JP5024271B2 - Recorder device, dubbing frequency management method and dubbing frequency management program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recorder device, a dubbing frequency management method, and a dubbing frequency management program for managing the dubbing frequency of the same content existing in a network.

  2. Description of the Related Art Recorders that record content such as terrestrial digital broadcasting and satellite digital television broadcasting have been widely used. There is also known a network system in which a home PC (Personal Computer), a plurality of hard disk recorders, and the like are connected to a network to manage contents mutually.

  A technique for managing content in such a network system has been implemented. For example, when the recorder device acquires management information of content stored in other recording devices in the network and a plurality of recorders records the same content, the distributed content is stored in one recorder. A technique for transferring and storing is known (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-319728 A

  By the way, the operation of dubbing 10 has been started in order to protect the copyright of terrestrial digital broadcasting and satellite digital television broadcasting. Prior to the start of operation of the dubbing 10, only one-time dubbing was possible, so that the user was only concerned about whether or not the recording was completed, and the dubbing frequency management was not necessary. However, in the terrestrial digital broadcasting and satellite digital television broadcasting where the dubbing 10 is started, since the dubbing 10 is implemented, it is necessary for the user to manage the remaining dubbing frequency of the recorded content.

  In other words, due to the characteristics of the dubbing 10, writing back cannot be performed for the one that has been moved once (10th dubbing). For this reason, when the same program is recorded by two or more recorders, if dubbing is continued 10 times only from one recorder, the content is finally deleted from the recorder that continued dubbing, The recorder cannot reproduce the program (see FIG. 12). For this reason, it is necessary for the user to manage the remaining number of times of dubbed content, and there is a problem that the management burden on the user is heavy.

  Also, with the conventional technology for managing content described above, it is not possible to manage the remaining number of dubbing operations by simply transferring and storing the distributed content to a single recorder. Cannot be notified to the user, and there is a problem that the management burden on the user is heavy.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and aims to reduce the management burden on the user by notifying the user of the remaining number of times of dubbed recorded content. To do.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, this device collects information on the remaining number of times of dubbing, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, from other recording devices, and totals the remaining number of dubbing times of other recording devices. It is a requirement to display the remaining number of dubbing times for each recording device.

  Since the disclosed apparatus displays the total number of remaining dubbing times of each recording device, the user can be notified of the remaining number of dubbing times of the recorded content, thereby reducing the user's management burden.

  Exemplary embodiments of a recorder device, a dubbing frequency management method, and a dubbing frequency management program according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the following embodiments, the configuration and processing flow of the recorder according to the first embodiment will be described in order, and finally the effects of the first embodiment will be described.

[Recorder configuration]
Next, the configuration of the recorder 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of the recorder 10 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the content table. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the counting process of the recorder. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a display example of the remaining dubbing count. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a display example of the remaining dubbing count.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the recorder 10 includes a network interface 11, an external medium reading unit 12, a recording storage unit 13, a recorded content information totaling unit 14, a display operation unit 15, and an input system management unit 16. Are connected to the other recorder 10A and the television 20 via the. The processing of each of these units will be described below.

  The network interface 11 is an interface for connecting to an external recorder 10A, and controls communication related to various information exchanged with the other connected recorder 10A. Specifically, the network interface 11 receives content information from another recorder 10A.

  The external medium reading unit 12 reads / writes data from / to an external recording medium (DVD or the like). Specifically, the external medium reading unit 12 reads and writes content on the external recording medium when dubbing (or moving) the content from the recording storage unit 13 or when recording or reproducing the content.

  The recording storage unit 13 stores recorded content and information related to the content. In addition, the recording storage unit 13 performs dubbing of content to the external medium reading unit 12, and also plays back the stored content and records the broadcast content.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the recording storage unit 13 holds a content table as information related to the content held by the recording storage unit 13. As illustrated in FIG. 2, this content table stores an identifier for uniquely identifying a program and the remaining number of dubbing operations in association with each other. The content table is stored in a storage unit operating in the background. That is, the content table can be collected even when the recorder 10 on which the content table is collected is not powered.

