JP5019114B2 - Recording reservation method and information processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a recording reservation method and an information processing apparatus .

When recording a TV program with a video recorder, as a method of reserving the recording,
(A) Set the channel and time at which the program is broadcast directly to the video recorder.
(B) Set the G code.
(C) Select / designate the target program from the EPG.
(D) For example, if it is desired to record a program in which the talent XX appears in the extended function of (C), the character string XX is registered in the video recorder. Then, all programs whose character strings are included in the EPG are automatically reserved for recording.
There are methods.

For example, there are the following prior art documents.
JP 2006-50662 A

  However, in the methods (A) to (C), it is necessary to set a recording reservation for each program, and the operation is troublesome. In addition, it is necessary to know in advance the program that you want to record, otherwise you may miss the recording of the program you want to watch.

  On the other hand, the method of (D) is easy to operate, because once the character string XX is registered, all programs that contain the character string XX are recorded in the EPG. I will never forget. However, since the EPG does not contain much detailed information, even if the character string XX corresponds to the content of the program, etc., it is not recorded if it is not included in the EPG.

  Furthermore, since the methods (A) to (D) are basically recorded in units of programs, the program cannot be evaluated until the entire program is viewed. For this reason, depending on the viewer (user of the video recorder), even the program that is not worth watching is viewed in its entirety.

  The present invention is intended to solve the above problems.

In this invention,
The metadata of a program includes at least the broadcast date and time of the program, the start time and the broadcast time (or the end time) of the program advertisement of the program, and the channel on which the program and the program advertisement are broadcast. And having data with
Record the program advertisement according to the start time and broadcast time of the program advertisement in the metadata,
The recorded program advertisement is selectively reproduced and displayed according to the user's operation,
When the operation of the reservation of recording against the displayed program publicity, have line reservation of recording of the program corresponding to the displayed program publicity,
If the metadata further contains information about sites related to the program,
When a connection operation is performed on the displayed program advertisement, a connection is made to a site corresponding to the displayed program advertisement according to information on the site related to the program .

  According to the present invention, it is possible to make a reservation for recording a program corresponding to the program. In addition, the operation of the recording of the program is easy. Furthermore, there is no need to know in advance the program that you want to record, and you will not miss the recording of the program you want to watch.

  In addition, it is possible to determine whether or not to record the corresponding program from the contents of the program, and it is not necessary to view the entire program that is not worth seeing for the user. Furthermore, when the item is an item or the like, the thumbnail of the item is linked to a site that sells the item, so that the item can be purchased seamlessly.

[1] Explanation of Terms Here, some of the terms used in the following explanation are explained.

[1-1] Program promotion (bansen)
For example, in a series drama, the next notice is often broadcast at the end of the program. Like this notice, a program broadcast on television is summarized in about 15 to 30 seconds and broadcast as a commercial.
However, in the present invention, in addition to a summary of a program broadcast on a television, a summary of a specific program (content) such as a commercial of a movie currently being screened or a movie that will be screened soon will be included. Hereinafter, the program advertisement is abbreviated as “bansen”.

[1-2] ECG (Electronic Content Guide)
An arbitrary program that associates metadata of the program according to a predetermined condition. As its metadata, the corresponding program identification code, name (program name), broadcast date, broadcast start time, broadcast time (time length), genre, performers, other various related information, search keywords, icons There are image data of still images for display and the like, and among them, what is necessary for the corresponding program is included in the ECG.

  In ECG, a program is structured in units of corners, and there is a number as one of the corners.

  FIG. 1 shows the relationship between the number and the time data in the ECG. Broadcasting of a certain program starts at time tS and ends at time tE. During the broadcast of the program, the broadcast of the first number # 1 starts at time t1S, and ends when the time t1D elapses. At time t2S, the second broadcast # 2 is started, and ends when time t2D has elapsed. In the same manner, the number is broadcast up to number #n. The ECG has data at times tS, tiS, tiD, and tE (where i = 1 to n).

  The broadcast start time tS is an absolute time (date and time), but the other time ti is a relative time in the program (based on the broadcast start time tS). In addition, during the time when No. # 1 to #n is not broadcast, the main part of the program and other commercials are broadcast, but metadata is added to these as well as No. # 1 to #n. ing.

In addition, in the metadata of the mission,
[1] Name of the mission
[2] Broadcast start time tiS
[3] Broadcast time (time length) tiD
[4] Keywords
[5] Reference program ID
[6] Other information (summary, URL, etc.)
and so on.

