JP2014013953A - Program recording reservation device and program recording reservation method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a program recording reservation device capable of making a recording reservation of a desired program with a simple operation by utilizing announce information such as a program PR.SOLUTION: In a portable terminal 100A which functions as a program recording reservation device, when a program reservation instructing operation is made while a first program is displayed on a display section 103, a control section 101 acquires program information of the first program, a time management section 105 stores a piece of operation time information the program reservation instructing operation is made, a tag information obtaining section 108 notifies the program information of the first program to a program configuration information server 200A and obtains a piece of program tag information on the first program, a reservation information generating section 109 generates or obtains a piece of reservation information for reserving recording with respect to a second program on which a program PR is made on a scene corresponding to the operation time the program reservation instructing operation is made based on the operation time information and the program tag information, and a program reservation section 110 makes a recording reservation of the second program using the reservation information.

Description

  The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for making a recording reservation for a broadcast program, for example, a recording reservation apparatus and a recording reservation method applicable to a mobile terminal or the like.

  As a method for recording a broadcast program, it is generally popular to make a recording reservation using an electronic program guide (EPG). As another method, it has also been proposed to make a recording reservation for a program to be advertised using information on a program advertisement being broadcast.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a video recording / reproducing apparatus that performs reserved recording from content guidance such as program advertisement flowing in the middle of a program. The video recording / playback apparatus extracts content information indicating content different from the video data from video data being received or played back, and controls recording or playback of content corresponding to the content information. The content information is extracted by extracting a telop area from the image data, extracting a pixel area determined to be a character from the telop area, obtaining a recognized candidate character string by performing a character recognition process, This is done by collating and extracting corresponding program information.

JP 2008-131413 A

  In the prior art disclosed in Patent Document 1, content information for program recording reservation is acquired by performing character recognition of a telop area in a video. However, due to the character recognition of the image, there is a problem that content information cannot be acquired and recording reservation of the target program cannot be made in the case of a broken character or a program advertisement without characters.

  The present disclosure provides a recording reservation device and a recording reservation method capable of making a reservation for recording a target program by a simple operation using notice information such as program advertisement.

  The present disclosure relates to a program information acquisition unit that acquires program information of a first program displayed on its own device or another device, and an operation that stores operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program A time storage unit, a program configuration information acquisition unit that notifies the program configuration information server of program information of the first program, and acquires program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server; Reservation for generating or acquiring reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program related to the operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed based on the operation time information and the program configuration information, and outputting the reservation information And an information output unit.

  The present disclosure includes a step of acquiring program information of a first program displayed on its own device or another device, a step of storing operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program, Informing the program configuration information server of the program information of the first program, obtaining the program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server, and the operation time information and the program configuration information A recording reservation method comprising: generating or acquiring reservation information for recording reservation of a second program related to the operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed; and outputting the reservation information. .

  According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a recording reservation device and a recording reservation method capable of making a reservation for recording a target program by a simple operation using notice information such as program advertisement.

The figure which shows the outline of a structure and operation | movement of the program recording system which concerns on 1st Embodiment. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a program recording system according to a first embodiment Sequence diagram showing a first example of processing of the program recording system according to the first embodiment Sequence diagram showing a second example of processing of the program recording system according to the first embodiment The figure which shows the outline of a structure and operation | movement of the program recording system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the program recording system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment The sequence diagram which shows an example of a process of the program recording system which concerns on 2nd Embodiment The figure which shows the outline of a structure and operation | movement of the program recording system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the program recording system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. The sequence diagram which shows an example of a process of the program recording system which concerns on 3rd Embodiment The figure which shows the outline of a structure and operation | movement of the program recording system which concerns on 4th Embodiment. The block diagram which shows the structure of the program recording system which concerns on 4th Embodiment The sequence diagram which shows an example of the process of the program recording system which concerns on 4th Embodiment The figure of the display screen which shows the 1st example of the predetermined operation which instruct | indicates program reservation The figure of the display screen which shows the 2nd example of predetermined | prescribed operation which instruct | indicates program reservation

  In the following embodiment, an example in which the recording reservation device and the recording reservation method according to the present disclosure are applied to a mobile terminal having a communication function will be described.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration and operation of a program recording system according to the first embodiment. The first embodiment is an example of performing viewing, recording reservation, and recording operation of a broadcast program on a mobile terminal, and the program recording system has a configuration including a mobile terminal 100A and a program configuration information server 200A.

  The mobile terminal 100A has a 1seg (1seg) (trademark, the same applies hereinafter) broadcast receiving function as a broadcast viewing function, and a user can view the program by receiving and displaying the 1seg broadcast program. Further, the portable terminal 100A has a recording function, and by recording the received one-segment broadcast program and storing the video data, the user can reproduce and view the recorded program at an arbitrary time.

  The program configuration information server 200A is a server device for implementing a program configuration information information providing service, and manages and provides program configuration information related to each broadcast program for content broadcasting such as television broadcasting. . Television broadcasting includes terrestrial digital broadcasting (13 segments), one-segment broadcasting (1 segment), and the like.

  In this embodiment, program tag information having information for each scene in the program is used as the program configuration information. The program tag information includes tag information in which a program is divided into units called scenes and information such as genre and detailed content is associated with each scene. To the tag information, a related URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for obtaining related information can be added. With program tag information, you can easily extract the scenes and highlights you want to see from the recorded program, or you can easily obtain relevant information about the target scene (such as products in the scene and store information). Is possible. An information providing service for this type of program configuration information includes MeMORA.

  The portable terminal 100A can access the program configuration information server 200A via the network, transmit a program tag information request, acquire program tag information of the target program, and acquire information on a specific scene in the program It has become.

  In the program, there is notice information such as program advertisement of other programs in the program. As the program notice information, various forms such as a program advertisement provided at a commercial time or a part of the program time, or a program-related notice shown in one scene in the program are assumed. In the present embodiment, a user performs a predetermined operation (program reservation) for instructing program reservation using the mobile terminal 100A for notice information such as program advertisement of another program while viewing a broadcast program or recorded program. Instruction operation).

