Patent ID: 9437245
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An external terminal having a communication unit capable of communicating with a video recording apparatus, the external terminal comprising: an input unit operable to input additional information from a user; an input start detecting unit operable to detect start of the input of the additional information to the input unit; a recording state inquiring unit operable to inquire of the video recording apparatus and acquire timing information representing a recording position in video data currently being recorded by the video recording apparatus via the communication unit, when the input start detecting unit detects the start of the input of the additional information; a first storage unit operable to store the timing information representing the recording position received from the video recording apparatus in response to the inquiry; and an additional information sending unit operable to send the additional information input via the input unit and the timing information representing the recording position stored in the first storage unit to the video recording apparatus via the communication unit, when the user completes the input of the additional information.