JP4668129B2 - Recording apparatus, recording method, control program, and recording medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording apparatus that records a received program, and more particularly to a recording apparatus, a recording method, a recording program, and a recording medium that determine a program to be recorded based on electronic program guide information and the like.

  In recent years, a hard disk recorder that records a broadcast program on a hard disk, a hybrid hard disk recorder in which a hard disk recorder is combined with a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorder or a BD (Blue-ray Disc) recorder, and the like are rapidly spreading. Also, EPG (Electric Program Guide) data, which is program data including information on program attributes such as broadcast start, end time, and genre, is used as broadcast program guide information. As a result, the environment surrounding users regarding the recording of broadcast programs has changed greatly.

  In the past, when making a recording reservation for a continuous program, the user designates a time zone during which the program is broadcast and a broadcast interval (such as weekly or daily). However, in this method, since the recording time zone is fixed, a desired program cannot be recorded if the time zone in which the program is broadcast is shifted.

  On the other hand, for a program that has been registered for recording once, a program with the same title is detected from a nearby time zone based on the program data of the next week acquired in advance, and the recording reservation for the next broadcast is made A method called “tracking recording reservation” is proposed to determine the time zone. According to this method, it is possible not only to avoid missed recordings of programs that are broadcast every week, but also to reliably record reserved programs even when the time period during which the programs are broadcast varies from week to week. Can do.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a recording reservation device capable of recording reservation by this “tracking recording reservation” method. This recording reservation apparatus holds data in which a program name is associated with a date / time and a channel. When a user makes a recording reservation, the user directly specifies the program name, not the recording date / time and channel.

In addition, a recording device such as “all recording” which has a tuner for all channels and a large-capacity hard disk and records all broadcast programs has also appeared.
JP 11-86377 A (published March 30, 1999)

  The recording reservation by the above-mentioned “tracking recording reservation” method of the prior art is used for avoiding missed recording of a program broadcast every week. In other words, the program that is the target of tracking recording in the recording reservation by the “tracking recording reservation” method is limited to the program for which the recording reservation has been registered once.

  For this reason, it is not clear whether a program for which the previous broadcast does not exist, for example, the first broadcast of a series program, is an attractive program for the user, and is not likely to be a target for recording reservation. It is difficult to prevent missed recordings using the “tracking recording reservation” method.

  In addition, in order not to miss the first broadcast of the series program, the user must include the first broadcast of the series program in the program table in which a huge number of programs are posted every day. It is necessary to check whether or not the information is included, and if the first broadcast of the series program is found, it is necessary to newly register a recording reservation.

  However, this method causes a problem that the burden on the user becomes excessive. In addition, the user may miss the first broadcast of the series program at the time of the above check, and as a result, the user may miss the recording.

  On the other hand, a method of recording all broadcast programs can be considered. According to this method, there is no risk of missing the first broadcast. However, it is necessary to prepare tuners for all channels and a large-capacity hard disk, which is not efficient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a recording apparatus, a recording method, a recording program, and a recording program for recording a first broadcast of a series program without registration of a recording reservation by a user. Another object is to provide a recording medium.

  In order to solve the above problems, a recording apparatus according to the present invention is a recording apparatus that records a broadcast program on a recording medium, and the program is a first among a plurality of programs that are broadcast as a series product. Determining means for determining whether or not the program is to be broadcast for the first time; and recording means for recording the program determined by the determining means to be the program to be broadcast for the first time on the recording medium. It is characterized by having.

  According to the above configuration, the recording device records the broadcast program on the recording medium. In the recording apparatus, the determination unit determines whether or not the program to be broadcast is the first program to be broadcast as a series product. Here, a series program is a program of the same title consisting of multiple broadcast times (the number of broadcast episodes) such as a series drama, and broadcast from the first episode to the final episode at regular intervals such as weekly or daily. Refers to the program being played. When it is determined that the broadcast program is the first program in the series, the recording unit records the program on a recording medium.

  In other words, according to the above configuration, the recording apparatus according to the present invention can record the first broadcast of a series of programs for which broadcasting is newly started without the user performing a recording operation.

  This eliminates the need for the user to check the program table on which information on a huge number of programs is posted in order to record series programs. Therefore, convenience for the user is improved. In addition, the first broadcast of the series program can be reliably recorded without missing. Therefore, the user can surely view the first broadcast of the series program. Then, the user can determine whether or not to continue watching the series program based on the result of viewing the first broadcast.

A recording method according to the present invention is a recording method for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium,
A determination step for determining whether or not the program is a first broadcast program among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product, and the determination means determines that the program is a first broadcast program A recording step of recording the recorded program on the recording medium.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the video recording apparatus based on this invention.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention further includes a program guide data acquisition unit that acquires program guide data representing information relating to the program, and the determination unit is configured to execute the program based on the acquired program guide data. It is preferable to determine whether or not the program is broadcasted for the first time among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product.

  According to the above configuration, the program guide data acquisition unit acquires program guide data representing information related to a program. The program guide data is data including information such as a program title, a broadcast date, a program start time, a program end time, a channel, and data representing a description of program contents. And the said determination means determines whether the said program is a 1st program of a series thing based on the acquired program guide data.

  As a result, it is possible to determine whether or not it is the first program in the series using the information about the program included in the program guide data, so that the first program in the series can be accurately determined. It becomes like this.

  Further, in the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the determination unit further selects a program in which a word indicating the first broadcast is included in the information represented by the program guide data. It is preferable to determine that the program is broadcast on the Internet.

  According to the above-described configuration, the determination unit may convert a program in which a word representing the first broadcast is included in the information represented by the program guide data into the program broadcasted the first time. It is determined that Here, for example, “first time” may be considered as a word representing the first time of the series, but “first time” or “first story” may be used, and there is no particular limitation. Not.

  As a result, the program information represented by the program guide data can be surely recorded with respect to the program indicated as the first program in the series.

  Further, in the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the determination means may be configured such that, based on the program guide data, the title of the program is the same date as a predetermined number of days back from the date when the program is broadcast. Different from the title of the program broadcast in the time period of, and the same as the title of the program broadcast in the same time period on the day when the predetermined number of days have passed since the day the program was broadcast In addition, it is preferable to determine that the program is broadcast for the first time.

  According to the above configuration, the determination unit determines whether the program is the first program in the series using data representing the title of the program included in the program guide data. For example, when the predetermined number of days is one week, the determination means determines that the title of the program is different from the title of the program that is broadcast in the same week before the day when the program is broadcast. And when it is the same as the title of the program broadcast in the same time zone of the week following the day when the program is broadcast, it is determined that the program is broadcast for the first time. Note that the predetermined number of days is not limited to one week, and may be one day, and is not particularly limited.