  The mobile terminal 100A has notice information such as program promotion of other programs in the currently viewed program during reception of one-segment broadcasting or playback of a recorded program. At this time, the user performs a program reservation instruction operation. Is performed, the program tag information of the corresponding program is acquired from the program configuration information server 200A. Then, the mobile terminal 100A extracts the tag information of the program advertisement scene corresponding to the time when the program reservation operation is performed, creates or extracts reservation information including the broadcast date / time and channel of the corresponding program, and sets the recording reservation Execute.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the program recording system according to the first embodiment. The portable terminal 100A and the program configuration information server 200A are connected via the network 500, and transmit / receive program tag information and the like.

  The mobile terminal 100A includes a control unit 101, a tuner unit 102, a display unit 103, an operation unit 104, a time management unit 105, a memory unit 106, a transmission / reception unit 107, a tag information acquisition unit 108, a reservation information creation unit 109, and a program reservation unit 110. And a recording unit 111.

  The control unit 101 includes an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and controls various processes related to program reservation of the present embodiment by executing a predetermined program. The tuner unit 102 includes a receiving unit that receives a broadcast wave of one-segment broadcasting, and acquires content data based on moving image video data of a distributed program. The display unit 103 includes a display device such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display. The content data being broadcast acquired by the tuner unit 102 or the content data recorded and reproduced by the recording unit 111 is displayed. indicate. The display unit 103 displays various display information such as characters and images sent from the control unit 101.

  The operation unit 104 includes input devices such as a touch panel and a push button switch, and performs operation input in accordance with a user operation. The time management unit 105 includes a timer and acquires time information (operation time information) of an operation time at which a predetermined operation (program reservation instruction operation) instructing a program reservation by the user is performed. That is, the time management unit 105 realizes a function of an operation time storage unit that stores operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed.

  The memory unit 106 includes a storage element such as a flash memory, and stores various information such as program reservation operation time information and program tag information. The memory unit 106 can also store and save content data of programs recorded by the recording unit 111.

  The transmission / reception unit 107 is connected to a network 500 such as a wireless LAN and has a communication interface that communicates with the program configuration information server 200A via the network 500, and transmits a program tag information request, receives program tag information, and the like. .

  The tag information acquisition unit 108 makes a program tag information request to the program configuration information server 200A via the transmission / reception unit 107, and acquires program tag information corresponding to the program being viewed or reproduced displayed on the display unit 103. . That is, the tag information acquisition unit 108 implements the function of a program configuration information acquisition unit that acquires program tag information related to the first program being viewed or reproduced from the program configuration information server 200A. Here, the control unit 101 realizes a function of a program information acquisition unit that acquires program information related to the first program being viewed or reproduced.

  Further, when the program tag information related to the target first program does not exist in the program configuration information server 200A, the tag information acquisition unit 108 can acquire the program tag information of the corresponding program from the program configuration information server 200A. Has a function of making a reservation for notification of program tag information.

  The reservation information creation unit 109 extracts from the acquired program tag information the tag information of the program advertisement scene corresponding to the time when the program reservation operation is performed. At this time, the reservation information creation unit 109 reads the operation time information and program tag information of the program reservation from the memory unit 106, specifies the scene corresponding to the operation time, and extracts the tag information of the corresponding scene. The operation time information is information indicating the viewing time or reproduction time in the time code of the video data of the program corresponding to the operation time, that is, the position on the video data (time or position in the program). In the program tag information, the corresponding scene can be identified from the operation time information (time information or position information), and tag information corresponding to the scene can be extracted.

  The reservation information creation unit 109 creates reservation information including the broadcast date and time, the channel, and the like of the second program corresponding to the program promotion, using the extracted tag information of the program promotion scene. If the reservation information is included in the tag information itself, the reservation information creating unit 109 extracts reservation information necessary for recording reservation from the tag information of the corresponding scene. In other words, the reservation information creation unit 109 generates or acquires reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program related to the operation time when the program reservation instruction operation is performed, and functions as a reservation information output unit that outputs the reservation information Is realized.

  The program reservation unit 110 makes a recording reservation for the target program to the recording unit 111 using the reservation information. At this time, the broadcast date and time, channel, etc. of the program to be recorded are set. The recording unit 111 records the content data of the broadcast program acquired by the tuner unit 102 in accordance with the recording reservation. The recording unit 111 can also record content data of an arbitrary broadcast program in accordance with a user instruction.

  In the above configuration, the tag information acquisition unit 108, the reservation information creation unit 109, and the program reservation unit 110 are configured by an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and by executing a predetermined software program, Implement each function.

  The program configuration information server 200A includes a control unit 201, a transmission / reception unit 202, a memory unit 203, a timer unit 204, and a reservation management unit 205.

  The control unit 201 includes an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and controls various processes related to provision of program tag information by executing a predetermined program.

  The transmission / reception unit 202 is connected to a network 500 such as a wireless LAN and has a communication interface for communicating with the portable terminal 100A via the network 500, and receives a program tag information request, transmits program tag information, and the like.

  The memory unit 203 includes a storage element such as a flash memory or a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores various types of information such as program tag information of each broadcast program. The memory unit 203 configures and stores a program tag information database. The timer unit 204 has a timer and performs time management related to various processes such as a program tag information notification process.

  When the requested program tag information is not created, the reservation management unit 205 executes notification reservation for notifying the program tag information when the creation is completed later. Here, it is assumed that the program configuration information server 200A creates and stores program tag information of a corresponding program after a predetermined time has elapsed (for example, two hours later) after the broadcast of the program ends. If the program tag information corresponding to the requested program, such as a program currently being broadcast, has not yet been created, the reservation management unit 205 makes a notification reservation and issues a request when the program tag information has been created. The received mobile terminal 100A is notified of program tag information. That is, when the program tag information of the corresponding program does not exist in the program configuration information server 200A, the reservation management unit 205 performs notification reservation so as to notify the mobile terminal 100A when the program tag information is created and can be acquired.

