Patent ID: 6650828
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A recording/playback apparatus for recording and playing back main record data containing information of at least one of an image and audio by use of a recordable/playable recording medium, the recording/playback apparatus comprising:trigger supplying means for supplying a trigger for registering an index image; position information acquiring means for acquiring recording position information of the image which is now being recorded on said recording medium in response to the trigger supplied from said trigger supplying means, said position information acquiring means including (i) first holding means for detecting and holding displaying time information which is recorded on said recording medium in response to detection, and (ii) second holding means for detecting and holding cell information which is now to be defined; and position recording means for recording the recording position information acquired by said position information acquiring means on said recording medium, said position recording means including means for recording the displaying time information corresponding to the cell information held by said first and second holding means in an index information recording area on said recording medium.