JP3542243B2 - Program reservation management device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a program reservation management device for allowing a viewer to perform program reservation management for a VTR when recording a TV (television) broadcast program using a VTR (video tape recorder).
[0002]
[Prior art]
At present, the general method for a viewer to make a recording reservation for a TV broadcast program using a VTR is slightly different depending on a program reservation function mounted on the VTR. After viewing the broadcast schedule, the user manually registers the channel (broadcast station), broadcast date (day of the week), start time, end time, etc. of the program to be recorded by using the switches and buttons on the operation panel of the VTR. .
[0003]
Since this manual operation is very complicated and liable to cause an erroneous operation, in recent years, a G code written along with the program name in the program broadcast schedule has been read and registered. For example, a method of reading and registering a barcode specifying a corresponding program by a barcode scanner or the like is adopted.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the method of registering using the G code, the viewer needs to read the number of the G code consisting of a large number of digits, and also manually input the number of the large number of digits to the G code terminal or the VTR main body. There is a concern that an erroneous operation may occur in this process.
[0005]
Some newspapers do not include the G code in the program broadcast schedule. Furthermore, the newspaper has a program broadcast schedule on the day of issue, but does not include a program broadcast schedule on a date earlier than the issue date.
[0006]
Further, newspapers and TV program information magazines on which bar codes are written are very limited and are not common.
On the other hand, in recent years, personal computers have become widespread in each home, and it has been proposed to use this personal computer to perform various types of information management including household budget in each home.
[0007]
As a part of these, multimedia management for exchanging information using a personal computer using terrestrial TV, satellite TV, CATV, telephone, TV telephone, e-mail, facsimile, and the Internet has been proposed.
[0008]
However, since the TV program itself is analog information, there is an organic connection between the combination of the TV and the VTR and the personal computer because the TV program cannot be directly displayed on the display screen of the personal computer. Did not.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and creates a program broadcast schedule for a predetermined period based on fetched program information, displays the program schedule, and allows a viewer to specify a recorded program on a display screen. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a program reservation management device that simplifies a program reservation operation for a viewer and can reliably execute program recording reservation without error.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To solve the above problems,Of the present inventionIn the program reservation management device, program information indicating a TV broadcast schedule is stored.From the program information providing server at predetermined time intervalsProgram information taking-in means to be taken in; schedule creating means for creating a program broadcast schedule within a predetermined period based on the program information taken in by the program information taking-in means; and broadcast for displaying and outputting the program broadcast schedule. Schedule table display output means, reservation registration means for registering a program designated by a program reservation operation on the display screen with the program broadcast schedule displayed as a reserved program, and reservation registered by the reservation registration means ShowsEquipment for recording broadcast programsMeans for transmitting a reserved program to be transmitted toEach time a period shorter than the specified period elapses, the program broadcast is performed by using the program change information capturing means for capturing the program change information from the program information providing server and the program change information captured by the program change information capturing means. Broadcast schedule correction means to correct the calendarIt has.
[0011]
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a program reservation management device, wherein program information fetching means for fetching program information indicating a TV broadcasting schedule, and program information A schedule creation unit for creating a program schedule, a broadcast schedule display output unit for displaying and outputting the program schedule, and a program schedule operation on the display screen when the program schedule is displayed. Reservation registration means for registering the reserved program as a reserved program, reserved program transmission means for transmitting the reserved program reserved and registered by the reservation registration means to a device for recording a broadcast program, and transmission from a device for recording the broadcast program. A recording result acquisition means for receiving each recording result for each reserved program; a recording result editing means for editing each received recording result into a recording result list for each same program name; A recording table file for storing a list, and a recording result display output means for displaying and outputting a recording result list corresponding to a specified program name stored in the recording table file in response to a display command operation specifying a program name And
[0014]
Another invention isA recording result list corresponding to the specified program name stored in the recording table file in response to a print command operation specifying the program name to the program reservation management device.As a labelA label printing means for printing out is added.
