Patent ID: 8417086
Filing Date: 2013-04-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A data recording apparatus configured to transfer AV data recorded in a recording medium to another apparatus, said data recording apparatus comprising: first and second decoding units operable to decode AV data read out from the recording medium; an encoding unit operable to encode the AV data decoded by the second decoding unit; a communication unit operable to transfer the encoded AV data to the another apparatus, both decoding units being used to decode AV data that is compression-encoded digital data which is stored in the recording medium, the output of the encoding unit being encoded AV data of a standard format that is different from a standard format of the data read out from the recording medium by the first and second decoding units, the standard formats differing from one another by more than just their bit rates, and the standard format of the encoding unit output being selectable, the first and second decoding units and the encoding unit are operable simultaneously such that the data recording apparatus may use the encoding unit to encode data from the recording medium and transfer the encoded data to the another apparatus while at the same time using the first decoding unit to decode data from the recording medium and transfer the decoded data to a third apparatus, the first and second decoding units being units which decode data of the same type, wherein the encoded AV data is recorded in the recording medium and is read out from the recording medium when transferred to the another apparatus, and wherein the decoding of the AV data read out from the recording medium by the second decoding unit and the encoding of the decoded data by the encoding unit are carried out based on a list designating AV data whose transfer has been requested; and a preference level calculating unit operable to calculate a preference level for each program of AV data recorded by a user in the recording medium, the calculation of a preference level for a program comprising weighting a keyword included in content descriptive data corresponding to the program, wherein the list includes both programs for which a user has requested transfer to the another apparatus and programs for which the user has not requested transfer to the another apparatus, the programs which are included in the list, and for which the user has not requested transfer, being included in the list based on their respective preference levels, and wherein the list is sorted such that the programs in the list for which transfer has not been requested are automatically decoded by the second decoding unit after decoding by the second decoding unit of programs in the list for which transfer has been requested.