Broadcast program recorder, computer program, and recorded medium

• US 20030033610A1
• Filed: 09/03/2002
• Published: 02/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: YOZAN, Inc.
• Original Assignee: YOZAN, Inc.
• Inventors: Takatori, Sunao
• Application Number:
  US10/220,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20030033610A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/133
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/00 Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus with cameras or projectors G03B31/00 ; recording/reproducing of music for electrophonic musical instruments G10H1/0033; automatic arrangements for answering calls or for recording messages for absent subscribers H04M1/64; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with dictation recording and playback systems H04M11/10; connection of TV recorder with other related apparatus, e.g. TV camera or receiver, in which the TV signal is significantly involved H04N, e.g. H04N23/00, H04N5/765; combination of radio or TV with other apparatus, e.g. with vehicles H05K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/81 combined with telephone network over which the broadcast is continuously available
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/27 Arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/39 for identifying broadcast space-time use of Electronic Programme Guides H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/82 the transmission system being the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2543 Billing , e.g. for subscription services payment schemes, architectures or protocols G06Q20/00; e-commerce G06Q30/00; arrangements for billing for the use of broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/21
• 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 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42661 for reading from or writing on a magnetic storage medium, e.g. hard disk drive
• 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 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• 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 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/163 by receiver means only
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

A subject is to record a program by directly using a TV program schedule obtained through information networks such as the Internet. A program video recording apparatus of the present invention comprises a transmission/reception section (9) for establishing a communication line with an information provider, a TV set (1) for displaying TV program information provided by the information provider, and a control section (7) for instructing a recording reservation for a program in accordance with program designation from the TV program information displayed on the TV set (1).

Claims

1. A program video recording apparatus comprising:

line-establishing means for establishing a communication line with an information provider;

display means for displaying program information provided by the information provider; and

instruction means for instructing a recording reservation for a program in accordance with program designation from the program information displayed on the display means.

2. The program video recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

receiving means for receiving specific information pertinent to a subscriber line,

wherein the line-establishing means establishes the communication line with the information provider based on the specific information received by the receiving means.

3. A computer program allowing a computer to function as a program video recording apparatus, said program video recording apparatus comprising:

line-establishing means for establishing a communication line with an information provider;

display means for displaying program information provided by the information provider; and

instruction means for instructing a recording reservation for a program in accordance with program designation from the program information displayed on the display means.

4. A computer-readable recording medium having a computer program recorded therein, wherein the program causes a computer to function as a program video recording apparatus, said program video recording apparatus comprising:

line-establishing means for establishing a communication line with an information provider;

display means for displaying program information provided by the information provider; and

instruction means for instructing a recording reservation for a program in accordance with program designation from the program information displayed on the display means.