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Method and apparatus for recording a TV signal, method and apparatus for reproducing a TV signal, apparatus for recording and reproducing a TV signal, and recording medium

  • US 6,343,179 B1
  • Filed: 01/27/1998
  • Issued: 01/29/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/04/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for receiving a broadcasting program composed of video data and audio data and recording said broadcasting program, comprising:

  • means for detecting a commercial message from said broadcasting program;

    means for obtaining commercial message information including position information indicative of a position of the commercial message and genre information indicative of the genre of the commercial message; and

    means for recording on a recording medium said commercial message information together with said broadcasting program, wherein the number of reproductions of a respective commercial message recorded on the recording medium is controlled according to a number of attributes including the genre information.

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