JP2009049802A - Information recording and reproducing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording and reproducing apparatus which enables a user to easily search for a desired-recorded program even when the recorded program may be broadcasted a plurality of times with the same program title. <P>SOLUTION: The information recording and reproducing apparatus is equipped with: an EPG recording means which, when recording video/audio data of a television program to be recorded, tuned by a tuner section 2 on a recording medium (e.g., a hard disk), records EPG data of the television program to be recorded as well, tuned by the tuner section 2 on the recording medium in association with the video/audio data of the television program to be recorded, tuned by the tuner section 2; and a display signal generating means which reads from the recording medium the EPG data of a television program whose detailed information is to be displayed and generates a display signal for displaying information, that is not common for each program of the same title, for the television program whose detailed information is to be displayed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording / reproducing apparatus for recording / reproducing a television program.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an information recording / reproducing apparatus (for example, a hard disk recorder or a DVD recorder) that records / reproduces a TV program uses video / audio data (title) of a recording target program and index data corresponding to the title at the time of recording. A display signal for displaying a list of indexes corresponding to the titles recorded on the recording medium by externally operating the remote control for recording on the recording medium and causing the user to display a list of reproducible titles. It is output to a connected TV, making it easy for the user to select a playback title.

  The index corresponding to the title when the recording date, recording channel, recording start time, recording end time, and recording mode are specified and the recording reservation is performed by the user performing a remote control operation to execute the recording reservation. Since the data is usually composed only of the recording date and the recording channel (for example, see Patent Document 1, page 5, lines 16 to 21), a list of indexes corresponding to the titles recorded on the recording medium is shown in FIG. The display is as shown in FIG. In addition, when a recording reservation using an EPG (Electronic Program Guide) is performed by a user performing a remote control operation for executing an EPG recording reservation, the index data corresponding to the title usually includes a recording date and a recording date. Since it is composed only of channels and program names (see Patent Document 1, page 6, lines 1 to 5), a list of indexes corresponding to titles recorded on the recording medium is displayed as shown in FIG. Become.

  One title is usually composed only of video and audio data of one program. However, when a user instructs to continuously record a plurality of programs by a remote control operation, one title is a plurality of television programs. It may be composed of video / audio data.

Republished patent WO00 / 02386 JP 2001-94912 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-45418 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-157697

  In the case of a program that is a one-time broadcast, the program can be specified from the program name in the title list shown in FIG.

  However, in the case of a continuous drama program, the same program name is used from the first time to the last time, so the user can see how many times the program name is in the title list shown in FIG. It was inconvenient because I didn't know what the contents of was. Also, in the case of information variety programs with different themes to be picked up every time, since the program names are the same every time, the user can see what the theme of each time is even when looking at the program names in the title list shown in FIG. It was inconvenient.

  In the recording / viewing support method proposed in Patent Document 1, a classification number (recording channel) corresponding to a genre or keyword is assigned to a recorded program, and the user designates this recording channel so that the user can specify the recording channel. Makes it easy to search for a recorded program desired to be viewed. However, the recording / viewing support method proposed in Patent Document 1 is inconvenient because it cannot grasp the contents of each program unless the recording channel is switched.

  Further, the recording / playback processing method proposed in Patent Document 2 stores EPG data corresponding to a recorded program and uses the EPG data for keyword voice search, but the EPG data is displayed to the user. The user needs to think about the keyword himself, and can only grasp the contents of each program after selecting the program to be played with reference to the result of the keyword voice search. Met.

  In addition, the broadcast data recording apparatus proposed in Patent Document 3 creates a recording information management table using EPG data corresponding to a recorded program to facilitate the organization of the recorded information. Since the recording information management table was not used at the time of selection, the contents of each program could be grasped only after the program to be actually reproduced was selected, which was inconvenient.

