WO2006043498A1

WO2006043498A1 - Information processing device, statistic information database data structure, information generation device, information processing method, information generation method, information processing program, and recording medium containing the program

Info

Publication number: WO2006043498A1
Application number: PCT/JP2005/019016
Authority: WO
Inventors: Motooki Sugihara
Original assignee: Pioneer Corporation
Priority date: 2004-10-18
Filing date: 2005-10-17
Publication date: 2006-04-27

Abstract

A recording/reproducing device (200) recognizes a program statistic information table generated by program statistic means and causes program judgment means to compare the program information corresponding to a broadcast program desired by user contained in the request information with the program statistic information in the program statistic information table. According to the program statistic information table, the program judgment means judges whether the broadcast program is a single program or a periodical program and further whether it is a periodical normal program or a special program.

Description

Specification

Information processing apparatus, data structure of statistical information database, information generation apparatus, information processing method, information generation method, information processing program, and recording medium recording the program

Technical field

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus that processes information, a data structure of a statistical information database, an information generation apparatus, an information processing method, an information generation method, an information processing program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

Background art

Conventionally, a configuration is known in which an EPG (Electric Program Guide) distributed from a broadcasting station or the like is acquired and various processes are performed based on the EPG (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). ).

[0003] The one described in Patent Document 1 receives reservation information on a program reservation for a program scheduled to be broadcast in the future notified from each broadcast receiving device at a service center, and relates to the audience rating and the number of views of the program. Generate prediction information. Then, the prediction information is transferred to the broadcasting station, and the broadcasting station includes the prediction information or the like as it is or is processed and included in the program information to be provided to each broadcast receiving apparatus.

[0004] In addition, the device described in Patent Document 2 sequentially monitors and monitors the state of the transition control signal output from the UI (User Interface) controller and the operation state of the user input device by the profile extractor. Based on the operation status, information that characterizes the user preference is extracted, and a user profile that represents the user preference is generated. Based on the user profile, the speculative selector selects a program candidate that the user is determined to desire to view from the program indicated in the program guide information IP output from the program guide manager. .

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-10153 (Page 5 left column to page 8 left column, FIG. 1 to FIG.

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Patent Document 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-48718 (see pages 10 to 14 and FIGS. 1 to 4) Disclosure of the Invention Problems to be solved by the invention

[0006] By the way, in the conventional configuration as described in Patent Document 1, the generated reservation information does not include statistics of programs that were not scheduled to be recorded or programs that were not scheduled to be viewed! For this reason, since it does not correspond to all programs to be broadcast, it is not possible to determine whether or not a given program is regularly broadcast and it is a powerful program. Are listed.

[0007] In the configuration described in Patent Document 2, the generated user profile does not include a program that is determined not to be viewed by the user. For this reason, it is not possible to determine whether or not a given program is regularly broadcasted in response to all programs being broadcast. Is given as an example.

In view of the above situation, the present invention provides an information processing apparatus capable of acquiring appropriate information, a data structure of a statistical information database, an information generation apparatus, an information processing method, an information generation method, an information processing program, And to provide a recording medium on which the program is recorded.

Means for solving the problem

[0009] The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes data related information acquisition means for acquiring characteristic information related to characteristics of information to be distributed and data related information having content information related to contents of the information, characteristic information of the information, and the information A statistical information acquisition unit that acquires statistical information obtained by associating statistical information with content information, and comparing the content information of the data related information and the content information of the statistical information to determine whether or not they are substantially the same Content determination means, characteristic determination means for comparing the characteristic information of the data related information and the characteristic information of the statistical information to determine whether or not they are substantially the same, the content determination means and the characteristic determination means Based on the determined determination result, the information corresponding to the data related information includes content information substantially the same as the content information of the data related information. Characterized by comprising a to and information determining means that determines whether the related information to the information corresponding to the statistical information.

[0010] The data structure of the statistical information database of the present invention includes statistical content information obtained by collecting content information related to the content of information to be distributed, and characteristic information related to characteristics of the information. It is constructed in a table structure that stores a plurality of statistical information constructed in one data structure in association with the statistical characteristic information.

[0011] The information generation apparatus of the present invention includes a distribution information acquisition unit configured to acquire distribution information regarding distribution of the information having content information regarding the content of the information to be distributed and characteristic information regarding characteristics of the information, and the content Statistical content information generating means for generating statistical content information obtained by aggregating information, statistical characteristic information generating means for generating statistical characteristic information aggregated with the characteristic information, and the statistical content information and statistical characteristic information associated with each other. And a statistical information database generating means for generating the above-described statistical information database of the present invention constructed in a table structure for storing a plurality of statistical information constructed in one data structure.

[0012] The information processing method of the present invention acquires characteristic information relating to characteristics of information to be distributed and data related information having content information relating to the contents of the information, and associates the characteristic information of the information and the content information with statistics. Statistical information is obtained, and the content information of the data related information and the content information of the statistical information are compared to determine whether they are substantially the same, and the characteristic information and the statistical information of the data related information are determined. The characteristic information of the information is compared to determine whether or not they are substantially the same, and based on the determination result of the content information and the determination result of the characteristic information! /, Corresponding to the data related information It is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the information is information related to the information corresponding to the statistical information whose content information is substantially the same as the data related information.

[0013] The information generation method of the present invention obtains distribution information related to the distribution of the information having content information related to the content of the information to be distributed and characteristic information related to the characteristics of the information, and statistical content obtained by aggregating the content information Information is generated, statistical characteristic information aggregated with the characteristic information is generated, the statistical content information and the statistical characteristic information are associated with each other, and the data is constructed in a table structure that stores a plurality of statistical information. Further, the statistical information database of the present invention described above is generated.

[0014] An information processing program of the present invention is characterized by causing a computing means to function as the information processing apparatus of the present invention described above.

[0015] An information processing program of the present invention implements the above-described information processing method of the present invention in a computing means. It is characterized by giving.

[0016] A recording medium on which an information processing program of the present invention is recorded is characterized in that the processing program of the present invention described above is recorded so as to be readable by an arithmetic means.

Brief Description of Drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a content recording / playback system in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a program information table stored in an EPG storage area.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a program statistics table.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a CPU (Central Processing Unit) constituting the recording / reproducing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a recorded program selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a single program guide screen.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a periodic normal program guide screen.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a special program guide screen.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart regarding broadcast program recording reservation processing.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart relating to a recording reservation process for a periodic program.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of the program statistics information table.

FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a recommended program guide screen.

Explanation of symbols

200 Information processing apparatus and recording / reproducing apparatus as information generation apparatus

210 Communication means as distribution information acquisition means

270 HDD (Hard Disk Drive) that also functions as storage means and storage means 290 CPU as arithmetic means

291 Program statistical means that also functions as statistical information acquisition means, statistical information generation means, and distribution cycle calculation means

292 Request information acquisition means as data related information acquisition means

293 Also functions as content determination means, characteristic determination means, and information determination means Program judgment means

294 Display control means

295 Recording reservation means

321 Display area as display means

400 Program information table as distribution information

410 Weft and information as data related information

432 Program start time information as characteristic information

433 Program end time information as characteristic information

434 Program title information as content information

436 Program Genre Information as Content Information

500 Program statistics information tape as statistics information

530 Broadcast start time information as statistical characteristic information

540 Broadcast time information as statistical characteristic information

550 Broadcast cycle information as distribution cycle information

560 Program title information as statistical content information

570 Program genre information as statistical information

580 Broadcast date information as statistical characteristic information

710 Single yarn and guide screen as guide information

720 Periodic normal yarn and guide screen as guide information

730 Special program guide screen as guide information

740 Recommended yarn and guidance screen as guidance information

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a recording / reproducing apparatus including the information processing apparatus of the present invention will be described as an example. It can also be applied to an independent information processing apparatus that records information, an information processing apparatus that does not have a recording configuration !, and an information processing apparatus that controls reception of information by a receiver such as a television. In this embodiment, the content information of the broadcast program is used as the content information. The ability to explain the processing to be acquired based on the electronic program guide, which is EPG (Electric Program Guide) as the broadcast program information, for example, broadcast schedule information, not limited to this, but also radio broadcast programs, satellite broadcast programs, and distribution Content such as music and video, and various programs such as game software can also be the target of information, and any configuration that is acquired based on content information regarding the content of each information can be applied. In addition, a process of recording content is appropriately referred to as a process of recording that is information acquisition, and a process of reproducing content is appropriately referred to as a process of information.

