JP4645532B2 - Recording equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording device capable of making a recording reservation using an electronic mail transmitted from a communication terminal device in a recording device capable of communicating with a communication terminal device via a network.

  In recent years, technology for remotely operating electronic devices from a remote location using a mobile terminal or the like has been used. For example, a remote control device for setting and executing a recording reservation for a television broadcast program has been proposed. Yes.

  Conventionally, such remote control is used, for example, by accessing a mail server at a predetermined time interval to detect arrival of a recording reservation mail from a terminal device, and setting a recording reservation based on the recording reservation mail. A broadcast program recording apparatus that generates a reservation failure mail and transmits it to a terminal device when there is a problem such as overlapping of recording times is known (see Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a favorite program searched based on a keyword set in advance from electronic program information is presented to the user as a recording candidate program, and the user who is presented with the recording candidate program sets recording reservation for the program. A broadcast program recording apparatus is known in which a recording reservation is made only for a recording candidate program (see Patent Document 2).

  In addition, when the recording / playback apparatus receives an e-mail containing schedule information, it refers to the schedule database and also refers to the information stored in the program information database including the electronic program guide and the viewing reservation history database indicating the viewing tendency of the user. Then, a broadcast program based on the viewing tendency of the user is extracted by the program extracting means. An apparatus for automatically recording the contents of an extracted broadcast program is known (see Patent Document 3).

In addition, the program selection agent incorporated on the home video server can select several programs that the user is interested in, that is, user preference programs, and notify the user's mobile phone using mail. The user selects only the program to be recorded from the sent mail on the screen of the mobile phone and sends it to the video server by mail, and the home video server reserves the program based on the returned mail information. A reservation system is known (see Patent Document 4 and Patent Document 5).
JP 2004-120501 A JP 2003-319304 A JP 2004-36389 A JP-A-2005-175766 Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-086258

  However, in the apparatuses disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 5, before recording a user-desired program, recording is performed with content based on recording reservation information included in an e-mail transmitted from the communication terminal device by the user. This confirmation is not notified by e-mail, so that there is a problem that the user does not know whether the program to be recorded is set correctly before the recording is started.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a recording device that can prevent an erroneous program from being recorded due to misunderstanding of recording reservation information when a user makes a recording reservation.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
A communication means for communicating by communication with a communication terminal device via a network;
Acquisition means for acquiring recording reservation information including at least recording start time information, recording end time information, recording channel information, and keyword information related to a user-desired recording program included in the e-mail received by the communication means; ,
Receiving means for receiving program guide information including program title information;
Recording start time within the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the program title information and recording reservation information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means. Extraction means for extracting program title information of programs corresponding to before and after and program title information of broadcast channels corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time as different candidate program title information;
When the program title information is extracted by the extraction means, a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information and the other candidate program title information are notified and recording of the program related to the program title information is to be performed Is transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information, and when the program title information is not extracted by the extraction means, the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means and the separate A transmitting means for transmitting a confirmation e-mail to notify the user of the candidate program title information and confirming that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is performed, to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information;
If there is a reply specifying one other candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information from the communication terminal device within a predetermined time after transmitting the confirmation e-mail by the transmission means, the specified Recording reservation means for making a recording reservation for a program related to another candidate program title information;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention described in claim 2
A communication means for communicating by communication with a communication terminal device via a network;
Acquisition means for acquiring recording reservation information including at least recording start time information, recording end time information, and recording channel information included in the e-mail received by the communication means;
Receiving means for receiving program guide information including program title information;
Extracting means for extracting program title information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means;
When the program title information is extracted by the extracting means, a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information is notified and the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be confirmed is sent to the recording reservation information. A transmission means for transmitting to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the electronic mail,
Recording reservation means for making a recording reservation based on the content of the confirmation email based on the presence or absence of a reply from the communication terminal device after transmitting the confirmation email by the transmission means;
It is characterized by providing.

The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 2,
If the program title information is not extracted by the extraction unit, the transmission unit notifies the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition unit and confirms that the recording reservation is performed based on the recording reservation information. The confirmation e-mail is transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3,
Based on the program guide information received by the receiving means, the program title information and the recording start time of the program corresponding to before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means. Another candidate extracting means for extracting the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information as another candidate program title information;
Another candidate transmitting means for transmitting an email containing another candidate program title information extracted by the different candidate extracting means to the communication terminal device,
If there is a reply specifying one candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information extracted from the communication terminal device by the different candidate extraction unit, the recording reservation unit is configured to specify the specified another candidate program. The recording reservation of the program related to the title information is performed.

