Patent ID: 6411774
Filing Date: 2002-06-25
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A signal reproducing apparatus comprising:signal reading means for reading an audio and video signal recorded on a recording medium; storage means for temporarily storing the audio and video signal read by said signal reading means; and control means for controlling said signal reading means to read the audio and video signal recorded on said recording medium and controlling writing of the audio and video signal which is temporarily stored in said storage means; wherein, said control means causes said signal reading means to read the audio and video signal from the recording medium in a non-reproduction state of said reproducing apparatus, and to write the audio and video signal thereby read on the storage means to reduce or eliminate delay in reproducing said audio and video signal when a reproduction mode is started; and during said non-reproduction state, said signal reading means reads an amount of data from each of a plurality of reproducing points on said recording medium, with priority given to: a reproducing point at the leading edge of the recording medium; a reproducing point following a reproducing point previously reproduced; a reproducing point which has not been reproduced; a reproducing point recorded last on the recording medium; and a reproducing point on the boundary of recorded contents.