VIDEO RECORDING SYSTEM, VIDEO RECORDING APPARATUS, AND VIDEO RECORDING METHOD
First Claim
1. A video recording system for recording a content that has been broadcasted or distributed, said video recording system comprisinga first video recording apparatus and a second video recording apparatus that are connected to each other via a network,said first video recording apparatus including:
- a recording registration unit configured to accept scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded;
a first recording control unit configured to start recording the content when the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information starts;
a scheduled information transmitting unit configured to transmit relay-recording scheduled information to said second video recording apparatus, the relay-recording scheduled information notifying said second video recording apparatus of the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and
a signal transmitting unit configured to continue to transmit a signal to said second video recording apparatus during the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information, andsaid second video recording apparatus including;
a receiving unit configured to receive the relay-recording scheduled information and the signal that have been transmitted from said first video recording apparatus;
a partner-recording-state monitoring unit configured to determine whether or not said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal during a period of time indicated by the relay-recording scheduled information; and
a second recording control unit configured to start recording the content when said partner-recording-state monitoring unit determines that said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal.
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Abstract
A content can be recorded for certain in a video recording system including a video recording apparatus and a video recording and transmitting apparatus. The video recording apparatus includes: a recording control unit that starts recording the content when a period of time indicated by scheduled recording information starts; and a message transmitting unit that transmits recording-state information to the video recording and transmitting apparatus at regular intervals. The video recording and transmitting apparatus includes: a recording-state monitoring unit that determines whether or not the continued reception of a signal has been suspended during the period of time; and a recording control unit that starts recording the content when the recording-state monitoring unit determines that the continued reception of the signal has been suspended.
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18 Claims
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1. A video recording system for recording a content that has been broadcasted or distributed, said video recording system comprising
a first video recording apparatus and a second video recording apparatus that are connected to each other via a network, said first video recording apparatus including: -
a recording registration unit configured to accept scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded; a first recording control unit configured to start recording the content when the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information starts; a scheduled information transmitting unit configured to transmit relay-recording scheduled information to said second video recording apparatus, the relay-recording scheduled information notifying said second video recording apparatus of the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and a signal transmitting unit configured to continue to transmit a signal to said second video recording apparatus during the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information, and said second video recording apparatus including; a receiving unit configured to receive the relay-recording scheduled information and the signal that have been transmitted from said first video recording apparatus; a partner-recording-state monitoring unit configured to determine whether or not said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal during a period of time indicated by the relay-recording scheduled information; and a second recording control unit configured to start recording the content when said partner-recording-state monitoring unit determines that said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for recording a content that has been broadcasted or distributed using a first video recording apparatus and a second video recording apparatus that are connected to each other via a network, said method comprising:
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in the first video recording apparatus; accepting scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded; starting recording the content when the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information starts; transmitting relay-recording scheduled information to the second video recording apparatus, the relay-recording scheduled information notifying the second video recording apparatus of the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and continuing to transmit a signal to the second video recording apparatus during the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and in the second video recording apparatus; receiving the relay-recording scheduled information and the signal that have been transmitted from the first video recording apparatus; determining whether or not the continued reception of the signal has been suspended during a period of time indicated by the relay-recording scheduled information; and starting recording the content when it is determined in said determining that the continued reception of the signal has been suspended.
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17. A video recording apparatus in a video recording system for recording a content that has been broadcasted or distributed, the video recording system including said video recording apparatus and an other video recording apparatus that are connected to each other via a network, said video recording apparatus comprising:
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a recording registration unit configured to accept scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded; a recording control unit configured to start recording the content when the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information starts; a scheduled information transmitting unit configured to transmit relay-recording scheduled information to the other video recording apparatus, the relay-recording scheduled information notifying the other video recording apparatus of the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and a signal transmitting unit configured to continue to transmit a signal to the other video recording apparatus during the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information.
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18. A video recording apparatus in a video recording system for recording a content that has been broadcasted or distributed, the video recording system including said video recording apparatus and an other video recording apparatus that are connected to each other via a network, the other video recording apparatus:
- accepting scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded;
starting recording the content when the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information starts;
transmitting relay-recording scheduled information to the other video recording apparatus, the relay-recording scheduled information notifying the other video recording apparatus of the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information; and
continuing to transmit a signal to the other video recording apparatus during the period of time indicated by the scheduled recording information, said video recording apparatus comprising;a receiving unit configured to receive the relay-recording scheduled information and the signal that have been transmitted from the other video recording apparatus; a partner-recording-state monitoring unit configured to determine whether or not said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal during a period of time indicated by the relay-recording scheduled information; and a recording control unit configured to start recording the content when said partner-recording-state monitoring unit determines that said receiving unit has suspended the continued reception of the signal.
- accepting scheduled recording information indicating a period of time during which the content is to be recorded;
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