The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 2 or 3,
The extraction means includes program title information of a program that falls before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means. And the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time is extracted as another candidate program title information,
The transmitting means transmits the confirmation e-mail including the other candidate program title information,
The recording reservation means, when there is a reply specifying one other candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information from the communication terminal device, the recording reservation of the program related to the specified another candidate program title information It is characterized by performing.

The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
The recording reservation information further includes keyword information relating to a user-desired recording program.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the communication unit can communicate with the communication terminal device via the network by e-mail, and the acquisition unit includes at least the e-mail received by the communication unit. Recording reservation information composed of recording start time information, recording end time information, recording channel information, and keyword information related to a user-desired recording program can be acquired, and program guide information including program title information is received by the receiving means. Same as the recording channel information of the program title information and the recording reservation information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means by the extraction means Program tightness of the program that falls before and after the recording start time in the recording channel The program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to the information and the recording channel information at the recording start time can be extracted as another candidate program title information, and when the program title information is extracted by the extracting unit, the program is transmitted by the transmitting unit. A confirmation e-mail is sent to the communication terminal device that has sent the e-mail including the recording reservation information, by notifying the title information and the other candidate program title information and confirming that the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be performed. On the other hand, when the program title information is not extracted by the extracting unit, the recording unit notifies the recording reservation information and the other candidate program title information acquired by the acquiring unit, and performs the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information. Confirmation e-mail that prompts the user to confirm The other candidate program title information can be transmitted from the communication terminal device within a predetermined time after the confirmation email is transmitted by the transmission means. When there is a specified reply, the recording reservation unit can make a recording reservation for the program related to the specified different candidate program title information.
Therefore, before the start of recording, the program title information extracted based on the recording reservation information from the recording device side can be notified to the user, and the user can prevent the recording of an erroneous program due to misunderstandings etc. Can do. Furthermore, the recording reservation information can further include keyword information related to a user-desired recording program, and the accuracy in extracting program title information can be improved.
Even if the program title information is not extracted before the start of recording, the recording reservation information can be notified to the user from the recording device side, and the recording reservation setting based on at least the recording reservation information intended by the user before the recording starts. It is possible to confirm that the recording is performed, and the user can resolve the anxiety that the recording setting is actually performed.
In addition, when a confirmation e-mail is transmitted, the program title information of another candidate can be transmitted, and the program title information or recording reservation information of the program to be set for recording can be confirmed based on the confirmation e-mail. In addition, even if the program title information or the recording reservation information of the program set for recording reservation is incorrect, the recording reservation can be corrected based on the program title information of another candidate, which is more convenient for the user. .

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the communication unit can communicate with the communication terminal device via the network by e-mail, and the acquisition unit includes at least the e-mail received by the communication unit. Recording reservation information composed of recording start time information, recording end time information, and recording channel information can be acquired, and program guide information including program title information can be received by the receiving means, and by the extracting means, The program title information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means can be extracted based on the program guide information received by the reception means, and when the program title information is extracted by the extraction means, the transmission means Recording the program related to the program title information by notifying the program title information A confirmation e-mail that allows the user to confirm that the contract is to be performed can be transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information, and after the recording e-mail is transmitted by the transmission unit by the recording reservation unit, A recording reservation can be made based on the content of the confirmation e-mail based on the presence or absence of a reply from the communication terminal device.
Therefore, before the start of recording, the program title information extracted based on the recording reservation information from the recording device side can be notified to the user, and the user can prevent the recording of an erroneous program due to misunderstandings etc. Can do.

According to the third aspect of the invention, it is of course possible to obtain the same effect as that of the second aspect of the invention, and when the program title information is not extracted by the extracting unit, the transmitting unit acquires the acquiring unit. A confirmation e-mail for notifying the user of the recording reservation information obtained by the above and confirming that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is to be performed is transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information. it can.
Therefore, the recording reservation information can be notified to the user from the recording device before the recording starts, and it can be confirmed that the recording reservation setting based on the recording reservation information intended by the user is performed before the recording starts. , The anxiety that the recording setting is really done can be solved.

