WO2010064424A1 - Appareil de serveur et appareil d’enregistrement - Google Patents

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WO2010064424A1
WO2010064424A1 PCT/JP2009/006543 JP2009006543W WO2010064424A1 WO 2010064424 A1 WO2010064424 A1 WO 2010064424A1 JP 2009006543 W JP2009006543 W JP 2009006543W WO 2010064424 A1 WO2010064424 A1 WO 2010064424A1
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上野貴雅
永井隆弘
川崎弘二郎
阿部田高光
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    • H04N21/60—Network structure or processes for video distribution between server and client or between remote clients; Control signalling between clients, server and network components; Transmission of management data between server and client, e.g. sending from server to client commands for recording incoming content stream; Communication details between server and client 
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    • H04N7/173—Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems with two-way working, e.g. subscriber sending a programme selection signal

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  • the present invention relates to a server device that can provide general user preference information regarding a broadcast program, and a recording device that can receive the preference information.
  • program information e.g, EPG information
  • Television receivers and recording devices can provide program information to users by using program information included in broadcast signals.
  • the increase in the number of channels allows the user to select a wider range of programs.
  • the increase in the number of channels the user needs to search for a single program that he / she wants to watch from a very large number of programs. Becomes complicated.
  • Patent Document 1 a technique such as Patent Document 1 has been proposed.
  • Patent Literature 1 a user's preference is determined using a user's viewing history, and recommended program information is provided based on the user's preference.
  • Patent Document 1 recommended program information is provided to the user based on the user's own preferences, but the recommended program information is not provided based on the preferences of others. That is, the recommended program information provided in Patent Document 1 does not reflect general user preference information.
  • the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of providing preference information related to a broadcast program that other people like to record and watch. It is in.
  • a server device that can be connected to a plurality of devices via a network.
  • the server device includes network connection means for exchanging information with a plurality of devices connected to the network, and a controller.
  • the controller collects information related to the recording reservation in each device from a plurality of devices via the network connection means, counts the number of recording reservations for each program based on the collected information, and generates preference information based on the counting result Then, the generated preference information is transmitted to each device via the network connection means.
  • the server device can generate and provide preference information indicating the preferences of the users of a plurality of devices connected to the network regarding the program.
  • a recording apparatus capable of receiving a broadcast signal and recording a program included in the received broadcast signal.
  • the recording device includes network connection means for exchanging information with a server device connected to a network, and a controller.
  • the controller transmits information related to the recording reservation to the server device, receives preference information generated by counting the number of recording reservations for each program in each device from the server device, and based on the received preference information
  • the program information is displayed on the display device in order from the program with the largest number of recording reservations.
  • the recording apparatus can present to the user recommended program information that reflects the preferences of the entire user of a plurality of devices connected to the network.
  • a method for providing preference information related to a broadcast program from a server device to a device via a network the server device collects information related to the recording reservation in each device from a plurality of devices via the network, and generates the preference information by counting the number of recording reservations for each program based on the collected information.
  • the generated preference information is transmitted to each device via the network.
  • the present invention it is possible to provide the user with preference information related to a broadcast program that is being recorded and viewed by others.
  • the user can watch a popular program in the world without missing it.
  • structure of Embodiment 1 of this invention The block diagram which shows the structural example of the server apparatus of Embodiment 1 of this invention.
  • the block diagram which shows the structural example of the recorder of Embodiment 1 of this invention The figure which shows an example of the program information (Electronic program guide (EPG: (Electric
  • EPG Electronic Program Guide
  • FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a recording list of the recorder in the first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 1 shows the system configuration of this embodiment.
  • This system includes a plurality of recorders 1, 400, 500 and a server device 6 connected to them via a network 4.
  • Server device 6 is installed in a broadcasting station.
  • Television receivers 200 and 300 are further connected to the network 4 and can communicate with the server device 6 respectively.
  • the server device 6 collects information (recording reservation information or viewing reservation information), etc., related to a program reserved for recording or viewing by the user in each device from each device such as the recorder 1 connected to the network, and totalizes them. Other person preference information can be generated and the generated other person preference information can be transmitted to each device. Details of the other person preference information will be described later.
  • Recorders 1, 400 and 500 receive broadcast signals from broadcast stations.
  • the broadcast signal includes a plurality of program streams and program information.
  • the recorders 1, 400, and 500 are devices that can record the received program stream.
  • the recorders 1, 400, and 500 can acquire other person preference information from the server device 6 via the network 4. Note that the recorders 1, 400, and 500 basically have the same configuration and function.
