JP4356475B2 - Reservation recording method, reservation recording program, reservation recording device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an alternative recording method for grouping related broadcast program information in advance when performing scheduled recording of a broadcast program and recording cannot be performed due to a reception failure, a program for causing a computer to realize this, and an apparatus therefor About.

  In recent years, various types of television recording devices and playback devices have appeared. For example, in a recording / playback apparatus equipped with a large-capacity hard disk, it is possible to take a large number of programs and use them by selecting and viewing from appropriately recorded programs.

  However, a recording / playback apparatus that enables outdoor viewing uses a flash memory and the like, and cannot store many programs because of its small capacity. There is a demand to record as much as possible a program to be viewed even with such a small-capacity recording / playback apparatus.

  As a known technique related to this, there is a method of notifying a user of rebroadcast information by searching for a rebroadcast from an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) if there is a time overlap in reservation when recording a television broadcast. It is described in Kaihei 11-185316. Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-268441 describes a method for taking measures against reception failure by preliminarily recording a searched rebroadcast program. Furthermore, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21601 describes a method for providing rebroadcast information to a user when there is an overlap in recording reservation times and for extending the broadcast time. As described above, a method has been proposed that allows a program reserved by a user to be recorded more reliably.

However, for example, when "I want to record morning news", there is no rebroadcast even if a specific program is reserved for recording, and when a reception failure occurs, an EPG as described in JP-A-11-185316 I can't find a way to search for rebroadcasts. In addition, when a large-capacity recording device such as that described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-268441 has a sufficient recording capacity, a plurality of programs can be recorded. Recording may not be possible if the storage capacity is small.
JP-A-11-185316 JP 2000-268441 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21601

  As described above, a recording / playback apparatus that enables outdoor viewing uses a flash memory or the like, and cannot store many programs due to its small capacity.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a technique for recording as much as possible a program to be viewed even by a recording / playback apparatus having a small capacity.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a technique for responding to a user's request if any one of a plurality of programs can be recorded, not limited to a specific program.

The invention according to claim 1 of the present application is an apparatus for pre-recording a broadcast program, in which reservation information input means for inputting recording reservation information, reservation information editing means for editing the recording reservation information, and a plurality of recordings Group reservation information generating means for grouping reservation information and generating group reservation information including the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped recording reservation information, and priority of the recording in the grouped group A scheduled recording apparatus comprising group recording reservation setting means for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program based on the degree and the number of recorded programs .

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of recording reservation information is grouped to generate group reservation information. The generated group reservation information includes a plurality of recording reservation information. There may be one or more group reservation information. Here, for example, when one group reservation information is recorded as one piece of recording reservation information, even if there are group recording reservations mixed with several single recording reservations, the reservation recording apparatus may The recording reservation is executed until a predetermined number of recording reservations included in the number of recording reservations are successful, or until all reservations are executed according to the setting of the priority and the number of recording reservations.

  In the following description, the recording reservation information is simply referred to as reservation information, the group recording reservation information is referred to as group reservation information, the recording reservation setting is referred to as reservation setting, and the group recording reservation setting is referred to as group reservation setting. Further, the target of recording is not limited to video but also includes audio.

  Conventionally, program information obtained by some means is input / edited, and reserved recording is performed based on reservation information of the created program. On the other hand, in the present invention, unlike the prior art, the reservation information of a desired broadcast program is grouped, a recording priority and the number of recorded programs are set in the grouped reservation information, and the broadcast time is overlapped. Record the one with priority or better reception sensitivity. Since the program with the next priority is recorded without recording the program with low reception sensitivity as it is, the alternative program is recorded even if there is a program that cannot be recorded. Broadcast programs with poor reception sensitivity are not recorded as they are, but the capacity of storage media is used efficiently.

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for grouping reservation information. As shown in FIG. 2, some reservation information among a plurality of reservation information 201 is grouped into one or a plurality of group reservation information 202 including a plurality of reservation information. In FIG. 2, reservation information grouped into a, b, and c is shown. There may be single reservation information that is not grouped separately from the three pieces of grouped reservation information a, b, and c.

  The group recording explanatory diagram shown in FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example when recording of a broadcast program is started in accordance with reservation information 401 included in a group in one group reservation information 400.

  In the figure, when the reception sensitivity at the start of recording of a broadcast program corresponding to the reservation information 401 is less than a predetermined sensitivity, the next broadcast program is set to be recorded in accordance with the next reservation information 402. Is shown. First, the recording to be performed according to the reservation information 401 failed because the reception sensitivity was less than the specified value, and the program recorded according to the next reservation information 402 was successfully recorded. Thereafter, when the number of broadcast program reserved recordings of the group is set to 1, the reserved recording of this group is terminated, and the next group or single reserved recording is performed. When the number of broadcast program reserved recordings of this group is set to 2, the next broadcast program is recorded according to the next reservation information 403.

