JP2012205165A - Video recording reservation device and method, and computer program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately reserve recording of a multiple-chapter program possibly irregularly broadcast.SOLUTION: If a program is determined as one comprising a plurality of stories based on program information when the program is reserved for recording, the related program is automatically searched for. If a continued-story broadcasting is detected, the intervals between the reserved program and the next program and thereafter are determined, and a reservation setup including a day-of-week setting and an every-week setting is automatically carried out. Here, if an automatic reservation function is set to be operative, all reservation setup is automatically completed. If no continued-story broadcasting is detected, a plural-story setting is exercised, and a reservation setup process is continued. If the determination is that the program is not a plural-story program, the reservation setup process is continued as a normal single-story program.

Description

  The present specification discloses a recording reservation apparatus and a recording reservation method for receiving a broadcast signal to make a recording reservation for a program, and a computer program, and in particular, a recording reservation apparatus and a recording for making a recording reservation for a program composed of a plurality of episodes. A reservation method and a computer program are disclosed.

  In recent years, devices such as hard disk recorders, optical disk recorders, personal computers, and the like that receive digital broadcasts and record programs have been sold. Many of these products are equipped with an automatic recording function. According to the automatic recording function, for example, a program that matches the conditions set by the user is searched based on EPG (Electric Program Guide) data, and the preference information obtained from the search result and the past usage status of the user is analyzed. Then, the program to be recorded is selected, and the selected program is automatically recorded.

  In addition, by comparing the program name of the program reserved for recording with the program name on the EPG data, a program belonging to the same series as the program reserved for recording or a program composed of a plurality of episodes is detected and detected. Proposals have been made for a program reservation apparatus that automatically sets a recording reservation for a program (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, by comparing the program name of the program reserved for recording with the program name on the latest EPG data updated as needed, a sudden change in the broadcast time of the program reserved for recording is detected. A recording apparatus that updates a recording reservation in response to a change in the number has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

  A program composed of a plurality of episodes is not always regular, such as the same time zone every day or every week, and may be broadcast irregularly. Conventionally, it is common for a user to manually make a recording reservation for a program composed of a plurality of episodes that may be broadcast irregularly. That is, the user needs to check the program guide by searching, listing, etc., and making reservation settings one by one. Further, when the next program information cannot be obtained when the first broadcast is reserved for recording, it is necessary to wait until the program information is obtained. However, the user may forget the recording reservation and miss the recording. In addition, it is troublesome for the user to manually set recording reservations for a plurality of episodes. Recording reservations with settings such as weekly or daily cannot handle irregular broadcasts.

  On the other hand, it is also conceivable to use the preference analysis automatic recording function to automatically record the next and subsequent broadcasts of programs composed of a plurality of episodes regardless of whether they are regular or irregular. However, if it is recognized as a preference pattern by manually making a recording reservation, it is recognized that it is preferred even if you do not want to make a recording reservation from the next time, and related unnecessary programs are automatically reserved. there is a possibility.

  When automatic recording is set, the user can record even irregular broadcasts by registering keywords such as program names. However, there is a trouble of extracting keywords from broadcasted program information. In addition, there is a problem in that the operation is performed separately from the normal program recording reservation, the listability with the normal recording reservation program is lowered, and individual recording settings cannot be made.

  Also, at a certain time of a program consisting of multiple episodes, the user may no longer need to schedule recording of the program. In the case of automatic keyword recording, the user needs to manually delete keywords in order not to make a recording reservation for the next and subsequent recordings. Similarly, in the preference analysis automatic recording function, it is determined that the manually recorded fact remains in the learning history, and the user thinks that the recording is unnecessary and the related program is automatically recorded. there is a possibility.

  If the recorded program is the last time, there is a program reservation device that notifies the user that it is the last time (see, for example, Patent Document 3), but it is necessary to manually delete the recording reservation information, Inconvenient. Also, if the automatic recording reservation function for a new program is enabled when the upper limit of the number of reservations has been reached, such as when the period changes, the recording reservation information for the finished program will remain and the recording reservation for the new program will remain. There is also a problem that it is not done.

