Patent ID: 7581196

Claim:
A reservation registration apparatus for performing a reservation registration process of causing an arbitrary reservation subject to be manipulated at a specified starting time, said apparatus comprising: display controller configured to display on a display screen a plurality of reservation subject icons representing said reservation subjects and a time base display area of a calendar for performing said reservation registration, and when said reservation subject icon is moved onto said time base display area, displaying a reservation information display division in a pop-up display at a position on said time base display area onto which said reservation subject icon is moved, the reservation information display division displaying information corresponding to a location on said time base display area to which said reservation subject icon is moved; controlling mechanism configured to perform said reservation registration taking a time according to the information displayed on said reservation information display division on said time base display area as a starting time of the process of said reservation subject; selection mechanism configured to receive input media for said arbitrary reservation subject, said input media generated by at least one component, said selection mechanism including, an input selector configured to select said at least one component as an input, a mixing device configured to mix analog, digital, and optical formats of said input media when more than one component is selected, and an output selector configured to connect the at least one selected component with a selected output, the outputs including an analog output and a digital output; conversion mechanism configured to appropriately convert said formats of said input media generated by said at least one component so that said input media for said arbitrary reservation subject can be properly performed, and a process control mechanism always in operation to control a power supply to turn on when the starting time set in the reservation setting information is reached, and configured to control the performance of said reservation subject according to said starting time of said reservation time.