IP Library Granted Patent US 7,155,013
Granted Patent B2
US 7,155,013 · App. 11/243,218 · Granted Dec 26, 2006

Recording apparatus, recording method, reproducing apparatus, and reproducing method

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,155,013
App. No.
11/243,218
Granted
Dec 26, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A recording apparatus is disclosed, that comprises a compression process means for compressing an input digital signal corresponding to a predetermined compression process and segmenting the compressed digital signal into blocks, a fixed value generating means for generating a predetermined fixed value, an adding means for adding the fixed value generated by the fixed value generating means at a predetermined timing to the blocks of the digital signal compressed by the compression process means, an encrypting means for encrypting the fixed value and the compressed digital signal added by the adding means, and a recording means for recording the fixed value and the compressed digital signal encrypted by the encrypting means to a record medium.

Claims (36)

1. A recording apparatus, comprising:

compression process means for compressing an input digital signal and segmenting the compressed digital signal into blocks;

fixed value generating means for generating a predetermined fixed value;

adding means for adding the fixed value generated by said fixed value generating means at a predetermined timing to the blocks of the digital signal compressed by said compression process means;

encrypting means for encrypting the fixed value and the compressed digital signal added by said adding means; and

recording means for recording the fixed value and the compressed digital signal encrypted by said encrypting means to a recording medium.

2. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the record medium is attachable/detachable to/from the recording apparatus.

3. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the record medium includes a non-volatile memory.

4. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the fixed value generated by said fixed value generating means is varied corresponding to a compression rate.

5. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the digital signal is a digital audio signal, and

wherein the fixed value generated by said fixed value generating means is varied corresponding to a channel.

6. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the fixed value is added to the first block of the plurality of blocks by said adding means.

7. The recording apparatus as set forth in claim 1 ,

wherein the fixed value is added to all blocks of the plurality of blocks by said adding means.

8. A recording method, comprising the steps of:

compressing an input digital signal and segmenting the compressed digital signal into blocks;

generating a predetermined fixed value;

adding the generated fixed value at a predetermined timing to the blocks of the compressed digital signal;

encrypting the fixed value and the compressed digital signal that have been added; and

recording the fixed value and the compressed digital signal that have been encrypted to a record medium.

9. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the record medium is attachable/detachable to/from a recording apparatus.

10. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 ,

wherein the record medium includes a non-volatile memory.

11. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 ,

wherein the fixed value is varied corresponding to a compression rate.

12. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 ,

wherein the digital signal is a digital audio signal, and

wherein the fixed value is varied corresponding to a channel.

13. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 ,

wherein the fixed value is added to the first block of the plurality of blocks.

14. The recording method as set forth in claim 8 , wherein the fixed value is added to all blocks of the plurality of blocks.

Priority Claims (6)
JP 11-055860 · Mar 3, 1999 · national
JP 11-096282 · Apr 2, 1999 · national
JP 11-178188 · Jun 24, 1999 · national
JP 11-191536 · Jul 6, 1999 · national
JP 11-347474 · Dec 7, 1999 · national
WO PCT/JP00/01272 · Mar 3, 2000 · international
Continuity (2)
Continuation 0967465100 · Nov 2, 2000
Related Publication 20060029230A1 · Feb 9, 2006