[Configuration of content recording / playback system]

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a content recording / playback system (hereinafter referred to as a recording / playback system), which records content information, which is information including audio information, video information, information broadcasting information, etc., such as television programs. Or playing back recorded content information. The recording / reproducing system 100 includes an information processing device, a recording / reproducing device 200 as an information generating device, and an output device 300.

[0021] The output device 300 can be a power f train such as a personal computer, a television, a mobile phone, a PHS (Personal Handyphone system), or a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). The output device 300 receives and outputs content information output from the recording / reproducing device 200. The output device 300 includes an audio output unit 310, a display unit 320, and the like.

[0022] The audio output unit 310 has sounding means such as a speaker (not shown). The audio output unit 310 performs a process of outputting audio information transmitted as an analog signal from the recording / reproducing apparatus 200 as the sound of the sound of the pronunciation means. Note that the sound generation means can appropriately output, for example, TV sound information received by a TV receiver (not shown).

[0023] Display section 320 displays video information, broadcast information, EPG information, synthesis information, setting information, and the like transmitted from recording / reproducing apparatus 200 as analog signals. Here, as the video information to be displayed, a video of content can be exemplified. Examples of broadcast information include content subtitles and information broadcasts. Further, as the EPG information, for example, a program guide, which is an electronic program guide in which the program name, contents, and broadcast start date / time of the content broadcast on each channel are described. As composition information, content Examples include composite video in which subtitles are superimposed on this video and video in which information broadcasting and a program table are arranged. Furthermore, examples of the setting information include a genre selection video for selecting a genre of a broadcast program, a list of broadcast programs processed by the recording / reproducing apparatus 200, and the like. Examples of the display unit 320 include a liquid crystal display panel, an organic EL (Electro Luminescence) panel, a PDP (Plasma Display Panel), a CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube), an FED (Field Emission Display), and an electrophoretic display panel. It can be illustrated. Note that the display unit 320 can appropriately output, for example, TV video information received by a TV receiver.

The recording / reproducing apparatus 200 acquires and records content information including audio information, video information, information broadcasting information and the like distributed as a TS (Transport Stream), and outputs the information by the output apparatus 300 do. Further, the recording / reproducing apparatus 200 performs a process of reproducing the recorded content information as appropriate and outputting it by the output apparatus 300. In addition, the recorded content information is automatically deleted as appropriate. The recording / reproducing apparatus 200 includes a communication unit 210 as a distribution information acquisition unit, a demultiplexer (Demux) 220, a decoder 230, a recording / reproduction processing unit 250, an input unit 260, and a storage unit. A hard disk drive (HDD) 270, a memory 280, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 290 as a computing means, and the like.

[0025] The communication unit 210 acquires various types of information such as content information input from the outside, and appropriately outputs various types of information such as acquired content information to the outside. The communication means 210 is connected to an antenna 211 that receives broadcast waves such as terrestrial digital broadcasts and satellite digital broadcasts, and information transmitted from the antenna 211 as analog signals or digital signals, such as a plurality of TSs. A TS corresponding to the content selected by the user is acquired. Then, the communication means 210 outputs the acquired TS to the Demux 220. Further, the communication means 210 has an interface of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 1394 standard capable of high-speed information processing, and is not shown in the figure provided outside the recording / reproducing apparatus 200! Obtains a TS transmitted as a digital signal or a partial TS, which will be described later, and outputs it to the Demux 220. Further, the communication unit 210 acquires the partial TS output from the recording / playback processing unit 250, processes it appropriately, and outputs a digital signal to an external device (not shown) provided outside the recording / playback device 200. Send as.

[0026] Demux 220 is connected to decoder 230, recording / playback processing means 250, CPU 290, etc., acquires TS from communication means 210, and appropriately separates TS packets from the acquired TS and outputs them. Specifically, the Demux 220 is controlled by the CPU 290. A TS packet in which audio information is incorporated (hereinafter referred to as an audio packet) and a TS packet in which video information is incorporated (hereinafter referred to as a video packet). And a TS packet (hereinafter referred to as an information packet) in which information for broadcasting information or EPG information as distribution information is incorporated. Then, the Demux 220 outputs the acquired audio packet, video packet, and information packet to the decoder 230. In addition, when the Demux 220 obtains each TS packet corresponding to the content selected from the obtained TS under the control of the CPU 290, the Demux 220 reconfigures each TS packet into a series of information sequence structure TS, that is, a partial TS, Output to recording / reproduction processing means 250. Furthermore, when the Demux 220 acquires the partial TS from the communication device 210 or the recording / reproducing processing means 250 as appropriate from the control of the CPU 290, the partial TS is converted into an audio packet, a video packet, and an information packet. Separate and output to decoder 230.

[0027] Here, as for EPG information, information on the content of broadcast programs of each TS that can be acquired by the communication means 210 is described in a text format such as BML (Broadcast Markup Language) or XML (extensible Markup Language). Information. In other words, EPG information has the following information: Power information, which will be described in detail later Program information about program name, program content, etc., broadcast start date, program time length, channel number, genre, series name, etc. It is structured as

The decoder 230 is connected to the Demux 220, the CPU 290, the output device 300, and the like, and appropriately demodulates each packet acquired from the Demux 220 and outputs it to the output device 300 as appropriate. Specifically, the decoder 230 acquires a voice bucket from the Demux 220 under the control of the CPU 290, demodulates the voice information embedded in the voice packet, and outputs it to the voice output unit 310 of the output device 300 as an analog signal. Transmitting, obtaining video packets from Demux 220, demodulating the video information embedded in this video packet and outputting it to output device 300, obtaining information packets from Demux 220, and incorporating them into this information packet information Demodulate broadcast information, EPG information, etc. and output to output device 300. Further, when EPG information is embedded in the information packet, the decoder 230 appropriately outputs this EPG information to the HDD 270 under the control of the CPU 290.

[0029] The recording / playback processing means 250 is connected to the HDD 270, the CPU 290, and the like. Then, the recording / playback processing means 250 appropriately acquires the partial TS from the Demux 220 and stores it in the HDD 270, or appropriately acquires the partial TS stored in the HDD 270 and outputs the partial TS to the communication unit 210 or Demux 220.

