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US 2002/0172117 A1Published application
Recording method, recorder, reproducing method, reproducer, and record medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYoichiro Sako, Tatsuya Inokuchi, Shunsuke Furukawa
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Abstract
A recording method of the present invention includes a first process for recording audio data consecutively in a first recording area of a recording medium and a second process for recording audio data, which have a file format having the same file contents as audio data recorded in said first recording area, in a second recording area of said recording medium, can process audio data having a consecutive recording format and audio data having a file format, and thus makes it possible to use conveniently.
Claims53
A recording method comprising:
- a first process for recording audio data consecutively in a first recording area of a recording medium;
- and
- a second process for recording audio data, which have a file format having the same file contents as audio data recorded in said first recording area, in a second recording area of said recording medium.
A recording medium comprising:
- a first recording area for recording consecutive audio data;
- and
- a second recording area for recording audio data having a file format having the same contents as audio data being recorded in said first recording area.
A recording method comprising the steps of:
- reading information on a table of contents from a recording medium;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a recording medium in which two kinds of audio data as audio data to be recorded in first recording area and audio data to be recorded in second recording area having a file format can be recorded based on readout information on said table of contents;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a medium in which when it is identified that said two kinds of audio data can be recorded in said recording medium;
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- notifying whether or not said recording medium should be defined as a recording medium for recording said two kinds of audio data when said recording medium is a medium in which no recording has yet been performed.
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A recording apparatus comprising:
- a recording head for recording in a recording medium having a first recording area in which audio data are recorded in a consecutive way and a second recording area in which audio data having a file format are recorded;
- a data generating unit for generating data having a file format based on input audio data;
- an encoder for applying error correcting processes to said input audio data or data being output from said data generating unit;
- a modulation process unit for performing modulating processes to output data from said encoder and for providing recording data to said recording head;
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- a selecting unit for deciding whether said input audio data are supplied to said encoder or to said data generating unit based on a designated recording format.
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A reproducing method comprising the steps of:.
- reading out information on a table of contents from a recording medium;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a recording medium in which two kinds of audio data, or audio data recorded in said first recording area and audio data having a file format as recorded in a second recording area, are recorded based on said readout information on table of contents;
- and
- starting a process of reproducing said recording medium when an instruction of a reproducing start and a selecting instruction of a recording format are supplied when it is identified that said recording medium is a recording medium in which said two kinds of audio data are recorded.
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A reproducing method comprising the steps of:
- reading out information on a table of contents from a recording medium;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a recording medium in which two kinds of audio data, as audio data to be recorded in a first recording area and audio data having a file format to be recorded in a second recording area, are recorded based on said readout information on the table of contents;
- and starting a reproduction process when an instruction, which selects a reproducing start and a track position, is supplied when it is identified that said recording medium is a recording medium in which said two kinds of audio data are recorded.
A reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a reproducing head for reading out data from a recording medium;
- a demodulating unit for performing a demodulating process to data readout from said recording medium by said recording head;
- a decoder for performing a decoding process, corresponding to an error correction process, to data output from said demodulating procedure;
- a converting unit for converting data having said file format to audio data when data output from said decoder are data having a file. format;
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- a selecting unit for deciding whether or not data output from said decoder are supplied to said conversion unit based on information on a table of contents readout from said recording medium.
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A recording method comprising the steps of:
- reading out information on a table of contents from a recording medium;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a recording medium which has a first recording area of recording data having a first recording density and a second recording area of recording data having a second recording density higher than said first recording density based on said readout information on the table of contents being;
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- recording audio data consecutively in said first recording area and further audio data having a file format are recorded in said second recording area, if it is identified that said recording medium is a recording medium having said first and second recording areas.
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A reproducing method comprising the steps of:
- reading out information for a table of contents from a recording medium;
- identifying whether or not said recording medium is a recording medium which has a first recording area of recording data having a first recording density and has a second recording area of recording data having a second recording density higher than said first recording density based on said information of said table of contents being readout;
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- starting reproduction from said recording area when an instruction of a reproducing start and of selecting a recording format is supplied, if it is identified that said recording medium is a recording medium having said first and second recording areas.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.