JP4192924B2 - Information recording / reproducing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information with respect to a recording medium, and in particular, a server capable of providing a TV program audience rating is connected via the Internet and has a high audience rating. The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of automatically recording a program (recording a video signal and an audio signal).

In recent years, with the development of digital technology, broadcasting using digital signals has become possible in the field of television broadcasting, and has been widely put into practical use. In digital broadcasting, a plurality of channels are assigned to a predetermined frequency band using a digital compression technique such as MPEG2. Thus, in digital broadcasting, since a plurality of channels are assigned to one frequency band, the number of programs can be increased, and it is preferable for viewers to increase program options.

On the other hand, the program information has become enormous, and it has become difficult to obtain sufficient program information for program guides published in printed materials such as newspapers and magazines. Therefore, a general digital broadcast receiving apparatus has an electronic program guide function called EPG so that a viewer can select a program or make a program recording reservation on a TV screen using the EPG. Yes. For example, the viewer can search for a desired program by inputting a keyword related to a program genre of each program or a program such as a performer using a remote controller or the like.

By the way, for example, a DVD recorder as an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information is connected to a server capable of providing program information via the Internet, and the DVD recorder requests the server to retrieve program information. In some DVD recorders, program information can be obtained.
JP 2002-279026 A JP 2002-208900 A JP 2002-10153 A

However, in such a conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus, program information can be taken out via the Internet. However, when a program with a high audience rating is recorded by checking the audience rating of the program, the audience rating is set by connecting a personal computer to the Internet. They search on the Internet, search in TV magazines and newspapers, etc., and use the remote control to schedule recording and set recording of programs with high audience ratings. In short, with conventional information recording / playback devices, when a user wants to record a program with a high audience rating, the user can search the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., and operate the remote control to schedule a program with a high audience rating, Therefore, there is a problem that the work for recording a program with a high audience rating is troublesome.

In addition, in the prior art of Patent Document 1, the information on the topic is utilized as a guideline when the user selects and views the program, but the information on the topic and the program with a high audience rating are used. Therefore, if you want to record a program with a high audience rating, the user must check the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., and the work for recording a program with a high audience rating is troublesome. The problem arises.

In the prior art of Patent Document 2, on-air data for business use and personal use is provided as a daily report list, weekly report list, and ranking information by monitoring radio and television broadcast programs nationwide for 24 hours and creating a database of programs such as music. However, in an information recording / reproducing apparatus such as a DVD recorder, the work for recording a program with a high audience rating is not simplified.

In the prior art of Patent Document 3, a program with a high predicted audience rating is automatically recorded by a recording device for each genre. However, a program with a high audience rating is recorded for each channel, or the audience rating of all channels is high. A process for recording a high program or recording a program with a high audience rating in each broadcast time period, that is, automatically recording a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation is not disclosed. .

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides an information recording / reproducing apparatus having a function capable of automatically recording a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation. With the goal.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 has a configuration in which a server capable of providing a viewing rate of a television program can be connected via the Internet, and information is recorded on a recording medium. In an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing, audience rating acquisition means for acquiring the audience rating of a television program from the server, and program names in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating First program name rearranging means for rearranging program names, second program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating based on the acquired audience rating, and the acquired viewing audience And a third program name rearranging means for rearranging the program names in descending order of the audience rating based on the rate, and the programs rearranged by the three kinds of means
The name is stored in the flash ROM, and when one of the three sorts is selected,
The program name is read from the flash ROM and displayed, and the highest audience rating is selected in the channel selected in response to the user operation from the program names rearranged in the descending order of the audience rating for each channel. First program recording determining means for determining whether to record up to the th program;
Second program recording determining means for determining, from the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in all the channels, up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in all channels in response to a user operation; And determining the highest number of programs with the highest audience rating in the broadcast time period selected in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in the descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time period. 3. An information recording / reproducing apparatus comprising: a program controller for determining program recording 3 and a program controller for starting recording when a program determined in response to the user operation is received. .

In this configuration, for example, when acquiring the audience rating for one week last week from the Internet, the information recording / reproducing apparatus is connected to the server via the Internet. Operate the remote control last week 1
When the system controller is instructed to acquire the audience rating for the week, in response to this, the audience rating acquisition means of the system controller acquires the audience rating for the last week from the server.

