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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1996
Tetsuo Ogawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Kiriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomokiyo Kato, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Kikuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Luke Freeman, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics, Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In a method for processing a time code such that time code data composed of a hour minute second frame accompanying picture information of a predetermined system is mapped onto picture information of another system, when converting the picture information of the predetermined system into that of another system, mapping the time code when converting the system of the picture information including the steps of converting time code data accompanying picture information of said predetermined system into a total frame number x, calculating a total frame number y of the converted time code data for said time code data from said total frame number x and generating the converted time code from the total frame number y.