JP2005209313A - Broadcast program recording device, system, and method, recording program, and recording medium with the program recorded thereon - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a broadcast program recording system which records the broadcast program with simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: When the server system 5 recognizes a demand from a mobile terminal 3 to record a predetermined broadcast program, it checks the terminals 4 installed in various locations and connected to the server system 5 through a network 2 to transmit and receive various information, and picks up one of them capable of recording the demanded broad cast program. It makes the picked up terminal 4 record the demanded broadcast program. The server system 5 obtains the recorded broadcast program from the terminal 4 through the network 2 to make it reproducible by processing, and sends the processed broadcast program to the specified destination following the send-out demand from the mobile terminal 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a broadcast program recording apparatus and a broadcast program recording system and a broadcast program recording method for recording various broadcast programs such as a television broadcast program, a satellite broadcast program, and a radio broadcast program, a program for executing the recording of the broadcast program, and The present invention relates to a recording medium on which this program is recorded.

In recent years, transmission / reception of various types of information using a network has been actively used due to speeding up and reduction in size and weight of arithmetic devices. And the method of recording a television broadcast program using this network is known (for example, refer patent documents 1 and 2).
And the method of patent document 1 is that the user terminal which acquired program schedule list information from the recording center terminal via the communication network selects reservation recording instruction information when a broadcast program to be recorded is selected by the user. Generate. The user terminal device transmits the generated reserved recording instruction information to the recording sensor terminal. The recording center terminal records the corresponding broadcast program from the corresponding broadcast station via the communication network based on the reservation recording instruction information. At the end of recording, the user is notified of the end of recording. The user browses the broadcast program reserved for recording by playing the recorded broadcast program stream-distributed from the recording center terminal by the user terminal.
In the method described in Patent Document 2, a digital recording / recording apparatus capable of recording by a digital recording method is managed by a computer connected to a computer network. When the user requests a TV program recording agent through the computer, the computer records the TV program corresponding to the recording device. The computer transmits to the user's digital recording / playback apparatus via a computer network so that a list of recorded contents and a download history can be displayed. When the user makes a download request to the computer, the recorded television program is transmitted to the user's digital recording / playback apparatus via the computer network.

JP 2002-344859 A (pages 3 to 6) JP 2003-158733 A (2nd to 3rd pages)

  By the way, in the configuration in which the recording reservations from the users as described above are collectively managed and recorded, it is necessary to construct a network that can record programs from each broadcasting station in response to the recording requests of users in each region. . Furthermore, a configuration is required for recording a plurality of broadcast programs when recording requests overlap. As described above, in the conventional configuration as described above, the system configuration may be complicated and large.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a broadcast program recording apparatus, a broadcast program recording system, a broadcast program recording method, a program for executing recording of a broadcast program, and a program for recording the program, which can overcome the above-described problems. It is to provide a recording medium.

A first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device capable of recording a broadcast program by connecting a plurality of pieces of information including the broadcast program via a network based on request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program. A broadcast program recording apparatus for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information, the request information acquiring means for acquiring the request information, and the terminal apparatus capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information Terminal selection means for selecting, recording control means for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the selected terminal device, and acquisition of the broadcast program recorded via the network from the terminal device. A broadcast program recording apparatus comprising: broadcast program processing means for processing the broadcast program so that the broadcast program can be output.
In the first invention as described above, when request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program is acquired by the request information acquiring means, a terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information is selected by the terminal selecting means. select. Then, the recording control means causes the selected terminal device to record the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. Thereafter, the broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device via the network, and the output means processes the broadcast program so that it can be output.
For this reason, the broadcast program requested to be recorded is recorded by a terminal device that can record the broadcast program, and the recorded broadcast program is processed so that it can be output and output, for example, by a terminal device installed in each region. It is possible to aggregate broadcast programs for each region with a simple configuration that is shared and connected to a terminal device installed in each region via a network so that transmission and reception are possible, and the configuration can be easily simplified. In addition, for example, by recording a different broadcast program for each region with a terminal device that can be installed and recorded in that region, it is possible to acquire and view the broadcast program in that region even if there are no users in that region, The use of the broadcast program can be easily expanded, and a desired broadcast program can be acquired even when the user is out to different areas, so that the convenience for the user can be improved.

In the first invention, the recording control means causes the broadcast program to be recorded by at least two or more selected terminal devices when a plurality of terminal devices are selected by the terminal selection means. Preferably, the broadcast program recorded is acquired from the terminal device that records all the broadcast programs based on the request information among the plurality of terminal devices that record the broadcast program.
For this reason, since the broadcast program is recorded by each of the plurality of terminal devices, and the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device that has recorded all of the broadcast programs based on the request information is acquired by the broadcast program processing means, unexpected recording failure is caused. Even if it occurs, the broadcast program corresponding to the request information can be recorded reliably.

Further, in the first invention, the recording control means causes the broadcast program to be recorded by at least two or more selected terminal devices when a plurality of terminal devices are selected by the terminal selection means. Then, the broadcast program processing means recognizes the recording state of the broadcast program recorded from the plurality of terminal devices that record the broadcast program, and is recorded in a state that becomes all of the broadcast program based on the request information based on this recording state. The broadcast program is preferably obtained from a plurality of terminal devices and combined.
In this way, the broadcast program is recorded by each of the plurality of terminal devices, and the broadcast program recorded in a state that is all of the broadcast program based on the request information is appropriately acquired by the broadcast program processing unit based on the recording state, A broadcast program corresponding to the request information is acquired by combining them. For this reason, the broadcast program corresponding to the request information can be surely recorded by the process of recording and combining only the unexpected recording failure and the recordable range.

Further, in the first invention, the recording control means recognizes each recordable time zone in the terminal device selected by the terminal selection means, and puts the terminal device in a state where all of the broadcast programs based on the request information are obtained. The broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device and combines the acquired broadcast program into a state that becomes all of the broadcast programs based on the request information. It is preferable to do.
In this way, each recordable time zone in the selected terminal device is recognized, and recorded in the terminal device in each time zone recognized in the state where all broadcast programs based on the request information are recognized, and based on the request information Combined into the state of all broadcast programs. For this reason, even if there is no terminal device capable of recording all broadcast programs, the broadcast program corresponding to the requested information can be reliably recorded by a process such as appropriately recording in a recordable time zone and combining them later. Can do.

Preferably, the recording control means recognizes a recordable time zone based on recording information relating to a recording schedule of a broadcast program in the terminal device selected by the terminal selection means.
Thus, by recognizing the recordable time zone based on the recording information related to the recording schedule of the broadcast program in each terminal device, it is possible to easily record and combine in a state that becomes all of the broadcast program based on the request information Therefore, simplification of the configuration and speeding up of processing can be easily obtained.

Furthermore, in the first aspect of the invention, there is provided a type recognizing means for recognizing a type having a high recording frequency in a broadcast program recorded by the terminal device based on a recording history in the terminal device, and the terminal selecting means is a broadcast corresponding to the request information. It is preferable that the type of program is recognized, and a terminal device other than the type of terminal device with a high recording frequency recognized by the type recognition unit is selected.
As described above, the type recognizing unit recognizes the type of the broadcast program having a high recording frequency based on the recording history in the terminal device, and the terminal selecting unit determines the type of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. Recognize and select a terminal device other than the terminal device of the recognized type whose recording frequency is high. For this reason, if it is not a terminal device of a type with high recording frequency, the possibility that the type is recorded by the terminal device is low, and the recordability of the broadcast program of the recording request in the terminal device is increased, and the recording request is surely made. Can be recorded.

In the first invention, there is provided recording means for recording a plurality of pieces of information relating to a broadcasting station capable of recording a broadcast program among the unique information for each terminal device and a broadcast program providing a broadcast program as one piece of management information, The terminal selection means preferably selects a terminal device capable of recording a broadcast program corresponding to the request information based on the management information.
As described above, a plurality of pieces of information relating to broadcast stations capable of recording a broadcast program among the broadcast stations providing the broadcast program and the unique information for each terminal device are recorded as one piece of management information in the recording unit, and the terminal selection unit converts the information into the management information. Based on this, the terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information is selected. For this reason, it is possible to easily select a terminal device capable of recording a broadcast program corresponding to the request information with a simple data structure, and it is possible to easily obtain a simplified configuration and a higher processing speed.

Furthermore, in the first invention, it is preferable that the broadcast program processing means acquires the recorded broadcast program by recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is completed from the terminal device that records the broadcast program. .
Thus, for example, when the broadcast program processing means recognizes that the recording of the broadcast program has been completed from the terminal device that records the broadcast program by confirmation from the broadcast program processing means or a signal from the terminal device, the broadcast program processing means Get it. Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize a terminal device that has been properly recorded, acquire a broadcast program only from that terminal device, and easily record a broadcast program corresponding to the request information.

And in this 1st invention, when the broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device, it is preferable to be configured to perform a process of deleting the broadcast program recorded in the terminal device.
As described above, after the broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program from the terminal device, the recording area of the terminal device is secured if the program is deleted from the terminal device immediately or after a predetermined time has elapsed, and a new broadcast program can be recorded. Thus, the convenience can be improved and the broadcast program can be prevented from being duplicated, so that the broadcast program can be appropriately protected.

Furthermore, in the first aspect of the invention, it is preferable that the recording control means is configured to record the broadcast program in a terminal device other than the terminal device that has already reserved recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information.
In this way, by recording a broadcast program on a terminal device other than the terminal device that has already reserved recording of the same broadcast program, the already reserved broadcast program can be used by a user other than the already reserved user. It is prevented and broadcast programs can be protected appropriately.

