Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a type detecting section that detects a type of storage medium; an erase-block size detecting section that detects an erase-block size of the storage medium; a recording section that records desired data to a data area in the storage medium and records management information of the data area to a management area in the storage medium; and a control section that controls the recording section by issuing a command to the recording section, on the basis of results of the detection. Each time a certain amount of data is recorded to the data area, the control section updates the management information in accordance with the recording, and when the storage medium is a storage medium in which recorded data is updated for each erase-block size, the control section increases the certain amount of data according to an increase in the erase-block size.

Abstract: A recording device which records data onto a recording medium includes a nonvolatile memory storing and holding data on a free capacity of the recording medium, and a control unit controlling the data recording. The control unit determines the free-capacity data stored in the nonvolatile memory based on the total capacity of the recording medium when power is turned on. When the determination result indicates that a value of the free-capacity data stored in the nonvolatile memory does not exceed a value of the total capacity of the recording medium, the control unit records the data onto the recording medium with reference to the free-capacity data. When the power is turned off, the control unit updates the free-capacity data so as to reduce the value of the free-capacity data by as much as an amount of the data recorded onto the recording medium.

Abstract: A recording control apparatus includes an attribute information reader, a medium determining unit, and a command transmitter. When a recording medium is removably loaded into a loading unit, the attribute information reader reads attribute information therefrom. On the basis of the attribute information, the medium determining unit determines whether or not the recording medium is a one-time recording medium capable of writing data once. If the recording medium is determined to be a one-time recording medium that has been set to a write-protected state in advance, the command transmitter transmits to the recording medium an unlock command for unlocking the write-protected state thereof.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a type detecting section that detects a type of storage medium; an erase-block size detecting section that detects an erase-block size of the storage medium; a recording section that records desired data to a data area in the storage medium and records management information of the data area to a management area in the storage medium; and a control section that controls the recording section by issuing a command to the recording section, on the basis of results of the detection. Each time a certain amount of data is recorded to the data area, the control section updates the management information in accordance with the recording, and when the storage medium is a storage medium in which recorded data is updated for each erase-block size, the control section increases the certain amount of data according to an increase in the erase-block size.

Abstract: Present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program which are intended to enhance the speed of recording. On the basis of erasure block information and cluster information obtained from a Memory Stick 31, the CPU 11 obtains the size of a data-block configured by clusters and, on the basis of the obtained data block size, adjusts the data block start position, thereby initializing the Memory Stick 31. In recording moving-picture data to the Memory Stick 31, the CPU 11 records the moving-picture data, in units of data blocks, to a data block of which clusters are all free. The present invention is applicable to camera-integrated video recorders or digital still cameras.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus reads and writes information in a plurality of recording media is provided. The apparatus includes a formatting determination section which, in the case of formatting the recording media, determines whether or not the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as an integrated recording medium, and an integrated formatting section which, when the formatting determination section determines that the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium, formats the recording media by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which executes formatting of an information recording medium includes a data processing section that executes formatting in which a plurality of partitions serving as a plurality of segmented data recording areas are set, and a partition-specific master boot record (MBR) dedicated to each of the partitions is recorded in each of the partitions.

Abstract: A recording device which records data onto a recording medium includes a nonvolatile memory storing and holding data on a free capacity of the recording medium, and a control unit controlling the data recording. The control unit determines the free-capacity data stored in the nonvolatile memory based on the total capacity of the recording medium when power is turned on. When the determination result indicates that a value of the free-capacity data stored in the nonvolatile memory does not exceed a value of the total capacity of the recording medium, the control unit records the data onto the recording medium with reference to the free-capacity data. When the power is turned off, the control unit updates the free-capacity data so as to reduce the value of the free-capacity data by as much as an amount of the data recorded onto the recording medium.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus reads and writes information in a plurality of recording media is provided. The apparatus includes a formatting determination section which, in the case of formatting the recording media, determines whether or not the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as an integrated recording medium, and an integrated formatting section which, when the formatting determination section determines that the recording media are to be formatted by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium, formats the recording media by handling the recording media as the integrated recording medium.

Abstract: Present invention relates to a recording apparatus and method, a recording medium, and a program which are intended to enhance the speed of recording. On the basis of erasure block information and cluster information obtained from a Memory Stick 31, the CPU 11 obtains the size of a data-block configured by clusters and, on the basis of the obtained data block size, adjusts the data block start position, thereby initializing the Memory Stick 31. In recording moving-picture data to the Memory Stick 31, the CPU 11 records the moving-picture data, in units of data blocks, to a data block of which clusters are all free. The present invention is applicable to camera-integrated video recorders or digital still cameras.

