Recording method of digital recording apparatus

• US 20060140583A1
• Filed: 12/21/2005
• Published: 06/29/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Joh, Dong Hyeon, Cho, Sang Kyu
• Application Number:
  US11/316,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20060140583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/293
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

A method for recording in a digital recording apparatus is disclosed, whereby storage suitable for recording a broadcasting program is determined in consideration of an expected data capacity of the broadcasting program. There is an advantage of solving the discomfort of manipulating an external key at every time when storage for recording the broadcasting program is to be established. There is another advantage of preventing unfinished recordings of the broadcasting program to a maximum.

Claims

1. A recording method of a digital recording apparatus comprising:

receiving from outside an immediate recording command of a broadcasting program;

calculating an expected data capacity of the broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the received immediate recording command;

determining a storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program in response to the calculated expected data capacity; and

recording the broadcasting program in the storage thus determined.

2. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the calculating step of the expected data capacity of the broadcasting program comprises:

receiving a recording execution time of the broadcasting program from outside; and

calculating an expected data capacity of the broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the received recording execution time.

3. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the step of calculating the expected data capacity of the broadcasting program comprises;

reading Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information related to broadcasting time information of the broadcasting program; and

calculating an expected data capacity of the broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the read EPG related to the broadcasting time information.

4. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the step of determining a storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

checking storage capacities of all the storages storable in response to the immediate recording command;

detecting a storage medium (hereinafter referred to as storage) exceeding the expected data capacity calculated by the checked storage capacity; and

determining a storage for differently recording the broadcasting program in response to whether the number of the detected storages is just one, plural or null.

5. The method as defined in claim 4, wherein, if the number of detected storages is just one, it is determined that a relevant storage is the very storage for recording the broadcasting program.

6. The method as defined in claim 4 comprising:

displaying information with regard to relevant storages; and

determining as storage out of the displayed storages, the storage selected by a user for recording the broadcasting program, if the number of detected storages is plural.

7. The method as defined in claim 4 comprising:

determining storage for recording the broadcasting program according to a pre-set priority, if there are multiple detected storages.

8. The method as defined in claim 4 comprising:

determining storage of smallest storage capacity as the storage for recording the broadcasting program, if there are multiple detected storages.

9. The method as defined in claim 4 comprising:

determining storage of largest storage capacity as storage for recording the broadcasting program if there are multiple detected storages.

10. The method as defined in claim 4 comprising:

determining storage where the broadcasting program is recorded as storage for recording the broadcasting program if the detected storage is null.

11. The method as defined in claim 4 further comprising:

deleting the previously recorded broadcasting program once the determination is made.

28. The method as defined in claim 1, wherein the expected data capacity is calculated by recording time information of the broadcasting program and quantity of data to be stored per unit time.

12. A recording method of a digital recording apparatus comprising:

receiving from outside a reservation recording information of a broadcasting program;

calculating an expected data capacity of a broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the received reservation recording information;

checking all the entire storable storage capacity before start of the recording in response to the received reservation recording information;

determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program in response to the calculated expected data capacity and all the checked storable storage capacity; and

recording the broadcasting program in the determined storage.

13. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of calculating the expected data capacity comprises:

receiving from outside a recording execution time of the broadcasting program; and

calculating the expected data capacity of the broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the recording execution time.

14. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of calculating the expected data capacity comprises:

reading out time information of the broadcasting program from within the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information; and

calculating the expected data capacity of the broadcasting program to be recorded in response to the read-out time information.

15. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the checking step of all the storage capacity comprises:

setting a time for checking the storage capacity in response to the received reservation recording information; and

checking the storage capacity of the storable storage before start of the recording in response to the set time.

16. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the time for checking the storage capacity is calculated using a pre-set unit time for recording time and pre-process.

17. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

detecting storage having a checked storage capacity exceeding the expected data capacity; and

differently determining storage for recording the broadcasting program depending on whether the detected storage is single, multiple or null.

18. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

determining that a relevant storage is the very storage for recording the broadcasting program if the number of detected storages is just single.

19. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

displaying information with regard to the detected storages if the number of detected storages is multiple; and

determining as storage out of the displayed storages, the storage selected by a user for recording the broadcasting program.

20. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

determining storage for recording the broadcasting program according to a pre-set priority if the detected storage is multiple.

21. The method as defined in claim 20, wherein the pre-set priority is established by a user command.

22. The method as defined in claim 20, wherein the pre-set priority is a default command.

23. The method as defined in claim 20, wherein a top priority is established at storage inside a digital recorder.

24. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

determining storage of smallest storage capacity as the storage for recording the broadcasting program if the detected storages are multiple.

25. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

determining storage of largest storage capacity as the storage for recording the broadcasting program if the detected storages are multiple.

26. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program comprises:

determining storage where the broadcasting program is already recorded as the storage for recording the broadcasting if the detected storage is null.

27. The method as defined in claim 26, wherein the step of determining storage appropriate for recording the broadcasting program further comprises:

deleting the previously recorded broadcasting program.

29. The method as defined in claim 12, wherein the expected data capacity is calculated by recording time information of the broadcasting program and quantity of data to be stored per unit time.