The invention according to claim 3 of the present application is a program for recording and recording a broadcast program,
Reservation information input function for inputting recording reservation information to a computer, reservation information editing function for editing the recording reservation information, and a plurality of recording reservation information are grouped, and priority is given to recording among the grouped recording reservation information. A group reservation information generating function for generating group reservation information including the degree and the number of recorded programs, and a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program by the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group. This is a reserved recording program for realizing a group recording reservation setting function.

  Upon receiving an instruction to group a plurality of pieces of reservation information 201 as shown in FIG. 2, the reservation recording program of the present invention causes the computer to generate group reservation information 202. FIG. 2 shows an example in which three group reservation information a, b, and c are generated. In each group reservation information a, b, and c, recording is executed according to the priority and the number of recordings specified in each group reservation information, and all reservation recordings are executed until the specified number of recordings succeed or by designation. .

  The flow shown in FIG. 3 shows an example in which one group reservation recording including a plurality of reservation information is executed.

  For example, n programs are recorded in the following procedure.

  First, it waits until the program designated in the group starts (S301), and starts recording simultaneously with the start of the program (S302). When the recording is completed, if the recording is successful (S303), the recorded number is incremented (S304), and if the n programs are recorded, the group reserved recording is ended (S305). If n programs have not been recorded (S303) and an unexecuted reservation remains in the group, the process returns to the standby state (S306). If no unexecuted reservation remains in the group, this group reservation recording is terminated (S306). If the recording fails and an unexecuted reservation remains in the group, the process returns to the standby state (S306). If the recording has failed and no unexecuted reservation remains in the group, the group reservation recording is terminated (S306).

  As a cause of recording failure, there is a case where a recording medium is not inserted, a remaining amount of the recording medium is insufficient, or reception sensitivity is poor.

Further, the invention according to claim 5 of the present application is a method for pre-recording a broadcast program, and includes a reservation information input step for inputting recording reservation information, a reservation information editing step for editing the recording reservation information, A group reservation information generating step of grouping the recording reservation information of the group, generating group reservation information including a recording priority and the number of recorded programs in the grouped recording reservation information, and the recording in the grouped group And a group recording reservation setting step for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program based on the priority of the recorded program and the number of recorded programs .

According to the invention described in claim 5 of the present application, a plurality of reservation information is grouped, and a plurality of programs are recorded until the number of recorded programs in the group succeeds a prescribed number or by executing all reservations in the group. One group of recording reservations including “” can be handled as one recording reservation.
Thus, for example, in the case of “I want to record morning news”, even if the recording of one program fails, the user's request can be met by recording another program. In particular, the recording apparatus with a small capacity or a large capacity exhibits a great effect with a small remaining capacity.

  Here, if the main broadcast program and a rebroadcast program for the main broadcast program are scheduled in the group reservation information, if the rebroadcast program is included, the reservation recording of the main broadcast program will fail. By re-recording a rebroadcast program, a desired recording can be performed rather than reserving a similar program of the main broadcast program.

The invention according to claim 7 of the present application includes the step of displaying the group reservation information in series in the order of priority determined at the time of reservation, and the step of displaying information for determining the priority at the time of recording in parallel. The reserved recording method according to claim 5 or 6 .

According to the invention described in claim 7 of the present application, it is possible to easily grasp the status of recording reservations grouped simply and intuitively. That is, as shown in FIG. 15, the individual reservation information is displayed in a tree structure as branches from the group reservation information. In the figure, for group A, group B, and group C, not only group names A, B, and C are displayed, but, for example, group names A, B, and C are displayed in the vertical direction and belong to each group. Individual reservation information is displayed in a form orthogonal to the vertical direction. By doing in this way, each group and each reservation information which belongs to a group are displayed graphically and easily.

Further, in the invention according to claim 2 of the present application, the group reservation information generating means searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program is set. The reservation recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein detection and recording is performed with priority on the one having better reception sensitivity,
In the invention according to claim 4 of the present application, the group reservation information generation function searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program. The scheduled recording program according to claim 3, wherein the recording with higher reception sensitivity is preferentially recorded.
In the invention according to claim 6 of the present application, the group reservation information generation step searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program. 6. The reserved recording method according to claim 5, wherein recording with higher reception sensitivity is preferentially recorded.

  For example, in the case of “I want to record the news in the morning of 7 o'clock”, the image quality deteriorates when a specific program is reserved and a reception failure occurs. A recording apparatus having a plurality of tuners and capable of recording a plurality of recordings simultaneously can make a recording reservation for a plurality of programs in the same time period, but cannot cope with a single tuner. Even in such a case, a means for enabling recording of any one of a plurality of programs in the same time zone is provided.

