JP2004234708A - Video recording/reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the input operation by the user when making reservation for video recording by using the history information regarding the video recording or the user's preference information. <P>SOLUTION: The information regarding the user's preference, the video recording history, etc., are recorded on removable storage media together with a program video picture. By loading these storage media on the video recording/reproducing device, the user's preference, the video recording history, etc., are acquired from the storage media, and in accordance with these information, a program selecting object at the video recording reservation is provided to the user. For example, a title, day of the week, start/end time of the program already stored in the storage media are displayed on a list as the candidate for video reservation when the video recording is reserved. When the desired program is selected from them by the user, this program is reserved for video recording. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a content selection support method and apparatus for recording and reproducing a broadcast program.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, when recording a broadcast program, it is common to manually press a record button at a predetermined broadcast time, or to input a broadcast time, a channel, and the like to make a recording reservation. However, there is a problem that it is troublesome to input such information for each recording reservation.
[0003]
In the conventional setting of recording reservation, there is a setting that allows a setting of “weekly recording”. According to this, it is possible to make a recording reservation for a program broadcast at the same time every week with one setting.
[0004]
On the other hand, for example, when recording a serial drama or the like, there is a recording method in which recording is repeatedly performed on a predetermined video tape. In such a case, in the conventional recording using the “weekly recording” setting, if a video tape different from a predetermined video tape is set by mistake, the reserved program is recorded on the video tape.
[0005]
Further, Patent Documents 1 to 3 disclose a technique in which a recording / reproducing apparatus acquires electronic program information, extracts a program that matches a favorite genre or an actor name registered by a user from the information, and presents a recommended program. It is shown.
[0006]
In such a case, when a plurality of users share and use the recording / playback apparatus, it is necessary to identify the users by some method. As an example, there is a type in which a user name is input by using a button of a remote controller or the like, and a selection is made from among these.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2000-013708 A
[0008]
[Patent Document 2]
JP 2000-115098 A
[0009]
[Patent Document 3]
JP 2001-197392 A
[0010]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, in the case of performing recording using the conventional “weekly recording” setting, the user needs to pay attention in order to record a specific program on a specific storage medium.
Further, even if the recording reservation is set, once the power of the recording / playback apparatus is turned off, the recording reservation information is erased, so that there is a problem that the reservation information must be set again.
Furthermore, when a plurality of users share and use the recording / reproducing apparatus, and when each user selects content using preference information, it is possible to manage the preference information of each user after identifying the user. Required.
However, such operation by the user is complicated, troublesome, and troublesome.
[0011]
Further, when the user owns a plurality of recording / reproducing devices, it is necessary to set his / her own information such as a favorite genre and an actor name in each device, which causes a heavy burden on the setting operation by the user. was there.
[0012]
The present invention has been made in order to solve such a problem, and provides a recording / reproducing apparatus and a storage medium that facilitate a user's input operation at the time of recording reservation using history information and user preference information regarding recording. The purpose is to provide.
[0013]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem, the present invention records, in addition to the program video, additional information such as user preference information and recording history on a removable storage medium. By attaching the storage medium to the recording / playback apparatus, information such as the user's preference and recording history is obtained from the storage medium, and based on the information, the user is provided with a program selection target at the time of recording reservation. You. For example, at the time of recording reservation, the title, the day of the week, and the start / end time of the program stored in the storage medium are listed as recording reservation candidates. When the user selects a desired program among them, the program is reserved for recording. As a result, programs related to the user's preference information and programs identical to those recorded in the past are collected on the recording medium.
[0014]
The features of the claimed invention are as follows.
[0015]
An invention according to claim 1 is a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of making a recording reservation of program information, wherein the additional information generating means for generating additional information relating to the program information, and the generated additional information and the program information correspond to each other. Storage means for storing information in the storage medium; input means for a user to input information; and generating recording reservation information based on the additional information stored in the storage medium and the input information from the input means. It is characterized by comprising a recording reservation generating means, and recording control means for controlling recording of program information based on the recording reservation information generated by the recording reservation generating means.
