Abstract: A method of facilitating modified content play such that modification actions may be implemented during play of original content form. The modification actions may be specified by users to modify the original content form. The modification may be disseminated to subscribers or other users desiring similar content modifications. The method may be useful in social networking systems to allow social members to share commentary and otherwise modify original content forms to include their personal reflections.

Abstract: A slider tester includes a disk, movable table, table drive mechanism, guide member, etc. A plurality of suspensions are mounted on the movable table. A slider is mounted on each suspension. A guide member can support respective lift tabs of the suspensions. The guide member includes a first guide surface, second guide surface, and opening arranged in a track width direction of the disk. When any of the lift tabs gets into the opening as the movable table moves in the track width direction of the disk, the slider is dropped toward a recording surface of the disk.

Abstract: An approach is provided for suggesting data for deletion from an electronic data storage medium. An external device detects initiation of transfer of data from first storage medium to second storage medium. Next, the external device determines an available storage in the second storage medium for the data. Then, the external device generates a list to suggest content for deletion within the second storage medium to accommodate the data.

Abstract: A recording apparatus that performs recording of data on a disc-shaped recording medium including a recording area, which is capable of recording user data therein, and a replacement area, which is replaced by a defect area included in the recording area, includes a setting section configured to replace a portion of the recording area by the replacement area, and set the portion of the recording area as an area for adjustment, and an adjustment section configured to perform adjustment by using the area for adjustment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for eternally erasing data recorded on an optical disk by generating an optical scratch on the optical disk. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for eternally erasing data recorded on an optical disk by disturbing a laser beam at a predetermined frequency and amplitude while irradiating the laser beam having a predetermined power and at the same time moving a sled.

Abstract: In various embodiments, systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided to repurpose DVD authored content allowing any movie experience, high definition video, high quality sound, and/or interactivity provided by the DVD authored content to be accessed via next generation optical disc players. In one embodiment, DVD authored content may be stored as-is on a Blu-ray Disc for playback on a Blu-ray Disc player. The Blu-ray Disc player can be configured to interpret DVD navigations information in the DVD authored content and/or reformat audio/video information in the DVD authored content allowing any movie experience, high definition video, high quality sound, and/or interactivity provided by the DVD authored content to be experienced by users.

Abstract: To realize a recording/editing apparatus that does not need to read the management information every time a BD medium is mounted or recording/editing is performed, the present invention provides a recording/editing apparatus that controls recording of an AV stream and a plurality of management information pieces onto a readable and writable recording medium, and editing of the AV stream and the management information pieces recorded on the recording medium, the management information pieces each defining items used for playback control of the AV stream, the recording/editing apparatus comprising: a recording unit operable to record definition count information onto the recording medium, the definition count information indicating, for each of the items, a count of definitions that have been already provided in the corresponding item; and a permitting unit operable to permit the recording and the editing upon a request, on a condition that none of values of the definition count information has reached a maximu

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods for erasing hard drives. A system, which can be configured as a stand alone and portable apparatus, includes a control device configured to support an erase module. The erase module is configured to erase a hard drive such that data erased from the hard drive is forensically unrecoverable. The system further includes a user interface and at least one drive bay configured to provide communication between a hard drive and the control device.

Abstract: An optical-disc testing apparatus performs test erasures on the test areas T of data layers of an optical disc while changing the power level Pe of data erasure laser light and the defocus amount if of the data erasure laser light from a target data layer. The optical-disc testing apparatus determines an optimal erasure condition that enables a simultaneous data erasure from the greatest number of data layers and an optimal erasure sequence that enables data erasure from all of the data layers with the fewest number of times. The determined optimal erasure condition and sequence are registered on the memory of an optical disc apparatus. The optical disc apparatus reads the registered optimal erasure condition and sequence of the optical disc from its memory and erases data from each of the data layers of the optical disc based on the read optimal erasure condition and sequence.

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a data storage device includes a non-volatile storage media adapted to store data and a measurement circuit adapted to measure at least one performance parameter related to the storage device during operation. The data storage device further includes logic coupled to the measurement circuit and adapted to predict a failure associated with at least a portion of the non-volatile storage media when the measured performance parameter exceeds a threshold value and to optionally perform corrective action.

Abstract: Incremental optimizations and modifications to a disk image can be made after the initial generation of the disk image. In the case of video games, publishers who have access only to a final game image can use the invention to make small improvements to the game disc image without the original game assets and without incurring the cost of generating an entirely new disc image. A mapping data structure represents physical locations of data on disk. The mapping data structure is modified with an editor, and the resulting modified layout is tested using an emulator that emulates interaction between a computer readable medium with the modified layout and computer hardware.

Abstract: An audio signal processing method includes the steps of: dividing an audio signal data stream into a plurality of selection segments; determining a target segment in the audio signal data stream, the target segment including a splice point for splicing a splice segment thereto; selecting one of the selection segments as the splice segment according to at least one parameter of the target segment; and processing the target segment and the splice segment to splice the splice segment to the target segment, and outputting a processed segment.

Abstract: A method is provided for editing an optical disc having a plurality of application-functional-layers. The method comprises the steps of obtaining description information of an edit performed on a program data in one of the layers, and generating a sharing information according to the description information in order to correspondingly edit application files in the other layer (s) of the optical disc. With the method and apparatus, the edit performed on one layer of the optical disc may be identified in other functional layer (s) and be used to edit and update the corresponding application files in those layers, so as to avoid conflict between the program data and application file.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an imaging apparatus is provided with a recording module which records image data, a communication module which transits the image data to an external recording apparatus for backup, a preparing module which prepares a management list where information indicating whether the image data has been backed up and information indicating whether overwriting can be performed on a recording region on the recording module are caused to correspond to the image data, and a display module which displays the prepared management list.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording information on a recording medium on which rewrite can be performed by using an optical element, the recording apparatus including: an information recording unit adapted to record overwrite inhibit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is inhibited, in a predetermined zone before start of recording on the recording medium; and a recording determination unit adapted to determine whether or not the recording on the recording medium is succeeded, in which the information recording unit performs the recording by filling the predetermined zone with overwrite permit information indicating that overwrite on the recording medium is permitted in a case where the recording determination unit determines that the recording on the recording medium is succeeded.