According to the invention described in claim 4, it is needless to say that the same effect as that of the invention described in claim 2 or 3 can be obtained, and based on the program guide information received by the receiving means by another candidate extracting means. Program title information of a program corresponding to before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means, and program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time Can be extracted as another candidate program title information, and an e-mail including the other candidate program title information extracted by the different candidate extracting means can be transmitted to the communication terminal device by the different candidate transmitting means. Another candidate program title information extracted from the device by another candidate extraction means If a reply identifying the program title information, the recording reservation means, it is possible to perform recording reservation of a program according to the different candidate program title information the identified.
Therefore, even if there is a misunderstanding in the recording reservation information included in the email originally transmitted from the user, the program title information desired by the user is included in the program title information of another candidate included in the email from the recording device. Then, it becomes possible to make a recording reservation based on the program title information of another candidate, and it is possible to save the trouble of sending an e-mail including the recording reservation information again, which is convenient for the user.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is of course possible to obtain the same effect as that of the second or third aspect of the invention, and the obtaining means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means by the extracting means. The program title information of the program corresponding to before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the above and the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to the recording channel information at the recording start time are separated. Can be extracted as candidate program title information, and can be transmitted including another candidate program title information when transmitting a confirmation e-mail by the transmission means, and one of the other candidate program title information can be transmitted from the communication terminal device. If there is a reply specifying other candidate program title information, the recording reservation means will Program recording reservation according to another candidate program title information can be carried out.
Therefore, when the confirmation e-mail is transmitted, the program title information of another candidate can be transmitted and the program title information or the recording reservation information of the program set for recording reservation can be confirmed based on the confirmation e-mail. In addition, even if the program title information or the recording reservation information of the program set for recording reservation is incorrect, the recording reservation can be corrected based on the program title information of another candidate, which is more convenient for the user. .

According to the invention described in claim 6, it is needless to say that the same effect as in the invention described in any one of claims 2 to 5 can be obtained, and the recording reservation information includes a recording program desired by the user. Such keyword information can be further included.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy in extracting the program title information.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out a recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

First, the configuration of the recording device 100 according to the present invention will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the recording device 100 according to the present invention includes an antenna 1, a tuner 2, a demodulation unit 3, a separation unit 4, a decoder 5, an encoder 6, an HDD 7, an OSD processing unit 8, a control unit 9, and a communication unit 10. And so on.
The recording device 100 is connected to the communication terminal device 400 via a video / audio output device 200 having a video display unit (not shown) such as a liquid crystal panel and an audio output unit (not shown) such as a speaker, and a network 300. Has been.

  The antenna 1 is, for example, a parabolic antenna or a UHF antenna, and receives a digital broadcast signal and outputs an RF (Radio Frequency) signal to the tuner 2. Note that the broadcast data of the physical channel included in the digital broadcast signal is multiplexed by the MPEG2-TS method.

  The tuner 2 includes, for example, a mixer (not shown), a channel selection circuit (not shown), and the like. In the tuner 2, an IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal of a physical channel desired by the user is generated from an RF signal input from the antenna 1 by a mixer, a channel selection circuit, or the like.

  The demodulator 3 includes an inverse interleave circuit (not shown), an error correction circuit (not shown), a demodulator circuit (not shown), and the like. Then, in the demodulator 3, the generated IF signal is subjected to error correction processing, demodulation processing, and the like by a deinterleave circuit, error correction circuit, demodulation circuit, etc., and converted to a TS (Transport Stream) signal as broadcast data. The The TS signal generated by the demodulator 3 is output to the separator 4.

  The separating unit 4 is connected to, for example, the demodulating unit 3 and the decoder 5, and separates the TS signal input from the demodulating unit 3 into video data and audio data, and outputs the video data and audio data to the decoder 5.

  The decoder 5 performs a decoding process on the video data and audio data input from the separation unit 4 and outputs the decoded data to the video / audio output device 200.

  The encoder 6 performs encoding processing on video data and audio data output from the decoder 5 via the CPU 91 and outputs the encoded data to the HDD 7.

  The HDD 7 includes a magnetic recording medium or the like, and stores video data and audio data input from the encoder 6.

