Method for extracting program and apparatus for extracting program

A method of selecting a program among a plurality of programs in order to replace a pre-recorded program with a selected program, the method comprising the steps of:

• retrieving meta data of a scheduled program to be broadcast at some future time, the meta data including items of information related to content of the program and a mode in which the program content is broadcast;
• comparing a predetermined item of meta data of the scheduled program with an item of meta data of a pre-recorded program to determine whether the scheduled program and the pre-recorded program have the substantially same content, wherein the meta data of the pre-recorded program is only meta data that is received when the pre-recorded program was broadcast;
• extracting a difference in modes of broadcast between the scheduled program and the pre-recorded program based on a comparison result of the meta data of the scheduled and the pre-recorded programs in the event that they are determined to have the substantially same content at the comparing step;
• providing a user with the modes of broadcast included in the meta data of both of the programs in the event that there is a difference between them;
• assigning to a plurality of different items an order of priority based on information of a user's taste and comparing the meta data of the scheduled and pre-recorded programs having the substantially same content;
• and
• determining whether the scheduled program is preferred to the pre-recorded program based on the order of priority and a result of the comparison,
• wherein the step of providing meta data to the user is executed in the event that the scheduled program is determined to be preferred to the pre-recorded program.