[0030] The input means 260 is connected to the CPU 290 or the like. This input means 260 has V, not shown, various operation buttons, operation knobs, etc., not shown, arranged so as to be able to perform input operations facing the front surface of the case body, for example. The contents of the input operation of these operation buttons and operation knobs are setting items such as the setting of the operation contents of the recording / reproducing apparatus 200, for example. Specifically, settings related to genre selection for searching for a desired broadcast program, settings related to content recording and playback, settings of TS received by the communication means 210, and the like can be exemplified. The input unit 260 also functions as a unit that generates request information, which will be described later, for requesting execution of broadcast program search, recording, or playback in accordance with an input operation. Then, the input means 260 transmits various information as operation signals to the CPU 290 for setting by an input operation of setting items. Here, as the input means 260, for example, a remote controller light-receiving unit that receives various information transmitted via infrared rays from a remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller) (not shown) and transmits the various information as operation signals to the CPU 290. It may be configured with a department.

[0031] The HDD 270 is connected to the CPU 290 and the like. The HDD 270 is controlled by, for example, an ATA (AT Attachment) interface. In this example, HDD270 is controlled by ATA interface. However, IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) interface is controlled by sCSI (Small Computer System Interface) interface. It is good also as a structure. In addition, instead of HDD270, an optical disk such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), a magneto-optical disk, a memory card, etc. can be attached and detached, and a drive that stores various information in a readable manner on various recording media such as a fixed memory. It is good also as a structure provided with a driver etc. The HDD 270 is a recording / playback processor. A partial TS of content input from the processing means 250, that is, content information, EPG information, and the like are stored in a readable manner. In other words, the HDD 270 stores an information storage area (not shown) that stores content information, an EPG storage area that stores EPG information as a program information table 400 as distribution information as shown in FIG. 2, and statistics about broadcast program statistics. And a program statistics storage area for storing a program statistics information table 500 as information. Note that these information storage area, EPG storage area, program statistical information storage area, and the like may be stored in the memory 280 and constructed.

The program information table 400 is generated based on the EPG described in the EPG information output from the decoder 230. Here, the EPG included in the broadcast wave transmitted from each broadcast station is program information centered on the TV broadcast program scheduled to be broadcast at that broadcast station. In addition, content information of a television broadcast program whose various information is indicated in the program information table 400 functions as predetermined information of the present invention. The program information table 400 is stored in the EPG storage area as a table structure combining the EPGs of the respective broadcasting stations. The EPG storage area for storing the program information table 400 includes, for example, channel information 420 related to a broadcast channel of a television broadcast program, program basic information 430 as data-related information, and the like. It is structured in a table structure that records a plurality of program information 410 configured as a structure.

[0033] Channel information 420 is information regarding a channel on which a television broadcast program is broadcast. The channel information 420 is individually set according to the area where the TV broadcast program is broadcast.

[0034] The program basic information 430 records the broadcast time of a television broadcast program, detailed information on the program content, and the like. The program basic information 430 includes, for example, program ID (Identifier) information 431, program start time information 432 as characteristic information, program end time information 433 as distribution time information as characteristic information, and content information as Program title information 434, program subtitle information 435, program genre information 436 as content information, program description information 437, and the like are configured as one information structure. Various information described in the program basic information 430 is described in, for example, a text format, that is, a simple structure of a character string. [0035] Program information 431 is unique identification information given to each program basic information 430 in order to specify a television broadcast program. Examples of the program information 431 include a so-called G code that is used to identify a television broadcast program at the time of recording reservation of the television broadcast program. Also, it is not limited to the G code, and may be unique ID information for identifying other TV broadcast programs.

[0036] Program start time information 432 is information relating to a scheduled time at which broadcast of a television broadcast program is started. This program start time information 432 describes the date and time when the TV broadcast program is broadcast. This program start time information 432 is referred to at the start of recording of a broadcast program.

[0037] Program end time information 433 is information relating to a scheduled time at which a broadcast of a television broadcast program ends. The program end time information 433 describes the date and time when the broadcast of the TV broadcast program ends. The program end time information 433 is referred to in the broadcast program recording end process.

[0038] The program title information 434 is information relating to the name of a television broadcast program, such as a program name and a title name. The program subtitle information 435 is information relating to names such as subtitle names of television broadcast programs.

[0039] The program genre information 436 is information describing which genre a television broadcast program belongs to when classified by genre, which is a type for each content. Examples of this genre include “variety”, “drama”, “movie”, “report”, “news”, “sports”, and the like. Further, as the program genre information 436, for example, “variety” may be associated with information further classified by genre as a subcategory such as “kayo” and “entertainment”!

[0040] The program description information 437 is a detailed description of a TV broadcast program such as a description that briefly describes the broadcast content of a TV broadcast program, a synopsis of the broadcast program, and personal names of performers, directors, screenwriters, and the like. The contents are information described in a text format.

[0041] The program statistics information table 500 is generated by collecting and statistics of the program information 410 of the plurality of program information tables 400. The program statistical information table 500 includes broadcast channel information 520, broadcast start time information 530 as statistical characteristic information, broadcast time information 540 as statistical characteristic information, and broadcast cycle information 5 as statistical characteristic information and distribution cycle information. 50, program title information 560 as statistical content information, program genre information 570 as statistical content information, broadcast date information 580 as statistical characteristic information, etc. The table structure includes a plurality of program statistics information 510.

Broadcast channel information 520 is information generated based on channel information 420 of program information table 400. The broadcast channel information 520 is individually set depending on the area where the TV broadcast program is broadcast.

[0043] The broadcast start time information 530 is information set based on the program start time information 432 of the program basic information 430, and information on the start time of the program at which the broadcast program normally starts is recorded. .

The broadcast time information 540 is information related to the broadcast time of a broadcast program that is generated based on the program start time information 432 and the program end time information 433 of the program basic information 430. This broadcast time information 540 records different broadcast time ranges when the broadcast time is slightly different depending on the day of the week even for the same type of program. For example, if program Z is broadcast from 10:00 to 11:45 on Monday and broadcasts from 10:00 to 12:00 on Tuesday, for example, broadcast time information 540 may be a program from 105 to 120 minutes. Recorded.

[0045] Broadcast cycle information 550 is information that records how often a broadcast program is broadcast at a certain cycle. In this broadcast cycle information 550, for example, a weekly interval at which a broadcast program is broadcast is recorded. Here, for example, “1WEEK” is recorded, the program is broadcast every other week. In this broadcast cycle information 550, for example, a time interval such as “1 hour interval” or “48 hour interval” which may be recorded as a day interval such as “1 day interval” or “2 day interval” is recorded. May be recorded.

The program title information 560 is information generated based on the program title information 434 of the program basic information 430. In the program title information 560, the title name and program name of the broadcast program having the same contents as the program title information 434 of the program basic information 430 are recorded.

[0047] The program genre information 570 is information generated based on the program genre information 436 of the program basic information 430 !. In this program genre information 570, the program basic information 430 programs Contents substantially the same as genre information 436 are recorded.

[0048] Broadcast date information 580 is information indicating a day of the week on which a broadcast program is broadcast in one week. For example, if the broadcast day of the broadcast program is a weekday, “Monthly Friday” is recorded.

[0049] The memory 280 stores various information necessary for acquiring and recording desired content information from the TS output from the communication means 210, and reproducing the recorded content information, in an appropriately readable manner. To do. Further, the memory 280 includes a recording reservation storage area in which recording reservation information relating to programs reserved for recording is stored. As the recording reservation information, information on a broadcast program reserved for recording by a user input operation or an automatic recording process of the CPU 290 is recorded. The recording reservation storage area may be appropriately constructed in the HDD 270.

