JP2011223202A - Video recorder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recorder capable of reducing a burden on a user when extracting at least a part of television (TV) programs having high viewing rates as candidates to be copied.SOLUTION: The digital versatile disc (DVD)/blu-ray disc (BD) recorder 10 (video recorder) comprises: a hard disk drive (HDD) 13 on which a plurality of TV programs can be recorded; a local area network (LAN) communication unit 16 capable of obtaining viewing rate information on the TV programs recorded on the HDD 13 via network; and a recorder control unit 11 which extracts from among the TV programs recorded on the HDD 13 at least a part of the TV programs as the candidates to be copied based on the viewing rates obtained by the LAN communication unit 16.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, and more particularly to a recording apparatus including a communication unit.

  Conventionally, a recording apparatus including a communication unit is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the recording apparatus described in Patent Literature 1, the next broadcast of a TV program having a high audience rating is based on the audience rating information of the TV program acquired by a network interface card (communication unit) via a network. The TV program is automatically recorded.

JP 2009-111561 A

  However, in the recording apparatus described in Patent Document 1, what is automatically recorded is a TV program for the next broadcast of a TV program having a high audience rating. Here, the audience rating information of the television program can be acquired only after the broadcast ends. Therefore, the television program automatically recorded by the recording apparatus of Patent Document 1 has a disadvantage that it may not always have a high audience rating. For this reason, when a user wants to extract a program with a truly high audience rating from dubbed TV programs as a dubbing candidate, the user needs to check audience rating information of the recorded TV program one by one. Therefore, there is a problem that the work for extracting dubbing candidates having a higher audience rating becomes complicated.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and one object of the present invention is to burden the user when extracting at least a part of a television program having a high audience rating as a dubbing candidate. It is an object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus capable of reducing the above.

Means for Solving the Problems and Effects of the Invention

  A recording apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention includes a recording unit capable of recording a plurality of television programs, a communication unit capable of acquiring audience rating information of the television programs recorded in the recording unit via a network, and a communication unit. And a control unit that extracts at least a part of the television program as a dubbing candidate from a plurality of television programs recorded in the recording unit based on the acquired audience rating.

  In the recording apparatus according to this aspect, as described above, based on the audience rating acquired by the communication unit, at least a part of the television program is extracted as a dubbing candidate from the plurality of television programs recorded in the recording unit. By providing the control unit, it is possible to automatically extract at least a part of a recorded TV program having a high audience rating as a dubbing candidate, so that at least one TV program having a high audience rating can be extracted. The burden on the user when extracting a part as a dubbing candidate can be reduced.

  In the recording apparatus according to the one aspect, preferably, the control unit is at least a part of a television program having a viewing rate equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value set in advance among the plurality of television programs recorded in the recording unit. Are extracted as dubbing candidates. If comprised in this way, at least one part of the television program which has the audience rating more than the predetermined threshold value set beforehand among the several recorded television programs can be easily extracted as a dubbing candidate.

  In the recording apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, at least a part of the television program extracted as a dubbing candidate is the entire television program or a scene in the television program, and the control unit is configured to record the recorded television program. The audience rating information for each scene or the audience rating information for each scene in the recorded television program can be acquired via the communication unit. With this configuration, the entire TV program can be extracted as a dubbing candidate based on the audience rating for each TV program, and a scene in the TV program can be selected as a dubbing candidate based on the audience rating for each scene. Since it can be extracted, the entire television program having a high audience rating or a scene in the television program among the recorded television programs can be easily and automatically extracted as a dubbing candidate.

  In this case, preferably, when the audience rating for each program is acquired by the communication unit, the control unit extracts the entire TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than a preset first threshold value, and performs communication. When a viewer rating is obtained for each scene, a scene having a viewer rating equal to or higher than a preset second threshold is extracted as a dubbing candidate from a plurality of scenes in a television program selected by the user. Is configured to do. If comprised in this way, while the whole television program which has the audience rating more than a 1st threshold value among several recorded television programs can be extracted automatically as a dubbing candidate, and by a user, Of a plurality of scenes in the selected television program, a scene having an audience rating equal to or higher than the second threshold can be easily automatically extracted as a dubbing candidate.

  In the recording apparatus according to the above aspect, preferably, at least a part of the television program extracted as a dubbing candidate includes a plurality of television programs or a plurality of scenes, and the control unit The scenes are dubbed in descending order corresponding to each of a plurality of television programs or a plurality of scenes. With this configuration, when dubbing a plurality of TV programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates, the burden of searching for a TV program or scene having a high audience rating can be saved, thereby further reducing the burden on the user. can do.