  As a result, even when the program information represented by the program guide data does not indicate that the program is the first program in the series, the recording can be reliably performed.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention further includes a program receiving unit that acquires broadcast data including video data representing the video of the program, and the recording unit stores the acquired broadcast data to store the program. The program is recorded on a recording medium, and the determination means is a program that is broadcast for the first time among a plurality of programs in which the program is broadcast as a series based on video data included in the accumulated broadcast data. It is preferable to determine whether or not to leave the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium.

  According to the above configuration, the program receiving unit acquires broadcast data of a program. The broadcast data includes video data representing the video of the program. The recording means records the program by storing broadcast data in the recording medium. And the said determination means determines whether the said program is a 1st program of a series thing based on the said video data. Here, the determination means determines that the first program of the series is to remain recorded on the recording medium. On the other hand, for the program other than the first one in the series, it can be considered that the determination means determines to delete from the recording medium, but there is no particular limitation.

  Thereby, since it can be determined using the video data representing the video of the program whether or not it is the first program in the series, the first program in the series can be accurately determined.

  Moreover, in the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the determination means further, based on the video data, the video data of the title screen of the program goes back a predetermined number of days from the date when the program is broadcast. Different from the title screen video data of a program broadcast in the same time zone of the day, and a program broadcast in the same time zone on the day when the predetermined number of days have elapsed from the date of broadcasting the program If the video data is the same as the video data of the title screen, it is preferable to determine that the program is the first broadcast program.

  According to the above configuration, the determination unit determines whether the program is the first program in the series using the video data of the title screen of the program included in the video data. For example, when the predetermined number of days is one week, the determination means is a program in which the video data of the title screen of the program is broadcast in the same time zone of the week before the program is broadcast. If the video data is the same as the video data of the title screen of the program that is broadcast in the same time zone of the week following the day when the program is broadcast, the video is broadcast for the first time. It is determined that the program is a program. Note that the predetermined number of days is not limited to one week, and may be one day, and is not particularly limited.

  As a result, even when the program information represented by the program guide data does not indicate that the program is the first program in the series, the recording can be reliably performed.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention may further include a viewing determination unit that determines whether or not the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium is viewed by a user, and the recording unit includes: It is preferable that the second and subsequent programs are continuously recorded until the viewing determination unit determines that the recorded program broadcast for the first time is viewed by the user.

  According to the above configuration, the viewing determination unit determines whether or not the user has viewed the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium. The recording means continuously records the second and subsequent programs until it is determined that the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium has been viewed by the user. For example, if the recorded program to be broadcast for the first time is not viewed by the user when the second and subsequent programs are broadcast, the recording means is not operated by the user. The second and subsequent programs are recorded.

  As a result, for the newly started series program, the second and subsequent programs are continuously recorded at least until the user views the recorded first program. In other words, the user can surely view the second and subsequent programs until he / she views the recorded first program.

  Further, in the recording apparatus according to the present invention, the viewing determining means for determining whether or not the program broadcast on the first time recorded on the recording medium has been viewed by the user, and the viewing determining means are recorded on the recording medium. If it is determined that the program broadcast for the first time has been viewed by the user, the message control means for presenting a message requesting an instruction regarding whether or not to continue viewing the subsequent programs of the same series to the message presenting apparatus. The recording means preferably records subsequent broadcasts of the same series in response to an instruction input by the user to the message presented by the message control means.

  According to the above configuration, the viewing determination unit determines whether or not the user has viewed the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium. If it is determined that the first broadcast program recorded on the recording medium has been viewed by the user, the message control means determines whether to continue viewing the subsequent programs of the same series on the message presentation device. Present a message requesting instructions on When the message is displayed, the user inputs an instruction regarding whether or not to continuously record the second and subsequent broadcasts. The recording control means records subsequent broadcasts of the same series according to the instruction input by the user.

  Accordingly, when the first program of the recorded series is viewed by the user, the user's intention can be surely confirmed as to whether or not to continue viewing the second and subsequent programs. .

  In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the recording unit records the program in a dedicated area for recording a program broadcast for the first time.

  According to the above configuration, the recording means records the program broadcast for the first time in the series in a dedicated area of the recording medium.

  Thereby, the recorded data of the program broadcasted for the first time of the series product and the recorded data of other programs (for example, the second and subsequent programs of the series product and special programs) can be distinguished and handled. it can. Therefore, the process executed in relation to the first program in the series can be efficiently performed.

  The recording apparatus according to the present invention is a recording apparatus for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium, wherein a determination means for determining whether or not the program is a preview program or a numbered program, and the determination means provides an advance notice. Recording means for recording the program determined to be a program or a program on the recording medium is provided.

  According to the above configuration, the recording device records the broadcast program on the recording medium. In the recording apparatus, the determination unit determines whether the broadcast program is a preview program or a program number. Here, the notice program is a program for notifying various programs scheduled to be broadcast after the notice program is broadcast. The program number is a program that advertises various programs scheduled to be broadcast after the program number is broadcast. In other words, in the preview program or the program numbered program, a series program is also notified or promoted. When it is determined that the broadcast program is a preview program or a program number, the recording unit records the program on a recording medium.

  That is, according to the above configuration, the recording apparatus according to the present invention can record the preview program or the numbered program without the user performing a recording operation.

  As a result, the user can reliably record the preview program or the program number. Then, the user views the recorded preview program or program number to determine whether the series program that is the target of the preview program or advertisement is an attractive program for the user. become able to.

  The recording method according to the present invention is a recording method for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium, a determination step for determining whether or not the program is a preview program or a numbered program, and a notification by the determination means. And a recording step of recording the program determined to be a program or a program on the recording medium.

  According to said structure, there exists an effect similar to the video recording apparatus based on this invention.

  In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, it is preferable that the recording unit records the program in a dedicated area for recording a preview program or a program number.

  According to the above configuration, the recording unit records the notice program or the program number in a dedicated area of the recording medium.

  As a result, the recorded data of the preview program or the pre-announced program and the recorded data of the other program can be distinguished and handled. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently perform processing executed in connection with the preview program or the program number.

  The recording device may be realized by a computer. In this case, a control program for realizing the recording apparatus in the computer by operating the computer as each of the above means and a computer-readable recording medium recording the control program are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the recording apparatus according to the present invention is a recording apparatus that records a broadcast program on a recording medium, and the program is broadcasted for the first time among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product. Determining means for determining whether or not the program is to be played, and recording means for recording the program determined to be the first broadcast program by the determining means on the recording medium. It is characterized by.

  The recording method according to the present invention is a recording method for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium, wherein the program is broadcasted for the first time among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product. A determination step for determining whether or not the program is determined to be a program broadcast for the first time by the determination means, and a recording step for recording the program on the recording medium. .

