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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2007
Yoshiaki Kusunoki, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiaki Kusunoki, Tokyo, JP;
Chihiro Morita, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A video/audio playback apparatus that can continue playback even if the external storage means are disconnected during playback, includes a virtual file system sectionfor merging the video/audio information and playback control information of the optical discwith the video/audio information and playback control information of the local storageto configure a virtual file system; a pseudo file system generatorfor generating a pseudo file system; a RAMfor storing the generated pseudo file system; a disconnection detectorfor detecting disconnection of the local storagefrom the connecting section; and a playback managerfor causing the virtual file system sectionto merge the video/audio information and the playback control information of the optical discwith the information of the pseudo file systemimmediately after the disconnection is detected, thereby newly configuring the virtual file system.