WO2005059910A1 - Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording - Google Patents

Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2005059910A1
WO2005059910A1 PCT/JP2004/019449 JP2004019449W WO2005059910A1 WO 2005059910 A1 WO2005059910 A1 WO 2005059910A1 JP 2004019449 W JP2004019449 W JP 2004019449W WO 2005059910 A1 WO2005059910 A1 WO 2005059910A1
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
content
recording
recorded
recording medium
information
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Ceased
Application number
PCT/JP2004/019449
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Koji Miyagawa
Yoichi Yamamoto
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Panasonic Holdings Corp
Original Assignee
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Priority to US10/581,907 priority Critical patent/US20070172212A1/en
Priority to CN2004800418750A priority patent/CN1918646B/zh
Priority to JP2006520509A priority patent/JP4634378B2/ja
Priority to DE602004017058T priority patent/DE602004017058D1/de
Priority to EP04807805A priority patent/EP1706871B1/en
Publication of WO2005059910A1 publication Critical patent/WO2005059910A1/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B20/00—Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Circuits therefor
    • G11B20/10—Digital recording or reproducing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B19/00—Driving, starting, stopping record carriers not specifically of filamentary or web form, or of supports therefor; Control thereof; Control of operating function ; Driving both disc and head
    • G11B19/02—Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B20/00—Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Circuits therefor
    • G11B20/10—Digital recording or reproducing
    • G11B20/12—Formatting, e.g. arrangement of data block or words on the record carriers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/002—Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/02—Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
    • G11B27/031—Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
    • G11B27/034—Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals on discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/02—Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
    • G11B27/031—Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
    • G11B27/036—Insert-editing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/11—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information not detectable on the record carrier
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/19—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier
    • G11B27/28—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording
    • G11B27/32—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel by using information detectable on the record carrier by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording on separate auxiliary tracks of the same or an auxiliary record carrier
    • G11B27/327—Table of contents
    • G11B27/329—Table of contents on a disc [VTOC]
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/34—Indicating arrangements 
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/78—Television signal recording using magnetic recording
    • H04N5/782—Television signal recording using magnetic recording on tape
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/21—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is of read-only, rewritable, or recordable type
    • G11B2220/215—Recordable discs
    • G11B2220/216—Rewritable discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
    • G11B2220/2508—Magnetic discs
    • G11B2220/2516—Hard disks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
    • G11B2220/2537—Optical discs
    • G11B2220/2562—DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
    • G11B2220/2537—Optical discs
    • G11B2220/2562—DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
    • G11B2220/2575—DVD-RAMs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/41—Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/40—Combinations of multiple record carriers
    • G11B2220/45—Hierarchical combination of record carriers, e.g. HDD for fast access, optical discs for long term storage or tapes for backup
    • G11B2220/455—Hierarchical combination of record carriers, e.g. HDD for fast access, optical discs for long term storage or tapes for backup said record carriers being in one device and being used as primary and secondary/backup media, e.g. HDD-DVD combo device, or as source and target media, e.g. PC and portable player
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/60—Solid state media
    • G11B2220/65—Solid state media wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/765—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/765—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
    • H04N5/77—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television camera
    • H04N5/772—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television camera the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/765—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
    • H04N5/775—Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/78—Television signal recording using magnetic recording
    • H04N5/781—Television signal recording using magnetic recording on disks or drums
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N5/00—Details of television systems
    • H04N5/76—Television signal recording
    • H04N5/84—Television signal recording using optical recording
    • H04N5/85—Television signal recording using optical recording on discs or drums
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
    • H04N9/79—Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
    • H04N9/7921—Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording for more than one processing mode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
    • H04N9/79—Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
    • H04N9/80—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback
    • H04N9/804—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback involving pulse code modulation of the colour picture signal components
    • H04N9/8042—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback involving pulse code modulation of the colour picture signal components involving data reduction
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04N—PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
    • H04N9/00—Details of colour television systems
    • H04N9/79—Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
    • H04N9/80—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback
    • H04N9/82—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback the individual colour picture signal components being recorded simultaneously only
    • H04N9/8205—Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback the individual colour picture signal components being recorded simultaneously only involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Definitions

