US5742569A
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Information record medium, apparatus for recording the same and apparatus for reproducing the same
Assignee: Pioneer Corp
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Filing: 1997-03-21
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Granted: 1998-04-21
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Expires: 2017-03-21
Abstract
Abstract An information recording apparatus is provided with a signal process device for generating and outputting content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing whole record information to be recorded onto an information record medium and to indicate content of each of the partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on the information record medium of each of the partial record informations corresponding to the identification information, on the basis of control information inputted from the external to control a reproduction of the record information. The information recording apparatus is also provided with: a multiplex device for multiplexing the record information and the content information, to thereby generate and output multiplexed record information; and a record device for recording the multiplexed record information onto the information record medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Kaoru Yamamoto
- 👤 Hirohide Kobori
- 👤 Takao Sawabe
- 👤 Junichi Yoshio
- 👤 Ryuichiro Yoshimura
- 👤 Yoshiaki Moriyama
- 👤 Akihiro Tozaki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:03
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361; G10H1/363; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/005; G10H2220/011; G10H2240/00; G10H2240/011; G10H2240/046; G10H2240/066; G10H2240/171; G10H2240/185; G10H2240/195; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; G11B7/00; G11B7/007; G11B7/013; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N9/806; H04N9/8063; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; H04N9/87; H04N9/877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
An information recording apparatus comprising: a signal process means for generating and outputting content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing whole record information to be recorded onto an information record medium and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, on the basis of control information inputted from the external to control a reproduction of said record information; a multiplex means for multiplexing said record information and said content information, to thereby generate and output multiplexed record information; and a record means for recording said multiplexed record information onto said information record medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
128 words
An information recording apparatus comprising: a signal process means for generating and outputting content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing whole record information to be recorded onto an information record medium and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, on the basis of control information inputted from the external to control a reproduction of said record information; a multiplex means for multiplexing said record information and said content information, to thereby generate and output multiplexed record information; and a record means for recording said multiplexed record information onto said information record medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
An information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said record information comprises a plurality of channels to be reproduced at reproduction times same to each other; and said signal process means generates said content information including said identification information comprising information to indicate each of said partial record informations, which constitutes at least one channel of said channels.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
82 words
An information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said record information comprises audio information including a song; and said signal process means generates said content information including said identification information comprising information to identify any one of said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a male, said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a female and said partial record information corresponding to said song sung by both of the male and the female.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
64 words
An information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: said record information comprises music information, which content is constituted by music of at least one music instrument; and said signal process means generates said content information including said identification information comprising information to identify the kind of music instrument which mainly constitutes content of said music information in each of said partial record informations.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
158 words
An information record medium recorded with record information to be reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing said record information on the basis of content information recorded on said information record medium besides said record information, said information record medium comprising a data structure stored in said information record medium and including: said record information; and said content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing said record information to be recorded onto an information record medium and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, on the basis of control information inputted from the external to control a reproduction of said record information, said record information and said content information being multiplexed and recorded as multiplexed record information on said information record medium.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
158 words
An information record medium recorded with record information to be reproduced by an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing said record information on the basis of content information recorded on said information record medium besides said record information, said information record medium comprising a data structure stored in said information record medium and including: said record information; and said content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing said record information to be recorded onto an information record medium and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, on the basis of control information inputted from the external to control a reproduction of said record information, said record information and said content information being multiplexed and recorded as multiplexed record information on said information record medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
50 words
An information record medium according to claim 5, wherein: said record information comprises a plurality of channels to be reproduced at reproduction times same to each other; and said identification information comprises information to indicate each of said partial record informations, which constitutes at least one channel of said channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
73 words
An information record medium according to claim 5, wherein: said record information comprises audio information including a song; and said identification information comprises information to identify any one of said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a male, said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a female and said partial record information corresponding to said song sung by both of the male and the female.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
An information record medium according to claim 5, wherein: said record information comprises music information, which content is constituted by music of at least one music instrument; and said identification information comprises information to identify the kind of music instrument which mainly constitutes content of said music information in each of said partial record informations.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
231 words
An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing record information from an information record medium comprising a data structure stored in said information record medium and including: record information to be reproduced; and content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing said record information and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, said record information and said content information being multiplexed and recorded as multiplexed record information on said information record medium, said information reproducing apparatus comprising: a detection means for detecting said multiplexed record information from said information record medium; an extract means for extracting said content information from said detected multiplexed record information; a specification means for outputting a specifying signal to specify the content of one partial record information to be reproduced, among said partial record informations; a switch means for switching to transmit therethrough or stop thereat an output of said record information to the external after said content information is extracted; and a control means for controlling said switch means to transmit therethrough only said one partial record information having the content specified by said specifying signal to the external, on the basis of said outputted specifying signal and said extracted content information.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
231 words
An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing record information from an information record medium comprising a data structure stored in said information record medium and including: record information to be reproduced; and content information including (i) identification information to identify each of partial record informations constructing said record information and to indicate content of each of said partial record informations, and (ii) start position information indicating a start position on said information record medium of each of said partial record informations corresponding to said identification information, said record information and said content information being multiplexed and recorded as multiplexed record information on said information record medium, said information reproducing apparatus comprising: a detection means for detecting said multiplexed record information from said information record medium; an extract means for extracting said content information from said detected multiplexed record information; a specification means for outputting a specifying signal to specify the content of one partial record information to be reproduced, among said partial record informations; a switch means for switching to transmit therethrough or stop thereat an output of said record information to the external after said content information is extracted; and a control means for controlling said switch means to transmit therethrough only said one partial record information having the content specified by said specifying signal to the external, on the basis of said outputted specifying signal and said extracted content information.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
58 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: said record information comprises a plurality of channels to be reproduced at reproduction times same to each other; and said extract means extracts said content information including said identification information comprising information to indicate each of said partial record informations, which constitutes at least one channel of said channels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
81 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: said record information comprises audio information including a song; and said extract means extracts said content information including said identification information comprising information to identify any one of said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a male, said partial record information corresponding to said song sung only by a female and said partial record information corresponding to said song sung by both of the male and the female.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
123 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising: an output means for outputting an external voice signal corresponding to an external voice inputted from the external at a same time of the reproduction of said record information; and a convert and output means for converting said outputted external voice signal in correspondence with said external voice without reproducing partial record information corresponding to a song sung by both of a male and a female, to thereby generate and output a male song and a female song, on the basis of the content specified by said specification means, at a reproduction time when said partial record information corresponding to said song sung by both of said male and said female is reproduced.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
63 words
An information reproducing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein: said record information comprises music information, which content is constituted by music of at least one music instrument; and said extract means extracts said content information including said identification information comprising information to identify the kind of music instrument which mainly constitutes content of said music information in each of said partial record informations.
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