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Patent US20050123272 - Information edition device, information edition method, information edition ... - Google Patents
An information editing apparatus is provided which enables the user to clearly recognize the contents of recorded information which includes image information and is recorded on a recording medium. The information editing apparatus includes a first selecting device 14 for selecting a thumbnail image...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050123272?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050123272 - Information edition device, information edition method, information edition program, information recording medium
Publication number US20050123272 A1
Application number US 10/506,506
PCT number PCT/JP2003/002510
Also published as CN1647200A, CN1647200B, DE60322675D1, EP1482509A1, EP1482509A4, EP1482509B1, WO2003075277A1
Publication number 10506506, 506506, PCT/2003/2510, PCT/JP/2003/002510, PCT/JP/2003/02510, PCT/JP/3/002510, PCT/JP/3/02510, PCT/JP2003/002510, PCT/JP2003/02510, PCT/JP2003002510, PCT/JP200302510, PCT/JP3/002510, PCT/JP3/02510, PCT/JP3002510, PCT/JP302510, US 2005/0123272 A1, US 2005/123272 A1, US 20050123272 A1, US 20050123272A1, US 2005123272 A1, US 2005123272A1, US-A1-20050123272, US-A1-2005123272, US2005/0123272A1, US2005/123272A1, US20050123272 A1, US20050123272A1, US2005123272 A1, US2005123272A1
Inventors Yuichi Kanai, Yoshihiro Hori, Ryoji Ohno, Takeo Ohishi, Kenichiro Tada, Akihiro Tozaki, Tatsuya Hirai
Original Assignee Yuichi Kanai, Yoshihiro Hori, Ryoji Ohno, Takeo Ohishi, Kenichiro Tada, Akihiro Tozaki, Tatsuya Hirai
Patent Citations (13), Referenced by (9), Classifications (31), Legal Events (1)
Information edition device, information edition method, information edition program, information recording medium
US 20050123272 A1
An information editing apparatus is provided which enables the user to clearly recognize the contents of recorded information which includes image information and is recorded on a recording medium.
The information editing apparatus includes a first selecting device 14 for selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to the image information, the thumbnail image showing the contents of the recorded information recorded on a recording medium 1, a second selecting device 14 for selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, and a recording device 8 for recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium 1. The first position information indicates on the recording medium 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting device 14. The second position information indicates on the recording medium 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting device 14.
a first selecting device for selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of recorded information which includes at least the image information and is recorded on a recording medium,
a second selecting device for selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, and
a recording device for recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting device, the second position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting device, a thumbnail image specifier effective flag showing whether any one of the image selected by the first selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image or any one of the image selected by the second selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image,
wherein the apparatus edits a reproduced form of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium.
2. The information editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting device is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
3. The information editing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when another image is selected by the second selecting device after the second position information is recorded, the recording device rerecords a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
a first selecting process for selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of recorded information which includes at least the image information and is recorded on a recording medium,
a second selecting process for selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, and
a recording process for recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting process, the second position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting process, a thumbnail image specifier effective flag showing whether any one of the image selected by the first selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image or any one of the image selected by the second selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image,
wherein the method edits a reproduced form of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium.
5. The information editing method according to claim 4, wherein the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting process is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the image corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
6. The information editing method according to claim 4, wherein when another image is selected by the second selecting process after the second position information is recorded, the recording process rerecords a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
7. An information editing program for causing a computer to act as a first selecting device, a second selecting device, and a recording device,
the computer being included in an information editing apparatus for editing a reproduced form of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on the recording medium,
the first selecting device selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to the image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium,
the second selecting device selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information,
the recording device recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting device, the second position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting device, a thumbnail image specifier effective flag showing whether any one of the image selected by the first selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image or any one of the image selected by the second selecting device is specified as the thumbnail image.
8. The information editing program according to claim 7, wherein the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting device serves as an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
9. The information editing program according to claim 7, wherein when another image is selected by the second selecting device after the second position information is recorded, the recording device is caused to rerecord a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
10. An information recording medium for recording the information editing program according to claim 7.
That is, in the format of the conventional information editing apparatus, information indicating the reproduction position of recorded information is recorded on the optical disk serving as a recording medium and a thumbnail image is generated from the recorded information, the thumbnail image showing what is in the recorded information (hereinafter also referred to as contents) on the optical disk.
