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Program accumulation apparatus, program accumulation reservation method, and program

  • US 20090279847A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2009
  • Published: 11/12/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A program accumulation apparatus, comprising:

  • a broadcast program acquisition means for acquiring data of a broadcast program based on a preset recording reservation;

    a delivery program acquisition means for acquiring data of a delivery program delivered by a downloading method via a network based on a preset download reservation;

    a storage section to accumulate one of the data of the broadcast program acquired by the broadcast program acquisition means and the data of the delivery program acquired by the delivery program acquisition means;

    a designation means for accepting a designation of the broadcast program to be set to the recording reservation, that has been made by a user;

    a judgment means for judging whether the recording reservation of the designated broadcast program is possible; and

    a setting means for judging, when the recording reservation of the designated broadcast program is judged as being impossible, whether the download reservation of the delivery program of the same source as the broadcast program is possible, and setting the download reservation of the delivery program when judged that the download reservation is possible.

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