JP2009105671A - Portable terminal, video recorder, video recording system, method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform video recording of a spare program by performing a recording reservation of the spare program to be broadcasted as an alternate when a predetermined broadcast program is canceled. <P>SOLUTION: This portable terminal 100 is provided with a reservation processing part 204 for receiving and storing a video recording reservation obtained by designating a time zone and a channel of the spare program to be broadcasted in place of the predetermined broadcast program, an EPG (electronic program guide) acquiring part 201 for acquiring an EPG, an EPG monitoring part 202 for monitoring whether an alternate program is changed so as to be broadcasted in the acquired EPG, and a video recording control part 205 for instructing a video recorder to perform video recording according to the video recording reservation when the spare program is broadcasted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a portable terminal, a recording device, a recording system, a method, and a program for recording and recording a television program to be broadcast. More specifically, the present invention relates to a television program originally scheduled to be broadcast (hereinafter, “broadcast scheduled program”). This is related to a portable terminal, a recording device, a recording system, a method, and a program for recording a reserved program (hereinafter referred to as “preliminary program”) as a substitute when the program is canceled.

  The program table of the TV program scheduled to be broadcast is provided as an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) as well as TV program columns such as newspapers and magazines. The user can find and watch a favorite program from the EPG, and can make a recording reservation if necessary. However, some television programs are not broadcast according to EGP but are changed to other programs. For example, when the broadcast-scheduled program is a baseball broadcast, a preliminary program is broadcast when the baseball relay is canceled due to rain. When the program scheduled to be broadcast is actually canceled, an EPG in which the program scheduled to be broadcast is changed to a preliminary program after the cancellation is decided is provided.

Patent Document 1 describes a technique for executing recording processing in response to the changed broadcast date and time or even when the broadcast date and time of an arbitrary program for which timer recording reservation is set is changed or stopped. Has been. Further, in Patent Document 2, if a genre of an alternative program when a scheduled program is not broadcast as scheduled is specified, the program schedule is changed, and a program ID corresponding to the specified genre is detected. A technique for recording a program of the genre is described.
JP 2000-059742 A JP 2001-169253 A

The above prior art does not disclose a technique for recording a specific preliminary program. In addition, it is often difficult for the user to know in advance whether or not the recording should be stopped, including the baseball broadcast, because it is often just before the scheduled start time of the broadcast.
Also, nowadays called PVR (Personal Video Recorder), a recording device capable of recording for a long time with a built-in large-capacity hard disk has become widespread, and keyword reservation (program title is specified) Recording reservations such as searching for programs matching the keyword from the EPG and recording reservations) and series program reservations (recording reservations for programs continuously performed in a predetermined time period over a certain period) are performed. When the user makes a recording reservation for the PVR using these functions, the PVR is energized until the broadcast start time but enters a standby state. For this reason, for example, even if the scheduled program is suddenly canceled and changed to a preliminary program, even if the preliminary program is a program to be recorded according to the keyword reserved content, the PVR is in a standby state. It was not possible to recognize that EGP was changed, and recording was not possible.

The present invention provides a reservation processing means for receiving and storing a recording reservation designating a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a scheduled broadcast program, an acquisition means for acquiring an electronic program guide, and the acquired electronic program A portable unit comprising monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the guide, and a recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast. It is a terminal.
The present invention also provides a reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation designating a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a scheduled broadcast program, an acquisition means for acquiring an electronic program guide, and the acquisition Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the electronic program guide; and a recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast. It is a recording device.

  In the portable terminal according to the present invention, first, the reservation processing means accepts and stores a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the broadcast-scheduled program. When the acquisition unit acquires the electronic program guide, the monitoring unit monitors whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the electronic program guide. As a result, when the preliminary program is broadcast, the recording control is performed. The means instructs the recording device to record according to the recording reservation. Therefore, the portable terminal according to the present invention can accept a recording reservation of a preliminary program that designates a time zone and a channel, and can perform recording when the preliminary program is broadcast. The operation when the recording device has the same configuration is the same.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the portable terminal further includes a communication means for communicating via a network.
The portable terminal preferably includes a communication means for performing communication by a portable communication network, W-LAN (wireless LAN, wireless local area network), or the like.

  Further, the present invention provides the portable terminal, wherein the recording control means is a case where a plurality of preliminary programs correspond to a time zone of the broadcast-scheduled program, and the reserved recording is reserved among the plurality of preliminary programs. When the program is broadcast, the preliminary program is recorded, and other preliminary programs that are not reserved for recording are not recorded. When the reserved program that is reserved for recording is not broadcast, all of the scheduled broadcast programs are recorded. It is characterized by not recording over the time period.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the portable terminal further includes preliminary program detecting means for detecting a preliminary program from the electronic program guide and creating a preliminary program table.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the portable terminal further includes preliminary program selection means for displaying a preliminary program guide and allowing a user to select a program to be reserved for recording.

  Further, the present invention is the portable terminal described above, wherein when the electronic program guide includes information indicating a region, the preliminary program selection unit acquires the weather information of the region via the network, and the corresponding program It is characterized by being displayed together with the above information.

  Further, according to the present invention, in the portable terminal described above, the reservation processing means extracts a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program that matches a keyword for which a program title is designated from the electronic program guide and stores it as a recording reservation. It is characterized by.

In addition, the present invention notifies the user by a display device or other display device when the reserved program reserved for recording is broadcast on the mobile terminal, or notifies the user by occurrence of vibration or smell. It is characterized by further comprising a notification means.
Here, the other display device is a device that performs light display using, for example, an LED (light emitting diode).

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the portable terminal further includes electronic program guide display means for displaying the program information of the preliminary program included in the electronic program guide in different colors.

  The portable terminal may further include electronic program guide display means for displaying the program information of the preliminary program included in the electronic program guide in different colors, and the electronic program guide display means may include the electronic program. When information indicating a region is included in the guide, weather information of the region is acquired via the network and displayed together with information of a corresponding program.

  The present invention also provides a reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation designating a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a broadcast scheduled program, an acquisition means for acquiring an electronic program guide, and the electronic program A preliminary program detection unit that detects a preliminary program from a guide and creates a preliminary program guide; and a preliminary program selection unit that displays the preliminary program guide and allows a user to select a program to be reserved for recording. It is a mobile terminal.

