Information reproducing device for reproducing multimedia information recorded in the form of optically readable code pattern, and information recording medium storing multimedia information in the same form

Claim 2

An information reproducing device comprising: first hierarchical processing means for optically reading a code pattern from an information recording medium having a portion in which multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data is recorded in the form of code pattern which can be optically read, converting the code thus read into code data as an image, adding information relating to the reading as first processing information to the code data and then outputting the same; second hierarchical processing means for recognizing first processing information output from the first hierarchical processing means to process code data output from the first hierarchical processing means and creating blocks by collecting the code data for each given unit and outputting the blocks; third hierarchical processing means for extracting second processing information at least necessary for creating supermacro-blocks of a larger given unit by collecting the blocks output from the second hierarchical processing means from the code data of the blocks and recognizing the thus extracted data, creating supermacro-blocks based on the second processing information, extracting third processing information for effecting the process of coping with the error from the supermacro-block and recognizing the thus extracted third processing information, effecting the process of coping with the error of the supermacro-block based on the third processing information, and outputting subset elements created by distributing the supermacro-block based on the third processing information; fourth hierarchical processing means for extracting fourth processing information at least necessary for creating a subset from the subset elements output from the third hierarchical processing means from the subset element and outputting a subset created based on the fourth processing information, the subset being constructed by codes of a given unit which permits the multimedia information to be restored; and output means for outputting the subset output from the fourth hierarchical processing means as the restored multimedia information; wherein the third hierarchical processing means includes: block code data linking means for re-constructing code data of the block by the second processing information; macro-block header constructing means for collecting a plurality of blocks of first data provided in given positions in the respective block code data linked by the block code data linking means to construct macro-block header information; and supermacro-block constructing means for collecting second data other than the first data in the respective block code data to construct the supermacro-block according to the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means.

Claim 3

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the second processing information includes a block address and block code data size; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and storing data into the memory according to the memory address to re-construct the block code data.

Claim 4

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof and block code data size; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means.

Claim 5

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof, block code data size and block code data demodulation error number; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; error number storing means for storing a plurality of block code data demodulation error numbers; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means and the block code data demodulation error number stored in the error number storing means.

Claim 6

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof, block code data size and block code data demodulation error position; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; error position storing means for storing a plurality of block code data demodulation error positions; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of a given unit of the memory based on the block address, block code data size and block code data demodulation error position and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address for each of the given units according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means and the block code data demodulation error position stored in the error position storing means.

Claim 7

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 8

An information reproducing device according to claim 3, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 9

An information reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 10

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein the second data is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: supermacro-block creating means for de-interleaving the second data to create the supermacro-block; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 11

An information reproducing device according to claim 3, wherein the second data is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: supermacro-block creating means for de-interleaving the second data to create the supermacro-block; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 12

An information reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein the second data is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: supermacro-block creating means for de-interleaving the second data to create the supermacro-block; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 13

An information reproducing device according to claim 9, wherein a parameter relating to the interleaving of the second data and a parameter relating to at least one of the error correction check digit and error detection check digit are described in the macro-block header.

Claim 14

An information reproducing device according to claim 1, wherein a parameter for constructing a subset element by collecting a plurality of data items of the given unit obtained after de-interleaving the second data and then subjecting the second data to a error correction or error detection process and a linking parameter for the subset element are described in the macro-block header.

Claim 15

An information reproducing device according to claim 3, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and the macro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 16

An information reproducing device according to claim 14, wherein the macro-block header has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 17

An information reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and the macro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 18

An information reproducing device according to claim 16, wherein the macro-block header has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 19

An information reproducing device according to claim 3, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and the supermacro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 20

An information reproducing device according to claim 18, wherein the second data has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block subjected to the error correction by the supermacro-block error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 21

An information reproducing device according to claim 5, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and the supermacro-block error correction means corrects the error of the supermacro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 22

An information reproducing device according to claim 20, wherein the second data has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block subjected to the error correction by the supermacro-block error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 23

An information reproducing device comprising: first hierarchical processing means for optically reading a code pattern from an information recording medium having a portion in which multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data is recorded in the form of code pattern which can be optically read, converting the code thus read into code data as an image, adding information relating to the reading as first processing information to the code data and then outputting the same; second hierarchical processing means for recognizing first processing information output from the first hierarchical processing means to process code data output from the first hierarchical processing means and creating blocks by collecting the code data for each given unit and outputting the blocks; third hierarchical processing means for extracting second processing information at least necessary for creating supermacro-blocks of a larger given unit by collecting the blocks output from the second hierarchical processing means from the code data of the blocks and recognizing the thus extracted data, creating supermacro-blocks based on the second processing information, extracting third processing information for effecting the process of coping with the error from the supermacro-block and recognizing the thus extracted third processing information, effecting the process of coping with the error of the supermacro-block based on the third processing information, and outputting subset elements created by distributing the supermacro-block based on the third processing information; fourth hierarchical processing means for extracting fourth processing information at least necessary for creating a subset from the subset element output from the third hierarchical processing means from the subset element and outputting a subset created based on the fourth processing information, the subset being constructed by codes of a given preset unit which permits the multimedia information to be restored; and output means for outputting the subset output from the fourth hierarchical processing means as the restored multimedia information; wherein the third hierarchical processing means includes: block code data linking means for re-constructing block code data by the second processing information; macro-block header constructing means for collecting a plurality of blocks of first data provided in given positions in the respective block code data linked by the block code data linking means to construct a macro-block header; macro-block header error correction means for subjecting the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means to an error correction process; macro-block correcting means for correcting for an uncorrectable portion which could not be corrected by the macro-block header error correction means according to a proximity macro-block header; supermacro-block constructing means for linking second data other than the first data in the respective block code data to construct a supermacro-block based on the macro-block header information subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header correction means or corrected for by the macro-block correcting means; supermacro-block error correction means for subjecting a supermacro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means to error correction; and subset element constructing means for dividing and linking the supermacro-block corrected by the supermacro-block error correction means to construct a subset element.

