Patent ID: 7430362
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus comprising: receiving means for receiving a broadcast program; recording means for recording information signals pertaining to the broadcast program received via the receiving means onto a recording medium; reproduction means for reproducing the information signals from the recording medium; reservation setting means for setting a repetitive recording reservation program that designates repeated broadcast program recording at each predetermined time interval; determination means for determining whether or not information signals recorded previously onto the recording medium in accordance with the repetitive recording reservation program have already been reproduced by the reproduction means; mode setting means for setting a first mode and a second mode, in the first mode erasing from the recording medium the previously recorded information signals pertaining to the broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program and recording information signals pertaining to a current broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program if it is determined by the determination means that the previously recorded information signals pertaining to the broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program have already been reproduced, and recording information signals pertaining to the current broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program without erasing the previously recorded information signals pertaining to the broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program from the recording medium if it is determined that the previously recorded information signals pertaining to the broadcast program specified by the repetitive recording reservation program have not been reproduced, and in the second mode erasing the previously recorded information signals regardless of the results of the determination performed by the determination means and recording information signals pertaining to the current broadcast program; and control means for controlling the recording means in accordance with a mode set by the mode setting means.