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AssigneeSony United Kingdom Limited
InventorsMark John McGrath, Andrew Collins, Martin Rex Dorricott
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An audio and/or video generation apparatus is arranged in operation to generate audio and/or video signals representative of an audio and/or video source has a meta data generation tool which is arranged in operation to generate meta data associated with the audio and/or video signals, wherein the type of meta data generated by the meta data generation tool is user selectable. The audio and/or video generation apparatus may comprise a recording means which is arranged in operation to record the audio and/or video signals on a recording medium, and the audio and/or video generation apparatus may be arranged to receive meta data associated with the audio and/or video signals generated by a data processor, the recording means being arranged in operation to record the meta data on the recording medium with the audio and/or video signals. The meta data may be user generated, such as text describing the audio/video signals, or may be secondary meta data which is automatically generated by the audio/video apparatus. The recording medium may be a linear recording medium, and the recording means may be arranged in operation to record at least one of the user generated meta data and the secondary meta data on the recording medium after the audio and/or video signals at a position at which at least one of the user generated and secondary meta data can be read by a reproducing means before the audio and/or video signals.
An audio and/or video generation apparatus which is arranged in operation to generate audio and/or video signals representative of an audio and/or video source having a meta data generation tool which is arranged in operation to generate meta data associated with said audio and/or video signals, wherein the type of meta data generated by said meta data generation tool is user selectable.
A meta data generation tool for use in generating metadata in association with an audio and/or visual generation apparatus, said generation tool being arranged in operation to generate meta data associated with audio and/or video signals, wherein the type of meta data generated by said tool is user selectable.
A method of generating audio and/or video information signals, comprising the steps of
An audio and/or video generation apparatus which is arranged in operation to generate audio and/or video signals representative of an audio and/or visual source, said audio and/or video generation apparatus comprising
A method of recording audio and/or video signals comprising the steps of
An audio and/or video generation apparatus which is arranged in operation to generate audio and/or video signals representative of an audio and/or visual source, said audio and/or video generation apparatus comprising
A method of recording audio and/or video signals representative on to a linear recording medium, said method comprising the steps of
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