  The present invention also provides a reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation designating a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a scheduled broadcast program, an acquisition means for acquiring an electronic program guide, and the acquisition Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the electronic program guide, and recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast. This is a recording device characterized by this.

The present invention is also a recording system in which a recording device and a mobile terminal are connected via a network or short-range wireless communication, and the recording device includes a time zone of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a broadcast scheduled program, and Reservation processing means for receiving and storing a recording reservation specifying a channel, acquisition means for acquiring an electronic program guide, and monitoring for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program has been changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide And a recording control means for instructing a recording device to record in accordance with the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast, wherein the portable terminal sets the time zone and channel of the preliminary program input by the user. It is a recording system provided with a transmission means for transmitting to a reservation processing means of a recording device.
Further, according to the present invention, in the recording system, the monitoring unit notifies the portable terminal when the preliminary program is broadcast, and the portable terminal broadcasts the preliminary program when the notification is received. Is displayed.

The present invention is also a method for operating a portable terminal, which receives and stores a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a scheduled broadcast program, and obtains an electronic program guide. A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide; and a process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast And a method comprising:
The present invention also relates to a method of operating a recording device, which receives and stores a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a scheduled broadcast program, and obtains an electronic program guide. A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide; and a process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast And a method comprising:

The present invention also includes a process of receiving and storing a recording reservation designating a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a program scheduled to be broadcast to a computer of a mobile terminal, a process of acquiring an electronic program guide, A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide; and a process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast. It is a program to be executed.
Further, the present invention is a process of receiving and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of a broadcast scheduled program in a computer of a recording device, a process of acquiring an electronic program guide, A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide; and a process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast. It is a program to be executed.

In the present invention, when a preliminary program is reserved for recording, the EPG change is monitored, and recording is performed when the preliminary program is broadcast. You can schedule recording by specifying a time zone, so you can reserve only your favorite preliminary program.
In addition, when recording reservations are made using a mobile phone, the EPG provided by broadcast radio waves for mobile phones has a specification that only displays programs from the present time to 5 hours ahead. Therefore, when a program to be reserved for recording is selected from the EPG, the selectable range is limited. However, in the present invention, there is no limitation on the specifiable range when recording is reserved by specifying a time zone. It is also possible to make a recording reservation by looking at a program column of a newspaper or an EPG provided from a Web server.
Further, by displaying the weather information superimposed on the EPG, it is possible to ascertain the degree of expectation that the scheduled program is canceled and the preliminary program is broadcast.

[First Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a recording system according to the present invention. For example, the mobile terminal 100 includes a configuration for recording management according to the present invention in addition to a configuration for general calls, e-mails, Web access, and the like in a mobile phone. However, the present invention is not limited to a mobile phone and can be mounted on various devices. The portable terminal 100 communicates with the recording device 300 installed in the home via the network 700. The network is, for example, a fixed communication network, a mobile phone network, or a short-range wireless communication network. The recording device 300 is, for example, a home PC (personal computer) or server, an HDD (hard disk drive) recorder, or a VTR (video tape recorder), and has a configuration described below. If the user has the portable terminal 100 and is in the vicinity of the recording device 300, for example, if short-distance communication is possible between the portable terminal 100 and the recording device 300, the network is not connected as shown in FIG. You may communicate without going through.
Further, the mobile terminal 100 accesses the Web server 500 that provides various types of information via the network 700 and acquires the information.
The recording device 300 executes a process related to the recording of a television program in accordance with an instruction from the mobile terminal 100 and notifies the mobile terminal 100 of the processing result.

Next, after describing the external appearance of the mobile terminal 100 with reference to FIG. 2, the configuration of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 3.
FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile terminal. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the function of the mobile terminal according to the present invention is mounted on a clamshell type (folding structure) mobile phone. FIG. 2A shows the side where the key for input operation is provided in a state where the cellular phone is opened, and FIG. 2B shows the back side thereof.
The upper speaker 117 and the lower microphone 116 in FIG. 2A are used for a call.
2A includes a cursor key 1081, a determination key 1082, a numeric keypad, *, # key 1083. These keys are used for input of a telephone number of a call destination, character input of e-mail, menu selection, function selection, and the like.
The main display unit 111 in FIG. 2A and the sub display unit 112 in FIG. 2B are display devices that display images, characters, and the like. The main display unit 111 displays an e-mail, an image, a menu screen, a function setting screen, and the like according to an operation by the operation unit 108. The sub display unit 112 is provided on the back surface of the main display unit 111 and has a display area smaller than that of the main display unit 111. However, the sub display unit 112 is provided at a position where the user can see the mobile terminal 100 even when the mobile terminal 100 is folded. It is used as a display device for notifying the user of information.
The secondary camera 110 in FIG. 2A is a camera for a videophone function, and the main camera 109 in FIG. 2B is a camera for a digital camera function. The flash 1091 in FIG. 2B is used when imaging is performed in a dark place using the main camera 109.

Next, the configuration of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the mobile terminal according to the first embodiment.
Radio section 102 converts the received signal received by antenna 101 into a baseband received signal and outputs the received signal to communication control section 103. The radio unit 102 modulates a transmission signal input from the communication control unit 103 into a signal having a transmission frequency, and outputs the signal to the antenna 101 for transmission.
The communication control unit 103 performs demodulation processing on the reception signal input from the wireless unit 102 and modulation processing on the transmission signal input from the main control unit 104.
The antenna 101, the wireless unit 102, and the communication control unit 103 correspond to communication means for performing communication by a mobile communication network, a W-LAN (wireless LAN, wireless local area network), or the like.
The main control unit 104 executes a program stored in the program memory 105 to control each unit.
The memory 106 includes EPG program management data 206, a recording reservation management table 207, a keyword reservation management table 208, which are used for recording management according to the present invention, in addition to data used when making a call, e-mail, etc. Weather information management data 209 and other information are stored. The EPG program management data 206 is keyword information such as “pause” and “cancel” used to extract a preliminary program from the EPG. The recording reservation management table 207 stores the time zone, channel, program title, and other management information of the program reserved for recording. The keyword reservation management table 208 stores the time zone, channel, program title, and other management information of programs reserved for recording by keyword reservation. The weather information management data 209 is regional weather information. For example, the weather information is acquired and held from a Web server that provides the weather information via the network.
The large capacity memory 107 stores large capacity data such as map information.

