Patent ID: 7660515
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A program recording apparatus using EPG data, comprising: a receiver for receiving a current program containing program information; an EPG decoder section for decoding the received program information to output the EPG data, which includes a current time and a program start time; a controller configured to extract recording management information from the decoded EPG data, wherein said controller compares the current time with the program start time, outputs a match signal in response to substantial coincidence of time between the current time and the program start time, and enters a new desired program into said recording management information when the match signal is output so that the new desired program can be entered into the recording management information even when said controller is already managing recording of the current program said controller reserving and automatically entering the new desired broadcast program into the recording management information using said decoded EPG data; and a recording section for controlling the current program using the recording management information.