JP4633001B2 - Recording apparatus, recording system, program reservation method, and program reservation program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that uses an electronic program guide to make a recording reservation at a receiver that receives a video signal to which program information is added, a recording system including the recording apparatus, and a program reservation that makes a recording reservation for a program. The present invention relates to a method and a program reservation program for realizing the program reservation method, and in particular, by simply confirming a change in the display form of the cursor displayed on the electronic program guide, repeated recording reservation of the program selected by the cursor is performed. The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, a recording system, a program reservation method, and a program reservation program that can be easily recognized.

  In recent years, with the start of digital broadcasting, electronic information (EPG) of broadcast programs has been transmitted from broadcast stations. It is also possible to obtain the latest electronic program guide (EPG) from the EPG site on the Internet. Using the electronic program guide, the user can easily make a recording reservation for a broadcast program.

By the way, when recording reservations are made for a plurality of programs, the broadcast times may overlap between the programs, and various techniques for informing the user of the overlap of the broadcast times have been proposed.
For example, there is a configuration in which an electronic program guide is configured to display a normal program guide and a display column for each recording device (for example, see Patent Document 1). Here, the display column for each recording device is a program that has already been reserved for recording, in which reserved programs that are reserved within the time range indicated in the normal program table are arranged and displayed for each recording device. Say.
By looking at the display column for each recording device, the user can easily visually identify which reservation is overlapping.

As another technique, for example, there is a technique for changing the color of a program frame of a program that overlaps with another reserved program in an electronic program guide (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
Thereby, the user can visually easily identify which reservation is duplicated.

Further, as another technique, for example, program moving means for selecting a program by moving the cursor in the electronic program guide by using the cross key of the remote control, and viewing or recording reservation for the program selected by the cursor by the determination key of the remote control Program determining means for displaying a screen, program reservation processing for watching or recording a program from the screen displayed by the program determining means, and program reservation means for watching or recording a program from the screen displayed by the electronic determining means Some of the programs displayed in the electronic program guide include a duplicate program display means for coloring a program in a time zone overlapping with a program reserved by the program reservation means (for example, Patent Documents) 3).
According to this technique, when a program is reserved in the electronic program guide, it becomes intuitively easy to understand whether or not the already reserved program and the time zone overlap.
JP 2005-217915 A JP 2003-219305 A JP 2005-229248 A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, a reserved program that overlaps the time zone shown in the normal program table is displayed in the display column for each recording device and can be easily confirmed. When repeatedly recording a program displayed in the table (the program selected by the cursor), the presence or absence of a reserved program that will be duplicated on and after the next day is confirmed on the displayed electronic program guide screen. It was not easy to do. Specifically, it is not possible to confirm the presence or absence of a reserved program that overlaps the next day or later unless a reservation operation for repeated recording is performed.
The same applies to Patent Documents 2 and 3 regarding this.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances, and can easily recognize whether or not the program selected in the electronic program guide can be repeatedly recorded without overlapping with the already reserved program. An object is to provide a possible recording apparatus, recording system, program reservation method, and program reservation program.

In order to achieve this object, the recording apparatus of the present invention is a recording apparatus having a control means for creating an electronic program guide displayed on the display means, wherein the control means is a cursor displayed on the electronic program guide. a selection program specifying unit for specifying a program in which the cursor based on the position is selected, before the program selected by the cursor is reserved operation, the book if repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected A duplication confirmation unit that confirms whether or not it overlaps with the time of a program that has already been reserved, and a display form control unit that changes the display form of the cursor when there is a duplication as a result of the confirmation. The duplication confirmation unit performs confirmation every time the cursor moves, and the display form control unit changes the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation.
When the recording apparatus has such a configuration, it is possible to recognize whether or not the program selected by the cursor can be repeatedly recorded by changing the display form of the cursor.

Further, in the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the duplication confirmation unit temporarily reserves the program selected by the cursor by repeated recording, the broadcast time of the program overlaps with the already reserved program time. The display form control unit can change the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation.
If the recording apparatus has such a configuration, the presence or absence of a reserved program that overlaps the broadcast time of the program selected by the cursor can be recognized by a change in the display form of the cursor.

