System and method for automatically creating a media archive from content on a recording medium

A method of creating a media archive, comprising:

• reading media content from a recording medium inserted into a media reader;
• identifying portions of the recording medium as being valid or invalid by executing virtual machine instructions to emulate a media player;
• generating a data allocation map including a list of portions of the recording medium with respective corresponding status indicators to indicate a status of each portion of the recording medium
• storing media content of the recording medium in a storage medium;
• updating the data allocation map as portions of the recording medium are accessed, the status indicators including an archived status indicator for portions of the recording medium for which media content is stored in the storage medium and an un-archived status indicator for portions of the recording medium for which media content has not been stored in the storage medium;
• playing back the media content of the recording medium from the storage medium concurrently with the storing the media content;
• and
• upon the media reader reaching an end of the media content on the recording medium:
• identifying one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium based on one or more corresponding un-archived status indicator in the data allocation map;
• reading media content from the one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium;
• and
• storing in the storage medium the media content of the one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, that when executed by a media player, cause the media player to:

• read media content from a recording medium inserted into a media reader of the media player;
• identify portions of a recording medium as being valid or invalid by executing virtual machine instructions to emulate a media player,
• generate a data allocation map including a list of portions of the recording medium with respective corresponding status indicators to indicate a status of each portion of the recording medium
• store media content of the recording medium in a storage medium;
• update the data allocation map as portions of the recording medium are accessed, the status indicators including an archived status indicator for portions of the recording medium for which media content is stored in the storage medium and an un-archived status indicator for portions of the recording medium for which media content has not been stored in the storage medium;
• play back the media content of the recording medium from the storage medium concurrently with the storing the media content;
• detect reading the media content reaching an end of the media content on the recording medium;
• and
• upon a detection of the reading the media content reaching the end:
• identify one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium based on one or more corresponding un-archived status indicator in the data allocation map;
• read media content from the one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium;
• and
• store in the storage medium the media content of the one or more un-archived portions of the recording medium.