US 2003/0164984 A1 · Recording apparatus and computer-readable program

Abstract

MPEG encoder 3 generates VOBUs from broadcast waves and writes them to HDD 5. Record controlling unit 10 controls MPEG encoder 3 and HDD 5 to repeatedly perform this writing process for achieving a continuous recording function. Record controlling unit 10 also judges if there are points of time at which, by a broadcast station, (i) a service period is switched to an out-of-service period, and (ii) an out-of-service period is switched to a service period. Record controlling unit 10 suspends the writing to the HDD 5 at a point of time at which a service period is switched to an out-of service period, and resumes the writing to the HDD 5 at a point of time at which an out-of-service period is switched to a service period.

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Dependent claims

A recording apparatus that receives broadcast waves, generates pieces of digital data from the broadcast waves, and writes the generated pieces of digital data onto a recording medium, comprising:

a recording unit operable to perform a recording process by writing a piece of digital data onto the recording medium every time a new piece is generated;
a determining unit operable to determine a first point of time at which a service period is switched to an out-of-service period, and a second point of time at which an out-of-service period is switched to a service period, the switches being made by a broadcast station;
and
a controlling unit operable to (i) have the recording unit suspend the recording process at the first point of time, and (ii) have the recording unit resume the recording process at the second point of time.

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A computer-readable program that instructs a computer to receive broadcast waves, generate pieces of digital data from the broadcast waves, and write the generated pieces of digital data onto a recording medium by having the computer execute:

a recording step of performing a recording process by writing a piece of digital data onto the recording medium every time a new piece is generated;
a determining step of determining a first point of time at which a service period is switched to an out-of-service period, and a second point of time at which an out-of-service period is switched to a service period, the switches being made by a broadcast station;
and
a controlling step of (i) having the recording step suspend the recording process at the first point of time, and (ii) having the recording step resume the recording process at the second point of time.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Recording apparatus and computer-readable program

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Recording apparatus and computer-readable program

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