  Therefore, it is possible to record reliably without missing the first program of the series that starts broadcasting anew. In other words, the user can make a more accurate determination as to whether or not the series product is a desirable program for the user after viewing the first program of the series product.

[Embodiment 1]
One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, a recording apparatus 1 that records the first broadcast of a series program without registration of a recording reservation by the user will be described.

(Outline of recording device 1)
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a recording apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The recording apparatus 1 includes a program guide data acquisition unit 101 (program guide data acquisition unit), a program reception unit 102, a program designation data extraction unit 103 (determination unit), and a storage control unit 104 (recording unit, viewing determination unit). A storage unit 105 (recording medium), a reproduction control unit 106 (message control means), a display control unit 107, an instruction unit 108, an operation unit 109, and a display 110 (message presentation device).

  The program guide data acquisition unit 101 acquires program guide data representing guide information about a program currently being broadcast or a program scheduled to be broadcast in the future. As program guide data, for example, EPG (electronic program guide) provided via broadcast waves, program information included in SI (Service Information: service information) multiplexed with video data and transmitted in digital broadcasting, etc. There is. The program guide data acquisition unit 101 can also download and use program guide data published on the Internet as program guide data. Furthermore, the various program guide data described above may be used in combination, and is not particularly limited. Then, the program guide data acquisition unit 101 transmits the acquired program guide data to the program designation data extraction unit 103.

  The program receiving unit 102 receives a broadcast signal of a currently broadcast program, demodulates the received broadcast signal, and extracts a video signal, an audio signal, and the like. Then, the program receiving unit 102 directly or encodes the extracted video signal and audio signal, and transmits them to the program designation data extraction unit 103 and the accumulation control unit 104 as broadcast data including video data and audio data.

  First, the program designation data extraction unit 103 is based on the received program guide data or based on the video data of the program, and the first (first broadcast story, first broadcast story, For the first episode), information for designating a program required for recording is extracted as program designation data. The "series program" here is a program with the same title consisting of multiple broadcast times (the number of broadcast episodes) such as a series drama, and broadcast from the first episode to the final episode at regular intervals such as weekly or daily. Refers to the program being played. The program designation data includes at least the broadcast date (or day of the week) of the program, the start time, the end time (or the broadcast time length), and the channel. In some cases, broadcast intervals (daily, weekly, etc.) are also included.

  Note that the program designation data extraction unit 103 performs processing for determining whether a program whose program guide data includes program information is a program for which the program designation data is to be extracted. That is, the program designation data extraction unit 103 determines whether a program whose program information is included in the program guide data is a program that is broadcast for the first time among a plurality of programs that are broadcast as a series product. .

  The accumulation control unit 104 receives the program designation data from the program designation data extraction unit 103 and records the program based on the program designation data. At this time, the accumulation control unit 104 receives broadcast data from the program receiving unit 102 and accumulates it in the accumulating unit 105. The storage control unit 104 stores broadcast data for each program in association with program basic data representing the program name and the number of broadcasts. That is, the storage unit 105 stores broadcast data for each program. Here, the program basic data is data for managing the stored broadcast data for each program, and as described above, the minimum necessary data for management may be selected and stored. In addition to this, the program guide data or the program designation data extracted from the program guide data may be recorded as it is and handled as program basic data. The accumulating unit 105 also accumulates image data representing a program extracted separately from video data along with broadcast data. This representative image data is used as thumbnail data at the time of thumbnail display.

  When playing back a program, the playback control unit 106 takes out the broadcast data of the program from the storage unit 105 and supplies the video signal of the program to the display control unit 107. The playback control unit 106 also outputs image data (for example, thumbnail data) and program basic data (or program guide data) stored together with broadcast data for the recorded program to the display control unit 107. Then, the display control unit 107 displays a list with the image represented by the image data together with the stored program information (program data) on the display 110, displays a thumbnail list of the image data, or represents the program guide data. Control for displaying program guide information is performed.

  The instruction unit 108 receives the instruction content input by the user via the operation unit 109 as instruction data, and supplies the instruction data to the accumulation control unit 104. The accumulation control unit 104 records a program based on the received instruction data.

  Details of the instruction unit 108 will be described later, but the outline is as follows. In the recording apparatus 1 according to the present invention, after the user views the series program stored in the storage unit 105, whether to continue watching the series program in the future (that is, whether to continue recording). A message confirming the user's intention is displayed. For example, after viewing the first broadcast of the recorded series program, a message for confirming whether to view the second and subsequent broadcasts is displayed. The user inputs an answer to this message via the operation unit 109. At this time, if the user inputs an answer to view the broadcast after the second time, the instruction unit 108 instructs the accumulation control unit 104 to continuously record the second and subsequent broadcasts. Is transmitted.

(Program designation data extraction unit 103)
Hereinafter, the program designation data extraction unit 103 will be described in detail. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an image of processing in which the program designation data extraction unit 103 extracts program designation data for the first broadcast of a series program using program guide data.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an image when program designation data for the first broadcast of a series program is extracted by keyword search. As shown in FIG. 2A, the program guide data 201 includes information on a plurality of programs. In the program guide data 201, only the title of the program is shown, but in addition to the title, broadcast date, program start time, end time, channel, text data representing the content of the program, and the like are included for each program. ing.

  For each program included in the program guide data 201, the program designation data extraction unit 103 searches the keyword 202 from text data representing the program content. The keyword 202 is a word indicating that it is the first broadcast of a series program such as “first”, “first”, “first episode”, and is registered in advance in a storage unit (not shown) as text data. ing. As a result, as a result of the search, the program in which the keyword 202 is included in the text data representing the program content is the first broadcast of the series program.

  In the example of FIG. 2A, as a result of the search, the program designation data extraction unit 103 searches the program guide data 201 for a keyword “first” indicating that it is the first broadcast of a series program. It shows that program designation data is extracted for the included program “Spring Storm”. The program designation data extraction unit 103 designates, for the “spring storm”, data representing the broadcast date, program start time, program end time, channel, broadcast interval (daily, weekly, etc.) from the program guide data 203. Data 204 is extracted and transmitted to the accumulation control unit 104.

  In FIG. 2A, only program designation data for one program is extracted, but a plurality of programs may be extracted. Note that the user can newly register other words representing the first episode of the series program as the keyword 202, or can change already registered data.

  However, in the method shown in FIG. 2A, the keywords “first time”, “first time”, and “first story” are included in the text data representing the program content included in the program guide data 201. When there is a first series program that is not yet available, it cannot be determined that the program is the first broadcast.

  Even for programs other than the series program, keywords such as “first time”, “first time”, “first story” are included in the text data representing the program content included in the program guide data 201. A program that is not originally targeted, that is, a program that is not the first of a series program is extracted. In this case, when the program guide data includes data representing a broadcast interval, it is possible to exclude programs that are not series programs by using the data.

