every week.

[0005] In such a case, a recording / reproducing device such as a VCR is provided with a function of automatically recording a program recorded weekly or a program watched weekly even if the user does not execute recording reservation. However, there is no recording / reproducing apparatus having such a function.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has as its object to estimate a user's favorite program based on a user's viewing history or recording reservation history and automatically record the program. And

[0007]

A recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving means for receiving an operation from a user, and an operation history information generating means for accumulating a history of user operations for each day of the week and generating operation history information. Means, a receiving means for receiving a television broadcast signal, an acquiring means for acquiring an AV signal of a television program from the television broadcast signal received by the receiving means, and recording the AV signal acquired by the acquiring means on an information recording medium. Recording means for reading, reading means for reading an AV signal recorded on the information recording medium, output control means for controlling the output of the AV signal obtained by the obtaining means or the video and audio of the AV signal read by the reading means, and A recording reservation setting information generating unit that generates recording reservation setting information in response to the recording reservation operation received by the receiving unit; and an operation history information generating unit. Automatic recording setting information generating means for generating automatic recording setting information based on the operation history information that has been generated, and timer recording by controlling the receiving means, obtaining means, and recording means based on recording reservation setting information or automatic recording setting information. And a timer recording control means for executing the program.

[0008] The recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: display means for displaying an image of an AV signal whose output is controlled by the output control means;
Sound output means for outputting the sound of the AV signal whose output has been controlled by the output control means.

[0009] The operation history information generating means may accumulate the history of the user's channel selection operation and recording reservation operation for each day of the week to generate operation history information.

[0010] The recording means may also record a representative still image representing a series of AV signals on an information recording medium.

[0011] The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention may further include presentation means for presenting a list of representative still images recorded on the information recording medium to the user.

[0012] The reading means may read an AV signal corresponding to a user's selection operation on the list presented by the presenting means from the information recording medium.

[0013] The presenting means may sort the arrangement of the representative still images in the list based on the operation history information generated by the operation history information generating means.

The recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention further comprises a notifying means for notifying the user that the broadcast time of a television program frequently viewed is approaching, based on the operation history information generated by the operation history information generating means. Can be included.

[0015] The recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention uses EPG data contained in a television broadcast signal, and indicates a television program corresponding to recording reservation setting information or automatic recording setting information in such a manner as to be distinguished from other television programs. It may further include a program table creating means for creating a table.

According to the recording / reproducing method of the present invention, a receiving step of receiving an operation from a user, an operation history information generating step of accumulating a history of the user's operation for each day of the week and generating operation history information, and a television broadcast A receiving step of receiving a signal, an obtaining step of obtaining an AV signal of a television program from a television broadcast signal received in the processing of the receiving step, and recording the AV signal obtained in the processing of the obtaining step on an information recording medium. A reading step for reading an AV signal recorded on the information recording medium, an AV signal obtained in the processing in the obtaining step, or an AV signal read in the processing in the reading step.
An output control step of controlling video and audio output of the signal; a recording reservation setting information generating step of generating recording reservation setting information in response to the recording reservation operation received in the processing of the receiving step; and an operation history information generating step An automatic recording setting information generating step of generating automatic recording setting information based on the operation history information generated in the processing of the above, and a receiving step processing, an obtaining step processing, based on the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information, and A programmed recording control step of controlling the processing of the recording step to execute programmed recording.

The program of the recording medium according to the present invention comprises: a receiving step of receiving an operation from a user; an operation history information generating step of accumulating a history of the user's operation for each day of the week to generate operation history information; A receiving step of receiving a broadcast signal, an obtaining step of obtaining an AV signal of a television program from a television broadcast signal received in the processing of the receiving step, and an AV signal obtained in the processing of the obtaining step on an information recording medium. A recording step of recording, a reading step of reading an AV signal recorded on the information recording medium, and a video and audio of the AV signal obtained in the processing of the obtaining step or the AV signal read in the processing of the reading step. An output control step for controlling the output and a recording reservation operation received in the processing of the receiving step. A recording reservation setting information generating step for generating recording reservation setting information; an automatic recording setting information generating step for generating automatic recording setting information based on the operation history information generated in the processing of the operation history information generating step; Based on the information or the automatic recording setting information, the method includes a receiving step process, an acquiring step process, and a scheduled recording control step of executing the scheduled recording by controlling the process of the recording step.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus and method of the present invention, and the program of the recording medium, an operation from a user is accepted, and a history of the user's operation is accumulated for each day of the week to generate operation history information. Further, a television broadcast signal is received, an AV signal of a television program is acquired from the received television broadcast signal, and the acquired A
The V signal is recorded on the information recording medium, and the AV signal recorded on the information recording medium is read. Further, the output of the video and audio of the acquired AV signal or the read AV signal is controlled. Further, in response to the received recording reservation operation, recording reservation setting information is generated, and automatic recording setting information is generated based on the generated operation history information, and based on the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information. Scheduled recording is performed.