The CPU 290 is connected to various configurations and controls the operation of each configuration. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the CPU 290 is a program statistics unit 291 that also functions as a statistical information acquisition unit, a characteristic acquisition unit, and a statistical information generation unit as various programs, and a request that also functions as a data related information acquisition unit. Information recognition means 292, content judgment means, characteristic judgment means, program judgment means 293 that also functions as information judgment means, display control means 294, recording reservation means 295 as recording control means, and processing control means 296 , Timing means 297, and the like.

[0051] The program statistics means 291 generates a program statistics information table 500 by statistically processing the program information table 400 generated based on the received EPG. Specifically, the program statistics means 291 accumulates the EPG-based program information table 400 for a predetermined period, for example, for six weeks, and the program statistics information table 500 obtained by statistically processing the stored program information table 400 Is generated. At this time, the program statistics means 291 calculates the broadcast time of the broadcast program from the program start time information 432 and the program end time information 433. Then, it recognizes the channel information 420, the program start time information 432, the program title information 434, and the program genre information 436 in the program information table 400, and is periodically broadcast at the same time. (Referred to as a periodic program), and the broadcast period of the periodic program and the day of the week to be broadcast are recognized. Further, the program statistics means 291 includes channel information 420, program start time information 432, broadcast time, broadcast cycle, program title, Based on information 434, program genre information 436, broadcast day of the week, etc., program statistics information 510 is generated, and program statistics information table 500 is generated.

The request information recognition unit 292 acquires the request information set and input by a predetermined input operation in the input unit 260. This request information includes information relating to a request for recording a predetermined broadcast program, information relating to a request for searching program information 410 corresponding to a predetermined keyword, and content information corresponding to a genre, a keyword, etc. For example, information about a request to be received and acquired at 210 and output, for example, recording, viewing, or reproduction, and information about a request to delete content information stored in the HDD 270, and the like.

[0053] The program judging means 293 judges whether or not the predetermined broadcast program is a periodic program. If the program is a periodic program, the program is a periodic program that is broadcast at a normal broadcast time (hereinafter, this periodic program is referred to as a periodic normal program with the same content characteristic information), or the broadcast time. Is an expanded or reduced periodic program (hereinafter, this periodic program is referred to as a special program as special distribution information). Specifically, the program determination unit 293 recognizes the program information 410 of a predetermined broadcast program. Then, the program determining means 293 searches for the program statistics information 510 that substantially matches the channel information 420, the program start time information 432, the program title information 434, and the program genre information 436 of the predetermined broadcast program. Further, when the program determination unit 293 recognizes the program statistical information 510 that substantially matches the program information 410 of the predetermined broadcast program, it recognizes the broadcast cycle information 550 of the program statistical information 510. Here, when information about the broadcast cycle is recorded, the predetermined broadcast program is recognized as a cyclic program. On the other hand, when there is no record regarding the broadcast cycle, the predetermined broadcast program is not broadcast periodically !, it is a single broadcast program as single distribution information (hereinafter, this broadcast program is referred to as a single program). Judge.

[0054] When the program determination unit 293 determines that the predetermined broadcast program is a periodic program, the program determination unit 293 calculates the broadcast time of the broadcast program based on the program start time information 432 and the program end time information 433 of the program information 410. To do. Then, the program determination unit 293 compares the calculated broadcast time with the broadcast time recorded in the broadcast time information 540 of the program statistical information 510 and determines whether or not they substantially match. Here, for example, if there is a difference in broadcast time for 30 minutes or more, it is almost the same This periodic program is recognized as a special program. On the other hand, if it is determined that the calculated broadcast time and the broadcast time recorded in the broadcast time information of the program statistics information 510 are substantially the same, this periodic program is recognized as a periodic normal program.

[0055] When the request information recognizing means 292 recognizes request information for recording a predetermined broadcast program, for example, the display control means 294 appropriately changes the display form of the recorded program selection screen 700 as shown in FIG. Control is performed so that the display is appropriately displayed in the display area 32 1 as the display means of the display unit 320 of the output device 300. Further, when the program judging means 293 judges that the predetermined broadcast program is a single program, a single program guide screen 710 as guide information as shown in FIG. Control to display on. Further, when the program judging unit 293 determines that the predetermined broadcast program is a periodic normal program, a periodic normal program guide screen 720 as guide information as shown in FIG. Control to display on. Furthermore, when the program determining means 293 determines that the predetermined broadcast program is a special program, the special program guide screen 730 as guide information as shown in FIG. Control to display on 321.

Here, the recorded program selection screen 700 displayed in the display area 321 will be described. As shown in FIG. 5, the recording program selection screen 700 includes a channel display area 701, a program title display area 702, and the like.

[0057] The channel display area 701 is provided on the upper right side of the recorded program selection screen 700, for example. In this channel display area 701, channel information 420 of a broadcast program to be displayed in the program title display area 702 is displayed.

[0058] The program title display area 702 is provided in the approximate center of the recorded program selection screen 700 with the left side force applied to the right side. In this program title display area 702, the title information 702A is displayed side by side in the vertical direction based on the program start time information 432 and the program title information 434 of the broadcast information of the channel information 420 displayed in the channel display area 701. The Further, a scroll mark 702B indicating whether there is a broadcast program of the same channel information 420 in addition to the broadcast program corresponding to the currently displayed title information 702A is displayed above and below the program title display area 702. . In the program title display area 702, one title information 702A is selected from the plurality of title information 702A. In this state, the title selection area 702C is displayed. In this title selection area 702C, for example, the area where the selected title information 702A is displayed may be displayed in a different color from the area where the other title information 702A is displayed. The title information 702A displayed may be displayed by surrounding it with a cursor or the like, or it may be displayed by reversing the character color and background color of the selected title information 702A. Good. The title selection area 702C is appropriately moved in the vertical direction by an operation signal based on an input operation in the input means 260.

Note that the recorded program selection screen 700 includes an area for appropriately displaying the program genre information 436 of the program information 410 corresponding to the title information 702A selected in the title selection area 702C, the program description information 437, and the like. .

Next, the single program guide screen 710 displayed in the display area 321 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the single program guide screen 710 includes a single program guide display area 711, an operation content area 712, and the like. The single program guide display area 711 is provided on the upper side of the single program guide screen 710. In this single program guide display area 711, information indicating whether or not to record a single program determined not to be a periodic broadcast program by the program determination unit 293 is displayed. The The operation content area 712 is provided below the single program guide display area 711. In this operation content area 712, for example, information related to the operation content when recording a single program is displayed.

Next, the periodic normal program guide screen 720 displayed in the display area 321 will be described. As shown in FIG. 7, the periodic normal program guide screen 720 includes a periodic normal program guide display area 721, a recording method guide area 722, an operation content area 723, and the like. The periodic normal program guide display area 721 is provided on the upper side of the periodic normal program guide screen 720. Then, in the periodic normal program guide display area 721, whether or not to record the periodic normal program determined to be a broadcast program broadcast periodically and at the normal broadcast time by the program determination means 293 is guided. Information to that effect is displayed. The recording method guide area 722 is provided below the periodic normal program guide display area 721. In this recording method guidance area 722, information on the recording of the periodic normal program, for example, the periodic normal program is recorded only this time, the periodic normal program is recorded thereafter, and both the periodic normal program and the special program are recorded. , Etc. Recording method information 722A is displayed side by side. On the left side of the recording method information 722A, a radio button 722B for selecting one of the recording method information 722A is displayed. The operation content area 723 is provided below the recording method guidance area 722. In this operation content area 723, for example, information related to the operation content when recording a periodic normal program is displayed.