  FIG. 2B shows an image of processing when program designation data for the first broadcast of a series program is extracted by comparing the titles of programs broadcast in the same time zone on different days. FIG. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the program guide data 212 (the program guide data 212 for this week) on which the program designation data for the first broadcast of the series program is extracted, and the program of the previous week Using the guide data 211 and the program guide data 213 for the next week, program designation data for the first broadcast of the series program is extracted. That is, in this embodiment, an example of recording a series program broadcast every week is shown. In this case, the number of days of one week is a predetermined number of days in the recording apparatus according to the present embodiment. However, the series program to be recorded in the recording apparatus according to the present invention may be a series program broadcast at intervals of one day, and is not particularly limited.

  More specifically, it is as follows. First, the program guide data acquisition unit 101 acquires program guide data 211, program guide data 212, and program guide data 213 in advance and stores them in a storage unit (not shown). Each program guide data includes data representing program information such as program broadcast schedules and program contents for a plurality of programs.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2B, program guide data 211, program guide data 212, and program guide data 213 represent program information for the same channel. Note that the program 211a, the program 212a, and the program 213a are programs that are broadcast in the same time zone, and the program 211b, the program 212b, and the program 213b are also programs that are broadcast in the same time zone.

  In the process of extracting the program designation data for the first broadcast of the series program, the program designation data extraction unit 103 first introduces the program title included in the program guide data 212 for this week and the program of the previous week. The title of the program included in the guide data 211 is compared. At this time, the program designation data extraction unit 103 compares programs broadcast in the same time zone. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the program designation data extraction unit 103 compares the titles of the program 211a and the program 212a or the program 211b and the program 212b, for example. Similarly, the program designation data extraction unit 103 compares titles for all other programs broadcast in the same time zone.

  As a result of the comparison, the program designation data extraction unit 103 selects a program whose program title is different from the program title broadcasted in the same time period of the previous week among the programs whose program information is included in the program guide data 212. Extract as a program. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the program designation data extraction unit 103 extracts programs 212a and 212c as candidate programs. As a result, among the programs broadcast this week, programs that are not broadcast in the previous week, that is, programs that may be the first broadcast of the series program are extracted. However, a special program that is broadcast only once is selected as a candidate program only by comparison with the program broadcast last week. In FIG. 2B, the program 212c corresponds to this.

  Therefore, next, the program designation data extraction unit 103 compares the title of the candidate program with the title of the program broadcast in the same time zone of the next week. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the titles of the programs 212a and 213a and the programs 212c and 213c extracted as the candidate programs are compared.

  As a result of the comparison, the program designation data extraction unit 103 determines that, among the candidate programs, a program whose title is the same as the title of the program broadcast in the same time zone of the next week is the first broadcast of the series program. Extract. In the example shown in FIG. 2B, the program designation data extraction unit 103 extracts the program 212a as the first broadcast of the series program. As a result, programs that are not broadcast in the previous week but are broadcast this week and the following week are extracted. That is, the extracted program is a program that is broadcast not only this week but also the following week, and does not include special programs that are broadcast only once.

  Thereafter, the program designation data extraction unit 103 selects a broadcast date, a program start time, an end time, a channel, a broadcast interval (daily or weekly) from the program guide data 214 for the first broadcast of the extracted series program. And the like are transmitted to the accumulation control unit 104 as program designation data 215.

  As described above, the method shown in FIG. 2A and the method shown in FIG. 2B have been described as independent methods. By combining these methods, the first series program can be selected from the program guide data. It is also possible to improve the accuracy of extracting programs that are broadcasts.

  Further, the program designation data extraction unit 103 narrows down the programs to be extracted in advance based on the data representing the genre of the program included in the program guide data before performing the extraction process described above. Also good. For example, if the genre of a program to be extracted can be specified via the operation unit 109, a user who wants to watch a series of drama programs but does not watch a series of animation programs is targeted for extraction processing. Drama can be specified as the genre of the program. And the program designation | designated data extraction part 103 can extract only the program whose data showing the genre of a program is drama from program guide data previously.

  Alternatively, the broadcast time zone of the program to be viewed / recorded may be designated via the operation unit 109. As a result, a user who wants to watch a series program broadcast in the time zone from 19:00 to 21:00 but does not watch a series program in the 21:00 to 23:00 time series is broadcasted in the time zone from 19:00 to 21:00. Can be specified as the target of extraction processing. In this case, the program designation data extraction unit 103 can extract in advance only the programs in the time zone where the data representing the broadcast time zone of the program is 19 to 21:00 from the program guide data.

  That is, according to the above-described configuration, the program designation data extraction unit 103 narrows down the programs to be extracted based on the genre designated by the user, the broadcast time zone, and the like, and then the first series program. It is possible to perform processing for extracting program designation data for a single broadcast.

  FIG. 3 shows a process of determining the first broadcast of a series program using video data of the program in the process in which the program designation data extraction unit 103 extracts the program designation data for the first broadcast of the series program. FIG.

  The process for determining the first broadcast of the series program using the video data of the program will be described in more detail as follows. First, the accumulation control unit 104 extracts the video data of the title screen for every program received by the program receiving unit 102 and records it in the accumulation unit 105 every day. Then, the program designation data extraction unit 103 is the same as the previous week's video data (this week's program video) for the program for which it is determined whether or not it is the first broadcast of the series program. The video data of the title screen of the program that was broadcast at the time of

  FIG. 3 shows an example in which the program designation data extraction unit 103 determines whether or not the program 312 is a first broadcast of a series program. In this example, the program designation data extraction unit 103 includes the video data of the title screen 302 in the program video of the program 312 (the program video of the week) and the program 311 that was broadcast at the same time as the broadcast time of the program 312 in the previous week. Are compared with the video data of the title screen 301 in the program video. As a result, when the video data on the title screen 302 and the video data on the title screen 301 are different, the program designation data extraction unit 103 determines that the program 312 is a program that has the first possibility of a series program.

  Next, the video data of the title screen 302 of the program 312 of this week and the video data of the title screen 303 of the program 313 of the next week are compared for the program having the first possibility of the series program. It is determined whether the program is a program. However, the video data of the title screen 303 is obtained at the time of broadcasting the next week, and cannot be obtained at the time of broadcasting this week's program. For this reason, in the determination of the first broadcast of the series program using the video data of the program, when it is determined as a candidate program for the first broadcast of the series program compared to the title video of last week, Record the program, and verify whether the recorded candidate program was the first broadcast at the time of the next week's program broadcast. If it was the first broadcast correctly, leave the recorded program and determine As a result, if it is determined that it is not the first broadcast, the recorded program is deleted at the next week's broadcast time.

