Patent ID: 6810441
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: G11B,G11C,H04N

Abstract:
A data reading-and-writing apparatus for reading and writing data in at least one conforming format from and to a recording medium capable of recording data in a plurality of formats, said data reading-and-writing apparatus comprising:reading-and-writing means for performing reading and writing to the recording medium; control means for controlling said data reading-and-writing apparatus so as to record the data in the conforming format in a predetermined directory of the recording medium, to read the data in the conforming format from the predetermined directory of the recording medium, and to recognize and handle data in a non-conforming format, which differs from the conforming format, by referring to a directory name of the directory which is in a root directory other than the predetermined directory of the recording medium, wherein said data in non-conforming format is data that is incapable of being processed by said reading-and-writing apparatus; storing means for storing said data in non-conforming format; display means for performing predetermined display, under the control of said control means, based on the information concerning the data in the non-conforming format; and operating means for giving instructions, wherein said control means causes said display means to perform predetermined display in accordance with instructions given by said operating means.