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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2003
Shinichi Kikuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masafumi Tamura, Chofu, JP;
Hideo Ando, Hino, JP;
Shuichi Hisatomi, Fuchu, JP;
Mitsuyuki Nozaki, Toshima-ku, JP;
Kazuhiko Taira, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Ito, Ota-ku, JP;
Shinichi Kikuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Masafumi Tamura, Chofu, JP;
Hideo Ando, Hino, JP;
Shuichi Hisatomi, Fuchu, JP;
Mitsuyuki Nozaki, Toshima-ku, JP;
Kazuhiko Taira, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Ito, Ota-ku, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
In a system for recording/playing back video data together with control information, a thumbnail, or thumbnail control information, extracted from a moving picture of a video is used as the control information. The thumbnail control information includes information for generating a thumbnail image which is generated based on the contents of the video data, and information for using the generated thumbnail picture in a menu corresponding to the contents of the video data. The user can create a menu corresponding to the video recorded contents.