JP2011071669A - Video recording control device, video recording device, and video recording control method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a video recording control device, a video recording device, and a video recording control method in which a user easily selects the video recording device which is the optimal one for video recording reservation while being a plurality of video recording devices usable for video recording reservation are connected to a network. <P>SOLUTION: The video recording control device controls a plurality of the video recording devices which perform video recording of programs provided by broadcasting or communication. It includes: a communication part which performs transceiving of data with the plurality of the video recording devices connected by the network; a reservation device selection part which controls video recording reservation of the plurality of the video recording devices; a device information management part which manages connection states of the plurality of the video recording devices and the video recording control device; a program information management part which manages correspondence of the video recording device requesting the video recording reservation and the video recording device executing the video recording reservation; and a recording part which records information managed by the device information management part or the program information management part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording control apparatus that controls recording of content provided by broadcasting or communication, and in particular, when a plurality of recording apparatuses are connected on a network, a user can perform scheduled recording with a desired recording apparatus. The present invention relates to a recording control apparatus and method for executing the above.

  In recent years, recording apparatuses compatible with HDDs (Hard Disc Drives) and optical disks have been widely used. At the same time, the amount of content that can be recorded is increasing as the media capacity of the recording device increases. As a result, the viewing form is such that the user does not view the content in real time at the time of broadcasting, but records what may be viewed and views the recorded content at a time convenient for the user. It is becoming. In addition, there are a large number of TVs and personal computers equipped with a recording function, and there are many portable terminals that support not only viewing broadcasts but also recording functions. Thus, the number of recording devices that users can use at home is increasing.

  In such a situation, when a user makes a recording reservation for content, which recording device is to be used is selected. As a method for selecting a recording device to be used for recording reservation from a plurality of recording devices, for example, the following Patent Document 1 is disclosed.

  In this conventional example, in an environment in which a plurality of recording devices are connected by HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface), the genre of the content that is often recorded on the recording device from the information on the content recorded on each recording device. Determine. When a user makes a recording reservation for content, a large amount of content of the same genre as the content that is to be reserved for recording is recorded in the connected recording device based on the genre information of the content to be reserved for recording. A method for improving the convenience of the user by automatically registering a recording device and registering a recording reservation is presented.

JP 2008-84366 JP

  However, in the method of the prior art, only the genre of the content to be reserved for recording is used as the judgment material for selecting the recording device. The case where it is desired not to use program information such as a genre but to use conditions specific to the apparatus as a criterion for selecting the recording apparatus is not taken into consideration.

  Therefore, the present invention solves the above-described problems, and presents detailed information based on conditions specific to each of a plurality of recording apparatuses that can be used for recording reservation to the user. Provided are a recording control device, a recording device, and a recording control method by which a user can easily select a suitable recording device.

  The recording control device of the present invention is a recording control device that is connected to a plurality of recording devices that record a program distributed by broadcasting or communication via a network and controls recording reservation of the plurality of recording devices, A recording device that collects device information for each of a plurality of recording devices related to a recording reservation accepted by a single recording device, and a user makes a recording reservation from the plurality of recording devices based on the device information for each of the plurality of recording devices. A recording device selection unit that creates recording device selection information for selection, and transmits the recording device selection information created by the reservation device selection unit to one recording device that has accepted a recording reservation via a network. To do.

  The recording apparatus of the present invention is a system in which a plurality of recording apparatuses that record a program distributed by broadcasting or communication and a recording control apparatus that controls recording reservation of the plurality of recording apparatuses are connected via a network. A reservation control unit that controls setting and execution of a recording reservation, and a device information management unit that holds device information, and the reservation control unit is a recording set in the recording control device. Recording device selection information, which is created based on the device information for each of a plurality of recording devices relating to the reservation and is used by the user to select a recording device for making a recording reservation from the plurality of recording devices, is received via the network.

  In the recording control method of the present invention, a plurality of recording devices that record a program distributed by broadcasting or communication and a recording control device that controls recording reservation of the plurality of recording devices are connected via a network. A recording control method in a system, comprising: a step of receiving a recording reservation by one recording device; and a plurality of recordings made by a user based on device information for each of the plurality of recording devices related to the recording reservation received by the recording control device A step of creating recording device selection information for selecting a recording device to make a recording reservation from the device, and a step of transmitting the created recording device selection information from the recording control device to one recording device that has accepted the recording reservation. And presenting the received recording device selection information to the user at the recording device.

