Abstract: A portable apparatus for reproducing audio data includes a recording medium on which the audio data is recorded, a reading head for reading the audio data from the recording medium, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, a buffer memory from which the audio data is read after the audio data is once stored therein; and a processor for executing control of retracting the head from the recording medium in a case where a predetermined value of acceleration is detected by the acceleration sensor when the audio data is temporarily stored into the buffer memory from the recording medium.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus different from the information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes: a first communication unit, a first storage unit, a data generation unit, and a transmission control unit. The other information processing apparatus includes a second communication unit, a second storage unit, a content reproduction unit, and a control unit.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for reproducing audio data includes a recording medium on which the audio data is recorded, a reading head for reading the audio data from the recording medium, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, a buffer memory from which the audio data is read after the audio data is once stored therein; and a processor for executing control of retracting the head from the recording medium in a case where a predetermined value of acceleration is detected by the acceleration sensor when the audio data is temporarily stored into the buffer memory from the recording medium.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for reproducing audio data includes a recording medium on which the audio data is recorded, a reading head for reading the audio data from the recording medium, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, a buffer memory from which the audio data is read after the audio data is once stored therein; and a processor for executing control of retracting the head from the recording medium in a case where a predetermined value of acceleration is detected by the acceleration sensor when the audio data is temporarily stored into the buffer memory from the recording medium.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a recording/playback unit which performs one of data recording in a recording medium and data playback from the recording medium, a communication unit which performs communication with a different information processing device, and a control unit in which, when the recording/playback unit performs the data playback, the control unit allows supplying power to the recording/playback unit and disallows supplying the power to the communication unit, and in which, when the communication unit performs the communication, the control unit allows supplying the power to the communication unit and disallows supplying the power to the recording/playback unit.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processor including, a first function portion including communication means for executing processing relating to communication of data, and communication managing means for controlling the communication means and for managing information representing whether or not the communication means is executing the processing relating to the communication of the data, a second function portion different from the first function portion, instructing means for issuing an instruction to stop the first function portion, determing means provided in the second function portion for, when the instructing means issues the instruction to stop the first function portion, determing based on the information managed by the communication managing means whether or not the communication means is executing the communication processing, and stopping means provided in the second function portion for, when the determing means determines that the communication means is executing the communication processing

Abstract: A sending receiving method for data, such as musical data, in which plural data stored in a first storage unit are retrieved based on the request information sent from a host side device. The retrieved data is sent to a terminal side device. The sent data is checked to see as to whether or not the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit. If the results of check indicate that the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit, the sent data is stored in a second storage unit of the terminal side device.

Abstract: A sending receiving method for data, such as musical data, in which plural data stored in a first storage unit are retrieved based on the request information sent from a host side device. The retrieved data is sent to a terminal side device. The sent data is checked to see as to whether or not the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit. If the results of check indicate that the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit, the sent data is stored in a second storage unit of the terminal side device.

Abstract: A method of producing a magnetic disk device having a disk drive part including a magnetic disk and a drive unit for driving the magnetic disk and a control part for controlling the drive unit to control access to the magnetic disk and write a servo signal on the magnetic disk, including a first step of inspecting magnetic conversion characteristics of the drive unit and a second step of connecting the disk drive part and the control part when it is judged by the inspection of the first step that the magnetic conversion characteristics of the drive unit are proper.

Abstract: To provide a reproduction apparatus able to easily select a desired content data based on an attribute of the content data by a simple operation from a user and a reproduction method for the same, wherein the reproduction apparatus having: a display displaying the item; a first operation unit instructing a switch of the attribute; a second function unit instructing a selection of a predetermined item on the display; and a processing unit switching a first screen from a screen of a plurality of items so as to display a plurality of items when the first operation key is operated, and switching to a second screen displaying a plurality of item when the second operation key is operated when a plurality of item is displayed on the first screen.

Abstract: A recording and playback apparatus includes a recording and playback unit recording a signal on a storage medium and playing back the signal recorded on the storage medium, the recording and playback unit at least having a magnetic head; a temperature detector detecting a temperature; and a controller executing a test writing controlling process of controlling the recording and playback unit so that a test writing operation on the storage medium is executed according to a result of temperature detection by the temperature detector, executing a checking process of checking whether a signal has been correctly written by the test writing operation, and executing a recording controlling process of controlling a recording operation on the storage medium by the recording and playback unit according to a result of the checking in the checking process.

