EP0617562A2
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Apparatus and method for playing back continuous data
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1994-03-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2014-03-11
Abstract
Abstract An apparatus and a method for playing back selectively a desired part of continuous data by using an input event as a clue. The apparatus comprises: first storage means (1) for storing continuous data sequentially inputted; second storage means (3) for storing a plurality of input events occurring at arbitrary times during the continuous data sequence; third storage means (4) for storing data enabling identity of addresses in the first storage means of locations in the continuous data sequence respectively corresponding to the input events; specifying means (6) for specifying one of the input events stored in the second storage means; and playback means (5,7) for playing back a selected portion of the continuous data stored in the first storage means in accordance with the identifying data stored in the third storage means which corresponds to the input event specified through the specifying means.
Inventors
- 👤 Toru C/O Intellectual Property Div. Imai
- 👤 Hiroshi C/O Intellectual Property Div. Mizoguchi
- 👤 Koji C/O Intellectual Property Div. Yamaguchi
- 👤 Hisako C/O Intellectual Property Div. Tanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:50
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/14; H04N7/15; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/005; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2508; G11B2220/2512; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/61; G11B2220/90; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
137 words
An apparatus for playing back continuous data, comprising: first storage means for storing first data including a continuous sequence of data; second storage means for storing second data including a plurality of input events occurring at arbitrary times during the continuous data sequence; third storage means for storing third data corresponding to each of the input events, the third data being representative of addresses in the first storage means of locations in the continuous data sequence respectively corresponding to the input events; specifying means for specifying one of the input events stored in the second storage means; and playback means, responsive to the specifying means, for playing back a selected portion of the continuous data stored in the first storage means in accordance with the third data corresponding to the input event specified through the specifying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying means for displaying the input events stored in the second storage means; and fourth storage means for storing fourth data for linking a location on the displaying means and each of the input events; and wherein the specifying means includes means for specifying one of the input events by retrieving fourth data from the fourth storage means based on the location specified on the displaying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying means for displaying the input events stored in the second storage means; and fourth storage means for storing fourth data for linking selected locations on the displaying means and second data representative of ones of the input events displayed on the displaying means; and wherein the specifying means includes means for retrieving the fourth data corresponding to the location specified on the displaying means and for specifying one of the displayed input events based on the retrieved fourth data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
124 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying means for displaying the input events stored in the second storage means; and fourth storage means for storing fourth data for linking a selected location on the displaying means and second data corresponding to a plurality of the input events; and wherein the specifying means includes: means for specifying a location on the displaying means; means for retrieving the fourth data corresponding to the location specified on the displaying means; means for displaying on the displaying means the plurality of the input events corresponding to the fourth data retrieved by the retrieving means; and means, included in the specifying means, for specifying one of the plurality of the input events displayed on the displaying means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third data is time data corresponding to each of the input events.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third data includes addresses in the first storage means corresponding to the locations in the continuous data sequence respectively corresponding to the input events.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first data is representative of audio information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first data is representative of video information.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising displaying means for displaying selected ones of the input events stored in the second storage means; and wherein the specifying means includes means for specifying one of the input events displayed on the displaying means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the input events include invisible events not visibly displayable, the apparatus further comprising display controlling means for displaying a predetermined mark on the displaying means representative of one of the invisible input events; and wherein the specifying means includes means for specifying one of the input events by specifying the predetermined mark displayed by the display controlling means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
52 words
The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising display controlling means for displaying the input events in a time sequence corresponding to an original sequence of occurrence of the input events; and wherein the specifying means includes means for specifying one of the displayed input events in the sequence of input events.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: displaying means for displaying selected ones of the input events stored in the second storage means; fifth storage means for storing fifth data including at least one of predetermined text and image data before storing of the first data; and display controlling means for selectively displaying on the displaying means the fifth data together with the input events.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
65 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the playback means includes means for playing back a predetermined portion of the continuous data, the predetermined portion of the continuous data being played back for a predetermined period including the continuous data stored in at least one of a forward and rearward portion of the first storage means relative to the address corresponding to the third data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second storage means includes means for storing the specification of one of the input events made through the specifying means as an input event, and the first storage means includes means for storing continuous data including the continuous data played back by the playback means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
76 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the continuous data stored in the first storage means comprises a plural series of continuous data, the third data stored in the third storage means permitting identifying an address in the first storage means of at least one series of the continuous data, and the playback means includes means for playing back a selected portion of at least one series of the continuous data corresponding to the third data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
44 words
The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first storage means includes means for storing as the first data portions of the continuous sequence of data, each portion inputted for a predetermined period defined based in part on a duration of the input event.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
90 words
A method for playing back continuous data, comprising the steps of: storing continuous data sequentially inputted; storing, during storing of the continuous data, a plurality of input events occurring at arbitrary times during the continuous data sequence and data representative of storage addresses of the continuous data which has been inputted corresponding to the input events; specifying one of the stored input events; and playing back a selected portion of the stored continuous data in accordance with the data representative of storage addresses which corresponds to the specified input event.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
94 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the steps of: displaying the input events on a first display concurrently with the input events storing step; and displaying the stored input events on a second display prior to the specifying step; and wherein the input events storing step includes a step of storing data for linking a location on the first display and each input event, and the specifying step includes a step of specifying one of the input events based on the stored linking data and a location specified on the second display.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 18, further comprising the step of converting, prior to the specifying step, the stored linking data into data linking a location on the second display and each input event.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 17, wherein the input events storing step comprises the steps of: detecting a type of each input event inputted; and storing a plurality of input events, each input event including data for signifying the detected type.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of performing a grouping process for defining a block of input events to be linked with data representative of a storage address; and wherein the input events storing step stores the block of input events as one input event.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of performing a recognition process for converting input events into coded data; and wherein the input events storing step includes a step of storing the coded data as input events.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of editing the stored input events; and wherein the input events storing step includes steps of storing data representing a current version of the input event, and storing data permitting identifying a storage address of the continuous data which has been inputted when the current version was created.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of editing the stored input events; and wherein the input events storing step includes steps of storing data representing a original version of the input event, and storing data permitting identifying a storage address of the continuous data which has been inputted when the original input event was inputted.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
91 words
The method according to claim 17, further comprising the step of inputting a plurality of input events prior to the input events storing step, including a step of using a location detecting device having a face for detecting locations pointed over the face; and wherein the input events storing step includes a step of storing the locations detected in the inputting step as the input events, and the specifying step includes a step of specifying one of the input events based on the location specified by using the location detecting device.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
86 words
A method for playing back continuous data, comprising the steps of: playing continuous data stored previously; storing, during the playing of the continuous data, a plurality of input events occurring at arbitrary times and data representative of storage addresses of the continuous data which has been played corresponding to the input events; specifying one of the stored input events; and playing back a selected portion of the stored continuous data in accordance with the data representative of storage addresses which corresponds to the specified input event.
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