US6856760B2
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Recording medium
Assignee: Maxell Ltd
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Filing: 2002-07-10
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Granted: 2005-02-15
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Expires: 2022-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A recording medium which records thereon moving pictures encoded by a first encoding method, first pictures corresponding to the moving pictures and which have pixels smaller than the moving pictures, still pictures encoded by a second encoding method, and second pictures corresponding to the still pictures and which have pixels smaller than the still pictures.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaru Takahashi
- 👤 Junji Shiokawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:25
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/7921; H04N9/7925; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/326; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/212; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; H04N9/806; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/21; H04N2201/212; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/325; H04N9/8047; H04N9/8063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
A machine-readable recording medium comprising: a first still picture recorded thereon encoded by a first encoding methods, wherein the first still picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow a machine to recognize and decode the first still picture for display; a second still picture recorded thereon encoded by a second encoding method, wherein the second still picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow the machine to recognize and decode the second still picture for display, wherein the second encoding method is different from the first encoding method; and a picture recorded thereon corresponding to said first and second still pictures, which has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, wherein the picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow the machine to recognize and decode the picture for display, wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
A machine-readable recording medium comprising: a first still picture recorded thereon encoded by a first encoding methods, wherein the first still picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow a machine to recognize and decode the first still picture for display; a second still picture recorded thereon encoded by a second encoding method, wherein the second still picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow the machine to recognize and decode the second still picture for display, wherein the second encoding method is different from the first encoding method; and a picture recorded thereon corresponding to said first and second still pictures, which has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, wherein the picture having descriptive information associated therewith to allow the machine to recognize and decode the picture for display, wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
A recording medium in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said first still picture is encoded by the MPEG standard as the first encoding method, and said second still picture is encoded by the JPEG standard as the second encoding method.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A recording medium in accordance with claim 1 , wherein said first encoding method is according to a first encoding standard and said second encoding method is according to a second encoding standard.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
118 words
A video reproducing method, comprising: reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; outputting a plurality of pictures from the reproducing operation; and outputting said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
118 words
A video reproducing method, comprising: reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; outputting a plurality of pictures from the reproducing operation; and outputting said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A video reproducing method in accordance with claim 4 , wherein said first encoding method is the MPEG standard and said second encoding method is the JPEG standard.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A video reproducing method in accordance with claim 4 , wherein said first encoding method is according to a first encoding standard and said second encoding method is according to a second encoding standard.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
119 words
A video reproducing method, comprising: reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture recorded on a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; displaying a plurality of pictures from the reproducing operation; and displaying said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
119 words
A video reproducing method, comprising: reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture recorded on a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; displaying a plurality of pictures from the reproducing operation; and displaying said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A video reproducing method in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said first encoding method is the MPEG standard and said second encoding method is the JPEG standard.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A video reproducing method in accordance with claim 7 , wherein said first encoding method is according to a first encoding standard and said second encoding method is according to a second encoding standard.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
130 words
A video reproducing apparatus, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; first outputting means for outputting a plurality of reproduced pictures from the reproducing operation; and second outputting means for outputting said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
130 words
A video reproducing apparatus, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; first outputting means for outputting a plurality of reproduced pictures from the reproducing operation; and second outputting means for outputting said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A video reproducing apparatus in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said first encoding method is the MPEG standard and said second encoding method is the JPEG standard.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
34 words
A video reproducing apparatus in accordance with claim 10 , wherein said first encoding method is according to a first encoding standard and said second encoding method is according to a second encoding standard.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
151 words
A video reproducing apparatus, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; and displaying means for displaying at least one of said first still picture, said second still picture and said first picture; wherein said displaying means displays a plurality of reproduced pictures from the reproducing means, and wherein said displaying means displays said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
151 words
A video reproducing apparatus, comprising: reproducing means for reproducing at least a first still picture, a second still picture and a picture from a recording medium, wherein said first still picture is encoded by a first encoding method, said second still picture is encoded by a second encoding method different from the first encoding method, and said picture corresponds to said first and second still pictures and has a smaller number of pixels than said first and second still pictures, and wherein said first still picture, said second still picture and said picture are related pictures derived from common signal data; and displaying means for displaying at least one of said first still picture, said second still picture and said first picture; wherein said displaying means displays a plurality of reproduced pictures from the reproducing means, and wherein said displaying means displays said first still picture corresponding to a selected picture.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
A video reproducing method in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said first encoding method is the MPEG standard and said second encoding method is the JPEG standard.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
34 words
A video reproducing apparatus in accordance with claim 13 , wherein said first encoding method is according to a first encoding standard and said second encoding method is according to a second encoding standard.
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