  Here, the “reference program ID” in [5] is an identification code for specifying the program (target program) that Noban promotes. Therefore, when the recording of the target program is reserved by the video recorder, the reservation can be set by using this reference program ID. Alternatively, when this reference program ID is transmitted to the service server, the server can identify the target program and set a recording reservation in the video recorder.

  Furthermore, this reference program ID is not used only when reserving a program to be broadcast in the future such as a recording reservation, but also for a program that has been recorded or a program that has passed the broadcast time before recording. The program can be used to specify the target program and acquire related information such as information on performers and purchase information of related goods, or can be used for the user to know the schedule of rebroadcasting.

[2] Outline of the Present Invention Here, a reservation recording setting method of a video recorder to which the present invention is applied and a display example at that time will be described. Note that the video recorder in the following is a case where a television broadcast receiving tuner is incorporated so that the television broadcast can be recorded and reproduced and the video signal is output to a display.

[2-1] Preprocessing (Recording of Banban)
(1) The viewer registers character strings XX in advance in the video recorder for the program to be reserved. This character string XX may be anything as long as it is included in the ECG metadata of the program.

(2) Then, in the video recorder, the ECG of each program is searched using the character string XX as a keyword, and a number including the character string XX is selected from these ECGs. The channel for broadcasting the selected number, the start time tS of the program, the start time tiS of the number and the broadcast time tiD are taken out as data for recording reservation.

(3) Of the recording reservation data extracted in (2) above, the recording of the channel indicated by the recording reservation data extracted in (2) is executed at the time indicated by the start time tiS and the broadcast time tiD. The

  Therefore, according to [2-1], when the character string XX is registered in the video recorder in advance, the order including the character string XX is selected based on the metadata of the ECG, and is stored in the video recorder. It will be recorded sequentially.

[2-2] Program Recording Settings As described above, according to [2-1], when a character string XX is registered in the video recorder in advance, a number including the character string XX is displayed as a video. The recording is sequentially performed by the recorder. The number recorded by the video recorder is used for setting the recording of the program by the following display method.

[2-2-1] Recording Setting by First Display Method In FIG. 2, reference numeral SCRN indicates an example of a display screen displaying a video signal output from the video recorder. On this display screen SCRN, the icons A1 to A8 are displayed in one line in the horizontal direction, and the icons A1 to A8 are scrolled in the horizontal direction according to a predetermined operation.

  In this case, the icons A1 to A7 are attribute icons indicating the attributes and categories of the signal source, that is, the source providing the content. In this example, the third attribute icon A3 from the left is the video according to the present invention. It corresponds to a recorder. The icon A8 is used for transitioning to an adjustment mode or setting mode of the video recorder.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the position of the third attribute icon A3 from the left (indicated by the dotted rectangle HREF) is the reference position in the horizontal direction. When a predetermined operation is performed, the attribute icon A1 to A8 are scrolled in the horizontal direction, and the attribute icon located at the reference position HREF is a target for subsequent operations or processing.

  In the state of FIG. 2, since the attribute icon A3 is located at the reference position HREF, a character string “video” indicating the video recorder to which the attribute icon A3 corresponds is displayed below the reference position HREF. At the same time, folders (or icons linked to the folders) F1 to F3 of the content obtained from the video recorder are displayed in one column in the vertical direction, and icons M1 and M2 for operating the video recorder above the reference position HREF. Are displayed in one column in the vertical direction.

  In this case, the folder F1 is a folder storing the thumbnails of the numbers by the method according to the present invention, and the folders F2 and F3 are used to record or classify programs or numbers by another method, for example, the conventional method. In this case, the folder operates in the same manner as the folder F1.

  Further, the icon M1 is for changing the mode of the video recorder to the recording mode of [2-1] described above, and the icon M2 is used for the reservation recording method, for example, the above (A) to (D). ) Is an icon for changing to a mode for switching between.

  Then, when a predetermined operation is performed, for example, as shown in FIG. 3, a rectangular cursor CSR is displayed around the folder immediately below the reference position HREF, that is, the folder F1, and the folder F1 surrounded by the cursor CSR is displayed. It becomes a target of subsequent operations or processing. Therefore, on the right side of the folder F1, a character string “program advertisement” indicating that the folder F1 is a program advertisement and a number “5” indicating the number of numbers stored in the folder are displayed. .

