Patent ID: 7508940
Filing Date: 2009-03-24
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video information recording apparatus, comprising: a first obtaining unit operable to obtain video information to be recorded; a second obtaining unit operable to obtain thumbnail picture information to be recorded in correspondence with said video information; a thumbnail encoding unit operable to encode said thumbnail picture information; a video information encoding unit operable to encode said video information; an encrypting unit operable to encrypt the encoded thumbnail picture information; and a recording unit operable to record the encoded video information and said encrypted thumbnail picture information onto a recording medium; wherein said thumbnail picture information includes said encrypted thumbnail picture information and non-encrypted thumbnail picture information, and said recording unit records said encrypted thumbnail picture information in a first object of said object of said thumbnail picture information and records said non-encrypted thumbnail picture information in a second object of said object of said thumbnail picture information.