Recording and reproducing apparatus and method for compressed video signal

Claim 2

A recording apparatus for recording a compressed video signal on a disc, said compressed video signal being divided into a plurality of sequences with a sequence header inserted at a beginning of each sequence, each sequence being divided into a plurality of GOPs with a GOP header inserted at a beginning of each GOP, said recording apparatus comprising: separator means for separating a video signal into said plurality of sequences, and for separating each sequence into said plurality of GOPs; compressor means for compressing said plurality of GOPs and said plurality of sequences, said compressing means further comprising means for controlling a compression rate and a reference generator that determines a rate of compression by the compressor means; header generator means for generating a GOP header intrinsic to a corresponding GOP of said plurality of GOPs, and for generating a sequence header intrinsic to a corresponding sequence of said plurality of sequences; and adding means for adding said GOP header at the beginning of said corresponding GOP, for adding said sequence header at the beginning of said corresponding sequence, and for also adding a copy of said sequence header at a beginning of at least a final GOP in said corresponding sequence.

Claim 3

The recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein said adding means adds said copy of said sequence header at a beginning of at least an intermediate GOP in said corresponding sequence.

Claim 4

The recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein said adding means adds said copy of said sequence header at a beginning of a final GOP and at a beginning of at least an intermediate GOP in said corresponding sequence.

Claim 5

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a compressed video signal from a disc that has been recorded by said recording apparatus of claim 1, said reproducing apparatus comprising: pick-up drive means for driving a pick-up device for accessing said disc; reading means for reading said compressed video signal picked up by said pick-up device; decoder means for decoding and expanding said compressed video signal from said reading means; and control means for controlling said pick-up drive means under a fast reverse play mode, such that said pick-up device jumps backward over a copied sequence header when said pick-up device enters a new sequence from a rear end thereof, and reads said copied sequence header.

Claim 6

The reproducing apparatus of claim 4, wherein each GOP comprises at least one I-picture which includes one complete data for one frame and can reproduce one frame picture by itself, and wherein said pick-up device reads, in addition to said copied sequence header, said GOP header and said I-picture.

Claim 7

The reproducing apparatus of claim 5, wherein said control means controls said pick-up drive means under a fast reverse play mode, such that said pick-up device jumps backward within the same sequence and over a previous GOP header, and reads said GOP and said I-picture.

Claim 8

The recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein said adding means adds said copy of said sequence header at a beginning of a final GOP and at a beginning of at least an intermediate GOP in said corresponding sequence.

Claim 9

A recording apparatus for recording a compressed video signal on a disc, said compressed video signal being divided into a plurality of sequences with a sequence header inserted at a beginning of each sequence, each sequence being divided into a plurality of GOPs with a GOP header inserted at a beginning of each GOP, said recording apparatus comprising: separator means for separating a video signal into said plurality of sequences, and for separating each sequence into said plurality of GOPs; compressor means for compressing said plurality of GOPs and said plurality of sequences, said compressing means further comprising means for controlling a compression rate and a reference generator that determines a rate of compression by the compressor means; header generator means for generating a GOP header intrinsic to a corresponding GOP of said plurality of GOPs, and for generating a sequence header intrinsic to a corresponding sequence of said plurality of sequences; adding means for adding said GOP header at the beginning of said corresponding GOP, for adding said sequence header at the beginning of said corresponding sequence, and for also adding a copy of said sequence header within said corresponding sequence at a position other than said beginning of said corresponding sequence; and identifier adding means for adding an identifier in said compressed video signal indicating that a copied sequence header is added.

Claim 10

A recording apparatus for recording a compressed video signal on a disc, said compressed video signal being divided into a plurality of sequences with a sequence header inserted at a beginning of each sequence, each sequence being divided into a plurality of GOPs with a GOP header inserted at a beginning of each GOP, said recording apparatus comprising: separator means for separating a video signal into said plurality of sequences, and for separating each sequence into said plurality of GOPs; compressor means for compressing said plurality of GOPs and said plurality of sequences, said compressing means further comprising means for controlling a compression rate and a reference generator that determines a rate of compression by the compressor means; header generator means for generating a GOP header intrinsic to a corresponding GOP of said plurality of GOPs, and for generating a sequence header intrinsic to a corresponding sequence of said plurality of sequences; adding means for adding said GOP header at the beginning of said corresponding GOP, for adding said sequence header at the beginning of said corresponding sequence, and for also adding a copy of said sequence header within said corresponding sequence at a position other than said beginning of said corresponding sequence; and identifier adding means for adding an identifier in said compressed video signal indicating that a copied sequence header is added.