  The recorded content information totaling unit 14 collects content information from the internal recording storage unit 13 (information related to the remaining number of times of dubbing, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed), and also collects content information from other recorders 10A. The remaining dubbing times of the other recording devices are totaled.

  Specifically, when the recorded content information totaling unit 14 receives an instruction for dubbing a recorded program from the user, the recorded content information totaling unit 14 determines whether the remaining number of dubbing is a program (that is, determines whether dubbing is a move). ) Note that the recorded content information totaling unit 14 not only receives an instruction for dubbing a recorded program, but also when the recording of the TV is completed or the power of the recorder is turned on, the remaining number of times of dubbing is 1. The following processing may be performed by determining whether or not the program is one time.

  As a result of the determination, if the recorded content information totaling unit 14 determines that the dubbing remaining number is one program, it collects the content table of the other recorder 10A and collects it in the display operation unit 15. Notify the content table. Note that the content table of the other recorder 10A may be collected when the remaining number of dubbing is not a single program but a program equal to or less than a predetermined threshold. Thereby, it is possible to notify the user that the remaining number of times of dubbing has decreased.

  Here, the recorder tabulation process will be described with reference to the example of FIG. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 3, in “Recorder 1” and “Recorder 2”, content continues to remain until the tenth dubbing is performed. For this reason, when the user has a plurality of recorders 1 and 2, before the recorder 1 performs the move, the contents table is tabulated to check whether the recorder 2 has the same contents.

  When the same content is held in the recorder 2, the program can be left not only in the recorder 2 but also in the recorder 1 by dubbing from the recorder 2 to the media, and the content can be used efficiently. Can be performed. As described above, the recorder 10 can improve the convenience of the user by collecting the content table held from the recording devices connected via the network, displaying the list after performing management. .

  The display operation unit 15 creates display contents of the entire screen such as creating a video during playback of a recorded program and medium. In particular, the display unit 21 displays the total number of remaining dubbing times of each recording device on the display unit 21 of the television 20. Control to do. Specifically, when receiving from the collected content table, the display operation unit 15 searches the other recorder 10A for the same content as the content to be dubbed using the received content table.

  As a result, when the other recorder 10A has the same content as the content to be dubbed, the display operation unit 15 creates a video of a list of remaining dubbing times as a video signal and notifies the input system management unit 16 of the video. . Further, when there is no content that is the same as the content to be dubbed in the other recorder 10A, the display operation unit 15 creates a display content to start moving with a video signal and notifies the input system management unit 16 of the display content. .

  Here, a display example of the list of remaining dubbing times will be described with reference to FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the recorder 10 displays, as a display example of a list of remaining dubbing times, a program identifier for uniquely identifying a program, a total of remaining dubbing times for each recorder, and a remaining dubbing number for each recorder. Display them in association with each other.

  That is, the recorder 10 aggregates and displays the remaining number of times of dubbing of the same content stored by each recorder in the network, thereby facilitating the understanding of the number of remaining dubbing times in the entire network and the management burden of the remaining number of dubbing times. Can be reduced.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the recorder 10 displays the remaining dubbing count of another recorder 10A as a display example of the list of remaining dubbing counts, and information on the other recorder 10A holding the same content (recorder Name, identifier, etc.) may be displayed. Here, when there are a plurality of other recorders holding the same content, the other recorders having the largest remaining number of dubbing operations may be displayed, or all other recorders may be displayed.

  The input system management unit 16 inputs an image signal and manages an input / output system for outputting the image signal to an external television 20 or the like. Specifically, the input system management unit 16 receives a video signal from the display operation unit 15 and outputs the received video signal to the external television 20.

[Processing by recorder]
Next, processing performed by the recorder 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the processing operation of the recorder 10 according to the first embodiment.