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the duplication confirmation unit reserves the program selected by the cursor by daily repeated recording for recording at the same time every day, the recording time from the next day onward is already set. It is possible to confirm whether or not the time of the reserved program overlaps, and the display form control unit can change the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation.
When the recording apparatus has such a configuration, when a program selected by the cursor is repeatedly reserved for recording, the presence or absence of a reserved program that overlaps the recording time on the next day or later can be recognized by a change in the display form of the cursor. .

In the recording apparatus of the present invention, when the duplication confirmation unit reserves the program selected by the cursor for repeated recording every week for recording at the same time on the same day every week, And the time and the day of the week and time of the program already reserved are confirmed, and the display form control unit is configured to change the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation. Can do.
If the recording device has such a configuration, when the program selected by the cursor is repeatedly reserved for recording, the presence or absence of a reserved program that overlaps with the recording time of the next day or later is recognized by the change in the display form of the cursor. it can.

Further, the recording apparatus of the present invention, the display form control unit, when the normal display form of the cursor, the time of the program itself selected by the cursor, and the time of the already reserved program overlap, When the cursor display mode and the program selected by the cursor are scheduled to be repeatedly recorded every day, the recording time on the next day and the time of the already reserved program overlap. And when the program selected by the cursor is reserved for repeated recording every week, the day of the week and time of recording after the next week overlap with the day and time of the program already reserved The cursor can be displayed with different display forms of the cursor.
When the recording apparatus has such a configuration, it is possible to recognize which time zone the reserved program overlaps by the display form of the cursor.

In addition, the recording apparatus of the present invention can be configured so that the display form includes one or more of color, pattern, shape, blinking, animation, and gradation.
If the recording apparatus has such a configuration, the cursor can be displayed in various display forms, so that it is possible to easily visually recognize which time zone the reserved program overlaps.

The recording system of the present invention is a recording system comprising a display device for displaying an electronic program guide and a recording device for displaying the electronic program guide on the display device, wherein the recording device is claimed in claims 1 to 6. It can be set as the structure which consists of a video recording apparatus in any one of.
If the recording system has such a configuration, it is easy to check whether or not the program selected by the cursor can be reserved for repeated recording by checking the display form of the cursor in the electronic program guide displayed on the display device. Can be recognized.

The program reservation method of the present invention is a program reservation method in which the recording device creates an electronic program guide and the display means displays the electronic program guide, and the control means of the recording device is displayed on the electronic program guide. to specify a program that the cursor based on the position of the cursor are selected to have, before the program selected by the cursor is reserved operation, and if it decides to book tentatively repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected Check if it overlaps with the time of a program that has already been reserved, and if the result of confirmation is that it overlaps, change the display mode of the cursor and execute confirmation every time the cursor moves. As a result, when overlapping , the program reservation method method is characterized in that the display form of the cursor is changed .
When the program reservation method is such a method, it is possible to easily visually recognize whether or not the program selected by the cursor can be repeatedly reserved for recording by changing the display form of the cursor.

The program reservation program according to the present invention is a program reservation program for causing the control means of the recording apparatus to execute processing for creating an electronic program guide displayed on the display means, and at the position of the cursor displayed on the electronic program guide. a process in which the cursor is to identify the program being selected on the basis, before the program selected by the cursor is reservation operation, when the to book tentatively repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected, already A process for confirming whether or not it overlaps with the time of the reserved program, and a process for changing the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of confirmation, and a confirmation are performed each time the cursor moves. As a result of the confirmation, when there is an overlap, it is possible to make the control means execute the process of changing the cursor display form .
Thus, the present invention can also be realized by a program reservation program.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the program selected by the cursor overlaps with the program already reserved only by looking at the change in the display form of the cursor displayed in the electronic program guide. And can easily recognize whether or not recording is possible repeatedly.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a recording apparatus, a recording system, a program reservation method, and a program reservation program according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Recording device, recording system]
First, an embodiment of a recording apparatus and a recording system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the recording apparatus of this embodiment.
As shown in the figure, the recording apparatus 1 is a computer that operates under program control, and includes a signal input terminal 10, a tuner 11, a decoder 12, a screen synthesis means 13, a video output terminal 14, and a storage means. 15, a remote control device 16, and a control means 17.

