JP2012070064A - Terminal device, program recording and reproducing system, and program recording and reproducing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a terminal device, a program recording and reproducing system, and a program recording and reproducing method capable of facilitating viewing of a portion with a high viewing rate in a broadcast program.SOLUTION: A display section 25 displays a received broadcast program and a transition graph of a viewing rate of the broadcast program. The broadcast program is video-recorded and the viewing rate associated with the progress of the broadcast program are stored. A viewer recognizes the transition of the viewing rate in the broadcast program by viewing the transition graph. Besides, when an arbitrary time point in the displayed transition graph is designated by an input section 24, the reproduction of the broadcast program video-recorded by a video-recording section 27 is started from the designated time point. Then, the reproduced broadcast program is displayed on the display section 25. Consequently, the viewer can view the broadcast program from the desired time point.

Description

  The present invention relates to a terminal device, a program recording / playback system, and a program recording / playback method relating to viewing of a broadcast program, and more particularly, to a terminal device, program recording / playback that facilitates viewing of a portion of a broadcast program having a high viewing priority The present invention relates to a system and a program recording / reproducing method.

  In general, in a broadcast program, content that is interesting for viewers (parts where the audience rating is high) does not continue from the beginning to the end, and it matches the nature of the content of the broadcast program such as a drama or quiz program. In many cases, the content is interesting (changes with time).

  On the other hand, in addition to watching broadcast programs for their own enjoyment, viewers watch broadcast programs for the purpose of sharing topics with friends, colleagues, and other acquaintances and activating conversations. To do. In this way, when watching a broadcast program for the purpose of sharing a topic or the like, the content of an interesting part of the broadcast program (part where the audience rating is high) often becomes a topic, so the audience rating in the broadcast program is high. There may be a demand for viewers to know the high part.

  In order to satisfy the above-described requirements, a method has been proposed in which the viewer is notified of the change in the audience rating of the currently viewed broadcast program (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Patent Document 1 discloses a method of displaying, on a display unit such as a TV that displays a broadcast program, a change in the audience rating of the broadcast program over time along with the content of the broadcast program in a graph. According to this method, the viewer can watch the broadcast program at the same time as the viewer can know the temporal change in the audience rating of the broadcast program. it can.

JP 2008-244602 A

  However, in the method described in Patent Document 1, when a portion where the audience rating of a broadcast program is high is missed due to reasons such as removing a seat, or when the content of the broadcast program of the portion is forgotten, viewing is performed. Even if a person desires to view the contents of the broadcast program of the part again, there is a problem that it takes time to view the part having a high audience rating again.

  In other words, when viewing a broadcast program again, it is necessary to record the broadcast program as a premise. Furthermore, only the program contents are recorded in the recorded broadcast program, and information indicating the change in audience rating with time is not recorded. Therefore, the viewer again obtains the time change of the audience rating for the broadcast program to be viewed by some means, and the position of the portion with the highest audience rating that is desired to be viewed (the elapsed time from the start of the broadcast program). ) And it was not possible to watch the part where the audience rating was high easily.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and can facilitate viewing of a portion having a high audience rating in a broadcast program, a program recording / reproducing system, and a program recording / reproducing method. The purpose is to provide.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following means.
According to the terminal device, the program recording / playback system, and the program recording / playback method of the present invention, the received broadcast program and the transition graph of the audience rating of the broadcast program are displayed on the display unit, The audience rating associated with the progress of the broadcast program is stored. By viewing the transition graph, the viewer can know the transition of the audience rating in the broadcast program, for example, which part has the highest audience rating. Furthermore, when an arbitrary time point in the displayed transition graph is specified by the input unit, for example, when a time point with the highest audience rating is specified, playback of the broadcast program recorded in the recording unit is started from the specified time point and displayed. The reproduced broadcast program is displayed in the section. Therefore, the viewer can view from a desired point in time in the broadcast program, for example, the point at which the audience rating is the highest.

  Here, when the reproduced broadcast program is displayed, the display of the reproduced broadcast program is given priority even if the received broadcast program is displayed on the display unit. On the other hand, if the recording of the broadcast program is started before the received broadcast program ends, that is, during the broadcast of the broadcast program, the broadcast program is reproduced and the broadcast program is reproduced. Are received and recorded in parallel, and the audience rating of the broadcast program is repeatedly acquired as the broadcast program progresses, and the acquired audience rating is stored. Thus, the viewer can view the broadcast program again from a desired point in time without paying attention to the continuation or termination of the broadcast program.

