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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2008
Tomoya Asanuma, Yokohama, JP;
Teruki Kikkawa, Machida, JP;
Tomoyasu Yoshikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Hanamitsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Yonishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Koji Mito, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Isehara, JP;
Tomoya Asanuma, Yokohama, JP;
Teruki Kikkawa, Machida, JP;
Tomoyasu Yoshikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Satoshi Hanamitsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Osamu Yonishi, Yokohama, JP;
Yasushi Shikata, Tama, JP;
Koji Mito, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Isehara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A recording control apparatus is connected to and in communication with a recording apparatus capable of recording a broadcasting video image on a storage unit and has two or more operating state levels that differ in power consumption. The recording control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire program information about a program currently being viewed, a determination unit configured to determine a user's recording tendency level as to a program currently being viewed based on the program information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to issue a command to control the operating state level of the recording apparatus based on the recording tendency level determined by the determination unit.