Information recording apparatus and method, and computer program product

An information recording method in an information recording apparatus comprising a recording device capable of recording a regular broadcast program which is regularly broadcasted,

• said information recording method comprising:
• a reserving process of specifying a channel, a recording start time point, and a recording end time point of the regular broadcast program, to thereby reserve the regular broadcast program;
• an obtaining process of obtaining EPG information which is distributed along with or aside from the reserved regular broadcast program and which includes airtime zone information for indicating a channel, a broadcast start time point, and a broadcast end time point of at least the reserved regular broadcast program;
• and
• a controlling process of (i) controlling said recording device to record the reserved regular broadcast program from the recording start time point of the reserved regular broadcast program, (ii) searching for the airtime zone information for indicating the broadcast end time point of the reserved regular broadcast program, from the obtained EPG information, while the regular broadcast program is recorded by said recording device, and (iii) controlling said recording device to record the reserved regular broadcast program until the broadcast end time point shown by the searched airtime zone information.

A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a computer to make the computer function as at least one portion of a reserving device, an obtaining device, a recording device, and a controlling device,

• the computer being provided in an information recording apparatus, comprising:
• said reserving device for specifying a channel, a recording start time point, and a recording end time point of a regular broadcast program which is regularly broadcasted, to thereby reserve the regular broadcast program;
• said obtaining device for obtaining Electronic Program Guide (EPG) information which is distributed along with or aside from the reserved regular broadcast program and which includes airtime zone information for indicating a channel, a broadcast start time point, and a broadcast end time point of at least the reserved regular broadcast program;
• said recording device capable of recording the reserved regular broadcast program;
• and
• said controlling device for (i) controlling said recording device to record the reserved regular broadcast program from the recording start time point of the reserved regular broadcast program, (ii) searching for the airtime zone information for indicating the broadcast end time point of the reserved regular broadcast program, from the obtained EPG information, while the regular broadcast program is recorded by said recording device, and (iii) controlling said recording device to record the reserved regular broadcast program until the broadcast end time point shown by the searched airtime zone information.