The operation unit 108 is as described with reference to FIG. 2, and outputs a signal corresponding to the operation to the main control unit 104.
The main camera 109 and the sub camera 110 include an optical element, an imaging unit, and a video signal processing unit, convert an image of a subject into a digital signal, and output the digital signal to the main control unit 104.
The main display unit 111 and the sub display unit 112 are liquid crystal displays that display images, characters, and the like based on display signals input from the main control unit 104, but may be organic EL (electroluminescence) displays. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The vibration unit 113 generates vibration by a motor to such an extent that the user can recognize it.
A GPS (Global Positioning System) unit 114 receives a radio signal from a GPS satellite and obtains the position of the mobile terminal 100 on the ground.
The audio processing unit 115 converts the audio signal input from the microphone 116 into a digital signal and outputs the digital signal to the main control unit 104. Also, the audio processing unit 115 inputs the digital audio signal from the main control unit 104 and converts it into an analog audio signal. Then, the sound is output to the speaker 117 and sounded.
An RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) reader 118 reads ID information of an IC chip embedded in an external tag by short-range wireless communication.
The Ir transmitting unit 119 and the Ir receiving unit 120 perform data communication with an external device using infrared rays.
The indicator 121 is, for example, an LED (light emitting diode) that emits light and is recognized by the user, and uses a plurality of LEDs of different colors to distinguish the case based on the processing state of the mobile terminal 100 and notify the user. Can be used as The indicator 121 is provided at a position where the user can see even when the portable terminal 100 is folded, and is used as a display device for notifying the user of information in the folded state.
In addition, instead of or in addition to the vibration unit 113 and the indicator 121 used to attract the user's attention, an odor generating unit that generates an odor may be provided. In order to generate an odor, various existing technologies such as holding a plurality of chemical substances in the mobile terminal 100 and mixing them can be used.
The clock unit 122 has a time measuring function, and the current date and time can be acquired from the clock unit 122.
The battery control unit 123 receives power from the battery 124 and supplies power to each unit.
In addition, the mobile terminal 100 can have a function of performing short-range communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the recording device 300 using a short-range wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).
In the embodiment described below, the large-capacity memory 107, the main camera 109, the sub camera 110, the GPS unit 114, the sound processing unit 115, the microphone 116, the speaker 117, and the RFID reader 118 are described in the description of the present invention. Not particularly used.

An EPG acquisition unit 201, an EPG monitoring unit 202, a preliminary program detection unit 203, a reservation processing unit 204, and a recording control unit 205 perform processing relating to recording management according to the present invention. The EPG acquisition unit 201, the EPG monitoring unit 202, the preliminary program detection unit 203, the reservation processing unit 204, and the recording control unit 205 are respectively an acquisition unit, a monitoring unit, a preliminary program detection unit, a reservation processing unit, and a recording control unit in the present invention. Corresponding to
First, the EPG will be described. In the EPG, program information is posted in order of broadcast time for each channel, and each program information includes a start time, a program title, contents, performers, and the like. Since the EPG is transmitted using a gap between broadcast waves, it can be received and displayed on the television screen. Further, since EPG is also provided from the Web server via the Internet, it can be acquired and displayed on an Internet terminal or a television integrated with the function.
The EPG acquisition unit 201 accesses an external Web server via the main control unit 104 and the communication control unit 103 via the network, acquires the EPG, and stores it in the memory 106.
The EPG monitoring unit 202 monitors the update status by comparing the EPG previously acquired by the EPG acquisition unit 201 and stored in the memory 106 with the EPG newly acquired and stored in the memory 106.
The preliminary program detection unit 203 extracts a preliminary program time zone and a program title from the EPG stored in the memory 106, and creates a preliminary program table.
The reservation processing unit 204 receives information for recording reservation via the user interface provided by the main display unit 111 and the operation unit 108 and stores it in the recording reservation management table 207 of the memory 106.
The recording control unit 205 controls the recording device 300 by generating a command for instructing the recording device 300 to record, and transmitting the command to the recording device 300 via the communication control unit 103.
As shown in FIG. 3, the EPG acquisition unit 201, EPG monitoring unit 202, preliminary program detection unit 203, reservation processing unit 204, and recording control unit 205 may be a processing device provided outside the main control unit 104. , A program for causing the main control unit 104 to execute the functions of the EPG acquisition unit 201, the EPG monitoring unit 202, the preliminary program detection unit 203, the reservation processing unit 204, and the recording control unit 205 is stored in the program memory 105, and the main control unit 104 These programs may be read to execute these functions.

Next, the operation of the mobile terminal 100 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing a recording reservation processing flow, a program change monitoring processing flow, and a processing flow after the program start time, respectively.
The EPG acquisition unit 201 of the portable terminal 100 accesses the predetermined Web server that provides the EPG via the main control unit 104 and the communication control unit 103, acquires the EPG, and stores it in the memory 106 (step S1).
Next, the preliminary program detection unit 203 of the mobile terminal 100 detects the time zone and program title of the preliminary program from the EPG stored in the memory 106 (step S2). When it is known in advance that there is a possibility that the scheduled broadcast program can be canceled, the EPG is described as “when the program is canceled” and the like, including the program information of the preliminary program. Therefore, processing is performed as follows. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a part of the EPG.

  As described above, in the EPG, program information is posted in order of broadcasting time for each channel, and each program information includes a start time, a program title, contents, performers, and the like. In FIG. 7, the details of the program information are omitted except for the column “High School Baseball”. Since EPG is provided as unstructured text data, it detects the time part (for example, one or two numbers, “:”, two numbers), and is separated by time and time. The block is recognized as one piece of program information, the start time is the start time, and the subsequent character string is the program title. The end time is the start time of the next program. For example, when there is a time immediately after a line feed character, it can be recognized as the start time of the next program. Then, for each piece of program information divided as described above, a keyword indicating that the program may not be broadcast, such as “pause” and “stop” stored as the EPG program management data 206, is detected, and the time following it The preliminary program list is created by extracting the program title. For example, a preliminary program list as shown in FIG. 8 is created from the program information of “high school baseball” in FIG.

