Video recording/reproducing apparatus and method based on program information
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1. A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a receiver which receives broadcast programs;
an acquiring unit which acquires program information of the broadcast programs, the program information including category information of the broadcast programs;
a recording unit which records broadcast programs received by the receiver together with the program information acquired by the acquiring unit;
a selector which selects a category of the broadcast programs;
a searching unit which searches for a latest program of the category selected by the selector based on the program information currently acquired by the acquiring unit and the program information previously recorded by the recording unit;
a video reproducing unit which reproduces the latest program of the category selected; and
an erase unit which erases an old broadcast program recorded by the recording unit having a same title as that of the latest program at one of a recording time, a play-back time of the recorded program, and a watching time of the broadcast programs.
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Abstract
A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprises a receiver which receives a broadcast program, an acquiring unit which acquires program information of the broadcast program, a recording unit which records the broadcast program received by the receiver together with the program information acquired by the acquiring unit, a selector which selects a type of the program, and a searching unit which searches a latest program of the type selected by the selector based on the program information acquired by the acquiring unit and the program information recorded by the recording unit.
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1. A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives broadcast programs; an acquiring unit which acquires program information of the broadcast programs, the program information including category information of the broadcast programs; a recording unit which records broadcast programs received by the receiver together with the program information acquired by the acquiring unit; a selector which selects a category of the broadcast programs; a searching unit which searches for a latest program of the category selected by the selector based on the program information currently acquired by the acquiring unit and the program information previously recorded by the recording unit; a video reproducing unit which reproduces the latest program of the category selected; and an erase unit which erases an old broadcast program recorded by the recording unit having a same title as that of the latest program at one of a recording time, a play-back time of the recorded program, and a watching time of the broadcast programs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A video recording/reproducing apparatus comprising:
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a receiver which receives broadcast programs; an acquiring unit which acquires program information of the broadcast programs, program information including category information of the broadcast programs; a recording unit which records the broadcast programs received by the receiver together with the program information acquired by the acquiring unit; a selector which selects a category of the broadcast programs; a display unit which displays a list of program information of the selected category, the broadcast programs including at least one of a first program recorded by the recording unit and a second program being broadcasted, together with a recording state or a reproducing state of broadcast programs; a video reproducing unit which reproduces a selected one of the first program and the second program; and an erase unit which erases an old broadcast program recorded by the recording unit having a same title at a recording time, a play-back time of the recorded program, or a watching time of the broadcast programs such that the list of program information displayed by the display unit includes program information of a latest program of programs having the same title. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A video recording/reproducing method comprising:
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receiving broadcast programs; acquiring program information of the broadcast programs, the program information including category information of the broadcast programs; recording the received broadcast programs together with the acquired program information; displaying mode information of the broadcast programs to allow an user to select one of the-types a favorite mode and a category mode of the broadcast programs; selecting a category mode and a category of the broadcast programs; searching for programs of the selected category based on the program information currently acquired by the acquiring unit and the recorded program information previously recorded by the recording unit; displaying a list of program information of the searched programs of the selected category, the searched programs including at least one of a first program recorded by the recording unit and a second program being broadcasted; reproducing a selected one of the first program and the second program; and erasing an old broadcast program which has been recorded and has a same title at a recording time, a play-back time of the recorded program, or a watching time of the broadcast programs such that the list of program information includes program information of a latest program of programs having the same title.
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