  As shown in the figure, when the recorder 10 receives an instruction to dubb a recorded program from the user (Yes in step S101), the recorder 10 determines whether the remaining number of dubbing is a program (that is, dubbing is a move). It is determined) (step S102). As a result, when the recorder 10 determines that the dubbing remaining number is one program (Yes at Step S102), the recorder 10 collects the content table of the other recorder 10A (Step S103).

  Then, the recorder 10 searches the other recorder 10A for the same content as the content to be dubbed using the collected content table (step S104). As a result, if the other recorder 10A has the same content as the content to be dubbed (Yes at Step S104), the recorder 10 displays a list of the remaining dubbing times on the display unit 21 of the television 20 (Step S105). .

  Further, the recorder 10 dubbs a program in which the remaining number of times of dubbing is two times or more (No at Step S102), or when the other recorder 10A does not have the same content as the content to be dubbed (No at Step S104). ), A message to start the move is displayed on the display unit 21 of the television 20 (step S106).

[Effect of Example 1]
As described above, the recorder 10 collects information on the remaining number of times of dubbing, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, from the other recording devices, totals the remaining number of times of dubbing of the other recording devices, and collects each recorded recording. Displays the remaining dubbing count of the device. For this reason, it is possible to inform the user of the remaining number of times of dubbing of the recorded content, thereby reducing the user's management burden.

  That is, the recorder 10 aggregates and displays the remaining number of times of dubbing of the same content stored by each recorder in the network, thereby facilitating the understanding of the number of remaining dubbing times in the entire network and the management burden of the remaining number of dubbing times. Can be reduced.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, when dubbing a content whose remaining dubbing count is one, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as the content, and the other The number of remaining dubbing times of the recording device is displayed, and information on the recording device holding the same content is displayed. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the content from being left in the recorder by performing the move, and the management burden on the user can be reduced.

  In addition, according to the first embodiment, when dubbing content whose remaining number of times is less than or equal to a predetermined number, information on the remaining number of dubbing is collected from other recorders that hold the same content as the content and aggregated. While displaying the remaining dubbing count of the other recorder, information related to the other recorder holding the content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less is displayed. For this reason, it is possible to notify the user that the remaining number of times of dubbing has decreased, and to reduce the management burden on the user.

  By the way, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the remaining number of times of dubbing of each recorder is displayed when the other recorder 10A has the same content as the content to be dubbed has been described. However, the present embodiment is limited to this. However, only when the number of dubbing of other recorders is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, a recorder whose remaining number of dubbing is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the remaining number of times may be displayed.

  Therefore, in Example 2 below, only when the number of dubbing of other recorders is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, a recorder whose remaining number of dubbing is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold and the remaining number of times are displayed as shown in FIG. The process of the recorder 10a in Example 2 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the counting process of the recorder. FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the recorder 10a according to the second embodiment.

  First, the recorder tabulation process will be described using the example of FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, it is assumed that “3” is set in advance as the predetermined threshold. That is, as illustrated in FIG. 7, “Recorder 1” collects the remaining number of times of dubbing of program A held by other recorder 2 when dubbing program A for the tenth time.

  Then, since the remaining dubbing number of the program A is “5” in the recorder 2 and is larger than the predetermined threshold value “3”, it is determined that the recorder 1 has a sufficient dubbing remaining number in the recorder 2, and the recorder 2 It is controlled to display that the number of times of dubbing is 5.

  That is, the recorder 10a according to the second embodiment can efficiently use content by checking whether another recorder holds the same content and whether the number of dubbing operations is still sufficient. It is.

  Next, the processing procedure of the recorder 10a according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The recorder 10a according to the second embodiment is different from the processing procedure of the recorder 10 according to the first embodiment illustrated in FIG. 6 in that it determines whether the number of times of dubbing of other recorders is equal to or greater than a predetermined number.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, after determining that there is the same program in another recorder as in the first embodiment (Yes in step S204), in the recorder 10a according to the second embodiment, the dubbing count of the other recorder is It is determined whether or not there is a predetermined number of times (when there are a plurality of other recorders, whether there is a recorder having a dubbing number equal to or larger than the predetermined number among other recorders) (step S205).