In the first aspect of the invention, the recording control means searches for a terminal device that has already reserved recording of a broadcast program corresponding to the request information, and selects a broadcast program when there is no terminal device that has already reserved recording. When the recording control unit detects a terminal device that has already reserved recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the recording control unit, the broadcast program processing unit detects the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device. It is preferable to obtain the configuration.
As described above, when there is no terminal device for which the broadcast program corresponding to the request information has already been reserved for recording, the terminal device records it, and when there is a terminal device for which recording has already been reserved, the recorded broadcast program is acquired. As a result, the process of recording the same broadcast program in duplicate is prevented, and the broadcast program can be recorded efficiently.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the server device recognizes request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program from the first terminal device via the network, various information including the broadcast program is received via the network. A broadcast program recording system for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information by a second terminal device capable of recording a plurality of broadcast programs connected to each other so as to be able to transmit and receive, wherein the first terminal device performs an input operation First terminal operating means for generating a signal according to the request, and request information generating means for generating request information for requesting recording of the predetermined broadcast program based on a predetermined signal from the first terminal operating means The second terminal device comprises: a broadcast receiving means for receiving the broadcast program; and a predetermined broadcast number received by recognizing command information related to a recording command for the predetermined broadcast program. Terminal recording means for recording the request information, the server device records request information acquisition means for acquiring the request information from the first terminal device via the network, and records the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. Terminal selection means for selecting the terminal device possible, recording control means for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the selected terminal device, and the recorded from the terminal device via the network A broadcast program recording system comprising broadcast program processing means for obtaining a broadcast program and processing the broadcast program so that the broadcast program can be output by an output means.
In such a second invention, when the server device acquires request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program from the first terminal device, the second terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. A broadcast program corresponding to the request information is selected and recorded. Thereafter, the broadcast program recorded from the second terminal device is acquired via the network, and processing is performed so that the broadcast program can be output by the output means.
For this reason, it is possible to easily obtain a configuration in which a broadcast program requested to be recorded is recorded by a terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program, and the recorded broadcast program is picked up and processed so as to be output. For example, a terminal installed in each region The recording is shared by the devices, and broadcast programs for each region can be aggregated with a simple configuration in which a terminal device installed in each region can be transmitted and received via a network, and the configuration can be easily simplified. Further, for example, by recording different broadcast programs in each region with a terminal device that can be installed and recorded in the region, a configuration can be obtained in which the broadcast program in the region can be acquired and viewed without a user in the region. The broadcast program can be easily obtained and the use of the broadcast program can be easily expanded, and a desired broadcast program can be acquired even when the user is away from the area, so that the convenience of the user can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a first terminal device that requests recording of a predetermined broadcast program, a plurality of second terminal devices that can record the broadcast program, the first terminal device, and a plurality of first terminals 2 is connected to the terminal device 2 through the network so that various information including the broadcast program can be transmitted and received, and the second terminal device records the predetermined broadcast program based on a recording request for the predetermined broadcast program. A broadcast program recording system comprising the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
In such a third invention, since the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 is used as a server device and is recorded by the second terminal device by this server device, the configuration can be simplified. It is possible to easily obtain a configuration for recording a broadcast program that can easily expand the use of the broadcast program and improve the convenience of the user.

In the system of the present invention, it is preferable that the first terminal device includes an output unit that outputs a broadcast program.
Therefore, the broadcast program processed by the broadcast program processing means can be output by the first terminal device that requests recording, and the user can watch and use the desired broadcast program even in an area where the broadcast program is not distributed. User convenience can be improved.

In the system of the present invention, the second terminal device can record a predetermined broadcast program by a predetermined input operation by the second terminal operation means, and the second terminal among all the broadcast programs to be recorded. Preferably, only a list of broadcast programs to be recorded by a predetermined input operation by the operation means is displayed on the terminal display means connected thereto.
As described above, even in the second terminal device capable of independently recording the predetermined broadcast program by the predetermined input operation by the second terminal operation means, the recording is performed by the predetermined input operation by the second terminal device means. Only a list of broadcast programs to be confirmed can be confirmed, and broadcast programs recorded by the server device cannot be recognized. For this reason, the user of the second terminal device does not know that the second terminal device is used for recording the broadcast program by the server device, and can prevent the discomfort caused by that.

Furthermore, in the system of the present invention, the broadcast program processing means of the server device generates a broadcast program corresponding to the transmission request acquired and processed from the second terminal device based on the transmission request from the first terminal device. At least one of the first terminal device, the predetermined second terminal device, and the predetermined output means.
Thus, based on the transmission request from the first terminal device, at least one of the first terminal device, a predetermined second terminal device owned by the user, for example, or a predetermined output means By sending it to one, it is possible to view the recorded broadcast program other than the first terminal device that requests recording, and the convenience of the user can be improved.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program by connecting a plurality of pieces of information including the broadcast program via a network based on request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program. A broadcast program recording method for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information, the step of acquiring the request information, and the broadcast program corresponding to the request information acquired in this step being recordable. A step of selecting a terminal device, a step of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the terminal device selected in this step, and a step of recording the broadcast program recorded in this step from the terminal device to the network. And a step of processing the broadcast program so that the broadcast program can be output by an output means.
In the fourth invention, as in the first invention, a terminal device capable of recording a broadcast program corresponding to request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program is selected, and a broadcast program corresponding to the request information is selected. To record. Thereafter, the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device is acquired via the network, and the output unit processes the broadcast program so that it can be output. For this reason, for example, recording is shared by terminal devices installed in each region, and broadcast programs for each region are aggregated with a simple configuration that connects to a terminal device installed in each region via a network so that transmission and reception are possible. This makes it possible to easily simplify the configuration. Furthermore, even if there are no users in a given area, broadcast programs in that area can be acquired and viewed, and the use of broadcast programs can be easily expanded. Can be obtained and the convenience of the user can be improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for executing broadcast program recording, which causes a computer to function as the broadcast program recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for executing broadcast program recording, which causes a computer to execute the broadcast program recording method according to claim 17.

  In the fifth invention or the sixth invention as described above, the computer is caused to function as the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 11, or the broadcast program recording method according to claim 17 is executed. Therefore, as described above, the configuration for recording the broadcast program can be easily simplified, the use of the broadcast program can be easily expanded, and the convenience for the user can be improved. Moreover, implementation using a general-purpose computer can be easily obtained, and the use can be easily expanded.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program for recording a broadcast program, wherein the program for recording a broadcast program according to claim 18 or 19 is recorded in a computer-readable manner. Recording medium.
In the seventh aspect of the invention, since the program for executing the recording of the broadcast program according to claim 18 or 19 is recorded so as to be readable by the computer, as described above, the computer is defined as claims 1 to 1. It becomes easy to function as the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 11 or to execute the broadcast program recording method according to claim 17, and the configuration for recording the broadcast program is easily simplified. In addition, the use of broadcast programs can be easily expanded and the convenience of users can be improved. Furthermore, the handling of the program is easy and the use can be easily expanded.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a broadcast program recording system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a mobile terminal device constituting the broadcast program recording system. FIG. 3 shows a schematic configuration of a terminal device constituting the broadcast program recording system. FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration of a server device constituting the broadcast program recording system. FIG. 5 shows a schematic configuration of a table structure in the recording schedule DB of the server device. FIG. 6 shows the concept of the time schedule creation status in the recording schedule management means of the server device.
The broadcast program recording system 1 includes a network 2, a mobile terminal device 3 that is a first terminal device that also functions as a second terminal operation unit, a terminal device 4 that is a second terminal device, and a broadcast program recording device. And a server apparatus, and appropriately records a predetermined broadcast program in response to a user request. Here, as the broadcast program, for example, various broadcast programs such as a television broadcast program, a satellite broadcast program, and a radio broadcast program are targeted.

The network 2 connects the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4 to the server device 5 so that various kinds of information can be transmitted and received, and functions as a network such as the Internet or an intranet, a telephone line network, or the like.
The network 2 connects the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4 so that various kinds of information can be transmitted and received. For example, in addition to various networks and telephone line networks, light such as infrared rays, radio waves, sound waves, electromagnetic waves, etc. It also functions as a wireless medium.

The mobile terminal device 3 makes a request for recording a broadcast program using the broadcast program recording system 1 and outputs the broadcast program for viewing. For example, a mobile phone, a portable game machine, and a portable personal computer can be used as the portable terminal device 3, but not only portable devices but also fixed devices can be targeted.
Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal device 3 includes a mobile terminal operating means 31, a mobile terminal sounding means 32 as an output means, a mobile terminal display means 33 as an output means, and a mobile terminal communication means 34. The mobile terminal storage means 35 and the mobile terminal calculation means 36 are provided.

The mobile terminal operation means 31 is provided facing the outer surface of the housing (not shown) of the mobile terminal device 3 and includes, for example, buttons and knobs (not shown) that can be operated by the user. The mobile terminal operation means 31 is used for various operations of the mobile terminal device 3, such as a request for recording a broadcast program, an operation for requesting transmission of a recorded broadcast program, a mobile terminal sounding means 32 or a mobile terminal display. The portable terminal computing means 36 is set to output, that is, to reproduce by the means 33, or to adjust the reproduction state.
Then, the portable terminal operation means 31 outputs a predetermined signal to the portable terminal calculation means 36 in response to the operation of buttons and knobs.

