Patent ID: 7742678
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A processing apparatus, comprising: an encoder configured to encode video and/or audio signals to generate stream files; a processor configured to generate characteristic point information including a number of streams used by a program, identification information of each stream, attribute information of each stream corresponding to each identification information, and slot information of each stream, a format of the slot information within the characteristic point information corresponding to a stream type, the characteristic point information being included in a separate program information file corresponding to each stream file and being used to access characteristic points when reproducing the stream files; and a recording unit configured to record the stream files and corresponding program information files containing the characteristic point information separately on different areas of a recording medium, all of the stream files being recorded in a first area of the recording medium and all of the program information files being recorded in a second area of the recording medium.