Patent ID: 7639585
Filing Date: 2009-12-29
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus comprising: reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of pieces of video data and a plurality of playlists indicating a reproduction order of the video data from a first recording medium; an external interface for outputting the pieces of video data and the plurality of playlists reproduced from the first recording medium to a recording device so as to cause the recording device to record the reproduced video data and the plurality of playlists on a second recording medium; selection means for selecting a playlist, from among the plurality of playlists recorded on the first recording medium; an instruction unit that provides an instruction by a user; discriminating means for, in accordance with an instruction for copying the plurality of video data designated by the selected playlist from the first recording medium to the second recording medium, discriminating whether the plurality of video data designated by the selected playlist can be recorded on substantially the same recording position on the second recording medium as a physical recording position on the first recording medium where the plurality of video data designated by the selected playlist is recorded; and control means for controlling the recording position of the video data on the second recording medium according to a discrimination result of the discrimination means in the copy mode, wherein if the discriminating means discriminates that the plurality of video data can be recorded on substantially the same recording position, the control means controls the recording device to record the plurality of video data designated by the selected playlist on substantially the same recording position on the second recording medium as the physical recording position on the first recording medium where the video data designated by the selected playlist is recorded in the copy mode, and wherein if the discriminating means discriminates that the plurality of video data cannot be recorded on substantially the same recording position, the control means inquires whether the plurality of video data designated by the selected playlist are to be copied on a free space of the second recording medium, after the inquiring, controls the recording device to record the plurality of video data on the free space of the second recording medium in accordance with an instruction for executing the copying provided by the instruction unit, and stops the copying in accordance with an instruction for stopping the copying provided by the instruction unit.