  The process shown in FIG. 3 is a process of comparing titles for programs broadcast in the same time zone on different days in the process shown in FIG. 2B in order to determine the first broadcast of a series program. Is replaced with a process of comparing the video data of the title screen. Note that the video data used for comparison is not limited to video data representing a single frame video, and video data of a scene composed of a plurality of frames may be used as a comparison target. For example, processing such as determination by comparing video data (video data of an opening video) for a certain time from the start of the program is also possible.

  Even when the first broadcast of a series program is recorded using the video data of the program, the program is recorded from the beginning of the program. At this time, specifically, as described above, the accumulation control unit 104 extracts the video data of the title screen for all the received programs and records it in the storage unit 105, so that the video data of the title screen is reached. Until then, it is assumed that the recording is performed using the process, and it is determined by the determination process whether or not the program recording is continued after the title video broadcast. The end of the recording is performed based on end time information included in the program guide data.

  The storage control unit 104 receives data such as the broadcast date, start time, end time, channel, and broadcast interval (daily, weekly, etc.) of the program extracted by the program designation data extraction unit 103 as program designation data. Record a program based on the specified data. Therefore, when the broadcast date and start time of the program included in the program designation data is in the future from the time when the program designation data is received, the storage control unit 104 broadcasts the program included in the program designation data. Wait until day or start time. That is, the recording apparatus 1 is in a state in which a recording reservation is set. On the other hand, if the received program designation data is a content that designates a program currently being broadcast, the program being broadcast is immediately recorded. Alternatively, as described above, the currently broadcast program is recorded from the top of the program, including the recorded video from the top of the program that has already been recorded.

  Further, when the second broadcast of the same program is broadcast before the user views the first broadcast of the recorded series program, the storage control unit 104 records the first program. The second and subsequent broadcast dates are calculated from the broadcast date and the broadcast interval included in the used program designation data, and the second and subsequent broadcasts are performed according to the start time and end time included in the program designation data. Continue to record programs.

(Accumulation control unit 104 and accumulation unit 105)
The accumulation control unit 104 determines whether or not to view or record the second and subsequent programs after the user views the first and second broadcasts of the recorded series program. Continue until the user instructs on. That is, the accumulation control unit 104 determines whether or not the user has watched the first broadcast of the recorded series program. While it is determined that the user is not viewing, the second and subsequent broadcasts of the series program are continuously recorded.

  In addition, not only after the user views the first broadcast, but also accumulation control until receiving any instruction from the user regarding whether or not to continue recording the second and subsequent broadcasts (until a predetermined condition is satisfied). The unit 104 may be configured to continuously record the second and subsequent broadcasts, and is not particularly limited. Specific processing contents of the accumulation control unit 104 when the user views the first broadcast of the recorded series program will be described later.

  The storage unit 105 stores broadcast data composed of video data, audio data, and the like of a program to be recorded in association with program basic data representing basic information about the program such as a program name and the number of broadcasts. However, the storage unit 105 does not have to record broadcast data and program basic data on the same recording medium. That is, the storage unit 105 may be composed of a plurality of recording media, and may record broadcast data and program basic data on separate recording media. As already described, the program basic data may be the program guide data described above or the program designation data extracted from the program guide data as it is recorded.

  The storage unit 105 includes an internal recording medium such as an HDD, a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, a flexible disk, a cassette tape, an MO (Magnetic Optical Disc), an MD (Mini Disc), a CD (Compact Disc) -ROM / RAM / R / RW, DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) -ROM / RAM / R / RW, SD memory card, IC card (including memory card), optical card, semiconductor memory, etc. There is no particular limitation.

  According to the recording apparatus 1 according to the present invention, a series program can be recorded without missing the first program. As a result, the user can surely view the first broadcast of the newly started series program. Therefore, the user can select whether or not to view the second and subsequent broadcasts of the series program by viewing the first broadcast of the series program.

  Conventionally, a user views a program (program promotion) CM that is played before a series program is broadcast and determines whether to record the series program. On the other hand, according to the recording apparatus 1 of the present invention, since the first broadcast of the series program can be reliably recorded, the series program is viewed after viewing the first broadcast of the recorded series program. Can be determined. This makes it possible to make a more accurate determination as to whether or not the program is desirable for the user. Note that the recording device 1 may be provided with an additional function such as generating a digest for the first broadcast for a user whose viewing time is limited.

  Based on the above, in the recording apparatus 1 of the present application, it is necessary to be able to distinguish the first broadcast data of a series program from the broadcast data of other programs. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a state where the storage unit 105 stores broadcast data. FIG. 4A shows the storage unit 105 having a dedicated area for storing the first broadcast data of the series program. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the storage unit 105 that manages the first broadcast data of the series program using the recording list 411. For this reason, the storage unit 105 is provided with a dedicated storage area 401 for recording the first broadcast data of the series program as shown in FIG. Note that another storage area 402 shown in FIG. 4A is an area for recording second and subsequent broadcast data of a series program, broadcast data of a non-series program, and the like. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4B, a recording list 411 for the first broadcast of the recorded series program may be generated and managed. The recording list 411 also records data indicating how many times the series program has been broadcasted. Note that “2” shown in the list 411 indicates that the storage unit 105 records broadcast data up to the second broadcast for the program “Spring Storm”. How to handle the information about the first broadcast recorded in the recording list 411 will be described later.

  When the storage area 401 shown in FIG. 4A is used, the amount that can be stored for the first broadcast data of the series program may be limited, that is, the capacity of the storage area 401 may be limited. Thereby, it is possible to suppress the number of programs in which the first broadcast data is stored at an arbitrary time. Alternatively, it is also conceivable to add a process of refreshing by replacing broadcast data stored in the storage area 401 for each course of broadcasting.

(Reproduction control unit 106)
The reproduction control unit 106 takes out video data of the program from the storage unit 105 and supplies it to the display control unit 107 as a video signal. That is, the playback control unit 106 plays back the video of the program. In addition, the playback control unit 106 sends data representing a list of recorded programs to the display control unit 107 based on the basic program data associated with the broadcast data. Further, the reproduction control unit 106 extracts program guide data representing the guide information of the program stored in the storage unit 105 together with the video data as information in the program basic data or additional information different from the program basic data. The program guide data is sent to the display control unit 107 together with the signal. In addition, the reproduction control unit 106 takes out image data (for example, thumbnail data) of the program stored in the storage unit 105 together with the video data, and sends it to the display control unit 107. The display control unit 107 performs control for displaying program guide information on the display 110, pasting and displaying recorded program images in a list, and displaying a thumbnail list.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of displaying a list of recorded programs on the display 110. In the example shown in FIG. 5, only the program in which broadcast data is stored in the storage unit 105, that is, the program in which the first broadcast data of the series program is stored on the screen displaying a list of recorded programs. The program title and a number (number of times of recording) indicating how many times the program has been recorded are displayed.

