JP3954186B2 - Recording reservation device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a recording reservation apparatus for broadcast programs.
[0002]
[Prior art]
With the widespread use of VTRs (video tape recorders) in ordinary homes, it has been a common practice to reserve recording of television broadcasts and watch programs recorded while going out after returning home.
[0003]
For recording reservation, usually, a desired program is selected with reference to a TV program column of a newspaper or a commercially available TV guide, and setting of a recording month, start time, end time, channel, etc., which are recording reservation operations for the program, is manually performed. This is achieved by performing the work. Since the current number of program channels is about 10 including NHK and private broadcasting stations, such program selection work and recording reservation operation are not so burdensome for the viewer.
[0004]
However, with the recent spread of cable television and digital broadcasting, the number of program channels continues to increase, and it is almost time for programs of several hundred channels to be broadcast in the future. When the number of channels becomes enormous in this way, it is expected that it will take a considerable amount of time to go through the daily program guide and select a program to be reserved for recording. In addition, as the number of program channels increases, it is expected that there is a possibility of overlooking programs of interest to viewers.
[0005]
Moreover, even if a program of interest is found, it is expected that the recording reservation will not be performed due to a mistake in reading the recording reservation information or the recording reservation operation.
[0006]
In view of the above background, there is an increasing demand for a method for searching for a program desired by the viewer without fail, and for reliably executing recording reservation for the program and saving labor.
A recording reservation apparatus for specifying a condition relating to a program to be reserved in advance for such a request, extracting a program to be reserved based on the condition, and executing a reservation for the extracted program is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open 7-121935.
[0007]
Incidentally, in a recording device typified by a VTR, it is a matter of course that the recording time is limited due to the capacity of a storage medium such as a tape. However, since the above-described conventional recording reservation apparatus does not consider this recordable time, the total time of programs that meet the conditions desired by the user may exceed the recordable time. In such a case, it is impossible to record all reserved programs, and only a part of them can be recorded.
[0008]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, the conventional recording reservation device does not take into consideration that there is a limit on the recordable time, so even if the user extracts a program that the user wants to record, the total time exceeds the recordable time. However, there was a problem that only a part of it could be recorded later, and it was not practical enough.
[0009]
The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances as described above, and has been made to meet the user's preference even when there is a limitation in the time that can be recorded while ensuring the execution and labor saving of program recording reservation. It is an object of the present invention to provide a practical recording reservation apparatus that can easily record a program and can reduce the trouble of recording reservation.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, a recording reservation apparatus according to the present invention sets program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program scheduled to be broadcast, and at least one program condition for a program for which recording reservation is desired. A program condition setting means for recording, a recordable time setting means for setting a recordable time, and a program that matches the program conditions set by the program condition setting means from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means Based on the recordable time set by the recordable time setting means extracted from the extracted programs, the reserved program determining means for determining the program to be reserved, and the program determined by the reserved program determining means And reservation means for reserving recording.
[0011]
Here, the program condition setting means may be configured to be able to set the program condition for a program for which a recording reservation is desired with priority or with a score. In this case, the reserved program determining means matches the program condition with a higher priority from the extracted programs when the total time of programs that match the program condition set by the program condition setting means exceeds the recordable time. The program to be reserved is determined in order of the program to be executed or so that the total score is maximized.
[0012]
Further, the program condition setting means may determine the priority order and score of the program conditions for a program for which a recording reservation is desired based on the reservation history by the program reservation means. Furthermore, another recording reservation apparatus according to the present invention includes program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program scheduled to be broadcast, and program condition setting for setting at least one program condition for a program for which recording reservation is desired. Means, a recordable time setting means for setting a recordable time, and a program that matches the program conditions set by the program condition setting means from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means, and extracting the program Based on the recordable time set by the recordable time setting means among the recorded programs, program candidate presenting means for presenting candidate programs to be reserved, and reservation from the program candidates presented by this program supplementary presenting means And a reserved program determining means for determining a program to be recorded, and a reservation means for reserving recording of the program determined by the reserved program determining means. To.
