Patent ID: 7805055
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A recorder that receives a program broadcasted by a program broadcasting device for broadcasting program in accordance with a predetermined time schedule and program identifying information provided by a program identifying information providing device for providing information to identify the program broadcasted by the program broadcasting device and records the program based on the program identifying information, the recorder comprising: a program identifying information detector for detecting the program identifying information at least at one timing of start, duration, and end of the program broadcasted by the program broadcasting device; and a recording operation controller for controlling recording operation based on a detection result of the program identifying information detector, the recording operation controller comprising: a recording start/end determining section for starting the recording operation and/or ending the recording operation based on the detection result of the program identifying information detector; and a recorded program determining section for determining the program currently being recorded based on the detection result of the program identifying information detector while the program is recorded, wherein the program identifying information includes a program identifier showing a program broadcasted by the program broadcasting device, and status information annexed to a part of a front end or a back end of the frame information forming the program, the status information showing that the program is being broadcasted while broadcasting the program, the recording start/end determining section determines starting and/or ending of the recording operation based on the program identifier detected by the program identifying information detector, the recorded program determining section determines the program to be recorded based on the status information detected by the program identifying information detector, the recording operation controller includes a recording interrupting section for interrupting the recording operation when the recorded program determining section determines that the detected status information has been changed while the program is recorded, and a recording restarting section that restarts the recording operation when the recorded program determining section determines that the detected status information returns to the status information of the program being recorded after the recording operation is interrupted by the recording interrupting section.