  In the recording apparatus in which the extracted dubbing candidate is the entire television program or scene, preferably, the control unit selects, based on the user's operation, which of the television program or scene is to be extracted as a dubbing candidate. The screen to be displayed is configured to be displayed on the display device. According to this configuration, the user can easily select which of the TV program or the scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate while viewing the screen.

  In this case, preferably, when the user selects to extract a scene in the TV program as a dubbing candidate, the control unit selects a scene from a plurality of TV programs recorded in the recording unit. A screen for allowing the user to select a television program is displayed on the display device. If comprised in this way, a user can select easily while looking at a screen from which the several TV program recorded should extract the scene as a dubbing candidate from which television program.

  In the configuration including the control unit, the control unit is preferably configured to display a list of television programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates on a display device. If comprised in this way, a user can confirm visually easily which television program or which scene was extracted as a dubbing candidate with a display apparatus.

  In this case, preferably, the control unit displays a list of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes extracted as the dubbing candidates on the display device in descending order of the audience rating corresponding to each of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes. It is configured to let you. If comprised in this way, the user can confirm visually the order of the magnitude | size of the audience rating of the several television program or several scene extracted as a dubbing candidate easily.

  In the configuration including the control unit, the control unit preferably has a TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate for the user when a TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate is not recorded in the recording unit. The display device is configured to display a screen for notifying that it is not to be displayed. With this configuration, the user can easily recognize that there is no TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate in the recorded TV program while viewing the screen.

It is the figure which showed the state where the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention is connected outside. It is the block diagram which showed the structure of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating control operation at the time of title dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the dubbing mode selection screen of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the threshold value input screen of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which displays the list | wrist of the TV program of the dubbing candidate extracted at the time of title dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which notifies a user that there is no dubbing candidate at the time of title dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the control operation at the time of the scene dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the title selection screen at the time of the scene dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which displays the list of the scenes of the dubbing candidate extracted at the time of the scene dubbing of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which notifies a user that there is no dubbing candidate at the time of the scene dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the threshold value setting screen of the DVD / BD recorder by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which displays the list of the TV program of the dubbing candidate extracted at the time of title dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which showed the screen which displays the list of the scenes of the dubbing candidate extracted at the time of the scene dubbing execution of the DVD / BD recorder by the modification of one Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  First, with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the structure of the DVD / BD recorder 10 (Digital Versatile Disc / Blu-ray Disc recorder) by one Embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. The DVD / BD recorder 10 is an example of the “recording device” in the present invention.

  A DVD / BD recorder 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a television device 20 as shown in FIG. The television device 20 is an example of the “display device” in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the television device 20 includes a built-in television tuner 21, a display unit 22, a television control unit 23, and an HDMI connection unit 24 (High-Definition Multimedia Interface connection unit). The DVD / BD recorder 10 is connected to a router 30. The router 30 is connected to the audience rating server 40 via the Internet. Further, the DVD / BD recorder 10 can be operated by the remote controller 50. The audience rating server 40 is a server that publishes audience rating information of television programs.

  The DVD / BD recorder 10 includes a recorder control unit 11, a recorder built-in tuner 12, an HDD 13 (Hard Disk Drive), a DVD / BD drive 14, an HDMI connection unit 15, a LAN communication unit 16, and a remote controller 50. And an infrared communication unit 17 for receiving an operation signal from. The recorder control unit 11 is an example of the “control unit” of the present invention, the HDD 13 is an example of the “recording unit” of the present invention, and the LAN communication unit 16 is an example of the “communication unit” of the present invention. is there. The recorder control unit 11 is connected to the recorder built-in tuner 12, the HDD 13, the DVD / BD drive 14, the HDMI connection unit 15, and the LAN communication unit 16. The recorder control unit 11 is configured to control the entire DVD / BD recorder 10 by transmitting a control signal. The recorder control unit 11 is configured to be able to control the display content of the television device 20 via the HDMI connection unit 15, the HDMI connection unit 24, and the television control unit 23.

