JP6104587B2 - Electronic device and control method of electronic device - Google Patents

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an electronic device that records a broadcast program, for example, and a control method for the electronic device.

  Broadcast receiving apparatuses capable of recording and playing back digital broadcast programs have become widespread. For example, a digital broadcast receiving apparatus records a digital broadcast program using a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), and a nonvolatile memory. In recent years, various recording techniques have been developed, such as a broadcast receiving apparatus that includes a plurality of tuners and multi-records a plurality of programs simultaneously.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a technique relating to management of recording information for causing an externally connected recording device to perform recording.

JP 2008-67327 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device and a control method for the electronic device which are handled so as to be convenient for the user in relation to the recording technology.

An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a recording control module that controls to record a program reserved for recording, a detection module that detects that the recording reserved program is reserved for overlapping recording, and a program being viewed A selection module that allows a user to select one of a first setting for recording until the end and a second setting for recording the program being viewed for a predetermined time; and the detection module records the program The duplicate recording reservation is detected in a predetermined period before execution, and the recording control module controls the duplicate recording of the same program not to be executed based on the detection result of the detection module, and based on the recording reservation Means for controlling to record a program by a first recording method for performing recording, and a program being viewed based on the first setting or the second setting Means for controlling to record a program by a second recording method for recording, the first program has already been recorded by the first recording method, and the first recording method by the second recording method. If the program is to be recorded, the selection module controls the first setting not to be selected .

It is a figure which shows the main signal processing systems of the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of EPG displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the video recording process operation | movement of the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the menu displayed with the receiver in embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating an example of the video recording process operation | movement of the receiver in embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an outline of a signal processing system of a television broadcast receiving apparatus 10 (hereinafter referred to as a receiving apparatus 10) described in the following embodiment.

  A remote control that receives operation information transmitted from a display 114, a speaker 115, an operation module 116, and a remote controller 117, which is a flat panel display including a liquid crystal display panel, a plasma panel, and the like, is provided in a cabinet (housing) of the receiving device 10. A light receiving module 118 and the like are installed.

  A digital television broadcast signal (broadcast wave) received by the antenna 25 is supplied to the tuner unit 27 via the input terminal 26. The tuner 27 selects a broadcast signal of a desired channel. The tuner unit 27 includes a plurality of tuners. In the present embodiment, the tuner unit 27 includes a tuner 27a and a tuner 27b. Since the two tuners 27a and 27b can select a channel, the receiving apparatus 10 can simultaneously record at least two programs in the same time zone. The tuner unit 27 may further include a tuner.

  The broadcast signal selected by the tuner unit 27 is supplied to the demodulation / decoding module 28 and restored to a digital video signal, audio signal, etc., and then output to the signal processing module 29. The signal processing module 29 applies predetermined digital signal processing to the digital video signal and audio signal supplied from the demodulation / decoding module 28.

  The signal processing module 29 outputs a digital video signal to the synthesis processing module 30 and outputs a digital audio signal to the audio processing module 31. The synthesis processing module 30 superimposes an OSD (on screen display) signal on the digital video signal supplied from the signal processing unit 29 and outputs the superimposed signal to the video processing module 32.

  The video processing module 32 converts the input digital video signal into a format that can be displayed on a subsequent display device (display 114). In the video processing module 32, various image quality processes including a super-resolution process and a moving image improvement process described later are performed. The video signal output from the video processing module 32 is supplied to the display 114 and used for video display.

  The audio processing module 31 converts the input digital audio signal into an audio signal in a format that can be reproduced by the speaker 115 at the subsequent stage. The audio signal output from the audio processing module 31 is supplied to the speaker 115 for audio reproduction.

  In the receiving apparatus 10, all operations including the above-described various reception operations and channel selection operations are controlled by the control module 35. The control module 35 incorporates a CPU (central processing unit) 35 a and receives an operation signal from an operation module 116 (for example, an operation switch provided on the side surface of the main body housing) installed in the main body of the receiving device 10. In response to the operation signal received from the remote controller 117 and received by the light receiving module 118, each component is controlled so that the operation content is reflected.