  The OSD processing unit 8 synthesizes an OSD (On Screen Display) signal with video data output from the decoder 5 to the video / audio output device 200 in accordance with a control signal input from the control unit 9 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 9 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 91, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 92, a storage unit 93, and the like, and includes a tuner 2, a demodulation unit 3, a separation unit 4, and a decoder. 5, the encoder 6, the HDD 7, the OSD processing unit 8, the communication unit 10, and the like, and control each unit of the recording device 100.

  The CPU 91 controls the entire recording device 100 by reading out the processing program stored in the storage unit 93 and developing it in the RAM 92 for execution.

  The RAM 92 expands the processing program executed by the CPU 91 in the program storage area in the RAM 92, and stores input data and processing results generated when the processing program is executed in the data storage area. More specifically, the RAM 92 stores, for example, the latest electronic program guide (EPG) data as program guide information included in the digital broadcast signal received by the antenna 1.

  The storage unit 93 includes, for example, a recording medium (not shown) in which programs, data, and the like are stored in advance, and this recording medium is configured by, for example, a semiconductor memory. In addition, the storage unit 93 stores various data, various processing programs, data processed by executing these programs, and the like for realizing the function of the CPU 91 controlling the entire recording device 100. More specifically, the storage unit 93 includes, for example, an acquisition program 93a, an extraction program 93b, a transmission program 93c, a recording reservation program 93d, another candidate extraction program 93e, another candidate transmission program 93f, as shown in FIG. Storing.

The acquisition program 93a is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of acquiring recording reservation information included in an e-mail.
Specifically, the CPU 91 acquires recording start time information, recording end time information, recording channel information, and keyword information related to a user-desired recording program from an e-mail received by the communication unit 10 described later.
Here, the keyword information includes genre, program title information, performer name, etc., and may be information that can be acquired from the program guide information.
The CPU 91 functions as an acquisition unit by executing the acquisition program 93a.

The extraction program 93b is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of extracting predetermined program title information from EPG data that is program guide information.
Specifically, the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b, and based on the EPG data received by the antenna 1, the recording start time information and the recording end time information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a. The program title information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information composed of the recording channel information and the keyword information related to the user-desired recording program is extracted.
In addition, the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b, so that the program title information of the program that falls before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel information as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information and the recording channel information of the recording start time at the recording start time. The program title information of the broadcast channel hit before and after is extracted as another candidate program title information.
The CPU 91 functions as an extraction unit by executing the extraction program 93b.

The transmission program 93c is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of transmitting a confirmation e-mail to the communication terminal device 400 that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information.
Specifically, when the program title information is extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b, the CPU 91 notifies the program title information and other candidate program title information by executing the transmission program 93c. A confirmation e-mail for allowing the user to confirm that the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be transmitted is transmitted to the communication terminal device 400 that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information. On the other hand, when the program title information is not extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b, the CPU 91 executes the transmission program 93c, and thereby the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a. And a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the other candidate program title information is notified and confirming the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is transmitted to the communication terminal device 400 that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information.
The CPU 91 functions as a transmission unit by executing the transmission program 93c.

The recording reservation program 93d is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of performing recording reservation based on the reply content of the e-mail from the communication terminal device 400.
Specifically, the CPU 91 identified one other candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information from the communication terminal device 400 within a predetermined time after the confirmation email was transmitted by executing the transmission program 93c. If there is a reply, the CPU 91 executes the recording reservation program 93d to make a recording reservation for the program related to the specified other candidate program title information.
The CPU 91 functions as a recording reservation unit by executing the recording reservation program 93d.

The separate candidate extraction program 93e is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of extracting predetermined program title information different from the program title information extracted based on the recording reservation information.
Specifically, the CPU 91 executes another candidate extraction program 93e, so that, based on the program guide information received by the antenna 1, the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a. The program title information of the program that falls before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information and the program title information of the broadcast channel that falls before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time are extracted as different candidate program title information.
The CPU 91 functions as a separate candidate extraction unit by executing the separate candidate extraction program 93e.

