JP3531207B2 - Image recording and playback device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to image recording for recording multi-screen image signal data and multi-screen additional information signal data generated by using a plurality of reduced image signal data and reproducing the multi-screen. The present invention relates to a playback device.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, it has been frequently performed that an image signal is converted into a multi-screen and used as an index or the like. Therefore, conventionally, moving image signal data is reproduced from a recorded recording medium, and a plurality of image signal data of an image desired by a user is used to generate multi-screen image signal data, and a predetermined image in the recording medium is generated. It was recorded at the recording position of.

A conventional image recording / reproducing apparatus will be described below. FIG. 29 shows a conventional image recording / reproducing apparatus.

In FIG. 29, reference numeral 1001 denotes a key input device for inputting operation instructions and data from a user and outputting the same as a microcomputer command signal d1, and 1002 through a bidirectional control bus (one-dot broken line in the figure). A microcomputer 1003 controls the operation of these blocks by exchanging information by exchanging communication signals d16 with all the blocks in the figure, and 1003 receives input image signal data d3 and multi-screen image signal data d15. A switch for switching as controlled by the communication signal d16 and outputting as the image signal data d5, 1004 multiplexes the audio signal data d2 and the image signal data d5, and the multiplexed signal data d7
A multiplexer 1005 which obtains the multiplexed signal data d7
Is input, an error correction code is added, modulation for recording is performed to obtain modulated signal data d8, and recording means for recording this on a recording medium, 1006 is a recording medium (magnetic tape in this embodiment), and 1007 is recording. Reproducing means 1008 for reading the modulated signal data d9 (corresponding to the modulated signal data d8) from the medium 1006, demodulating and demodulating the error to obtain multiplexed signal data d11 (corresponding to the multiplexed signal data d7).
Is a drive circuit for driving the recording medium 1006, 1009
Is a separator which receives the multiplexed signal data d11 as input and separates the audio signal data d12 and the image signal data d13 from each other, and 1010 is a multi-screen generator which receives the image signal data d13 as input and acquires multi-screen image signal data d15 Is.

Regarding the image signal recording / reproducing apparatus configured as described above, first, the operation is performed in the recording operation mode, that is, in the operation mode for recording the audio signal data and the image signal data, as in the VTR which is a normal recording / reproducing apparatus. Will be explained.

The drive circuit 1008 is a recording medium 1006.
To drive. Audio signal data d2, image signal data d3
When is input, the microcomputer 1002 controls the following operation using the communication signal d16. Switch 100
3 selects the image signal data d3, and the image signal data d5
Output as. The multiplexer 1004 outputs the audio signal data d
2 and image signal data d3 are multiplexed and multiplexed signal data d7 is output. The recording means 1005 adds an error correction code to the multiplexed signal data d7, performs recording modulation as controlled by the communication signal d16 to obtain modulated signal data d8, and records this on the recording medium 1006.

Next, the operation mode of the normal reproduction operation mode will be described. The drive circuit 1008 drives the recording medium 1006. The user inputs a key input device 1001
When the playback operation mode is specified using, the microcomputer 100
2 controls the following operations using the communication signal d16. The reproducing means 1007 reads the modulated signal data d9 from the recording medium 1006, performs demodulation which is an inverse conversion of the modulation, and then performs error correction, and is multiplexed signal data d11.
Is output. The separator 1009 uses the multiplexed signal data d11.
To separate the audio signal data d12 and the image signal data d1.
3 is output.

Next, the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Here, an outline of the multi-screen will be described. The multi-screen is a screen for displaying a plurality of images as one image, and one multi-screen is generated by using a plurality of reduced image data obtained by reducing the image signal data.

First, the user uses the key input device 1001 to specify the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode (operation 1001).

The microcomputer 1002 controls the following operations using the communication signal d16. Drive circuit 100
8 rewinds the recording medium 1006 to the first recording position (operation 1002).

The reproducing means 1007 reads the modulated signal data d9 from the recording medium 1006, demodulates it, and then outputs error-corrected multiplexed signal data d11. The separator 1009 separates the multiplexed signal data d11 and outputs the audio signal data d12 and the image signal data d13 (operation 1003).

The user uses the key input device 1001 to instruct still reproduction when an image that is likely to be used as a heading screen is judged from the reproduced image. The drive circuit 1008 stops the recording medium 1006 (operation 1004).

If the user uses the still-reproduced image as a multi-screen, the user uses the key input device 1001 to instruct the capture to the multi-screen. If not, the user uses the key input device 1001 to instruct to continue the reproduction. Yes (Operation 1
005). That is, when capturing in the multi-screen, this operation mode is continued from operation 1006, and when not capturing, this operation mode is continued from operation 1003.

The multi-screen generator 1010 takes in the image signal data d13 during still reproduction to the multi-screen (operation 1006).

The user judges whether or not the multi-screen is completed, and if so, continues this operation mode from operation 1008, and if not completed, continues this operation mode from operation 1003 (operation 1007).

The drive circuit 1008 is a recording medium 1006.
Is moved to an arbitrary position (operation 1008).

The reproducing means 1007 reads the modulated signal data d9 from the recording medium 1006, demodulates it, and then outputs the error-corrected multiplexed signal data d11. The separator 1009 separates the multiplexed signal data d11, outputs the audio signal data d12 and the image signal data d13, and enters the still reproduction state (operation 1009).

The user is a still-reproduced recording medium 1
It is determined whether or not the multi-screen is insert-recorded at the position of 006, and if it is recorded, this operation mode is continued from operation 1011. If it is not recorded, this operation is continued from operation 1008 (operation 1010).

The multi-screen is recorded and this operation mode is ended (operation 1011). That is, the multi-screen generator 1
010 outputs the completed multi-screen image signal data as image signal data d15, and the switch 1003 outputs the image signal data d15 as image signal data d5,
The multiplexer 1004 outputs multiplexed signal data d7 obtained by multiplexing the image signal data d5, and the recording means 105 adds an error correction code to the multiplexed signal data d7 and performs recording modulation to generate modulated signal data d8. The recording medium 100
Record at 6.

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However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, in order to record a multi-screen from a recording medium in which a still image and a moving image are mixedly recorded, the user must watch the reproduced image once. Since they have to be designated and created one by one, there is a problem that they are inconvenient to use and difficult to practically use when the number of images to be captured on the multi-screen is large. Also, on the multi-screen,
Since there is no recording position information of the image captured in the multi-screen, there is a problem that it is difficult to access the image captured in the multi-screen from the multi-screen at high speed.

In view of the above problems, the present invention is capable of automatically creating a multi-screen of only a still image from a recording medium in which a still image and a moving image are recorded in a mixed manner. It is an object of the present invention to provide an image recording / reproducing apparatus capable of high-speed access to a still image or high-speed access to the still images before and after each still image.

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In order to achieve this object, the image recording / reproducing apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention is a static recording medium on a recording medium.
Image data and a sequence of multiple still image data.
In an image recording / reproducing apparatus for recording image data composed of image data, the still image data recorded on the recording medium is recorded .
Multiple stills that make up all or part of the video data
Generating means for reproducing a part of the image data as a mark image, reducing the reproduced mark image to obtain a reduced image, and automatically generating a multi-screen composed of a predetermined number of the reduced images; Image data and the additional information including the position information indicating the recording position of the image data corresponding to the mark image are recorded at a predetermined position on the recording medium, and the image recording / reproducing apparatus is provided. Plays the multi-screen, of the mark image,
Accept the specification of how many prints of which,
The received specified content is recorded on the recording medium as print information which is a part of the additional information.

