JP2005217846A - Video recording apparatus, information terminal, and program recording reservation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recording apparatus to which an information terminal makes a program video recording reservation and for transferring a program automatically recorded under a prescribed condition to the information terminal after the end of video recording. <P>SOLUTION: The information terminal 31 generates video recording reservation information of a broadcast program on the basis of broadcast program information obtained from the Internet 51 and gives terminal identification information to the information and transmits the resulting information to the video recording apparatus 11. Upon the receipt of the video recording reservation information, the video recording apparatus 11 carries out mark searching processing by using received terminal identification information of a papa PDA to particularize a papa mark, attaches the papa mark to the broadcast video recording reservation information and stores the result to a video recording reservation information management section as a broadcast video recording reservation information list. When a reserved date and time comes, video recording processing is automatically performed and a decoded audio / video signal is converted to a prescribed file form, the papa mark is given, and the result is recorded in a video recording file storage section. When the information terminal 31 can communicate with the video recording apparatus 11, the distribution processing of the video recording file is automatically started. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording device that receives recording reservation information from an information terminal device and records a reserved program according to each recording reservation information, an information terminal device that transmits recording reservation information to the recording device, and a program The present invention relates to a recording reservation system.

  Conventionally, when recording a desired broadcast program or the like in a recording apparatus such as a video tape recorder or a video disk recorder, a program recording reservation using a remote controller or the like has been widely used. When making a program recording reservation, the program and the time to be reserved for program recording are transmitted to the recording apparatus using a remote controller or the like, and stored in the recording apparatus. With this setting, the program reserved for recording is received and recorded on the recording medium in the recording apparatus at the scheduled recording time.

There is also known a recording device in a network type program recording reservation system that allows a recording program installed in a home to make a recording reservation for a broadcast program by using a mobile phone or the like, thereby improving operability. Specifically, a program information server on the network that stores broadcast program information and customer information, a recording device that accesses the program information server to reserve a desired broadcast program, and an access to the program information server And an information terminal device that can browse broadcast program information and select a desired broadcast program, and the program information server performs recording reservation setting of the broadcast program selected by the information terminal device to the recording device. Known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-309285 (page 7, FIG. 1)

  However, in the one described in Patent Document 1, it is possible to browse program information via a network and make a recording reservation for a broadcast program, but the convenience in viewing the recorded program is hardly considered. . In other words, in order to view a recorded program on an information terminal device used in a mobile environment, it is necessary to move the recorded program to a corresponding device by using a media storage or the like, which is very troublesome.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem. When a program recording reservation is made from an information terminal device, a program automatically recorded under a predetermined condition after recording is completed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording device transferred to an information terminal device.

  The recording apparatus of the present invention is managed by a receiving unit that receives recording reservation information from an information terminal device, a recording reservation information management unit that manages recording reservation information received by the receiving unit, and a recording reservation information management unit When it becomes possible to communicate with the recording terminal for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information and the information terminal device when the reservation time of the recording reservation information is reached, the recorded program recorded by the recording means is automatically sent to the information terminal device. And a distribution means for distributing to the network.

  With this configuration, by recording the recording reservation information to the recording device in the information terminal device, the recording device automatically records the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information, and the information terminal device records the recording. When the communication with the device becomes possible, the recorded program is automatically transferred to the information terminal device, and thereafter, the recorded program can be freely viewed on the information terminal device. Have

  The recording apparatus of the present invention has a configuration including an erasing unit that automatically deletes the recorded program from the recording unit after the distributed unit distributes the recorded program to the information terminal device. With this configuration, when a recorded program is distributed to the information terminal device, the recorded program is automatically deleted from the recording device. Therefore, the recording medium of the recording device is effectively used, and other programs are used. It has the effect of being able to record abundantly.

  In addition, the recording device of the present invention, when the receiving means receives from the information terminal device the information that the distributed recorded program has been viewed, the recording that has been viewed based on the information that the viewing has been completed. The apparatus further includes an erasing unit for automatically erasing the program from the recording unit.

  With this configuration, when the information terminal device finishes viewing the distributed recorded program, the recorded program is automatically deleted from the recording device, and the recording medium of the recording device is effectively used. The program can be recorded abundantly.