And the 1st program name rearrangement means of a system controller rearranges a program name in order with a high audience rating for every channel based on the acquired audience rating. Further, the second program name rearranging means of the system controller rearranges the program names in descending order of the audience rating on all channels based on the obtained audience rating. Further, the third program name rearranging means of the system controller rearranges the program names in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone based on the acquired audience rating. In addition, the program names rearranged by the three types of means are stored in the flash ROM.
When one of the three types stored and rearranged is selected, the flash ROM number is selected.
The set name is read and displayed.

Thereafter, in response to the remote control operation, the first program recording determining means of the system controller determines up to what number of programs with the highest audience rating are recorded. When the program recording start means of the system controller receives a program to be recorded, it starts recording on the recording medium.

Next, when it is desired to record a program with a high audience rating on all channels, an operation for determining the highest audience rating program to be recorded is performed by the remote controller. The program recording determining means determines the number of programs with the highest audience rating to be recorded. When the program recording start means of the system controller receives a program to be recorded, it starts recording the program on the recording medium.

Next, if you want to record a program with a high audience rating in the desired broadcast time zone, you can use the remote control to determine how many programs with the highest audience rating will be recorded. The program recording determining means 3 determines the number of programs with the highest audience rating to be recorded. When the program recording start means of the system controller receives a program to be recorded, it starts recording the program on the recording medium.

According to this configuration, it is possible to automatically record a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation, and thereby, it is possible to record without missing a program with a high audience rating. When you want to record a high program, users do not need to search the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., and operate the remote control to schedule recording or set a program with a high audience rating. The troublesome work for recording a program is eliminated, and the convenience for the user is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information recording capable of recording / reproducing information with respect to a recording medium, wherein a server capable of providing a TV program audience rating can be connected via the Internet. In the playback device, the audience rating acquisition means for acquiring the audience rating of the TV program for a predetermined period from the server, and the highest number of programs to be recorded in response to a user operation based on the acquired audience rating are determined. There is provided an information recording / reproducing apparatus comprising a system controller having program recording determining means and program recording starting means for starting recording when a program determined in response to the user operation is received. The system controller
Sorts program names in descending order of audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating
First program name rearranging means and viewing on all channels based on the acquired audience rating
Second program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the rate, and the acquired audience rating
Third program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcasting time zone
The program names rearranged by the three types of means are stored in the flash ROM,
When one of the three sorts is selected, the program name is read from the flash ROM.
Is displayed.

In this configuration, when the audience rating of the TV program for a predetermined period is acquired from the server by the audience rating acquisition means, the program shows how many programs are recorded in response to a user operation based on the acquired audience rating. When a program determined by the recording determination unit and determined in response to the user operation is received, the program is started to be recorded by the program recording start unit.

According to this configuration, it is possible to automatically record a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation, and thereby, it is possible to record without missing a program with a high audience rating. When you want to record a high program, users do not need to search the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., and operate the remote control to schedule recording or set a program with a high audience rating. The troublesome work for recording a program is eliminated, and the convenience for the user is improved.

In this configuration, program names can be rearranged in descending order of audience rating for each channel, or all channels
Sort the program names in descending order of the audience rating on the channel, or the audience rating is high in each broadcast time zone.
You can sort the program names in order, so that each channel,
It is possible to search for a program name with a high audience rating in all channels and each broadcast time zone.
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In the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 2 , the program recording determining means is selected in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating for each channel. First program recording determining means for determining up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in the channel, and in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in all the channels A second program recording determining means for determining the highest-ranked program in all channels, and a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone Since there is a third program recording determining means for determining up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in the broadcast time zone selected in response, up to the program with the highest audience rating in the desired channel Record Determine the program with the highest audience rating for all channels, or determine the program with the highest audience rating for the desired broadcast time. It becomes possible.

