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Data recording device, date reproducing device and data recording medium for managing encoded data over a plurality of recording media
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1996-05-14
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2016-05-14
Abstract
Abstract A data recording device that can easily and reliably manage a plurality of recording media or information recording surfaces even when a data compression rate largely varies with the contents of the data and that can record, for example, mass image data by effectively preventing the picture quality of an image represented by the image data from being degraded. The data recording device records image data after securing a region according to the preliminarily estimated number of recording media or information recording surfaces at the time of recording image data by using a coding method, by which a data compression rate largely varies with the contents of data. Thereafter, the data recording device records management date used for managing the plurality of recording media or information recording surfaces, on which the coded data is recorded, on the management region according to a result of recording.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuyuki Honda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:16
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/218; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2525; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/90; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
A data recording device, comprising: coding means for coding input data, which is sequentially inputted, according to a predetermined coding method and for outputting coded data; recording means for recording the coded data on a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; and control means for controlling said recording means and said coding means, said control means configured as follows: to estimate an estimated amount of said coded data based on an amount of said input data; to estimate, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; to control said recording means to write estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; to control said coding means to code said input data to result in said actual coded data; to control said recording means to record said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and to control said recording means to write final management data on said first surface after said actual coded data has been recorded, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
A data recording device, comprising: coding means for coding input data, which is sequentially inputted, according to a predetermined coding method and for outputting coded data; recording means for recording the coded data on a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; and control means for controlling said recording means and said coding means, said control means configured as follows: to estimate an estimated amount of said coded data based on an amount of said input data; to estimate, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; to control said recording means to write estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; to control said coding means to code said input data to result in said actual coded data; to control said recording means to record said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and to control said recording means to write final management data on said first surface after said actual coded data has been recorded, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
The data recording device of claim 1, wherein the data is image data, wherein said at least one recording medium is at least one optical disk, and wherein the coding method is a method of allocating a variable-length code to at least one coefficient data, obtained by performing an orthogonal transform on the image data, according to values of the coefficient data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The data recording device of claim 1, wherein the recording means is configured to record said second management data on a second management region according to a result of recording.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The data recording device of claim 1, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The data recording device of claim 4, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion have a duration of about two minutes.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: said control means is further configured to control said recording means to write second management data used for managing a second surface of said plurality of recording surfaces on said second surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
185 words
A data reproducing device for reproducing from a recording medium data coded by a predetermined coding process, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing coded data from a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; decoding means for decoding the coded data and for outputting decoded data; and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said coded data from a first surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with second management data recorded on said first surface, and for controlling said reproducing means to switch to a second surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with first management data recorded on said first surface, wherein said first management data is used for managing all of said plurality of surfaces, and said second management data is used for managing a corresponding one of said plurality of surfaces, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
185 words
A data reproducing device for reproducing from a recording medium data coded by a predetermined coding process, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing coded data from a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; decoding means for decoding the coded data and for outputting decoded data; and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said coded data from a first surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with second management data recorded on said first surface, and for controlling said reproducing means to switch to a second surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with first management data recorded on said first surface, wherein said first management data is used for managing all of said plurality of surfaces, and said second management data is used for managing a corresponding one of said plurality of surfaces, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The data reproducing device of claim 7, wherein said overlapping portion has a duration of about two minutes.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
225 words
A data recording device, comprising: an encoding circuit configured to encode input data according to a predetermined coding method and configured to output coded data; at least one magneto-optical drive configured to record the coded data on a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; and a control circuit configured as follows: to estimate an estimated amount of said coded data based on an amount of said input data; to estimate, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to write estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; to control said coding circuit to code said input data to result in said actual coded data; to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to record said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to write final management data on said first surface after said actual coded data has been recorded, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
225 words
A data recording device, comprising: an encoding circuit configured to encode input data according to a predetermined coding method and configured to output coded data; at least one magneto-optical drive configured to record the coded data on a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; and a control circuit configured as follows: to estimate an estimated amount of said coded data based on an amount of said input data; to estimate, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to write estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; to control said coding circuit to code said input data to result in said actual coded data; to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to record said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to write final management data on said first surface after said actual coded data has been recorded, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The data recording device of claim 9, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 9 wherein: said control circuit is further configured to control said at least one magneto-optical drive to write second management data used for managing a second surface of said plurality of recording surfaces on said second surface.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
191 words
A data reproducing device for reproducing from a recording medium data coded by a predetermined coding process, comprising: at least one magneto-optical drive configured to reproduce coded data from a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; a decoding circuit configured to decode the coded data and configured to output decoded data;and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said coded data from a first surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with second management data recorded on said first surface, and for controlling said reproducing means to switch to a second surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with first management data recorded on said first surface, wherein said first management data is used for managing all of said plurality of surfaces, and said second management data is used for managing a corresponding one of said plurality of surfaces, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
191 words
A data reproducing device for reproducing from a recording medium data coded by a predetermined coding process, comprising: at least one magneto-optical drive configured to reproduce coded data from a plurality of information recording surfaces on at least one recording medium; a decoding circuit configured to decode the coded data and configured to output decoded data;and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said coded data from a first surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with second management data recorded on said first surface, and for controlling said reproducing means to switch to a second surface of said plurality of information recording surfaces in accordance with first management data recorded on said first surface, wherein said first management data is used for managing all of said plurality of surfaces, and said second management data is used for managing a corresponding one of said plurality of surfaces, wherein said coded data comprises: a first overlapping portion recorded on a first program surface; and a second overlapping portion recorded on a second program surface, wherein said first overlapping portion and said second overlapping portion contain duplicate data.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of recording coded data on a plurality of recording surfaces of at least one recording medium, comprising the steps of: estimating an estimated amount of coded data based on an amount of input data; estimating, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of a plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; writing estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; coding said input data to result in said actual coded data; recording said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and writing final management data on said first surface after said step of recording, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
151 words
A method of recording coded data on a plurality of recording surfaces of at least one recording medium, comprising the steps of: estimating an estimated amount of coded data based on an amount of input data; estimating, based on said estimated amount of coded data, an estimated quantity of a plurality of recording surfaces on which to record actual coded data; writing estimated management data on a first surface of said plurality of recording surfaces, said estimated management data corresponding to said estimated quantity; coding said input data to result in said actual coded data; recording said actual coded data on an actual quantity of said plurality of recording surfaces; and writing final management data on said first surface after said step of recording, wherein said final management data corresponds to said actual quantity, and wherein said final management data is used for managing all of the plurality of recording surfaces.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 13, further comprising the step of: writing second management data used for managing a second surface of said plurality of recording surfaces on said second surface.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said step of recording comprises: recording an overlapping portion of said coded data on one surface of said plurality of recording surfaces; and recording a duplicate of said overlapping portion on another surface of said plurality of recording surfaces.
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