Patent ID: 6289169
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An apparatus for displaying recorded contents, comprising:a plurality of devices connected on a network;a first recording device included in one of said plurality of devices, which records program data inputted in one of said plurality of devices;a second recording device included in one of said plurality of devices, in which program guide information that relates to said program data is inputted and which records or stores said program guide information on a predetermined recording medium on which said recording device records or in a storing medium which relates to said predetermined recording medium;a device using an application program interface which can be commonly owned by one or more devices in said network, said device being able to read and write list data prepared in correspondence with said application program interface based on said program guide information recorded on said recording medium or stored in said storing medium using said application program interface; andan updating device which updates said program guide information recorded on said recording medium or stored in said storing medium based on list data written by said application program interface.