As described above, according to the present invention, a server capable of providing a TV program audience rating can be connected via the Internet, and can record / record information on a recording medium.
In a reproducible information recording / reproducing apparatus, an audience rating acquisition means for acquiring an audience rating of a TV program for a predetermined period from the server, and a program name in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating First program name rearranging means for rearranging program names, second program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating based on the acquired audience rating, and the acquired viewing audience A third program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time period based on the rate, and user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating for each channel First program recording determining means for determining up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in the channel selected in response to the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating for all the channels. Second program recording determining means for determining up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in all channels in response to a user operation, and programs rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in each of the broadcast hours A third program recording deciding means for deciding up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in the broadcast time zone selected in response to the user operation from among the names, and determined in response to the user operation Since the system controller having the program recording start means for starting the recording when the received program is received, the program with a high audience rating selected by the user operation can be automatically recorded. If you want to record a program with a high audience rating without missing it, and want to record a program with a high audience rating,
There is no need to search for TV magazines, newspapers, etc., use the remote control to schedule recording or set recording programs with high audience ratings, and eliminate the troublesome work of recording programs with high audience ratings. It is convenient for the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, a server capable of providing a television program audience rating can be connected via the Internet, and information can be recorded / reproduced on a recording medium. In the recording / reproducing apparatus, an audience rating acquisition means for acquiring an audience rating of a television program for a predetermined period from the server, and a determination is made of up to which program is recorded in response to a user operation based on the acquired audience rating. And a program controller for starting recording when a program determined in response to the user operation is received, and a program with a high audience rating selected by the user operation. If you want to record a program with a high audience rating, you can record without missing a program with a high audience rating. There is no need for users to search the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., operate the remote control to schedule recording or set recording programs with high audience ratings, and it is troublesome when recording programs with high audience ratings. This eliminates work and improves usability for the user.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a DVD recorder as an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a DVD recorder is shown as an information recording / reproducing apparatus used by a user, and a configuration in which this DVD recorder is connected to a Web server via the Internet will be described.

In FIG. 1, a DVD recorder 1 includes a tuner 2, a selector 3, an A / D conversion circuit 4, an A
/ D conversion circuit / Y / C separation circuit 5, AV encoder 6, SDRAM 7, ATAPI controller 8, SDRAM 9, ATAPI interface 10, front end block 1
1, spindle motor 12, optical pickup 13, AV decoder 14, SDRAM 15,
Flash ROM 16, modem 17, operation unit 18, remote control 19, display unit 20, system controller 21, NTSC / PAL video encoder 22, and D / A conversion circuit 23
It has.

In the DVD recorder 1, an analog video / audio signal of a desired broadcast station is extracted from the television broadcast signal input from the antenna 24 by the tuner 2 and input to the selector 3. The selector 3 is an analog video / audio signal from the tuner 2 or a video input terminal 3.
B and the analog video / audio signal from the audio input terminal 3A are selected and output. The A / D conversion circuit 4 converts the analog video / audio signal from the tuner 2 selected by the selector 3 into a digital video / audio signal. The A / D conversion circuit / Y / C separation circuit 5 converts the analog video / audio signal from the video signal input terminal 3B and the audio signal input terminal 3A selected by the selector 3 into a digital video signal, and contacts a of the switch SW1. Video signal input terminal 3B
Is input to the contact c of the switch SW2_V as a Y / C separated video signal.

The AV encoder 6 encodes the digital video / audio signal from the A / D conversion circuit 4. The SDRAM 7 is a memory for temporarily storing data necessary for the encoding process of the AV encoder 6. The ATAPI controller 8 controls the ATAPI interface 10 and controls data transmission / reception with the front end block 11. SDRAM
Reference numeral 9 denotes a memory for temporarily storing data necessary for the control of the ATAPI controller 8. The front end block 11 is a spindle 1 that rotates the optical disc 25.
2 and the optical pickup 13 are controlled to record video / audio data on the optical disc 25 and reproduce video / audio data from the optical disc 25.

The AV decoder 14 decodes the reproduction video / audio data from the front end block 11 input via the ATAPI interface 10 and the ATAPI controller 8. The SDRAM 15 is a memory for temporarily storing data necessary for the decoding process of the AV decoder 14. The system controller 21 controls the entire components of the DVD recorder 1 and performs corresponding control in response to operation signals from the operation unit 18 and the remote controller 19. The flash ROM 16 stores programs and data necessary for the operation of the system controller 21. The display unit 20 displays the operation content from the operation unit 18 and the remote controller 19 and the current operation state. The modem 17 communicates with the Web server 27 via the Internet 26.

