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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2004
Jung-won Lee, Ansan-si, KR;
Kang-suk Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Kang-wook Chun, Hwaseong-gun, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A video contents recording apparatus and a method of managing a data storage medium include: a data storage medium in which a plurality of contents are recorded; and a controller displaying a list of contents to be deleted generated from the contents recorded in the data storage medium to a user via a display unit according to a predetermined delete priority and deleting contents selected by the user from the data storage medium with reference to the list. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a recording space of a data storage medium having limited data storage capacity may be efficiently managed by automatically deleting contents stored in the data storage medium according to a predetermined priority selected by a user or by providing a delete list for referring to when the user determines contents to be deleted.