  In the above configuration, the reservation management unit 205 includes an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and implements each function by executing a predetermined software program.

  FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing a first example of processing of the program recording system according to the first embodiment. The first example shows an operation in the case where a program reservation operation is performed while viewing a program in which a one-segment broadcast is recorded on a mobile terminal.

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100A starts playback of the recorded program of the one-segment broadcasting (S101), displays the moving image content of the recorded program on the display unit 103, and allows the user to view it. In this state, the operation unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100A detects a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation during program reproduction. As a predetermined operation, for example, when a user performs a predetermined UI operation (such as a tap at a predetermined position) on the touch panel during program advertisement reproduction (S102), based on the operation input of the operation unit 104, the mobile terminal 100A The control unit 101 starts acquiring information related to program reservation (S103).

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100A first acquires a program name and an operation time as information related to program reservation. The program name information is acquired from the content information of the recorded program being reproduced. As for the operation time information, time information in the program such as the time code of the video data at the operation timing is acquired from the time management unit 105.

  Then, the tag information acquisition unit 108 of the mobile terminal 100A transmits a program tag information request to the program configuration information server 200A via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S104). In this program tag information request, the tag information acquisition unit 108 notifies the program configuration information server 200A of information on the program name.

  When receiving the program tag information request via the transmission / reception unit 202, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200A refers to the database of program tag information stored in the memory unit 203, and determines the corresponding program from the program name information. The program tag information is searched (S105). Then, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200A transmits the program tag information of the program corresponding to the program tag information request extracted by the search via the transmission / reception unit 202 and notifies the portable terminal 100A (S106). .

  When the tag information acquisition unit 108 of the portable terminal 100A receives the program tag information via the transmission / reception unit 107, the tag information acquisition unit 108 specifies a scene corresponding to the operation time in the program from the time information of the program reservation operation time and the program tag information. Then, tag information of a specific scene corresponding to the program advertisement is extracted (S107).

  Then, the reservation information creating unit 109 of the mobile terminal 100A uses the extracted program advertisement scene tag information to create reservation information including the broadcast date and time, channel, and the like of the corresponding program (S108). Alternatively, the reservation information creation unit 109 extracts reservation information necessary for recording reservation from the tag information when the reservation information is included in the tag information of the corresponding scene.

  Next, the program reservation unit 110 of the mobile terminal 100A sets a recording reservation for the target program of the one-segment broadcasting according to the reservation information (S109). When it is time for recording reservation, the recording unit 111 records a one-segment broadcasting program of the target channel and records the content data of the program as recording information.

  FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram showing a second example of processing of the program recording system according to the first embodiment. The second example shows an operation when a program reservation operation is performed while watching a one-seg broadcast program currently being broadcast on a mobile terminal.

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100A operates the tuner unit 102 to start receiving the one-segment broadcasting (S121), displays the moving image content of the received program on the display unit 103, and allows the user to view it. In this state, the operation unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100A detects a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation while viewing the program. As a predetermined operation, for example, when a user performs a predetermined UI operation (such as a tap at a predetermined position) on the touch panel while watching a program advertisement (S122), based on the operation input of the operation unit 104, the mobile terminal 100A The control unit 101 starts acquiring information related to program reservation (S123).

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100A acquires a program name and an operation time as information related to program reservation. The program name information is acquired from the program information of the electronic program guide regarding the broadcast program. As for the operation time information, time information in the program is acquired in the same manner as in the first example. Further, the tag information acquisition unit 108 of the portable terminal 100A transmits a program tag information request to the program configuration information server 200A via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S124).

  When receiving the program tag information request via the transmission / reception unit 202, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200A refers to the database of program tag information stored in the memory unit 203, and determines the corresponding program from the program name information. The program tag information is searched (S125). In this case, since the program tag information does not exist because it is currently being broadcast and has not been created, the reservation management unit 205 of the program configuration information server 200A registers a notification reservation for notifying the program tag information later (S126). Then, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200A transmits a program tag information creation wait notification to the portable terminal 100A via the transmission / reception unit 202 (S127).

  In the program configuration information server 200A, when program tag information of a program for which notification reservation registration has been made is created and registered in the memory unit 203 (S128), the control unit 201 responds to the newly created program tag information request. The program tag information of the program is transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 202 and notified to the mobile terminal 100A (S129).

  The portable terminal 100A extracts tag information of a specific scene corresponding to the program advertisement based on the acquired program tag information and the program reservation operation time (S107), and creates or extracts reservation information from the tag information of the program advertisement scene. (S108). Then, the mobile terminal 100A sets a recording reservation for the target program according to the reservation information (S109), records the one-segment broadcasting program at the recording reservation time, and records the content data of the program as the recording information.

  According to this embodiment, using the program tag information as the program configuration information provided from the program configuration information server, the tag information of the scene corresponding to the notice information such as the program advertisement of the program to be reserved is acquired. Thus, accurate reservation information can be easily created and acquired. The user performs a program reservation instruction operation on the advance notice information such as program advertisements of other programs in the currently viewed program while receiving the one-segment broadcasting or playing the recorded program on the mobile terminal 100A. Therefore, it is possible to make a recording reservation with a simple operation.

  At this time, the program tag information of the program being played can be acquired, and the reservation information of the target program can be created and acquired from the tag information of the scene corresponding to the operation time of the program reservation instruction operation. Can be executed. Even in the case of a program advertisement in which it is difficult to obtain information on the target program from the program image, such as a program advertisement without character information or a program advertisement in which characters are difficult to distinguish, accurate reservation information can be created and acquired. If the program tag information is not yet created and does not exist for a program that is currently being broadcast, the program tag information is notified when the program tag information is ready in the program configuration information server, and the program tag Recording reservations can be made based on the information.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration and operation of the program recording system according to the second embodiment. In the second embodiment, for example, when a program recorded or received by a recording device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) recorder is transferred to the portable terminal and viewed, the recording reservation is performed on the portable terminal and the recording is performed. This is an example in which a recording operation is performed by a device, and the program recording system includes a mobile terminal 100B, a recording device 300B, and a program configuration information server 200B. Here, it demonstrates centering on a different point from 1st Embodiment mentioned above, and abbreviate | omits description about the structure and operation | movement similar to 1st Embodiment.

