Patent ID: 7359618
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information recording/playback apparatus temporary storage means for temporarily storing the information played back from the tape magnetic-storage medium and the information to be recorded on the tape magnetic-storage medium; monitoring means for monitoring the stored volume in the temporary storage means; first controlling means for controlling the supply of the information from the tape magnetic-storage medium to the temporary storage means and for controlling the supply of the information from the temporary storage means to the tape magnetic-storage medium, based on a result of monitoring given by the monitoring means; communication means for communicating with an asynchronous communication channel; and wherein the monitoring means compares the stored volume in the temporary storage means with a first lower limit and a first upper limit in the playback of the information from the tape magnetic-storage medium and compares the stored volume in the temporary storage means with a second lower limit and a second upper limit in the recording of the information on the tape magnetic-storage medium.