  By grouping multiple recording reservation information, searching for temporal overlap of the grouped recording reservations, and detecting and comparing both reception sensitivities when there is an overlap, give priority to the one with better reception sensitivity Recording is performed until a predetermined number of scheduled recordings in the group have succeeded or until all reservations have been executed.

  Thereby, even when the reception sensitivity of a certain channel is low, it is possible to record a broadcast of another channel with good reception sensitivity. This is particularly effective for recording devices that do not have multiple tuners or that do not support multi-channel recording.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of time overlap of scheduled recording programs in a group. A case where the reservation information 601 and the reservation information 602 overlap in time is shown.

  FIG. 7 shows a recording flow B of n programs. It is an example of the execution flow of the part in connection with the process of the number of recorded programs in the reservation recording method of this invention. 8 and 9 show a detailed flow example of the reservation execution (S701) portion in FIG. 7 relating to the temporal overlap processing.

  For example, n programs are recorded in the following procedure.

  First, the flow shown in FIG. 8 or FIG. 9 is executed (S701). If the recording is successful (S702), the number of recorded contents is incremented (S703). The group reserved recording is terminated (S704). If n programs are not recorded and an unexecuted reservation remains in the group, the system returns to the reservation execution standby state. If no unexecuted reservation remains in the group, this group reservation recording is terminated (S705). If recording fails and an unexecuted reservation remains in the group, the system returns to the reservation execution standby state. If the recording has failed and no unexecuted reservation remains in the group, this group reservation recording is terminated (S705).

  FIG. 8 shows an example in which the reception sensitivity of the channel of the program is compared with the channels of other programs with overlapping recording time zones before the first program scheduled to be recorded is broadcast.

  The meanings of the operations and conditions used in FIG. 8 are as follows.

  Operation 1 first extracts a reservation scheduled to start (reservation A). In operation 2, a reservation whose time overlaps with the reservation A is extracted (reservations B1, B2,...). Operation 3 waits until a specified time before the start time of reservation A. Operation 4 compares the reception sensitivities of the channels of reservations A, B1, B2,. Operation 5-1 invalidates the reservation A. In operation 5-2, reservations other than the reservation with the best reception sensitivity are invalidated among the reservations A, B1, B2,. The operation 5-3 invalidates the reservation before the reservation with the best reception sensitivity among the reservations A, B1, B2,. Operation 6 starts recording of reservation A. Operation 7 ends the recording of reservation A. Condition 1 is a reservation whose time overlaps with reservation A. Condition 2 has the best reception sensitivity for the channel of reservation A.

  First, reservation A scheduled to start first is extracted (S801). Next, reservations B1, B2,... Whose time overlaps with the reservation A are extracted (S802). If there is no reservation that overlaps with the reservation A (S803) and the reception sensitivity is good, in order to execute the reservation A as scheduled, it waits until a specified time before the start time of the reservation A (S808). If the reception sensitivity is poor, execution of the reservation A is stopped. If there is a reservation that overlaps with reservation A, it waits until the specified time before the start time of reservation A (S804), and the channels of reservations A, B1, B2,... Are compared (S805). If the reception sensitivity of the reservation A is the best (S806), the reservation A is executed as scheduled (S807), and the execution ends after the execution (S810). Except when the reception sensitivity of reservation A is the best, some reservations including reservation A are invalidated (S809).

  The method of invalidating some reservations including the reservation A is to invalidate the reservation other than the reservation with the highest reception sensitivity among the operations 5-1 for invalidating only the reservation A, reservations A, B1, B2,. Among the operations 5-2, reservations A, B1, B2,..., There are options such as 5-3 for invalidating the ones prior to the reservation with the best reception sensitivity (S809). Here, the operation 5-i shown in S809 of FIG. 8 represents one of the operations 5-1 to 5-3.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which the reception sensitivity of the channel of the program is compared with the channels of other programs whose recording times overlap during recording.

  The meaning of each operation and condition used in FIG. 9 is as follows.

  Operation 1 first extracts a reservation scheduled to start (reservation A). In operation 2, the first reservation whose time overlaps with reservation A is extracted (reservation B). Operation 3 waits until a specified time before the start time of reservation A. Operation 4 starts recording of reservation A. Operation 5 ends the recording of reservation A. In operation 6, a reservation after reservation B that overlaps with reservation A is extracted as reservation B. The operation 7 stops the recording of the reservation A and sets the reservation B as a new reservation A. Condition 1 is that the reception sensitivity of reservation A is good. Condition 2 has a reservation B. Condition 3 is the end time of reservation A. Condition 4 was before the specified time of the start time of reservation B. Condition 5 is that reservation A has better reception sensitivity than reservation B.