  The recording device selection information includes, for each of the plurality of recording devices, the manufacturer of the recording device, the device name, the remaining recording medium that can be used for recording, and the number of tuners that can be used when recording reservation is executed. And at least one of the power consumption of the recording device when the recording reservation is executed and when it is not executed, the determination result of whether or not the recording reservation can be executed, the reason, the broadcast wave reception status, and the installation location. One of them.

  According to the present invention, when performing a recording reservation in a recording system to which a plurality of recording devices are connected, detailed information of the connected recording device can be confirmed, and the user can execute the recording reservation. A suitable recording device can be easily selected.

It is a recording reservation system. It is a block diagram of a home server. It is a block diagram of a video recording apparatus. It is a recording reservation setting processing flow. Information about the recording device. It is selection information of a recording device. It is a selection screen of a recording device.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a recording system including a recording control apparatus according to the present invention and a recording apparatus connected via a network. In this figure, the home server 101 installed in the home functions as a recording control device. The recording device A102, the recording device B103, and the recording device C104 are each a recording device provided with a network connection function installed in a house, such as a TV with a built-in recording function, a hard disk recorder, a personal computer with a TV function, etc. Corresponds. These recording devices and the home server are both connected by a home network using a LAN (Local Area Network) or the like, and can communicate with each other to transmit and receive data.

  Further, the home server 101 can communicate with a recording device D105 existing outside the home via a public line such as the Internet. Here, the recording device 105 is a terminal such as a mobile phone equipped with a recording function, for example. As with the recording device 105, connection with a recording device outside the home network can be communicated by registering device information in the home server 101 in advance. The recording apparatus 105 not only sets recording reservations for recording apparatuses connected to the home network from the outside of the home network (recording apparatus A102, recording apparatus B103, and recording apparatus C104 in this example), but also the home network. It is also possible to accept a recording reservation from the recording apparatus connected to the recording apparatus 105.

  The recording apparatus A102 has a function of making a recording reservation by a user operation. In this case, not only the recording apparatus A102 but also all recording apparatuses connected to the home server (in the example of FIG. A recording reservation can be set for the recording device C104 and the recording device D105). From the recording device B103, the recording device C104, and the recording device D105, similarly to the recording device A102, a recording reservation can be set for all the recording devices connected to the home server. Details of the recording reservation setting operation will be described later with reference to FIG.

  Next, a recording control apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the home server 101 that operates as a recording control apparatus according to the present invention.

  The communication unit 201 transmits / receives data to / from a recording device connected to the network, analyzes the content of the received data, and if the content of the received data is a connection notification of the recording device, a reservation device selection unit The received content is notified to 202. When the content of the data received from the recording device is a response to the inquiry about whether or not to record the recording reservation transmitted from the home server, the device information management unit 203 is notified of the received content. When the received data content is a request to acquire a list of programs reserved for recording, the received information is notified to the program information management unit 204. When the content of the received data is an inquiry about the correspondence relationship between the recording reservation and the recording device, the received content is notified to the program information management unit 204.

  When the communication unit 201 receives a data transfer request to the recording device from the reservation device selection unit 202, the device information management unit 203, and the program information management unit 204, the communication unit 201 transmits data to the designated recording device.

  The reservation device selection unit 202 collects recording device information 500 for determining which device to select from among the recording devices connected to the home server when a recording reservation request is received from the recording device. Then, the recording device selection information 600 to be presented to the device that has requested the recording reservation is created. This information is transmitted to the requesting recording apparatus via the communication unit 201. Furthermore, when data indicating that a device for setting a recording reservation has been selected is received from the recording device, data for requesting the recording reservation to the selected recording device is created. This data is transmitted to the recording apparatus selected as the recording reservation destination via the communication unit 201. Further, the information of the program requested to be reserved for recording and the correspondence of the recording device for which the recording reservation is set are recorded in the recording unit 205 as recorded program / device correspondence information.

  Details of the recording device information 500 will be described later with reference to FIG. Details of the recording device selection information 600 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  When receiving the device connection notification transmitted when the recording device is connected to the home network, the device information management unit 203 adds the information of the recording device notified of the connection to the connected device list held in the recording unit 205. . Also, data for confirming the connection status is transmitted to the recording device connected to the network at a preset time period, and the device information is deleted from the connected device list when there is no response from the recording device. To do.