  Then, the preliminary program detection unit 203 creates a program guide (preliminary program guide) for only the preliminary program (step S3) and stores it in the memory 106. FIG. 9 shows an example in which a preliminary program table is displayed on the main display unit 111. The preliminary program table is a broadcast scheduled program channel, time zone, program title, A preliminary program list when the broadcast-scheduled program is not broadcast is associated.

When the user operates the operation unit 108 to perform an operation for reservation recording of the preliminary program, the process proceeds to step S4, and a message requesting the user to select whether or not to use the preliminary program table is displayed on the main display unit 111. If it is displayed and the user chooses to use, the determination in step S4 is Yes, and the process proceeds to step S5.
The main control unit 104 displays a preliminary program guide as shown in FIG. 9 on the main display unit 111. On this screen, a configuration in which the user designates individual preliminary programs and reserves recording, or a configuration in which all preliminary programs for one broadcast-scheduled program are selected is possible. The reservation processing unit 204 stores the time zone and the channel of the selected preliminary program in the recording reservation management table 207 of the memory 106, and sets a flag indicating the status of the recording reservation inactive (the recording is started even when the program start time is reached). Set to the state where execution is not possible.
On the other hand, if the user selects not to use the message that requests selection of whether or not to use the preliminary program guide, the determination in step S4 is No and the process proceeds to step S6.
The main control unit 104 performs display for allowing the user to input the start time and end time of the preliminary program to be reserved for recording and the channel. When a recording reservation time zone and channel are input, the reservation processing unit 204 stores them in the recording reservation management table 207 of the memory 106, and sets a flag indicating the recording reservation status to inactive.

  FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are diagrams showing two screen examples for making a recording reservation for a preliminary program. These are displayed after a broadcast-scheduled program in which a preliminary program is posted on the EPG (in this example, “high school baseball”) is selected.

In the screen example of FIG. 10, any one of “input time directly”, “use preliminary program guide”, and “preliminary program batch reservation” can be selected.
When the user selects “input time directly”, the main control unit 104 displays an input area for the start time and the end time on the main display unit 111. The main control unit 104 causes the recording reservation management table 207 to store the start time and end time input here and the channel of the already selected broadcast-scheduled program “high school baseball”.
When the user selects “use preliminary program guide”, the main control unit 104 displays a list of preliminary programs of the already selected broadcast-scheduled program “high school baseball” on the main display unit 111. The main control unit 104 causes the recording reservation management table 207 to store the start time and end time of the preliminary program selected here and the channel of the already selected broadcast scheduled program “high school baseball”.
When the user selects “preliminary program batch reservation”, the main control unit 104 makes a recording reservation for all the preliminary programs of the already selected broadcast-scheduled program “high school baseball”. That is, the main control unit 104 causes the recording reservation management table 207 to store the start time and end time of the already selected broadcast-scheduled program “high school baseball” and the channel.

In the screen example of FIG. 11, an input area for a start time and an end time is displayed together with an item “input time directly”. A list of preliminary programs for “high school baseball” is displayed together with an item “use preliminary program guide”. The processing when the user selects “directly input time” and “use preliminary program guide” is as described with reference to FIG. Further, the operation when the user selects “all reservation” in FIG. 11 is the same as the operation when “preliminary program batch reservation” in FIG. 10 is selected.
“To other device” at the lower right of the screen is used when the user transmits recording reservation information to the recording device 300 installed in the home or another portable device having a recording function. The main control unit 104 transmits recording reservation information to these external devices by, for example, infrared rays, electronic mail, or the like.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a program change monitoring process flow until the start of broadcasting, which is performed following the recording reservation process flow described with reference to FIG.
The EPG monitoring unit 202 of the portable terminal 100 monitors the program change status (step S7). Specifically, the EPG acquisition unit 201 accesses a predetermined Web server that provides the EPG via the communication control unit 103, acquires the EPG, and stores it in the memory 106. Then, the EPG monitoring unit 202 determines whether or not the program has been changed by comparing the EPG stored in the memory 106 with the EPG previously acquired and stored in the memory 106 (step S8).
If no change in the program is detected by the EPG monitoring unit 202, the determination result in step S8 is No, and the program change monitoring process flow ends. If it is before the start time of the program stored in the recording reservation management table 207, the process may return to step S7 to confirm whether the program has been changed repeatedly.
On the other hand, if the determination result in step S8 is Yes, the process proceeds to step S9, and the reservation EPG monitoring unit 202 activates a flag indicating the status of the corresponding recording reservation in the recording reservation management table 207 (when the program start time is reached). To a state where recording can be executed).
Next, in step S10, the user is notified that there is a recording reservation status that has been changed to active. For example, the change contents of the program are displayed as characters on the main display unit 111 or the sub display unit 112 (as a display example, the main display unit 111 performs display indicated by reference numeral 901 in FIG. (Simplified display is performed), or vibration is generated by operating the vibration unit 113, or when the above-described odor generating unit (not shown) is provided, this is operated to generate an odor. Any one or a combination of these can be performed.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing flow after the program start time, which is performed following the processing flow of program change monitoring described with reference to FIG.
When the recording control unit 205 obtains date and time information from the clock unit 122 and recognizes that the start time of any program stored in the recording reservation management table 207 has arrived, the recording reservation management table 207. In step S11, it is determined whether or not the flag indicating the recording reservation status of the program is active. If the determination result is No, the process proceeds to step S12, and the recording reservation for the program is deleted from the recording reservation management table 207.
Then, in step S13, since the broadcast-scheduled program was broadcast as scheduled (the preliminary program was not broadcast), the user is notified that the recording reservation of the preliminary program has been deleted (as a display example, the code in FIG. 12). 903).
The display example indicated by reference numeral 902 in FIG. 12 is displayed before the recording reservation of the preliminary program is deleted in step S12. When the key “1” on the operation unit 108 is pressed, “1. delete” is selected, and the recording reservation of the preliminary program that has not been broadcast is deleted from the recording reservation management table 207. When the key “2” of the operation unit 108 is pressed, “2. Make a reservation with a program name” is selected, and a keyword is used for a program title of a preliminary program that has not been broadcast after the time zone of the program broadcast as scheduled. A reservation is made. This is used to record a pre-program that has not been broadcast when there is a next opportunity to be broadcast.
On the other hand, if the determination result in step S11 is Yes, the process proceeds to step S14, and the recording control unit 205 instructs the recording device 300 to execute recording according to the recording reservation. For example, the recording control unit 205 transmits a command for instructing the recording device 300 to execute recording via the Ir transmission unit 119, or a command for instructing the recording device 300 to execute recording via the communication control unit 103. Send an email containing