Next, the special program guide screen 730 displayed in the display area 321 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the special program guide screen 730 includes a special program guide display area 731, a recording method guide area 732, an operation content area 733, and the like. The special program guide display area 731 is provided on the upper side of the special program guide screen 730. The special program guide display area 731 displays information indicating whether or not to record the special program. The recording method guide area 732 is provided below the special program guide display area 731. In this recording method guide area 732, information on the recording of the special program, such as recording the special program only this time, recording only the special program, and recording both the regular normal program and the special program. The recording method information 732A of the content is displayed side by side. Further, on the left side of the recording method information 732A, a radio button 732B for selecting one of the recording method information 732A is displayed. The operation content area 733 is provided below the recording method guidance area 732. In this operation content area 733, for example, information related to the operation content when recording a special program is displayed.

[0063] The recording reservation unit 295 recognizes the program information 410 relating to a predetermined broadcast program, and appropriately stores it in the recording reservation storage area as recording reservation information. For example, when the recording reservation unit 295 recognizes that the “OK” button has been operated in the operation content area 712 of the single program guide screen 710, the recording reservation unit 295 switches to the single program guided on the single program guide screen 710. Based on the corresponding program information 410, recording reservation information is generated and stored in the recording reservation storage area.

When the recording reservation unit 295 recognizes that the “OK” button has been operated in the operation content area 723 of the periodic normal program guide screen 720, the recording reservation unit 295 displays the recording method guide area 722 in the periodic normal program guide screen 720. Recording reservation information based on program information 410 corresponding to the broadcast program to be recorded is generated based on the selected recording method. That is, when it is recognized in the recording method guidance area 722 that the information indicating that only recording is performed this time is selected, Recording reservation information is generated based on the program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program guided on the program guide screen 720.

[0065] On the other hand, when the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that the information indicating that only the periodic normal program is to be recorded is selected in the recording method guidance area 722, this period is determined based on the program statistics information table 500. Recognizes broadcast start time information 530, broadcast time information 540, broadcast cycle information 550, program title information 560, program genre information 570, and broadcast date information 580, which is almost the same as a normal program, and thereafter schedules recording of periodic normal programs. Generate recording schedule information to be continuously executed. Then, each time the program information table 400 is updated, the recording reservation means 295 has the ability to record program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program in the updated program information table 400 based on the recording reservation schedule information. Judge whether or not. When the recording reservation unit 295 determines that the program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program is recorded, the recording reservation unit 295 generates recording reservation information based on the program information 410.

[0066] On the other hand, when the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that information indicating that both the periodic normal program and the special program are to be recorded is selected in the recording method guidance area 722, the recording reservation information 295 is stored in the program statistics information table 500. Based on this, it recognizes broadcast cycle information 550, program title information 560, program genre information 570, and broadcast date information 580, which are substantially the same as this periodic normal program, and thereafter schedules recording reservations for both periodic regular programs and special programs. Generate scheduled recording information to be continued. Then, each time the program information table 400 is updated, the recording reservation means 295 records program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program or the special program in the updated program information table 400 based on the scheduled recording information. Determine whether or not Here, when it is determined that the program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program or the special program is recorded, the recording reservation means 295 generates the recording reservation information based on the program information 410.

[0067] Further, when the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that the "OK" button has been operated in the operation content area 733 of the special program guide screen 730, the recording reservation means 295 selects it in the recording method guide area 732 of the special program guide screen 730. Based on the recorded recording method, recording reservation information based on the program information 410 corresponding to the broadcast program to be recorded is generated. That is, when it is recognized in the recording method guidance area 732 that the information for recording only this time is selected, the special program guidance screen is displayed. Recording reservation information is generated based on program information 410 corresponding to the special program guided in 730.

[0068] On the other hand, when the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that information indicating that only a special program is to be recorded is selected in the recording method guidance area 732, this special recording means table 295 is based on the program statistics information table 500. Recognizes broadcast start time information 530, broadcast time information 540, broadcast cycle information 550, program title information 560, program genre information 570, and broadcast date information 580, which are substantially the same as the regular regular program corresponding to the program, and thereafter a special program The scheduled recording information is generated to continue the scheduled recording. Then, each time the program information table 400 is updated, the recording reservation means 295 records the program information 410 corresponding to the special program in the updated program information table 400 based on the recording reservation schedule information. Determine whether or not. When the recording reservation means 295 determines that the program information 410 corresponding to the special program is recorded and V, the recording reservation means 295 generates recording reservation information based on the program information 410.

[0069] Further, when the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that information indicating that both the periodic normal program and the special program are to be recorded is selected in the recording method guidance area 732, the recording reservation information table 295 stores the information in the program statistics information table 500. Based on this, it recognizes broadcast cycle information 550, program title information 560, program genre information 570, and broadcast date information 580, which are almost the same as this special program, and then schedules recording reservations for both the regular program and the special program. Generate scheduled recording schedule information indicating that the program will be continued. Then, each time the program information table 400 is updated, the recording reservation unit 295 records program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program or the special program in the updated program information table 400 based on the scheduled recording information. Judge whether or not. Here, when it is determined that the program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program or the special program is recorded, the recording reservation unit 295 generates the recording reservation information based on the program information 410.

[0070] The processing control means 296 controls the operation of the communication means 210, Demux 220, recording / playback processing means 250, etc., and receives the content information of the desired TV broadcast program and stores it in the HDD 270 so that it can be read out appropriately. To do. Specifically, the processing control means 296 stores the content information currently received and played back by the operation signal based on the input operation at the input means 260 or the time counting means 297 based on the recording reservation information. Do The content information whose current time is the recording start date and time in the recording reservation information is received and stored. Further, the processing control means 296 controls the operation of the Demux 220, the decoder 230, the recording / playback processing means 250, etc., and outputs the content information of the desired television broadcast program to the output device 300 for playback. Specifically, the processing control unit 296 determines content information specified by, for example, an input operation for selecting thumbnails displayed in a list on the output device 300 based on an operation signal based on an input operation in the input unit 260, or The content information requested to be reproduced at a predetermined time, such as so-called timer reproduction, is read from the HDD 270, processed as appropriate by the decoder 230, and output to the output device 300.

The clock means 297 measures the current date and time based on a reference pulse such as an internal clock. Then, the current date and time information regarding the current date and time is output as appropriate.

[0072] [Operation of recording / reproducing system 100]

Next, the operation of the recording / reproducing system 100 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 9 is a flowchart relating to a broadcast program recording reservation process. FIG. 10 is a flowchart relating to the recording reservation process for periodic programs.

[0073] {Broadcast program recording reservation process}

A recording reservation process for causing the recording / playback system 100 to reserve recording of a desired broadcast program will be described with reference to FIG. First, when the request information recognition means 292 of the CPU 290 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 200 recognizes the request information for selecting a recorded program, a recorded program selection screen 700 as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed on the display unit 320 of the output device 300. Controls display in display area 321. Then, the request information recognizing means 292 recognizes request information indicating that a broadcast program is reserved for recording by a setting operation of a remote controller (not shown) by the user (step S101).

Next, the program determination unit 293 of the CPU 290 recognizes the program statistical information table 500 recorded on the HDD 270 (step S 102). Further, the program judging means 293 recognizes the program information 410 corresponding to the broadcast program desired to be recorded by the user included in the request information recognized in step S101 based on the program information table 400 (step S103).