[0017]
Another invention isTV remote operation means for transmitting, to the program reservation management device, a channel switching instruction to a TV corresponding to a program designated by a program designation operation on the display screen while the program broadcast schedule is displayed. It has been added.
[0019]
In the thus configured program reservation management device, when program information indicating a TV broadcast schedule is fetched from the outside, the program broadcast schedule for a predetermined period, such as one week, is determined based on the fetched program information. Table automaticallyCreated.
[0020]
When a viewer (user) makes a program reservation using this program reservation management deviceIs the program broadcast scheduleIs read onto the display screen, and a program for which a recording reservation is to be made is specified on the display screen using, for example, a mouse or a cursor key, and the specified program is registered as a reserved program. And this registered program isFor exampleVTRFor recording broadcast programsSent to
[0021]
Then, when the VTR reaches the recording start time specified by the reserved program received by the clock circuit incorporated therein, the VTR starts recording the program of the specified channel, and when the specified end time arrives, Stop recording.
[0022]
In this way, the viewer simply designates the program he or she wants to record in the displayed program broadcast schedule, and the recording reservation for the program ends. It is possible to make a program reservation as if to do, greatly improve the operability, and reduce the probability of occurrence of a recording error due to an operation error.
[0023]
Also,Each time a prescribed period such as one month elapses, program information for creating a program broadcast schedule isFor example,The program is taken in from a program information providing server of a TV program information providing company via the Internet.
[0024]
Therefore, the viewer does not need to perform any special operation to capture the program information, so that the operability can be further improved.
Further, every time a period shorter than the prescribed period elapses, the program change information is fetched from the program information providing server to correct the program broadcast schedule. That is, the programs actually broadcast on the TV are often changed. Therefore, if the program information is fetched every time the specified period such as one month elapses, the program changed within the one month period in the once created program broadcast schedule is corrected to change the program. This makes it possible to prevent a program that has become a recording program from being accidentally reserved for recording, or cancel a reserved program that has been reserved for recording.
[0025]
Also, in the program reservation management device of the present invention, each reserved program isEquipment for recording broadcast programsThe recording result indicating whether or not the recording wasEquipment for recording broadcast programsFrom. Then, a recording result list is created for each program name. Therefore, the viewer can display the recording result list on the display screen as necessary to check the recording result.
[0026]
Further, it is possible to print out the recording result list as a video cassette label for each program name described above. Therefore, the viewer can easily manage the recorded video cassette by attaching the label to the recorded video cassette.
[0028]
When a program designation operation is performed on the display screen while the program broadcast schedule is displayed, a channel switching instruction to the channel corresponding to the program designated by the TV is transmitted from the program reservation management device of the present invention directly to the TV. Is done. Therefore, the TV can be remotely controlled directly from the program reservation management device.
[0030]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is an external view showing a program reservation management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. For example, a VTR 2 and a TV 3 are connected to a program reservation management device 1 composed of a personal computer. In the program reservation management device 1, a CRT display device 5, a keyboard 6, a mouse 7, and a printer 8 are connected to the main device 4.
[0031]
The program reservation management device 1 constituted by the personal computer reads a program recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic disk, and executes various operations according to the program. Then, the program reservation management device 1 can be connected to the Internet 11 via the modem 9 and the provider 10 as shown in FIG. A program information providing server 12 of a TV program information providing company is connected to the Internet 11. Therefore, the program reservation management device 1 accesses the homepage of the program information providing server 12 via the Internet 11 and collectively downloads, for example, one month's worth of program information indicating the broadcast schedule of each TV broadcast station to its own device. Is possible.
[0032]
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the program reservation management device 1.
The program information 31 for one month shown in FIG. 6A input to the input / output interface 13 via the modem 9 is temporarily stored in the program information buffer 14. The program information 31 includes a flag indicating a new (inserted) I, a deleted D, an updated U, a scheduled broadcast date, a change flag (0; normal, 1: changed) and a channel (CH) shown in FIG. A) a 7-digit program code including a number, a broadcast start time, a broadcast end time, a program name, and the like.
