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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1997
Yukari Kohashi, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.