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(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image recording / reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the first invention. The present embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 1, 101 is a key input device for inputting operation instructions and data from a user and outputting this as a microcomputer command signal c1, and 102 is a bidirectional control bus (dotted line in the figure). By transmitting and receiving a communication signal c21 with all the blocks in the figure via the, the operation of these blocks is controlled and the audio signal data c15, the image signal data c16, and the additional information signal data are output to the user. The microcomputer outputs c19 and generates additional information signal data c6 to be recorded. 103 is
A switch for controlling one of the image signal data c3 and the image signal data c20, which is one of the inputs, by the communication signal c21 to selectively output one and outputting the selected one as the image signal data c5, 104 is one of the inputs. The multiplexer 105 multiplexes the audio signal data c2, the image signal data c5, and the additional information signal data c6 to obtain multiplexed signal data c7, and 105 adds the error correction code with the multiplexed signal data c7 as an input. Recording means for performing modulation for recording to obtain modulated signal data c8 and recording this on a recording medium,
Reference numeral 106 denotes a recording medium (a magnetic tape in this embodiment), 107
Reads the modulated signal data c9 (corresponding to the modulated signal data c8) from the recording medium 106, demodulates, demodulates and error-corrects the multiplexed signal data c11 (the multiplexed signal data c
(Corresponding to 7), 108 is a drive circuit for driving the recording medium 106, 109 is the input of the multiplexed signal data c11, and separates the audio signal data c12, the image signal data c13, and the additional information signal data c14. The separator 110 obtained by the above is controlled by the communication signal c21, selects or synthesizes one of the audio signal data c12 and the audio signal data c15, and outputs the audio signal data c17. The image signal data 13 is controlled by the communication signal c21.
A switch for selecting or synthesizing one of the image signal data c16 and the image signal data c16 and using this as image signal data c18, 11
2 is controlled by the communication signal c21, receives the image signal data c13 to generate a multi-screen, and outputs it as image signal data c20, or outputs the image signal data c13 as it is as image signal data c20. It is a multi-screen generator.

With respect to the image signal recording / reproducing apparatus having the above-described structure, first, the audio signal data, the image signal data, and the additional information signal data are recorded in the recording operation mode, that is, like the VTR which is a normal recording / reproducing apparatus. The operation of the operation mode will be described.

First, the user enters a recording operation mode by instructing the microcomputer 102 to perform a recording operation mode via the key input device 101. The image signal recording / reproducing apparatus includes not only the image signal data c3 but also the audio signal data c2.
Further, the additional information signal data c4 is input as needed.

The microcomputer 102 carries out the following series of operations. Necessary information is selected from the additional information signal data c4, and additional information signal data c6 to which additional information to be recorded is added is generated. The communication signal c21 is sent via the bidirectional control bus, and the switch 103 controls so as to select the input image signal data c3. In addition, the input image signal data c3 is displayed in the high-quality still image recording operation mode only when the user specifies, via the key input device 101, that the input image signal data c2 is recorded in the still image recording operation mode. The recording means 105 is controlled by the communication signal c21 so as to record. In this case, information that the image is a still image is added to the additional information signal data c6.

The switch 103 is controlled by the communication signal c21 and outputs the image signal data c3 as the image signal data c5. The multiplexer 104 outputs the audio signal data c
2. The image signal data c5 from the switch 103 and the additional information signal data c6 are multiplexed to obtain the multiplexed signal data c7.
Is output. The recording means 105 stores the multiplexed signal data c
An error correction code is added to 7, and recording modulation is performed to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.

Information contained in the additional information signal data c6 generated by the microcomputer 102 will be described. As described during the recording operation, the recording operation mode of this embodiment includes a moving image recording operation mode and a still image recording operation mode. Therefore, there is a still image flag s (1 bit) for distinguishing whether the video signal data to be recorded is still image data or moving image data, and the input image data is recorded in the high image quality still image mode. Flag s
= 1 and the input image data is recorded in the moving image mode, the flag s = 0 is set, and the additional information signal data c
Add in 6. Then, the track number (position information) in the recording medium 106 on which the modulated signal data c8 is recorded,
Data (time information) of the shooting date and time is also added to the additional information signal data c6.

The recording medium 106 in this embodiment is an ordinary magnetic tape, and its recording format is shown in FIG.
Will be explained. In FIG. 2, a normal home VTR
Similarly, the magnetic tape runs in the traveling direction shown in the figure,
A rotary head in the recording circuit 105 obliquely forms a track as shown in the figure, and data is recorded on the track. Each track is composed of an audio signal data recording area, an image signal data recording area, and an additional information signal data recording area.
The audio signal data, the image signal data, and the additional information signal data are recorded in dedicated areas.

Next, the normal reproduction operation mode will be described. First, the user inputs the key input device 1
By designating the reproduction operation mode using 01, the image signal recording / reproducing apparatus is set to the reproduction operation mode.

The microcomputer 102 carries out the following series of operations. The microcomputer 102 activates the drive circuit 108 by the communication signal c21, and controls the switch 110 and the switch 111 to selectively output the audio signal data c12 and the image signal data c13, respectively. The reproducing means 107 reads the modulated signal data c9 from the recording medium 106, performs demodulation which is the inverse conversion of the modulation performed by the recording means 105 at the time of recording, and then performs error correction to obtain multiplexed signal data c11. . The separator 109 receives the multiplexed signal data c11 as an input and decomposes it into audio signal data c12, image signal data c13, and additional information signal data c14.

The switch 110 is controlled by the communication signal c21 and outputs the audio signal data c12 as audio signal data c17. Similarly, the switch 111 is controlled by the communication signal c21 and outputs the image signal data c13 as the image signal data c18. The microcomputer 102 receives the additional information signal data c14 as input, selects only the necessary information, generates additional information signal data c19, and outputs it externally.

The reproduction operation mode includes a moving picture reproduction operation mode for reproducing only moving picture image data, a still picture reproduction operation mode for reproducing only still picture image data, and a moving picture image data for reproduction in the moving picture reproduction operation mode. It is assumed that there is a mixed reproduction operation mode in which when a still image is found by looking at the additional information, the image data of the still image is paused and reproduced, and can be selected by the user. Therefore, the microcomputer 102 reads the still image flag s from the reproduced additional information signal data c14, determines whether the image signal data is a still image depending on whether it is 1, and determines whether the image signal data is a still image according to the reproduction operation mode. Play.

Next, the operation mode of the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode will be described. It should be noted that the multi-screen is one in which a plurality of images are made into one image.

When this mode is designated by the key input device 101, the microcomputer 102 sequentially reproduces the recording medium 106 from the beginning, and has designated or predetermined additional information (still image flag s = 1 in this embodiment). Only the image signal data (mark image, still image in this embodiment) is taken out, this image signal data is reduced, and these reduced image data are combined every predetermined number to sequentially generate one multi-screen. Position information of the image data inserted in the multi-screen is added to this multi-screen as additional information, and it is automatically at a predetermined position (for example, at the head of the recording medium, preferably in the still-image recording operation mode). Record. Therefore, by reproducing the multi-screen, even in a recording medium in which moving image data and still image data coexist, image signal data having additional information desired by the user (still image Although only the image signal data) is in the form of a reduced image, a plurality of images can be collectively reproduced as an index and the contents can be efficiently grasped. Since the recording position information of the original image of each reduced image is added to the additional information of the multi-screen, the desired information can be easily searched for and reproduced at high speed. Further, whether or not the image data should be reduced and incorporated in the multi-screen can be distinguished by the additional information attached to each image as described above. This additional information is generally called a mark flag here. In this embodiment, the still image flag s is used as the mark flag. The mark image does not need to be a still image, and even in the case of moving image data, the user can add a predetermined different mark flag in advance and record it, so that a multi-screen can be realized. This can be used as a content index when multiple pieces of software are recorded on the recording medium,
Software search and playback of recording media can be performed easily.

Details of the operation in the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode will be described with reference to the flowchart (FIG. 3).

The user uses the key input device 101 to specify the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode to the microcomputer 102 (operation 101).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. The drive circuit 108 rewinds the recording medium 106 to the beginning (operation 102).

The microcomputer 102 stores the position information for recording the generated multi-screen image data on the pointer M (set in the microcomputer) (operation 103).

The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform a normal reproducing operation, and the audio signal data c12 and the image signal data c
13 and the additional information signal data c14 are output (operation 10).
4). The microcomputer 102 determines whether or not the recording medium 106 has been reproduced to the end, and if it is the last, performs the following operations 111 and 112, ends this operation mode, and if it is not the last, starts from the operation 106. The operation mode is continued (operation 105).

