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Information recording and/or reproducing apparatus using an information recording device having two kinds of recording media
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Inventors: Nishida, Hideyuki; Yoshinari, Tsunenori; Arisaka, Katsumi; Shingu, Toshiaki; Masuda, Kazunori;
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Primary Examiner: Sniezek; Andrew L.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
An information recording device, which includes a case, a magnetic record carrier provided within the case, at least one semiconductor integrated circuit having at least one semiconductor memory provided within the case, and terminals for inputting and outputting data to and from the semiconductor memory or the semiconductor integrated circuit. Further, a recording and/or reproducing apparatus using the device, includes a detection circuit for detecting the mounting of the information recording device, and a switching circuit for switching the state of use of a memory in the apparatus in accordance with an output of the detection circuit. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an information recording medium and a recording and/or reproducing apparatus for a magnetic recording media, in which neither the processing nor the functions are limited by cost and mounting operations.
This object is accomplished, according to one aspect of the present invention, by an information recording device comprising a case, and a magnetic recording medium provided within the case.
At least one semiconductor integrated circuit, comprising at least one semiconductor memory, is also provided within the case, and terminals for inputting and outputting data to and from at least one of the semiconductor memory and the semiconductor integrated circuit are provided at an outer surface of the case.
According to the above-described configuration, the magnetic recording medium and the semiconductor memory function as a secondary medium and a primary medium, respectively, when being mounted on a recording and/or reproducing apparatus.
According to another aspect, the present invention relates to a recording and/or reproducing apparatus for the information recording medium comprising detection means for detecting mounting of the information recording medium, and switching means for switching the state of use of a memory in the apparatus in accordance with an output of the detection means.
According to the above-described configuration, when the information recording medium has been mounted, the mounted state is detected and the state of use of a memory in the apparatus is switched.
According to still another aspect, the present invention relates to a recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising: a mounting member for selectively mounting one of different kinds of information recording media, a mounted information recording medium comprising at least one of a first memory, with a large storage capacity, and a second memory, with a small storage capacity
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