The NTSC / PAL video encoder 22 inputs the Y / C separated video signal from the A / D conversion circuit / Y / C separation circuit 5 when the switch SW2_V is connected to the contact c.
It is encoded into an NTSC or PAL video signal and output to the video output terminal 22V. Also, the NTSC / PAL video encoder 22 inputs the video signal from the AV decoder 14 when the switch SW2_V is set to the contact point d, encodes it into an NTSC or PAL video signal, and outputs a video output terminal. Outputs to 22V.

When the switch SW2_A is set to the contact point e, the D / A conversion circuit 23
The digital audio signal from the conversion circuit 4 is input, converted into an analog audio signal, and output to the audio output terminal 22A. The D / A conversion circuit 23 receives the digital audio signal from the AV decoder 14 when the switch SW2_A is set to the contact f, converts the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal, and outputs the analog audio signal to the audio output terminal 22A. .

As a feature of this embodiment, the system controller 21 of the DVD recorder 1 includes a Web
Audience rating acquisition means for acquiring a TV program audience rating for a predetermined period from the server 27, and a first program name rearrangement for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating. Means, a second program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating on all channels based on the acquired audience rating, and viewing in each broadcast time zone based on the acquired audience rating Third program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of rate, and viewing on a channel selected in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of audience rating for each channel. First program recording determining means for determining the highest number of programs to be recorded, and all the channels in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in all channels. In response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone, second program recording determining means for determining up to which program the highest rating is recorded Third program recording determining means for determining up to which program with the highest audience rating is recorded in the selected broadcast time period, and recording is started when the program determined in response to the user operation is received It has program recording start means.

The memory 28 of the Web server 27 stores, for example, the audience rating of the broadcast program for one lap last week obtained from a company that surveys the audience rating of the television broadcast program, and this audience rating is updated every week.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining an example in which program names are rearranged in descending order of audience rating for each channel in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, on channel 1, program A has an audience rating of 3
6. Program B has an audience rating of 32, program C has an audience rating of 28, and the top three program names are arranged in descending order of the audience rating. On channel 2, program D has an audience rating of 35, program E has an audience rating of 30,
Program F has an audience rating of 29, and similarly, the top three program names are arranged in descending order of the audience rating. In channel 3, program G has a rating of 37, program H has a rating of 33, program I has a rating of 25, and the top three program names are arranged in descending order of the rating.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an example in which program names are rearranged in descending order of the audience rating for all channels with respect to the program names shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the top nine from the highest audience rating
The program names are lined up to the th. That is, program G (view rating 37) on channel 3, program A (view rating 36) on channel 1, program D (view rating 35) on channel 2, program H (view rating 33) on channel 3, program on channel 1 B (view rating 32), channel 2 program E (
Viewer rating 30), channel 2 program F (view rating 29), channel 1 program C (view rating 2)
8) The program names are arranged in descending order of the audience rating, such as the program I of channel 3 (view rating 25).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an example in which program names are rearranged in descending order of audience rating in each broadcast time period in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 4, the broadcast time zone is AM7: 00 to AM7: 5.
9, the program J of channel 2 has a viewer rating of 28, the program J is the program with the highest audience rating, the program K of channel 1 has the viewer rating of 26, and the program K is the program with the highest audience rating. Indicates that In the broadcast time zone of AM8: 00 to AM8: 59, the program L of the channel 3 has an audience rating of 32, the program L is the first program with the highest audience rating, and the program M of the channel 2 has an audience rating of 30. It shows that the program M is the second program with the highest audience rating.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a process for automatically recording a program having a high audience rating selected by a user operation in this embodiment. A process of automatically recording a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation will be described with reference to this flowchart and FIGS.

When acquiring the audience rating for the past week from the Internet, the DVD recorder 1 is connected to the Internet 26 connected to the Web server 27 having the site distributing the audience rating via the modem 17, and the remote controller 19. To instruct the system controller 21 to acquire the audience rating for one week last week. In response to this, the system controller 21
Obtains the audience rating from the Web server 27 for one week last week. That is, the audience rating acquisition means of the system controller 21 acquires the audience rating for one lap last week from the Internet 26 (step S1).