  The portable terminal sound generation means 32 has a speaker (not shown). The portable terminal sound generation means 32 acquires sound data such as music data and voice data output from the portable terminal calculation means 36, reproduces the sound data by sound generation from a speaker by appropriately performing amplification processing and the like.

  The portable terminal display means 33 has a display panel (not shown). The portable terminal display means 33 acquires image data such as image data and video data output from the portable terminal calculation means 36, and reproduces the image data by display on the display panel.

The portable terminal communication unit 34 includes a network interface (not shown). The mobile terminal communication means 34 uses a network interface to process various information so as to be transmitted and received, and transmits and receives various information to and from the terminal device 4 and the server device 5 via the network 2.
In addition, the mobile terminal communication unit 34 receives a broadcast program from the server device 5 via the network 2.

The portable terminal storage unit 35 acquires various types of information including a broadcast program output from the portable terminal calculation unit 36, and stores the information in a readable manner as appropriate. The mobile terminal storage means 35 is provided with a mobile terminal specific information DB (database: Data Base) 351, a mobile terminal broadcast program DB 352, and the like.
The portable terminal unique information DB 351 stores unique portable terminal unique information that identifies the portable terminal device 3 in a readable manner. As the mobile terminal specific information, for example, the device number of the mobile terminal device 3, an ID (identification) number for using the broadcast program recording system 1, a password, information is sent from the server device 5 to the mobile terminal device 3. Address number etc. can be used. Note that personal information related to the user of the mobile terminal device 3 such as a name and address, a financial institution number for paying for the use of the system 1, and the like are also associated with the mobile terminal specific information as one record. It may be.
The mobile terminal broadcast program DB 352 stores the broadcast program in a readable manner.
The mobile terminal storage means 35 not only stores mobile terminal unique information and broadcast programs, but also stores various information in a readable manner during various processes such as a memory.

The portable terminal computing unit 36 appropriately processes various information together with the broadcast program based on transmission / reception of various information with the server device 5 and the terminal device 4 or a signal from the portable terminal operating unit 31.
The portable terminal calculation means 36 includes request information generation means 361, broadcast program acquisition means 362, portable terminal pronunciation control means 363, and portable terminal display control means 364 as various programs.

The request information generation unit 361 generates request information based on a predetermined signal from the mobile terminal operation unit 31. The predetermined signal from the portable terminal operation means 31 is a signal corresponding to an operation for requesting the user to record a predetermined broadcast program.
The request information includes, together with command information for recording reservation, broadcast station information specifying a broadcast station that distributes the broadcast program, program information specifying the broadcast program, recording start time, recording end time, and the like. Is a data structure configured as a single record. Furthermore, the request information has a data structure in which unique information stored in the portable terminal unique information DB 351 is integrally associated.

The broadcast program acquisition unit 362 acquires the broadcast program received from the server device 5 via the network by the mobile terminal communication unit 34. Then, when the broadcast program is received as, for example, one file data, the broadcast program acquisition unit 362 appropriately outputs it to the mobile terminal broadcast program DB 352 and stores it.
In addition, when the broadcast program is received as stream data, for example, the broadcast program acquisition unit 362 sequentially acquires and outputs the broadcast program to the portable terminal pronunciation control unit 363 and the portable terminal display control unit 364.
In addition, when acquiring as this stream data, it is good to use the memory area of the portable terminal memory | storage means 35 as a buffer area.

The mobile terminal sounding control means 363 controls the sounding state in the mobile terminal sounding means 32.
Specifically, the mobile terminal sound generation control unit 363 controls the mobile terminal sound generation unit 32 to appropriately process various sound data such as broadcast programs, operation confirmation sounds, and warning sounds, and output the processed sound data to the mobile terminal sound generation unit 32. Make a sound from the speaker.

The portable terminal display control unit 364 controls the display state on the portable terminal display unit 33.
Specifically, the mobile terminal display control unit 364 controls the mobile terminal display unit 33 to appropriately process various image data such as a broadcast program, a program list, and a menu screen and output the processed image data to the mobile terminal display unit 33. Display the screen on the display panel.

The terminal device 4 is installed, for example, in each home or office, and records a broadcast program in the broadcast program recording system 1 and records a predetermined broadcast program based on a direct request from the mobile terminal device 3. And process for output. The terminal device 4 can target not only fixed devices but also portable devices similar to the mobile terminal device 3. The terminal device 4 can be connected to a terminal sound generation means 6 and a terminal display means 7 as output means for outputting a broadcast program to be recorded.
Here, the terminal sound generation means 6 has a speaker (not shown), for example. Then, the terminal sound generation means 6 acquires sound data such as music data and sound data output from the terminal device 4, performs appropriate amplification processing, etc., and reproduces the sound data by sound generation from the speaker.
Further, the terminal display means 7 has a display panel (not shown). The terminal display means 7 acquires image data such as image data and video data output from the terminal device 4, and reproduces the image data by display on the display panel.
The terminal device 4 may have a configuration in which the terminal sound generation means 6 and the terminal display means 7 are integrally provided. Further, the terminal sounding means 6 and the terminal display means 7 may be an integrated television. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device 4 includes a terminal operation unit 41, a terminal communication unit 42, a sound data port 43, an image data port 44, a terminal storage unit 45, and a terminal calculation unit 46. I have.

Similarly to the mobile terminal operation means 31 of the mobile terminal device 3, the terminal operation means 41 is arranged facing the outer surface of the housing (not shown) and includes, for example, buttons and knobs (not shown) that can be operated by the user. . The terminal operation unit 41 causes the terminal calculation unit 46 to set various operations of the terminal device 4, such as an operation for recording a broadcast program, an output, that is, an operation for reproduction, an operation for adjusting a reproduction state, an operation for editing a broadcast program, and the like. .
Then, the terminal operation means 41 outputs a predetermined signal to the terminal calculation means 46 in response to the operation of the buttons and knobs.

Similarly to the portable terminal communication unit 34, the terminal communication unit 42 includes a network interface (not shown). The terminal communication means 42 uses a network interface to process various information so as to be transmitted / received, and transmits / receives various information to / from the mobile terminal device 3 and the server device 5 via the network 2.
The terminal communication means 42 transmits the broadcast program recorded to the server device 5 and the mobile terminal device 3 via the network 2.

  The sound data port 43 is, for example, an input / output terminal or the like, and is configured such that the terminal sound generation means 6 is detachably connected. The sound data port 43 allows various information including sound data to be transmitted and received between the terminal sound generation means 6 and the terminal calculation means 46.

  The image data port 44 is, for example, an input / output terminal and the terminal display means 7 is detachably connected. The image data port 44 transmits and receives various types of information including image data between the terminal display unit 7 and the terminal calculation unit 46.

The terminal storage unit 45 acquires various types of information including the broadcast program output from the terminal calculation unit 46, and stores the information in a readable manner as appropriate. The terminal storage means 45 is provided with a terminal specific information DB 451, a terminal broadcast program DB 452, a terminal recording schedule DB 453, and the like.
The terminal unique information DB 451 stores unique terminal unique information for specifying the terminal device 4 so as to be readable. As the terminal-specific information, as with the mobile terminal-specific information, for example, the device number of the terminal device 4, an ID number for using the broadcast program recording system 1, a password, information from the server device 5 to the terminal device 4, etc. An address number for sending can be used. Note that personal information related to the user of the terminal device 4, such as name and address, and the number of a financial institution for paying for the use of the system 1 are also associated with the terminal specific information as one record. Also good.
Similarly to the mobile terminal broadcast program DB 352, the terminal broadcast program DB 452 stores the broadcast program in a readable manner.
The terminal recording schedule DB 453 stores terminal schedule information related to a recording schedule for recording a broadcast program in the terminal device 4. The terminal recording schedule DB 453 is configured as one record, for example, broadcasting station information that identifies a broadcasting station of a broadcasting program reserved for recording, program information that identifies the broadcasting program, recording start time, recording end time, and the like. It has a table structure in which a plurality of recording schedules are recorded. Of the recording schedules, for example, flag information is integrally associated with a recording schedule for recording a broadcast program according to a command from the server device 5.
The terminal storage means 45 not only stores terminal-specific information, broadcast programs, and terminal schedule information, but also stores various information so as to be readable in various processes such as a memory.

The terminal calculation means 46 receives and stores broadcast programs based on transmission / reception of various information with the server device 5 and the mobile terminal device 3 or signals from the terminal operation means 41, processing for editing, editing, etc. In addition to processing broadcast programs, it processes various information.
The terminal calculation means 46 includes broadcast receiving means 461, command information recognition means 462, terminal sound generation control means 463, terminal display control means 464, and terminal recording schedule management means 465 as various programs.

The broadcast receiving means 461 receives broadcast programs from various broadcasting stations in the area where the terminal calculating means 46 is installed. Specifically, a tuner (not shown) that receives broadcast waves output from a broadcasting station, an encoder (not shown) that appropriately encodes the broadcast waves received by this tuner, and the like are provided.
Then, the broadcast receiving unit 461 outputs the received and appropriately processed broadcast program to the terminal storage unit 45 and appropriately stores it, or appropriately outputs it to the terminal sound generation control unit 463 and the terminal display control unit 464.

