Patent ID: 6327674
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A recording and reproducing system, wherein audio visual data which is serial data or computer data which can be dealt with in units of logical block is recorded in a disk storage medium, and data is recorded and reproduced in units of physical block corresponding to a logical block which is a unit of access from a host system, said system comprising:computer data converting means for executing conversion between a logical address designating the logical block and a physical address designating the physical block, when computer data is recorded in or reproduced from the disk storage medium;audio visual data converting means for executing conversion between a logical address designating the logical block and a physical address designating the physical block, when audio visual data is recorded in or reproduced from the disk storage medium; andcontrol means, in accordance with an access command from the host system, for executing recording and reproducing of data with respect to a predetermined physical block of the disk storage medium, with reference to the computer data converting means in a case where computer data is to be accessed, and with reference to the audio visual data converting means in a case where audio visual data is to be accessed.