[0016]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect, media detecting means for detecting that a storage medium is attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the storage medium is connected to the recording / reproducing apparatus by the media detecting means. An additional information reproducing means for reading the additional information from the storage medium when it is detected that the recording reservation is attached to the recording medium, wherein the recording reservation generating means is configured to perform the recording reservation based on the additional information read by the reproducing means. And a menu display unit for generating and displaying menu information for the user.
[0017]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, the additional information includes information on a broadcast date of the program information stored in the storage medium, and the recording reservation generating unit is included in the additional information. The menu information is generated by setting a date one week ahead of the broadcast date as a recording reservation date of the program.
[0018]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the recording and reproducing apparatus according to the second aspect, the additional information includes information on a broadcast day and a broadcast start time of the program information stored in the storage medium, and It is characterized in that the menu information is generated by referring to the broadcast day and the broadcast start time included in the information, and setting the broadcast day and the broadcast start time that arrive next from the recording reservation setting as the recording reservation date and start time.
[0019]
The invention according to claim 5 is a recording / reproducing apparatus capable of reserving recording of program information, comprising: input means for inputting information; and preference information generating means for generating preference information based on an input from the input means. A storage unit for storing the generated preference information in a storage medium; a guide information storage unit for storing program guide information relating to a program to be broadcast; and a preference information stored in the storage medium based on the preference information and the program guide information. It is characterized by comprising recording reservation generating means for generating recording reservation information, and recording control means for controlling recording of program information based on the recording reservation information generated by the recording reservation generation means.
[0020]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the recording / reproducing apparatus according to the fifth aspect, a media detecting means for detecting that a storage medium is attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus, and the storage medium is connected to the recording / reproducing apparatus by the media detecting means. Playback means for reading preference information from the storage medium when it is detected that the program guide information has been attached to the recording medium. The recording reservation generation means compares the preference information read by the playback means with the program guide information. Program extraction means for extracting a program including the preference information, and menu display means for generating and displaying menu information for recording reservation based on the program guide information of the extracted program. .
[0021]
In the claims of the present invention, "program information" refers to video information including audio information of a broadcast program. The “program guide information” is information about the program such as the broadcast date and time and the title of the program, and is called, for example, electronic program information (EPG).
[0022]
The features of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments.
However, the following embodiment is merely one embodiment of the present invention. The definitions of the terms of the present invention and the constituent elements are not limited to those described in the following embodiments.
[0023]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0024]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the recording / playback system in the first embodiment.
[0025]
In the present embodiment, a title, a broadcast channel, a broadcast date and a day of the week, a recording start time, and a recording end time are stored in the storage medium 200 as additional information in addition to the program video, and these information are stored in the next recording reservation. An example is shown below.
[0026]
The recording / reproducing system includes a recording / reproducing device 100, a removable storage medium 200, and a display device 300.
[0027]
The recording / reproducing apparatus 100 mounts a removable storage medium 200 as a storage medium, and stores a program video and additional information accompanying the program video in the storage medium 200 at the time of recording. The stored program video is played back by the recording / playback device 100, and is displayed on the display device 300 and output as audio. Further, the stored additional information is referred to as an index for reproducing the stored program video or as selection information for the next recording reservation.
[0028]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
[0029]
The recording / playback apparatus 100 includes a tuner unit 101, a signal processing unit 102, a video data storage processing unit 103, an additional information generation unit 104, a storage control unit 105, a playback control unit 106, a video data playback unit 107, a menu creation unit 108, and a display. It comprises a control unit 109, a user input unit 110, a medium attachment / detachment detection unit 111, and a recording reservation control unit 112.
[0030]
Tuner section 101 extracts a signal for a channel specified by the user from the received television signal.
[0031]
The signal processing unit 102 outputs a signal output from the tuner unit 101 as digital data.
[0032]
The video data storage processing unit 103 performs image compression processing on the digitized video data (including audio data) for storage.
[0033]
The additional information generation unit 104 creates information related to a program video from recording reservation information, electronic program information, and the like. It also has a memory for temporary storage, and temporarily stores the created additional information and the additional information read from the storage medium 200.
[0034]
The storage control unit 105 stores data in the storage medium 200 according to a predetermined format.
[0035]
The reproduction control unit 106 reads data from the storage medium 200.
[0036]
The video data reproducing unit 107 decodes video data (including audio data) read from the storage medium 200.
