JP2004220778A - Information recording apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recording apparatus which can improve a use value for a user and a content information creation provider. <P>SOLUTION: A CPU 32 acquires a frame number inputted from a reproduced image frame number management apparatus 36, suspends a screen under reproducing, have the cursor positioned on the suspended image by a user, acquires the positional information from a cursor position management apparatus 37, specifies which position of the screen it is, and acquires an object number from the specified cursor position. A side information format apparatus 39 creates a side information format in which input WWW information is written based on an in-point and an out-point specified by number of image frame from the CPU 32 and screen position information specified by the cursor position and records it as additional information data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording apparatus, and more particularly, to an information recording apparatus that records content information on a recording medium together with associated address information such as a URL.

  2. Description of the Related Art There has been conventionally known an apparatus that associates normal television program viewing and Internet information with each other to operate in conjunction with each other (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-174007). In this conventional apparatus, in order to perform a related process between an object transmitted by television broadcasting and an object obtained from an accessible means other than television broadcasting, a receiving means of a tuner and a VBI decoder receives a television signal. Object data including an automatic access command for automatically accessing an address of a URL (Universal Resource Locater) in which Internet contents are multiplexed during the vertical blanking period (VBI) is taken in, and the central processing unit (CPU) ), Automatically dials to the Internet service provider set and registered in advance by modem communication means, connects to the Internet, accesses the Internet server, fetches Internet information (different object data), of Performing a combination operation that associates Ekutodeta.

  Also, an information reproducing apparatus has been known in which a video (Web) site is accessed in a certain scene and information related to the scene can be acquired during reproduction of video information of a DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) ( JP-A-2000-224548).

  In this conventional information reproducing apparatus, information reproducing means for reproducing video information, obtaining means for obtaining a keyword associated with each scene of video information from a predetermined storage medium, and video information reproduced by the information reproducing means Extracting means for reading a keyword associated with each scene from a storage medium, and searching means for searching a website using a keyword arbitrarily designated by a user from the extracted keywords. By using this to search for websites, it is possible to access websites created after media production.

  However, in the conventional apparatuses described in JP-A-10-174007 and JP-A-2000-224548, after a user records program data on a recording medium, a homepage on which information about explanatory information or the like about the program is described. It is possible to perform reproduction without using a reproduction operation using URL address information or the like, to re-record the latest information address by the user himself, or to allow the user to specify a specific scene, object, or part of the screen. Since the information address cannot be recorded, the utility value is not sufficient for the user and the content information creation provider.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information recording device that can improve the utility value for a user and a content information creation provider.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following information recording device.
(1) display means for decoding image information of input content and displaying an image based on the image information;
The additional information for obtaining information to be reproduced by linking to a predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content displayed by the display means is associated with the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content. Recording means for recording on a recording medium in a predetermined format together with the image information of the content,
An information recording device comprising:
(2) reading means for reading recorded information on a recording medium on which image information of the content is recorded;
Display means for decoding image information of the content read by the reading means and displaying an image based on the image information;
The additional information for obtaining information to be reproduced by linking to a predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content displayed by the display means is associated with the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content. Recording means for recording on the recording medium in a predetermined format,
An information recording device comprising:

  As described above, according to the present invention, the content is reproduced by linking to the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content in association with the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content recorded on the recording medium. By recording additional information on the recording medium in a predetermined format to obtain the information to be obtained, the additional information can be re-recorded, or the user can specify a predetermined part of the image based on the image information of the content reproduced from the recording medium. Then, for example, it is possible to record additional information for obtaining an image of the explanation information regarding the specified partial image.

  In the reproduction of the recording medium recorded in this manner, the reproduction of the image information of the content recorded on the recording medium is not interlocked with the operation of linking to a predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content based on the additional information. And information to be reproduced.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to construct a system that improves the use value and convenience for the user and the content information creation provider.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a reference example of an information reproducing apparatus related to the information recording apparatus of the present invention. In FIG. 1, it is assumed that an information signal of a content is compression-encoded in accordance with an MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) method and recorded on a recording medium 10 in the form of a digital signal. The recording medium 10 records side information (additional information) in which the attributes and descriptions of the content are recorded in a structured manner.