[0013]
With the above-described configuration, the present invention makes it possible to reliably and easily realize a recording reservation for a program that matches the user's preference even when the viewer searches for a desired program and there is a limit on the time that can be recorded.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a recording reservation apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
[0015]
As shown in FIG. 1, the recording reservation apparatus 10 includes a program information acquisition unit 11, a program condition setting unit 12, a recordable time setting unit 13, a reserved program determination unit 14, and a program reservation unit 15. In this example, a recording device 30 such as a DVD player using a VTR or a DVD-RAM (recordable / reproducible digital versatile disc) is connected to the program reservation device 10. Hereinafter, each part of FIG. 1 will be described.
[0016]
The program information acquisition unit 11 is, for example, program information 20 related to a program scheduled to be broadcast within a certain period of time such as one week or one month as written in a TV program guide such as a newspaper or a TV magazine. Information such as the program name, genre, and performer name is acquired. In digital broadcasting, it is possible to multiplex such program information data into a broadcast signal, so that the program information acquisition unit 11 separates this data from the broadcast signal received by a TV tuner or the like to obtain program information 20. Can be acquired. Further, for example, a recording medium such as a CD-ROM storing data of issued program information may be acquired in advance, and the program information acquisition unit 11 may read the contents of the recording medium to acquire the program information 20. .
[0017]
The program condition setting unit 12 is used for setting program conditions such as a genre or a performer that a user (viewer) wants to reserve a program. Specifically, the program condition setting unit 12 displays a reservation screen on a TV screen, The program conditions can be set while the user is watching.
[0018]
The recordable time setting unit 13 extracts and sets the recordable time by the recording device 30. Specifically, the recordable time may be obtained by calculation from the capacity of a recording medium such as a tape or a disk used in the recording device 30 and the recorded capacity, or the recording device 30 itself calculates data of the recordable time. If it has a function, the data may be received.
[0019]
In addition to the above-described extraction function, or in addition to the above-described extraction function, the user may designate and set the recordable time.
The reserved program determination unit 14 extracts a program that matches the program condition set by the program condition setting unit 12 from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 11, and sets the recordable time from the extracted program The program to be reserved is selected and determined based on the recordable time set in the section 13. That is, the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 11 includes various programs of different genres and performers, and the reserved program determination unit 14 sets the program condition setting unit 12 from among these many programs. A program that matches the set program conditions is determined as a program to be reserved.
[0020]
Then, the program reservation unit 15 sends a recording reservation command for the program determined by the reserved program determination unit 14 to the recording device 30. The recording device 30 can generally make recording reservations using keys provided in the main body or from a wireless remote control unit. However, if the recording reservation data can be received by line input separately from this, the program reservation unit 15 Recording reservation data can be transmitted to the recording device 30 to make a recording reservation. Alternatively, the program reservation unit 15 may have a recording reservation data transmission function similar to that of the remote control unit, and the recording reservation may be performed by wirelessly transmitting this to the recording device 30.
[0021]
Hereinafter, the recording reservation operation using the recording reservation apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 2 shows an example of program conditions set by the program condition setting unit 12. Each condition includes a set of information such as a program genre, performers, and keywords. In this example, the first program condition is the genre “movie”, the performer is “actor A”, the second program condition is the “drama”, the performer is “actor B”, and the third condition is the genre. Is “Education”, the keyword is “China”, and the fourth condition is “Music” and the keyword “Pops”. In order to be determined as a reserved program, in this example, it is necessary to meet any of the above four types of conditions.
[0022]
3 to 5 show images of the program condition setting unit. The hatched portions in FIGS. 3 and 4 represent buttons or touch menus. When the user selects the “genre” menu in FIG. 3, for example, a list of genre candidates is displayed as shown in FIG. Here, when “drama” is selected, “drama” is set as a genre condition as shown in FIG. Information input of program conditions such as genre may be performed by a button or menu operation, or may be performed separately using a keyboard or pen input.