The command information recognizing means 462 is a command for recording a predetermined broadcast program out of the information from the server device 5 and the portable terminal device 3 acquired via the network 2 by the terminal communication means 42 or the signal from the terminal operation means 41. Recognize and obtain command information on That is, the command information recognition unit 462 recognizes the command information of the input request information, and acquires information for recording a predetermined broadcast program of the request information.
The command information recognizing unit controls the broadcast receiving unit 461 according to the request information based on the signal from the terminal recording schedule managing unit 465, and performs a process of receiving a predetermined broadcast program.

The terminal sounding control means 463 controls the sounding state in the terminal sounding means 6.
Specifically, the terminal sound generation control means 463 appropriately controls the terminal sound generation means 6, appropriately processes various sound data such as broadcast programs, operation confirmation sounds, warning sounds, and the like, and transmits the terminal sound generation means via the sound data port 43. 6 and output sound appropriately.

The terminal display control unit 464 controls the display state on the terminal display unit 7.
Specifically, the terminal display control unit 464 appropriately controls the terminal display unit 7 to appropriately process various image data such as a broadcast program, a program list, a recording reservation list, a menu screen, etc. To the terminal display means 7 to display the screen appropriately.
Note that the terminal display control means 464 performs control so that the recording schedule having flag information is not displayed when the terminal schedule information is displayed on the screen as a recording reservation list.

The terminal recording schedule management unit 465 generates and manages a recording schedule for recording a broadcast program in the terminal device 4. The recording schedule is generated based on request information transmitted from the server device 5 or the mobile terminal device 3 and acquired via the network 2 or a request signal regarding a broadcast program recording request from the terminal operation means 41. Then, the terminal recording schedule management means 465 outputs the generated recording schedule to the terminal recording schedule DB 453 and stores it.
Further, the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 outputs a predetermined signal to the command information recognition unit 462 when the current time becomes the recording start time based on the time measured by a timing unit (not shown) and the terminal schedule information. The broadcast receiving means 461 receives the broadcast program at the recording start time and records it. Further, the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 outputs a predetermined signal to the command information recognition unit 462 when the current time reaches the recording end time, and ends the reception and recording of the broadcast program at the recording end time by the broadcast receiving unit 461. To process.
Regarding the end of recording, in the case of a recording schedule having flag information, the terminal communication means 42 transmits a message indicating that the recording has ended, to the server device 5, and in the case of a recording schedule having no flag information, terminal sounding means 6. Alternatively, the terminal display unit 7 may notify the user by pronunciation or display. In addition, when recording based on the recording schedule having flag information is defective or interrupted due to stoppage or failure of power supply, reception failure, recording processing of an unscheduled broadcast program, etc., the fact is transmitted to the server device 5 Also good. As a result, the server device 5 can easily recognize whether the terminal device 4 that has instructed recording has not yet completed recording, or whether the recording state is defective or interrupted.
When the recording is completed, the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 performs a process of deleting the recording schedule that has been recorded from the terminal schedule information.

Based on the recording request from the mobile terminal device 3, the server device 5 appropriately controls the terminal device 4, records the requested broadcast program, and performs processing for reproducible distribution to the requested distribution destination. And the server apparatus 5 is provided with the communication means 51, the memory | storage means 52, and the calculating means 53, as shown in FIG.
The server device 5 can be connected to an operation means for setting the operation of the server device 5, a sounding means for notifying the operation content, the setting content, etc. by sounding or a display means for notifying by display. Yes.

  Similar to the portable terminal communication unit 34 and the terminal communication unit 42, the communication unit 51 includes a network interface (not shown). The communication unit 51 uses a network interface to process various information including a broadcast program so as to be transmitted and received, and transmits and receives various information to and from the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4 via the network 2.

The storage unit 52 acquires various types of information including the broadcast program output from the calculation unit 53, and stores the information in a readable manner as appropriate. The storage means 52 includes a management information DB 521, a recording schedule DB 522, a broadcast program DB 523, and the like.
The management information DB 521 stores information related to the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4 that use the system 1 in a readable manner. This management information DB 521 has a portable information DB 521A and a terminal information DB 521B. The mobile information DB 521 </ b> A has a table structure that stores a plurality of mobile terminal specific information regarding the mobile terminal device 3. The terminal information DB 521B has a table structure that stores a plurality of pieces of terminal specific information regarding the terminal device 4.
The recording schedule DB 522 stores schedule information related to a recording schedule for recording a broadcast program requested from the mobile terminal device 3. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the recording schedule DB 522 is configured in a table structure in which a plurality of terminal schedule information of each terminal device 4 is associated with the terminal specific information of each terminal device 4 and stored as one record. This schedule information is updated based on terminal schedule information acquired from the terminal device 4 every time a request from the mobile terminal device 3 is recognized, or at predetermined time intervals, for example.
The broadcast program DB 523 stores the broadcast program stored in the terminal device 4 and acquired via the network 2 in a readable manner.
Note that the storage unit 52 not only stores management information, broadcast programs, and schedule information, but also stores various information in a readable manner during various processes, such as a memory.

Based on various information from the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4, the calculation means 53 stores the requested broadcast program in the predetermined terminal device 4, acquires it appropriately via the network 2, and acquires the mobile terminal device 3. And the terminal sounding means 6 or the terminal display means 7 so as to be reproducible. Further, the calculation means 53 performs processing for appropriately distributing the acquired broadcast program.
The calculation means 53 includes request information recognition means 531, terminal selection means 532, recording schedule management means 533, recording control means 534, broadcast program transfer processing means 535, broadcast program processing means 536 as various programs. It has.

The request information recognition unit 531 recognizes and acquires the request information from the information received from the mobile terminal device 3 via the network 2 by the communication unit 51.
Then, the request information recognition unit 531 outputs to the terminal selection unit 532 and the recording schedule management unit 533 that there is a request for recording a predetermined broadcast program based on the command information of the request information.

When the terminal selection unit 532 recognizes a signal indicating that there is a recording request from the request information recognition unit 531, the terminal selection unit 532 acquires the request information acquired by the request information recognition unit 531 and the schedule information from the recording schedule management unit 533. And the terminal selection means 532 searches the terminal device 4 which can record the broadcast program which requested | required recording based on request information and schedule information.
Specifically, the same recording schedule as the broadcast station information of the request information is searched, and terminal-specific information such as an ID number of the recording schedule is acquired. Furthermore, the terminal selection means 532 reads the terminal recording schedule in the recording schedule of the acquired terminal specific information, and narrows down the recording schedules that are not reserved for recording the same program information as the program information of the request information. In addition, the terminal selection unit 532 is already reserved for recording in the terminal device 4 based on the narrowed recording schedule and the recording start time and recording end time of the request information, and the time zone for recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded. The recording schedules that do not overlap are selected, the ID number of the recording schedule is acquired, and the terminal device 4 that can record the broadcast program requested to be recorded is selected. The number of terminal devices 4 to be selected is not limited to one and may be a plurality.
Here, when there is no recording schedule in which the time zones do not overlap, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a terminal device 4 capable of recording a part of the time zones is selected. In this case, the ID number that is the terminal-specific information of each terminal device 4 and the recording start time and recording end time of the time zone to be recorded are set, and the recording schedule management means 533 distributes each terminal device 4. Create a time schedule for recording. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, when the X program, which is a broadcast program requested to be recorded, is recorded from 18:00 to 20:00, the terminal device 4 of ID number 0001 is recorded from 18:00 to 19:00. In the terminal device 4 of the number 0002, a recording schedule for recording from 18:30 to 19:40 and for the ID number 0003 from 19:20 to 20:00 is created in association with the request information of the recording request, and the recording schedule DB 522 Remember me.
Thereafter, the terminal selection means 532 recognizes the recording time based on the recording start time and recording end time of the request information, and recognizes the size of the recording area necessary for recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded. . Then, the terminal selection unit 532 controls the communication unit 51 to recognize the terminal specific information of the narrowed recording schedule, and confirms the recordable area in the terminal device 4 based on the terminal specific information stored in the terminal information DB 521B. Then, the terminal device 4 capable of recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded is selected.
When there is no recordable terminal device 4, a signal indicating that recording is not possible is transmitted to the mobile terminal device 3. When transmitting this signal, the requested portable terminal device 3 is identified from the portable terminal unique information of the portable information DB 521A of the management information DB 521 based on the portable terminal unique information of the request information. Then, a preset signal indicating that recording cannot be performed is read from the storage unit 52, and the communication unit 51 is controlled and transmitted to the specified mobile terminal device 3.
Then, the terminal selection unit 532 outputs the ID number, which is the terminal specific information of the selected terminal device 4, to the recording control unit 534.

The recording schedule management unit 533 controls the communication unit 51 to acquire terminal schedule information from each terminal device 4 based on the terminal specific information stored in the terminal information DB 521B. As described above, the acquisition of the terminal schedule information may be performed when a signal indicating that there is a recording request from the request information recognizing unit 531 is recognized, or at a predetermined time measured by a timing unit (not shown). It can be illustrated. Then, as described above, the recording schedule management unit 533 generates the schedule information shown in FIG. 5 as appropriate, outputs it to the recording schedule DB 522, and stores it.
Furthermore, when the terminal device 4 for recording the broadcast program is set, the recording schedule management unit 533 associates a recording schedule to be newly recorded with the recording schedule related to the terminal device 4 and updates the schedule information in the recording schedule DB 522. do.
In addition, the recording schedule management unit 533 creates a time schedule based on the signal output from the terminal selection unit 532 as described above. That is, if there is no recording schedule in which the time slot for recording the broadcast program of the recording request does not overlap with the recording schedule time slot reserved for recording in advance, a signal relating to the time schedule creation request from the terminal selection means 532 is recognized, A time schedule is created by this signal. For this time schedule, for example, a recordable time zone of the recording schedule is recognized, and a combination is searched for in a state that becomes a series of time zones in which a recording request is recorded by combining each time zone. In this case, as shown in FIG. 6, a part may overlap. Then, a device that reduces the number of terminal devices 4 when combined is selected and used as a time schedule. The created time schedule is stored in the recording schedule DB 522 as described above.
Furthermore, the recording schedule management means 533 performs processing for updating the schedule information when the recording at the terminal device 4 is completed and the recorded broadcast program is acquired. For example, a record schedule corresponding to the acquired broadcast program and one piece of data associated with the mobile terminal specific information of the request information is added with recorded flag information, and the recorded data is used as a recorded list. To be able to confirm.
Note that the recording schedule management unit 533 may perform processing for confirming whether or not the recording has been completed in the terminal device 4 based on the schedule information.