JP 2002-27416 A JP 2006-50302 A JP 2008-60898 A

  An object of the technology disclosed in the present specification is to provide an excellent recording reservation device, a recording reservation method, and a computer program that can suitably make a recording reservation for a program composed of a plurality of episodes.

The present application has been made in consideration of the above problems, and the technology according to claim 1
A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information;
A related program search unit for automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information at the time of recording recording of the program;
A related program reservation unit that performs a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired by the related program search unit;
Is a recording reservation device.

  According to the technique described in claim 2 of the present application, the recording reservation device according to claim 1 further includes a multiple-speech setting determination unit that determines whether the program to be reserved for recording is a program composed of a plurality of episodes. Yes. The related program search unit automatically searches for information on related programs to be broadcast next time for the program determined by the multi-speech setting determination unit as a multi-speech configuration, and the related program reservation unit is detected by the related program search unit Based on the information of the related program to be broadcast next time, a recording reservation process for the related program to be broadcast next time is performed.

  According to the technique described in claim 3 of the present application, the related program reservation unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 2 is configured such that the related program search unit performs the same time zone on another day of the week or the next week. Thus, when a program to be broadcast next time is detected, a recording reservation process for a related program to be broadcast next time is performed by setting the day of the week or weekly.

  According to the technique described in claim 4 of the present application, in the recording reservation device according to claim 2, information on a related program to be broadcast next time by the related program search unit is obtained from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit. A multi-story setting unit is further provided that stores information that the program to be reserved for recording is composed of a plurality of episodes when it cannot be detected.

  According to the technique described in claim 5 of the present application, the related program search unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 4 performs the reserved recording of the program other than the recording reservation of the program, or the user It is configured to automatically search for related program information to be broadcast next time for a program in which information that is composed of a plurality of episodes is stored at least at one point in time when viewing of the reserved program is finished. Yes.

  According to the technique described in claim 6 of the present application, the related program reservation unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 2 makes the recording of the related program to be broadcast next time unreserved, and relates to the program after viewing the reserved recording. It is configured to reconfirm the recording reservation of the program with the user.

  According to the technique described in claim 7 of the present application, the related program search unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 4 is configured by a plurality of episodes even when the program information acquisition unit newly acquires program information. It is configured to automatically search for information on related programs to be broadcast next time for programs in which the information that the information is being stored is stored.

  According to the technique described in claim 8 of the present application, the related program reservation unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 2 notifies the user of the information of the related program to be broadcast next time, and uses the reservation method selected by the user. Based on this, the recording reservation process is performed.

  According to the technique described in claim 9 of the present application, when the related program reservation unit of the recording reservation device according to claim 8 is selected as a reservation method not to perform reservation of related programs from the next time onward, The related program reservation information and reservation history are deleted, or the related program is placed in a non-preference list.

  According to the technique of claim 10 of the present application, whether or not the related program reservation unit of the recording reservation device of claim 2 automatically reserves the related program detected by the automatic search of the related program search unit. When automatic reservation is not set, recording of related programs to be broadcast next time is unreserved, and the user is reconfirmed to confirm the recording reservation of related programs after watching the reserved recording. Has been.

  According to the technique described in claim 11 of the present application, the recording reservation device according to claim 2 determines whether or not the related program detected by the related program search unit is the final episode of a plurality of episodes. And a reservation information deleting unit that deletes the reservation information of the related program when the reserved recording of the related program determined to be the last time is finished.

Further, the technique according to claim 12 of the present application is
A program information acquisition step for acquiring program information;
A related program search step of automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information when recording the program;
A related program reservation step of performing a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired in the related program search step;
Is a recording reservation method.

In addition, the technique according to claim 13 of the present application is
A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information;
A related program search unit for automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information when the recording of the program is reserved;
A related program reservation unit that performs a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired by the related program search unit;
Is a computer program written in a computer readable format to make the computer function as

  The computer program according to claim 13 of the present application defines a computer program described in a computer-readable format so as to realize predetermined processing on a computer. In other words, by installing the computer program according to claim 13 of the present application on a computer, a cooperative operation is exhibited on the computer, and the same effect as the recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1 of the present application is obtained. be able to.

  According to the technology disclosed in the present specification, it is possible to provide an excellent recording reservation apparatus, recording reservation method, and computer program that can suitably reserve recording of a program composed of a plurality of episodes.

