Device and method for image regeneration capable of executing automatic pause display at correct frame

An image regeneration method for reading out code data of each frame of a moving picture which has been compressed according to a standard and stored in sectors of a record medium, regenerating image data of the frames using the code data according to the standard, and transferring the regenerated image data of the frames to a display device which displays the frames in order of reception, said method comprising:

• reading out the code data of the frames and additional information with regard to the code data from the sectors of the record medium, and temporarily storing the code data and the additional information read out from the record medium in a temporary storage;
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• reading out the code data and the additional information with regard to the code data from the temporary storage, regenerating image data of each frame using the code data according to the standard, and transferring the regenerated image data of the frames to the display device according to a predetermined display order rule,
• wherein in the image regeneration, if a frame whose image data is to be transferred to the display device according to the display order rule has been designated by the additional information as an automatically paused frame, the regeneration of image data is stopped and the image data transfer of the next frame is suspended.

An image regeneration device, comprising:

• a reader for reading out code data of each frame of a moving picture which has been compressed according to a standard and stored in sectors of a record medium, plus any additional information, said additional information including an indication whether said frame has been designated as an automatically paused frame;
• a temporary storage for temporarily storing said code data and said additional information, an amount of data stored in said temporary storage sufficient to completely regenerate a frame currently being stored in said temporary storage for all types of image frames in said standard;
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• an image regenerator for reading out said code data and said additional information from the temporary storage, regenerating image data of each frame using the code data according to the standard, and transferring the regenerated image data of the frames to the display device according to a predetermined display order rule,
• wherein said image regenerator stops image regeneration process of a next frame and suspending image data transfer of the next frame upon detecting that a current frame is designated as as automatically paused frame.