Apparatus for releasing a restriction on the recording of an information signal on a recording medium
First Claim
1. An apparatus for releasing a restriction on the recording of an information signal on a recording medium, comprising:
- a first recording medium which allows the information signal to be recorded;
a recording device for recording said information signal on said first recording medium;
restriction means for restricting the recording of said information signal by the recording device on said first recording medium;
a release-signal-holding medium composed of a second recording medium for allowing the recording and reproduction of a release signal for releasing the recording restriction of said restriction means, said release signal including frequency data for restricting a quantity of said information signal which may be recorded on said first recording medium when the recording restriction of said restriction means has been released; and
releasing means for releasing the recording restriction placed by the restricting means based on said release signal of said release-signal-holding medium.
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Abstract
A recording/reproducing system according to this invention for use in, for example, a digital audio tape recorder is applied to a type in which recording of an input information signal on a recording medium is restricted, and can ensure releasing of the recording restriction by using release-signal-holding mediums on which a release signal for releasing the recording restriction is recorded. In this case, the release signal is affixed with frequency data for restricting the quantity of the information signal to be recorded on recording medium, and this frequency data is updated in such a way that the greater the number of recording the information signal on recording medium, the smaller the recordable quantity of the information signal.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for releasing a restriction on the recording of an information signal on a recording medium, comprising:
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a first recording medium which allows the information signal to be recorded; a recording device for recording said information signal on said first recording medium; restriction means for restricting the recording of said information signal by the recording device on said first recording medium; a release-signal-holding medium composed of a second recording medium for allowing the recording and reproduction of a release signal for releasing the recording restriction of said restriction means, said release signal including frequency data for restricting a quantity of said information signal which may be recorded on said first recording medium when the recording restriction of said restriction means has been released; and releasing means for releasing the recording restriction placed by the restricting means based on said release signal of said release-signal-holding medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for releasing a restriction on the recording of an information signal on a recording medium comprising:
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a recording medium which allows an information signal to be recorded; a recording device for recording said information signal on said recording medium; restricting means for restricting the recording of said information signal by said recording device on said recording medium; releasing means for releasing the recording restriction of said restricting means on the basis of a release signal for releasing the recording restriction, said release signal being recorded on an area of said recording area which is different from an area recorded with said information signal, said release signal containing frequency data for restricting an amount of said information signal recordable on said recording medium with the recording restriction of said restricting means released; and said releasing means including updating means for updating said frequency data so as to reduce an amount of said information signal recordable on said recording medium and in accordance with the amount of said information signal which is recorded on the recording medium.
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