JP2006345167A - Picture recording device, picture-recording program and computer readable recording medium recording picture-recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately record the pictures of contents in which a picture recording is desired by a user. <P>SOLUTION: A hard disk recorder 10 contains an external terminal, a memory 28, an OSD 50, a picture output 30, a remote-controller receiver 34, a control unit 36, a tuner 24, and an HD device 22. The memory 28 stores a reservation, the reservations received in the past and the spare group of the reservations. The OSD 50 prepares the information of the pictures displaying the presences of the reservations and the spare group. The picture output 30 outputs the information prepared by the OSD 50. The control unit 36 decides whether or not the reservation is contradictory to the spare group when the control unit 36 receives the reservation, controls the remote-controller receiver 34 so as to receive either specification of the reservation or the spare group when the reservation is contradictory to the spare group, updates the reservation according to the received specification, and detects the time. The tuner 24 selects either of broadcasting signals received by the external terminal. The HD device 22 records the picture of the broadcasting selected by the tuner 24. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, a recording program, and a computer-readable recording medium that records the recording program, and in particular, a recording apparatus that performs recording using a television signal, a recording program, and a computer reading that records the recording program. The present invention relates to a possible recording medium.

  Patent Document 1 describes a function for recording reservation recording information by inputting reservation recording information such as a broadcast program date, day of the week, channel, start time, end time, and recording mode of a recording medium, and a history of existing reservation recording information. A remote control light receiving unit for inputting information of a program to be reserved for recording by selecting one of the reservation recording functions, and reservation recording information input from the remote control light receiving unit A recording information storage unit that stores the recording information, and a recording device that compares the reservation recording information stored in the recording information storage unit with the current date and time, and records the reserved broadcast program when the reservation recording information matches the current date and time, A control CPU that reads and controls the existing reservation record information stored in the recording information storage unit when the remote recording light receiving unit selects a function for recording and recording a broadcast program based on the history of the existing reservation record information A central processing unit), an OSD (On Screen Display) signal generation unit that converts a plurality of existing reservation record information read and controlled by the control CPU into a screen display signal, and a screen display signal generated by the OSD signal generation unit Based on a screen display signal created by the OSD signal creation unit, and displaying a history screen of reservation record information displayed on the television receiver. Select reservation recording information of a desired program from among them, and use one or more of date, day of the week, channel, start time, end time, or recording medium recording mode based on the selected reservation recording information as a remote control light receiving unit A reservation recording apparatus is disclosed in which a new broadcast program is reserved and recorded by changing the setting. According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, a reservation can be reliably set by a simple operation.

  Patent Document 2 is a recording / playback apparatus that supports recording reservation of a broadcast program based on a user's viewing tendency, a recording apparatus that records the content of the broadcast program on a recording medium, and information on the broadcast program. A program information database that stores a plurality of program elements that affect viewing for each broadcast program, a viewing reservation history database that stores data related to broadcast programs that the user routinely views and reserves, and a user's schedule are input. The schedule input device registered in the schedule database and the information stored in the program information database and the viewing reservation history database are referred to, and the user's viewing tendency is selected from the broadcast programs scheduled to be broadcast in the schedule period registered in the schedule database. A program extracting device for extracting a broadcast program based on the program extracting device An extraction result display device for presenting to the user the broadcast program extracted Ri, discloses a recording and reproducing device comprising a confirmation unit for confirming the reservation of the broadcast program that is presented to the user to the user. According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 2, a user can reserve a desired program from a large number of programs simply by inputting a schedule.

  Patent Document 3 outputs a reservation data storage unit for storing recording reservation data set for reservation, a reservation history storage unit for storing recording reservation data for which recording has been executed, and current month / day / time and day of the week data. A clock section, comparing the day-of-week data of the recording reservation data in the reservation history storage section with the day-of-week data in the clock section, changing the date data of the recording reservation data, and storing it in the reservation data storage section A timer reservation device is disclosed.

