Recording device with a still picture record mode
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorFranz Schuegerl
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Abstract
In a recording device (1), a frame recording mode can be activated, in which the overall audio information of a television broadcast and selected frames of the television broadcast are recorded on a record carrier (11). A reproducing device (1) is adapted in a frame reproducing mode for reproducing the overall audio information and the selected frames of the recorded television broadcast. Consequently, a user can record, for example, the complete music of a concert and additionally record characteristic frames of the concert on a record carrier (11) and reproduce them at a later stage. This requires a very small memory location on the record carrier (11) for recording the concert.
Claims11
A recording device (1) for recording audio data (AD) and selected associated video data (SVD) of a television broadcast in a frame recording mode, the device comprising
- receiving means (8) for receiving audio data (AD) and associated video data (VD), in which the received video data (VD) comprise, inter alia, intraframe-encoded information of frames of the television broadcast and time-stamp information, which time-stamp information characterizes the instants of occurrence of the frames in the television broadcast, and
- selection means (14) for selecting the video data (VD) comprising the frame information and associated time-stamp information from the received video data (VD), and
- selection means (15) for selecting at least one and maximally N of the frames selected during a partial broadcast period (TD), which partial broadcast period (TD) corresponds to a part of the overall broadcast period (SD) of the television broadcast, and
- recording means (9) for recording the overall received audio data (AD) and the selected video data (SVD) comprising the information of the selected frames and associated time-stamp information on a record carrier (11).
A method of recording audio data (AD) and selected associated video data (SVD) of a television broadcast in a frame recording mode, the method comprising the steps of
- receiving audio data (AD) and associated video data (VD), wherein the received video data (VD) comprise, inter alia, intraframe-encoded information of frames of the television broadcast and time-stamp information, which time-stamp information characterizes the instants of occurrence of the frames in the television broadcast,
- selecting the video data (VD) comprising the frame information and associated time-stamp information from the received video data (VD),
- selecting at least one and maximally N of the frames selected during a partial broadcast period (TD), which partial broadcast period (TD) corresponds to a part of the overall broadcast period (SD) of the television broadcast,
- recording the overall received audio data (AD) and the selected video data (SVD) comprising the frame information of the selected frames and associated time-stamp information on a record carrier (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.