Patent ID: 6137954
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information recording apparatus comprising:signal processing means for applying a predetermined signal processing to record information that includes a plurality of partial record information blocks, and for generating a plurality of processed partial record information blocks each of which includes a plurality of information units, each information unit including one or a plurality of reproduction units;navigation information generating means for generating navigation information including recording position information indicating recording positions of a plurality of other reproduction units that belong to the same processed partial record information block, corresponding to a predetermined reproduction time of the partial record information blocks within a predetermined range before and after a respective one of the reproduction units on an axis of reproduction time of each of the partial record information blocks, wherein each partial record information block includes the corresponding navigation information;multiplexing means for multiplexing the plurality of processed partial record information blocks and the navigation information so that each reproduction unit includes the navigation information, thereby obtaining multiplexed partial record information; andrecording means for recording the multiplexed partial record information onto an information recording medium.