EP0898279A2
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Recording medium and menu control
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1998-08-19
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-08-19
Abstract
Abstract A recording medium retaining data for menu control, a menu control method and an apparatus are provided for creating a menu (1) highly expressive and attractive to the viewer. When operation of a menu button (2) is determined on a menu created with a moving picture with sound, the menu button turns into action highlighting and the color of the button changes into a highlight color. In order to emphasize action highlighting of the menu button, a specific short moving picture (3) with a sound is automatically replayed. After the replay of the moving picture, the display jumps to a chapter of a title selected with the menu button and a replay is started (4).
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiaki Setogawa
- 👤 Ayato Nakagawa
- 👤 Tsuyoshi Oda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/445; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B19/025; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A recording medium retaining data for menu control to implement
input of an instruction in response to an operation on a menu displayed on a
screen wherein: said data for menu control has a data structure including: menu display data for displaying said menu including at least one
menu button for instructing to execute a predetermined function; response picture data for displaying a predetermined response picture
in response to determination of an operation of said menu button; data for instructing to display said response picture using said response
picture data when the operation of said menu button is determined on said
menu displayed by using said menu display data; and data for instructing to execute the function assigned to said menu
button after the response picture is displayed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
15 words
A recording medium according to claim 1 wherein said response
picture includes a moving picture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A recording medium according to claim 1 or 2 wherein said response
picture includes a picture with sound.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein said data for
instructing to display includes data for specifying the function assigned to
said menu button and said data for instructing to execute instructs to
execute the function specified based on said data for specifying.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein said menu display
data includes data for varying display patterns of said menu button when
said menu button is not selected, said menu button is provisionally selected
and the operation of said menu button is determined.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 wherein said menu includes
a moving picture with sound.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6 wherein said menu display
data and said response picture data is recorded as a series of data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A menu control method for implementing input of an instruction in
response to an operation on a menu displayed on a screen, including the
steps of: displaying the menu including at least one menu button for instructing
to execute a predetermined function; displaying a predetermined response picture when the operation of said
menu button on said menu is determined: and executing the function assigned to said menu button after said response
picture is displayed.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A menu control method according to claim 8 wherein said response
picture includes a moving picture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
A menu control method according to claim 8 or 9 wherein said response
picture includes a picture with sound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
91 words
A menu control apparatus for implementing input of an instruction
in response to an operation on a menu displayed on a screen, comprising: a menu display means for displaying said menu including at least one
menu button for instructing to execute a predetermined function; a response picture display means for displaying a predetermined
response picture when the operation of said menu button on said menu is
determined; and a means for executing the function assigned to said menu button after
said response picture is displayed by said response picture display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
A menu control apparatus according to claim 11 wherein said
response picture display means displays said response picture including a
moving picture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
A menu control apparatus according to claim 11 or 12 wherein said
response picture display means displays said response picture including a
picture with sound.
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