[0019]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A configuration example of a television receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This television receiver not only displays and outputs video and audio of television programs such as terrestrial television broadcasting, satellite television broadcasting, and cable television broadcasting in real time, but also performs television broadcasting in accordance with user operations. A program is recorded / reproduced, and a program preferred by the user is estimated based on the operation history of the user, and a television program is automatically recorded.

In this television receiver, an operation unit 1 including a remote controller and its receiving unit receives various commands such as a channel selection command, a recording reservation command, and a playback command from a user, and transmits the command information to a control unit 2. Output to CPU (Central Processing Unit), RA
M (Random Access Memory) and ROM (read Only Memor)
y) controls the drive 3 to read a control program stored in the magnetic disk 4, the optical disk 5, the magneto-optical disk 6, or the semiconductor memory 7, and the read control program and The entire television receiver is controlled based on command information input from the operation unit 1.

Display television broadcast in real time
The real-time first receiving unit 8 for output includes a tuning circuit, a demodulation circuit, a demultiplexing circuit, and the like. Based on the control from the control unit 2, the first receiving unit 8 converts a television broadcast signal supplied from an antenna (not shown). Then, a signal having a frequency corresponding to the channel selection is extracted and demodulated, separated into a video signal and an audio signal, and output to the switching unit 12.

The second receiver 9 of the recording system for recording a television broadcast, like the first receiver 8, comprises a tuning circuit, a demodulation circuit, a demultiplexing circuit, and the like. A signal having a frequency corresponding to channel selection is extracted from a television broadcast signal supplied from an antenna, demodulated, separated into a video signal and an audio signal, and output to the recording / reproducing unit 10.

Note that the video signal and the audio signal output from the first receiving unit 8 and the second receiving unit 9 may be compression-coded using a predetermined method.

The first receiving section 8 and the second receiving section 9 are provided with an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) corresponding to a television program.
e) Data broadcasts such as data are also received and transmitted to the control unit 2.
To supply.

The recording / reproducing unit 10 records a series of video signals and audio signals input from the second receiving unit 9 on the recording medium 11 under the control of the control unit 2. Recording and playback unit 1
Further, the storage medium 1 associates the image signal of the representative still image characterizing the series of video signals input from the second receiving unit 9 with the previously recorded series of video signals and audio signals.
Record in 1. Note that the representative still image is set by the user while watching a series of videos, for example, when a series of video signals is an animated program for children, an image displaying the main character is displayed as a representative still screen. it can.

The recording / reproducing unit 10 reads out the video signal and the audio signal recorded on the recording medium 11 under the control of the control unit 2 and outputs the read signal to the switching unit 12. Further, the recording / reproducing unit 10 reads out the image signal of the representative still image of the series of video signals recorded on the recording medium 11 under the control of the control unit 2 and
Output to

As the recording medium 11, a hard disk or the like which can be randomly accessed and has a sufficient storage capacity to record a video signal and an audio signal corresponding to a predetermined time is used. Note that the recording medium 11 may be detachable from or replaceable with the television receiver.

The switching unit 12 switches between the video signal and the audio signal input from the first receiving unit 8 and the video signal and the audio signal input from the second receiving unit 9 based on the control from the control unit 2. And outputs it to the decoder 13. The decoder 13 expands the compression-encoded video signal and audio signal input from the switching unit 13, cancels encryption processing such as scrambling, and outputs it to the display / output unit 15.

The setting screen generating section 14 generates a screen signal for setting a read and reproduced one of the recorded programs using the image signal of the representative still image input from the recording and reproducing section 10. And outputs it to the display / output unit 15.

A display / output unit 15 including a display device such as a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) and a speaker is provided with a decoder 13.
And a video corresponding to the video signal of the setting screen input from the setting screen generating unit 14 and outputs a sound corresponding to the audio signal input from the decoder 13.

The television receiver is further provided with a modem (not shown) for notifying the broadcasting station of viewing information such as a pay-per-view program or information of a user's screen operation.

Next, a process for automatically recording a television program by the television receiver (hereinafter, referred to as an automatic recording process) will be described.

FIG. 2 shows a control unit 2 related to the automatic recording process.
2 shows a configuration example of the functional block.

