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Method and apparatus for the recording and reproduction of video and/or audio signals

US6658160B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 21, 1999
Grant dateDec 2, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/8042
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for recording and reproducing video and/or audio signals having an additional information item, e.g. a title information item, recorded therein, which additional information item may be subsequently inserted into a video picture during reproduction. The additional information data are converted, thereby producing an executable sub-picture unit, and is recorded in a corresponding sub-picture data pack in addition to the data packs for the video/audio signal. Thus, it is possible to record the additional information data separately without difficulty without necessitating a change to the recording format to the effect that special data packs for the additional information items are included in the planning. The invention also relates to a corresponding recording and reproduction apparatus.

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