  The control module 35 uses the memory 35b when controlling each component. The memory 35b mainly stores a ROM (read only memory) storing a control program executed by the CPU 35a, a RAM (random access memory) for providing a work area to the CPU 35a, and various setting information and control information. Non-volatile memory. In addition, for example, program information, registered recording reservation information, and data for displaying various menus to be described later are recorded in the memory 35b. The recording reservation information includes an event ID included in program information described later.

  The control module 35 includes a recording control module 35c. The recording control module 35 c controls recording of a program selected by the tuner unit 27. Content data such as programs is recorded in a predetermined storage medium. For example, a built-in HDD (hard disk drive) 43 may be connected to the receiving device 10, or an external HDD 45 may be connected to the control module 35 via the USB interface 44. Alternatively, an HDD recorder or the like externally connected through an interface such as HDMI may be connected. The recording control module 35c records the digital video signal and audio signal obtained from the demodulation / decoding module 28 in a storage medium such as the HDD 43 and the HDD 45 based on the operation of the operation module 116, the remote controller 117, and the like by the user. To control.

  The recording control module 35c registers the recording reservation information input according to the operation of the remote controller 117 or the like in the memory 35b. Based on the registered recording reservation information, the recording control module 35c controls the recording of the program when the target program starts broadcasting. The control module 35 includes a playback module that controls to play back a program recorded in a storage medium such as the HDD 43 or the HDD 45.

  By using the up / down keys and the left / right keys of the remote controller 117, the recording control module 35c operates the cursor 53 on the EPG 50 shown in FIG. Control recording registration and recording execution. For a program reserved for recording, as shown in FIG. 2, an indicator 54 indicating that the recording reservation is set is displayed. Further, a similar indicator (an indicator indicating that recording is being performed) may be displayed for a program that is being recorded.

  The control module 35 includes a detection module 35d. The detection module 35d determines whether or not a duplicate recording reservation (referred to as a duplicate recording reservation) is registered for the same program during a predetermined period before the broadcast of the program reserved for recording is started (before actual recording is executed). To detect. More specifically, the overlapping recording reservation is detected using an identifier (service information information) included in the program information. The service information information (SI information) includes various identifiers such as an event ID, which will be described later, and in this embodiment, a duplicate recording reservation is detected by using the event ID. The predetermined period before the start of broadcasting is, for example, five minutes before the broadcast of the program reserved for recording is started.

  The detection module 35d detects a duplicate recording reservation even during a recording reservation registration operation. That is, the detection module 35d can detect whether or not a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program when a recording reservation is to be registered for a certain program. The recording control module 35c performs control so that duplicate recording of the same program is not performed based on the detection result of the detection module 35d. This point will be described with reference to the flow shown in FIG.

  The control module 35 includes a program guide module 35e. The program guide module 35e creates an EPG based on electronic program guide (EPG) information included in the broadcast wave received by the antenna 25. Program information such as channels and program titles constituting the EPG is stored in the memory 35b.

  An EPG 50 shown in FIG. 2 is an example of an EPG displayed on the display 114. The EPG 50 is displayed on the display 114 based on a predetermined operation by the user (for example, pressing a program table call button of the remote controller 117). The EPG 50 includes a plurality of (four in the case of FIG. 2) corresponding to the broadcasting stations (broadcasting station A, broadcasting station B, broadcasting station C, broadcasting station D) and their channel numbers (1ch, 2ch, 9ch, 10ch) in the horizontal direction. ) And a plurality of time frames corresponding to unit time (1 hour in the illustrated case) continuous in time series in the vertical direction (5 hours in the case of FIG. 2). The arranged time axes 52 are arranged. Various information (A1 to A3, B1 to B2, C1 to C3, D1 to D2) such as the title and program content of each program scheduled to be broadcast is designated on the channel axis 51 and the time axis 52. It is displayed in each area (program cell). The EPG 50 can also create a program guide using program information received from an external network (for example, the Internet) in addition to the broadcast wave, program information acquired from the external network, and the antenna 25 from the broadcast station. One program guide may be configured by combining received program information.

