Patent ID: 8644686

Claim:
An image recording method comprising: if a channel is changed, tuning the changed channel by using one of first and second tuners, based on time information of each channel received through the first and second tuners; and controlling a record progress state of each channel image received through the first and second tuners based on the time information, wherein the controlling the record progress state of each channel image comprises checking the time information of each channel received through the first and second tuners when the channel is changed and generating a checked result, wherein the tuning the changed channel uses the checked result as the time information, wherein the time information of each channel is an information according to at least one of a viewing time of the image of the each channel displayed on a screen and a non-viewing time of the each channel, and wherein the tuning the changed channel comprises: if there is no spare tuner which is not currently used in the first and second tuners when the channel is changed, checking a viewing time of each channel received through the first and second tuners; and tuning the changed channel to a tuner of the channel of which the viewing time is shortest.