[0023]
Next, the recordable time setting unit 13 obtains a recordable time. This can be determined by subtracting the recording time of the program to be saved among the programs recorded so far from the maximum recordable time determined by the capacity of the recording / recording medium in the recording device 30. . For example, if the maximum recordable time is 8 hours as shown in FIG. 6 and the recording time of the already recorded program to be saved is 2 hours, the difference of 6 hours becomes the recordable time.
[0024]
The recording device 30 may be a model that can change the recordable time by changing the image quality at the time of recording execution. For example, a VHS VTR has two recording modes, a standard mode and a triple mode, and when a 180 minute tape with the largest capacity is used as a recording medium, the recording time is 3 hours in the standard mode and a triple mode. Then it will be 9 hours.
[0025]
In this case, the recordable time setting unit 13 may obtain the recordable time for each recording mode of the recording device 30.
In order to distinguish between the recorded program that can be deleted and the stored program, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, a flag field indicating whether or not the program is stored is provided. Check it out.
[0026]
Next, the reserved program determination unit 14 determines a reserved program by the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, for example. As an example, a list of programs that match the set program conditions is shown in FIG. 8, and a reserved program is obtained when the recordable time is 6 hours. As shown in FIG. 9, the priority order of the programs to be recorded is set at the stage where the program condition setting unit 12 sets the recording conditions. The programs that match the program conditions set as shown in FIG. 9 and their priorities are as shown in FIG. 10, and there are three programs A, B, and C to be reserved at this time.
[0027]
First, the recordable time T is 6 hours in step S101 of the flowchart of FIG.
Next, in step S102, the program B having the highest priority is selected from the program candidates. Since the broadcast time of program B is 54 minutes and is shorter than the recordable time T of 6 hours, the determination result in step S103 is Yes and step S104 is executed. Here, program B is determined to be a reserved program, and T is changed to 5 hours and 6 minutes, which is obtained by subtracting the broadcast time of program B from 54 minutes from the recordable time T. In step S105, the program B is excluded from the program candidates to be searched.
[0028]
In step S106, since the program candidates A and C still remain as search targets, returning to step S102 and proceeding with the same processing, the programs A and C having the second priority and the third priority are determined as reserved programs. The process ends when all program candidates have been searched. Therefore, in this example, all of the programs A, B, and C are determined as reserved programs.
[0029]
In accordance with this determination, the program reservation unit 15 sends a recording reservation command for all the programs A, B, and C to the recording device 30, and the recording device 30 that has received this command records the programs A, B, and C.
[0030]
When the recording device 30 is a model that can change the recordable time by changing the recording mode as described above, the program reservation unit 15 sends a program when a recording reservation command is sent. In addition to this, the recording mode for executing the recording of the program may be transmitted to the recording device 30 together.
[0031]
On the other hand, in the above example, it is assumed that the recordable time is 2 hours instead of 6 hours. As shown in FIG. 8, the total broadcast time of programs A, B, and C that meet the set program conditions is 3 hours and 48 minutes, which exceeds the recordable time. I can't do it.
[0032]
In this case, similarly to the above example, the reserved program is determined according to FIG. First, in step S101, the recordable time T is 2 hours, and the program B having the highest priority is selected in step S102. In step S103, the broadcast time of the program B is 54 minutes and the recordable time T is 2 hours. Since it is less, the process proceeds to step S104 and is determined as a reserved program. At this time, T is changed to 1 hour 6 minutes obtained by subtracting the airing time 54 minutes of program B from the recordable time T. Then, in step S105, the program B is excluded from the program candidates to be searched, and in step S106, the process returns to step S102 and the same processing is performed.
[0033]
Next, program A having the second priority is selected in step S102, and its broadcast time is longer than 1 hour and 54 minutes and recordable time T of 1 hour and 6 minutes. Therefore, the determination result in step S103 is No. The process does not proceed to step S104 but proceeds to step S105. As a result, the program A is not determined as a reserved program. Then, program A is excluded from the program candidates to be searched, and in step S106, the process returns to step S102 and the same processing is performed again.