The microcomputer 102 searches the additional information signal data c14 output from the separator 106 for the image data of the mark image (still image data) whose still image flag s is 1, and s is 1 If the mark image is found, the operation 107 is performed, otherwise the operation mode is continued from the operation 104 (operation 106).

The multi-screen generator 112 generates reduced image data in which the image signal data of the mark image is reduced, captures the reduced image data into the image signal data of the multi-screen, and adds the position of the mark image to the additional information signal data of the multi-screen. Information is added (operation 107).

The microcomputer 102 adds the information of the pointer M (recording position information of the multi-screen) to the additional information signal data of the mark image so that the additional information signal data of the mark image is recorded again at the original recording position. Control (operation 1
08). That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 in which the information of the pointer M is added to the additional information signal data of the mark image, and the recording unit 105 adds the error correction code or records the additional information signal data via the multiplexer 104. Is modulated to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106. That is, only the additional information signal data is re-recorded (post-recording).

The microcomputer 102 judges whether or not the image signal data for one multi-screen is completed in the multi-screen generator 112. If not completed, this operation mode is continued from the operation 104, and if completed. Then, the operation 110 is performed (operation 109).

The microcomputer 102 stores the current position of the recording medium in the pointer P (operation 110).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the position indicated by the pointer M (operation 111).

The microcomputer 102 stores the multi-screen image signal data at a predetermined recording position (recording position indicated by the pointer M).
(Operation 112). That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the multi-screen additional information signal data c6, the multi-screen generator 112 outputs the generated multi-screen image signal data c20, and the multiplexer 104 outputs the image signal data c.
5 and the additional information signal data c6 are multiplexed to output multiplexed signal data c7, and the recording means 105 adds an error correction code to the multiplexed signal data c7 and modulates for recording to obtain modulated signal data c8, This is recorded on the recording medium 106.

The microcomputer 102 stores the recording position of the next multi-screen in the pointer M (operation 113).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the position indicated by the pointer P (set in the microcomputer) (operation 114). After the operation 114 is completed, the operation mode is continued from the operation 104.

Next, the operation mode of the multi-screen reproduction operation mode will be described with reference to the flowchart (FIG. 4).

The user uses the key input device 101 to specify the multi-screen reproduction operation mode (operation 116).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. Drive circuit 108
Rewinds the recording medium 106 to the beginning (operation 117).

The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 carry out a normal reproducing operation to carry out the audio signal data c12 and the image signal data c.
13 and the additional information signal data c14 are output (operation 11).
8).

The microcomputer 102 judges whether the reproduced image signal data c13 is multi-screen image signal data, and if it is not a multi-screen, this operation 11
8 is performed, and if the screen is a multi-screen, operation 120 is performed (operation 119).

The switch 111 outputs the multi-screen image signal data c13 and the image signal data c18 (operation 121).

After the end of the operation 121, the operation is stopped and the state A is waiting for the instruction input from the user. In the instruction input waiting state A, the user gives an instruction to reproduce the original image of the mark image in the multi-screen (operation 122).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the original image of the designated mark image (operation 125).

The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform the normal reproducing operation to output the image signal data c13 and the additional information signal data c14 of the instructed mark image, and the switch 111 converts the image signal data c13 into the image signal data c18.
(Operation 126).

After the operation 126 is completed, the operation is stopped, and a state B waiting for an instruction input from the user is entered.

In the instruction input waiting state B, the user gives an instruction to reproduce the original multi-screen (operation 127).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the original multi-screen recorded in the additional information signal data of the mark image being reproduced (operation 129).

After the operation 129 is completed, the operation 121 is carried out to enter the waiting state A for the instruction input from the user. When the user gives an instruction to end the operation in the instruction input waiting state B, the operation is ended (operation 128).

In the instruction input waiting state A, the user gives an instruction to reproduce the next multi-screen (operation 123).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the next multi-screen recorded in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen (operation 130). After the operation 130 is finished, the operation mode is continued from the operation 121.

In the instruction input waiting state A, when the user gives an instruction to end the operation, the operation is ended (operation 124).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the multi-screen reproduction recording mode is provided by automatically detecting the mark image and automatically recording the position information of the still image and the multi-screen. It is possible to provide an image recording / reproducing apparatus capable of immediately grasping the contents of a still image mixedly recorded with a moving image in the operation mode and performing high-speed access to the still image or the reverse direction from the multi-screen. In addition,
When the multi-screen recording position is fixed, re-recording of the additional information signal data of the mark image can be omitted.

(Embodiment 2) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted since it is the same as in (Embodiment 1), and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 to 6. .

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the operation 112 is replaced with a new operation 132 in the flowchart of FIG.
And the operation 13 between the operation 113 and the operation 114.
3 is added.

In operation 132, similarly to operation 112, the microcomputer 102 records the image signal data of the multi-screen at a predetermined recording position (recording position indicated by the pointer M). At this time, the information on the recording position of the previous multi-screen (previous multi-screen) is added to the multi-screen additional information signal data c6 output from the microcomputer 102. Information on the recording position of the previous multi-screen is displayed in the next operation 133.
Is set to the pointer Q (set in the microcomputer).

The operation 133 is an operation in which the microcomputer 102 stores the current recording position of the multi-screen in the pointer Q.

In the multi-screen reproduction operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6, operation 134 is added as the user's instruction in the instruction input waiting state A from the user in the flowchart of FIG. 4, and After that, the operation 135 is performed.

The operation 134 is an operation in which the user gives an instruction to reproduce the previous multi-screen in the instruction input waiting state A.

Thereafter, operation 135 is the drive circuit 10.
Reference numeral 8 is an operation of moving the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the previous multi-screen recorded in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen. After the operation 135 is finished, the operation mode is continued from the operation 121.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by recording the position information of the previous multi-screen and the next multi-screen (rear multi-screen) as the additional information of the multi-screen, during the multi-screen reproduction, Even if a plurality of multi-screens are not continuously recorded, high-speed access to the front multi-screen or the rear multi-screen is possible, and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

(Embodiment 3) This embodiment is one embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted since it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 7.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the present embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, after the operation 111 is completed in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the operation 136 is performed and a new operation 137 is performed depending on the selection. In other cases, the operation 132 is performed.

The operation 136 is an operation for the microcomputer 102 to determine whether or not the generated multi-screen is the first multi-screen in the recording medium. If the multi-screen is the first multi-screen, the next operation 137 is executed. If it is not the first multi-screen, operation 132 is performed and the same operation as the flowchart of FIG. 5 is performed.

The operation 137 is an operation in which the microcomputer 102 records the image signal data of the multi-screen at a predetermined recording position (the recording position indicated by the pointer M), similarly to the operation 112. At this time, the information of the current recording position is added as the information of the recording position of the previous multi-screen recorded in the additional information signal data c6 of the multi-screen output from the microcomputer 102. After that, the operation 113 is performed to perform the same operation as the flowchart of FIG.

The multi-screen reproduction operation mode of this embodiment performs the same operation as in (Embodiment 2). As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare a code in the special additional information signal data to indicate the first multi-screen, and the additional information can be efficiently recorded. Of course, the same effect as 2) can be obtained.

(Embodiment 4) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted since it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 5 and 8.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8, when the operation 105 determines in the flowchart of FIG. 5 that the end of the recording medium is reached, the operation 111 is performed. The operation 139 is performed instead of the operation 112 later.

In operation 139, the microcomputer 102 records the image signal data of the multi-screen at a predetermined recording position (recording position indicated by the pointer M) similarly to the operation 112. At this time, the information of the current recording position is added as the information of the recording position of the subsequent multi-screen recorded in the additional information signal data c6 of the multi-screen output from the microcomputer 102.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare a code in the special additional information signal data for indicating the last multi-screen, and the additional information can be efficiently recorded. Of course, the same effect as that of the third embodiment can be obtained.

