Patent ID: 8204362
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video recording and reproducing apparatus configured to acquire video content data and record the data in a non-transitory storage unit and to play back video based on the video content data recorded in the non-transitory storage unit, the video recording and reproducing apparatus comprising: an upconverting processing unit configured to perform upconversion of the video content data recorded in the non-transitory storage unit into a high quality image by taking more time than actual time of the video content; an estimation unit configured to estimate a time period required for the upconversion of the video content data; an acquisition unit configured to acquire viewing deadline information that indicates a viewing deadline of the video content data and to acquire playback time period information that indicates a time period required to play back the video content data; a control unit configured to determine whether the upconverting of the video content data is to be performed based on the time period estimated by the estimation unit, the viewing deadline information, and the playback time period, wherein the upconverting processing unit upconverts the video content data which is determined to be upconverted by the control unit; and a central processing unit configured to implement at least one of the upconverting processing unit, the estimation unit, the acquisition unit, and the control unit.