  In addition, the recording / playback apparatus proposed in Patent Document 4 refers to EPG data and data other than EPG and refers to title images (program name, recording date / time, input source, genre, recording time, recording mode, recording user information, etc. The image of the title image is recorded for a certain period of time before or after the recorded video / audio data. However, since the title image is not displayed unless the normal reproduction operation is performed, the contents of each program can be grasped only after the program to be actually reproduced is selected, which is inconvenient.

  In view of the above situation, the present invention is an information recording / playback that makes it easy for a user to search for a recorded program that the user wants to view even if the recorded program is broadcasted multiple times with the same program name. An object is to provide an apparatus.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention comprises a tuner for selecting a television program, and a recording means for recording video and audio data of a recording target television program selected by the tuner on a recording medium. And reproducing means for reproducing the video / audio data recorded on the recording medium, and selecting the channel by the tuner when recording the video / audio data of the TV program to be recorded selected by the tuner on the recording medium. EPG data of the recorded TV program to be recorded is also recorded on the recording medium in association with the video / audio data of the TV program to be recorded selected by the tuner, and the detailed information display target TV program is recorded. EPG data is read from the recording medium, and information that is not common in each time of the same program name regarding the TV program for which detailed information is to be displayed is displayed A structure and a display signal generating means for generating a display signal fit.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to generate a display signal for displaying information that is not common to each time of the same program name related to the TV program for which detailed information is to be displayed. It is easy to search for a recorded program that the user wants to watch even if the program is broadcast over a long period of time.

  Further, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above, the display signal generation unit reads EPG data and video / audio data of the television program to be displayed with the detailed information from the recording medium, and the same information regarding the television program to be displayed with the detailed information. You may generate | occur | produce the display signal for displaying the information which is not common in each time of a program name, and the thumbnail image regarding the television program of the said detailed information display object side by side.

  According to such a configuration, since the user can also refer to the thumbnail image, the user can search for a recorded program that the user desires to view even if the recorded program is broadcasted multiple times with the same program name. Becomes even easier.

  The information recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-described configuration further includes list display signal generating means for generating a display signal for displaying a list of video and audio data recorded on the recording medium, and the list display signal generating means includes: In a state where a list of video and audio data recorded on the recording medium is displayed on the display means by output, specific video and audio data is operated from the list of video and audio data recorded on the recording medium. If selected by the above, the television program to which the specific video / audio data belongs may be the television program to be displayed as the detailed information.

  In the information recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-described configurations, the recording medium may be a hard disk.

  Further, in the information recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-described configuration, the EPG recording unit is configured to record the television program to be recorded selected by the tuner at the start of recording of the television program to be recorded selected by the tuner on the recording medium. The EPG data of the program is also recorded on the recording medium in association with the video / audio data of the recording target television program selected by the tuner, and the recording target television program selected by the tuner is recorded on the recording medium. When EPG data of a recording target television program selected by the tuner is acquired at the end of recording, and from the EPG data of the recording target television program selected by the tuner recorded at the recording medium at the start of recording May overwrite the EPG data of the recording target TV program selected by the tuner at the end of recording.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to cope with the case where the EPG data of the recording target program is updated during recording, and the latest EPG data of the recording target program is stored in the recording medium.

  According to the information recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to generate a display signal for displaying information that is not common to each time of the same program name related to the TV program for which detailed information is to be displayed. It becomes easy for the user to search for a recorded program that the user desires to view even if the program is broadcast multiple times by name.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, a hard disk recorder will be described as an example of the information recording / reproducing apparatus according to the present invention.

  First, the hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention. A hard disk recorder 10 shown in FIG. 1 is compatible with digital terrestrial broadcast reception, and includes a tuner unit 2, a signal processing unit 3, a control unit 4, an HDD (hard disk drive) 5, a flash memory 6, an internal clock. 7 and a remote control receiver 8. An antenna 1 is externally connected to the tuner unit 2, and a television 9 is externally connected to the signal processing unit 3.