  The program information management unit 204 manages the correspondence between a program reserved for recording and a recording apparatus that executes the recording reservation. When a recording request is received from a recording device and data requesting correspondence between the recording device and the recording device 205, the recording program / device correspondence information recorded in the recording unit 205 records the specified program to which recording device. It is determined whether the reservation is set, and the result is transmitted to the requesting recording apparatus through the communication unit 201.

  The recording unit 205 executes a list of connected devices for managing recording devices connected to the home server 101, a recording reservation program, a recording device that has requested a recording reservation for the program, and a recording reservation for the program. It is used for recording recorded program / device correspondence information including correspondence with the recording device, and for example, a nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk drive, or the like can be used.

  Next, a recording apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the recording apparatus 102 according to the present invention. The receiving unit 301 receives a broadcast wave in which video / audio / program information received by an antenna is multiplexed and transmitted, and the video / audio designated by the program information control unit 302 or the recording / playback control unit 303 is received. Data is taken out and transferred to the requesting block. In addition, information related to the reception state such as the reception level and S / N ratio of the received signal in the past certain period is recorded in the recording unit 307.

  The program information control unit 302 acquires program information including broadcast date / time, title, and genre of a program distributed by broadcasting or communication, and records the acquired program information in the recording unit 307. Further, a program guide is created based on the recorded program information.

  Program information can also be acquired from the program information providing server 106 connected to the Internet or the like via a communication unit. In this case, unlike the case of receiving program information from broadcasting, program information in any region can be acquired without depending on the region where the recording device is installed. The user may select the area of the program guide to be used. That is, when making a recording reservation, it is possible to select and use program information different from the program information used for viewing the program at the location where the recording apparatus is installed. For example, in FIG. 1, when the recording apparatus A102 is installed in a home in Tokyo and the recording apparatus D105 is a portable terminal and is used in Osaka, the recording apparatus D105 performs recording settings for the recording apparatus A102. You can select a program guide for the Tokyo area. Further, when it is desired to set a recording reservation from the recording device A102 to the recording device D105, the recording device A102 can select program information for the Osaka area.

  The recording / playback control unit 303 receives the support of the user using an input unit (not shown) (for example, a remote controller), and if the channel selection operation is requested by the user, the recording / playback control unit 303 sets the channel specified for the receiving unit. Select a channel and request to obtain video / audio data. In addition, when a reproduction of recorded content is requested from the user, the content recorded in the recording unit 307 is reproduced. At this time, when a direct reproduction request is issued to the own apparatus by a remote controller of the recording apparatus or the like, it is output to a connected display through an output unit (not shown). Alternatively, when a reproduction request is received from a recording device connected via a network, the content recorded through the communication unit 306 is distributed to the reproduction request source.

  The recording / playback control unit 303 performs a program recording operation in response to a request from the reservation control unit 304. An instruction is sent to the receiving unit to select the channel requested by the reservation control unit 304, and necessary video / audio data is acquired, and the acquired video / audio data is recorded in the recording unit 307.

  The reservation control unit 304 presents the program information recorded in the recording unit 307 to the user through the display, and accepts recording reservation registration according to the user's operation. Information on a program designated as a recording reservation target by the user is transmitted to the home server 101 through the communication unit 306. Similarly, a viewing reservation registration is received by a user operation, and the registered content is recorded in the recording unit 307.

  In addition, the content of the recording device selection information 600 received from the home server 101 is presented to the user via the display, and the user is allowed to select a recording device to be reserved for recording.

  In addition, when an inquiry about whether or not recording reservation setting is possible is received from the home server 101, the status of the viewing reservation and recording reservation of the own device recorded in the recording unit 307 is confirmed, and the recording at the designated date and time is confirmed. It is determined whether reservation execution is possible, and further, recording device information 500 is created together with information about the device itself of the device information management unit 305 and information about the reception state recorded in the recording unit 307 to create a home server 101 is transmitted.

  Also, when a recording reservation setting request is received from the home server 101, the designated program reservation information is recorded in the recording unit 307.

  Also, when the viewing reservation and recording reservation times recorded in the recording unit 307 arrive, the recording / playback control unit 303 is requested to perform viewing or recording processing.

  The device information management unit 305 holds information on functions supported by the device itself and power consumption in the operation state of the device itself.

