Patent ID: 6167186
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A video recording device comprising:a digital video data inputting unit inputting digital video information in real time;a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the video data inputted from said digital video data inputting unit;a successive recording unit for reading out said digital video data from said temporary storage unit, recording the digital video data in a recording area of said successive recording unit, said recording area comprising an event recording area and an endless recording area, and for overwriting the recorded digital video data; anda successive recording control unit for controlling said successive recording unit, wherein said successive recording control unit controls the recording of the digital video data in endless recording from said temporary storage unit to said recording area of said successive recording unit and,in accordance with an external event signal, video data is recorded in said event recording area correlated with the event signal, said event recording area being excluded from said endless recording area so that the video data is stored in said event recording area for a longer time than video data stored in said endless recording area.