  The antenna 1 receives a broadcast radio wave of terrestrial digital broadcasting and outputs a high-frequency signal corresponding to the received broadcast radio wave to the tuner unit 2. The tuner unit 2 selects a signal having a frequency corresponding to a desired channel from a high-frequency signal input from the antenna 1, down-converts the selected signal to an intermediate frequency signal, and digitally demodulates the intermediate frequency signal. The transport stream is extracted and output to the signal processing unit 3.

  The signal processing unit 3 separates the video data from the transport stream, decodes the separated video data, converts the decoded video data into an analog video signal, and outputs the analog video signal to the television 9.

  Further, the signal processing unit 3 separates the EPG data from the transport stream and outputs it to the control unit 4. Thereby, the control part 4 acquires EPG data.

  Further, the signal processing unit 3 separates audio data from the transport stream, decodes the separated audio data, converts the decoded audio data into an analog audio signal, and outputs the analog audio signal to the television 9.

  The signal processing unit 3 also generates OSD (On Screen Display) data, converts it into an analog video signal, and outputs it to the television 9. The OSD data is generated based on, for example, index data or EPG data read from the hard disk of the HDD 5.

  Further, the signal processing unit 3 decodes the video / audio data (title) read from the hard disk of the HDD 5, converts the decoded video data into an analog video signal, outputs the analog video signal to the television 9, and is decoded. Audio data is converted into an analog audio signal, and the analog audio signal is output to the television 9.

  The HDD 5 has a built-in hard disk, and at the time of recording, the audio / video data (title) separated from the transport stream by the signal processing unit 3 according to the control of the control unit 4, index data corresponding to the title, All the EPG data of the program corresponding to the title extracted from the EPG data separated from the port stream is written to the hard disk. The HDD 5 reads video / audio data (title) from the hard disk and sends it to the signal processing unit 3 under the control of the control unit 4, or reads index data and EPG data from the hard disk and sends them to the signal processing unit 3. To do. Various setting information is stored in the flash memory 6. The internal clock 7 measures the current date and time. The remote control receiver 8 receives an infrared signal from a remote controller (not shown) and outputs a code signal corresponding to the operation to the controller 4.

  The television 9 displays video based on the analog video signal input from the signal processing unit 3 and emits sound based on the analog audio signal input from the signal processing unit 3.

  Next, the execution operation of the recording reservation or EPG recording reservation in the hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When the recording start time specified on the recording date specified in advance by the recording reservation or the start time of the recording target program specified in advance on the EPG recording reservation comes, the control unit 4 causes the tuner unit 2 to select a recording channel, and the signal processing unit 3, all the EPG data of the recording target program is extracted from the EPG data separated from the transport stream and stored in the hard disk of the HDD 5. In addition, the control unit 4 creates index data including a recording date and a recording channel. Thereafter, the control unit 4 stores the video / audio data (title) separated from the transport stream in the signal processing unit 3 in the hard disk of the HDD 5 in association with all the EPG data of the recording target program and the index data. Then, when the recording end time of the recording date specified in advance by the recording reservation or the end time of the recording target program specified in advance by the EPG recording reservation comes, the control unit 4 is separated from the transport stream in the signal processing unit 3 The storage of the video / audio data (title) in the hard disk of the HDD 5 is terminated, and all the EPG data of the recording target program is extracted from the EPG data separated from the transport stream in the signal processing unit 3 and stored at the start of recording. When there is a change from all EPG data of the recording target program, all EPG data of the recording target program at the end of recording is overwritten. Thus, it is possible to cope with the case where the EPG data of the recording target program is updated during recording, and the latest all EPG data of the recording target program is stored in the hard disk of the HDD 5.

  Next, the operation of the hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention when the user performs a remote control operation for displaying a list of reproducible titles will be described.

