JP2005286620A - Video recording reservation information providing apparatus, video recording reservation method, program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recording reservation information providing apparatus and a video recording reservation method capable of simplifying video recording reservation operations in which a user has to carry out and preventing the accuracy of video recording reservation from being deteriorated. <P>SOLUTION: A text analysis section 1a extracts "date", "start time", "broadcast station" and "program name" from document information received by a document information reception section 4. An EPG information acquisition section 1b acquires EPG information provided from a video recording apparatus 5. A video recording reservation execution section 1c generates program video recording reservation information on the basis of the "date", "start time", and "broadcast station" extracted by a text analysis section 1a. Further, the video recording reservation execution section 1c provides the video recording reservation information of the produced program to the video recording apparatus 5. The video recording apparatus 5 executes video recording reservation in response to the video recording reservation information provided from the video recording reservation execution section 1c. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording reservation information providing apparatus, a recording reservation method, a program, and a recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a recording apparatus that executes a recording reservation based on recording reservation information set by a user is known.

  For example, a recording apparatus is known that performs a recording reservation based on recording reservation information set by a user operating a remote controller or a screen GUI (Graphical User Interface). Specifically, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-209169) allows a user to describe regular (predetermined format) recording reservation data composed of date, time, and broadcast station information. An information providing device is described in which recording reservation data is executed in the recording device by sending the recording reservation data to the recording device.

Patent Document 2 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-261780) receives a free sentence created by a user, and a word written in the received free sentence and title information of an EPG (Electronic Program Guide). There is described a program distribution apparatus that performs matching and makes a recording apparatus execute a recording reservation for a program having a program name that matches a word written in a received free sentence.
JP 2002-209169 A JP 2000-261780 A

  For example, if a user finds a description about a TV program in a homepage or e-mail text provided from a server via WEB and wants to make a recording reservation for the program, the user The user had to perform a cumbersome work of setting the recording reservation information by operating the remote controller or the screen GUI while watching.

  In addition, the homepage or e-mail provided via the WEB is written in an arbitrary format. For this reason, when a user makes a recording reservation for a program described on a homepage or an e-mail using the information providing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the user uses a predetermined format while viewing the text on the homepage or the e-mail. It was necessary to perform annoying work of recording information necessary for recording reservation.

  When a user makes a recording reservation for a program described on a homepage or an e-mail using the program distribution apparatus described in Patent Document 2, the program name described on the homepage or the e-mail is transmitted to the program distribution apparatus as it is. In some cases, recording reservation may be possible.

  However, when using the program distribution device described in Patent Document 2, the program title needs to be described on the homepage or e-mail to such an extent that word matching is possible, and if there is no such description, There was a problem that accurate recording reservation was not executed. Moreover, in the word matching of titles, there is a possibility that a plurality of titles are determined to match. When using the program distribution device described in Patent Document 2, it may be difficult to specify a desired program. In addition, when the program distribution device described in Patent Document 2 is used, there is a problem in that it is impossible to make a recording reservation for a program of a broadcasting station where EPG information cannot be obtained.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a recording reservation information providing apparatus, a recording reservation method, a program, and a recording medium that can simplify a recording reservation operation that must be performed by a user and prevent the recording reservation accuracy from deteriorating. Is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a recording reservation information providing apparatus of the present invention provides recording reservation information of a program generated based on text information provided from an information provider via a communication line to the recording apparatus. A recording reservation information providing apparatus, comprising: an extraction unit for extracting a date, a start time and a broadcasting station from the sentence information; and a recording reservation for a program based on the date, the start time and the broadcasting station extracted by the extraction unit A recording reservation information providing unit for generating information and providing recording reservation information of the program to the recording apparatus.

  Further, the recording reservation method of the present invention provides a recording reservation performed by a recording reservation information providing apparatus that provides recording apparatus with recording reservation information of a program generated based on text information provided from an information provider via a communication line. A method for extracting a date, a start time and a broadcasting station from the sentence information, and generating program recording reservation information based on the date, the starting time and the broadcasting station extracted in the extraction step. And a recording reservation information providing step of providing recording reservation information of the program to the recording apparatus.

  According to the above invention, the recording reservation information of the program is generated based on the date extracted from the text information provided from the information provider via the communication line, the start time and the broadcast station, and the generated program Recording reservation information is provided to the recording apparatus. For this reason, even if the official program name is not described in the document information provided from the information provider, it is possible to execute an accurate program recording reservation. In addition, when the user makes a recording reservation for a program, the user does not need to make a recording reservation setting based on a predetermined format, and the recording reservation operation can be simplified.