[0075] Thereafter, the program judging means 293 receives the program information 410 recognized in step S103, The program statistical information 510 of the program statistical information table 500 recognized in step S102 is compared (step S104), and it is determined whether the broadcast program corresponding to the program information 410 is a periodic program or a single program ( Step S105). That is, the program judging means 293 has broadcast channel information 520 that is substantially the same as the channel information 420, program start time information 432, program title information 434, and program genre information 436 of the program information 410 recognized in step S1003. It is determined whether there is program statistical information 510 having broadcast start time information 530, program title information 560, and program genre information 570. Then, the program determining means 293 recognizes the broadcast program as a periodic program when it is determined that there is such program statistical information 510, and recognizes the broadcast program as a single program when it is determined that there is no such program.

When it is determined in step S105 that the program is a periodic program, the CPU 290 performs a recording reservation process for the periodic program (step S106).

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S105 that the program is a single program, the display control means 294 of the CPU 290 displays a single program guide screen 710 as shown in FIG. Control is performed to display on 321 (step S107), and information for prompting the user to record a single program is displayed.

Then, CPU 290 determines whether or not request information recognizing means 292 has recognized request information for recording a single program (step S 108).

[0079] When the request information for recording a single program is recognized in step S108, the recording reservation unit 295 of the CPU 290 obtains the recording reservation information based on the program information 410 corresponding to the single program. Generated and appropriately stored in the recording reservation storage area of the memory 280 (step S109).

[0080] (Recording reservation processing for periodic programs)

Next, the recording reservation processing for the periodic program in step S106 in the recording reservation processing for the broadcast program described above will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 10, when the program determination unit 293 of the CPU 290 determines that the broadcast program is a periodic program, based on the program start time information 432 and the program end time information 433 of the program information 410 of the periodic program, Calculate the broadcast time for the broadcast time frame of a periodic program. Then, the program determination means 293 compares the calculated broadcast time with the broadcast time recorded in the broadcast time information 540 of the program statistics information 510 to determine whether or not they are substantially the same. (Step S201).

[0082] In step S201, the program determination means 293 determines that the calculated broadcast time of the periodic program and the broadcast time information 540 of the program statistical information 510 are substantially the same, for example, the time difference is within 30 minutes. The periodic program is recognized as a periodic normal program.

[0083] Then, the display control means 294 of the CPU 290 performs control to display the periodic normal yarn and guide screen 720 as shown in FIG. 7 on the display area 321 of the display unit 320 of the output device 300 (step S 202). Then, the CPU 290 determines whether or not the request information recognizing means has acquired the request information for recording the periodic normal program by the user's input operation (step S 203).

[0084] On the other hand, in step S201, the program determination means 293 does not match the calculated broadcast time of the periodic program and the broadcast time information 540 of the program statistical information 510, for example, a time of 30 minutes or more. If it is determined that there is a difference, the periodic program is recognized as a special program.

Then, the display control means 294 of the CPU 290 controls to display the special program guide screen 730 as shown in FIG. 8 on the display area 321 of the display unit 320 of the output device 300 (step S 204). Then, CPU 290 determines whether or not the request information recognizing means has acquired the request information for recording the special program by the user's input operation (step S 205).

[0086] In step S204 or step S205, when the CPU 290 recognizes the request information indicating that the periodic program is to be recorded by the request information recognition unit 292, the recording reservation unit 295 stores the periodic program included in the request information. A process for executing a recording reservation process based on the recording method is performed (step S206). In other words, the recording reservation unit 295 of the CPU 290 is based on the information related to the recording method of the periodic program recorded in the request information, for example, whether this recording is only for this time or the recording of the periodic normal program is continued, Recognizes whether to continue recording the program or to continue recording both the regular program and the special program.

[0087] Then, when the information related to the recording method is information indicating that the recording is performed only this time, the recording reservation unit generates recording reservation information based on the program information 410 of the periodic program, and stores the recording reservation in the memory 280. Store appropriately in the area.

[0088] On the other hand, information indicating that the recording method information continuously records periodic normal programs thereafter In this case, the recording reservation unit 295 recognizes the program statistical information 510 corresponding to the periodic program information based on the program information 410 of the periodic normal program. Then, based on the recognized program statistical information 510, the recording reservation means 295 generates recording reservation schedule information indicating that the recording reservation of the periodic normal program is to be continued thereafter, and stores it in the memory 280 as appropriate. Thereafter, the recording reservation means 295 updates the program information table 400 based on the recording reservation schedule information every time the program information table 400 is updated, for example, when new EPG information is received. A search is performed to determine whether there is program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program. When the recording reservation means 295 recognizes that there is program information 410 corresponding to the periodic normal program, it generates recording reservation information based on the program information 410 and stores it in the recording reservation storage area of the memory 280 as appropriate.

Note that the recording reservation unit 295 performs substantially the same processing even when it is determined that the information regarding the recording method includes information indicating that the special program is to be continuously recorded. In other words, the recording reservation means 295 generates recording reservation schedule information indicating that the recording reservation of the special program will be continued thereafter, and each time the program information table 400 is updated, based on the recording reservation schedule information. The program information 410 corresponding to the special program is searched. Then, based on the searched program information 410, recording reservation information is generated and stored appropriately in the recording reservation storage area of the memory 280.

[0090] Also, the recording reservation means 295 is substantially the same when it is determined that the information regarding the recording method includes information indicating that both the periodic normal program and the special program will be recorded thereafter. Process. That is, the recording reservation unit 295 generates recording reservation schedule information indicating that the recording reservation of the periodic program will be continued thereafter, and each time the program information table 400 is updated, the recording reservation schedule information is based on the recording reservation schedule information. The program information 410 corresponding to the periodic program is searched. Then, recording reservation information is generated based on the searched program information 410 and stored in the recording reservation storage area of the memory 280 as appropriate.

[Operation and effect of recording / reproducing system]

As described above, the recording / reproducing system 100 as described above causes the program statistics information table 500 generated by the program statistics means 291 to be recognized, and the program determination means 293 allows the user included in the request information to perform a desired broadcast. Program information 410 corresponding to the program and program statistics information table The program statistics information 510 of Bull 500 is compared. Based on the program statistics information table 500, the program determination means 293 determines whether the broadcast program is a single program, whether it is a periodic program, whether it is a periodic regular program, or a special program. To do. Therefore, by using the program statistics information table 500, the type of broadcast program can be easily identified. Therefore, for example, even when the recording / playback system 100 makes a recording reservation for a predetermined broadcast program, it can recognize the type of the broadcast program and perform an appropriate recording reservation.

Further, the program determination unit 293 recognizes the program information 410 of a predetermined broadcast program, and searches for program statistical information 510 that substantially matches the channel information 420, program title information 434, and program genre information 436 of the broadcast program. . Further, when the program determination unit 293 recognizes the program statistical information 510 that substantially matches the program information 410 of the predetermined broadcast program, it recognizes the broadcast cycle information 550 of the program statistical information 510. If information related to the broadcast cycle is recorded in the broadcast cycle information 550, it is determined that the predetermined broadcast program is a periodic program, and information related to the broadcast cycle is recorded. Judged as a single program. Therefore, the program determination unit 293 can easily determine whether or not the predetermined broadcast program is a periodic program based on the program statistical information table 500. Also, for example, when recording a broadcast program, it is determined whether or not it is a periodic program, and if it is a periodic program, then only the periodic program can be recorded thereafter.