The recording control means 534 performs processing for recording a broadcast program by a predetermined terminal device 4. That is, when the recording control unit 534 recognizes the ID number from the terminal selection unit 532, the recording control unit 534 performs processing to identify the terminal device 4 based on the terminal specific information and cause the terminal device 4 to record the broadcast program requested to be recorded. Specifically, the recording control unit 534 causes the communication unit 51 to transmit the request information via the network 2 to the terminal device 4 selected based on the terminal specific information. The terminal device 4 that has acquired the request information enters a standby state in which the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 updates the terminal schedule information based on the request information, and can record the recording-requested broadcast program.
In the case of a recording request for which a time schedule has been created, the recording control means 534 transmits the time schedule in each terminal device 4 in association with the request information. Accordingly, the terminal device 4 causes the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 to update the terminal schedule information based on the time schedule.

The broadcast program transfer processing means 535 recognizes that the recording has been completed in response to the recording command from the terminal device 4. Then, the broadcast program transfer processing means 535 performs processing for transferring the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device 4 to the server device 5 via the network 2.
Specifically, the terminal communication unit 42 of the terminal device 4 is controlled, and the broadcast program stored in the terminal broadcast program DB 452 is transmitted and received by the communication unit 51. Then, the broadcast program transfer processing unit 535 outputs the broadcast program received by the communication unit 51 to the broadcast program DB 523 and stores it appropriately, or outputs it to the broadcast program processing unit 536 for processing.
In addition, when the broadcast program transfer processing unit 535 acquires a broadcast program from the terminal device 4, the broadcast program transfer processing unit 535 performs a process of deleting the broadcast program stored in the terminal device 4. Specifically, the communication means 51 transmits a signal indicating that the broadcast program has been appropriately acquired. Receiving this signal, the terminal device 4 performs processing for deleting the already transmitted broadcast program stored in the terminal broadcast program DB 452. In addition, as described above, the terminal device 4 that transmitted the broadcast program may perform a process of deleting after a predetermined time has elapsed.
When the same broadcast program is recorded by a plurality of terminal devices 4, the broadcast program transfer processing means 535 acquires the broadcast program from any one of the terminal devices 4 and deletes it by the other terminal devices 4. Just do it. Alternatively, any one broadcast program obtained from each terminal device 4 may be output to the broadcast program DB 523 or the broadcast program processing means 536.

The broadcast program processing means 536 processes the broadcast program acquired by the broadcast program transfer processing means 535 so that it can be played back by the mobile terminal device 3, the terminal sounding means 6, the terminal display means 7, or the like. For example, a broadcast program is converted into storage data and transmitted to the requesting portable terminal device 3 via the communication means 51 for storage reproduction.
When each terminal device 4 is recorded in a predetermined time zone based on the time schedule, a part of the broadcast programs acquired from each terminal device 4 is appropriately connected based on the time schedule, and the requested one Combined with a broadcast program. As this composite processing, for example, a broadcast program acquired by the MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) system, or after being acquired, converted to the MPEG system, and a series of broadcast times in the GOP (Group Of Pictures), which is an MPEG data unit, An example of the process of connecting to the state is as follows. Note that any method can be used, which is not limited to this method. After the combined processing, the acquired broadcast program is deleted, and the recording schedule management means 533 performs processing for deleting the time schedule. As a result, the storage area of the storage means 52 is secured, and effective utilization can be facilitated.
Further, when the broadcast program processing unit 536 recognizes a transmission request from the mobile terminal device 3, the broadcast program processing unit 536 performs processing for causing the communication unit 51 to transmit the requested broadcast program. Specifically, the user operates the portable terminal operation means 31 to display a recorded list on the portable terminal display means 33 and select a recorded broadcast program to be transmitted. Further, by the operation of the mobile terminal operation means 31, the destination of the mobile terminal device 3 or the terminal device 4 or playback device owned by the user is set, and transmission request information is generated. Then, the generated transmission request information is transmitted to the server device 5 by the operation of the mobile terminal operation means 31. When the broadcast program processing means 536 of the server device 5 recognizes the transmitted transmission request information, the corresponding broadcast program is transmitted to the transmission destination. This transmission can be performed by a transmission method based on transmission request information such as transmission as stream data or transmission as one file data.

Next, the operation of the broadcast program recording system 1 will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
FIG. 7 shows the operation of recording / reproducing a broadcast program.

The server device 5 determines the presence or absence of a signal for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program from the mobile terminal device 3, that is, is in a standby state for a broadcast program recording request.
As the recording request from the mobile terminal device 3, for example, the user appropriately operates the mobile terminal operation unit 31 to set a request for recording based on a menu screen displayed on the mobile terminal display unit 33, Sets whether the target of the recording request is a television program or a radio program. With this setting, the target program list is displayed on the portable terminal display means 33. This program list may be acquired from the server device 5 as appropriate, or may be stored in the mobile terminal storage unit 35 in advance. Then, when the target broadcast program and the recording start / end time are set by the operation of the mobile terminal operation means 31, the request information generation means 361 of the mobile terminal device 3 integrates the mobile terminal unique information such as the ID number. The associated request information is generated (step S1). Thereafter, when the request information is transmitted to the server device 5 via the network 2 by the operation of the mobile terminal operation means 31 (step S2), the server device 5 recognizes the recording request (step S3).

Then, when the server device 5 recognizes and acquires the request information transmitted from the portable terminal device 3 by the request information recognizing unit 531, the terminal selecting unit 532 records the terminal device 4 to be recorded based on the schedule information and the request information. Processing for selection is performed (step S4). That is, based on the request information and the schedule information, the terminal device 4 that can receive the recording request broadcast program and can record the recording request broadcast program is selected by the method shown in the above specific example.
Thereafter, the server device 5 updates the schedule information stored in the recording schedule DB 522 by the recording schedule management means 533 (step S5). That is, the recording schedule requested to be recorded is associated with the selected recording schedule related to the terminal device 4 and stored in the recording schedule DB 522.
Then, the server device 5 gives a recording command to the terminal device 4 selected by the terminal selection unit 532 by the recording control unit 534 (step S6). Specifically, the recording control unit 534 that has recognized the ID number from the terminal selection unit 532 identifies the terminal device 4 based on the terminal unique information, and connects the network 2 to the identified terminal device 4 by the communication unit 51. Send request information via

The terminal device 4 that has received the request information transmitted from the server device 5 (step S7) updates the terminal schedule information based on the request information by the terminal recording schedule management means 465 (step S8). By updating the terminal schedule information, the terminal device 4 enters a standby state in which the broadcast program requested to be recorded can be recorded. Then, the terminal device 4 uses the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 to determine whether or not the current time has become the recording start time based on the time measured by the timing unit (not shown) and the terminal schedule information (step) S9).
If it is determined that the current time is the recording start time, the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 outputs a predetermined signal to the command information recognition unit 462. By outputting this signal, the command information recognizing means 462 performs processing for receiving and recording the broadcast program at the recording start time by the broadcast receiving means 461 (step S10).
The terminal recording schedule management unit 465 outputs a predetermined signal to the command information recognition unit 462 when the current time recognizes the recording end time. By outputting this signal, the command information recognizing means 462 performs a process of terminating the reception / recording by the broadcast receiving means 461 of the broadcast program at the recording end time. Thereafter, the terminal recording schedule management unit 465 causes the terminal communication unit 42 to transmit information indicating that the recording has been completed to the server device 5 (step S11). Further, when a recording failure occurs, a notification that a recording failure has occurred may be transmitted to the server device 5.

When the server device 5 receives a signal indicating that recording has been completed from the terminal device 4 (step S12), the broadcast program transfer processing means 535 sends the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device 4 to the server device 5 via the network 2. Process to transfer. That is, the broadcast program transfer processing means 535 sends a signal requesting transmission of the broadcast program in which the recording request is recorded to the terminal device 4 (step S13).
As described above, in addition to receiving the recording end signal from the terminal device 4, the recording schedule management means 533 may perform processing for confirming the end of recording to the terminal device 4 based on the schedule information.

Then, the terminal device 4 (step S14) that has recognized the transmission request reads the recorded broadcast program from the terminal broadcast program DB 452, and causes the terminal communication means 42 to transmit it to the server device 5 (step S15), and broadcast program transfer processing means. It is acquired at 535 (step S16).
Thereafter, when the terminal device 4 recognizes a response indicating that the broadcast program has been acquired from the server device 5, the terminal device 4 deletes the broadcast program transmitted from the terminal broadcast program DB 452, and the processing ends.
When a recording failure occurs, only the recorded portion or the portion where no failure has occurred may be transferred to the server device 5 until the interruption.