  At this time, if the first broadcast data of the series program is managed using the storage area 401 as shown in FIG. 4A, the playback control unit 106 stores the broadcast data in the storage area 401. The number of times of recording is checked and displayed only for the program that is being recorded. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the first broadcast data is managed using the recording list 411, the playback control unit 106 displays the number of recordings with reference to the recording list 411.

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, the user can select a program to be viewed from the programs displayed on the display 110 via the operation unit 109. Then, the playback control unit 106 plays back the program selected by the user. At this time, when a series program including the first broadcast (unviewed) is selected, the reproduction control unit 106 reproduces the first broadcast regardless of the number of recordings described above.

  According to said structure, the error in which a user views a series program from the broadcast time in the middle (for example, from the 2nd time) can be prevented. In addition to the example shown in FIG. 5, a dedicated selection screen that displays only the titles of programs in which the first broadcast data of the series program is stored may be prepared.

  Furthermore, after the user selects a desired recorded program from the list shown in FIG. 5 and views the first broadcast of the recorded series program, the playback control unit 106 asks the user of the series program. Next, in other words, a message for confirming the user's intention as to whether or not to view the second and subsequent broadcasts is displayed. In the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a message requesting a user's instruction is displayed regarding whether or not to continue viewing a subsequent program of the same series.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message displayed on the display 110 in order to confirm the user's intention as to whether to watch or record the continuation of the series program. In response to the message shown in FIG. 6, the user inputs whether or not to continue the series program via the operation unit 109.

  FIG. 6A is an example of a message requesting the user to select one of two options for whether or not to view the second and subsequent broadcasts. In this case, the user needs to determine whether or not to view the continuation of the series program immediately after viewing the first broadcast.

  FIG. 6B is an example of a message that allows the user to select to hold the determination as to whether or not to view the second and subsequent broadcasts. Accordingly, when the user cannot determine whether or not to continue watching with the first broadcast alone, the user may determine again at the stage of viewing the second broadcast, and whether or not to continue the series program. You can postpone the decision about Further, the user can repeat the hold even after watching the second and subsequent broadcasts, and can postpone the determination to a later time.

  Note that “viewing the continuation” shown in FIG. 6 (A) and FIG. 6 (B) does not mean that the continuation of the series program is reproduced and viewed immediately, but also about the subsequent broadcast times. This means that the series program is continuously viewed (recorded). That is, when the user selects “Yes” in response to the messages shown in FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B, the subsequent broadcast times are automatically automatically set for the watched series program. Processing is performed so as to be a target of recording. In addition, if there is a subsequent broadcast time that has already been recorded, a separate screen is displayed so that the user can instruct playback for that broadcast time, and when “Yes” is selected, subsequent playback is immediately started. Of course it is good.

  In addition, the message shown in FIG. 6A or 6B may be displayed when the user has watched the first broadcast halfway, or the first broadcast was watched by fast-forwarding. It may be displayed later. That is, the timing at which the message shown in FIG. 6A or 6B is displayed can be arbitrarily set. Therefore, for example, a digest video of the first broadcast video may be created, and the message shown in FIG. 6A or 6B may be displayed when the user views the digest video. As described above, the user is guided from the screen shown in FIG. 6 (A) or FIG. 6 (B) to viewing or recording the second broadcast or later as the process after the first broadcast viewing.

(Instruction unit 108)
The instruction unit 108 instructs to change the accumulation process performed by the accumulation control unit 104 based on the input result of the user with respect to the message illustrated in FIG. 6A or 6B. More specifically, it is as follows.

  If the user selects “Yes” via the operation unit 109 for the message shown in FIG. 6A or 6B after viewing the first broadcast of the series program, the instruction unit 108 Accepts instruction data representing an instruction to view (record) a continuation. Thereafter, the instruction unit 108 transmits the instruction data to the accumulation control unit 104. When the storage control unit 104 receives the instruction data, according to information (program broadcast date, start time, end time, channel, broadcast interval, etc.) included in the program designation data received for the first broadcast, Recording is also performed for the second and subsequent broadcasts. More specifically, for example, a recording reservation that is set to record only the first broadcast is changed to a setting such as weekly recording or daily recording.

  When the storage area 401 shown in FIG. 4A is used, the storage control unit 104 moves the first broadcast data of the series program viewed by the user from the storage area 401 to the storage area 402. That is, the storage area 401 stores only broadcast data that is the first broadcast data of a series program and is not viewed by the user. Alternatively, when managing broadcast data using the recording list 411 shown in FIG. 4B, the title of the series program that the user has watched the first broadcast is deleted from the recording list 411. That is, in the recording list 411, only programs that the user has not watched the first broadcast are recorded.

  If the user selects “No” via the operation unit 109 in response to the message shown in FIG. 6A or 6B after viewing the first broadcast of the series program, the instruction unit 108 Accepts instruction data indicating an instruction not to view (record) a continuation. Thereafter, the instruction unit 108 transmits the instruction data to the accumulation control unit 104. When the accumulation control unit 104 receives the instruction data, the accumulation control unit 104 discards all broadcast data regarding the series program accumulated in the accumulation unit 105. For example, when the storage unit 105 stores the second and subsequent broadcast data for the series program, the storage unit 104 deletes the second and subsequent broadcast data. Furthermore, the recording reservation which was set to record the first and second and subsequent broadcasts is canceled.

  As described above, the recording apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes the program designation data extraction unit 103 and the accumulation control unit 104. The program designation data extraction unit 103 extracts the first program of the series program. Then, the accumulation control unit 104 records the program based on the program designation data received from the program designation data extraction unit 103 without receiving a recording instruction from the user. Further, the series program after the second broadcast is continuously recorded until the program video of the first broadcast is viewed. As a result, it is possible to avoid missing the first broadcast of the series program.

  Furthermore, the recording apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a reproduction control unit 106 and an instruction unit 108 and continues the second and subsequent times after viewing the recorded program video of the first broadcast. Then, the user asks whether to select viewing or recording, and guides the user to view or record the second and subsequent programs. As a result, it is possible to reduce the time and effort of the user and efficiently guide to the second viewing and recording. In addition, since the user can determine whether the program is a desirable series program for the user who wants to continue watching the program image of the first broadcast, it is more accurate whether the program is a desirable program for the user himself / herself. Judgment is possible.

[Embodiment 2]
Another embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

(Outline of the recording device 2)
FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the recording apparatus 2 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The recording apparatus 2 includes a program guide data acquisition unit 701, a program reception unit 702, a program designation data extraction unit 703, a storage control unit 704, a storage unit 705, a playback control unit 706, a display control unit 707, An instruction unit 708, an operation unit 709, and a display 710 are provided.