  Further, in the recording reservation information providing apparatus, the recording reservation information providing unit is a date extracted by the extracting unit, and when the start time and the broadcasting station are in the same line in the document information or a line in the vicinity thereof. It is preferable that the recording reservation information of the program is generated based on the date extracted by the extraction unit, the start time and the broadcasting station, and the recording reservation information of the program is provided to the recording device.

  In the recording reservation method, the recording reservation information providing step includes the date extracted in the extraction step, and when the start time and the broadcasting station exist in the same line in the document information or in the vicinity thereof, It is desirable to generate program recording reservation information based on the date extracted in the extraction step, the start time, and the broadcasting station, and provide the program recording reservation information to the recording apparatus.

  According to the above invention, the recording reservation information of the program is generated based on the start date and the broadcasting station on the date close to the text information. For this reason, it is possible to make an accurate program recording reservation.

  The recording reservation information providing apparatus further includes an EPG information acquisition unit for acquiring EPG information, wherein the recording reservation information providing unit acquires a date, a start time, a broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquisition performed by the extraction unit. The program to be recorded is specified based on the EPG information acquired by the section, the end time of the specified program is detected from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition section, and the date extracted by the extraction section It is desirable to generate recording reservation information for a program based on the start time, the broadcasting station, and the end time, and to provide the recording reservation information for the program to the recording device.

  The recording reservation method further includes an EPG information acquisition step of acquiring EPG information, wherein the recording reservation information providing step includes a date extracted in the extraction step, a start time, a broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquisition step. The program to be reserved for recording is identified based on the acquired EPG information, the end time of the identified program is detected from the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step, and the date extracted in the extraction step is started. It is desirable to generate recording reservation information for a program based on the time, the broadcasting station, and the end time, and provide the recording reservation information for the program to the recording device.

  According to the above invention, since the end time is detected from the EPG information, it is possible to make a reservation for recording an accurate program.

  In the recording reservation information providing apparatus, the extraction unit further extracts a program name from the text information, and the recording reservation information providing unit includes a date, a start time, a broadcasting station, and the date extracted by the extraction unit. A program name detection unit that identifies a program to be reserved for recording based on the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit, and detects the program name of the specified program from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit; A change unit that changes the date, the start time, or the broadcast station so that the program name detected by the program name detection unit matches the program name extracted by the extraction unit; and the date What is changed by the changing unit among the start time and the broadcasting station, what is not changed by the changing unit, and the end time Based generates recording reservation information of the program and preferably includes a recording reservation unit that provides 該番 sets recording reservation information to the recording device.

  Further, in the recording reservation method, the recording reservation information providing step includes a program that makes a recording reservation based on the date extracted in the extraction step, the start time, the broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step. The program name detection step for detecting the program name of the specified program from the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step, and the program name detected in the program name detection step are extracted in the extraction step. A change step of changing any of the date, the start time and the broadcast station so as to match the program name, and a change in the date, the start time and the broadcast station in the change step And recording reservation information of the program based on the information that was not changed in the changing step and the end time, It is desirable to recording reservation information including the recording reservation step of providing to the recording device.

  According to the above invention, the date extracted by the extraction unit, the start time and the information on the broadcast station so that the program name detected by the program name detection unit matches the program name extracted by the extraction unit. Is changed, and program recording reservation information is generated based on the changed information. For this reason, it becomes possible to execute a more accurate recording reservation of a program.

  In the recording reservation information providing apparatus, the recording reservation information providing unit may extract the date, the start time, and one or two of the broadcast stations only once by the extraction unit, and the rest of the extraction. When a plurality of parts are extracted, the date, the start time, and one or two of the broadcast stations that have been extracted only once are set as common information, and the common information and the plurality of remaining It is desirable to generate recording reservation information for a plurality of programs based on the above and provide the recording reservation information for the plurality of programs to the recording device.

  In the recording reservation method, in the recording reservation information providing step, one or two of the date, the start time, and the broadcasting station are extracted only once in the extraction step, and the remaining is the extraction step. When a plurality of times are extracted, the date, the start time, and one or two of the broadcast stations, which have been extracted only once, are set as common information, and based on the common information and the plurality of remaining information. It is desirable to generate recording reservation information for a plurality of programs and provide the recording reservation information for the plurality of programs to the recording device.