Abstract: An optical recording apparatus includes a CD-R drive which writes data to a CD-R. A close session processor performs session closing in order to enable a CD-ROM drive, which is only capable of reading data, to read information written to the CD-R. An LCD panel displays information concerning session closing performed by the close session processor. A control unit causes the LCD panel to display the information concerning session closing based on whether session closing has been performed by the close session processor.

Abstract: There are provided on an optical disk a high resolution image file for storing a high resolution image data, an index file for storing a predetermined number of low resolution image data, a management file for storing information about the high and low resolution image data, and a management data table for controlling the relative locations of the high resolution image file and index file to each other on the optical disk. A playback apparatus according to the present invention plays back the index file through referring to data of the management file and management data table and produces on a monitor a single screen display of the predetermined number of the low resolution image data saved in the index file. Accordingly, the predetermined number of the low resolution image data can be read out by a single access action thus speeding up the display of index images.

Abstract: An optical recording apparatus includes a CD-R drive which writes data to a CD-R. A close session processor performs session closing in order to enable a CD-ROM drive, which is only capable of reading data, to read information written to the CD-R. An LCD panel displays information concerning session closing performed by the close session processor. A control unit causes the LCD panel to display the information concerning session closing based on whether session closing has been performed by the close session processor.

Abstract: Plural pictures recorded on an optical film are read, in frame units, by a scanner 11 to convert them into electric picture data to store those picture data into a main memory 21. A memory control section 2 controls read-out and write-in operations of the picture data obtained from the scanner 11 with respect to the main memory 21. Further, the memory control section 2 controls the write-in and read-out operations of the picture data to thereby obtain inverted picture data in which (relative position of) the picture data is inverted in regard to upper and lower directions thereof. A system control section 5 controls the memory control section 2 in accordance with inverting command from a keyboard 6 so as to obtain inverted picture data.

Abstract: At a storage section, picture information of intermediate resolution and picture information of low resolution are formed on the basis of picture information of high resolution which has been read out from a frame memory. These picture information are caused to undergo fixed length encoding at a compression/expansion circuit. These picture data of three kinds of resolutions which have been caused to undergo fixed length encoding are respectively recorded in the order of reproduction and continuously onto an optical disk having tri-sected recording areas for respective resolutions. Thus, it is sufficient to read out, from any one of the recording areas, picture data of resolution corresponding to the equipment which outputs picture data. In addition, since the picture data of respective resolutions are continuously recorded in the order of reproduction, the seek time is eliminated thereby contributing to realization of high reproduction speed.

Abstract: At a storage section, picture information of intermediate resolution and picture information of low resolution are formed on the basis of picture information of high resolution which has been read out from a frame memory. These picture information are caused to undergo fixed length encoding at a compression/expansion circuit. These picture data of three kinds of resolutions which have been caused to undergo fixed length encoding are respectively recorded in the order of reproduction and continuously onto an optical disk having tri-sected recording areas for respective resolutions. Thus, it is sufficient to read out, from any one of the recording areas, picture data of resolution corresponding to the equipment which outputs picture data. In addition, since the picture data of respective resolutions are continuously recorded in the order of reproduction, the seek time is eliminated thereby contributing to realization of high reproduction speed.

Abstract: At a storage unit 5, at least intermediate resolution picture data for monitor display, high resolution picture data for print, and print control data for controlling print operation of the high resolution picture data are recorded onto an optical disc. At the time of print operation, a system controller 6 reproduces print control data recorded on the optical disc to control a picture processing block 3, and a printer unit 2, etc. so as to implement thereto, e.g., expansion processing and/or color processing of picture, etc. corresponding to the print control data to carry out print operation.Thus, at the time of print operation, user can automatically carry out print out operation without designating print operation.

Abstract: Plural pictures recorded on an optical film are read, in frame units, by a scanner 11 to convert them into electric picture data to store those picture data into a main memory 21. A memory control section 2 controls read-out and write-in operations of the picture data obtained from the scanner 11 with respect to the main memory 21. Further, the memory control section 2 controls the write-in and read-out operations of the picture data to thereby obtain inverted picture data in which (relative position of) the picture data is inverted in regard to upper and lower directions thereof. A system control section 5 controls the memory control section 2 in accordance with inverting command from a keyboard 6 so as to obtain inverted picture data.