Patent ID: 7373122
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G11B,H04H

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus capable of receiving and reproducing a broadcast signal selected by calling a reception frequency set in advance, comprising: broadcast signal reception means for receiving a broadcast signal of a specific frequency; broadcast signal reproducing means for reproducing the broadcast signal received by the broadcast signal reception means; setting information transmission means for transmitting setting information concerning broadcast reception of the reproducing apparatus itself and set by a user, to an external device, the setting information including area information indicative of an area where the reproducing apparatus receives broadcasts; list information reception means for receiving list information detected by the external device, as a list including broadcast station names of receivable broadcast stations corresponding to the setting information, broadcast station identification information of the stations, and frequencies of the stations; display means for displaying the names of the broadcast stations included in the list information received by the list information reception means; and recording means for recording parts of the received list information onto a recording medium, based on the user'input, with the parts linked to each other.