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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2003
Toshiyuki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kitajima, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsutoshi Sakao, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Kimata, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Kitajima, Ibaraki, JP;
Katsutoshi Sakao, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasunori Matsui, Kanagawa, JP;
Hirokatsu Kimata, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Maeda, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
This invention relates to a network control verification system, a control communication terminal, a server apparatus, and a network control verification method whereby a user away from a recording apparatus is notified of information such as whether the recording apparatus has completed unattended recording of a broadcast program as reserved. Specifically, a recording/reproducing apparatusrecords a broadcast program to a recording medium in accordance with unattended recording reservation settings. The apparatusextracts one picture frame from the pictures recorded on the recording medium and turns the extracted frame into a thumbnail image. The recording/reproducing apparatusthen transmits an e-mail including a recording start date, a recording start time, a recording stop time, a broadcast channel, and a recording mode regarding the recorded broadcast program to a mobile phonetogether with an attachment of the thumbnail. By checking the e-mail sent to the mobile phone, the user can verify that the recording has been completed as reserved. This invention may be applied advantageously to networked electronic apparatuses.