In addition, when the broadcast program transfer processing unit 535 acquires the broadcast program, the server device 5 outputs the broadcast program to the broadcast program processing unit 536. Then, the broadcast program processing unit 536 performs appropriate processing such as decoding (step S17), and outputs to the broadcast program DB 523 for storage as appropriate. When the same broadcast program is recorded by a plurality of terminal devices 4, the broadcast program is acquired from any one of the terminal devices 4, or acquired from all the terminal devices 4, and only one is stored. Also good. Further, instead of outputting to the broadcast program processing means 536, it may be directly output to the broadcast program DB 523 and stored as appropriate. Furthermore, when the terminal device 4 is recorded in a predetermined time zone based on the time schedule, a part of broadcast programs acquired from each terminal device 4 is appropriately connected based on the time schedule, and one requested broadcast Processes to be combined into a program. Thereafter, the broadcast program is output to the broadcast program DB 523 and stored.
Furthermore, when acquiring the broadcast program, the server device 5 recognizes the requested mobile terminal device 3 based on the acquired broadcast program request information. Then, the server device 5 transmits a signal to the effect that recording of the broadcast program has ended to the mobile terminal device 3 to notify the user (step S18). Note that the mobile terminal device 3 may not be notified.

When the mobile terminal device 3 receives a signal indicating that the recording has been completed (step S19), the mobile terminal computing means 36 has already recorded the request information for which recording has been completed out of the request information for which recording has been requested. And the like are added and stored in the portable terminal storage means 35.
In addition, the mobile terminal device 3 receives the signal indicating that the recording has been completed, and the mobile terminal sound generation means 32 generates the sound and the mobile terminal display means 33 displays the sound under the control of the mobile terminal sound control means 363 and the mobile terminal display control means 364. Notification processing is performed (step S20). Thereafter, the mobile terminal device 3 enters a standby state for setting a transmission request (step S21).
More specifically, when the user who has recognized the notification of the end of recording is set to request transmission based on a menu screen displayed on the mobile terminal display means 33 by operating the mobile terminal operation means 31, for example, The list requested to be recorded by the terminal device 3 or the recorded list is displayed. Note that, in the list requested to be recorded, the request information associated with the recorded flag information indicates that recording is completed. When the recorded broadcast program is selected by the operation of the mobile terminal operation means 31 and the destination of the mobile terminal device 3 or the terminal device 4 or the playback device owned by the user is input, the mobile terminal The computing means 36 generates transmission request information.

Then, the transmission request information is transmitted to the server device 5 by the operation of the portable terminal operation means 31 (step S22), and when the broadcast program processing means 536 of the server device 5 recognizes (step S23), the broadcast program processing means 536 sends it. Based on the request information, the target broadcast program is read from the broadcast program DB 523. Thereafter, the broadcast program processing means 536 sends the read broadcast program to a designated destination based on the send request information (step S24). When there are a plurality of destinations, each can be sent, but it is preferable that the terminal device 4 owned by the user, the playback device, etc. are sent with restrictions. This makes it possible to appropriately protect broadcast programs.
If the server apparatus 5 recognizes that the broadcast program is acquired from the transmission destination after transmission, the server apparatus 5 may delete the broadcast program stored and transmitted in the broadcast program DB 523. This prevents the broadcast program from flowing out of the server device 5 other than the user who requested the recording, and can appropriately protect the broadcast program.

  Then, the portable terminal device 3 or the terminal device 4 that has acquired the broadcast program (step S25) stores the broadcast program as appropriate, and when the reproduction request is recognized by the input operation (step S26), the broadcast program is appropriately reproduced (step S26). S27). For example, the mobile terminal sound generation control means 363, the mobile terminal display control means 364, the terminal sound generation control means 463, the terminal display control means 464, or the like appropriately processes, and the mobile terminal sound generation means 32, the mobile terminal display means 33, or the terminal sound generation. Reproduction is performed by means 6 or terminal display means 7. When a broadcast program is output from the server device 5 as stream data, the data sequentially received from the server device 5 is reproduced while being processed.

According to this embodiment as described above, the following effects can be obtained.
That is, when the request information recognizing means 531 of the server device 5 recognizes and acquires request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program from the portable terminal device 3 via the network 2, the broadcast program corresponding to the request information is recorded. A possible terminal device 4 is selected by the terminal selection means 532. Then, the recording control unit 534 of the server device 5 performs processing for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the selected terminal device 4. Thereafter, the broadcast program processing means 536 of the server device 5 acquires the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device 4 via the network 2 and is connected to the mobile terminal device 3 or the terminal device 4 owned by the user. The broadcast program is processed so as to be reproducible by the sound generation means 6, the terminal display means 7, or the playback device.
For this reason, the broadcast program requested to be recorded is recorded by the terminal device 4 capable of recording the broadcast program, and the recorded broadcast program is picked up and processed so as to be replayable. Compared to the case of directly recording a program, for example, the recording is shared by a plurality of terminal devices 4 installed in each region, and the terminal device installed in each region is connected via the network 2 so as to be able to transmit and receive. With the configuration, broadcast programs for each region are collected by the server device 5, and the configuration for recording a predetermined broadcast program can be easily simplified. Furthermore, for example, even if there is a broadcast program that is different for each region, it can be recorded and recorded on a terminal device that can be recorded in that region, so that even if there are no users in that region, the broadcast program in that region can be acquired and viewed. For example, even if the user goes out to an area where the desired broadcast program is not broadcast, the desired broadcast program can be acquired at the place where the user goes out, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

Further, the server device 5 collectively obtains recording requests from the mobile terminal device 3, and the server device 5 is connected to the server device 5 through the network 2 so as to be able to transmit / receive, and appropriately recorded by a plurality of terminal devices 4 installed in each region. The system configuration is such that broadcast programs recorded by the server device 5 are collectively collected and distributed as appropriate.
For this reason, the configuration can be simplified, the use of the broadcast program can be easily expanded, and a configuration for recording a predetermined broadcast program that can improve the convenience for the user can be easily obtained.

In addition, a plurality of terminal devices 4 capable of recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded by the recording control means 534 are recorded respectively, and the broadcast program processing means 536 appropriately records all of the broadcast programs based on the request information. The broadcast program is acquired from the terminal device 4.
For this reason, even if any terminal device 4 has a reception failure or recording failure, for example, the recording is ensured by the other terminal device 4, and the broadcast program requested to be recorded can be recorded reliably.

Further, the broadcast control is recorded by the plurality of terminal devices 4 capable of recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded by the recording control means 534, and the recording status in each terminal device 4 is recognized and requested by the broadcast program processing means 536. A combined process of appropriately acquiring and connecting the recorded broadcast programs in a state that is all broadcast programs based on the information is performed.
For this reason, even if, for example, the broadcast program recorded due to an unexpected recording failure is fragmented or there is only the terminal device 4 capable of recording only a part of the broadcast program, the broadcast corresponding to the recording request by the composite processing, respectively. The program can be obtained reliably.

Then, the recording control means 534 recognizes each recordable time zone in the terminal device 4 selected by the terminal selection means 532 from the schedule information generated by the recording schedule management means 533, and all of the broadcast programs based on the request information. The time schedule generated by the recording schedule management means 533 is recorded in such a state. Thereafter, the broadcast program processing means 536 obtains a broadcast program in a predetermined time zone recorded from each terminal device 4, and performs composite processing into a state where all of the series of broadcast programs according to the recording request are obtained.
For this reason, even if there is only the terminal device 4 capable of recording only a part of the broadcast program, for example, the request information is reliably handled by a simple process of creating a time schedule based on the terminal recording schedule in each terminal device 4. Broadcast programs can be recorded.

Further, the recording schedule management means 533 creates a time schedule by recognizing the recordable time zone of each terminal device 4 based on the terminal recording schedule which is the recording information related to the recording schedule in each terminal device 4, and creates a time schedule. Based on this, recording is performed by each terminal device 4 by the recording control means 534.
For this reason, a time schedule is created by a simple process of the recording schedule, each of the time schedules having the same data structure as the recording schedule is recorded in pieces, and a broadcast program corresponding to the recording request is acquired by a composite process. Therefore, the processing is easy, and the simplification of the configuration, the reduction of the apparatus cost, or the speeding up of the processing can be easily obtained.

  In addition, since the broadcast program to be transmitted / received between the terminal device 4 and the server device 5 is in the MPEG format, each terminal device 4 can be easily recorded in a predetermined time zone, and can be easily processed later. High speed can be easily achieved. Furthermore, packet processing during transmission / reception is easy, and transmission / reception speed can be increased easily.

A terminal information DB 521B for storing the terminal specific information of the server device 5 is provided in a series of pieces of broadcast station information related to broadcast stations that can be received by the terminal apparatus 4 to the terminal specific information that identifies the terminal apparatus 4, and the terminal specific DB is provided. Based on the information, the terminal selection unit 532 selects a terminal device 4 capable of recording a broadcast program requested to be recorded.
For this reason, selection of a terminal device capable of recording a broadcast program corresponding to the request information can be easily performed with terminal-specific information having a simple data structure having broadcast station information. Therefore, simplification of the configuration, speeding up of processing, etc. can be easily obtained.

Further, a terminal device other than the terminal device 4 that has already reserved recording of the same broadcast program is selected by the terminal selection unit 532 of the server device 5, and the recording control unit 534 broadcasts the selected terminal device 4. Record the program.
For this reason, it is possible to prevent a broadcast program that has already been reserved for recording from being played by a user other than the user who has already reserved for recording, and to appropriately protect the broadcast program such as copyright protection.