  According to the recording reservation apparatus disclosed in the present specification, the next broadcast is automatically detected at the time of manual recording reservation of a program composed of a plurality of episodes, which may be an irregular broadcast, so it is possible to prevent missed recording. .

  In addition, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in this specification, when the user does not want to record a program composed of a plurality of episodes from the next time, the recording reservation information and the recording history are automatically deleted. And unnecessary recording by preference analysis recording can be prevented.

  Other objects, features, and advantages of the technology disclosed in the present specification will become apparent from a more detailed description based on the embodiments to be described later and the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing a configuration of a recording apparatus 100 having a digital broadcast receiving function and a recording reservation function. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for starting recording reservation in the recording apparatus 100. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the recording reservation process that is started when the reservation recording is completed. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the procedure of a recording reservation process that is started after viewing a recorded program. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the recording reservation process which is started after updating the EPG data.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the technology disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of a recording apparatus 100 having a digital broadcast receiving function and a recording reservation function. The recording device 100 is, for example, a hard disk recorder, an optical disk recorder, a personal computer, or the like. Hereinafter, each part will be described.

  The recording apparatus 100 outputs video and audio of content (program) broadcast by BS (Broadcasting Satellite) / CS (Communications Satellite) digital broadcasting and terrestrial digital broadcasting from a television receiver (not shown), or outputs the content. Or record. That is, a television receiver is connected to the recording apparatus 100 and a signal from the antenna is supplied. The recording device 100 is also connected to the Internet via a LAN (Local Area Network).

  The digital broadcast tuner 102 receives and demodulates the RF signal from the antenna input to the RF input terminal 101 under the control of the control unit 111, and develops the demodulated signal into a digital broadcast bit stream. . The digital broadcast tuner 102 outputs, for example, a bit stream of the content to be recorded instructed by the control unit 111 to a demultiplexer (Demux) 121.

  The demultiplexer 121 separates the bit stream supplied from the digital broadcast tuner 102 into a video stream, an audio stream, and a data stream, and outputs the separated streams to the PSI / SI parser 122.

  The PSI / SI parser 122 outputs an AV stream composed of a video stream and an audio stream among the streams supplied from the demultiplexer 121 to the stream buffer 105 and performs an analysis process on the data stream. EPG data including information of contents scheduled to be broadcast for a necessary period such as 8 days is output to the EPG storage unit 104 based on the day including the time. The EPG data obtained by the PSI / SI parser 122 includes content information extracted from EIT (Event Information Table), detailed information such as names and synopses of performers, broadcast start time, genre information, and NIT (Network). Information of the broadcast station name extracted from Information Table (Information Table) and DT (Service Description Table) is included.

  The EPG storage unit 104 stores the EPG data supplied from the PSI / SI parser 122. The EPG storage unit 104 stores EPG data downloaded from a server on the Internet or EPG data acquired from an external device connected to the LAN when supplied via the network terminal 106. The EPG data stored in the EPG storage unit 104 is read by the control unit 111 as appropriate.

  The stream buffer 105 outputs an AV stream such as a broadcast program supplied from the PSI / SI parser 122 to the content storage unit 107 and stores it. Further, the stream buffer 105 outputs the AV stream read from the content storage unit 107 to an MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) decoder 108 under the control of the control unit 111.

  The content storage unit 107 stores the AV stream supplied from the stream buffer 105. The EPG storage unit 104 and the content storage unit 107 are realized, for example, by partitioning one hard disk area by a partition.

  The MPEG decoder 108 decodes the AV stream supplied from the stream buffer 105 and outputs a signal obtained by decoding to the video encoder 109.

  The video encoder 109 generates a video signal based on the signal supplied from the MPEG decoder 108 and outputs the generated video signal from the video output terminal 110 to a television receiver (not shown). In the television receiver, based on the video signal generated by the video encoder 109, the video of the recorded content is displayed.

  A UI (User Interface) control unit 112 receives a remote control command transmitted from a remote controller (not shown), interprets the command, and outputs a signal representing the content of a user operation to the control unit 111. .

