| US 7,457,521 B2 | ||
| Video disc recording and reproducing apparatus, and method using the same | ||
| Osamu Komoda, Yokohama (Japan); Tamotsu Ito, Ayase (Japan); and Masahiro Kageyama, Hachioji (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/749,408. | ||
| Application 10/749408 is a continuation of application No. 09/366642, filed on Aug. 04, 1999, granted, now 6,701,063. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-220095 (JP), filed on Aug. 04, 1998; and application No. 10-265951 (JP), filed on Sep. 21, 1998. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0190880 A1, Sep. 30, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/91 (2006.01); H04N 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 386—95 [386/69; 386/70; 386/83; 386/125; 386/126; 386/E9.013; 348/231.2; 707/E17.071] | 16 Claims |

| 1. A method for recording and/or reproducing image data, the method comprising:
recording video data files which comply with a first predetermined standard;
recording a first directory for managing the video data files, and which complies with the first predetermined standard;
recording data files which are related to ones of the video data files, and which comply with a second predetermined standard
which is different from the first predetermined standard;
recording a second directory for managing the data files; and
recording video managing information to relate ones of the video data files to ones of the data files during a reproduction
of the video data files which comply with the first predetermined standard.
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