Further, the broadcast program processing means 536 of the server device 5 recognizes that the recording of the broadcast program requested to be recorded from the terminal device 4 has been completed. For example, the signal output from the terminal device 4 upon completion of the recording process or the server device 5 When the recording completion is recognized based on a response signal to the inquiry, the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device 4 is acquired.
For this reason, the terminal device 4 that has been properly recorded can be easily recognized, and a broadcast program can be acquired from the terminal device 4, and appropriate recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information can be facilitated.

Also, the broadcast program processing unit 536 performs processing for deleting the broadcast program stored in the terminal storage unit 45 of the terminal device 4 immediately after the acquisition of the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device 4 or after a predetermined time has elapsed. To do.
For this reason, the recording area of the terminal storage means 45 in the terminal device 4 is ensured, a new broadcast program can be recorded, and convenience can be improved. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the broadcast program from being copied from the terminal device 4 and to obtain appropriate protection such as copyright protection of the broadcast program.

Furthermore, when a broadcast program is transmitted from the server device 5, it can be transmitted to, for example, another mobile terminal device 3, a terminal device 4 or a playback device other than the mobile terminal device 3 that requested the recording, for example, owned by the user who requests the recording It is said.
For this reason, it is possible to view the broadcast program other than the mobile terminal device 3, and the convenience for the user can be improved.

In addition, broadcast programs are appropriately transmitted in response to a transmission request, for example, as broadcast data to be transmitted as stream data or as one file data.
For this reason, it is possible to deal with any playback situation that suits the user's convenience, such as stream playback or once acquired as a file and then playing back as appropriate, thereby improving user convenience.

Further, after the broadcast program requested to be recorded from the server device 5 is transmitted, the broadcast program is also deleted from the server device 5.
For this reason, it is possible to prevent a broadcast program copy from flowing out from the server device 5 and to appropriately protect the broadcast program.
For example, it may be stored in the server device 5 for a predetermined period, and may be sent again when there is a sending request from a user other than the mobile terminal device 3 who requested recording again. According to such a configuration, even if a user inadvertently deletes a broadcast program or the data of the broadcast program is damaged, it can be acquired again, thereby improving user convenience. It can be improved.

The portable terminal device 3 that requests recording is provided with portable terminal sound generation means 32 and portable terminal display means 33 that can reproduce a broadcast program.
For this reason, even if the portable terminal device 3 requesting recording is carried in an area where the requested broadcast program is not distributed, the broadcast program transmitted from the server device 5 can be acquired and reproduced for viewing. In addition, even if there is no device that can acquire and reproduce the broadcast program transmitted from the server device 5 in that area, the user can view the desired broadcast program and improve the convenience for the user.

Further, the server device 5 is based on a signal obtained from the terminal operation means 41 provided in the terminal device 4 or a signal obtained directly from the portable terminal device 3 via a wireless medium such as infrared rays or a cable connection. The broadcasting program can be recorded regardless of the command.
For this reason, program recording and program reproduction of the terminal device 4 at the installation location where the terminal device 4 is installed can be performed, and the terminal device 4 can be used effectively. Therefore, for example, by installing the terminal device 4 as a household device, a system configuration capable of recording broadcast programs from all over Japan as well as from all over the world can be easily obtained, and the use can be easily expanded.

Further, when the broadcast program can be recorded independently by the terminal device 4 and the recording reservation list, the recorded list, etc. can be confirmed, the items to be recorded by the command from the server device 5 are not displayed. The configuration cannot be confirmed.
For this reason, since the user who uses the terminal device 4 cannot recognize the recording process based on the command from the server device 5 that is not based on the user's intention, the discomfort caused by the recording process based on the command from the server device 5 occurs. Can be prevented.

A recorded list, reservation list, and the like can be displayed using a recording schedule.
For this reason, it is possible to make the user easily recognize the recording status by a simple process, and to select a transmission request from the list, so that operability and convenience can be easily improved.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various improvements and design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. .
For example, as described above, the broadcast program can be a television broadcast, a satellite television broadcast, a radio broadcast, or a cable television broadcast.
In addition to broadcast programs distributed by radio waves such as terrestrial analog signals, terrestrial digital signals, or satellite digital signals, broadcast programs distributed by any transmission method such as light, sound waves, and electromagnetic waves may be targeted. it can.

Further, for example, a type recognizing unit as a program is provided in the computing unit 53 of the server device 5, a recording history based on the terminal recording schedule of each terminal is acquired by this type recognizing unit, and broadcasting with a high recording frequency is performed in each terminal device 4. Recognize the type of program. Then, the terminal selection means 532 recognizes the type of the broadcast program requested to be recorded, and as shown in the conceptual diagram of FIG. 8, the requested type is the terminal device 4 other than the terminal device 4 recognized by the type recognition means, that is, the same. The terminal device 4 having a low recording frequency of the type is selected and recorded.
This reduces the possibility of recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded by the terminal device 4 except for the terminal device 4 of the broadcast program type having a high recording frequency. Is likely to be recorded. Therefore, it is possible to reliably record the broadcast program requested to be recorded.
Note that, for example, a terminal device 4 of a type that is the same as the type of the broadcast program requested to be recorded and has a lower recording frequency based on the recording history may be selected and recorded.

In addition, the configuration in which the recording request broadcast program is recorded by a device other than the terminal device 4 that has already been reserved for recording has been described. However, for example, when recording has already been reserved, the program has already been reserved without newly recording. A recorded broadcast program may be acquired, and if a recording reservation is not made, a recording process may be performed.
According to such a structure, the process which records the same broadcast program twice can be prevented, and an efficient broadcast program can be recorded.

Then, the server device 5 recognizes that additional information such as a bulletin that is superimposed only on a predetermined area on the broadcast program is superimposed on the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device 4 that records the broadcast program, for example, the terminal device 4 The broadcast program recorded by another terminal device 4 on which the additional information is not superimposed may be transmitted in response to a transmission request.
According to such a configuration, it is possible to provide a broadcast program that allows the user to enjoy the appreciation without hindering the appreciation of the broadcast program due to the additional information.

Further, the server device 5 deletes advertisement information or the like intervened in the broadcast program, for example, when processing it from the terminal device 4, deletes advertisement information on the user's residence of the mobile terminal device 3, It may be processed and sent out, for example, by replacing the advertisement information so as to be in the area where the mobile terminal device 3 is located.
According to such a configuration, the advertisement information can be satisfactorily viewed without being hindered, or the advertisement contents can be well notified to the user by replacing the advertisement information in the user's residence, or the mobile terminal device By replacing it with the advertisement information of the area where 3 is located, the user can be well informed of the contents of the advertisement in the area, and the convenience of the user and the improvement of the advertisement effect can be obtained.

The program configuration has been described in which the calculation program 53 of the server device 5 appropriately records and acquires the broadcast program requested by the terminal device 4. However, the program configuration is not limited to the above-described configuration, and the recording request broadcast program can be obtained. Any program configuration can be adopted in which the program is recorded and acquired by the terminal device 4 as appropriate.
Note that the present invention is not limited to the program configuration, and may take any form such as an electrical circuit, a single element, or a network configuration in which each configuration is configured by a computer and appropriately connected. be able to. That is, the computer of the present invention is not limited to a single computer, but may be a network structure, a single element, or a computer constructed with an electric circuit.
And by setting it as a program structure, for example, the constructed program can be read by a computer and the computer can be prepared to function as the server device 5, the mobile terminal device 3, or the terminal device 4. The cost can be easily reduced. The program configuration is recorded on a recording medium such as a memory or an optical disc so that the computer can read the program. As described above, the program can be easily read by the computer, and the program configuration can be handled easily. The use can be easily expanded.

Furthermore, it is not restricted to the structure of the portable terminal device 3, the terminal device 4, and the server apparatus 5 mentioned above, It can be set as the structure which shares each processing function suitably.
Specifically, as described above, if the mobile terminal device 3 and the terminal device 4 have the same configuration, that is, functionally the same, for example, the server device 5 sends a reservation request from the mobile terminal device 3 to the mobile terminal device 3. Including the process of assigning reservations. Further, the mobile terminal device 3 may have the function of the server device 5. That is, when the mobile terminal device 3 holds the data of the terminal device 4, the server device 5 is not provided by performing processing for selecting the terminal device 4 according to the reservation content and instructing reservation. May be. Furthermore, these reservation assignments and reservation instructions may be combined as appropriate. As described above, the functions of the mobile terminal device 3, the terminal device 4, and the server device 5 can be appropriately shared, and the design can be changed to any form of system configuration.

Further, the broadcast program is appropriately distributed from the server device 5 based on the transmission request, but the distribution process is not performed. For example, the broadcast program is recorded on a recording medium, and the recording medium is appropriately delivered by mail or the like. May be. Further, the server device 5 may be used as a broadcast program database without being distributed.
The destination can be set as appropriate, such as only the mobile terminal device 3 that is the device that has requested the recording, or only the terminal device 4 owned by the user.
Also, the sending method may be limited to only stream reproduction or file transfer.

Furthermore, although it has been described that recording is performed by a plurality of terminal devices 4, it may be recorded by only one terminal device 4.
Then, the terminal device 4 to be recorded according to the time schedule may be a process of recording with a plurality of terminal devices 4 so as to overlap in a plurality of predetermined time zones.
Further, as a process of dividing and recording in each recordable time zone, any method other than using a time schedule can be applied.