  This side information, as shown in FIG. It is described in a structure as shown in FIG. 3 by a file name ifo (the details of this structure will be described later). The side information describes information in units of programs, information in units (indexes) obtained by dividing the program into predetermined time sections, and information in predetermined parts (for example, objects) of an image. . In each of them, at least a URL address in which information of content description corresponding to the information is described is recorded. For example, a recording digital signal on a writable recording medium 10 is read by a data reader 11. Further, a central processing unit (CPU) 12 controls the information reproducing apparatus as a whole.

  Next, the format of information to be recorded on the recording medium will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 6 and Tables 1 to 4. Information to be recorded includes information data on audio and video programs and side information (additional information) data. As shown in FIG. 2, for the information data, a folder named "PROGRAM" is created under "ROOT", and recorded under the file names "PR0" to "PRn" thereunder. PR indicates a program and can describe n programs. The PR file is the MPEG stream itself. The program is a unit (for example, a two-hour movie program) recorded by the user at one time.

  Similarly, side information (additional information) is recorded with a file name “SIDE.ifo”. SIDE. The format of ifo has a hierarchical structure as shown in FIG. TOTAL_MANAGER_IFO is defined at the top, and includes GENERAL_IFO and CNTNT_IFO. The GENERAL_IFO describes parameters relating to the entire information group, and has a syntax (SYNTAX) structure as shown in Table 1 in detail.

表１中、「Ｓｙｓｔｅｍ ＩＤ」は、このフォーマットで記述された情報体であることを示すＩＤである。「Ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ」はバージョンナンバ−を記述する。「Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ Ｓｅｔ」は後述するプログラムのテキストインフォメーションを記述しているテキストコードを記述するものである。「Ｎｕｍ ｏｆ ＣＮＴＮＴ＿ＩＦＯ」は後述するＰＲ＿ＩＦＯの数である。「Ｓｔａｒｔ Ａｄｒｓ ｏｆ ＣＮＴＮＴ＿ＩＦＯ」はＰＲ＿ＩＦＯ＿０の先頭アドレスを記述するものである。

In Table 1, “System ID” is an ID indicating an information body described in this format. “Version” describes a version number. “Character Set” describes a text code describing text information of a program described later. "Num of CNTNT_IFO" is the number of PR_IFOs described later. "Start Adrs of CNTNT_IFO" describes the start address of PR_IFO_0.

  Next, CNTNT_IFO shown in FIG. 3 describes PR_IFO_0 to PR_IFO_n as information for each program. The PR_IFO is composed of a PROG_IFO and an IDX_IFO as shown in FIG. Details of PROG_IFO are as shown in Table 2.

表２中、「Ｅｎｄ Ａｄｒｓ ｏｆ ＰＲ＿ＩＦＯ」は、ＰＲ＿ＩＦＯの終了アドレスである。「ＰＲ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ」は、自分自身のプログラムナンバーである。「Ｐｌａｙｂａｃｋ Ｔｉｍｅ」は、そのプログラムの再生時間である。「Ｎｕｍ ｏｆ ＩＮＤＥＸ」は、そのプログラム中をさらにいくつかのシーンに分けたインデックス（ＩＮＤＥＸ）の数である。

In Table 2, “End Adrs of PR_IFO” is the end address of PR_IFO. “PR number” is a program number of the user himself / herself. “Playback Time” is the playback time of the program. “Num of INDEX” is the number of indexes (INDEX) that further divide the program into several scenes.

  “Rec Date” is the date when the program was recorded, and “Rec Time” is the time. “PR text information size” is the number of bytes of text information when a brief description is given to a program that follows. “PR text information” is text information information. "Link information size" is the number of bytes of information describing the URL address of the site describing the content information related to this program of the present invention, and "Link information" is the URL address information.

  “Content nibble” is genre information of the program. “V_ATR” is information related to the pixel size, bit rate, and compression parameter of the video. “A_ATR” is information such as a bit rate and a number of channels related to audio.

  Here, the side information has a format in which one piece of URL address information is described in the program. However, another layer of the format may be created so that one piece of URL address information is described in the index. Further, another layer may be created so as to describe a URL address corresponding to the screen portion. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the screen is divided into 16 parts, and one URL address is assigned to each divided area, so that 16 kinds of URL addresses can be described for one screen. When the cursor is moved to the divided area of, the URL address assigned to the divided area at the cursor position can be specified.

  Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 6, an outline of the object is extracted for a meaningful object in the image, an area of the object is set, a number is linked to each object, and a URL is assigned to the object number. Address information may be described. For example, the object number is linked to the object such that the background 41 in FIG. 6 is “1”, the dome 42 is “2”, the car 43 is “3”, and the person 44 is “4”. Then, URL address information is described for the object number.

  FIG. 4 shows an example of a hierarchical structure of a format in which URL address information is described in an index and an object. As shown in FIG. 4, the PR_IFO in FIG. 3 includes PROG_IFO and IDX_IFO, and IDX_IFO has a hierarchical structure including INDEX_IFO and OBJECT_IFO. INDEX_IFO has a syntax structure as shown in Table 3.

表３中、「Ｅｎｄ Ａｄｒｓ ｏｆ ＩＮＤＥＸ＿ＩＦＯ」は、このＩＮＤＥＸ＿ＩＦＯの終了アドレスである。「ＩＮＤＥＸ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ」は、ＰＲ＿ＩＦＯ内のＩＮＤＥＸの通しナンバー（インデックスナンバー）である。「Ｐｌａｙｂａｃｋ Ｔｉｍｅ」は、インデックスの再生時間である。「Ｓｔａｒｔ ｆｒａｍｅ ｏｆ ＩＮＤＥＸ」は、インデックスのスタートフレームナンバーである。「Ｅｎｄ ｆｒａｍｅ ｏｆ ＩＮＤＥＸ」は、インデックスのエンドフレームナンバーである。「Ｌｉｎｋ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｓｉｚｅ」は、本発明のこのプログラムに関するコンテンツ情報を記述したサイトのＵＲＬアドレスを記述する情報のバイト数、「Ｌｉｎｋ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ」は、そのＵＲＬアドレス情報である。

In Table 3, “End Adrs of INDEX_IFO” is an end address of the INDEX_IFO. “INDEX number” is a serial number (index number) of INDEX in PR_IFO. “Playback Time” is the playback time of the index. “Start frame of INDEX” is the start frame number of the index. “End frame of INDEX” is an end frame number of the index. “Link information size” is the number of bytes of information describing the URL address of the site describing the content information related to this program of the present invention, and “Link information” is the URL address information.

  OBJECT_IFO has the syntax structure shown in Table 4.

表４中、「Ｅｎｄ Ａｄｒｓ ｏｆ ＯＢＪＥＣＴ＿ＩＦＯ」は、ＯＢＪＥＣＴ＿ＩＦＯの終了アドレスである。「ＯＢＪＥＣＴ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ」は、オブジェクトのナンバーである。「ｆｒａｍｅ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ ＯＢＪＥＣＴ」は、オブジェクトの画像の存在するフレームナンバーである。「Ｌｉｎｋ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｓｉｚｅ」は、本発明のこのプログラムに関するコンテンツ情報を記述したサイトのＵＲＬアドレスを記述する情報のバイト数、「Ｌｉｎｋ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ」は、そのＵＲＬアドレス情報である。

In Table 4, “End Adrs of OBJECT_IFO” is the end address of OBJECT_IFO. “OBJECT number” is the number of the object. “Frame number of OBJECT” is a frame number in which the image of the object exists. “Link information size” is the number of bytes of information describing the URL address of the site describing the content information related to this program of the present invention, and “Link information” is the URL address information.

  Since the object information set here is set at the position of the image within one frame, the specified time starts from that frame and extends to the last frame of the index where the frame exists, as shown in FIG. It is assumed that 16 areas or objects as shown in FIG. 6 are valid as areas to be subjected to Link information.

  Next, the operation of the reference example of the information reproducing apparatus will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Now, when the reproduction program number is instructed to the CPU 12 (step 101 in FIG. 7), the reproduction of the recording medium 10 is started by the data reader 11, the side information is read and supplied to the side information analyzer 14, Is read from the recording medium 10 by the data reader 11 and supplied to the MPEG decoder 20 for decoding.

