Digital signal recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus thereof, recording method thereof, reproducing method thereof, and remote controlling apparatus

Abstract

The present invention relates to a recording apparatus and a reproducing apparatus that record/reproduce a digital audio signal to/from a rewritable magnetic optical disc. With an operating portion and a displaying portion having an input field with a plurality of lines, character information such as titles of individual programs in a plurality of character formats can be input at a time.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A digital signal recording apparatus, comprising: 
 recording means for rewriting programs and character symbols recorded on a record medium having a program area for recording programs and a management area for managing a plurality of character symbols corresponding to the programs;    operating means for allowing the plurality of character symbols to be input when the character symbols are rewritten by said recording means;    displaying means having a display field corresponding to the plurality of character symbols that are input by said operating means; and    controlling means for causing said recording means to record the plurality of character symbols that are input by said operating means to the management area in such a manner that the plurality of character symbols correlate with the programs.    
     
     
         2 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein said controlling means has means for automatically converting a character symbol that is input by said operating means into another character symbol of the plurality of character symbols.    
     
     
         3 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein said controlling means has means for causing said recording means to rewrite each of the plurality of character symbols displayed on said displaying means.    
     
     
         4 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of the record medium.    
     
     
         5 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of each program recorded on the record medium.    
     
     
         6 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least an artist name of the record medium.    
     
     
         7 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different language formats.    
     
     
         8 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different character formats of the same language format.    
     
     
         9 . The digital signal recording apparatus as set forth in  claim 1 , 
 wherein the record medium is a rewritable magnetic optical disc, and    wherein the management area is sector 1 and sector 4 of a U-TOC (User Table Of Content) area of the rewritable magnetic optical disc.    
     
     
         10 . A digital signal reproducing apparatus, comprising: 
 reproducing means for reproducing programs and character symbols from a record medium having a program area for recording programs and a management area for managing a plurality of character symbols corresponding to the programs;    storing means for storing the plurality of character symbols in such a manner that the plurality of character symbols correlate with the programs; and    displaying means having a display field corresponding to the plurality of character symbols that are recorded to said recording means.    
     
     
         11 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , further comprising: 
 operating means for causing said reproducing means to reproduce programs corresponding to character symbols displayed on said displaying means.    
     
     
         12 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of the record medium.    
     
     
         13 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of each program recorded on the record medium.    
     
     
         14 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least an artist name of the record medium.    
     
     
         15 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different language formats.    
     
     
         16 . The digital signal reproducing apparatus as set forth in  claim 10 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different character formats of the same language format.    
     
     
         17 . A remote controlling apparatus, comprising: 
 operating means for inputting a plurality of character symbols that are transmitted to a unit to be controlled;    displaying means having a display field corresponding to the plurality of character symbols that are input by said operating means;    storing means for storing the plurality of character symbols that are input by said operating means; and    transmitting means for transmitting the plurality of character symbols stored in said storing means to the unit to be controlled along with an identifier that represents the unit to be controlled.    
     
     
         18 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein the unit to be controlled has:    receiving means for receiving the plurality of character symbols received from said transmitting means and the identifier;    identifying means for identifying the identifier received by said receiving means; and    storing means for storing the plurality of character symbols received by said receiving means, and    wherein said storing means of the unit to be controlled stores the plurality of character symbols corresponding to the identifier identified by said identifying means.    
     
     
         19 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , further comprising: 
 controlling means for automatically converting a character symbol that is input by said operating means into another character symbol of the plurality of character symbols.    
     
     
         20 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said transmitting means transmits a command for causing the unit to be controlled to reproduce a program corresponding to a character symbol displayed by said displaying means.    
     
     
         21 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said transmitting means transmits a command for causing the unit to be controlled to rewrite a character symbol corresponding to each of the plurality of character symbols displayed on said displaying means.    
     
     
         22 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said operating means is character inputting means connected to the unit to be controlled through a predetermined interface.    
     
     
         23 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said operating means is a touch panel.    
     
     
         24 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of the record medium loaded to the unit to be controlled.    
     
     
         25 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least a title of each program recorded on the record medium loaded to the unit to be controlled.    
     
     
         26 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein said displaying means displays at least an artist name of the record medium loaded to the unit to be controlled.    
     
     
         27 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different language formats.    
     
     
         28 . The remote controlling apparatus as set forth in  claim 17 , 
 wherein the character symbols displayed on said displaying means are character symbols in different character formats of the same language format.    
     
     
         29 . A digital signal recording method, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) recording programs and character symbols to a record medium having a program area for recording programs and a management area for managing a plurality of character symbols corresponding to the programs;    (b) inputting the plurality of character symbols recorded at step (a); and    (c) displaying the plurality of character symbols that are input at step (b) on a predetermined display field.    
     
     
         30 . A digital signal reproducing method, comprising the steps of: 
 (a) reproducing programs and character symbols from a record medium having a program area for recording programs and a management area for managing a plurality of character symbols corresponding to the programs;    (b) storing the plurality of character symbols in such a manner that the plurality of character symbols correlate with the programs; and    (c) displaying the plurality of character symbols that are recorded at step (b) to a display field.