JP2015226120A - Recording device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily record a program adopting a representation mode preferable for a user.SOLUTION: In the case where a representation mode of a recording target program is different from a preset representation mode, it is determined by a recording reservation receiving section whether the same content program which is a program of the same contents as the recording target program and of which the representation mode is the preset representation mode, is included in acquired program information and in the case where the same content program is included in the acquired program information, in accordance with an instruction from the outside, a recording reservation of the recording target program or the same content program is received. In the case where the same content program is not included in the acquired program information, the recording reservation of the recording target program is received and it is determined whether the same content program is included in program information that is newly acquired after the reception. If included, in accordance with an instruction from the outside, the received recording reservation of the recording target program is maintained or the received recording reservation of the recording target program is switched with the recording reservation of the same content program.

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus.

  Even if the content of the program (content) broadcasted on television is the same, there are various expression modes related to the language that conveys the content of the program. For example, in the case of a drama or a movie, subtitles are displayed, the language is dubbed, or the sound corresponds to two languages (or multiple languages, the same applies hereinafter).

  Further, when receiving a recording reservation for a program, the DVD recorder determines whether a program having the same content as the program for which the recording reservation has been received is scheduled to be broadcast based on the EPG data stored in the ROM. , If a program with the same content as the program that received the recording reservation is scheduled to be broadcast, determine which of the programs with the same content as the program that received the recording reservation is close to the recording setting in terms of image quality, When the image quality of a program with the same content is closer to the recording settings than the image quality of a program that has received a recording reservation, a screen is displayed that allows you to select whether or not to reserve a recording with the same content instead of the program that has received a recording reservation. A configuration for displaying on an apparatus is known (see Patent Document 1).

  Also, a reservation device connectable with a display device, selection means for selecting one program information from a plurality of program information as designated program information based on an instruction from a user, and alternative program information related to the designated program information Is included in a plurality of program information, an output means for outputting screen information indicating the alternative program information to a display device, and after the screen information is output, corresponds to the designated program information according to a user instruction Selecting whether to accept a recording reservation of a program stream or a recording reservation of a program stream corresponding to the alternative program information, and accepting means for accepting a recording reservation of a program stream corresponding to the selected program information; A configuration is known that includes a recording unit that records a program stream on a storage medium based on a reservation (see Patent Document 2).

JP 2010-183469 A JP 2010-118723 A

  Which of the various representation modes described above for a program is preferred depends on the user. In addition, the user desires to record a program adopting the expression mode that he / she likes with less burden (operation). For example, when the alternative program information related to the designated program information is present as in the case of Reference 2, the screen information indicating the alternative program information is always output to the display device. May increase and the user's convenience may be lost. Moreover, although the user's convenience can be improved by making it easy to record the program which employ | adopted the expression aspect which a user likes, the room of contrivance was left in each said literature in this point.

  The present invention has been made to solve at least the above-described problems, and provides a recording apparatus that can easily record a program that employs an expression mode that a user likes.

One aspect of the present invention is a recording apparatus capable of receiving and recording a program broadcast on television, and accepts a setting of an expression form to be prioritized from a plurality of expression forms relating to a language conveying the contents of the program. A setting reception unit, a program information acquisition unit that acquires program information describing the broadcast schedule of the program from a television broadcast, and selection of a recording target program to be scheduled for recording from among the programs included in the acquired program information A program selection receiving unit that receives the recording target, a recording reservation receiving unit that receives a recording reservation of the recording target program, and a recording reservation according to the recording reservation, when the expression mode of the recording target program is the set expression mode, A recording unit for recording a TV broadcast program on a predetermined storage medium,
When the recording mode of the recording target program is different from the set representation mode, the recording reservation receiving unit is a program having the same content as the recording target program and the representation mode is set. It is determined whether or not the same content program is included in the acquired program information, and when the same content program is included in the acquired program information, according to an instruction from the outside, When a recording reservation for the recording target program or the same content program is received and the same content program is not included in the acquired program information, a recording reservation for the recording target program is received, and after the reception, It is determined whether or not the same content program is included in the program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit, and the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information. In accordance with an instruction from the outside, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is maintained, or the received recording reservation of the recording target program is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program. .

  According to this aspect, the expression mode of the recording target program selected from the acquired program information is different from the already set expression mode (expression mode preferred by the user) and has the same contents as the recording target program. Even if the same content program whose expression mode is the set expression mode is not included in the acquired program information, the recording reservation of the recording target program is once accepted, In addition, it is determined whether or not the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information. If the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, an instruction from the outside is accepted. Then, it is selected whether to maintain the recording reservation of the received recording target program or to replace the recording reservation of the received recording target program with the recording reservation of the same content program. Therefore, the possibility that a program adopting the expression mode preferred by the user can be recorded increases.

Also, one aspect of the present invention is a recording apparatus capable of receiving and recording a program broadcast on television, and accepting a setting for receiving a priority order setting for a plurality of expression aspects relating to a language conveying the contents of the program A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information describing a broadcast schedule of the program from a television broadcast, and selection of a recording target program to be scheduled for recording from among the programs included in the acquired program information In the case where the program selection receiving unit, the expression mode of the recording target program is the highest priority expression mode, the recording reservation receiving unit that receives the recording reservation of the recording target program, and the recording reservation, A recording unit for recording a TV broadcast program on a predetermined storage medium,
The recording reservation accepting unit is a program having the same content as the recording target program when the expression mode of the recording target program is not the highest priority expression mode, and the recording mode is the recording target program. It is determined whether or not the same content program having a higher priority than the expression mode is included in the acquired program information, and the same content program is included in the acquired program information. If the same program is not included in the acquired program information, the recording target program or the recording program of the same program is accepted according to an instruction from the outside. Receives a recording reservation for the target program, determines whether or not the same content program is included in the program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit after the reception, and acquires the new If the same content program is included in the received program information, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is maintained according to an instruction from the outside, or the received recording The recording reservation of the target program is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program.