The signal input terminal 10 is a terminal for inputting a signal received by an antenna or the like (not shown).
The tuner 11 receives a command from the control means 17, performs channel selection and demodulation, and outputs a signal such as an MPEG transport stream. The output is input to the decoder 12.
The decoder 12 decodes the video signal from the signal input from the tuner 11, outputs it to the screen synthesis means 13, and outputs program information and the like to the control means 17.

The screen synthesizing unit 13 synthesizes the output video of the decoder 12 and the display of the electronic program guide 20 and the like created by the control unit 17 and outputs them to the video output terminal 14.
As shown in FIG. 2, the video output terminal 14 is a terminal for connecting the display device 2 such as a television. The display device 2 displays the electronic program guide 20 sent via the video output terminal 14 on the display means 2a.
The recording device 1 and the display device 2 are collectively referred to as “recording system A”.

The storage unit 15 is an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an ODD (Optical Disk Drive), a memory, or the like for recording / recording recording reservation information and video.
The remote control device 16 is an input device for transmitting a user operation to the control means 17.

As shown in FIG. 3, the remote control device 16 includes a cursor movement key 16-1 and an enter key 16-2.
The cursor movement key 16-1 is a key for moving the cursor 24 displayed in the electronic program guide 20. Usually, it consists of four keys, up, down, right, and left.
The determination key 16-2 is a key operated when determining a predetermined item. For example, it is also operated when making a recording reservation for a program selected by the cursor 24.

When receiving a user operation from the remote control device 16, the control unit 17 controls various functions of the recording device 1 based on the operation content.
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the control means 17 selects a program information acquisition unit 17-1, an electronic program guide creation unit 17-2, a cursor movement control unit 17-3, and a determination unit 17-4. A program specifying unit 17-5, a program information management unit 17-6, an overlap confirmation unit 17-7, a display form control unit 17-8, and a display form setting unit 17-9 are provided.

The program information acquisition unit (program information acquisition means) 17-1 acquires program information from the decoder 12. The acquired program information is managed by the program information management unit 17-6. The acquired program information can be stored in the storage means 15.
The electronic program guide creation unit (electronic program guide creation means) 17-2 creates the electronic program guide 20 at the time of recording reservation. The created electronic program guide 20 is sent to the screen composition means 13.

  The cursor movement control unit (cursor movement control means) 17-3 moves the cursor 24 displayed on the electronic program guide 20 based on the operation content of the cursor movement key 16-1 of the remote control device 16. For example, when “right” of the cursor movement key 16-1 is pressed, the cursor 24 is moved to the right. When the cursor movement key 16-1 “down” is pressed, the cursor 24 is moved down.

The determination unit (determination means) 17-4 determines a predetermined item based on the operation of the determination key 16-2 of the remote control device 16.
The selected program specifying unit (selected program specifying means) 17-5 specifies the program selected by the cursor 24 based on the position of the cursor 24 displayed in the electronic program guide 20.

The program information management unit (program information management means) 17-6 extracts information related to the program specified by the selected program specifying unit 17-5 from the program information acquired by the program information acquisition unit 17-1.
Examples of the breakdown of the program information include a program name, a broadcast start time, a broadcast end time, and a broadcast station.
When program information is stored in the storage means 15, information relating to the program specified by the selected program specifying unit 17-5 is extracted from the storage means 15.

Based on the program information acquired by the program information management unit 17-6, the duplication confirmation unit (duplication confirmation unit) 17-7 temporarily reserves the program selected by the cursor 24 for repeated recording. It is confirmed (determined) whether or not it overlaps with the time of the already reserved program (reserved program).
The confirmation executed by the duplication confirmation unit 17-7 includes the following.
For example, when the program selected by the cursor 24 is reserved for repeated recording, there is a method for checking whether or not the broadcast time of the program overlaps with the time of the reserved program (first). Duplication check method).