  The program change monitoring described with reference to FIG. 5 is also performed during the program broadcast. Thereby, it is possible to cope with a case where the program is further changed during the broadcast of the preliminary program. The processes in steps S15 and S16 are the same as steps S7 and S8 described with reference to FIG. If the determination result in step S16 is No, the process proceeds to step S17. If a message indicating that the recording is completed is not received from the recording device 300, the process returns to step S15. If the message is received, the process proceeds to step S18. In step S <b> 18, the main control unit 104 displays characters on the main display unit 111 indicating that the preliminary program has been broadcast and recording has been performed until the end of the program. On the other hand, if the determination result of step S16 is Yes, it will progress to step S19. In step S19, the main control unit 104 displays characters on the main display unit 111 indicating that the preliminary program has been broadcast and recording has been performed, but recording has been interrupted because the program has been changed during the broadcast.

  According to the above processing, when a plurality of preliminary programs are prepared in the broadcast scheduled program time zone and a preliminary program to be reserved for recording is selected from the plurality of preliminary programs, the preliminary program is as follows: Is recorded. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, “High School Baseball” is scheduled to be broadcast from 12:00 to 17:00 as a scheduled broadcast program, and “Travel Program” from 12:00 to 15:00 is scheduled as the preliminary program. It is assumed that “music program” is prepared from 00 to 16:00 and “news” is prepared from 16:00 to 17:00, and the user reserves recording of “music program” from the mobile terminal 100. In such a case, the recording device 300 records a “music program” that is a preliminary program when it is broadcast, and “travel program” and “news” that are other preliminary programs that are not reserved for recording. Is not recorded, and when the “music program” is not broadcast, “high school baseball” is not recorded from 12:00 to 17:00. That is, when a plurality of preliminary programs correspond to the time zone of the scheduled broadcast program, and a preliminary program reserved for recording among a plurality of preliminary programs is broadcast, the preliminary program is recorded, If the reserved program that is not reserved for recording is not recorded, and the reserved program that is reserved for recording is not broadcasted, it is not recorded over all the time slots of the broadcast-scheduled program.

  Next, a communication sequence between the portable terminal 100 and the recording device 300 described above will be described with reference to FIGS. The portable terminal 100 and the recording device 300 communicate via a network. That is, the recording device 300 transmits and receives a command or message using a function for communicating via a network, for example, an e-mail, controls a recording operation according to the command, and displays a processing status or result as a message. As a function of notifying. The recording device 300 is assumed to be a device that records on a storage medium such as a hard disk, and secures a storage area necessary for recording when a recording reservation occurs.

FIG. 14 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence between the portable terminal and the recording device by network communication when there is a program change.
When the recording reservation process described with reference to FIG. 4 is performed (step S101), the time zone and channel information of the selected preliminary program are transmitted as reservation data to the recording device 300 installed in the home. . The recording device 300 secures a storage area necessary for recording from the time zone information included in the received reservation data, and transmits a message indicating that it has been secured to the mobile terminal 100. In step S103, the portable terminal 100 performs the program change monitoring process described with reference to FIG. In step S7 in FIG. 5, the EPG acquisition unit 201 of the mobile terminal 100 does not access the predetermined Web server that provides the EPG via the communication control unit 103 to acquire the EPG. A mode is also possible in which the EPG acquired from the broadcast radio wave 300 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 100 via the network and the change of the EPG is monitored. Step S104 shows a case where it is determined that the program has been changed in step S8 of FIG. Step S105 corresponds to the case where the change contents of the program are displayed as characters on the main display unit 111 in step S10 of FIG. 5, and the mobile terminal 100 records on the recording device 300 as described in step S14 of FIG. 6. An e-mail containing a command instructing the execution of is sent. In step S106, the recording device 300 executes recording according to the content of the recording reservation. When the recording is completed, the recording device 300 transmits a message notifying the completion to the portable terminal 100. When the portable terminal 100 receives this message, the determination in step S17 in FIG. 6 is Yes, and a display for notifying the user that recording has been completed is performed as in step S18.

  FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence between the portable terminal and the recording device by network communication when there is no program change. That is, steps S201 to S203 are the same as steps S101 to S103 in FIG. 14, but the communication sequence is shown when there is no program change and the determination result is No in step S8 in FIG. In step S204, the mobile terminal 100 recognizes that there is no program change. In step S205, the main display unit 111 displays the reference numeral 902 in FIG. 12 exemplified in the description of step S13 in FIG. 6, and the user selects “2. Make reservation with program name”. Then, a command for instructing keyword reservation is transmitted to the recording device 300, and keyword reservation is performed in the recording device 300 (step S206). The contents of the keyword reservation are stored in the keyword reservation management table 208, a message indicating the completion of the reservation is notified from the recording device 300 to the mobile terminal 100, and the mobile terminal 100 displays the reservation completion on the main display unit 111 (step S207). ).

  FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence when short-range communication is adopted instead of the network communication in FIG. For the short-range communication, for example, infrared communication or Bluetooth (registered trademark) is used. Step S301 is the same as step S101 in FIG. In step S <b> 302, it is assumed that a recording area for the recording time designated from the mobile terminal 100 is necessarily secured, and a message indicating that the recording area is secured is not transmitted from the recording device 300 to the mobile terminal 100. Steps S303 and S304 are the same as steps S103 and S104 in FIG. In step S <b> 305, the mobile terminal 100 recognizes that it has entered a short-range wireless communication area with the recording device 300. In step S306, the main control unit 104 displays the change contents of the program on the main display unit 111, displays whether or not to perform recording of the preliminary program, and prompts the user to select, and when the user selects execution of recording. Then, a command for instructing recording of the preliminary program is transmitted to the recording device 300. In step S307, the recording device 300 executes recording according to the recording reservation. When the recording is completed, the recording device 300 transmits a message notifying the completion to the portable terminal 100. Step S308 is the same as step S107.

  FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence when short-range communication is adopted instead of the network communication in FIG. Step S401 is the same as step S201 in FIG. In step S <b> 402, it is assumed that a recording area for the recording time designated from the mobile terminal 100 is always secured, and a message indicating that the recording area is secured is not transmitted from the recording device 300 to the mobile terminal 100. Steps S403 and S404 are the same as steps S203 and S204 in FIG. In step S <b> 405, the mobile terminal 100 recognizes that it has entered a short-range wireless communication area with the recording device 300. Steps S406 to S408 are the same as steps S205 to S207 in FIG.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, when a reserved program is reserved for recording, EPG change is monitored, and recording is performed when the reserved program is broadcast. Yes, you can reserve only your favorite preliminary program. In addition, when recording reservation is made using a mobile phone, the EPG provided by the broadcast radio wave for the mobile phone has a specification that only displays a program for five hours ahead. Therefore, when a program to be reserved for recording is selected from the EPG, the selectable range is limited, but recording is performed by specifying the time zone and channel without using the EPG or the preliminary program table created from the EPG. When making a reservation, there is no limit to the range that can be specified, and it is also possible to make a recording reservation by looking at a program column of a newspaper or an EPG provided from a Web server.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The connection configuration of the devices used in this embodiment is the same as that described with reference to FIG. That is, the mobile terminal 100 communicates with the recording device 300 installed in the home via the network 700. The recording device 300 is, for example, a home PC (personal computer) or server, an HDD (hard disk drive) recorder, or a VTR (video tape recorder), and has a configuration described below with reference to FIG. Further, the mobile terminal 100 accesses the Web server 500 that provides various types of information via the network 700 and acquires the information. If a short-distance communication is possible between the mobile terminal 100 and the recording device 300, such as when the user has the mobile terminal 100 and is near the recording device 300, the network is connected as shown by a dotted line in FIG. You may communicate without going through.
However, in this embodiment, the arrangement of functions relating to recording management is different, and the recording device 300 is equipped with the main part relating to recording management of the mobile terminal 100 shown in FIG. 3, and the mobile terminal 100 is mainly for recording management. It plays the role of user interface.

FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a recording device according to the second embodiment.
The tuner 302 selects a radio wave having a target frequency from the radio waves received by the antenna 301, and reproduces video and audio. The recording / playback unit 303 records and plays back video and audio. As the recording medium, various media including a tape, an HDD, a DVD (digital video disk) and the like can be adopted. The communication control unit 304 communicates with an external device via the network 700. The main control unit 305 executes a program stored in the program memory 306 and controls each unit. The memory 307 stores a recording reservation management table 207, a keyword reservation management table 208, and other information used for recording management according to the present invention. The Ir transmission unit 308 and the Ir reception unit 309 perform data communication with an external device using infrared rays. In addition, the recording device 300 may have a function of performing short-range communication between the mobile terminal 100 and the recording device 300 using a short-range wireless communication technology such as Bluetooth (registered trademark).
Further, the recording device 300 includes an EPG acquisition unit 201, an EPG monitoring unit 202, a preliminary program detection unit 203, a reservation processing unit 204, a recording control unit 205, an EPG program management data 206, a recording reservation management table 207, shown in FIG. Of the keyword reservation management table 208, an EPG acquisition unit 201, an EPG monitoring unit 202, a reservation processing unit 204, a recording control unit 205, a recording reservation management table 207, and a keyword reservation management table 208 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 18, the EPG acquisition unit 201, the EPG monitoring unit 202, the reservation processing unit 204, and the recording control unit 205 may be a processing apparatus provided outside the main control unit 305, or an EPG acquisition unit. 201, a program for causing the main control unit 305 to execute the functions of the EPG monitoring unit 202, the reservation processing unit 204, and the recording control unit 205 is stored in the program memory 306, and the main control unit 305 reads out these programs and executes these functions. It is good also as a form to perform.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, the mobile terminal 100 includes the EPG acquisition unit 201, the EPG monitoring unit 202, the preliminary program detection unit 203, the reservation processing unit 204, the recording control unit 205, the EPG program management data 206, the recording shown in FIG. Of the reservation management table 207 and the keyword reservation management table 208, an EPG acquisition unit 201, a preliminary program detection unit 203, and EPG program management data 206 are provided.
Note that both the mobile terminal 100 and the recording device 300 include the EPG acquisition unit 201.
The recording device 300 further includes a preliminary program detection unit 203, an EPG program management data 206, a display unit, and an operation unit. The recording device 300 also inputs information for recording reservation and displays a processing state related to recording reservation and execution. You may carry out together.

FIG. 19 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence between the portable terminal and the recording device by network communication when there is a program change in the second embodiment.
The recording reservation process described with reference to FIG. 4 is performed. However, when the processes of steps S5 and S6 are different and the time zone and channel of the preliminary program for recording reservation are specified (step S501), the information is recorded. Is transmitted to the recording apparatus 300 installed in the home as reservation data.
In step S502, the recording device 300 stores the content of the received reservation data in the recording reservation management table 207. The recording device 300 acquires an EPG from a broadcast radio wave. For example, a unique ID number (hereinafter referred to as “program ID”) is assigned to each program, such as an EPG for terrestrial digital broadcasting. If it can be identified, the program ID to be reserved for recording is extracted from the EPG and stored in the recording reservation management table 207. Further, in the recording reservation management table 207, a flag indicating the status of the recording reservation is set to inactive.
Next, the recording device 300 performs the program change monitoring process described with reference to FIG. 5 (step S503). In step S7 of FIG. 5, the recording device 300 acquires the EPG from the broadcast radio wave. The difference is that the EPG change status is monitored using the program ID. Step S504 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S8 in FIG. 5 that the program has been changed. The recording device 300 transmits a message notifying that the program has been changed to the mobile terminal 100.
The portable terminal 100 displays the changed contents of the program on the main display unit 111 with characters (step S505). Reference numeral 904 in FIG. 12 shows a display example.
The recording device 300 executes recording according to the recording reservation (step S506), and when the recording is completed, transmits a message notifying the completion to the portable terminal 100. When receiving this message, the portable terminal 100 displays the message on the main display unit 111 (step S507).

