Patent ID: 8737798

Claim:
A broadcast signal storage apparatus, comprising: a memory configured to store recordings of broadcast signals representing programs; and a control processor configured to control said broadcast signal storage apparatus, the control processor configured to, responsive to storage on said memory of both a first recording of a broadcast signal representing a partial version of a program, the partial version having one of a delayed start point and premature end point, and a second recording of a broadcast signal representing a full version of the same program, determine a position or positions in said second recording that correspond to the one of delayed start point and premature end point of said first recording using information from meta-data contained in said broadcast signal representing the partial version of the program and said broadcast signal representing the full version of the same program, store one or more markers indicating said position or positions in said second recording, and delete said first recording after said second recording has been recorded and after said one or more markers have been stored, wherein said broadcast signal storage apparatus is operable with signals according to a broadcast standard, and said meta-data includes data from one of a broadcast Event Information Table and a broadcast Time Table.