As another example, when the program selected by the cursor 24 is reserved for daily repeated recording in which recording is performed at the same time every day, the recording time from the next day and the time of the reserved program are recorded. There is a method for confirming whether or not overlaps (second duplication confirmation method).
Furthermore, as another example, when the program selected by the cursor 24 is reserved for repetitive weekly recording in which recording is performed at the same time on the same day of the week, There is one that checks whether or not the day and time of a reserved program overlap (third overlap confirmation method).

  In addition, the second duplication confirmation method or the third duplication confirmation method includes each of multiple days of the week (for example, Monday to Friday, Monday to Saturday, Tuesday to Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, etc.) Includes repeated recording reservations that record at the same time.

The display form control unit (display form control means) 17-8 changes the display form of the cursor 24 when there is an overlap as a result of the determination in the duplication confirmation unit 17-7.
Examples of the display form of the cursor 24 include color, pattern, gradation, shape, blinking, and animation.
A “pattern” is a combination of a plurality of colors.
“Gradation” refers to a gradation that changes gradually.
“Shape” refers to the shape (outer shape) of the cursor 24. For example, a square, a rectangle, a rhombus, a triangle, a pentagon, a hexagon, an octagon, a circle, and the like are included. In addition, a quadrangular shape with rounded corners, a polygon with unequal sides, a cloud shape, and the like can be included.

“Blinking” refers to blinking a part or all of the cursor 24.
“Animation” means that the cursor 24 itself or the color, pattern, outline, etc. that decorates the cursor 24 performs a predetermined operation. For example, the color of the cursor 24 changes sequentially, the pattern of the cursor 24 moves from left to right, and the dotted line that is the outline moves little by little along the outline.

And the display form control part 17-8 can change the display form of the cursor 24 according to the confirmation result in the duplication confirmation part 17-7.
For example,
(1) Normal display form of the cursor 24 (including a case where the program selected by the cursor 24 is reserved for repeated recording and does not overlap with a reserved program)
(2) Display mode of the cursor 24 when the time of the program itself selected by the cursor 24 overlaps with the time of the reserved program

(3) When the program selected by the cursor 24 is reserved for repeated recording every day, the display form of the cursor 24 when the recording time after the next day and the time of the reserved program overlap. (4) When the program selected by the cursor 24 is scheduled to be repeatedly recorded every week, the current day and time of recording after the next week and the day and time of the reserved program overlap. 24 Display Forms The cursor 24 can be displayed on the electronic program guide 20 by changing the display form of each of the cursors (1) to (4). Thereby, the user can recognize how it overlaps with a reserved program by confirming the kind of the display form.

  The display form setting unit (display form setting means) 17-9 sets a display form selected from a plurality of display forms as the display form of the cursor 24 based on the operation content of the remote control device 16. Thus, the display form of the cursor 24 can be changed by the user.

Next, the electronic program guide will be described with reference to FIG.
The electronic program guide 20 is created at the time of recording reservation in the control means 17 (electronic program guide creation unit 17-2) of the recording apparatus 1, is synthesized with the output image by the screen synthesis means 13, and is displayed via the video output terminal 14 on the display device. 2 and displayed on the display means 2a.
As shown in the figure, the electronic program guide 20 includes a time zone display column 21 indicating a program time zone, a broadcast station name display column 22 indicating a broadcast station name, a program name display column 23 displaying a program name, and a user. Has a cursor 24 for displaying the selected program.

[Program reservation method]
Next, in the program reservation method, an operation in which the control unit of the recording apparatus displays a cursor on the electronic program guide will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the figure, first, the program information acquisition unit 17-1 of the control means 17 acquires program information from the decoder 12 (step 10).
Next, based on the acquired program information, the electronic program guide 20 shown in FIG. 5 is created by the control means 17, output to the screen composition means 13, sent to the display device 2 and displayed (step 11).
Subsequently, a signal from the remote control device 16 operated by the user is received (step 12), and a cursor movement process is performed (step 13).

