Patent ID: 6311011
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A video recorder for recording content signals including audio and video signals, comprising:means for receiving program information signals designating a program identifier, starting and ending time of a program;a first storage device;first recording means for continuously recording the content signals of at least one channel in the first storage device;means for deleting the content signals of the oldest program recorded in the first storage device in reference with the program information signals;a second storage device;second recording means for recording content signals in the second storage device according to a direction given from outside of the video recorder in order to record contents;direct recording means for recording current content signals which are currently received by the video recorder in the second storage device without recording in the first device;indirect recording means for copying content signals that have been recorded in the first storage device into the second storage device; andmeans for automatically merging content signals recorded by both the direct recording means and the indirect recording means into one file.