  • the recorder 1 presents a part of program information in the program information to the user as recommended program information based on the acquired other person preference information. For example, the recorder 1 causes the display device 2 to display a display screen indicating recommended program information.
  • the television receivers 200 and 300 are devices capable of receiving broadcast signals from broadcast stations, playing back received program streams, and displaying them.
  • the television receivers 200 and 300 may have a recording function like the recorder 1 and the like.
  • the recorder 1 will be used as a representative of devices connected to the server device 6 via the network 4 such as the recorders 1, 400, 500 and the television receivers 200, 300.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a detailed configuration of the server device 6.
  • the server device 6 includes a flash memory 62, a buffer memory 63, a controller 64, a network interface 68, and a drive device 69.
  • the controller 64 is realized by a microcomputer and controls the operation of each part of the server device 6.
  • the controller 64 may be realized by a hard wired circuit.
  • the controller 64 acquires recording reservation information and the like from a plurality of devices (recorders 1, 400, 500, television receivers 200, 300) via the network 4. Recording reservation information and the like acquired from a plurality of devices 1 are stored in a storage medium 691 of the drive device 69. Then, the controller 64 totals the acquired recording reservation information and the like, generates other person preference information, and stores it in the storage medium 691 of the drive device 69.
  • the controller 64 can receive a preference information request signal from each device 1. When the controller 64 receives the preference information request signal from the recorder, the controller 64 transmits other person preference information to each device 1.
  • the server device 6 is connected to the network 4 via the network interface 68 and can communicate with each device 1 on the network 4.
  • the buffer memory 63 acts as a work memory when the controller 64 performs control processing.
  • the buffer memory 63 can be realized by, for example, a DRAM.
  • the flash memory 62 is used as a built-in memory.
  • the flash memory 62 can store programs for controlling the server device 6 and setting values.
  • the flash memory 62 can also store reserved program information received from the recorder.
  • the drive device 69 is a data storage device, and can be realized by, for example, a hard disk drive or a BD drive.
  • the drive device 69 stores the recording reservation information received from each device 1,... In the storage medium 691.
  • the storage medium 691 may be a hard disk that is fixedly provided in the server device 6, or a removable medium such as an optical disc such as a BD (Blu-ray Disc) or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). It may be a recording medium.
  • the server device 6 can receive the following information from each device 1,. -Recording reservation information (information related to recording reservations for programs) -Viewing reservation information (information related to viewing reservations for programs) -Viewing history information (information about programs actually viewed by the user) -Recording history information (information about programs actually recorded by the user)
  • the recording reservation and viewing reservation information is reservation information related to a program to be broadcast in the future.
  • the viewing history and recording history information is history information regarding programs broadcast in the past.
  • the server device 6 aggregates recording reservation information, viewing reservation information, recording history information and viewing history information received from a plurality of devices including the recorder 1 and the like. For example, the server device 6 aggregates the number of recording reservations and the number of recordings for each program. By using this total result, it is possible to recognize which program is most reserved and which program is recorded most.
  • the server device 6 can transmit information including the totaled results (see FIG. 5) as the other person preference information to the recorder 1 or the like.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the recorder 1.
  • the recorder 1 includes a tuner 11, a flash memory 12, a buffer memory 13, a controller 14, an input / output interface 15, a receiving unit 16, an antenna terminal 17, a memory card slot 7, a network interface 18, a drive device 19, and the like.
  • the remote controller 3 receives a user instruction and transmits an operation signal corresponding to the received instruction to the recorder 1.
  • the remote controller 3 includes an operation unit 31 and a transmission unit 32.
  • the operation unit 31 includes a plurality of buttons, and detects that these buttons are operated by the user.
  • the transmission unit 32 transmits an operation signal based on the operation detected by the operation unit 31 to the recorder 1.
  • the display device 2 displays a screen based on the screen information transmitted from the recorder 1.
  • Examples of the display device 2 include a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and an organic EL display.
  • the tuner 11 is a device including a tuning circuit.
  • the tuner 11 acquires the broadcast signal received by the antenna 5 through the antenna terminal 17.
  • the broadcast signal includes one or a plurality of program streams and program information (electronic program guide (EPG) data) corresponding to the program stream to be broadcast in the future.
  • the program stream includes moving image signals, audio signals, data, and the like.
  • the antenna 5 can be realized by, for example, a UHF antenna or a parabolic antenna.
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of program information included in the broadcast signal.