  First, the reservation A that is scheduled to start is extracted (S901), and the reservation B that is scheduled to start first is extracted from the reservations that overlap with the reservation A (S902). Next, it waits until the start time of reservation A (S903). If the reception state of reservation A is good (S904), recording is started (S905). When the reservation B does not exist (S906), the recording is performed until the end time of the reservation A (S911), and the process ends (S912). When reservation B exists (S906), the reception sensitivities of reservation A and reservation B channels are compared before the specified time of the start time of reservation B (S907), and reservation A has better reception sensitivity. In (S908), after reserving reservation B, a reservation that overlaps with reservation B is newly extracted as reservation B, and the process returns to the branch of condition 2 (S909). If the reservation B has better reception sensitivity, the recording of the reservation A is stopped and the reservation B is set as a new reservation A, and the process returns to the operation 2 (S910). Here, in the comparison of the reception sensitivity, it is not always necessary to select the one having the highest sensitivity. If the difference is higher than the specified level or the difference in the reception sensitivity is small, the reservation A with the earlier broadcast time may be prioritized.

According to the present invention, when performing scheduled recording of a broadcast program, related broadcast program information is grouped in advance, so that alternative recording can be performed when recording cannot be performed due to a reception failure or the like.
For this reason, it is possible to meet a user's request that it is only necessary to record any one of a plurality of programs instead of a specific program.

  Further, it is possible to efficiently use the capacity of the storage medium without directly recording a broadcast program with poor reception sensitivity. In particular, the recording apparatus with a small capacity or a large capacity exhibits a great effect with a small remaining capacity. In particular, a recording / playback apparatus that enables outdoor viewing uses a flash memory or the like, and cannot store many programs due to its small capacity. However, according to the present invention, a program to be viewed can be efficiently recorded.

  In addition, if a scheduled broadcast and a rebroadcast program for the broadcast program are scheduled in the group reservation information, if the rebroadcast program is included, the program can be replayed even if the scheduled recording of the broadcast program fails. The reserved recording of the broadcast program enables desired recording rather than the reserved recording of a similar program of the main broadcast program.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, the reservation recording apparatus according to the present invention includes reservation information input means 101, reservation information editing means 102, group reservation information generation means 103, group recording reservation setting means 104, reception sensitivity detection section 105, recording reservation control section 106, recording. It has a playback control unit 107, a recording / playback unit 108, a screen display control unit 109, and a screen display unit 110, which are connected to each other as shown.

The reservation information input means 101 receives broadcast program information, detects a rebroadcast program, and displays instructions from a keyboard, mouse, remote controller, etc. (not shown) on the screen display unit 110. Is received and transferred to the recording reservation control unit 106, and the information is stored in a storage area in the recording reservation control unit 106, for example. The reservation information editing means 102 accepts editing of reservation information such as selection of each broadcast program for recording reservation, change of order, and the like designated by the keyboard, mouse, and remote controller. The group reservation information generation unit 103 sets the reservation information selected from the reservation information as a recording reservation group, and passes the information to the recording reservation control unit 106. The group recording reservation setting unit 104, based on the group reservation information grouped by the group reservation information generation unit 103, when a group reservation is instructed by a keyboard, a mouse, a remote controller, or the like, Display priority of program recording, how many or how many to record, notification of inspection result of temporal overlap of each program, etc. are displayed on the screen display unit 110, and a content change instruction is displayed by a keyboard and a mouse. When the confirmation is received from the remote controller or the like, the information is transferred to the recording reservation control unit 106 and stored in a storage area in the recording reservation control unit 106. The reception sensitivity detection unit 105 detects the reception sensitivity of a specified broadcast program, determines whether the predetermined sensitivity is good or bad, and compares the reception sensitivity between specified broadcast programs. The recording reservation control unit 106 receives and controls recording reservations, and is, for example, a CPU and has a memory area. Alternatively, it may be a single recording / playback apparatus other than a computer.
The recording / playback control unit 107 receives a command from the recording reservation control unit 106 and controls recording / playback. The recording / playback unit 108 performs recording / playback in accordance with instructions from the recording / playback control unit 107. The screen display control unit 109 receives input from a keyboard, a mouse, a remote controller, and the like, and causes the screen display unit 110 to perform display. The screen display unit 110 causes the display to perform display (not shown) in accordance with an instruction from the screen display control unit 109. Here, the division of roles between the group reservation information generating unit 103 and the group recording reservation setting unit 104 is not limited to the above example, and may be a single unit. In short, any means may be used as long as it generates group reservation information and sets group recording reservation based on this.

(Example 1)
Reservation having a step of recording the next designated broadcast program without recording if the reception sensitivity of the broadcast program set by recording reservation does not reach the specified value, and recording until the number of recorded programs is reached Recording method.

  According to this method, an alternative program or a rebroadcast program is recorded without recording an insensitive broadcast program that does not satisfy a predetermined value, so that it is not necessary to record useless information in the memory of the reserved recording apparatus. When the memory has a small capacity or a large capacity, the remaining amount is small for the recording apparatus, and it is not time-consuming to extract necessary information after recording.