  • the present invention relates a recoding apparatus that includes a drive unit for portable recording media and a built-in storage unit.
  • Background Art Recording apparatuses use various types of recording media.
  • hybrid recorders that have functions of both a DVD recorder and an HD recorder have been introduced to the market. With a hybrid recorder, it is possible to record contents onto the HardDisk (HD) or aDVD.
  • HD HardDisk
  • AnHD whichhas a large capacity, is mainly used for storing a large number of contents simply and temporarily.
  • a DVD which is removable from the recorder, is often used for storing the user' s favorite contents on a long-term basis.
  • the decision as to onto which one of the HD and a DVD each content should be recorded should be based on the user's choice; however, since a DVD is removable, there is a possibility that no DVD is attached to the recorder when a recording is to start.
  • many hybrid recorders have a function of "relief recording", which is to perform a recording onto the HD instead of onto a DVD, in a case where, when a recording supposed to be on DVD is to start, no DVD is attached.
  • each preprogrammed recording is set using one of disc IDs that have been assigned to discs.
  • a disc that has a matching disc ID is selected so that the content is recorded onto the disc.
  • a first object of the present invention to provide a recording apparatus, an integrated circuit for a recording apparatus, a recording method, and a computer program that each facilitate recording of a content onto a desired portable recording medium.
  • a second object is to provide a recording medium that facilitates recording of a content.
  • the present invention provides a recording apparatus for recording contents, said recording apparatus comprising: a drive unit operable to have a portable recording medium removably attached; a relief recording medium; an obtaining unit operable to obtain specification information which specifies one or more portable recording media to be used for recording a content; a recording control unit operable to perform control so that (i) in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to said drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the content is recorded onto the attached portable recording medium, and (ii) in a case where none of the specified portable recording media are attached to said drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the content is recorded onto said relief recording medium; and a dubbing control unit operable to, in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to said drive unit after the content has been recorded, onto the relief recording medium, dub the recorded content from said relief recording medium onto the one of the specified portable recording media.
  • the relief recording medium is a storage device that is fixedly connected to the system, such as an HDD built into the recording apparatus or an HDD externally added to the recording apparatus .
  • the portable recording medium is a removable recording medium such as a DVD-RAM.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein the specification information specifies one portable recording medium, using a piece of identification information which uniquely identifies the one portable recording medium; and said recording control unit judges that the specified portable recording medium is attached to said dr ⁇ ve unit when a currently attached portable recording medium i.s identified with the piece of identification information.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein the specified portable recording medium has the piece of identification information recorded thereon ; and said recording control unit makes the judgment by comparing the piece of identification information recorded on a currently attached portable recording medium with the piece of identification information used by the specification information. With this arrangement, it is possible to judge whether or not the specified recording medium is being attached to the drive unit.
  • the recording apparatus f rther may have an arrangement wherein the specification information specifies the one or more portable recording media, using a piece of identification information that identifies a group made up of the one or more portable recordingmedia; and said. recording control unit judges that one of the specified portable recording media is attached to said drive unit when a currently attached portable recording medium belongs to the group identified with the piece of identification information.
  • the group made up of one or more portable recording media represents a genre of recorded contents , such as sports or drama .
  • portable recording media may be organized into groups on the basis 1 of who uses each recording medium, such as portable recording media for the personal use and for the family members' common use.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein each of the one or more specified portable recording media has the piece of identification information recorded thereon, the piece of identification information showing the group to which each recording medium belongs; and said recording control unit makes the judgment by comparing the piece of identification information recorded on a currently attachedportable recording medium with the piece of identification information used by the specification information.
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise a list storing unit that stores a list showing the one or more specified portable recording media belonging to the group; wherein saidrecording control unitmakes the judgment by referring to the list.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein said obtaining unit is further operable to obtain time information which indicates a time at which the content is broadcasted as a broadcast program, and the recording control unit performs the control so that the content is recorded at the time indicated by the time information.
  • the content is at first recorded onto the relief recording medium as a result of the relief recording and subsequently, when the specified portable recording medium has been attached, the content is dubbed onto the specified portable recording medium. Accordingly, even if the user leaves home without attaching the specified portable recording medium, the user does not lose the opportunity of having the content recorded of which the broadcast time is predetermined. Further, when the user attaches the specified portable recording medium onto the recording apparatus after coming back home, the content is dubbed; therefore, the user is able to easily manage the recorded content.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein the obtaining unit obtains the specification information and the time information based on a piece of preprogramming information provided by a user who preprograms the recording of the content.
  • the user when preprogramming a recording of a content, the user is able to specify one or more recording media to be eventually used for the recording of the content. Accordingly, the user is able to exercise, all at once, an operation to set a preprogrammed recording and an operation to set the dubbing to be performed if the content is recorded by a relief recording; therefore, the user is able to easily have the content recorded onto the desired portable recording medium.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein the specification information specifies one portable recording medium; a piece of preset information is recorded on the specified portable recording medium, the piece of preset information instructing that the content should be recorded and including the time information; and when the piece of preset information is read from the portable recording medium, the obtaining unit obtains (i) the specification information for instructing that the content shouldbe recordedonto theportable recording medium having the piece of preset information, and (ii) the time information included in the piece of preset information.
  • the specification information specifies one portable recording medium
  • a piece of preset information is recorded on the specified portable recording medium, the piece of preset information instructing that the content should be recorded and including the time information
  • the obtaining unit obtains (i) the specification information for instructing that the content shouldbe recordedonto theportable recording medium having the piece of preset information, and (ii) the time information included in the piece of preset information.
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise an area releasing unit operable to, in a case where after the time indicated by the time information has arrived and the content is not recorded on either of said relief recording medium and the specified portable recording medium having the piece of preset information recorded thereon, release an area that is within the specified portable recording medium having the piece of preset information and is reserved for the recording of the content .
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise an area releasing unit operable to, in a case where the piece of preset information is deleted from the specified portable recording medium, release an area that is within the specified portable recording medium having the piece of preset information and is reserved for the recording of the content.
  • the recording apparatus may have an arrangement wherein the content is a piece of image data included in communication data which the recording apparatus receives from an external device operable to communicate with said recording apparatus; the obtaining unit obtains the specification information from the communication data; and said recording control unit performs the control of recording the content when said recording apparatus has received the communication data from the external device.
  • an external dev ⁇ ce operable to communicate with the recording apparatus is, for instance, a portable terminal device that has a communication function such as a portable phone with a camera.
  • the recording apparatus serves to back up image data that has been photographed by an external device which has a small storage capacity.
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise a list storing unit that stores a list showing options of portable recording media among which trie one or more portable recording media specifiedin the specification information canbe selected from; and a notifying unit operable to notify the external device of the options of the portable recording media shown in the list.
  • a list storing unit that stores a list showing options of portable recording media among which trie one or more portable recording media specifiedin the specification information canbe selected from
  • a notifying unit operable to notify the external device of the options of the portable recording media shown in the list.
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise a presenting unit operable to present a warning to a user when the content has been recorded onto said relief recording medium.
  • a presenting unit operable to present a warning to a user when the content has been recorded onto said relief recording medium.
  • the recording apparatus may further comprise a list storing unit that stores a list showing one ormore portable recording media, wherein in a case where at least one of the specified portable recording media is shown in the list, said presenting unit presents a warning which suggests that the at least one of the specified portable recording media should be attached to said drive unit; and in a case where none of the specified portable recording media are shown in the list, said presenting unit presents a warning which suggests that any portable recording medium except for the one or more portable recording media shown in the list should be attached to said drive unit.
  • the aforementioned arrangement achieves an effect of having the dubbing onto the specified portable recording medium completed soon; therefore, it is possible to avoid the situation where the length of time for keeping the content having been recorded, on the relief recording medium as a result of a relief recording becomes long. Thus, it is possible to efficiently utilize recording areas of the relief recording medium.
  • the present invention further provides an integrated circuit for a recording apparatus which includes a drive unit operable to have a portable recording medium removably attached and a relief recording medium, said integrated circuit comprising: an obtaining unit operable to obtain specification information which specifies one ormore portable recordingmedia to be used for recording a content; a recording control unit operable to perform control so that (i) in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the content is recorded onto the attached portable recording medium, and (ii) in a case where none of the specified portable recording media are attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the content is recorded onto the relief recording medium; and a dubbing control unit operable to, in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit after the content has been recorded onto the relief recording medium, dub the recorded content from the relief recordingmediumonto the one of the specifiedportable recording media.
  • the recording apparatus performs a relief recording so as to record the content onto the relief recording medium. Subsequently, when the specified portable recording medium has been attached, the recoding apparatus dubs the content having been recorded on the relief recording medium onto the desired portable recording medium.