  The recording apparatus 100 having the above-described configuration can make a program recording reservation according to a user's manual operation through a remote controller. In addition, the recording apparatus 100 refers to the EPG data stored in the EPG storage unit 104 and automatically records content that satisfies the conditions set by the user as content to be recorded from the content scheduled to be broadcast. Has a function to make a reservation. In the present embodiment, the recording apparatus 100 automatically detects the next broadcast and reserves the recording when a program composed of a plurality of episodes having a possibility of irregular broadcasting is manually reserved. In addition, if the user has scheduled a recording once but the user does not want to record the next time, the recording reservation information and recording history are automatically deleted so that unnecessary recording by automatic search or preference analysis recording is not performed. To do. These functions related to recording reservation can be realized in a form in which the control unit 111 executes a predetermined program. The control unit 111 includes a recording information storage unit 113 to realize automatic recording reservation and preference analysis automatic recording. The recording information storage unit 113 stores recording reservation information, reservation recording history information, a learning history of preference analysis automatic recording, a non-preference list to be excluded from the target of preference analysis, and the like.

  FIG. 2 shows a processing procedure for starting a recording reservation in the recording apparatus 100 in the form of a flowchart. The illustrated processing procedure is realized in a form in which the control unit 111 executes a predetermined program.

  For example, a program guide based on EPG data is displayed on the screen of a television receiver connected via the video output terminal 110. Then, the user selects a program to be reserved for recording from the program guide through a remote control operation (ie, manually) (step S201).

  Next, the EPG data of the selected program stored in the EPG storage unit 104 is analyzed to determine whether the program is a program composed of a plurality of episodes (step S202).

  If it is determined that the program manually selected in step S201 is a program composed of a plurality of stories (Yes in step S202), a program related to the program is automatically searched in the EPG storage unit 104 (step S203). ).

  As a result of automatically searching for related programs, if the next and subsequent broadcasts can be detected (Yes in step S204), the EPG storage unit 104 stores the broadcast interval between the program manually reserved in step S201 and the next and subsequent programs. A determination is made based on the EPG data being stored (step S205).

  Then, as a result of determining the broadcast interval, if the next broadcast is the same time zone on another day of the week, the recording reservation setting by the day setting is automatically performed for the program manually selected in step S201 (step S201). S206), the reservation setting process is continued (step S207). If the next broadcast is the next week as a result of determining the broadcast interval, the recording reservation setting by weekly setting is automatically performed for the program manually selected in step S201 (step S211), and the reservation setting process is continued (step S211). Step S207). At that time, if the automatic recording reservation function is enabled and entered, all the recording reservation settings are automatically completed.

  As a result of automatically searching for related programs, if the next and subsequent broadcasts cannot be detected (No in step S204), a plurality of episodes are set for the program manually selected in step S201 (step S210), and reservation setting processing is performed. (Step S207). To set a plurality of episodes of a program specifically means to store information that the program reserved for recording is composed of a plurality of episodes, for example, as program information. The program set for a plurality of episodes is detected for the next broadcast when the reserved recording is completed. Details will be given later.

  On the other hand, when it is determined that the program manually selected in step S201 is not a program composed of a plurality of episodes (No in step S202), the program is set as a single program (step S209), and the reservation setting process is performed. Continue (step S207).

  When the reservation process is completed for the program manually selected in step S201 by any of the day setting, weekly setting, multi-story setting, or single program setting as described above (step S208), this processing routine is terminated.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the recording reservation process that is started when the reservation recording is completed. The illustrated processing procedure is realized in a form in which the control unit 111 executes a predetermined program.

  When the reserved recording of the program is completed (step S301), it is confirmed whether or not the reserved recorded program is set to a plurality of episodes (step S302). As described with reference to FIG. 2, when it is determined that a plurality of programs reserved for recording are composed, but the next broadcast cannot be detected from the EPG data at that time, the program reserved for recording is automatically selected. Multiple episodes are set. Of course, the user may manually set a plurality of programs.

  If the recorded program is set to have multiple episodes (Yes in step S302), then it is determined from the EPG data stored in the EPG storage unit 104 whether the recorded program is the last time. (Step S303).