The separate candidate transmission program 93f is a program that causes the CPU 91 to realize a function of transmitting an e-mail including the separate candidate program title information.
Specifically, for example, when the CPU 91 transmits a confirmation e-mail by executing the transmission program 93c and receives a reply from the communication terminal device 400, the CPU 91 executes another candidate transmission program 93f. The CPU 91 transmits an e-mail including another candidate program title information extracted by executing the extraction program 93 b to the communication terminal device 400.
The CPU 91 functions as a separate candidate transmission unit by executing the separate candidate transmission program 93f.

  The communication unit 10 is connected to the communication terminal device 400 via the network 300, and the recording device 100 transmits a confirmation e-mail to the communication terminal device 400 via the network 300 as a transmission means. It functions as another candidate transmission means by transmitting an electronic mail containing candidate program title information.

  Next, the first recording reservation process in the recording device 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in step S1, when the communication device 10 receives an e-mail for recording reservation transmitted from the communication terminal device 400 by the recording device 100, the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a to Acquire recording reservation information included.

  Next, in step S2, the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b, and based on the program guide information received by the antenna 1, the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a. The program title information is extracted.

  Next, in step S3, when program title information is extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b (step S3; Yes), the process proceeds to step S4, and the CPU 91 is extracted by executing the transmission program 93c. A confirmation e-mail is sent to the communication terminal device 400 that has sent the e-mail including the recording reservation information to notify the user that the program title information is notified and to confirm that the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be performed. On the other hand, when the program title information is not extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b (step S3; No), the process proceeds to step S5, and the CPU 91 executes the transmission program 93c, whereby the CPU 91 acquires the acquisition program 93a. The communication terminal device 400 that has sent the confirmation email for notifying the user that the recording reservation information acquired by executing the recording reservation information and confirming that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is to be performed is sent. Send to.

  Next, in step S6, the CPU 91 determines whether or not there is a reply to the transmission of the confirmation e-mail within a predetermined time. If it is determined that there is a reply (step S6; Yes), the process proceeds to step S7. On the other hand, when the CPU 91 determines that there is no reply within the predetermined time (step S6; No), the process proceeds to step S8, and the CPU 91 executes the recording reservation program 93f, whereby the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b. Recording reservation based on the program title information extracted by the above or the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a is performed, and this processing is terminated.

  Next, in step S7, the CPU 91 executes another candidate extraction program 93e, thereby starting recording in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a. The program title information of the program corresponding to before and after the time and the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time are extracted as different candidate program title information. And CPU91 transmits the email containing the said another candidate program title information to the communication terminal device 400 by performing another candidate transmission program 93f.

  Next, when it is determined in step S9 that the CPU 91 has received a reply specifying one of the other candidate title information from the communication terminal device 400 in response to the transmission of the e-mail including the other candidate title information (step S9; Yes). Proceed to step S10. On the other hand, when the CPU 91 determines that there is no reply identifying one of the other candidate title information from the communication terminal device 400 for the transmission of the e-mail including the other candidate title information (step S9; No), the process is terminated. To do.

  Next, in step S10, the CPU 91 executes a recording reservation program 93f to make a recording reservation for the program related to the specified other candidate program title information, and ends this processing.

  Next, the second recording reservation process in the recording device 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  First, in step S11, when the communication device 10 receives an e-mail for recording reservation transmitted from the communication terminal device 400 by the recording device 100, the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a to Acquire recording reservation information included.

  Next, in step S12, the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b, and based on the program guide information received by the antenna 1, the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a. The program title information of the program corresponding to the recording channel information in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording title information and the recording reservation information, and the program title information of the broadcasting channel corresponding to the recording channel information before and after the recording start time Extracted as other candidate program title information.

  Next, in step S13, when the program title information is extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b (step S13; Yes), the process proceeds to step S14, and the CPU 91 is extracted by executing the transmission program 93c. Communication terminal device that has transmitted a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information and another candidate program title information are notified and confirming that the program recording reservation related to the program title information is to be performed, and the e-mail including the recording reservation information 400. On the other hand, when the program title information is not extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b (step S13; No), the process proceeds to step S15, and the CPU 91 executes the transmission program 93c, so that the CPU 91 acquires the acquisition program 93a. A confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the recording reservation information and another candidate program title information acquired by executing the recording reservation information and confirming that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is to be performed, and an e-mail including the recording reservation information. The data is transmitted to the transmitted communication terminal device 400.

