METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING SUB-CHANNEL RECORDING AND PLAYBACK

摘要

An apparatus (20) such as a television signal receiver controls a digital recording device (40) via a digital data bus (30) to enable sub-channel recording and playback. According to an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus (20) includes a processor (14) that is operative to process signals representing a plurality of sub-channels to generate digital data for a first one of the sub-channels. The digital data includes program data and identification data for the first sub-channel. An input/output terminal (13) is operative to provide the digital data to a digital recording device (40) via a digital data bus (30).