  The audio and video information data decoded by the MPEG decoder 20 is input to an image layout processor 18, converted into a predetermined display format, and supplied to a display 19. The display 19 displays and reproduces the audio and video of the program (step 102 in FIG. 7). The data output from the MPEG decoder 20 is also supplied to a reproduced image frame number manager 21, where the number of frames of the currently reproduced image from the start of the program is managed.

  When the user looks at the playback image displayed on the display 19 and plays back the WWW information, the user plays back the WWW information unique to the program, the WWW information unique to the index, or the WWW information unique to the object. Is determined and specified to the CPU 12 (steps 103, 104, 105, and 106 in FIG. 7). When WWW information is not reproduced, normal reproduction is performed as it is (step 107 in FIG. 7).

  When reproducing the WWW information unique to the program, the CPU 12 obtains the program number of the program being reproduced (step 108 in FIG. 7), and further obtains the program number of the program being reproduced analyzed by the side information analyzer 14. The WWW information (URL address information) of the PROG_IFO table shown in Table 2 is obtained (Step 109 in FIG. 7).

  Then, the CPU 12 supplies the input URL address information to the network processor 15. The network processor 15 connects to an external information site 16 indicated by the input URL address information via the Internet. Accordingly, when the content description information described in, for example, HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is transferred from the external information site 16 to the network processor 15, the network processor 15 transmits the content description information to the HTML processor. Transfer to 17.

  The HTML processor 17 performs HTML grammatical analysis on the input content description information, converts the obtained data into image data, and supplies the image data to the image layout processor 18. The image layout processor 18 fits the content description information image data obtained by processing the transmitted HTML information into a predetermined program information display format that is easy for the user to understand, lays out the image data, and sends the image data to the display 19. Is output and displayed (step 110 in FIG. 7).

  When reproducing the WWW information unique to the index (step 105 in FIG. 7), the CPU 12 obtains the frame number from the reproduced image frame number manager 21 (step 111 in FIG. 7). The index numbers in the INDEX_IFO table shown in Table 3 from FIG. 14 are obtained (step 112 in FIG. 7), and the WWW address information (URL address information) in the INDEX_IFO table obtained based on these is obtained (step in FIG. 7). 113).

  Then, based on the input URL address information, the CPU 12 connects to the external information site 16 indicated by the URL address information via the Internet via the network processor 15 as described above, and The content description information is converted into image data by an HTML processor 17, and the image data is supplied to an image layout processor 18. The image layout processor 18 embeds image data obtained by processing the HTML information transmitted from the external information site 16 into the image data of the program reproduced by the MPEG decoder 20, lays out the image data, and displays the image on the display 19. The data is output and displayed (step 110 in FIG. 7).

  When neither the program nor the index WWW information is reproduced, a mode for acquiring the WWW information unique to the object is entered (step 106 in FIG. 7), and the CPU 12 acquires the frame number from the reproduced image frame number manager 21. (Step 114 in FIG. 7). Here, the cursor position manager 22 of FIG. 1 displays a cursor that can be moved by the user on the image laid out by the image layout processor 18 and displayed on the display 19. The cursor position information is supplied to the cursor position manager 22 via the image layout processor 18.

  Therefore, the CPU 12 acquires the cursor position designated by the user in the current image from the cursor position manager 22 (step 115 in FIG. 7), and obtains the cursor position, the frame number, and the reproduction side information from Table 4 below. The object number in the indicated OBJECT_IFO table is obtained (step 116 in FIG. 7), and further, the WWW address information (URL address information) in the OBJECT_IFO table is obtained (step 117 in FIG. 7).

  Thereafter, in the same manner as described above, the image of the information provided from the external information site 16 based on the URL address information is inserted into the image data of the program reproduced by the MPEG decoder 20, laid out and displayed on the display unit 19. (Step 110 in FIG. 7).

  Next, the information recording apparatus of the present invention will be described. FIG. 8 shows a block diagram of an embodiment of the information recording apparatus according to the present invention. The information recording apparatus according to the present embodiment is configured such that, during reproduction by the information reproducing apparatus, the user obtains information on a program or information on a specific program unit, information on a unit obtained by dividing the program into predetermined time sections, an image, This is a recording apparatus for recording and updating information for each predetermined portion of.

