Patent ID: 7822319
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An automatic recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising: a program reservation information registration unit configured to register a recording reservation for programs including a predetermined content based on program information included in a broadcasting signal; a recording control unit configured to record reserved programs in order to broadcast on a recording medium, the reserved programs corresponding to the recording reservation, wherein an old recorded program is deleted or a new program is over written on the old recorded program, and at least a latest recorded program remains; and a reproducing control unit configured to reproduce a recorded program or a program which is to be recorded on the recording medium, wherein the reproducing control unit includes, a first module configured to resume a reproduction of a first program corresponding to the recording reservation, based on interruption information responding to a predetermined key-operation after the reproduction of the first program changed to the interruption state, and a second module configured to detect a recording state or a no-recording state of a second program which is newest, and to chase reproduction of the second program responding to the predetermined key-operation, without resuming reproduction of the first program, when the recording state of the second program is started after the reproduction of the first program was interrupted.