  When the user performs a remote control operation for displaying a list of reproducible titles, the remote control receiver 8 controls a code signal for receiving an infrared signal from a remote control transmitter (not shown) and displaying a list of reproducible titles. Output to part 4. The control unit 4 that has input a code signal for displaying a list of reproducible titles reads out the index data of each title and the program name data included in all the EPG data of the program corresponding to each title from the hard disk of the HDD 5, and reads out the program name data. The data is sent to the signal processing unit 3 to cause the signal processing unit 3 to generate OSD data for displaying the list of reproducible titles shown in FIG. Thereby, the screen display of the television 9 becomes a reproducible title list display shown in FIG.

  When the user presses the “up key” of the remote control transmitter while the screen display of the television 9 is the list of reproducible titles shown in FIG. 2, “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) The thick frame surrounding “(program name) XXX ×××” is moved up one row, and “(recording date) August 1st 1 (ch) (program name) ○○○○○” On the other hand, when the user presses the “down key” on the remote control transmitter, “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxx × xxxx” The frame moves to the next lower column and surrounds “(recording date) August 2 3 (ch) (program name) ΔΔΔΔΔ”. In this way, when the user presses the “up key” or “down key” of the remote control transmitter in a state where the television 9 displays the list of reproducible titles shown in FIG. The thick frame moves up or down.

  When the user presses the “right key” on the remote control transmitter while the screen display of the television 9 is the list of reproducible titles shown in FIG. 2, “(recording date) ) August 1 2 (ch) (Program name) xxxxxx "is selected. The control unit 4 to which the code signal for selecting the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) XXXXXX” enclosed in the thick frame is input to the HDD 5 "(Recording date) August 1st 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx" and "(Recording date) August 1st 2 (ch) (program name) xx All EPG data of the program corresponding to the video / audio data of “XXX” is read out, the read data is sent to the signal processing unit 3, and the OSD data for displaying the detailed information shown in FIG. To generate. Thereby, the screen display of the television 9 becomes a detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. In the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. 3, “(recording date) August 1 2 ( ch) (Program name) XXXXXX ”thumbnail image is displayed. From the user's perspective, the left side of“ (Recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (Program name) XXXXXX ” Information that is a part of the EPG data and is not common to each time of the same program name (for example, the title of each time in a continuous drama program or the theme of each time in an information variety program) is displayed. However, if the recorded program is not broadcasted multiple times with the same program name, there is no information that is not common to the same program name each time, so the left side of the detailed information display is blank. As a result, the user can know information that is not common to each time of the same program name of the recorded program. Therefore, even if the recorded program is broadcast multiple times with the same program name, the user can Makes it easy to search for a recorded program desired to be viewed. In the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. 3, “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) Thumbnail image of “(program name) XXX ×××” is displayed, and all EPG data of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) XXX ×××” is displayed on the left side. It may be.

  In the state where the screen display of the television 9 is a detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) XXXXXX” shown in FIG. When the “playback key” is pressed, the playback of the video / audio data (title) of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” is started. Further, in the state where the screen display of the television 9 is the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. When the “return key” of the transmitter is pressed, the screen display of the television 9 returns to the reproducible title list display shown in FIG. Further, in the state where the screen display of the television 9 is the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. When the “left key” of the transmitter is pressed, the screen display of the television 9 is switched to the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 1 (ch) (program name) OOXXX”. Further, in the state where the screen display of the television 9 is the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 1 2 (ch) (program name) xxxxxx” shown in FIG. When the “right key” of the transmitter is pressed, the screen display of the television 9 is switched to the detailed information display of “(recording date) August 2 3 (ch) (program name) ΔΔΔΔΔ”.

  Next, a hard disk recorder according to a second embodiment of the invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a hard disk recorder according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The hard disk recorder 22 shown in FIG. 4 is compatible with digital terrestrial broadcast reception, and includes a tuner unit 12, a signal processing unit 13, a control unit 14, an HDD (hard disk drive) 15, a flash memory 16, and an internal clock. 17, a remote control reception unit 18, a network interface 19, and an EPG data acquisition unit 20. An antenna 11 is externally connected to the tuner unit 12, and a television 21 is externally connected to the signal processing unit 13.

