Patent ID: 6825875
Filing Date: 2004-11-30
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A hybrid recording unit for use in recording an event, comprising:a portable video recorder, the portable video recorder configured to receive data from a portable video camera configured to generate video data representing the event, wearable by a user, the portable video recorder, further comprising: means for recording live said video data representing the event; and an external communication port for communicating with an external device; an auxiliary device, comprising: means for producing and/or acquiring auxiliary data during the recording of the event; and means for communicating with the portable video recorder via the external communication port of the portable video recorder; and means for establishing a temporal correspondence between the auxiliary data and: said recorded video data representing the event; a controller configured to monitor a physiological characteristic of the user wherein the physiological characteristic identifies a part of the event and may be used to modify the recording of the event; and wherein establishing a temporal correspondence comprises associating the auxiliary data with a corresponding portion of the recorded video data representing the event that was recorded at approximately the same time that the auxiliary data was produced and/or acquired.