Patent ID: 6611652
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An audio and/or video data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:recording and reproducing means for recording and reproducing audio and/or video data; first input/output controlling means for receiving a control input signal from an external unit and inputting and outputting the audio and/or video data of a first data rate with the recording and reproducing means in accordance with the received control input signal; second input/output controlling means for receiving the control input signal and inputting and outputting the audio and/or video data of a second data rate higher than the first data rate with the recording and reproducing means in accordance with the received control input signal; and recording and reproduction controlling means for transmitting and receiving a predetermined control signal to and from at least the first input/output controlling means and the second input/output controlling means and controlling the input/output controlling means of the first input/output controlling means and the second input/output controlling means; said recording and reproduction controlling means having recording region assigning means for receiving a notification of a recording request signal requesting the recording of the input audio and/or video data input from the external unit to the recording and reproducing means from the first input/output controlling means and the second input/output controlling means and assigning the recording regions of the recording and reproducing means in which the input audio and/or video data is to be recorded and recording region notifying means for notifying the first input/output controlling means and the second input/output controlling means of the recording region notification signal indicating the recording regions of the recording and reproducing means assigned to the input audio and/or video data, and wherein each of the first input/output controlling means and the second input/output controlling means has recording request notifying means for notifying the recording and reproduction controlling means of the recording request signal from the external unit and recording controlling means for receiving the recording region notification signal and controlling the recording and reproducing means and making the same record the input audio and/or video data in the recording regions of the recording and reproducing means indicated by the received recording region notification signal.