Patent ID: 7319810
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A program recording apparatus comprising: a program information input unit inputting program information concerning programs; a program recording setting unit setting the recording of programs; a recording unit writing in, and erasing, data containing the contents of said programs to and from a recording medium; and a management unit storing program information which is inputted from said program information input unit and recording said programs by said recording unit according to said setting for recording or independent of said setting for recording, wherein said management unit predicts a shortage of vacant space in said recording medium at the point in time when said recording unit carries out the writing in of the data containing the contents of said program, to said recording medium by referring to program management information which includes, at least, said program information, the recording status of said recording medium and recording setting status of said programs and in the case that said vacant space is in shortage, decides programs to be erased when said writing in is carried out among the programs which have already been recorded or which have already been set for recording according to predetermined criteria which include an erasure possibility set prior to erasure of the programs to be erased.