Patent ID: 9330716
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for recording a sequence of video data signals on media, the sequence of video data signals comprising pictures of an intra-picture type coded without reference to other pictures and pictures of an inter-picture type coded with reference to other pictures, the apparatus comprising: an input for receiving video data signals; a signal generator to produce characteristic point information signals for a plurality characteristic points, the characteristic point information signals identifying a characteristic point in the sequence of video data signals, the characteristic point being associated with one of a picture selected from the pictures of the intra-picture type and a picture selected from pictures of the inter-picture type, the characteristic point information signals comprising a block of information, the block of information comprising: position data identifying the position of the characteristic point in the sequence of video data signals; the position data comprising a single packet number specifying an address where the characteristic point is located in the sequence of video data signals; and identification data identifying the characteristic point;