  The control module 35 includes a display control module 35f. When the recording control module 35c controls the recording program 35d to prevent duplicate recording of the same program from being executed based on the control of the detection module 35d, the display control module 35g performs display control to display a menu indicating that to the user on the display 114. (FIG. 5). When the user tries to register a recording reservation and the detection module 35d detects that a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program, the display control module 35f has already registered the recording reservation for the same program. Display control is performed so that a menu indicating to the user is displayed on the display 114 (FIG. 4). These will be described with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 4, FIG. Further, a GUI (Graphical User Interface) such as various menus described later is displayed based on the control of the display control module 35f.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a recording processing operation performed by the receiving device 10.

  The user performs an operation for registering a new recording reservation by operating the cursor 53 or determining operation on the EPG 50 shown in FIG. 2 by using the up and down keys and the left and right keys of the remote controller 117 ( Step 1). At this point, the recording reservation registration has not been completed yet.

  Next, in step 1, it is determined according to the control of the detection module 35d whether or not a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program as the program for which the user intends to register a recording reservation (step 2). For example, when the cursor 53 is moved to A1 in FIG. 2 and the determination button of the remote controller 117 is pressed, it is determined whether or not a recording reservation has already been registered for the A1 program.

  If a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program in Step 2 (Yes in Step 2), the display control module 35f displays a menu for confirming and canceling the reservation contents as shown in FIG. The content confirmation / cancellation menu 60) is controlled to be displayed on the display 114. The reservation content confirmation / cancellation menu 60 is displayed superimposed on the EPG 50, for example. The reservation content confirmation / cancellation menu 60 includes a program title item 61, a program information item 62 such as a channel name / broadcast date / time, a broadcast time zone, a recording destination item 63, a recording setting item 64, and whether or not to cancel a registered recording reservation. This includes a selection item 65 indicating that. For example, if the recording reservation has already been registered for the program A1 before the recording reservation operation in Step 1 is performed, and the determination operation of the remote controller 117 is performed again for the program A1, the reservation contents confirmation / cancellation A menu 60 is displayed (step 3). By displaying such a display, the user can determine that a recording reservation has already been made for A1.

  When the user selects and determines “Yes” in the selection item 65 and performs an operation to cancel the reservation content (Yes in Step 4), the recording reservation is canceled (Step 5).

  When the user selects / determines “No” in the selection item 65 and the operation for canceling the reservation content is not performed (No in Step 4), the recording reservation already registered before Step 1 (in the above example) (Recording reservation for program A1) is not canceled.

  The recording destination item 63 indicates that the program data of the program A1 is recorded on the hard disk connected to the first USB terminal (USB1) of the receiving device 11. The recording setting item 64 is a selection item for changing various recording settings such as recording time, recording destination, and recording quality for a program reserved for recording. Therefore, the user selects the recording setting item 64 and adjusts the recording time in minutes / hours according to the operation, or the recording destination is an external device such as a hard disk connected to another USB terminal or an externally connected HDD recorder. It is possible to change the setting, such as changing the recording quality from low image quality to high image quality.

  If no recording reservation for the same program is registered in step 2 (No in step 2), a recording reservation for the program is registered (step 6). For example, when the program to be recorded is selected by operating the cursor on the EPG 50 in FIG. 2 and the determination button of the remote controller 117 is pressed, the selected program information (title, channel, broadcast time zone, etc.) is displayed. And a menu including a selection item for registering a recording reservation is displayed. When a selection item for registering a recording reservation is selected and a determination operation is performed, a recording reservation for the program is registered.

  Next, the recording control module 35c determines whether or not it is before the start of broadcasting of the program reserved for recording (scheduled recording execution time) (step 7). The recording control module 35c performs a preparatory operation (such as activation of a recording destination hard disk) from a predetermined period (for example, five minutes before) a start time of a program reserved for recording.

  When the start time of the program reserved for recording is reached (Yes in Step 7), the detection module 35d determines whether or not a duplicate recording reservation is registered for the same program as the program to be recorded from now on (Step Step). 8).