(Example 2)
A scheduled recording method comprising: storing designated group reservation information; and editing and reusing the stored information.

  When you delete some program information from a specified recording reservation group, add another program, or make a group reservation with almost the same content, you have to form a group from the beginning. Inconvenient. This is a method for easily forming a group when making a group reservation with almost the same content.

  The reservation recording method shown in the present embodiment includes a step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds, or until all reservations are executed, The method includes a step of storing information on the group designated by the user, and a step of editing and reusing the stored information.

  As shown in part a of FIG. 10, separately from the current reservation, information 1001 remaining as a reservation history is edited to make a new reservation 1002. Alternatively, as shown in part b of FIG. 10, a copy of information 1003 remaining as a reservation history may be edited to make a new reservation 1004. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, reservations may be deleted individually, such as deleting information 1101 and 1103 from the original group and leaving information 1102 and 1104 in the editing process.

(Example 3)
A scheduled recording method comprising a step of searching for a program corresponding to a program reserved in the past, and a step of updating past reservation information to reservation information that can be currently used based on a search result.

  For example, if a scheduled recording group contains a single program, or a program that is aired every week, but the airtime has changed, it can be anticipated by specifying weekly recording or reusing the reservation history. There is a possibility of recording a program that has not been performed. However, it is inconvenient for the user to manually check and update the program guide in order to prevent recording of an unexpected program. This is a method for providing means for eliminating such inconvenience.

  A step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing a reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds, or all reservations are executed, and a program reserved by the user in the past. By having a program search function and a step of updating past reservation information to the currently available reservation information based on the search result, a single program is included in the recording reservation group, or it is broadcast every week. However, when a program whose broadcast time has changed is included, it is possible to easily prevent an unexpected program from being recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the current program information corresponding to the reservation history 1200 is examined by EPG, and there is no program corresponding to the reservation information 1201 and 1203, and there is a program corresponding to the reservation information 1202 and 1204, reservation information 1201 and 1203 are invalidated, and reservations 1202 and 1204 are updated to corresponding program information, and a reservation history 1210 is obtained. This update may be performed at a specified time, after execution of reservation, or at the time of software activation, or when the user instructs to update.

(Example 4)
A scheduled recording method comprising a step of searching program information based on a keyword designated by a user.

  For example, in the case of “I want to record news”, it is inconvenient to check the broadcast schedule of a news program from the program guide and set it manually. This is a method for eliminating such inconvenience.

  Program information based on a step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, and a keyword specified by the user By having the step of searching for, the recording reservation candidates can be narrowed down without checking the broadcast schedule one by one from the program table.

  As shown in FIG. 13, group reservation information 1301, 1302, 1303,... Is created by grouping program information obtained by searching for keywords from individual EPG reservation information 1300. The group reservation information 1301, 1302, 1303,... Is used to make a new reservation.

(Example 5)
A scheduled recording method comprising a step of designating a time zone when searching for scheduled recording information to be grouped.

  For example, in the case of “I want to record morning news”, it is inconvenient to check the broadcast schedule of a news program from the program guide and set it manually. Therefore, candidates can be narrowed down by the method described in the fourth embodiment. However, it is necessary for the user to narrow down not only the “morning” program but also candidates from all time slots. This is a method for eliminating such inconvenience.

  Steps for grouping a plurality of recording reservation information, a step for executing a reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, and a time for searching for recording reservation information to be grouped By having a step to specify the band, for example, when “I want to record morning news”, the recording reservation candidates can be narrowed down to the time slot without checking the broadcast schedule one by one from the program table. .

  As shown in FIG. 14, first, reservation information 1410 is extracted from a reservation information 1400 of the entire EPG by designating a time zone. Next, group reservation information 1411, 1412, 1413... Is created by grouping program information obtained by searching with keywords. A new reservation is made using these group reservation information 1411, 1412, 1413.

(Example 6)
In the group reservation information generation step, a recording reservation method characterized by receiving designation of the number of recorded programs.

  For example, the designation of the number of recorded programs is accepted in the group reservation information generation step. Here, designation of the number of recorded programs may be accepted in the group recording reservation setting step. In short, it suffices to specify whether to make all recording reservations according to the grouped reservation information or to limit the number of recording reservations.

  Recording may start and recording may fail. In this embodiment, by designating the number of recorded programs for each group, it is possible to record an alternative program recording for an unexpected recording failure or a rebroadcast program.

(Example 7)
A scheduled recording method comprising the steps of: adding priority to grouped recording reservation information; and displaying the recording reservation information in order of priority.

  Even if it is only necessary to group recording reservations and view one of them, there may be a case where priority is to be given. However, even if the priority order exists as an attribute, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. In such a case, the priority order can be easily and intuitively grasped.