  As a result, when the number of times of dubbing of other recorders is equal to or greater than the predetermined number (Yes at Step S205), the recorder 10a displays the recorder whose remaining number of times of dubbing is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, 21 (step S206). Further, when the number of dubbing of other recorders is not equal to or greater than the predetermined number (No at Step S205), the recorder 10a displays on the display unit 21 of the television 20 that the move is started (Step S207).

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the recorder 10a holds the same content as the content when dubbing the content whose remaining dubbing count is one, and the remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. Information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recorders, and the total remaining dubbing counts of the other recorders are displayed, and information on the recording device holding the content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined count is displayed. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the user's management burden while efficiently using the content by checking whether there is still room for the number of dubbing operations of other recorders.

  By the way, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the remaining number of times of dubbing of each recorder is displayed when the other recorder 10A has the same content as the content to be dubbed has been described. However, the present embodiment is limited to this. Search for other recording devices that have a remaining dubbing count equal to or greater than the predetermined number, copy the same content from the other recorded recording devices to the recorder, and move the dubbed content to the media. You may do it. In the third embodiment, the number of times of dubbing may not be displayed or may be displayed.

  Therefore, in Example 3 below, another recording device whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more is searched, the same content is dubbed from the other recorded recording device to the own recorder, and the dubbed content is As a case of moving to a medium, the processing of the recorder 10b according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the dubbing process of the recorder. FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining the processing procedure of the recorder 10b according to the third embodiment.

  First, the dubbing process will be described using the example of FIG. In the example of FIG. 7, it is assumed that “3” is set in advance as the predetermined threshold. Then, as illustrated in FIG. 9, when the “recorder 1” performs the 10th dubbing of the program A, the remaining number of dubbing of the program A held by another recorder is collected, and the remaining number of dubbing is a predetermined number. The recorder 2 that is the number of times or more is searched.

  Then, since the remaining dubbing number of the program A is “10” in the recorder 2 and is larger than the predetermined threshold value “3”, the record 1 is determined to have a sufficient remaining dubbing count in the recorder 2 and searched. Then, the same content is dubbed from the recorder 2 to the self-recorder 1 (see (1) in FIG. 9), and the dubbed content is dubbed to the media (see (2) in FIG. 9).

  That is, when the recorder 10a according to the second embodiment has the same content in the recorder 2, only the recorder 2 is recorded by dubbing the content of the recorder 2 to the recorder 1 and then dubbing from the recorder 1 to the medium. In addition, the program can be left in the recorder 1 and the content can be used efficiently.

  Next, the processing procedure of the recorder 10b according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. Compared with the processing procedure of the recorder 10 according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the recorder 10b according to the third embodiment dubbes the same content from another recorder to the own recorder 10b, and uses the dubbed content as a medium. The point of dubbing is different.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, after determining that there is the same program in another recorder as in the first embodiment (Yes in step S304), the recorder 10b according to the third embodiment performs the dubbing operation from the other recorder. The content is dubbed to the recorder performing the operation (step S305), and the content of the recorder being operated is stored as it is by moving the dubbed content to the medium (step S306).

  As described above, in the above-described third embodiment, when the recorder 10b dubbs content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the recorder 10b collects information on the remaining dubbing count from other recording devices, and the remaining dubbing count is predetermined. The other recording devices that are equal to or greater than the number of times are searched, the same content is dubbed from the searched other recording devices to the own device, and the dubbed content is dubbed to the medium. As a result, it is possible to prevent content from being lost due to exhaustion of the number of times of dubbing.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described so far, the present invention may be implemented in various different forms other than the embodiments described above. Accordingly, another embodiment included in the present invention will be described below as a fourth embodiment.

(1) System Configuration, etc. Each component of each illustrated device is functionally conceptual and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution / integration of each device is not limited to that shown in the figure, and all or a part thereof may be functionally or physically distributed or arbitrarily distributed in arbitrary units according to various loads or usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured. For example, the recorded content information totaling unit 14 and the display operation unit 15 may be integrated. Further, all or any part of each processing function performed in each device may be realized by a CPU and a program analyzed and executed by the CPU, or may be realized as hardware by wired logic.

