Patent ID: 7096486
Filing Date: 2006-08-22
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for presetting a program, and for recording the preset program, comprising: a receiver for receiving a program; a receiver for receiving an electronic program guide for said program; an input module for inputting a first program information indicated by a user to record and for inputting at least one of a genre, a program name, a keyword, and person's name, which are indicated by said user; a retrieving module for retrieving based on the electronic program guide, second program information which matches at least one of said genre, program name, keyword and person's name; a presetting module for presetting said first program information and said second program information; a recording module for recording on a recording medium, a program received by said receiver in accordance with a result of the presetting performed by said presetting module; a deleting module for deleting said program from said recording medium; wherein, when a plurality of programs overlap to record at the same time, said recording module preferentially records the program of said first program information, rather than said second program information; the presetting module limits recording capacity of said recording medium by at least one input item of said genre, program name, keyword and person's name; and the deleting module deletes the program of said older second program information from said recording medium in said limited recording capacity; a monitoring module for monitoring a view time period of a program which said viewer has viewed; a storage device for storing the viewing history information which includes a view score obtained by dividing a view time period by a program time period of said user, and at least one analysis information of a total view score of view elements and a specific view score obtained by dividing the total view score by the number of programs corresponding to the view elements; and an analyzing module for analyzing preference of said user to each program which is represented by said specific view score that includes a weighted program view measure obtained by multiplying a program view measure by its weight, the preference being calculated according to said viewing history information and said analysis information; wherein said retrieving module retrieves a third program information which matches said program which said user prefers as a result of the analysis performed by said analyzing module, in accordance with said electronic program guide; and when a plurality of programs overlap to record at the same time, the recording module preferentially records the program of said first program information, rather than said second and said third program information.