  The recording device 300B has a digital terrestrial broadcast reception function and a recording function, and can receive a desired broadcast program and record program content.

  The portable terminal 100B accesses the recording device 300B to acquire the content data of the recorded program or the received broadcast program, and reproduces it by streaming so that it can be viewed by the user. Then, when the content data is being reproduced, the portable terminal 100B has a program advertisement for another program in the currently viewed program, and the user performs a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation when the user performs a recording operation. Program information is acquired from 300B, and program tag information of the corresponding program is acquired from the program configuration information server 200B. Then, the portable terminal 100B extracts the tag information of the program advertisement scene corresponding to the time when the program reservation operation is performed, and creates or extracts reservation information including the broadcast date and time and channel of the corresponding program. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 100B transmits reservation information to the recording device 300B and executes recording reservation.

  FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a program recording system according to the second embodiment. The portable terminal 100B, the recording device 300B, and the program configuration information server 200B are connected via the network 500, and transmit / receive program tag information, reservation information, and the like.

  The portable terminal 100B includes a control unit 101, a tuner unit 102, a display unit 103, an operation unit 104, a time management unit 105, a memory unit 106, a transmission / reception unit 107, a tag information acquisition unit 108, a reservation information creation unit 109, and a program reservation unit 110. Have That is, the mobile terminal 100B has a configuration in which the recording unit 111 is not included in the mobile terminal 100A of the first embodiment, and some operations are different.

  The program configuration information server 200B includes a control unit 201, a transmission / reception unit 202, a memory unit 203, a timer unit 204, and a reservation management unit 205. That is, the program configuration information server 200B has the same configuration as the program configuration information server 200A of the first embodiment, and a part of the operation is different.

  The recording device 300B includes a control unit 301, a transmission / reception unit 302, a memory unit 303, and a recording unit 304.

  The control unit 301 is configured by an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and executes various programs related to reproduction and distribution of content data, provision of program information, execution of recording, and the like. Control.

  The transmission / reception unit 302 is connected to a network 500 such as a wireless LAN and has a communication interface that communicates with the portable terminal 100B via the network 500, and performs transmission of content data, transmission of program information, reception of reservation information, and the like. .

  The memory unit 303 includes a storage element such as a flash memory or a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and stores various types of information such as program information. The recording unit 304 includes a storage device such as a hard disk drive, and records content data of a broadcast program according to a recording reservation. The recording unit 304 can also record content data of an arbitrary broadcast program in accordance with a user instruction. The content data of the broadcast program can be stored and stored in the memory unit 303.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram showing an example of processing of the program recording system according to the second embodiment. The illustrated example shows an operation when a program reservation operation is performed while a program recorded by a recording device is being viewed on a mobile terminal.

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100B accesses the recording device 300B via the transmission / reception unit 107 and starts viewing the recorded program (S201). Here, an example is shown in which the mobile terminal 100B acquires content data from the recording device 300B by the DLNA-PULL function in the DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) specification. The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100B displays the acquired moving image content of the recorded program on the display unit 103 so that the user can view it.

  In this state, the operation unit 104 of the portable terminal 100B detects a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation during program reproduction. As a predetermined operation, for example, when a user performs a predetermined UI operation (such as a tap at a predetermined position) on the touch panel during program advertisement reproduction (S202), based on the operation input of the operation unit 104, the mobile terminal 100B The control unit 101 starts acquiring information related to program reservation (S203).

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100B first acquires a program name and an operation time as information related to program reservation. As the program name information, the program information of the content data acquired from the recording device 300B is used. At this time, the program information corresponding to the content data may be requested from the recording device 300B and notified. As for the operation time information, time information in the program such as the time code of the video data at the operation timing is acquired from the time management unit 105.

  And the tag information acquisition part 108 of the portable terminal 100B transmits a program tag information request | requirement with respect to the program structure information server 200B via the transmission / reception part 107 (S204). When the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200B receives the program tag information request via the transmission / reception unit 202, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200B determines the corresponding program from the program tag information stored in the memory unit 203 based on the program name information. The program tag information is searched (S205). And the control part 201 of the program structure information server 200B transmits the program tag information of the program corresponding to a program tag information request | requirement via the transmission / reception part 202, and notifies it to the portable terminal 100B (S206).

  The portable terminal 100B extracts tag information of a specific scene corresponding to the program advertisement based on the acquired program tag information and the program reservation operation time (S207), and creates or extracts reservation information from the tag information of the program advertisement scene. (S208). Thereafter, the control unit 101 of the mobile terminal 100B transmits the reservation information to the recording device 300B via the transmission / reception unit 107, and makes a recording reservation for the target program in the recording device 300B (S209).

  When receiving the reservation information from the portable terminal 100B via the transmission / reception unit 302, the control unit 301 of the recording device 300B sets a recording reservation for the recording unit 304. When the recording reservation time comes, the recording unit 304 records the terrestrial digital broadcast program of the target channel and records the content data of the program as recording information.

  According to the present embodiment, when a program recorded or received by the recording device 300B is transferred to the mobile terminal 100B and viewed, the user can promote the program of other programs in the currently viewed program. Recording reservation can be easily performed by performing a program reservation instruction operation on the mobile terminal 100B with respect to the advance notice information. At this time, the program tag information of the program being played can be acquired, and the reservation information of the target program can be created and acquired from the tag information of the scene corresponding to the operation time of the program reservation instruction operation. Can be executed.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration and operation of a program recording system according to the third embodiment. The third embodiment uses a portable terminal as a remote control for a broadcast wave output device such as a TV receiver, and records on the portable terminal when a broadcast program is viewed on the broadcast wave output device. This is an example of making a reservation and performing a recording operation on a recording device. The program recording system includes a mobile terminal 100C, a broadcast wave output device 400C, a recording device 300C, and a program configuration information server 200C. Here, the differences from the first and second embodiments described above will be mainly described, and the description of the same configurations and operations as those of the first and second embodiments will be omitted.