  • the content recorded onto the specified portable recording medium regardless of whether the specified portable recording medium is being attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded; therefore, even if the specified portable recording medium is not attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the user does not have to check .to see onto which recording medium the content is recorded and is able to easily manage the recorded content.
  • the present invention provides a computer program to be executed by a computer which includes a drive unit operable to have a portable recording medium removably attached and a relief recording medium, said computer program comprising: program code operable to cause the computer to obtain specification • information which specifies one or more portable recording media to be used for recording a content; pro ram code operable to cause the computer to, (i) in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, record the content onto the attached portable recording medium, and (ii) in a case where none of the specified portable recording media are attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, record the content onto the relief recordingmediu ; andprogramcode operable to cause the computer to, in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit after the content has been recorded onto the relief recording medium, dub the recorded content from the relief recording medium onto the one of the specified portable recording media.
  • the computer program performs a relief recording so as to record the content onto the relief recordingmedium. Subsequently, when the specified portable recording medium has been attached, the computer program dubs the content having been recorded on the relief recording medium onto the desired portable recording medium.
  • the content recorded onto the specified portable recording medium regardless of whether the specified portable recording medium is being attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded; therefore, even if the specified portable recording medium is not attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the user does not have to check to see onto which recording medium the content is recorded and is able to easily manage the recorded content.
  • the present invention also provides a content recording method used by a recording apparatus that includes a drive unit operable to have a portable recording medium removably attached and a relief recording medium, said content recording method comprising: obtaining specification information which specifies one or more portable recording media to be used for recording a content; (i) in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, recording the content onto the attached portable recording medium, and (ii) in a case where none of the specified portable recording media are attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, recording the content onto the relief recording medium; and in a case where one of the specified portable recording media is attached to the drive unit after the content has been recorded onto the relief recording medium, dubbing the recorded content from the relief recording medium onto the one of the specified portable recording media.
  • the recording apparatus performs a relief recording so as to record the content onto the relief recording medium. Subsequently, when the specified portable recording medium has been attached, the recoding apparatus dubs the content having been recorded on the relief recording medium onto the desired portable recording medium.
  • the content recorded onto the specified portable recording medium regardless of whether the specified portable recording medium is being attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded; therefore, even if the specified portable recording medium is not attached to the drive unit when the content is to be recorded, the user does not have to check to see onto which recording medium the content is recorded and is able to easily manage the recorded content .
  • the present invention also provides a recording medium comprising: a piece of preset information for instructing a recording apparatus to record a content; wherein said piece of preset information includes: program information for identifying a broadcast program for broadcasting the content; specification information for instructing that the content should be recorded onto said recording medium; and area information for specifying a preprogramming area within said recording medium into which only the content is allowed to be recorded.
  • a broadcast program it is acceptable to use a broadcast channel, the broadcast starting time and the broadcast ending time.
  • an electricprogramguide hereafter, simply referred to as an EPG
  • G-codes registered trademark
  • FIG. 1 shows a utilization example of a hybrid recorder according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration of the hybrid recorder according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 3 shows a functional configuration of a computer program that controls the hybrid recorder according to the first embodiment
  • FIG. 4 shows an example of preprogramming information
  • FIG. 5 shows an example of a media management list
  • FIG. 6 shows the data structure of dubbing information
  • FIG.7 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure for a computer program that controls the hybrid recorder 100
  • FIG.8 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure of the preprogrammed recording processing
  • FIG .9 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure of the dubbing processing
  • FIG.10 is a flowchart that shows theprocessingprocedure of a processing for warning the user that a content is recorded by a relief recording
  • FIG. 11A is an example of a warning displayed to suggest that a registered disc should be inserted;
  • FIG. 11B is an example of a warning displayed to suggest that an unregistered disc should be inserted
  • FIG.12 is a flowchart that shows the processingprocedure of the new-disc registration processing
  • FIG. 13A is an example of a display for requesting that a media management number should be inputted in order to have a new disc registered
  • FIG. 13B is an example of a display for requesting that a media management number should be re-inputted
  • FIG. 14 shows the data structure of a recording medium according to a modification example in which a recording medium being provided has preset information recorded thereon, the preset information being for specifying a content to be recorded;
  • FIG.15 is a flowchart that shows the processingprocedure after a recordingmediumis inserted, according to amodification example of the first embodiment;
  • FIG.16 is a flowchart that shows theprocessingprocedure for deleting preset information from the recording medium, according to the modification example of the first embodiment;
  • FIG. 17 schematically shows the transition of recording areas in a case where preset information is deleted from the recording medium;
  • FIG.18 shows a utilization example of the hybrid recorder according to the second embodiment;
  • FIG. 19 is an example of communication data according to the second embodiment;
  • FIG. 20 shows a functional configuration of a computer programthat controls the hybrid recorder according to the second embodiment
  • FIG.21 is a flowchart that shows the processingprocedure of a processing for providing a media management list for an external device
  • FIG.22 is a flowchart that shows the processingprocedure of the image recording processing
  • FIG. 23 shows a modification example in which a recording apparatus according to the present invention is constituted by an HDD recorder and a DVD recorder. Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention The following describes embodiments of the present invention, with reference to the figures.
  • FIG. 1 a utilization example of a hybrid recorder according to the first embodiment.
  • the hybrid recorder 100 is operable to convert a content that has been received via the antenna 101 and is in an analog broadcast signal format so that the content is in the MPEG 2 format, and to record the content onto the HD or a DVD-RAMinserted in the slot.
  • the hybrid recorder 100 is also operable to dub a content having been recorded on the HD onto a DVD-RAM.
  • the monitor 102 is operable to display moving picture data outputted by the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the DVD-RAMs 103 are a plurality of portable recording media ownedby the user . Each of the discs has a media management number recorded ina recording area, eachmediamanagement number being used for uniquely identifying a different one of the discs .
  • One of these discs can be selectively attached to the slot of the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the following describes the hardware configuration of the hybridrecorder 100. As shownin FIG.2, the hybrid recording
  • a tuner 1 comprises: a tuner 1, an encoder 2, a decoder 3, an OSD (On-Screen Display) generating unit -4, an overlay unit 5, an
  • OSD On-Screen Display
  • HDD 6 a DVD drive '7, a user operation receiving unit 8, a microcomputer system 9, a communication unit 10, and a bus 11.
  • the encoder 2 the decoder 3, the OSD generating unit 4, the
  • HDD 6 the DVD drive 7, the microcomputer system 9, and the communication unit 10 are connected to one another via the bus
  • the tuner 1 performs decoding and makes a channel selection for broadcast waves received via the antenna 101, so as to obtain a content in an analog broadcast signal format.
  • the encoder 2 performs A/D conversion on the content in the analog broadcast signal format and further performs compression encoding according to the MPEG 2 format, so as to generate a content in the MPEG 2 format.
  • the decoder 3 decompresses the content in the MPEG 2 format and further performs D/A conversion so as to convert the content into an analog vide signal format.
  • the OSD generating unit 4 generates a piece of image data for OSD which is used to display the setting of the hybrid recorder 100 and/or information about a content.
  • the overlay unit 5 overlays the piece of OSD image data onto the content in the analog video signal format so that they are outputted to the monitor 102.
  • the HDD 6 writes and reads a content in the MPEG 2 format to and from a built-in HD which has a large capacity.
  • content information is written onto the HD, as well.
  • the content information is made up of, for example, an identifier for uniquely identifying the content (hereafter, the identifier will be referred to as a content ID) , the address of an area into which the content is to be recorded, a data amount, a content title, and the like.
  • the DVD drive 7 writes and reads data to and from a disc having been attached.
  • the user operation receiving unit 8 receives a user operation inputted via an operation panel provided on the front of the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the microcomputer system 9 is a computer system that is made up of a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an EEPROM.
  • the functions of the hybrid recorder 100 are achieved when a computer program stored in the ROM is read by the CPU, and thereby the computer program and hardware resources collaborate.
  • the communication unit 10 realizes communication of the hybrid recorder 100 with an external device via a network such as the Internet . This completes the description of the hardware configuration of the hybrid recorder 100.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram that shows the functional configuration of the microcomputer system 9.
  • the microcomputer system 9 includes functional blocks such as a preprogramming setting unit 21, a preprogramming information storing unit 22, a control unit 23, a clock unit 24, a specification information obtaining unit 25, a media management number obtaining unit 26, a dubbing information storing unit 27, a recording unit 28, a displaying unit 29, a medium detecting unit 30, a media management number setting unit 31, and a media management list storing unit 32.
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 controls the preprogramming setting process.
  • Controlling the preprogramming settingprocess means to control the OSDprovided by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5 and to interactively receive user operations via the user operation receiving unit 8, so as to obtain a piece of information specifying the broadcast date, the broadcast starting time, the broadcast ending time, the channel, the title, and the recording image quality for the content to be recorded, as well as where the content should be recorded, and to further record the piece of information into the preprogramming information storingunit 22 as a piece ofpreprogramming information arranged in a format shown in FIG. 4.
  • a preprogramming setting processing performed by a conventional hybrid recorder as a specification of where a content should be recorded, only the choice of either the HD or a DVD-RAM is received.
  • the preprogramming setting processing according to the present invention is characterized with that, in a case where a DVD-RAM is specified to be used for the recording, a specification is received regarding onto which one of the DVD-RAMs 103 owned by the user, the content is to be recorded.
  • a specification is received regarding onto which one of the DVD-RAMs 103 owned by the user, the content is to be recorded.
  • a "media management number” or a "disc name” is used in order to specify one of the discs.
  • Each "media management number” uniquely identifies one of the discs.
  • Each "disc name" is registered in correspondence with a media management number in the media management list shown in FIG. 5. For example, in the preprogramming information shown in FIG. 4, the disc having the media management number "0001" is specified to be used for the recording.