  The recording apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which the recording reservation information includes identification information for identifying the information terminal apparatus, and the distribution means is distributed to the information terminal apparatus that reserved recording based on the identification information. .

  With this configuration, the recorded program is accurately distributed to the information terminal device reserved for recording, and even if there are recording reservations from a plurality of information terminal devices, these recording reservations are accurately handled. It has the effect of being able to.

  In addition, the recording apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which, when the recording unit records a reserved program of recording reservation information, it records in a file format that can be accepted by the information terminal device that has received the recording reservation information.

  With this configuration, any information terminal device for which recording reservation is made is recorded in a file format that can be accepted by the information terminal device according to the information terminal device. It has the effect | action that it can receive and can view.

  Further, the recording apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which the recording reservation information management means manages the reserved program that has received the recording reservation information by performing predetermined marking together with the identification information of the information terminal apparatus that has received the recording reservation information. Have.

  With this configuration, the information terminal device is distinguished based on the marked information, and the recorded program can be accurately distributed to the information terminal device.

  Further, the recording apparatus of the present invention has a configuration in which the recording reservation information management means can perform a plurality of markings on the reserved program.

  With this configuration, a scheduled recording program can be reserved simultaneously by a plurality of information terminal devices. For example, for a friend, a child, etc., the information terminal device such as a friend, a child, etc. can be reserved at the same time with his / her information terminal device. can do.

The program recording reservation system of the present invention includes a recording device and an information terminal device that communicates with the recording device to make a recording reservation for a desired program, and the recording device receives recording reservation information from the information terminal device. Recording device side communication means for distributing the recorded program to the information terminal device, recording file storage means for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information in a predetermined file format, and the received recording reservation information Recording reservation information management means for managing a deletion process for recording and holding a reserved program according to a terminal device, recording a reserved program, distributing a recorded program, and deleting a recorded program that has been viewed An information terminal device side communication means for transmitting and receiving control information related to recording reservation to the recording device side communication means, and recording reservation information creation means for creating recording reservation information. It has a configuration comprising a.

  With this configuration, by creating control information for recording reservation in the information terminal device and transmitting it to the recording device, the recording device accepts the recording reservation from the information terminal device and records the program reserved for recording. The recorded program can be distributed to the information terminal device, and the recorded program that has been viewed can be deleted, and the program reserved for recording by the information terminal device can be viewed easily and reliably. Has the effect that a recorded program can be viewed at any time at a remote location.

  The information terminal device according to the present invention also includes a recording reservation information creating unit for creating recording reservation information for reserving a program in the recording device, and recording reservation information created by the recording reservation information creating unit in the recording device. It has a configuration comprising a communication means for transmitting and receiving a recorded program recorded from the recording device based on the recording reservation information, and a display means for viewing the recorded program received through the communication means.

  With this configuration, if a recording reservation is made in the information terminal device, the reserved program is recorded by the recording device and distributed to the information terminal device, so that the information terminal device can easily view the program.

  The recording apparatus of the present invention is managed by a receiving unit that receives recording reservation information from an information terminal device, a recording reservation information management unit that manages recording reservation information received by the receiving unit, and a recording reservation information management unit When it becomes possible to communicate with the recording terminal for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information and the information terminal device when the reservation time of the recording reservation information is reached, the recorded program recorded by the recording means is automatically sent to the information terminal device. The information terminal device transmits the recording reservation information to the recording device, so that the recording device automatically records the program reserved based on the recording reservation information. When the information terminal device can communicate with the information terminal device, the automatically recorded program will be transferred to the information terminal device. It has the effect of food that program can be viewed freely.

  Hereinafter, a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a program recording reservation system including a recording apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a program recording reservation system according to an embodiment of the present invention is fixedly installed in a home and receives a recording reservation of a program through the Internet 51 and other communication means, and a television set. A TV monitor 12 for displaying images, an antenna 13 for receiving TV broadcasts, a freely portable information terminal device 31 and a table of broadcast programs updated daily are stored, and search for broadcast programs according to keywords is performed. And a broadcast program information server 41 capable of supporting the above.