However, in the conventional information editing apparatus, the recorded information on the optical disk may not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, and thus it is difficult for the user to recognize the recorded image information.
The present invention is devised in view of the circumstances. An object of the present invention is to provide an information editing apparatus for enabling the user to clearly recognize the contents of recorded information, which includes image information and is recorded on a recording medium, an information editing method, an information editing program, and an information recording medium.
In order to solve the problem, the invention of claim 1 is an information editing apparatus for editing a reproduced form of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising: a first selecting device for selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to the image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium, a second selecting device for selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, and a recording device for recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting device, the second position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting device.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 1, the thumbnail image showing the contents of the recorded information is selected from the images corresponding to the image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that the thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that a user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing apparatus of claim 1, the invention of claim 2 is characterized in that the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting device is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 2, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from the external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing apparatus of claim 1 or 2, the invention of claim 3 is characterized in that when another image is selected by the second selecting device after the second position information is recorded, the recording device rerecords a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 3, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, the invention of claim 4 is an information editing method for editing a reproduced form of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on a recording medium, the method comprising: a first selecting process for selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to the image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium, a second selecting process for selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, and a recording process for recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium the recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting process, the second position information indicating on the recording medium the recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting process.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 4, the thumbnail image showing the contents of the recorded information is selected from images corresponding to the image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that the thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting process specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing method of claim 4, the invention of claim 5 is characterized in that the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting process is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 5, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from the external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing method of claim 4 or 5, the invention of claim 6 is characterized in that when another image is selected by the second selecting process after the second position information is recorded, the recording process rerecords a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 6, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, the invention of claim 7 causes a computer to act as a first selecting device, a second selecting device, and a recording device, the computer being included in an information editing apparatus for editing a reproduced form of recorded information which includes at least image information and is recorded on a recording medium, the first selecting device selecting a thumbnail image from images corresponding to the image information, the thumbnail image showing contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium, the second selecting device selecting the thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, the recording device recording first position information and second position information on the recording medium, the first position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the first selecting device, the second position information indicating on the recording medium a recording position of image information corresponding to the image selected by the second selecting device.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 7, the computer is caused to operate so that the thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that the thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing program of claim 7, the invention of claim 8 is characterized in that the thumbnail image selected by the second selecting device serves as an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 8, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, according to the information editing program of claim 7 or 8, the invention of claim 9 is characterized in that when another image is selected by the second selecting device after the second position information is recorded, the recording device is caused to rerecord a recording position of image information, which corresponds to the additionally selected image, as new second position information on the recording medium.
With this configuration, according to the invention of claim 9, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of the image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
In order to solve the problem, the invention of claim 10 is characterized by recording the information editing program according to any one of claims 7 to 9.
When the information editing program of claim 7 is recorded, the computer is caused to operate such that a thumbnail image showing the contents of the recorded information is selected from images corresponding to the image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that the thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
When the information editing program of claim 8 is recorded, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
In the case where the information editing program of claim 9 is recorded, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (II) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 3 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (III) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 4 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (IV) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 5 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (V) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 6 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (VI) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 7 is an explanatory drawing showing a recording format (VII) of the present embodiment;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing that contents with thumbnail images are displayed in the information recording of the present embodiment;
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing thumbnail setting made by the user of contents recorded in the present embodiment; and
FIGS. 12(a) to 12(e) are explanatory drawings showing screens displayed on a television set according to the present embodiment.
The attribute information PTT includes permission information REL indicating whether the reset of the vendor definition program list representative image should be permitted or not, the thumbnail image specifier effective flag VLD indicating whether the specification of a static image is effective or not, which uses the vendor definition program list representative image recording position information PTPS and the vendor definition program list representative image information amount information PTSZ, and attribute information ETFT indicating the type (attribute) of image information corresponding to an image used as the vendor definition program list representative image when the image is selected from image information other than distributed AV information. In this case, the permission information REL has a value “0” written to it when permitting the reset of the vendor definition program list representative image. When the reset is not permitted, the permission information REL has a value “1” written to it. The thumbnail image specifier effective flag (hereinafter also referred to as a pointer in contents of a thumbnail specifier) VLD has a value “1” written to it when the specification of a static image is effective, which uses the vendor definition program list representative image recording position information PTPS and the vendor definition program list representative image information amount information PTSZ. When the specification is ineffective, the thumbnail image specifier effective flag VLD has a value “0” written to it.
