Patent ID: 6738092
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A camera apparatus for converting images to digital picture data, compressing the digital picture data and recording the compressed digital picture data in a first area of a disc-shaped recording medium, the camera apparatus comprising:means for recording the compressed digital picture data with a first identification code; means for generating index picture data associated with the digital picture data; means for recording the index picture data with a second identification code in a second area of the disc-shaped recording medium, the second area being independent from the first area in which the compressed digital picture data is recorded, said first and second identification codes having at least a portion that is similar to permit association of an index picture data with an associated compressed digital picture data; means for extracting the second identification codes of the index picture data from the disc-shaped recording medium; means for associating a digital picture file with a corresponding index file based on the similar portion of the first and second identification codes; and means for generating a table associating the digital picture files with-a physical location of an associated index file based on the association of similar portions of the first and second identification codes.