Information processing device, information processing method and medium
First Claim
1. An information processing device adapted to be connected to other information processing devices by way of a network, comprising:
- a function execution means for executing a predetermined function, the function execution means having a schedule of operation;
a storage means for storing a first piece of information on the schedule of operation of the function execution means;
an acquisition means for acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of the function execution means not contained in the previously stored first piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes information associated with a recording reservation of the devices in the network;
a control means for putting the second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in the storage means as additional information to the first piece of information; and
a display means for displaying a warning indicating double booking of recording reservations to a user and displaying a cause of the double booking, regardless of whether the cause of double booking is located on the information processing device or on any other remaining processing device in the same network;
the control means being for cancelling the recording reservation when a double booking occurs and the recording reservation is a preliminary reservation, wherein an entry of the recording reservation as the preliminary reservation provides notice at time of the entry that the recording reservation may be cancelled to record a subsequent reservation.
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Abstract
Any of the AV devices or the users of a network system to which the present invention is applied can input detailed information on a recording reservation and provide the remaining AV devices and the users with the detailed information on the recording reservations that the AV device or the user has and it is possible to realize a means to be used by any of the AV devices or the users to provide the remaining AV devices and the users with the detailed information on the recording reservations that the AV device or the user has. Such a system can effectively avoid occurrence of so-called double booking and is easy to use for the users. In a specific processing operation, raw_text_information_block containing a raw text showing details of a reservation and character_code_information_block and language_code_information_block showing the coding of the raw text are described in a Resource Schedule Entry of an RSB.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing device adapted to be connected to other information processing devices by way of a network, comprising:
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a function execution means for executing a predetermined function, the function execution means having a schedule of operation; a storage means for storing a first piece of information on the schedule of operation of the function execution means; an acquisition means for acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of the function execution means not contained in the previously stored first piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes information associated with a recording reservation of the devices in the network; a control means for putting the second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in the storage means as additional information to the first piece of information; and a display means for displaying a warning indicating double booking of recording reservations to a user and displaying a cause of the double booking, regardless of whether the cause of double booking is located on the information processing device or on any other remaining processing device in the same network; the control means being for cancelling the recording reservation when a double booking occurs and the recording reservation is a preliminary reservation, wherein an entry of the recording reservation as the preliminary reservation provides notice at time of the entry that the recording reservation may be cancelled to record a subsequent reservation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing method to be used for an information processing device adapted to be connected to other information processing devices by way of a network and having a function execution means for executing a predetermined function and a storage means for storing a first piece of information on a schedule of operation of the function execution means, the method comprising:
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acquiring a second piece of information on the schedule of operation of the function execution means not contained in the previously stored first piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes information associated with a recording reservation of the devices in the network; putting the second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in the storage means as additional information to the first piece of information; displaying a warning indicating double booking of recording reservations to a user and displaying a cause of the double booking, regardless of whether the cause of double booking is located on the information processing device or on any other remaining processing device in the same network; and cancelling the recording reservation when the recording reservation is a preliminary reservation, wherein an entry of the recording reservation as the preliminary reservation provides notice at time of the entry that the recording reservation may be cancelled to record a subsequent reservation. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium having a program to cause an information processing device execute a method comprising:
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acquiring a second piece of information on a schedule of operation of a function execution means, the second piece of information not contained in a stored first piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes information associated with a recording reservation of the devices in the network; putting the second piece of information into a predetermined block format and storing it in a storage means as additional information to the first piece of information; displaying a warning indicating double booking of recording reservations to a user and displaying a cause of the double booking, regardless of whether the cause of double booking is located on the information processing device or on any other remaining processing device in the same network; and cancelling the recording reservation when the recording reservation is a preliminary reservation, wherein an entry of the recording reservation as the preliminary reservation provides notice at time of the entry that the recording reservation may be cancelled to record a subsequent reservation.
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