(Embodiment 5) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 4 and 9 to 11. explain.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, the operation 112 in the flowchart of FIG. 3 is changed to the operation 142 .

In operation 142 , similarly to operation 112, the microcomputer 102 records the image signal data of the multi-screen at a predetermined recording position (recording position indicated by the pointer M). At this time, the multi-screen configuration information and print information of each mark image in the multi-screen are added to the multi-screen additional information signal data c6 output from the microcomputer 102.

Here, the multi-screen configuration information and print information will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. As shown in FIG. 9, a multi-screen is generated by mark images of horizontal m and vertical n (m and n are natural numbers, m = 4 and n = 4 in FIG. 9).

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a print-out permission flag p (1 bit) indicating whether or not the u-th (u is a natural number) reduced image is printed out in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen, and Printout number information k (k is a natural number) indicating the number of sheets to be printed out is added. The order shown by u corresponds to the order shown in FIG.
In FIG. 10, when the printout permission flag p = 1, the printout is permitted, and when the printout permission flag p = 0, the printout is not permitted. The m and n are multi-screen configuration information, and u, p and k are print information.

The multi-screen playback operation mode of this embodiment is
As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 11, in the flowchart of FIG. 4, the operation 141 is added as a user instruction in the instruction input waiting state A from the user, and then the operation 142 is performed.

In the operation 141, the user designates the mark image desired to be printed out in the multi-screen, and
The operation is to instruct the number of prints.

In operation 142, the microcomputer 102 re-records the multi-screen image data in the original recording position. That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the print information (u, p, k in FIG. 10) added by the user to the additional information signal data c6 of the multi-screen, and outputs it via the multiplexer 104 and the recording means 105. Adds an error correction code and modulates for recording to obtain modulated signal data c8,
This is recorded on the recording medium 106. That is, only the additional information on the multi-screen is rewritten (post-recording). After the operation 142 is finished, the operation mode is continued from the operation 121.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by performing this recording method, it is possible to automatically print out by an external printer capable of reading the additional information signal data of the multi-screen.

(Embodiment 6) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), so the description thereof is omitted.
2 is used for the explanation.

The multi-screen playback operation mode of this embodiment is
In the flowchart of FIG. 11, after the operation 141, the operation 142 ′ (not shown) is performed instead of the operation 142 .

The operation 142 '(not shown) is the microcomputer 1
Reference numeral 02 denotes an operation of re-recording the additional information signal data of the multi-screen at the original recording position. That is, the microcomputer 10
2 is print information (u, p, k, o = in FIG. 10) designated by the user in the additional information signal data c6 of the multi-screen.
0) is added and output through the multiplexer 104,
The recording means 105 adds an error correction code and modulates for recording to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.
To record.

Here, in the print information to be recorded,
The difference between the fifth embodiment and this embodiment will be described. That is,
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, a printout completion flag o (1 bit) indicating whether or not the printout is completed is added to the data of FIG. 10 (however, the multi-screen generation / recording operation is performed. O when recording mode
Are all 0). In FIG. 10, the printout completion flag o = 0 indicates that the printout is not completed, and the printout completion flag o = 1 indicates that the printout is completed.

By performing this recording method, when automatic printout is performed by an external printer that can read the additional information signal data, o is rewritten to 1 at the end of printout by the external printer.

As described above, according to this embodiment, by performing this recording method, not only the automatic printout by the external printer that can read the additional information signal data becomes possible, but also the printout is performed in the past. The mistake of printing the same information twice is eliminated.

(Embodiment 7) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), and will be omitted. In this example,
The printout completion flag o (1 bit) of FIG. 12 is recorded on an auxiliary recording medium integrated with the recording medium. That is, the recording medium as shown in FIG. 13 is used.

According to the present embodiment, by carrying out this recording method, the amount of data recorded in the recording medium is reduced, and the same effect as (Embodiment 6) can be obtained.

(Embodiment 8) This embodiment is an embodiment of the second invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The eighth aspect of the present invention will be described below.
An example will be described.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), so the description thereof is omitted.
This will be described using 6.

The recording operation mode of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. First, in the normal recording operation mode, the user uses the key input device 101 as a shutter button of the camera to instruct the microcomputer 102 to specify the still image recording operation mode only for the specified input image signal (operation 201).

In the still image recording operation mode, the microcomputer 1
02 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21.

The input image data is recorded on the recording medium 106 in the still image recording operation mode (operation 202). That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the information (information of the pointer S) of the recording position of the immediately preceding still image (previous still image) is added, and the switch 103 changes the image signal data c3 to the image signal data. The signal is output as c5, the multiplexer 104 outputs multiplexed signal data c7 in which the image signal data c5, the audio signal data c2, and the additional information signal data c6 are multiplexed, and the recording unit 105 is multiplexed signal data c7.
Then, an error correction code is added thereto and modulation for recording a still image is performed to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.

When recording is not performed from the beginning of the recording medium, it is unknown whether or not there is a still image recorded before the current recording position. In this case, additional information indicating that it is unknown is added and recorded. It is not always necessary to prepare a special code for this additional information, and for example, a method of recording the position information later than the current position can be considered.

The microcomputer 102 uses the present recording medium 106.
The position of is stored in the pointer S (operation 203).

The microcomputer 102 determines whether or not there is an input signal for recording the next still image, and if there is an input signal, this operation mode is continued from the operation 202, and if there is no input signal, normal recording is performed. Return to the operation mode (operation 204).

Next, the still image position information rerecording operation mode of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
This is an operation of adding the positional information of the still images before and after to all the still images (mark images) recorded on the recording medium to the additional information.

First, the user uses the key input device 101 to specify the still image position information rerecording operation mode to the microcomputer 102 (operation 205).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. Drive circuit 108
Sends the recording medium 106 to the end (operation 206).

The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform the reverse reproduction operation (reverse reproduction) and output the audio signal data c12, the image signal data c13 and the additional information signal data c14 (operation 207). The microcomputer 102 determines whether or not the recording medium 106 has been reproduced to the beginning, and if it is the beginning, ends this operation mode (operation 208).

The microcomputer 102 uses the still image flag s from the additional information signal data c14 output from the separator 106.
Is searched for, and if a mark image in which s is 1 is searched, operation 210 is performed, and otherwise, this operation mode is continued from operation 207 (operation 2).
09).

Image data of a still image being reproduced is recorded on the recording medium 1.
It is recorded again in 06 (operation 210). That is, microcomputer 1
02 outputs additional information signal data c6 to which information (information of pointer R) of the recording position of the next still image (post still image) is added, and the recording means 10 is supplied via the multiplexer 104.
Reference numeral 5 adds an error correction code and performs modulation for recording a still image to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.

The microcomputer 102 uses the present recording medium 106.
The position of is stored in the pointer R (operation 211).

The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the previous still image (operation 212). After the operation 212 is completed, the operation mode is continued from the operation 207.

Hereinafter, the reproduction operation mode of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of.

First, the user uses the key input device 101 to specify the reproduction operation mode to the microcomputer 102 (operation 213).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform the reproducing operation, and output the audio signal data c12, the image signal data c13, and the additional information signal data c14 (operation 214).

The microcomputer 102 uses the additional information signal data c
It is determined whether or not the image signal data c13 reproduced from 14 is a still image. If the image signal data c13 is a still image, the reproduction is stopped to wait for an instruction input from the user C, and if it is not a still image. This mode of operation continues from act 214 (act 215).

When the user gives an instruction to continue the reproduction in the instruction input waiting state C from the user, this operation mode is continued from the operation 214 (operation 216).

In the state C waiting for an instruction input from the user, when the user gives an instruction to end the reproduction, this operation mode is ended (operation 217).

In the state C waiting for an instruction input from the user, the user gives an instruction to reproduce the next still image (post still image) (operation 218).

From the additional information signal data of the still image being reproduced, the recording position of the subsequent still image is searched, the drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to that position, and then the operation 21
This operation mode is continued from 4 (operation 219).