  If a duplicate recording reservation has been registered (Yes in step 8), one of the duplicate recording reservations is canceled by the recording control module 35c (step 9), and one recording reservation is made for the same program. Only control is executed (step 10). Note that a priority order may be set for canceling any of the overlapping recording reservations. For example, if a double recording reservation is made for a normal recording reservation (recording reservation for one program) and a continuous drum reservation described later, the normal recording reservation is canceled. According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the setting of the continuous drum reservation from being maintained and the next reservation from not being executed. Moreover, the priority may be set in the reserved order. For example, a reservation ID may be assigned to each program for which a recording reservation is registered, and the one with a smaller reservation ID may be set as a higher priority.

  When the recording is controlled so that the overlapping recording is not executed (step 10), the display control module 35f displays, for example, that the overlapping recording reservation is not executed as shown in FIG. Control is performed so that the menu (notification menu 70) is displayed on the display 114 (step 11). In the notification menu 70, for example, information such as recording reservation not executed because the same program has been reserved twice and information on recording reservation (date / time / broadcast date / time, channel name / program title) not executed. Is included.

  The notification menu 70 may be automatically displayed on the display 114 without any user operation at almost the same timing as the start of recording execution when the overlapping recording reservation is canceled if the user is viewing the receiving device 10. Alternatively, some notification icon may be displayed on the display 114 and displayed according to a predetermined operation by the user's remote controller 117. Alternatively, after the recording is completed, some notification icon may be displayed on the display 114 and displayed according to a predetermined operation by the user's remote controller 117. As described above, as long as it is possible to indicate to the user that a duplicate recording reservation has not been executed, the timing at which the notification menu 70 is displayed, the display method, and the display contents are not particularly limited.

  If the overlapping recording reservation has not been made (No in Step 8), the recording of the program that has been reserved for recording is executed as usual (Step 12).

  As described above, in the receiving apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, when a recording reservation is further made for a program that has already been reserved for recording (at the time of recording reservation), duplicate recording of the same program is executed without being reserved and registered. Control is performed so as not to be performed (Yes in Step 2 → Step 3 → Step 4 → Step 5). Furthermore, in the receiving apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, control is performed so that duplicate recording is not performed for the same program even when recording is performed (Yes in Step 8 → Step 9). According to such a configuration, it is possible to avoid the recording of duplicate programs for the user, and it is possible to avoid wasting the storage capacity of the storage medium.

  A case where recording control for avoiding duplicate recording for the same program is effective will be described below. For example, if there is a rule that does not allow duplicate recording for a single program due to copyright management of a pay broadcast program or digital broadcast, a recording device according to the rule is provided to the user. There is a need. In this case, there is a possibility that it is not sufficient to control so that duplicate recording is not registered for the same program at the time of recording reservation.

  For example, assuming that there is a program A that is broadcast from 0:00 pm to 1:00 pm on each day of the week from Monday to Friday, the user registers a recording reservation for the cell of program A on Tuesday on the EPG ( First recording reservation registration). Next, it is assumed that the user registers a continuous drama reservation for the cell of program A on Monday of the same week on the EPG (second recording reservation registration). “Sequential drama reservation” is a reservation setting in which a recording reservation is executed by one-time reservation registration without individually registering each time a continuous drama broadcast on a predetermined day of the week or a program broadcast every day, for example. For convenience, it will be referred to as “sequential drum reservation”. Recording control by serial drama reservation is executed using various information such as program title name, broadcast start time, broadcast day of the week, and the like. In the case of the above example, when the second recording reservation registration is executed, a recording reservation is registered for the program A on Tuesday. However, due to the control load of the detection module 35d, there may be a case where duplicate recording reservation registration cannot be detected during the second recording reservation registration.

  Even in such a case, according to the control of the recording control module 35c and the detection module 35d in this embodiment, control is performed so that duplicate recording is not performed for the same program even when recording is performed (Yes in Step 8 → Step 9 → Step 10). In the above example, duplicate recording is not executed for program A on Tuesday. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the recording of duplicate programs for the user, and it is possible to avoid wasting the storage capacity of the storage medium.

