Patent ID: 6282212
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A repeat use data inserting apparatus for repeatedly inserting repeat use data into program data during a data insertion period in accordance with appropriate timings, comprising:data holding means for holding said repeat use data made of a plurality of material data in the form of separately encoded streams and for holding at least one size file indicating an amount of said repeat use data;temporary holding means for reading and temporarily holding the repeat use data from said data holding means during a period other than said data insertion period; anddata multiplexing means for multiplexing separately encoded streams of a plurality of material data constituting said program data during a period other than said data insertion period, said data multiplexing means further inserting repeatedly said repeat use data into said program data during said data insertion period by multiplexing the separately encoded streams of said plurality of material data constituting said repeat use data held in said temporary holding means.