Abstract: A method for inserting additional data into a recurring timer of a video recording device extracts additional data received together with the video signal, e.g. in line 21 of the vertical blanking interval, detects if said extracted data contain specific information to be displayed in a list of timers, extracts said specified information and inserts it to the list of recurring timers. Advantageously, by using this method it is possible to automatically add program titles to a list of recurring timers without accessing an electronic program guide.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method and digital recording device for faster than normal playback of a 24 fps presentation without any loss of program information. A 24 fps playback signal is produced from a storage medium. Subsequently, a pull-down process can be performed to reformat the 24 fps playback signal for a video display, for example at 30 fps. Finally, redundant field pictures produced by the pull-down process can be selectively dropped to increase a playback speed of the presentation. The method can further include the step of selectively controlling a number of the redundant field pictures that are dropped responsive to a user input. This step can be performed automatically by calculating the rate at which the redundant field pictures must be dropped responsive to a user input.

Abstract: A method for controlling recording in a digital recording apparatus enables users to create improved video recordings and also conserves memory space of the recording apparatus. According to an exemplary embodiment, the method includes steps of detecting a first user input during recording representing a command to stop recording, enabling display of a first predetermined message responsive to the first user input, receiving a second user input representing a response to the first predetermined message, and controlling the digital video recording apparatus to generate a single program recording and a single program listing for the single program recording in response to the second user input.

Abstract: The invention refers to a method for a time shift display of a video signal wherein upon a pause command a received video signal is recorded on a recording medium, and upon a resume command the recorded video signal is provided to a display device while the received video signal is continued to be recorded. It is desired to improve such method. According to the invention successive pause start indicators are stored upon further pause commands, and upon further successive resume commands recorded video signal starting from the latest or a successively previous pause start indicator is provided to a display device.