  In addition, among the processes described in this embodiment, all or part of the processes described as being performed automatically can be performed manually, or the processes described as being performed manually can be performed. All or a part can be automatically performed by a known method. In addition, the processing procedure, control procedure, specific name, and information including various data and parameters shown in the above-described document and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified.

(2) Program By the way, various processes described in the above embodiments can be realized by executing a program prepared in advance by a computer. FIG. 12 is a block diagram schematically showing an example of a PC with a TV function and a recording function. As shown in the figure, the PC or recorder is connected to an external device via a communication control unit.

  As shown in the figure, the PC 100 includes a system controller 112, a CPU 114, a main storage device 116, a display unit 106, a hard disk 118, a TV receiver, a CD / DVD drive, a communication control unit 117, an operation receiving unit 111, an EPROM ( An Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (120), a keyboard controller 113, a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) 122, and a power supply monitoring unit 126 are connected and configured by a bus 121. Hereinafter, each block will be described.

  The system controller 112 controls the entire system such as data input / output management. The CPU 114 executes various programs such as an OS and a BIOS that are expanded in the main storage device 116. The main storage device 116 is used as a work area for executing a program read from the hard disk 118.

  In this embodiment, an OS, a BIOS, an application, and the like are expanded in the main storage device 116. The display unit 106 performs display based on a command issued by the CPU 114 via the system controller 112, display of each broadcast channel, display of a DVD playback image, and the like. The hard disk 118 stores an OS, application programs, recorded content, and the like. The EPROM 120 stores a BIOS that is executed first after the PC is powered on.

  The keyboard controller 113 detects input from the keyboard 107 and the mouse 108. The CMOS 122 stores BIOS menu settings. The power monitoring unit 126 monitors whether or not the power button 106 has been operated. The TV receiver is composed of a tuner and a demodulator, and receives broadcast radio waves from an antenna and receives each channel. The operation receiving unit receives an operation from the remote controller.

  The following appendices are further disclosed with respect to the embodiments including the above Examples 1 to 4.

(Appendix 1) A dubbing count totaling unit that collects information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, from another recording device, and counts the remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display control unit for controlling to display the remaining dubbing count of each recording device tabulated by the recording count tabulation unit;
A recorder apparatus comprising:

(Supplementary Note 2) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the dubbing count totaling unit collects information related to the remaining dubbing count from other recording devices holding the same content as the content,
The dubbing count display control unit displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit and also displays information related to the recording device holding the same content. The recorder apparatus as described in.

(Supplementary Note 3) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less, the dubbing count totaling unit collects information related to the remaining dubbing count from another recording device that holds the same content as the content. ,
The dubbing count display control unit displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices tabulated by the recording count tabulation unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less. The recorder device according to appendix 1, wherein the recorder device is displayed.

(Supplementary Note 4) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the dubbing count totaling unit holds the same content as the content, and other recordings whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more Collect information on the remaining number of dubbing from the device,
The dubbing count display control unit displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices tabulated by the recording count tabulation unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more. The recorder device according to appendix 1, wherein the recorder device is displayed.

(Supplementary Note 5) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the dubbing count totaling unit collects information on the remaining dubbing count from other recording devices, and the remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. Search for other recording devices that are
Appendices 1-4 further comprising a dubbing processing unit for dubbing the same content from another recording device searched by the dubbing count totaling unit to the own device and dubbing the dubbed content on a medium. The recorder apparatus as described in any one.

(Appendix 6) A dubbing count totaling step of collecting information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, from another recording device and totalizing the remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display control step for controlling to display the remaining dubbing count of each recording device tabulated in the recording count tabulation step;
A dubbing frequency management method comprising:

(Appendix 7) In the dubbing count counting step, when dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices holding the same content as the content,
The dubbing count display control step displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit and displays information related to the recording devices holding the same content. Dubbing frequency management method described in 1.

