Sony Corporation

Yukari Kohashi

Tetsuo Nishigaki

Naoyuki Kinebuchi

A video recording apparatus having a storage means to store program reservation data and equipped with a reserved recording function which utilizes program ID superimposed on broadcast signal. This apparatus includes a time difference table to store data of time differences between the sites of broadcasting stations and a receiving site, and when the program ID is to be stored as reservation data, the program ID is corrected with reference to the time difference table and then the corrected data is stored. The program ID inputted as reservation data represents the hour at the receiving site. Therefore, even when PIL data are mutually different due to the time difference between any selected broadcasting station and the receiving site, reserved recording of a desired program can be performed exactly on the basis of PDC or VPS with mere setting of the relevant country by a user, hence enhancing the operability and reliability of the apparatus.

Video recording apparatus and method with reserved recording function for recording programs broadcast from any time zone

Identification codes of broadcasting stations which transmit the correct time information are recorded in broadcasting station tables, if a broadcasting station identification code in the broadcasting station tables is found in VPS or Teletext in the received broadcasting signal, the time information in the broadcasting signal is set to the clock. If the time information does not include year, month, and day data, the correct year, month, and day data is calculated based on the time information including year, month, and day data items from another broadcasting station, and the time information is used to set the time to the clock. The correct year, month, and day data are calculated based on the time difference between the time information from another broadcasting station and the time information comprising correct hour, minute, and second data.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yukari Kohashi