Information receiving method and information receiving apparatus using the same method

Claim 2

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means, memory control means for detecting overlapping of recording time of reserved programs or programs reserved to be recorded by the reservation input means according to the service additional information, and communication means for transmitting detection of overlapping of recording time of the plural reserved programs by the memory control means to a mobile communication device.

Claim 3

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means, memory control means for detecting overlapping of recording time due to change in broadcasting time according to the service additional information, in reserved programs reserved for recording by the reservation input means, when the information receiving means receives the service information noticing change in broadcasting time of program, selecting means for selecting one program out of programs overlapped in recording time, by using the service additional information of the reserved programs of which overlapping of recording time is detected by the memory control means, for record reservation of detected overlapped portion, and change memory means for changing and storing the record reservation by the reservation input means on the basis of the result of the selecting means.

Claim 4

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means, memory control means for detecting overlapping of broadcasting time of a program reserved for recording with the recording time of a reserved program reserved for recording by the reservation input means according to the service additional information, when reserving a program to be recorded by the user, selecting means for selecting one program out of the overlapped programs, by using the service additional information of the reserved programs of which overlapping of recording time is detected by the memory control means, for record reservation of detected overlapped portion, and memory change means for changing and storing the record reservation by the reservation input means on the basis of the result of the selecting means.

Claim 5

An information receiving apparatus of claim 3 or 4, further comprising viewing trend survey means for investigating the viewing trend of the user by statistically processing the viewing history of the past programs of the user, wherein the selecting means determines the program to be recorded out of plural reserved programs overlapped in recording time in consideration of the viewing trend of the user investigated by the viewing trend survey means.

Claim 6

An information receiving apparatus of claim 3 or 4, further comprising display means for displaying to have selected one program out of the plural reserved programs overlapped in recording time by the selecting means.

Claim 7

An information receiving apparatus of claim 3 or 4, further comprising communication means for transmitting to have selected one program out of the plural reserved programs overlapped in recording time by the selecting means to a mobile communication device.

Claim 8

An information receiving apparatus of claim 3 or 4, further comprising program list compiling means for compiling a program list displaying the result of determination by the selecting means.

Claim 9

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means, memory control means for detecting overlapping of recording time of a program reserved for recording with the recording time of other reserved programs already reserved for recording on all screens including the screens other than the specific screen on the electronic program guide, when the user reserves to record a program by using the specific screen of the electronic program guide compiled on the basis of the service additional information, and program list compiling means for compiling the electronic program guide for displaying plural reserved programs overlapped in recording time on a same screen of the monitor screen when the memory control means detects overlapping of recording time of plural reserved programs.

Claim 10

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means or indicated by user, memory control means for detecting overlapping of recording time of program being reserved with the recording time of a reserved program already reserved by the reservation input means when the information receiving means receives the service information telling change of broadcasting time of programs and when the user reserves to record a program, comparing and determining means for determining to record both overlapped reserved programs alternately by dividing in each specific time in the recording time overlapped portions, and memory change means for changing and storing the record reservation by the reservation input means on the basis of the result of determination of the comparing and determining means.

Claim 11

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means or indicated by user, memory control means for detecting overlapping of recording time of program being reserved with the recording time of a reserved program already reserved by the reservation input means when the information receiving means receives the service information telling change of broadcasting time of programs and when the user reserves to record a program, comparing and determining means for comparing the importance of the each program overlapped in recording time according to the service additional information of the plural reserved programs overlapped in recording time, and determining to record the overlapped portions alternately by dividing by a time rate determined on the basis of the importance, and memory change means for changing and storing the record reservation by the reservation input means on the basis of the result of determination of the comparing and determining means.

Claim 12

An information receiving apparatus of claim 10 or 11, further comprising reproducing means for reproducing only specified program portions continuously when reproducing the alternately recorded portions by dividing in specific time in the overlapped portions of the overlapped reserved programs, so that only the specified program can be reproduced continuously if not completely.

Claim 13

An information receiving apparatus for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: information receiving means for receiving the program and service additional information, memory means for recording the program and service additional information received by the information receiving means, reservation input means for reserving to record the program indicated by the service additional information received by the information receiving means, viewing trend survey means for investigating the viewing trend of the user by analyzing the viewing history of past programs by the user, and comparing and determining means for comparing the viewing trend and the genre information of the program of the service additional information being received, and determining whether or not to reserve to record.

Claim 14

An information receiving method for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: a step of receiving the program and service additional information, a step of recording the received program and service additional information, a step of reserving to record the received program, a step of detecting overlapping of recording time of reserved programs reserved for recording according to the recorded service additional information, and a step of transmitting and displaying of overlapping of reserved recording time.

Claim 15

An information receiving method for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: a step of receiving the program and service additional information, a step of recording the received program and service additional information, a step of reserving to record the received program, a step of detecting overlapping of recording time of reserved programs reserved for recording according to the recorded service additional information, a step of selecting one program out of reserved programs detected to be overlapped in the reserved time, by using the service additional information, about the record reservation of overlapped portions. a step of changing and storing the record reservation on the basis of the result of selection.

Claim 16

An information receiving method for receiving a program including picture, sound and/or data, and information about the program or service additional information, comprising: a step of receiving the program and service additional information, a step of recording the received program and service additional information, a step of investigating the viewing trend from the genre information of the programs reserved for recording in the past, and determining the reservation record priority order by genre, a step of determining whether or not to reserve to record the program indicated by the service additional information according to the genre information of the newly received service additional information and the viewing trend, and a step of reserving to record the program indicated by the received service additional information on the basis of the result of determination.