Information Recording/Reproducing Device, Information Recording/Reproducing Method, Information Recording/Reproducing Program, and Computer-Readable Recording Medium Containing the Information Recording/Reproducing Program

An information recording/reproducing device, characterized by comprising:

• a contents information recording unit for recording a part of contents information into a first recording medium and recording a rest part of the contents information into a second recording medium different from the first recording medium;
• and
• a link information recording unit for generating link information indicating that the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium is continuous with the rest part recorded in the second recording medium, and recording the thus-generated link information into at least one of the first recording medium and the second recording medium,
• wherein:
• the link information recording unit records the link information into a file different from a file in which the contents information is recorded;
• the link information contains at least one of information specifying a type of the first recording medium and information specifying a type of the second recording medium;
• and
• a display unit for displaying the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and the contents information recorded in the second recording medium in correlation with each other is further included.

An information recording/reproducing device, comprising:

• a contents information recording unit for recording a part of contents information into a first recording medium and recording a rest part of the contents information into a second recording medium different from the first recording medium;
• and
• a link information recording unit for generating link information indicating that the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium is continuous with the rest part of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium, and recording the thus-generated link information into the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and the rest part of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium,
• wherein the link information recording unit records an end portion of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and a head portion of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium by replacing the end portion and the head portion with each other.

An information recording/reproducing device, comprising:

• a contents information recording unit for recording a part of contents information into a first recording medium and recording a rest part of the contents information into a second recording medium different from the first recording medium;
• and
• a link information recording unit for generating link information indicating that the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium is continuous with the rest part of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium, and recording the thus-generated link information into the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and the rest part of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium,
• wherein the link information recording unit records an end portion of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and a head portion of the contents information recorded in the second recording medium by interleaving the end portion and the head portion.

An information recording/reproducing method, characterized by comprising:

• a contents information recording step of recording a part of contents information into a first recording medium, and recording a rest part of the contents information into a second recording medium different from the first recording medium;
• and
• a link information recording step of generating link information indicating that the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium is continuous with the rest part recorded in the second recording medium, and recording the thus-generated link information into at least one of the first recording medium and the second recording medium,
• wherein:
• in the link information recording step, the link information is recorded in a file different from a file in which the contents information is recorded;
• the link information contains at least one of information specifying a type of the first recording medium and information specifying a type of the second recording medium;
• and
• a display step of displaying the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and the contents information recorded in the second recording medium in correlation with each other is further included.

A computer-readable recording medium containing an information recording/reproducing program characterized by causing a computer to function as:

• a contents information recording control unit for providing an instruction to record a part of contents information into a first recording medium and to record a rest part of the contents information into a second recording medium different from the first recording medium;
• and
• a link information recording control unit for providing an instruction to generate link information indicating that the part of the contents information recorded in the first recording medium is continuous with the rest part recorded in the second recording medium, and to record the thus-generated link information into at least one of the first recording medium and the second recording medium,
• wherein:
• the link information recording control unit provides an instruction to record the link information into a file different from a file in which the contents information is recorded;
• the link information contains at least one of information specifying a type of the first recording medium and information specifying a type of the second recording medium;
• and
• the information recording/reproducing program further causes the computer to function as a display control unit for providing an instruction to display the contents information recorded in the first recording medium and the contents information recorded in the second recording medium in correlation with each other.