Portable recording and reproducing apparatus, recording and reproducing system and recording and reproducing method

A recording and reproducing system comprising:

• a power supply device having a converting unit configured to convert an alternate current to supply a direct current, and a switch unit configured to generate an instruction signal for instructing to acquire content information;
• and
• a portable recording and reproducing apparatus having a main body to be stored in the power supply device detachably, the portable recording and reproducing apparatus including:
• a power supply unit configured to receive the direct current from the converting unit of the power supply device and charge a built-in battery with the direct current to supply electricity to respective units;
• an input unit configured to receive the instruction signal supplied from the switch unit of the power supply device;
• a recording unit configured to record the content information in a recording area;
• a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device;
• and
• a control unit configured to, when receiving the instruction signal from the input unit, control to request the external device to transfer the content information through the communication unit, acquire the content information, record the content information in the recording unit, read out and reproduce the content information from the recording unit.

A recording and reproducing system comprising

• a recording device having an optical disk drive unit or a hard disk drive unit configured to record content information, and a communication function;
• a power supply device having a relay unit configured to relay a signal from the recording device, a converting unit configured to convert an alternate current to supply a direct current, and a switch unit configured to generate an instruction signal for instructing acquisition of content information;
• and
• a portable recording and reproducing apparatus having a main body to be stored in the power supply device detachably,
• wherein the portable recording and reproducing apparatus has:
• a power supply unit configured to receive the direct current from the converting unit of the power supply device and charge a built-in battery with the direct current to supply electricity to respective units;
• an input unit configured to receive the instruction signal supplied from a switch unit of the power supply unit;
• a recording unit configured to record the content information in a recording area;
• a communication unit configured to communicate with the recording device by relaying through the relay unit of the power supply device so as to acquire the content information;
• and
• a control unit configured to, when receiving the instruction signal from the input unit, control to request to transfer content information by communication with the recording unit through the communication unit and the relay unit, acquire the content information, record the content information in the recording unit, and read out and reproduce the content information.

A recording and reproducing method comprising:

• with respect to a portable recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
• a power supply unit configured to receive a direct current from an external power supply device and charge a built-in battery with the direct current to supply electricity to respective units;
• an input unit configured to receive an instruction signal for instructing acquisition of content information from the external power supply device;
• a recording unit configured to record the content information in a recording area;
• and a communication unit configured to communicate with the external device to acquire the content information,
• controlling, when receiving the instruction signal from the input unit, to request the external device to transfer the content information through the communication unit, acquire that content information, record the content information in the recording unit, and read out and reproduce the content information.

A recording and reproducing method comprising:

• with respect to a recording and reproducing system comprising:
• a power supply unit having a converting unit configured to convert an alternate current to supply a direct current, and a switch unit configured to generate an instruction signal for instructing to acquire content information;
• and a portable recording and reproducing apparatus having a main body to be stored in the power supply device detachably, the portable recording and reproducing apparatus including:
• a power supply unit configured to receive the direct current from the converting unit of the power supply device and charge a built-in battery with the direct current to supply electricity to respective units;
• an input unit configured to receive the instruction signal supplied from the switch unit of the power supply device;
• a recording unit configured to record the content information in a recording area;
• and a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device so as to acquire the content information,
• controlling, when the portable recording and reproducing apparatus receives the instruction signal from the input unit, to request the external device to transfer the content information through the communication unit, acquire the content information, record the content information in the recording unit, and read out and reproduce the content information from the recording unit.

A recording and reproducing method comprising:

• with respect to a recording and reproducing system comprising:
• a recording device having an optical disk drive unit or a hard disk drive unit configured to record content information, and a communication function;
• a power supply device having a relay unit configured to relay a signal from the recording device, a converting unit configured to convert an alternate current to supply a direct current, and a switch unit configured to generate an instruction signal for instructing acquisition of content information;
• and
• a portable recording and reproducing apparatus having a main body to be stored in the power supply device detachably, the portable recording and reproducing apparatus including:
• a power supply unit configured to receive the direct current from the converting unit of the power supply device and charge a built-in battery with the direct current to supply electricity to respective units;
• an input unit configured to receive the instruction signal supplied from the switch unit of the power supply device;
• a recording unit configured to record the content information in a recording area;
• and a communication unit configured to communicate with the recording unit by relaying through the relay unit of the power supply device so as to acquire the content information,
• controlling, when the portable recording and reproducing apparatus receives the instruction signal from the input unit, to request to transfer content information by communicating with the recording device through the communication unit and the relay unit, acquire the content information, record the content information, and read out and reproduce the content information.