  The communication unit 306 communicates with the home server 101 through a network. When data related to recording reservation is received from the home server 101, the contents are notified to the reservation control unit 304. In addition, the recording device information 500 created by the reservation control unit 304 is transmitted to the home server 101. Also, when the own device is connected to the home network, information on the own device held by the device information management unit 305 is transmitted as a connection notification to the entire network.

  The recording unit 307 records reception status information recorded from the receiving unit 301, video / audio data of a recorded program recorded from the recording / playback control unit 303, program reservation information recorded from the reservation control unit 304, and the like. .

  Although the recording apparatus A102 has been described here, the recording apparatus B103, the recording apparatus C104, and the recording apparatus D105 can be realized with the same configuration, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  FIG. 5 shows recording device information 500 acquired from the recording device 102 by the home server 101 in the recording reservation process according to the present invention. When the recording apparatus 102 receives an inquiry from the home server 101 regarding availability of recording reservation items, the recording apparatus 102 transmits the following information together with the availability of recording execution.

  The manufacturer and device name are the manufacturer name and model name of the recording apparatus 102, and are information held by the apparatus information management unit 305 of the recording apparatus 102.

  The storage medium remaining amount is the remaining amount of the storage medium of the recording apparatus 102 at the time when an inquiry is made as to whether or not the recording reservation can be executed. As the remaining amount, the remaining amount as a result of executing the recording reservation can be set. The reservation control unit 304 of the recording apparatus calculates the recording reservation time requested from the home server 101, the recording rate setting, and the remaining amount of the recording unit 307.

  The number of usable tuners sets the number of tuners that can be used in the recording apparatus in the time zone in which the recording reservation is executed by setting the recording reservation. For example, when the number of remaining tuners is 0, it is impossible to view a so-called back program in which a program other than a program reserved for recording or viewing is watched in a corresponding time zone. The reservation control unit 304 of the recording device 102 calculates the number of tuners held by the device information management unit 305 and the reservation setting status for the specified time.

  The power consumption is set for each of the cases where the recording reservation is executed and not executed. When the reservation control unit of the recording device 102 adds a recording reservation execution to the reservation state at the time when the recording reservation is designated based on the information regarding the power consumption for each operation state held by the device information management unit 305 The power consumption when not added is calculated.

  The reservation recording determination sets whether or not the recording reservation designated by the home server 101 can be executed. Also, the reason is set when the scheduled recording cannot be executed. Causes include, for example, insufficient recording medium remaining, duplication with other reservation operations, and failure to receive a channel for broadcasting a designated program.

  As for the radio wave reception status, the reservation control unit reads the history of the reception status of the past certain period recorded in the recording unit 307 by the reception unit 301 of the recording device, and the reception status is determined based on the S / N ratio and the number of reception errors. Set the ranked result.

  As the device installation location, a location where the recording apparatus 102 is installed is set. The area of the program table that can be recorded may be the area specified by the user from the setting menu of the recording apparatus 102, or when the recording apparatus 102 is a portable terminal, GPS (Global Positioning System) or the like is used. Regional information may be acquired. For the installation location in the home (for example, living room, study, bedroom, etc.), the contents designated by the user from the setting menu are set.

  FIG. 6 is an example of the recording device selection information 600 created by the reservation device selection unit 202 of the home server 101. When the reservation control unit 304 of the recording apparatus 102 that has received a recording reservation operation from the user transmits a request for recording reservation to the home server 101, the home server 101 sends to the connected recording apparatuses 102, 103, 104, and 105. An inquiry is made as to whether or not the recording reservation is possible, and as a response, this information is created based on the recording apparatus information 500 received from each recording apparatus and transmitted to the recording apparatus that requested the recording reservation.

  By using this information, the recording apparatus 102 can provide detailed information for selecting a recording apparatus to be used for recording reservation to the user. When presenting this information to the user, it is possible to sort by, for example, specified items. In other words, it is possible to present conditions such that a recording device that can be reserved for recording is displayed at the top, or a device with low power consumption is displayed at the top.

  7 receives the recording device selection information 600 shown in FIG. 6 and displays it to the user when the user selects the devices of Company A, Company B, Company C, and Company D from the displayed recording device 102. It is an example of the screen to perform. For the recording devices of Company C and Company D, reservation registration is impossible, so selection by a normal user should not occur. However, if the user makes an incorrect selection, a message described below Is displayed.

  Reference numeral 701 denotes a screen when a recording device of company A is selected. Since the recording device of company A can be set for recording reservation, the recording reservation content is displayed.