[0037]
The menu creating unit 108 creates a menu for inputting recording reservation contents at the time of recording reservation and a menu for selecting a program video at the time of reproducing the stored program video, using the additional information, the electronic program information, and the like. .
[0038]
The display control unit 109 controls to output the decoded program video (including audio), the menu, and the like to the display device 300.
[0039]
The user input unit 110 processes a user input from a remote controller or the like.
[0040]
The medium attachment / detachment detection unit 111 detects whether or not the storage medium 200 is attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
[0041]
The recording reservation control unit 112 generates a recording reservation based on a user's input or the menu, and controls a recording start / end using a calendar or a clock (not shown). Also, the tuner unit 101 is controlled according to the contents of the recording reservation to set a desired channel.
[0042]
FIG. 3 is an example of a data format when a program video is stored in the storage medium 200.
[0043]
As data relating to one program video, in addition to the compressed program video data, additional information relating to the video data such as a title, a broadcast channel, a broadcast date, a start time, and an end time are prepared, and these are associated with each other. And stored in the storage medium 200.
[0044]
In the example shown in the figure, the program video “A” is a program video titled “News 9:00” broadcasted on channel “10” from 21:00 to 22:00 on October 1, 2002. Is shown.
[0045]
Next, the operation of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 will be described in detail with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.
[0046]
FIG. 4 shows the entire operation processing of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
[0047]
In the recording / reproducing apparatus 100, the medium attachment / detachment detecting unit 111 detects whether or not the storage medium 200 is mounted on the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 (S401).
[0048]
At this time, if the storage medium 200 is not mounted, the process ends (S402).
[0049]
When the storage medium 200 is mounted, the reproduction control unit 111 reads the stored additional information from the mounted storage medium 200 (S403). The read additional information is temporarily stored in the additional information generation unit 104.
[0050]
Next, the user instructs an operation via the user input unit 116. The instruction is analyzed by the user input unit 116, and processing corresponding to the instruction is executed (S404, S406, S408).
[0051]
If the instruction is "reproduction", a reproduction process (described later) is performed (S405).
If the instruction is "recording", a recording process (described later) is performed (S407).
If the instruction is “recording reservation”, recording reservation processing (described later) is performed (S409).
[0052]
When each process ends, the present process is repeated from S401.
[0053]
1. Playback processing
FIG. 5 shows the flow of a reproduction process for reproducing a program video.
[0054]
When the reproduction process is instructed, the menu generation unit 408 determines whether or not there is the additional information acquired in S403 (S501). At this time, if there is no additional information, it indicates that no program video is stored in the storage medium 200, and the reproduction process ends (S508).
[0055]
If there is additional information, the menu generation unit 108 creates menu information indicating a list of program videos stored so far using the additional information, and sends this to the display control unit 109. The display control unit 109 displays the created menu on the display device 300 (S502).
[0056]
Next, the user refers to the menu displayed on the display device 300, selects a program video to be reproduced via the user input unit 110, and inputs a selection confirmation command (S503). Is set as (S504).
[0057]
Thereafter, when the user inputs a reproduction command of the selected program via the user input unit 110, the reproduction control unit 106 starts reproduction of the program video, and stores the program video of the program video from the storage medium 200. The data is read (S505). The read program video data is decoded by the video data reproducing unit 107 and displayed on the display device 300 via the display control unit 109 (S506).
[0058]
The above-described reproduction processing is continued until there is a reproduction end instruction from the user from the user input unit 110 or until there is no more program video data to be reproduced (S507). When the user gives an instruction to end the reproduction, or when there is no more program video data to be reproduced, the reproduction process ends (S508).
[0059]
2. Recording process
FIG. 6 shows the flow of a recording process for recording a program video.
[0060]
When a user inputs a recording start command after setting a desired channel via the user input unit 110, the additional information generation unit 104 sets the date and time and the day of the week at the start of recording from a calendar or a clock in the recording and playback apparatus 100. These are acquired, and these are temporarily stored in its own internal memory together with the channel information of the program (S601).
[0061]
Next, the process of storing the program video of the channel set by the user from the user input unit 110 is started (S602). At this time, tuner section 101 extracts a signal for the channel set by the user from the received television signal. The extracted signal is output as digital data by the signal processing unit 102.
