Embodiment
Below, with drawing example of the present invention is described.Fig. 1 shows the controlled state of the AV data of the recording medium top in the record reproducing device of the present invention.101 with Fig. 2 in 201 same, be the AV data of recording medium top itself, be the situation that exists program #1~program #3 as writing down shown in the unit.
102 are equivalent to 202 among Fig. 2,, show the 3rd administrative structure (supervisory level 3) of management information here.Programme information #1~programme information #3 shows whole reproduction range of the such program unit of program #1~program #3 respectively.In addition, programme information #2a~programme information #3a shows all or a part of reproduction range of the program of any appointment of user,, shows the part of program #2 and the part of program #3 respectively here.Be equivalent to the place of programme information #1~programme information #3, be accompanied by writing afterwards of AV data, promptly be accompanied by the increase of program, also will append its information.The place that is equivalent to programme information #2a~programme information #3a in addition, the number of its information will increase and decrease because of user's edit operation.
Though 103 are equivalent to the supervisory level 1 among Fig. 2,, shown here but is second administrative structure (supervisory level 2) of management information, only comprises playing list information #1~playing list information #n.Each playing list information all shows the information of the reproduction order of the programme information arbitrarily in the above-mentioned supervisory level 3, can have a plurality of.
104, as distinctive point of the present invention, be first administrative structure (supervisory level 1) of the management information of newly appending, comprise a plurality of integrated informations.Original integrated information is equivalent to the program arrangement information among Fig. 2, comprises all of programme information #1~programme information #3 in the supervisory level 3, adopt with serve as the basic way of reproducing, the user just can reproduce all AV data that are recorded in the recording medium top.The playing list integrated information comprises all of programme information #1~programme information #n in the supervisory level 2, adopt with serve as the basic way of reproducing, all playing lists that just can reproduce the user successively and logined.User definition integrated information #1~user definition integrated information #m, comprise within playing list information and the programme information in the supervisory level 3 in the supervisory level 2 arbitrarily one or more.For example, use a plurality of users under the situation of single recording medium, through adopting 1 user definition integrated information at Subscriber Unit, just can be to managing with the corresponding to reproduction content of each user's hobby.
Secondly, with other figure, the example to record reproducing device of the present invention describes a little particularly.
The block diagram of Fig. 3 shows an example of record reproducing device of the present invention, and showing can receiving digital broadcast and record on the recording medium, and in addition, data that can also reproducing recorded obtain reproducing the record reproducing device of that kind of output.The 300th, record reproducing device, the 301st, import input terminal from the reception ripple of antenna, the 3011st, be used for importing input terminal from the video/audio data after the compression of other equipment; The 3012nd, be used for importing the analog image input terminal of analog picture signal, the 3013rd, be used for importing the simulated sound input terminal of analoging sound signal, 333 and 334; Be analog/digital (A/D) change-over circuit that becomes analog signal conversion digital signal, the 302nd, demodulator circuit, the 330th, separate into the digital signal after the demodulation split circuit of sound, image and other data; The compressor circuit that image after the 335 pairs of digitlizations and voice signal compress, the 303rd, the register system signal processing circuit, the 331st, be used for making the encipherment circuit of wanting the data recorded encipherment; The 304th, possess the recording/reproducing system of the driving function of recording medium, the 305th, recording medium, the 332nd, be used for making encipherment and record the non-encipherment circuit of the non-encipherment of data of recording medium top; The 306th, playback system signal processing circuit, the 307th, commutation circuit, the 308th, split circuit; The 309th, image decoding circuit, the 310th, digital-to-analog (D/A) change-over circuit, the 311st, output end of image; 312 voice codec circuit, the 313rd, D/A change-over circuit, the 314th, voice output terminal; The 315th, television set, the 316th, user I/F, the 317th, control part; The 318th, system bus, the 319th, OSD generation portion, the 320th, adder operation circuit.
When record; By means of transmissions such as digital broadcasting, the signal that receives; In demodulator circuit 302, carried out after the demodulation, in register system signal processing circuit 303, implemented regularly to adjust the signal processing of necessity of the additional or modulation of the data of usefulness etc. with the mode of regulation; And carried out after the encipherment with encipherment circuit 331, by means of recording/reproducing system 304 to recording medium 305 enterprising line items.In addition; Import the digital signal of coming in by means of digital input end 3011; In register system signal processing circuit 303; Implement regularly to adjust the signal processing of necessity of the additional or modulation of the data of usefulness etc., and carried out after the encipherment with encipherment circuit 331, by means of recording/reproducing system 304 to recording medium 305 enterprising line items.In addition; The analog picture signal of coming in by means of analog image input terminal 3012 input, the analoging sound signal of coming in by means of 3013 inputs of simulated sound input terminal; Carry out processed compressed by means of compressor circuit 335; Through register system signal processing circuit 303, carried out after the encipherment with encipherment circuit 331, carry out record by means of recording/reproducing system 304 to recording medium 305.
