JP2001057054A - Recorder and recording method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a recording and reproducing device capable of preventing copyright information as to pertinent contents from being lost when the power source of a device is broken down during recording the contents on a mini disk. SOLUTION: A recording and reproducing device 100 records contents and attribute information with respect to a mini disk 90 having a first recording area where the attribute information on the contents are to be recorded and a second recording area where the contents are to be recorded. The attribute information have copyright information indicating the presence or absence of the copyright of the contents and whether the contents are after the first generation and later duplicated information or not. When the recording instruction is inputted to the device, a generating means 54 generates first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the contents exists and that the contents are after the first generation and later duplicated information and a recording means 60 records the first copyright information in the first recording area and next, records the contents in the second recording area.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method for recording contents and attribute information of the contents on a recording medium such as an optical disk.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a recording apparatus, there is a mini-disc system for recording and reproducing information by irradiating a mini-disc with a laser beam. Generally, a minidisc has a TOC (Table Of Content) corresponding to the table of contents of the minidisc.
s) has a first recording area in the lead-in zone, and has a second recording area for recording content in a zone between the lead-in and the lead-out.

[0003] In sector 0 of the TOC, attribute information of the content recorded on the mini-disc is recorded. For example, the number of recorded music pieces, address information of music parts (movements), a track mode of each part, and the like are recorded. . The track mode has, for example, information such as whether or not each part has copyright, whether or not each part is copy information of the first generation or later, and whether or not each part is audio data.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A conventional mini-disc
After writing the content including the audio data to the mini-disc, the system writes the copyright of the content to the TOC. For this reason, in the conventional mini-disc system, if the power is turned off during recording of the content, the copyright information of the content being recorded may not be written to the mini-disc, and the copyright information may be lost.

[0005] In order to prevent the copyright information of the content being recorded from being lost due to a power failure, the following three measures can be taken. Countermeasure: Store the contents of sector 0 of the TOC in the backup memory before the power is turned off, and when ejecting the minidisk after power-on (when ejecting), replace the contents of the sector 0 in the backup memory with the contents corresponding to the contents. And writes it in sector 0 of the TOC of the minidisk.

Countermeasures: When the power is turned on after the power is turned off, the track mode of the TOC sector 0 must be changed before the minidisk is ejected (ejected) to confirm that the copyright exists and to copy the first generation and subsequent copies. It is rewritten to indicate that it is information and audio data.

Countermeasure: TOC for mini disk system
A data editing machine (queue editor) is provided, and when the operation of recording the content and the operation of editing the TOC sector 0 according to the content by the TOC data editing machine are completed, the TOC sector 0 of the minidisk is immediately rewritten.

However, the countermeasure method requires a backup memory and a backup power supply circuit.
The system becomes expensive. Also, in the measures,
It is necessary to hold the value of the flag indicating whether or not the TOC has been rewritten even during power-down using a nonvolatile memory or the like, which complicates the system configuration. Also, the countermeasure method is effective in the case of mastering a mini-disc on which content can be written only once, but the cost is increased because a TOC data editor capable of editing operation by an operator is provided. For example, in the case of using a mini-disc on which content can be overwritten a plurality of times, copyright information may still be lost when the TOC data is not edited.

An object of the present invention is to provide a recording apparatus and a recording method capable of preventing the loss of copyright information on a content when the power goes down while recording the content on a recording medium such as an optical disk. It is in.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus comprising: a recording medium having a first recording area for recording attribute information of a content and a second recording area for recording the content; A recording device for recording the content and the attribute information, wherein the attribute information includes copyright information indicating whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later. The recording device, when a recording instruction of the content is input to the recording device, a first information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later. Generating means for generating copyright information, and recording means for recording the first copyright information in the first recording area, and then recording the content in the second recording area. A.

