Method and apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs

Claim 1

A method for reserving-recording a plurality of broadcast programs in a recorder, comprising the steps of: (a) setting reserved-recording information for broadcast programs to be recorded; (b) when reserved-recording starts after a recording medium is loaded into the recorder, continuously calculating a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode; (c) calculating a just-recording time based on a total reserved-recording remaining time with respect to all of the broadcast programs to be recorded and a remaining time of the recording medium; and (d) after comparing the just-recording time with the remaining item of the recording medium, recording the broadcast programs at a first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and recording the broadcast programs at a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium.

Claim 2

A method for reserving-recording a plurality of broadcast programs in a recorder, comprising the steps of: (a) setting reserved-recording information for broadcast programs to be recorded; (b) when reserved-recording starts after a recording medium is loaded into the recorder, continuously calculating a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode; (c) calculating a just-recording time based on a total reserved-recording remaining time with respect to all of the broadcast programs to be recorded and a remaining time of the recording medium; and (d) after comparing the just-recording time with the remaining item of the recording medium, recording the broadcast programs at a first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and recording the broadcast programs at a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium.

Claim 7

A method for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs in a recorder, comprising the steps of: (a) setting reserved-recording information for broadcast programs to be recorded; (b) when reserved-recording starts after a recording medium is loaded into the recorder, continuously calculating a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP); (c) calculating a just-recording time using the following equation, ##EQU3## in which J represents the just-recording time, R' represents a total reserved-recording remaining time and T represents the remaining time of the recording medium, the total reserved-recording remaining time being obtained by summing each reserved-recording remaining time of the broadcast programs to be recorded along with a reserved-recording remaining time of a broadcast program being currently recorded, the reserved-recording remaining time of the current broadcast program being obtained by subtracting a current point in time from a recording end point in time of the current broadcast program, and each reserved-recording remaining time of remaining broadcast programs to be recorded being obtained by subtracting a recording start point in time of a corresponding broadcast program from a recording end point in time of the corresponding broadcast program; and (d) comparing the just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, then recording the broadcast programs at a first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and recording the broad cast programs at a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium.

Claim 8

A method for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs in a recorder, comprising the steps of: (a) setting reserved-recording information for broadcast programs to be recorded; (b) when reserved-recording starts after a recording medium is loaded into the recorder, continuously calculating a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP); (c) calculating a just-recording time using the following equation, ##EQU3## in which J represents the just-recording time, R' represents a total reserved-recording remaining time and T represents the remaining time of the recording medium, the total reserved-recording remaining time being obtained by summing each reserved-recording remaining time of the broadcast programs to be recorded along with a reserved-recording remaining time of a broadcast program being currently recorded, the reserved-recording remaining time of the current broadcast program being obtained by subtracting a current point in time from a recording end point in time of the current broadcast program, and each reserved-recording remaining time of remaining broadcast programs to be recorded being obtained by subtracting a recording start point in time of a corresponding broadcast program from a recording end point in time of the corresponding broadcast program; and (d) comparing the just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, then recording the broadcast programs at a first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and recording the broad cast programs at a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium.

Claim 9

An apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs, comprising: a key input portion for inputting reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs to be recorded; a memory for storing the reserved-recording information input from the key input portion; a timer for checking and outputting time information for a current time of a system, and a recording start time and a recording end time and each of the broadcast programs to be recorded; detection means for detecting and outputting signals of a remaining length of a recording medium loaded into a recorder; a system controller for analyzing the state signals received from the detection means to calculate a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP), and calculating a tool reserved-recording remaining time based on the reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs stored in the memory and the time information of the timer to thereby calculate a just-recording time, and after comparing a calculated just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, outputting a first control signal corresponding to a first recording speed mode when the calculated just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and outputting a second control signal corresponding to a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium; and recording means for recording the broadcast programs on the recording medium by producing motor drive signal corresponding to the first and second control signals from the system controller and driving motors based on the motor drive signals.

Claim 10

An apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs, comprising: a key input portion for inputting reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs to be recorded; a memory for storing the reserved-recording information input from the key input portion; a timer for checking and outputting time information for a current time of a system, and a recording start time and a recording end time and each of the broadcast programs to be recorded; detection means for detecting and outputting signals of a remaining length of a recording medium loaded into a recorder; a system controller for analyzing the state signals received from the detection means to calculate a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP), and calculating a tool reserved-recording remaining time based on the reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs stored in the memory and the time information of the timer to thereby calculate a just-recording time, and after comparing a calculated just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, outputting a first control signal corresponding to a first recording speed mode when the calculated just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and outputting a second control signal corresponding to a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium; and recording means for recording the broadcast programs on the recording medium by producing motor drive signal corresponding to the first and second control signals from the system controller and driving motors based on the motor drive signals.

Claim 16

An apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs, comprising: a key input portion for inputting reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs to be recorded; a memory for storing the reserved-recording information input from the key input portion; a timer for checking and outputting time information for a current time of a system, and a recording start time and a recording end time of each of the broadcast programs to be recorded; detection means for detecting and outputting signals of a remaining length of a recording medium loaded into a recorder; a system controller for analyzing the signals received from the detection means to calculate a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP), calculating a total reserved-recording remaining time based on the reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs stored in the memory and the time information of the timer to thereby calculate a just-recording time, the system controller operative to calculate the just-recording time by the following equation, ##EQU4## in which J represents the just-recording time, R' represents a total reserved-recording remaining time, and T represents the remaining time of the recording medium and, after comprising a calculated just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, outputting a first control signal corresponding to a first recording speed mode when the calculated just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and outputting a second control signal corresponding to a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium; and recordingmeans for recording the broadcast programs on the recording medium by producing motor drive signals corresponding to the first and second control signals from the system controller and driving motors based on the motor drive signals.

Claim 17

An apparatus for reserved-recording a plurality of broadcast programs, comprising: a key input portion for inputting reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs to be recorded; a memory for storing the reserved-recording information input from the key input portion; a timer for checking and outputting time information for a current time of a system, and a recording start time and a recording end time of each of the broadcast programs to be recorded; detection means for detecting and outputting signals of a remaining length of a recording medium loaded into a recorder; a system controller for analyzing the signals received from the detection means to calculate a remaining time of the recording medium in a standard play recording speed mode (SP), calculating a total reserved-recording remaining time based on the reserved-recording information for the plurality of broadcast programs stored in the memory and the time information of the timer to thereby calculate a just-recording time, the system controller operative to calculate the just-recording time by the following equation, ##EQU4## in which J represents the just-recording time, R' represents a total reserved-recording remaining time, and T represents the remaining time of the recording medium and, after comprising a calculated just-recording time with the remaining time of the recording medium, outputting a first control signal corresponding to a first recording speed mode when the calculated just-recording time is shorter than the remaining time of the recording medium, and outputting a second control signal corresponding to a second recording speed mode slower than the first recording speed mode when the just-recording time is equal to or longer than the remaining time of the recording medium; and recordingmeans for recording the broadcast programs on the recording medium by producing motor drive signals corresponding to the first and second control signals from the system controller and driving motors based on the motor drive signals.