  Another example in which a duplicate recording reservation is registered will be described. For example, there is a program B that is broadcast from 0:00 pm to 1:00 pm on each day of the week from Monday to Saturday, and broadcast from 11:50 am to 11:55 am on each day of the week from Monday to Saturday. It is assumed that there is a program C that is present and the title names of the program B and the program C are similar. For example, it is assumed that the title of program B is “good” and the title of program C is “coming soon”. Then, it is assumed that the user has registered a continuous drama reservation for the cell of program B on Monday on the EPG (first continuous drama reservation registration). Furthermore, it is assumed that the user has registered a series drama reservation for the program C on Monday of the same week on the EPG (second series drama reservation registration).

  Usually, both the program B and the program C are broadcast on Saturday, but the program B happens to be broadcast on the Saturday of a certain week, but the program C is not broadcast. As mentioned above, since the series drama reservation uses periodicity such as the title and the broadcast time, there is a risk that a program broadcast in a similar title name or near broadcast time may be mistakenly recognized as a target program and registered for reservation. is there. In the above example, although program C is not broadcast on Saturday, there is a possibility that program B is erroneously recognized as program C and registered as a reservation registration for the second serial drama reservation. Then, the Saturday program B registered in the first serial drama reservation and the program B erroneously registered as the second serial drama reservation are overlapped.

  Even in such a case, according to the control of the recording control module 35c and the detection module 35d in this embodiment, control is performed so that duplicate recording is not performed for the same program even when recording is performed (Yes in Step 8 → Step 9 → Step 10). If it is the said example, it can control so that the duplicate recording may not be performed with respect to the program B of Saturday. Usually, since the program information is transmitted from the broadcasting station only for a certain period such as one week, the detection module 35d detects that the recording reservation will be duplicated in the future at the time of recording reservation for a program broadcast several months later. There is a high risk of not being able to. According to the present embodiment, such a case can be dealt with, recording of a duplicate program can be avoided for the user, and the storage capacity of the storage medium can be avoided being wasted. I can do it.

  Note that the program to be controlled so that duplicate recording is not executed according to the present embodiment can be performed on the entire program received by the receiving apparatus 10, or, for example, by using program information as an identifier, As described above, it is possible to control only a program that should not be subjected to duplicate recording, such as only for a scrambled program.

  Also, it is possible to indicate that a duplicate recording reservation is registered for the same program on the list of programs registered for recording reservation, and to prompt the user to cancel the overlapping recording reservation before executing the recording. For example, the display control module 35f displays a list of recording reservations registered, for example, as shown in FIG. 6 in response to a user operation, after the recording reservation is set and before the broadcast of the program reserved for recording is started (step 7). Control is performed to display (recording reservation list 80) on the display 114.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the recording reservation list 80 includes information such as the title name, channel, broadcast time, and recording destination of the program registered for reservation. The recording reservation list 80 according to the present embodiment includes an icon 81 indicating that the program has overlapping recording reservations. In FIG. 6, an icon 81 indicates that the MLB highlight program is reserved for recording. According to such a configuration, the user can select any item (for example, the MLB highlight item in the upper part of FIG. 6) with a cursor operation, cancel the reservation after confirming the reservation content. In this way, it is possible to prompt the user to cancel the duplicate recording reservation before executing the recording.

  In addition, the recording control module 35c of the present embodiment can execute not only recording based on recording reservation but also other recording execution. For example, according to the operation of the remote controller 117, it is possible to record a program currently being broadcast while it is being viewed (selected). For example, the user presses the recording start button of the remote controller 117 while viewing a program being broadcast. The recording of the program currently received by the tuner and being viewed in this way is referred to as quick recording for convenience. When the recording start button is pressed to perform quick recording, the display control module 35f controls to display a recording menu 90 as shown in FIG. The recording menu 90 is displayed superimposed on the video of the program being viewed, for example. The recording menu 90 includes a recording time item 91, a recording destination 92, a recording quality and recordable time item 93, a recording setting item 94, and a selection item 95 indicating whether or not to start recording. The recording time indicates the time from execution to the end of recording when it is determined to start recording in the selection item 95.