  That is, the position of the folder F1 becomes the reference position in the vertical direction. When a predetermined operation is performed, the folders F2 and F3 are scrolled upward, and the folder F2 is positioned at the position of the cursor CSR in FIG. The folder F3 following it is displayed. When the predetermined reverse operation is performed, the icons M1 and M2 are scrolled downward, the icon M1 is positioned at the position of the cursor CSR, and the icon M2 following the icon A3 is displayed.

  The display is similarly changed when there is a folder following the folder F3 and when there is an icon following the icon M2. Note that the attribute icons A1 to A8 do not move during the vertical scrolling.

  Then, when the determination operation is performed in the state shown in FIG. 3, that is, in the state where the folder F1 is located at the position of the cursor CSR, for example, as shown in FIG. The folder F1 moves to the left side of the display screen SCRN. On the right side of the folder F1, thumbnails T1, T2, T3,... Of numbers stored in the folder F1 are displayed. At this time, the first thumbnail T1 is displayed on the right side of the folder F1, and the other thumbnails T2 and T3 are sequentially displayed in the downward direction following the thumbnail T1.

  Further, a cursor CSR is displayed in a frame shape around the first thumbnail T1. In this case, five numbers are stored in the folder F1, but only the thumbnails T1 to T3 are displayed on the display screen SCRN. If a predetermined operation is performed, the thumbnails T2 to T5 are displayed. Scrolling upward, thumbnails T2 to T5 are sequentially displayed at the position of the cursor CSR. That is, when a predetermined operation is performed, the thumbnail is scrolled vertically to the position of the cursor CSR.

  At this time, on the right side of the displayed thumbnails T1 to T3 (T4, T5), the name TT of the program corresponding to the number displayed as the thumbnail, the broadcast date TD, and the broadcast time TH are displayed. Each character string is displayed.

  In addition, a plurality of commands TCMD for instructing processing for the thumbnails T1 to T5 itself are displayed on the upper side of the area ARR on the right side of the display screen SCRN. A plurality of commands PCMD to be displayed are displayed. In this case, the commands TCMD for the thumbnails T1 to T5 include editing and rearranging the thumbnails T1 to T5, and the command PCMD for the number is the reproduction of the number and the recording of the program corresponding to the number. There are reservations, erasure of numbers, and protection to prevent accidental erasure of numbers.

  However, the commands TCMD and PCMD in this area ARR can be switched between display and non-display by the operation of the user (viewer).

  When a predetermined operation is performed, the cursor CMDCSR for selecting these commands TCMD and PCMD moves in sequence between the commands. As a result, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the thumbnail T1 is displayed at the position of the cursor CSR, if selection / execution of “play” of the command PCMD is instructed by the cursor CMDCSR, it corresponds to the thumbnail T1. In the case of FIG. 4, the number “Mt. Fuji” is reproduced, and the moving image is displayed on the display screen SCRN.

  Alternatively, when the thumbnail T1 is displayed at the position of the cursor CSR, when the selection and execution of “Reserve this program” in the command PCMD is instructed by the cursor CMDCSR, the program indicated by the number of the thumbnail T1, FIG. In this case, recording of the program “Mt. Fuji” is reserved in the video recorder.

  Therefore, according to [2-2-1], it is possible to reproduce the number including the character string XX and to reserve the recording of the program corresponding to the number.

* Summary of [2-1] and [2-2-1] According to [2-1] and [2-2-1], if a character string XX is registered in the video recorder in advance, the character The number including the column XX is sequentially recorded on the video recorder, and this number can be played back or the recording of the corresponding program can be reserved from the number.

  In this case, the registration of the character string XX is common to all programs and programs, and only needs to be performed once. Therefore, it is not necessary to set a recording reservation for each program, and the operation is not necessary. Simple. Also, there is no need to know in advance the program that you want to record, and you won't miss the recording of the program you want to watch.

  Further, since the ECG includes detailed information about the corresponding program, the program number of the target program can be recorded reliably. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not to record the corresponding program from the contents of the program, and it is not necessary to see the entire program that is not worth seeing for the user. When a program is recorded, it can be reserved with one touch.

  For example, when the number is a movie or product number, the thumbnail of the number is displayed by displaying and linking a site selling the ticket or product of the movie on the screen SCRN of the number. When you select / instruct, you can connect to the site and purchase (or reserve) movie tickets and products. At this time, you can purchase seamlessly. Alternatively, the URL can be linked to a site introducing the program.

