Patent ID: 7639286
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a first mounting unit adapted to mount a first removable recording medium; a second mounting unit adapted to mount a second removable recording medium; and a controller adapted to control recording of data into the first and the second removable recording media, wherein in case that image data is to be recorded into a selected one of the first and the second removable recording media and if an opening of a lid for the selected one of the first and the second removable recording media is detected during access to the selected one of the first and the second removable recording media, said controller suspends the access to the selected one of the first and the second removable recording media after file management information for the written data is recorded to the selected one of the first and the second removable recording media, and wherein in case that same image data is to be recorded into both the first and the second removable recording media and if an opening of a lid for a predetermined one of the first and the second removable recording media is detected during access to the first and the second removable recording media, said controller suspends the access to the predetermined one of the first and the second removable recording media after the file management information for the written data is recorded to the predetermined one of the first and the second removable recording media while continuing access to the other of the first and the second removable recording media even if a lid for the other of the first and second removable media is opened.