  According to the above invention, when one or two of the date, start time and broadcasting station are extracted only once, and the remaining are extracted a plurality of times, it is possible to execute recording reservations for a plurality of programs. It becomes.

  Further, the program of the present invention is a program for causing a computer to execute a recording reservation process for providing a recording device with recording reservation information of a program generated based on sentence information provided from an information provider. From the extraction process for extracting the date, the start time and the broadcasting station, and the recording reservation information of the program based on the date extracted by the extraction process, the start time and the broadcasting station, and the recording reservation information of the program A recording reservation process including a recording reservation information provision process provided to the recording apparatus is executed by a computer.

  The recording medium of the present invention is a recording medium readable by a computer on which the program is recorded.

  According to the above invention, it is possible to cause a computer to execute the recording reservation method.

  According to the present invention, program recording reservation information is generated based on a date extracted from text information provided from an information provider through a communication line, based on a start time and a broadcasting station, and the generated program is recorded. Reservation information is provided to the recording device. For this reason, even if the official program name is not described in the document information provided from the information provider, it is possible to execute an accurate program recording reservation. In addition, when the user makes a recording reservation for a program, the user does not need to make a recording reservation setting based on a predetermined format, and the recording reservation operation can be simplified.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  In FIG. 1, a recording reservation information providing device 1 records a program based on document information provided from an information providing source device 2a or an information providing source device 2b to a document information receiving unit 4 via the Internet 3 as a communication line. Reservation information is generated. The recording reservation information providing device 1 provides the recording device 5 with the recording reservation information of the generated program. In addition, the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 acquires EPG (Electronic Program Guide) information from the recording apparatus 5.

  The recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 includes a text analysis unit 1a, an EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and a recording reservation execution unit 1c.

  The information providing source device 2a provides e-mail as text information to the document information receiving unit 4 via the Internet 3, for example. Further, the information providing source device 2b provides homepage information as document information to the document information receiving unit 4 via the Internet 3, for example.

  The document information receiving unit 4 receives document information provided via the Internet 3 from the information providing source device 2a or the information providing source device 2b. For example, a Web browser or a mailer is used as the document information receiving unit 4.

  The text analysis unit 1 a extracts “date”, “start time”, “broadcast station”, and “program name” from the document information received by the document information receiving unit 4.

  The EPG information acquisition unit 1 b acquires EPG information provided from the recording device 5. The EPG information acquisition unit 1b supplies the EPG information acquired from the recording device 5 to the recording reservation execution unit 1c.

  The recording reservation execution unit 1c generates program recording reservation information based on the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. Further, the recording reservation execution unit 1 c provides the recording apparatus 5 with recording reservation information of the generated program. The recording device 5 executes a recording reservation corresponding to the recording reservation information of the program provided from the recording reservation execution unit 1c.

  For example, the recording reservation execution unit 1c has the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a in the same line in the document information or in the vicinity thereof (for example, within 5 lines). If the program exists, the program recording reservation information is generated based on the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a, and the recording reservation information of the generated program is recorded on the recording device. 5 is provided. The neighboring rows are not limited to five rows and can be changed as appropriate.

  The recording reservation execution unit 1c also makes a recording reservation based on the “date”, “start time” and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a and the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b. Is identified.

  The recording reservation execution unit 1c detects the end time of the specified program from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and extracts the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. ”And the end time detected from the EPG information, program recording reservation information is generated.

  The recording reservation execution unit 1c displays the recording reservation information of the generated program on the display unit of the user interface 6.

  When the user interface 6 receives a reservation instruction input by the user, the recording reservation execution unit 1c provides the recording apparatus 5 with recording reservation information of the generated program.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example in which the text analysis unit 1a, the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and the recording reservation execution unit 1c are realized by the memory 1d and the CPU 1e.

  The memory 1d describes a program that causes a CPU as a computer to execute processing executed by the text analysis unit 1a, the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and the recording reservation execution unit 1c. The CPU 1e reads the program described in the memory 1d and executes the read program to execute the functions of the text analysis unit 1a, the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and the recording reservation execution unit 1c.

  In FIG. 2, the same components as those shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the memory 1d may be a recording medium readable by a computer such as a ROM or a CD-ROM.