  • the program information includes “broadcast date”, “start time”, “duration”, “broadcast station”, “program name”, “reduced partial video”, “representative still image”, “program genre” for each program. Etc. ".
  • “Reduced partial moving image” is a moving image having a smaller number of pixels than a moving image generated from a program stream.
  • the reproduction time of the “reduced partial moving image” is shorter than that of the moving image generated from the program stream.
  • the “reduced partial moving image” of the program information corresponding to this program stream has the number of pixels. Is 480 pixels long ⁇ 640 pixels wide, and the playback time is 10 seconds.
  • the “reduced partial moving image” may not be included in the program information.
  • “Representative still image” includes, for example, an image obtained by reducing a still image obtained by cutting out a part of a program stream.
  • the number of pixels of the program stream “Movie ABC” is 1080 ⁇ vertical 1920 pixels
  • an image in which a part of the screen of the program stream is 480 ⁇ horizontal 640 pixels can be considered as the “representative still image”.
  • the “representative still image” may be a still image different from a part of the still image of the program stream.
  • the “representative still image” may not be included in the program information.
  • “Program genre” includes an identification code uniquely assigned to the program genre. Based on this identification code, the genre of the program stream can be determined. In this embodiment, “211” for “movie”, “311” for “sport”, “411” for “animation”, “511” for “drama”, and “911” for “other”. Is assigned.
  • the tuner 11 can separate one program stream from a plurality of program streams included in the broadcast signal.
  • the tuner 11 decodes the separated program stream and stores the decoded program stream in the buffer memory 13.
  • the tuner 11 can separate program information from the broadcast signal.
  • the tuner 11 stores the separated program information in the buffer memory 13.
  • the tuner 11 is provided with a function for decoding a program stream, but may be provided in the controller 14.
  • the controller 14 is realized by a microcomputer and controls each part of the recorder 1.
  • the controller 14 may be realized by a hard wired circuit.
  • the controller 14 acquires the program stream stored in the buffer memory 13 by the tuner 11.
  • the controller 14 can store the acquired program stream in the flash memory 12.
  • the controller 14 can transmit the acquired program stream to the drive device 19 and store it in the storage medium 191 of the drive device 19.
  • the controller 14 acquires the program information stored in the buffer memory 13 by the tuner 11 and stores it in the flash memory 12.
  • the program information is not limited to this, and may be acquired from a server device 6 such as a broadcast station via the network 4.
  • the controller 14 transmits a request signal for requesting program information to the server device 6 at a desired timing (for example, timing for providing program information to the user).
  • the server device 6 transmits program information. In this way, the controller 14 can obtain program information from the server device 6.
  • the controller 14 transmits a preference information request signal to the server device 6.
  • the server device 6 transmits the other person preference information to the recorder 1.
  • the controller 14 can receive the operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 3 via the receiving unit 16.
  • the receiving unit 16 is a sensor that receives information transmitted from the remote controller 3.
  • the receiving unit 16 transmits the received information to the controller 14.
  • the receiving unit 16 can be realized by, for example, an infrared sensor.
  • the recorder 1 is connected to the network 4 via the network interface 18 and can communicate with the server device 6. That is, the controller 14 acquires the information transmitted from the server device 6 via the network interface 18 and stores the acquired information (for example, other person preference information) in the flash memory 12.
  • the controller 14 can transmit a program stream and screen information to the display device 2 via the input / output interface 15.
  • the display device 2 displays a display screen based on the information received from the controller 14.
  • the buffer memory 13 acts as a work memory when the controller 14 performs control processing.
  • the buffer memory 13 can be realized by, for example, a DRAM.
  • the flash memory 12 is used as a built-in memory.
  • the flash memory 12 can store a program for controlling the antenna terminal 17 and a set value.
  • the flash memory 12 can store a program stream, program information, and other person preference information.
  • the drive device 19 can be realized by, for example, a hard disk drive or a BD drive.
  • the drive device 19 stores the program stream transmitted from the controller 14 in the storage medium 191.
  • the storage medium 191 in which the drive device 19 stores the program stream may be a hard disk fixed to the recorder 1 or a removable recording medium such as an optical disk such as a BD or DVD. It may be.
  • the memory card slot 7 is for inserting a memory card 8.
  • the memory card 8 can be attached to a commercially available movie camera or digital camera, and can store moving image data shot with a movie camera, still image data shot with a digital camera, and the like.
  • the recorder 1 is configured to be connectable to a household power source, and operates with power supplied to each unit from the household power source.
  • the type of power supply is not particularly limited.
  • power may be supplied from the secondary battery to the recorder 1.