Then, the first program name rearranging means of the system controller 21 rearranges the program names as shown in FIG. 2, for example, in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating (step S2). . Further, the second program name rearranging means of the system controller 21 rearranges the program names as shown in FIG. 3, for example, in descending order of the audience rating based on the acquired audience rating (step S3). Further, the third program name rearranging means of the system controller 21 rearranges the program names as shown in FIG. 4, for example, in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcasting time zone based on the acquired audience rating (step S4). ).

The program names rearranged in this way are stored in the flash ROM 16. After this,
When the remote controller 19 is operated so as to search for a program name having a high audience rating in a desired channel (
In step S5), the program name having a high audience rating in the desired channel is read from the flash ROM 16 and displayed on the display unit 20 or a display device (not shown). For example, if the desired channel is channel 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the program names are program D, program E,
Program F is displayed. Further, when the remote controller 19 performs an operation for determining what program number of the highest audience rating is recorded, the first of the system controller 21 is responded to this operation.
The program recording determining means determines the number of programs with the highest audience rating to be recorded (step S).
8). For example, if the programs up to the second program with the highest audience rating in channel 2 are determined, program D and program E are determined, and program D and program E are reserved for recording.

When the program recording start means of the system controller 21 receives the program to be recorded, for example, the program D (step S9), the front-end block 11 is controlled to record the program D onto the optical disc 25. (Step S10). When the recording of the designated number of programs has been completed (step S11), this processing is completed, but when the recording of the designated number of programs has not been completed (step S11), the program reserved for recording next, for example, a program When E is received (step S9), the program E is similarly recorded on the optical disc 25 (step S10). Then, when the recording of the program E is finished (step S11), this process is finished.

Next, when it is desired to record a program with a high audience rating on all channels, when the remote control 19 is operated so as to search for a program name with a high audience rating on all channels (step S6), the audience rating on all channels is increased. A high program name is read from the flash ROM 16 and displayed on the display unit 20 or a display device (not shown). For example, as shown in FIG. 3, program names are displayed as program G, program A, program D,. Further, when the remote control 19 is used to determine the program with the highest audience rating to be recorded, the second program recording determining means of the system controller 21 responds to the operation to determine the program with the highest audience rating. It is determined whether to record until (step S8). For example, if the programs up to the third program with the highest audience rating are determined, the program G, the program A, and the program D are determined.
The recording has been reserved. If program G, program A, and program D are in the same broadcast time,
The user may select any one of the program G, the program A, and the program D. If the information recording / reproducing apparatus has a function of double recording, two programs out of the program G, the program A, and the program D may be selected.

When the program recording start means of the system controller 21 receives the program to be recorded, for example, the program G (step S9), the front end block 11 is controlled to record the program G on the optical disc 25. (Step S10). When the recording of the designated number of programs has been completed (step S11), this processing is completed, but when the recording of the designated number of programs has not been completed (step S11), the program reserved for recording next, for example, a program When A is received (step S9), the program A is similarly recorded on the optical disc 25 (step S10). Similarly, when the program D is received (step S9), the program D is recorded on the optical disc 25.
Is recorded (step S10). When the recording of the designated number of programs is completed (step S11)
This process ends.

Next, when the user wants to record a program with a high audience rating in the desired broadcast time zone, when the remote controller 19 is operated to search for a program name with a high audience rating in the desired broadcast time zone (step S7), the desired The program name having a high audience rating in the broadcast time zone is read from the flash ROM 16 and displayed on the display unit 20 or a display device (not shown). For example, if the desired broadcast time is AM
If 8: 00 to AM 8: 59, the program names are displayed as program L and program M, as shown in FIG.

Further, when the remote control 19 is used to determine the program with the highest audience rating to be recorded, the third program recording determining means of the system controller 21 responds to the operation to determine the program with the highest audience rating. It is determined whether to record until (step S8). For example, as shown in FIG. 4, if the program L with the highest audience rating is determined as a program to be recorded in the broadcast time periods AM8: 0 to AM8: 59, the program L is reserved for recording. However, since programs in the same broadcast time zone cannot be recorded at the same time, it is possible to record only the program with the highest audience rating, but any information recording / reproducing apparatus having a double recording function can be used. The first program and the second program with the highest audience rating can be recorded simultaneously. In addition, audience rating is top 2
Recording the first program and the top number of programs can be freely selected at the discretion of the user.

