Patent ID: 6198709
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A signal recording/reproducing device comprising:reproduction means for reproducing information signals recorded in a signal recording area of a signal recording medium from each unit recording area;estimate value obtaining means for obtaining an estimate value indicating the difficulty of reproduction with respect to operation for reproducing the information signals from each unit recording area by the reproduction means;accumulation means for accumulating a plurality of estimate values obtained by the estimate value obtaining means until reproduction of the information signals from each unit recording area is correctly carried out; andrecording means for recording the information signals recorded in a corresponding unit recording area into another unit recording area when the estimate value accumulated by the accumulation means has become a predetermined value or greater:wherein the estimate value obtaining means obtains a plurality of estimate values with respect to a plurality of reproducing operations of the reproduction means, and wherein the accumulation means accumulates the plurality of estimate values corresponding to the plurality of reproducing operations.