Patent ID: 8190004

Claim:
A recording/playing apparatus comprising: an external storage device including at least one storage medium; and a broadcast receiver device, comprising: a broadcast processor receiving unit capable of demodulating and decoding a received broadcast signal of a specific channel; an interface unit capable of being connected to the external storage device; and a record/play controlling unit capable of activating a record/play mode, wherein when a connection with the external storage device is detected at the interface unit of the broadcast receiver device, the record/play controlling unit activates the record/play mode to encrypt a decoded broadcast signal and record the encrypted broadcast signal in the storage medium of the external storage device through the interface unit, or the record/play controlling unit activates the record/play mode to acquire and decrypt a broadcast signal recorded in the storage medium of the external storage device through the interface unit, and play the decrypted broadcast signal via the recording/playing apparatus.