When reproducing; The encipherment that reads out from recording medium 305 through recording/reproducing system 304 according to user's indication numerical data; Carry out non-encipherment with non-encipherment circuit 332; In playback system signal processing circuit 103, implement the needed signal processing of reproduction of demodulation etc., be sent to split circuit 308 through commutation circuit 307 with the form of modulation system up to specification.In image decoding circuit 309, implement the picture decoding of regulation and handle, in D/A change-over circuit 310, carried out from numerical data after the conversion of analog signal, be sent to the monitor of television set 315 through output end of image 311 and export, show.In addition, in voice codec circuit 312, carried out the voice codec of regulation and handled, in D/A change-over circuit 313, carried out from numerical data after the conversion of analog signal, just through the voice output mechanism output of voice output terminal 314 by means of television set 315.
Control part 317 is controlled through the various piece of 318 pairs of record reproducing devices 300 of system bus, in addition, controls installing all, makes it to carry out to be input as with the user's that imports into through user I/F316 indication the action of foundation.In addition; The indication input that the user is carried out requires or the necessary OSD demonstration to the user; Can be employed in the OSD generation portion 319 and prepare; In adder operation circuit 320, carry out add operation with the output of image decoding circuit 309 with suitable level, the way of finally on the monitor picture of television set 315, exporting realizes.
Secondly, as the concrete use-case that makes that the management information among Fig. 1 constitutes, the situation that the menu that is used in each integrated information in the supervisory level 1 record data is shown describes.
Fig. 4 is to use original integrated information to carry out the example that menu shows.The 315th, the television set among Fig. 3, the 401st, whole programs show the sign (tag) of usefulness, the 402nd, the thumbnail (thumbnail) of expression programme information #1, the 403rd, the thumbnail of expression programme information #2, the 404th, the thumbnail of expression programme information #3.The user adopts by means of remote controller etc. and the cursor position of picture top is moved to select on the desirable thumbnail way that determines, just can reproduce program or all programs arbitrarily.
Secondly, Fig. 5 is to use the playing list integrated information among Fig. 1 to carry out the example that menu shows.The 501st, whole playing lists show the sign of usefulness, the 502nd, and the thumbnail of expression playing list information #1, the 503rd, the thumbnail of expression playing list information #2.Same under user and the above-mentioned situation, adopt by means of remote controller etc. and the cursor position of picture top is moved to select on the desirable thumbnail way that determines, just can reproduce playing list or all playing lists arbitrarily.In addition, show with sign 401 to show switching the way realization that can adopt the user cursor to be moved to wait at the for example text point place of sign with sign 501 to whole playing lists from above-mentioned whole programs.
Secondly, Fig. 6 is to use the user definition integrated information #1 among Fig. 1 to carry out the example that menu shows.The 601st, user #1 (being defined as ' mother ' here) uses sign with the menu demonstration, and 402 and 502, can know by Fig. 1, be the thumbnail of expression programme information #1 and playing list information #1.' mother ' show mother with sign 601 with menu and be used as own special-purpose file, can freely login, eliminate and want the data reproduced.Equally, Fig. 7 is to use the user definition integrated information #2 among Fig. 1 to carry out the example that menu shows.The 701st, user #2 (being defined as ' father ' here) uses sign with the menu demonstration, and 503 and 502, can know by Fig. 1, be the thumbnail of expression playing list information #1 and playing list information #2.Though ' father ' has selected 2 playing lists in this case,, variable its reproduction order.Same with above-mentioned ' mother ', ' father ' show father with sign 701 with menu and be used as own special-purpose file, can freely login, eliminate and want the data reproduced.
As stated; If employing embodiments of the invention; Owing to be constructed such that all playing list management of information units of appending administrative institute login and upper administrative structure, handle with the integrated information same column ground of the whole reproduction range of expression AV data, in addition; Also be constructed such that and use the administrative structure of being appended to handle by user-defined integrated information; Be constructed such that and sign in to the reproduction range arbitrarily that is contained in the next level in this integrated information, and make the user can select to manage playing list or reproduction range arbitrarily, so even if inferior in the situation of the total single recording medium of a plurality of users; Also can manage the reproduction content that each user likes, improve ease of use.
In addition, in above embodiment, though explanation is to accept the situation that numerical data is directly write down in digital broadcasting; But; Be not limited to this, also can constitute and possess network I/F, obtain the AV data from external network; Or tool encode parts, the limit makes analogue data encode limit record on recording medium.That is, what present embodiment was referred to is the data management of recording medium top, as for its then not what special qualification of input path.