[0033]
The schedule table creation unit 15 reads out the program information 31 for one month written in the program information buffer 14 and schedules the program broadcast on all channels (broadcast stations) every day (24 hours) shown in FIG. A table 33 and a program broadcast schedule 32 for one week for each channel (broadcasting station) shown in FIG. 7 are created and registered in the schedule file 16.
[0034]
The program change information 34 shown in FIG. 6B, which is input to the input / output interface 13 via the modem 9, is temporarily stored in the program change information buffer 17. The broadcast schedule correction unit 18 corrects each of the program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 stored in the schedule file 16 with the program change information 34 written in the program change information buffer 17. More specifically, the daily program table latest information 35 shown in FIG. 6C is once created, and the program broadcast schedule tables 32 and 33 are updated with the daily program table latest information 35.
[0035]
The broadcast schedule display output section 19 displays and outputs the program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 stored in the schedule file 16 to the CRT display device 5. The reservation registration unit 20 makes a recording reservation for a program specified by the mouse 7 or the keyboard 6 while the respective program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 are displayed on the CRT display device 5.
[0036]
The reserved program transmitting unit 21 incorporates the reserved program reserved and registered by the reservation registration unit 20 into a predetermined transmission frame 36 shown in FIG.VTRSend to 2.
[0037]
In the transmission frame 36, a reservation number including an operation date, a recording start date, a recording end date, designation of a date such as a day of the week, a recording start time, a recording end indication time, a channel (broadcasting station), a tape number, a recording mode , Recording result (0: unrecorded, 1: recording ended normally, 9: tape out (abnormal)), etc. are set.
[0038]
VTRReference numeral 2 incorporates a tuner and a recording reservation memory, extracts a reservation program incorporated in the transmission frame 36 received from the program reservation management device 1, and registers the reservation program in the recording reservation memory. Then, at the start time of the program registered in the program reservation memory, the recording of the program is automatically started.
[0039]
VTRWhen the recording of the relevant program is completed, the recording result is incorporated into the transmission frame 36 shown in FIG. 13 and transmitted to the input / output interface 22 of the program reservation management device 1.
[0040]
The recording result incorporated in the transmission frame 36 input to the input / output interface 22 of the program reservation management device 1 is temporarily written into the recording result buffer 23. The image result editing unit 24 additionally registers the recording result in, for example, a recording result list 37 for each same program name shown in FIG.
[0041]
The recording result display output unit 26 highlights the corresponding program 38 in the program broadcasting schedule table in which the individual recording results of each program input to the recording result buffer 23 are displayed and output on the CRT display device 5 as shown in FIG. The recording result display 39 is assumed. Further, the recording result display output unit 26 displays and outputs a recording result list 37 for each same program name stored in the recording result buffer 23 to the CRT display device 5.
[0042]
The label print output unit 27 re-edits the recording result list 37 of the program name stored in the recording table file 25 for each video tape number based on a print command specifying the program name of the viewer. The printer 28 prints out and outputs the label 28 to be attached to the video cassette 40 shown in FIG.
[0043]
The TV remote control unit 29 transmits a channel switching signal to a channel corresponding to a program specified by the viewer using the keyboard 6 or the keyboard 7 to the TV 3 via the output interface 30.
[0044]
The overall processing operation of the program reservation management device 1 configured as described above will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
At S (step) 1, when a predetermined date such as the first day of the month of a month as a predetermined period arrives, at S2, program information download and program table creation shown in FIG. Perform processing.
[0045]
In FIG. 5A, a homepage of the program information providing server 12 is accessed via the Internet 11 (P1), and the program information 31 for each broadcasting station (channel) for one month shown in FIG. It is downloaded to its own program information buffer 14 (P2). When the download process is completed, the connection to the Internet 11 is released (P3).