  The broadcast wave output device 400C has a digital terrestrial broadcast reception function and a display function, and can receive a desired broadcast program and view program content.

  When the broadcast wave output device 400C is watching a broadcast program, the portable terminal 100C has a program advertisement for another program in the program, and if the user performs a predetermined operation for instructing a program reservation, Program information is acquired from the device 400C, and program tag information of the corresponding program is acquired from the program configuration information server 200C. Then, the mobile terminal 100C extracts the tag information of the program advertisement scene corresponding to the time when the program reservation operation is performed, and creates or extracts reservation information including the broadcast date / time and channel of the corresponding program. Thereafter, the mobile terminal 100C transmits reservation information to the recording device 300C and executes recording reservation.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a program recording system according to the third embodiment. The portable terminal 100C, the recording device 300C, and the program configuration information server 200C are connected via the network 500, and transmit / receive program tag information, reservation information, and the like. The broadcast wave output device 400C is connected to the recording device 300C. The broadcast wave output device 400C may be connected to the network 500.

  The portable terminal 100C includes a control unit 101, a display unit 103, an operation unit 104, a time management unit 105, a memory unit 106, a transmission / reception unit 107, a tag information acquisition unit 108, a reservation information creation unit 109, a program reservation unit 110, and program information acquisition. Part 112. That is, the mobile terminal 100C has a configuration in which the program information acquisition unit 112 is added without the tuner unit 102 and the recording unit 111 in the mobile terminal 100A of the first embodiment, and some operations are different. .

  The program configuration information server 200C includes a control unit 201, a transmission / reception unit 202, a memory unit 203, a timer unit 204, and a reservation management unit 205. That is, the program configuration information server 200C has the same configuration as the program configuration information server 200A of the first embodiment, and part of the operation is different.

  The recording device 300C includes a control unit 301, a transmission / reception unit 302, a memory unit 303, and a recording unit 304. That is, the recording device 300C has the same configuration as that of the recording device 300B of the second embodiment, and some operations are different.

  The broadcast wave output device 400C includes a control unit 401, a transmission / reception unit 402, a tuner unit 403, a memory unit 404, and an output unit 405.

  The control unit 401 is configured by an information processing unit (computer) having a processor such as a CPU and a memory, and by executing a predetermined software program, receiving broadcast waves, outputting content data, etc., providing program information Control various processes related to the above.

  The transmission / reception unit 402 is connected to the recording device 300C and has a communication interface such as a DLNA interface for communicating with the recording device 300C, and performs transmission of content data, transmission of program information, and the like. The tuner unit 403 includes a receiving unit that receives a broadcast wave of digital terrestrial broadcasting, and acquires content data based on moving image video data of a distributed program. The memory unit 404 has a storage element such as a flash memory, and stores various types of information such as program information.

  The output unit 405 includes a content data display unit or transmission unit, and outputs the content data being broadcast acquired by the tuner unit 403. When the broadcast wave output device 400C is a TV receiver, the output unit 405 includes a display unit such as a liquid crystal display.

  FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing of the program recording system according to the third embodiment. The illustrated example shows an operation in the case where a program reservation operation is performed on a portable terminal while viewing a digital terrestrial broadcast program currently being broadcast on a broadcast wave output device.

  The control unit 401 of the broadcast wave output device 400C operates the tuner unit 403 to receive the terrestrial digital broadcast, displays the moving image content of the received program on the display unit of the output unit 405, and allows the user to view ( S301).

  In this state, the operation unit 104 of the portable terminal 100C detects a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation. As a predetermined operation, for example, when a user performs a predetermined UI operation (such as a tap at a predetermined position) on the touch panel (S302), based on the operation input of the operation unit 104, the control unit 101 of the mobile terminal 100C A program information acquisition request is transmitted to the broadcast wave output device 400C via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S303).

  When receiving the program information acquisition request via the transmission / reception unit 402, the control unit 401 of the broadcast wave output device 400C acquires the program information of the electronic program guide related to the broadcast program. Then, the control unit 401 returns the program information to the portable terminal 100C via the transmission / reception unit 402, and notifies the information including the program name (S304). Note that the mobile terminal 100C may acquire program information currently being viewed on the broadcast wave output device 400C from the recording device 300C or may be acquired from the broadcast wave output device 400C via the recording device 300C.

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100C receives the information on the program name notified from the broadcast wave output device 400C as the information related to the program reservation, and acquires the operation time information (S305). Further, the tag information acquisition unit 108 of the mobile terminal 100C transmits a program tag information request to the program configuration information server 200C via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S306).

  When receiving the program tag information request via the transmission / reception unit 202, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200C refers to the database of program tag information stored in the memory unit 203, and determines the corresponding program from the program name information. The program tag information is searched (S307). In this case, since the program tag information does not exist because it is currently being broadcast and has not been created, the reservation management unit 205 of the program configuration information server 200C registers a notification reservation for notifying the program tag information later (S308). Then, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200C transmits a program tag information creation wait notification to the mobile terminal 100C via the transmission / reception unit 202 (S309).

  In the program configuration information server 200C, when program tag information of a program for which notification reservation registration has been made is created and registered in the memory unit 203 (S310), the control unit 201 responds to the newly created program tag information request. The program tag information of the program is transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 202 and notified to the portable terminal 100C (S311).

  The portable terminal 100C extracts tag information of a specific scene corresponding to the program advertisement based on the acquired program tag information and the program reservation operation time (S312), and creates or extracts reservation information from the tag information of the program advertisement scene. (S313). Thereafter, the control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100C transmits reservation information to the recording device 300C via the transmission / reception unit 107, and makes a recording reservation for the target program in the recording device 300C (S314).