In the state C waiting for an instruction input from the user, the user gives an instruction to reproduce the immediately preceding still image (previous still image) (operation 220).

The recording position of the previous still image is searched from the additional information signal data of the still image being reproduced, the drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to that position, and then the operation 21
This operation mode is continued from 4 (operation 221).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, by adding the operation mode for recording the position information of the previous still image and the subsequent still image as the additional information of each still image, one image can be reproduced at the time of still image reproduction. High-speed access to these still images is possible even if the still image before or after one is not in a continuous position. Even with a configuration in which only the position information of the previous still image or the position of the next still image is recorded as additional information, the advantage that high-speed access in one direction can be obtained is obtained. On the contrary, a configuration may be adopted in which the position information is increased, such as two before and after. In the still image position information re-recording operation mode,
Contrary to the above example, the operation of rewinding the recording medium first, reproducing it, and recording the recording position of the immediately preceding still image (mark image) in the additional information of the still image is also possible. Sometimes it is not necessary to record the recording position of the previous still image.

(Embodiment 9) This embodiment is an embodiment of the second invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The ninth aspect of the present invention will be described below.
An example will be described.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), and therefore the description thereof is omitted. Only the operation peculiar to this example will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 17.

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 17, the still image position information re-recording operation mode of the present embodiment operates after it is determined in operation 208 that it is the first position in the recording medium 106, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. The operation 224 is performed from 222 to end the operation.

In operation 222, the drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the position of the first still image set in the pointer S.

The operation 223 is the reproduction means 107 and the separator 1.
At 09, the image signal data c13 of the first still image and the additional information signal data c14 are output.

In operation 224, the first still image is rerecorded on the recording medium 106. That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the information of the recording position of itself is added as the information of the recording position of the previous still image, and the recording unit 105 adds the error correction code through the multiplexer 104. Modulate for still image recording to obtain modulated signal data c8,
This is recorded on the recording medium 106.

In the still image reproducing operation mode of this embodiment, the same operation as (Embodiment 8) is performed. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare the code in the special additional information signal data in order to indicate the first multi-screen,
It goes without saying that the additional information can be efficiently recorded and the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained.

(Embodiment 10) This embodiment is an embodiment of the second invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The tenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 15 and 18.

In the still image position information re-recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 18, after the operation 209 determines that the image is a still image in the flowchart of FIG. 15, the operation 225 is determined. If it is the last still image, operation 226 is performed, and if it is not the last still image, this operation mode is continued from operation 210.

In operation 225, the microcomputer 102 determines whether or not the reproduced still image is the final still image, and if it is the final still image, the operation 225 is performed, and if it is not the final still image, the operation 210. Is performed, and the still image position information re-recording operation mode is performed.

The operation 226 is an operation of re-recording the image data of the still image being reproduced on the recording medium 106. That is,
The microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the information on the recording position of itself is added as the information on the recording position of the rear still image, and through the multiplexer 104, the recording means 105.
Adds an error correction code and modulates for still image recording to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.

After the operation 226 is completed, the operation 211 is performed to continue the still image position information re-recording operation mode.

The still image reproducing operation mode of this embodiment performs the same operation as in (Embodiment 8). As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is not necessary to prepare the code in the special additional information signal data in order to indicate the first multi-screen,
It goes without saying that the additional information can be efficiently recorded and the same effect as that of the second embodiment can be obtained.

(Embodiment 11) This embodiment is an embodiment of the first and second inventions, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The eleventh embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), and will be omitted.

In this embodiment, in (Embodiment 1) to (Embodiment 4) and (Embodiment 8) to (Embodiment 10), the position information recorded as the additional information is the data of the recorded date and time (time information ) Is what is. In the first embodiment, the position information of the image data inserted in the multi-screen in the multi-screen additional information signal data in the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode, the position information of the next multi-screen and the addition of the mark image are added. The position information of the multi-screen in the information signal data is time information, and in the second embodiment, the position information of the front multi-screen and the rear multi-screen in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen is time information. In (Example 3) and (Example 4), the same as in (Example 2), and in (Example 8), the positional information of the front still image and the rear still image in the additional information signal data of the still image is set as the time information. The same applies to (Example 8) in (Example 9) and (Example 10).

As described above, according to this example, (Example 1) to (Example 4) and (Example 8) to (Example 11).
By using time information instead of position information up to the above, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained.

(Embodiment 12) This embodiment is an embodiment of the third invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The twelfth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 9.

In this embodiment, in the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode shown in FIG. 3, when the multi-screen image signal data of the operation 112 is recorded at a predetermined recording position, the additional information signal data c6 of the multi-screen is recorded. Multi-screen configuration information is added as additional information. Multi screen is shown in Figure 9.
As shown in FIG. 5, m is divided horizontally and n is divided vertically (m and n are natural numbers, m = 4 and n = 4 in FIG. 9),
When mark images 1 to 13 in FIG. 9 are recorded, P indicating the number of this mark image (13 in FIG. 9)
And m and n are multi-screen configuration information.

In the present embodiment, when the operation 122 is performed in the instruction input waiting state A from the user in the multi-screen reproduction operation mode shown in FIG. 4, the display position of the mark image in the multi-screen is as shown in FIG. It can be grasped simply by pointing to the numbers (1 to 16) written in 9. Therefore,
It is possible to easily replace the mark images in the multi-screen image signal data and perform signal processing.

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom of the multi-screen configuration.

(Embodiment 13) This embodiment is an embodiment of the third invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The thirteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 19.

In the present embodiment, in the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode shown in FIG. 3, when the multi-screen image signal data of operation 112 is recorded at a predetermined recording position, the multi-screen additional information signal data c6 Is added with the multi-screen configuration information as additional information. As shown in FIG. 9, the multi-screen has a minimum division unit of m divisions in the horizontal direction and n divisions in the vertical direction (m and n are natural numbers, m = 4, n = 4 in FIG. 9). , M, n are multi-screen configuration information. At this time, as shown in FIG. 19, the first mark image is the areas 1, 2, 5, and 6, the second mark image is the area 3, and the third mark image is the area 4.
The fourth mark image is the area 7, the fifth mark image is the area 8, and the sixth mark image is 9, 10, 11,
In the area of 13, 14 and 15, the 7th mark image is 1
It is recorded using 2, 16 areas. The order u (u is a natural number) of each mark image is represented by using the same number as in FIG. In the case of FIG. 17, since u = 1, 2, 5, and 6 are the same mark images, they have the same recording position information (or time information).

As described above, according to this embodiment, it is possible to arrange a plurality of mark images having different reduction ratios in one multi-screen, and it is necessary to prepare a code in special additional information signal data for this purpose. Disappears.

(Embodiment 14) This embodiment is an embodiment of the fourth invention and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The fourteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 20.

In this embodiment, in the waiting state A for inputting an instruction from the user in the multi-screen reproducing operation mode shown in FIG. 4, operations 401 and 40 are newly added as shown in FIG.
It is designed to be able to do 2.

In operation 401, the user specifies the reproduction category information of the mark image.

The operation 402 is an operation for re-recording multi-screen image data. That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the reproduction category information is added, and the recording unit 105 adds the error correction code and the modulation for the still image recording via the multiplexer 104 to obtain the modulated signal data c8. And record this on the recording medium 106,
A state A is waiting for an instruction input from the user.

Now, the reproduction category information will be described. In the image recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment, all mark image reproducing operation modes for reproducing only image signal data which are all mark images in the recording medium, and reproduction category information belonging to the designated category are included in the additional information signal data. The designated category image reproduction operation mode for reproducing only the image signal data (designated mark image) of the mark image of FIG. The reproduction category information is information used for classification during reproduction. As an example, a case where there are four types of reproduction category information is shown.

