Reproduction apparatus, recording and reproduction system, reproduction method, and recording and reproduction method

A recording and reproduction system, comprising:

• a reproduction apparatus for reproducing a program recorded on a first recording medium;
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• a recording apparatus for recording the reproduced program onto a second recording medium;
• said reproduction apparatus including reproduction means for reproducing a program recorded on the recording medium, time counting means for starting a time counting operation in response to an operation of said reproduction means, detection means for detecting identification information for identification of the recording medium or the program, storage means for storing the identification information detected by said detection means corresponding to said time counting means, comparison means for comparing the identification information stored in said storage means and the identification information detected by said detection means, and control means for inhibiting, when said comparison means discriminates that the identification information stored in said storage means and the identification information detected by said detection means coincide with each other, the reproduction by said reproduction means of the program corresponding to the identification information until the time counting of said time counting means corresponding to the identification information reaches a predetermined time;
• said recording apparatus including inputting means for receiving the program reproduced by said reproduction means, and recording means for recording the program received by said inputting means onto the second recording medium.

A reproduction method for reproducing a program recorded on a recording medium, comprising:

• a reproduction step of reproducing a program recorded on the recording medium;
• a time counting step of starting a time counting operation in response to the reproduction;
• a detection step of detecting identification information for identification of the recording medium or the program;
• a storage step of storing the identification information detected corresponding to the time counting;
• a comparison step of comparing the stored identification information and the detected identification information;
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• a control step of inhibiting, when it is discriminated in the comparison step that the stored identification information and the detected identification information coincide with each other, the reproduction of the program corresponding to the identification information until the time counting corresponding to the identification information reaches a predetermined time.

A recording and reproduction method for reproducing a program recorded on a first recording medium and recording the reproduced program onto a second recording medium, comprising:

• a reproduction step of reproducing a program recorded on the first recording medium;
• a time counting step of starting a time counting operation in response to the reproduction;
• a detection step of detecting identification information for identification of the first recording medium or the program;
• a storage step of storing the identification information detected corresponding to the time counting;
• a comparison step of comparing the stored identification information and the detected identification information;
• a control step of inhibiting, when it is discriminated in the comparison step that the stored identification information and the detected identification information coincide with each other, the reproduction of the program corresponding to the identification information until the time counting corresponding to the identification information reaches a predetermined time;
• an inputting step of receiving the reproduced program;
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• a recording step of recording the received program onto the second recording medium.