Apparatus and method for searching digital audio data file from media where digital audio data files are recorded
First Claim
1. Method for making database for use in searching digital audio data files from a first recording media, said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area;
- said method comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database;
(c) step for recording index information as field of said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for searching a digital audio data file from a media where digital audio data files are recorded. The media comprises a directory information recording area and data recording area where information on the files listed in the directory recording area is recorded. The digital audio data file has a file name field, a data field, and an additional information tag field. The file name field, and the data field and additional information tag field is recorded on the directory information recording area and the data recording area, respectively. Further, recording indexing information which is used as a keyword for searching the digital audio data file is recorded on the directory information recording area. The present invention employs a method for making a database structure comprising the steps of: making a directory database having fields of directory names and the position of each directory on the directory information recording area; making a file database having fields of file names and the position of each file on the data recording area by accessing the directory information recording area; and recording the indexing information in the file database as an additional field.
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16 Claims
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1. Method for making database for use in searching digital audio data files from a first recording media,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said method comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database;
(c) step for recording index information as field of said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. Method for making database for use in searching digital audio data files from first recording media and recording said database in second recording media,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said method comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched and recording said it in said second recording media. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Method for searching predetermined digital audio data file from a first recording media,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said method comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area, and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database, and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched, and recording said it in said second recording media;
(d) step for receiving input of name of digital audio data file to be searched;
(e) step for searching file having same name as said inputted digital audio data to be searched from file name fields of said file database, and reading recording position field corresponding to searched file name field.
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11. Method for searching predetermined digital audio data file from a first recording media,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said method comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area, and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database, and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched, and recording said it in said second recording media;
(d) step for receiving input of name of digital audio data file to be searched;
(e) step for searching file having index information conforming to said inputted index information to be searched by accessing said file database. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. Computer-readable recording media where computer-executable program for making database for searching digital audio data files from first recording media, is recorded,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said program comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database;
(c) step for recording index information as field of said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched.
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14. Computer-readable recording media where computer-executable program for making database for searching digital audio data files from first recording media and recording said database in second recording media, is recorded,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said program comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area, and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database, and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched and recording said it in said second recording media.
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15. Computer-readable recording media where computer-executable program for searching predetermined digital audio data files from first recording media, is recorded,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said program comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area, and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database, and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched, and recording said it in said second recording media;
(d) step for receiving input of name of digital audio data file to be searched;
(e) step for searching file having same name as said inputted digital audio data to be searched from file name fields of said file database, and reading recording position field corresponding to searched file name field.
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16. Computer-readable recording media where computer-executable program for searching predetermined digital audio data files from first recording media, is recorded,
said first recording media having directory information recording area where information regarding directory is recorded and data recording area where file data is recorded according to information regarding sub file of the directory recorded in said directory information recording area, said digital audio data files including file name fields which are recorded in said directory information recording area, data fields and additional information tag field which are recorded in said data recording area; -
said program comprising (a) step for making directory database which is constituted by fields including name of said directory and recording position of said directory in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory information recording area, and recording said directory database in said second recording media;
(b) step for making file database which is constituted by fields including name of sub file and position in which said sub file is recorded in said data recording area by accessing said recording position in said directory information recording area, for all directories recorded in said directory database, and recording said file database in said second recording media;
(c) step for inserting index information as field of said file database to said file database, said index information being used as keyword when said digital audio data file is searched, and recording said it in said second recording media;
(d) step for receiving input of name of digital audio data file to be searched;
(e) step for searching file having index information conforming to said inputted index information to be searched by accessing said file database.
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