  According to this aspect, the expression mode of the recording target program selected from the acquired program information is different from the expression mode having the highest priority (expression mode preferred by the user), and Even if a program having the same content as the recording target program and the same content program adopting the expression mode having a higher priority than the recording mode of the recording target program is not included in the acquired program information, While the recording reservation of the recording target program is accepted, it is determined whether or not the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, and the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information. If the recording reservation for the received recording target program is maintained or the recording reservation for the received recording target program is recorded in accordance with an instruction from the outside, To select either replace to reservation. Therefore, the possibility of recording a program that employs an expression mode having a high priority for the user is further increased.

  The technical idea of the present invention may be realized by a mode other than the recording device. For example, the processing executed by the recording device can be regarded as a method invention, a program for causing the recording device (computer installed in the recording device) to execute the processing, or a computer-readable storage medium storing the program, Each can be regarded as an invention.

The block diagram which shows schematic structure of a recorder. The figure which illustrates the electronic program guide displayed on the display apparatus. The figure which illustrates the recording setting screen displayed on the display apparatus. The flowchart which shows the video recording reservation process of 1st Example. The figure which illustrates the selection screen displayed on the display apparatus. The figure which illustrates the selection screen (1st screen) displayed on the display apparatus. The flowchart which shows the video recording reservation process of 2nd Example. The figure which illustrates a prior confirmation screen (2nd screen). The flowchart which shows the video recording reservation process of 4th Example. The flowchart which shows the video recording reservation process of 5th Example.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the recording reservation accepting unit is different from the set representation aspect of the recording target program, and the same content program is not included in the acquired program information, After determining that the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, instructing whether or not to replace the recording reservation of the received recording target program with the recording reservation of the same content program When the first screen is displayed on the display unit and the replacement is instructed according to the display of the first screen, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program When the replacement is not instructed according to the display of the first screen, the recording reservation of the received recording target program may be maintained.
Further, as an embodiment of the present invention, the recording reservation receiving unit is different from the set expression aspect of the recording target program, and the same content program is not included in the acquired program information. If the program information acquired in the future includes the same content program, a second screen for instructing whether or not to replace the recording reservation of the received recording target program with the recording reservation of the same content program is displayed. When it is displayed on the display unit and the replacement is instructed according to the display on the second screen, the reception is performed when it is determined that the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information If the recording reservation of the recorded program to be recorded is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program and the replacement is not instructed according to the display of the second screen, the acceptance Mino may be to maintain the recording reservation of the recording target program.

As an embodiment of the present invention, the same content program is included in the program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit after the recording target program having a different expression mode from the set expression mode is recorded. If the recording reservation receiving unit receives the replacement instruction, the recording unit overwrites the recorded program to be recorded and records the same content program. Also good.
Further, as an embodiment of the present invention, a playback unit capable of playing back a program selected as a playback target from programs recorded in the storage medium is provided, and the representation mode is different from the set representation mode. When a recording target program is recorded and selected as the playback target, the recording reservation accepting unit responds to an instruction from the outside when the same content program is included in the currently acquired program information. Accordingly, a recording reservation for the same content program may be accepted.
In addition, as an embodiment of the present invention, an output processing unit is provided that can extract a program selected as a target for viewing from a received television broadcast and output video and audio related to the program, and the expression mode is set as described above. When a program different from the expression mode selected is selected as the viewing target, the recording reservation receiving unit is a program having the same content as the program selected as the viewing target and the expression mode is set as the setting When the same content program which is an aspect is included in the program information acquired at the present time, a recording reservation for the same content program may be accepted according to an instruction from the outside.
As an embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of expression modes may include at least subtitle display, language dubbing, and bilingual speech.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be further described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, a case will be described in which the present invention is applied to a hard disk recorder (hereinafter referred to as a recorder) which is an example of a recording apparatus capable of receiving and recording a program broadcast on television. The recording apparatus according to the present invention may be called a recording (recording) reproducing apparatus, a broadcast receiving apparatus, or the like.

(Outline of the device)
First, the configuration of the recorder 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the recorder 100 includes a recorder main body 1 to which a display device 200 (an example of a display unit) is connected, and a remote controller (remote controller) 2 for remotely operating the recorder main body 1.

  The recorder body 1 includes a tuner 11, an HDD (Hard disk drive) unit 12, a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) unit 13, a signal processing unit 14, an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data extraction unit 15, , An OSD (On-Screen Display) unit 16, a combining unit 17, an output unit 18, a receiving unit 19, a CPU 20, a ROM 21, and a RAM 22 are connected via a bus 1a. Yes.

