Broadcast program recording apparatus

An integrated circuit for a broadcast program recording apparatus that receives broadcast data and records a target broadcast program which is preset to be recorded onto a recording medium, the recording starting at a scheduled broadcast time of the target broadcast program,

• the apparatus including an extension information obtaining unit operable to obtain extension information showing that broadcast of a program preceding the target broadcast program will be extended,
• the circuit comprising:
• a judging module operable to judge, if the extension information is obtained, whether broadcast data being recorded after the scheduled broadcast time is segment data that is sufficiently shorter than the target broadcast program or program data;
• a monitoring module operable to monitor, after the judging module judges that the broadcast data is segment data, whether segment data of a same type is consecutively received;
• an extracting module operable to extract, if the judging module judges that the broadcast data is program data, an end time of a piece of segment data immediately preceding the program data, the extraction being performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• and
• a start-position recording module operable to record, as a start position of the target broadcast program, a position corresponding on the recording medium to the extracted end time.

A data position locating method for use by a broadcast program recording apparatus that receives broadcast data and records a target broadcast program which is preset to be recorded onto a recording medium, the method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining extension information showing that broadcast of a program preceding the target broadcast program will be extended;
• judging, if the extension information is obtained, whether broadcast data being recorded after the scheduled broadcast time is segment data that is sufficiently shorter than the target broadcast program or program data;
• monitoring, after the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be segment data, whether segment data of a same type is consecutively received;
• extracting, if the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be program data, an end time of a piece of segment data immediately preceding the program data, the extraction being performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• and
• recording, as a start position of the target broadcast program, a position corresponding on the recording medium to the extracted end time.

A data position locating program for use by a broadcast program recording apparatus that receives broadcast data and records a target broadcast program which is preset to be recorded onto a recording medium, the program comprising the steps of:

• obtaining extension information showing that broadcast of a program preceding the target broadcast program will be extended;
• judging, if the extension information is obtained, whether broadcast data being recorded after the scheduled broadcast time is segment data that is sufficiently shorter than the target broadcast program or program data;
• monitoring, after the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be segment data, whether segment data of a same type is consecutively received;
• extracting, if the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be program data, an end time of a piece of segment data immediately preceding the program data, the extraction being performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• and
• recording, as a start position of the target broadcast program, a position corresponding on the recording medium to the extracted end time.

A computer-readable recording medium storing a data position locating program for use by a broadcast program recording apparatus that receives broadcast data and records a target broadcast program which is preset to be recorded onto another recording medium, the program comprising the steps of:

• obtaining extension information showing that broadcast of a program preceding the target broadcast program will be extended;
• judging, if the extension information is obtained, whether broadcast data being recorded after the scheduled broadcast time is segment data that is sufficiently shorter than the target broadcast program or program data;
• monitoring, after the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be segment data, whether segment data of a same type is consecutively received;
• extracting, if the broadcast data is judged in the judging step to be program data, an end time of a piece of segment data immediately preceding the program data, the extraction being performed when a predetermined condition is satisfied;
• and
• recording, as a start position of the target broadcast program, a position corresponding on the other recording medium to the extracted end time.