In the present invention, preferably, the recording device is:
A determining unit that determines whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later, wherein the generating unit determines whether or not the content is copyrighted and the content is Second copyright information indicating whether or not it is copy information of the first generation or later is generated based on the determination result of the determination unit, and the recording unit, after recording the content, executes the second copyright Information is recorded in the first recording area.

[0012] In the present invention, more preferably, the recording apparatus further includes a reading unit for reading the attribute information from the first recording area, and the generating unit includes the attribute information read by the reading unit. And generating first attribute information having the first copyright information and second attribute information having the second copyright information, based on the The first attribute information to the first
Overwriting the recording area, and after recording the content, overwriting the second attribute information on the first recording area.

[0013] In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, more preferably, the attribute information further includes information indicating whether the content is audio data, and the determination unit determines that the content is audio data. And determining whether the content is audio data. The generating means generates first type information indicating that the content is audio data, and a second type information indicating whether the content is audio data. Type information is generated based on the determination result of the determination unit, wherein the first attribute information has the first copyright information and the first type information, and the second attribute information is It has the second copyright information and the second type information.

In the recording apparatus according to the present invention, for example, the recording medium is an optical disc, and the first recording area is
The readout means is provided in a lead-in zone of the optical disc, and when the recording switch of the content is generated by an operation switch of the recording device, the readout means stores the attribute information from the first recording area of the lead-in. May be read.

A recording method according to the present invention is directed to a recording medium having a first recording area in which attribute information of a content is recorded and a second recording area in which the content is recorded.
A recording method for recording the content and the attribute information, wherein the attribute information includes copyright information indicating whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later. When the recording instruction of the content is input to the recording device, the first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later is transmitted. Generating, recording the first copyright information in the first recording area, and recording the content in the second recording area after recording the first copyright information; Having.

In the recording method according to the present invention, preferably, a step of determining whether or not the content is copyrighted and determining whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later, Generating, based on the result of the determination, second copyright information indicating presence / absence of the content and whether the content is copy information of the first generation or later; and Recording the copyright information in the first recording area.

In the recording method according to the present invention, more preferably, the step of reading the attribute information from the first recording area; and the step of reading the first copyright information having the first copyright information based on the read attribute information. Generating attribute information having the second copyright information based on the read attribute information, wherein the first copyright information is In the step of recording in the first recording area, the step of recording the first attribute information by overwriting the first recording area, and the step of recording the second copyright information in the first recording area. , And overwrites the second attribute information on the first recording area.

When a recording command for the content is input to the recording device, the recording device has first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later. Generate Then, since the first copyright information is recorded in the first recording area, and then the content is recorded in the second recording area, even if the power goes down during the recording of the content, the copyright The information has already been recorded on the recording medium as the first copyright information.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing an embodiment of a recording apparatus according to the present invention.
As an example of the recording apparatus according to the present invention, a recording / reproducing apparatus 100 that irradiates a magneto-optical recording medium with laser light to record or reproduce information will be described. This recording / reproducing device 100
I / O device 10 and microcomputer (microcomputer)
50, a signal processing system 20, a driving system 40, and a power supply circuit 7.
0.

In this embodiment, an optical disk is exemplified as an example of a magneto-optical recording medium, and more specifically, a mini disk 90 is exemplified. The mini-disc 90 has a first recording area in which attribute information of content is recorded in a lead-in zone, and a second recording area for recording the content.
Is provided in a zone between lead-in and lead-out.

Input / output device 10 The input / output device 10 of the recording / reproducing device 100 has an operation switch 11, a receiving device 12, and a display device 13.

The operation switch 11 is constituted by, for example, a push button type (or touch button type) switch, and generates an input signal S11 for instructing the operation of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 by an operation of an operator. Is supplied to the microcomputer 50.

The receiving device 12 receives a transmission signal transmitted from a remote controller (not shown), generates an input signal S12 based on the received signal, and supplies the input signal S12 to the microcomputer 50. The recording / reproducing apparatus 100 can remotely control the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 by operating the remote control device.