  If it is determined that the recorded program is the final program (Yes in step S303), the reservation information is automatically deleted (step S317), and the reservation process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the recorded program is not the final program (No in step S303), a related program is automatically searched for the recorded program (step S304). If the next broadcast is detected as a result of the automatic search (Yes in step S305), it is further checked whether the automatic reservation setting is valid (step S306).

  If the automatic reservation setting is enabled (Yes in step S306), the reservation process is automatically started (step S307), and the reservation process is completed (step S308).

  If the automatic reservation setting is not valid (No in step S306), it is subsequently checked whether the reservation confirmation after recording is valid (step S309).

  If reservation confirmation after recording is enabled (“Yes” in step S309), for example, a dialog for selecting a reservation method is displayed on the screen of a television receiver connected to the video output terminal 110. (Step S311), the user is made to select a reservation method (Step S312).

  If the user selects automatic reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting is automatically performed (step S313).

  If the user selects manual reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting processing is entered (step S314).

  If the user selects reconfirmation after viewing, the unreserved flag is turned on (step S315), and the reservation process is completed. A program for which the unreserved flag is turned on is in a “provisional reservation” state in which a recording reservation is not confirmed. In the present embodiment, after a user watches a program that has been reserved and recorded, it is confirmed whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program that has been temporarily reserved (described later).

  If the user selects not to reserve as the reservation method, the reservation information and reservation history information are deleted from the recording information storage unit 113 (step S316), and the next and subsequent broadcasts are automatically recorded and recommended. So that there is no such thing. You may register to a non-preference list.

  If the next broadcast is not detected even if the related program is automatically searched (No in step S305), the reservation process is terminated.

  Further, when the automatic reservation setting is not effective and the reservation confirmation after recording is not effective ("None" in step S309), notification that the program information has been detected and the reservation process are simplified. As described above, reservation information is automatically set in the reservation list, an update mark is displayed, and recording is turned off (step S310).

  FIG. 4 shows the procedure of the recording reservation process started after viewing the recorded program in the form of a flowchart. The illustrated processing procedure is realized in a form in which the control unit 111 executes a predetermined program.

  When the user finishes viewing the recorded program (step S401), it is checked whether or not the program is a reserved program with multiple story settings (step S402). As described with reference to FIG. 2, when it is determined that a plurality of programs reserved for recording are composed, but the next broadcast cannot be detected from the EPG data at that time, the program reserved for recording is automatically selected. Multiple episodes are set.

  If the program that has been viewed has not been set to multiple episodes (No in step S402), it is not necessary to confirm whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program, and thus this processing routine ends. On the other hand, if the program that has been viewed is set to a plurality of episodes (Yes in step S402), it is then checked whether there is an unreserved flag (step S403). The program with the unreserved flag turned on is in a “provisional reservation” state in which the recording reservation has not been confirmed, and it is necessary to confirm whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program.

  If there is no unreserved flag (No in step S403), it is not necessary to confirm whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program, and thus this processing routine ends. On the other hand, if there is an unreserved flag (Yes in step S403), it is further checked whether or not the automatic reservation setting is valid (step S404).

  If the automatic reservation setting is valid (Yes in step S404), the reservation process is automatically started (step S405), and the reservation process is completed (step S406).

  If the automatic reservation setting is not valid (No in step S404), for example, a dialog for selecting a reservation method is displayed on the screen of the television receiver connected to the video output terminal 110 (step S407). ), The user selects a reservation method (step S408).

  When the user selects automatic reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting is automatically performed (step S409), and the reservation process is completed (step S406).

  If the user selects manual reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting processing is entered (step S410). When the reservation setting is completed, the reservation process is completed (step S406).

  If the user selects not to reserve as the reservation method, the reservation information and reservation history are deleted from the recording information storage unit 113 (step S411), and the next and subsequent broadcasts are automatically recorded and recommended. Make sure there is nothing. You may register to a non-preference list.

  FIG. 5 shows the procedure of the recording reservation process which is started after updating the EPG data in the form of a flowchart. As described with reference to FIG. 2, when it is determined that a plurality of programs reserved for recording are composed, but the next broadcast cannot be detected from the EPG data at that time, the program reserved for recording is automatically selected. Multiple episodes are set. In this processing routine, reservation processing is performed based on the updated EPG data for a program for which a plurality of episodes are set. This processing procedure is realized in a form in which the control unit 111 executes a predetermined program.

