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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1998
Rong-Fuh Shyu, Hsinchu, TW;
Winbond Electronics Corp., , TW;
Abstract
A record carrier includes at least one track having at least one block. The block includes a plurality of interleaved compressed audio programs, and is grouped into a number of consecutive sub-blocks. Each of the compressed audio programs is segmented to form a number of consecutive audio sectors that is equal in number to the sub-blocks. The audio sectors of the compressed audio programs are arranged among the sub-blocks such that a jth one of the audio sectors of each of the compressed audio programs is disposed in a jth one of the sub-blocks. Moreover, in a recording method and apparatus for recording a plurality of input audio programs on a track of a record carrier, the input audio programs are first compressed to obtain a plurality of compressed audio programs. The compressed audio programs are then segmented into equal numbers of consecutive compressed audio program segments, and the compressed audio programs segments of the compressed audio programs are subsequently interleaved by grouping together jth ones of the compressed audio program segments of the compressed audio programs in a jth one of an ascending order of consecutive groups to form a block.