Patent ID: 7233735

Claim:
A method of controlling operation of a digital video recording/reproducing apparatus that includes a recording section configured to record an input signal, a reproducing section configured to reproduce the recorded input signal, a display signal output section configured to output a display signal corresponding to at least one of the input signal and the reproduced recorded input signal, and a control section configured to control the operation of the digital video recording/reproducing apparatus, wherein the input signal is configured to be recorded as a video object (VOB) in unit of a video object unit (VOBU) including a real-time data information pack (RDI pack) which is located at a leading portion of the video object unit (VOBU) and includes information indicating a start time of the video object unit (VOBU), said operation including a time slip mode that enables reproduction of the input signal being recorded or compensates for information for a period in which a temporary interruption occurs, said method comprising: commencing recording of the input signal using the video object unit (VOBU) including said real-time data information pack (RDI pack); and when a predetermined storage mode is set, commencing storage processing of data corresponding to the video object (VOB), said storage processing being performed using a given buffer area; when the predetermined storage mode is not set, commencing delete processing that removes the data in the buffer area; and when the time slip mode is entered and subsequent reproducing processing is performed, effecting a fast forward operation or a fast reverse operation in the reproducing processing of said video object (VOB).