Claim 24

An information reproducing device comprising: first hierarchical processing means for optically reading a code pattern from an information recording medium having a portion in which multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data is recorded in the form of code pattern which can be optically read, converting the code thus read into code data as an image, adding information relating to the reading as first processing information to the code data and then outputting the same; second hierarchical processing means for recognizing first processing information output from the first hierarchical processing means to process code data output from the first hierarchical processing means and creating blocks by collecting the code data for each given unit and outputting the blocks; third hierarchical processing means for extracting second processing information at least necessary for creating supermacro-blocks of a larger given unit by collecting the blocks output from the second hierarchical processing means from the code data of the blocks and recognizing the thus extracted data, creating supermacro-blocks based on the second processing information, extracting third processing information for effecting the process of coping with the error from the supermacro-block and recognizing the thus extracted third processing information, effecting the process of coping with the error of the supermacro-block based on the third processing information, and outputting subset elements created by distributing the supermacro-block based on the third processing information; fourth hierarchical processing means for extracting fourth processing information at least necessary for creating a subset from the subset element output from the third hierarchical processing means from the subset element and outputting a subset created based on the fourth processing information, the subset being constructed by codes of a given preset unit which permits the multimedia information to be restored; and output means for outputting the subset output from the fourth hierarchical processing means as the restored multimedia information; wherein the third hierarchical processing means includes: block code data linking means for re-constructing block code data by the second processing information; macro-block header constructing means for collecting a plurality of blocks of first data provided in given positions in the respective block code data linked by the block code data linking means to construct a macro-block header; macro-block header error correction means for subjecting the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means to an error correction process; macro-block correcting means for correcting for an uncorrectable portion which could not be corrected by the macro-block header error correction means according to a proximity macro-block header; supermacro-block constructing means for linking second data other than the first data in the respective block code data to construct a supermacro-block based on the macro-block header information subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header correction means or corrected for by the macro-block correcting means; supermacro-block error correction means for subjecting a supermacro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means to error correction; and subset element constructing means for dividing and linking the supermacro-block corrected by the supermacro-block error correction means to construct a subset element.

Claim 25

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the second processing information includes a block address and block code data size; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and storing data into the memory according to the memory address to re-construct the block code data.

Claim 26

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof and block code data size; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means.

Claim 27

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof, block code data size and block code data demodulation error number; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; error number storing means for storing a plurality of block code data demodulation error numbers; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of the memory based on the block address and block code data size and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means and the block code data demodulation error number stored in the error number storing means.

Claim 28

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the second processing information includes a block address, error status flag thereof, block code data size and block code data demodulation error position; and the block code data linking means includes: a memory for storing data output from the second hierarchical processing means; flag storing means for storing a plurality of address error status flags; error position storing means for storing a plurality of block code data demodulation error positions; and memory control means for calculating a stored memory address of a given unit of the memory based on the block address, block code data size and block code data demodulation error position and controlling storage of data into the calculated memory address for each of the given units according to the address error status flag stored in the flag storing means and the block code data demodulation error position stored in the error position storing means.

Claim 29

An information reproducing device according to claim 24, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 30

An information reproducing device according to claim 26, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 31

An information reproducing device according to claim 24, wherein the second data is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: supermacro-block creating means for de-interleaving the second data to create the supermacro-block; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 32

An information reproducing device according to claim 26, wherein the second data is interleaved and has at least one of an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: supermacro-block creating means for de-interleaving the second data to create the supermacro-block; lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and at least one of error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means and error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block created by the supermacro-block creating means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 33

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein a parameter for constructing a subset element by collecting a plurality of data items of the given unit obtained after de-interleaving the second data and then subjecting the second data to a error correction or error detection process and a linking parameter for the subset element are described in the macro-block header.

Claim 34

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the macro-block header is interleaved and has an error correction check digit and an error detection check digit attached thereto; the micro-block header constructing means includes de-interleaving means for de-interleaving the macro-block header information; the macro-block header error correction means includes error correction decoding means for effecting the error correction decoding for the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header de-interleaved by the de-interleaving means or subjected to the error correction decoding by the error correction decoding means.