  Next, in step S16, the CPU 91 determines whether or not there is a reply to the transmission of the confirmation e-mail within a predetermined time. If it is determined that there is a reply (step S16; Yes), the CPU 91 proceeds to step S17. On the other hand, when the CPU 91 determines that there is no reply within the predetermined time (step S16; No), the process proceeds to step S18, and the CPU 91 executes the recording reservation program 93f, whereby the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b. A recording reservation is made based on the extracted program title information or the recording reservation information acquired by the CPU 91 executing the acquisition program 93a, and the process is terminated.

  Next, when the CPU 91 determines in step S17 that there is a reply specifying one of the other candidate title information from the communication terminal device 400 in response to the transmission of the confirmation e-mail (step S17; Yes), the process proceeds to step S19. On the other hand, when the CPU 91 determines that there is no reply specifying one of the different candidate title information from the communication terminal device 400 in response to the transmission of the confirmation e-mail (step S17; No), the process is terminated.

  Next, in step S19, the CPU 91 executes a recording reservation program 93f to make a recording reservation for the program related to the specified other candidate program title information, and ends this processing.

According to the recording device 100 according to the present invention described above, the communication unit 10 can communicate with the communication terminal device 400 via the network 300 by e-mail, and the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a. Recording reservation information including at least recording start time information, recording end time information, recording channel information, and keyword information related to a user-desired recording program included in the e-mail received by the communication unit 10 can be acquired. The program guide information including the program title information can be received by the antenna 1, and the CPU 91 executes the extraction program 93b, whereby the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a based on the program guide information received by the antenna 1. Obtained by running This corresponds to the program title information of the program corresponding to the recording start time before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the program title information and the recording reservation information corresponding to the image reservation information and the recording channel information before and after the recording start time. When the program title information of the broadcast channel can be extracted as another candidate program title information and the program title information is extracted by the CPU 91 executing the extraction program 93b, the CPU 91 executes the transmission program 93c. A communication terminal device that has transmitted the confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information and the other candidate program title information are notified and confirming that the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be performed, and the e-mail including the recording reservation information. 400, while When the program title information is not extracted by the PU 91 executing the extraction program 93b, the CPU 91 executes the transmission program 93c, so that the CPU 91 executes the acquisition program 93a and the recording reservation information acquired separately. A confirmation e-mail can be transmitted to the communication terminal device 400 that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information, by notifying the candidate program title information and allowing the user to confirm that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is performed, When the CPU 91 sends a confirmation e-mail by executing the transmission program 93c and within a predetermined time, there is a reply from the communication terminal device 400 specifying one of the other candidate program title information. The CPU 91 executes the recording reservation program 93d. By doing this, it is possible to make a recording reservation for the program related to the specified other candidate program title information.
Therefore, the program title information extracted based on the recording reservation information from the recording device side can be notified to the user before the recording is started, and the user can record the wrong program due to misunderstanding or the like. Can be prevented. Furthermore, the recording reservation information can further include keyword information related to the user-desired recording program, and the extraction of erroneous programs due to misunderstanding of the recording reservation information can be suitably reduced.
Even if the program title information is not extracted before the start of recording, the recording reservation information can be notified to the user from the recording device side, and the recording reservation setting based on at least the recording reservation information intended by the user before the recording starts. It is possible to confirm that the recording is performed, and the user can resolve the anxiety that the recording setting is actually performed.
In addition, when a confirmation e-mail is transmitted, the program title information of another candidate can be transmitted, and the program title information or recording reservation information of the program to be set for recording can be confirmed based on the confirmation e-mail. In addition, even if the program title information or the recording reservation information of the program set for recording reservation is incorrect, the recording reservation can be corrected based on the program title information of another candidate, which is more convenient for the user. .

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various improvements and design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, when the recording start information and the recording end information constituting the recording reservation information span a plurality of programs in the program guide information, the extraction means, for example, among the plurality of programs, the program with the fastest recording start time May be extracted, or the design may be such that all of the plurality of programs are extracted.
Further, the different candidate extraction means, as the different candidate program title information, the program title information of the program that falls before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information and the recording channel information at the recording start time. Not only the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after, but also the program title information of the program corresponding to before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information, The design may be such that the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the broadcast channel corresponding to the recording channel information can be extracted according to the user's arbitrary setting.
In addition, the transmission unit and the alternative candidate transmission unit may be designed such that the transmission time of a predetermined electronic mail to the communication terminal device can be changed by the user.