  Reference numeral 703 denotes a screen when the recording device of company B is selected. Since the recording device of company B is in a state where the same program as the designated recording program is already reserved for recording, the current recording reservation setting is made. Is displayed and a message is displayed asking whether to change the settings. When the user selects to change the setting, the existing recording reservation setting is changed.

  Reference numeral 702 denotes a screen when the recording device of company C is selected. Since the recording device of company C has already been reserved so that the tuner is fully used at the designated recording reservation time, the recording reservation is made. Displays a message that cannot be set.

  704 is a screen when the recording device of company D is selected. Since the recording device of company D is a portable terminal and exists in Osaka, let's make a recording reservation for a program that can be viewed on the recording device A installed in Tokyo. In this case, there is no designated program in the program information in the recording unit of the recording device of company D. In this case, a recording reservation is displayed to the user by displaying a message to that effect. Notify that you cannot.

  A recording reservation process according to the present invention will be described with reference to a flowchart.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the flow of recording reservation processing in the recording reservation system.

  In S401, in the recording device n (n is any one of 102 to 105) connected to the home server 101, a program to be reserved for recording is selected based on the program information recorded in the recording unit 307 of the recording device. . The reservation control unit 304 of the recording device transmits the selected program information to the home server 101 through the communication unit 306 as a request for recording reservation. The communication unit 201 of the home server 101 receives the recording reservation request and notifies the reservation device selection unit 202 of the content.

  In S402, the connected device list is read from the recording unit 205, and among the recording devices registered in the read connected device list, the recording device m that has not inquired about whether or not to execute the recording reservation of the program specified in S401. (M is any one of 102 to 105).

  In S403, the reservation device selection unit 202 of the home server 101 creates an inquiry message as to whether or not the recording reservation of the program that is the recording reservation target received in S401 can be set, and the recording device selected in S402 through the communication unit 201 send to m. The recording apparatus m that has received the recording reservation availability inquiry message from the home server 101 checks the reservation management unit 304 for the overlap of the reservation time and the number of tuners used, determines whether the recording reservation can be executed, and When recording reservation is made, the recording device information 500 is created together with information such as power consumption when not making reservation, and transmitted to the home server 101.

  In S <b> 404, the home server 101 additionally updates the content received by the device information management unit 203 for the recording device selection information 600 based on the recording device information 500 received from the recording device m.

  In step S <b> 405, the device information management unit 203 of the home server 101 confirms whether there are devices that have not made an inquiry about whether or not recording reservation execution is possible in the connected device list. If there is a recording apparatus that has not made an inquiry, the process returns to S402, and the processes of S402 to S404 are executed for the next recording apparatus. When the inquiry about whether or not the recording reservation can be performed for all the recording apparatuses is completed, the process proceeds to S406.

  In S406, the reservation device selection unit 202 of the home server 101 transmits the recording device selection information 600 created up to S405 to the recording device n that has requested the recording reservation.

  In S407, the recording device n presents the recording device selection information 600 received from the home server to the user, and the user selects the desired recording device l. The selected recording device l (l is any of 102 to 105) and recorded program information are transmitted to the home server, and the home server 101 transmits a message requesting the selected recording device l to set recording reservation. To do. The reservation control unit 304 of the recording apparatus 1 that has received this message records the recording reservation setting in the recording unit 307.

  As described above, the user can select the recording device to execute the recording reservation in S407. However, the priority is set for a specific item of the reservation device selection information 600, and it is in accordance with a predesignated condition. A recording device may be selected. For example, it is possible to set a recording reservation without performing a user operation by selecting the one having the largest remaining capacity or the one having the smallest power consumption.

  Also, for example, in a situation where a recording reservation is made for a program that requires a recording capacity of 20 GB, there is no recording apparatus with a remaining capacity of 20 GB or more, but there are two or more recording apparatuses with a remaining capacity of 10 GB. Can be divided into the first half and the second half, and recording reservations can be set for two recording apparatuses.

  Similarly, in a situation where there is no recording device that can occupy the tuner throughout the entire recording reservation, if there is a recording device that can be used by the tuner only in the first half and a recording device that can be used by the tuner only in the second half, the recording reservation is made. It is also possible to divide and set two recording devices.

  With the above processing flow, even when the user sets a recording reservation using any recording device connected to the home server 101, the detailed conditions of all the recording devices connected to the home server are referred to. Since the recording device can be selected, a simple recording reservation operation can be provided to the user.

