Recording apparatus and mount control method

• US 8,306,385 B2
• Filed: 04/03/2006
• Issued: 11/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hino, Takeharu, Fujihata, Katsuyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Vaughn, Jr., William C
• Assistant Examiner(s): KHAN, ASHER R
• Application Number:
  US11/395,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20060233515A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,409 Days
• Field of Search: 386/124
• US Class Current: 386/224
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/40 Combinations of multiple record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 31/006 with video camera or receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

The present invention prevents data stored in memory cards from being damaged while maintaining the operability of inserting and ejecting memory cards. A device has a connection section to which a memory card 11 is connected. The memory card 11 is different from an optical disc 10 on which image data are recorded. The device checks whether the memory card 11 is connected to the connection section. When the device starts performing certain processes to the memory card 11 after detecting that the memory card 11 is connected, the device performs mount processes. When the device stops performing the certain processes, the device immediately performs unmount processes to the memory card 11. The memory card 11 is unmounted while the device is not performing the certain processes. Unmounting the memory card 11 prevents data stored in the memory card 11 from being damaged even if a user accidentally ejects it.

Claims

1. A recording apparatus comprising:

a drive section configured to drive a recording medium on which image data is recorded;

a connection section configured to connect a data storage medium to the recording apparatus, said data storage medium being different from said recording medium; and

a control section configured to mount and unmount said data storage medium while said data storage medium is connected to said connection section, said control section configured to;

mount said data storage medium when said data storage medium is connected to said connection section,

unmount said data storage medium without receiving a user input after reading out a part of data from said data storage medium,

temporarily store image data to be stored on the data storage medium in a memory of the recording apparatus before the data storage medium is remounted,

remount said data storage medium when a process of recording the image data on said recording medium starts, and

store the image data on the data storage medium which was temporarily stored in the memory of the recording apparatus after the data storage medium is remounted.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section reads out metadata from said data storage medium when said control section detects that said data storage medium is connected to said connection section and said data storage medium is mounted.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section remounts said data storage medium when the process of recording the image data on said recording medium starts, and then records reference video signals on said data storage medium, said reference video signals being generated based on said image data.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section is further configured to

read out editing information relevant to said image data from said data storage medium connected to said connection section,

edit said image data based on said stored editing information, and

output edited result data.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section is further configured to incorporate said data storage medium into a tree structure of directories on said recording apparatus when mounted, said data storage medium being used as a storage device by said recording apparatus.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section is further configured to copy part of data read from said data storage medium onto an internal random access memory (RAM) of said recording apparatus.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control section is further configured to copy from the storage medium a value indicating an amount of free space on the storage medium.