[0062]
The digitized program video data (including audio data) is subjected to image compression processing for storage by the video data storage processing unit 103, and is stored in the storage medium 200 by the storage control unit 106.
[0063]
When the user instructs the end of the recording (S603), the additional information generation unit 104 acquires the date and time at the end of the recording from the clock and temporarily stores it in its own internal memory. Then, the information about the start date and time, the day of the week, the channel, and the information on the end date and time of the program already stored in the internal memory are sent to the menu creation unit 108. The menu generation unit 108 creates menu information from these pieces of information and sends the menu information to the display control unit 109. The display control unit 109 displays the recording date and time and the channel on the display device 300, using the menu information as additional information of the recorded program video (S604).
[0064]
During the display, when a title is added as additional information (S605), the user inputs the title from the user input unit 110.
[0065]
The additional information generation unit 104 adds this to the additional information of the program already stored in the memory (S606). At this time, the title is added to the additional information only when the title is input. Whether or not there is a title input is determined, for example, at a timing when a certain time has elapsed from the display of the additional information.
[0066]
The storage control unit 105 stores the additional information thus generated in the storage medium 200 in association with the recorded program video (S607), and ends the recording process.
[0067]
3. Recording reservation processing using additional information
FIG. 7 shows the flow of the recording reservation process for recording the program video.
[0068]
In the recording reservation processing of the present embodiment, the additional information of the previously stored program video is used for the recording reservation.
[0069]
When the storage medium 200 on which the program video is recorded is set in the recording / reproducing apparatus 100, the reproduction control unit 106 extracts the additional information of the program information stored in the storage medium 200 (S701).
[0070]
When the additional information is not stored in the storage medium 200, the process proceeds to a manual setting process (S702).
[0071]
When the additional information is stored in the storage medium 200, the menu generation unit 108 creates a list of the extracted additional information, and the display control unit 109 displays the list on the display device 300 (S703).
[0072]
When the user selects and confirms a program for which recording reservation is desired from the displayed list via the user input unit 110 (S704), the menu generation unit 108 creates a recording reservation menu using the additional information of the confirmed program. Are displayed on the display device 300 via the display control unit 109. At this time, the recording reservation date is set to a date one week ahead of the recording date in the additional information of the recorded program (S705).
[0073]
At this time, if the day advanced by one week and the recording start time have already passed, the menu creation unit 108 refers to the day of the week in the additional information, and sets the corresponding day of the next week based on the current time as the recording / reproducing apparatus 100. And set the day of the week as the recording reservation day.
[0074]
The user corrects the broadcast date, recording start time, and the like with the user input unit 110 as necessary for the displayed recording reservation contents. At this time, when the title of the program is not displayed in the contents of the recording reservation, a correction for adding the title of the program is appropriately made (S706).
[0075]
When the input of the contents of the recording reservation is completed, the contents of the recording reservation are determined (S707) and set in the recording reservation control unit 112 (S708).
[0076]
The recording reservation control unit 112 measures the date and time, starts the recording process when the recording reaches the designated date and time (S709), instructs the tuner unit 101 on the designated channel, and acquires the program video of the channel desired by the user. Then, recording is started (S710). The recording process is the same as the above-described recording process.
[0077]
When the recording ends (S711), the additional information generation unit 104 creates additional information of the recorded program video from the recording date and time, channel, title, and the like (S712), and the storage control unit 105 stores this in the storage medium 200. (S713).
[0078]
4. Recording reservation processing (manual setting)
FIG. 8 shows the flow of manual setting at the time of recording reservation.
[0079]
When the recording reservation menu is generated by the menu generation unit 108 and displayed on the display device 300, the user inputs the recording date and time, the channel, and the title as the recording reservation contents from the user input unit 110 (S7021).
[0080]
When the input of the recording reservation contents is completed, the recording reservation contents are determined (S7022),
This is set in the recording reservation control unit 112 (S7023).
[0081]
The recording reservation control unit 112 measures the date and time, and starts recording when the recording reaches the designated date and time (S7024), instructs the tuner unit 101 on the designated channel, and acquires the program video of the desired channel. Then, recording is started (S7025). The recording process is the same as the above-described recording process.