According to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is possible to reserve recording of a program without performing a troublesome operation by a user when performing recording reservation such as a VTR (Video Tape Recorder).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-256663 JP 2004-36389 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-265685

  However, in the inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3, there is a problem that it is highly likely that the content that the user most wanted to record cannot be recorded due to the user's forgetfulness at the time of reservation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and its purpose is to provide a recording apparatus, a recording program, and a computer-readable recording medium for recording a recording program for accurately recording contents that the user desires to record. Is to provide a simple recording medium.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, a recording apparatus includes a first receiving unit, a storage unit, a creating unit, an output unit, a second receiving unit, a determining unit, Control means, update means, detection means, channel selection means, and recording means are included. The first accepting unit accepts a broadcast signal. The storage unit stores information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and indicating a reservation candidate. The creating means creates information of an image in which the presence / absence of a recording reservation and a reservation candidate are represented in different colors. The output means outputs the information created by the creation means. The second accepting unit accepts user designation. The determination means determines whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with the reservation candidate when the designation received by the second receiving means is a designation for the recording reservation. The control means controls the second accepting means so as to accept the designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate. When the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate, the updating means updates the information indicating the recording reservation in accordance with the designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate. The detecting means detects time. The channel selection unit selects any of the broadcast signals received by the first reception unit based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage unit and the time detected by the detection unit. The recording means records the broadcast selected by the channel selecting means.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the recording apparatus includes a first receiving unit, a storing unit, a creating unit, an output unit, a second receiving unit, a determining unit, a control unit, and an updating unit. , Detection means, channel selection means, and recording means. The first accepting unit accepts a broadcast signal. The storage unit stores information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and indicating a reservation candidate. The creating means creates information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and a reservation candidate. The output means outputs the information created by the creation means. The second accepting unit accepts user designation. The determination means determines whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with the reservation candidate when the designation received by the second receiving means is a designation for the recording reservation. The control means controls the second accepting means so as to accept the designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate. When the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate, the updating means updates the information indicating the recording reservation in accordance with the designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate. The detecting means detects time. The channel selection unit selects any of the broadcast signals received by the first reception unit based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage unit and the time detected by the detection unit. The recording means records the broadcast selected by the channel selecting means.

  Further, it is desirable that the above-mentioned creating means includes means for creating image information representing the presence / absence of a recording reservation and the reservation candidates in different forms.

  Further, the above-mentioned means for creating image information preferably includes means for creating image information representing the presence / absence of recording reservation and reservation candidates in different colors.

  In addition, the above-mentioned updating means, except that the recording reservation is inconsistent with the reservation candidate, according to the designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate. In this case, it is desirable to include means for updating information representing the recording reservation according to the recording reservation.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the recording program includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal, a channel selection unit for selecting any one of the broadcast signals received by the reception unit, and a channel selection unit that selects a channel. A program for causing a computer to include a recording means for recording the broadcast. The recording program includes a first reception step, a storage step, a creation step, an output step, a second reception step, a determination step, a control step, an update step, a detection step, and a channel selection step. And causing the computer to execute each step including a recording step. The first accepting step accepts a broadcast signal. The storing step stores information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information indicating a reservation candidate corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past. The creating step creates information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and a reservation candidate. The output step outputs the information created in the creation step. The second accepting step accepts user designation. The determination step determines whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with the reservation candidate when the specification received in the second reception step is a specification for recording reservation. The control step controls the second reception step so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate. In the update step, when the recording reservation contradicts with the reservation candidate, the information indicating the recording reservation is updated according to the designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate. The detection step detects time. The channel selection step selects one of the broadcast signals received in the first reception step based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage step and the time detected in the detection step. In the recording step, the broadcast selected in the tuning step is recorded.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the recording medium includes a reception unit for receiving a broadcast signal, a channel selection unit for selecting any one of the broadcast signals received by the reception unit, and a channel selection unit that selects a channel. A computer-readable recording medium recording a recording program to be executed by a computer including a recording means for recording the broadcast. The recording medium includes a first reception step, a storage step, a creation step, an output step, a second reception step, a determination step, a control step, an update step, a detection step, and a channel selection step. And a recording program for causing the computer to execute each step including the recording step. The first accepting step accepts a broadcast signal. The storing step stores information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information indicating a reservation candidate corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past. The creating step creates information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and a reservation candidate. The output step outputs the information created in the creation step. The second accepting step accepts user designation. The determination step determines whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with the reservation candidate when the specification received in the second reception step is a specification for recording reservation. The control step controls the second reception step so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with the reservation candidate. In the update step, when the recording reservation contradicts with the reservation candidate, the information indicating the recording reservation is updated according to the designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate. The detection step detects time. The channel selection step selects one of the broadcast signals received in the first reception step based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage step and the time detected in the detection step. In the recording step, the broadcast selected in the tuning step is recorded.