  The recording device 5 includes an antenna 5a. The recording device 5 receives a signal supplied from an antenna 5a that has received a radio wave transmitted from a television broadcasting station, and reproduces a television program based on the received signal. Further, the recording device 5 performs a recording reservation corresponding to the recording reservation information of the program provided from the recording reservation information providing device 1. The recording device 5 records a television program reserved for recording.

  The recording device 5 acquires EPG information and provides the acquired EPG information to the recording reservation information providing device 1.

  The user interface unit 6 includes, for example, a display unit and an operation unit, receives an input from the user through the operation unit, and outputs to the user through the display unit.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1. Hereinafter, the operation of the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In step 31, the text analysis unit 1 a receives the document information received by the document information receiving unit 4. The text analysis unit 1a may receive the text (text information) selected by the user from the document information received by the document information receiving unit 4 by the cut and paste operation by the user, or receive the document information. Each time the document information is received by the unit 4, the received document information may be received.

  In step 32, the text analysis unit 1a searches for the description of “date” from the received document information.

  Specifically, when there is a character “month” following the numbers 1 to 12, the text analysis unit 1a determines that the number is a month.

  If there is a character “day” following the numbers 1 to 31, the text analysis unit 1a determines that the number is a day.

  Further, when the numbers 1 to 12 and the numbers 1 to 31 are described with “/” between them, the text analysis unit 1a determines the numbers as the numbers of the month and the day in the order of appearance. .

  In addition, when there is a relative date description such as “Today”, “Tomorrow”, “Tomorrow”, the text analysis unit 1a describes the relative date description and date information of the document information (creation date information). ) To calculate the date.

  In addition, when there is a description such as “every week”, “every Saturday”, “every Saturday”, “every day”, the text analysis unit 1a specifies a plurality of dates that match those descriptions (for example, days of the week).

  In step 33, the text analysis unit 1 a determines whether “date” is detected in step 32. If “date” is not detected in step 32, the text analysis unit 1 a returns to step 31. If “date” is detected in step 32, the text analysis unit 1 a proceeds to the process of step 34.

  In step 34, the text analysis unit 1 a searches for a description of “time” from the document information received in step 31.

  Specifically, when there is a number following “AM”, “PM”, “AM” or “PM”, the text analysis unit 1a is made to mean that number by the character before the number. Judge as time.

  In addition, when there is a number following “morning”, “daytime”, “night”, “midnight”, or “early morning”, the text analysis unit 1a can make the number meaning by the character before the number. It is determined that

  Further, when the numbers from 0 to 24 and the numbers from 0 to 59 are described with “:” between them, the text analysis unit 1a determines the numbers as the hour and minute numbers in the order of appearance. .

  In addition, when there is a character “hour” following a number from 0 to 24, the text analysis unit 1a determines that the number is an hour. In addition, when there is a character “minute” following the numbers from 0 to 59, the text analysis unit 1a determines that the number is minutes.

  In addition, when there is a character “˜” following the number, the text analysis unit 1 a determines the number as the start time.

  In addition, when there is a character “start” following the number, the text analysis unit 1a determines the number as the start time. In addition, when there is a character “end” following the number, the text analysis unit 1a determines the number as the end time.

  The text analysis unit 1a treats “time” that is not “end time” among the times detected in step 34 as “start time”. This is because there is usually a description of the broadcast start time of the program, but a description of the end time of the program is rarely described.

  In step 35, the text analysis unit 1 a determines whether or not “time” has been detected in step 34. If “time” has not been detected in step 34, the text analysis unit 1 a returns to step 31. If “time” is detected in step 34, the text analysis unit 1 a proceeds to the process of step 36.

  In step 36, the text analysis unit 1 a searches for the description of “broadcast station” from the document information received in step 31.

  Specifically, the text analysis unit 1a searches for the presence of a broadcast station name (for example, kanji or kana or alphabet). Note that the text analysis unit 1a includes a DB (database) in which a plurality of character strings including the official name of the broadcasting station and its nickname are registered in advance, and based on the character string registered in the DB, the text information of the broadcasting station is obtained. It is desirable to look for a name.

  Further, when there is a description of the channel and a description indicating the region, the text analysis unit 1a corresponds to the described channel in the described region in the broadcasting station where the recording device 5 can receive the program. Ask for a broadcasting station. The text analysis unit 1a includes a DB in which the recording apparatus 5 can receive a program, a channel corresponding to the broadcast station, and a region where the channel is used in association with the DB, and is registered in the DB. It is desirable to obtain a broadcasting station from which the recording device 5 can receive a program based on the channel and the region.

