	US 7,478,249 B2
	Recording method and apparatus, and editing method apparatus
Manabu Kii, Tokyo (Japan); Seiji Ohbi, Tokyo (Japan); Takashi Kawakami, Tokyo (Japan); and Masato Hattori, Kanagawa (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Apr. 01, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/403,096.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-099277 (JP), filed on Apr. 01, 2002; and application No. 2002-190812 (JP), filed on Jun. 28, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2003/0185393 A1, Oct. 02, 2003
Int. Cl. G06F 12/14 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 713—193 [713/194; 707/200; 707/205; 711/206; 711/207; 711/208]

10 Claims

1. A recording method comprising:

causing a first file allocation table (FAT) management system retained in a first apparatus to manage a storage medium loaded in a second apparatus when the first apparatus and the second apparatus are connected to one another; and

recording (1) first general type data to said storage medium based on the first (FAT) management system which is retained in said first apparatus when it is determined that the first general type data transferred from said first apparatus to said second apparatus are to be recorded to said storage medium, said first general type data to be recorded non-sequentially to said storage medium, and (2) recording second audio type data, different from the first general type data and that is to be recorded sequentially to said storage medium, to said storage medium based on a second file allocation table (FAT) management system which is retained in said second apparatus and which sequentially records audio data recording segments when it is determined that the second audio type data transferred from said first apparatus to said second apparatus are to be recorded to said storage medium.