[0034]
Next, since the program C having the third priority is selected in step S102, and its airing time is shorter than 1 hour and 6 hours of the recordable time T, the determination result in step S103 is Yes. In S104, it is determined as a reserved program. In step S105, the program C is excluded from the program candidates to be searched, and the process ends because there are no more programs to be searched. Thus, the reserved programs in this case are determined as programs B and C. The following recording reservation operation is the same as the above example.
[0035]
After the recording reservation, the reservation status is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 11, and the user is notified.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 12 is an overall configuration diagram of a recording reservation apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 12, the recording reservation apparatus 10 includes a program information acquisition unit 11, a program condition setting unit 18, a recordable time setting unit 13, a reserved program determination unit 14, and a program reservation unit 15. The program information acquisition unit 11, the recordable time setting unit 13, and the reserved program determination unit 14 are the same as those in the configuration example of the first embodiment.
[0036]
The program reservation unit 15 sends a program recording reservation command to the recording device 30 and outputs program reservation history information 21 in accordance with the determination of the reserved program determination unit 14.
The program condition setting unit 18 takes in the program reservation history information 21 output from the program reservation unit 15 and sets conditions representing viewer preferences such as the program genre and performers based on the program reservation history information 21.
[0037]
FIG. 13 shows an example of the program reservation history information 21. In addition to the genre, the number of times a program including a specific performer or keyword is recorded is described. Based on such information, the priority order of programs to be recorded is determined as shown in FIG. 9, and program conditions are set. The following processing is the same as that of the configuration example of the first embodiment.
[0038]
In FIG. 13, the program reservation history information 21 includes the number of times the program has been recorded. However, the program reservation history information 21 may be a ratio of recording a program that includes a specific performer or keyword.
[0039]
(Third embodiment)
FIG. 14 is an overall configuration diagram of a recording reservation apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 14, the recording reservation apparatus 10 includes a program information acquisition unit 11, a program condition setting unit 12, a recordable time setting unit 19, a reserved program determination unit 14, and a program reservation unit 15.
[0040]
The program information acquisition unit 11, the program condition setting unit 12, the reserved program determination unit 14, and the program reservation unit 15 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The recordable time setting unit 19 sets the recordable time by the user.
[0041]
When the recording device 30 is a model that can change the recordable time by changing the recording mode as described above, the user sets the recordable time in the recordable time setting unit 19. Sometimes, the recording mode at that time may also be set.
[0042]
The operation of recording reservation using the recording reservation apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below with a simple example.
First, the program conditions are set as shown in FIG. 2 as in the first embodiment.
[0043]
Next, in the recordable time setting unit 19, the user designates and sets the recordable time.
Here, the reserved program determination unit 14 broadcasts the program information acquisition unit 11 based on the conditions set by the program condition setting unit 12 and the recordable time set by the recordable time setting unit 19. The program to be reserved is determined from the program information. The determination is made, for example, according to the procedure shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0044]
Note that G in FIG. 15 represents a program group, and S represents the total number of programs included in the program group G. Gmax represents a program group G having the largest total score S, and Smax represents a total score of programs included in Gmax. Initially, since the program group G has not yet been obtained, Gmax is the empty set Φ, and therefore Smax is 0 points.
[0045]
As an example, the list of programs that match the set program conditions is shown in FIG. 8 as in the first embodiment, and the reserved program when the user sets 4 hours as the recordable time is obtained. Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the program score is set according to the degree of recording desired at the stage where the recording condition is set by the program condition setting unit 12. When the points are given as shown in FIG. 16, the respective points of the programs that match the set program conditions are as shown in FIG.
[0046]
In this case, there are seven program groups G in total, and the programs included in each group and their total score S are as follows. In addition, the total number S is shown in parentheses.