  Further, when there is a description of a channel and a description indicating a CATV operator name (satellite), the text analysis unit 1a specifies a broadcasting station based on the description of the channel and the description of the CATV operator name (satellite).

  In step 37, the text analysis unit 1 a determines whether or not “broadcast station” is detected in step 36. If “broadcast station” is not detected in step 36, the text analysis unit 1 a performs the process of step 31. Returning to step 36, if “broadcast station” is detected, the text analysis unit 1 a proceeds to the process of step 38.

  In step 38, the text analysis unit 1 a receives the “date” detected in step 32, the “time” detected in step 34, and the “broadcast station” detected in step 36 in the document information received in step 31. Group things that are close to each other.

  For example, the text analysis unit 1 a includes the “date” detected in step 32, the “time” detected in step 34, and the “broadcasting station” detected in step 36 in the document information received in step 31. Groups existing in the same row or its neighboring rows (for example, within 5 rows) are grouped.

  The text analysis unit 1a supplies the grouped “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” to the recording reservation execution unit 1c.

  The text analyzing unit 1a extracts one or two of “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” only once, and extracts a plurality of the remaining ones. One or two of the “start time” and “broadcast station” extracted only once is set as common information, and “date”, “start time”, and A plurality of groups composed of “broadcast stations” may be created, and “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” may be supplied to the recording reservation execution unit 1c in groups.

  Here, an example of creating a grape by the text analysis unit 1a will be described. In the following, A is any one of “date”, “time”, and “broadcasting station”, and B is any of the “date”, “time”, and “broadcasting station” except A. Let K be the rest of A / B from “Date”, “Time” and “Broadcasting station”.

  First, for example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABCABC from sentence information (hereinafter referred to as “ACABC” is referred to as “a type”). The creation operation will be described. The a type can be referred to as a standard type including descriptions about a plurality of programs.

  In the case of the a type, if the ABC that appears first is within a certain distance (for example, in the same line), the text analysis unit 1a creates a group with the ABC that appears first. The text analysis unit 1a identifies the program specified by the ABC that appears the second time even if the appearance position in the sentence information of the C that appears first and the A that appears the second time is close. It is determined that the program is different from the program to be created, and a new group is created with ABC that appears for the second time.

  For example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of A1B1C1A2B2C2 from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a uses the A1B1C1 to identify the program 1 And a group for specifying program 2 is created using A2B2C2.

  As an example of sentence information that the text analysis unit 1a detects type a, “This program is on the day of the Hinamatsuri on March 3rd, and the broadcast station will start on TBS from 10:00 in the morning. "There is another interesting program, but this will be NTV from 9:00 pm."

  Next, for example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order ABCBC from the sentence information (hereinafter, “ABCBC” is referred to as “b-type”). The group creation operation will be described.

  In the case of the b type, the text analysis unit 1a performs group creation (program recognition) by determining that A is described in the sentence information only once as common information of two or more programs.

  For example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of AB1C1B2C2 from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a uses the AB1C1 to identify the program 1 And a group for specifying program 2 is created using AB2C2.

  As an example of sentence information that the text analysis unit 1a detects type b, “Two programs are introduced. Both are Fuji TV. 3/3 at 8:00 and 3/4 at 9:00. ".

  When the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABABC from the text information, C is described in the text information only once as common information of two or more programs. The group is created (program recognition) in the same manner as the b type.

  Next, for example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABCC from sentence information (hereinafter, “ABCC” is referred to as “c type”). The group creation operation will be described.

  In the case of the c type, the text analysis unit 1a performs group creation (program recognition) by determining that A and B are described in the text information only once as common information of two or more programs.

  For example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABC1C2 from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a uses the ABC1 to specify a group for identifying the program 1 And a group for specifying program 2 is created using ABC2.

  Examples of text information that the text analysis unit 1a detects c-type include: “Two programs will be introduced. Both are 3/3 broadcasts on Fuji TV. We will start from 8am and 10pm.” “From 3:00 pm on March 3rd, I will do TBS in Tokyo and TV every day in Kansai.”

  When the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABCC from the text information, the text analysis unit 1a converts the text information A and C into text information only once as common information for two or more programs. Judging that it is described, group creation (program recognition) is performed in the same manner as the c type. Further, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of AABC from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a converts B and C into the sentence information only once as common information of two or more programs. Judging that it is described, group creation (program recognition) is performed in the same manner as the c type.