The operation accepting unit 21 sorts various command information input from the operating unit 1 in accordance with the contents thereof. For example, when the command information from the operation unit 1 is a tuning command for a real-time system, the tuning command is distributed to the tuning control unit 22. For example, when the command information from the operation unit 1 is a recording reservation command for a recording system, the recording reservation command is distributed to the recording reservation setting unit 23.

The tuning control unit 22 generates a control command for controlling the tuning process of the first receiving unit 8 in response to the tuning command distributed from the operation receiving unit 21, and Output to the operation history storage unit 24.

The recording reservation setting section 23 responds to the recording reservation command from the operation receiving section 21 and generates recording reservation setting information (showing the broadcast date and time, channel, etc. of the program to be reserved and recorded), and stores it in the recording reservation storage section. 26 and operation history storage unit 24
Output to

The operation history storage unit 24 analyzes the control command from the channel selection control unit 22 and creates viewing history information of the user including the day of the week, the time frame, and the frequency of viewing each channel. Specifically, one day (24 hours) is divided into predetermined time frames (for example, every hour), and the frequency of each channel viewed in each time frame is recorded and accumulated for each day of the week. The frequency of the viewed channel is incremented by one each time the state in which the channel is not changed is continued for a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes).

The operation history accumulating section 24 analyzes the recording reservation command from the recording reservation setting section 23 and creates recording reservation history information of the user including the day of the week, the time frame, and the frequency of recording reservation of each channel. , Accumulated for each day of the week.

According to the user's viewing history information and recording reservation history information stored in the operation history storage unit 24, the time frame in which viewing or recording reservation has been made with high frequency can be determined. Furthermore, for example, from 7 am to 8 am on weekdays (Monday to Friday)
In the time frame of time, 4 channels are viewed most frequently, and in the time frame of 22:00 to 23:00 on weekdays, 1 is viewed.
Channel 0 is viewed at the highest frequency, recording time is reserved at the highest frequency for channel 8 during the time frame from 21:00 to 22:00 on Monday, etc. Turns out.

The automatic recording setting unit 25 includes the operation history storage unit 2
Based on the user's viewing history information and recording reservation history information stored in 4, recording reservation information (hereinafter, automatic recording setting information is described) is automatically generated and output to the recording reservation storage unit 26.

The recording reservation storage unit 26 includes a recording reservation setting unit 2
3 and the automatic recording setting information from the automatic recording setting unit 25. The recording reservation storage unit 26 also deletes the stored recording reservation setting information and automatic recording setting information according to a predetermined rule.

The recording control unit 27 controls the second receiving unit 9 and the recording / reproducing unit 10 of the recording system based on the recording reservation setting information and the automatic recording setting information stored in the recording reservation storage unit 26.

Next, the automatic recording setting processing of the control unit 2 relating to the automatic recording processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that this processing is performed, for example, once a day after a predetermined period (for example, one week) has elapsed since the viewing history information and the recording reservation history information began to be stored in the operation history storage unit 24 of the control unit 2. It is executed at a predetermined time each time.

In step S1, the automatic recording setting section 2
5 acquires the viewing history information of the user stored in the operation history storage unit 24. In step S2, the automatic recording setting unit 25 acquires the user's recording reservation history information stored in the operation history storage unit 24.

In step S3, the automatic recording setting section 2
5 extracts a time frame in which the frequency of viewing exceeds a predetermined threshold from the viewing history information of the user acquired in step S1, and detects a channel having the highest viewing frequency in the time frame. Further, it generates automatic recording setting information (information indicating recording date and time and channel) for recording the program of the channel in the time frame, and outputs it to the recording reservation storage unit 26.

Further, in step S3, the automatic recording setting section 25 detects, from the recording reservation history information of the user obtained in step S1, a time frame in which the frequency of the recording reservation exceeds a predetermined threshold, and detects the time frame. , The channel having the highest recording reservation frequency is detected. Further, it generates automatic recording setting information for recording the program of the channel in the time frame, and outputs the information to the recording reservation storage unit 26. The recording reservation storage unit 26 stores the automatic recording setting information from the automatic recording setting unit 25.

In step S4, the recording reservation storage unit 2
6 determines whether there is a time overlapping the recording date and time indicated by the recording reservation setting information stored by the user and the recording date and time indicated by the automatic recording setting information stored by the user, and determines that there is an overlapping time If so, the process proceeds to step S5. In step S5, the recording reservation storage unit 26 deletes the overlapping automatic recording setting information.

If it is determined in step S4 that there is no overlapping time, step S5 is skipped.

By the automatic recording setting process described above,
The recording reservation storage unit 26 automatically stores the recording reservation setting information corresponding to the recording reservation command from the user and the operation history of the user (the operation history of selecting a program to be viewed and the history of recording reservation). The automatically generated recording setting information is stored.

