Abstract: An information recording medium includes a first recording area for recording first information and first management information regarding handling of the first information; and a second recording area for recording second information generated based on the first information, and second management information regarding handling of the second information.

Abstract: An information recording medium is for recording of information, and identification information indicating whether the information is an album content distributed by electronic distribution or information edited by a user.

Abstract: An information recording medium includes a first recording area for recording first information and first management information regarding handling of the first information; and a second recording area for recording second information generated based on the first information, and second management information regarding handling of the second information.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible to perform copy control so that the available number of copy times of the data indicating the same contents is invariable irrespective of the type of playback apparatus. An information recording apparatus in the present invention has at least two recording areas. The first recording area includes: first content information; first management information; and first copyright-related information. The second recording area includes: second contents; and second management information including second copyright-related information. The respective first content information and second content information are the same in contents but different in attributes. The second management information includes: link information indicating the relationship between the first content information and the second content information; and a copyright-compliant flag.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information recording medium in which at least one set of an audio data portion and a music block, which represent a piece of music, is recorded. The audio data portion includes first audio data. The music block includes first music reproduction information associated with the first audio data so as to manage reproduction of the first audio data. The first music reproduction information includes a first block type which indicates that the first audio data is audio data for a first use.

Abstract: A method for transferring audio data and audio-related information includes: a generation step of generating second audio data from first audio data; a transmission step of transmitting the second audio data and audio-related information associated with the second audio data; and a reception step of receiving the second audio data and the audio-related information, wherein the audio-related information includes information representing a sampling frequency of the first audio data.

Abstract: There is provided a recording medium reproducing apparatus in which a digital signal immediately before being inputted to a D/A converting LSI is prevented from being taken out and unfairly copied. A digital signal processing LSI and the D/A converting LSI are connected to each other through an external bus. A scrambling processing circuit for scrambling a digital signal outputted from a digital signal processing circuit is provided inside the digital signal processing LSI. A descrambling processing circuit for descrambling the scrambled digital signal transmitted through the external bus is provided inside the D/A converting LSI.

Abstract: When, through a multi-speaker of a DVD audio system, signals are recorded/reproduced using a sampling frequency different for every channel, the quantity of calculation of a filter circuit is reduced. Up-sampling information about whether or not the sampling is carried out before the up-sampling by up-sampling means (2a, 2b) is acquired by up-sampling information detecting means (6). The signal up-sampled is filtered by a halfband filter circuit (3), subjected to loss-less compression, and recorded on a recording medium (8).

Abstract: An information recording medium is for recording of information, and identification information indicating whether the information is an album content distributed by electronic distribution or information edited by a user.

Abstract: An information recording medium for recording of information and copyright information representing copyright regarding the information. The copyright information includes reproduction restriction information for restricting reproduction of the information.

Abstract: A method for transferring audio data and audio-related information includes: a generation step of generating second audio data from first audio data; a transmission step of transmitting the second audio data and audio-related information associated with the second audio data; and a reception step of receiving the second audio data and the audio-related information, wherein the audio-related information includes information representing a sampling frequency of the first audio data.

Abstract: A method for transferring audio data and audio-related information includes generating second audio data from first audio data, transmitting second audio data and audio-related information associated with the second audio data, and receiving the second audio data and audio-related information which includes information on a sampling frequency of the first audio data.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information recording medium in which at least one set of an audio data portion and a music block, which represent a piece of music, is recorded. The audio data portion includes first audio data. The music block includes first music reproduction information associated with the first audio data so as to manage reproduction of the first audio data. The first music reproduction information includes a first block type which indicates that the first audio data is audio data for a first use.

Abstract: A recording/reproduction apparatus comprises a reading section for reading out audio contents and reproduction controlling information from audio information, a converting section for judging whether or not the reproduction controlling information can be set upon reproduction of the audio contents, wherein when the reproduction controlling information can be set, the converting section outputs the reproduction controlling information, while when the reproduction controlling information cannot be set, the converting section converts the reproduction controlling information to other reproduction controlling information which can be set and outputs the other reproduction controlling information, and a recording section for recording the audio contents and the other reproduction controlling information onto the recording medium when the converting section outputs the other reproduction controlling information.

Abstract: There is provided a recording medium reproducing apparatus in which a digital signal immediately before being inputted to a D/A converting LSI is prevented from being taken out and unfairly copied A digital signal processing LSI and the D/A converting LSI are connected to each other through an external bus. A scrambling processing circuit for scrambling a digital signal outputted from a digital signal processing circuit is provided inside the digital signal processing LSI. A descrambling processing circuit for descrambling the scrambled digital signal transmitted through the external bus is provided inside the D/A converting LSI.

Abstract: There is provided a DVD-audio reproducing apparatus in which a digital signal immediately before being inputted to a D/A converting LSI is prevented from being taken out and unfairly copied. A digital signal processing LSI and the D/A converting LSI are connected to each other through an external bus. A scrambling processing circuit for scrambling a digital signal outputted from a digital signal processing circuit is provided inside the digital signal processing LSI. A descrambling processing circuit for descrambling the scrambled digital signal transmitted through the external bus is provided inside the D/A converting LSI.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus for recording first audio information including a first audio content in an information recording medium which can store a plurality of audio contents having a plurality of different audio properties, the Information recording medium containing second audio information including a second audio content, wherein the recording apparatus includes: a conversion section for converting an audio property of soundless information of the first audio information into the same audio property as the audio property of the second audio information; and a recording section for recording the soundless information in the information recording medium as a part of the second audio information so as to be adjacent to a tail of the second audio content, and recording the first audio content in the information recording medium.

Abstract: A data transmission system for transmitting information data with a parity of an error correcting code for correcting an error in the information data. A read-out controller controls a transmitter to transmit information data and a parity so that each data component of the information data obtained by dividing the information data of one data block area into a plurality of data components and each parity component of the parity obtained by dividing the parity of one block area into a plurality of parity components are transmitted at intervals along each sector having a sector address. The sector is defined as an data area obtained by dividing one data block area of a predetermined data amount into a plurality of sectors each having an identical data amount.

Abstract: An information storing disk including at least one system stream stored thereon. The at least one system stream includes a silent cell for defining a silent period and an audio cell for defining audio data to be reproduced after the silent period. The silent period is a period to be silent, which is from when one system stream to be reproduced among at least one system stream is determined until reproduction of an audio cell included in the one system stream is started.

Abstract: An information storing disk including at least one system stream stored thereon. The at least one system stream includes a silent cell for defining a silent period and an audio cell for defining audio data to be reproduced after the silent period. The silent period is a period to be silent, which is from when one system stream to be reproduced among at least one system stream is determined until reproduction of an audio cell included in the one system stream is started.