101 Home server 102 Recording device A
103 Recording device B
104 Recording device C
105 Recording device D
106 Program information server 201 Communication unit 202 Reservation device selection unit 203 Device information management unit 204 Program information management unit 205 Recording unit 301 Reception unit 302 Program information control unit 303 Recording / playback control unit 304 Reservation control unit 305 Device information management unit 306 Communication Section 307 Recording section 500 Recording apparatus information 600 Recording apparatus selection information 701 Example recording apparatus selection screen 702 Example recording apparatus selection screen
703 Example of recording device selection screen 704 Example of recording device selection screen

Claims (10)

A recording control device that is connected via a network to a plurality of recording devices that record programs distributed by broadcasting or communication, and controls recording reservations of the plurality of recording devices,
A recording device that collects device information for each of a plurality of recording devices related to a recording reservation accepted by a single recording device, and a user makes a recording reservation from the plurality of recording devices based on the device information for each of the plurality of recording devices. A reservation device selection unit that creates recording device selection information for selection, and
A recording control device, wherein the recording device selection information created by the reservation device selection unit is transmitted to one recording device that has accepted a recording reservation via a network.   The recording device selection information includes, for each of the plurality of recording devices, a recording device manufacturer, a device name, a remaining recording medium usable for recording, a number of tuners that can be used when a recording reservation is executed, At least one of the power consumption of the recording apparatus when the recording reservation is executed and when it is not executed, the determination result of whether or not the recording reservation can be executed, the reason, the broadcast wave reception status, and the installation location The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: Furthermore, a device information management unit that manages connection states with a plurality of recording devices,
2. The recording control apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a program information management unit that manages a correspondence between a program that makes a recording reservation and a recording apparatus that makes the recording reservation. A recording device in a system in which a plurality of recording devices that record a program distributed by broadcasting or communication and a recording control device that controls recording reservation of the plurality of recording devices are connected via a network,
A reservation control unit for controlling setting and execution of recording reservation;
A device information management unit for holding device information,
In the recording control device, the reservation control unit selects, from the plurality of recording devices, a recording device that is created based on device information for each of the plurality of recording devices related to the set recording reservation. Recording device selection information for receiving the information via a network.   The recording device selection information includes, for each of the plurality of recording devices, a recording device manufacturer, a device name, a remaining recording medium usable for recording, a number of tuners that can be used when a recording reservation is executed, At least one of the power consumption of the recording apparatus when the recording reservation is executed and when it is not executed, the determination result of whether or not the recording reservation can be executed, the reason, the broadcast wave reception status, and the installation location The recording apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:   The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the reservation control unit presents the received recording apparatus selection information to a user.   The reservation control unit includes, for each of the plurality of recording apparatuses, a recording apparatus manufacturer, an apparatus name, a remaining recording medium usable for recording, the number of tuners that can be used when a recording reservation is executed, and recording. Priority is set for either the recording device power consumption when performing reservation or not, the determination result of whether or not recording reservation can be performed, the reason, the broadcast wave reception status, and the installation location 6. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein a recording apparatus that performs recording reservation is selected based on a set priority.   The reservation controller may be configured to divide and set one recording reservation into a plurality of selected recording devices when a plurality of recording devices that perform recording reservations are selected according to the received recording device selection information. The recording apparatus according to claim 4. A recording control method in a system in which a plurality of recording devices that record a program distributed by broadcasting or communication and a recording control device that controls recording reservation of the plurality of recording devices are connected via a network,
Receiving a recording reservation in one recording device;
A step of creating recording device selection information for a user to select a recording device for making a recording reservation from the plurality of recording devices based on device information for each of the plurality of recording devices with respect to the received recording reservation in the recording control device; ,
Transmitting the created recording device selection information from the recording control device to one recording device that has accepted the recording reservation;
And a step of presenting the received recording device selection information to the user at the recording device.   The recording device selection information includes, for each of the plurality of recording devices, a recording device manufacturer, a device name, a remaining recording medium usable for recording, a number of tuners that can be used when a recording reservation is executed, At least one of the power consumption of the recording apparatus when the recording reservation is executed and when it is not executed, the determination result of whether or not the recording reservation can be executed, the reason, the broadcast wave reception status, and the installation location The recording control method according to claim 9, further comprising:

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