Further, the data structure is not limited to the management information in which the broadcast station information is associated with the mobile unique information, and any data structure that can detect the terminal device 4 capable of recording the broadcast program requested to be recorded can be used.
Furthermore, as a selection process of the recordable terminal device 4, any search method can be used, and any data structure corresponding to the search method can be used.

The mobile terminal device 3 is provided with the mobile terminal sound generation means 32 and the mobile terminal display means 33 so that the broadcast program can be reproduced. However, the mobile terminal device 3 may be configured to simply request recording. Further, the portable terminal device 3 has been described as being capable of setting independent recording and reproduction processing of the terminal device 4 like a remote controller of the terminal device 4, but as described above, only the recording request to the server device 5 is configured. It is good.
Further, although the terminal device 4 is configured to be able to record independently of the server device 5, the terminal device 4 may be configured to only record based on a command from the server device 5. Then, the terminal device 4 is used like the mobile terminal device 3 such as transmitting request information for supplying a record from the terminal device 4 by operating the terminal operation means of the terminal device 4 before the user goes out. It is also possible.
Furthermore, the broadcast program transmission / reception method among the server device 5, the terminal device 4, and the portable terminal device 3 is not limited to the configuration using MPEG as described above.

In addition, the list display is described as being possible, but the list may not be displayed.
Furthermore, the operation method for requesting recording or sending is not limited to the above-described example, and any method can be applied.

  In the present invention, a plurality of broadcast programs such as a television broadcast, a satellite television broadcast, a radio broadcast, and a cable television broadcast are connected via a network 2 based on a recording request from the mobile terminal device 3 and are connected to each region. In addition to the use in which the terminal device 4 installed is appropriately recorded, acquired by the server device 5 and processed so as to be reproducible, and appropriately sent out for viewing, it can be applied to, for example, a database of broadcast programs.

The conceptual diagram which shows schematic structure of the broadcast program recording system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the portable terminal device in the above-mentioned broadcast program recording system. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the terminal device in the above-mentioned broadcast program recording system. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the server apparatus in the above-mentioned broadcast program recording system. The conceptual diagram which shows schematic structure of the table structure in the recording schedule DB of the above-mentioned server apparatus. The conceptual diagram which shows the creation condition of the time schedule in the recording schedule management means of the above-mentioned server apparatus. The flowchart which shows the operation | movement which performs recording of the broadcast program in the above-mentioned broadcast program recording system. The conceptual diagram which shows the control condition of the recording command in the broadcast program recording system which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Broadcast program recording system 2 ... Network 3 ... Portable terminal device (1st terminal device which also functions as a 2nd terminal operation means)
4. Terminal device (second terminal device)
5. Server device (broadcast program recording device)
6. Terminal sounding means (output means)
7. Terminal display means (output means)
31 ... Mobile terminal operation means (first terminal operation means)
32. Portable terminal sound generation means (output means)
33 ... Mobile terminal display means (output means)
45. Terminal storage means (terminal recording means)
52. Storage means (recording means)
361 ... request information generation means 461 ... broadcast reception means 531 ... request information recognition means (request information acquisition means)
532 ... Terminal selection means 534 ... Recording control means 536 ... Broadcast program processing means

Claims (20)

Based on request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program, a plurality of terminal devices connected to be able to transmit and receive various types of information including the broadcast program via a network and corresponding to the request information A broadcast program recording apparatus for recording the broadcast program,
Request information acquisition means for acquiring the request information;
Terminal selection means for selecting the terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information;
Recording control means for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the selected terminal device;
A broadcast program recording apparatus comprising: broadcast program processing means for acquiring the broadcast program recorded from the terminal device via the network and processing the broadcast program so that the broadcast program can be output by an output means. The broadcast program recording device according to claim 1,
The recording control means, when a plurality of terminal devices are selected by the terminal selection means, causes the broadcast program to be recorded by at least two or more selected terminal devices,
The broadcast program processing means acquires the recorded broadcast program from a terminal device that records all of the broadcast programs based on the request information among a plurality of terminal devices that record the broadcast program. Recording device. The broadcast program recording device according to claim 1,
The recording control means, when a plurality of terminal devices are selected by the terminal selection means, causes the broadcast program to be recorded by at least two or more selected terminal devices,
The broadcast program processing means recognizes a recording state of the recorded broadcast program from a plurality of terminal devices that record the broadcast program, and based on the recording state, becomes a state that becomes all of the broadcast programs based on the request information. The broadcast program recording apparatus, wherein the recorded broadcast program is appropriately acquired from the plurality of terminal devices and combined. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The recording control means recognizes each recordable time zone in the terminal device selected by the terminal selection means, reselects the terminal device to be a state of all broadcast programs based on the request information, Record in the recognized time zone,
The broadcast program processing apparatus is characterized in that the broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device and combines the acquired broadcast program into a state that becomes all of the broadcast programs based on the request information. The broadcast program recording device according to claim 4,
The broadcast control recording apparatus, wherein the recording control means recognizes a recordable time zone based on recording information relating to a recording schedule of the broadcast program in the terminal device selected by the terminal selection means. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Comprising a type recognition means for recognizing a type having a high recording frequency in a broadcast program recorded in the terminal device based on a recording history in the terminal device;
The terminal selection means recognizes the type of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information, and selects a terminal device other than the terminal device of the type with which the recognized type is recognized by the type recognition means. A broadcast program recording device characterized by the above. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Comprising recording means for recording a plurality of pieces of information related to each terminal device and information relating to a broadcast station capable of recording the broadcast program among the broadcast stations providing the broadcast program as one piece of management information;
The broadcast program recording device, wherein the terminal selection means selects the terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information based on the management information. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The broadcast program processing means obtains the recorded broadcast program by recognizing that the recording of the broadcast program is completed from the terminal device that records the broadcast program. apparatus. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The broadcast program processing device, when acquiring the recorded broadcast program from the terminal device, performs a process of deleting the broadcast program recorded in the terminal device. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The broadcast control recording apparatus, wherein the recording control means records the broadcast program on a terminal device other than the terminal device that has already reserved recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. In the broadcast program recording device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
The recording control unit searches for a terminal device that has already reserved recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information, and when there is no terminal device that has already reserved recording, the selected terminal of the broadcast program is selected. Recorded by the device,
The broadcast program processing means acquires the broadcast program recorded by the terminal device when the recording control means detects a terminal device that has already reserved recording of the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. A broadcast program recording apparatus characterized by that. When the server device recognizes request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program from the first terminal device via the network, a plurality of pieces of information including the broadcast program are connected and transmitted via the network. A broadcast program recording system for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in a second terminal device capable of recording a program,
The first terminal device requests a recording of the predetermined broadcast program based on a first terminal operating means for generating a signal corresponding to the input operation and a predetermined signal from the first terminal operating means. Request information generating means for generating request information,
The second terminal device includes broadcast receiving means for receiving the broadcast program, and terminal recording means for recording the received predetermined broadcast program by recognizing command information relating to a predetermined recording instruction of the broadcast program. Prepared,
The server device selects request information acquisition means for acquiring the request information from the first terminal device via the network, and terminal selection for selecting the terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information. Means, recording control means for recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the selected terminal device, and the broadcast program recorded via the network from the terminal device, and the output means at the output means A broadcast program recording system comprising broadcast program processing means for processing a broadcast program so that the program can be output. A first terminal device that requests recording of a predetermined broadcast program;
A plurality of second terminal devices capable of recording the broadcast program;
Various information including the broadcast program is connected to the first terminal device and the plurality of second terminal devices through a network so as to be able to transmit and receive, and the second terminal device is based on a recording request for the predetermined broadcast program. A broadcast program recording system comprising: the broadcast program recording device according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined broadcast program is recorded by a terminal device. In the broadcast program recording system according to claim 12 or 13,
The broadcast program recording system, wherein the first terminal device includes output means for outputting the broadcast program. The broadcast program recording system according to any one of claims 12 to 14,
The second terminal device can record a predetermined broadcast program by a predetermined input operation by a second terminal operation unit, and among the all broadcast programs to be recorded, a predetermined value by the second terminal operation unit can be recorded. A broadcast program recording system, wherein only a list of broadcast programs to be recorded by an input operation is displayed on a terminal display means connected thereto. The broadcast program recording system according to any one of claims 12 to 15,
The broadcast program processing means of the server device receives the broadcast program corresponding to the transmission request acquired and processed from the second terminal device based on the transmission request from the first terminal device. A broadcast program recording system, characterized in that at least one of the apparatus, the predetermined second terminal apparatus, and the predetermined output means is sent. Based on request information for requesting recording of a predetermined broadcast program, a plurality of terminal devices connected to be able to transmit and receive various types of information including the broadcast program via a network and corresponding to the request information A broadcast program recording method for recording the broadcast program,
Obtaining the request information;
Selecting the terminal device capable of recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information acquired in this step;
Recording the broadcast program corresponding to the request information in the terminal device selected in this step;
A broadcast program recording method comprising: obtaining the broadcast program recorded in this step from the terminal device via the network and processing the output means so that the broadcast program can be output. A program causing a computer to function as the broadcast program recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11. A program causing a computer to execute the broadcast program recording method according to claim 17. 20. A recording medium recording a program for executing recording of a broadcast program, wherein the program for executing recording of a broadcast program according to claim 18 or 19 is recorded so as to be readable by a computer.

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