[2-2-2] Recording Setting by Second Display Method FIG. 5 shows a display example by the second display method. However, FIG. 5 is a case where the folder F1 is displayed at the position of the cursor CSR from the state of FIG. In this example, when the folder F1 is displayed at the position of the cursor CSR, the character string “program promotion view” indicating that the number stored in the folder F1 is directly displayed is stored. A number “11” indicating the number of numbers is displayed.

  When the determination operation is performed in the display state of FIG. 5, the display screen SCRN is switched to the display state as shown in FIG. 6, for example. That is, the keyword KYWD is displayed at the top of the area ARR on the right side of the display screen SCRN, and the number selected according to the keyword KYWD among the numbers stored in the folder F1 is displayed below the keyword KYWD. The program name PTTL of the proclaimed program is displayed in a list format. A button KYBN for switching the keyword KYWD is displayed on the left and right of the keyword KYWD.

  Further, in one of the program names PTTL, FIG. 6, the cursor TTLCSR is displayed on the program name “Mount Fuji”, and the program number on which the cursor TTLCSR is displayed is reproduced, and the display screen SCRN is displayed. In the left and center area ARL, the upper and lower center area ARLM displays the video image of that mission. Furthermore, in the area ARLU above the area ARL, the name of the program corresponding to the program, in this case, “Mt. Fuji” is displayed, and in the area ARLL below the area ARL, various programs related to this program are displayed. Information is displayed.

  Further, for example, a reservation button RSVB is displayed on the lower right side of the center area ARLM, and when this reservation button RSVB is operated, recording of the program of this number is reserved.

  Then, since the program number of the program name PTTL on which the cursor TTLCSR is displayed is reproduced and displayed in the area ARLM, when the cursor TTLCSR is sequentially moved with respect to the program name PTTL by a predetermined operation, As in the case of switching television channels, the number can be switched and displayed, and the number can be easily selected.

  If the URL includes the URL as described above, the URL is displayed in the area ARLL, and the URL is displayed in the area where the movie advance ticket is purchased, the movie theater reservation, the theme song / insertion. By linking to a site that guides how to purchase songs, you can connect to that site and purchase (or make reservations) for movie tickets and products.

[2-3] Other classification methods In the above [2-2-1] and [2-2-2], as shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 5, all the numbers are grouped into one folder F1. In this case, the target number is displayed through the state shown in FIG. 4 or as shown in FIG. 6 from the numbers collected (or stored) in this folder F1. It is also possible to classify the missions according to predetermined conditions and collect the classification results in respective folders.

  FIG. 7 shows a display example in the case of such a classification / storage method. However, FIG. 7 shows a case where the folder F1 is selected from the state of FIG. When the folder F1 is selected, subfolders F11 to F14 included in the folder F1 are displayed. In this example, the subfolders F11 to F14 are prepared for each television station (broadcast channel). On the right side of the subfolders F11 to F14, the names of the television stations corresponding to the subfolders (for example, ○ ○ TV) and the number of orders stored in the subfolder are displayed.

  If there is a subfolder F15 (and subsequent) following the subfolder F14, a predetermined operation scrolls the subfolder F12 and subsequent ones upward. That is, scrolling is performed in the same manner as the folders F1 to F3 in FIG.

  In the display state of FIG. 7, since the subfolder F11 is displayed at the position of the cursor CSR, if a predetermined operation is performed in this state, the number stored in the subfolder F11, that is, “○” ○ Television thumbnails are displayed in the same way as in FIG. 4 or in the same way as in FIG. 6, and as described in [2-2-1] or [2-2-2] It is possible to make a reservation for recording a program corresponding to the program.

  Thus, in this example, the numbers can be classified and collected more finely, and the subfolders can be classified by theme or genre, for example, and the numbers can be collected more conveniently.

[3] Configuration Example of Video Recorder FIG. 8 shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a hard disk recorder, and this video recorder has a tuner circuit 11 and a hard disk drive 12. In this example, the tuner circuit 11 can receive terrestrial analog television broadcast, terrestrial digital television broadcast, BS television broadcast, and CS television broadcast. The switching of the reception band of the tuner circuit 11 and the switching of the channel in each reception band are executed by a system control circuit 20 which will be described later. A digital video signal and a digital audio signal are extracted from the received broadcast wave signal, and the system control circuit 20 To be supplied.

