Patent ID: 6757484
Filing Date: 2004-06-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A recording/reproducing device, comprising:a video signal recording unit operable to record an input video signal onto a recording medium; a video recording synchronous controller operable to generate a video recording clock and to control a timing of recording processing carried out by said video signal recording unit in accordance with the video recording clock; an audio signal recording unit operable to record an input audio signal onto the recording medium; an audio recording synchronous controller operable to generate an audio recording clock and to control a timing of recording processing carried out by said audio signal recording unit in accordance with the audio recording clock; a video signal reproducing unit operable to reproduce the recorded input video signal from the recording medium to provide a reproduction video signal; a video reproduction synchronous controller operable to generate a video reproduction clock and to control a timing of reproducing processing carried out by said video signal reproducing unit in accordance with the video reproduction clock; an audio signal reproducing unit operable to reproduce the recorded input audio signal to provide a reproduction audio signal; an audio reproduction synchronous controller operable to generate an audio reproduction clock and to control a timing of reproducing processing carried out by said audio signal reproducing unit in accordance with the audio reproduction clock; a storage device operable to store the input video signal to be recorded onto the recording medium by said video signal recording unit; and a video processing controller operable to provide an output video signal from the reproduction video signal and to switch between outputting, in accordance with the video reproduction clock, the input video signal to be recorded, which is stored in said storage device, and the reproduction video signal.