As shown in FIG. 3, the user definition program set information UDIF having a name indicated by the name information UDPT includes user definition program set general information UPI which includes name information and soon indicating the name of the user definition program set, and pieces of user definition program list information UPL1 to UPLn which concern a plurality of user definition program lists included in the user definition program set. The user definition program set general information UPI has a same hierarchical structure as the initial program set general information DPI shown in FIG. 2. The user definition program list information UPL also has the same hierarchical structure as the vendor definition program list information DPL shown in FIG. 2.
As shown in FIG. 4, the program general information PI is constituted of program source information PST (1 byte) indicating the source of a program (i.e., whether the program is received via analog broadcasting or BS digital broadcasting and so on), other information PFTC (143 bytes) indicating other information of the program general information PI, program material information PESI (104 bytes) which concerns material information constituting the program (i.e., image, sound, or data which is also generally referred to as an elementary stream), and program recording state information PRS which describes information indicating a recording format when the program is recorded on the hard disk 1.
The program material information PESI is constituted of program material general information PGSI which is general information of the program material information PESI, a plurality of material information group search pointers CGSP1 to CGSPn describing the recording positions of information on the hard disk 1, the information showing the contents of two or more groups of distributed material information, the group of material information being constituted of relevant material information (e.g., image information and sound information to be simultaneously reproduced) of pieces of material information constituting the program, pieces of material information group information CGIF1 to CGIFn which specifically describe information showing the contents of the group of material information, and padding data PD for adjusting an amount of information of the overall program material information PESI.
The program material general information PGSI is constituted of attribute information ATB (1 byte) indicating the attribute of the program and pointer number information SPN (1 byte) indicating the number of material information group search pointers CGSP included in the program material information PESI.
Further, each of the material information group search pointers CGSP includes group information start address information CGSA (1 byte) which describes the recording positions of information showing the contents of corresponding material information groups, as address information relative to the recording position of the start of the program material information PESI on the hard disk 1.
Each piece of the material information group information CGIF is constituted of material information number information NES (1 byte) which describes the number of pieces of material information included in the material information group information CGIF.
Each piece of the material information ESI is constituted of auxiliary information RSV (1 byte) which is insignificant information of the material information ESI, material packet identification information CPD which includes type information CTY indicating a type of material information (that is, a type indicating whether material information is image information or sound information) and packet identification information PID for identifying the packet including the material information, and type describing information CMD which specifically describes the identified type.
The information recording apparatus S is constituted of the hard disk 1 for recording AV information in the recording format, a digital broadcast receiving circuit 2, a demultiplexer 3, a video decoder 4, an audio decoder 5, a data decoder 6, a modem 7, a controller 8 serving as a recording device, an analog AV receiving circuit 9, a video encoder 10, an audio encoder 11, a multiplexer 12, a display part 13, an operation part 14 serving as a first selecting device and a second selecting device, a memory card 15 which is a kind of a solid-state recording medium, a digital interface 16, an OSD 20, and an adding circuit 21.
For example, a remote control is used as the operation part 14. As shown in FIG. 9, the operation part 14 comprises a play key 14 a for reproducing recorded information recorded in the hard disk 1, a multi dial 14 b for selecting a thumbnail image, which shows the contents of the recorded information recorded in the hard disk 1, from images corresponding to image information, the multi dial 14 b making a rotation to select a thumbnail image from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, an enter key 14 c which is pressed when reproducing the thumbnail image selected by rotating the multi dial 14 b, a thumbnail-image-included contents list display button 14 d, and a thumbnail setting start button 14 e.
The controller 8 records first position information and second position information on the hard disk 1. The first position information indicates on the hard disk 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to an image selected by the operation part 14 and the second position information indicates on the hard disk 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to an image selected by the operation part 14.
