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Menu generator device and menu generating method for complementing video/audio signals with menu information

A technology of audio signal and menu information, which is applied in the field of video/audio signal processing equipment and menu data server, can solve the problem of insufficient standardization of the interface, and achieve the effect of saving tedious work

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-05-24
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV
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Since the interface between a computer and a recording and / or reproducing device is not yet standardized enough, and since users are generally not prepared to connect their recording and / or reproducing device to a computer to simply play recorded broadcasts, the solutions presented are not practical Restrictions apply to those cases where the computer is also a recording and / or reproducing device

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[0030] attached figure 1 A DVD recorder device is shown with a receiving device 10 which can receive a transmission signal TR in which a video / audio signal VA is encoded via a terrestrial antenna 11 , a satellite receiving antenna 12 or a cable 13 . Also provided is a video / audio input decoder 14 for decoding the video / audio signal VA from the transport signal TR. The video / audio signals VA are fed to a video / audio encoder 15, where they are converted into the required format, such as MPEG, and then prepared in a video / audio output processing unit 16 for display and / or on a monitor 17 Or for storage in the video / audio storage device 18. As described so far, the item under consideration may also form part of a set-top box or a video recording unit, such as a DVD-RW recorder, a hard disk recorder or a video recorder with semiconductor memory. The video / audio storage device 18 may thus have optical, magnetic, magneto-optical or semiconductor memory. Meanwhile, the DVD recorder...

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In a menu generator device for supplementing a video / audio signal (VA) with menu information (MI), its audio / video signal (VA) may be divided into a plurality of segments. A read-in stage (2) is provided for reading in said video / audio signal (VA), an analysis stage (3) for generating video / audio identification information from said read-in video / audio signal (VA) (VAID), communication level (4) for transmitting said video / audio identification information (VA-ID) to a remote menu data server (20) and for receiving from the menu data server assignable to the transmitted video / audio menu data (MD) of identification information (VA-ID), and a menu generator stage (5) for generating menu information (MI) from said menu data (MD) and for transmitting this menu information 10 (MI), For connection with video / audio signal (VA).

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a menu generator device for supplementing a video / audio signal with menu information, the video / audio signal of which can be divided into segments. [0002] The present invention also relates to a menu generation method for supplementing video / audio signals with menu information, the video / audio signals of which can be divided into multiple segments (Sequence). [0003] The invention also relates to a method of operating a menu data server for providing menu data upon request by a menu generator device. [0004] The invention also relates to a device for processing video / audio signals comprising a menu generator device as described in the first paragraph above. Background technique [0005] When using a DVD recorder to create a DVD, it is known to automatically generate a menu representing each television show recorded on the DVD, with a single image as part of the menu and possibly time, channel or other information, such as ...

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IPC IPC(8): G11B27/34G06F3/033G06F9/44G11B19/02G11B27/034G11B27/10G11B27/32H04N5/445
CPCG11B19/022G11B27/034G11B27/105G11B27/329G11B2220/216G11B2220/2562H04N21/235H04N21/25875H04N21/42646H04N21/42661H04N21/4312H04N21/435H04N21/4394H04N21/44008H04N21/6581H04N21/84H04N21/47
Inventor T·格鲁伯
Owner KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV