Television signal processing for dynamic recording or reproducing inventions 09/06

20060210239 - Method for transferring video material, transmission side apparatus for transferring video material and reception side apparatus for transferring video material: A transmission side apparatus reads out editing information from a storage unit in accordance with a name of an editing material and grasps time positions of a start frame and an end frame. The apparatus reads out an original material from a storage unit, determines a GOP including a cutting-out...

20060210240 - Video data reproduction apparatus: A video data reproduction apparatus includes a selecting portion that selects a notification image associated in advance with a prescribed instruction when there is input of the prescribed instruction from a user while video data is being output, a generating portion that generates data for display by superposing specific information...

20060210241 - Recording apparatus and method, reproduction apparatus and method, and recording medium: A recording apparatus for recording an input signal on a data unit basis and management information of data units of the input signal onto a recording medium, the recording apparatus includes a recording mode determination unit for determining a recording mode representing a recording time of the input signal onto...

20060210242 - Recording/reproduction apparatus and method: A recording/reproduction apparatus recording/reproducing audio-visual data from a recording medium includes; a reception unit a reception unit receiving, from a server via a network, distribution information for audio data that is not recorded an optical disk; a display unit displaying the distribution information for the audio data that is received...

20060210243 - Information recording medium and apparatus for recording information to or reproducing information from the same: An information recording medium including a sync signal with improved detectability to reliably reproduce data recorded on the information recording medium. The sync signal includes a pattern having at least one interval greater than or equal to a maximum available pit or space length by which reproducible data are recorded...

20060210244 - Image recording system and image recording apparatus: A transmitting apparatus transmits encrypted image data created by encrypting image data by using an authentication code as an encryption key and the first converted information created by digesting the authentication code by using a one-way function to an image recording apparatus. The image recording apparatus creates the second converted...

20060210245 - Apparatus and method for simultaneously utilizing audio visual data: An Audio Visual reproduction system for reproducing data from a composite media stream with various stream types including video, audio, and subtitle stream. The audio stream may include a plurality of interchangeable audio substreams and the subtitle stream may include a plurality of interchangeable subtitle substreams. Selected substreams may be...

20060210246 - Data processing apparatus: A data processor includes: a first receiving section for receiving a first signal to acquire a first data file including a first data and a first piece of related information showing contents thereof; a second receiving section for receiving a second signal; a data generating section for generating a second...

20060210247 - Digital versatile disc recording apparatus and cell-by-cell edition method using the same: A digital versatile disc (DVD) recording apparatus and a cell-by-cell edition method using the same are provided. The DVD recording apparatus records images on a DVD in video format when the DVD is loaded on a DVD drive. The cell-by-cell edition method comprises recording the image on the DVD and...

20060210248 - Information recording apparatus and information: According to one embodiment, an information recording method acquires a recording target video/audio content, divides the acquired recording target video/audio content into a plurality of data units, compares the obtained plurality of data units with a plurality of data units included in a video/audio content stored in a storage unit...

20060210250 - Information recording medium, information recording device and method, information reproduction device and method, information recording/reproduction device and method, computer program for controlling recording or reproduction, and data structure contain: An information recording medium (100) on which there are recorded: a series of content information which includes an image portion which can be a background image; button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information and which is displayed during the reproduction...

20060210251 - Information recording medium, information recording device and method, information reproduction device and method, information recording/reproduction device and method, computer program for controlling recording or reproduction, and data structure contain: An information recording medium (100) on which there are recorded: a series of content information which includes an image portion which can be a background image; button information (301) for defining a button menu which allows an operation as for the content information and which is displayed during the reproduction...

20060210252 - Information storage medium having multi-angle data: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information...

20060210253 - Recording medium containing thumbnail recorded thereon, recording apparatus and method therefor, and reproducing apparatus and method therefor: A recording medium includes a program containing video data and/or audio data and navigation information which defines a thumbnail, wherein the thumbnail relates to the program and is reproduceable as moving pictures. The recording medium may include a plurality of programs and the thumbnail may identify or represent one or...

20060210249 - Recording/reproduction apparatus, and recording/reproduction method as well as stereoscopic image visual effects confirmation apparatus and stereoscopic image visual effects confirmation method: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for recording/reproduction of images with which the visual effects of a plurality of images can be visually confirmed with ease. The apparatus includes a recording/reproduction section that records a plurality of input sets of video data and reads them from...

20060210254 - Video recording system, video camera, video recording apparatus, method of controlling video recording apparatus by video camera, and method of recording video signal in video recording: A video recording system is provided in which reliability of information supplied from a video camera to control recording and the like is improved when video being obtained by a video camera is recorded in one or more VTRs. In the video recording system, the video camera multiplexes: control information...

20060204210 - Content data recording apparatus with encryption by media id: In an apparatus capable of mounting a recording medium for recording content data, an information acquisition section acquires protection information from a server, which indicates whether or not content data supplied from the server needs to be protected. A protection determination section determines whether or not the content data needs...

20060204208 - Method for controlled recording to an interconnected ieee-1394 compliant device: A method for selective control of a device for recording output from a viewing apparatus includes sending output for recording from a viewing apparatus to a recording device selected automatically by the viewing apparatus, responsive to the viewing apparatus being enabled for automatically selecting the recording device; and maintaining recording...

20060204207 - Method for recording video/audio data in a network: A method for recording video/audio data generated by a capturing device including a data memory provides connecting the data memory of the capturing device to at least one recording device that is provided with a greater storage capacity than the data memory of the capturing device, and exchanging data between...

20060204211 - Music data transfer method, information processing apparatus and information recording/playback system: One embodiment of invention is useful when updating data of a database which is configured to take in data through a network, has a part to be updated, and takes in information of media stored in a local storage, and characterized by that a result of retrieval is outputted with...

20060204209 - Pause strategy for magnetic tape recording: A helical scan tape recorder (30) comprises a rotatable scanner (84) and a transport system for transporting magnetic tape proximate the rotatable scanner in a manner so that information is recorded during a revolution of the scanner. A controller performs a pause routine (120) for pausing during a recording operation...

20060204212 - Information recording/reproducing device: An information recording and reproducing apparatus is capable of dubbing a video and audio signal onto a digital recording medium in a short time, using a control signal recorded on an analog recording medium together with the video and audio signal. The information recording and reproducing apparatus includes a control...

20060204213 - Media editing: A media editing apparatus for editing media items together to form a media product comprises means for displaying at least two representations of the media items, each representation relating to media items lying within a respective time period with respect to the media product; a user control for adjusting the...

20060204214 - Picture line audio augmentation: The subject invention provides a system and/or a method that facilitates creating an authored video with audio applied to at least one image/video segment within the authored video. An audio enhancement component can apply audio to at least one image/video segment, wherein an audio segment begins with a display of...

20060204215 - Method and apparatus for data retrieval: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for fast retrieval of frames of a video stream or other data fragments like sound for fast, non-real-time trickplay navigation through the content According to the invention, a group of multiple fragments of data is identified for rendering; the pick-up unit is...

20060204216 - Information storage medium having multi-angle data structure and apparatus therefor: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information...

20060204217 - Information storage medium having multi-angle data structure and apparatus therefor: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information...

20060204218 - Method and apparatus for selecting a recording device from among a plurality of recording devices: A data recording apparatus includes: an obtaining unit that obtains a usage state of each of recording devices; an extracting unit that extracts a channel device other than a channel device having a largest number of recording devices that are connected to the channel device and currently used, based on...

20060204226 - Data storage medium in which multiple bitstreams are recorded, apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams, and apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams: A data storage medium in which multiple bitstreams are recorded, an apparatus and method for recording the multiple bitstreams, and an apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams are provided. The reproducing apparatus includes: a reading unit for reading main data including audio data and/or video data, and reading...

20060204227 - Data storage medium in which multiple bitstreams are recorded, apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams, and apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams: A data storage medium in which multiple bitstreams are recorded, an apparatus and method for recording the multiple bitstreams, and an apparatus and method for reproducing the multiple bitstreams are provided. The reproducing apparatus includes: a reading unit for reading main data including audio data and/or video data, and reading...

20060204220 - Image recording and playing apparatus for automatically generating playlist using bookmark to-video recording format and playlist generating method thereof: An image recording and playing apparatus automatically generating a playlist using a bookmark to—video recording format and playlist generating method thereof in which if a bookmark is designated, a playlist is automatically generated to thereby provide an editing mode. The image recording and playing apparatus includes a recording medium having...

20060204221 - Information processing apparatus and information processing program: A video reproduction application program monitors whether or not blend processing for superimposing one of two images on the other is executed, and executes all decode processings (normal decode processings), when the blend processing is not executed. On the other hand, when the blend processing is executed, a specific processing...

20060204222 - Information storage medium having multi-angle data structure and method therefor: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information...

20060204223 - Information storage medium having multi-angle data structure and method therefor: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information...

20060204219 - Information storage medium, information recording method, information playback method, information recording apparatus and information playback apparatus: When one or more stream object units that form a stream object are not the ones which include normal information of a digital stream signal (in case of rain-attenuated, noisy signal information or the like), in an embodiment, management information (ESOBU_ENT in HR_SFIx.IFO) is configured to store information (1st_Ref_PIC_SZ set...

20060204224 - Recording medium containing thumbnail recorded thereon, recording apparatus and method therefor, and reproducing apparatus and method therefor: A recording medium includes a program containing video data and/or audio data and navigation information which defines a thumbnail, wherein the thumbnail relates to the program and is reproducible as moving pictures. The recording medium may include a plurality of programs and the thumbnail may identify or represent one or...

20060204225 - Recording medium for storing real time recording/reproduction information, method and apparatus for recording and reproducing in real time, and file operating method using the same: A recording medium for storing real time recording/reproduction information, a real time recording and reproducing method and apparatus, and a file operating method using the information. Real time recording/reproduction information for ensuring real time recording/reproduction is stored in a file control information area, in each real time file, or in...

20060204228 - Storage medium storing interactive graphics stream activated in response to user's command, and reproducing apparatus for reproducing from the same: A storage medium storing: video data; and graphics data for displaying a menu. The graphics data includes first graphics data displayed on the screen when an activation command is generated by a user and may also include second graphics data displayed on the screen at a designated time....

20060204229 - Video recording control system: A video recording control system includes monitor cameras and video recording apparatuses. The monitor cameras are assigned to the video recording apparatuses in a manner such that each of the video recording apparatuses corresponds to at least one assigned monitor camera. Each of the monitor cameras sends its video signal...

20060198602 - Stream data recorder: To record AV data separately in a plurality of recording media, when a disk end detector detects that the free space in a disk runs out, a stream recording location controller accumulates AV data of a stream buffer in a stream shunt memory. When the disk is replaced with a...

20060198604 - Information recording/reproducing apparatus, information recording/reproducing method, and recording medium storing program: An information recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The information recording/reproducing apparatus includes a recording/reproducing unit that records an information item into, and reproduces an information item from, a recording medium, and a determining unit that determines, when a reproduction error occurs during reproduction of the information item by the recording/reproduction unit,...

20060198603 - System and method for extracting data from recording media: A system and method for extracting data from recording media scan a recording media so that a plurality of key frames and a plurality of time intervals can be extracted, wherein each of the plurality of key frames and each of the plurality of time intervals correspond to one of...

20060198605 - Time setting system, imaging device, video-device, and time setting method: An imaging device outputs video data with an image signal obtained from imaging an object, records video data onto a record medium, reproduces video data therefrom, outputs first time information from a clock section, communicates with another device through a first communication interface according to a predetermined protocol, and exchanges...

20060198606 - Method and apparatus for copying digital video tape: A method and apparatus for copying a digital video tape provide options of a copy mode, a play mode, and a record mode. The apparatus includes a playback device having a room to accommodate the digital video tape. A control unit controls the playback device to drive and read video...

20060198610 - Audio playback device: An audio playback device is provided which can play back recorded audio data in an operational mode that is more convenient for the user. With a DVD-Audio disk 1 mounted, a navigation manager examines whether or not the DVD-Audio disk 1 includes an ASVSI file, that is, whether or not...

20060198609 - Audio/video format reproduction apparatus providing superior usability, and audio/video format reproduction method and program therefor: For the reproduction of data recorded on an information recording medium using an audio/video format that includes a plurality of audio streams, arranged so they may be performed during the same period of time, and an audio menu by which user selection of these audio streams is enabled, the state...

20060198608 - Method and apparatus for coaching athletic teams: In a computer program, a video input file and data input is segmented into individual play records so that each individual play can be displayed and manipulated by a user interface. If the video input file is digital, time stamps within the input file are used to segment the input...

20060198607 - Method of reserving space on a storage medium for recording audio and video content and recording device thereof: A method of recording audio and video content on a storage medium includes performing recording operations to record audio and video content on the storage medium; classifying the recording operations into a plurality of priority levels; and reserving space on the storage medium for recording operations being classified at a...

20060198611 - Digital video recording method in an audio detection mode: The present invention is related to a digital video recording method, and in particular, when a recording mode is audio detection, according to an audio signal transmitted from a mike mounted on a camera or a mike mounted separately, this method records the video taken by said camera during the...

20060198612 - Media player and the playing method thereof: A media player for processing an input signal is disclosed, which comprises: a first decoder, for converting the input signal into a first decode signal using a first algorithm; a first encode, coupled to the first decoder; a storage device, coupled to the first encoder; and an image processor, for...

20060198613 - Gymnastic guide system displayed in a computer: Disclosed herein is a gymnastic guide system displayed in a computer, and more particularly to such a gymnastic guide system in which program is executed to guide a gymnastic exercise every a fixed time interval in a computer so as to prevent musculoskeletal disease, etc., caused by a long-term computer...

20060198615 - Disk device and control method therefor: When the recording is started, recording information for information data is saved. When the supply of power has been recovered, the NWA and the LBN at the title head are reproduced based on the recording information. When RDI is present in a VOBU, and when a sequence code is not...

