Control apparatus, control method and program

A control method that controls the programmed recording of a program, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining EPG (Electronic Program Guide) data for displaying an EPG;
• controlling a display device, which displays an image, to display an EPG based on the EPG data;
• and
• programming a program by creating programming data including a recording ending time when the recording of a program is to be ended based on a user's operation on the EPG,
• wherein the programming step
• defines a distribution ending time when the distribution of a target program, which is a program to be programmed, is to be ended as the recording ending time if the distribution ending time is available;
• or
• defines, as the recording ending time, the time after a predetermined estimated time stored in a storage section, which stores information, from a distribution starting time when the distribution of the target program is to be started if the distribution ending time of the target program is not available.

A program causing a computer to function as a control apparatus that controls the programmed recording of a program, the apparatus comprising:

• an EPG data obtaining section obtaining EPG data for displaying an EPG (Electronic Program Guide);
• an EPG display control section causing a display device, which displays an image, to display an EPG based on the EPG data;
• and
• a programming section programming a program by creating programming data including a recording ending time when the recording of a program is to be ended based on a user's operation on the EPG,
• wherein the programming section
• defines a distribution ending time when the distribution of a target program, which is a program to be programmed, is to be ended as the recording ending time if the distribution ending time is available;
• or
• defines, as the recording ending time, the time after a predetermined estimated time stored in a storage section, which stores information, from a distribution starting time when the distribution of the target program is to be started if the distribution ending time of the target program is not available.