  An antenna (not shown) is connected to the tuner 11, and the tuner 11 receives various television broadcasts such as terrestrial digital broadcast, BS digital broadcast, and CS digital broadcast. Then, the tuner 11 outputs the received broadcast signal to the signal processing unit 14 and the EPG data extraction unit 15. The broadcast signal output from the tuner 11 includes video / audio information constituting the program and program information (EPG data) of the program scheduled to be broadcast. In addition, the program information includes channel name, program name, expression mode (one of subtitled version, dubbed version, bilingual audio version, etc.) relating to the language that conveys the contents of the program, and image quality information such as resolution and bit rate. , A program length (time length), a start time, an end time, and an introduction of program contents.

  The HDD unit 12 includes a hard disk or the like, records video / audio information constituting the program, and outputs the recorded video / audio information to the signal processing unit 14. The DVD unit 13 includes a disc tray, an optical pickup, and the like, and performs reading and writing on a DVD (not shown) placed on the disc tray. Then, the DVD unit 13 outputs the video / audio information read from the DVD to the signal processing unit 14. Of course, the DVD unit 13 may be a product capable of executing reading and writing with respect to an optical disc other than a DVD (such as a CD or a Blu-ray disc).

  The signal processing unit 14 includes a decoder and the like, and performs predetermined processing such as demodulation on the signals input from the tuner 11, the HDD unit 12, and the DVD unit 13. Then, the signal processing unit 14 outputs a signal that has been subjected to predetermined processing to the synthesis unit 17. The EPG data extraction unit 15 extracts the latest EPG data from the broadcast signal input from the tuner 11 regularly or irregularly at that time. The extracted EPG data is stored in the ROM 21. The EPG data extraction unit 15 corresponds to a program information acquisition unit that acquires program information describing a broadcast schedule of a program from a television broadcast.

  The OSD unit 16 generates an OSD signal and outputs the generated OSD signal to the synthesis unit 17. The OSD unit 16 generates an OSD signal for displaying the electronic program guide PG (see FIG. 2) based on the EPG data currently stored in the ROM 21. In addition, the OSD unit 16 generates an OSD signal for displaying various screens as described later (for example, screens indicated by symbols RS, SS1, SS2, and AS). The combining unit 17 superimposes the OSD signal input from the OSD unit 16 on the signal input from the signal processing unit 14 and outputs the superimposed signal to the output unit 18.

  The output unit 18 outputs the signal input from the combining unit 17 to the display device 200. The display device 200 is, for example, a television (television receiver), displays a video of a program, an electronic program guide PG, and the like, and outputs program audio from a speaker (not shown). Alternatively, the configuration including the functions of the recorder main body 1 and the display device 200 can be regarded as one product (television). The receiving unit 19 includes a photodiode and receives a remote control signal output from the remote controller 2. The CPU 20 controls the operation of the recorder body 1 according to a predetermined program. The ROM 21 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory, for example, a flash memory. The ROM 21 stores the program for controlling the operation of the recorder body 1 and EPG data for several days such as terrestrial digital broadcasting, BS digital broadcasting, and CS digital broadcasting. The RAM 22 is, for example, a DRAM, and temporarily stores data when the program is executed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the recorder 100 displays the electronic program guide PG on the display device 200 when the user operates the remote controller 2, and records a program selected by the user from the electronic program guide PG for recording reservation ( Recording target program). A configuration (for example, CPU 20, ROM 21, CPU 20, ROM 21, and the like) that displays the electronic program guide PG based on the acquired EPG data and accepts a selection of a recording target program from programs whose information is included in the electronic program guide PG. RAM 22, OSD unit 16, combining unit 17, output unit 18, receiving unit 19, etc.) correspond to a program selection receiving unit.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the recorder 100 displays a recording setting screen RS on the display device 200 when the user operates the remote controller 2, and the user sets the representation mode via the recording setting screen RS. It is configured to be able to For example, the user sets a desired expression mode for the recorder 100 from any one of “subtitled version”, “dubbed version”, and “bilingual audio version”. The contents of such recording settings are stored in the ROM 21. The configuration (CPU 20, ROM 21, RAM 22, OSD unit 16, combining unit 17, output unit 18, receiving unit 19 and the like) involved in displaying the recording setting screen RS and receiving the setting of the priority expression mode is as follows. Corresponds to the setting reception part.

In addition, a process of outputting a video or audio signal based on video / audio information of any program recorded (that is, recorded) on an optical disk such as a hard disk in the HDD unit 14 or a DVD in the DVD 13 unit to the display device 200 ( (For example, CPU 20, ROM 21, RAM 22, HDD unit 12, DVD unit 13, signal processing unit 14, synthesizing unit 17, output unit 18, receiving unit 19, etc.) Corresponds to a playback unit capable of playing back a program selected as a playback target.
In addition, a configuration involved in processing of outputting a video or audio signal based on video / audio information of any program included in the broadcast signal received by the tuner 11 to the display device 200 (for example, CPU 20, ROM 21, RAM 22, tuner 11, The signal processing unit 14, the synthesis unit 17, the output unit 18, the reception unit 19, etc.) extract the video and audio related to the program while extracting the program selected for viewing (in real time) from the received television broadcast. This corresponds to an output processing unit capable of outputting.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the recording reservation process according to the first embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by the CPU 20.
In step S100, the CPU 20 determines whether selection of a recording target program has been accepted. That is, whether or not any program whose information is included in the electronic program guide PG is selected as a recording target program according to an instruction from the remote controller 2 operated by the user while the electronic program guide PG is displayed on the display device 200. judge. If the selection of the recording target program is accepted, the process proceeds to step S110. On the other hand, if the selection of the recording target program is not accepted, the determination in step S100 is repeated.