  Next, for example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABBCC from sentence information (hereinafter, “ABBCC” is referred to as “d-type”). The group creation operation will be described.

  Since the d type is often used for description of programs including rebroadcasting, etc., in the case of the d type, the text analysis unit 1a creates groups (program recognition) for all combinations of ABC.

  For example, when the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of AB1B2C1C2 from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a uses the AB1C1 to identify the program 1 , Create a group to identify program 2 using AB1C2, create a group to identify program 3 using AB2C1, and create a group to identify program 4 using AB2C2 To do.

  Examples of text information that the text analysis unit 1a detects d-type include: “SkyperfecTV 321CH is broadcast twice on 10th and 14th at 10am and 2pm respectively.” And “SkyperfecTV CNBC will broadcast every day from Monday to Friday at 9am and 7pm. "

  When the text analysis unit 1a detects “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” in the order of ABCC from the sentence information, the text analysis unit 1a creates a group (program recognition) for all combinations of ABC as in the d type. Do. Further, when “date”, “time”, and “broadcast station” are detected from the sentence information in the order of AABC or AABBCC from the text information, the text analysis unit 1a creates groups for all combinations of ABC as in the d type ( Program recognition).

  In step 39, the recording reservation execution unit 1c includes the grouped “date”, “start time” and “broadcast station” supplied from the text analysis unit 1a and the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b. Based on this, the program to be reserved for recording is specified.

  Note that when a plurality of groups are supplied from the text analysis unit 1a, the recording reservation execution unit 1c specifies a program to be reserved for recording for each group.

  The recording reservation execution unit 1c detects the end time of the specified program from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, and extracts the “date”, “start time” and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. ”And the end time detected from the EPG information, program recording reservation information is generated.

  In step 40, the recording reservation execution unit 1 c displays the recording reservation information of the program generated in step 39 on the display unit of the user interface 6.

  For example, in step 40, the recording reservation execution unit 1c sets other information in the corresponding portions of “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” in the text information received in step 31 as recording reservation information of the program. You may display on the user interface part 6 with a color different from a part.

  Further, the recording reservation execution unit 1c may display the recording reservation information of the program on the user interface unit 6 in a fixed format.

  In addition, the recording reservation execution unit 1c may cause the user interface unit 6 to execute a display in which additional information (for example, an official program name) obtained from the EPG information is added to the recording reservation information of the program.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the document information 201 received by the text analysis unit 1a. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a display screen 301 in which the recording reservation information of the program generated based on the text information shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the document information 201 received by the text analysis unit 1a. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing an example of a display screen 301 in which the recording reservation information of the program generated based on the text information shown in FIG.

  In step 41, when the user operates the user interface unit 6 to input a reservation instruction to the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1, the user interface 6 supplies the reservation instruction to the recording reservation execution unit 1c. When the user interface 6 receives a reservation instruction input by the user, the recording reservation execution unit 1c executes the process of step 42.

  In step 42, the recording reservation execution unit 1 c provides the recording reservation information of the program generated in step 39 to the recording device 5. The recording device 5 makes a recording reservation according to the recording reservation information provided from the recording reservation information providing device 1. The recording device 5 records a television program reserved for recording.

  If the user does not input a reservation instruction to the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 at step 41, the recording reservation execution unit 1c executes the process of step 39 when there remains a group for which no program to be reserved for recording remains. .

  In step 41, if the user does not input a reservation instruction to the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 and there is no group in which no program to be reserved for recording remains, the recording reservation execution unit 1c ends the operation.

  In step 42, the recording reservation execution unit 1 c provides the recording reservation information of the program generated in step 39 to the recording device 5, and then performs an operation if there remains no group for which no program to be reserved for recording remains. finish.

  According to the present embodiment, program recording reservation information is generated based on the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted from the text information provided from the information providing source device 2 via the Internet 3. Then, the recording reservation information of the generated program is provided to the recording device. For this reason, even if the official program name is not described in the document information provided from the information providing source device 2 via the Internet 3, it is possible to execute the recording reservation of the program.

  In addition, when the user makes a recording reservation for a program, the user does not need to make a recording reservation setting based on a predetermined format, and the recording reservation operation can be simplified.

  In addition, the recording reservation information of the program is generated based on the start date and the broadcasting station on the date close to the text information (text), so that it is possible to make an accurate recording reservation of the program.

  In addition, since the end time is detected from the EPG information, it is possible to make an accurate program recording reservation.

