Patent ID: 7230892
Filing Date: 2007-06-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for recording and reproducing information, comprising: a reading device configured to read out information recorded on a recording medium; a first recording device in which the information read out by the reading device is written; an output device configured to output the information written in the first recording device; a second recording device in which the information read out by the reading device is recorded; an operation device configured to be used to issue operation commands including a selection command newly selecting information among all the information recorded on the recording medium, the newly selected information being different from information currently outputted from the output device; and a controller configured to, in cases where the output device is in operation for outputting the information and the second recording device is in operation for recording the information therein, respond to the selection command by controlling (i) the reading device so as to read from the recording medium the information consisting of the newly selected information and halfway recorded information subjected to recording in the second recording device at a time when the selection command is issued, (ii) the newly selected information read by the reading device such that the newly selected information is written into the first recording device, (iii) the newly selected information written in the first recording device such that the newly selected information is read out and outputted via the output device, and (iv) the halfway recorded information read by the reading device such that the halfway recorded information is recorded into the second recording device so as to keep recording positions of the halfway recorded information in the second recording device continuous before and after the issuance of the selection command.