Patent ID: 7787750

Claim:
An information recording/reproduction apparatus for performing a preprogrammed recording (i) of information distributed at a predetermined time from a predetermined distribution source (ii) to an information recording medium, and (iii) based on information indicating preprogrammed recording settings determined before the predetermined time of distribution, the information recording/reproduction apparatus comprising: preprogrammed recording reception means for receiving, as the information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings, a date of distribution, a time of distribution, an identification of a distribution source of the distributed information, and an identification of the information recording medium for performing the preprogrammed recording of the distributed information; recording control means for causing the distributed information to be recorded on the identified information recording medium, the distributed information being recorded based on the received information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings; and displaying control means for incorporating the received information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings into a two-dimensional matrix defined by the date of distribution, the time of distribution, and a plurality of different information recording mediums capable of having multiple video recordings simultaneously recorded thereto, the plurality of information recording mediums including the identified information recording medium, and the two-dimensional matrix having a plurality of divided areas, each divided area of the plurality of divided areas having a respective date of distribution assigned thereto, such that each divided area of the plurality of divided areas represents the respective date of distribution assigned thereto and for displaying on a displaying unit a display screen indicating the two-dimensional matrix having incorporated therein the information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings, wherein, when a plurality of pieces of the information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings are incorporated into the two-dimensional matrix, the plurality of pieces of the information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings are respectively incorporated into the plurality of divided areas of the two-dimensional matrix based on the respective date of distribution represented by each respective divided area of the plurality of divided areas and indicated by a respective piece of the information indicating the preprogrammed recording settings.