Automatic editing/recording device and dubbing system loaded with the device

• US 5,889,747 A
• Filed: 09/03/1997
• Issued: 03/30/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/11/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Togashi, Ryuichiro, Kikkoji, Hiroyuki, Hisamatsu, Nobuaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Huber, Paul W.
• Application Number:
  US08/923,006
• Time in Patent Office: 573 Days
• Field of Search: 369/47, 369/48, 369/49, 369/50, 369/54, 369/58, 369/83, 369/84, 369/85, 369/32, 360/13, 360/15, 360/31, 360/4
• US Class Current: 369/47.14
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 11/10595 Control of operating function
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2529 Mini-discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/22 Means responsive to presence or absence of recorded information signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/28 Re-recording, i.e. transcribing information from one optical record carrier on to one or more similar or dissimilar record carriers

Abstract

The present invention provides a recording device and dubbing system, in which inputted information is sequentially recorded at a recording medium and only information determined to be desired by the user remains on the recording medium while information determined not to be desired by the user can be erased.

Claims

1. A dubbing system for dubbing information reproduced from a first recording medium at a second recording medium, comprising:

an information unit detector for detecting changes in information units of information reproduced from said first recording medium;

a recording head for recording on said second recording medium management information for managing information reproduced from said first recording medium and information recorded at said second recording medium;

an input part for registering a desired information unit to be recorded on the program region to the management region of the second recording medium, if a user operates the input part during the reproducing operation of the first recording medium; and

a management information editor for editing the management information in such a manner that only information units which are registered by the input part remain on the program region of the second recording medium and information units which are not registered by the user input part are managed as a recordable area of the second recording medium,

whereby management information edited by the management information editor is recorded at the management region of the second recording medium.

2. A dubbing system for dubbing information reproduced from a first recording medium at a second recording medium, comprising:

information unit detecting means for detecting changes in information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium;

recording means for recording information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium and management information for managing the information units on the program region and management region of the second recording medium respectively;

input means for registering a desired information unit to the management region of the second recording medium to be recorded on the program region, if a user operates the input means during the reproducing operation of the first recording medium; and

management information editing means for editing the management information in such a manner that only information units which are registered by the input means remain on the program region of the second recording medium and information units which are not registered by the user input means are managed as a recordable area of the second recording medium,

whereby management information edited by the management information editing means is recorded at the management region of the second recording medium.

3. A dubbing system according to claim 2, wherein said information unit detection means detects changes in said information units of said reproduced information on the basis of a control signal inputted together with said information reproduced from said first recording medium.

4. A dubbing system according to claim 2, wherein said information unit detection means detects changes in said information units of said reproduced information in accordance with a condition of said information reproduced from said first recording medium.

5. A dubbing system according to claim 2, further comprising recording control means for automatically controlling the recording of said information reproduced from said first recording medium at said second recording medium.

6. A dubbing system according to claim 2, wherein said management information editing means manages regions recorded with said information units which are not registered by the user input means as being a recordable region and edits program numbers of said information units which are registered by the user input means.

7. A dubbing system according to claim 2, further comprising a recording control means for controlling said recording means in such a manner that said program region recorded with an information unit which is not registered by the user input means is overwritten with a following information unit.

8. A dubbing system for dubbing information reproduced from a first recording medium at a second recording medium, comprising:

information unit detecting means for detecting changes in information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium;

recording means for recording information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium and management information for managing the information units on the program region and management region of the second recording medium respectively;

input means for registering a desired information unit to be recorded on the program region to the management region of the second recording medium, if a user operates the input means during the reproducing operation of the first recording medium; and

management information editing means for editing the management information in such a manner that only information units which are registered by the input means remain on the program region of the second recording medium and information units which are not registered by the user input means are managed as a recordable area of the second recording medium;

a recording control means for controlling said recording means in such a manner that said program region recorded with an information unit which is not registered by the user input means is overwritten with a following information unit; and

whereby management information edited by the management information editing means is recorded at the management region of the second recording medium and wherein said management information editing means manages regions recorded with said information units which are not registered by the user input means as being a recordable region and edits program numbers of said information units which are registered by the user input means.

9. A method of dubbing information reproduced from a first recording medium at a second recording medium, comprising the steps of:

detecting changes in information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium;

recording information units of information reproduced from the first recording medium and management information for managing the information units on the program region and management region of the second recording medium respectively;

registering a desired information unit to be recorded on the program region to the management region of the second recording medium, if a user performs the registering step during the reproducing operation of the first recording medium; and

editing the management information in such a manner that only information units which are registered remain on the program region of the second recording medium and information units which are not registered are managed as a recordable area of the second recording medium,

whereby management information edited by the management information editing means is recorded at the management region of the second recording medium.

10. A method for dubbing information reproduced from a first recording medium at a second recording medium, comprising the steps of:

detecting changes in information units of information reproduced from said first recording medium;

recording on said second recording medium management information for managing information reproduced from said first recording medium and information recorded at said second recording medium;

registering a desired information unit to be recorded on the program region to the management region of the second recording medium, if a user performs the registering step during the reproducing operation of the first recording medium; and

editing the management information in such a manner that only information units which are registered remain on the program region of the second recording medium and information units which are not registered are managed as recordable areas of the second recording medium,

whereby management information edited by the management information editor is recorded at the management region of the second recording medium.