Data recording method and apparatus, data recording medium, and data reproducing method and apparatus
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsMakoto Kawamura, Yasushi Fujinami
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Abstract
The present invention provides remarkably improved availability in a data recording method and apparatus, a data recording medium, and a data reproducing method and apparatus. By recording additional information for data reproduction in each sector on a data reproducing medium as a subcode separately from data when the data is recorded in the unit of sector, reproduction of data can be controlled using the subcode, thus making it possible to remarkably improve the availability of the data recording medium.
Claims32
A data recording method comprising the steps of:
- recording data onto a data recording medium having a number of layers in sector units each having at least one packet, in which each packet includes a packet header and respective data;
- and
- recording additional information for data reproduction in each of said sectors separately from said data, in which said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright management information and layer number information indicative of the number of layers of said data recording medium,
- wherein said packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors even if said data includes variable bit rate data.
A data recording apparatus comprising:
- means for recording data onto a data recording medium having a number of layers in sector units each having at least one packet, in which each packet includes a packet header and respective data;
- and
- means for recording additional information for data reproduction in each of said sectors separately from said data, in which said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright management information and layer number information indicative of the number of layers of said data recording medium,
- wherein said packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors even if said data includes variable bit rate data.
A data recording apparatus for recording information onto a record medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a generator operable to generate record information and additional information, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer, and
- a writing unit operable to record data onto the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having said additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data,
- wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors.
A data reproducing apparatus for reproducing information from a record medium, said apparatus comprising:
- a reproduction unit operable to reproduce data from the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having record information and additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data, wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors;
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- a processor responsive to the additional information, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer.
A data recording method for recording information onto a record medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- generating record information and additional information, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer, and
- recording data onto the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having said additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data,
- wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors.
A data reproducing method for reproducing information from a record medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- reproducing data from the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having record information and additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data, wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors;
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- utilizing a processor responsive to the additional information, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer.
A computer readable medium having computer readable instructions that when executed by a processor perform method steps for recording information onto a record medium, said method steps comprising:
- generating record information and additional information with said processor, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer, and
- recording data onto the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having said additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data,
- wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors.
A computer readable medium having computer readable instructions that when executed by a processor perform method steps for reproducing information from a record medium, said method steps comprising:
- reproducing data from the record medium in sector units, each sector unit having record information and additional information and at least one data packet, each data packet includes a packet header and respective data, wherein said data packet is defined so as not to extend over a plurality of sectors;
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- utilizing the processor responsive to the additional information, said additional information includes a sector number for identifying a respective sector and other items including at least copyright information and layer information indicative of a layer number of a respective layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.