The recording reservation setting information and the automatic recording setting information stored in the recording reservation storage section 26 are read out by the recording control section 27. The recording control unit 27 controls the second receiving unit 9 and the recording / reproducing unit 10 of the recording system based on the read recording reservation setting information and the automatic recording setting information to execute the recording of the television program.

In step S5 described above,
The automatic recording setting information is deleted by giving priority to the recording reservation setting information set by the user over the automatic recording setting information. On the contrary, the recording reservation setting information is deleted by giving priority to the automatic recording setting information. Alternatively, the user may be notified that the recording reservation setting information and the automatic recording setting information overlap in time, and the user may select a priority.

Next, functions other than the automatic recording function provided in the television receiver will be listed.

The television receiver reflects the user's viewing frequency information in response to the user's response to the program recorded based on the automatic recording setting information. That is, for a program recorded based on the automatic recording setting information,
When the user instructs playback and views, the value indicating the frequency in the viewing history information of the automatically recorded program is increased.
Conversely, if the user does not instruct reproduction of a program recorded based on the automatic recording setting information even after a predetermined period has elapsed, the value indicating the frequency in the viewing history information of the automatically recorded program is reduced.

The television receiver can display a program guide on the screen by using the EPG data. In the program guide, a program for which recording reservation is set by the user and a recording reservation are automatically set. The set program is displayed so that it can be distinguished from other programs (programs that are not recorded).

The television receiver has a recording medium 11
, A list screen composed of representative still images of the programs recorded on the screen is displayed to prompt the user to make a selection, and the program corresponding to the representative still image selected by the user can be reproduced and displayed.

When the list screen of the representative still images is displayed, the arrangement of the representative still images on the list screen can be sorted according to a predetermined condition. For example, it is possible to sort in descending order of the frequency of viewing or recording at the time of displaying the list screen, arrange by broadcast day of the week, arrange by broadcast time zone, or sort by broadcast channel. it can.

The television receiver, based on the viewing history information of the user, for example, when the user is viewing another program immediately before (for example, 5 minutes before) the broadcast time of a program with a high viewing frequency It is possible to notify the user that it is immediately before the broadcast time of a program with a high viewing frequency (for example, a message is displayed on a screen).

The television receiver uses the EPG data and the like included in the television broadcast signal to determine the genre of the program that is frequently watched or recorded, and determines the genre of the program that is frequently watched or recorded. When a program of the same genre is broadcast in a frame, it is possible to notify the user of that fact.

The television receiver has a recording medium 11
When the free space becomes less than or equal to a predetermined threshold, programs recorded based on the automatic recording setting information can be deleted in order from the one with the lowest viewing frequency.

Since the television receiver is provided with the first receiving section 8 of the real-time system and the second receiving section 9 of the recording system, while the user is watching a television program in real time, Can be recorded. Note that when the user is not watching, two different
One program may be recorded.

The present invention can be applied not only to a television receiver but also to a device such as a VCR for recording and reproducing a television program. Further, the present invention can be applied to a personal computer or the like having a function of recording and reproducing a television program.

That is, the series of processes described above can be executed by hardware, but can also be executed by software. When a series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software can execute various functions by installing a computer built into dedicated hardware or installing various programs. It is installed from a recording medium into a possible general-purpose personal computer or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, this recording medium is a magnetic disk 4 (including a floppy disk) on which a program is recorded and an optical disk 5 which are distributed separately from a computer to provide the program to a user. (CD-R
OM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital Vers
atile Disc), magneto-optical disc 6 (MD (Mini D
isc)), or is provided to the user in a state of being built in a computer in advance as well as being constituted by a package medium including the semiconductor memory 7 or the like.
It is composed of a ROM or hard disk in which programs are recorded.

In this specification, the steps for describing the program recorded on the recording medium are not limited to the processing performed in chronological order according to the described order, but are not necessarily performed in chronological order. Alternatively, it also includes individually executed processing.

