Video-recording reservation management apparatus, method, program, and system

A first video-recording reservation management apparatus which is connected to a network, is communicatable with a second apparatus having a video-recording function, and can receive the same channels, manages a video-recording reservation by using a particular video-recording dedicated device as a management object, and does not have a video-recording function, the first video-recording reservation management apparatus comprising:

• a video-recording reservation processing unit which, when the video-recording dedicated device serving as the management object reserves video-recording, notifies the second apparatus of video-recording reservation registration of the video-recording dedicated device via the network;
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• a substitutional video-recording reservation processing unit which acquires registered video-recording reservation information from the second apparatus and registers substitutional video-recording reservation information in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the second apparatus is received from the network, and executes substitutional video-recording by using the video-recording function of the video-recording dedicated device when the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not executed when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.

A video-recording reservation management method of a first apparatus which is connected to a network, is communicatable with a second apparatus having a video-recording function, and has a video-recording function, and can receive the same channels, the video-recording reservation management method comprising:

• a video-recording reservation processing step in which video-recording reservation management information of the first apparatus is registered in a video-recording reservation management area of a storage unit and the second apparatus is notified of the video-recording reservation registration of the first apparatus via the network when a video-recording reservation is made with respect to the video-recording function of the first apparatus;
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• a substitutional video-recording reservation processing step in which registered video-recording reservation information is acquired from the second apparatus and substitutional video-recording reservation information is registered in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the second apparatus is received from the network, and a substitutional video-recording reservation is executed by using the video-recording function of the first apparatus when the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not executed when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.

A video-recording reservation management method of a first apparatus which is connected to a network, is communicatable with a second apparatus having a video-recording function, and can receive the same channels, manages a video-recording reservation by using a particular video-recording dedicated device as a management object, and does not have a video-recording function, the video-recording reservation management method comprising

• a video-recording reservation processing step, in which, when the video-recording dedicated device serving as the management object reserves video-recording, the second apparatus is notified of video-recording reservation registration of the video-recording dedicated device via the network;
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• in a substitutional video-recording reservation processing step, in which registered video-recording reservation information is acquired from the second apparatus and substitutional video-recording reservation information is registered in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the second apparatus is received from the network, and a substitutional video-recording reservation is executed by using the video-recording function of the video-recording dedicated device when the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not executed when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a video-recording reservation management program characterized by causing a computer of a first apparatus which is connected to a network, is communicatable with a second apparatus having a video-recording function, and has a video-recording function, and can receive the same channel, to execute:

• a video-recording reservation processing step in which video-recording management information of the first apparatus is registered in a video-recording reservation management area of a storage unit and the second apparatus is notified of the video-recording reservation registration of the first apparatus via the network when a video-recording reservation is made with respect to the video-recording function of the first apparatus;
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• a substitutional video-recording reservation processing step in which registered video-recording reservation information is acquired from the second apparatus and substitutional video-recording reservation information is registered in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the second apparatus is received from the network, and a substitutional video-recording reservation is executed by using the video-recording function of the first apparatus when an execution notification of the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not received when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a video-recording reservation management program characterized by causing a computer of a first apparatus which is connected to a network, is communicatable with a second apparatus having a video-recording function, and can receive the same channels, manages a video-recording reservation by using a particular video-recording dedicated device as a management object, and does not have a video-recording function, to execute:

• a video-recording reservation processing step, in which, when the video-recording dedicated device serving as the management object reserves video-recording, the second apparatus is notified of video-recording reservation registration of the video-recording dedicated device via the network;
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• a substitutional video-recording reservation processing step, in which registered video-recording reservation information is acquired from the second apparatus and substitutional video-recording reservation information is registered in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the second apparatus is received from the network, and a substitutional video-recording reservation is executed by using the video-recording function of the video-recording dedicated device when an execution notification of the video-recording reservation of the second apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not received when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.

A video-recording reservation management system in which a plurality of mutually-communicatable apparatuses having video-recording functions are connected via a network, and can receive the same channels, the video-recording reservation management system characterized in that each of the apparatuses includes:

• a video-recording reservation processing unit which registers video-recording reservation information of the apparatus per se in a video-recording reservation management area of a storage unit and notifies the other apparatus of the video-recording reservation registration of the apparatus per se via the network when a video-recording reservation is made with respect to the video-recording function of the apparatus per se;
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• a substitutional video-recording reservation processing unit which acquires registered video-recording reservation information from the other apparatus and registers substitutional video-recording reservation information in a substitutional video-recording reservation management area of the storage unit when a registration notification of a video-recording reservation of the other apparatus is received from the network, and executes a substitutional video-recording reservation by using the video-recording function of the apparatus per se when an execution notification of the video-recording reservation of the other apparatus corresponding to the substitutional video-recording reservation information is not received when video-recording cannot be performed due to power outage or failure.