Patent ID: 7382974

Claim:
An information reception, recording and reproduction apparatus for carrying out a time shift reproduction wherein a video sound signal is reproduced after being temporarily recorded, comprising, at least: a first recording means of recording said video sound signal in order to carry out the operation of said time shift reproduction, which allows non-sequential random access, and a second recording means, which allows non-sequential random access, at a speed higher than that of said first recording means; a real time transmission means of transmitting said video sound signal in real time; and a switching means of switching among, and outputting an output of said first recording means, an output of said second recording means and an output of said real time transmission means, wherein said switching means carries out a switching operation based on a monitored condition of said video sound signal so that the output of said second recording means is automatically used for outputting before switching from the output of said first recording means and the output of said real time transmission means.