(Appendix 8) In the dubbing count counting step, when dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or less than a predetermined count, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from another recording device that holds the same content as the content. ,
The dubbing count display control step displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less. The dubbing frequency management method according to appendix 6, wherein the dubbing frequency management method is displayed.

(Supplementary note 9) In the dubbing count counting step, when dubbing a content whose remaining dubbing count is 1, another recording in which the same content as the content is held and the remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more Collect information on the remaining number of dubbing from the device,
The dubbing count display control step displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more. The dubbing frequency management method according to appendix 6, wherein the dubbing frequency management method is displayed.

(Supplementary Note 10) In the dubbing count totaling step, when dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is 1, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices, and the remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined count. Search for other recording devices that are
Supplementary notes 6 to 9 further comprising a dubbing process step of dubbing the same content from another recording device searched in the dubbing count totaling step to the own device and dubbing the dubbed content onto a medium. The dubbing frequency management method according to any one of the above.

(Supplementary Note 11) A dubbing count totaling procedure for collecting information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, from another recording device and totaling the remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display control procedure for controlling to display the remaining dubbing count of each recording device tabulated by the recording count tabulation procedure;
Dubbing frequency management program characterized by causing a computer to execute.

(Additional remark 12) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the dubbing count totaling procedure collects information on the remaining dubbing count from other recording devices holding the same content as the content,
The dubbing count display control procedure displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit and also displays information related to the recording device holding the same content. Dubbing frequency management program described in 1.

(Additional remark 13) The said dubbing frequency totaling procedure collects the information regarding the remaining dubbing frequency from the other recording device holding the same content as the said content, when dubbing the content whose remaining dubbing frequency is a predetermined number or less. ,
The dubbing count display control procedure displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less. The dubbing count management program according to appendix 11, which is displayed.

(Additional remark 14) In the case of dubbing a content whose remaining dubbing count is one, the dubbing count totaling procedure is another recording in which the same content as the content is held and the remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more. Collect information on the remaining number of dubbing from the device,
The dubbing count display control procedure displays the remaining dubbing counts of other recording devices counted by the recording count totaling unit, and information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more. The dubbing count management program according to appendix 11, which is displayed.

(Supplementary Note 15) In the dubbing count counting procedure, when content having a remaining dubbing count is dubbed, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from another recording device, and the remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined count. Search for other recording devices that are
Supplemental note 11: The computer further executes a dubbing processing procedure in which the same content is dubbed from the other recording device searched by the dubbing count totaling procedure to the own device, and the dubbed content is dubbed to a medium. The dubbing frequency management program according to any one of -14.

(Supplementary Note 16) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times that the content can be dubbed, is collected from other recording devices, and the collected remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number A dubbing count totaling unit that searches for other recording devices that are equal to or greater than the count,
A dubbing processing unit for dubbing the content from another recording device searched by the dubbing count totaling unit to the own device, and dubbing the dubbed content on a medium;
A recorder apparatus comprising:

(Supplementary Note 17) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times that the content can be dubbed, is collected from other recording devices, and the collected remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number Dubbing count totaling step for searching for other recording devices that are equal to or greater than the count,
A dubbing process step of dubbing the content from another recording device searched in the dubbing count counting step to the own device and dubbing the dubbed content on a medium;
A dubbing frequency management method comprising:

(Supplementary Note 18) When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is one, information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times the content can be dubbed, is collected from other recording devices, and the collected remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number Dubbing count totaling procedure to search for other recording devices that are more than the count,
A dubbing process procedure for dubbing the content from another recording device searched by the dubbing count counting procedure to the own device and dubbing the dubbed content on a medium;
Dubbing frequency management program characterized by causing a computer to execute.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a recorder according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating a content table. It is a figure for demonstrating the total process of a recorder. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the frequency | count of remaining dubbing. It is a figure which shows the example of a display of the frequency | count of remaining dubbing. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of the recorder according to the first embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the total process of a recorder. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of the recorder according to the second embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the dubbing process of a recorder. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing operation of a recorder according to a third embodiment. It is the figure which showed the hardware whole structure of PC or a recorder. It is a figure for demonstrating a prior art.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 10a, 10b Record 11 Network interface part 12 External medium reading part 13 Recording storage part 14 Recorded content information total part 15 Display operation part 16 Input system management part 20 Television 21 Display part

