Video processing device and method for recording selected digital broadcast events

摘要

A video processing device (1) is disclosed for controlling the recording of selected digital broadcast events according to the digital video broadcasting standard (DVB) comprising a recording controller (2) for automatically starting or stopping the record of the selected broadcast event. The recording controller (2) is provided for continuously checking the running status entry for a selected broadcast event intended to be recorded in the Event Information Table (EIT), wherein the Event Information Table (EIT) is broadcasted as part of a Program Service Information (PSI) transmitted in a transport stream data (TS), and for setting the status of a video recording device (3) to start or stop of recording depending on the running status entry.