It is a block diagram which shows the principal part structure of the video recording apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the 1st video recording reservation process of the video recording apparatus 100 which concerns on this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the 2nd video recording reservation process of the video recording apparatus 100 concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

100 Recording equipment 1 Antenna (receiving means)
91 CPU (acquiring means, extracting means, transmitting means, recording reservation means, another candidate extracting means, another candidate transmitting means)
93a Acquisition program (acquisition means)
93b Extraction program (extraction means)
93c Transmission program (transmission means)
93d recording reservation program (recording reservation means)
93e Another candidate extraction program (different candidate extraction means)
93f Another candidate transmission program (different candidate transmission means)
10 Communication unit (communication means, transmission means, alternative candidate transmission means)
300 Network 400 Communication terminal equipment

Claims (6)

A communication means for communicating by communication with a communication terminal device via a network;
Acquisition means for acquiring recording reservation information including at least recording start time information, recording end time information, recording channel information, and keyword information related to a user-desired recording program included in the e-mail received by the communication means; ,
Receiving means for receiving program guide information including program title information;
Recording start time within the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the program title information and recording reservation information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means. Extraction means for extracting program title information of programs corresponding to before and after and program title information of broadcast channels corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time as different candidate program title information;
When the program title information is extracted by the extraction means, a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information and the other candidate program title information are notified and recording of the program related to the program title information is to be performed Is transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information, and when the program title information is not extracted by the extraction means, the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition means and the separate A transmitting means for transmitting a confirmation e-mail to notify the user that the candidate program title information is notified and confirming that the recording reservation based on the recording reservation information is performed, to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information;
If there is a reply specifying one other candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information from the communication terminal device within a predetermined time after transmitting the confirmation e-mail by the transmission means, the specified Recording reservation means for making a recording reservation for a program related to another candidate program title information;
A recording device comprising: A communication means for communicating by communication with a communication terminal device via a network;
Acquisition means for acquiring recording reservation information including at least recording start time information, recording end time information, and recording channel information included in the e-mail received by the communication means;
Receiving means for receiving program guide information including program title information;
Extracting means for extracting program title information of the program corresponding to the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means;
When the program title information is extracted by the extracting means, a confirmation e-mail for notifying the user that the program title information is notified and the recording of the program related to the program title information is to be confirmed is sent to the recording reservation information. A transmission means for transmitting to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the electronic mail,
Recording reservation means for making a recording reservation based on the content of the confirmation email based on the presence or absence of a reply from the communication terminal device after transmitting the confirmation email by the transmission means;
A recording device comprising:   If the program title information is not extracted by the extraction unit, the transmission unit notifies the recording reservation information acquired by the acquisition unit and confirms that the recording reservation is performed based on the recording reservation information. The recording device according to claim 2, wherein the confirmation e-mail is transmitted to the communication terminal device that has transmitted the e-mail including the recording reservation information. Based on the program guide information received by the receiving means, the program title information and the recording start time of the program corresponding to before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means. Another candidate extracting means for extracting the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information as another candidate program title information;
Another candidate transmitting means for transmitting an email containing another candidate program title information extracted by the different candidate extracting means to the communication terminal device,
If there is a reply specifying one candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information extracted from the communication terminal device by the different candidate extraction unit, the recording reservation unit is configured to specify the specified another candidate program. 4. The recording device according to claim 2, wherein a recording reservation for a program related to title information is performed. The extraction means includes program title information of a program that falls before and after the recording start time in the same recording channel as the recording channel information of the recording reservation information acquired by the acquiring means based on the program guide information received by the receiving means. And the program title information of the broadcast channel corresponding to before and after the recording channel information at the recording start time is extracted as another candidate program title information,
The transmitting means transmits the confirmation e-mail including the other candidate program title information,
The recording reservation means, when there is a reply specifying one other candidate program title information among the other candidate program title information from the communication terminal device, the recording reservation of the program related to the specified another candidate program title information The video recording device according to claim 2, wherein:   6. The recording device according to claim 2, wherein the recording reservation information further includes keyword information related to a user-desired recording program.

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