  In step S110, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the expression form of the recording target program matches the set expression form. Here, the “set expression mode” is an expression mode set via the recording setting screen RS illustrated in FIG. The recording reservation process shown in FIG. 4 is executed in a situation where such an expression mode has already been set. Here, as an example, it is assumed that “subtitle version” is set by the user via the recording setting screen RS. As described above, since the EPG data stored in the ROM 21 describes various information such as a channel name, a program name, and the expression mode for each program scheduled to be broadcast, the CPU 20 stores such information. By referencing, it is determined whether or not the expression mode of the recording target program matches the set expression mode. When the expression mode of the recording target program matches the set expression mode (when the expression mode of the recording target program is “subtitle version”), the process proceeds to step S160. When the expression form is different from the set expression form (for example, when the expression form of the recording target program is “dubbed version”), the process proceeds to step S120.

  In step S160, the CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the recording target program. When the process proceeds from step S110 to step S160, the recording target program selected in step S100 is a program in the expression mode (caption version) desired by the user. The recording reservation of the recording target program is accepted without asking for it.

  On the other hand, in step S120, the CPU 20 determines that a program having the same content as the recording target program and having the expression form set as the expression form (hereinafter, the same content program) is an electronic program guide PG (EPG data). ) Is included. The program having the same content is, for example, a rebroadcast program, and is determined based on the program name, the program length, and the like. In the case of such a program having the same content, the CPU 20 can extract the presence of a program whose expression form matches the set expression form (subtitle version) based on the EPG data stored in the ROM 21. Determines that “there is a program with the same contents”, and proceeds to step S130. On the other hand, if there is no same content program even with reference to the EPG data, the process proceeds to step S170.

  In step S130, the CPU 20 displays the selection screen SS1 on the display device 200. FIG. 5 is an example of the selection screen SS1. Here, it is assumed that the dubbed version of the drama titled “Drama OO” broadcast from 4 pm on April 1 is selected as the recording target program in step S100 (see FIG. 2). In addition, as a result of referring to the EPG data in step S120, it is understood that the same subtitle version of “Drama XXX” is scheduled to be broadcast from 4 pm on April 6th, 5 days after April 1st. Assuming that In such a case, the process proceeds from step S100 → step S110 → step S120 → step S130, and the selection screen SS1 is displayed in step S130. On the selection screen SS1, for example, “This program will broadcast a subtitle version on April 6th, PM 4:00. Do you want to replace the reservation?” And “Yes”, “No”, etc. Recording reservation of the same content program (subtitled version of “Drama XX” broadcast from 4 pm on April 6), or program to be recorded (broadcast from 4 pm on April 1 “ A display for selecting one of the recording reservations of the dubbed version of “Drama XX”) is made.

In step S140, the CPU 20 monitors a response to the display of the selection screen SS1 (externally, that is, an instruction by the user's operation of the remote controller 2), and when the remote controller 2 selects “Yes (recording reservation of same content program)” In step S150, if "No (recording reservation for recording target program)" is selected, the process advances to step S160.
In step S150, the CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the same content program. Note that the CPU 20 accepting a recording reservation means that the CPU 20 recognizes the recording reservation as valid, and does not necessarily require the user to take a further action (operation). However, in steps S150 and S160 (and steps S170 and S210, which will be described later), the CPU 20 may formally accept the recording reservation by causing the user to press a button for finally confirming the intention to make the recording reservation. .

  In the present embodiment, it is not excluded to cancel the recording reservation process or to proceed to step S160 and confirm the recording reservation of the recording target program when it is determined in step S120 that there is no program of the same content. However, as will be described below, it can be said that one of the features of this embodiment is that the processing after step S170 is further performed when it is determined in step S120 that there is no “same content program”.

In step S170, the CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the recording target program. The recording reservation accepted here is valid unless it is replaced in S210 described later.
Next, in step S180, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the same content program is included in the electronic program guide PG (EPG data). The determination method in step S180 is the same as that in step S120. However, the EPG data stored in the ROM 21 referred to in step S180 is newer than the EPG data referred to in step S120. That is, after accepting a recording reservation for a program to be recorded once in step S170, when new EPG data is obtained from a television broadcast, the presence or absence of the same content program is determined with reference to the new EPG data. If the CPU 20 determines in step S180 that “the same content program exists”, the process proceeds to step S190.

  In step S190, the CPU 20 displays the selection screen SS2 on the display device 200. There are various timings for displaying the selection screen SS2. For example, after it is determined in step S180 that “the same content program is present”, the electronic program guide PG is displayed on the display device 200 by the user operating the remote controller 2. At the same time, the selection screen SS2 is also displayed (for example, superimposed on the electronic program guide PG). The selection screen SS2 is an example of a first screen in the claims.

  FIG. 6 is an example of the selection screen SS2. For the sake of simplicity, FIG. 6 shows a case where only the selection screen SS2 is displayed on the display device 200. Also in the description of FIG. 6, it is assumed that the dubbed version of “Drama XX” broadcast from 4 pm on April 1 is selected as the recording target program in step S100. In step S180, it is assumed that, as a result of referring to the latest EPG data, it is found that the subtitle version of the same “drama XXX” is scheduled to be broadcast from 4 pm on April 9. In such a case, the process proceeds from step S100 → step S110 → step S120 → step S170 → step S180 → step S190, and the selection screen SS2 is displayed in step S190. On the selection screen SS2, for example, “This program will broadcast a subtitle version on April 9th, PM 4:00. Do you want to replace the reservation?” And “Yes”, “No”, etc. , Reservation recording of the same content program (subtitled version of “Drama XX” broadcast from 4 pm on April 9), or program to be recorded (broadcast from 4 pm on April 1 “ A display for selecting one of the recording reservations of the dubbed version of “Drama XX”) is made.

