Patent ID: 8650593
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A broadcast receiving apparatus, comprising: a broadcast receiver which receives a broadcast program, an interface which communicates with an external apparatus; a storage unit which stores recorded files of broadcast programs; a video output unit which displays the received broadcast program; and a control unit which generates a list of the recorded files comprising file addresses at which the recorded files are stored and a network address of the broadcast receiving apparatus, and controls the interface to transmit the generated recorded files list, and wherein the external apparatus downloads the recorded files listed in the generated recorded files list using the file addresses and the network address, and wherein the control unit is configured to determine a recording mode from among a podcast mode and a television (TV) mode, and wherein if the recording mode is determined as the podcast mode, the control unit automatically sets a resolution for a recorded file of the received broadcast program based on the external apparatus, and if the recording mode is determined as the TV mode, the control unit automatically sets the resolution for the recorded file of the received broadcast program based on the video output unit.