[0082]
When the recording ends (S7026), the additional information generation unit 104 creates additional information of the recorded program video from the recording date and time, channel, title, and the like (S7027), and the storage control unit 105 stores this in the storage medium 200. (S7028).
[0083]
According to the first embodiment, by setting the additional information of the recorded program video in the storage medium 200 on which the program video is recorded, the recording reservation for the next broadcast of the recorded program can be easily set. .
[0084]
Furthermore, the recording reservation information is created based on the additional information of the program video stored in the storage medium 200 attached to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100, so that, for example, the same program video broadcast every week is stored in the storage medium 200. Can be stored.
[0085]
In the above embodiment, the user's selection, instruction, and the like are determined by operating a determination button or the like of the user input unit 110.
[0086]
Further, at the time of recording, the program video may be stored in an unused area of the storage medium 200, or may be overwritten on an area in which the previous broadcast is stored. Further, one of these may be selected according to a user's instruction.
[0087]
If the unused area is small, it is possible to increase the unused area by recompressing the previously recorded program video at a higher compression rate and storing it again in the storage medium 200.
[0088]
(Second embodiment)
In this embodiment, an example will be described in which user preference information such as a user's favorite genre or keyword is stored in a storage medium in place of the additional information in the first embodiment, and this is used for program video recording reservation. .
[0089]
FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording / playback system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of the recording / playback apparatus 800.
[0090]
Note that the schematic configuration of the recording / reproducing system in the first embodiment and blocks having the same functions as those of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, only the functions newly provided by the present invention will be described.
[0091]
The electronic program information 900 includes a start time, an end time, a title, a channel, a performer, a synopsis, and the like for a broadcasted program.
[0092]
The recording / reproducing apparatus 800 utilizes electronic program information (EPG) in addition to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 of the first embodiment, and has a configuration including a new EPG data processing unit 113.
[0093]
The EPG data processing unit 113 executes a program search and data acquisition of a desired program from the electronic program information 900 using an arbitrary condition.
[0094]
FIG. 11 is an example of user preference information in the present embodiment. In the drawing, the preference information indicates that the user's favorite program genre is "drama" and the performer is "OO".
[0095]
FIG. 12 is an example of the electronic program information in the present embodiment. The items to be displayed can be set arbitrarily. In the present embodiment, the title of the program, the channel on which the program is broadcast, the broadcast time, the genre of the program, and the performers are set.
[0096]
Hereinafter, the operation of the recording / reproducing apparatus 800 in the present embodiment will be described.
[0097]
Note that the reproduction processing and the video recording processing in the present embodiment are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, only the recording reservation processing newly provided by the present embodiment will be described.
[0098]
1. Recording reservation processing using preference information
FIG. 13 shows a flow of a recording reservation process when the recording reservation is executed using the user preference information.
[0099]
When the storage medium 200 on which the program video is recorded is set in the recording / reproducing apparatus 800, the reproduction control unit 106 extracts the user preference information stored in the storage medium 200 (S1001).
[0100]
When the preference information is not stored in the storage medium 200 (S1002), the menu generation unit 108 generates a menu for inputting the preference information, and the display control unit 109 displays the menu on the display device 300 (S1003). ).
[0101]
When the user inputs preference information from the user input unit 110, the input preference information is stored in the storage medium 200 via the storage control unit 105 (S1004).
[0102]
Using the user's preference information obtained from the storage medium 200 in S1001 or the user's preference information input in S1004, the EPG data processing unit 113 selects only programs matching the preference information from the electronic program information 900. Is extracted (S1005).
[0103]
The menu generation unit 108 creates a list of the extracted programs, and displays the list on the display device 300 via the display control unit 109 (S1006).
[0104]
The user selects a program to be recorded from the displayed program list (S1007) and determines the contents of the recording reservation (S1008). The contents of the recording reservation are set in the recording reservation control unit 112.
[0105]
Subsequent recording reservation processing is the same as the recording reservation processing (S708) of the first embodiment.
[0106]
According to the second embodiment, the user's preference information is stored in the storage medium 200, so that the user's operation in recording a program can be simplified.