Claim 35

An information reproducing device according to claim 24, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and the macro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 36

An information reproducing device according to claim 33, wherein the macro-block header has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 37

An information reproducing device according to claim 26, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and the macro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block header constructed by the macro-block header constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 38

An information reproducing device according to claim 35, wherein the macro-block header has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the macro-block header subjected to the error correction by the macro-block header error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 39

An information reproducing device according to claim 22, wherein the second data has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes: error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block subjected to the error correction by the supermacro-block error correction means.

Claim 40

An information reproducing device according to claim 24, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address and block address error status flag; and the supermacro-block header error correction means corrects the error of the macro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 41

An information reproducing device according to claim 38, wherein the second data has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block subjected to the error correction by the supermacro-block error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 42

An information reproducing device according to claim 26, wherein the third hierarchical processing means further includes lost position calculating means for calculating an information lost position based on the block address, block address error status flag and block code data demodulation error position; and the supermacro-block error correction means corrects the error of the supermacro-block constructed by the supermacro-block constructing means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 43

An information reproducing device according to claim 40, wherein the second data has an error detection check digit attached thereto; and the third hierarchical processing means further includes error detection decoding means for detecting the error of the supermacro-block subjected to the error correction by the supermacro-block error correction means by also using the lost position calculated by the lost position calculating means.

Claim 44

An information reproducing device according to claim 37, wherein a parameter relating to the interleaving of the second data and a parameter relating to at least one of the error correction check digit and error detection check digit are described in the macro-block header.

Claim 45

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has data matching means for receiving the first given data unit output from the third logical hierarchy to create the second preset data unit, converting the same into a specified data transfer unit dealt with by the first logical hierarchy and matching the converted specified data transfer unit with a data transfer process corresponding to the specified file management.

Claim 46

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has data matching means for receiving the first given data unit output from the third logical hierarchy to create the second preset data unit, converting the same into a specified data transfer unit dealt with by the first logical hierarchy and matching the converted specified data transfer unit with a data transfer process corresponding to the specified file management.

Claim 47

An information recording medium according to claim 43, wherein the first logical hierarchy is a specified file management system for dealing with a specified data unit structure according to a specified procedure.

Claim 48

An information recording mdeium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has means for analyzing an identification code of the data unit requested from the first logical hierarchy and specifying readout of a corresponding data area.

Claim 49

An information recording mdeium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has means for analyzing an identification code of the data unit requested from the first logical hierarchy and specifying readout of a corresponding data area.

Claim 50

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has means for creating an analyzing table of the second given data units corresponding to the identification codes of the data units requested from the first logical hierarchy.

Claim 51

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second logical hierarchy has means for creating an analyzing table of the second given data units corresponding to the identification codes of the data units requested from the first logical hierarchy.

Claim 52

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; wherein the first logical hierarchy is a specified file management system for dealing with a specified data unit structure according to a specified procedure; and wherein the data unit created in the second logical hierarchy includes at least management information necessary for the file management system.

Claim 53

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; wherein the first logical hierarchy is a specified file management system for dealing with a specified data unit structure according to a specified procedure; and wherein the data unit created in the second logical hierarchy includes at least management information necessary for the file management system.

Claim 54

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; wherein the first logical hierarchy is a specified file management system for dealing with a specified data unit structure according to a specified procedure; and wherein the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy has the same function as a function file specified by the file management system.

Claim 55

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; wherein the first logical hierarchy is a specified file management system for dealing with a specified data unit structure according to a specified procedure; and wherein the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy has the same function as a function file specified by the file management system.

Claim 56

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein a specification name identifier which is previously registered and which can represent part of the file management information in a specified form is set in a head portion of the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy.

Claim 57

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein a specification name identifier which is previously registered and which can represent part of the file management information in a specified form is set in a head portion of the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy.

Claim 58

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy includes an information code which is data other than the file management information, and given processing information for controlling the information code.

Claim 59

An information recording medium comprising: a sheet-form medium; and an optically readable code pattern corresponding to multimedia information containing at least one of audio information, video information and digital code data recorded on the sheet-form medium; wherein the code pattern contains processing information necessary for editing data according to a restoring processing procedure of reading the code pattern and restoring original multimedia information, the restoring processing procedure is constructed in a hierarchical form with a given number of hierarchical structures, and the hierarchical structure at least includes: a first logical hierarchy having a file managing function; a second logical hierarchy having a function of creating a data transfer unit treated by the first logical hierarchy by collecting first given data units and creating and converting a second given data unit; and a third logical hierarchy having a function of reading the code pattern from the information recording medium, subjecting the code pattern to a given restoring process, and outputting the first given data unit; and wherein the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy includes an information code which is data other than the file management information, and given processing information for controlling the information code.

Claim 60

An information recording medium according to claim 50, wherein the second given data unit created in the second logical hierarchy includes a name code which is previously registered and which can represent the structure of the given processing information in a specified form.