The information terminal device 31 accesses the broadcast program information server 41 via the Internet 51 to search for a broadcast program to be reserved for recording. The date and time obtained by the search and the program name are transmitted to the recording apparatus 11 as recording reservation information. The recording reservation information is received by the recording device 11 and stored in a storage unit in the recording device 11. When the reservation time of the recording reservation information stored and set is reached, the recording device 11 receives the program set for reservation through the antenna 13 and executes the program recording process. That is, in this program recording process, the information is converted into a recording file of a predetermined format that can be viewed on the information terminal device 31 and recorded. Further, the recording apparatus 11 automatically records the recorded file to the information terminal apparatus 31 via a communication means such as a short-range wireless communication means under a predetermined condition such that the information terminal apparatus 31 enters a predetermined area. Forward. The information terminal device 31 receives the transferred recorded file and stores it in the storage unit in the information terminal device 31. After the stored recorded program is viewed on the information terminal device 13, the viewed information is transferred to the recording device 11. When the viewed information is transferred to the recording device 11, it is received by the recording device 11, and the recording device 11 deletes the corresponding recording file from the recording device 11 based on the viewed information.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a more detailed configuration of the recording apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recording device 11 includes a tuner receiving unit 14 that receives a broadcast signal, an audio processing unit 15 that decodes an audio signal received by the tuner receiving unit 14, and an image received by the tuner receiving unit 14. A video processing unit 16 that decodes the signal, and a recording file storage unit 17 that converts the received and decoded broadcast program into a recording file that can be played back by a video receiver monitor of the TV receiver monitor or the information terminal device 13 and records it. Automatically to the memory 18 that temporarily holds broadcast programs, broadcast program information, and reservation setting information, the remote control light receiving unit 19 that performs key operations with the remote controller, and the information terminal device 31 that is to set program recording reservations. Specific marking, holding reservation information, executing program recording, transferring recorded program, and deleting processing A recording reservation mark management unit 20 to be managed, an audio output unit 21 that outputs an audio signal decoded by the audio processing unit 15, a video output unit 22 that outputs a video signal decoded by the video processing unit 16, Display unit 23 for displaying characters and the like on a television monitor, recording device side communication means 24 for transmitting / receiving recording reservation setting information to / from information terminal device 31, tuner receiving unit 14, memory 18, remote control light receiving unit 19, and An arithmetic processing unit 25 that controls the display unit 23 and the recording device side communication unit 24 is provided.

  Next, operations of the recording apparatus and the program recording reservation system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the program recording reservation system in one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a recording file distribution terminal list used in the system, and FIG. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a broadcast recording reservation list to be used, Fig. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a recorded file list used in the system, and Fig. 7 is a broadcast recording reservation list used in the system. It is a figure which shows the example which can be done.

  First, a series of operations from designation of a program to be reserved for recording to completion of recording processing, distribution of a recorded file, viewing, and deletion of a viewed file will be described with reference to FIG.

  If you want to make a recording reservation for a broadcast program, start up the built-in browser in the portable information terminal device 31, first connect to the Internet 51, and the broadcast program information server 41 publishes it. Access to the scheduled recording service site. When accessing the recording reservation service site, information for designating the district name and broadcast date is transmitted. Therefore, when the district name and broadcast date are designated here, the designated district name and broadcast date program guide is transmitted and displayed on the screen.

  In addition to or separately from the district name and broadcast date, keywords such as performer name and genre can also be entered, and if these are entered, these keywords are used as the basis. Programs corresponding to these keywords are searched for on the recording reservation service site, transmitted, and displayed on the screen. That is, in this way, first, a desired program table such as the designated district, broadcast date, performer, and genre is acquired (S101).

  If the program guide is acquired, a program to be reserved for recording is selected from the program guide. When a program to be recorded is selected, the information is transmitted to the broadcast program information server 41, and the broadcast program information of the selected program is transmitted from the broadcast program information server 41. Therefore, the broadcast program information of the selected program can be acquired here. When the broadcast program information of the selected program is acquired, terminal identification information and a reservation mark are added to the acquired broadcast program information and transmitted to the recording device 11 (S102).