  In step S200, the CPU 20 monitors the response to the display of the selection screen SS2 (external, that is, an instruction by the user operating the remote control 2), and “Yes (recording reservation of same content program)” is selected by the remote control 2. In step S210, if "No (recording reservation of recording target program)" is selected, the process advances to step S220.

  In step S210, the CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the same content program. The same content program referred to in step S210 is, of course, the same content program whose existence (scheduled broadcast) is confirmed in the determination in step S180. Further, accepting a recording reservation for the same content program in step S210 means replacing the recording reservation for the recording target program that has been accepted in step S170 with a recording reservation for the same content program. That is, in step S210, the recording reservation of the recording target program accepted in step S170 is canceled, and instead, the recording reservation of the same content program is validated. On the other hand, in step S220, the CPU 20 does not execute such replacement, and maintains the recording reservation of the recording target program that has been received in step S170 (substantially nothing is performed in step S220). After steps S150, S160, S210, and S220, the flowchart ends.

  In accordance with the recording reservation accepted in the flowchart (or each flowchart described later), the recorder 100 records a program to be broadcast on a predetermined storage medium (such as a hard disk). The configuration (CPU 20, ROM 21, RAM 22, tuner unit 11, HDD unit 12, etc.) involved in realizing such recording corresponds to the recording unit. In addition, it can be said that at least the CPU 20 functions as a recording reservation receiving unit in that the flowchart (or each flowchart described later) is executed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the expression mode (for example, dubbed version) of the recording target program arbitrarily selected by the user while viewing the electronic program guide PG (for example, the dubbed version) is first displayed via the recording setting screen RS. If it is different from the set expression mode (for example, subtitle version) (“No” in step S110), it is determined whether or not the same content program is scheduled to be broadcast based on the EPG data acquired at that time (step S120). When there is a broadcast schedule for the same content program, the selection screen SS1 is displayed (step S130), and the user is allowed to select which of the recording target program and the same content program is to be reserved for recording (steps S140, S150, S160). Therefore, it is easy to record a program that employs an expression mode desired by the user.

  In addition, according to the present embodiment, when the expression mode of the recording target program matches the expression mode set via the recording setting screen RS (“Yes” in step S110), the same contents differ in the expression mode. Since the broadcast schedule of the program is not bothered to search and the search result is not presented to the user, the process is simplified and the user's effort can be minimized.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, even if it is determined that “there is no identical content program” in the determination of the presence / absence of the same content program (step S120) at the timing when the recording target program is selected, it is newly newly created thereafter. Based on the acquired EPG data, the presence / absence of the same content program is determined again (step S180). If it is determined that “there is a program with the same content” in the determination again, the selection screen SS2 is displayed (step S190), and whether or not the recording reservation for the recording target program is replaced with the recording reservation for the same content program. Can be selected (steps S200, S210, S220). Therefore, it can be said that a program adopting the expression mode desired by the user is more easily recorded.

  The embodiment is not limited to the above-described content, and various modes are conceivable, and each example described later can be adopted. A configuration in which the embodiments and examples in this specification are appropriately combined also falls within the disclosure scope of the present invention. In the following, it is assumed that the items already described are applied as appropriate, and mainly the differences from the items already described will be mainly described.

(Second embodiment)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing the recording reservation process according to the second embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by the CPU 20. FIG. 7 differs from FIG. 4 in that steps S185, S195, and S205 are provided instead of steps S180, S190, and S200 of FIG.

  If the recording reservation of the recording target program is received in step S170, the CPU 20 displays the prior confirmation screen AS on the display device 200 in step S185. The prior confirmation screen AS is to replace the recording reservation of the recording target program accepted in step S170 with the recording reservation of the same content program if the same content program is included in the program information (EPG data) acquired in the future. This is a screen for instructing the user in advance about whether or not. The prior confirmation screen AS is an example of a second screen in the claims.

  FIG. 8 is an example of the prior confirmation screen AS. In the prior confirmation screen AS, for example, in order to select either “Yes” or “No” along with a message such as “If a subtitle version of this program will be broadcast in the future, do you want to replace the reservation?” Is displayed.

  In step S195, the CPU 20 monitors a response to the display of the prior confirmation screen AS (instruction from the outside, that is, the user's operation of the remote controller 2), and if “yes (replacement permission)” is selected by the remote controller 2, the step is performed. The process advances to step S205, and if “No (no replacement allowed)” is selected, the process advances to step S220.

  In step S205, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the same content program is included in the electronic program guide PG (EPG data). The determination method in step S205 is the same as that in step S120. However, the EPG data stored in the ROM 21 referred to in step S205 is newer than the EPG data referred to in step S120. That is, when new EPG data is obtained from a television broadcast after accepting a recording reservation for a program to be recorded and receiving the replacement permission (“Yes” in step S195) in step S170, the new EPG data To determine whether there is a program with the same contents. If the CPU 20 determines in step S205 that “the same content program exists”, the process proceeds to step S210.

