Patent ID: 6819641
Filing Date: 2004-11-16
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information recording apparatus for recording digital information inputted from outside onto an information storage medium, comprising:a multiplexing unit for multiplying the digital information by a plurality of window functions to generate a plurality of multiplied digital information, each of the plurality of window functions having a time domain characteristic including a fade-in portion and a fade-out portion and having overlaps with neighboring window functions on time domain; a recording unit for recording the plurality of multiplied digital information corresponding to the respective window functions; an interruption unit for changing interruption multiplexed digital information which are the multiplied digital information corresponding to the window function including a recording interruption timing of the digital information to zero information, and for interrupting recording the digital information after recording the zero information onto the information storage medium in place of the interruption multiplexed digital information; and a restarting unit for changing the multiplied digital information corresponding to the window function including a recording restart timing of the digital information to zero information, and for restarting recording the digital information to be recorded after the recording restart timing, after recording the zero information onto the information storage medium.