Patent ID: 6885809

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: reception means for receiving one broadcast signal, out of a plurality of broadcast signals, each broadcast signal being specified using a condition, the condition including a broadcast frequency and at least one other item; and recording means for recording (1) the broadcast signal received by the reception means, and (2) broadcast ID information based on a channel number and other information, the broadcast ID information enabling the received broadcast signal to be identified out of the plurality of broadcast signals, on a recording medium in an interrelated manner, wherein the recording medium is a rewritable optical disc, the recording means records data onto the recording medium in conformity with DVD Video Recording Standard, treats a part of the broadcast signal received by the reception means during a certain period as a program, and records the program and the broadcast ID information on the recording medium, the broadcast ID information being recorded into an IT_TXT area in a management information file on the optical disc and is linked to a recording area for the recorded program, and the broadcast ID information being recorded in accordance with a data application format that is shown by a data application ID recorded together with the broadcast ID information, in a text field that is appended with an IDCD value “0x90”.