  The recorder built-in tuner 12 is configured to be able to receive a broadcast signal wave of a television broadcast. The HDD 13 is configured to record (record) a television program received by the recorder built-in tuner 12 and the television built-in tuner 21. The DVD / BD drive 14 is configured to be able to insert a DVD or a BD. The DVD / BD recorder 10 is configured such that a television program recorded on the HDD 13 can be copied and recorded (dubbed) on a medium inserted in the DVD / BD drive 14.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the LAN communication unit 16 is connected to the router 30. The LAN communication unit 16 is connected to the audience rating server 40 via the Internet, and is configured to be able to acquire audience rating information of the TV program recorded in the HDD 13 from the audience rating server 40. The LAN communication unit 16 is configured to be able to acquire audience rating information for each program of TV programs recorded in the HDD 13 or audience rating information for each scene. Note that the audience rating for each scene is an audience rating at 0 seconds per minute when, for example, the television program is divided in units of minutes. The audience rating for each program is an average value of the audience ratings for each scene in one television program. Note that the audience rating server 40 is installed in a television station, for example.

  The DVD / BD recorder 10 can extract at least a part of a television program as a dubbing candidate from a plurality of television programs recorded on the HDD 13 based on the audience rating information acquired by the LAN communication unit 16. It is configured. Further, the DVD / BD recorder 10 is configured to be able to set a predetermined threshold value, and at least a part of a TV program having a viewer rating equal to or higher than the threshold value among a plurality of TV programs recorded in the HDD 13. Can be extracted as a dubbing candidate. Note that at least a part of the television program is the entire television program or a scene in the television program.

  Also, the DVD / BD recorder 10 is configured to extract the entire TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than a threshold value as a dubbing candidate when the audience rating for each program is acquired by the LAN communication unit 16. Yes. Further, the DVD / BD recorder 10 has an audience rating equal to or higher than a threshold value among a plurality of scenes in the TV program selected by the user when the audience rating for each scene is acquired by the LAN communication unit 16. A scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate.

  Further, when a plurality of television programs or scenes are extracted as dubbing candidates, the DVD / BD recorder 10 performs dubbing of the television programs or scenes on the audience rating corresponding to each of the plurality of television programs or scenes. It is comprised so that it may carry out in order with the largest. It should be noted that when dubbing a scene, dubbing is performed including a scene of about 1 minute before and after each of the extracted scenes. By performing dubbing with a margin of about 1 minute before and after, it is possible to prevent the scene from being cut off halfway.

  The recorder control unit 11 also displays a screen (see FIG. 4) that allows the user to select which of the entire TV program or a scene is to be extracted as a dubbing candidate based on the user's operation (operation of the remote controller 50). The display unit 22 of the device 20 is configured to be displayed. In addition, when the user selects to extract a scene in the TV program as a dubbing candidate, the recorder control unit 11 selects a TV program to be extracted from a plurality of TV programs recorded in the HDD 13. A screen (see FIG. 9) to be selected by the user is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20.

  The recorder control unit 11 is configured to display a list of television programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates (see FIGS. 6 and 10) on the display unit 22 of the television device 20. In addition, when a plurality of TV programs or a plurality of scenes extracted as dubbing candidates are extracted, the recorder control unit 11 displays a list of a plurality of TV programs or a plurality of scenes, a plurality of TV programs or a plurality of scenes. It is configured to display on the display unit 22 of the television device 20 in descending order of the corresponding audience rating. In addition, when the TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate is not recorded in the HDD 13, the recorder control unit 11 notifies the user that there is no TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate (FIG. 7). 11) is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television device 20.

  Next, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 of the DVD / BD recorder 10 when the entire dubbing (title dubbing) of the television program is executed will be described with reference to FIGS. A plurality of television programs are recorded on the HDD 13 by the user.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when title dubbing is executed, first, in step S1, the user uses a remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) to display a menu screen (not shown) on the display unit of the television apparatus 20. 4, the cursor on the menu screen is moved by using the cross key 50 a of the remote controller 50 to select the dubbing mode from the menu, and the enter button 50 b of the remote controller 50 is pressed, as shown in FIG. Such a dubbing mode selection screen 22 a is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20. Next, in step S2, it is determined whether the title dubbing mode has been selected by the user. In step S2, this determination is repeated until the title dubbing mode is selected by the user. If it is determined that the title dubbing mode is selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S3. In FIG. 4, the title dubbing mode is selected by the user.

  Next, in step S3, the audience rating for each TV program recorded in the HDD 13 is acquired via the LAN communication unit 16 and the Internet, and the process proceeds to step S4. Next, in step S4, a threshold value input screen 22b as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20, and whether or not the user inputs a threshold value using the remote controller 50 is determined. To be judged. In step S4, this determination is repeated until a threshold value is input by the user. If it is determined that the threshold value is input by the user, the process proceeds to step S5. In FIG. 5, for example, when a two-digit threshold value is input by the user using the remote controller 50 and the OK button is selected, the process proceeds to step S5.