Furthermore, the program determination unit 293 calculates the broadcast time based on the program start time information 432 and the program end time information 433 of the program information 410 of the periodic program. Then, the calculated broadcast time is compared with the broadcast time recorded in the broadcast time information 540 of the program statistics information 510, and if it is determined that they are substantially the same, the periodic program is recognized as a periodic normal program and matches. If it is determined that the program is not to be executed, this periodic program is recognized as a special program. For this reason, special programs with different broadcast frames can be easily recognized according to the broadcast time. Therefore, for example, when making a recording reservation for a broadcast program, for example, if the user wants to record only the periodic normal program thereafter, the recording / playback system 100 can easily record only the periodic normal program without the special program. Recognize and schedule recording.

[0094] Further, the program statistics information 510 includes broadcast time information 540, broadcast cycle information 550, and program title information. It is configured as one piece of information that associates the title information 560, the program genre information 570, and the like. Therefore, it is possible to easily recognize the periodicity of the broadcast program by referring to such program statistical information 510, and to compare predetermined program information 410 with this program statistical information 510. The identity of title names and genres can be easily determined. Therefore, by using such a program statistical information table 500, the recording / reproducing system 100 can easily determine whether it is a single program, a periodic normal program, or a special program.

Further, the program statistics means 291 generates a program statistics information table 500 by statistically processing the program information table 400 based on the acquired EPG information. Therefore, the program statistics information table 500 can be easily generated simply by receiving the EPG. Also, EPG related to broadcast programs is acquired, and a program statistics information table 500 related to broadcast programs is generated. Therefore, it is possible to easily determine whether the program is a periodic normal program or a special program appropriately in accordance with a program table of a broadcast program that tends to change frequently in general.

[0096] Then, the display control means 294 is a control for displaying the single yarn and guide screen 710, the periodic normal program guide screen 720, and the special program guide screen 730 in the display area 321 in the yarn and judgment means 293. I am doing. For this reason, the user can easily recognize, for example, whether the broadcast program desired to be recorded is a single program, a periodic normal program, or a special program.

In addition, the periodic normal program guide screen 720 and the special program guide screen 730 include recording method guide areas 722 and 732, respectively. Therefore, it is possible to easily perform a recording reservation operation in accordance with the plans of the recording method guide areas 722 and 732.

Further, the recording reservation unit 295 recognizes the recording method in accordance with the setting input by the user's input operation, and the user makes a recording reservation for a desired recording program. For this reason, the recording reservation unit 295 performs recording reservation processing such as, for example, reserving recording of only the periodic normal program, recording reservation of only the special program, and reserving recording of both the periodic normal program and the special program. Can be implemented reliably.

[Other Embodiments]

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. To the extent that can be achieved, the following modifications are also included.

[0100] That is, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the program statistical information 510 related to the broadcast program is acquired has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. In other words, any configuration may be used as long as predetermined information is acquired based on statistical information regarding information to be distributed. For example, distribution information regarding distribution of music information regarding music information and music distribution statistical information obtained by statistically analyzing content information regarding the contents of music information may be used. In this case, for example, information related to the music distribution statistical information, such as information on the song name, singer, composer name, etc., is recorded, and if the distribution information of the music distribution statistical information includes, for example, the capacity of the distribution file, Based on the music distribution statistics information, for example, the same singer name and song name, but different file sizes, that is, different versions of music can be acquired.

[0101] Further, the present invention is not limited to the configuration in which the program statistics information table 500 is generated based on EPG information related to broadcast programs. For example, it may be statistical information about other distribution information that may be distribution information about downloading applications distributed on the Internet.

In the embodiment described above, the program information table 400 based on the received EPG information is statistically processed by the program statistics means 291 to generate the program statistics information table 500. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the recording / reproducing system 100 may be configured to receive, for example, a program statistical information table 500A as shown in FIG. 11 from a server device or broadcasting station provided outside. The program statistical information table 500A shown in FIG. 11 is configured to include information having substantially the same contents as the program statistical information table 500 shown in FIG. That is, the program statistics information table 500A includes broadcast channel information 520, broadcast start time information 530, broadcast time information 540, broadcast cycle information 550, program title information 560, program genre information 570, broadcast The table concept includes a plurality of pieces of program statistical information 510 configured as one piece of information by associating the day information 580 and the like. Further, the program statistics information table 500A includes version information 590 and application period information 591. The version information 590 is information for identifying each program statistical information table 500A. The application period information 591 is information relating to a period during which the program statistics information table 500A is valid. When the period indicated in this application period information 591 has passed The recording / playback system also acquires a new program statistics information table 500A, for example, via a network, such as a server device or a broadcasting station. In such a configuration, since the program statistics information table 500A is also received by an external force, the program statistics means 291 for accumulating the program information table 400 and generating the program statistics information table 500 can be eliminated, and the load on the CPU 290 is reduced. Can be reduced.

[0103] Further, the program determining means 293 may be configured to further check the periodicity of the single program when it is determined that the broadcast program is a single program. That is, the program judging means 293 recognizes the channel information 420, the program start time information 432, the program end time information 433, the program title information 434, the program genre information 436, etc. of the program information 410 of this single program. Then, for example, it is determined whether or not there is the program information 410 having substantially the same broadcast title having the program title information 434 and the program genre information 436 at substantially the same time on the next day when this single program is broadcast. To do. Here, when there is program information 410 in which the broadcast frame, program title information 434, and program genre information 436 are substantially the same, this program information 410 is appropriately stored in the memory 280 as recommended program information. Similarly, it is determined whether or not there is program information 410 having substantially the same time frame, program title information 434, and program genre information 436 in the program information table 400 of the next day. Store in memory 280 as information. With such a configuration, it is possible to recognize broadcast programs that are broadcast at a predetermined cycle for a predetermined short period, such as sport-related programs such as golf, baseball, and the Olympics.

Furthermore, in the above example, the display control means 294 may perform control to display a recommended program guide screen 740 as guide information as shown in FIG. The recommended program guide screen 740 includes a recommended program guide display area 741, a recording method plan area 742, an operation content area 743, and the like. The recommended program guide display area 741 is provided on the upper side of the recommended program guide screen 740, and displays information for guiding recommended program information stored in the memory 280, for example. The recording method guide area 742 is provided below the recommended program guide display area 741. In this recording method guidance area 742, information on recording of recommended programs, for example, the recording method information 742A of the content of whether to record only the selected single program, the recommended recording of all the recommended programs, or not common Is displayed. On the left side of the recording method information 742A, a radio button 742B for selecting one of the recording method information 742A is displayed. The operation content area 743 is provided below the recording method guidance area 742. In this operation content area 743, for example, information relating to the operation content when recording a recommended program is displayed. Then, the recording reservation unit 295 recognizes the recording method selected in the recording method guide area 732 and performs a recording reservation process corresponding to the recording method. For example, when information indicating that all recommended programs are recorded is recognized, recording reservation information is generated based on the program information 410 corresponding to the recommended program information stored in the memory 280. In such a configuration, by displaying the recommended program guide screen 740, the user can easily confirm the recommended program. In addition, it is possible to easily reserve recordings of recommended programs.

Further, in a screen for displaying a list of broadcast programs, for example, on a recorded program selection screen 700 as shown in FIG. 5, a mark indicating the type of broadcast program is displayed near the title information 702A, for example, on the right side. Also good. That is, on the right side of the title information 702A, when the broadcast program is a single program, for example, a mark indicating that it is a single program is displayed, and when it is a periodic normal program, for example, a mark indicating that it is a periodic normal program. If the program is a special program, for example, a mark indicating that the program is a special program is displayed. In such a configuration, the user can easily determine whether the program is a single-program power cycle normal program or a special program on a screen that displays program title information such as the recorded program selection screen 700. Can be recognized.

