Patent ID: 6606449
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information recording and playing back system, which provides a first recording and playing back apparatus that can records and play back audio and video (AV) information of plural channels at the same time and a second recording and playing back apparatus, which is built-in or set outside said system, can record and play back said AV information from said first recording and playing back apparatus, can perform dubbing of required AV information from said first recording and playing back apparatus to said second recording and playing back apparatus, comprising:a first transferring rate detecting means for detecting a usable transferring rate of said first recording and playing back apparatus; a second transferring rate detecting means for detecting a usable transferring rate of said second recording and playing back apparatus; and a comparator that compares detected two transferring rates and outputs a slower transferring rate, wherein: said dubbing of AV information is performed corresponding to said slower transferring rate.