Apparatus and method for automatically recording content, and recording medium and program thereof
US7610601B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99934
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automatic recording apparatus for content includes a preference operation history managing unit operable to generate history information of an operation relating to a preference for a content according to a plurality of operations relating to a preference for the content and explanation information relating to the content and by using a preference value parameter for each kind of these operations; a preference information managing unit operable to generate and renew preference information including a preference value with respect to a plurality of elements relating to a preference for the content according to the history information; and a content recommending unit operable to calculate a preference degree for the content according to the preference information and the explanation information with respect to the content and to make a content record reservation according to the preference degree; wherein the content is recorded according to the content record reservation. In this way, contents are recorded automatically in conformity with a user's complicated and diversified preferences based on various operations by the user relating to the content preferences.
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