  When receiving the reservation information from the portable terminal 100C via the transmission / reception unit 302, the control unit 301 of the recording device 300C sets a recording reservation for the recording unit 304. When the recording reservation time comes, the recording unit 304 records the terrestrial digital broadcast program of the target channel and records the content data of the program as recording information.

  According to the present embodiment, when a broadcast program is viewed on the broadcast wave output device 400C such as a TV receiver, the user can give notice of program promotion of other programs in the currently viewed program. By using the portable terminal 100C as a remote controller and performing a program reservation instruction operation on the information, it is possible to easily make a recording reservation in the recording device 300C. At this time, the program tag information can be acquired from the program information of the program being reproduced, and the reservation information of the target program can be created and acquired from the tag information of the scene corresponding to the operation time of the program reservation instruction operation. You can schedule recording.

(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an outline of the configuration and operation of a program recording system according to the fourth embodiment. The fourth embodiment is an example in which when a program received by a broadcast wave output device is transferred to a portable terminal and viewed, the recording reservation and recording operation are performed on the portable terminal. The program recording system includes a mobile terminal 100D, a broadcast wave output device 400D, and a program configuration information server 200D. Here, the differences from the first to third embodiments described above will be mainly described, and the description of the same configurations and operations as those of the first to third embodiments will be omitted.

  The portable terminal 100D acquires the content data of the broadcast program received by the broadcast wave output device 400D, reproduces it by streaming, and allows the user to view it. Then, the portable terminal 100D receives a broadcast wave when there is a program advertisement for another program in the currently viewed program during the reproduction of the content data, and the user performs a predetermined operation for instructing a program reservation. Program information is acquired from the output device 400D, and program tag information of the corresponding program is acquired from the program configuration information server 200D. Then, the portable terminal 100D extracts the tag information of the program advertisement scene corresponding to the time when the program reservation operation is performed, creates or extracts reservation information including the broadcast date / time and channel of the corresponding program, and sets the recording reservation Execute.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a program recording system according to the fourth embodiment. The portable terminal 100D, the broadcast wave output device 400D, and the program configuration information server 200D are connected via the network 500, and transmit / receive program information, program tag information, and the like.

  The mobile terminal 100D includes a control unit 101, a tuner unit 102, a display unit 103, an operation unit 104, a time management unit 105, a memory unit 106, a transmission / reception unit 107, a tag information acquisition unit 108, a reservation information creation unit 109, and a program reservation unit 110. A recording unit 111 and a program information acquisition unit 112. That is, the mobile terminal 100D has a configuration in which the program information acquisition unit 112 is added to the mobile terminal 100A of the first embodiment, and some operations are different.

  The program configuration information server 200D includes a control unit 201, a transmission / reception unit 202, a memory unit 203, a timer unit 204, and a reservation management unit 205. That is, the program configuration information server 200D has the same configuration as the program configuration information server 200A of the first embodiment, and part of the operation is different.

  The broadcast wave output device 400D includes a control unit 401, a transmission / reception unit 402, a tuner unit 403, a memory unit 404, and an output unit 405. That is, the broadcast wave output device 400D has the same configuration as the broadcast wave output device 400C of the third embodiment, and a part of the operation is different.

  FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of processing of the program recording system according to the fourth embodiment. The illustrated example shows the operation when a program reservation operation is performed when a terrestrial digital broadcast program currently being broadcast is received by a broadcast wave output device, transferred to a mobile terminal, and viewed. is there.

  The control unit 401 of the broadcast wave output device 400D operates the tuner unit 403 to receive the terrestrial digital broadcast, displays the moving image content of the received program on the display unit of the output unit 405, and allows the user to view ( S401). At this time, the control unit 101 of the mobile terminal 100D accesses the broadcast wave output device 400D via the transmission / reception unit 107, acquires content data by, for example, the DLNA-PULL function, and starts viewing the broadcast program. The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100D displays the acquired moving image content of the broadcast program on the display unit 103 so that the user can view it.

  In this state, the operation unit 104 of the mobile terminal 100D detects a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation during program reproduction. As a predetermined operation, for example, when a user performs a predetermined UI operation (such as a tap at a predetermined position) on the touch panel (S402), based on the operation input of the operation unit 104, the control unit 101 of the mobile terminal 100D A program information acquisition request is transmitted to the broadcast wave output device 400D via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S403).

  When receiving the program information acquisition request via the transmission / reception unit 402, the control unit 401 of the broadcast wave output device 400D returns the program information to the portable terminal 100D via the transmission / reception unit 402 and notifies the information including the program name. (S404).

  The control unit 101 of the portable terminal 100D receives the information on the program name notified from the broadcast wave output device 400D as the information related to the program reservation, and acquires the operation time information (S405). Further, the tag information acquisition unit 108 of the mobile terminal 100D transmits a program tag information request to the program configuration information server 200D via the transmission / reception unit 107 (S406).

  When receiving the program tag information request via the transmission / reception unit 202, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200D searches for program tag information of the corresponding program from the program name information (S407). In this case, since program tag information does not exist because it is currently being broadcast and has not been created, the reservation management unit 205 of the program configuration information server 200D registers a notification reservation for notifying program tag information later (S408). Then, the control unit 201 of the program configuration information server 200D transmits a notification of program tag information creation waiting to the mobile terminal 100D via the transmission / reception unit 202 (S409).

  In the program configuration information server 200D, when program tag information of a program for which notification reservation registration has been made is created and registered in the memory unit 203 (S410), the control unit 201 responds to the newly created program tag information request. The program tag information of the program is transmitted via the transmission / reception unit 202 and notified to the mobile terminal 100D (S411).

  The portable terminal 100D extracts tag information of a specific scene corresponding to the program advertisement based on the acquired program tag information and the program reservation operation time (S412), and creates or extracts reservation information from the tag information of the program advertisement scene. (S413). Then, the mobile terminal 100D sets a recording reservation for the target program according to the reservation information (S414), records the one-segment broadcast program at the recording reservation time, and records the content data of the program as the recording information.

