Patent ID: 7689102
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital recording device comprising: a digital recording unit having digital information recorded thereon; title creating means inputting a received program broadcast signal for creating, based on said input program broadcast signal, a title for each of programs that are broadcast in time sequence; program change detecting means inputting said received program broadcast signal for detecting, according to a change of audience restriction information for imposing a restriction as to viewers of programs included in said input program broadcast signal, that a broadcast of a new program is started; recording means for recording, automatically according to the detection by the program change detection means, content data indicating a content of said program, the title of said program that is created by said title creating means and said audience restriction information after the change, by associating said content data, said title and said audience restriction information with each other; and title display means for displaying said title in a list, said title being recorded on said digital recording unit, wherein wherein said digital recording unit comprises a recording region storing program content files and a file management region storing file management information comprising said title and said audience restriction information corresponding to each of the program content files.