  The hard disk drive 12 is a storage device for storing or storing programs and programs, and also stores an OS and various application programs. As a part of this application program, the routine for executing the above-mentioned display processing, recording and playback processing of [2] is included. FIG. 9 or FIG. 10 shows an example of a routine 100 for realizing the processing. In FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the routine 100 shows only the part related to the present invention.

  The hard disk drive 12 is also controlled by the system control circuit 20, and the video signal and audio signal output from the tuner circuit 11 are supplied to the hard disk drive 12 for writing during recording, and the hard disk drive during reproduction. Video signals and audio signals are read from the drive 12 and supplied to the system control circuit 20.

  Further, the video signal supplied to the system control circuit 20 is supplied to the video processing circuit 13 and subjected to processing such as D / A conversion, and then supplied to the display 31 through the connector 14 and is displayed on the display screen SCRN as an image. Is displayed. The audio signal supplied to the system control circuit 20 is supplied to the audio processing circuit 15 and subjected to processing such as D / A conversion, and then supplied to the speaker 32 through the connector 16 and output as sound.

  The system control circuit 20 is constituted by a microcomputer, which includes a CPU 21 for executing various programs, a non-volatile memory 22 in which an initial program loader is stored, a RAM 23 for a work area, Have Furthermore, the system control circuit 20 includes a clock circuit 24 that measures time, a codec 25, and a communication circuit 26.

  In this case, when the digital signal (video signal and audio signal) output from the tuner circuit 11 is written to the hard disk drive 12, the codec 25 encodes the digital signal and also reads the digital signal read from the hard disk drive 12. When the signal is supplied to the processing circuits 13 and 15, the digital signal is decoded into the original signal.

  The communication circuit 26 is connected to the Internet 40 through a connector 27, and a server 50 that provides ECG data is connected to the Internet 40. The ECG data provided by the server 50 can be directly provided by each broadcasting station, but generally, a specialized ECG production company is commissioned by a broadcasting station to produce and provide it from a program scenario. Is.

  Further, for example, an infrared remote control (remote operation) transmitter 33 is prepared, and an infrared signal output from the transmitter 33 is received by the receiving circuit 34 and supplied to the system control circuit 20. The system control circuit 20 is also connected with various operation keys 35 for executing some operations on the video recorder by direct operations without using a remote controller. The transmitter 33 of the remote controller has various operation keys and dials for realizing the various operations described in [2].

  In such a configuration, when the transmitter 33 is operated, the operation content is notified to the system control circuit 20 by infrared rays from the transmitter 33. When the operation is, for example, an operation to turn on the main power supply of the recorder, the CPU 21 executes the initial program loader of the nonvolatile memory 23, reads the OS from the hard disk drive 12, and transfers it to the RAM 23. Then, an application program such as the routine 100 is read from the hard disk drive 12 by the transferred OS and transferred to the RAM 23, and the application program is executed.

  As a result, according to the operation of the transmitter 33, switching of the reception band and channel in the tuner circuit 11, recording and reproduction of the received program, display processing [2], and the like are realized. When ECG data is received from the server 50, the ECG data is stored in the hard disk drive 12. Further, information set by the user and the processing result thereof are also stored in the hard disk drive 12 and read out and used when necessary.

[4] Example of Processing Routine The display processing, recording, and playback processing of [2-2] described above are performed by the routine 100 as follows.

[4-1] In the case of the first display method (in the case of [2-2-1])
When the power is turned on and the routine 100 is transferred from the hard disk drive 12 to the RAM 23, the processing of the CPU 21 starts from step 101 of the routine 100. Next, in step 102, the display screen SCRN of the display 31 is shown in FIG. After that, in step 103, the process waits for input.

  When the mode for recording the number is selected, the process proceeds from step 103 to step 104, the mode selected in step 103 is determined. In this case, since the number is recorded, the process is performed from step 104 to step 111. Proceed to In step 111, the process waits for a keyword to be entered for recording. However, when a keyword has already been input and it is not necessary to input a new one, nothing is input and the process proceeds from step 111 to step 112 by performing a determination operation.