  When the transition graph is displayed together with the received broadcast program, the transition graph is displayed so as to represent the transition of the audience rating from the start of the broadcast program to the present as the received broadcast program progresses. In this case, the transition graph is displayed extending over time.

  On the other hand, when displayed together with the reproduced broadcast program, the transition graph shows the transition of the audience rating from the start of the broadcast program to the time when the audience rating is recorded in the recording unit, for example, the end of the broadcast program. May be displayed. In this case, for example, when the audience rating up to the end point of the broadcast program is recorded, the transition of the audience rate from the start to the end of the broadcast program can be displayed. In addition, when the viewer has already grasped the transition of the audience rating in the broadcast program being played back, the display of the audience rating transition graph may be unnecessary. At that time, the transition graph may be displayed only when designating the time point at which the reproduction of the broadcast program is started, and the transition graph may not be displayed thereafter.

  Furthermore, when the broadcast program is received and played back in parallel, in other words, when the broadcast program starts to be played back while the received broadcast program is being watched, Regardless of the program, the transition of the audience rating from the start of the broadcast program to the broadcast time of the received broadcast program may be represented in a transition graph. In this case, it is possible to know the transition of the audience rating in the received broadcast program that is not displayed on the display unit. For example, when a viewer watches a broadcast program that has been played, and the audience rating of a received broadcast program that has not been viewed increases, the viewer knows that the audience rating has increased, It is possible to switch from the reproduced broadcast program to the received broadcast program. In addition, similarly to the case of displaying the audience rating transition graph together with the received broadcast program, the audience rating transition graph may be represented in accordance with the progress of the broadcast program being reproduced.

  Since the server having the audience rating that changes with the progress of the broadcast program and the audience rating acquisition unit are connected via a predetermined communication network, the audience rating acquisition unit can easily and repeatedly acquire the audience rating. Furthermore, the server may obtain information regarding whether or not a broadcast program is viewed from a terminal device connected via at least a predetermined communication network, and obtain an audience rating that changes as the broadcast program progresses. By doing in this way, the transition of the audience rating in the broadcast program can be obtained more quickly.

  According to the terminal device, the program recording / playback system, and the program recording / playback method of the present invention, the received broadcast program and the transition graph of the audience rating of the broadcast program are displayed on the display unit, The audience rating associated with the progress of the broadcast program is stored, and when an arbitrary time point in the displayed transition graph is designated by the input unit, the broadcast program recorded in the recording unit from the designated time point is recorded. Playback is started, and the reproduced broadcast program is displayed on the display unit. Therefore, the viewer can view from a desired point in time in the broadcast program, for example, from the point in time when the audience rating is the highest, and it is possible to easily view the portion with the highest audience rating in the broadcast program.

It is a block diagram explaining the outline of the program recording / reproducing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a schematic diagram explaining the display modes, such as a received broadcast program and a transition graph, in the display part of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the display method of the received broadcast program and transition graph in the program recording / reproducing system of FIG. It is a schematic diagram explaining the display mode of the broadcast program and transition graph etc. which were reproduced | regenerated in the display part of FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the display method of the broadcast program and transition graph which were reproduced | regenerated in the program recording / reproducing system of FIG.

[overall structure]
A program recording / playback system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a program recording / playback system according to the present embodiment.

  The program recording / playback system 1 according to the present embodiment facilitates viewing of a portion having a high audience rating in a broadcast program. In particular, if you miss a part where the audience rating of the broadcast program was high due to reasons such as removing your seat, or if you forget the contents of the broadcast program in that part, the audience rating of the broadcast program is high again. When a part is desired to be viewed, the part can be easily viewed.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the program recording / playback system 1 includes a server 10 that provides reservation information and a plurality of clients (terminal devices) 20 that can communicate with the server 10 via a communication network 5 such as the Internet network. And are mainly provided.

[Server configuration]
The server 10 provides audience rating information indicating audience ratings in various broadcast programs in response to a request from the client 20 at least. The audience rating represented by the audience rating information may be an audience rating per unit time, or may be a real-time audience rating (which changes with time). The unit time is a time interval that is at least shorter than the broadcast time of the broadcast program and does not significantly change the content of the broadcast program (the audience rating does not change significantly), for example, a time interval of several minutes to a sufficient level. It can be illustrated.