Category flag c is used as reproduction category information.
If f (2 bits) is included in the additional information signal data, cf = 0 (A), cf = 1 (B), cf = 2
(C), cf = 3 (D), cf = 0 or 1 (E), c
f = 0 or 2 (F), cf = 0 or 3 (G), cf
= 1 or 2 (H), cf = 1 or 3 (I), cf =
2 or 3 (J), cf = 0 or 1 or 2 (K),
cf = 0 or 1 or 3 (L), cf = 0 or 2 or 3 (M), cf = 1 or 2 or 3 (N), cf
It can be classified into 15 types of 0 or 1 or 2 or 3 (O). Even when the condition O is used as the all-mark image reproduction operation mode, 14 categories can be classified. Therefore, cf = 0 is the designated category of user A, cf = 1 is the designated category of user B, and cf =
2 is the designated category of user C, cf = 3 is user D
In the case of the designated category of No. 2, when the user A and the user C watch the reproduced images together, if the condition F is designated, both designated mark images are reproduced. In addition, the category flag is used as a flag indicating the importance at the time of reproduction, and the image that should be reproduced is cf
= 0, the next most important image is cf = 1, the next is cf = 2, and the least important image is cf = 3, and the importance is calculated using condition A, condition E, condition K, and condition O. The specified category image reproduction operation mode according to can be executed. Also, specify the image that failed to be taken as the least important image,
Normally, by playing back one level higher than that, it is possible to eliminate the inconvenience of being able to show an image that normally does not need to be seen again. In demonstrations, it can also be used for different purposes such as replay 5 minutes course, 10 minutes course, 20 minutes course, 40 minutes course.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to select a variety of reproductions such as reproduction of only the mark image without reproducing the image signal data of the mark image which is not desired to be reproduced.

(Embodiment 15) This embodiment is an embodiment of the fifth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The fifteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted since it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 21.

In this embodiment, in the waiting state A for the instruction input from the user in the multi-screen reproduction operation mode shown in FIG. 4, operations 501 to 5 are newly added as shown in FIG.
It is designed to be able to do 05.

In operation 501, the user specifies the reproduction category information of the mark image.

In operation 502, the drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the designated mark image.

In operation 503, the reproducing means 107 and the separator 1 are operated.
09 is image signal data c13 and additional information signal data c1
4 is an operation for reproducing.

The operation 504 is an operation for re-recording the image data of the mark image. That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the reproduction category information is added, and the recording unit 105 adds the error correction code and the modulation for the still image recording via the multiplexer 104 to obtain the modulated signal data c8. And record it on the recording medium 106.

In operation 505, the drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the original recording position of the multi-screen. Thereafter, this mode of operation continues from operation 112.

In this embodiment, the same reproduction as in (Embodiment 14) can be performed. As described above, according to the present embodiment, a variety of reproductions can be selected, such as reproduction of only the mark image without reproducing the image signal data of the mark image that is not desired to be reproduced.

(Embodiment 16) This embodiment is an embodiment of the sixth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The sixteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted since it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In this embodiment, still image reproduction (stop) (operation 60)
In 1), the user specifies the reproduction category information of the mark image (operation 602). Then, the image data of the mark image is recorded again (operation 603). That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the reproduction category information is added, and the recording unit 105 adds the error correction code and the modulation for the still image recording via the multiplexer 104 to obtain the modulated signal data c8. And record it on the recording medium 106. Then, this operation mode is continued from the operation 601.

This example is (Example 14) (Example 15)
The same playback as can be done. As described above, according to the present embodiment, even if there is no generation and reproduction mode for a multi-screen, only still images are reproduced without reproducing image signal data that is not desired to be reproduced among still images. ,
A wide variety of playback options can be selected.

(Embodiment 17) This embodiment is an embodiment of the sixth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The seventeenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as in the first embodiment, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 3 and 22.

The method of recording the reproduction category information in the additional information signal data of the still picture in the present embodiment is the same as that shown in (Embodiment 16) shown in FIG.

The image recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment has a multi-screen generating / recording function and a multi-screen reproducing function, and reproduces the reproduction category information added to the additional information signal data of the still image,
In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode, the additional information signal data of the multi-screen is recorded. In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the present embodiment, in operation 107 in the flowchart of FIG. 3, the reproduction category information of the still picture is added to the additional information signal data of the multi-screen.

As described above, according to this embodiment, even if there is no generation and reproduction mode for the multi-screen,
A variety of reproductions can be selected, such as reproduction of only a still image without reproducing image signal data that is not desired to be reproduced among still images.

(Embodiment 18) This embodiment is an embodiment of the seventh invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The eighteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 4, 23 and 24. To do.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 23, a new operation 701 is newly performed in the instruction input waiting state A from the operating user shown in FIG.
Is added as a user's instruction, and the operation 702 is performed thereafter.

In the operation 701, the user inputs the key input device 10
This is an operation of inputting scenario information using 1. The scenario information includes the playback order of the mark images, the playback time of each mark image, the character information to be added to each mark image, and the audio to be added to each mark image while playing the mark images in the multi-screen. It is composed of information.

The operation 702 is an operation of re-recording the additional information signal data of the multi-screen. That is, the microcomputer 10
2 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the scenario information is added, and through the multiplexer 104, the recording means 105 adds the error correction code and modulates for still image recording to obtain the modulated signal data c8. Is recorded on the recording medium 106. Then, the state A is waiting for the instruction input from the user.

Next, the operation mode of the scenario reproduction operation mode will be described with reference to the flowchart (FIG. 24).

First, the user uses the key input device 101 to specify the scenario playback operation mode (operation 70).
3).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. Drive circuit 108
Rewinds the recording medium 106 to the beginning (operation 704). The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform a normal reproducing operation,
The audio signal data c12, the image signal data c13, and the additional information signal data c14 are output (operation 705). The microcomputer 102 determines whether the reproduced image signal data c13 is multi-screen image signal data and, if it is not a multi-screen, continues this operation mode from operation 705, and if it is a multi-screen, operates. 707 is performed (operation 706). The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the mark image to be reproduced first, which is described in the scenario information in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen (operation 707).

The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform a normal reproducing operation to output the audio signal data c12, the image signal data c13 and the additional information signal data c14, and the switch 110 converts the audio signal data c12 into the audio signal data c17.
And the switch 111 outputs the image signal data c13.
Is output as the image signal data c18, and the microcomputer 102 continues the reproduction in accordance with the reproduction time in the scenario information. If there is character information, the character information is output as the image signal data c16, and the switch 111 switches the image. The signal data c16 is output as image signal data c18, and
If there is voice information, the voice information is used as voice signal data c.
And the switch 110 outputs the audio signal data c.
15 is output as the audio signal data c17 (operation 70).
8).

The microcomputer 102 judges from the scenario information whether or not there is a mark image to be reproduced next, and if there is a mark image, the operation 710 is performed, and if not, the operation 711 is performed (operation 709). The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the mark image to be reproduced next described in the scenario information in the additional information signal data of the multi-screen (operation 710). Thereafter, from operation 708, this operation mode is continued. The microcomputer 102 determines whether or not the next multi-screen is in the recording medium, and if yes, the operation 71
2 is performed, and if not, this operation mode is ended (operation 711). The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the next multi-screen (operation 712). Then, from operation 705, this operation mode is continued.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mark images included in the multi-screen can be reproduced in the specified order at the specified time and with the specified additional information. Can be used.

Also, in the scenario information, the key input device 101
It is also possible to provide information for changing the operation by a signal specified by the user using. This can be performed by the microcomputer 102 determining the user's instruction from the input from the key input device 101 and selecting the next mark image at the end of the operation 708 in the flowchart of FIG. By performing this reproducing method, it becomes possible to perform a demonstration using the mark image and having an interface with the user.

(Embodiment 19) This embodiment is an embodiment of the eighth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The nineteenth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in the first embodiment, and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Details of the operation of the mark image concentrated duplication operation mode will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

The user uses the key input device 101 to specify the mark image concentrated copying operation mode in the microcomputer 102 (operation 801).

