Patent ID: 7636510
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A private video recorder having a file editing function for editing a video picture file by rewriting index information which is used for controlling the video picture file comprising: a receiver for receiving TV broadcasting signals delivered from TV stations; a contents accumulator having a contents data memory area constituted by a plurality of segments of a predetermined memory capacity for memorizing contents data of TV program obtained from the TV broadcasting signals received by the receiver and an index information memory area for memorizing index information used for controlling the contents data memorized into the contents data memory area; an operation apparatus to be operated by a user for selecting a function among recording of the contents of TV program, editing of the recorded contents, and reproducing of the recorded or edited contents; and a controller for controlling the recording, editing and reproducing of the contents; wherein the controller controls the contents data memorized into the segments appointed by the same segments appointing information as one video picture file; when the operation apparatus is operated by the user so as to record the contents of TV program, the controller stores the contents data of TV program obtained from the TV broadcasting signals into a first combination of segments controlled as one video picture file in the contents data memory area, stores segment appointing information for appointing respectively the segments in the first combination of segments memorizing the contents data into the index information memory area; when the editing of the recorded contents stored in the first combination of segments is selected to form a second combination of segments controlled as one video picture file and distinct from the first combination of segments, the controller rewrites the segment appointing information for appointing respectively the segments in the second combination of segments without destructing the contents data memorized into the segments of the first combination of segments; and when the reproducing of the contents is selected, the controller reads out the contents data memorized into the contents data memory area as a unit of the video picture file so as to reproduce the recorded or edited contents.