Apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information from a recording medium

Claim 1

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal from the recording medium; input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designating channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory when the recording medium code stored in program memory and the recording medium code output from the separating means are identical; and picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data.

Claim 2

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal from the recording medium; input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designating channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory when the recording medium code stored in program memory and the recording medium code output from the separating means are identical; and picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data.

Claim 3

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal from the recording medium; input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designated channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory; and picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data.

Claim 4

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal from the recording medium; input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designated channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory; and picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data.

Claim 5

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium together with a video format signal, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal and the video format signal from the recording medium; first input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; second input means for inputting the video format signal; p1 separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designated channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory the recording medium code stored in program memory and the recording medium code output from the separating means are identical; picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data; and mixing means for mixing the picture signal with the video format signal.

Claim 6

An apparatus for reproducing and processing picture information obtained from a recording medium to form a picture signal, wherein a recording medium code and a plurality of graphic codes including the picture information are inserted as a subcode of a coded information signal stored on the recording medium together with a video format signal, wherein said picture information occupies N channels where N is a natural number greater than 1, and wherein said recording medium code specifies the recording medium, said apparatus comprising: read means for reading the coded information signal and the video format signal from the recording medium; first input means for inputting the subcode from the coded information signal; second input means for inputting the video format signal; p1 separating means for separating means for separating the recording medium code from the subcode; instruction generating means for generating an instruction for selecting one of said N channels by a manual operation during playing of the recording medium; designated channel data generating means for writing to a program memory the instruction and the recording medium code when the instruction is generated; output means for outputting in response to a program-play command designated channel data indicating a channel designated by the instructions stored in the program memory the recording medium code stored in program memory and the recording medium code output from the separating means are identical; picture signal generating means for generating the picture signal from one of said plurality of graphic codes occupying the one of said N channels designated by said designated channel data; and mixing means for mixing the picture signal with the video format signal.