Programs A and B and C (11 points), A and B (9 points), A and C (8 points), B and C (5 points), A only (6 points), B only (3 points), C Only 7 groups (only 2 points).
[0047]
First, in step S201, the empty set Φ is input to Gmax and the zero point is input to Smax. Assume that one program group G is obtained in step S202, for example, a group of programs A, B, and C is obtained. At this time, since the total score of the groups of programs A, B, and C is 11, the 11 points are input to S in step S203. At this time, Smax is still 0 points, and since 11 points in the total score S of this program group is larger, it is determined Yes in step S204, and the process proceeds to step S205.
[0048]
Next, in step S205, the group of programs A, B, and C, which is the program group at this time, is input to Gmax, and 11 points that are the total score of the group are input to Smax. In step S206, since there are six more program groups that have not been checked at this time, it is determined No and the process returns to step S202.
[0049]
Next, assuming that a group of programs A and B is obtained in step S202, 9 points which are the total score of this group are input to S in step S203. At this time point, Smax is 11 points and is larger than 9 points of S, so that it is determined No in step S204, and does not proceed to step S205 but proceeds to step S206. Since there are five more program groups that have not been checked at this time, it is again determined No and the process returns to step S202.
[0050]
In the same manner, the remaining 5 groups are sequentially examined.
In this example, the total score of the groups of programs A, B, and C is 11 points, which is the maximum. Therefore, when all the program groups are sequentially examined in the same manner and the process proceeds to step S207, Gmax is A group of B and C, and programs A, B, and C are finally determined as reserved programs.
[0051]
In accordance with this determination, the program reservation unit 15 reserves all the programs A, B, and C. When the recording device 30 is a model that can change the recordable time by changing the recording mode as described above, the program reservation unit 15 sends a program when a recording reservation command is sent. In addition, the recording mode for recording the program may be transmitted to the recording device 30 together. Further, the recording device 30 that has received this command records the programs A, B, and C.
[0052]
Here, as another example, a reserved program is obtained when the program conditions are the same as in the above example, and the recordable time is set to 2 hours instead of 4 hours.
If the program group G is determined so as not to exceed the recordable time of 2 hours in this case, four groups of programs B and C, A only, B only, and C only are determined. Among these four groups, only the program A has a maximum total score of 6 points, so this group becomes Gmax, and the reserved program is finally determined as the program A.
[0053]
In accordance with this determination, the program reservation unit 15 sends a recording reservation command for the program A to the recording device 30, and the recording device 30 that receives this command records the program A.
(Fourth embodiment)
FIG. 18 is an overall configuration diagram of a recording reservation apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 18, the program information acquisition unit 11, the program condition setting unit 18, the recordable time setting unit 19, the reserved program determination unit 14, and the program reservation unit 15 are configured.
[0054]
The program information acquisition unit 11, the program condition setting unit 18, the reserved program determination unit 14, and the program reservation unit 15 are the same as those of the second embodiment, and the recordable time setting unit 19 is the same as that of the third embodiment. It is the same.
[0055]
The program reservation history information 21 is as shown in the example of FIG. 13 as in the second embodiment. In addition to the genre, the number of times a program including a specific performer or keyword is recorded is described. Based on such information, the priority order of programs to be recorded is determined as shown in FIG. 9, and program conditions are set. The following processing is the same as that of the third embodiment.
[0056]
In FIG. 13, the program reservation history information 21 includes the number of times the program has been recorded. However, the program reservation history information 21 may be a ratio of recording a program that includes a specific performer or keyword.
[0057]
(Fifth embodiment)
FIG. 19 is an overall configuration diagram of a recording reservation device according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 19, the program information acquisition unit 11, the program condition setting unit 12, the recordable time setting unit 13, the program candidate presentation unit 16, the reservation candidate selection unit 17, and the program reservation unit 15 are configured. The
[0058]
The program information acquisition unit 11, the program condition setting unit 12, the recordable time setting unit 13, and the program reservation unit 15 are the same as those in the first embodiment. The program candidate presenting unit 16 extracts the program conditions set by the program condition setting unit 12 and the recordable time set by the recordable time setting unit 13 from the broadcast programs acquired by the program information acquisition unit 11. A list of programs that match is presented. The reservation candidate selection unit 17 selects a program to be reserved by the user from among the programs in the list presented by the program candidate presentation unit 16.