  The server 10 includes a database 11 that stores the audience rating to be provided to the client 20, a server communication unit 12 that executes communication with the client 20 via the communication network 5 according to a predetermined protocol, and the database 11 and server communication. A control unit 13 that executes various processes using the unit 12 is mainly provided.

  The database 11 is composed of a nonvolatile memory such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory, for example. The database 11 has at least an area for storing the above-described audience rating information. The storage area includes information for specifying a broadcast program whose audience rating is represented by the audience rating information, and audience rating information. It is stored in association.

  The control unit 13 is configured as a known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like, and executes predetermined processing based on a program stored in the ROM, a program loaded in the RAM, and parameters. is there. For the processing executed by the control unit 13, the audience rating information is acquired from another server providing the audience rating of the broadcast program via the server communication unit 12 (and thus the communication network 5), and the acquired audience rating information is stored in the database. 11 and at least information providing processing for providing audience rating information stored in the database 11 to the client 20 in accordance with a request from the client 20.

[Client Configuration]
The client 20 is a device having at least a function of receiving digital broadcasting and a communication function via the communication network 5, and specifically includes a television receiver, a recorder, a personal computer (PC), an in-vehicle navigation device, and a mobile phone. And so on. As shown in FIG. 1, the client 20 includes a processing unit 21, a client communication unit (viewing rate acquisition unit) 22, a storage unit 23, an operation unit (input unit) 24, a display unit 25, and broadcast reception. The unit 26, the recording unit 27, and the playback unit 28 are mainly provided.

  The configuration of the client 20 shown in FIG. 1 is a configuration common to various existing clients 20, and each client 20 has an original function to be performed by the client 20 in addition to the configuration described in FIG. It has a configuration for realizing. However, since the configuration is not the main part of the invention, the illustration is omitted here.

  Similar to the control unit 13 in the server 10, the processing unit 21 is configured as a well-known microcomputer including a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and the like. The processing unit 21 stores a program stored in the ROM, a program loaded in the RAM, and parameters. Based on this, predetermined processing is executed. Specifically, the processing unit 21 requests the server 10 for the audience rating information indicating the audience rating of the selected broadcast program via the client communication unit 22 (and thus the communication network 5), and the acquired viewing / listening information. Information processing for generating a transition graph indicating the transition of the audience rating based on the rate information, and displaying the transition graph on the display unit 25 in accordance with the progress of the corresponding broadcast program, and broadcast recorded according to the input from the operation unit 24 At least information processing for reproducing a program is executed.

The client communication unit 22 executes communication with the server 10 via the communication network 5 according to a predetermined protocol.
The storage unit 23 is configured by a non-volatile memory such as a hard disk drive or a flash memory, for example, similarly to the database 11 of the server 10. The storage unit 23 has at least an area for storing audience rating information acquired by the client 20.

  The operation unit 24 is used to input various commands to the client 20, and is configured as a user interface that receives operations from a user such as a keyboard, a mouse, and a remote controller. Further, the operation unit 24 can perform at least an operation performed for selecting a program to be viewed using the broadcast receiving unit 26 and an operation performed for the client 20 to make a recording reservation for the broadcast program. It is configured.

  In this embodiment, the case where the operation unit 24 is used as an instruction to start playback of a broadcast program recorded using the transition graph displayed on the display unit 25 will be particularly described.

  In addition to the broadcast program received by the broadcast receiving unit 26, the video of the recorded broadcast program, the transition graph generated by the processing unit 21, and the like, the display unit 25 receives commands input via the operation unit 24. It is for performing various displays based on it.

  The broadcast receiving unit 26 receives digital broadcasts and is a person who receives broadcast programs. The broadcast receiving unit 26 is connected to an antenna that receives a digital broadcast signal, a CA broadcast network that supplies the digital broadcast signal, and the like. Furthermore, the broadcast receiving unit 26 includes a known tuner such as a function of extracting a desired broadcast program signal from a digital broadcast signal in accordance with an operation on the operation unit 24.