  Here, the broadcast program information is information including a channel number, a broadcast program start time, a broadcast program end time, a broadcast program broadcast time, a recording mode, a program name, and the like.

  When the acquired broadcast program information is transmitted to the recording apparatus 11 together with the terminal identification information and the reservation mark (S102), these are received by the recording apparatus side communication unit 24 of the recording apparatus 11 (S202).

Here, the information terminal device 31 retains the broadcast recording reservation information as it is and uses it for associating these when the recording file is distributed.
The information terminal device 31 and the recording device 11 are each provided with short-range wireless communication means such as Bluetooth as wireless communication means of both, and this short-range wireless communication means is used when in the home. .

  In the present embodiment, the short-range wireless communication means is used as the wireless communication means between the information terminal device 31 and the recording device 11, and the operation will be described below. However, other communication means such as the Internet An e-mail or the like may be used. In either case, it is necessary to register in advance the information terminal device 31 that can make a recording reservation in the recording device 11.

  That is, before making a recording reservation, a device name, a pass key, a device address, a distribution priority, etc. for identifying each information terminal device 31 are transmitted to the recording device 11 (S100), and a recording reservation mark of the recording device 11 is sent. As shown in FIG. 4, the recorded file distribution terminal list is registered in the management unit 20 as a mark management table (S200).

  In FIG. 4, if the program recording reservation process is performed by the daddy PDA, the recording apparatus 11 performs the mark search process using the terminal identification information of the received daddy PDA (S203). The dad mark is specified as a mark corresponding to the terminal identification information of the daddy PDA, and it is further determined that the dad mark is added to the broadcast recording reservation list from the received reservation mark. Broadcast recording reservation information is stored in the recording reservation mark management unit 20 as a broadcast recording reservation information list with a dad mark added to the reservation information as shown in FIG. 5 (S204).

When broadcast recording reservation information is stored in the recording reservation mark management unit 20 (S204), next, broadcast program recording processing is executed based on the information (S205). The broadcast program recording process (S205) is executed when the reservation date and time of the broadcast recording reservation information stored in the recording reservation mark management unit 20, for example, in the case of 2 in FIG. Recording control is automatically performed under the control of No. 25, and in this example, the recording processing of “Soccer Japan vs. Korea” is executed. That is, the tuner receiving unit 14 selects channel “8” by the arithmetic processing unit 25 and receives the corresponding broadcast program. The audio signal and the video signal are sent to the audio processing unit 15 and the video processing unit 16, respectively, and the decoded audio signal and video signal are converted into predetermined file formats, respectively, and marked with a dad mark. It is recorded in the recording file storage unit 17.

  After completion of the recording process, the corresponding broadcast recording reservation record in the broadcast recording reservation list of the recording reservation mark management unit 20 is deleted from the list, and the recording managed by the recording reservation mark management unit 20 as shown in FIG. Added to the completed file list.

  In addition, the recording file stored in the recording file storage unit 17 can be viewed on the television monitor 12 connected to the recording device 11. As an operation, the read recording file is encoded by the audio processing unit 15 and the video processing unit 16, and is output from the audio output unit 21 and the video output unit 22 to the television monitor 12.

  Next, recording file distribution processing will be described.

  When the information terminal device 31 enters an area where short-range wireless communication with the recording device 11 is possible and the presence thereof is detected, the recording file distribution process is automatically started. For example, when the presence of the daddy PDA that is the information terminal device 31 is newly detected on the Bluetooth network of the recording device 11, the distribution process is started, and the recorded file list on the recording reservation mark management unit 20 is displayed. With reference to the information, the dad mark attached to the recorded file of “Soccer Japan-Korea Battle” is acquired. Next, identification information of the terminal corresponding to the dad mark is acquired from the recorded file distribution terminal list, and collation with the newly detected information terminal device is performed. Since the daddy PDA is a terminal having a priority of “1”, the recorded file in the recorded file storage unit 17 is automatically distributed to the daddy PDA as it is (S106, S206). If a terminal with the priority “2” is detected first, a confirmation message as to whether or not the distribution can be performed may be displayed on the display screen of the terminal to prompt the determination. When distribution is complete, the records in the recorded file list are marked as having been distributed. The distributed recording file is associated with the broadcast recording reservation information stored on the daddy PDA.

