Patent ID: 8346053

Claim:
A contents recording system including a first processing part of a camera, transmitting video contents and a second processing part of an editor device receiving the video contents, wherein the first processing part is provided with a contents recording part recording video contents, on a first recording unit, in parts from a start of recording to an end of recording, and a transmitting part starting transmission to the second processing part, in the order of recording the video contents, before the contents recording part ends the recording of one video contents and transmitting status information, the second processing part is provided with a receiving part receiving the video contents from the first processing part in order and receiving the status information, a display part displaying the received video contents, and an index information processing part (a) introducing, to a desired position of the video contents displayed on the display part, index information serving as an editing index of that position of the video, (b) recording on a second recording unit that position and index information linked, together and (c) recording the video contents on the second recording unit, and the first processing part (a) generates first additional information, including at least a recording period of contents information, after an end of recording of the video contents, (b) records the first additional information on the first recording unit as header information for the recorded video contents and (c) after receiving an automatic request to transmit the first additional information, the automatic request being from the second processing part based upon the received status information, transmits the first additional information to the second processing part after an end of recording of the contents information by the contents recording part is indicated by the received status information, wherein the second processing part records on the second recording unit the first additional information as header information for the recorded video contents.