摘要:
A system for implementing a detailed and flexible searching function for programs to a data recording/playing device that records broadcast programs such as those delivered on TV. The system includes a search server 20 and a data recording/playing device 10 connected with each other over a network 30. The data recording/playing device 10 stores a data file of a given broadcast program and sends a search request specifying a program and a search condition to the search server 20. The search server 20 holds information on a given program, and at the same time, creates index information to be used for playing the program on the basis of information on the program, and sends the index information back to the data recording/playing device 10 in response to a search request from the data recording/playing device 10.
摘要:
A DVD recorder is provided in which access control is effected by a driver layer (41), a UDF file system layer (42) that reads and writes data from and to a DVDnullRW with reference to a file system, and a data base layer (43) that accesses the UDF file system layer (42) with reference to content management information for management of contents stored in the DVDnullRW. The data base layer (43) reads TMP_VMGI which is intermediate-state management information for the DVDnullRW, and provisionally registers a file system into the UDF file system layer (42) with reference to information included in the TMP_VMGI. Thus, a file system is provisionally formed even if the DVDnullRW loaded in the DVD recorder is in the intermediate state having no file system recorded therein.
摘要:
A method for converting video movie (e.g., family video movie or the like) clips for computer presentation in multi-media format using compact discs by presenting on, a computer screen a starting frame of each of desired video clips. Each starting frame of each of the desired video clips is made into a thumbnail image or picture (e.g., a reduced size video picture of the start of a certain video clip) for viewing on a computer screen. A plurality of thumbnail images or pictures are then set in a presentable format; and background sound or music is created for each of the video clips, if desired. Upon presentation of a plurality of thumbnail images or pictures on the computer screen, a user is capable of selecting and clicking a desired thumbnail image or picture in order to play a video clip corresponding to a selected one of the plurality of thumbnail images or pictures.
摘要:
An information recording apparatus and an information recording method are capable of recording video or other signal being seen on a television receiver by a simple operation, and are also capable of preventing user's operation errors. The information recording apparatus comprises a second input and output unit connected to a first input and output unit, an analog input terminal connected to an analog output terminal, an information acquiring unit for acquiring the selection state of a first selector by transmitting a command to an information output unit, and a recorder for recording by selecting the output of the second input and output unit or analog input terminal, same as the selection state, by a second selector.
摘要:
An audio signal encoding apparatus includes a device for compressing multiple-channel digital audio signals into compression-resultant multiple-channel signals respectively. The multiple-channel digital audio signals relate to a sampling frequency and a quantization bit number. The compression-resultant multiple-channel signals, a signal representative of the sampling frequency, and a signal representative of the quantization bit number are formatted into a formatting-resultant signal. The formatting-resultant signal contains a sub packet and a sync information portion. The sub packet contains at least portions of the compression-resultant multiple-channel signals. The sync information portion contains the signal representative of the sampling frequency and the signal representative of the quantization bit number.
摘要:
Prior to recording, a difference between a disc's temporal, maximum recordable length and a temporal length having been consumed by recording data is calculated. A scale is determined to allow a length of a period of a preprogrammed recording to be relatively matched on a timebase bar with the obtained difference's temporal length. Relative to the length of the period of the preprogrammed recording, an amount indicating a shortage of the difference's temporal length is calculated. An image of the timebase bar is created and the determined scale is used to create on the bar an image indicating the calculated amount of shortage, and these images are integrally displayed. Furthermore, if the current recording location and time shift reproduction location are also obtained, these locations are displayed on the same timebase bar.
摘要:
A decoding apparatus for enabling decoding processing free of unneeded delay at a switching point between digital high definition broadcast and multi-view broadcast. The decoding apparatus includes a picture frame storage unit (34) for storing an HD picture frame, decoded by a decoding unit (33), in terms of a storage area for HS as a unit, and for storing m SD picture frames, in terms of a recording area for SD as a unit, and a recording area procuring unit (host CPU) (14) for procuring a recording area for SD and a recording area for HD, based on the recording area information for HD and on the recording area information for SD, when m SD picture stream data is supplied. The decoding apparatus also includes a picture frame write unit (15) for writing an HD picture frame in the procured storage area for HD and for writing m SD picture frames in the procured storage area for SD.
摘要:
Image data is recorded both in a first recording format and in a second recording format having a lower coding rate than in the first recording format. Image data recorded in the first recording format is erased after transmitted to an external apparatus. Image data recorded in the second recording format is kept on an internal recording medium. Transmission to external increases the recording time available for image data. Even if the user requests to replay image data which has been erased after transmitted, it is possible to immediately replay the corresponding image data recorded in the second recording format without the necessity of reconnecting to the external apparatus and receiving the image data.
摘要:
Image data sets obtained by photography can be reproduced without consideration of image sources that store the image data sets. Image storage devices are connected to an image reproduction apparatus, and image data sets that have been recorded serially are read from one of the image storage devices. When a boundary of the image data sets read from the image storage device is detected, another one of the image storage devices that stores the image data sets to follow the image data sets is searched for. The image data sets stored in the image storage device that has been found are then read by switching the image storage devices and sequentially reproduced on a display device.
摘要:
A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for use with an information storage medium including ENAV buffer configuration information includes: an ENAV buffer in which an ENAV file is loaded; and an ENAV engine which interprets and reproduces the ENAV file, wherein the ENAV engine allocates at least a portion of the ENAV buffer as an updateable markup area on the basis of ENAV buffer configuration information, reads the ENAV file, and loads the ENAV file in the ENAV buffer.