Next, cursor movement processing in the program reservation method will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in the figure, the selected program specifying unit 17-5 of the control means 17 specifies the program selected based on the position of the cursor 24 (program to which the cursor is moved).
Next, program information of the specified program is taken out by the program information management unit 17-6 (obtaining program information, step 20).

Subsequently, based on the acquired program information, the duplication confirmation unit 17-7 confirms whether there is a recording reservation that overlaps with the broadcast time of the selected program (first duplication confirmation method, reservation at the same time). Yes, step 21).
If there are overlapping recording reservations as a result of the confirmation, the cursor 24 is displayed in a predetermined display form (for example, red (color 1)) under the control of the display form control unit 17-8 (step 22). Proceed to step 14.

Next, the duplication confirmation unit 17-7 confirms whether or not there is a recording reservation for the next day that overlaps with the broadcast time of the program to which the cursor is moved (second duplication confirmation method, reservation at the same time after the next day? Step 23). As a result of the confirmation, if there is a recording reservation for the next day after overlapping, the cursor 24 is displayed in a predetermined display form (for example, yellow (color 2)) (step 24), and the process proceeds to step 14.
Similarly, the duplication confirmation unit 17-7 confirms whether or not there is a recording reservation on the same day and at the same time after the next week that overlaps with the broadcast time of the program to which the cursor is moved (third duplication confirmation method, after the next week. Is there a reservation at the same time on the same day ?, step 25). As a result of the confirmation, if there is a recording reservation on the same day and the same time after the next week that overlaps, the cursor 24 is displayed in a predetermined display form (for example, blue (color 3)) (step 26), and the process proceeds to step 14. move on.

If none of these applies, the cursor 24 is displayed in a predetermined display form (for example, black (color 4)) (step 27), and the process proceeds to step 14.
In this way, each time the cursor 24 is moved, it is possible to easily determine whether there is an overlap with a recording reservation that has already been reserved. Judgment is possible before.

[Program reservation program]
Next, the program reservation program will be described.
The program reservation function (function for executing the program reservation method) of the computer (recording apparatus, recording system) in the above embodiment is a program reservation program stored in storage means (for example, ROM, hard disk, recording apparatus, etc.). It is realized by.

The program reservation program is read by a computer control means (CPU or the like), and sends instructions to each component of the computer to perform predetermined processing, for example, selected program identification processing of the selected program identification unit, duplication confirmation of the duplication confirmation unit Processing, display form change processing of the display form control unit, and the like are performed.
Thus, the program reservation function is realized by the cooperation of the program reservation program that is software and each component of the computer (recording apparatus, recording system) that is hardware resource.

Note that the program reservation program for realizing the program reservation function is stored in a computer ROM, hard disk, or the like, or may be stored in a computer-readable recording medium such as an external storage device and a portable recording medium. it can.
The external storage device is a memory expansion device that incorporates a storage medium such as a CD-ROM and is externally connected to the recording device. On the other hand, the portable recording medium is a recording medium that can be mounted on a recording medium driving device (drive device) and is portable, and refers to, for example, a flexible disk, a memory card, a magneto-optical disk, and the like.

The program recorded on the recording medium is loaded into the RAM of the computer and executed by the CPU (control means). By this execution, the function of the recording apparatus of the present embodiment described above is realized.
Further, when a program reservation program is loaded by a computer, the program reservation program held by another computer can be downloaded to its own RAM or external storage device using a communication line. The downloaded program reservation program is also executed by the CPU to realize the program reservation function of the recording apparatus of the present embodiment.

The preferred embodiments of the recording apparatus, recording system, program reservation method, and program reservation program of the present invention have been described above. However, the recording apparatus, recording system, program reservation method, and program reservation program according to the present invention are the same as those described above. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the overlapping state is displayed by changing the display form of the cursor 24. However, the present invention is not limited to the change of the display form of the cursor 24. For example, as shown in FIG. The display color of the column 22 may be changed.
For example, when a program “A171” from 17:00 to 17:50 on the next day of the broadcasting station “General TV A” has already been reserved, a program overlapping with the same time zone is predetermined as shown in FIG. Can be displayed in colors.