  When the information terminal device 31 completes the viewing of the distributed recorded program or the recording file is deleted, these are detected by the information terminal device 31 and the information (deletion mark) is broadcast recording reservation. The information and the terminal identification information added automatically are transmitted to the recording apparatus 11 (S107). The recording device 11 receives the broadcast recording reservation information, the deletion mark, and the terminal identification information, and performs a mark search process from the table shown in FIG. 4 using the received terminal identification information (S203). Then, by this processing, for example, a dad mark is specified as a mark corresponding to the terminal identification information, and further, a recorded file list is searched from the deletion mark, and a deletion target record is specified by broadcast recording reservation information. The stored dad mark is deleted. When the mark deletion process is performed and the corresponding record disappears, the corresponding recorded file is deleted and the corresponding record in the recorded file list is deleted (S207).

  The above is a series of operations from registration of the information terminal device 31 and broadcast program recording reservation processing to distributed recording file deletion processing.

Here, a case where a plurality of marks can be managed with one broadcast recording reservation record will be described. In the program recording reservation process (S102) of the information terminal device 31 to be reserved, it is possible to transmit not only its own information terminal device but also terminal information of other information terminal devices. Specifically, communication is performed with other information terminal devices in advance, and terminal information of the other information terminal devices is acquired. Based on this, when making a recording reservation in its own information terminal device, it is possible to make a reservation for distribution to other information terminal devices at the same time. For example, when both the older brother and younger sister want to watch the program, the program recording reservation process (S102) is performed with the terminal information of the sister mobile TV as the sister's information terminal device added at the time of reservation. In this way, as shown in FIG. 7, the sister mark is also added to the corresponding record in the broadcast program list held in the recording reservation mark management unit 20 of the recording apparatus 11 as shown in FIG. . Therefore, when the recording of the broadcast program is completed, the record is moved to the recorded file list and recorded on both the brother notebook PC with the brother mark and the sister mobile TV terminal with the sister mark. A file distribution process is performed. Then, the recorded program deletion process is performed by distributing the corresponding recorded file to both the brother notebook PC and the sister mobile TV terminals, receiving the broadcast program information of the deleted file and the deletion mark from both terminals.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, when recording is completed in the recording device, the recorded program is automatically sent to the necessary information terminal device in accordance with the marking set in the recorded program. Can be distributed, and the recorded program can be viewed on the information terminal device that has received the distribution.

  In addition, a single broadcast recorded program can be marked multiple times, and in this way, the recorded program can be automatically distributed to all information terminal devices corresponding to the mark. , Programs recorded arbitrarily by these information terminal devices can be viewed.

  In addition, it is possible to confirm the viewing status of a plurality of recorded programs by referring to a plurality of mark states, and it is possible to delete unnecessary recorded programs and to effectively use the storage area of the recording medium. it can.

  Further, according to the recording reservation system of the present embodiment, a series of operations such as reservation setting of a recorded program, transfer to a viewing terminal device, and deletion of a viewed program can be automatically performed. Specifically, at the time when the recording reservation setting is performed by the information terminal device, the recording device can automatically specify the terminal to which the recorded program is to be transferred when recording is completed. By receiving the viewed mark from the device terminal, an unnecessary recorded program on the recording device can be deleted.

  In the present embodiment, the short-distance wireless communication has been described as an example of the communication units 24 and 32 between the information terminal device 31 and the recording device 11, but it is desired to perform an operation by the information terminal device 31 from outside the office. In such a case, it may be configured to be able to communicate with the recording device 11 by dial-up or Internet 51 connection by wireless LAN. In this way, in the broadcast recording file distribution process, the recording device 11 serves as a file server for the recorded program, and each file is automatically distributed to the information terminal device according to the marking of the recorded file. Thus, other processes can be performed in the same manner as in this embodiment.

