Patent ID: 7496824

Claim:
A data-recording apparatus for recording video data onto an information-recording medium, comprising: a control unit for: assigning frame array identification information to each of frame arrays each comprising successive frames in time; acquiring leading-data representing the length of data located at the beginning of said frame array as a part not belonging to said frame array; acquiring trailing-data information for each of said frame arrays representing the length of data located at the end of said frame array as a part not belonging to said frame array; acquiring first information for each of said frame arrays for identifying a frame located at the beginning of said frame array; and acquiring second information for each of said frame arrays representing the number of frames included in said frame array; and a recording unit for recording said leading-data information, said trailing-data information, said first information and said second information along with said frame array identification information into said information-recording medium by associating said leading-data information, said trailing-data information, said first information and said second information with said frame array identification information.