Medium for storing audio/image information and management system thereof

Abstract

In a memory card having editable audio information and image information recorded therein, a music unit for audio reproduction and a cell as the reproduction unit of less than the music unit are defined. In the memory card, cell information CI having a reproduction relationship between a music number and image information is recorded. In a case where audio information is reproduced in unit of music number #β including cell information CI#2 to CI#4, cell information CI#2 contains pointer information IPI#2 for specifying image information IMG—02.IOB to IMG—03.IOB to be displayed. In this manner, there is provided guideline information as to how the still image corresponding to the edited music is displayed after edit processing has been performed for recorded audio information (music).

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 11-275570, filed Sep. 29, 1999, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to an improvement of an information storage medium capable of recording and / or reproducing memory card, disc (phase changed optical disc, magneto-optical disc, or magnetic disc, etc.) or the like. [0003] In particular, the present invention relates to an improvement of a removable and portable information storage medium suitable for recording and / or reproducing digital image information in combination with digital audio information. [0004] In addition, the present invention relates to a method for reproducing information recorded in the information storage medium. [0005] Further, the present invention relates to a method for editing information recorded in the info...

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Benefits of technology

[0045] The storage medium comprises a first reproduction unit (music) for reproducing the audio information (AOB) and a second reproduction unit (C/AOB/TK) having fineness

Problems solved by technology

A user cannot add new audio information, and cannot edit audio information already recorded on an information storage medium.

Further, this CD-DA has a format which does not support recording of still image information on the information storage medium.

However, since both of them are exclusive for reproduction only, it is impossible not only to add new audio information by a user, but also to edit the audio information already recorded on the information storage medium.

However, MD does not have such a format that a still image can be displayed simultaneously during audio information reproduction.

However, in this case as well, at present, it does not have such a format that a still image according to audio information can be recorded or edited.

However, after “Combining must” or “Dividing music” has been performed, in the case where audio information is reproduced in units of music, it is very difficult to determine a method for selecting still image information to be displayed simultaneously and a timing of displaying each item of the still image information.

In addition, in the case where music number #θ is divided into music number # and music number #κ, there is a problem with how to set still images displayed in music number # and music number #κ, respectively.

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