Appeal No. 1999-0225
Application No. 08/563,188
data transfer unit. Audio and/or visual input data is recorded on
the tape recorder unit, reproduced, and then transferred to the
disc unit where it is recorded. A user of the system can access a
desired video image using the random access characteristic of the
disc device and then transfer the data to the tape recording and
reproducing unit where editing can be performed.
Representative claim 1 is reproduced as follows:
1. A data recording and reproducing apparatus comprising:
a disc recording and reproducing means;
a tape recording and reproducing means for recording and
reproducing either or both of audio data and video data of a
digital format;
a data transfer means;
a first input/ouput means, and
a second input/output means,
said disc recording and reproducing means, said tape recording
and reproducing means, said first input/output means, and said
second input/output means all being directly connected to the data
transfer means and integrally assembled together;
said disc recording and reproducing means recording audio-
visual data, which comprises audio and visual data, audio data or
visual data, transferred from said data transfer means in a disc
recording medium to which random access is possible and reproducing
said audio-visual data from said disc recording medium and
outputting the same to said data transfer means;
said tape recording and reproducing means recording said
audio-visual data transferred from said data transfer means in a
tape recording medium and reproducing said audio-visual data from
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