  Priority is given to the grouped recording reservation information, a step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, and a grouped recording reservation information. By including the step of adding and the step of displaying the recording reservation information in the order of priority, the priority order can be grasped easily and intuitively.

  As shown in part a of FIG. 16, individual reservation information is displayed as branches from the group reservation information. At this time, individual reservation information is displayed in order of priority within the group.

  Also, as shown in part b of FIG. 16, a function of displaying in order of priority in a table or list format may be provided, normally displaying in the order of recording start, and displaying in order of priority according to a user instruction. It becomes easier to grasp the priority level by providing a column for displaying the priority level as shown in part b of FIG.

  In addition, an example of a reserved recording method including a step of displaying groups in the order of priority of groups determined at the time of reservation will be shown.

  When a recording reservation group is considered as one reservation and priority is to be given among the groups, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. In such a case, the priority order can be easily and intuitively grasped.

  A group of a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing a reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, and a group in order of priority of groups determined at the time of reservation. By including the step of displaying the above, it becomes possible to easily and intuitively grasp the priority order of the group.

  For example, as shown in part a of FIG. 18, three groups A, B, and C are displayed in series in order of priority. At this time, as shown in part b of FIG. 18, the individual reservations in the group are displayed in a tree structure. Further, as shown in part c of FIG. 18, a function of displaying in order of priority in a table or list format may be provided, usually displaying in order of recording start, and displaying in order of priority according to a user instruction. In this case, it becomes easy to grasp the priority by providing a column for displaying the priority as shown in part c of FIG.

(Example 8)
A step of adding a priority to the grouped recording reservation information at the time of reservation, a step of adding a priority at the time of recording, a step of displaying in order of the priority determined at the time of reservation, and a recording reservation for determining a storage priority at the time of recording And a step of displaying information side by side in a direction orthogonal to the priority.

  When recording reservations can be grouped and any of them can be viewed, there is a case where the user himself / herself assigns priorities and decides the priorities at the time of recording, such as leaving a better reception status at the time of recording. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. Even if the priority order is displayed in the form of a list, it is difficult to grasp the status of the reservation for which the priority order is determined at the time of recording. In such a case, it is a method for providing a means for easily and intuitively grasping the priority order.

  Priority is given to the grouped recording reservation information at the time of grouping, a step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing the reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, A step of adding a degree, a step of adding a priority at the time of recording, a step of displaying in series in the order of priorities determined at the time of reservation, and a step of displaying in parallel the recording reservation information for determining the priority of storage at the time of recording By having it, it becomes possible to easily and intuitively understand reservations for which priority order has already been determined and reservations for determining priority order at the time of recording.

  As shown in part a of FIG. 17, individual reservation information is displayed as branches from the group reservation information. At this time, the individual reservation information is displayed in the priority order already determined in the group. Further, the recording reservation information for determining the storage priority at the time of recording is displayed in a direction orthogonal to the priority. This makes it possible to easily and intuitively grasp the priority order of reservation.

  Further, as shown in part b of FIG. 17, a function of displaying in order of priority in a table or list format may be provided, normally displaying in the order of recording start, and displaying in order of priority according to a user instruction. In this case, the priority may be easily grasped by providing a column for displaying the priority as shown in part b of FIG.

Example 9
A scheduled recording method, comprising: displaying groups in the order of priority of groups determined at the time of reservation; and displaying groups in which priority is not specified in a direction orthogonal to the priority.

  There may be a case where the recording reservation group is considered as one reservation, and the user himself / herself prioritizes between the groups and decides the priority order during recording, such as leaving a better reception status during recording. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. Even if the priority order is displayed in the form of a list, it is difficult to grasp the status of the reservation for which the priority order is determined at the time of recording. In such a case, the priority order can be easily and intuitively grasped.

  A group of a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing a reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds or all reservations are executed, and a group in order of priority of groups determined at the time of reservation. Can be displayed in series and a group in which priority levels are not specified are displayed in parallel, making it easy to determine the status of groups for which priority has already been determined and groups for which priority is to be determined during recording. And it becomes possible to grasp intuitively.

  Further, the reservation recording method of the present invention includes a step of grouping a plurality of arbitrary recording reservation information, a step of executing a reservation until a predetermined number of reservations in the group succeeds, or until all reservations are executed, You may make it have the step which displays a group in order of the priority of the group determined at the time of reservation, and the group which does not designate the priority in the direction orthogonal to a priority.

  For example, if there are three groups A, B, and C, the priority of group B is high, and the priority of group A and group C is the same, as shown in part a of FIG. Group A and Group C are displayed in parallel. At this time, as shown in part b of FIG. 19, individual reservations in the group may be displayed in a tree structure. Further, as shown in part c of FIG. 19, a function of displaying in order of priority in a table or list format may be provided, normally displaying in the order of recording start, and displaying in order of priority according to a user instruction. In this case, it is possible to make it easier to grasp the priority by providing a column for displaying the priority as shown in part c of FIG.