  As shown in the recording time setting menu 100 in FIG. 8, the recording time in the quick recording is from the recording execution start (now) to the end of the program (selection item 100a), and from the recording execution start (now) to 30 minutes (selection item 100b). From the start of recording execution (now) to 1 hour (selection item 100c), from the start of recording execution (now) to 2 hours (selection item 100d), and from the start of recording execution (now) to 4 hours (selection item 100e) Can be set. That is, in the quick recording, a setting for recording a program being viewed from the start of execution until the end of the program (referred to as a first setting) and a setting for recording a program being viewed for a predetermined time from the start of execution (second setting). Two recording time settings (referred to as setting) are possible (for example, the first setting can meet the needs of users who wish to record from the start of quick recording to the end of the program). In addition, the second setting can meet the needs of a user who does not want to record until the end of the program and a user who wants to record for a predetermined time including the program after the program. The recording end time from the start can be selected, and the recording time of the quick recording once set by the user is stored in the memory 35b so that the next recording can be executed. The setting may be used.

  When changing the recording time by the quick recording, the recording setting item 94 of the recording menu 90 is determined by selecting the cursor with the remote controller 117, and further, the item for changing the recording time is selected and the determination operation is performed. . By this user operation, the recording time setting menu 100 can be displayed. The recording time setting menu 100 is displayed superimposed on the recording menu 90, for example.

  As described above, the recording of the program controlled by the recording control module 35c has two methods: a method of recording based on a recording reservation and a method of recording based on the first setting or the second setting. .

  By the way, as is well known, the MPEG2 transport stream (TS) defines SI (Service Information) for displaying the EPG 50 and controlling recording. SI includes an identifier (event ID) set for each program. When recording control is performed in units of programs using the EPG described above, or when recording from the start of recording to the end of the program by quick recording, it is possible to control the recording by specifying this event ID. . The event ID is different for normal broadcasting and rebroadcasting even for the same program content, and is different for different sources (for example, terrestrial digital broadcasting and BS) even for the same program content.

  Due to copyrights related to pay broadcast programs and digital broadcast programs, there was a rule in the broadcast standard that would prevent multiple programs with the same event ID from being recorded repeatedly when recording reservations were made using a method that could identify the event ID. In this case, user convenience can be improved by performing the following recording control.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of another recording processing operation performed by the receiving device 10. In addition, about the part which overlaps with the already demonstrated content, the description is abbreviate | omitted or simplified.

  For example, by operating the cursor 53 on the EPG 50 shown in FIG. 2 or performing a determination operation, an operation for registering a new recording reservation is performed, and a certain program (referred to as a first program) by the operation is performed. A recording reservation is registered (step 20). The recording reservation may be a continuous drama reservation. In any recording reservation, a program to be recorded is specified by specifying an event ID.

  Next, when the start time of the program for which the recording reservation is registered in step 20 is reached, the recording is executed as in step 7 of FIG. 3 (step 21). As described in Steps 8 to 12 of FIG. 3, control such as determination of whether or not a duplicate recording reservation for the same program has been registered, cancellation of the overlapping recording reservation, and the like may be included.

  Next, when the user depresses the recording button of the remote controller 117 for the program whose recording is being executed in step 21 (attempting to execute quick recording) (step 22), the recording shown in FIG. A menu 90 is displayed (step 23).

  In this case, the recording control module 35c performs control so that the setting (first setting) for recording the program being viewed from the start of execution to the end of the program is not executed in the quick recording. Specifically, for example, even if the recording setting item 94 is selected and determined in the recording menu 90 and the recording time setting menu 100 is displayed, the selection item 100a from the start of recording execution (now) to the end of the program is grayed out. Thus, the user cannot select, and display control is performed so that the user can select from the other setting items 100b to 100e (step 24). Then, the user is controlled to perform quick recording based on other setting items (from the start of recording to a predetermined time) (step 25). Alternatively, even if recording execution start (now) to program end (selection item 100a) is already set in the recording time setting menu 100, the setting is changed to another setting item (from recording start execution to predetermined time). It may be controlled so that quick recording is executed after changing.

