Patent ID: 8073314

Claim:
A recording apparatus comprising: broadcast signal receiving means for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted from a broadcasting station; setting means for setting at least a broadcasting time period and a broadcasting station; communication means for transmitting request information to an external device, the request information requesting at least titles of programs previously broadcasted from the broadcasting station set by the setting means within the broadcasting time period set by the setting means, broadcasting dates and times of the programs, and titles of content broadcasted in the programs, and for receiving reply information returned from the external device in response to the request information, the reply information including at least titles of programs previously broadcasted from the broadcasting station set by the setting means within the broadcasting time period set by the setting means, broadcasting dates and times of the programs, and titles of content broadcasted in the programs; program table creation means for creating a program table based on the reply information; and recording scheduling means for, when a program previously broadcasted within the broadcasting time period set by the setting means is selected from the program table, scheduling the recording of a program to be broadcast from the broadcasting station set by the setting means based on the title and broadcasting date and time of the selected previously broadcasted program.