The microcomputer 102 controls the following operations using the communication signal c21. The drive circuit 108 rewinds the recording medium 106 to the beginning (operation 802). The microcomputer 102 sets the head position (may be a predetermined position other than the head) of the recording medium 106 in the pointer U (operation 803). The reproducing means 107 and the separator 109 perform a normal reproducing operation, and the audio signal data c12 and the image signal data c
13 and the additional information signal data c14 are output (operation 80).
4). The microcomputer 102 determines whether or not the recording medium 106 has been reproduced to the end, and if it is not the last, continues this operation mode from the operation 806, and if it is the last, ends this operation mode (operation 805). .

The microcomputer 102 judges from the additional information signal data whether the image being reproduced is a mark image,
If it is a mark image, this operation mode is continued from operation 807, and if it is not a mark image, operation 804 is performed (operation 806). The microcomputer 102 is the current recording medium 1
The information of the position of 06 is set in the pointer V (operation 80
7). The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to the position indicated by the pointer U (operation 808). Microcomputer 102
Copies and records the image signal data and the additional information signal data of the mark image (operation 809). That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data of the mark image as it is as the additional information signal data c6, and the multi-screen generator 112 outputs the image signal data c13 of the mark image being reproduced.
To the image signal data c20, and the switch 103 converts the image signal data c20 into the image signal data c5.
Then, the multiplexer 104 outputs multiplexed signal data c7 obtained by multiplexing the image signal data c5 and the additional information signal data c6, and the recording means 105 outputs the multiplexed signal data c7.
Then, an error correction code is added to the signal and modulation for recording is performed to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded in the recording medium 106.

The microcomputer 102 sets, in the pointer U, information on the position at which the mark image is to be duplicated and recorded (position after the last duplicated position) (operation 810). The drive circuit 108 moves the recording medium 106 to a position behind the position indicated by the pointer V (operation 811).

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the mark image is recorded in a fixed position at a certain position, it is possible to easily reproduce only the mark image, particularly high-speed continuous reproduction. Since there are two mark images in the medium, it is possible to obtain an effect of making it resistant to data errors.

(Embodiment 20) This embodiment is an embodiment of the ninth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The twentieth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 3, 13, and 26. To do.

The recording operation mode of this embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the user inputs the recording operation mode to the microcomputer 102 via the key input device 101, whereby the recording operation mode is set (operation 901).

To the image signal recording / reproducing apparatus, not only the image signal data c3 but also the audio signal data c2 and, if necessary, the additional information signal data c4 are input.

The microcomputer 102 performs the following series of operations. Necessary information is selected from the additional information signal data c4, and additional information signal data c6 to which additional information to be recorded is added is generated (operation 902). The communication signal c21 is sent via the bidirectional control bus so that the switch 103 selects the input image signal data c3.

Further, the user can use the key input device 101 to
The recording unit uses the communication signal c21 to record the input image signal data c3 in the high-quality still image recording operation mode only when the input image signal data c2 is specified to be recorded in the still image recording operation mode. Control 105. In this case, information indicating that the image is a still image is added to the additional information signal data c6, and the additional recording of the mark image in the auxiliary recording medium (or a predetermined position in the recording medium 106) shown in FIG. 13 is shown. The mark image addition flag y is set to 1 as status information (operation 904).

The switch 103 is controlled by the communication signal c21 and outputs the image signal data c3 as the image signal data c5. The multiplexer 104 outputs the audio signal data c
2. The image signal data c5 from the switch 103 and the additional information signal data c6 are multiplexed to obtain the multiplexed signal data c7.
Is output. The recording means 105 stores the multiplexed signal data c
An error correction code is added to 7 and modulation for recording is performed to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106 (operation 905).

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, the operation 906 is performed at the end of this operation mode in the flowchart of FIG. In operation 906, if the multi-screen generation flag x, which is information indicating that the multi-screen in the auxiliary recording medium has been generated, is 0 (indicating that the multi-screen has never been generated), x is set to 1. If x is 1, it is set to 1 as it is, and the mark image addition flag y is set to 0.

According to the image recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment, the microcomputer 102 reads the information of the multi-screen generation flag x and the mark image addition flag y in the auxiliary recording medium,
It is displayed on an image display device (generally a television etc.) which is an external device or a display unit integrated with the image recording / reproducing device,
It has a function to inform the user of the contents of x and y, and the user can judge from the contents of x and y whether or not to regenerate the multi-screen. By executing, it is possible to solve the problem that the added mark image cannot be seen during multi-screen playback.

(Embodiment 21) This embodiment is an embodiment of the ninth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The twenty-first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in (Example 1), and therefore the description thereof will be omitted. Only the operation peculiar to this example will be described with reference to FIGS. 3, 13, 26 and 2.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In this embodiment, in the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of (Embodiment 20), the multi-screen generation flag x in the auxiliary recording medium (or a predetermined position in the recording medium 106) shown in FIG. When the mark image addition flag y is changed, the position information for recording the multi-screen is simultaneously recorded in the auxiliary recording medium, and the recording operation mode of the present embodiment is the operation 907 instead of the operation 904 of FIG. Is to do.

At operation 907, it is judged from the recording position information of the multi-screen in the auxiliary recording medium whether the recording position of the still image to be recorded at present is behind or before the position of the recording position information of the multi-screen. Is an operation in which the mark image addition flag y is set to 1 as in the operation 904, and the mark image post-addition flag z is set to 1 in the case of being behind and y = 0.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27, the operation 908 is performed after the operation 101 in the flowchart of FIG.
09 is added, and operation 910 is performed at the end of this operation mode.

In operation 908, the mark image addition flag y and the mark image post-addition flag z recorded on the auxiliary recording medium are read. If y = 1, the operation 102 is performed, and if z = 1, the operation 909 is performed, and y = If 0 and z = 0, the operation ends.

The operation 909 is an operation for moving the recording medium 106 to the recording position of the multi-screen in the auxiliary recording medium. Then, this operation mode is continued from the operation 103.

In operation 910, the multi-screen generation flag x, which is a flag indicating that the multi-screen in the auxiliary recording medium (or a predetermined position in the recording medium 106) shown in FIG. 13 is generated, is 0 ( If it indicates that the multi-screen has never been generated), x is set to 1, and if x is 1, it is set to 1 as it is, and the mark image addition flag y and the mark image post-addition flag z are set to 0.

According to the image recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment, the microcomputer 102 reads the information of the multi-screen generation flag x, the mark image addition flag y and the mark image post addition flag z in the auxiliary recording medium to record the image. It has a function of displaying the contents of x, y, and z on the display unit integrated with the playback device or on an image display device (generally a television etc.) which is an external device, and the user has the function of displaying x and y. It becomes possible to judge from the contents of z whether or not to regenerate the multi-screen, and even if the recording medium is not rewound to the beginning as in (Embodiment 20), the multi-screen can be regenerated. You can do it.

(Embodiment 22) This embodiment is an embodiment of the tenth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The twenty-second embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. 13, 14 and 15. To do.

In the recording operation mode of this embodiment, the operation 99 is replaced with the operation 99 in the flowchart of FIG.
1 is to be performed.

The operation 991 records the input image data on the recording medium 106 and additionally records a still image on the auxiliary recording medium (or a predetermined position in the recording medium 106) shown in FIG. Still image addition flag yy, which is information indicating
Is an operation of setting 1 to 1. That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the information (information of the pointer S) of the recording position of the immediately preceding still image (previous still image) is added, and the switch 103 changes the image signal data c3 to the image signal data. Then, the multiplexer 104 outputs the image signal data c5, the audio signal data c2, and the additional information signal data c6.
And outputs the multiplexed signal data c7, and the recording unit 105 adds an error correction code to the multiplexed signal data c7 and modulates for still image recording to obtain modulated signal data c8,
This is recorded on the recording medium 106.

In the still image position information re-recording operation mode of this embodiment, the operation 992 is performed at the end of this operation mode in the flowchart of FIG.

In operation 992, if the still image rerecording flag xx, which is information indicating that the still image position information rerecording operation in the auxiliary recording medium is 0, sets xx to 1 and xx.
If is 1, it is set to 1 as it is, and the still image addition flag yy is set to 0.