  The recording device, the recording program, and the computer-readable recording medium recording the recording program according to the present invention can accurately record the content that the user wants to record.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  The hard disk recorder 10 in FIG. 1 incorporates two types of digital recording media playback devices, and supplies various contents supplied from the recording media such as video signals or audio to a monitor device 14 connected in advance to the outside of the device. It is a device that outputs a signal so that it can be viewed. The remote controller (abbreviated as a remote controller) 12 is a device operated by a user to input various commands, and transmits an infrared signal corresponding to the commands.

  The hard disk recorder 10 connects a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) drive 20, an HD (Hard Disk) device 22, and an external antenna 60 that receives a digital broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station via an external terminal 40. A tuner 24, an MPEG (Motion Picture Experts Group) codec engine 26 incorporating an OSD 50, a memory 28, a video output unit 30, an audio output unit 32, a remote control receiving unit 34, a control unit 36, and digital from outside. And an external interface (I / F) 38 for connecting an external device 70 for supplying information.

  The DVD drive 20 is a device that reads information of digital content recorded on an optical disc (DVD disc 300 in the present embodiment). The DVD drive 20 is also a device for recording digital content information on an optical disk.

  The HD device 22 is a device that records a digital content signal desired by a user on the hard disk 42 and reads the recorded digital content signal. Here, examples of the signal recorded on the hard disk 42 include a video file conforming to the MPEG2 standard and an audio file conforming to the MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer3) standard. The HD device 22 stores an operation program for the control unit 36.

  The HD device 22 includes a read head 44 that reads any of information constituting a program recorded on a recording medium (hard disk 42 in the case of the present embodiment), a broadcast signal, and a chapter (boundary of a period during which the broadcast signal is received). And a recording head 46 that records information on the recording medium.

  When the tuner 24 receives a broadcast signal from the external terminal 40 connected to the tuner 24 (the broadcast signal received by the external terminal 40 is a digital content signal transmitted from the broadcast station received by the antenna 60), the control unit 36 is a device that extracts and outputs a broadcast signal (digital content signal) of a channel designated by 36. As a result, the tuner 24 selects any of the broadcasts received by the antenna 60.

  The MPEG codec engine 26 receives the digital content signal reproduced by the DVD drive 20, the digital content signal read from the hard disk 42 built in the HD device 22, the digital content signal extracted by the tuner 24, and the external I / F 38. When any one of the digital content signals input from the external device 70 via the switching control of the control unit 36 is received, the received digital signal is received, decoded (decoded), and output. . The MPEG codec engine 26 is also a device that compresses the digital signal under the control of the control unit 36 in order to record the digital content signal in the DVD drive 20 or the HD device 22. The OSD 50 built in the MPEG codec engine 26 creates image information based on the information given by the control unit 36 and outputs it to the video output unit 30 for visual display on the screen of the monitor device 14.

  In the memory 28, broadcast channels that can be received by the tuner 24 are acquired by channel scanning (auto-scanning) in advance and stored. The memory 28 also stores flags and data for information processing described later.

  The video output unit 30 is a device that outputs video data read by the read head 44 from the hard disk 42 and decoded by the MPEG codec engine 26. The video output unit 30 converts the video data into a video signal that can be output by the monitor device 14, and then outputs the video signal to the monitor device 14. The video output unit 30 is also a device that outputs information created by the OSD 50.

  The audio output unit 32 is a device that outputs audio data read by the read head 44 from the hard disk 42 and decoded by the MPEG codec engine 26. The audio output unit 32 converts the audio data into an audio signal that can be output by the monitor device 14, and then outputs the audio signal to the monitor device 14. The audio output unit 32 is also a device that outputs information created by the OSD 50.

  The remote control receiving unit 34 is a device that receives various command signals transmitted from the remote control 12 via infrared rays. The remote control receiving unit 34 transmits the received command signal to the control unit 36.

  The control unit 36 is a device that controls each part of the device based on an operation program stored in the memory 28. The control unit 36 has a built-in clock for detecting time.

  The hard disk recorder 10 is realized by computer hardware and software executed by the control unit 36. Generally, such software is stored and distributed in a recording medium such as the DVD disk 300, read from the recording medium by the DVD drive 20 or the like, and temporarily stored in the hard disk 42. Further, it is read into the memory 28 and executed by the control unit 36 described above. The computer hardware itself is general. Therefore, the most essential part of the present invention is software recorded on a recording medium such as the DVD disk 300. Since the operation of the computer itself is well known, detailed description thereof will not be repeated here.

  With reference to FIG. 2, the remote controller 12 according to the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the appearance of the remote controller 12. The remote controller 12 includes a display 1202, a movement key 1204, numeric buttons 1206, and operation buttons 1208. The remote controller 12 is a device that transmits a signal to the hard disk recorder 10.

