Patent ID: 7369751

Claim:
A broadcasting program recording system, comprising: a storage medium for storing a corresponding broadcasting signal when a recording or time shift function is set; a key input unit through which a user inputs a clipping start key and a clipping completion key at a start position and end position of a clipping region, respectively, in order to set the clipping region in a broadcasting signal being displayed; an application for controlling the recording system in order to perform operations according to commands input on the key input unit; an OSD (on-screen display) unit for displaying a guide bar in an OSD form on a predetermined position of a screen under the control of the application in order to display a state of the broadcasting signal currently being displayed on the screen, the clipping region being distinctively set and indicated on the guide bar; an engine for processing a broadcasting signal reproduced from the storage medium or a real-time broadcasting signal to display the processed signal under the control of the application, the engine controlling broadcasting signals of the clipping region to be stored in the storage medium when the user sets the clipping region through the guide bar, the engine detecting program guide information of the clipping region from the broadcasting signal and providing the detected program guide information to the OSD unit; and a file system for managing information about files stored in the storage medium, the file system generating a new file name and correcting existing file information when the broadcasting signals of the clipping region have been stored, wherein the OSD unit displays the program guide information on the guidebar.