Patent ID: 7444061

Claim:
A video record apparatus comprising: an IEEE 1394 interface for communicating with a video playback apparatus connected to the video record apparatus; a remote controller operated by a user to enter an operation command; and a control section for displaying a video played back in the video playback apparatus and input through the interface on a monitor of a television connected to the video record apparatus and recording the video on a record medium based on user's operation of the remote controller, wherein: the control section displays the operation state of the video record apparatus and the video playback apparatus and a record start key for entering a record start command of the video of the video playback apparatus on the monitor; when the user operates the record start key with the remote controller, the control section transmits a control signal through the interface to the video playback apparatus for causing the video playback apparatus to start playing back the video, starts recording the video played back and input from the video playback apparatus on the record medium, and displays a record cut key for entering a temporary stop command of recording the input video from the video playback apparatus and a record quit key for entering a record quit command of the input video on the monitor in place of the record start key; when the user operates the record cut key with the remote controller, the control section temporarily stops recording the input video on the record medium and displays a record restart key for entering a record restart command of the input video on the monitor in place of the record cut key; when the user operates the record restart key with the remote controller, the control section restarts recording the input video on the record medium and again displays the record cut key on the monitor in place of the record restart key; and when the user operates the record quit key with the remote controller, the control section quits recording the input video on the record medium, transmits a control signal through the interface to the video playback apparatus for causing the video playback apparatus to quit playing back the video, and again displays the record start key on the monitor in place of the record quit key and the record cut key or the record restart key.