  The antenna 11 receives a broadcast radio wave of digital terrestrial broadcasting and outputs a high-frequency signal corresponding to the received broadcast radio wave to the tuner unit 12. The tuner unit 12 selects a signal having a frequency corresponding to a desired channel from the high-frequency signal input from the antenna 11, down-converts the selected signal to an intermediate frequency signal, and digitally demodulates the intermediate frequency signal. The transport stream is extracted and output to the signal processing unit 13.

  The signal processing unit 13 separates the video data from the transport stream, decodes the separated video data, converts the decoded video data into an analog video signal, and outputs the analog video signal to the television 21.

  The signal processing unit 13 separates audio data from the transport stream, decodes the separated audio data, converts the decoded audio data into an analog audio signal, and outputs the analog audio signal to the television 21.

  The signal processing unit 13 also generates OSD data, converts it into an analog video signal, and outputs it to the television 21. The OSD data is generated based on, for example, index data or EPG data read from the hard disk of the HDD 15.

  The signal processing unit 13 decodes the video / audio data (title) read from the hard disk of the HDD 15, converts the decoded video data into an analog video signal, outputs the analog video signal to the television 21, and decodes the video data. Audio data is converted into an analog audio signal, and the analog audio signal is output to the television 21.

  The HDD 15 has a built-in hard disk. During recording, the audio / video data (title) separated from the transport stream by the signal processing unit 13 according to the control of the control unit 14, index data corresponding to the title, and EPG All the EPG data of the program corresponding to the title extracted from the EPG data acquired by the data acquisition unit 20 is written to the hard disk. Further, the HDD 15 reads video / audio data (title) from the hard disk and sends it to the signal processing unit 13 under the control of the control unit 14, or reads index data and EPG data from the hard disk and sends them to the signal processing unit 13. To do. Various setting information is stored in the flash memory 16. The internal clock 17 keeps the current date and time. Further, the remote control receiving unit 18 receives an infrared signal from a remote control transmitter (not shown) and outputs a code signal corresponding to the operation to the control unit 14.

  The television 21 displays video based on the analog video signal input from the signal processing unit 13 and emits sound based on the analog audio signal input from the signal processing unit 13.

  Subsequently, an execution operation of the recording reservation or the EPG recording reservation in the hard disk recorder according to the second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  When the recording start time specified on the recording date specified in advance by the recording reservation or the start time of the recording target program specified in advance by the EPG recording reservation comes, the control unit 14 causes the EPG data acquisition unit 20 to connect via the network interface 19 via the Internet. The EPG data acquisition server 20 is controlled to access the EPG data distribution server (not shown) to acquire all the EPG data of the recording target program, and all the EPG data of the recording target program acquired by the EPG data acquisition unit 20 is stored in the HDD 15. Memorize it on the hard disk. Then, the control unit 14 causes the tuner unit 12 to select a recording channel and creates index data including a recording date and a recording channel. Thereafter, the control unit 14 stores the video / audio data (title) separated from the transport stream in the signal processing unit 13 in the hard disk of the HDD 15 in association with all the EPG data of the recording target program and the index data. When the recording end time specified in advance by the recording reservation or the end time of the recording target program specified in advance by the EPG recording reservation comes, the control unit 14 is separated from the transport stream in the signal processing unit 13. The storage of the video / audio data (title) in the hard disk of the HDD 15 is terminated, and the EPG data acquisition unit 20 accesses the EPG data distribution server (not shown) via the network via the network interface 19 to record the EPG data of the program to be recorded. The EPG data acquisition unit 20 is controlled to acquire all, and when there is a change from all the EPG data of the recording target program stored at the start of recording, all the EPG data of the recording target program at the end of recording is overwritten. Thus, it is possible to cope with the case where the EPG data of the recording target program is updated during recording, and the latest all EPG data of the recording target program is stored in the hard disk of the HDD 15.