  • the server device 6 receives recording reservation information from a plurality of devices such as the recorder 1 and the television receiver 200, generates other person preference information, and transmits it to each device.
  • the number of recording reservations is totaled for each program, and based on the result of sorting based on the totaling result, the other person preference information as shown in FIG. Is generated.
  • the other person preference information shown in FIG. 5 is a list showing ranking based on the number of recording reservations.
  • the server device 6 transmits the generated list information to the recorder 1 or the television receiver 200 according to a request from the recorder 1 or the television receiver 200 or the like.
  • the recorder 1 and the like can provide recommended program information based on other person preference information.
  • the server device 6 does not include all programs included in the list in the other person preference information, but includes only program information of programs from the top to a predetermined rank (for example, the top 15) in the other person preference information. It may be.
  • the number of reserved recordings is included in the other person preference information, but it may not be included.
  • the ranking result may be included.
  • the other person preference information may be any information as long as it is information determined based on the number of recording reservations.
  • the other person preference information is created based on the recording reservation information.
  • the other person preference information may be generated based on each information received from the viewing reservation information, the viewing history information, or the recording history information.
  • the number of viewing reservations is totaled for each program, and ranking information sorted in descending order of the number of viewing reservations is generated.
  • the number of times of viewing is totaled for each program, and ranking information sorted in descending order of the number of times of viewing is generated.
  • the other person preference information is generated based on the recording history information, the number of times of recording is totaled for each program, and the ranking information sorted in descending order of the number of times of recording is generated.
  • the number of actually recorded programs and / or the number of actually viewed programs may be included for the program reserved for recording.
  • a ratio (%) of the number of actually recorded records and / or the number of actually viewed videos to the number of recorded recordings may be included.
  • the ratio (%) of the number of actually viewed items to the number of recorded items may be included. Since recording or viewing may not actually be performed even if the recording is reserved, it is possible to present the degree of popularity of the program to the user with higher accuracy by referring to such information.
  • the recorder 1 can transmit information indicating recording reservation, viewing reservation, recording history, and viewing history to the server device 6.
  • the recorder 1 can transmit information indicating recording reservation, viewing reservation, recording history, and viewing history to the server device 6.
  • the recorder 1 can transmit information indicating recording reservation, viewing reservation, recording history, and viewing history to the server device 6.
  • the controller 14 When the controller 14 accepts a recording reservation based on a user's instruction, the controller 14 stores the program information accepted for the recording reservation in the flash memory 12 as a recording reservation list. For example, when the recording reservation of “movie ABC” is received in the recorder 1 based on the electronic program guide (see FIG. 6, details will be described later) displayed on the display device 2, the program information of “movie ABC” Add to the recording reservation list.
  • FIG. 7 shows an example of the recording reservation list. At this time, the controller 14 adds the recording reservation setting date and time based on the system time of the recorder 1.
  • the controller 14 transmits information of the added recording reservation list to the server device 6. That is, when the controller 14 accesses the server device, if there is a new addition in the recording reservation list from the previous access, the controller 14 transmits information (recording reservation information) regarding the added program to the server device. For example, as shown in FIG. 7, the recording reservation list is newly added from the previous access (“November 10, 2008, 17:00”) to the current access (“November 20, 2008, 17:00”). When the programs “movie ABC” and “drama XYZ” are added, the controller 14 transmits program information related to the programs “movie ABC” and “drama XYZ” to the server device 6.
  • the access date and time is stored in the flash memory 12 by the controller 14 when accessing the server device.
  • the controller 14 stores “November 20, 2008, 17:00” in the flash memory 12 as the previous access date.
  • the viewing reservation is generated and transmitted by the same method as described above. It is not necessary for the controller 14 to transmit all the items shown in FIG. 7 to the server device 6. For example, information about only the items “broadcast date”, “start time”, “broadcast station”, and “program name” is stored. You may transmit to the server apparatus 6.
  • the controller 14 records the program stream based on the recording reservation list. Further, the controller 14 records a program stream currently being broadcast based on a user's recording instruction. The controller 14 stores the program information of the recorded program stream in the flash memory 12 as a recording list.
  • FIG. 8 shows an example of a recording list.
  • the controller 14 stores information on the recording list (recording history information) recorded from the previous access to the server device 6 to the current access to the server device 6. Send.
  • the recording history may include information (such as a flag) indicating that the user has actually watched the recorded program.