The display device 13 is, for example, a liquid crystal display (LC).
D: Liquid Crystal Display) or the like, and the display is controlled by the microcomputer 50 to display various information on the display surface.

The signal processing system 20 a signal processing system 20 includes an analog / digital converter 21
, A digital / analog converter 22, an ATRAC encoder / decoder 23, a seismic memory controller 24, and a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) 2.
5, an EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26,
Drive circuit 27, magnetic head 28, RF amplifier 31
, An address decoder 32, and a nonvolatile memory 35.

An analog / digital converter (A / D converter) 21 receives an analog audio signal (analog audio signal) Si at the time of recording information, and converts the audio signal Si into a digital audio signal (digital audio signal). ) Convert to Sid and ATRA
This is supplied to the C encoder / decoder 23.

The ATRAC encoder / decoder 23
It has an ATRAC encoder and an ATRAC decoder. The ATRAC encoder is an ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding) using a masking effect.
, A digital audio signal Sid is compressed to a 1/5 bit rate to generate an audio signal Sia, and the audio signal Sia is supplied to the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance. The ATRAC decoder receives the audio signal Soa compressed by the compression method from the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance, generates an audio signal Sod obtained by expanding (expanding) the audio signal Soa to a five-fold bit rate, and generates the audio signal Sod. Sod
Is supplied to the D / A converter 22.

A digital / analog converter (D / A converter) 22 receives a digital audio signal (digital audio signal) Sod at the time of reproducing information, and converts the audio signal Sod into an analog audio signal (analog audio signal). ) Convert to So.

The seismic (or anti-vibration) memory controller 24 is provided by the ATRAC encoder / decoder 23.
The audio signal Sia is supplied from the RAC encoder,
The audio signal Sia is supplied to the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 while being written into the DRAM 25 and temporarily stored (or after recording for a predetermined time). In addition, the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance
An audio signal Soa is supplied from the FM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26, and the audio signal Soa is
The data is supplied to the ATRAC encoder / decoder 23 while being written and temporarily stored in the AM 25 (or after recording for a predetermined time).

The DRAM 25 is used as a shock proof memory (or a sound skip guard memory). When an external shock is applied to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 and signal writing or signal reading is temporarily interrupted, signals are continuously output from the DRAM 25. Output and optical pickup 44 in the meantime
Is moved to the original signal position, so that sound is not skipped during recording or reproduction.

EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 2
6 is an EFM encoder and an EFM decoder, and CI
It has an RC encoder and a CIRC decoder. The EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 is supplied with the audio signal Sia from the anti-seismic memory controller 24 when recording information, and the audio signal Sia
Drives the excitation drive circuit 27 of the magnetic head 28 on the basis of. Further, at the time of information reproduction, a read signal which is a binary signal is supplied from the RF amplifier 31, and based on the read signal, an audio signal Soa is generated and supplied to the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance.

The EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 is supplied with an address signal indicating the address of the read signal from the address decoder 32, and responds to the address signal by, for example, a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check).
And the like, and supplies it to the microcomputer 50. Also,
The attribute information recorded in the first recording area is supplied from the RF amplifier 31, and the attribute information
And the like, and supplies it to the microcomputer 50.

The CIRC encoder is supplied with an audio signal Sia at the time of recording, and this audio signal Sia
Against CIRC (Cross Interleaved Reed-solomon C
ode) signal processing (CIR)
C modulation) and supplies it to the EFM encoder. Also,
The first and second attribute information are CIRC-modulated and supplied to the EFM encoder. In CIRC, error correction of digital signals is performed by combining a Reed-Solomon code (C1, C2), which is an error correction code having high random error correction capability, and a method of converting a burst error into a random error by interleaving. It is supposed to do.