Regarding the embodiment including the above Examples 1 to 9, the following additional notes are further disclosed.
(Additional remark 1) It is an apparatus which carries out reservation recording of a broadcast program, Comprising: Reservation information input means for inputting recording reservation information, Reservation information editing means for editing the recording reservation information, A plurality of recording reservation information is grouped, Group reservation information generating means for generating group reservation information including the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the recorded recording reservation information, the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group, A scheduled recording apparatus comprising group recording reservation setting means for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program by
(Appendix 2) The group reservation information generating means searches for temporal overlap of the recording reservations, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program, and selects the one with better reception sensitivity. The timer recording apparatus according to appendix 1, wherein recording is performed preferentially.
(Supplementary note 3) A program for pre-recording a broadcast program, in which a reservation information input function for inputting recording reservation information to a computer, a reservation information editing function for editing the recording reservation information, and a plurality of recording reservation information are grouped Group reservation information generating function for generating group reservation information including the recording priority and the number of recorded programs in the grouped recording reservation information, and the recording priority in the grouped group and the recording A reserved recording program for realizing a group recording reservation setting function in which a recorded program is specified by the number of programs.
(Additional remark 4) The said group reservation information generation function searches the time duplication of each said recording reservation, and when there exists duplication, it detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program, and has the better reception sensitivity. The reserved recording program according to appendix 3, wherein the recording is performed preferentially.
(Additional remark 5) It is a method for pre-recording a broadcast program, wherein a reservation information input step for inputting recording reservation information, a reservation information editing step for editing the recording reservation information, and a plurality of recording reservation information are grouped. A group reservation information generating step for generating group reservation information including the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the recorded recording reservation information, and the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group, And a group recording reservation setting step for setting a group recording reservation for specifying a recorded program by means of a reserved recording method.
(Supplementary note 6) The group reservation information generation step searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program, and selects the one with the better reception sensitivity. The scheduled recording method according to appendix 5, wherein the recording is performed preferentially.
(Supplementary note 7) Scheduled recording according to supplementary note 5 or supplementary note 6, comprising: a step of displaying the group reservation information in series in the order of priority determined at the time of reservation; and a step of displaying information for determining the priority at the time of recording in parallel. Method.

(Supplementary note 8) If the reception sensitivity of the broadcast program set as the recording reservation does not reach a specified value, the next designated broadcast program is recorded without recording until the number of recorded programs is reached. 8. The scheduled recording method according to appendix 5 to appendix 7. According to this method, an alternative program or a rebroadcast program is recorded without recording an insensitive broadcast program that does not satisfy a predetermined value, so that it is not necessary to record useless information in the memory of the reserved recording apparatus. When the memory has a small capacity or a large capacity, the remaining amount is small for the recording apparatus, and it is not time-consuming to extract necessary information after recording.
(Supplementary note 9) The reservation recording method according to supplementary note 5 to supplementary note 8, comprising a step of storing designated group reservation information and a step of editing and reusing the stored information. It becomes possible to easily form a group when deleting some program information from a recording reservation group once specified or adding another program.

(Additional remark 10) The reservation video recording of any one of additional remark 5 thru | or additional remark 9 which has the step which searches the program corresponding to the program reserved in the past, and the step which updates the past reservation information to the reservation information which can be used now based on a search result Method. If a scheduled recording group contains a single program, or a program that has been aired every week but the airtime has changed, it is expected to specify the recording every week or reuse the reservation history. There is a possibility of recording no programs. However, it is inconvenient for the user to manually check and update the program guide in order to prevent recording of an unexpected program. In order to eliminate this inconvenience, if the recording reservation group contains a single program, or if the program includes a program that has been aired every week but the airtime has changed, it is unexpected. Program recording can be easily prevented.
(Additional remark 11) The reservation video recording method of Additional remark 5 thru | or Additional remark 10 which has the step which searches program information based on the keyword which a user designates. For example, in the case of “I want to record news”, it is inconvenient to check the broadcast schedule of a news program from the program guide and set it manually. According to this method, the recording reservation candidates can be narrowed down without checking the broadcast schedule one by one from the program guide.
(Additional remark 12) The reservation video recording method of Additional remark 11 which has a step which designates a time slot | zone when searching the recording reservation information to group. For example, in the case of “I want to record morning news”, it is inconvenient to check the broadcast schedule of a news program from the program guide and set it manually. Therefore, candidates can be narrowed down by the method described in Appendix 11. However, it is necessary for the user to narrow down not only the “morning” program but also candidates from all time slots. This is a method for eliminating the inconvenience in such a case.
(Additional remark 13) The reservation video recording method according to additional remarks 5 to 12, wherein in the group reservation information generating step, designation of the number of recorded programs is further received.