  In addition, when one or two of the date, the start time and the broadcasting station are extracted only once, and the rest are extracted a plurality of times, it becomes possible to execute recording reservations for a plurality of programs.

  In the embodiment described above, the illustrated configuration is merely an example, and the present invention is not limited to the configuration.

  For example, the function of the recording reservation information providing apparatus 1 (for example, a program recorded in the memory 1d) may be embedded in a Web browser or a mailer.

  Moreover, step 32, step 34, and step 36 which the text analysis part 1a performs are not restricted above, and can be changed suitably.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, when “program name” is described in the document information, the recording reservation execution unit 1 c uses the program name detected from the document information and the program obtained from the EPG information. By performing character matching with names (character matching including ambiguity in consideration of errors), it is possible to improve the accuracy of program identification.

  Further, since the four pieces of information of date, time, broadcast station, and program name include redundancy, the recording reservation execution 1c includes four pieces of information of date, time, broadcast station, and program name extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. Based on the EPG information supplied from the EPG information acquisition unit 1b, the difference in memory of the reporter of the document information is estimated, and the value of the probability of the specified program or the posting of a plurality of program candidates is displayed in the user interface unit 6 Can also be executed.

  Also, for example, a new function may be added to the recording reservation execution unit 1c shown in FIG.

  FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example in which a new function is added to the recording reservation execution unit 1c. In FIG. 8, the same components as those shown in FIG.

  In FIG. 8, a recording reservation execution unit 10c is obtained by adding a new function to the recording reservation execution unit 1c, and includes a program name detection unit 10c1, a change unit 10c2, and a recording reservation unit 10c3.

  The program name detection unit 10c1 identifies the program to be reserved for recording based on the “date”, “start time” and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a and the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b. To do. The program name detection unit 10c1 detects the program name of the specified program from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit 1b.

  The changing unit 10c2 includes the “date”, “start time” extracted by the text analysis unit 1a, and the “start time” so that the program name detected by the program name detection unit 10c1 matches the program name extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. Change one of the "Broadcasting stations".

  The recording reservation unit 10c3 is an EPG that is changed by the changing unit 10c2 and not changed by the changing unit 10c2 among the “date”, “start time”, and “broadcast station” extracted by the text analyzing unit 1a. Program recording reservation information is generated based on the end time detected from the information. The recording reservation unit 10c3 performs the operations after step 40 shown in FIG.

  In the above example, the date extracted by the text analysis unit 1a, the start time, and the broadcast station so that the program name detected by the program name detection unit 10c1 matches the program name extracted by the text analysis unit 1a. Such information is changed, and recording reservation information of the program is generated based on the changed information. For this reason, it becomes possible to execute more accurate recording reservation of a program.

It is the block diagram which showed the video recording reservation information provision apparatus of one Example of this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the other example of the video recording reservation information provision apparatus. It is a flowchart for demonstrating operation | movement of a video recording reservation information provision apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of document information. It is explanatory drawing which showed an example of the display of the recording reservation information of a program. It is explanatory drawing which showed the other example of document information. It is explanatory drawing which showed the other example of the display of the recording reservation information of a program. It is the block diagram which showed the other example of the video recording reservation information provision apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording reservation information provision apparatus 1a Text analysis part 1b EPG information acquisition part 1c Recording reservation execution part 1d Memory 1e CPU
2 Information providing source device 3 Internet 4 Text information receiving unit 5 Recording device 5a Antenna 6 User interface unit 10c Recording reservation executing unit 10c1 Program name detecting unit 10c2 Changing unit 10c3 Recording reservation unit

Claims (12)