At this point, the controller 8 exercises control over the series of processing operations, instructions and so on required for the control are provided by the user on the operation part 14, and an operation signal corresponding to the instruction is inputted from the operation part 14 to the controller 8, so that the controller 8 recognizes the contents of the instruction and performs necessary processing. Further, regarding an operating state and so on during the control, a display signal is generated by the OSD 20, the generated display signal is added to the output of the video decoder 4 as necessary by the adding circuit 21, and the result is displayed on the television set TV.
That is, the operation part 14 selects a thumbnail image, which is recorded in the hard disk 1 and shows the contents of the recorded information, from images corresponding to image information, and selects a thumbnail image from images other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. The controller 8 records on the hard disk 1 the first position information, which indicates on the hard disk 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to an image selected by the operation part 14, and the second position information, which indicates on the hard disk 1 the recording position of image information corresponding to an image selected by the operation part 14.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing that contents with a thumbnail image are displayed in the information recording. The flowchart shows that recorded contents are reproduced by the user.
As shown in FIG. 10, when the thumbnail-image-included contents list display button 14 d is pressed on the operation part 14 of FIG. 9 (step S1; Yes), the process moves to step S2 and it is decided whether the number of thumbnail images exceeds the displayable number of images on the screen of the television set TV. When the number of thumbnail images exceeds the displayable number of images (step S2; Yes), the display of a list of contents with images is completed (step S3).
In step S2, when the number of thumbnail images does not exceed the displayable number of images, the process moves to step S4 and it is decided whether the screen of the television set TV has undisplayed contents or not. When it is decided in step S4 that the screen of the television set TV does not have undisplayed contents, the process proceeds to step S3 and the display of a list of contents with images is completed.
When the screen of the television set TV has undisplayed contents, it is decided in step S5 whether a pointer in the contents of a thumbnail specifier is effective or not. That is, the thumbnail image specifier effective flag VLD shown in FIG. 2 has a value “1” written to it when the specification of a static image is effective, which uses the vendor definition program list representative image recording position information PTPS and the vendor definition program list representative image information amount information PTSZ. When it is decided that the specification is ineffective, the flag VLD has a value “0” written to it. When the pointer in the contents is effective (step S5; Yes), the process moves to step S6 and thumbnail information is decoded according to the pointer in the contents. When the pointer in the contents is ineffective (step S5; No), the process moves to step S7 and the data of an external file is decoded as thumbnail information.
That is, in step S5, the thumbnail image specifier effective flag VLD is referred to in the format shown in FIG. 2. When the flag VLD has “1” (step S5; Yes), the process proceeds to step S6 and the thumbnail information is decoded according to the pointer in the contents. When the specification thumbnail specifier flag of a static image has “0”, the process moves to step S7 and the thumbnail information is decoded according to the pointer in the contents.
Further, the hard disk 1 of the present embodiment has a management structure for providing an instruction of thumbnail information as shown in FIG. 2. The management structure comprises the thumbnail image specifier effective flag (the specifier flag of thumbnail information) VLD. When the specifier flag has a value referring to a field indicating a position in the contents in the management structure, thumbnail information indicated by a thumbnail structure acts as data in the contents.
On the other hand, when the specifier flag has a value referring to a field indicating data outside the contents in the management structure, thumbnail information indicated by the thumbnail structure is present as data irrelevant to the contents.
After the thumbnail information is decoded in steps S6 and S7, decoded thumbnail images are displayed on the list (step S8). Thereafter, the process returns to step S2 and the above processing is repeated.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart of thumbnail setting made by the user of the recorded contents. The flowchart of FIG. 11 shows that the permission information REL of FIG. 2 indicates permission to reset the initial program set representative image.
As shown in FIG. 11, when the thumbnail setting start button 14 e is pressed on the operation part 14 of FIG. 9 (step P1; Yes), the process moves to step P2 and recorded contents are displayed on the screen of the television set TV as shown in FIG. 12(a). Then, when contents are selected from the recorded contents on the screen (step P3; Yes), the process moves to step P4 and a screen for selecting a thumbnail specifier is displayed on the television set TV as shown in FIG. 12(b).
