Terminal device for recording program information with means to limit the playing of said program information
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1. A method of managing recorded programs recorded in a recording medium in a broadcasting system comprising at least one transmitter and a plurality of terminals, wherein each transmitter broadcasts a data stream, a plurality of channels being multiplexed into each data stream, each channel comprising a plurality of programs and wherein each transmitter includes, in the data stream, program information comprising program information (PI) records associated with respective programs available in the broadcasting system, the method comprising the steps of:
- each terminal permitting a user to select a desired one of said programs;
adding said selected program to a recording queue which keeps program-identifying data sets in order of broadcast start time;
recording on said recording medium a program identified by one of said program-identifying data sets in a first position of said recording queue;
recording a program information record of said recorded program in a predetermined area on said recording medium;
in response to a reception of a playing request from the user, displaying a program guide for said recorded programs recorded on said recording medium;
prompting the user to select one of said recorded programs for play; and
in response to the user selecting said one of said recorded programs, playing said selected recorded program to provide video and/or audio output(s).
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Abstract
A terminal device for recording broadcast information including means to limit the number of times a recorded program can be played.
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1. A method of managing recorded programs recorded in a recording medium in a broadcasting system comprising at least one transmitter and a plurality of terminals, wherein each transmitter broadcasts a data stream, a plurality of channels being multiplexed into each data stream, each channel comprising a plurality of programs and wherein each transmitter includes, in the data stream, program information comprising program information (PI) records associated with respective programs available in the broadcasting system, the method comprising the steps of:
each terminal permitting a user to select a desired one of said programs;
adding said selected program to a recording queue which keeps program-identifying data sets in order of broadcast start time;
recording on said recording medium a program identified by one of said program-identifying data sets in a first position of said recording queue;
recording a program information record of said recorded program in a predetermined area on said recording medium;
in response to a reception of a playing request from the user, displaying a program guide for said recorded programs recorded on said recording medium;
prompting the user to select one of said recorded programs for play; and
in response to the user selecting said one of said recorded programs, playing said selected recorded program to provide video and/or audio output(s). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A multimedia terminal capable of managing recorded programs recorded in a recording medium in a broadcasting system comprising at least one transmitter and a plurality of terminals, wherein each transmitter broadcasts a data stream, a plurality of channels being multiplexed into each data stream, each channel comprising a plurality of programs and wherein each transmitter includes, in the data stream, program information comprising program information (PI) records associated with respective programs available in the broadcasting system, the multimedia terminal comprising:
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means for permitting a user to select a desired one of said programs;
means for adding said selected program to a recording queue which keeps program-identifying data sets in order of broadcast start time;
means for recording on said recording medium a program identified by one of said program-identifying data sets in a first position of said recording queue;
means for recording a program information record of said recorded program in a predetermined area on said recording medium;
means, responsive to a reception of a playing request from the user, for displaying a program guide for said recorded programs recorded on said recording medium;
means for prompting the user to select one of said recorded programs for play; and
means, response to the user selecting said one of said recorded programs, for playing said selected recorded program to provide video and/or audio output(s). - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A multimedia reproducer for reproducing recorded programs recorded on a recording medium, wherein program information comprising program information (PI) records associated with said recorded programs is also recorded on the recording medium, the multimedia reproducer comprising:
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means, responsive to a reception of a reproducing request from the user, for displaying a program guide for said recorded programs and prompting the user to select one of said recorded programs for play; and
means, response to the user selecting said one of said recorded programs, for reproducing said selected recorded program. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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