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Method and apparatus for selecting encoded video data for use during video recorder trick play operation
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1995-02-03
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Granted: 1998-03-17
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Expires: 2015-02-03
Abstract
Abstract Method of operating a digital video tape recorder apparatus that receives encoded and packetized digital video data, depacketizes the received data and decodes the data to the extent necessary to select a subset of the data for use during trick play operation. In one embodiment, the digital video tape recorder includes a data prioritizer for prioritizing the video data according to a preselected prioritization scheme. The apparatus also includes an encoder and re-packetizer for forming the selected subset of received data into transport data packets. The received digital video data is recorded on a tape in tape locations from which data can be read during normal video tape recorder playback operation while the selected subset of the received data is recorded in tape locations from which data can be read during video tape recorder trick playback operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Jill MacDonald Boyce
- 👤 John Goodchilde Norie Henderson
- 👤 Frank Anton Lane
- 👤 Michael Allen Plotnick
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 00:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N19/00; G; G11; G11B; G11B5/00; G11B5/008; G11B5/00813; G11B5/00847; G11B5/0086; H04N19/10; H04N19/102; H04N19/132; H04N19/169; H04N19/184; H04N19/189; H04N19/192; H04N19/30; H04N19/37; H04N19/40; H04N19/42; H04N19/423; H04N19/426; H04N19/427; H04N19/428; H04N19/50; H04N19/587; H04N19/59; H04N19/60; H04N19/61; H04N19/70; H04N19/80; H04N19/82; H04N19/90; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/414; H04N21/4147; H04N21/43; H04N21/432; H04N21/4325; H04N21/433; H04N21/4334; H04N21/434; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N5/783; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/12; G11B15/125; G11B15/18; G11B15/1808; G11B15/1875; G11B15/46; G11B15/467; G11B15/4673; H04N19/13; H04N19/91; H04N5/7824; H04N5/7826; H04N5/78263; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of operating a digital video recording device, comprising the steps: receiving a first set of digital video data including data which has been encoded using a transform encoding process and a variable length encoding process; variable length decoding the first set of digital video data to produce a second set of digital video data including transform encoded data; selecting, from the second set of digital video data, a subset of said transform encoded data, said subset of transform encoded data including less transform encoded data than the second set of digital video data; and recording said subset of transform encoded data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of operating a digital video recording device, comprising the steps: receiving a first set of digital video data including data which has been encoded using a transform encoding process and a variable length encoding process; variable length decoding the first set of digital video data to produce a second set of digital video data including transform encoded data; selecting, from the second set of digital video data, a subset of said transform encoded data, said subset of transform encoded data including less transform encoded data than the second set of digital video data; and recording said subset of transform encoded data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of: variable length encoding said subset of transform encoded data prior to recording.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the first set of digital video data is arranged as a first set of transport data packets, the method further comprising the step of: depacketizing the first set of transport data packets prior to performing the step of variable length decoding.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 3, further comprising the step of: packetizing the variable length encoded subset of transform encoded data prior to recording.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 2, wherein the packetized variable length encoded subset of transform encoded data is recorded on a tape in locations from which data can be read during trick playback operation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the received digital video data represents a single video image and wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded data includes the steps of: prioritizing the said transform encoded data included in the second set of digital video data according to a preselected prioritization scheme; and selecting, as a function of the prioritization scheme, said subset of the transform encoded data to thereby represent the single video image using a reduced amount of data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded data is also performed as a function of the space available for recording trick play data on a tape.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 6, wherein the first set of digital video data includes a first set of transport data packets, and wherein the method further comprises the step of: depacketizing the first set of transport data packets.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 8, further comprising the step of: packetizing said subset of transform encoded data to form a second set of transform data packets.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: recording the second set of transport data packets on a tape in tape locations from which data can be read during trick play video recording device operation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of recording the first set of digital video data on the tape in tape locations from which data can be read during normal play video recording device operation.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of operating a digital video recording device, comprising the steps of: receiving an encoded digital data stream which includes packetized and transform encoded digital video data; depacketizing at least a portion of the received digital data stream to generate a first set of transform encoded video data therefrom; selecting a subset of the first set of transform encoded video data for use during video recording device playback operation, said subset of transform encoded digital video data being smaller than the first set of transform encoded video data; and packetizing said subset of transform encoded digital video data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of operating a digital video recording device, comprising the steps of: receiving an encoded digital data stream which includes packetized and transform encoded digital video data; depacketizing at least a portion of the received digital data stream to generate a first set of transform encoded video data therefrom; selecting a subset of the first set of transform encoded video data for use during video recording device playback operation, said subset of transform encoded digital video data being smaller than the first set of transform encoded video data; and packetizing said subset of transform encoded digital video data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the received encoded digital data stream includes headers which identify digital video data prioritized for video recording device trick play operation; and wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded digital video data includes the step of selecting, as a function of the header information, a subset of the digital video data prioritized for video recorder trick play operation.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the encoded digital video data stream includes data that was variable length encoded prior to packetization; and wherein the method further comprises the step of variable length decoding the encoded digital data stream.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 14, further comprising the step of: variable length encoding said subset of digital transform encoded digital video data to form encoded trick play video data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of: packetizing variable length encoded video data generated by performing the variable length encoding to generate a trick play data stream including transport data packets.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 16, further comprising the step of recording the transport data packets included in the trick play data stream on a tape in tape locations from which data can be read during trick play video recording device operation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of: prioritizing the digital video data according to a preselected prioritization scheme; and wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded digital video data for use during video recorder trick play operation is performed as a function of the preselected prioritization scheme.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 18, wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded digital video data is also performed as a function of the space available for recording trick play data on a storage device.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
50 words
The method of claim 12, wherein the encoded data stream includes transport data packets, each transport data packet including a video codeword; and wherein the step of selecting said subset of transform encoded digital video data includes the step of prioritizing the video codewords according to a preselected prioritization scheme.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of operating a digital video device, comprising the steps of: receiving a first set of digital data representing a video image which has been encoded using a variable length and transform encoding process; variable length decoding the first set of digital data to generate a first set of transform encoded data; selecting a portion of the first set of transform encoded to generate a second set of transform encoded data which is smaller than the first set of transform encoded data; and variable length encoding the second set of transform encoded data to generate therefrom a second set of digital data which has been encoded using a variable length and transform encoding process.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
115 words
A method of operating a digital video device, comprising the steps of: receiving a first set of digital data representing a video image which has been encoded using a variable length and transform encoding process; variable length decoding the first set of digital data to generate a first set of transform encoded data; selecting a portion of the first set of transform encoded to generate a second set of transform encoded data which is smaller than the first set of transform encoded data; and variable length encoding the second set of transform encoded data to generate therefrom a second set of digital data which has been encoded using a variable length and transform encoding process.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 21, wherein the transform encoding process is a discrete cosine transform coding process, the method further comprising the step of: recording the second set of digital data on a digital storage device.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 22, further comprising the step of: recording the first set of digital data on the digital storage device.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
132 words
The method of claim 23, further comprising the steps of: reading the first set of digital data from the digital storage device during a normal playback mode of operation; decoding and displaying the received encoded digital data read from the digital storage device by using a first decoder to decode the received encoded digital data read from the digital storage device according to a first decoding procedure; reading the second set of digital video data on the digital storage device during the trick play mode of digital video recorder playback operation; and decoding and displaying the second set of digital video data read from the digital storage device by using the first decoder to decode the received encoded digital data read from the digital storage device according to the first decoding procedure.
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