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Information recording device having dubbing function

  • US 20060158762A1
  • Filed: 01/19/2006
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information recording device comprising:

  • a first recording unit capable of recording information onto a first recording medium;

    a second recording unit capable of recording information onto a second recording medium; and

    a third recording unit capable of recording information onto a third recording medium, each recording unit including;

    a transfer control circuit for controlling a transfer of information from and to the other recording units; and

    an information recording circuit for recording information transmitted thereto during transferring, the information recording device further comprising;

    a first transfer line which connects an output node of the transfer control circuit of said first recording unit to input nodes of the transfer control circuits of said second and third recording units to transfer information therebetween;

    a second transfer line which transfers information from an output node of the transfer control circuit of said second recording unit to an input node of the transfer control circuit of said first recording unit; and

    a third transfer line which transfers information from an output node of the transfer control circuit of said third recording unit to the input node of the transfer control circuit of said first recording unit, wherein said first recording unit includes a switch which switches the connection of the input node to the second and third transfer lines in response to an instruction, the transfer control circuit of said first recording unit includes a short-circuit control circuit which short-circuits between the input node and the output node during transferring from one of said second recording unit and said third recording unit to the other one of them, said switch electrically connects said second transfer line to said input node during transferring from said second recording unit to said third recording unit and electrically connects said third transfer line to said input node during transferring from said third recording unit to said second recording unit, said first recording unit corresponds to a hard disc recorder, said second recording unit corresponds to a DVD recorder, and said third recording unit corresponds to a video cassette recorder.

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