  According to the second embodiment, even when it is determined that “there is no identical content program” in the determination of the presence or absence of the same content program (step S120) at the timing when the recording target program is selected. The prior confirmation screen AS is displayed (step S185), and if the same content program is included in the program information (EPG data) acquired in the future, the recording reservation of the recording target program is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program. Ask users about the right or wrong. And when replacement permission is obtained as a response to the display of the prior confirmation screen AS, the presence / absence of the same content program is determined again based on the newly acquired EPG data (step S205). If it is determined in the second determination that “the same content program exists” (“Yes” in step S205), the recording reservation of the recording target program is automatically replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program (step S210). Therefore, it can be said that a program adopting the expression mode desired by the user is more easily recorded.

(Third embodiment)
It is possible that the program information (EPG data) newly acquired after a recording target program having a different representation mode from the set representation mode is recorded includes the broadcast schedule of the same content program. In other words, in the first embodiment, the recording target program accepted in step S170 has already been recorded when it is determined in step S180 that “the same content program is present”. In the second embodiment, If there is, the recording target program accepted in step S170 has already been recorded when it is determined in step S205 that “the same content program is present”.

  As described above, when the program to be recorded has been recorded and the broadcast schedule of the same content program is found, the CPU 20 receives the replacement instruction (“Yes” in step S200 of FIG. 4) or FIG. In step S195, “Yes”), the already recorded program is overwritten on the recorded program to be recorded. That is, when the CPU 20 proceeds to step S210 and finishes the recording reservation process (FIGS. 4 and 7), even if the recording target program is already recorded, the CPU 20 records the same content program and the recorded recording target program is the same. Replace with the recording result of the content program. According to the third embodiment, even after a program having an expression form different from the expression form desired by the user is recorded, the expression form desired by the user having the same content is finally adopted. Programs are easy to be recorded.

(Fourth embodiment)
The timing for determining whether or not the same content program is scheduled to be broadcast is not limited to the timing when the recording target program is selected. For example, the user selects one of the programs recorded on the storage medium as a target for playback. It may be the selected timing.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing the recording reservation process according to the fourth embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by the CPU 20.
In step S300, the CPU 20 determines whether selection of a reproduction target program has been received. For example, the CPU 20 determines whether any program is selected as a playback target (playback target program) from among a plurality of programs recorded on the hard disk by the HDD unit 12 in accordance with an instruction from the remote controller 2 operated by the user. Determine. If the selection of the reproduction target program is accepted, the process proceeds to step S310. On the other hand, if the selection of the reproduction target program is not accepted, the determination in step S300 is repeated.

  In step S310, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the expression form of the reproduction target program matches the set expression form. If the representation mode of the reproduction target program matches the set representation mode, the process proceeds to step S360. On the other hand, if the representation mode of the reproduction target program is different from the set representation mode, step S320 is performed. Proceed to When a recording target program having a different representation mode from the set representation mode is recorded, and such a recorded program to be recorded is selected as a playback target program in step S300, the determination in step S310 is performed. The process proceeds to step S320.

In step S360, the CPU 20 reproduces the reproduction target program.
On the other hand, in step S320, the CPU 20 adds a program (same content program) having the same content as the program to be reproduced and having the expression mode set as the expression mode to the electronic program guide PG (EPG data). It is determined whether it is included. If the existence of such a program with the same content can be extracted based on the EPG data stored in the ROM 21, the CPU 20 determines that “the program with the same content exists” and proceeds to step S330. On the other hand, if there is no program with the same content, the process proceeds to step S360 (reproduction of the reproduction target program).

  In step S330, the CPU 20 displays a selection screen on the display device 200. The selection screen displayed in step S330 is also a screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to make a recording reservation for the same content program (the same content program whose presence is scheduled to be broadcast in step S320). The message includes a message for letting you know, and “Yes” and “No” options.

  In step S340, the CPU 20 monitors a response to the display of the selection screen in step S330 (external, that is, an instruction by the user's operation of the remote controller 2), and “Yes (recording reservation for the same content program)” is selected by the remote controller 2. If "No (no recording reservation for the same content program)" is selected, the process proceeds to step S360 (reproduction of the reproduction target program). In step S350, the CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the same content program (the same content program in which the existence of a broadcast schedule is found in step S320). After step S350, the process proceeds to step S360 (reproduction of a reproduction target program).

  However, when the process proceeds to step S350, since it is determined that the program (same content program) having the expression mode desired by the user is recorded, the necessity of reproducing the reproduction target program selected in step S300 is low. It can also be said. Therefore, after step S350, the CPU 20 may end the process of FIG. 9 without passing through step S360 (for example, by inquiring the user again about whether or not to reproduce the program to be reproduced).

  According to the fourth embodiment, even when the user arbitrarily selects a playback target program from the recorded programs by the recorder 100, the expression mode of the playback target program is first displayed via the recording setting screen RS. If the same content program is set, the presence / absence of the same content program is determined. If there is a broadcast schedule for the same content program, the user is asked to select whether or not to reserve recording of the same content program. For this reason, the opportunity for recording a program that employs an expression mode desired by the user is further expanded.

(5th Example)
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the recording reservation process according to the fifth embodiment. Each step of the flowchart is executed by the CPU 20.
In step S400, the CPU 20 determines whether selection of a viewing target program has been accepted. For example, the CPU 20 displays the electronic program guide PG on the display device 200 according to an instruction from the remote controller 2 operated by the user, and any program program currently being broadcast shown in the electronic program guide PG is a target for viewing ( It is determined whether or not the program is selected as a viewing target program. If the selection of the viewing target program is accepted, the process proceeds to step S410. On the other hand, if the selection of the viewing target program is not accepted, the determination in step S400 is repeated.