[0046]
Then, the schedule table creation unit 15 is activated, data conversion is performed (P4), and basic layouts of the program schedule tables 32 and 33 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 are created (P5). The program broadcast schedule table 33 for one week is created (P6). Further, a program broadcast schedule 32 is created for each day of all channels (broadcast stations) (P7). Then, the created program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 are written into the schedule file 16 (P8).
[0047]
In S3 of FIG. 4, when a predetermined time such as midnight, for example, at midnight, which is shorter than one month as a predetermined period, is reached, a program correction process shown in FIG. 5B is performed in S4.
In FIG. 5B, the homepage of the program information providing server 12 is accessed via the Internet 11 (Q1), and the current program change information 34 shown in FIG. Download (Q2). When the download process is completed, the connection to the Internet 11 is released (Q3).
[0048]
Then, the broadcast schedule correcting unit 18 is activated to correct the storage contents of the respective program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 stored in the schedule file 16 with the program change information 34 written in the program change information buffer 17 (Q5). ).
[0049]
When the viewer starts a program reservation operation using the keyboard 6 in S5 of FIG. 4, the process proceeds to S6, where the reservation registration unit 20 is activated to start the reservation registration process shown in FIG.
In FIG. 9, when the display mode for each of the program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 is designated (R1), the program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 corresponding to the designated channel (broadcasting station) or the designated day are displayed. The information is read from the reservation table file 16 and displayed on the CRT display device 5 (R2). As display modes, a program broadcast schedule 32a in the day designation mode shown in FIG. 10 and a program broadcast schedule in the station designation mode (not shown) are prepared.
[0050]
In the displayed program broadcast schedule 32a shown in FIG. 10, three business modes of [registration registration], [reservation change] and [transmission] can be executed by clicking with the mouse 7.
[0051]
When the reservation registration mode is designated (R3), a window 41a for reservation registration is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. Then, when the program to be recorded is clicked with the mouse 7 (R4), the scheduled broadcast date, broadcast time, channel, program name, etc. of the program are displayed in the window 41a. Further, when the viewer specifies the number (video number) of the video cassette 40 used for recording, a dialog of [Confirmation] is displayed (R5). When the viewer clicks [Confirm (OK)] (R6), the corresponding program in the program broadcast schedule 32a is highlighted (R7), and the corresponding program set in the window 41a is registered (R8). ).
[0052]
When the viewer selects the reservation change / delete mode (R9), a window 41b for change / deletion is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. Then, when the program to be changed / deleted is clicked with the mouse 7 (R10), the scheduled broadcast date, broadcast time, channel, program name, etc. of the program are displayed in the window 41b.
[0053]
Further, when the viewer specifies the number (video number) of the video cassette 40 used for recording which has already been registered, a dialog of [Confirmation] is displayed (R11). When the viewer clicks [Confirm (OK)] (R12), the corresponding program in the program broadcast schedule 32a is highlighted (R13), and the corresponding program set in the window 41b is changed / deleted. (R14).
[0054]
Then, when the viewer clicks [Transmission Business Mode] (R15), a dialog of [Confirmation] is displayed (R16). Then, when the viewer clicks [Confirm (OK)] (R17), a window 41c indicating that transmission is in progress is displayed on the display screen as shown in FIG. Then, the registered program reservation information and the changed / deleted program information are incorporated in the transmission frame 36 shown in FIG. 13 and transmitted to the VTR 2 (R17).
[0055]
When the transmission frame 36 shown in FIG. 13 is received from the VTR 2 in S7 of FIG. 4, the process proceeds to S8, and the recording result editing process shown in FIG. 14 is performed.
In FIG. 14, the recording result including the reservation number, the start time, the end time, the channel, the tape number, the presence or absence of the recording, and the like included in the transmission frame 36 received from the VTR 2 is extracted (T1). Then, the corresponding program 38 in one of the program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 including the relevant program is highlighted from the schedule file 16 and displayed on the CRT display device 5 as a program recording display result 39 as shown in FIG. Output (T2).