  The recording unit 27 stores a desired broadcast program (hereinafter referred to as “received broadcast program”) received by the broadcast receiving unit 26 and extracted by the tuner, and is, for example, a hard disk drive or a flash. It is configured by a nonvolatile memory such as a memory, a magnetic tape, or the like. In the present embodiment, the description is applied to an example in which the storage unit 23 and the recording unit 27 are configured separately. However, only one of the storage unit 23 and the recording unit 27 is provided, and the role of the storage unit 23 and the recording are described. It is good also as a structure which plays the role of the part 27 simultaneously.

  The playback unit 28 plays back the broadcast program stored (recorded) in the recording unit 27, and is configured to be able to play back the broadcast program corresponding to the format of the storage medium of the recording unit 27. . Furthermore, the playback unit 28 and the recording unit 27 are capable of playing back recorded broadcast programs from the start of playback input by the operation unit 24.

[How to watch broadcast programs]
Next, a method for viewing a broadcast program in the program recording / playback system 1 having the above-described configuration, more specifically, viewing a broadcast program from a desired time point using a transition graph of an audience rating displayed on the display unit 25. A method will be described. First, a method for viewing a broadcast program in the program recording / playback system 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display mode of a received broadcast program, a transition graph 25B, and the like on the display unit 25 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a broadcast program and a transition graph in the program recording / playback system 1 in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the display method of 25B.

  When a broadcaster that broadcasts a broadcast program viewed by the viewer via the operation unit 24 is selected, the broadcast reception unit 26 extracts a signal of the selected broadcast program from the received digital broadcast signal. . On the other hand, the processing unit 21 broadcasts the broadcasting station selected for the server 10 via the client communication unit 22 and the communication network 5 based on the channel selection information input to the operation unit 24. Request audience rating information for broadcast programs. The control unit 13 of the server 10 reads the audience rating information of the requested broadcast program from the database 11 according to the request of the processing unit 21, and provides the audience rate information to the client 20 via the server communication unit 12 and the communication network 5. (Acquisition step S1). Note that the timing and cycle of acquiring audience rating information from the server 10 can be performed at various timings and cycles such as the timing of updating audience rating information.

  The processing unit 21 causes the recording unit 27 to record the extracted broadcast program signal, and stores the audience rating information received via the client communication unit 22 in the storage unit 23 in association with the requested broadcast program (display storage). Step S2). At the same time, as shown in FIG. 2, the processing unit 21 displays the extracted broadcast program on the TV display area 25A, which is an area for displaying the upper left broadcast program in the display unit 25, and also displays the display unit 25 from the audience rating information. A transition graph 25B to be displayed is generated, and the generated transition graph 25B is displayed in the lower left area of the display unit 25 (display storage step S3). Note that the recording of the broadcast program and the storage of the audience rating information and the display of the broadcast program and the transition graph 25B are performed by first recording the broadcast program and storing the audience rating information as described above, and the broadcast program and the transition graph 25B. May be displayed later, or conversely, the broadcast program and the transition graph 25B may be displayed first, and the broadcast program may be recorded and the audience rating information may be stored later.

  Here, the horizontal axis in the transition graph 25B represents time (for example, elapsed time), and the vertical axis represents the viewing rate per unit time in the broadcast program displayed on the display unit 25 (viewed by the viewer) ( For example, the instantaneous audience rating or the audience rating per minute). In the transition graph 25B, the transition of the audience rating per unit time from the start of the broadcast program being viewed by the viewer to the current time point is displayed as a line graph. As the broadcast program progresses (when time elapses), the broken line grab displayed on the transition graph 25B expands (to the right in FIG. 2) as time elapses. When viewing the received broadcast program, the bar-shaped current position display unit 25C representing the current time point in the transition graph 25B is located at the tip of the line graph (the right end in FIG. 2). In the present embodiment, the transition of the audience rating with the passage of time has been described as being applied to an example of displaying a line graph. However, the transition may be displayed as a graph of another format such as a bar graph.

  In the present embodiment, the audience rating is used on the vertical axis of the graph, but the audience rating is not displayed as it is, but the display using the relative value of only increase / decrease based on the audience rating at the start of viewing. Alternatively, the rating may be displayed using a value obtained by converting the audience rating with an arbitrary mathematical expression or conditional expression. When relative values are used, there is an advantage that it is possible to express the rise and fall in the program purely. When using a value obtained by converting the audience rating with an arbitrary expression or conditional expression, compared to direct display using the audience rating, there is a merit that the impression given to the viewer can be softened and conversely emphasized. is there. The graph to be displayed may be displayed by overlapping the audience rating graph for the previous broadcast or series and the current audience graph for the current broadcast in order to compare with the previous broadcast or series audience rating graph such as dramas.

