Recorder control apparatus and control method
US8731376B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A recorder control apparatus which controls execution of broadcast program recording in a plurality of recorders connected thereto, comprises an acceptance unit configured to accept a request to execute broadcast program recording, an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from each recorder, reservation information related to reserved program recording to be executed by the recorder after a point at which the execution request is accepted, a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of recorders, a recorder capable of executing broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request for a longest duration, based on the reservation information, and a request unit configured to request the recorder selected by the selection unit to execute broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request.
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