  Move key 1204 includes an up cursor key 1212 for receiving an instruction to move the cursor up, a down cursor key 1214 for receiving an instruction to move the cursor down, and the cursor to the right. A right cursor key 1216 for receiving an instruction to move the cursor, a left cursor key 1218 for receiving an instruction to move the cursor to the left, an instruction to confirm the setting of the hard disk recorder 10, a DVD disc And a confirmation button 1220 for accepting an instruction to enable the removal of 300 and an instruction to stop the reproduction of content.

  The operation button 1208 includes a volume button 1222 that can adjust the volume of the television according to the number of times the button is pressed, a channel button 1224 that can be similarly adjusted, and a recording button 1226 that can record content on the DVD disc 300 or the like. Including.

  Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the program executed by hard disk recorder 10 performs the following control regarding recording reservation.

  In step 100 (hereinafter, step is abbreviated as S), the OSD 50 creates information representing an image of the reservation table under the control of the control unit 36. The OSD 50 outputs information representing the reservation table image to the video output unit 30. The video output unit 30 outputs information representing the reservation table image to the monitor device 14.

  In S <b> 102, remote control receiving unit 34 receives a signal representing a user operation via remote control 12. As a result, the remote control receiving unit 34 accepts the user's designation. When the signal is received, the remote control receiving unit 34 outputs the received signal to the control unit 36.

  In S104, control unit 36 determines whether or not confirmation button 1220 is pressed based on the signal output from remote control reception unit 34. If it is determined that confirm button 1220 has been pressed (YES in S104), the process proceeds to S106. If not (NO in S104), the process proceeds to S128.

  In S106, the control unit 36 specifies the date and time designated by the user based on the value of the date and time flag stored in the memory 28.

  In S108, control unit 36 determines whether or not a reservation is made at the date and time designated by the user. The control unit 36 refers to the information about the reservation stored in the memory 28 to determine whether or not a reservation has been made. If there is a reservation at the date and time designated by the user (YES in S108), the process proceeds to S110. If not (NO in S108), the process proceeds to S114.

  In S110, the OSD 50 creates image information for confirming the reservation under the control of the control unit 36.

  In S112, remote control receiving unit 34 receives designation of the reservation to be changed under the control of control unit 36. As a result, when the recording reservation contradicts with the reservation candidate, the control unit 36 controls the remote control receiving unit 34 to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate. .

  In S114, control unit 36 determines whether or not the date and time designated by the user is the date and time previously stored in memory 28 as a spare group. If it is determined that the date and time is stored in advance (YES in S114), the process proceeds to S116. If not (NO in S114), the process proceeds to S120.

  In S116, the OSD 50 creates information of an image representing the situation at the date and time designated as the reserve group under the control of the control unit 36. When the image information is created, the OSD 50 outputs the created information to the video output unit 30. The video output unit 30 outputs the information output by the OSD 50 to the monitor device 14.

  In S 118, control unit 36 and remote control receiving unit 118 accept a reservation or the like from the user via remote control 12.

  In S120, OSD 50 creates image information for accepting a reservation under the control of control unit 36. When the image information is created, the OSD 50 outputs the created image information to the video output unit 30. The video output unit 30 outputs the information output by the OSD 50 to the monitor device 14.

  In S 122, remote control receiving unit 34 receives a reservation via remote control 12 under the control of control unit 36.

In S124, control unit 36 sets the change flag stored in memory 28 to “1”.
In S128, control unit 36 determines whether the signal received by remote control receiving unit 34 is a signal indicating that the date / time flag is updated. If it is determined that the signal indicates that the date / time flag has been updated (YES in S128), the process proceeds to S130. If not (NO in S128), the process proceeds to S132.

  In S130, control unit 36 updates the value of the date / time flag stored in memory 28 or changes the expiration date of the reservation in accordance with the signal output from remote control receiving unit 34.

  In S132, the OSD 50 creates image information for updating the expiration date under the control of the control unit 36. When the image is created, the OSD 50 outputs information on the created image to the video output unit 30. The video output unit 30 outputs the information output by the OSD 50 to the monitor device 14.

  In S134, control unit 36 and remote control receiving unit 34 accept a signal representing the user's operation via remote control 12. When the signal is received, control unit 36 converts the signal received by remote control receiving unit 34 into information representing the expiration date. The control unit 36 stores information representing the expiration date in the memory 28.

  Referring to FIG. 5, the program executed by hard disk recorder 10 performs the following control with respect to scheduled update.