Fig. 8 shows in fact actually with which type of file formation; The said program in top or programme information, playing list information and original integrated information, playing list integrated information, sound definition information, record an example of recording medium 305 (Fig. 3) top.This recording medium is to carry out the medium that digital record reproduces, and each file of medium top uses the same file system of using in the management with recording medium such as so-called personal computer of system to manage.In with figure; ROT800 representes the upper level of file directory; TV_REC801 is the catalogue of its lower floor, realizes TVREC.MAN802, PREG.IFO803, PRG.IFO804, the PROG0001.TS805 of each file that management shown in Figure 1 of the present invention is constructed ... Can be recorded in the TV_REC801.TVREC.MAN802, the information till the original integrated information of the supervisory level 1 in place shown in Figure 1, playing list integrated information, from user definition integrated information #1 to #m becomes admin table and records and narrates.In addition, PREG.IFO803 becomes admin table to the playing list information #1 of the supervisory level 2 in place shown in Figure 1 each information till the #n and carries out record.The information of each information program information #1~#3a of supervisory level 3 in the admin table kymogram 1 in PRG.IFO804.PROG0001.TS805, PRG0002.TS806, PROG0003.TS807 are the entity files of the AV data of each program; For example;, record is used as PROG0001.TS till stopping to recording start once; Under the situation that is called PROG0002.TS till record stops, will upgrade laggard line item to recording start, wherein, upgrade 804 from each above-mentioned management document 802 to filename from next.
In addition; Management structure TVREC.MAN802, PGRG.IFO803, PGR.IFO804, PROG0001.TS805 for each file ... File build, the formation of admin table itself; Though how to constitute all right; But, below to illustrate actually how to realize the example that the management of Fig. 1 constitutes with above-mentioned each file.
The admin table that Fig. 9 shows TVREC.MAN801 (Fig. 8) constitutes.As original integrated information 901; Recorded and narrated the number that is used as the AV data that programme information several 9011 notes; The entity file of having recorded and narrated the AV data in other words (is PROG0001.TS 805, PROG0002.TS806, PROG0003.TS807; To use 3 files in this case), then, at the position table 9012 of its following each original programme information of record.In addition, as playing list integrated information 902, the playing list location information table till can being recorded in from each playing list #1 to #3a is below 9021.In addition, after 9031, but the number of recording user definition integrated information, from now on, the content till can writing down from the #1 of user definition information to #m.
In addition, Figure 13 shows the content of top said user definition information #m.User definition information #m, having as a table is programme information and which the playing list information combination which is original.
Figure 10 shows the admin table of the PGRG.IFO803 (Fig. 8) of the supervisory level 2 that is equivalent to Fig. 1.As playing list information 1001, record and narrate the sum 10011 (in this case for n) of playing list information at first, from its 10012 following beginnings, the position of the content till having record from each playing list information #1 to #n is recorded as table.Then, again since 10013, the content of record till (be the content of reproduction order, and be the reproduction start position of the AV data stated after the expression or reproduce end position etc., the admin table that how to make up programme information etc.) from each playing list #1 to #n.
Figure 11 shows the admin table of the PGR.IFO804 (Fig. 8) of the supervisory level 3 that is equivalent to Fig. 1.As programme information 1101; Record the number of programme information (comprising the programme information that becomes a pair of programme information and defined all programme information #2a of user and #3a (Fig. 1) among the program #1, #2, #3 (Fig. 1) of raw information) in 11011; Be illustrated in the table of position of the content of each programme information till from programme information #1 to #3a of record in later 11012; Further; After 11013, write down each programme information #1 to the content of #3a (record will to the PROG0001.TS805 of each AV data file, PROG0002.TS806, PROG0003.TS807 (Fig. 8) from which to position that which reproduces).
If as above manage; Then can classify to the for example positional information of playing list position table 9021; From the Status Change of Fig. 5 state, under the very many situation of the number of playing list, make the high playing list of usage frequency of the initial explicit user on the GUI picture to the sequential scheduling of the inventory that will display the play in GUI picture top owing to can become for Figure 12; So can realize record reproducing device or transcriber or recording method easy to use for the user; For example, oneself want playing list of seeing or the original content that is write down, so even if under much more very situation of the number of the program that is write down owing to can freely set a plurality of users independently; Because can be, want the programme information seen so also can promptly find with reference to own defined file.
In addition; In the present embodiment; Though come user-defined playing list integrated information and user definition integrated information #1 to the #m difference clearly; But, also can be to be placed on the position of the user-defined playing list integrated information that links between the original programme information that does not have with user's integrated information.