Patent ID: 6937540

Claim:
An information recording device which handles a plurality of recording surfaces comprising: first recording-playback means for carrying out recording of information onto a predetermined recording surface of a first information recording medium which is loadable and removable, and for carrying out playback of information recorded on the predetermined recording surface of the first information recording medium; a second information recording medium which is built-in; second recording-playback means for carrying out recording of information onto the second information recording medium, and for carrying out playback of information recorded on the second information recording medium; first recording control means for making target information be recorded onto the first recording surface of the first information recording medium by the first recording-playback means, in correspondence with an instruction to record information onto the first information recording medium; second recording control means for, when, accompanying recording control of the first recording control means, a remaining capacity of the first recording surface is less than a predetermined capacity, making the target information continue to be recorded on the first recording surface of the first recording medium, and making the same target information be recorded onto the second information recording medium as well; requesting means for requesting a second recording surface of the first information recording medium when, accompanying the recording control of the first recording control means, the remaining recording capacity of the first recording surface is less than the predetermined capacity; and third recording control means for, when the second recording surface of the first information recording medium is provided in correspondence with a request of the requesting means, stopping recording control by the second recording control means, and making following target information be recorded onto the second recording surface of the first information recording medium, and making the target information partially recorded on the second information recording medium be duplicately recorded with a part of the target information recorded on the first recording surface.