  • the control unit 23 is a functional block for controlling recording of a content.
  • the control unit 23 includes a preprogrammed recording control unit 23a and a dubbing control unit 23b.
  • the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a controls the preprogrammed recording processing, which is to record broadcast of a content based on preprogramming information.
  • Controlling the preprogrammed recording processing means (i) to receive a notification of a current time from the clock unit 24, (ii) when the broadcast date and starting time specified in a piece of preprogrammed information has arrived, to have the tuner 1 tuned to the specified channel so that a content in an analog broadcast signal format is received, (iii) to have the encoder 2 encode the received content with an allocated bit rate specified as the recording image quality, (iv) to have either the HDD 6 or the DVD drive 7 write the encoded content, and (v) subsequently when the broadcast ending time has arrived, to have the tuner 1, the encoder 2, and either the HDD 6 or the DVD drive 7 end their respective processing.
  • the characteristic of the preprogrammed recording processing performed by the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a lies in the control performed in a case where a piece of preprogramming information specifies that a DVD-RAM is to be used for the recording of the content.
  • the preprogrammed recording processing performed by a conventional hybrid recorder if a disc is not attached into the slot when the broadcast starting time has arrived, the content is written by the HDD 6 by a relief recording.
  • the preprogrammed recording processing in addition to a case where a disc is not attached into the slot when the broadcast starting time has arrived, also in a case where a disc different from the disc specified to be used for the recording in a piece of preprogramming information is attached into the slot, the content is written by the HDD 6 by a relief recording . Further, in the preprogrammed recording processing according to the present invention, after the content has been recordedby the HDD 6 as a result of the relief recording, a piece of dubbing information in a format shown in FIG.
  • the dubbing control unit 23b controls, based on the piece of dubbing information, the dubbing processing, which is to dub the content recorded on the HD as a result of the relief recording onto a DVD—RAM.
  • the dubbing processing is controlled when the dubbing control unit 23b is notified by the medium detecting unit 30 that a disc has been attached into the slot.
  • the specification information obtaining unit 25 is a functional block that specifies a media management number of a disc specified to be used for the recording of the content in apiece ofpreprogramming information andnotifies the control unit 23 of the specified media management number. More specifically, in a case where a piece of preprogramming information uses a media management number in order to specify which disc is to be used for the recording, to specify a media management number means to obtain a media management number out of a piece of preprogramming information.
  • each media management number which the specification information obtaining unit 25 notifies the control unit 23 of will be referredto as apiece of "specification information" .
  • the media management number obtaining unit 26 is a functional block that reads a media management number from a disc attached into a disc and notifies the control unit 23 of the read media management number.
  • the recording unit 28 controls the writing of a content performed by the HDD 6 and the DVD drive 7, and further has either the HDD 6 or the DVD drive 7 record a piece of content information in correspondence with the recorded content.
  • the displayingunit 29 is a functional block that controls the warning processing, which is to warn the user that a content is recorded by a relief recording. Controlling the warning processing means to control the OSD provided by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5 and to display, on the monitor 102, a warning image which requests that the user should attach a disc.
  • the medium detecting unit 30 is a functional block that detects whether a disc is attached into the slot or not, and notifies the controlling unit 23 of the result of the detection.
  • the media management number setting unit 31 When a new disc of which the media management number has not been registered is attached into the slot, the media management number setting unit 31 records a new media management number onto this disc. At this time, the mediamanagement number setting unit 31 further registers information about the new disc into the media management list stored in the media management list storing unit 32.
  • the preprogramming information storing unit 22, the dubbing information storing unit 27, and the media management list s toring unit 32 are each an area that is reserved within the EEPROM as a result of execution of a computer program. Because the EEPROM is nonvolatile, information recorded in these areas are not lost even when the power of the hybrid recorder 100 is turned off .
  • the preprogramming information storing unit 22 is operable to store therein a piece of preprogramming information in a format shown in FIG.4.
  • the dubbing information storing unit 27 is operable to store therein a piece of dubbing information in a format shown in FIG. 6.
  • the media management list storing unit 32 is operable to store therein a media management list in a format shown in FIG . 5.
  • a media management list shows, for each of the DVD-RAMs 103, a media management number is registered in correspondence with a disc name.
  • a computer program for realizing the control unit 23 is generated by describing program code that causes a computer to execute the processing procedure shown in the flow charts in FIGs . 7 through 9 in a computer description language. Firstly, the processing procedure performed by the control unit 23 will be explained, with reference to FIG. 7.
  • the control unit 23 waits for occurrence of an event with a loop made up of Steps SI and S2.
  • the control unit 23 performs the preprogrammed recording processing with the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a '(S3) , and returns to the event waiting loop of Steps SI and S2.
  • the control unit 23 When having been notified by the medium detecting unit 30 that a disc has been attached into the slot (S2: YES), the control unit 23 performs the dubbing control with the dubbing control unit 23b (S4) , and returns to the event waiting loop of Step SI and S2. This completes the description of the processing procedure performed by the control unit 23.
  • the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a instructs the specification information obtaining unit 25 to obtain the media management number of the disc specified to be used for the recording in apiece ofpreprogramming information (Sll) .
  • the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a further instructs the media management number obtaining unit 26 to obtain the media management number recorded on the disc attached into the slot (S12) and compares the two media management numbers obtained in Sll and S12 (S13) .
  • the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a instructs the DVD drive 7 to record the content specified in the piece of preprogramming information onto the disc, until the ending time arrives (S14) .
  • the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a instructs the HDD 6 to record the content specified in the piece of preprogramming information onto the HD by a relief recording, until the ending time arrives (S15) and further records a piece of dubbing information into the dubbing information storing unit 27 (S16) .
  • the piece of dubbing information is made up of a content ID that uniquely identifies the content having been recorded onto the HD in S15 and the media management number obtained in Sll . This completes the description of the processing procedure of the preprogrammed recording processing performed by the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a.
  • the dubbing control unit 23b judges whether or not a piece of dubbing information is stored in the dubbing information storing unit 27 (S21) .
  • the dubbing control unit 23b reads the piece of dubbing information from the dubbing information storing unit 27 and obtains the media management number specified in the piece of dubbing information (S22) .
  • the dubbing control unit 23b further instructs themediamanagement number obtainingunit 26 to obtain the media management number recorded on the disc attached into the slot (S23) and compares the two media management numbers obtained in S22 and S23 (S24) .
  • the dubbing control unit 23b instructs the HDD 6 to read the content identified with a content ID specified in the piece of dubbing information from the HD and instructs the DVD drive 7 to record the read content onto the disc attached into the slot (S25) .
  • the dubbing control unit 23a deletes the piece of dubbing information read in S22 from the dubbing information storing unit 27 (S26) . This completes the description of the processing procedure of the dubbing processing performed by the dubbing control unit 23b.
  • the dubbing information storing unit 27 stores therein a piece of dubbing information in which "0001" is specified as a media management number
  • the content having been recorded on the HD will not be dubbed.
  • the content whose content ID is specified in the piece of dubbing information will be dubbed.
  • a computer program for realizing the functions of the displaying unit 29 is generated by describing program code that causes a computer to execute the processing procedure shown in the flow chart in FIG. 10 in a computer description language.
  • the processing procedure shown in FIG. 10 is performed when the power of the hybrid recorder 100 is turned on or when a new piece of dubbing information is stored into the dubbing information storing unit 27 by the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a.
  • the displaying unit 29 judges whether a piece of dubbing information is stored in the dubbing information storing unit 27 (S31) , and in a case where no piece of dubbing information is stored in the dubbing information storing unit 27 (S31: NO), the displaying unit 29 terminates the processing.
  • the displaying unit 29 obtains the piece of dubbing information from the dubbing information storing -unit 27 (S32) and obtains a media management list stored in the media management list storing unit 32 (S33) , so as to judge whether or not the media management number specified in the piece of dubbing information is registered in the media management list (S34) .
  • the displaying unit 29 controls the OSDprovided by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5 , and displays , on the monitor 102, an image for suggesting that a disc having the specified media management number recorded thereon should be attached (S35) , and then completes the processing.
  • OSD the OSD providerd by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5
  • displays on the monitor 102, an image for suggesting that a disc having the specified media management number recorded thereon should be attached (S35) , and then completes the processing.
  • an image for suggesting that a disc having the specified media management number recorded thereon should be attached S35
  • a warning image shown in FIG. 11A will be displayed as an OSD.
  • the result of the judgment made in S34 indicates that the media management number specified in the piece of dubbing information has not been registered in the media management list (S34 : NO)
  • the displaying unit 29 controls the OSD provided by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5 and displays, on the monitor 102, an image for suggesting that a new disc should be attached which has never been attached to the hybrid recorder 100 and on which no media management number has been recorded (S36) .
  • a warning image shown in FIG. 1 IB will be displayed as an OSD.
  • the displaying unit 29 instructs the media management number setting unit 31 to perform the new disc registration processing (S37) and completes the processing. This completes the description of the processing procedure of the warning processing performed by the displaying unit 29.
  • the media management number setting unit 31 A computer program for realizing the functions of the media management number setting unit 31 is generated by describing program code that causes a computer to execute the procedure processing shown in FIG. 12 in a computer description language .
  • the new disc registration processing is to set a media management number for a new disc.
  • the processing procedure shown in FIG. 12 is performed in a case where a disc on which no media management number is recorded is attached into the slot of the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the media management number setting unit 31 at first controls the OSD provided by the OSD generating unit 4 and the overlay unit 5 and displays, on the monitor 102, an image shown in FIG. 13A for requesting that the user should input a disc name and a candidate for a media management number to be recorded onto the disc (S41) .
  • the media management number setting unit 31 judges whether or not the candidate for the media management number having been inputted has already been registered in the media management list stored in the media management list storing unit 32 (S42) . In a case where the inputted candidate for the media management number has already been registered in the list (S42: YES) , the media management number setting unit 31 displays as an OSD, on the monitor 102, an image shown in FIG. 13B for requesting that the user should input another candidate (S43) . The processing in S42 and S43 are repeated until the user inputs a candidate that has not been registered in the media management list.