[0107]
When a single recording and playback device is used by a plurality of users, by having a storage medium for each user, by setting its own storage medium in the recording and playback device, it is possible to automatically set preferences for each user. It is possible to execute the recording reservation according to.
[0108]
Furthermore, when a user uses a plurality of recording / reproducing devices, if the user sets his / her storage medium, any recording / reproducing device can execute recording reservation according to the preference information in the same manner.
[0109]
As described above, by making a recording reservation using the preference information stored in the storage medium, it is possible to aggregate programs of the same genre and the same performer in the storage medium.
[0110]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and it goes without saying that various other changes are possible.
[0111]
For example, the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 may be configured to have both the functions of the first embodiment and the functions of the second embodiment at the same time. That is, both the additional information in the first embodiment and the preference information in the second embodiment are stored in the storage medium 200, and menu information for recording reservation is generated and displayed based on both of the information. I do. As a result, it is possible to enrich the stored program information while collecting favorite programs on one storage medium.
[0112]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the same program is reserved for recording each time on a specific storage medium, the recording reservation operation by the user, such as program selection and date and time input, can be simplified.
[0113]
Also, by replacing the storage medium, the recording reservation information for each user can be switched. Further, by storing different preference information for each user in the storage medium, even when a plurality of recording and playback devices are used, there is no need to set preference information for each recording and playback device. Convenience can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording and playback system according to a first embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
FIG. 3 is an example of a data format when storing additional information and program video.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing processing of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a reproduction process of the recording / reproduction device 100.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a recording process of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a recording reservation process of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a manual setting process of the recording / playback apparatus 100 at the time of recording reservation.
FIG. 9 is a schematic configuration diagram of a recording and playback system in a second embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a configuration of a recording / playback apparatus 800.
FIG. 11 is an example of additional information in the present embodiment.
FIG. 12 is an example of electronic program information in the embodiment.
FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a process when a recording reservation is made using preference information.

Claims (6)

A recording / playback apparatus capable of making a recording reservation of program information,
Additional information generating means for generating additional information regarding program information;
Storage means for storing the generated additional information and its program information in the storage medium in association with each other;
Input means for a user to input information;
Recording reservation generating means for generating recording reservation information based on the additional information stored in the storage medium and the input information from the input means,
Recording control means for controlling recording of program information based on the recording reservation information generated by the recording reservation generating means,
A recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: In claim 1,
Media detection means for detecting that a storage medium is attached to the recording and playback device,
When the storage medium is detected by the media detection unit to be attached to the recording / playback device, the storage device further includes additional information playback unit that reads the additional information from the storage medium
The recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording reservation generating means includes menu display means for generating and displaying menu information for recording reservation based on the additional information read by said reproducing means. In claim 2,
The additional information includes information on a broadcast date of the program information stored in the storage medium,
A recording / reproducing apparatus, wherein the recording reservation generating means generates the menu information with a recording advance date of the program being one week ahead of a broadcast date included in the additional information as a recording reservation date. In claim 2,
The additional information includes information on a broadcast day and a broadcast start time of the program information stored in the storage medium,
The recording reservation generating means refers to the broadcast day and the broadcast start time included in the additional information, and sets the menu information as the day and start time of the recording reservation with the next broadcast day and the broadcast start time arriving from the setting of the recording reservation. A recording / reproducing apparatus characterized by generating. A recording / playback apparatus capable of making a recording reservation of program information,
Input means for inputting information;
Preference information generating means for generating preference information based on an input from the input means,
Storage means for storing the generated preference information in a storage medium;
Guide information storage means for storing program guide information on a program to be broadcast;
Recording reservation generating means for generating recording reservation information based on the preference information and the program guide information stored in the storage medium,
Recording control means for controlling recording of program information based on the recording reservation information generated by the recording reservation generating means,
A recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: In claim 5,
Media detection means for detecting that a storage medium is attached to the recording and playback device,
When the storage medium is detected by the media detection unit to be attached to the recording / playback device, the playback unit reads preference information from the storage medium.
Recording reservation generating means for comparing the preference information read by the reproducing means with the program guide information to extract a program including the preference information; and And a menu display means for generating and displaying menu information for recording reservation.

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