[0059]
A recording reservation operation using the recording reservation apparatus according to this embodiment will be described below with a simple example.
When the program conditions shown in FIG. 2 are set in the program condition setting unit 12 as in the first embodiment, the list of programs that match this condition is as shown in FIG. A list as shown in FIG. 20 is presented.
[0060]
Next, in the reservation candidate selection unit 17, the user selects programs to be reserved, for example, programs A and C, from the programs in the presented list based on the displayed recordable time. As a selection method, as shown in FIG. 20, a program field may be designated, or a title field may be designated. In this case, it is assumed that the recordable time is 2 hours 54 minutes or more.
[0061]
The display of the recordable time may be reduced by the broadcast time of the program every time a program is selected, and a new recordable time may be displayed.
In accordance with this selection, the program reservation unit 15 sends a recording reservation command for the programs A and C to the recording device 30, and the recording device 30 that receives this command records the programs A and C.
[0062]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even when recording time is limited, it is possible to easily record a program that matches the user's preference, and to reduce the trouble of recording reservation.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording reservation apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of setting program conditions
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a specific example of a method for setting program conditions;
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of a program condition setting method.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific example of a program condition setting method;
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a specific example of extracting recordable time
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a reserved program.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a list of programs that match the set program conditions
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of setting program conditions with priorities
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a list of programs with priorities that match the set program conditions;
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a program reservation status;
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording reservation apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of program reservation history information
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording reservation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing a procedure for determining a reserved program;
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of setting program conditions with points
FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a list of programs with points that match a set program condition;
FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording reservation apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of a recording reservation apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an example of selecting a program in the presented list
[Explanation of symbols]
10 ... Recording reservation device
11 ... Program information acquisition unit
12 ... Program condition setting section
13 ... Recordable time setting section
14 ... Reserved program decision section
15 ... Program Reservation Department
16 ... Program candidate presentation section
17 ... Reservation candidate selection section
18 ... Program condition setting section
19 ... Recordable time setting section
20 ... Program information
21 ... Program reservation history information
30 ... Recording equipment

Claims (4)

Program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program scheduled to be broadcast;
Program condition setting means for setting program conditions for a program for which recording reservation is desired, with priority ,
A recordable time setting means for setting a recordable time;
A program that matches the program conditions set by the program condition setting means is extracted from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means, and the total time of programs that match the program conditions set by the program condition setting means is Reserved program determining means for determining a program to be reserved for determining a program to be reserved in order of a program that matches a program condition having a high priority from the extracted programs when the recordable time is exceeded ;
A recording reservation apparatus comprising reservation means for reserving recording of a program determined by the reserved program determination means. The program condition setting means, video-recording programming apparatus according to claim 1, wherein determining the priority of the program conditions for desired program the recording reservation based on the reservation of history by the reservation means. Program information acquisition means for acquiring program information relating to a program scheduled to be broadcast;
Program condition setting means for setting at least one program condition with a score for a program for which recording reservation is desired;
A recordable time setting means for setting a recordable time;
A program that matches the program conditions set by the program condition setting means is extracted from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition means, and the total time of programs that match the program conditions set by the program condition setting means is Reserved program determining means for determining a program to be reserved so that the total of the points becomes the maximum among the extracted programs when the recordable time is exceeded;
A recording reservation apparatus comprising reservation means for reserving recording of a program determined by the reserved program determination means . 4. The recording reservation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the program condition setting means determines the program condition score for the program for which the recording reservation is desired based on a reservation history by the reservation means.

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