Patent ID: 7454626

Claim:
A computer-implemented reception method for controlling a video recording device performed without using interior components of the video recording device, the computer-implemented reception method comprising: a step of receiving an electronic mail transmitted through a network by a sender; a first extracting step of extracting encrypted certification information inserted in said electronic mail received in said receiving step; a second extracting step of extracting a control command added to said electronic mail to control a reservation function of said video recording device so as to reserve an operation time of said video recording device; a step of decrypting said encrypted certification information extracted in said first extracting step using a public key; a step of certifying whether the sender of said electronic mail is an authorized user by referencing the certification information decrypted in said decrypting step; a step of determining if the control command extracted in the second extracting step is seeking an operation time duplicating one already reserved and informing the sender by electronic mail if it is; a step of storing said control command extracted in said second extracting step if said sender of said electronic mail has been certified in said certifying step to be an authorized user, and if the determining step determines there is no duplicated operation time request; and a step of controlling said reservation function of said video recording device so as to reserve the operation time thereof based on said control command stored in said storing step.