Patent ID: 7646961

Claim:
A data recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising: a receiving portion configured to receive audio-visual data; a recording portion configured to record said received audio-visual data; a reproduction portion configured to reproduce said recorded audio-visual data; a display control portion configured to generate a signal to display a screen for setting a start time and a finish time of recording of said audio-visual data; and a detecting portion configured to detect an input by a user; wherein: said display control portion generates a signal to display a graphic form having a shape extending at least to a one-dimensional coordinate direction, said detecting portion detecting the input by said user on said displayed graphic form to set the start time and the finish time of said recording, said start time of said recording is set by moving a bar displayed on the graphic form left or right in the one-dimensional coordinate direction, a final location of the bar on the graphic form corresponding to the start time of the recording, and said finish time of said recording is set by moving a bar displayed on the graphic form left or right in the one-dimensional coordinate direction, a final location of the bar on the graphic form corresponding to the finish time of the recording.