  In other words, if recording is performed according to the setting up to the end of the program (first setting) in the quick recording, the recording is performed in the recording reservation using the EPG for the first program in step 21 as well. Recording of the same program due to designation of the event ID is executed redundantly. Then, as described above, when a recording reservation is made by a method in which an event ID can be specified, it may not correspond to a broadcast standard rule that prevents a program with the same event ID from being recorded repeatedly.

  However, in the recording for a predetermined time from the start of the recording execution by the quick recording (now), the recording can be executed without specifying the event ID. Therefore, in the recording process of the receiving apparatus 10 of this embodiment described with reference to FIG. If so, it is possible to comply with such rules and improve user convenience.

  For example, if there is a first program broadcast from PM 7:00 to PM 8:00, the program is reserved for recording on the EPG, and the program is recorded (steps 20 and 21). Then, when the user views the first program during the recording of the first program and depresses the recording button of the remote controller 117 at the currently viewed PM 7:15 (attempts to perform quick recording) (step) 22) The recording menu 90 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed (step 23).

  Even if the recording setting item 94 is selected and determined in the recording menu 90 and the recording time setting menu 100 is displayed, the selection item 100a from the start of recording execution (now) to the end of the program is grayed out and cannot be selected by the user. The display is controlled so that the user can select from other setting items 100b to 100e (step 24).

  For example, the user selects and determines 30 minutes from the start of recording execution (now). Then, the recording data of the first program of PM7: 00 to PM8: 00 recorded based on the recording reservation, and the recording data of the first program of PM7: 15 to PM7: 45 recorded based on the quick recording. Both of these can be individually stored in a storage medium.

  Further, if the user selects / determines one hour from the start of recording execution (now), the recording data of the first program of PM 7:00 to PM 8:00 recorded based on the recording reservation and quick recording are used. Both the first program recorded on the basis of PM7: 15 to PM8: 15 and the recorded data of the subsequent program can be individually stored in the storage medium.

  As described above, the receiving apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment performs control so that duplicate recording is not performed for the same program at the time of recording reservation and recording execution. In particular, since control is performed so that duplicate recording is not performed for the same program at the time of recording execution, it is possible to effectively avoid future overlapping recording that cannot be detected at the time of recording reservation.

  In addition, as described with respect to the notification menu 70, the receiving device 10 of the present embodiment includes display control means that can indicate to the user that duplicate recording has not been performed. Accordingly, it is possible to appropriately grasp the fact that duplicate recording has not been executed at the time of recording execution and after completion of recording, and the reason thereof.

  In the receiving apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described with the icon 81 of the recording reservation list 80, it is possible to determine whether or not there are duplicate recording reservations in the recording reservation list. Therefore, it is possible to prompt the user to cancel the duplicate recording reservation before executing the recording.

  Further, in the receiving apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, when quick recording is to be performed when recording is being performed by a method in which an event ID can be specified, “from the start of recording execution (now) to the end of the program” The quick recording is controlled so that the recording setting using the event ID is not performed. Therefore, it is possible to execute recording reservation and quick recording, which are convenient for the user, while avoiding duplicate recording basically.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and drawings as they are, and can be embodied by variously modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above-described embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements according to different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Receiver, 25 ... Antenna, 26 ... Input terminal, 27 ... Tuner part, 27a ... Tuner, 27b ... Tuner, 28 ... Demodulation / decoding module, 29 ... Signal processing module, 30 ... Synthesis processing module, 31 ... Audio processing Module, 32 ... Video processing module, 35 ... Control module, 35a ... CPU, 35b ... Memory, 35c ... Recording control module, 35d ... Detection module, 35e ... Program guide module, 35f ... Display control module, 43 ... HDD, 44 ... USB interface, 45 ... HDD, 50 ... EPG, 51 ... channel axis, 52 ... time axis, 53 ... cursor, 54 ... indicator, 60 ... reservation content confirmation / cancellation menu, 61 ... program title item, 62 ... program information item 63 ... Recording destination item, 64 ... Recording setting item, 65 ... Selection Item: 70 ... Notification menu, 80 ... Recording reservation list, 81 ... Icon, 90 ... Recording menu, 91 ... Recording time setting item, 92 ... Recording destination item, 93 ... Recording quality and recordable time item, 94 ... Recording setting item 95 ... selection item, 100 ... recording time setting menu, 100a to 100e ... setting item

