Recording method
View Patent ↗A recording method for recording received digital broadcasting on a medium, wherein system resume information including an operation mode at the time of playback and resume information for each piece of program information are separately recorded in a management file as resume information. This makes it possible to provide a recording method that allows the user to perform desired Resume Playback.
1. A method for recording a program and management information for managing the program by a recording apparatus comprising a storage part and a controller, the method comprising steps of:
recording, by the storage part, the program on a recording medium; and
recording, by the storage part, the management information on the recording medium, wherein the management information includes:
original program information (OPGR) which indicates whole playback range of the program;
user defined program information (UPGR) which indicates whole or a part of a playback range of the program;
playlist information (PGRG) which indicates a playback order of the OPGR or the UPGR;
user defined integrated information (UDFF) which indicates both the OPGR and the PGRG;
system resume information which indicates resume information in units of the UDFF;
OPGR resume information which indicates resume information in units of the program; and
PGRG resume information which indicates resume information in units of the playlist information, wherein:
the system resume information indicates a number of the UDFF, a number of the PGRG, and a number of the OPGR or the UPGR, a number of an ALU, and a number of a record packet (RP) which indicates the position where a user stopped the playback of the UDFF,
the ALU is a unit for recording a video and audio stream,
each RP has a header including a time stamp and a transport packet,
the OPGR resume information indicates a number of the program, a number of an ALU, and a number of an RP which indicates the position where the user stopped the playback of the program, and
the PGRG resume information indicates a number of the program, a number of an ALU, and a number of an RP which indicates the position where the user stopped the playback of the playlist,
the UDFF is managed as a first management level;
the PGRG is managed as a second management level;
the OPGR and the UPGR are managed as a third management level;
the PGRG is able to be referred from a plurality of the UDFFs;
a first UDFF for a first user and a second UDFF for a second user are recorded on the recording medium, and
the OPGR resume information, the PGRG resume information, and the system resume information are recorded on the recording medium independently.
2. A recording apparatus for recording a program and management information for managing the program, the recording apparatus comprising:
a storage part which records the program and the management information; and
a controller which controls the storage part, wherein the management information includes:
original program information (OPGR) which indicates whole playback range of the program;
user defined program information (UPGR) which indicates whole or a part of a playback range of the program;
playlist information (PGRG) which indicates a playback order of the OPGR or the UPGR;
user defined integrated information (UDFF) which indicates both the OPGR and the PGRG;
system resume information which indicates resume information in units of the UDFF;
OPGR resume information which indicates resume information in units of the program; and
PGRG resume information which indicates resume information in units of the playlist information, wherein:
the system resume information indicates a number of the UDFF, a number of the PGRG, a number of the OPGR or the UPGR, a number of an ALU, and a number of a record packet (RP) which indicates the position where a user stopped the playback of the UDFF,
the ALU is a unit for recording a video and audio stream,
each RP has a header including a time stamp and a transport packet,
the OPGR resume information indicates a number of the program, a number of an ALU, and a number of an RP which indicates the position where the user stopped the playback of the program, and
the PGRG resume information indicates a number of the program, a number of an ALU, and a number of an RP which indicates the position where the user stopped the playback of the playlist,
the UDFF is managed as a first management level;
the PGRG is managed as a second management level;
the OPGR and the UPGR are managed as a third management level;
the PGRG is able to be referred from a plurality of the UDFFs;
a first UDFF for a first user and a second UDFF for a second user are recorded on the recording medium, and
the OPGR resume information, the PGRG resume information, and the system resume information are recorded on the recording medium independently.