When the program recording start means of the system controller 21 receives a program to be recorded, for example, the program L (step S9), the front end block 11 is controlled to record the program L onto the optical disc 25. (Step S10). When the recording of the designated number of programs is finished (step S11), this process is finished.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, a program with a high audience rating selected by a user operation can be automatically recorded, so that a program with a high audience rating can be recorded without missing it. Also, if you want to record a program with a high audience rating, users can search the Internet, TV magazines, newspapers, etc., and use the remote control to schedule a program with a high audience rating,
This eliminates the need for recording settings, eliminates the troublesome work of recording a program with a high audience rating, and improves usability for the user.

In the above embodiment, the DVD recorder has been described as an example of the information recording / reproducing apparatus. However, the information recording / reproducing apparatus is not limited thereto, and the information recording / reproducing apparatus may be a hard disk recorder or D
A compound machine of a VD recorder and a hard disk recorder may be used.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the DVD recorder as an information recording / reproducing apparatus concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the example in which the program name was rearranged in order with a high audience rating for every channel in the said embodiment. For example, it is a figure for demonstrating the example by which the program name was rearranged in order with a high audience rating with respect to the program name shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the example by which the program name was rearranged in order with a high audience rating in each broadcast time slot | zone in the said embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the process which records automatically the program with the high audience rating selected by user operation in the said embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 DVD recorder (information recording and playback device)
21 system controller (viewing rate acquisition means, first program name rearranging means, second program name rearranging means, third program name rearranging means, first program recording determining means, second program recording determining Means, third program recording determination means, program recording start means)
25 Optical disc (recording medium)
26 Internet 27 Web server

Claims (3)

In an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information on a recording medium, a server capable of providing a TV program audience rating can be connected via the Internet. An audience rating acquiring means for acquiring an audience rating of a television program; a first program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating; Second program name rearranging means for rearranging the program names in descending order of the audience rating based on the audience rating, and program names in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone based on the acquired audience rating. have a third of the program name sorting means for sorting, the
The program names rearranged by the three types of means are stored in the flash ROM, and the rearranged program names are stored.
When one of the three types is selected, the program name is read from the flash ROM and displayed.
In addition, the first program that determines the highest number of programs with the highest audience rating in the channel selected in response to the user operation from among the program names rearranged in the descending order of the audience rating for each channel is determined. And a program recording determining means for determining, from the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in all the channels, in response to a user operation, determining a program having the highest audience rating in all channels. 2 program recording determining means and the program number with the highest audience rating in the broadcast time zone selected in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone A system controller having third program recording determining means for determining whether to record, and program recording starting means for starting recording when a program determined in response to the user operation is received; Information recording and reproducing apparatus characterized.
In an information recording / reproducing apparatus capable of recording / reproducing information on a recording medium, a server capable of providing a TV program audience rating can be connected via the Internet. A system controller having audience rating acquisition means for acquiring an audience rating of a television program; and a first program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order of the audience rating for each channel based on the acquired audience rating. Second program name rearranging means for rearranging the program names in descending order of the audience rating in all channels based on the acquired audience rating, and the audience rating in each broadcast time zone based on the acquired audience rating. Third program name rearranging means for rearranging program names in descending order, and the program names rearranged by the three kinds of means are stored in the flash ROM and are rearranged. When one of the three types is selected, the program name is read from the flash ROM and displayed, and program recording determining means for determining up to what number of programs to be recorded in response to a user operation, An information recording / reproducing apparatus comprising a system controller having program recording start means for starting recording when a program determined in response to the user operation is received. As the program recording determining means, the highest number of programs with the highest audience rating to be recorded in the channel selected in response to the user operation from among the program names rearranged in the descending order of the audience rating for each channel. First program recording determining means for determining the program name and the highest program ranking in all channels in response to a user operation from among the program names rearranged in descending order of the audience rating in all channels A second program recording determining means for determining whether or not the program ratings are sorted in descending order of the audience rating in each broadcast time zone, and the audience rating is higher in the broadcast time zone selected in response to a user operation 3. The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising third program recording determining means for determining how many programs are recorded.

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