Patent ID: 6415095
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A data recording/playback apparatus, comprising:means for writing video data and/or audio data to a plurality of non-linearly accessible recording mediums and reading data recorded in the recording mediums; a plurality of input/output means for receiving data supplied from outside and accessing the data writing/reading means for an assigned time slot to output data to the data writing/reading means, and receiving read data supplied from the data writing/reading means for an assigned time slot and delivering the data to outside; and a controlling means for producing, for a data edition by inserting source data into destination data, both included in the data recorded in the recording mediums, page data having source data insertion start and end points and a start point of the data insertion into the destination data for each of edition units, whereby said video data and/or said audio data is divided into a plurality of portions prior to writing, whereby said writing means substantially simultaneously writes the plurality of portions of divided data to said recording mediums, and whereby said page data includes information pertaining to a port from which the source data is outputted.