  • the transmission operation of information indicating a viewing reservation is the same as the transmission operation of information indicating a recording reservation. That is, when accepting a viewing reservation based on a user's instruction, the controller 14 stores the program information accepted for the viewing reservation in the flash memory 12 as a viewing reservation list. Each time the controller 14 accesses the server device 6, the controller 14 transmits information on the newly added viewing reservation list (viewing reservation information) to the server device 6.
  • the controller 14 stores information on programs actually viewed by the user in the flash memory 12 as a viewing list. Each time the controller 14 accesses the server device 6, the controller 14 transmits information (viewing history information) newly added in the viewing list to the server device 6.
  • information on the recording reservation, recording history, viewing reservation, and viewing history is transmitted from the recorder 1 to the server device 6. Similar information can be transmitted to the server device 6 from the other recorders 400 and 500 and the television receivers 200 and 300. Thereby, the server device 6 can collect (acquire) information such as a recording reservation, a viewing reservation, a recording history, and a viewing history from a plurality of devices.
  • the recorder 1 can acquire other person preference information from the server device 6 at a predetermined timing. For example, the recorder 1 accesses the server device 6 to acquire other person preference information at a predetermined time or a recording reservation operation. The acquired other person preference information is stored in the flash memory 12.
  • the recorder 1 causes the display device 2 to display a menu screen 50 as shown in FIG.
  • the menu screen 50 is a display screen including a plurality of selection items 51.
  • the plurality of selection items 51 include “watch TV”, “view recorded program”, “view photo”, “view recorded video”, “reserve recording with program guide”, “recommended program information” Items such as “Reserve recording” are included.
  • the user can select one of a plurality of selection items by operating the up and down keys provided on the remote controller 3.
  • the recorder 1 (controller 14) switches the display method of the selected selection item according to the up / down key operation of the remote controller 3.
  • the recorder 1 switches to the next display screen corresponding to the selected selection item.
  • the controller 14 When “Reserve recording with program guide” is selected and determined in accordance with a user instruction, the controller 14 reads a plurality of program information (for example, program names) stored in the flash memory 12 and reads the read program. The information is converted for display and output to the display device 2. For example, a display screen (electronic program guide) as shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display device 2. In the display device 2, a plurality of program names are incorporated and displayed on the screen in a two-dimensional matrix defined by the start time and the channel.
  • the user can select a desired program from a plurality of programs by operating the remote controller 3.
  • a recording confirmation screen for the selected program as shown in FIG.
  • the user can instruct reservation of the selected program on the recording confirmation screen.
  • the controller 14 accepts a reservation instruction for a program selected from the electronic program guide in response to an operation signal from the remote controller 3. Then, the controller 14 stores the program information of the program that has received the reservation instruction in the flash memory 12 as a recording reservation list.
  • the controller 14 performs recording based on the program information in the recording reservation list.
  • the recording operation of the recorder 1 will be briefly described.
  • the controller 14 sets the tuner 11 to the broadcasting station, that is, the channel included in the program information.
  • the system time is counted by a timer provided in the controller 14.
  • the controller 14 transmits the program stream stored in the buffer memory 13 by the tuner 11 to the drive device 19, and causes the drive device 19 to store the program stream in the storage medium 191.
  • the controller 14 detects that the duration has elapsed from the start time using the system time of the recorder 1, the controller 14 stops the selection of the program stream in the tuner 11.
  • controller 14 also stops transmission of the program stream to the drive device 19. This ends the recording of the program stream. At this time, the controller 14 adds the program information to the recording list and stores it in the flash memory 12. In addition, the controller 14 transmits program information to the drive device 19. The drive device 19 stores this program information in the storage medium 191 in association with the previously recorded program stream.
  • the recording method based on the recording reservation list is a known technique, and is not limited to the above method, and can be realized by various methods.
  • the controller 14 When “Reserve recording with recommended program information” is selected and determined according to the user's instruction, the controller 14 causes the display device 2 to display a display screen 52 showing the recommended program information as shown in FIG. .
  • the display screen 52 is generated based on the other person preference information acquired from the server device 6.
  • the controller 14 selects a predetermined number of programs from the plurality of programs in descending order based on the other person preference information acquired from the server device 6 (see FIG. 5), and information on the selected programs Is displayed on the display device 2.
  • the controller 14 determines whether or not the program can be reserved for recording based on the “program name” included in the other person's preference information, and displays a display screen (recommended program information) including only those that can be reserved for recording. 52 is generated.
