US 7,496,824 B2
Data recording device and method, data reproduction device and method, information recording medium, program-containing medium, and program
Motoki Kato, Kanagawa (Japan); and Toshiya Hamada, Saitama (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Appl. No. 10/479,449
PCT Filed Mar. 27, 2003, PCT No. PCT/JP03/03796
§ 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Dec. 02, 2003,
PCT Pub. No. WO03/083868, PCT Pub. Date Oct. 09, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 2002-100349 (JP), filed on Apr. 02, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0153948 A1, Aug. 05, 2004
Int. Cl. H03M 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 714—776  [714/758; 714/805; 714/809] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A data-recording apparatus for recording video data onto an information-recording medium, comprising:
a control unit for:
assigning frame array identification information to each of frame arrays each comprising successive frames in time;
acquiring leading-data representing the length of data located at the beginning of said frame array as a part not belonging to said frame array;
acquiring trailing-data information for each of said frame arrays representing the length of data located at the end of said frame array as a part not belonging to said frame array;
acquiring first information for each of said frame arrays for identifying a frame located at the beginning of said frame array; and
acquiring second information for each of said frame arrays representing the number of frames included in said frame array; and
a recording unit for recording said leading-data information, said trailing-data information, said first information and said second information along with said frame array identification information into said information-recording medium by associating said leading-data information, said trailing-data information, said first information and said second information with said frame array identification information.