  The operation of the hard disk recorder according to the second embodiment of the present invention when the user performs a remote control operation for displaying a list of reproducible titles can be replayed by the user only by different reference numerals. Since it is the same as the operation of the hard disk recorder according to the first embodiment of the present invention when a remote control operation for displaying a title list is performed, the description thereof is omitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to a hard disk recorder. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be applied to other information recording / reproducing apparatuses such as a DVD recorder. In the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to a hard disk recorder that can receive terrestrial digital broadcasts. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is also applied to information recording / reproducing apparatuses that receive other broadcasts (eg, BS digital broadcasts). Is possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the EPG data of the program corresponding to the title to be recorded on the hard disk is written to the hard disk. However, if it is possible to display information that is not common to each time of the same program name, A part of the EPG data of the program corresponding to the title to be recorded on the hard disk may be written to the hard disk.

  In the above-described embodiment, the replayable title list display and the detailed information display of the title selected from the reproducible title list are separate. However, when displaying the reproducible title list, detailed information ( Information that is not common to the thumbnail images and the same program name each time) may be displayed together. In this case, all the TV programs corresponding to all the titles displayed in the list of reproducible titles are the TV programs whose detailed information is to be displayed.

These are figures which show schematic structure of the hard-disk recorder based on 1st Embodiment of this invention. These are figures which show the reproducible title list display which the television externally connected to the hard-disk recorder shown in FIG. 1 displays. These are the figures which show the detailed information display of the predetermined title which the television externally connected to the hard disk recorder shown in FIG. 1 displays. These are figures which show schematic structure of the hard-disk recorder based on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. These are figures which show an example of the index list display which the television externally connected to the conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus displays. These are figures which show the other example of the index list display which the television externally connected to the conventional information recording / reproducing apparatus displays.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,11 Antenna 2,12 Tuner part 3,13 Signal processing part 4,14 Control part 5,15 HDD (hard disk drive)
6, 16 Flash memory 7, 17 Internal clock 8, 18 Remote control receiver 9, 21 Television 10, 22 Hard disk recorder 19 Network interface 20 EPG data acquisition unit

Claims (5)

A tuner that tunes to a TV program,
A recording means for recording the video / audio data of the TV program to be recorded selected by the tuner on a recording medium;
Playback means for playing back video and audio data recorded on the recording medium;
The EPG data of the recording target TV program selected by the tuner when the video / audio data of the recording target TV program selected by the tuner is recorded on the recording medium. EPG recording means for recording on the recording medium in association with video and audio data of the TV program of
Display signal generation for reading EPG data of a TV program for which detailed information is to be displayed from the recording medium, and generating a display signal for displaying information that is not common to each time of the same program name regarding the TV program for which detailed information is to be displayed And an information recording / reproducing apparatus.   The display signal generation means reads EPG data and video / audio data of the TV program for which the detailed information is to be displayed from the recording medium, and information that is not common in each time of the same program name relating to the TV program for which the detailed information is to be displayed The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording / reproducing apparatus generates a display signal for displaying the thumbnail images related to the TV program on which the detailed information is to be displayed side by side. A list display signal generating means for generating a display signal for displaying a list of video and audio data recorded in the recording medium;
In the state where the list of video / audio data recorded on the recording medium is displayed on the display means by the output of the list display signal generating means, the identification is made from the list of video / audio data recorded on the recording medium. 3. The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the video / audio data is selected by the operating means, the television program to which the specific video / audio data belongs is the television program to be displayed as the detailed information.   The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recording medium is a hard disk.   The EPG recording means selects the EPG data of the recording target TV program selected by the tuner at the start of recording on the recording medium of the recording target TV program selected by the tuner. Recording target selected by the tuner at the end of recording of the recording target television program recorded in the recording medium in association with the video / audio data of the recording target television program. If there is EPG data of the TV program to be recorded selected by the tuner recorded on the recording medium at the start of recording, it is selected by the tuner at the end of recording. The information recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein EPG data of a television program to be recorded is overwritten.

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