The EFM encoder is supplied with an audio signal subjected to CIRC modulation from the CIRC encoder, and converts the audio signal into an EFM (Eight to Fourteen) signal.
Modulation (EFM modulation)
And supplies it to the drive circuit 27. Further, first and second attribute information subjected to CIRC modulation is supplied from a CIRC encoder, and the first and second attribute information are converted to EFM.
The modulated signal is supplied to the drive circuit 27. In EFM,
Eight bits (256 types) of data are converted to 14 bits (16
(384 types) of data is converted into 256 types of data selected so that 1 and 0 are not connected for a long time.

The EFM decoder is supplied with a read signal from the RF amplifier 31 at the time of information reproduction or the like, and performs signal processing (EF) on the read signal in a manner opposite to that of the EFM encoder.
M demodulation) and supplies it to the CIRC decoder. CIR
The C decoder outputs a CI signal to the output signal of the EFM decoder.
Performs signal processing (CIRC demodulation) reverse to that of the RC encoder, reproduces attribute information from the recorded information in the first recording area and supplies it to the microcomputer 50, and reproduces the audio signal Soa from the recorded information in the second recording area. And supplies it to the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance.

The drive circuit 27 applies a current to the coil of the magnetic head 28 to excite it based on the output signal of the EFM encoder, and applies a magnetic field to a mini-disc 90 such as a magneto-optical disc. At the time of information recording, laser light 45 is irradiated from the optical pickup 44 onto the mini disk 90, the temperature of the irradiated portion is raised to the Curie point, and information is recorded by determining the direction of magnetization of the irradiated portion by the magnetic head 28. . The first or second attribute information is recorded in the first recording area of the lead-in of the mini disc 90, and the content composed of audio data is recorded in the second recording area between the lead-in and the lead-out. Is done.

The RF amplifier (RF amplification circuit) 31 is supplied with a received light signal from the optical pickup 44, converts the received light signal into an RF signal, generates a binary read signal based on the RF signal, and generates an address. The signal is supplied to the decoder 32 and the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26. Further, the RF signal is supplied to the servo control circuit 41 and the like. The RF amplifier 31 generates a read signal corresponding to the attribute information recorded in the first recording area, and generates a read signal corresponding to the content recorded in the second recording area. The address decoder 32 includes the RF amplifier 3
An address of data included in the read signal is detected from the read signal from No. 1 and an address signal indicating this address is supplied to the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder.

The drive system 40 drive system 40 includes a servo control circuit 41, a spindle motor 42, a sled motor 43, optical pickup 44
And a tracking actuator and a focusing actuator (not shown). The servo control circuit 41 controls the rotation of the spindle motor 42 and the sled motor 43, and controls the laser light 4 of the optical pickup 44.
5 to control the tracking actuator and the focusing actuator.

The spindle motor 42 rotates at a predetermined rotation speed under the control of the servo control circuit 41 during recording and reproduction, and rotates the mini disc 90 at a constant linear speed. Note that the mini disc 90 may be configured to rotate at a constant rotation speed. The thread motor 43 is
The optical pickup 44 is moved to a predetermined position under the control of the servo control circuit 41.

The focusing actuator connects the optical pickup 44 or its objective lens to the mini disk 9
0 in the focus direction orthogonal to the signal recording surface,
The laser beam 45 is focused on the signal recording surface. The tracking actuator moves the optical pickup 44 or its objective lens in the radial direction (or in the tracking direction) of the mini disc 90 so that the laser light 45 is focused on the track.

The optical pickup 44 converges the laser beam 45 during recording and reproduction, irradiates the laser beam 45 to the mini-disc 90, and supplies the RF amplifier 31 with a light-receiving signal obtained by photoelectrically converting the reflected laser beam.

The microcomputer 50 is a controller that controls the entire recording / reproducing apparatus 100. This microcomputer 50
Controls the signal processing system 20 and the drive system 40 based on the input signal S12 received by the receiving device 12 or the input signal S11 from the operation switch 11, and causes the signal processing system 20 and the drive system 40 to perform predetermined operations. . Further, the microcomputer 50 controls the display of the display device 13 and
To display various information. Further, the microcomputer 50 controls access to the nonvolatile memory 35 and writes and stores various information.