FIG. 20 is a sequence diagram illustrating a communication sequence between the portable terminal and the recording device through network communication when there is no program change in the second embodiment.
Steps S601 to S603 are the same as steps S501 to S503 in FIG. Step S604 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S8 in FIG. 5 that there is no program change. Step S605 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S11 in FIG. 6 that the recording reservation of the preliminary program is not active and the process proceeds to step S12 in FIG. The recording device 300 carries a message notifying that a program scheduled to be broadcast is started, and a message for inquiring the user whether to make a keyword reservation using a program title of a reserved program that has been reserved for recording but not broadcasted as a keyword. It transmits to the terminal 100.
The portable terminal 100 displays the received message as characters on the main display unit 111 (step S606). When the user operates the operation unit 108 to instruct keyword reservation, the portable terminal 100 transmits a command to instruct keyword reservation to the recording device 300. Upon receiving this, the recording device 300 makes a keyword reservation according to the instruction (step S607).

FIG. 21 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence when network communication between the mobile terminal and the recording device described with reference to FIG. 19 is replaced with short-range communication.
The user operates the portable terminal 100 at a position where short-range communication with the recording device 300 installed in the home is possible. The recording reservation process described with reference to FIG. 4 is performed. However, when the processes of steps S5 and S6 are different and the time zone and channel of the preliminary program for recording reservation are specified (step S701), the information is recorded. Is transmitted to the recording device 300 as reservation data.
In step S702, the recording device 300 stores the content of the received reservation data in the recording reservation management table 207. The recording device 300 acquires the EPG from the broadcast radio wave. For example, when a program ID is assigned to each program and the program can be identified by the program ID as in the case of an EPG for terrestrial digital broadcasting, the recording reservation is performed. The program ID to be extracted is extracted from the EPG and stored in the recording reservation management table 207. Further, in the recording reservation management table 207, a flag indicating the status of the recording reservation is set to inactive.
Next, the recording device 300 performs the program change monitoring process described with reference to FIG. 5 (step S703). In step S7 of FIG. 5, the recording device 300 acquires the EPG from the broadcast radio wave. The difference is that the EPG change status is monitored using the program ID. Step S704 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S8 in FIG. 5 that the program has been changed. The recording device 300 transmits a message notifying that the program has been changed to the mobile terminal 100.
The recording device 300 performs recording according to the recording reservation (step S705). When recording is completed, the user may be out of the office with the mobile terminal 100, so the mobile terminal 100 is not necessarily in the communication area of the recording device 300. When the recording device 300 recognizes that the mobile terminal 100 has entered the communication range (step S706), the recording device 300 transmits a message notifying that the recording has been completed to the mobile terminal 100. When receiving this message, the portable terminal 100 displays the message on the main display unit 111 (step S707).

FIG. 22 is a sequence diagram showing a communication sequence when the network communication between the mobile terminal and the recording device described with reference to FIG. 20 is replaced with short-range communication.
Steps S801 to S803 are the same as steps S701 to S703 in FIG. Step S804 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S8 in FIG. 5 that there is no program change. Step S805 corresponds to the case where it is determined in step S11 in FIG. 6 that the recording reservation of the preliminary program is not active and the process proceeds to step S12 in FIG. At this time, since the user may go out with the portable terminal 100, the portable terminal 100 does not necessarily exist in the communication area of the recording device 300. When the recording device 300 recognizes that the mobile terminal 100 has entered the communication range (step S806), the recording device 300 notifies the start of the broadcast-scheduled program, and the reserved program that has been reserved for recording but has not been broadcast. A message is sent to the portable terminal 100 asking the user whether to make a keyword reservation using the program title as a keyword.
The portable terminal 100 displays the received message as characters on the main display unit 111 (step S807). When the user operates the operation unit 108 to instruct keyword reservation, the portable terminal 100 transmits a command to instruct keyword reservation to the recording device 300. Upon receiving this, the recording device 300 makes a keyword reservation according to the instruction (step S808).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, since a part of the processing means provided in the mobile terminal 100 in the first embodiment is provided in the recording device 300, the processing load required for the mobile terminal 100 is increased. Can be reduced.

23 to 25 are display examples of the main display unit 111 of the portable terminal 100 applicable to any of the above-described embodiments. FIG. 23 is an example of displaying weather information together with a preliminary program list. 25 is a diagram showing an example of displaying weather information together with the EPG.
The preliminary program detection unit 203 of the portable terminal 100 detects information indicating a region from the program information of the scheduled broadcast program on which the preliminary program is posted in the EPG, and the weather information management data 209 detects the region. Get and display weather information. As described above, the weather information of the weather information management data 209 is acquired via a network.
In addition, information indicating the area itself is not posted in the program information. For example, the facility name, its location, and so on can be handled even if the facility name (for example, “Koshien Stadium” in the case of a baseball broadcast) is described. A mode is also possible in which the mobile terminal 100 is provided with means for providing a Web server that provides information to correspond to and specifying a region by accessing the Web server.

  FIG. 23 is an example in which weather information of an area detected from the program information of the selected broadcast-scheduled program (for example, an area where relaying is performed if relaying for baseball, soccer, etc.) is displayed on the left side of the screen. FIG. 24 shows an example in which, when a program scheduled to be broadcast is selected using EPG, weather information of the area detected from the program information of the program scheduled to be broadcast is displayed on the right side of the screen when a preliminary program is posted. It is. FIG. 25 is an example of displaying the weather information of the area detected from the program information of the broadcast-scheduled program in the display area of the broadcast-scheduled program in which the preliminary program is posted in the EPG. By displaying the weather information together with the broadcast scheduled program in this way, the user can grasp the degree of expectation that the scheduled broadcast program is canceled and the preliminary program is broadcast.