  Next, in step S5, it is determined whether or not there is a television program having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold value input in step S4 among the television programs recorded in the HDD 13. In step S5, if it is determined that there is a TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold among the TV programs recorded in the HDD 13, a TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold is selected as a dubbing candidate. And the process proceeds to step S6. Next, in step S6, a title display screen 22c (see FIG. 6) for displaying a list of the TV programs extracted as dubbing candidates in step S5 in descending order is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television device 20. Proceed to step S7. In FIG. 6, TV programs AAA, BBB and CCC are listed.

  Next, in step S7, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to execute title dubbing using the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) by the user. In step S7, when it is determined that there is no instruction to execute title dubbing using the remote controller 50 by the user, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 ends. In step S7, when it is determined that there is an instruction to execute title dubbing using the remote controller 50 by the user, the process proceeds to step S8. Next, in step S8, title dubbing is executed. Specifically, of the television programs recorded on the HDD 13, the entire television program extracted as a dubbing candidate is dubbed to a DVD or a BD. In FIG. 6, when the user selects the dubbing execution button using the cross key 50a of the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) and presses the enter button 50b of the remote controller 50, the entire television programs AAA, BBB and CCC are recorded on the DVD. Or it is dubbed to BD. Then, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 at the time of title dubbing is completed.

  In step S5, if it is determined that there is no TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold input in step S4 among the TV programs recorded in the HDD 13, the process proceeds to step S9. Next, in step S9, as shown in FIG. 7, a notification screen 22d for notifying the user that there is no television program as a dubbing candidate is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television device 20. Then, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 at the time of title dubbing is completed.

  Next, referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 8 to 11, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 of the DVD / BD recorder 10 when scene dubbing (scene dubbing) in a television program is executed. explain.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when scene dubbing is executed, first, in step S11, the user uses the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) to display a menu screen (not shown) on the display unit of the television apparatus 20. 4, the cursor on the menu screen is moved by using the cross key 50 a of the remote controller 50 to select the dubbing mode from the menu, and the enter button 50 b of the remote controller 50 is pressed, as shown in FIG. Such a dubbing mode selection screen 22 a is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20. Next, in step S12, it is determined whether or not the scene dubbing mode has been selected by the user. In step S12, this determination is repeated until the user selects the scene dubbing mode. If it is determined that the user selects the scene dubbing mode, the process proceeds to step S13.

  Next, in step S13, a title selection screen 22e (see FIG. 9) is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television device 20 to allow the user to select a television program to be extracted from the television programs recorded on the HDD 13. Then, the process proceeds to step S14. In FIG. 9, television programs AAA, BBB, CCC and DDD are displayed. Next, in step S14, it is determined whether or not the user has selected a television program for scene extraction. In step S14, this determination is repeated until the user selects a television program for scene extraction. If it is determined that the user selects a television program for scene extraction, step S15 is performed. Proceed to In FIG. 9, when the television program AAA is selected and the OK button is selected by the user, the process proceeds to step S15.

  Next, in step S15, the audience rating for each scene in the television program recorded on the HDD 13 is acquired via the LAN communication unit 16 and the Internet, and the process proceeds to step S16. Next, in step S16, a threshold value input screen 22b as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20, and a threshold value is input by the user using the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1). It is determined whether or not it has been done. In step S16, this determination is repeated until the threshold value is input by the user. If it is determined that the threshold value is input by the user, the process proceeds to step S17. In FIG. 5, for example, when the user inputs a two-digit threshold value using the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) and the OK button is selected, the process proceeds to step S17.

  Next, in step S17, it is determined whether or not there is a scene having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold value input in step S16 among the scenes in the television program selected by the user in step S14. . In step S17, when it is determined that there is a scene having a viewer rating equal to or higher than the threshold among the scenes in the television program selected by the user in step S14, the viewer has a viewer rating higher than the threshold. The scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate, and the process proceeds to step S18. Next, in step S18, a scene display screen 22f (see FIG. 10) displaying a list of scenes extracted as dubbing candidates in step S17 in descending order of the audience rating is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television device 20, and step Proceed to S19. In FIG. 10, scenes 1, 2, 5, and 8 are listed.

