Patent ID: 7774621
Filing Date: 2010-08-10
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A controller for moving a content stored in a first medium to a second medium, comprising: a playback impracticable unit for rendering the content remaining in the first medium to be playback impracticable, the content corresponding to the content having been moved to the second medium; a storage unit for storing management information regarding content movement, including information which identifies the second medium as a target and the content therein; a selection unit for selecting one of continuously moving and reconstructing the content in the first medium, when a failure occurs during movement of the content to the second medium; a verification unit for verifying the second medium and the content therein, by use of the management information; and a content reconstruction control unit for determining a range as to which one of continuing the content movement and reconstructing the content is performed, so as to continue one of the content movement and the content reconstruction, wherein the verification unit performs the verification before performing continuing the content movement and reconstructing the content whether or not the second medium is in agreement with the medium identified by the management information and the content is in agreement with content identified by the management information being managed before occurrence of the failure, wherein the content reconstruction control unit performs continuing the content movement and reconstructing the content in case the verification is successful, and stops continuing the content movement and reconstructing the content in case the verification fails.