  The program guide data acquisition unit 701, the program reception unit 702, the storage unit 705, the display control unit 707, the instruction unit 708, the operation unit 709, and the display 710 each acquire program guide data of the recording apparatus 1 described in the first embodiment. Unit 101, program receiving unit 102, storage unit 105, display control unit 107, instruction unit 108, operation unit 109, and display 110. Therefore, hereinafter, the functions of the program designation data extraction unit 703, the accumulation control unit 704, the reproduction control unit 706, and the instruction unit 708 will be mainly described.

  Upon receiving the program guide data from the program guide data acquisition unit 701, the program designation data extraction unit 703 designates a program for a notice program or a program (program promotion) from among programs whose information is included in the program guide data. Extract data. In the following, the notice program and the program will be abbreviated as the notice / ban program.

  The program guide data acquisition unit 701 determines whether the program is a notice / number program from the program guide data as in the example shown in FIG. 2A in the first embodiment. There is a method of performing a keyword search based on keywords that are likely to be included in guide data, such as “notice”, “new program”, “immediately before”, “highlight”, and the like. In addition, notice / banner programs are often broadcast in the program organization modification period, so the quarterly program composition modification period and the time period when series programs are likely to be broadcast. The programs may be recorded in a concentrated manner. Alternatively, since many CMs related to the target series program are broadcast during the program modification period, candidate program titles that frequently appear are extracted from CMs during the program modification period, and the extracted candidate titles are extracted. It is also possible to extract a notice / banquet program with the keyword of.

The storage control unit 704, from the program designation data extraction unit 703, broadcast date, start time, end time, channel, broadcast interval (every day or weekly) of the announcement / number program extracted by the program designation data extraction unit 703 as program designation data. Etc.) and the program is recorded based on the program designation data. At this time, the accumulation control unit 704 receives the broadcast data of the notice / number program from the program receiving unit 702 and accumulates it in the accumulating unit 705. Similarly to the storage unit 105 according to the first embodiment, the storage unit 705 allows the broadcast data of the notice / number program to be distinguished from the broadcast data of other programs, so that the broadcast data of the notice / number program is displayed. Includes a dedicated storage area for recording. (See Fig. 4 (A))
In the following description, it is assumed that program designation data for a program that has been recorded / announced by a recorded notice / announced program is acquired in advance and held in the storage unit 705.

  The playback control unit 706 sends data representing a list of recorded notice / number programs to the display control unit 707. Then, the display control unit 707 performs control for displaying a list of recorded notice / number programs on the display 710. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example in which a list of recorded notice / number programs is displayed on the display 710. By displaying the list shown in FIG. 8, the user is prompted to view the recorded notice / number program. Then, the user selects and watches a desired notice / number program from the notice / number programs shown in FIG. As described above, in the present embodiment, program designation data for a program that has been recorded / announced by a recorded notice / announcement program is also acquired in advance and stored in the storage unit 705. Therefore, after the user views the notice / number program, the program designation data of the program (the main broadcast program) that the notice / number program is subject to notice or promotion is used to guide the recording reservation of the main program. To do. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen that guides the user to a recording reservation of a program that is a target of the advance notice / advance program. A screen as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed to the user after viewing the preview / number program, and guides the user to make a recording reservation for the broadcast program.

  When the user gives a recording reservation instruction for the main broadcast program, the instruction unit 708 instructs the storage control unit 704 to make a recording reservation for the main broadcast program, and recording is executed.

  Note that the playback control unit 706 of the recording device 2 checks the broadcast time zone of the main broadcast program from the stored program designation data of the main broadcast program, and determines whether the broadcast of the main broadcast program is approaching. A function may be provided to notify the user of that fact and to prompt the user to pay attention.

  The recording apparatus 2 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes a determination unit 703 and a storage control unit 704, and determines whether or not a broadcast program is a preview / number program and automatically records the program. As a result, the user can surely view the recorded notice / number program without missing it. Therefore, the user can accurately determine whether or not the main broadcast program that is the target of the advance notice / promotion program is the desired program for the user.

  In addition, the recording apparatus 2 includes a reproduction control unit 706 and an instruction unit 708, and can smoothly guide a user who has watched the recorded notice / number program to the recording of the main broadcast program.

  It should be understood that the embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative and non-restrictive in every respect. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible within the scope shown in the claims, and embodiments obtained by appropriately combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments. Is also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

(Other configurations)
The present invention can also be expressed as follows.

(First configuration)
A recording apparatus for recording a program video of a series program, wherein the determination unit determines whether the broadcast of the program video is a first broadcast, and records the program video determined to be the first broadcast by the determination unit And a recording device.

(Second configuration)
The recording apparatus according to the first configuration, wherein the determination unit determines whether the broadcast of the program video is a first broadcast based on program information provided in association with the program video.

(Third configuration)
The recording apparatus according to the first configuration, wherein the determination unit determines whether the broadcast of the program video is a first broadcast based on video data of the program video.

(Fourth configuration)
The recording device according to any one of the first to third configurations, wherein the recording unit further continuously records program videos after the second broadcast until a predetermined condition is satisfied.

(Fifth configuration)
The recording apparatus according to the fourth configuration, wherein the predetermined condition is whether or not the first broadcast program has been viewed.

(Sixth configuration)
The recording apparatus according to the fifth configuration, wherein when the first broadcast program is viewed, the user selects whether to continue viewing or recording after the second time.

(Seventh configuration)
The recording apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth configurations, wherein a dedicated area for storing the program video of the first broadcast is provided for recording.

(Eighth configuration)
A recording device for recording a program video broadcast together with program information, and determining means for determining, based on the program information, whether the broadcast of the program video is a preview program or a program number of a program scheduled to be broadcast in the future; A recording apparatus comprising: a recording unit that records the program video determined to be a preview program and a numbered program by the determination unit.

(Ninth configuration)
The recording apparatus according to the eighth configuration, wherein a dedicated area for storing the preview program and the program number is provided for recording.

  Finally, each block of the recording apparatus 1, in particular, the program designation data extraction unit 103 and the accumulation control unit 104 may be configured by hardware logic, or may be realized by software using a CPU as follows. .

  That is, the recording apparatus 1 includes a CPU (central processing unit) that executes instructions of a control program that realizes each function, a ROM (read only memory) that stores the program, a RAM (random access memory) that expands the program, A storage device (recording medium) such as a memory for storing the program and various data is provided. An object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium in which a program code (execution format program, intermediate code program, source program) of a control program of the recording apparatus 1 which is software that realizes the above-described functions is recorded so as to be readable by a computer. This can also be achieved by supplying the recording apparatus 1 and reading and executing the program code recorded on the recording medium by the computer (or CPU or MPU).