  Next, in step S19, it is determined whether or not there is an instruction to execute scene dubbing using the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) by the user. In step S19, when it is determined that the user has not instructed execution of scene dubbing using the remote controller 50, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 ends. In step S19, if it is determined that there is an instruction to execute scene dubbing using the remote controller 50 by the user, the process proceeds to step S20. Next, in step S20, scene dubbing is executed. Specifically, the scene extracted as a dubbing candidate among the scenes in the television program selected by the user in step S14 is dubbed to a DVD or a BD. In FIG. 10, when the user selects the dubbing execution button by using the cross key 50a of the remote controller 50 (see FIG. 1) and presses the enter button 50b of the remote controller 50, the scenes 1, 2, 5, and 8 are DVD or Dubbed to BD. Then, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 when executing scene dubbing is completed.

  In step S17, if a scene having an audience rating equal to or higher than the threshold does not exist in the television program selected by the user in step S14, the process proceeds to step S21. Next, in step S21, as shown in FIG. 11, a notification screen 22g for notifying the user that there is no scene as a dubbing candidate is displayed on the display unit 22 of the television apparatus 20. Then, the control operation of the recorder control unit 11 when executing scene dubbing is completed.

  In the DVD / BD recorder 10 according to the present embodiment, as described above, at least a part of a television program is dubbed from a plurality of television programs recorded in the HDD 13 based on the audience rating acquired by the LAN communication unit 16. By providing the recorder control unit 11 for extracting at least a part of the recorded TV program having a high audience rating as a dubbing candidate, it has a high audience rating. It is possible to reduce the burden on the user when extracting at least a part of the television program.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the recorder control unit 11 causes the TV controller 13 to select at least a part of a TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than a preset threshold among a plurality of TV programs recorded on the HDD 13. It is configured to extract as a dubbing candidate. This makes it possible to easily extract at least a part of a television program having a viewer rating equal to or higher than a preset threshold among a plurality of recorded television programs as a dubbing candidate.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, at least a part of the television program extracted as the dubbing candidate is the entire television program or a scene in the television program, and the recorder control unit 11 controls the recorded television program. The audience rating information for each program or the audience rating information for each scene in the recorded television program can be acquired via the LAN communication unit 16. Accordingly, the entire television program can be extracted as a dubbing candidate based on the audience rating for each program, and the scene in the television program can be extracted as a dubbing candidate based on the audience rating for each scene. Therefore, among the recorded TV programs, the entire TV program having a high audience rating or a scene in the TV program can be easily extracted as a dubbing candidate.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, when the audience rating for each TV program is acquired by the LAN communication unit 16, the recorder control unit 11 sets an audience rating equal to or higher than a preset first threshold value. When the entire TV program is extracted and the viewing rate for each scene is acquired by the LAN communication unit 16, a second threshold set in advance among a plurality of scenes in the TV program selected by the user is obtained. A scene having an audience rating greater than or equal to the value is extracted as a dubbing candidate. As a result, it is possible to easily automatically extract the entire TV program having a viewer rating equal to or higher than the first threshold among the plurality of recorded TV programs as a dubbing candidate, and to select the TV selected by the user. Of a plurality of scenes in the program, a scene having an audience rating equal to or higher than the second threshold can be easily extracted automatically as a dubbing candidate.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, at least a part of the television programs extracted as the dubbing candidates includes a plurality of television programs or a plurality of scenes, and the recorder control unit 11 is extracted as the dubbing candidates. Programs or scenes are dubbed in descending order of the audience rating corresponding to each of a plurality of television programs or a plurality of scenes. As a result, when dubbing a plurality of television programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates, it is possible to save time and labor for searching for a television program or scene having a high audience rating, thereby further reducing the burden on the user. .

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the recorder control unit 11 causes the display device to display a screen that allows the user to select which of the TV program or the scene is to be extracted as a dubbing candidate based on the user's operation. It is configured as follows. Thereby, the user can easily select which of the television program or the scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate while viewing the screen.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, when the user selects to extract a scene in the TV program as a dubbing candidate by the user, from the plurality of TV programs recorded in the HDD 13, The television device 20 is configured to display a screen that allows the user to select a television program as a scene extraction target. Thereby, the user can easily select the television program from which a scene as a dubbing candidate is extracted from among the recorded television programs while viewing the screen.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the recorder control unit 11 is configured to display a list of television programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates on the display device. Thereby, the user can easily visually check which television program or which scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate by the television device 20.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, the recorder control unit 11 causes the list of a plurality of television programs or scenes extracted as dubbing candidates to be viewed corresponding to each of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes. The television apparatus 20 is configured to display in descending order of rate. Thus, the user can easily visually check the order of the audience rating of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes extracted as the dubbing candidates.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the recorder control unit 11 causes the TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate to be recorded to the user when the TV program or scene as the dubbing candidate is not recorded in the HDD 13. The television device 20 is configured to display a screen notifying that it does not exist. Thereby, the user can easily recognize that there is no TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate in the recorded TV program while viewing the screen.

