US5301181A
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Information dubbing apparatus with automatic ejecting of reproduced medium and restart of recording
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1992-01-17
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Granted: 1994-04-05
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Expires: 2012-01-17
Abstract
Abstract Information reproduced and output from an information reproduction device such as a CD player is recorded and thereby copied by an information recording device such as a cassette deck. Once a desired dubbing has been completed, the recording medium such as a CD accommodated in the information reproducing device is automatically discharged.
Inventors
- 👤 Takahumi Shiba
- 👤 Hiroyasu Eguchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 22:48
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/026; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B27/002; G11B27/02; G11B27/022; G11B27/028; G11B27/031; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/2587; G11B2220/90; G11B2220/91; G11B2220/913; G11B27/024; G11B27/032
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: an information reproducing device in which a first recording medium is detachably housed, said information reproducing device reproducing and outputting information recorded on said first recording medium; an information recording device for recording, during a recording operation, said information output by said information reproducing device onto a second recording medium; reproduction completion detection means for detecting completion of reproduction of said information recorded on said first recording medium; reproduction restart detection means for detecting restart of reproduction of information output by said information reproducing device; and control means for automatically outputting a stop command to stop said recording operation of said information recording device in a state where a recordable area of said second recording medium is left blank and for automatically outputting a removal command to eject automatically said first recording medium from said information reproducing device when said completion of reproduction is detected, said control means automatically outputting a start command to restart said recording operation of said information recording device when said restart of said reproduction is detected, after said automatic ejection.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
An information recording/reproducing apparatus comprising: an information reproducing device in which a first recording medium is detachably housed, said information reproducing device reproducing and outputting information recorded on said first recording medium; an information recording device for recording, during a recording operation, said information output by said information reproducing device onto a second recording medium; reproduction completion detection means for detecting completion of reproduction of said information recorded on said first recording medium; reproduction restart detection means for detecting restart of reproduction of information output by said information reproducing device; and control means for automatically outputting a stop command to stop said recording operation of said information recording device in a state where a recordable area of said second recording medium is left blank and for automatically outputting a removal command to eject automatically said first recording medium from said information reproducing device when said completion of reproduction is detected, said control means automatically outputting a start command to restart said recording operation of said information recording device when said restart of said reproduction is detected, after said automatic ejection.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
An information recording and reproduction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means outputs the stop command when the reproduction of said first recording medium is completed in a state where a recordable area of said second recording medium is present.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a single controller unit.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means comprises a first control unit for controlling said information reproducing device and a second control unit for controlling said information recording device.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said reproduction restart detection means detects the restart of the reproduction by means of a CD player by detecting pressing of either a play key or a loading key.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said recording medium is a CD, and wherein said reproduction completion detection means detects the completion of the reproduction by detecting a lead-out portion of said CD.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
36 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means restarts said recording operation after a new recording medium has been substituted for said first recording medium in said information reproducing device.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control means determines whether a recording stop key has been pressed, after the first recording means is automatically removed and before said restart of reproduction is detected.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said control means does not restart said reproduction if said recording stop key has been pressed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
An information recording and reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for detecting the end of said first recording medium, and means for detecting the end of said second recording medium, said control means outputting a stop command to stop the information reproducing device when the completion of reproduction of said first recording medium is detected, and outputting a stop command to stop the information reproducing device when the end of said second recording medium is detected.
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