Patent ID: 7853878
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: G06F,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of controlling an image storing system comprising at least one external storage device including a plurality of storage processors, and an image processing apparatus connected with the at least one external storage device and storing a received video signal in the at least one external storage device, the method comprising: storing data about operation states of the plurality of storage processors of the external storage device, wherein the data about the operation states of the plurality of storage processors indicates whether the external storage device is connected to the image processing apparatus and indicates whether each of the plurality of storage processors is performing a recording operation or on standby; generating a user interface (UI) menu representing one of the at least one external storage device as a plurality of storage device items on the basis of the stored data about the operation states of the plurality of storage processors if a storing operation for the video signal is selected; and generating a message that a storing operation can be started when a storage device item being on standby is pointed by manipulating a user selection unit, and a message that the storing operation can be stopped when the storage device item performing the storing operation is pointed by manipulating the user selection unit, wherein the at least one external storage device is an audio/video (AV) storage device, and wherein the generating the UI menu for selecting the external storage device comprises representing the external storage device as the storage device items corresponding to the storage processors.