  In step S410, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the expression form of the viewing target program matches the set expression form. If the representation mode of the viewing target program matches the set representation mode, the process proceeds to step S460. On the other hand, if the representation mode of the viewing target program is different from the set representation mode, step S420 is performed. Proceed to

In step S460, the CPU 20 outputs the viewing target program to the display device 200 to allow the user to view the program.
On the other hand, in step S420, the CPU 20 determines whether or not the electronic program guide PG (EPG data) includes a program having the same content as the program to be viewed and having the expression form set in the expression form. To determine. In the fifth embodiment, a program having the same content as the program to be viewed and having the expression form set in the expression form is referred to as the same content program for convenience. When the presence of the same content program can be extracted based on the EPG data stored in the ROM 21, the CPU 20 determines that “the same content program exists” and proceeds to step S 430. On the other hand, if there is no program with the same content, the process proceeds to step S460 (viewing the viewing target program).

  In step S430, CPU 20 causes display device 200 to display a selection screen. The selection screen displayed in step S430 is also a screen for allowing the user to select whether or not to make a recording reservation for the same content program (the same content program whose existence is scheduled to be broadcast in step S420). The message includes a message for letting you know, and “Yes” and “No” options.

  In step S440, the CPU 20 monitors a response to the display of the selection screen in step S430 (external, that is, an instruction by the user's operation of the remote controller 2), and “Yes (recording reservation of same content program)” is selected by the remote controller 2. If "No (no recording reservation for the same content program)" is selected, the process proceeds to step S460 (viewing the viewing target program). In step S450, CPU 20 accepts a recording reservation for the same content program (the same content program in which the presence of a broadcast schedule is found in step S420). After step S450, the process proceeds to step S460 (viewing of the viewing target program). However, when the process proceeds to step S450, since it is determined that the program (the same content program) having the expression mode desired by the user is recorded, it is necessary to allow the user to view the viewing target program selected in step S400. Can be said to be low. Therefore, after step S450, the CPU 20 may end the process of FIG. 10 without passing through step S460 (for example, by inquiring the user again about whether or not to view the viewing target program).

  According to the fifth embodiment, even when a user arbitrarily selects a program that the user wants to watch in real time (a program that is currently broadcast), the expression form of the program is first displayed via the recording setting screen RS. If it is different from the set expression mode, the presence / absence of the same content program is determined, and if the same content program is scheduled to be broadcast, the user is made to select whether or not to make a recording reservation for the same content program. For this reason, the opportunity for recording a program that employs an expression mode desired by the user is further expanded.

(Sixth embodiment)
So far, a case has been described in which any one of the plurality of expression modes is set as an expression mode to be prioritized by the user. However, a priority order may be set between the plurality of expression modes. For example, the CPU 20 displays the recording setting screen RS on the display device 200, and accepts the setting of the priority order of the plurality of expression modes according to the operation of the user's remote control 2. In the following, it is assumed that “subtitle version” is the highest priority, “bilingual audio version” is set lower than “subtitle version”, and “dubbed version” is set lower than “bilingual audio version”. To do.

  When such a priority order is set, the CPU 20 reads the processes in the flowcharts (FIGS. 4, 7, 9, and 10) described so far as follows and executes them. First, in step S110 (FIGS. 4 and 7), step S310 (FIG. 9), and step S410 (FIG. 10), the CPU 20 determines that the representation mode of the recording (playback, viewing) target program is “highest priority expression”. It is determined whether or not it matches the “mode”, and the process branches. In step S120 (FIGS. 4 and 7), step S180 (FIG. 4), step S205 (FIG. 7), step S320 (FIG. 9), and step S420 (FIG. 10), “same content program” means “recording ( A program having the same content as that of the target program (playback / viewing), wherein the expression mode is an expression mode having a higher priority than that of the recording (playback / viewing) target program. Perform presence / absence determination.

  According to the sixth embodiment, for example, when the recording target program is a bilingual audio version movie, the EPG data includes the broadcast schedule of the same movie and the subtitle version movie. For example, the subtitle version of the movie is referred to as “same content program”, but even if the EPG data includes the broadcast schedule of the dubbed version of the movie, the dubbed version of the movie is referred to as “same content program”. And not.

Further, for example, when the program to be recorded is a dubbed version of the movie, the same movie, both a subtitled version and a bilingual audio version, can be “same content program”. In this case, if the EPG data includes the same movie as the program to be recorded and includes both the subtitle version and the two-language audio version broadcast schedule, the movie with the higher priority (subtitle version) is identified as “same”. Content program ”. On the other hand, if only one of the subtitle version and the bilingual audio version is the same movie as the recording target program, the broadcast schedule is included in the EPG data. One of the movies is called “same content program”.
According to the sixth embodiment, it can be said that a program whose expression mode is closer to the user's preference is easier to record than a program that the user intends to record (playback or view).