  In S150, hard disk recorder 10 accepts an input from the user through the GUI. This process corresponds to the processes of S100 to S134 described above.

  In S152, control unit 36 determines whether or not the spare group has been changed by a user operation on remote controller 12. If it is determined that there is a change in the spare group (YES in S152), the process proceeds to S154. If not (NO in S152), the process proceeds to S158.

  In S154, control unit 36 updates the contents of the information representing the schedule stored in memory 28 so as to match the information stored in memory 28. Thereby, the control unit 36 follows the designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation contradicts with the reservation candidate, except for when the recording reservation contradicts the reservation candidate. In this case, the information indicating the recording reservation is updated according to the recording reservation.

  In S156, the control unit 36 updates the contents of the information representing the spare group stored in the memory 28 so as to match the information stored in the memory 28 by the processes in S100 to S134.

  In S158, the control unit 36 refers to information representing the expiration date stored in the memory 28 to determine whether or not there is a change in the expiration date. If it is determined that there is a change in the expiration date (YES in S158), the process proceeds to S160. If not (NO in S158), the process proceeds to S162.

  At S160, control unit 36 updates information within a period that is affected by the change of the expiration date, among the information representing the schedule table stored in memory 28.

  In S162, control unit 36 determines whether or not the current time is midnight by referring to the clock incorporated therein. If it is determined that the current time is midnight (YES in S162), the process proceeds to S160. If not (NO in S162), the process proceeds to S164.

  In S164, the control unit 36 compares the information on the spare group stored in the memory 28 with the current time to determine whether there is a spare group whose expiration date expires. If it is determined that there is a spare group that expires (YES in S164), the process proceeds to S154. If not (NO in S164), the process proceeds to S166.

  In S166, control unit 36 determines whether or not to accept the reservation. If it is determined that reservation acceptance is to be ended (YES in S166), the process ends. If not (NO in S166), the process proceeds to S168.

  In S168, control unit 36 initializes the value of the change flag stored in memory 28 (in the present embodiment, the value is set to “0”).

  The operation of the hard disk recorder 10 based on the structure and flowchart as described above will be described.

  The OSD 50 creates information representing the reservation table image (S100). FIG. 6 is an example of a reservation table image created by the OSD 50. In FIG. 6, the numbers arranged next to each other represent the date. The time lined up vertically represents the time zone. It represents a certain time zone of a day with one grid. A square with a diagonal line to the left indicates that the spare group exists. In the present embodiment, the “preliminary group” means a time zone in which the user is predicted to make a recording reservation. In the case of the present embodiment, the control unit 36 corresponds to any of the reservations received in the past based on the information indicating the reservation received in the past and the information indicating the expiration date stored in the memory 28. Next, the reserve group is estimated. The memory 28 also stores information included in the reserve army. As a result, the memory 28 also stores information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and representing reservation candidates. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the contents of reservations for the past week in the present embodiment. In FIG. 7, the numbers arranged in the horizontal direction represent the date. The time lined up vertically represents the time zone. A time zone filled with a mesh pattern indicates that recording has been performed in accordance with the reservation.

  When information representing an image is created, remote control receiving unit 34 receives a signal representing a user operation via remote controller 12 (S102). When the signal is received, the control unit 36 determines whether or not the confirm button 1220 has been pressed (S104). In this case, if right cursor key 1216 is pressed (NO in S104), control unit 36 determines whether or not the signal received by remote control receiving unit 34 is a signal indicating that the date / time flag has been updated. (S128). In this case, the right cursor key 1216 is pressed. The right cursor key 1216 being pressed represents an instruction to move the cursor (thick frame surrounding any of the squares shown in FIG. 6) in the schedule shown in FIG. 6 to the right. When the cursor moves to the right, the date and time for which the reservation is accepted or the reservation is changed is changed. Thereby, as a result of pressing right cursor key 1216, the signal received by remote control receiving unit 34 indicates that the date / time flag has been updated (YES in S128), so that control unit 36 updates the date / time flag. (S130).

  When the date / time flag is updated, the OSD 50 creates information representing the image of the reservation table (S100). In the image created at this time, the cursor has moved “one” to the right from the position shown in FIG. 6. When information representing an image is created, the processes of S100 to S130 are repeated. After the processing is repeated, the control unit 36 determines whether or not the confirm button 1220 has been pressed (S104). In this case, assuming that the confirm button 1220 is pressed while the cursor is in the time zone from 19:00 to 20:00 on the 13th (YES in S104), the control unit 36 determines that the user is based on the date / time flag value. The date and time designated for the user is specified (S106). When the date and time are specified, the control unit 36 determines whether or not there is a reservation at the date and time designated by the user (S108). Thereby, when the designation received by the remote control receiving unit 34 is a designation for a recording reservation, the control unit 36 determines whether or not the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate. In this case, since there is no reservation at the designated date and time (NO at S108), control unit 36 determines whether or not the date and time designated by the user is stored in advance as a spare group (S114). . In this case, since the designated date / time is not the date / time stored in advance as the spare group (NO in S114), OSD 50 creates image information for accepting the reservation (S120).

