Patent ID: 6341278
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing a data file recorded on a randomly accessible recording medium, comprising:recording and reproducing means for recording the data file in one or more variable length recording blocks on the recording medium, and for reproducing the data file from the recording medium; and a memory for storing a file entry and a record entry of the data file recorded on the recording medium, the file entry including name data representing the file name of the data file recorded on the recording medium and identification data representing the record entry of the first block of the data file, the record entry including head position data representing the head position of the data file on the recording medium and recording continuation length data representing a recording continuation length of the data file on the recording medium, wherein said recording and reproducing means reproduces the data file in accordance with the file entry and the record entry stored in the memory.