  According to the present embodiment, when a program received by the broadcast wave output device 400D is transferred to the mobile terminal 100D and viewed, the user can promote the program of other programs in the currently viewed program. Recording reservation can be easily performed by performing a program reservation instruction operation on the mobile terminal 100D for the advance notice information such as the above. At this time, the program tag information can be acquired from the program information of the program being reproduced, and the reservation information of the target program can be created and acquired from the tag information of the scene corresponding to the operation time of the program reservation instruction operation. You can schedule recording.

(Example of display screen and UI operation)
Next, an example of a display screen and UI operation for a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation in the mobile terminal will be described.

  FIG. 14 is a display screen showing a first example of a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation. On the display screen 120 in the display unit of the portable terminal, video data of moving image content of a broadcast program or a recorded program is displayed, and a program reservation operation button 121 is displayed at an arbitrary position (for example, the upper right part) on the screen. At the bottom of the display screen 120, a playback operation button group 122 and a time display bar 123 are displayed. The program reservation operation button 121 is appropriately displayed during display of a broadcast program or a recorded program. For example, it may be displayed constantly while displaying video data, or it may be displayed in the last period of a program promotion scene that is a candidate for program reservation (for example, 5 seconds until the end of the scene), or recording reservation is possible It may be displayed during a period during playback of a simple scene.

  When a user performs an operation on an operation button on the touch panel such as a tap operation on the program reservation operation button 121, a UI operation input for a program reservation instruction is executed on the mobile terminal. As in each of the above-described embodiments, when the recording reservation process for the target program is completed and the recording reservation is successful, a reservation completion display 125 that displays a message such as “Reservation of XXX has been completed” is displayed. . If the program tag information has not yet been created, a notification such as “Reservation accepted” is given, and the program completion information 125 may be displayed after the program tag information is acquired and the recording reservation is completed. On the other hand, if the scheduled recording process is not performed normally, such as when the broadcast time of the target program has passed, and the scheduled recording fails, a reservation failure display 126 that displays a message such as “could not be reserved” is displayed. The

  FIG. 15 is a diagram of a display screen showing a second example of a predetermined operation for instructing program reservation. Similar to the first example, a program reservation operation button 121 is displayed on the display screen 120 in the display unit of the portable terminal.

  In the second example, when a user performs an operation on an operation button on the touch panel such as a tap operation of the program reservation operation button 121, a UI operation input of a program reservation instruction is executed on the mobile terminal, and the program reservation instruction The operation results of are listed. When the reproduction display of the broadcast program or the recorded program is completed and the viewing of the program ends, a list of recording reservation list screen 128 for the user to confirm the contents of the program reservation is displayed.

  On the recording reservation list screen 128, program reservation information corresponding to a scene for which a UI operation for a program reservation instruction has been performed is sequentially displayed as, for example, “an anxious list”. In the reservation information, the time information when the program reservation operation button 121 is operated, the broadcast time of the program corresponding to the operation time, the program name, or the like is displayed. The user refers to the recording reservation list screen 128, selects and checks the reservation information permitting execution of the recording reservation, and operates the reservation start button 129 by a tap operation or the like. By this operation, the portable terminal simultaneously executes the recording reservation process for the selected reservation information.

  With the display screen and UI operation as described above, the user can view program-related information such as program advertisements while watching a broadcast program or recorded program reproduced on a mobile terminal, TV receiver, monitor device, or the like. It is possible to easily make a recording reservation by operating a program reservation operation button for the display.

Various aspects of the embodiments according to the present disclosure include the following.
(1) A program information acquisition unit that acquires program information of a first program displayed on the own apparatus or another apparatus, and an operation time that stores operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program A storage unit, a program configuration information acquisition unit that notifies the program configuration information server of program information of the first program, and acquires program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server; Reservation information for generating or obtaining reservation information for recording reservation of the second program related to the operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation was performed based on the time information and the program configuration information, and outputting the reservation information And an output unit.

  (2) In the above-described recording reservation device, the program configuration information includes program tag information having tag information related to the contents of each scene in the program of the first program, and the program reservation unit includes the operation A recording reservation apparatus that generates or acquires reservation information of the second program from tag information of a scene corresponding to an operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed based on time information and the program tag information.

  (3) In the above-described recording reservation apparatus, when the program configuration information regarding the first program does not exist in the program configuration information server, the program configuration information acquisition unit displays the program configuration information of the corresponding program as the program configuration information. A recording reservation device that performs notification reservation of program configuration information so as to be notified when it can be acquired from an information server.

  (4) In the above-described recording reservation apparatus, the reservation information output unit may use the program advertisement when the scene corresponding to the operation time when the program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program is a program advertisement. A recording reservation device for generating or acquiring reservation information of a corresponding second program.

  (5) In the recording reservation apparatus described above, when a program reservation instruction operation is performed on a broadcast program received by the own apparatus or a recorded program being played back as the first program, the program configuration The information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information related to the broadcast program or recorded program displayed on the device from the program configuration information server, and the reservation information output unit performs a program reservation instruction operation in the broadcast program or recorded program A recording reservation apparatus comprising: a program reservation unit that generates or acquires reservation information of a second program related to the operation time at which the operation is performed, and performs recording reservation of the second program using the reservation information.

  (6) In the above-described recording reservation device, in the broadcast program that is received by another device and streamed by the own device or the recorded program that is reproduced by the own device as the first program, When a reservation instruction operation is performed, the program configuration information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the device from the program configuration information server, and the reservation information output unit includes: For generating or acquiring reservation information of a second program related to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or recorded program, and making a recording reservation of the second program for the other device A recording reservation device that outputs reservation information.