  In step 112, ECG data is acquired from the ECG server 50 by the communication circuit 26 through the Internet 40. Next, in step 113, among the ECG data acquired in step 112, the keywords (and A number including a keyword input in the past is selected, and ECG data of the number (reception band, reception channel, program start time tS, number start time tiS and broadcast time TiD are included) ) Is taken out, and this data is temporarily stored in the hard disk drive 12.

  Subsequently, in step 114, the program start time tS and the program start time tiS saved in step 113 are compared with the current time indicated by the clock circuit 24. When the start time (ts + tiS) is reached, the process proceeds to step 115, where the recording to the hard disk drive 12 of that number is started, and when the broadcast time TiD has elapsed, the recording ends. Therefore, in step 115, the number selected in step 113 is recorded on the hard disk drive 12.

  When this recording is completed, the process proceeds to step 116, where it is determined whether there is another instruction to be recorded. If there is, the process returns from step 116 to step 114. Therefore, in step 115, all the numbers selected in step 113 are recorded in sequence on the hard disk drive 12.

  In step 116, if there is no other instruction to be recorded, the process returns from step 116 to step 102, and the display screen SCRN is updated, and the user waits for the next input.

  Thus, according to steps 111 to 116, as described in (1) to (3), a number including a keyword set in advance is recorded on the hard disk drive 12.

  On the other hand, if the number display operation is performed while waiting for input in step 103, the process proceeds from step 103 to step 121 through step 104. In step 121, for example, the display state shown in FIG. Proceed to the display state of FIG. At this time, according to the operation of the transmitter 33, as described in [2-2-1], the operation input is accepted and the display state is switched corresponding to the operation.

  Therefore, when an operation for reproducing the number is performed, the process proceeds from step 121 to step 122, where it is determined that the reproduction is a number, and the process proceeds from step 122 to step 131. In step 131, the number selected when proceeding from step 121 to step 122 is read from the hard disk drive 12 and displayed on the display screen SCRN of the display 31. That is, the reproduction of the order according to [2-2-1] is performed. When the reproduction of this number is finished, the process returns from step 131 to step 121, and the display state shown in FIG. 4 is obtained again.

  In step 121, if a program recording reservation operation is performed, the process proceeds from step 121 to step 122, where it is determined that the program recording is reserved, and the process proceeds from step 122 to step 141. In step 141, the data of the reception band, the reception channel, the broadcast start time and the broadcast time of the program are extracted from the ECG data acquired in step 112, and stored in the hard disk drive 12 to set the recording reservation. The process returns to step 121. Therefore, in this case, the recording reservation of the program in [2-2-1] has been performed.

[4-2] Second display method (in the case of [2-2-2])
In this case, for example, a routine 100 shown in FIG. 10 is executed. This routine 100 is the same from step 101 to step 121 of the routine 100 of FIG. 9, and proceeds from, for example, the display state of FIG. 5 to the display state of FIG. 6 according to the user's operation. The program name PTTL number where TTLCSR is located is read from the hard disk drive 12 and displayed on the display screen SCRN.

  At this time, in accordance with the operation of the transmitter 33, as described in [2-2-2], the input of the operation is accepted and the number displayed corresponding to the operation is switched. .

  If a reservation button RSVB is operated when an arbitrary number is displayed, the process proceeds from step 131 to step 141, where recording of the program of that number is reserved, and then the process returns to step 131. .

  Further, when an arbitrary number is displayed, for example, when a URL is displayed in the area ARLL of the display screen SCRN, if this is selected, the process proceeds from step 131 to step 151, and in this step 151, The URL of the link destination is acquired from this number of ECG data. Next, in step 152, the link destination is jumped or connected through the communication circuit 26 and the Internet 40, and the site can be used. Therefore, in this case, the reserved recording of the program in [2-2-2] is performed, or the linked site can be used.

[5] Summary According to the video recorder described above, if a character string XX is registered in advance, a number including the character string XX is recorded in sequence on the video recorder, and this number can be played back, You can make a reservation for the recording of the corresponding program.

  In this case, the registration of the character string XX is common to all programs and programs, and only needs to be performed once. Therefore, it is not necessary to set a recording reservation for each program, and the operation is not necessary. Simple. Also, there is no need to know in advance the program that you want to record, and you won't miss the recording of the program you want to watch.

  Further, since the ECG includes detailed information about the corresponding program, the program number of the target program can be recorded reliably. Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not to record the corresponding program from the contents of the program, and it is not necessary to see the entire program that is not worth seeing for the user. When a program is recorded, it can be reserved with one touch.

