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;   a recording control unit configured to record reserved programs corresponding to the recording reservation on a recording medium; and   a reproducing control unit configured to reproduce a program recorded last on the recording medium by the recording control unit,   wherein the reproducing control unit includes a chasing reproduction control unit which chasing-reproduces a program to be recorded last when an instruction for the reproduction is input, even if the program to be recorded last is on the way of recording.   
   
   
       3 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein an input operation of giving an instruction to chasing-reproduce a program is performed by a dedicated button provided on a remote controller. 
   
   
       4 . The apparatus according to  claim 2 , wherein the recording reservation is a recording reservation of programs including a predetermined content, and the programs to be chasing-reproduced is a newest program in the programs which include the predetermined content and which are 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 news program. 
   
   
       6 . A method of controlling a recording control apparatus, the method comprising:
 registering a recording reservation based on program information included in a broadcasting signal;   recording reserved programs corresponding to the recording reservation on a recording medium; and   reproducing a program recorded last on the recording medium in accordance with the recording reservation,   wherein when an instruction to reproduce a program corresponding to the recording reservation during recording of the program, the program is continuously recorded and chasing-reproduced.