  When the image is created, the remote control receiving unit 34 accepts the reservation (S122). When the reservation is accepted, the control unit 36 sets the change flag to “1” (S124). When the change flag becomes “1”, the control unit 36 determines whether or not the reservation and the reserve group have been changed by the user's operation (S152). In this case, since the reservation and the reserve group are changed (YES in S152), control unit 36 updates the schedule table (S154). When the schedule is updated, the control unit 36 updates the spare group (S156). In this case, since the operation for updating the spare group is not performed, the control unit 36 overwrites and stores in the memory 28 information having the same contents as the spare group before the update. Since the information having the same contents as the spare group before update is overwritten and stored in the memory 28, the contents of the spare group itself do not change.

  When the spare group is updated, the control unit 36 determines whether or not to accept the reservation (S166). In this case, if not accepting the reservation (NO in S166), control unit 36 initializes a change flag (S168). When the value of the change flag is initialized, the processes of S100 to S168 are repeated.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an image displayed on monitor device 14 when OSD 50 creates image information for accepting a reservation after the processes of S108 to S122 are repeated. After the image shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, the OSD 50 creates information representing the image of the reservation table through the processes of S124 to S168 (S100). FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an image of a schedule displayed on the monitor device 14 at this time. In the case of the present embodiment, it is assumed that the time period for which a reservation has already been received is painted in blue. In FIG. 9, the fact that it is painted in blue is represented by a diagonal line that descends to the right. The time zone included in the reserve group will be filled in yellow. In the case of the present embodiment, this is indicated by a diagonal line that descends to the left. Of the time zones that have already received a reservation and are included in the reserve group, if the received reservation content and the reserve group content contradict each other, the time zone in which the reservation and the reserve group overlap is painted in red. In the case of the present embodiment, this is represented by a hatched mesh pattern. The color coding shown in FIG. 9 is realized by the OSD 50 creating information on a calendar image in which the presence / absence of a recording reservation and a reservation candidate are expressed in different colors under the control of the control unit 36.

  When information representing an image is created, remote control receiving unit 34 receives a signal representing the designation of the user via remote controller 12 (S102). In this case, it is assumed that the cursor is moved in the time zone from 22:00 to 23:00 on the 13th and the confirm button 1220 is pressed. Since control unit 36 determines that confirm button 1220 has been pressed (YES in S104), through the processes of S106 to S108, control unit 36 stores the date and time specified by the user in advance as a spare group. Is determined (S114). In this case, since the designated date / time is the date / time preliminarily stored as the spare group (YES in S114), OSD 50 creates image information representing the status of the date / time designated as the spare group (S116). FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an image created by the OSD 50 and displayed on the monitor device 14. The user operates the remote controller 12 to move the cursor between the column indicating the time zone and the column indicating the reservation status (the column displaying “pending” or “reservation” in FIG. 10). be able to. When the image information is created, the control unit 36 and the remote control receiving unit 34 accept a reservation or the like (S118). In the case of the present embodiment, when the confirm button 1220 is pressed in a state where the cursor is in the column representing the time zone, the user can change the numerical value in the column where the cursor is located. In order to change the numerical value, the user needs to operate the numerical buttons 1206 of the remote controller 12. When the cursor is in the column indicating the reservation status, the user operates the right cursor key 1216 or the left cursor key 1218 of the remote controller 12 to change the reservation status to “reservation”, “hold”, and It can be changed to “Erase”. In order to determine the status of the reservation, the user may press the determination button 1220 after displaying the status desired by the user among “reservation”, “hold”, and “erase”. The process for changing the display to any one of “reservation”, “hold”, and “erase” is performed by the control unit 36 based on the signal received from the remote controller 12 in the “reservation”, “hold”, and This is realized by creating an image representing one of “erase”. When the control unit 36 and the remote control receiving unit 34 accept a reservation, the memory 28 stores information indicating a recording reservation.

