Apparatus and method for recording digital audio data file

• US 20030147628A1
• Filed: 02/06/2003
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bong-Ja Choi, Bum-Ho Seo, Chang-Sun Oh, In-Ha Lee, Sang-Ho Kwon, Sung-Youl Kim, Yoon-Deuk Seo
• Original Assignee: Bong-Ja Choi, Bum-Ho Seo, Chang-Sun Oh, In-Ha Lee, Sang-Ho Kwon, Sung-Youl Kim, Yoon-Deuk Seo
• Inventors: Kim, Sung-Youl, Kwon, Sang-Ho, Lee, In-Ha, Seo, Bum-Ho, Oh, Chang-Sun, Seo, Yoon-Deuk, Choi, Bong-Ja
• Application Number:
  US09/959,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20030147628A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/69
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/20 Disc-shaped record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system for recording and playing digital audio data recorded on a recording media, and, more particularly, a system for recording and playing digital audio data, which can search the digital audio data with high speed. A method for recording digital audio data file comprising a file name field, a data field, and an additional information tag field, on a recording media is provided. The method comprises the steps of recording the file name field on a directory information recording area, recording the data field and additional information tag field on a data recording area, and recording indexing information which is used as a keyword for searching the digital audio data file on the directory information recording area.

Claims

1. Method for recording digital audio data file including file name field, data field and additional information tag field in recording media,

said method comprising step for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said recording media;

step for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said recording media;

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area.

4. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said step for recording index information is step for recording said index information in the area where said file name field on said directory information recording area is recorded.

5. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said digital audio data file digitalizes music and said index information is selected from the group consisting of title of music of said digital audio data file, composer, player, and genre of the music.

6. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising step for receiving input of said index information before said step for recording index information.

7. The method according to one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising step for extracting said index information from said additional information tag field before said step for recording said index information.

2. Method for recording digital audio data file recorded in data recording area on first recording media in second recording media,

said first recording media including file name field included in said digital audio data file which is recorded in directory information recording area on said first recording area, and data field and additional information tag field which are recorded in data recording area on said first recording media,

said method comprising step for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said second recording area;

step for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said second recording media; and

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area of said second recording area.

3. Method for recording digital audio data recorded in CD as CD audio format in recording media,

said method comprising step for reading digital audio data recorded in said CD and extracting said read data;

step for generating file name and additional information tag;

step for recording said file name in directory information recording area on said recording media;

step for recording said digital audio data and said additional information tag in data recording area on said recording media; and

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data recorded in said recording media is searched in said directory information recording area on said recording media.

8. The method according to claim 3, further comprising step for compressing said digital audio data with a predetermined compression algorithm before said step for recording said digital audio data and said additional information tag in said data recording area.

9. The method according to claim 3, further comprising step for accessing CD information database through network;

step for extracting unique information of said CD and sending it to said CD information database; and

step for receiving said index information from said CD information database, before said step for recording index information.

10. Apparatus for recording digital audio data file including file name field, data field and additional information tag field in recording media,

said apparatus comprising means for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said recording media;

means for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said recording media;

means for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area.

13. The apparatus according to one of claims 10 to 12, wherein said means for recording index information is means for recording said index information in the area where said file name field on said directory information recording area is recorded.

14. The apparatus according to one of claims 10 to 12, wherein said digital audio data file digitalizes music and said index information is selected from the group consisting of title of music of said digital audio data file, composer, player, and genre of the music.

15. The apparatus according to one of claims 10 to 12, wherein said means for recording index information further includes means for receiving input of said index information before recording index information.

16. The apparatus according to one of claims 10 to 12, wherein said means for recording index information further includes means for extracting said index information from said additional information tag field before recording said index information.

11. Apparatus for recording digital audio data file recorded in data recording area on first recording media in second recording media,

said first recording media including file name field included in said digital audio data file which is recorded in directory information recording area on said first recording area, and data field and additional information tag field which are recorded in data recording area on said first recording media,

said apparatus comprising means for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said second recording area;

means for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said second recording media; and

means for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area of said second recording area.

12. Apparatus for recording digital audio data recorded in CD as CD audio format in recording media,

said apparatus comprising means for reading digital audio data recorded in said CD and extracting said read data;

means for generating file name and additional information tag;

means for recording said file name in directory information recording area on said recording media;

means for recording said digital audio data and said additional information tag in data recording area on said recording media; and

means for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data recorded in said recording media is searched in said directory information recording area on said recording media.

17. The apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising means for compressing said digital audio data with a predetermined compression algorithm before recording said digital audio data and said additional information tag in said data recording area.

18. The apparatus according to claim 12, further comprising means for accessing CD information database through network;

means for extracting unique information of said CD and sending it to said CD information database; and

means for receiving said index information from said CD information database, before recording index information.

19. Computer-executable program for recording digital audio data file including file name field, data field and additional information tag field in recording media,

wherein said program makes computer execute processes comprising step for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said recording media;

step for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said recording media;

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area.

20. Computer-executable program for recording digital audio data file recorded in data recording area on first recording media in second recording media,

said first recording media including file name field included in said digital audio data file which is recorded in directory information recording area on said first recording area, and data field and additional information tag field which are recorded in data recording area on said first recording media,

wherein said program makes computer execute processes comprising step for recording said file name field in directory information recording area on said second recording area;

step for recording said data field and said additional information tag field in data recording area on said second recording media; and

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched in said directory information recording area of said second recording area.

21. Computer-executable program for recording digital audio data recorded in CD as CD audio format in recording media,

wherein said program makes computer execute processes comprising step for reading digital audio data recorded in said CD and extracting said read data;

step for generating file name and additional information tag;

step for recording said file name in directory information recording area on said recording media;

step for recording said digital audio data and said additional information tag in data recording area on said recording media; and

step for recording index information which is used as keyword when said digital audio data recorded in said recording media is searched in said directory information recording area on said recording media.