Automatic recording/reproducing method and automatic recording/reproducing apparatus

Abstract

Recording reservation information of a plurality of programs is grouped and at least the latest program among the programs recorded on the basis of the reservation information is left on a recording medium. Therefore, a program information registration unit to register a plurality of items of recording reservation information as groups and a reserved program recording control unit to record the reserved programs onto the recording medium and leave at least the latest program among the programs recorded on the recording medium to delete the others on the basis of the reservation information.

1 . (canceled) 
   
   
       2 . A recording control apparatus, comprising:
 a program reservation information registration unit configured to register a recording reservation based on program information included in a broadcasting signal; and   a recording control unit configured to record data for the recording reservation automatically on a recording medium in order of broadcast, leaving at least the latest data of data correspond to the recording reservation which is set by the program reservation information registration unit.   
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the recording control unit records a reservation program corresponding to the recording reservation on a recording area of the recording medium by overwriting data on a part of a recorded program, or records a reservation program corresponding to the recording reservation in an empty area of the recording medium which is provided after the recorded program is deleted. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the recording reservation is a reservation of programs including a predetermined content, and the apparatus further comprises a reproducing control unit configured to reproduce the last recorded program among the programs including the predetermined content recorded on the recording medium. 
   
   
       5 . The apparatus according to  claim 4 , wherein the predetermined content is at least one of a weather forecast program and a new program. 
   
   
       6 . A method of controlling a recording control apparatus including a program reservation information registration unit configured to register a recording reservation based on program information included in a broadcasting signal and a recording control unit configured to record a reserved program corresponding to the recording reservation on a recording medium, the method comprising:
 recording programs for the recording reservation automatically on the recording medium in order of broadcast, leaving at least the last recorded program; and   overwriting data on a part of a recorded program or recording the latest program for the recording reservation in an empty area after the recorded program is deleted.   
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein when a reproducing control unit reproduces the latest program in response to an input operation, the input operation is performed by a depression of a dedicated button provided on a remote controller.