  When the reservation is accepted, the OSD 50 creates image information for accepting the reservation through the processes of S124 to S114 (S120). In this case, it is assumed that the confirm button 1220 is pressed while the cursor is in the time zone from 20:00 to 21:00 on the 12th. FIG. 11 shows an image displayed on the monitor device 14 at this time. In FIG. 11, icons of “new”, “change”, and “cancel” are displayed. In the case of this embodiment, it is possible to move the cursor to these icons. In order to move the cursor to the icon, either the up cursor key 1212 or the down cursor key 1214 is operated. In order to change the icon on which the cursor is displayed, one of the right cursor key 1216 and the left cursor key 1218 is operated. Each time the user presses the movement key 1204, the OSD 50 creates new image information under the control of the control unit 36, and outputs it to the monitor device 14 via the video output unit 30. This makes it appear to the user that the cursor is moving. When one of the icons is selected and the confirm button 1220 is pressed as it is, after the OSD 50 creates new image information, the remote control receiving unit 34 receives a signal, thereby accepting a reservation according to the icon (S122). . If the newly accepted reservation overlaps with an already accepted reservation, the already accepted reservation is canceled.

  When the reservation is accepted, the control unit 36 determines whether or not to accept the reservation through the processes of S124 to S156 (S166). In this case, if the reservation acceptance is ended (YES in S166), control unit 36 ends the reservation acceptance.

  Thereafter, the antenna 60 receives the broadcast. Under the control of the control unit 36, the tuner 24 receives the antenna 60 based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the memory 28 and the time detected by the clock (the clock built in the control unit 36). Select one of the broadcast signals accepted by. The HD device 22 records the broadcast selected by the tuner 24 under the control of the control unit 36.

  As described above, the hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment creates a reserve group based on the user's recording tendency, and accepts a recording reservation via the image created by the OSD. Since a spare group is created in advance, troublesome reservation procedures and erroneous input of reservation details can be avoided as much as possible. The time for reservation can also be shortened. Since time is reduced, user reservations are reduced. The hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment clearly indicates a time zone in which there is a possibility of booking (duplication of reservations). The hard disk recorder according to the present embodiment prompts the user to select a reservation for a time slot that may be booked. As a result, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the content that the user most wanted to record cannot be recorded due to the user designation at the time of reservation. As a result, it is possible to provide a recording device, a recording program, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the recording program is recorded, which accurately records content that the user wants to record.

  In addition, after accepting the reservation, the hard disk recorder 10 may perform recording on the optical disk by the DVD drive 20 instead of the HD device 22. In this case, the DVD drive 20 becomes a recording device. When the hard disk recorder 10 includes a VCR (Video Cassette Recorder) recording unit, a VCR writing device may perform recording instead of the HD device 22.

  Further, instead of creating the image information shown in FIG. 9, the OSD 50 represents whether or not there is a recording reservation and a reservation candidate in different forms under the control of the control unit 36 (for example, the reservation is already received). Image information such that the time zone, the time zone included in the spare group, and the time zone in which the contents of the accepted reservation and the content of the spare group contradict each other are painted differently.

  Further, instead of creating the image information shown in FIG. 9, the audio output unit 32 creates information representing whether or not there is a recording reservation and a reservation candidate by voice under the control of the control unit 36. Also good. In this case, it is assumed that the voice output unit 32 can create information representing the voice.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a control block diagram of the hard disk recorder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an external view of the remote control which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a 1st flowchart showing the procedure of the control of the recording reservation process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a 2nd flowchart showing the procedure of control of the recording reservation process which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the procedure of control of the schedule update process of the hard disk recorder which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure showing the 1st image of the schedule which the OSD which concerns on embodiment of this invention produced, and the monitor apparatus displayed. It is a figure showing the content of the video recording which the hard-disk recorder based on embodiment of this invention implemented in the past one week. It is a figure showing the content of the accepted reservation which the OSD which concerns on embodiment of this invention produced and which the monitor apparatus displayed. It is a figure showing the 2nd image of the schedule which the OSD which concerns on embodiment of this invention produced, and the monitor apparatus displayed. It is a figure showing the content of the reserve group which OSD which concerns on embodiment of this invention produced, and the monitor apparatus displayed. It is a figure showing the content of the already received reservation which OSD which concerns on embodiment of this invention produced and which the monitor apparatus displayed.

