Patent ID: 7706667
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A recording apparatus for dividing a video stream into data segments, each data segment containing at least one frame of video data, and recording data onto a data recording medium on a per data segment basis, comprising: information generating means for generating additional data, separate from the video stream, containing additional information regarding the relationship between the video data contained in one data segment and the video data contained in another data segment or additional information regarding characteristics of the video data contained in each data segment wherein the additional information comprises at least one piece of decode information indicating whether to use video data contained in another data segment when the video data contained in one data segment is decoded, reproduction order information relating to a reproduction order of the video data that is contained in the data segment and is to be accessed when the video stream is randomly accessed, video data amount information regarding an amount of video data contained in the data segment, and scanning method information regarding a scanning method of the video data contained in the data segment; multiplexing means for multiplexing the additional data with the data segment at a predetermined position thereof; and recording control means for controlling the recording of the data segment onto the data recording medium.