  Further, the processing unit 21 acquires the program name of the broadcast program broadcast from another broadcast station and the audience rating information from the server 10 in the same time zone, and acquires the program name and viewing of the other broadcast program. The audience rating represented by the rate information is displayed in the lower right area of the display unit 25. By determining whether or not the broadcast program being viewed by the viewer has ended (S4), the processing unit 21 repeats the above-described processes from S1 to S3 until the broadcast program ends, and when the broadcast program ends. The processes from S1 to S3 are finished. After that, when another broadcast program different from the broadcast program is started, the above-described processing from S1 to S3 may be performed as it is, or until the instruction to display the transition graph 25B is input from the viewer. The processing from S1 to S3 may be stopped.

  Next, a method for viewing a broadcast program from a desired point in time using the audience rating transition graph 25B displayed on the display unit 25, which is a feature of the present embodiment, will be described. For example, the audience rating of a broadcast program that was being watched was high while the viewer required and left the seat, so the viewer missed a part with a high audience rating of the broadcast program, The viewing method described below is used when, for example, a user who wants to watch a portion with a higher audience rating is viewing a portion with a higher audience rating. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining a display mode of the broadcast program and transition graph 25B and the like reproduced on the display unit 25 in FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 shows the broadcast program reproduced in the program recording / playback system 1 in FIG. It is a flowchart explaining the display method of transition graph 25B.

  The processing unit 21 views from the viewer (viewing side) earlier than the viewing point (current point) in the broadcast program from the viewer who was viewing the broadcast program displayed on the display unit 25 by the process of S3 described above. It is determined whether or not an instruction is input via the operation unit 24 (input step S11). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, the input via the operation unit 24 is performed by moving the slider 25E of the scroll bar 25D displayed on the lower side of the transition graph 25B in the left-right direction, thereby moving the current position on the transition graph 25B. The display unit 25C is moved in the time axis direction (left-right direction in FIG. 2) and moved to a desired position. Examples of the operation of the slider 25E include a method of dragging the slider 25E by a mouse operation, a method of operating using a dedicated button for moving the slider 25E, and the like. Note that the operation may be performed so as to move the current position display unit 25C directly without using the scroll bar 25D and the slider 25E. In addition, when there is no input from the operation part 24, the display of the broadcast program and transition graph 25B by the process of S3 mentioned above is continued.

  As described above, when an instruction to view a broadcast program from a desired point in time is input via the operation unit 24, the processing unit 21 determines whether the broadcast of the broadcast program has already ended. (Step S12). If the broadcast has already ended (YES), the viewer is likely to already know the transition of the audience rating from the start to the end of the broadcast program. From the point in time, the reproduction of the broadcast program recorded in the recording unit 27 is started, and the reproduced broadcast program is displayed on the display unit 25 (S13). On the other hand, the processing unit 21 does not perform the process of displaying the transition graph 25B of the audience rating of the broadcast program on the display unit 25.

  When the viewer wants to simultaneously view the transition graph 25B of the broadcast program, the reproduced broadcast program and the transition graph 25B are displayed on the display unit 25 by inputting an instruction to display the transition graph 25B. You may do it.

  When the broadcast of the broadcast program has not ended (NO), the viewer does not know the transition of the audience rating from the start to the end of the broadcast program, and thus the viewer has a future audience rating for the broadcast program. It seems that he wants to know the transition of. In addition, the processing unit 21 records the contents of the broadcast program from the current time to the end and stores the transition of the audience rating so that the broadcast program can be viewed to the end. It is necessary to perform reproduction and recording of the broadcast program and storing the audience rating in parallel.

  Therefore, the processing unit 21 starts reproduction of the broadcast program recorded in the recording unit 27 from the time point instructed by the viewer, and displays the reproduced broadcast program on the display unit 25 as shown in FIG. And a process of displaying the audience rating transition graph 25B of the broadcast program on the display unit 25 (S14). At this time, the transition graph 25B displayed on the display unit 25 may represent the transition of the audience rating from the start of the broadcast program to the time of playback, or from the start of the broadcast program to the time It may represent the transition of the audience rating up to the most recent time acquired in.

