Patent ID: 7877001
Filing Date: 2011-01-25
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A recording and reproducing apparatus configured to record and reproduce video and audio signals of a television broadcast program on and from a recording medium, comprising: a selection unit configured to select one of a plurality of standard television broadcast programs recorded on the recording medium, in response to a key operation of a remote control device by a user; a registration unit configured to reproduce video and audio signals of the one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs, which is selected by the selection unit, attach a marker to a standard video-and-audio part in the video and audio signals of the one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs in response to a key operation of the remote control device by the user during reproducing the video and audio signals of the one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs, and register the marker; a determination unit configured to serially reproduce video and audio signals of another one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs which is selected by the selection unit, automatically determine a video-and-audio part in the video and audio signals of the another one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs, which is substantially matched with the standard video-and-audio part to which the registered marker is attached by comparing the video-and-audio part in the video and audio signals of the another one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs with the standard video-and-audio part to which the registered marker is attached during reproducing the video and audio signals of the another one of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs; a marker attachment unit configured to automatically attach a marker to the video-and-audio part in the video and audio signals of the another one of the standard television broadcast programs, which is substantially matched with the standard video-and-audio part to which the registered marker is attached, according to a result of determination made by the determination unit; and a reproduction control unit configured to skip the video-and-audio part to which the marker is attached during reproducing the video and audio signals of the plurality of standard television broadcast programs recorded on the recording medium.