Claims (10)

When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is the number of times each content can be dubbed, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content, and the other recording A dubbing count counting unit that counts the remaining dubbing count of the device;
A dubbing frequency display control unit that displays the remaining dubbing frequency of each recording device counted by the dubbing frequency counting unit and controls to display information about the recording device that holds the same content ;
A recorder apparatus comprising: When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, is less than or equal to a predetermined number, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content. A dubbing count totaling unit that counts the remaining dubbing count of the recording device of
A dubbing count display for controlling to display information related to a recording device holding content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or less than a predetermined count while displaying the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count totaling unit. A control unit;
A recorder apparatus comprising: When dubbing content that has a dubbing count that is the number of times each content can be dubbed once, it remains from other recording devices that have the same content as that content and that have a dubbing remaining count equal to or greater than a predetermined number. A dubbing count totaling unit that collects information on the dubbing count and counts the remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display that displays the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count totaling unit and controls to display information related to a recording device that holds content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or more. A control unit;
A recorder apparatus comprising: When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is the number of times each content can be dubbed, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content, and the other recording A dubbing count counting step for counting the remaining dubbing count of the device;
A dubbing count display control step for displaying the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting step and controlling to display information about the recording device holding the same content ;
A dubbing frequency management method comprising: When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, is less than or equal to a predetermined number, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content. A dubbing count counting step for counting the remaining dubbing count of the recording device of
A dubbing count display that displays the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting step and controls to display information about the recording device that holds the content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or less than a predetermined count. Control steps;
A dubbing frequency management method comprising: When dubbing content that has a dubbing count that is the number of times each content can be dubbed once, it remains from other recording devices that have the same content as that content and that have a dubbing remaining count equal to or greater than a predetermined number. A dubbing count totaling step for collecting information on the dubbing count and counting the remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display that displays the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting step and controls to display information related to the recording device that holds the content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined count. Control steps;
A dubbing frequency management method comprising: When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count is the number of times each content can be dubbed, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content, and the other recording A dubbing count counting procedure for counting the remaining dubbing count of the device;
A dubbing count display control procedure for displaying the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting procedure and controlling to display information regarding the recording device holding the same content ;
Dubbing frequency management program characterized by causing a computer to execute. When dubbing content whose remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times each content can be dubbed, is less than or equal to a predetermined number, information on the remaining dubbing count is collected from other recording devices that hold the same content as that content. A dubbing count totaling procedure for counting the remaining dubbing counts of the recording device,
A dubbing count display that displays the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting procedure and that controls to display information related to the recording device that holds the content whose remaining dubbing count is a predetermined number or less. Control procedures;
Dubbing frequency management program characterized by causing a computer to execute. When dubbing content that has a dubbing count that is the number of times each content can be dubbed once, it remains from other recording devices that have the same content as that content and that have a dubbing remaining count equal to or greater than a predetermined number. Dubbing count totaling procedure to collect information on the number of dubbing and total remaining dubbing count of the other recording device;
A dubbing count display that displays the remaining dubbing count of each recording device counted by the dubbing count counting procedure and that controls to display information related to a recording device that holds content whose remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined count. Control procedures;
Dubbing frequency management program characterized by causing a computer to execute. When dubbing content with a remaining dubbing count of 1, information on the remaining dubbing count, which is the number of times that the content can be dubbed, is collected from other recording devices, and the collected remaining dubbing count is equal to or greater than a predetermined number. A dubbing count totaling section for searching for other recording devices;
A dubbing processing unit for dubbing the content from another recording device searched by the dubbing count totaling unit to the own device and dubbing the dubbed content on a medium.

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