Patent ID: 6587640
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
Video and audio recording and reproducing apparatus for recording video data and audio data on a video recording medium and on separate audio recording media, respectively, and reproducing video data and audio data from said video recording medium and said respective audio recording media, comprising;a video data recording unit for writing video data on and reading video data from a nonlinear accessible video recording medium; an audio data recording unit for writing audio data provided in plural audio channels on and reading audio data from nonlinear accessible audio recording media different from said video recording medium, said audio data recording unit operating independently of said video data recording unit; plural input-output means connected with said video data recording unit and said audio data recording unit for inputting thereto and outputting therefrom video data and audio data, each input-output means including a separator for receiving multiplexed audio data and video data in predetermined serial format and for separating the audio data and the video data from the serial format multiplexed data; a temporary store for temporarily storing audio data separated by said separator; and a controller for controlling writing by said audio data recording unit of audio data temporarily stored in said temporary store.