[0056]
Then, the recording table file 25 is searched by the corresponding recorded program name (T3). When the recording result list 37 of the corresponding program name is not detected, the process proceeds to T5, where the recording result list 37 of the newly recorded program name is created and newly set in the recording table file 25.
[0057]
The recording result list 37 of the corresponding program name is detectedWas doneIn this case, and when the recording result list 37 is newly registered, the recording result received this time is additionally written in the corresponding recording result list 37 (T6).
[0058]
Next, a video cassette management process is performed at T7.
That is, the menu screen 42 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed on the CRT display device 5. On this menu screen 42, [Video Information Management] and [Label Printing] can be selected. When the viewer clicks [Video Information Management], as shown in FIG. 18, a recording result list 43 in which the recording results are totaled for each video cassette number, and a program number (the same program name) as shown in FIG. ), A recording result list 44 in which the recording results are totaled can be selected.
[0059]
In S9 of FIG. 4, when the viewer performs a recording result display operation by designating a program name via the keyboard 6, the image recording result list of the corresponding program name stored in the recording table file 25 shown in FIG. The table 37 is displayed and output (S10).
[0060]
In S11, when the viewer clicks [Print Label] while the menu screen 42 shown in FIG. 17 is displayed, a list of recording results re-edited for each cassette number with the same program name in FIG. 18 is displayed. 43 is printed out on the label 28 in the format shown in FIG. 20 (S12). Further, only the title (program name) is enlarged and printed on the label 45 separately.
[0061]
As shown in FIG. 20, the viewer may attach the label 28 on which the recording result is printed and the label 45 on which the title (program name) is printed to the recorded video cassette 40 taken out from the VTR 2.
[0062]
In S13, when the program including the current time is clicked with the mouse 7 while the respective program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 including today's date are displayed, the TV operation unit 29 is activated in S14. , And transmits a channel switching signal to the channel to which the program belongs to the TV 3 via the output interface 30. As a result, the channel of the TV 3 is automatically switched. Therefore, the TV program 3 can be remotely controlled by the program reservation management device 1.
[0063]
In the program reservation management device 1 thus configured, once a month via the Internet 11, program information 31 indicating a TV broadcast schedule for one month is taken from the program information providing server 12 of the TV program information providing company. It is. Based on the captured program information 31, a program broadcast schedule 33 for each channel (broadcast station) for a predetermined period such as one week, and a program broadcast schedule for each day including all channels (broadcast stations) 32 are automatically created and stored in the schedule file 16.
[0064]
When the viewer makes a program reservation using the program reservation management device 1, the program broadcast schedule table 32a corresponding to each of the program broadcast schedule tables 32 and 33 stored in the schedule file 16 is displayed on the CRT display device. When the program is read out on the display screen 5 and a program for which a recording reservation is to be made is specified on the display screen using, for example, the cursor 7 on the keyboard 7 or the keyboard 6, the specified program is registered as a reserved program. Then, the registered reserved program is incorporated in a predetermined transmission frame 36 and transmitted to the VTR 2 via the input / output interface 22.
[0065]
As a result, when the recording start time specified by the reserved program included in the received transmission frame 36 reaches the recording start time, the VTR 2 starts recording the corresponding program on the specified channel. When the specified end time comes, the VTR 2 starts recording. finish.
[0066]
Then, the VTR 2 incorporates the recording result into the transmission frame 36 and returns it to the program reservation management device 1.
If necessary, the recording result is displayed on the CRT display device 5, or the recording result is edited for each of the same program name and for each of the same video numbers and printed on the label 28.
[0067]
As described above, since the viewer only needs to designate the program he / she wants to record in the displayed program broadcast schedule 32a, the recording reservation, reservation change, and reservation deletion of the corresponding program are completed. The program reservation can be made as if the user clicked the item with a mouse, the operability of the program reservation management device 1 can be greatly improved, and the probability of occurrence of a recording error caused by an operation error can be reduced.