  The embodiment disclosed this time should be considered as illustrative in all points and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown not by the above description of the embodiments but by the scope of claims for patent, and further includes all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of claims for patent.

  For example, in the above embodiment, a recording apparatus capable of selectively executing title dubbing and scene dubbing has been shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a recording apparatus capable of executing only one of title dubbing and scene dubbing may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, a recording apparatus that needs to input a threshold value every time dubbing is performed is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a recording apparatus capable of setting a threshold value in advance before performing dubbing may be used. If the threshold value is set in advance, step S4 in FIG. 3 is omitted when title dubbing is performed. Further, step S16 in FIG. 8 is omitted when performing scene dubbing.

  When the threshold value can be set in advance, a threshold value setting screen 22h for setting the threshold value, for example, as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the display unit 22. In this case, as shown in FIG. 12, a different threshold value may be set by the remote controller 50 for each genre of the television program.

  In the above-described embodiment, the recording apparatus that dubs all the extracted television programs is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a recording apparatus capable of selecting a television program to be dubbed from the extracted television program may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 13, a check box 22 i may be provided on the title display screen 22 c so that a TV program to be dubbed can be selected by the remote controller 50. In FIG. 13, television programs AAA and BBB are selected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the recording apparatus that dubs all the extracted scenes is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, a recording apparatus capable of selecting a scene to be dubbed from the extracted scene may be used. For example, as shown in FIG. 14, a check box 22 j may be provided on the scene display screen 22 f so that a scene to be dubbed can be selected by the remote controller 50. In FIG. 14, scenes 2 and 5 are selected.

  In the above-described embodiment, the recording apparatus for dubbing the TV program recorded on the HDD to the DVD or BD is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the present invention, it may be a recording device for dubbing a television program recorded on a DVD or BD onto a new DVD or BD.

10 DVD / BD recorder (recording device)
11 Recorder control unit (control unit)
13 HDD (recording unit)
16 LAN communication unit (communication unit)
20 Television device (display device)

Claims (10)

A recording unit capable of recording a plurality of TV programs;
A communication unit capable of acquiring audience rating information of the television program recorded in the recording unit via a network;
A recording apparatus comprising: a control unit that extracts at least a part of the television program as a dubbing candidate from the plurality of television programs recorded in the recording unit based on the audience rating acquired by the communication unit.   The control unit extracts at least a part of the television program having a viewing rate equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold value as a dubbing candidate from the plurality of television programs recorded in the recording unit. The recording device according to claim 1, which is configured. At least a part of the television program extracted as a dubbing candidate is the entire television program or a scene in the television program,
The control unit is configured to be able to acquire audience rating information for each program of the recorded television program or audience rating information for each scene in the recorded television program via the communication unit. The recording device according to claim 1 or 2.   The control unit, when the audience rating for each program is acquired by the communication unit, extracts the entire TV program having an audience rating equal to or higher than a preset first threshold as a dubbing candidate, When the audience rating for each scene is acquired by the communication unit, the scene having an audience rating equal to or higher than a preset second threshold value among a plurality of scenes in the television program selected by the user is dubbed The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to extract as a candidate. At least a part of the television program extracted as a dubbing candidate includes a plurality of television programs or a plurality of scenes,
The control unit is configured to perform dubbing of the television program or the scene extracted as a dubbing candidate in descending order of a rating value corresponding to each of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes. The recording apparatus of any one of Claims 1-4.   The said control part is comprised so that the screen which makes a user select which of the said television program or the said scene is extracted as a dubbing candidate based on a user's operation may be displayed on the said display apparatus. The recording apparatus of any one of -5.   When the control unit selects to extract a scene in the TV program as a dubbing candidate, the control unit extracts the scene from the plurality of TV programs recorded in the recording unit. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to display a screen for allowing a user to select a television program on the display device.   The recording apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the control unit is configured to cause the display device to display a list of the television program or the scene extracted as a dubbing candidate.   The control unit displays a list of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes extracted as dubbing candidates in descending order of a rating value corresponding to each of the plurality of television programs or the plurality of scenes. The recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to be displayed on the screen.   When the TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate is not recorded in the recording unit, the control unit displays a screen for notifying the user that there is no TV program or scene as a dubbing candidate. The recording apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the recording apparatus is configured to be displayed on the screen.

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