Subsequently, when it is decided in step P5 that a thumbnail specifier is selected from pointers in the contents, the process moves to step P6 and a screen for specifying a pointer in the contents is displayed as shown in FIG. 12(c). When the specifying operation is completed (step P7; Yes), the process is completed. When the specifying operation is not completed (step P7; No), it is decided in step P8 whether a pointer in the contents is specified or not. When a pointer is specified (step P8; Yes), the process moves to step P9 and a screen for confirming a thumbnail image is displayed as shown in FIG. 12(d). When a pointer is not specified (step P8; No), the process returns to step P7.
Moreover, it is decided in step S10 whether a change of the thumbnail image is prohibited or not. When a change is prohibited (step P10; Yes) and “Yes” is pressed on the screen for confirming the thumbnail image shown in FIG. 12(d) (step P11; Yes), the specification of the thumbnail specifier by the pointer is made effective and the value of the pointer is stored (step P12). When a change of the thumbnail image is not prohibited (step P10; No) and “cancel” is pressed on the screen for confirming the thumbnail image (step P1; No), the process returns to step P7.
In step P5, when a selection is not made from pointers in the contents, the process moves to step P13 and a screen for specifying an external file is displayed as shown in FIG. 12(e). Then, it is decided in step P14 whether the specifying operation is completed or not. When the specifying operation is not completed and a file is specified (step P15; Yes), the process moves to step P16 and the screen for confirming a thumbnail image is displayed as shown in FIG. 12(d). When the specifying operation is completed in step P14, the processing is completed at this point.
Subsequently, when “Yes” is pressed on the screen for confirming the thumbnail image shown in FIG. 12(d) (step P17; Yes), the specification made by the pointer of the thumbnail specifier is made ineffective and a value such as a file name is stored (step P18). When any file is not specified in step P15 and “cancel” is pressed on the screen for confirming the thumbnail image (step P17; No), the process returns to step P13.
As described above, according to the information recording apparatus S of the present embodiment, a thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that a thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the hard disk 1 does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the operation part 14 serving as the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the hard disk 1 during reproduction.
According to the present embodiment, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the hard disk 1 other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the hard disk 1 can be shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the present embodiment, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the hard disk 1 is used as new second position information, thereby always showing the contents of the image information in the hard disk 1 as the most suitable image information.
Moreover, a program corresponding to the flowcharts of FIGS. 10 and 11 is recorded on an information recording medium including a flexible disk, a hard disk, and the like and the program is read and exercised by a general-purpose microcomputer and so on. Thus, the microcomputer can be caused to act as the controller 8 of the embodiments.
As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, a thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that the thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of a recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, a second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
According to the invention of claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1 or 2, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 4, a thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that a thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of a recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, a second selecting process specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
According to the invention of claim 5, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 4, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 6, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 4 or 5, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 7, a computer is caused to operate such that a thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that a thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of a recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
According to the invention of claim 8, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 7, the thumbnail image is an image obtained from external image information or an image recorded beforehand on the recording medium other than images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information. By obtaining the thumbnail image from the external image information, the contents of the image information on the recording medium can be shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 9, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 7 or 8, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
According to the invention of claim 10, when the information editing program of claim 7 is recorded, a computer is caused to operate such that a thumbnail image showing the contents of recorded information is selected from images corresponding to image information or images other than the images corresponding to the image information, so that a thumbnail image can be arbitrarily specified. Therefore, even when the recorded information of the recording medium does not include image information most suitable for showing the contents of the image information, the second selecting device specifies a thumbnail image selected from images other than the images corresponding to the image information in the recorded information, so that the user can clearly recognize the contents of the recorded information recorded on the recording medium during reproduction.
In the case where an information editing program of claim 9 is recorded, when another image is selected after the second position information is recorded, the recording position of image information corresponding to the another image on the recording medium is used as new second position information. Thus, the contents of the image information in the recording medium can be always shown as the most suitable image information.
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U.S. Classification 386/241, G9B/27.051, G9B/27.019, G9B/27.012, 715/723, G9B/27.05, G9B/27.021, G9B/27.047, 386/285, 386/252, 386/283
International Classification G11B27/10, G11B27/00, H04N5/91, G11B27/32, G11B27/11, G11B27/34, G11B27/034
Cooperative Classification G11B27/105, G11B27/326, G11B27/034, G11B27/329, G11B2220/20, G11B27/11, G11B27/34
European Classification G11B27/32D2, G11B27/034, G11B27/34, G11B27/11, G11B27/10A1, G11B27/32C
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