  In FIG. 8, audio and video information data corresponding to a program specified by the user by the CPU 32 is read from the recording medium 30 by the data reading / writing device 31 and input to the MPEG decoder 33. The recording medium 30 is a writable recording medium. The recording medium 30 records content data and side information in the format described with the playback device.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When a reproduction program number is designated by the user interface 38 to the CPU 32, reproduction is started (steps 201 and 202 in FIG. 9). At the time of this reproduction, the side information reproduced from the recording medium 10 by the data read / write unit 31 is supplied to the side information formatter 39, and the audio and video information data corresponding to the program of the program number designated by the user is converted into MPEG data. The data is supplied to the decoder 33 and decoded.

  The audio and video information data decoded by the MPEG decoder 33 is supplied to an image layout processor 34, where it is converted into a predetermined display format, and then input to a display 35 for display. The display 35 sounds an audio sound corresponding to the program specified by the user, and displays a video image.

  On the other hand, the data output from the MPEG decoder 33 is also supplied to the reproduced image frame number manager 36, where the number of frames of the currently reproduced image from the start of the program is managed. The cursor position manager 37 displays a cursor that can be moved by the user on the image laid out by the image layout processor 34 and displayed on the display 35. The cursor position information is supplied to the cursor position manager 37 via the image layout processor 34.

  The user determines whether or not to record WWW information while watching the reproduced image displayed on the display 35 (step 203 in FIG. 9), and if not, causes the program to be normally reproduced as it is (FIG. 9). In step 204), when recording, the user inputs URL address information of a site describing desired content description information from the user interface (U / I) 38 to the CPU 32 (step 205 in FIG. 9). The address information is supplied to the side information formatter 39.

  Then, whether to record the unique WWW information (URL address information) in the program, the unique WWW information (URL address information) in the index, or the unique WWW information (URL address information) in the object Is determined and designated to the CPU 32 (steps 206, 207, 208 in FIG. 9).

  When recording the WWW information (URL address information) unique to the program, the CPU 32 specifies the program based on the program number because the program number specified by the user has been input at the time of reproduction. Step 209 in FIG. 9).

  The side information formatter 39 writes the input WWW information (URL address information) in the PROG_IFO table shown in Table 2 in the side information of the specified program based on the information of the program unit from the CPU 32. Is created, and the side information is recorded as additional information data on the recording medium 30 through the data read / write unit 31 (step 210 in FIG. 9).

  If the program is to record unique WWW information (URL address information) in an index, which is information for each unit obtained by dividing the program into predetermined time sections (step 207 in FIG. 9), the CPU 32 controls the reproduction image frame number manager. The input frame number is acquired from step 36 (step 211 in FIG. 9), and the user inputs a point instruction signal on a screen corresponding to the in-point and out-point, and a scene (index) is obtained based on the information. To obtain an index number (step 212 in FIG. 9).

  The side information formatter 39 writes the side information format in which the input WWW information (URL address information) is written in the INDEX_IFO table shown in Table 3 in the side information based on the frame number and the index number from the CPU 32. It is created and the side information is recorded as additional information data on the recording medium 30 through the data read / write unit 31 (step 213 in FIG. 9).

  When recording index-specific WWW information (URL address information), which is information for each predetermined part of an image (step 208 in FIG. 9), the CPU 32 determines the frame number input from the reproduced image frame number manager 36. (Step 214 in FIG. 9), pauses the screen being reproduced, asks the user to position the cursor on the stopped image, and obtains the position information from the cursor position manager 37. (Step 215 in FIG. 9), which position on the screen is specified, and an object number is obtained from the specified cursor position (Step 216 in FIG. 9).

  The side information formatter 39 uses the OBJECT_IFO shown in Table 4 in the above-described side information based on the in-point and out-point information specified by the number of image frames from the CPU 32 and the screen position information specified by the cursor position. A side information format in which input WWW information (URL address information) is written in the table is created, and the side information is recorded as additional information data on the recording medium 30 through the data read / write unit 31 (step 217 in FIG. 9).

  Thus, in this reference example of the information reproducing apparatus, the reproduction information of the main part recorded on the recording medium and the content information obtained from accessible means other than the recording medium information are linked and displayed on the display. After recording the program data (program) on the recording medium by the user, the reproduction operation is performed by using the URL address information of the home page in which the information about the program is described. (I.e., at the user's arbitrary timing irrespective of the program playback during the program playback). That is, for example, when the user clicks on any image in an arbitrary scene during playback of the image and audio information of the movie program from the recording medium, information on the image is connected via the Internet separately from the movie program. URL address information can be obtained from an external information site and reproduced.