Claim 11

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a compressed video signal from a disc that has been recorded by said recording apparatus of claim 8, said reproducing apparatus comprising: pick-up means for driving a pick-up device for accessing said disc; reading means for reading said compressed video signal picked up by said pick-up device; decoder means for decoding and expanding said compressed video signal from said reading means; control means for controlling said pick-up drive means under a fast reverse play model such that said pick-up device jumps backward over a copied sequence header when said pick-up device enters a new sequence from a rear end thereof, and reads said copied sequence header; and identifier detector means for detecting said identifier.

Claim 14

A reproducing method for reproducing a compressed video signal from a disc that has been recorded by the recording method of claim 10, the reproducing method comprising the steps of: driving a pick-up device for accessing the disc; reading the compressed video signal picked up by the pick-up device; decoding and expanding the compressed video signal from the reading means; and controlling the pick-up drive means under a fast reverse play mode, such that the pick-up device jumps backward over a copied sequence header when the pick-up device enters a new sequence from a rear end thereof, and reads the copied sequence header.

Claim 15

A recording apparatus for recording a compressed video signal on a disc, said compressed video signal being divided into a plurality of sequences with a sequence header inserted at a beginning of each sequence, each sequence being divided into a plurality of GOPs with a GOP header inserted at a beginning of each GOP, said recording apparatus comprising: means for separating a video signal into said plurality of sequences, and for separating each sequence into said plurality of GOPs; means for compressing said plurality of GOPs and said plurality of sequences; means for generating a GOP header intrinsic to a corresponding GOP of said plurality of GOPs, and for generating a sequence header intrinsic to a corresponding sequence of said plurality of sequences; means for adding said GOP header at the beginning of said corresponding GOP, for adding said sequence header at the beginning of said corresponding sequence, and for also adding a copy of said sequence header within said corresponding sequence at a position other than said beginning of said corresponding sequence; and means for adding an identifier to said compressed video signal indicating that a copied sequence header is added.

Claim 16

A recording apparatus for recording a compressed video signal on a disc, said compressed video signal being divided into a plurality of sequences with a sequence header inserted at a beginning of each sequence, each sequence being divided into a plurality of GOPs with a GOP header inserted at a beginning of each GOP, said recording apparatus comprising: means for separating a video signal into said plurality of sequences, and for separating each sequence into said plurality of GOPs; means for compressing said plurality of GOPs and said plurality of sequences; means for generating a GOP header intrinsic to a corresponding GOP of said plurality of GOPs, and for generating a sequence header intrinsic to a corresponding sequence of said plurality of sequences; means for adding said GOP header at the beginning of said corresponding GOP, for adding said sequence header at the beginning of said corresponding sequence, and for also adding a copy of said sequence header within said corresponding sequence at a position other than said beginning of said corresponding sequence; and means for adding an identifier to said compressed video signal indicating that a copied sequence header is added.

Claim 17

A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a compressed video signal from a disc that has been recorded by said recording apparatus of claim 12, said reproducing apparatus comprising: means for driving a pick-up device for accessing said disc; means for reading said compressed video signal with said pick-up device; means for decoding and expanding said compressed video signal obtained by said reading means; means for controlling said driving means under a fast reverse play mode, so that said pick-up device jumps backward over a copied sequence header when said pick-up device enters a new sequence from a rear end thereof, and reads said copied sequence header; and means for detecting said identifier added to said compressed video signal.

Claim 18

The reproducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein each GOP comprises at least one I-picture which includes data for one frame, and wherein said pick-up device reads, in addition to said copied sequence header, said GOP header and said I-picture.

Claim 19

The recording apparatus of claim 12, wherein said adding means adds said copy of said sequence header at a beginning of at least a final GOP in said corresponding sequence.

Claim 20

The recording apparatus of claim 12, wherein said adding means adds said copy of said sequence header at a beginning of at least an intermediate GOP in said corresponding sequence.