  For example, if the number is a movie or product number, a website that sells the ticket or product of that movie is displayed and linked on the display screen of the number, and the thumbnail of the number is displayed. When selecting / instructing, you can connect to the site and purchase (or reserve) movie tickets and products, and at this time, you can purchase seamlessly. Alternatively, the URL can be linked to a site introducing the program.

[6] Others In the above, in [2-2-2], it is possible to display a link destination and jump to the link destination. When displayed, it is also possible to display the link destination and jump to the link destination in the same manner.

  The display method of [2-2-1], [2-2-2], and [2-3] can be selected by the user. Furthermore, in the above description, the character string XX registered in the video recorder may be singular or plural. In the case of plural character strings, conditions such as an AND condition and an OR condition are used when searching for a number. Can also be attached.

  Furthermore, in the above description, the cursor CSR is a rectangle surrounding the icons and folders. However, the cursor CSR may be a display that can identify the target icon or folder, for example, an arrow display. , Reverse display, and changing the background color of the folder. The same applies to other cursors.

  In the above description, the ECG data is obtained from the server 50 via the Internet 40. However, the ECG data may be included in the broadcast received by the tuner circuit 11 as part of the data. Further, instead of (or in addition to) the transmitter 33 of the remote controller, a pointing device such as a mouse can be used.

[List of abbreviations]
CPU: Central Processing Unit
D / A: Digital to Analog
ECG: Electronic Content Guide
EPG: Electronic Program Guide
ID: IDentification
OS: Operating System
RAM: Random Access Memory
URL: Uniform Resource Locator

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Tuner circuit, 12 ... Hard disk drive, 13 ... Video processing circuit, 15 ... Audio processing circuit, 20 ... System control circuit (microcomputer), 21 ... CPU, 22 ... Non-volatile memory, 23 ... RAM, 24 ... Clock circuit , 25 ... codec, 26 ... communication circuit, 31 ... display, 32 ... speaker, 33 ... remote control transmitter, 34 ... remote control reception circuit, 35 ... operation key, 40 ... internet, 50 ... ECG server, A1-A8 ... attribute Icon, F1-F3 ... folder, SCRN ... display screen

Claims (4)

The metadata of a program includes at least the broadcast date and time of the program, the start time and the broadcast time (or the end time) of the program advertisement of the program, and the channel on which the program and the program advertisement are broadcast. And having data with
Record the program advertisement according to the start time and broadcast time of the program advertisement in the metadata,
The recorded program advertisement is selectively reproduced and displayed according to the user's operation,
A recording reservation method in which a recording reservation for a program corresponding to the displayed program advertisement is reserved when a recording reservation operation is performed for the displayed program advertisement ,
If the metadata further contains information about sites related to the program,
When the connection operation is performed on the displayed program advertisement, the connection to the site corresponding to the displayed program advertisement is made according to the information on the site related to the program.
A recording reservation method . The recording reservation method according to claim 1 ,
The metadata further includes metadata related to the program,
When recording the program advertisement according to the start time and the broadcast time of the program advertisement in the metadata,
A recording reservation method that records only program advertisements that contain keywords set by the user in the meta information. When the metadata of a certain program has at least data of the broadcast date and time of the program, the start time and broadcast time of the program promotion of the program, and the channel on which the program and the program promotion are broadcast,
An acquisition means for acquiring the metadata;
A storage device for storing or storing the program advertisement according to the broadcast start time and broadcast time of the program advertisement in the metadata acquired by the acquisition means;
A selection means for selecting the recorded program advertisement according to a user operation;
An output means for reproducing and outputting the program advertisement selected by the selection means;
Reservation means for reserving recording of a program corresponding to the displayed program advertisement when a recording reservation operation is performed on the display screen of the program advertisement output from the output means,
An information processing apparatus for recording a program corresponding to the program advertisement displayed by the reservation means in the storage device ,
If the metadata further contains information about sites related to the program,
An information processing apparatus having means for connecting to a site corresponding to the displayed program advertisement according to information on a site related to the program when a connection operation is performed on the displayed program advertisement . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 .
When the metadata has meta information related to the program,
A selection means for searching and selecting a program advertisement included in the meta information by a keyword set by the viewer;
An information processing apparatus for recording the program advertisement according to the broadcast start time and broadcast time of the program advertisement selected by the selection means.

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