Patent ID: 8218947

Claim:
A video data recording apparatus comprising: means for dividing video data into at least three portions and sequentially recording the video data portions on at least three recording mediums respectively, the recording mediums being removable; means for setting IDs of the respective recording mediums, and IDs of the respective video data portions; means for recording, on first one among the recording mediums, the ID of the first recording medium, the ID of first one among the video data portions which is recorded on the first recording medium, the ID of second one among the recording mediums which follows the first recording medium, and the ID of second one among the video data portions which is recorded on the second recording medium; means for recording, on last one among the recording mediums, the ID of the last recording medium, the ID of last one among the video data portions which is recorded on the last recording medium, the ID of second last one among the recording mediums which precedes the last recording medium, and the ID of second last one among the video data portions which is recorded on the second last recording medium; wherein the ID of third one among the recording mediums which follows the second recording medium and the ID of third one among the video data portions which is recorded on the third recording medium are not recorded on the first recording medium, and the ID of third last one among the recording mediums which precedes the second last recording medium and the ID of third last one among the video data portions which is recorded on the third last recording medium are not recorded on the last recording medium; the video data recording apparatus further comprising means for assigning playback order numbers to the video data portions respectively; means for generating information pieces indicative of the assigned playback order numbers respectively; and means for recording the information pieces indicative of the assigned playback order numbers on the recording mediums respectively.