Patent ID: 8223270
Filing Date: 2012-07-17
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A transmitter configured to transmit video content via a predetermined network, wherein the video content is encoded as a plurality of image groups each containing a plurality of frame images, the transmitter comprising: a formation unit configured to form invalid-image information for an image group of the plurality of image groups that contains at least one edit point, wherein the invalid-image information identifies particular invalid frame images within the image group-in accordance with the at least one edit point; a control unit configured to combine the invalid-image information with the video content as combined transmission data, wherein the invalid-image information is associated with the image group of the plurality of image groups in the combined transmission data; a transmission unit configured to transmit the combined transmission data via the predetermined network; and wherein the invalid-image information includes an area whose number of bits is equal to a number of frame images constituting the image group, and includes bitmap information indicating valid/invalid images or time information indicating an invalid frame image section.