According to the image recording / reproducing apparatus of the present embodiment, the microcomputer 102 reads the information of the still image re-recording flag xx and the still image adding flag yy in the auxiliary recording medium, and integrates it into the image recording / reproducing apparatus. Display on an image display device (generally a television, etc.) that is a display part or an external device, and
It has a function to inform the user of the contents of x and yy, and the user can judge from the contents of xx and yy whether or not to perform the re-recording operation of the still image, and perform the re-recording operation. By doing so, it is possible to solve the problem that the added still image cannot be accessed by high-speed access between still images.

(Embodiment 23) This embodiment is an embodiment of the tenth invention, and the block diagram of the apparatus is such that the multi-screen generator 112 is omitted in FIG. 1 and its input and output are directly connected. It is only because it is omitted. The twenty-third embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, description of each device and signal is omitted because it is the same as in (Example 1), and only the operation peculiar to this example will be described using the flowcharts of FIGS. 14, 15 and 28. To do.

In this embodiment, in the still image position information rerecording operation mode of (Embodiment 22), when the still image rerecording flag xx and the still image addition flag yy in the auxiliary recording medium are changed, the auxiliary recording is performed at the same time. The position information for recording a still image is recorded in the medium, and the recording operation mode of this embodiment performs operation 993 instead of operation 202 in the flowchart of FIG.

In operation 993, the input image data is recorded in the recording medium 106, and the position of the recording position information of the still image in the auxiliary recording medium (or a predetermined position in the recording medium 106) shown in FIG. 13 is recorded. Further, it is determined whether the recording position of the still image to be recorded at present is back or front. If it is before, the still image addition flag yy is set to 1, and if it is behind and yy = 0, the still image post addition flag zz is set. The operation is set to 1.
That is, the microcomputer 102 outputs the additional information signal data c6 to which the information (information of the pointer S) of the recording position of the immediately preceding still image (previous still image) is added, and the switch 103 changes the image signal data c3 to the image signal data. output as c5,
The multiplexer 104 outputs multiplexed signal data c7 obtained by multiplexing the image signal data c5, the audio signal data c2, and the additional information signal data c6, and the recording means 105 adds an error correction code to the multiplexed signal data c7 or stops the operation. Modulation for image recording is performed to obtain modulated signal data c8, which is recorded on the recording medium 106.

In the multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 28, the operation 994 is performed instead of the operation 208 in the flowchart of FIG. 15, and the operation 995 is performed at the end of this operation mode. is there.

In operation 994, the still image addition flag yy and the post-still image addition flag zz recorded in the auxiliary recording medium are read out, and if yy = 1, it is judged whether or not it is the beginning of the recording medium, and zz = 1. If so, it is judged whether or not it is before the recording position of the still image in the auxiliary recording medium, and if yy = 0 and zz = 0, the operation is ended.

In operation 995, if the still image rerecording flag xx, which is a flag indicating that the still image position information rerecording operation mode in the auxiliary recording medium is performed, xx is set to 1.
If xx is 1, the still image addition flag yy and the post-still image addition flag zz are set to 0.

According to the image recording / reproducing apparatus of this embodiment, the microcomputer 102 reads the information of the still image rerecording flag xx, the still image adding flag yy and the still image after adding flag zz in the auxiliary recording medium, and the image is read. The display unit integrated with the recording / reproducing device or an image display device (generally a television or the like) which is an external device has a function of notifying the user of the contents of xx, yy, and zz, and the user has xx and yy. And z
It becomes possible to judge from the contents of z whether or not to regenerate the multi-screen, and the still image position information re-recording operation mode is not performed up to the beginning of the recording medium as in (Embodiment 22). But still images can be re-recorded.

(Embodiment 24) This embodiment is the ninth and tenth inventions, and the block diagram of the apparatus is the same as FIG. The twenty-fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described below.

In FIG. 1, the description of each device and signal is the same as that in the first embodiment, so that the description thereof will be omitted and only the operation peculiar to this embodiment will be described.

In this embodiment, the time information generated by the most recently generated multi-screen is recorded in the auxiliary recording medium in (Example 21), and the newest still image is recorded in the auxiliary recording medium in (Example 23). By recording the time information when the image position information re-recording operation mode is performed, the position information of the multi-screen in (Example 21) and the position information of the still image in (Example 23) are respectively substituted.

In the first embodiment, if the still image flag s = 1, it is recorded in the still image recording format, and if the still image flag s = 0, it is recorded in the moving image recording format. If the still image pack t is included in the additional information signal data, it may be recorded in the still image recording format, and if not, it may be recorded in the moving image recording format.

Further, in (Embodiment 7), the auxiliary recording medium uses a switch attached to the recording medium. If the switch is ON, it means that the current printout information has not been printed out. The printout information may be printed out.

In (Embodiment 8), the recording position of the previous still image is not added as additional information in the still image recording operation mode. Add information about recording position,
Then, information on the recording position of the rear still image from the end of the recording medium may be added.

[0267]

As described above, according to the image recording / reproducing apparatus of the present invention, a multi-screen composed of only images specified by a user is generated in a recording medium in which still images and moving images are recorded in a mixed manner. It is possible to record the original image and to access the original image of the image inserted in the multi-screen at high speed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an image recording / reproducing apparatus in an embodiment of the first invention to the tenth invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a recording format in a recording medium according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen playback operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen playback operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration status of a multi-screen according to the first invention.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating printout information of the first invention.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen playback operation mode of the first invention.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating printout information according to the first invention.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an auxiliary recording medium of the first invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a still image recording operation mode of the second invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining still image position information rerecording operation mode of the second invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating a reproduction operation mode of the second invention.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart for explaining still image position information rerecording operation mode of the second invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart for explaining still image position information rerecording operation mode of the second invention.

FIG. 19 is a diagram for explaining the multi-screen configuration status of the third invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of a fourth invention.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart for explaining a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of the fifth invention.

FIG. 22 is a flowchart for explaining a still image reproduction operation mode of the sixth invention.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart for explaining a multi-screen playback operation mode of the seventh invention.

FIG. 24 is a flowchart illustrating a scenario playback operation mode of the seventh invention.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart for explaining the mark image concentrated copying operation mode of the eighth invention.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart illustrating a recording operation mode of the ninth invention.

FIG. 27 is a flowchart for explaining a multi-screen generation operation mode of the ninth invention.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart for explaining still image position information rerecording operation mode of the tenth invention.

FIG. 29 is a block diagram of a conventional image recording / reproducing device.

FIG. 30 is a flowchart illustrating a multi-screen generation / recording operation mode of a conventional image recording / reproducing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

101 key input device 102 Microcomputer 103, 110, 111 switches 104 multiplexer 105 recording means 106 recording medium 107 drive circuit 108 playing means 109 separator 112 Multi-screen generator

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A still image data and a plurality of still images are recorded on a recording medium.
In an image recording / reproducing apparatus for recording image data composed of moving image data configured as a data string , all or part of the still image data recorded on the recording medium
A part of a plurality of still image data that constitutes the moving image data is reproduced as a mark image, the reproduced mark image is reduced to obtain a reduced image, and a multi-screen composed of a predetermined number of reduced images is automatically displayed. Multi-screen generation / recording means for generating the generating means, the multi-screen image data, and the additional information including the position information indicating the recording position of the image data corresponding to the mark image at a predetermined position of the recording medium. The image recording / reproducing apparatus reproduces the multi-screen, accepts a designation of which of the mark images is to be printed out, and accepts the designated content as a part of the additional information. An image recording / reproducing apparatus characterized by recording certain print information on the recording medium. 2. The image recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein designation of the mark image is accepted from image data recorded on the recording medium. 3. The image recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the print information includes information indicating whether or not printing is completed. 4. The image recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the multi-screen includes reduced images having different sizes. 5. The multi-screen has a plurality of pages, and the additional information includes position information indicating a recording position of a multi-screen (front multi-screen, rear multi-screen) positioned before and after each multi-screen. The image recording / reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image recording / reproducing apparatus has it as a part of information.