Method and apparatus for consecutive recording of a series of broadcast programs
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1. A method of recording a series of broadcast programs consecutively, comprising:
- receiving a request for recording a particular series of broadcast programs;
determining whether or not a program pertains to the series of broadcast programs;
allocating a storage space required to record all of the episodes of the series of broadcast programs in advance so that all of the episodes can be recorded consecutively in the allocated storage space; and
recording the program if it is determined that the program pertains to the series of broadcast programs.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for controlling of consecutive recoding of a series of broadcast programs are provided. In a digital broadcast signal receiver, in response to a request of recording a particular series of broadcast programs, it is determined whether or not a program being tuned is one episode of the series. If it is determined that the program is one episode of the series, the program is recorded automatically in a pre-allocated storage space that has been reserved for either the single episode or all of the episodes of the series.
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1. A method of recording a series of broadcast programs consecutively, comprising:
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receiving a request for recording a particular series of broadcast programs;
determining whether or not a program pertains to the series of broadcast programs;
allocating a storage space required to record all of the episodes of the series of broadcast programs in advance so that all of the episodes can be recorded consecutively in the allocated storage space; and
recording the program if it is determined that the program pertains to the series of broadcast programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of recording a series of broadcast programs consecutively, comprising:
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receiving a request for recording a particular series of broadcast programs;
determining whether or not a program pertains to the series of broadcast programs;
recording the program if it is determined that the program pertains to the series of broadcast programs; and
creating and writing a play item in a play list after recording each episode of the series, the play item being associated with the recorded episode and being added to the play list.
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8. In a digital broadcast signal receiver apparatus, an apparatus for consecutively recording a series of broadcast programs, comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a user command;
a tuner configured to tune a broadcasting channel;
a storage device configured to store programs from the tuned channel;
a decoder configured to produce audio/video signals by decoding audio/video data received from the tuned channel or stored in the storage device;
a controller configured to determine whether or not a program being tuned by the tuner pertains to a series of broadcast programs if a request for recording the series of broadcast programs is received by the input device, and record the program being tuned in the storage device if it is determined that the program being tuned pertains to the series of broadcast programs, wherein the controller allocates a storage space in the storage device in advance to provide a recording space for all of the episodes of the series of broadcast programs so that all of the episodes can be recorded consecutively in the allocated storage space. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. In a digital broadcast signal receiver apparatus, an apparatus for consecutively recording a series of broadcast programs, comprising:
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an input device configured to receive a user command;
a tuner configured to tune a broadcasting channel;
a storage device configured to store programs from the tuned channel;
a decoder configured to produce audio/video signals by decoding audio/video data received from the tuned channel or stored in the storage device;
a controller configured to determine whether or not a program being tuned by the tuner pertains to a series of broadcast programs if a request for recording the series of broadcast programs is received by the input device, and record the program being tuned in the storage device if it is determined that the program being tuned pertains to the series of broadcast programs, wherein the controller creates and writes a play item in a play list after recording the program, the play item being associated with the recorded program and being added to the play list.
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