  • the media management number setting unit 31 When a candidate for the media management number that is not registered in the media management list has been inputted (S42: NO) , the media management number setting unit 31 records the inputted candidate onto the disc as the media management number, as well as adds the inputted candidate for the media management number and the disc name to the media management list in such a manner that the number and the name are in correspondence with each other (S43) . This completes the description of the processing procedure of the new disc registration processing performed by the media management number setting unit 31. It should be noted it is acceptable that the image for requesting that a media management number should be inputted provides in advance some candidates of numbers which are not used in the media management list.
  • each piece of preprogramming information is specified according to an input from the user in the present embodiment, it is acceptable that eachpiece ofpreprogramming information is specifiedwith other methods. For example, it is acceptable that a piece of information for specifying a content to be recorded is provided as being recorded on a disc in advance.
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 reads the piece of information for specifying a content to be recorded from the disc, and a piece of preprogramming information for specifying the attached disc as a disc that should be used for the recording is stored into the preprogramming information storing unit 22.
  • FIG.14 schematically shows the data structure of a disc on which, when it is provided, a piece of information for specifying a content to be recorded has already been recorded. (Hereafter, such a disc will be referred to as a "preset medium" .
  • a preset medium is a DVD provided by a broadcast company or the like that broadcasts contents .
  • Recorded on a preset medium are a piece of management information and one or more pieces of preset information each of which is for specifying a content to be recorded.
  • Oneor more preprogramming areas are reserved in the recording area of a preset medium so that contents are recorded in correspondence with the one or more pieces of preset information.
  • the piece of management information includes the manufacture number of the disc which is dll and the addresses of the preprogramming areas which are dl2 and dl3.
  • the preprogramming area addresses dl2 and dl3 are the addresses of the preprogramming areas , and these areas within the recording area are recognized by the hybrid recorder 100 as dedicated areas in which contents are recorded; therefore, even if the contents have not been recorded in these areas yet, these areas are not presented to the user as open areas.
  • Each of the pieces of preset information includes (i) a preprogramming number d21, (ii) a preprogrammed recording date d22, a starting time d23, an ending time d24, and a program channel d25, and a preprogramming title d26, which represent information for specifying a content to be recorded, as well as (iii) a recoding mode d27 for specifying the recording image quality, and also (iv) the manufacture number of the preset medium d28 which represents in ormation for specifying a disc to be used for the recording.
  • a computer program for realizing the functions of the preprogramming setting unit 21 in the present modification example is generated by describing program code that causes a computer to execute the processing procedure shown in FIG. 15 in a computer description language.
  • the processing procedure of the preprogramming setting processing shown in FIG.15 is performed when a disc is attached onto the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the preprogramming settingunit 21 judges whether or not the attached disc is registered in the media management list (S51) .
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 instructs the media management number setting unit 31 to perform the new disc registration processing (S52) .
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 judges whether or not at least one piece of preset information is recorded on the attached disc (S53) .
  • the procedure is controlled so that t advance to the dubbing processing performed by the dubbing control unit 23b (S56) .
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 compares the time indicated by the starting time d23- in the piece of preset information with the current time and judges whether or not the broadcast of the content specified in the piece of preset information has already been started (S54) .
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 judges whether or not a piece of preprogramming information for instructing that the content specified in the piece of preset information should be recorded is stored in the preprogramming information storing unit 22 (S55) .
  • the procedure is controlled so that it advances to the dubbing processing performed by the dubbing control unit 23b (S56) .
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 In a case where no piece of preprogramming information is stored in the preprogramming information storing unit 22 (S55 : NO) , the preprogramming setting unit 21 generates a piece of preprogramming information in which the preset medium is specified as the disc to be used for the recording, in other words, the information identified as d28 in the piece of preset information is updated so as to indicate the media management number of the preset medium and stores the generated piece of preprogramming information into thepreprogramming information storing unit 22 (Step S57) . Subsequently, the dubbing processing is performed by the dubbing control unit 23b (S56) , and thus the processing is completed.
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 judges whether or not a piece of dubbing information is stored in the dubbing information storing unit 27, the piece of dubbing information being for instructing that the content specified in the piece of preset information should be dubbed onto the preset medium (558) .
  • the dubbing processing is performed by the dubbing control unit 23b subsequently (S56) , and thus the processing is completed.
  • the preprogramming setting unit 21 deletes, from the preset medium, the piece of preset information for specifying the content of which the broadcast has alreadybeen started, as well as releases the preprogramming area by deleting the corresponding preprogramming area address from the management information (559) .
  • the dubbing processing is performed by the dubbing control unit 23b subsequently (S56) , and thus the processing is completed. This completes the description of the preprogramming setting processing according to the present modification example .
  • FIG. 16 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure performed by the hybrid recorder 100 in a case where a piece of preset information is deleted from a preset medium attached into the slot. For instance, in a case where a user operation instructs that the preset information 1 should be deleted from the preset medium shown in FIG.14 (S61) , the preset information 1 is deleted from the preset medium, and also the corresponding preprogramming area address dl2 is deleted from the management information (S62) .
  • the preprogramming area 1 indicated by the preprogramming area address dl2 is not presented as an open area to the user, before the preprogramming area address dl2 gets deleted, as shown in the upper section of FIG. 17. After the preprogramming area address dl2 has been deleted, the area is presented to the user as an open area, as shown in the lower section of FIG- 17.
  • the preset medium according to the present modification example is expected to achieve a large effect when broadcast companies distribute such preset media as means of promotion.
  • the broadcast company when a newly-produced broadcast program is to be broadcasted, by distributing in advance a preset medium in which the broadcast date and time of the content are specified, the broadcast company is able to solicit viewers' attention as well as to prevent the viewers from losing the opportunity to view the program, even if the viewers forgot to preprogram the recording of the program. Accordingly, it is possible to make the chances of the broadcast program being viewed higher. Further, if the names of the performers in the content and the program title are printed on the labels of the discs when the discs are distributed, each viewer/user is able to recognize at a glance that the content is recorded on the preset medium even after the recording is finished. The viewer/user is therefore able to manage contents extremely easily.
  • the hybrid recorder described in the first embodiment is connected to a portable terminal device with a camera via a network such as the Internet.
  • the second embodiment is related to a technique for transmitting a piece of image data photographed by the portable terminal device to the hybrid recorder so that the hybrid recorder records the piece of image data onto a desired disc.
  • explanation is provided on a utilization example of the hybrid recorder 200 according to the second embodiment, with reference to FIG. 18.
  • the hybrid recorder 200 has a similar hardware configuration as the hybrid recorder 100 described in the first embodiment does and is installed at the user' s home.
  • An external device 201 is a portable terminal device such as a portable phone with a camera, or a PDA and is carried along by the user.
  • the hybrid recorder 200 and the external device 201 are connected to each other via the Internet and are operable to transmit and receive data to and from each other.
  • the built-in memory inside the external device 201 has a small storage capacity and is not able to store therein many pieces of image data. Accordingly, after the user has photographed outside of his/her home one or more pieces of image data using the external device 201, by transmitting andrecording the pieces of image data onto the hybrid recorder 200, the user is able to save many pieces of image data. In such a case, as shown in FIG.
  • FIG. 19 shows an example of communication data transmitted from the external device 201 to the hybrid recorder 200.
  • a media management number or a disc name of a disc specified to be used for the recording is attached to the piece of image data.
  • the disc "0001" is specified as a disc to be used for the recording with the use of a media management number.
  • the hybrid recorder 200 has a similar hardware configuration as the hybrid recorder 100 does. The difference is that the microcomputer system 9 executes a computer program being different from the one executed in the case of the hybrid recorder 100.
  • the following describes the functions of the microcomputer system 9 realized by collaboration of a computer program and hardware resources, with reference to FIG. 20.
  • the configuration of the microcomputer system 9 shown in FIG. 20 is a configuration in which a request receiving unit 33 and a list transmitting unit 34 are added to the configuration described in the first embodiment with reference to FIG. 3, and also an image recording control unit 23c is added to the inside of the control unit 23.
  • the components that have already been described in the first embodiment will be referred to with the same reference numbers and the explanation thereof will be omitted.
  • the request receiving unit 33 and the list transmitting unit 34 are functional blocks that control the processing of providing a list to the external device 201.
  • the request receiving unit 33 receives a request from the external device 201 requesting that amediamanagement list shouldbe transmitted.
  • the list transmitting unit 34 transmits a media management list to the external device 201.
  • the image recording control unit 23c within the control unit 23 controls the image recording processing, which is to record a piece of image data included in a piece of communication data received from the external device 201 onto a disc specified, in the piece of communication data, as a disc that should be used for the recording.
  • the characteristic of the control performed by the image recording control unit 23c on the image recording processing lies in that, like the preprogrammed recording processing performed by the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a, in a case where no such disc of which the media management number is specified is attached into the slot, the piece of image data is recorded onto the HD by a relief recording, and further, apiece of dubbing information is stored into the dubbing information storing unit 27, the piece of dubbing information being made up of the content ID of the piece of image data having been recorded onto the HD as a result of the relief recording and either a media management number or a disc name of the disc specified in the piece of communication data.
  • FIG. 21 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure of the list providing processing.
  • the request receiving unit 33 notifies the list transmitting unit 34 of the address of the request sender (S71) .
  • the list transmitting unit 34 obtains a media management list from the media management list storing unit 32 (S72) , and transmits the obtained media management list to the address notified in S71 (S73) .
  • a media management list is transmitted to the external device 201, even if the user if using the external device 201 in a remote place, the user is able to easily specify a desired disc.
