Patent ID: 8843971
Filing Date: 2014-09-23
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital device system, comprising: a plurality of recording/reproducing devices, each recording/reproducing device capable of recording a digital broadcast; and a television device capable of receiving a digital broadcast, and capable of link control of linking said plurality of recording/reproducing devices and said television device, wherein said television device determines whether a flag concerning setting of the link control is already set or not when a program is selected from an electronic program guide (EPG) displayed on said television device; said television device determining that the flag is not yet set; said television device displaying a selection screen which prompts for selection of use or nonuse of linking devices required for linking the plurality of recording/reproducing devices when the flag is not yet set, wherein when the nonuse of all of said linking devices is selected in said selection screen, the same processing as in a case of a setting of nonuse of all of said linking devices from a menu display is performed, wherein said setting of nonuse of all of said linking devices from the menu is performed prior to said program selection from the EPG.