Patent ID: 6252629
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A timer-recording controller receiving a broadcast signal multiplexed with program information containing information representing broadcast sources, broadcast starting times, broadcast ending times, and genres of a plurality of broadcast-scheduled programs, for controlling a recorder on the basis of the program information to timer-record at least one particular program among the plurality of programs, said timer-recording controller comprising:a timer-recording control unit operable to cause the recorder to start recording a particular program from a broadcast source of the broadcast signal at a broadcast starting time of the particular program and end the recording at a broadcast ending time of the particular program;a first program detector operable to detect a program which may delay the broadcast starting time of the particular program from among a plurality of broadcast-scheduled programs; anda timer-recording control correction controller operable to delay a time at which the recorder ends the recording by a desired time based on a result detected by said first program detector.