  • FIG. 22 is a flow chart that shows the processing procedure of the image recording processing.
  • the processing procedure of the image recording processing is performed when the hybrid recorder 20O has received from the external device 201 apiece of communica ion data which instructs that a piece of image data should be recorded.
  • the image recording processing performed by the image recording control unit 23c has a processing procedure similar to that of the preprogrammed recording processing shown in FIG. 8 performed by the preprogrammed recording control unit 23a.
  • the image recording control unit 23c instructs the specification information obtaining unit 25 to obtain a piece of specification information in S81
  • the received piece of communication data instead of a piece of preprogramming information, is used for the obtainment of the specification information i.e. a media management number.
  • the hybrid recorder 200 when the hybrid recorder 200 has received from the external device 201 a piece of communication data which instructs that a piece of image data should be recorded, even if a disc specified to be used for the recording in the piece of communication data is not attached in the slot, or even if another disc besides the specified one is attached, the reiief recording onto the HD and the copying from the HD to the specified disc are performed without troubling the user, and eventually, the piece of image data is stored onto the specified disc.
  • the communication between the hybrid recorder 200 and the external device 201 may be directly performed after a connection is established between the hybrid recorder 200 and the external device 201.
  • the present invention is also included in the present invention.
  • (1) It is possible to construe the present invention as methods for recording contents disclosed in the processing procedures shown in the flow charts described in the embodiments above. Further, it is possible to construe the present invention as a computer program which includes program code that causes a computer to execute the aforementioned processing procedures, or as digital signals converted from such a computer program . Additionally, it is acceptable to consider that the present invention is a computer-readable recoding medium e.g. a flexible disc, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc) , a semiconductor memory, or the like, that records such a computer program or such digital signals thereon.
  • a computer-readable recoding medium e.g. a flexible disc, a hard disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD-RAM, a BD (Blu-ray
  • the present invention is realized through transmission of such a computer program or such digital via telecommunication lines, wireless or cable transmission network, a network such as the Internet, or the like. Furthermore, it is acceptable to execute the aforementioned computer program or digital signals on a dependent computer system by delivering the computer program or digital signals as being recorded on the aforementioned recording medium or as being transmitted via the aforementioned network or the like.
  • the present invention may be embodied as an LSI for controlling a recording apparatus. It is possible to realize such an LSI by integrating functional blocks as shown with a broken line in FIG. 2. The functional blocks to be integrated are the encoder 2, the decoder 3, the generating unit 4, and the microcomputer system 9 shown in FIG. 3 or FIG. 20.
  • Each of these components and functional blocks may be separately realized as a chip. Alternatively, part of all of these components and functional blocks may be realized as one chip.
  • the explanation has been provided as the functional blocks being integrated into an LSI; however, such an LSI may be referred to, depending on the level of integration, an IC, a system LSI, a super LSI, or an ultra LSI.
  • the functional blocks do not have to be integrated into an LSI; it is acceptable to integrate the functional blocks into a dedicated circuit or a general-purpose processor. It is further acceptable to utilize an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) which is programmable after being manufactured or to utilize a reconfigurable processor in which the connections of the circuit cells inside and the setting are reconfigurable .
  • FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array
  • the present invention may be embodied as a recording system made up of an apparatus having a relief recording medium and another apparatus having a drive unit for a portable recording medium.
  • FIG.23 shows such a recording system, which ' is the DVD-HDD recorder system300 beingmade up of an HDD recorder 301 and a DVD recorder 302.
  • the DVD-HDD recorder system 300 it is possible to achieve the functions of the recording apparatus of the present invention by realizing the functional blocks shown in FIG.3 or FIG.20 through execution of a computer program by one or both of the microcomputer systems included in the HDD recorder 301 and the DVD recorder 302.
  • the functional blocks are realized by the microcomputer system included in the HDD recorder 301
  • the dubbing processing can be triggered when the DVD recorder 302 notifies the HDD recorder 301 that a disc has been attached.
  • the present invention is explained on the basis that DVD-RAMs are used as portable recording media; however, the characteristics of the recording apparatus of the present invention do not depend on physical properties' of such recording media.
  • the recording apparatus of the present invention may any types of recording media as long as they are portable recording media onto which contents can be recorded.
  • the present invention maybe applied to any of the following: optical discs such as Blu-ray Discs, DVD-RWs, DVD+RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD+Rs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs; optical-magnetic discs such as PDs andMOs; semiconductor cards such as SD memory cards, compact flash (R) cards, SmartMedia, Memory Sticks, MultiMedia Cards, andPCM-CIA Cards; removable harddisk drives such as ORB, Jaz, SparQ, SyJet, EZFlyer, and microdrives; and magnetic recording discs.
  • optical discs such as Blu-ray Discs, DVD-RWs, DVD+RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD+Rs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs
  • optical-magnetic discs such as PDs andMOs
  • semiconductor cards such as SD memory cards, compact flash (R) cards,
  • the present invention may be appliedto a case that uses a combination of two types of recording media which use mutually different encoding methods for recording a content.
  • the present invention may be applied to a combination of an HD and an SD memory card, or to a combination of any of an optical disc, an optical-magnetic disc, a semiconductor memory card, a magnetic recording disc, a removable hard disk drive, and a built-in type HD, and the like.
  • the recording apparatus of the present invention may comprise an encoder and a decoder that are compatible with the SD-Video format in addition to an encoder and an decoder that are compatible with the MPEG 2 format, so as to be able to perform the dubbing of a content between the HD and the SD memory card.
  • the recording apparatus of the present invention is able to achieve its functions if the recording apparatus comprises a recording medium for relief recordings and at least one drive unit for portable recording media; however, it is acceptable that the recording apparatus comprises two or more drive units for portable recording media.
  • the recording apparatus comprises two or more drive units for portable recording media
  • a piece of information is added to the piece of dubbing information.
  • the added piece of information uniquely identifies the portable recording medium on which the content has been recorded as a result of the relief recording.
  • the recording apparatus is able to judge, based -on the piece of dubbing information, whether or not each of the portable recordingmedium used for the relief recording of the content and the portable recording medium specified in the specification information is attached to the drive unit.
  • the recording apparatus is able to eventually have the content recorded onto the portable recording medium specified in the specification information.
  • a media management number is recorded onto the portable recordingmedium in order to identify each portable recording media; however, it is acceptable to use other types of information for identifying each portable recording medium.
  • the recording apparatus reads such a manufacture number from each recording medium and uses it for identification of each recordingmedium.
  • media management numbers for identifying portable recording media are not inputted by the user, but the numbers that are not used in a media management list are automatically registered.
  • media management numbers are used as the specification information for uniquely identifying each of the portable recording media; however, it is acceptable to use, as the specification information, a piece of information for identifying a group that is made up of one or more portable recording media.
  • the content is recorded onto one of the recording media having the same media management number.
  • the new disc registration processing in a case where a plurality of recording media have belonging to a group all have a same name in common, it is possible to register the name for the group into a media management list. With this arrangement wherein the name for the group is registered into a media management list, when the name for the group is specifiedin the specification information, the content is recorded onto one of the recording media which are registered in the media management list under the same name.
  • the preprogramming information, the dubbing information, and the media management list are recorded on an EEPROM; however, it is acceptable to record these kinds of information into other recording areas. It should be noted that it is preferable if each of the recording areas used for recording these kinds of information is a nonvolatile recording area or a recording area supported by a battery backup system.
  • the dubbing information may be recorded onto a hard disk along with the content recorded on the hard disk as a result of a relief recording.
  • the content recorded by the recording apparatus is a broadcast program andwhere the content recorded by the recording apparatus is image data; however, the content recorded by the recording apparatus of the present invention may be moving images, still images, sound, computer programs, or the like. Further, it is acceptable to apply the present invention to a combination made up of any of moving images, still images, sound, computer programs, and the like.
  • the user inputs information for specifying a content as the setting for a preprogrammed recording; however, it is acceptable that the user directly inputs the broadcast date, the starting time, the ending time, and the channel for the content. Alternatively, it is acceptable to have an EPG displayed on the screen so that the user is able to specify the content.
  • G-codes registered trademark
  • the present invention may be applied to a case where the recording apparatus searches for a content related to a keyword inputted by the user with the use of an EPG so that the content found in the search is recorded. In such a case, it is possible to achieve an effect of being able to easily manage contents, particularly when a specified disc to be used for the recording is registered in a media management under a name that is the same as the keyword.
  • an image is displayed for requesting that a portable recording medium specified to be used for the recording should be attached, so that the user is warned that a content has been recorded by a relief recording; however, it is acceptable to use other methods for notifying the user that the content has been recorded by a relief recording as long as it is possible to call the user's attention. For example, it is acceptable to use some sound or voice to warn the user that a relief recording has been performed. Further, in the first embodiment, the user is notified that the content is recorded by a relief recording when the power of the recording apparatus is turned on and a piece of dubbing information is stored; however, the present invention is not limited to this example. It is acceptable that the user is notified when another event being a trigger occurs.
  • the recording apparatus of the present invention is effective when it is applied to a hybrid recorder comprising a DVD drive and an HDD.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Signal Processing For Digital Recording And Reproducing (AREA)
  • Management Or Editing Of Information On Record Carriers (AREA)
  • Television Signal Processing For Recording (AREA)
PCT/JP2004/019449 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording Ceased WO2005059910A1 (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US10/581,907 US20070172212A1 (en) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording
CN2004800418750A CN1918646B (zh) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 记录装置、用于记录装置的集成电路、记录方法、计算机程序以及便于内容记录的记录介质
JP2006520509A JP4634378B2 (ja) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 記録装置、記録装置の集積回路、記録方法、コンピュータプログラム、及び、コンテンツの記録が容易な記録媒体
DE602004017058T DE602004017058D1 (de) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 Aufzeichnungsvorrichtung, integrierte schaltung für eine aufzeichnungsvorrichtung, aufzeichnungsverfahren, computerprogramm und computeraufzeichnungsmedium zur ermöglichung der inhaltsaufzeichnung
EP04807805A EP1706871B1 (en) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2003-421282 2003-12-18
JP2003421282 2003-12-18