The power supply circuit 70 is a backup power supply circuit provided as an accessory to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100. When the power supply of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 goes down, the microcomputer 50
And so on.

The optical pickup 44, the RF amplifier 31, and the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 constitute a reading means. This reading means,
The attribute information is read from the first recording area of the mini disc 90 and supplied to the microcomputer 50, and the content is read from the second recording area and supplied to the memory controller 24 for earthquake resistance.

FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 of FIG. The minidisk system 2 is provided by the minidisk 90 and the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.
00 is configured. The recording / reproducing apparatus 100 in FIG.
An input / output device 10, a microcomputer 50, a recording unit 60,
And a power supply circuit 70. The recording means 60 includes the signal processing system 20 and the drive system 40.

The microcomputer 50 has a judging means 53, a generating means 54, and a memory (internal memory) 55. The determination unit 53 determines whether the content is copyrighted and whether the content is copy information of the first generation or later.
The determining unit 53 determines whether the content is audio data.

The generating means 54 generates second copyright information indicating whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of the first generation or later, based on the determination result of the determining means 53. . Further, the generation unit 54 generates second type information indicating whether the content is audio data based on the determination result of the determination unit 53.
The generating unit 54 generates first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later, and generates first copyright information indicating that the content is audio data. 1 is generated.

When the recording command of the content is input to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100, the generating means 54 generates the content based on the attribute information of the first recording area read by the reading means.
EFM / CIR in the signal processing system 20 is generated by generating first attribute information having first copyright information and first type information.
It supplies to the C encoder / decoder 26. Further, the generating means 54 generates second attribute information having second copyright information and second type information based on the attribute information of the first recording area read by the reading means, and
This is supplied to the RC encoder / decoder 26.

The operation of the recording and reproducing apparatus 100 will now be described by way of example the operation of the recording apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating the operation of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 which is an example of the recording apparatus according to the present invention.

First, in step S1, the recording / reproducing device 1
The operation switch 11 of 00 is operated by the operator, and an input signal S11 indicating a recording start command (recording command) is generated and input to the microcomputer 50.

In step S2, the recording / reproducing device 100
(Reading means) reads attribute information from the TOC sector 0, which is the first recording area of the mini disk 90, and stores the attribute information in the memory 55 in the microcomputer 50.

In step S3, the generating means 54 in the microcomputer 50 generates the first attribute information based on the data stored in the memory 55. The first attribute information is the first attribute information.
Has copyright information and first type information.

In step S4, the generating means 54 sets the first
Is supplied to the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 in the signal processing system 20 and the T
The first attribute information is overwritten and recorded in sector 0 of the OC. For example, when the recording button of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 is pressed, or when the pause button (pause button) is operated in the recording standby state to transit to the recording state, the track mode of the sector 0 is rewritten.

In step S5, A in the signal processing system 20
The analog audio signal Si is supplied to the / D converter 21 and the analog audio signal Si is supplied to the mini disc 9.
0 is written to the second recording area, and recording (recording of content) is started.

In step S6, the operation switch 11 of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 is operated by the operator, and an input signal S11 indicating a command to end recording is generated.
Is input to

In step S7, the generating means 54 in the microcomputer 50 generates the second attribute information based on the data stored in the memory 55 and the result of the judgment by the judging means 53. The second attribute information has second copyright information and second type information.

In step S8, the generating means 54 sets the second
Is supplied to the EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder 26 in the signal processing system 20 and the T
The second attribute information is overwritten and recorded in sector 0 of the OC. In steps S5 to S8, a recording procedure performed in a conventional mini-disc system may be applied.