  Since the present invention relates to an apparatus for making a recording reservation using an electronic program guide, it can be used for an apparatus for displaying an electronic program guide or an apparatus for making a recording reservation.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the video recording apparatus of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the video recording system provided with the video recording apparatus. It is an external view which shows the structure of a remote control device. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control means of a video recording apparatus. It is a chart which shows the example of composition of an electronic program guide. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure regarding the display of an electronic program guide. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of a cursor movement process. It is a graph which shows the other structural example of an electronic program guide.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording device 10 Signal input terminal 11 Tuner 12 Decoder 13 Screen synthetic | combination means 14 Video | video output terminal 15 Memory | storage means 16 Remote control device 17 Control means 17-2 Electronic program guide preparation part 17-5 Selected program specific | specification part 17-6 Program information management part 17-7 Overlap Confirmation Unit 17-8 Display Form Control Unit 2 Display Device 2a Display Means

Claims (9)

A recording apparatus comprising a control means for creating an electronic program guide displayed on the display means,
The control means is
A selected program specifying unit for specifying a program selected by the cursor based on the position of the cursor displayed in the electronic program guide;
Before the program which the cursor is selected is reservation operation, when the to book tentatively repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected, whether already overlaps with time of the program reserved Duplicate confirmation part to confirm,
As a result of confirmation, when overlapping, a display form control unit for changing the display form of the cursor ,
The duplication confirmation unit performs the confirmation every time the cursor moves,
The display mode control unit changes the display mode of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation performed each time the cursor moves . The duplication confirmation unit confirms whether or not the broadcast time of the program and the time of the already reserved program overlap when the program selected by the cursor is reserved for repeated recording.
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display form control unit changes the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation. The duplication confirmation unit, when the program selected by the cursor is reserved for daily repeated recording for recording at the same time every day, the recording time from the next day and the time of the already reserved program To see if they overlap,
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display form control unit changes the display form of the cursor when the result of the confirmation overlaps. The duplication confirmation unit, when the program selected by the cursor is reserved for repeated recording every week for recording at the same time on the same day of the week, is already reserved for the day and time of the recording after the next week. Check if the day and time of the program is duplicated
The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display form control unit changes the display form of the cursor when there is an overlap as a result of the confirmation. The display form control unit
A normal display form of the cursor;
A display form of the cursor when the time of the program itself selected by the cursor overlaps with the time of a program already reserved,
When the program selected by the cursor is reserved for repeated recording every day, the display mode of the cursor when the recording time on the next day and the time of the already reserved program overlap ,
When the program selected by the cursor is reserved for repetitive recording every week, the day of the week and time of recording after the next week overlap with the day and time of a program already reserved The recording apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cursor is displayed with different display forms. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display form includes one or more of a color, a pattern, a shape, blinking, animation, and gradation. A recording system comprising: a display device that displays an electronic program guide; and a recording device that displays the electronic program guide on the display device;
The recording system comprises the recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6. A program reservation method in which a recording device creates an electronic program guide, and a display means displays the electronic program guide,
Control means of the recording device,
Based on the position of the cursor displayed in the electronic program guide, the program selected by the cursor is specified,
Before the program which the cursor is selected is reservation operation, when the to book tentatively repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected, whether already overlaps with time of the program reserved Confirmed,
As a result of confirmation, if it overlaps, change the display form of the cursor ,
The program reservation method , wherein the confirmation is performed every time the cursor moves, and when the result of the confirmation is an overlap, the display form of the cursor is changed . A program reservation program for causing the control means of the recording apparatus to execute the creation process of the electronic program guide displayed on the display means,
A process for identifying a program selected by the cursor based on the position of the cursor displayed in the electronic program guide;
Before the program which the cursor is selected is reservation operation, when the to book tentatively repeatedly recording a program which the cursor is selected, whether already overlaps with time of the program reserved Process to check,
As a result of the confirmation, when overlapping, a process of changing the display form of the cursor ,
The program reservation program which executes the confirmation every time the cursor moves, and causes the control means to execute a process of changing the display form of the cursor when the result of confirmation overlaps .

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