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2005059910A1 true WO2005059910A1 (en) 2005-06-30

Family

ID=34697276

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/JP2004/019449 Ceased WO2005059910A1 (en) 2003-12-18 2004-12-17 Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording

Country Status (7)

Country Link
US (1) US20070172212A1 (enExample)
EP (1) EP1706871B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JP4634378B2 (enExample)
KR (1) KR20070028305A (enExample)
CN (1) CN1918646B (enExample)
DE (1) DE602004017058D1 (enExample)
WO (1) WO2005059910A1 (enExample)

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2008250989A (ja) * 2007-03-08 2008-10-16 Seiko Epson Corp 情報処理装置およびプログラム
KR100923926B1 (ko) * 2006-10-30 2009-10-28 브로드콤 코포레이션 블루레이/고화질 디비디 칩을 위한 방법 및 시스템
JP2010238341A (ja) * 2009-03-31 2010-10-21 Sharp Corp ドライブ装置、コンテンツ記録再生装置、データ書き込み／読み出し方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体

Families Citing this family (24)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3978197B2 (ja) * 2004-05-31 2007-09-19 株式会社日立製作所 ダビング機能付レコーダ
JP4630770B2 (ja) * 2005-08-31 2011-02-09 キヤノン株式会社 記録再生装置
JP2007157256A (ja) * 2005-12-06 2007-06-21 Canon Inc 記録システム
KR100833235B1 (ko) * 2006-03-18 2008-05-28 삼성전자주식회사 방송 스트림 저장 방법 및 장치와 방송 스트림 저장 기능을갖는 텔레비전
JP4983297B2 (ja) * 2007-02-21 2012-07-25 ティアック株式会社 データ複製装置
US20080219114A1 (en) * 2007-03-08 2008-09-11 Seiko Epson Corporation Information processing device and storage medium
US9418474B2 (en) * 2008-01-04 2016-08-16 3M Innovative Properties Company Three-dimensional model refinement
JP2009277309A (ja) * 2008-05-16 2009-11-26 Sharp Corp 録画装置
WO2010113825A1 (ja) * 2009-03-31 2010-10-07 シャープ株式会社 記録装置
CN102365684A (zh) * 2009-03-31 2012-02-29 夏普株式会社 记录装置
WO2010113481A1 (ja) * 2009-03-31 2010-10-07 シャープ株式会社 ドライブ装置、コンテンツ記録再生装置、データ書き込み方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体
JPWO2010113480A1 (ja) * 2009-03-31 2012-10-04 シャープ株式会社 番組録画装置、番組録画装置の制御方法、制御プログラム、および記録媒体
JP5336579B2 (ja) * 2009-03-31 2013-11-06 シャープ株式会社 コンテンツ記録再生装置、同期方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体
JP2010244663A (ja) * 2009-04-09 2010-10-28 Sharp Corp 記録媒体、記録媒体セット、録画装置、及び録画方法
JP2010251991A (ja) * 2009-04-14 2010-11-04 Sharp Corp 放送記録装置
WO2010125875A1 (ja) * 2009-04-28 2010-11-04 シャープ株式会社 記録装置
JP2010263276A (ja) * 2009-04-30 2010-11-18 Sharp Corp 記録装置
WO2011016191A1 (ja) * 2009-08-06 2011-02-10 パナソニック株式会社 ダビングシステム、コンテンツ記録装置、ダビング方法
WO2011030648A1 (ja) * 2009-09-08 2011-03-17 シャープ株式会社 番組記録装置、番組同期方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体
JPWO2011033923A1 (ja) * 2009-09-15 2013-02-14 シャープ株式会社 再生装置及びプログラム
JP5161852B2 (ja) * 2009-09-28 2013-03-13 シャープ株式会社 ドライブ装置、コンテンツ記録再生装置、データ書き込み方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体
JPWO2011040121A1 (ja) * 2009-10-02 2013-02-21 シャープ株式会社 ドライブ装置、データ記録再生装置、プログラムおよび記録媒体
JP5702382B2 (ja) * 2010-06-23 2015-04-15 パナソニック インテレクチュアル プロパティ コーポレーション オブアメリカＰａｎａｓｏｎｉｃ Ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ Ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ Ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ データ管理装置およびデータ管理方法
EP2757778A1 (en) 2013-01-16 2014-07-23 Pradeep Ramdeo Digital video audio player recorder device

Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1195766A2 (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Digital recording/reproducing apparatus
WO2003069616A2 (en) * 2002-02-15 2003-08-21 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Recording media assigned to user

Family Cites Families (18)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3135751B2 (ja) * 1993-07-16 2001-02-19 株式会社東芝 データ記憶装置
JPH09115241A (ja) * 1995-06-30 1997-05-02 Sony Corp データ記録装置及び方法、データ再生装置及び方法、並びに記録媒体
JPH11306647A (ja) * 1998-04-24 1999-11-05 Sony Corp 記録再生装置および方法、提供媒体、並びに記録媒体
JP3356691B2 (ja) * 1998-07-07 2002-12-16 株式会社東芝 情報記録媒体とその記録方法及び再生方法
JP2000184320A (ja) * 1998-12-11 2000-06-30 Nec Corp 記録再生装置および電子番組ガイド表示装置
US6615192B1 (en) * 1999-03-12 2003-09-02 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Contents copying system, copying method, computer-readable recording medium and disc drive copying contents but not a cipher key via a host computer
WO2000067255A1 (en) * 1999-04-30 2000-11-09 Fujitsu Limited Disk apparatus
JP3646631B2 (ja) * 2000-08-04 2005-05-11 ヤマハ株式会社 電子機器
JP2002111987A (ja) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-12 Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd 画像管理システム及び画像管理方法
JP2002269913A (ja) * 2001-03-08 2002-09-20 Pioneer Electronic Corp 情報再生装置及び情報再生方法
JP3772117B2 (ja) * 2002-01-18 2006-05-10 ソニー株式会社 情報信号処理装置および情報信号処理方法
JP4214712B2 (ja) * 2002-05-16 2009-01-28 株式会社日立製作所 データベースのページ確保処理方法
JP2004062916A (ja) * 2002-06-05 2004-02-26 Sony Corp 情報処理装置および方法、記録媒体、並びにプログラム
JP4228271B2 (ja) * 2002-07-09 2009-02-25 日本電気株式会社 動画データ圧縮装置，及び動画データ圧縮方法
JP2004127471A (ja) * 2002-10-07 2004-04-22 Pioneer Electronic Corp 記録装置及びその制御方法、並びに再生装置
JP3984909B2 (ja) * 2002-12-13 2007-10-03 キヤノン株式会社 撮影装置
US20050034154A1 (en) * 2003-08-08 2005-02-10 Yeh Sabrina Tai-Chen User interface for a video display device
JP4285406B2 (ja) * 2004-12-27 2009-06-24 ソニー株式会社 情報記録制御装置およびファイル記録制御方法

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1195766A2 (en) * 2000-09-29 2002-04-10 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Digital recording/reproducing apparatus
WO2003069616A2 (en) * 2002-02-15 2003-08-21 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. Recording media assigned to user

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
KR100923926B1 (ko) * 2006-10-30 2009-10-28 브로드콤 코포레이션 블루레이/고화질 디비디 칩을 위한 방법 및 시스템
JP2008250989A (ja) * 2007-03-08 2008-10-16 Seiko Epson Corp 情報処理装置およびプログラム
JP2010238341A (ja) * 2009-03-31 2010-10-21 Sharp Corp ドライブ装置、コンテンツ記録再生装置、データ書き込み／読み出し方法、プログラムおよび記録媒体

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
EP1706871A1 (en) 2006-10-04
EP1706871B1 (en) 2008-10-08
KR20070028305A (ko) 2007-03-12
JP2007517344A (ja) 2007-06-28
US20070172212A1 (en) 2007-07-26
JP4634378B2 (ja) 2011-02-16
CN1918646B (zh) 2010-05-26
DE602004017058D1 (de) 2008-11-20
CN1918646A (zh) 2007-02-21

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
EP1706871B1 (en) Recording apparatus, integrated circuit for recording apparatus, recording method, computer program, and recording medium which facilitates content recording
US8335826B2 (en) Network system, access management server, event notification method, network appliance and computer program
KR101055423B1 (ko) 외부 디바이스의 인덱싱 정보 파일 관리 장치 및 방법
BR9913861B1 (pt) sistema de guia de programas de televisão interativo, método para uso em um guia de programas de televisão interativo e método para uso em um sistema de guia de programas de televisão interativo
JP3621639B2 (ja) ライブラリ機能を有する画像記録再生装置
KR100763699B1 (ko) 정보 처리 장치, 정보 기록 장치, 정보 기록 방법 및 프로그램 저장 매체
US20060233524A1 (en) Information management apparatus and information management method
KR100793750B1 (ko) 다양한 셋팅 정보를 저장하는 영상기기 및 그 제어방법
JP4512974B2 (ja) 蓄積情報検索システム、端末装置およびサーバ装置
JP2002218369A (ja) 未再生録画通知装置及び未再生録画通知方法
KR100582499B1 (ko) 재생리스트 화면 표시방법
JP2012050029A (ja) 録画装置、及びその制御方法
US8401374B2 (en) Apparatus and method of managing data stored in a data storage unit to ensure a storage space
JP2004303368A (ja) 記録再生装置、記録再生装置の制御方法、記録再生装置制御プログラム、および記録再生装置制御プログラムを記録した記録媒体
JP2003299007A (ja) 画像記録装置
JP3708922B2 (ja) 放送受信装置及び放送受信方法
KR100589807B1 (ko) 방송 프로그램의 녹화 목록 관리방법
EP1667157A1 (en) Method and apparatus for establishing environment of digital device using portable memory
JP2014045324A (ja) 記録再生装置
KR100835358B1 (ko) 디지털 방송 녹화장치의 타이틀 관리방법
JP2007336206A (ja) 映像記録装置および映像データ転送装置
JP2004310885A (ja) 蓄積型録画再生装置および外部再生装置
JP2006180396A (ja) テレビジョン受信装置
JP2010098528A (ja) 録画再生装置および録画再生方法
JP2002202978A (ja) 映画検索装置

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 200480041875.0

Country of ref document: CN

AK Designated states

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): AE AG AL AM AT AU AZ BA BB BG BR BW BY BZ CA CH CN CO CR CU CZ DE DK DM DZ EC EE EG ES FI GB GD GE GH GM HR HU ID IL IN IS JP KE KG KP KR KZ LC LK LR LS LT LU LV MA MD MG MK MN MW MX MZ NA NI NO NZ OM PG PH PL PT RO RU SC SD SE SG SK SL SY TJ TM TN TR TT TZ UA UG US UZ VC VN YU ZA ZM ZW

AL Designated countries for regional patents

Kind code of ref document: A1

Designated state(s): GM KE LS MW MZ NA SD SL SZ TZ UG ZM ZW AM AZ BY KG KZ MD RU TJ TM AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR BF BJ CF CG CI CM GA GN GQ GW ML MR NE SN TD TG

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2007172212

Country of ref document: US

Ref document number: 10581907

Country of ref document: US

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2006520509

Country of ref document: JP

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2004807805

Country of ref document: EP

WWW Wipo information: withdrawn in national office

Ref document number: DE

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 1020067014277

Country of ref document: KR

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 2004807805

Country of ref document: EP

WWP Wipo information: published in national office

Ref document number: 10581907

Country of ref document: US