[0068]
Further, program information 31 for creating program broadcast schedules 32 and 33 is taken in from the program information providing server 12 via the Internet 11. Therefore, the viewer does not need to perform any special operation to capture the program information 31, so that the operability can be further improved.
[0069]
Further, every day, the program broadcast information 32 and 33 are corrected by taking in the program change information 34 from the program information providing server 12. Therefore, even if the program to be broadcasted on TV 3 is frequently changed, the changed program in the once created program broadcast schedule 32.33 is automatically corrected.
[0070]
As a result, it is possible to prevent a viewer from making a reservation for recording without knowing the changed program, or to easily cancel a reservation program for which recording reservation has been made.
Further, a recording result indicating whether or not each reserved program has been reliably recorded on the VTR 2 is obtained from the VTR 2, and a recording result list 37 is created for each program name. Then, the viewer can display the recording result list 37 on the display screen of the CRT display device 5 as necessary to check the recording result.
[0071]
In this case, since the program name is displayed in a list format for each program name, the result of recording a serial drama or a series can be checked at a glance.
Further, the recording result lists 37 and 43 can be printed out as the label 28 of the video cassette 40 for each program name described above. Therefore, the viewer can easily manage the recorded video cassette 40 by attaching the label 28 to the recorded video cassette 40.
[0072]
When a program to be watched at present is clicked with the mouse 7 while the program broadcast schedule 32a is displayed on the CRT display device 5, a channel switching instruction is automatically transmitted from the program reservation management device 1 directly to the TV 3. Therefore, the TV 3 can be remotely controlled directly from the program reservation management device 1.
[0073]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the embodiment described above.
In the embodiment, the information exchange between the program reservation management device 1, the VTR 2 and the TV 3 is carried out by wire using the TCP / IP protocol. For example, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to exchange information. In this case, the work of connecting signal lines between the devices can be omitted, and the operability of the program reservation management device 1 can be improved.
[0074]
Further, a portable image scanner and a character recognition device are provided in place of the modem 9 in FIG. 3, and the program name and the broadcast schedule described in the program broadcast schedule printed on a newspaper or a program information magazine by this image scanner are provided. The time, channel number, and the like are read, the read image is converted into program information 31 by a character recognition device, and written into the program information buffer 14 via the input / output interface 13.
[0075]
In the program reservation management device having such a configuration, it is necessary for the viewer to perform a reading operation using an image scanner, but communication costs and information provision fees are not required as compared with the case where the Internet 11 is used. The maintenance cost of the entire device can be reduced.
[0076]
Since it is complicated to read all programs on all channels (broadcasting stations) with the image scanner, it is only necessary for the viewer to read only each program of the channel to which the program to be reserved for recording belongs. Further, in an extreme case, only the program that the viewer wants to reserve for recording may be read by the image scanner.
[0077]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the program reservation management device of the present invention, a program broadcast schedule for a predetermined period is created from the acquired program information, displayed on the display device, and the recorded program is specified to the viewer on the display screen. Let me.
[0078]
Therefore, the viewer can perform the program reservation operation as if he or she clicks on the menu screen of a normal personal computer, greatly simplifying the reservation operation, and reliably performing the program recording reservation for the VTR without error.
[0079]
Also, program information for creating a program broadcast schedule is taken in from a program information providing server of a TV program information providing company via the Internet every time a prescribed period such as one month elapses. Therefore, the viewer does not need to perform any special operation to capture the program information, so that the operability of program reservation can be further improved.
[0080]
Further, the program change information is fetched from the program information providing server in a short cycle to correct the program broadcast schedule. Therefore, by correcting a program that has been changed within a one-month period, for example, in a once-produced program broadcast schedule, it is possible to prevent the changed program from being erroneously reserved for recording, or to prevent recording reservation. It is possible to cancel the reservation silver included.
If necessary, it is also possible to print out a list of necessary recording results on a label attached to a recorded video cassette.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an external view showing a program reservation management device, a VTR, and a TV according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a connection relationship between the program reservation management device and the Internet.
