Patent ID: 6381399
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An image information reproducing apparatus for reproducing image information based on a read signal acquired from an image information recording medium, comprising:original image generation means for reproducing a video signal carrying an original image from said read signal; manually-input image generation means for preparing a manually-input image to be superimposed on said original image in accordance with an operational input, thereby generating a manually-input image signal; mixing means for generating a mixed image signal carrying a mixed image having said manually-input image superimposed on said original image, based on said video signal and said manually-input image signal; storage means for storing said manually-input image signal in association with address information in said recording medium of said video signal corresponding to said original image on which said manually-input image is superimposed; and control means for acquiring, as a reproduction address, said address information in said recording medium of said video signal generated by said original image generation means, and, when said reproduction address matches with said address information stored in said storage means, reading a manually-input image signal corresponding to said matched address from said storage means and supplying said read manually-input image signal to said mixing means.