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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2000
Shoko Hiroyasu, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A data recording/reproduction apparatus being connected to a data communication system via a data bus conforming to a predetermined communication format enabling execution of data communication between them. In dealing with a mini-disc™ system capable of recording main data accompanied with auxiliary data, in addition to consumed capacity of audio data, consumed capacity of auxiliary data can also be displayed to enable a user to identify the actually available recording capacity to promote user's handling convenience. Concretely, based on a main data control information, such as a user table of contents (UTOC), and an auxiliary data control information, such as an auxiliary table of contents (AUX-TOC), recorded on the recording medium, actually consumed capacity of the main and the auxiliary data can individually be displayed via a proportional display shown against individual total recording capacity.