  Examples of the recording medium include a tape system such as a magnetic tape and a cassette tape, a magnetic disk such as a floppy (registered trademark) disk / hard disk, and an optical disk such as a CD-ROM / MO / MD / DVD / CD-R. Card system such as IC card, IC card (including memory card) / optical card, or semiconductor memory system such as mask ROM / EPROM / EEPROM / flash ROM.

  Further, the recording apparatus 1 may be configured to be connectable to a communication network, and the program code may be supplied via the communication network. The communication network is not particularly limited. For example, the Internet, intranet, extranet, LAN, ISDN, VAN, CATV communication network, virtual private network, telephone line network, mobile communication network, satellite communication. A net or the like is available. Further, the transmission medium constituting the communication network is not particularly limited. For example, even in the case of wired such as IEEE 1394, USB, power line carrier, cable TV line, telephone line, ADSL line, etc., infrared rays such as IrDA and remote control, Bluetooth ( (Registered trademark), 802.11 wireless, HDR, mobile phone network, satellite line, terrestrial digital network, and the like can also be used. The present invention can also be realized in the form of a computer data signal embedded in a carrier wave in which the program code is embodied by electronic transmission.

  The present invention can be applied to a recording apparatus that can receive and record a series program such as a series drama in a television broadcast. In particular, it can be suitably used in a recording apparatus that can receive a plurality of types of broadcasts, that is, a recording apparatus that can receive a large number of series programs.

It is the functional block diagram which showed schematic structure of the video recording apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. (A) is a figure showing the image of the process in the case of extracting the program designation | designated data about the 1st broadcast of a series program by keyword search, (B) is broadcasted in the same time slot | zone on a different day. It is a figure showing the image of the process in the case of extracting the program designation | designated data about the 1st broadcast of a series program by comparing the title of the program which is. The figure showing the image of the process which determines the 1st broadcast of a series program using the video data of a program in the process in which the program designation data extraction part extracts the program designation data about the 1st broadcast of a series program It is. (A) is a figure which shows the accumulation | storage part which has an area | region for accumulating the 1st broadcast data of a series program, (B) uses a recording list about the 1st broadcast data of a series program. FIG. It is a figure which shows the example which displays the list of the recorded programs on a display. It is a figure which shows the example of the message displayed on a display in order to confirm a user's intention about whether to watch or record the continuation of a series program. It is the functional block diagram which showed schematic structure of the video recording apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a figure which shows the example which displays on the display the list of the recorded announcement / number program. It is a figure which shows the example of the screen which guide | induces a user to the recording reservation of the program which the notice / number program shows as a notice or advertisement.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Recording apparatus 101 Program guide data acquisition part (program guide data acquisition means)
102 program receiving unit 103 program specifying data extracting unit (determination means)
104 Storage control unit (recording means, viewing determination means)
105 Storage unit (recording medium)
106 Playback control unit (message control means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 107 Display control part 108 Instruction part 109 Operation part 110 Display 2 Recording device 701 Program guide data acquisition part (program guide data acquisition means)
702 Program receiving unit 703 Program designation data extracting unit (determination means)
704 Storage control unit (recording means, viewing determination means)
705 Storage unit (recording medium)
706 Playback control unit (message control means)
707 Display control unit 708 Instruction unit 709 Operation unit 710 Display

Claims (13)

A recording device for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium,
Determining means for determining whether or not the program is a first broadcast program among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series;
Recording means for recording the program determined to be the first broadcast program by the determination means on the recording medium;
Viewing determination means for determining whether or not a program broadcast on the first time recorded on the recording medium is viewed by a user;
The recording means includes
2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the viewing determination unit continuously records the second and subsequent programs until it is determined that the recorded first broadcast program is viewed by the user . If the viewing determination means determines that the recorded first broadcast program has been viewed by the user, a message requesting an instruction regarding whether to continue viewing the subsequent program of the same series, Further comprising message control means for presenting the message presenting device
The recording means includes
The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein recording is performed for subsequent broadcasts of the same series in accordance with an instruction input by a user with respect to a message presented by the message control unit. A program guide data acquisition unit for acquiring program guide data representing information about the program;
The determination means includes
Based on the program guide data the acquired, the program, among a plurality of programs broadcasted as a series thereof, according to claim 1 or, characterized in that to determine whether the program or not to be broadcast in the first time 2. The recording device according to 2 . The determination means includes
2. The program according to claim 1, wherein the information represented by the program guide data includes a program that includes a word indicating that the program is broadcast for the first time. 3. The recording device according to 3 . The determination means includes
Based on the program guide data, the title of the program is different from the title of the program that is broadcast in the same time zone on a date that is a predetermined number of days back from the date that the program is broadcast, and the program Is determined to be the first program to be broadcasted when the title of the program is broadcast in the same time zone on the day when the predetermined number of days has passed since the date when the program is broadcast The recording apparatus according to claim 3 . A program receiving unit for acquiring broadcast data including video data representing the video of the program;
The recording means includes
Accumulating the acquired broadcast data and recording the program on the recording medium,
The determination means includes
Based on the video data included in the accumulated broadcast data, it is determined whether or not the program is the first broadcasted program among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product, and the first 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the program broadcast on the recording medium is determined to remain recorded on the recording medium. 4. The determination means includes
Based on the video data, the video data of the title screen of the program is broadcast in the same time zone on the date that is a predetermined number of days back from the date when the program is broadcast. And when the same as the video data of the title screen of the program broadcast in the same time zone on the day when the predetermined number of days have elapsed from the day when the program is broadcast, the first time The recording apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the recording apparatus is determined to be a program to be broadcast on the TV. The recording means includes
The recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the program is recorded in a dedicated area for recording a program broadcast for the first time. The program further comprises other determination means for determining whether the program is a preview program or a program to be announced .
The recording means includes
The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the program determined to be a preview program or a numbered program by the other determination unit is recorded on the recording medium. The recording means includes
10. The recording apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the program is recorded in a dedicated area for recording a preview program or a program number. A recording method for recording a broadcast program on a recording medium,
A determination step of determining whether or not the program is a program broadcast for the first time among a plurality of programs broadcast as a series product;
In the determination step, a first recording step of recording the program determined to be a program broadcast for the first time on the recording medium;
A viewing determination step for determining whether or not a program broadcast on the first time recorded on the recording medium is viewed by a user;
A second recording step of continuously recording the second and subsequent programs until it is determined in the viewing determination step that the recorded first broadcast program is viewed by the user. A video recording method. A control program for operating the recording apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the control program causes a computer to function as each of the means. A computer-readable recording medium in which the control program according to claim 12 is recorded.

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