Patent ID: 8639097
Filing Date: 2014-01-28
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video recording and playback apparatus which receives broadcast program contents and records or plays back video data, comprising: an operation information acquisition unit to acquire operation information about an operation by a user related to video recording and playback for a broadcast program content; a user identification unit to identify a user according to user identification information for identification of a user; a preference information generator to extract a keyword from broadcast program information relating to broadcast program contents which are designated by the operation information, and to generate preference information including the extracted keyword for each user; an operation result information acquisition unit to acquire operation result information as a result of performing at least one of video recording and playback process according to the operation information; a user point calculator to calculate, for each of the users, a user point which is a priority among a plurality of the users using a product of a recording time of broadcast program contents recorded in an operation by the user and a ratio of an actual playback time to the recording time; and a preference information priority assignment unit to determine a priority of the preference information using the user point.