20060198616 - Optical disc playback apparatus and control program for controlling optical disc playback apparatus: According to one embodiment, program chain information indicating a playback order is read at the start of reading. In accordance with the playback order of the program chain in this program chain information, data is read from the optical disc to a buffer. Furthermore, the data which does not support...

20060198614 - Recording method for a disk drive: A recording method for a disk drive inputs A/D video signals to a multi-disc disk drive which connects with a display device. The display device displays A/D video signals for deciding to record. The multi-disc disk drive has a plurality of storage areas and options of a long-term record mode...

20060198602 - Stream data recorder: To record AV data separately in a plurality of recording media, when a disk end detector detects that the free space in a disk runs out, a stream recording location controller accumulates AV data of a stream buffer in a stream shunt memory. When the disk is replaced with a...

20060198604 - Information recording/reproducing apparatus, information recording/reproducing method, and recording medium storing program: An information recording/reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The information recording/reproducing apparatus includes a recording/reproducing unit that records an information item into, and reproduces an information item from, a recording medium, and a determining unit that determines, when a reproduction error occurs during reproduction of the information item by the recording/reproduction unit,...

20060198603 - System and method for extracting data from recording media: A system and method for extracting data from recording media scan a recording media so that a plurality of key frames and a plurality of time intervals can be extracted, wherein each of the plurality of key frames and each of the plurality of time intervals correspond to one of...

20060198605 - Time setting system, imaging device, video-device, and time setting method: An imaging device outputs video data with an image signal obtained from imaging an object, records video data onto a record medium, reproduces video data therefrom, outputs first time information from a clock section, communicates with another device through a first communication interface according to a predetermined protocol, and exchanges...

20060198606 - Method and apparatus for copying digital video tape: A method and apparatus for copying a digital video tape provide options of a copy mode, a play mode, and a record mode. The apparatus includes a playback device having a room to accommodate the digital video tape. A control unit controls the playback device to drive and read video...

20060198610 - Audio playback device: An audio playback device is provided which can play back recorded audio data in an operational mode that is more convenient for the user. With a DVD-Audio disk 1 mounted, a navigation manager examines whether or not the DVD-Audio disk 1 includes an ASVSI file, that is, whether or not...

20060198609 - Audio/video format reproduction apparatus providing superior usability, and audio/video format reproduction method and program therefor: For the reproduction of data recorded on an information recording medium using an audio/video format that includes a plurality of audio streams, arranged so they may be performed during the same period of time, and an audio menu by which user selection of these audio streams is enabled, the state...

20060198608 - Method and apparatus for coaching athletic teams: In a computer program, a video input file and data input is segmented into individual play records so that each individual play can be displayed and manipulated by a user interface. If the video input file is digital, time stamps within the input file are used to segment the input...

20060198607 - Method of reserving space on a storage medium for recording audio and video content and recording device thereof: A method of recording audio and video content on a storage medium includes performing recording operations to record audio and video content on the storage medium; classifying the recording operations into a plurality of priority levels; and reserving space on the storage medium for recording operations being classified at a...

20060198611 - Digital video recording method in an audio detection mode: The present invention is related to a digital video recording method, and in particular, when a recording mode is audio detection, according to an audio signal transmitted from a mike mounted on a camera or a mike mounted separately, this method records the video taken by said camera during the...

20060198612 - Media player and the playing method thereof: A media player for processing an input signal is disclosed, which comprises: a first decoder, for converting the input signal into a first decode signal using a first algorithm; a first encode, coupled to the first decoder; a storage device, coupled to the first encoder; and an image processor, for...

20060198613 - Gymnastic guide system displayed in a computer: Disclosed herein is a gymnastic guide system displayed in a computer, and more particularly to such a gymnastic guide system in which program is executed to guide a gymnastic exercise every a fixed time interval in a computer so as to prevent musculoskeletal disease, etc., caused by a long-term computer...

20060198615 - Disk device and control method therefor: When the recording is started, recording information for information data is saved. When the supply of power has been recovered, the NWA and the LBN at the title head are reproduced based on the recording information. When RDI is present in a VOBU, and when a sequence code is not...

20060198616 - Optical disc playback apparatus and control program for controlling optical disc playback apparatus: According to one embodiment, program chain information indicating a playback order is read at the start of reading. In accordance with the playback order of the program chain in this program chain information, data is read from the optical disc to a buffer. Furthermore, the data which does not support...

20060198614 - Recording method for a disk drive: A recording method for a disk drive inputs A/D video signals to a multi-disc disk drive which connects with a display device. The display device displays A/D video signals for deciding to record. The multi-disc disk drive has a plurality of storage areas and options of a long-term record mode...