Disk recording/reproducing apparatus having the capability of recording an operator designated program sequence

• US 5,367,510 A
• Filed: 12/30/1991
• Issued: 11/22/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Ando, Ryo
• Primary Examiner(s): YOUNG, WAYNE R
• Application Number:
  US07/815,838
• Time in Patent Office: 1,058 Days
• Field of Search: 358/342, 360/72.1, 360/78.04, 369/14, 369/30, 369/32, 369/33, 369/47-48, 369/50, 369/54, 369/58
• US Class Current: 369/30.09
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]

Abstract

An optical disk recording/reproducing apparatus generates program selection information and records it on the lead-in region of an optical disk. During reproduction of the programs recorded on the disk, the program selection information is first reproduced from the lead-in region and is used to control the reproduction order of the different programs recorded on the disk.

Claims

1. An optical disc recording apparatus for using an optical disc which has a recording region and a lead-in region, said lead-in region containing optically recorded play program information comprised of separate programs, said apparatus comprising:

(a) a digital memory for storing program information designating the order in which programs are to be reproduced according to information signals recorded in the recording region of the optical disc;

(b) means for optically recording program information stored in said digital memory in the lead-in region of the optical disc;

(c) operator controllable information select means for selecting a plurality of the information signals recorded in the recording region of the optical disc and storing information representative of information signals selected as the play program information in said digital memory;

(d) display means for displaying data relating to the information signal selected with said operator controllable information select means; and

(e) control means for controlling said means for optically recording program information to record the play program information stored in said digital memory in the lead-in region of the optical disc.