  When the EPG data is updated (step S501), it is confirmed whether there is a reservation for multi-story settings (step S502).

  If there is a reservation for multi-story settings (Yes in step S502), it is then checked whether there is an unreserved flag (step S503). The program with the unreserved flag turned on is in a “provisional reservation” state in which the recording reservation has not been confirmed, and it is necessary to confirm whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program.

  If there is no unreserved flag (No in step S503), it is not necessary to confirm whether or not to reserve the next broadcast program, and thus this processing routine ends. On the other hand, if there is an unreserved flag (Yes in step S503), the related program is automatically searched for the program for which the unreserved flag is set (step S504). If the next broadcast is detected as a result of the automatic search (Yes in step S505), it is further checked whether the automatic reservation setting is valid (step S506).

  If the automatic reservation setting is enabled (Yes in step S506), the reservation process is automatically started (step S507), and the reservation process is completed (step S508).

  If the automatic reservation setting is not valid (No in step S506), it is subsequently checked whether the reservation confirmation after updating the EPG data is valid (step S509).

  If reservation confirmation after updating the EPG data is valid (“Yes” in step S509), for example, a reservation method is selected on the screen of the television receiver connected to the video output terminal 110. Is displayed (step S511), and the user is allowed to select a reservation method (step S512).

  If the user selects automatic reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting is automatically performed (step S513).

  If the user selects manual reservation as the reservation method, reservation setting processing is entered (step S514).

  If the user selects not to reserve as the reservation method, the reservation information and reservation history are deleted from the recording information storage unit 113 (step S515), and the next and subsequent broadcasts are automatically recorded and recommended. Make sure there is nothing. You may register to a non-preference list.

  If the next broadcast is not detected even after automatically searching for related programs (No in step S505), the reservation process is terminated.

  Further, when the automatic reservation setting is not valid and the reservation confirmation after recording is not valid (“None” in step S509), it is easy to notify that the program information has been detected and the reservation process. As described above, reservation information is automatically set in the reservation list, an update mark is displayed, and recording is turned off (step S510).

  As described above, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in the present specification, the user automatically searches for related programs at the time of program reservation, and automatically displays the reservation and reservation processing, so that the user can Eliminates the hassle of searching for and broadcasting reservations.

  Further, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in the present specification, when it is determined from the program information at the time of recording reservation that it is determined to be composed of a plurality of episodes, the recording reservation device is automatically composed of recording reservations for a plurality of episodes or a plurality of episodes. By saving the information indicating that the program is being broadcast and automatically reserving or notifying when the next broadcast is detected, it is not necessary for the user to make a reservation setting.

  In addition, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in this specification, subsequent program information can be obtained by manually storing information that the recording reservation setting for multiple episodes is configured and multiple episodes are automatically determined. In this case, by automatically making a recording reservation, it is possible to prevent a previous program from which EPG data has not been obtained from being reserved, and to forget to make a reservation later and to miss the recording.

  Further, according to the recording reservation apparatus disclosed in this specification, when automatic search at the time of reservation detects that the next broadcast is in the same time band program or the next week, the reservation information is automatically updated every day. By setting it every week, you can save yourself the trouble of checking and setting the broadcast schedule yourself.

  Further, according to the recording reservation apparatus disclosed in the present specification, when the reservation of the program searched at the time of automatic search reservation is confirmed, by selecting “after” or “after watching the reserved program”, the reserved program You can ask for confirmation again after recording or viewing, and you can select whether or not you want to make a reservation after deciding whether to continue recording without trouble.

  Further, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in the present specification, when the reserved program is viewed and stopped or when the program information of the related program is detected to be distributed, if it is selected that no recording is performed thereafter, The reservation information and the recording history are deleted or registered in the non-preference list, and the reservation related processing is not executed by automatic search in the future. By automatically deleting from the learning history and keyword recording target of preference analysis automatic recording or putting it in the non-preference list, there is no need to automatically record or recommend the same program including re-broadcasting, etc. Can be omitted.

