US 2002/0172504 A1Published application

Recording apparatus

OwnerAkira Date, Masahiro Kageyama +1inventors

InventorsAkira Date, Masahiro Kageyama, Tamotsu Ito

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Abstract

An apparatus for recording still picture data (VOB) and still picture group management information (VOBGI) for managing N still picture data (VOB) as a still picture group (VOBG) onto a storage medium, where N is an integer number equal to or larger than one. The still picture group management information (VOBGI) includes a first recording time (F_RECTM) at which the still picture data (VOB) in the still picture group (VOBG) was recorded first and a last recording time (L_RECTM) at which the still picture data (VOB) in said still picture group (VOBG) was recorded last. The apparatus includes a comparator which compares a recording time (RECTM) of the still picture data (VOB) with the first recording times (F_RECTM) stored in the still picture group management information (VOBGI) corresponding to the still picture group (VOBG) belonging to the still picture data (VOB).

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Dependent claims

means for comparing a recording time (RECTM) of said still picture data (VOB) with said first recording times (F_RECTM) stored in said still picture group management information (VOBGI) corresponding to the still picture group (VOBG) belonging to said still picture data (VOB);
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means, if said recording time (RECTM) is later (RECTM>L_RECTM) than said last recording time (L_RECTM), for replacing the content of said last recording time (L_RECTM) by said recording time (RECTM) and recording thereof.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/192,696Filed 11 Jul 2002
Priority: JP 10-2240097 Aug 1998
Published: 21 Nov 2002
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Classification31 codes

H04N 1/2166
Intermediate information storage: for mass storage, e.g. in document filing systems
G06F 16/58
Of still image data: retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
G11B 27/036
Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals: insert-editing
G11B 27/105
Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers: of operating discs

Family

Application09/369,401Continuation · filed 6 Aug 1999
Application10/047,102Continuation · filed 17 Jan 2002
Application10/192,696Continuation · filed 11 Jul 2002
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