Patent ID: 6839902
Filing Date: 2005-01-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcasting receiver comprising: program selection means for choosing a signal of at least one program from received digital broadcasting signals; program record means for creating a file or a directory in a storage media, and for recording said at least one program chosen by said program selection means; related information administration means for controlling and updating at least one attribute of recordable space, expiry date, playback count and record time of the at least one program recorded by said record means related information display control means for controlling display of related information of record playback controlled and updated by said related information administration means; and performing means for performing deletion of said file or said directory selected by a user, wherein, said related information administration means sons a plurality of files or a directory of recorded programs in order of at least one attribute including at least one of record time, record volume, expiry date, or playback count, and designates said related information display control means to display the at least one attribute, and wherein said related information administration means administrates the expiry date of each program recorded in the storage media, and deletes the program which passes the expiry date, said expiry date being predetermined initially and changeable by a user.