Explanation of symbols

  10 hard disk recorder, 12 remote control, 14 monitor device, 20 DVD drive, 22 HD device, 24 tuner, 26 MPEG codec engine, 28 memory, 30 video output unit, 32 audio output unit, 34 remote control receiver unit, 36 control unit, 38 External I / F, 40 External terminal, 42 Hard disk, 44 Read head, 46 Recording head, 50 OSD, 60 Antenna, 70 External device, 300 DVD disk, 1202 Display, 1204 Move key, 1206 Numeric button, 1208 Operation button, 1212 Up cursor key, 1214 Down cursor key, 1216 Right cursor key, 1218 Left cursor key, 1220 Confirm button, 1222 Volume button, 1224 Channel button, 1226 Record button.

Claims (7)

First receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal;
Storage means for storing information representing a recording reservation, information representing a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and representing a reservation candidate;
Creating means for creating image information representing the presence / absence of recording reservation and the reservation candidates in different colors;
Output means for outputting the information created by the creating means;
A second accepting means for accepting a user designation;
A determination means for determining whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with a reservation candidate when the designation received by the second receiving means is a designation for a recording reservation;
Control means for controlling the second accepting means so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate;
If the recording reservation contradicts with a reservation candidate, an update means for updating the information indicating the recording reservation according to a designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate;
Detection means for detecting time;
A channel selection unit for selecting any of the broadcast signals received by the first reception unit based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage unit and the time detected by the detection unit;
And a recording means for recording the broadcast selected by the channel selecting means. First receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal;
Storage means for storing information representing a recording reservation, information representing a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and representing a reservation candidate;
Creating means for creating information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and the reservation candidate;
Output means for outputting the information created by the creating means;
A second accepting means for accepting a user designation;
A determination means for determining whether or not the recording reservation is inconsistent with a reservation candidate when the designation received by the second receiving means is a designation for a recording reservation;
Control means for controlling the second accepting means so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate;
If the recording reservation contradicts with a reservation candidate, an update means for updating the information indicating the recording reservation according to a designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate;
Detection means for detecting time;
A channel selection unit for selecting any of the broadcast signals received by the first reception unit based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage unit and the time detected by the detection unit;
And a recording means for recording the broadcast selected by the channel selecting means.   The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the creating means includes means for creating image information that indicates whether or not there is a recording reservation and the reservation candidates in different forms.   4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the means for creating image information includes means for creating image information representing whether or not there is a recording reservation and the reservation candidates in different colors.   The update means follows a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with a reservation candidate, except when the recording reservation conflicts with a reservation candidate. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising means for updating information representing the recording reservation according to the recording reservation. An accepting means for accepting broadcast signals;
A channel selection means for selecting any of the broadcast signals received by the reception means;
A recording program for causing a computer to include a recording means for recording a broadcast selected by the channel selection means,
A first reception step of receiving a broadcast signal;
A storage step for storing information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and indicating a reservation candidate;
A creation step for creating information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and the reservation candidate;
An output step for outputting the information created in the creating step;
A second accepting step for accepting a user designation;
A determination step of determining whether or not the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate when the designation received in the second reception step is a designation for a recording reservation;
A control step of controlling the second reception step so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation conflicts with a reservation candidate;
When the recording reservation contradicts with a reservation candidate, an update step of updating information indicating the recording reservation according to a designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate;
A detection step for detecting time;
A channel selection step of selecting one of the broadcast signals received in the first reception step based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage step and the time detected in the detection step;
The recording program for making a computer perform each step including the recording step which records the broadcast selected in the said channel selection step. An accepting means for accepting broadcast signals;
A channel selection means for selecting any of the broadcast signals received by the reception means;
A computer-readable recording medium recording a recording program to be executed by a computer including a recording means for recording a broadcast selected by the channel selection means,
A first reception step of receiving a broadcast signal;
A storage step for storing information indicating a recording reservation, information indicating a reservation received in the past, and information corresponding to any of the reservations received in the past and indicating a reservation candidate;
A creation step for creating information indicating whether or not there is a recording reservation and the reservation candidate;
An output step for outputting the information created in the creating step;
A second accepting step for accepting a user designation;
A determination step of determining whether or not the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate when the designation received in the second reception step is a designation for a recording reservation;
A control step for controlling the second reception step so as to accept a designation representing either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate when the recording reservation contradicts a reservation candidate;
When the recording reservation contradicts with a reservation candidate, an update step for updating information indicating the recording reservation according to a designation indicating either the recording reservation or the reservation candidate;
A detection step for detecting time;
A channel selection step of selecting any of the broadcast signals received in the first reception step based on the information indicating the recording reservation stored in the storage step and the time detected in the detection step;
A computer-readable recording medium recording a recording program for causing a computer to execute each step including a recording step of recording a broadcast selected in the channel selection step.

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