A recording reservation information providing device for providing a recording device with recording reservation information of a program generated based on text information provided from an information provider via a communication line,
An extraction unit for extracting a date, a start time and a broadcasting station from the sentence information;
A recording reservation including a recording reservation information providing unit for generating recording reservation information of the program based on the date extracted by the extraction unit, the start time and the broadcasting station, and providing the recording reservation information of the program to the recording device Information providing device. The recording reservation information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording reservation information providing unit is a date extracted by the extraction unit, and a start time and a broadcasting station exist in the same row in the document information or in the vicinity thereof. A recording reservation information providing device for generating recording reservation information for a program based on a date extracted by the extraction unit, a start time and a broadcasting station, and providing the recording reservation information for the program to the recording device. The recording reservation information providing device according to claim 1 or 2,
An EPG information acquisition unit for acquiring EPG information;
The recording reservation information providing unit specifies a program to be reserved for recording based on a date extracted by the extracting unit, a start time, a broadcasting station, and EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquiring unit, and the specified program Detecting the end time of the EPG information from the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit, generating the recording reservation information of the program based on the date extracted by the extraction unit, the start time, the broadcast station, and the end time, A recording reservation information providing device for providing recording reservation information of the program to the recording device. In the recording reservation information providing device according to claim 3,
The extraction unit further extracts a program name from the text information,
The recording reservation information providing unit
Based on the date extracted by the extraction unit, the start time, the broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquired by the EPG information acquisition unit, the program to be reserved for recording is specified, and the program name of the specified program is acquired. A program name detection unit to detect from the EPG information acquired by the unit;
A change unit that changes the date, the start time, and the broadcast station so that the program name detected by the program name detection unit matches the program name extracted by the extraction unit;
Generating recording reservation information for a program based on the date, the start time, and what has been changed by the changing unit in the broadcasting station, what has not been changed by the changing unit, and the end time; A recording reservation information providing device including a recording reservation unit for providing the recording reservation information to the recording device. The recording reservation information providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The recording reservation information providing unit, when one or two of the date, the start time, and the broadcasting station are extracted only once by the extraction unit, and the rest are extracted by the extraction unit. One or two of the date, the start time, and the broadcast station that were extracted only once are set as common information, and recording reservation information of a plurality of programs based on the common information and the plurality of remaining information And recording reservation information providing apparatus for providing recording reservation information of the plurality of programs to the recording apparatus. A recording reservation method provided by a recording reservation information providing apparatus for providing recording reservation information of a program generated based on text information provided from an information provider via a communication line to a recording apparatus,
An extraction step of extracting the date, start time and broadcast station from the sentence information;
A recording reservation including a recording reservation information providing step of generating recording reservation information of a program based on the date extracted in the extraction step, a start time and a broadcasting station, and providing the recording reservation information of the program to the recording device Method. The recording reservation method according to claim 6,
The recording reservation information providing step is the date extracted in the extraction step when the start time and the broadcasting station are in the same row in the document information or in the vicinity of the row, the date extracted in the extraction step, A recording reservation method for generating recording reservation information for a program based on a start time and a broadcasting station, and providing the recording reservation information for the program to the recording device. The recording reservation method according to claim 6 or 7,
An EPG information acquisition step for acquiring EPG information;
The recording reservation information providing step specifies a program to be reserved for recording based on the date extracted in the extraction step, the start time, the broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step, and the specified program Detecting the end time of the program from the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step, and generating the recording reservation information of the program based on the date extracted in the extraction step, the start time, the broadcasting station, and the end time; A recording reservation method for providing recording reservation information of the program to the recording apparatus. The recording reservation method according to claim 8,
The recording reservation information providing step includes:
Based on the date extracted in the extraction step, the start time, the broadcasting station, and the EPG information acquired in the EPG information acquisition step, the program to be reserved for recording is specified, and the program name of the specified program is acquired in the EPG information acquisition A program name detection step of detecting from the EPG information acquired in the step;
A change step of changing either the date, the start time, or the broadcast station so that the program name detected in the program name detection step matches the program name extracted in the extraction step;
Generating recording reservation information for a program based on the date, the start time, and what has been changed in the change step in the broadcast station, what has not been changed in the change step, and the end time; And a recording reservation step of providing the recording apparatus with the recording reservation information. The recording reservation method according to any one of claims 6 to 9,
In the recording reservation information providing step, when one or two of the date, the start time, and the broadcasting station are extracted only once in the extraction step, and a plurality of the remaining are extracted in the extraction step, One or two of the date, the start time, and the broadcast station that have been extracted only once are set as common information, and recording reservation information of a plurality of programs based on the common information and the plurality of remaining information And recording reservation information of the plurality of programs is provided to the recording device. A program for causing a computer to execute a recording reservation process for providing a recording device with recording reservation information of a program generated based on text information provided from an information provider via a communication line,
An extraction process for extracting the date, start time and broadcast station from the sentence information;
A recording reservation information providing process for generating recording reservation information for a program based on a date extracted in the extraction process, a start time and a broadcasting station, and providing the recording reservation information for the program to the recording device; A program that causes a computer to execute reservation processing.   A computer-readable recording medium on which the program according to claim 11 is recorded.

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