Patent ID: 6532333
Filing Date: 2003-03-11
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A video information editing system for rewriting a group of encoded video data items stored in a storage medium, the encoded video data items including at least a first type which is decoded without using another video data item and a second type which is decoded using another video data item, comprising:data management table means for managing continuous reproduction data for each group of encoded video data items; setting means capable of setting a data division position within the group of encoded video data items; determination means for determining whether the encoded video data item at the data division position is the first type; change means for changing the encoded video data item to the first type data when it is determined that the encoded video data item at the data division position is not the first type; invalidation means for changing a portion of the group of encoded video data items, which does not include the changed first type data, to reproduction invalid data; and edit means for editing said data management table means by defining the reproduction invalid data.