Computer-readable recording medium that records reservation instructions, recording reservation method and recording reservation device
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records reservation instructions for reserving recording that is executed by recording unit to save a picture based on television signals as video data on a recording medium, the instructions making a computer function as:
- an acquiring unit to acquire program information for specifying an advertised program from within the picture based on the television signals of any one of channels;
a registering unit to register reservation information based on the program information acquired by the acquiring unit in a reservation information management table stored with the reservation information containing information for specifying a time and date and a channel at which the recording unit performs the recording;
a second searching unit to search the reservation information for reservation information specifying a program coincident with none of programs specified by pieces of program information distributed for an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) from within the reservation information management table each time the EPG information is updated; and
a deleting unit to delete, when the second searching unit detects the reservation information, the detected reservation information from the reservation information management table;
wherein, when the reservation information is deleted, information on deletion of the reservation information is recorded in an arbitrary area on a storage unit, is read from the storage unit and is displayed on a display.
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Abstract
A television PC 40 detects an advertisement of a program scheduled to be broadcasted from within pictures based on TV signals transmitted by any one of TV broadcasting stations, then acquires program information for specifying this program (S101-S107), and registers reservation information based on the program information according to an instruction given from a viewer of the pictures in a reservation information management table 43d, thereby reserving the recording of the program (S108, S109).
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21 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records reservation instructions for reserving recording that is executed by recording unit to save a picture based on television signals as video data on a recording medium, the instructions making a computer function as:
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an acquiring unit to acquire program information for specifying an advertised program from within the picture based on the television signals of any one of channels; a registering unit to register reservation information based on the program information acquired by the acquiring unit in a reservation information management table stored with the reservation information containing information for specifying a time and date and a channel at which the recording unit performs the recording; a second searching unit to search the reservation information for reservation information specifying a program coincident with none of programs specified by pieces of program information distributed for an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) from within the reservation information management table each time the EPG information is updated; and a deleting unit to delete, when the second searching unit detects the reservation information, the detected reservation information from the reservation information management table; wherein, when the reservation information is deleted, information on deletion of the reservation information is recorded in an arbitrary area on a storage unit, is read from the storage unit and is displayed on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A recording reservation method for reserving recording that is executed by recording unit to save a picture based on television signals as video data on a recording medium, by which a computer executes:
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acquiring program information for specifying an advertised program from within the picture based on the television signals of any one of channels; registering reservation information based on the program information acquired in the acquiring in a reservation information management table stored with the reservation information containing information for specifying a time and date and a channel at which the recording is performed in the recording; second searching the reservation information for reservation information specifying a program coincident with none of programs specified by pieces of program information distributed for an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) from within the reservation information management table each time the EPG information is updated; and deleting, when the reservation information is detected in the second searching, the detected reservation information from the reservation information management table, wherein, when the reservation information is deleted, information on deletion of the reservation information is recorded in an arbitrary area on a storage unit, is read from the storage unit and is displayed on a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A recording reservation device for reserving recording that is executed by recording unit saving a picture based on television signals as video data on a recording medium, comprising:
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an acquiring unit to acquire program information for specifying an advertised program from within the picture based on the television signals of any one of channels; a registering unit to register reservation information based on the program information acquired by the acquiring unit in a reservation information management table stored with the reservation information containing information for specifying a time and date and a channel at which the recording unit performs the recording; a second searching unit to search the reservation information for reservation information specifying a program coincident with none of programs specified by pieces of program information distributed for an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) from within the reservation information management table each time the EPG information is updated; and a deleting unit deleting, when the second searching unit detects the reservation information, the detected reservation information from the reservation information management table, wherein, when the reservation information is deleted, information on deletion of the reservation information is recorded in an arbitrary area on a storage unit, is read from the storage unit and is displayed on a display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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