  According to the above configuration, the received broadcast program and the audience rating transition graph 25B of the broadcast program are displayed on the display unit 25, and the audience rating associated with the recording of the broadcast program and the progress of the broadcast program is displayed. Is remembered. By viewing the transition graph 25B, the viewer can know the transition of the audience rating in the broadcast program, for example, which part has the highest audience rating. Further, when an arbitrary time point in the displayed transition graph 25B is designated by the operation unit 24, for example, when a time point with the highest audience rating is designated, reproduction of the broadcast program recorded in the recording unit 27 starts from the designated time point. The reproduced broadcast program is displayed on the display unit 25. Therefore, the viewer can view from a desired point in time in the broadcast program, for example, the point at which the audience rating is the highest.

  Here, when the reproduced broadcast program is displayed, the display of the reproduced broadcast program is given priority even if the received broadcast program is displayed on the display unit 25. On the other hand, if the recording of the broadcast program is started before the received broadcast program ends, that is, during the broadcast of the broadcast program, the broadcast program is reproduced and the broadcast program is reproduced. Are received and recorded in parallel, and the audience rating of the broadcast program is repeatedly acquired as the broadcast program progresses, and the acquired audience rating is stored. Thus, the viewer can view the broadcast program again from a desired point in time without paying attention to the continuation or termination of the broadcast program.

  When the reproduced broadcast program is displayed on the display unit 25, the transition graph 25B associated with the progress of the broadcast program is displayed on the display unit 25 together with the broadcast program. It may be displayed, or only the broadcast program may be displayed.

  Since the server 10 having the audience rating that changes with the progress of the broadcast program and the audience rating acquisition unit are connected via the communication network 5, the client communication unit 22 can easily and repeatedly acquire the audience rating.

  Note that the server 10 may obtain information regarding presence / absence of viewing of a broadcast program from at least the client 20 connected via the communication network 5 and calculate the audience rating that changes as the broadcast program progresses. By doing in this way, the transition of the audience rating in the broadcast program can be obtained more quickly.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Program recording / reproducing system, 10 ... Server, 5 ... Communication network, 20 ... Client (terminal device), 22 ... Client communication part (viewing rate acquisition part), 23 ... Storage unit, 24 ... operation unit (input unit), 25 ... display unit, 26 ... broadcast receiving unit, 27 ... recording unit, 28 ... playback unit

Claims (5)

A broadcast receiver for receiving broadcast programs;
With the progress of the received broadcast program, an audience rating acquisition unit that repeatedly acquires the audience rating of the broadcast program;
A display unit for displaying the received broadcast program and displaying the audience rating repeatedly acquired as a transition graph;
A recording unit for recording the received broadcast program;
A storage unit for storing the acquired audience rating in association with the progress of the broadcast program received;
An input unit for designating an arbitrary time point in the transition graph displayed on the display unit;
Among the broadcast programs recorded in the recording unit, a playback unit that starts playback of the broadcast program from a time point specified by the input unit;
With
The display unit is configured to preferentially display the reproduced broadcast program when the reproduction unit starts reproduction of the broadcast program. A terminal device according to claim 1;
A server capable of communicating information with the terminal device via a predetermined communication network and repeatedly providing the audience rating of the broadcast program via a predetermined communication network in response to a request from the audience rating acquisition unit When,
A program recording / playback system comprising: The server
3. The program recording / reproducing system according to claim 2, wherein at least information on presence / absence of viewing of the broadcast program is collected from the terminal device, and the audience rating of the broadcast program is calculated. Receiving the broadcast program, and acquiring the audience rating of the broadcast program repeatedly with the progress of the received broadcast program;
The broadcast program acquired by the acquisition step and the audience rating acquired repeatedly are displayed as a transition graph, the broadcast program acquired by the acquisition step is recorded, and the audience rating acquired repeatedly is received. A display storage step for storing the broadcast program in association with the progress of
An input step for designating an arbitrary time point in the transition graph displayed in the display saving step;
A reproduction step of starting reproduction of the broadcast program from the time point specified in the input step among the stored broadcast programs;
A program recording / reproducing method comprising: In the reproduction step,
The reproduced broadcast program is displayed,
5. The program recording / reproducing method according to claim 4, wherein reception and recording of the broadcast program, and repeated acquisition and storage of the audience rating of the broadcast program as the broadcast program progresses are performed in parallel.

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