Patent ID: 7010720

Claim:
A data reception system comprising a reception apparatus and a management apparatus for managing said reception apparatus, wherein: said reception apparatus comprises a data receiver operable to receive data from a data source, a recording medium operable to record the data received by said data receiver, a recording controller operable to control access to said recording medium, and a management information output unit operable to output management information including identification information about the data recorded on said recording medium; said management apparatus comprises a management information input unit operable to input the management information, and a data recovery unit operable to, when said recording medium is replaced, recover the data recorded on said recording medium before said recording medium was replaced as recovered data based on the management information inputted by said management information input unit; said reception apparatus and said management apparatus are coupled to each other via a communication line; said management apparatus is constructed so as to enable said recording medium to be removably attached thereto; and said management apparatus further comprises a second recording controller operable to, when said recording medium is replaced, record the recovered data on a replacement recording medium attached to said management apparatus.