[0106] Furthermore, the program determination means 293 searches for program statistics information 510 that substantially matches the broadcast program channel information 420, the program title information 434, and the program genre information 436 of the program information 410 of the predetermined broadcast program, If there are a plurality of program statistics information 510 that substantially match, the program information 410 of the predetermined broadcast program may be recognized as a periodic program. With such a configuration, a configuration for calculating the broadcast cycle of a broadcast program can be eliminated, and the load on the CCU 290 related to this calculation can be reduced.

[0107] In the above embodiment, the recording / reproducing system 100 recognizes the type of broadcast program, that is, a single program, a periodic normal program, a special program, and the like, and a recording reservation process corresponding to these broadcast programs. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it is based on the type of recognized broadcast program. Therefore, for example, viewing reservation processing may be performed. Furthermore, it may be configured to use this information for other processing.

[Effects of Embodiment]

As described above, the recording / reproducing apparatus 200 as described above causes the program statistics information table 500 generated by the program statistics means 291 to be recognized, and the program determination means 293 allows the user included in the request information to perform a desired broadcast. The program information 410 corresponding to the program is compared with the program statistical information 510 of the program statistical information table 500. Based on the program statistics information table 500, the program judging means 293 determines whether the broadcast program is a single program, a cyclic program, a cyclic regular program, or a special program. Etc. Therefore, by using the program statistical information table 500, the type of broadcast program can be easily identified. Therefore, for example, even when the recording / reproducing system 100 makes a recording reservation for a predetermined broadcast program, it can recognize the type of the broadcast program and perform an appropriate recording reservation.

Industrial applicability

The present invention can be used for an information processing apparatus that processes information, a data structure of a statistical information database, an information generation apparatus, an information processing method, an information generation method, an information processing program, and a recording medium on which the program is recorded. .

Claims

The scope of the claims

[1] Data related information acquisition means for acquiring data related information having characteristic information related to characteristics of information to be distributed and content information related to contents of the information;

Statistical information acquisition means for acquiring statistical information obtained by performing statistical processing in association with the characteristic information of the information and the content information;

Content determination means for comparing the content information of the data related information and the content information of the statistical information to determine whether or not they are substantially the same;

Comparing the characteristic information of the data-related information and the characteristic information of the statistical information to determine whether or not they are substantially the same;

The statistical information in which the information corresponding to the data related information includes substantially the same content information as the content information of the data related information based on the determination results determined by the content determining means and the characteristic determining means Information determining means for determining whether the information is related to the information corresponding to

An information processing apparatus comprising:

[2] The information processing device according to claim 1,

When the content determining unit determines that the content information content of the data-related information and the content information of the statistical information are substantially the same, the information determining unit replaces the information with the content information. When it is determined that the content is the same distribution information, and the content determination means determines that the content information content of the data related information and the content information of the statistical information are not substantially the same! An information processing apparatus characterized in that it is determined as single distribution information to be distributed.

[3] The information processing device according to claim 2,

A distribution information acquisition unit configured to acquire distribution information related to the distribution of the information, wherein the information determination unit is the same after a predetermined number of days based on the distribution information, based on the distribution date and time when the single distribution information is distributed. Recognizing predetermined information distributed at a time, and recognizing that the characteristic information and the content information of the predetermined information are substantially the same as the characteristic information and the content information of the single distribution information, Judge the given information as single delivery related information related to single delivery information An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

[4] The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3 and claim 3,

The information determining means determines that the content information of the data related information and the contents of the statistical information are substantially the same by the content determining means, and the characteristic information of the information related means is determined by the characteristic determining means. And when the characteristic information of the statistical information is substantially the same, the information is determined as the content characteristic identical distribution information in which the content information and the characteristic information are substantially the same, and the data determination means When it is determined that the information content information and the statistical information content are substantially the same, and the characteristic determination means determines that the characteristic information of the information-related means and the characteristic information of the statistical information are different. , Judge that the information is special delivery information with special characteristics

An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

[5] The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and claim 4,

Distribution information acquisition means for acquiring distribution information relating to distribution of the information;

Statistical information generating means for accumulating the acquired distribution information, and statistically processing the accumulated distribution information to generate the statistical information;

An information processing apparatus comprising:

[6] The information processing device according to claim 5,

Based on the distribution information, comprising period calculation means for calculating distribution period information relating to the period in which the information is distributed;

The statistical information generating means generates the feature information based on distribution cycle information.

[7] The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6 and claim 6,

The content information is name information related to the name of the information.

An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

[8] The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 and claim 7,

The data related information is program information related to a broadcast program,

The statistical information is program statistical information statistically processed for the broadcast of the broadcast program, The information determination device determines the broadcast program based on the program statistical information.

The information processing device according to claim 1, and claim 8,

Display control means for controlling the display means to display guidance information for guiding the information determined by the information determination means

An information processing apparatus comprising:

The information processing apparatus according to claim 9,

The display control means controls to display processing guidance information related to the information processing guidance together with the guidance information.

An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 and a recording control unit that controls the recording unit to record the information;

An information processing apparatus comprising:

The information processing apparatus according to claim 11,

The recording control unit performs control to record the information determined by the information determining unit.

An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

Stores multiple pieces of statistical information constructed in one data structure by associating statistical content information that aggregates the content information about the content of the information to be distributed with the characteristic information about the characteristics of the information ^^ Built into a table structure to

The data structure of a statistical information database characterized by

Distribution information acquisition means for acquiring distribution information regarding distribution of the information having content information regarding the content of the information to be distributed and characteristic information regarding the characteristics of the information; and statistics for generating statistical content information by counting the content information Content information generating means, statistical characteristic information generating means for generating statistical characteristic information aggregated with the characteristic information, and a plurality of statistical information constructed in one data structure by associating the statistical content information and the statistical characteristic information The statistical information database generating means for generating the statistical information database according to claim 13 constructed in a table structure to be stored; An information generation device comprising:

[15] The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12,

The information judging means judges using the statistical information database of claim 13 or claim 14 as statistical information.

An information processing apparatus characterized by that.

[16] Obtain data-related information having characteristic information on the characteristics of the information to be distributed and content information on the contents of the information,

Obtain statistical information obtained by associating the characteristic information of the information and the content information,

Comparing the content information of the data-related information and the content information of the statistical information to determine whether or not they are substantially the same;

The characteristic information of the data related information and the characteristic information of the statistical information are compared to determine whether or not they are substantially the same,

Based on the determination result of the content information and the determination result of the characteristic information, the information corresponding to the data related information is substantially the same as the data related information. Determine whether the information is related to the information corresponding to the statistical information

An information processing method characterized by the above.

[17] Obtain distribution information regarding distribution of the information having content information regarding the content of the information to be distributed and characteristic information regarding characteristics of the information;

Generate statistical content information that aggregates the content information,

Generate statistical characteristic information aggregated with the characteristic information,

14. The statistical information database according to claim 13, wherein the statistical information database is constructed in a table structure storing a plurality of statistical information constructed in one data structure by associating the statistical content information and the statistical characteristic information.

An information generation method characterized by the above.

[18] Let the computing means function as the information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 12 and claim 15. An information processing program characterized by that.

[19] An information processing method according to claim 16 is performed by a computing means.

An information processing program characterized by that.

[20] The processing program according to claim 18 or claim 19 is recorded so as to be readable by the computing means.

The recording medium which recorded the information processing program characterized by this.