  (7) In the recording reservation apparatus described above, when a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program received by the first other apparatus or the recorded program being played back as the first program, The program information acquisition unit acquires program information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the first other device from the first other device or the second other device, and the program configuration information acquisition unit Obtains program configuration information corresponding to the program information from the program configuration information server, and the reservation information output unit outputs a second program related to an operation time when a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or recorded program. A recording reservation device that generates or acquires program reservation information and outputs reservation information for making a recording reservation of the second program to the second other device.

  (8) In the recording reservation apparatus described above, when a program reservation instruction operation is performed on a broadcast program received by another apparatus or a recorded program being played back as the first program, the program information The acquisition unit acquires program information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the other device from the other device, and the program configuration information acquisition unit displays program configuration information corresponding to the program information as the program configuration. Obtained from an information server, the reservation information output unit generates or obtains reservation information of a second program related to an operation time when a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or recorded program, and uses the reservation information. A recording reservation device comprising a program reservation unit for making a recording reservation for the second program.

  (9) The above-described recording reservation apparatus, which includes a display unit that displays the content of the first program or related information, and in which the program reservation instruction operation regarding the second program is possible in the display unit A recording reservation device for displaying an operation unit for performing a program reservation instruction operation.

  (10) acquiring program information of a first program displayed on the own device or another device, storing operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program, Based on the step of notifying the program configuration information server of the program information of one program and acquiring the program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server, the operation time information and the program configuration information Generating or acquiring reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program related to the operation time when the program reservation instruction operation is performed, and outputting the reservation information.

  While various embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, it goes without saying that the present disclosure is not limited to such examples. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present disclosure. Understood. In addition, each component in the above embodiment may be arbitrarily combined within a scope that does not depart from the spirit of the disclosure.

  The present disclosure has an effect of enabling recording reservation of a target program by a simple operation using notice information such as program advertisement, and for example, a recording reservation apparatus that performs recording reservation of a broadcast program applicable to a mobile terminal or the like It is useful as a recording reservation method.

100A, 100B, 100C, 100D Mobile terminal 101 Control unit 102 Tuner unit 103 Display unit 104 Operation unit 105 Time management unit 106 Memory unit 107 Transmission / reception unit 108 Tag information acquisition unit 109 Reservation information creation unit 110 Program reservation unit 111 Recording unit 112 Program Information acquisition unit 200A, 200B, 200C, 200D Program configuration information server 201 Control unit 202 Transmission / reception unit 203 Memory unit 204 Timer unit 205 Reservation management unit 300B, 300C Recording device 301 Control unit 302 Transmission / reception unit 303 Memory unit 304 Recording unit 400C, 400D Broadcast wave output device 401 Control unit 402 Transmission / reception unit 403 Tuner unit 404 Memory unit 405 Output unit

Claims (10)

A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information of the first program displayed on the own device or another device;
An operation time storage unit for storing operation time information at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program;
A program configuration information acquisition unit that notifies the program configuration information server of program information of the first program, and acquires program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server;
Based on the operation time information and the program configuration information, it generates or acquires reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program related to the operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed, and outputs the reservation information. Reservation information output part,
A recording reservation apparatus. The recording reservation device according to claim 1,
The program configuration information includes program tag information having tag information related to the contents of each scene in the program of the first program,
The program reservation unit generates or acquires reservation information of the second program from tag information of a scene corresponding to an operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed based on the operation time information and the program tag information. A recording reservation device. The recording reservation device according to claim 1 or 2,
When the program configuration information regarding the first program does not exist in the program configuration information server, the program configuration information acquisition unit is notified that the program configuration information of the corresponding program can be acquired from the program configuration information server. A recording reservation device for making a reservation for notification of program configuration information. The recording reservation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The reservation information output unit generates reservation information of a second program corresponding to the program advertisement when a scene corresponding to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program is a program advertisement. Recording reservation device to be acquired. The recording reservation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When the program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program received by the own device or the recorded program being played back as the first program,
The program configuration information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the own device from the program configuration information server,
The reservation information output unit generates or acquires reservation information of a second program related to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or the recorded program;
A recording reservation apparatus comprising: a program reservation unit configured to make a recording reservation for the second program using the reservation information. The recording reservation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When a program reservation instruction operation is performed on a broadcast program received by another device and streamed by the own device or a recorded program being played by the own device as the first program,
The program configuration information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the own device from the program configuration information server,
The reservation information output unit generates or acquires reservation information of a second program related to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or recorded program, and the second program is transmitted to the other device. A recording reservation device for outputting reservation information for making a recording reservation. The recording reservation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When a program reservation instruction operation is performed on a broadcast program received by the first other device or a recorded program being played back as the first program,
The program information acquisition unit acquires program information relating to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the first other device from the first other device or the second other device,
The program configuration information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information corresponding to the program information from the program configuration information server,
The reservation information output unit generates or acquires reservation information of a second program related to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or the recorded program, and receives the second program reservation information from the second other device. A recording reservation device for outputting reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program. The recording reservation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
When a program reservation instruction operation is performed in a broadcast program received by another device or a recorded program being played back as the first program,
The program information acquisition unit acquires program information related to a broadcast program or a recorded program displayed on the other device from the other device,
The program configuration information acquisition unit acquires program configuration information corresponding to the program information from the program configuration information server,
The reservation information output unit generates or acquires reservation information of a second program related to an operation time at which a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the broadcast program or the recorded program;
A recording reservation apparatus comprising: a program reservation unit configured to make a recording reservation for the second program using the reservation information. The recording reservation device according to claim 1,
A display unit for displaying the content of the first program or related information;
A recording reservation device for displaying an operation unit for performing a program reservation instruction operation when the program reservation instruction operation for the second program is possible in the display unit. Obtaining program information of the first program displayed on the own device or another device;
Storing operation time information when a program reservation instruction operation is performed in the first program;
Notifying the program configuration information server of program information of the first program, and obtaining program configuration information related to the first program from the program configuration information server;
Based on the operation time information and the program configuration information, it generates or acquires reservation information for making a recording reservation for the second program related to the operation time at which the program reservation instruction operation is performed, and outputs the reservation information. Steps,
A recording reservation method.

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