As an example, the track mode in sector 0 has bits d1 to d8. When bit d2 = 0, it indicates that the copyright of the content (content data) exists (copy right protected), and bit d2 =
In the case of 1, the copyright of the content does not exist (co
py right not protected). When bit d3 = 0, the content indicates that the content is original, and when bit d3 = 1, the content indicates that the content is first or higher generation copy information. When bit d4 = 0, the content is audio data (audio), and when bit d4 = 1, the content is not audio data.

In the first attribute information, bits d2 = 0, d
3 = 1 and d4 = 0. In the second attribute information, the values of the bits d2, d3, and d4 are set according to the content recorded on the mini disc 90. When the bits d2 = 0 and d3 = 1 of the attribute information, the mini disc 90
Indicates that digital copying is prohibited for the content corresponding to the attribute information, and illegal digital copying can be prevented.

In the recording / reproducing apparatus 100, when writing the first attribute information, the track mode bits d2 to d4 are set to d2 = 0, d3 = 1, for each part of the content already stored in the mini disc 90. d4 = 0
The track mode bits d2 to d4 may be rewritten to d2 = 0, d3 = 1, and d4 = 0 for all parts (all part descriptors) of the mini disc 90. Here, the part descriptor is a recording area for recording a start address and an end address of a part, a track mode of the part, and the like. This recording area is provided in sector 0.

An audio device (analog source) for outputting an analog audio signal is connected to the recording / reproducing apparatus 10.
0, and when recording an analog audio signal from an analog source, the determination means 53 determines that the analog audio signal (content) from the analog source has a copyright, is original, and is audio data. It may be configured.

Further, a consumer audio device (digital source) for outputting a digital audio signal may be connected to the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 so that a digital audio signal can be inputted. For example, a configuration may be adopted in which a digital signal from a digital source is supplied to the ATRAC encoder / decoder 23. in this case,
The microcomputer 50 is supplied with attribute information defined in the channel status format from a digital source, and based on the supplied attribute information, the determination means 53 determines whether or not the digital audio signal (content) from the digital source has a copyright. The configuration may be such that it is determined whether the information is copy information of the first generation or later, and whether the data is audio data.

Incidentally, the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 has a power supply circuit 70 for backup, and is configured to be able to adopt the above countermeasures. For example, the memory 55 in the microcomputer 50 has a sufficient capacity to store attribute information (TOC data), and the TOC is supplied by the power supply from the power supply circuit 70 even when the power of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 goes down.
The above measures can be adopted by holding the data and writing the TOC data corresponding to the content into the sector 0 of the mini disc 90 when the power is turned on again.

The recording / reproducing apparatus 100 has a non-volatile memory 35, so that the above measures can be adopted. While the power of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100 is down,
The fact that the TOC data needs to be rewritten is stored in the nonvolatile memory 35, and when the power is turned on again, the bits d2 to d4 of the all track mode of the sector 0 are set to d2 = 0, d3.
= 1 and d4 = 0, the above measures can be adopted.

The above embodiment is an exemplification of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example,
When the above measures are not adopted, the recording / reproducing apparatus 10
0, the power supply circuit 70 and / or the nonvolatile memory 3
5 may be deleted. The recording / reproducing apparatus 100 may be configured to temporarily hold (store) the first and second attribute information generated by the microcomputer 50 in the DRAM 25 via the anti-seismic memory controller 24, and then write the information to the mini disc 90.

[0066]

According to the recording apparatus and the recording method of the present invention, when a recording instruction of the content is input to the recording apparatus, the copyright of the content is present and the content is copy information of the first generation or later. Is generated and recorded in the first recording area, and then the content is recorded in the second recording area. Therefore, even if the power goes down during recording of the content, the copyright information on the content is already recorded on the recording medium as the first copyright information.

As described above, according to the present invention, there is provided a recording apparatus and a recording method capable of preventing loss of copyright information on a content when the power goes down while the content is being recorded on the recording medium. can do.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic block configuration diagram showing an embodiment of a recording apparatus according to the present invention, and illustrates a recording / reproducing apparatus 100 as a recording apparatus.

