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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuji Kaneko, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihide Kikuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Funaya, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuaki Yamamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/91 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/91 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for recording and playback of digital broadcasts determines programs that can be played and recorded simultaneously in accordance with a bit rate of each program to be recorded and played back and the performance capacity on which programs are recorded. Bit rate information for programs is provided in conjunction with information identifying the programs in an electronic program guide received by the apparatus.