Broadcast receiving apparatus and an assisting method for recording program thereof

• US 20070136754A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Suzuki, Hiroyuki, Kimura, Katsunobu
• Application Number:
  US11/473,082
• Publication Number:
  US 20070136754A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/46
• 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 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• 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 21/4532 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 21/4668 for recommending content, e.g. movies
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• 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 21/475 End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4826 using recommendation lists, e.g. of programs or channels sorted out according to their score
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/45 Picture in picture , e.g. displaying simultaneously another television channel in a region of the screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

A broadcast receiving apparatus, having a function of recording a recommended program, comprises a tuner for receiving program-related information, including broadcasted programs, as well as, planned programs to be broadcasted, a remote controller for inputting a view-operation instruction inputted by a user, and preference information being indicative of a program which the user prefers, a display portion for displaying a broadcasted program received by the tuner, a recommended program information producing portion for extracting a recommended program from the program-related information received, upon basis of the program preference information in putted by the user, and a recording/reproducing device for recoding the broadcasted programs therein, such as, being constructed with a large memory capacity HDD, for example, wherein a picture of the recommended program, which is extracted in the recommended program information producing portion is displayed in a part of the broadcasted program, which is displayed on the large-scale screen, thereby being superior in usability thereof.

Claims

1. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:

a receiver portion which receives program-related information, including broadcasted programs, as well as, planned programs to be broadcasted therein;

an input portion which inputs a view-operation instruction inputted by a user, and preference information being indicative of a program which the user prefers;

a display portion which displays a broadcasted program received by said receiver portion, in accordance with the view-operation instruction from said input portion;

an extractor portion which extracts a recommended program from the grogram-related information received by said receiver portion, upon basis of the program preference information of the user, which is inputted through said input portion; and

a broadcasted program recorder portion which records a broadcasted program received by said receiver portion, wherein

at least a video of the recommended program broadcasted, which is extracted by said extractor portion, is displayed in a part of the broadcasted program, which is displayed on said display portion.

2. The broadcast receiving apparatus, as defined in the claim 1, wherein an audio of the recommended program broadcasted, which is extracted by said extractor portion, is also outputted by said display means.

3. The broadcast receiving apparatus, as defined in the claim 1, wherein said receiver portion comprises a plural number of tuners.

4. The broadcast receiving apparatus, as defined in the claim 1, wherein display is made thereon, including a video of other broadcasted program, which is broadcasted in a time zone same to the broadcasted program displayed on said display portion, as the recommended program on said display portion.

5. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:

a receiver portion which receives program-related information, including broadcasted programs, as well as, planned programs to be broadcasted therein;

an input portion which inputs a view-operation instruction inputted by a user, and preference information being indicative of a program which the user prefers;

an output portion which outputs a signal, including a video signal for displaying a broadcasted program received by, said receiver portion, in accordance with the view-operation instruction from said input portion;

an extractor portion which extracts a recommended program from the grogram-related information received by said receiver portion, upon basis of the program preference information of the user, which is inputted through said input portion; and

a broadcasted program recorder portion which records a broadcasted program received by said receiver portion, wherein

at least a video of the recommended program broadcasted, which is extracted by said extractor portion, is outputted through said output portion.

6. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising:

a receiver portion which receives program-related information, including broadcasted programs, as well as, planned programs to be broadcasted therein;

an input portion which inputs a view-operation instruction inputted by a user, and preference information being indicative of a program which the user prefers;

a display portion which displays a broadcasted program received by said receiver portion, in accordance with the view-operation instruction from said input portion; and

an extractor portion which extracts a recommended program from the grogram-related information received by said receiver portion, upon basis of the program preference information of the user, which is inputted through said input portion, wherein

at least a video of the recommended program broadcasted, which is extracted by said extractor portion, is displayed in a part of the broadcasted program, which is displayed on said display portion.

7. An assisting method for assisting to select and display a program to be recorded, in a broadcast receiving apparatus, which can record a broadcasted program received, comprising the following steps of:

receiving program-related information, including broadcasted programs, as well as, planned programs to be broadcasted therein;

extracting a recommended program from the grogram-related information received, upon basis of a program preference information of a user, which is inputted; and

displaying at least a video of the recommended program broadcasted, which is extracted, is displayed in a part of a display portion, as well as, a broadcasted program which is received at present, simultaneously.

8. The assisting method, as defined in the claim 7, wherein a plural number of videos of the recommended programs broadcasted, which are extracted, are displayed in the part of the display portion, as well as, the broadcasted program which is received at present, simultaneously.

9. The assisting method, as defined in the claim 8, wherein the plural number of videos of the recommended programs broadcasted, which are extracted, are displayed in the part of the display portion, exchanging them, one by one.

10. The assisting method, as defined in the claim 7, wherein an audio of the recommended programs broadcasted, which is extracted, is also outputted.

11. The assisting method, as defined in the claim 7, wherein display is made thereon, including a video of other broadcasted program, which is broadcasted in a time zone same to the broadcasted program displayed on said display portion, as the recommended program on said display portion.

12. The assisting method, as defined in the claim 11, further comprising the step of displaying an inquiry display for asking necessity/unnecessary of recording of the video of other broadcasted program, which is broadcasted in the time zone same to the broadcasted program displayed on said display portion.