US 8,577,207 B2Granted

Information signal processing apparatus and method, information signal processing system and method, and information signal playback apparatus and method

AssigneeSony Corporation

InventorNoboru Murabayashi

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Abstract

An information signal processing apparatus comprises: data playback unit for playing back data from a recording medium on which featured data is recorded according to the setting of a first parameter series; information file playback unit for playing back the video/audio information files by selecting from the recording medium; parameter setting unit for selecting one of the played back information files and setting parameter data corresponding to the information file and to the first or second parameter series; playback period processing unit for determining the playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and either initialization parameter data set in advance in accordance with the first and second parameter series or the parameter data adjusted by the parameter setting unit; and playback control unit for performing playback control according to the signal from the playback period processing unit.

Claims16

Dependent claims

An information signal processing system comprising;

data playback means for playing back various types of data from a recording medium, on which featured data is recorded in a predetermined recording area on the recording medium and also video/audio data is recorded together with the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, or image data, or audio data according to a setting of a predetermined first parameter series,
wherein the recording medium records predetermined video/audio information files to which a predetermined feature extraction processing and a predetermined playback period selection processing using featured data extracted by setting a predetermined second parameter series are carried out;
operation mode setting means for setting a predetermined operation mode via a user's predetermined input;
a predetermined network connection means;
a network connection adjustment means for connecting to a predetermined site via the network connection means, downloading predetermined data, and performing predetermined parameter adjustment when the predetermined operation mode is set by the operation mode setting means;
digest playback period processin.g means for determining, according to a predetermined rule, the predetermined digest playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and either initialization parameter data that is set in advance in accordance with the first parameter series or parameter data adjusted by the network connection adjustment means, wherein the first parameter series is utilized in processing the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, image data, or audio-data and second parameter series is used for generating a play list based on the data extracted;
and
playback control means for performing predetermined playback control according to a signal from the digest playback period processing means.

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An information signal processing method comprising:

a first step for playing back various types of data from a recording medium, on which featured data is recorded in a predetermined recording area on the recording medium and also video/audio data is recorded together with the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, or image data, or audio data according to a setting of a predetermined first parameter series;
wherein the recording medium records predetermined video/audio information flies to which a predetermined feature extraction processing and a predetermined playback period selection processing using featured data extracted by setting a predetermined second parameter series are carried out;
a second step for setting a predetermined operation mode via a user's predetermined input;
a third step for connecting to a predetermined site through predetermined network connection processing, downloading predetermined data, and performing predetermined parameter adjustment when the predetermined operation mode is set by the second step;
a fourth step for determining, according to a predetermined rule, the predetermined digest playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and either initialization parameter data that is set in advance in accordance with the parameter series or parameter data adjusted through the network connection processing of the third step, wherein the firs parameter series is utilized in processing the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, image data or audio-data and second parameter series is used for generating play first based on the data extracted;
and
a fifth step for performing predetermined playback control according to the digest playback period processing of the fourth step.

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An information signal processing apparatus comprising:

data playback means for playing back various types of data from a recording medium, on which featured data is recorded in a predetermined recording area on the recording medium and also video/audio data is recorded tighter with the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, or image data, or audio data according to predetermined first parameter series data;
digest playback period processing means for determining, according to a predetermined rule, the predetermined digest playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and predetermined second parameter series data, wherein the first parameter series is utilized in processing the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, image data, or audio-data and the second parameter series is used for generating a play list based on the data extracted;
operation mode input means for receiving an operation mode allowing a user to perform a playback control operation in the predetermined operation mode when the video/audio data is played back;
playback control means for controlling the playback according to a signal from the operation mode input means;
and
data adjustment means for adjusting the first or second parameter series data according to the playback control status controlled by the playback control means.

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An information signal processing method comprising:

a first step for playing back various types of data from a recording medium, on which featured data is recorded in a predetermined recording area on the recording medium and also video/audio data is recorded together with the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, or image data, or audio data according to a settig of a predetermined first parameter series;
a second step for determining, according to a predetermined rule, the predetermined digest playback period of the video/audio data recorded on the recording medium according to the featured data and predetermined second parameter series data;
a third step for receiving an operation mode allowing a user to perform a playback control operation in the predetermined operation mode selected by the user when the video/audio data is played back;
a fourth step for controlling the playback according to a signal of the operation mode received in the third step, wherein the first parameter series is utilized in processing the predetermined featured data extracted from the predetermined video/audio data, image data, or audio-data and the second parameter series is used for generating a play list based on the data extracted;
and
a fifth step for adjusting the first or second parameter series data according to the playback control status controlled by the fourth step.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/647,912Filed 28 Dec 2009 · division
Priority: JP 2003-29632920 Aug 2003
Published: US 2010/0098393 A122 Apr 2010
Granted: 5 Nov 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification13 codes

G11B 27/105
Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers: of operating discs
G11B 27/034
Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals: on discs
G11B 27/28
By using information detectable on the record carrier: by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording
G11B 27/34
Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel: indicating arrangements

Family

Application10/920,681Parent of this division · filed 18 Aug 2004
US 2010/0098393 A1Pre-grant publication · published 22 Apr 2010
US 7,664,376 B2Parent of this division
US 2005/0084244 A1Published application
US 8,577,207 B2This patent

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