  Further, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in the present specification, when the next broadcast is detected by automatic search at the end of recording or EPG data update, etc., and automatic reservation setting is not set, reservation information is automatically set, By attaching an update mark and recording is turned off, it becomes easy to understand that the next broadcast has been detected, and subsequent reservations can be simplified.

  Further, according to the recording reservation device disclosed in the present specification, when it is determined that the recorded program is the last time when the reservation recording of the multi-story setting is completed, the reservation information is automatically deleted. This saves the user from having to manually delete the reservation information.

  As described above, the technology disclosed in this specification has been described in detail with reference to specific embodiments. However, it is obvious that those skilled in the art can make modifications and substitutions of the embodiment without departing from the gist of the present technology.

  The various processes related to recording reservation described in this specification can be realized by executing a predetermined program on a computer, but the processes are performed in time series in the order described in this specification. It may be a program, or a program that performs processing in parallel or at a necessary timing such as when a call is made.

  In short, the present technology has been disclosed in the form of exemplification, and the description content of the present specification should not be interpreted in a limited manner. In order to determine the gist of the present technology, the claims should be taken into consideration.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Recording apparatus 101 ... RF terminal 102 ... Digital broadcasting tuner 104 ... EPG storage part 105 ... Stream buffer 106 ... Network terminal 107 ... Content storage part 108 ... MPEG decoder 109 ... Video encoder 110 ... Video output terminal 111 ... Control Unit 112 ... UI control unit 113 ... Recording information storage unit 121 ... Demultiplexer 122 ... PSI / SI parser

Claims (13)

A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information;
A related program search unit for automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information at the time of recording recording of the program;
A related program reservation unit that performs a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired by the related program search unit;
A recording reservation apparatus. A multi-story setting determination unit that determines whether the program to be reserved for recording is a program composed of a plurality of episodes;
The related program search unit automatically searches for information on related programs to be broadcast next time for the program determined by the multi-story setting determination unit as a multi-story configuration,
The related program reservation unit performs a recording reservation process for a related program to be broadcast next time based on information of a related program to be broadcast next time detected by the related program search unit.
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 1. When the related program search unit detects a program to be broadcast next time in the same time zone on the other day of the week or in the next week, the related program reservation unit sets the next time by the day setting or weekly setting. Perform recording reservation processing for related programs to be broadcast,
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. When the related program search unit cannot detect information on a related program to be broadcast next time from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit, the information that the program to be reserved for recording is composed of a plurality of episodes is stored. Further provided with a multi-story setting unit,
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. The related program search unit stores information that the program is composed of a plurality of episodes at least at one time point when the reserved recording of the program ends or when the user ends the viewing of the reserved recording program. Automatically search for related program information to be broadcast next time
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 4. The related program reservation unit unreserves the recording of the related program to be broadcast next time, and reconfirms the recording reservation of the related program to the user after viewing the reserved program.
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. The related program search unit automatically searches for related program information to be broadcast next time for a program in which information that is composed of a plurality of episodes is stored even when the program information acquisition unit newly acquires program information. To
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 4. The related program reservation unit notifies the user of information on related programs to be broadcast next time, and performs a recording reservation process based on a reservation method selected by the user.
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. The related program reservation unit deletes the reservation information and reservation history of the related program, or deletes the related program as a non-preference list when it is selected as a reservation method that reservation of related programs from the next time is not performed. Put in
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 8. The related program reservation unit can set whether or not to automatically reserve the related program detected by the automatic search of the related program search unit, and when the automatic reservation is not set, the related program to be broadcast next time Unscheduled recording of and re-confirm user recording reservations for related programs after watching the scheduled recording,
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. A final determination unit that determines whether the related program detected by the related program search unit is the final of a multi-story configuration;
A reservation information deleting unit that deletes reservation information of the related program when the reservation recording of the related program determined to be the last round is completed;
The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 2. A program information acquisition step for acquiring program information;
A related program search step of automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information when recording the program;
A related program reservation step of performing a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired in the related program search step;
A recording reservation method. A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information;
A related program search unit for automatically searching information related to a program to be reserved for recording with the program information when the recording of the program is reserved;
A related program reservation unit that performs a recording reservation process of the related program based on the information of the related program acquired by the related program search unit;
A computer program written in a computer-readable format to make a computer function as a computer.

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