Abstract: To provide a recording control device able to control a data recording so as not to use a defective sector free from a sector test before a shipment thereof, which controls a data recording with respect to a plurality of sectors in a recording region of a recording medium and has: a verification unit writing data to be written to a first sector in the recording medium when receiving a write request to the recording medium, then reading out the data from the first sector, and performing a verification processing comparing the data to be written with the read out data; and a processing unit writing the data to be written to a second sector on condition that the verification unit decides that the comparison result is disagreement, and determining attribute data as a management data.

Abstract: A portable apparatus for reproducing audio data includes a recording medium on which the audio data is recorded, a reading head for reading the audio data from the recording medium, an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration, a buffer memory from which the audio data is read after the audio data is once stored therein; and a processor for executing control of retracting the head from the recording medium in a case where a predetermined value of acceleration is detected by the acceleration sensor when the audio data is temporarily stored into the buffer memory from the recording medium.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus including an image pick-up element and an image pick-up apparatus including a recording and reproducing element are provided in which shutter sound is muted or decreased, so that the artificial electronic shutter sound is not mixed with audio signals when recording is performed and the shutter sound may not be reproduced at the time of reproduction. The shutter sound generated by the electric artificial shutter sound data unit and the shutter sound of the reverse phase stored in advance in the sound effect data unit are mixed to cancel each other after the occurrence of the electric shutter sound, and in the canceled state audio signals are recorded.

Abstract: A sending receiving method for data, such as musical data, in which plural data stored in a first storage unit are retrieved based on the request information sent from a host side device. The retrieved data is sent to a terminal side device. The sent data is checked to see as to whether or not the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit. If the results of check indicate that the sent data is data newly stored in the first storage unit, the sent data is stored in a second storage unit of the terminal side device.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus has a communicating unit, a reading unit, a storing unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The communicating unit transmits and receives data to/from an information center in which a plurality of additional information have been stored. The reading unit reads out recorded data from a recording medium on which a plurality of data and index data of a plurality of data have been recorded. The data read out from the recording medium by the reading unit is stored in the storing unit. The control unit reads out the additional information corresponding to the recording medium from which the data is read out by the reading unit from the information center by the communicating unit and writes the read-out additional information into the storing unit as additional data of the recording medium which is read out by the reading unit. The output unit outputs the data stored in the storing unit and the additional data.

Abstract: A recording and/or playback apparatus for recording data read out from a first storage medium into a second storage medium, includes a recording device for recording data read out from the first storage medium into the second storage medium, an input unit for inputting identification data identifying the first storage medium in accordance with an operation carried out by the user, and a controller for executing control to associate additional information generated on the basis of the identification data input by the input unit with the data read out from the first storage medium during or after a recording operation carried out by the recording into the second storage medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording and/or playback apparatus for recording data read out from a first storage medium into a second storage medium, the apparatus comprising a recording means for recording data read out from the first storage medium into the second storage medium, an input means for inputting identification data identifying the first storage medium in accordance with an operation carried out by the user, and a control means for executing control to associate additional information generated on the basis of identification data input by the input means with the data read out from the first storage medium during or after a recording operation carried out by the recording into the second storage medium.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus has a communicating unit, a reading unit, a storing unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The communicating unit transmits and receives data to/from an information center in which a plurality of additional information has been stored. The reading unit reads out recorded data from a recording medium on which a plurality of data and index data relating to the plurality of data have been recorded. The data read out from the recording medium by the reading unit is stored in the storing unit. The control unit reads out the additional information corresponding to the recording medium from which the data is read out by the reading unit from the information center by the communicating unit and writes the read-out additional information into the storing unit as additional data of the recording medium which is read out by the reading unit. The output unit outputs the data stored in the storing unit and the additional data.

Abstract: A recording and reproducing apparatus has a communicating unit, a reading unit, a storing unit, a control unit, and an output unit. The communicating unit transmits and receives data to/from an information center in which a plurality of additional information have been stored. The reading unit reads out recorded data from a recording medium on which a plurality of data and index data of a plurality of data have been recorded. The data read out from the recording medium by the reading unit is stored in the storing unit. The control unit reads out the additional information corresponding to the recording medium from which the data is read out by the reading unit from the information center by the communicating unit and writes the read-out additional information into the storing unit as additional data of the recording medium which is read out by the reading unit. The output unit outputs the data stored in the storing unit and the additional data.