Information-processing device, content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification method, and content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification program

Abstract

An information-processing device including a recording unit configured to record a plurality of types of content-data items to be recorded onto at least one predetermined recording medium, a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the plurality of types of content-data items recorded onto the recording medium by the recording unit includes at least one content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for a purpose-built reproduction device to perform, the purpose-built reproduction device supporting a predetermined format, and a notification unit configured to make a notification according to a predetermined method when the determination unit determines that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included, the notification indicating details on the determination is provided.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of the entire disk-for-reproduction-generation system;

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing a circuit configuration of an HDD-video camera;

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing a circuit configuration of a personal computer;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a file-system configuration of a disk for reproduction;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification processing procedures;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing a DVD-menu screen image according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing a content-of-notification screen image of the disk for reproduction, where the disk includes still-image contents; and

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a DVD-menu screen image according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. An information-processing device comprising: recording means configured to record a plurality of types of content-data items to be recorded onto at least one predetermined recording medium;determination means configured to determine whether or not the plurality of types of content-data items recorded onto the recording medium by the recording means includes at least one content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for a purpose-built reproduction device to perform, the purpose-built reproduction device supporting a predetermined format; andnotification means configured to make a notification according to a predetermined method when the determination means determines that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included, the notification indicating details on the determination.

2. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein the recording means writes information about a notification indicating that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included onto the recording medium when recording the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform onto the recording medium.

3. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein when the plurality of types of content-data items are distributed and recorded onto a plurality of the recording mediums, the notification means makes a notification which allows for differentiating between the recording medium including the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform and the recording medium including the content-data item that can be reproduced by the purpose-built reproduction device.

4. The information-processing device according to claim 1, wherein, after the plurality of types of content-data items are recorded onto the at least one recording medium, the notification means specifies the recording medium including the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform and displays information about the recording medium including the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform, as the predetermined method.

5. An information-processing device comprising: recording means configured to record a series of image-content data items including video data and/or still-image data onto at least one predetermined removable recording medium;determination means configured to determine whether or not the series of image-content data items recorded onto the at least one recording medium by the recording means includes the still-image data; andnotification means configured to make a notification indicating the number of the at least one recording medium onto which the series of image-content data items are recorded and the location of the at least one recording medium onto which the still-image data is recorded when the determination means determines that the still-image data is included in the series of image-content data items.

6. A content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification method comprising the steps of: recording a plurality of types of content-data items to be recorded onto at least one predetermined recording medium by using recording means;making a reproduction-propriety-determination by determining whether or not the plurality of types of content-data items recorded onto the recording medium, at the recording step, includes at least one content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for a purpose-built reproduction device to perform, the purpose-built reproduction device supporting a predetermined format; andmaking a notification according to a predetermined method when it is determined that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included, at the reproduction-propriety-determination step, the notification indicating details on the determination.

7. The content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification method according to claim 6, wherein, at the recording step, information about a notification indicating that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included is written onto the recording medium when the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform is recorded onto the recording medium.

8. A content-determination-notification method comprising the steps of: recording a series of image-content data items including video data and/or still-image data onto at least one predetermined removable recording medium;determining whether or not the series of image-content data items recorded onto the at least one recording medium, at the recording step, includes the still-image data; andmaking a notification indicating the number of the at least one recording medium onto which the series of image-content data items are recorded and the location of the at least one recording medium onto which the still-image data is recorded when it is determined that the still-image data is included in the series of image-content data items, at the determination step.

9. A content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification program making an information-processing device perform the steps of: recording a plurality of types of content-data items to be recorded onto at least one predetermined recording medium by using recording means;making a reproduction-propriety determination by determining whether or not the plurality of types of content-data items recorded onto the recording medium, at the recording step, includes at least one content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for a purpose-built reproduction device to perform, the purpose-built reproduction device supporting a predetermined format; andmaking a notification according to a predetermined method when it is determined that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included, at the reproduction-propriety-determination step, the notification indicating details on the determination.

10. The content-reproduction-propriety-determination-notification program according to claim 9, wherein, at the recording step, information about a notification indicating that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included is written onto the recording medium when the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for the purpose-built reproduction device to perform is recorded onto the recording medium.

11. A content-determination-notification program making an information-processing device perform the steps of: recording a series of image-content data items including video data and/or still-image data to be recorded onto at least one predetermined removable recording medium by using recording means;determining whether or not the series of image-content data items recorded onto the at least one recording medium, at the recording step, includes the still-image data; andmaking a notification indicating the number of the at least one recording medium onto which the series of image-content data items are recorded and the location of the at least one recording medium onto which the still-image data is recorded when it is determined that the still-image data is included in the series of image-content data items, at the determination step.

12. An information-processing device comprising: a recording unit configured to record a plurality of types of content-data items to be recorded onto at least one predetermined recording medium;a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the plurality of types of content-data items recorded onto the recording medium by the recording unit includes at least one content-data item of which reproduction is difficult for a purpose-built reproduction device to perform, the purpose-built reproduction device supporting a predetermined format; anda notification unit configured to make a notification according to a predetermined method when the determination unit determines that the content-data item of which reproduction is difficult to perform is included, the notification indicating details on the determination.

13. An information-processing device comprising: a recording unit configured to record a series of image-content data items including video data and/or still-image data onto at least one predetermined removable recording medium;a determination unit configured to determine whether or not the series of image-content data items recorded onto the at least one recording medium by the recording unit includes the still-image data; anda notification unit configured to make a notification indicating the number of the at least one recording medium onto which the series of image-content data items are recorded and the location of the at least one recording medium onto which the still-image data is recorded when the determination unit determines that the still-image data is included in the series of image-content data items.