Recording may start and recording may fail. In this embodiment, by designating the number of recorded programs for each group, it is possible to record an alternative program recording for an unexpected recording failure or a rebroadcast program.
(Supplementary note 14 ) The reservation recording method according to supplementary notes 5 to 13 , comprising a step of adding a priority to the grouped recording reservation information and a step of displaying the recording reservation information in order of priority. Even if it is only necessary to group recording reservations and view one of them, there may be a case where priority is to be given. However, even if the priority order exists as an attribute, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. In such a case, the priority order can be easily and intuitively grasped.

Furthermore, by having the step of displaying the groups in the order of group priorities determined at the time of reservation, the priority order of the groups can be grasped easily and intuitively.
(Supplementary Note 15 ) A step of adding priority to grouped recording reservation information at the time of reservation, a step of adding priority at the time of recording, a step of displaying in order of priority determined at the time of reservation, and a priority of storage at the time of recording 15. The scheduled recording method according to any one of supplementary notes 5 to 14 , further comprising a step of displaying the scheduled recording information to be determined side by side in a direction orthogonal to the priority. When recording reservations can be grouped and any of them can be viewed, there is a case where the user himself / herself assigns priorities and decides the priorities at the time of recording, such as leaving a better reception status at the time of recording. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. Even if the priority order is displayed in the form of a list, it is difficult to grasp the status of the reservation for which the priority order is determined at the time of recording. As described above, the priority order can be grasped easily and intuitively.
(Supplementary note 16 ) The supplementary notes 5 to 15 , which include a step of displaying the groups in the order of priority of the groups determined at the time of reservation, and a step of arranging and displaying groups in which the priority is not specified in a direction orthogonal to the priority. Scheduled recording method. There may be a case where the recording reservation group is considered as one reservation, and the user himself / herself prioritizes between the groups and decides the priority order during recording, such as leaving a better reception status during recording. In such a case, it is difficult to grasp the current priority order if the priority order is shown as a numerical value. Even if the priority order is displayed in the form of a list, it is difficult to grasp the status of the reservation for which the priority order is determined at the time of recording. As described above, the priority order can be grasped easily and intuitively.

The block diagram which shows one Embodiment of this invention Reservation information grouping illustration n Program recording flow A Group recording explanation diagram Group reservation information including rebroadcast Illustration of time overlap within a group n program recording flow B Reservation execution flow X Reservation execution flow Y Reservation history diversion explanation diagram Reservation history edit illustration Reservation history update diagram Keyword search explanation diagram Time zone specification keyword search explanation diagram Reservation tree structure display A Reservation tree structure display B Reservation tree structure display C Group reservation display A Group reservation display B

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Reservation information input means 102 Reservation information edit means 103 Group reservation information generation means 104 Group recording reservation setting means 105 Reception sensitivity detection part 106 Recording reservation control part 107 Recording reproduction control part 108 Recording reproduction part 109 Screen display control part 110 Screen display part

Claims (7)

An apparatus for pre-recording broadcast programs,
Reservation information input means for inputting recording reservation information;
Reservation information editing means for editing the recording reservation information;
Group reservation information generating means for grouping a plurality of recording reservation information and generating group reservation information including the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped recording reservation information;
A scheduled recording apparatus comprising group recording reservation setting means for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program based on the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group.   The group reservation information generating means searches for temporal overlap of the recording reservations, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program and preferentially records the one with the better reception sensitivity. The reserved recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: A program for pre-recording broadcast programs,
Reservation information input function to input recording reservation information,
A reservation information editing function for editing the recording reservation information;
A group reservation information generating function for grouping a plurality of recording reservation information and generating group reservation information including a recording priority and the number of recording programs in the grouped recording reservation information;
A scheduled recording program for realizing a group recording reservation setting function for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program based on the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group.   The group reservation information generation function searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program and preferentially records the one with the better reception sensitivity. The reserved recording program according to claim 3, wherein: A method for pre-recording a broadcast program,
Reservation information input step for inputting recording reservation information;
Reservation information editing step for editing the recording reservation information;
A group reservation information generating step for grouping a plurality of recording reservation information and generating group reservation information including the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped recording reservation information;
A scheduled recording method, comprising: a group recording reservation setting step for setting a group recording reservation specifying a recorded program based on the priority of recording and the number of recorded programs in the grouped group.   The group reservation information generation step searches for a temporal overlap of each recording reservation, and if there is an overlap, detects the reception sensitivity of each overlapping broadcast program and preferentially records the one with the better reception sensitivity. 6. The reserved recording method according to claim 5, wherein: The group reservation information,
A step of displaying in series in order of priority determined at the time of reservation;
7. The scheduled recording method according to claim 5, further comprising a step of displaying in parallel information for determining priority during recording.

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