  • the determination of whether or not recording reservation is possible based on the “program name” can be realized by the following method. For example, the controller 14 retrieves program information including the “program name” from a plurality of program information stored in the flash memory 14. The controller 14 acquires “broadcast station” information from the program information searched in this way. Then, the controller 14 determines whether or not the read “broadcast station” information is included in the contract information of a card (for example, a B-CAS card) installed in the recorder 1. As a result, the controller 14 can determine whether or not recording reservation is possible.
  • the card installed in the recorder 1 holds an IC chip, and contract information and the like are stored in the IC chip.
  • the controller 14 generates and displays the recommended program information display screen 52 shown in FIG.
  • the display screen 52 includes the “number of recording reservations” included in the other person preference information.
  • the user can easily determine how popular the recommended and displayed program information is. For example, in the example of FIG. 11, it can be understood that the recording reservation number of the program “movie ABC” is the highest and the popularity of “movie ABC” is high.
  • the other person preference information is based on the recording reservation information.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and the other person preference information may be based on other information such as viewing reservation and recording history. That is, when other person's preference information is created based on viewing reservation information, information on the “number of viewing reservations” can be included in the other person's preference information, and information on popular programs is presented as in the case of recording reservation. It becomes possible to do.
  • recording is not actually recorded even if recording is reserved, or there is a case where the recording is not actually viewed.
  • information about the actually recorded program and the actually viewed program can be included in the other person preference information, making it more popular and accurate. Information indicating the degree of
  • the number of actually recorded items and / or the number of actually viewed items may be included.
  • a ratio (%) of the number of actually recorded records and / or the number of actually viewed videos to the number of recorded recordings may be included.
  • the ratio (%) of the number of actually viewed items to the number of recorded items may be included.
  • the other person preference information is an example of the distinction information of the present invention.
  • the broadcast transmission device of the broadcast station and the server device of the broadcast station are examples of the external device of the present invention.
  • the server device 6 can be connected to a plurality of devices 1,... Via the network 4, and has a network interface 68 for exchanging information with the plurality of devices 1,. 64.
  • the controller 64 collects information related to the recording reservation in each device from the plurality of devices 1,... Via the network interface 68, counts the number of recording reservations for each program based on the collected information, and based on the counting result. Preference information is generated, and the generated preference information is transmitted to each device 1,... Via the network interface 68.
  • the server device 6 can generate and provide preference information indicating the preferences of the entire user of the plurality of devices 1 connected to the network 4 regarding the program.
  • the recorder 1 receives a broadcast signal, can record a program included in the received broadcast signal, and includes a network interface 18 that exchanges information with a server device 6 connected to the network 4, and a controller 14. Prepare.
  • the controller 14 transmits information related to the recording reservation to the server device 6 and receives preference information generated by counting the number of recording reservations for each program in each device 1,. Based on the received preference information, the program information is displayed on the display device 2 in order from the program with the largest number of recording reservations.
  • the recorder 1 can present to the user recommended program information that reflects the preferences of the entire user of the devices connected to the network 4.
  • Embodiment 1 was illustrated as embodiment of this invention. However, the idea of the present invention can be realized in other embodiments. Hereinafter, other embodiments will be described.
  • the controller 14 provided in the recorder 1 has been described as an example of a control device.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be applied to an LSI provided in a television receiver.
  • the television receiver may include a hard disk drive and record a program stream on the hard disk.
  • the recorder and the display device are connected by wire.
  • the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be connected wirelessly.
  • the recorder and the display device may be directly connected, or may be interposed via another device such as a set top box. That is, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and can be implemented in various forms.
  • Information about the performers of the program may be included in the other person's preference information. Thereby, the popularity degree of a performer can also be recognized.
  • the present invention is applicable to a server device connected to a device capable of recording reservation via a network and / or a device (recorder or television receiver) capable of recording reservation.

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La présente invention concerne un appareil de serveur (6) qui comprend : un moyen de connexion au réseau (68) qui peut se connecter à une pluralité de dispositifs (1, 200) par le biais d'un réseau (4) afin de transmettre et de recevoir de l'information en provenance et à destination de la pluralité de dispositifs connectés au réseau; et un contrôleur (64) qui collecte, depuis la pluralité de dispositifs par l'intermédiaire du moyen de connexion au réseau, de l'information relative à des ordonnancements d'enregistrement établis dans les dispositifs, qui ensuite compile, en fonction de l'information collectée, le nombre d'ordonnancements d’enregistrement pour chaque programme parmi une pluralité de programmes, qui par la suite génère une information de goût en fonction du résultat de la compilation, et qui enfin transmet l'information de goût générée à chaque dispositif.
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