Claims (13)

A recording control module for controlling recording of a scheduled recording program;
A detection module for detecting that the program reserved for recording is reserved for duplicate recording ;
A selection module that allows a user to select one of a first setting for recording the program being viewed until the end of the program and a second setting for recording the program being viewed for a predetermined time ;
The detection module detects the duplicate recording reservation in a predetermined period before the program recording is executed,
The recording control module controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program from being executed based on the detection result of the detection module, and records the program by a first recording method that executes recording based on the recording reservation. And means for controlling to record a program by a second recording method for recording the program being viewed based on the first setting or the second setting,
If the first program has already been recorded by the first recording method and the first program is about to be recorded by the second recording method, the selection module may An electronic device that controls settings not to be selected . When the recording control module controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program based on the detection result of the detection module,
The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising: a display control module that controls the user to indicate that the duplicate recording is not performed or has not been performed. The detection module further detects whether a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program during the recording reservation registration operation,
Display for controlling to indicate to the user that a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program when the detection module detects that a recording reservation has already been registered for the same program during the recording reservation registration operation The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a control module. In said selection module, the case where the first setting is already set,
If the already said in the first recording method recording a first program is running, and was about to be recorded the first program in the second recording method,
The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the recording control module controls to record the first program for the predetermined time according to the second setting instead of the first setting. The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the detection module detects that the duplicate recording reservation is set based on an event ID of a program. The recording control module controls to record the program reserved for recording,
The detection module detects that the recording reserved program is reserved for duplicate recording,
The selection module allows the user to select one of the first setting for recording the program being viewed until the end of the program and the second setting for recording the program being viewed for a predetermined time,
The detection module detects the duplicate recording reservation in a predetermined period before the program recording is executed,
The recording control module controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program from being executed based on the detection result of the detection module, and records the program by a first recording method that executes recording based on the recording reservation. And means for controlling to record a program by a second recording method for recording the program being viewed based on the first setting or the second setting,
If the first program has already been recorded by the first recording method and the first program is about to be recorded by the second recording method, the selection module may An electronic device control method for controlling settings not to be selected . A recording control module for controlling recording of a scheduled recording program;
A first detection module for detecting a duplicate recording reservation when recording a program;
A second detection module for detecting a duplicate recording reservation at the time of recording execution preparation by the recording control module ,
The recording control module is an electronic device that controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program from being executed based on detection results of the first detection module and the second detection module . When the recording control module controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program based on the detection results of the first detection module and the second detection module ,
The electronic device according to claim 7 , further comprising a display control module that controls the user to indicate that the duplicate recording is not executed or has not been executed. When the first detection module detects the duplicated video recording reservation, according to claim 7 or claim 8 comprising a display control module to control to indicate already that the recording reservation is registered for the same program to the user Electronic equipment. A selection module that allows the user to select one of a first setting for recording the program being viewed until the end of the program and a second setting for recording the program being viewed for a predetermined time;
The recording control module is configured to control a program to be recorded by a first recording method for performing recording based on the recording reservation, and a program being viewed based on the first setting or the second setting. Means for controlling to record a program in a second recording method for recording
If the first program has already been recorded by the first recording method and the first program is about to be recorded by the second recording method, the selection module may The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein control is performed so that the setting is not selected. In said selection module, the case where the first setting is already set,
If the already said in the first recording method recording a first program is running, and was about to be recorded the first program in the second recording method,
The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the recording control module controls to record the first program for the predetermined time according to the second setting instead of the first setting. Said first detection module and the second detection module, an electronic device according to any one of claims 7 to 11 for detecting that the duplicated video recording reservation based on the event ID of the program is set . The recording control module controls to record the program reserved for recording,
The first detection module detects a duplicate recording reservation when recording a program,
The second detection module detects a duplicate recording reservation when preparing for recording execution by the recording control module ,
The recording control module is a control method for an electronic device that controls to prevent duplicate recording of the same program from being executed based on detection results of the first detection module and the second detection module .

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