FIG. 2 is a simplified block diagram of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.

FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart illustrating an operation of the recording / reproducing apparatus 100.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List 10 input / output device, 11 operation switch, 12 reception device, 13 display device, 20 signal processing system, 21 analog / digital converter (A / D converter), 22 digital / analog converter ( D / A converter), 23 ATR
AC encoder / decoder, 24: memory controller for earthquake resistance, 25: DRAM (shock proof memory),
26 ... EFM / CIRC encoder / decoder, 27 ...
Drive circuit, 28: magnetic head, 31: RF amplifier, 32
... Address decoder, 35 nonvolatile memory, 40 drive system, 41 servo control circuit, 42 spindle motor, 43 thread motor, 44 optical pickup, 4
5 laser light, 50 microcomputer (microcomputer), 53 determination means, 54 generation means, 55 memory, 60 recording means, 70 power supply circuit, 90 mini disk (recording medium), 100 recording / reproduction Apparatus (recording apparatus), 200 ... Mini disk system.

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Claims (8)

[Claims] A recording device for recording the content and the attribute information on a recording medium having a first recording area for recording attribute information of the content and a second recording area for recording the content. The attribute information includes copyright information indicating whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later. Generating means for, when input, generating first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later; Recording information in the first recording area;
Recording means for recording the content in the second recording area. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a determination unit configured to determine whether the content is copyrighted and whether the content is copy information of a first generation or later, wherein the generation unit determines whether the content is copyrighted. And generating second copyright information indicating whether the content is copy information of a first generation or later based on a result of the determination by the determining unit, wherein the recording unit, after recording the content, Second
2. The copyright information is recorded in the first recording area.
The recording device according to any one of the preceding claims. 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a reading unit that reads the attribute information from the first recording area, wherein the generating unit has the first copyright information based on the attribute information read by the reading unit. Generating first attribute information and second attribute information having the second copyright information, wherein the recording unit stores the first attribute information in the first recording area before recording the content. 3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the recording is performed by overwriting the first attribute information, and after recording the content, the second attribute information is overwritten on the first recording area. 4. The attribute information further includes information indicating whether or not the content is audio data, wherein the determining unit further determines whether or not the content is audio data, The means generates first type information indicating that the content is audio data, and generates second type information indicating whether the content is audio data based on a result of the determination by the determining means. The first attribute information includes the first copyright information and the first type information, and the second attribute information includes the second copyright information and the second 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: 5. The recording medium is an optical disc, the first recording area is provided in a lead-in zone of the optical disc, and the reading means records the content by an operation switch of the recording device. 4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the instruction is generated, the attribute information is read from the first recording area of the lead-in. 6. A recording method for recording the content and the attribute information on a recording medium having a first recording area in which the attribute information of the content is recorded and a second recording area in which the content is recorded. The attribute information includes copyright information indicating whether or not the content is copyrighted and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later. Generating, when input, first copyright information indicating that the copyright of the content exists and that the content is copy information of the first generation or later; and the first copyright information And recording the content in the second recording area after recording the first copyright information. 7. A step of determining whether or not the content has a copyright and whether or not the content is copy information of a first generation or later; and determining whether or not the content has a copyright and the content is of a first generation or later. Generating, based on the result of the determination, second copyright information indicating whether or not the second copyright information is the copy information of the first recording area; 7. The recording method according to claim 6, further comprising the step of: 8. A step of reading the attribute information from the first recording area; a step of generating first attribute information having the first copyright information based on the read attribute information; Generating a second attribute information having the second copyright information based on the attribute information, wherein the first copyright information is recorded in the first recording area; In the step of recording the first attribute information by overwriting the first recording area, and recording the second copyright information in the first recording area, the second attribute information is written in the first recording area. The recording method according to claim 7, wherein the recording is performed by overwriting the recording area.