further,
-Applying the combinations of the mutually replaceable members and configurations disclosed in the above embodiments as appropriate,
-Although not disclosed in each of the above embodiments, it is a known technique, and members and structures that are mutually replaceable with members and structures disclosed in each of the above embodiments are appropriately replaced and combinations thereof Change and apply,
-Although not disclosed in each of the above embodiments, the members and structures, etc., which can be assumed as a substitute for the members, structures, etc. disclosed in each of the above embodiments by those skilled in the art based on publicly known techniques, etc. are appropriately replaced. , And changing and applying that combination,
Is disclosed as an embodiment of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Recorder main body, 2 ... Remote control, 11 ... Tuner, 12 ... HDD part, 13 ... DVD part, 14 ... Signal processing part, 15 ... EPG data extraction part, 16 ... OSD part, 17 ... Composition part, 18 ... Output part , 19: receiving unit, 20 ... CPU, 21 ... ROM, 22 ... RAM, 100 ... recorder, 200 ... display device, AS ... advance confirmation screen, PG ... electronic program guide, RS ... recording setting screen, SS1, SS2 ... selection screen

Claims (8)

A recording device capable of receiving and recording programs broadcast on television,
A setting accepting unit that accepts a setting of an expression mode to be given priority among a plurality of expression modes related to a language that conveys the contents of a program;
A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information describing a broadcast schedule of a program from a television broadcast;
A program selection receiving unit for receiving selection of a recording target program to be scheduled for recording from among the programs included in the acquired program information;
When the expression mode of the recording target program is the set expression mode, a recording reservation receiving unit that receives a recording reservation of the recording target program;
A recording unit for recording a TV broadcast program on a predetermined storage medium according to a recording reservation;
The recording reservation receiving unit
When the representation mode of the recording target program is different from the set representation mode, the same content program is the same content as the recording target program and the representation mode is the set representation mode. Determine whether it is included in the acquired program information,
When the same content program is included in the acquired program information, in response to an instruction from the outside, the recording target program or the recording reservation of the same content program is accepted,
When the same content program is not included in the acquired program information, a recording reservation of the recording target program is received, and the same program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit after the reception is received. It is determined whether or not a content program is included, and when the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, the received recording target program according to an instruction from the outside Maintaining the recording reservation of the above, or replacing the recording reservation of the received recording target program to the recording reservation of the same content program,
A recording apparatus characterized by that. The recording reservation accepting unit is different from the set representation mode in the representation mode of the recording target program, and the same content program is not included in the acquired program information,
After determining that the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, instructing whether or not to replace the recording reservation of the received recording target program with the recording reservation of the same content program Display the first screen on the display,
When the replacement is instructed according to the display of the first screen, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is replaced with the recording reservation of the same content program,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the replacement is not instructed according to the display of the first screen, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is maintained. The recording reservation accepting unit is different from the set representation mode in the representation mode of the recording target program, and the same content program is not included in the acquired program information,
If the same content program is included in the program information to be acquired in the future, a second screen for instructing whether or not to replace the recording reservation of the received recording target program with the recording reservation of the same content program is displayed. Displayed on the
When the replacement is instructed according to the display of the second screen, when it is determined that the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, the received recording target program Replace the recording reservation of the above with the recording reservation of the same content program,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the replacement is not instructed according to the display of the second screen, the recording reservation of the received recording target program is maintained.   The program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit after the recording target program different from the set expression mode is recorded includes the same content program, and the recording The reservation recording unit, when receiving the replacement instruction, the recording unit records the same content program by overwriting the recorded program to be recorded. Item 4. The recording device according to any one of Items 3 to 4. A playback unit capable of playing back a program selected as a playback target from the programs recorded in the storage medium;
When the recording target program having a different representation mode from the set representation mode is recorded and selected as the playback target, the recording reservation accepting unit adds the same content program to the program information acquired at the present time. 5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recording reservation for the same content program is received in accordance with an instruction from the outside when it is included. An output processing unit capable of outputting the video and audio of the program while extracting the program selected for viewing from the received television broadcast;
When a program whose expression form is different from the set expression form is selected as the viewing target, the recording reservation accepting unit is a program having the same content as the program selected as the viewing target, and the expression When the same content program whose mode is the set expression mode is included in the program information acquired at the present time, the recording reservation of the same content program is accepted according to an instruction from the outside The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. A recording device capable of receiving and recording programs broadcast on television,
A setting accepting unit that accepts a priority order setting for a plurality of expressions related to a language that conveys the contents of a program;
A program information acquisition unit for acquiring program information describing a broadcast schedule of a program from a television broadcast;
A program selection receiving unit for receiving selection of a recording target program to be scheduled for recording from among the programs included in the acquired program information;
When the expression mode of the recording target program is the highest priority expression mode, a recording reservation receiving unit that receives a recording reservation of the recording target program;
A recording unit for recording a TV broadcast program on a predetermined storage medium according to a recording reservation;
The recording reservation receiving unit
If the expression mode of the recording target program is not the highest priority expression mode, the recording target program is the same content as the recording target program, and the expression mode is more than the expression mode of the recording target program. It is determined whether or not the same content program that is a high-priority expression mode is included in the acquired program information,
When the same content program is included in the acquired program information, in response to an instruction from the outside, the recording target program or the recording reservation of the same content program is accepted,
When the same content program is not included in the acquired program information, a recording reservation of the recording target program is received, and the same program information newly acquired by the program information acquisition unit after the reception is received. It is determined whether or not a content program is included, and when the same content program is included in the newly acquired program information, the received recording target program according to an instruction from the outside Maintaining the recording reservation of the above, or replacing the recording reservation of the received recording target program to the recording reservation of the same content program,
A recording apparatus characterized by that.   8. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of expression modes include at least caption display, language dubbing, and bilingual voice.

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