  Also, a program for realizing the functions of the EPG acquisition unit 201, EPG monitoring unit 202, preliminary program detection unit 203, reservation processing unit 204, and recording control unit 205 in FIG. 3 is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium, These processes may be performed by causing a computer system to read and execute a program recorded on the recording medium. Here, the “computer system” includes an OS and hardware such as peripheral devices.

  The “computer-readable recording medium” refers to a storage device such as a flexible medium, a magneto-optical disk, a portable medium such as a ROM and a CD-ROM, and a hard disk incorporated in a computer system. Furthermore, the “computer-readable recording medium” dynamically holds a program for a short time like a communication line when transmitting a program via a network such as the Internet or a communication line such as a telephone line. In this case, a volatile memory in a computer system serving as a server or a client in that case, and a program that holds a program for a certain period of time are also included. The program may be a program for realizing a part of the functions described above, and may be a program capable of realizing the functions described above in combination with a program already recorded in a computer system.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and includes design and the like within a scope not departing from the gist of the present invention.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the video recording system by this invention. It is an external view of a portable terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the portable terminal by 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of recording reservation. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow of a program change monitoring. It is a flowchart which shows the processing flow after program start time. It is a figure which illustrates a part of EPG. It is a figure which illustrates a preliminary program list. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of a preliminary | backup program guide. It is a figure which shows the other example of the reservation screen of a preliminary program. It is a figure which shows the other example of the reservation screen of a preliminary program. It is a figure which shows the example of a display when a broadcast plan program is changed. It is a figure which shows the example which reserves video recording of a preliminary program and video recording is performed. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by network communication when there exists a program change. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by network communication when there is no change of a program. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by near field communication when there exists a program change. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by near field communication when there is no change of a program. It is a figure which shows the structure of the video recording apparatus by 2nd Embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by network communication when there exists a program change. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by network communication when there is no change of a program. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by near field communication when there exists a program change. It is a sequence diagram which shows the communication sequence between the portable terminal and recording device by near field communication when there is no change of a program. It is a figure which shows the example which displays weather information with a preliminary | backup program list. It is a figure which shows the example which displays weather information with EGP. It is a figure which shows the example which displays weather information with EGP.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Portable terminal 201 EPG acquisition part 202 EPG monitoring part 203 Preliminary program detection part 204 Reservation process part 205 Recording control part 206 EPG program management data 207 Recording reservation management table 208 Keyword reservation management table 209 Weather information management data 300 Recording apparatus 500 Web server 700 network

Claims (18)

Reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the broadcast scheduled program;
Obtaining means for obtaining an electronic program guide;
Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
A recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
A mobile terminal comprising:   The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising communication means for communicating via a network.   The recording control means is a case where a plurality of preliminary programs correspond to a time zone of the broadcast-scheduled program, and when the preliminary program reserved for recording is broadcast among the plurality of preliminary programs, the preliminary program The recording is not performed for all the time zones of the scheduled broadcast program when the reserved program not reserved for recording is not recorded and the reserved program reserved for recording is not broadcasted. The portable terminal described.   The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising preliminary program detecting means for detecting a preliminary program from the electronic program guide and creating a preliminary program guide.   5. The portable terminal according to claim 4, further comprising preliminary program selection means for displaying the preliminary program table and allowing a user to select a program to be reserved for recording.   3. The mobile phone according to claim 2, wherein when the electronic program guide includes information indicating a region, the preliminary program selection unit acquires weather information of the region via the network and displays the information together with information of a corresponding program. Terminal.   The portable terminal according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the reservation processing means extracts a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program that match a keyword for which a program title is designated from the electronic program guide and stores it as a recording reservation.   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising notification means for notifying the user by a display device or other display device when the preliminary program reserved for recording is broadcast, or notifying the user by occurrence of vibration or smell. The portable terminal described.   The portable terminal according to claim 1, further comprising: an electronic program guide display unit that displays the program information of the preliminary program included in the electronic program guide in different colors. Electronic program guide display means for displaying the program information of the preliminary program included in the electronic program guide in different colors;
The said electronic program guide display means acquires the weather information of the said area | region via the said network, and displays it with the information of a corresponding program, when the information which shows an area | region is contained in the said electronic program guide. Mobile device. Reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the broadcast scheduled program;
Obtaining means for obtaining an electronic program guide;
Preliminary program detecting means for detecting a preliminary program from the electronic program guide and creating a preliminary program table;
Preliminary program selection means for displaying the preliminary program guide and allowing the user to select a program to be reserved for recording;
A mobile terminal comprising: Reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the broadcast scheduled program;
Obtaining means for obtaining an electronic program guide;
Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
A recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
Recording equipment comprising. A recording system in which a recording device and a mobile terminal are connected via a network or short-range wireless communication,
The recording device is:
Reservation processing means for accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the broadcast scheduled program;
Obtaining means for obtaining an electronic program guide;
Monitoring means for monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
A recording control means for instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
With
The portable terminal is a recording system comprising transmission means for transmitting a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program input by a user to a reservation processing means of the recording device. The monitoring means notifies the portable terminal when the preliminary program is broadcast,
The recording system according to claim 13, wherein the portable terminal displays that the preliminary program is broadcast when the notification is received. A method of operating a mobile terminal,
Accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the scheduled broadcast program;
The process of obtaining an electronic program guide,
Monitoring whether the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
Instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
Having a method. A recording device operating method,
Accepting and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the scheduled broadcast program;
The process of obtaining an electronic program guide,
Monitoring whether the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
Instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
Having a method. On the computer of the mobile device,
Processing for receiving and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the scheduled broadcast program;
Processing to obtain an electronic program guide;
A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
A process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
A program that executes In the computer of the recording device,
Processing for receiving and storing a recording reservation specifying a time zone and a channel of a preliminary program to be broadcast instead of the scheduled broadcast program;
Processing to obtain an electronic program guide;
A process of monitoring whether or not the preliminary program is changed to be broadcast in the acquired electronic program guide;
A process of instructing a recording device to record according to the recording reservation when the preliminary program is broadcast;
A program that executes

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