[0065]

As described above, according to the recording / reproducing apparatus and method of the present invention and the program of the recording medium, the operation history of the user is accumulated for each day of the week to generate operation history information, and the received recording is performed. Generate recording reservation setting information in response to a reservation operation, generate automatic recording setting information based on the generated operation history information, and execute reservation recording based on recording reservation setting information or automatic recording setting information. Therefore, it is possible to estimate a user's favorite program and automatically record it.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a television receiver to which the present invention has been applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a functional block of a control unit 2 in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an automatic recording setting process of a control unit 2.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 operation unit, 2 control unit, 3 drive, 4 magnetic disk, 5 optical disk, 6 magneto-optical disk,
Reference Signs List 7 semiconductor memory, 8 first receiving unit, 9 second receiving unit, 10 recording / reproducing unit, 11 recording medium, 12
Switching unit, 13 decoder, 14 setting screen generation unit,
15 display unit, 21 operation reception unit, 22 channel selection control unit, 23 recording reservation setting unit, 24 operation history storage unit, 25 automatic recording setting unit, 26 recording reservation storage unit,
27 Recording control unit

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. An apparatus for recording an AV signal of a television program,
A recording / reproducing apparatus for reproducing; receiving means for receiving an operation from a user; operation history information generating means for accumulating a history of the user's operation for each day of the week to generate operation history information; and receiving a television broadcast signal. Receiving means for acquiring the AV signal of the television program from the television broadcast signal received by the receiving means; and recording means for recording the AV signal acquired by the acquiring means on an information recording medium. Reading means for reading the AV signal recorded on the information recording medium; and output for controlling the output of the AV signal acquired by the acquiring means or the video and audio of the AV signal read by the reading means. A control unit; and a recording reservation setting unit that generates recording reservation setting information in response to the recording reservation operation received by the reception unit. Information generating means, based on the operation history information generated by the operation history information generating means, automatic recording setting information generating means for generating automatic recording setting information, based on the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information, A recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit, the obtaining unit, and a scheduled recording control unit that controls the recording unit to execute scheduled recording. 2. Display means for displaying the video of the AV signal whose output is controlled by the output control means, and sound emitting means for emitting the sound of the AV signal whose output is controlled by the output control means. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: 3. The operation history information generation unit according to claim 1, wherein the operation history information generation means accumulates the history of the user's channel selection operation and the recording reservation operation for each day of the week to generate operation history information. Recording and playback device. 4. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording unit also records a representative still image representing a series of the AV signals on the information recording medium. 5. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising a presentation unit for presenting a list of the representative still images recorded on the information recording medium to the user. 6. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reading means reads the AV signal corresponding to the user's selection operation on the list presented by the presenting means from the information recording medium. apparatus. 7. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the presentation unit sorts the arrangement of the representative still images in the list based on the operation history information generated by the operation history information generation unit. Playback device. 8. A notifying means for notifying the user that the broadcast time of the television program with a high viewing frequency is approaching, based on the operation history information generated by the operation history information generating means. Claim 1 characterized by the following:
The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1. 9. An EP included in the television broadcast signal
It further includes a program table creating unit that creates a program table that shows a television program corresponding to the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information by using G data so as to be distinguished from other television programs. The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1. 10. A recording / reproducing method of a recording / reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing an AV signal of a television program, comprising: a receiving step of receiving an operation from a user; An operation history information generation step of generating operation history information; a reception step of receiving a television broadcast signal; and obtaining the AV signal of the television program from the television broadcast signal received in the processing of the reception step. An acquisition step, a recording step of recording the AV signal acquired in the processing of the acquisition step on an information recording medium, a reading step of reading the AV signal recorded on the information recording medium, and a processing of the acquisition step The AV signal obtained in step (a), or the A signal read in the processing of the reading step.
An output control step of controlling video and audio output of a V signal; a recording reservation setting information generating step of generating recording reservation setting information in response to a recording reservation operation received in the processing of the receiving step; An automatic recording setting information generating step of generating automatic recording setting information based on the operation history information generated in the processing of the information generating step; a processing of the receiving step based on the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information A recording / reproducing method, comprising: controlling the processing of the obtaining step; and controlling the processing of the recording step to execute the scheduled recording. 11. A recording and reproducing program for recording and reproducing an AV signal of a television program, comprising: a receiving step of receiving an operation from a user; and storing a history of the user's operation for each day of the week. An operation history information generation step of generating operation history information; a reception step of receiving a television broadcast signal; and obtaining the AV signal of the television program from the television broadcast signal received in the processing of the reception step. An acquisition step, a recording step of recording the AV signal acquired in the processing of the acquisition step on an information recording medium, a reading step of reading the AV signal recorded on the information recording medium, and a processing of the acquisition step The AV signal obtained in step (a), or the A signal read in the processing of the reading step.
An output control step of controlling video and audio output of a V signal; a recording reservation setting information generating step of generating recording reservation setting information in response to a recording reservation operation received in the processing of the receiving step; An automatic recording setting information generating step of generating automatic recording setting information based on the operation history information generated in the processing of the information generating step; a processing of the receiving step based on the recording reservation setting information or the automatic recording setting information A recording medium in which a computer-readable program is recorded, the program including: a process of the obtaining step; and a timer recording control step of executing the timer recording by controlling the process of the recording step.