As described above, the recording apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives recording reservation information from an information terminal device, a recording reservation information management unit that manages recording reservation information received by the receiving unit, and recording reservation information. When the reservation time of the recording reservation information managed by the management means comes, the recording means for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information and the recorded program recorded by the recording means when communication with the information terminal device becomes possible And a distribution means for automatically distributing to the information terminal device. If the recording reservation information is transmitted to the recording device in the information terminal device, the recording reservation is performed in the recording device based on the recording reservation information. When the recorded program is automatically recorded and the information terminal device enters a predetermined area, the automatically recorded program is transferred to the information terminal device. The recording program can be freely viewed, and recording reservation information from the information terminal device can be received, and the reserved program can be recorded according to each recording reservation information. It is useful as a recording device.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of the video recording apparatus in the communication type video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention The block diagram which shows the more detailed structure of the video recording apparatus in one embodiment of this invention The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the video recording apparatus in the communication type program video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the video recording file delivery terminal list used in the video recording apparatus in the communication type video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the broadcast recording reservation list used in the video recording apparatus in the communication type video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows an example of the recorded file list used in the video recording apparatus in the communication type video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention The figure which shows the other example of the broadcast recording reservation list used in the video recording apparatus in the communication type video recording reservation system in one embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

11 Recording device 12 TV monitor 13 Broadcast receiving antenna 14 Tuner receiving unit 15 Audio processing unit 16 Video processing unit 17 Recording file storage unit 18 Memory 19 Key operation remote control light receiving unit 20 Recording reservation mark management unit 21 Audio output unit 22 Video output unit 23 34 Display unit 24 Recording device side communication unit 25 Arithmetic processing unit 31 Information terminal device 32 Information terminal side communication unit 33 Control unit 35 Input unit 41 Broadcast program information server 51 Internet

Claims (9)

Receiving means for receiving recording reservation information from an information terminal device, recording reservation information managing means for managing recording reservation information received by the receiving means, and reservation of recording reservation information managed by the recording reservation information managing means When the time comes, the recording means for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information and the information terminal device can automatically communicate the recorded program recorded by the recording means to the information terminal device. A recording device comprising: distribution means for distributing; The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: an erasing unit that automatically erases the recorded recorded program from the recording unit after the distribution unit distributes the recorded recorded program to the information terminal device. When the receiving unit receives the information that the distributed recorded program has been viewed from the information terminal device, the recorded unit displays the recorded program that has been viewed based on the information that the viewing has been completed. 2. A recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an erasing unit for automatically erasing. 2. The recording reservation information includes identification information for identifying the information terminal device, and the distribution unit distributes the recorded program to an information terminal device that has reserved recording based on the identification information. The recording device according to claim 3. 5. The recording device according to claim 1, wherein, when recording a reserved program of the recording reservation information, the recording means records in a file format acceptable by an information terminal device that has received the recording reservation information. A recording device according to claim 1. 2. The recording reservation information managing means manages the reserved program that has received the recording reservation information by performing predetermined marking together with identification information of an information terminal device that has received the recording reservation information. The recording apparatus according to claim 5. 7. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording reservation information management unit is configured to perform a plurality of markings on the reserved program. A recording device and an information terminal device that communicates with the recording device to make a recording reservation for a desired program, the recording device receives recording reservation information from the information terminal device, and According to the information terminal device, the recording device-side communication means for distributing the recorded program recorded in the recording unit, the recording file storage means for recording the reserved program of the recording reservation information in a predetermined file format, and the received recording reservation information Recording reservation information management means for managing a deletion process for recording and holding a reserved program, recording a reserved program, distributing a recorded program, and deleting a recorded program that has been viewed, The information terminal device includes: an information terminal device side communication unit that transmits and receives control information related to recording reservation to the recording device side communication unit; and a recording reservation information generation unit that generates the recording reservation information. Program recording reservation system comprising: a. Recording reservation information creating means for creating recording reservation information for reserving a program in the recording apparatus, and recording reservation information created by the recording reservation information creating means is transmitted to the recording apparatus, and the recording apparatus transmits the recording reservation information. An information terminal device comprising: communication means for receiving a recorded program recorded based on the recording reservation information; and display means for viewing the recorded program received through the communication means.

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