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the program reservation management device.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an overall processing operation in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing download processing and program guide creation processing in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing program information and program change information input from the Internet to the program reservation management device.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a one-day program broadcast schedule for all channels (broadcast stations) created by the program reservation management device.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a program broadcast schedule of the same channel (broadcasting station) for one week, created by the program reservation management device.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a reservation registration processing operation in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 10 is a view showing a program broadcast schedule displayed in a reservation registration mode in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a program broadcast schedule displayed in a reservation change / delete mode in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 12 is a view showing a program broadcast schedule displayed in a transmission mode in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a transmission format in which information transmitted and received between the program reservation management device and the VTR is incorporated.
FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing a recording result editing processing operation in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a program recording result displayed on a CRT display device in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing a recording result list created by the program reservation management device.
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a menu screen displayed on a CRT display device in the program reservation management device.
FIG. 18 is a view showing a recording result list for each video number created by the program reservation management device.
FIG. 19 is a view showing a recording result list for each program number created by the program reservation management device.
FIG. 20 is a view showing a video cassette to which a label printed by the program reservation management device is attached.
FIG. 21 is an external view showing a program reservation management device, a VTR, and a TV according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Program reservation management device, 2 ... VTR, 3 ... TV, 5 ... CRT display device, 6 ... Keyboard, 7 ... Mouse, 8 ... Printer, 9 ... Modem, 11 ... Internet, 12 ... Program information providing server, 15 ... Schedule table creation unit, 16: Schedule file, 18: Broadcast schedule correction unit, 19: Broadcast schedule display output unit, 20: Schedule registration unit, 21: Scheduled program transmission unit, 24: Recording result editing unit, 25: Recording table File, 26: Recording result display output unit, 27: Label print output unit, 28: Label, 29: TV remote operation unit, 32, 33: Program broadcast schedule, 37, 43, 44 ... Recording result list

Claims (4)

Program information acquisition means for acquiring program information indicating a TV broadcast schedule from a program information providing server at predetermined time intervals;
Schedule table creating means for creating a program broadcast schedule within a predetermined period based on the program information captured by the program information capturing means;
And broadcasting calendar display output means for displaying and outputting the program broadcast schedule,
Reservation registration means for registering a program specified by a program reservation operation on a display screen as a reserved program while the program broadcast schedule is displayed;
Reserved program transmitting means for transmitting the reserved program reserved and registered by the reservation registering means to a device for recording a broadcast program ;
Every time a period shorter than the specified period elapses, program change information capturing means for capturing program change information from the program information providing server,
A program reservation management device , comprising: a broadcast schedule correcting means for correcting the program broadcast schedule using the program change information captured by the program change information capturing means . Program information capturing means for capturing program information indicating a TV broadcast schedule;
Schedule table creating means for creating a program broadcast schedule within a predetermined period based on the program information captured by the program information capturing means;
And broadcasting calendar display output means for displaying and outputting the program broadcast schedule,
Reservation registration means for registering a program specified by a program reservation operation on a display screen as a reserved program while the program broadcast schedule is displayed;
Reserved program transmitting means for transmitting the reserved program reserved and registered by the reservation registering means to a device for recording a broadcast program ;
Recording result capturing means for receiving each recording result for each reserved program, transmitted from the device for recording the broadcast program,
Recording result editing means for editing each received recording result into a recording result list for each same program name,
A recording table file for storing the edited recording result list;
Recording result display output means for displaying and outputting a recording result list corresponding to the specified program name stored in the recording table file in response to a display command operation specifying a program name Reservation management device. 3. The program according to claim 2, further comprising: a label printing unit that prints out, as a label, a recording result list corresponding to the specified program name stored in the recording table file in response to a print command operation specifying a program name. Reservation management device. In a state in which the program broadcasting schedule is displayed, claims 1 to 3 with a TV remote control unit for transmitting the channel switching instruction to the TV to the channel corresponding to the program designated by the program designation operation on the display screen The program reservation management device according to any one of the above.

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