An apparatus and method for permanently storing a broadcast program during time machine function

摘要

The apparatus comprises a first memory (126) for temporarily storing a plurality of programs, an on screen display (OSD) data generator (138) for displaying OSD data on a screen, an address generator (124) for generating a location information of the stored plurality of programs, a third memory (104) for storing the location information of the stored plurality of the programs, and a controller (102) for retrieving the location information of the program if the program is selected and for permanently storing the program at a second memory (126). Also, a method for permanently storing a program at a first memory (126) during a time machine function comprises storing temporarily a plurality of programs according to the time machine function, selecting the program to store in the first memory (126), generating a location information of the plurality of programs, retrieving a location information of the program, and copying the program stored in a second memory (126) to the first memory (126) according to the location information of the selected program.