Patent ID: 8433181

Claim:
A broadcasting recording apparatus, comprising: a broadcasting communication unit configured to request and receive a broadcast from a broadcasting system; a recording unit configured to record the broadcast received by the broadcasting communication unit; a memory configured to store a table including genre types for different broadcasts, first image qualities to be used for recording the genre types for the different broadcasts when a remaining space of the memory is sufficient to record the genre types for the different broadcasts at the first image qualities, and second image qualities to be used for recording the genre types of the different broadcasts when the remaining space of the memory is insufficient to record the genre types for the different broadcasts at the first image qualities; a controlling unit configured to calculate how much space in the memory is required to record the requested broadcast based on at least one of a length of the requested broadcast and a set image quality, and when the controlling unit determines the remaining space of the memory is insufficient to record the requested broadcast, the controlling unit is further configured to automatically record the broadcast at the second image quality corresponding to the genre of the requested broadcast program stored in the table, and when the controlling unit determines the remaining space of the memory is sufficient to record the requested broadcast, the controlling unit is further configured to automatically record the broadcast at the first image quality corresponding to the genre of the requested broadcast program stored in the table.