Recording and/or reproducing apparatus, portable recording and reproducing apparatus, data transfer system, data transfer method, and data recording and reproducing method
First Claim
1. A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing data to/from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data are stored, comprising:
- selecting means for selecting group management data to be stored in said recording medium in accordance with a user operation, said group management data, stored in said management data area, managing, as a data group, a plurality of the data to be stored in said data area;
reading means for reading the selected group management data and said data group managed by said group management data; and
transfer means for transferring said group management data and said data group read by said reading means to an external apparatus.
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Abstract
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing these data. The apparatus according to the invention has a selecting means, a reading means, and a transfer means. The selecting means selects, in accordance with a user operation, group management data to be stored in the recording medium. The group management data are stored in the management data area and manage, as a data group, plural data stored in the data area. The reading means reads the selected group management data and the data group managed thereby. The transfer means transfers the read group management data and the read data group managed thereby to an external device.
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37 Claims
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1. A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing data to/from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data are stored, comprising:
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selecting means for selecting group management data to be stored in said recording medium in accordance with a user operation, said group management data, stored in said management data area, managing, as a data group, a plurality of the data to be stored in said data area;
reading means for reading the selected group management data and said data group managed by said group management data; and
transfer means for transferring said group management data and said data group read by said reading means to an external apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A portable recording and reproducing apparatus for receiving data and management data for managing the received data, recording the received data and the received management data to a recording medium, and reproducing the recorded data from said recording medium, comprising:
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recording means for recording a received data group in a data area of a recording medium and group management data for managing said received data group in a management data area of said recording medium;
selecting means for selecting, in accordance with a user operation, said group management data to be recorded in said recording medium;
reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of data managed by the selected group management data; and
control means for controlling said reproducing means so as to reproduce, in units of said received data group, said plurality of data managed by said selected group management data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A data transfer system comprising:
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a recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing data to/from a first recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data are stored, said recording/reproducing apparatus including first selecting means for selecting, in accordance with a user operation, group management data to be stored in said first recording medium, said group management, stored in said management data area, managing a plurality of said data as a data group, reading means for reading the selected group management data and said data group managed by said selected group management data, and transfer means for transferring the read group management data and said data group managed by said group management data to an external device; and
said data transfer system also comprising;
a portable recording and reproducing apparatus for receiving data and management data for managing said data received from said recording/reproducing apparatus and recording the received data and the received management data onto a second recording medium, including recording means for recording a data group received from said recording/reproducing apparatus into a data area of the second recording medium and said group management data into a management data area thereof, second selecting means for selecting, in accordance with a user operation, said group management data recorded on said second recording medium, reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of said data managed by said group management data, and control means for controlling said reproducing means so as to reproduce the plural data, in units of said data group, managed by the selected group management data.
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23. A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing data to/from a recording medium having a data area in which music data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing a plurality of the music data are stored, comprising:
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selecting means for selecting, in accordance with a user operation, album management data to be stored in said recording medium, said album management data, stored in said management data area, managing a plurality of said music data as album data;
reading means for reading the selected album management data and said album data managed thereby; and
transfer means for transferring the read album management data and the read album data managed thereby to an external device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A data transfer method for transferring data from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data are stored, comprising the steps of:
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selecting group management data to be stored in said recording medium in accordance with a user operation, said group management data, stored in said management data area, managing, as a data group, a plurality of pieces of data to be stored in said data area;
reading the selected group management data and said data group managed by said group management data; and
transferring the read group management data and the read data group to an external apparatus.
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35. A data recording and reproducing method for receiving data and management data for managing said data to record said data and said management data to a recording medium and reproduce said data and said management data therefrom, comprising the steps of:
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recording a received data group in a data area of a recording medium and group management data for managing said received data group in a management data area of said recording medium;
selecting, in accordance with a user operation, said group management data to be recorded in said recording medium;
reproducing a plurality of data managed by the selected group management data; and
controlling the reproducing step so as to reproduce said plurality of data managed by said selected group management data in units of said received data group.
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36. A method for recording data and management data for managing said data transferred from a first recording medium having a data area in which said data are stored and a management data area in which said management data are stored and reproducing said data and said management data from said first recording medium, comprising the steps of:
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selecting, in accordance with a user operation, group management data to be stored in said first recording medium, said group management, stored in said management data area, managing a plurality of said data as a data group;
reading the selected group management data and said data group managed by said selected group management data, and transferring the read group management data and said data group managed by said group management data to an external device;
recording said data group to a data area of a second recording medium and said group management data into a management data area thereof, selecting, in accordance with a user operation, said group management data recorded on said second recording medium;
reproducing a plurality of said data managed by said group management data; and
controlling said reproducing step so as to reproduce, in units of said data group, the plural data managed by the selected group management data.
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37. A data transfer method for transferring data from a recording medium having a data area in which said data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing said data, comprising the steps of:
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selecting, in accordance with a user operation, album management data to be stored in said recording medium, said album management data, stored in said management data area, managing a plurality of said music data as album data;
reading the selected album management data and said album data managed thereby; and
transferring the read album management data and the read album data managed thereby to an external device.
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