  Further, according to the present embodiment of the information recording apparatus, the user himself / herself can re-record the latest information address, or a specific scene or object in the program reproduced from the recording medium 30 by the user, or one of the screens. By specifying a copy, URL address information (WWW information) from which an image of the description information can be obtained can be recorded.

  In the information recording device, the information of the program unit, the information of a specific program unit, or the information of each unit obtained by dividing the program into predetermined time sections, the in-point and the out-point specified by the number of image frames. Information, information on the basis of the additional information such as screen position information specified by the cursor position, URL address information corresponding to them, and information data, for example, from a broadcast to a radio wave or from a communication network are simultaneously input. In some cases.

  In this case, as shown in the block diagram of FIG. 10, the information serving as the base of the additional information and the URL address information are supplied to the side information formatter 39, where the side information format is created. Is recorded on the recording medium 52 through the data reader / writer 51 together with the information data obtained from the received radio wave or from the communication network while taking into account the recording time information and the like.

  In the above embodiment, an example is shown in which address information such as a URL is linked from side information recorded on a recording medium. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be directly transmitted. In this case, the side information is transmitted from the transmitting side according to the flowchart in FIG. 11, and the information reproducing apparatus performs reproduction according to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. In FIG. 13, the same reference numerals are given to the same processing steps as in FIG. 7, and description thereof will be omitted.

  That is, the transmitting side packetizes the side information (step 301 in FIG. 11), attaches a header to the packet (step 302 in FIG. 11), and transmits the packet and the header to the network (step 301 in FIG. 11). ).

  Further, the information reproducing apparatus receives the side information transmitted to the network and first removes the header (step 401 in FIG. 12), and subsequently restores the data, that is, the side information (step 402 in FIG. 12). Then, the last restored side information is stored in the memory (step 403 in FIG. 12). Then, at the time of reproduction by the information reproducing apparatus, the side information read from the memory is deformatted (step 501 in FIG. 13), and thereafter, reproduction is performed in the same manner as the flowchart described with reference to FIG.

  Although the link information has been described as a URL address of an external site, the present invention is not limited to this, and the name of an information body in which content information is described, for example, identification of an internal memory, HDD, or another recording medium Anything can be used as long as it can be specified, such as a name or address, a file name to be recorded, and a data register address.

It is a block diagram of a reference example of the information reproducing device related to the information recording device of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a data configuration on a recording medium. It is explanatory drawing which shows the example of a program format in side information. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing a format example including INDEX and OBJECT in side information. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of screen division. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of an in-screen object. It is a flowchart for operation | movement description of FIG. It is a block diagram of one embodiment of an information recording device of the present invention. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of FIG. 8. It is a block diagram of the important section of other embodiments of the information recording device of the present invention. It is an explanatory flowchart at the time of transmitting side information to a network. It is a flowchart of an example when restoring side information. It is a flowchart for operation | movement description in the case of reproducing | regenerating using the side information input via the network.

Explanation of reference numerals

10, 30, 52 Recording medium 11 Data reader 12, 32 Central processing unit (CPU)
13, 38 User interface 14 Side information analyzer 15 Network processor 16 External information site 17 HTML processor 18, 34 Image layout processor 19, 35 Display 20, 33 MPEG decoder 21, 36 Reproduction image frame number manager 22, 37 Cursor position manager 31, 51 Data read / write device 39 Side information formatter

Claims (2)

Display means for decoding image information of the input content and displaying an image based on the image information;
The additional information for obtaining information to be reproduced by linking to a predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content displayed by the display means is associated with the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content. Recording means for recording on a recording medium in a predetermined format together with the image information of the content,
An information recording device comprising: Reading means for reading recording information of a recording medium on which image information of content is recorded;
Display means for decoding image information of the content read by the reading means and displaying an image based on the image information;
The additional information for obtaining information to be reproduced by linking to a predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content displayed by the display means is associated with the predetermined portion of the image based on the image information of the content. Recording means for recording on the recording medium in a predetermined format,
An information recording device comprising:

Images