Program recording system, remote controller, and method and program for remote control

• US 20030023987A1
• Filed: 05/29/2002
• Published: 01/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Okamoto, Shuji, Hori, Ryuichi, Hiramoto, Tetsuya, Asada, Yasuhiro
• Application Number:
  US10/155,995
• Publication Number:
  US 20030023987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/141
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41265 having a remote control device for bidirectional communication between the remote control device and client device unidirectional remote control device H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4147 PVR [Personal Video Recorder] H04N5/76 takes precedence ; arrangements for broadcast with accumulation-type receivers H04H20/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42209 for displaying non-command information, e.g. electronic program guide [EPG], e-mail, messages or a second television channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440254 by altering signal-to-noise parameters, e.g. requantization
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/454 Content or additional data filtering, e.g. blocking advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape

Abstract

Because of limitations of a display area allocated on a mobile telephone or a remote controller, even if a program table is displayed according to the EPG information, the browsability of programs is mostly insufficient, and it is likely for a user to miss the program. In a case where a user updates recording reservation information of a program reserved for recording by using a mobile telephone of the present invention, the mobile telephone acquires the recording reservation information and information of broadcasting schedule, and displays point of difference between the recording reservation information and the information of the broadcasting schedule. Consequently, the user can easily and surely find the change of the broadcasting schedule, and match contents of update with the change.

Claims

1. A program recording system including a recorder recording a broadcast program, a server device storing information of a broadcasting schedule of broadcast programs and a remote controller for operating the recorder by remote control, comprising:

in the recorder,

recording means for recording a broadcast program;

retaining means for retaining recording reservation information including at least recording start time, and duration or recording end time of a program reserved for recording;

control means for controlling the recording means on the basis of the retained recording reservation information; and

updating means for updating the recording reservation information in a response to an update request from an external device; and

,

in the remote controller,

a display;

acquiring means for acquiring the information of the broadcasting schedule from the server device and the recording reservation information from the recorder;

deciding means for deciding displayed information shown on the display on the basis of a point of difference between the acquired recording reservation information and the acquired information of the broadcasting schedule; and

remote control means for requesting to the recorder for updating the recording reservation information.

2. The program recording system according to claim 1, wherein the displayed information includes information for displaying a program of which a broadcasting schedule is changed in a stat that the program is discriminated from the programs reserved for recording.

3. The program recording system according to claim 1, wherein the update request is a request for matching the recording reservation of the program of which the broadcasting schedule is changed with the changed broadcasting schedule.

4. The program recording system according to claim 1, wherein the server device is in the recorder.

5. The program recording system according to claim 1, further comprising in the recorder,

addition program selecting means for selecting a program from programs added into the broadcasting schedule on the basis of at least one of recorded program information regarding a recorded program and the recording reservation information and,

notifying means for notifying the remote controller of the selected program.

6. The program recording system according to claim 1, wherein the control means automatically reserves for recording or records a program added into the broadcasting schedule.

7. The program recording system according to claim 6, wherein the recorder sends to the remote controller a message that the program added into the broadcasting schedule is reserved for recording or is recorded.

8. The program recording system according to claim 1, further comprising

comparing means for comparing recording volume needed for recording a program to be additionally reserved for recording with remaining volume of a recording medium on which the program is to be recorded and for showing the result of comparison on the display, and

deleting instruction means for giving instructions to delete a recorded program, and wherein

the remote control means requests to the recorder for deleting a recorded program.

9. The program recording system according to claim 1, further comprising

comparing means for comparing recording volume needed for recording a program to be additionally reserved for recording with remaining volume of a recording medium on which the program is to be recorded and for showing the result of comparison on the display, and

bit-rate instruction means for giving instructions to a bit rate for recording the program to be additionally reserved for recording, and wherein

the remote control means includes a bit rate for recording a program to be additionally reserved for recording in an update request.

10. The program recording system according to claim 1, wherein the update request includes personal information specifying a user of the remote controller.

11. The program recording system according to claim 10, wherein the recorder displays a recorded program filtered through the personal information.

12. The program recording system according to claim 10, wherein the recorder displays a marked image filtered through the personal information.

13. A remote controller including a display and for operating by remote control a recorder including recording means for recording a broadcast program, retaining means for retaining recording reservation information including at least recording start time, and duration or recording end time of a program reserved for recording, control means for controlling the recording means on the basis of the retained recording reservation information, and updating means for updating the recording reservation information in a response to an update request from an external device, comprising:

acquiring means for acquiring from a server device storing information of a broadcasting schedule of broadcast programs the information of the broadcasting schedule and from the recorder the recording reservation information;

deciding means for deciding displayed information shown on the display on the basis of a point of difference between the acquired recording reservation information and the acquired information of the broadcasting schedule; and

remote control means for requesting to the recorder for updating the recording reservation information.

14. A remote control method for operating by remote control with a remote controller including a display a recorder including recording means for recording a broadcast program, retaining means for retaining recording reservation information including at least recording start time, and duration or recording end time of a program reserved for recording, control means for controlling the recording means on the basis of the retained recording reservation information, and updating means for updating the recording reservation information in a response to an update request from an external device, comprising the steps of:

acquiring from a server device storing information of a broadcasting schedule of broadcast programs the information of the broadcasting schedule and from the recorder the recording reservation information;

deciding displayed information shown on the display on the basis of a point of difference between the acquired recording reservation information and the acquired information of the broadcasting schedule; and

requesting to the recorder for updating the recording reservation information.

15. A program which makes a computer execute a remote control method for operating by remote control with a remote controller including a display a recorder including recording means for recording a broadcast program, retaining means for retaining recording reservation information including at least recording start time, and duration or recording end time of a program reserved for recording, control means for controlling the recording means on the basis of the retained recording reservation information, and updating means for updating the recording reservation information in a response to an update request from an external device, comprising the steps of:

acquiring from a server device storing information of a broadcasting schedule of broadcast programs the information of the broadcasting schedule and from the recorder the recording reservation information;

deciding displayed information shown on the display on the basis of a point of difference between the acquired recording reservation information and the acquired information of the broadcasting schedule; and

requesting to the recorder for updating the recording reservation information.