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Multi-scene recording medium and apparatus for reproducing data therefrom
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1993-10-29
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Granted: 1997-05-13
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Expires: 2013-10-29
Abstract
Abstract A multi-scene recording disk and a data reproducing apparatus which enables a user to select and enjoy one of simultaneously proceeding scenes, and also enables a program editor to edit programs using a new concept and novel fashion. Related program movements, each consisting of program bars, are recorded on the disk 100. The data reproducing apparatus includes a data string processing section 203, a system control section 204, an operator panel 205, a video processing section 206, and audio processing sections 211 and 213. The sections 203 and 204 and the panel 205 select any one of the program movements and switch one movement to another, and select any one of the program bars of the movement selected and switch one bar to another. The information thus selected is supplied to the video processing section 206 and the audio processing sections 211 and 213.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Hirayama
- 👤 Masatoshi Nakai
- 👤 Kenji Shimoda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 02:05
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/02; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G11B19/022; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1217; G11B20/1254; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; G11B27/34; G11B27/36; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N5/91; H04N5/92; H04N5/9201; H04N5/9205; H04N5/9206; H04N5/9208; H04N5/926; H04N5/9265; H04N5/9267; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; G11B20/00086; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; G11B7/00; G11B7/002; G11B7/0037; H04N5/78; H04N5/781; H04N9/806; H04N9/8063; H04N9/808; H04N9/8085; H04N9/8087; H04N9/87; H04N9/877
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 54
Claim 1
Independent Claim
399 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
399 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
200 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
200 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 2, wherein control information for masking or jamming the fourth program information item entirely or partly is recorded in the management area or the data area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 2, wherein menu information showing existence of the fourth program information item is recorded in said management area or the data area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
62 words
A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 2, wherein first multi-scene configuration information showing linkage of the first, second and third program items is recorded in the management area in the form of a standard table, and second multi-scene configuration information about the first, fourth and third program items is recorded in the management area in the form of an extension table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The recording medium of claim 2, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
371 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; and outputting program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
371 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; and outputting program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
204 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other program information item.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
204 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other program information item.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
The recording medium of claim 8, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
190 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit; and when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
190 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit; and when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
54 words
The recording medium of claim 10, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
195 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item; the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other; the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event; each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit; and when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
195 words
A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item; the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other; the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event; each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit; and when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
54 words
The recording medium of claim 12, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
134 words
A multi-scene/multi-angle video information recording disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item; the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other; the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for an event; each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being divided into data unit segments; and the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item being alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
134 words
A multi-scene/multi-angle video information recording disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item; the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other; the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for an event; each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being divided into data unit segments; and the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item being alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
40 words
The recording disk of claim 14, wherein at least one of the data unit segments constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit segment.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
46 words
The recording disk of claim 14, wherein the data area also records a preceding program information item that precedes the first and second multi-angle program information items and that does not include alternatively recorded segments as defined in the first and second multi-angle program information items.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
35 words
The recording disk of claim 14, wherein the data area also records a succeeding program information item that follows the first and second multi-angle program information items and that includes serially and continuously recorded segments.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
406 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
406 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 19, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
389 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
389 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
395 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
395 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
53 words
The apparatus of claim 23, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
299 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item; and control means for supplying program data generated by the demodulation means to a program information decoding means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being supplied in accordance with the data string selected and input.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
299 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; demodulation means for generating configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; management data storage means for storing the configuration data generated by the demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item; and control means for supplying program data generated by the demodulation means to a program information decoding means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being supplied in accordance with the data string selected and input.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein at least one of the data unit segments constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit segment.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the data area of the disk also records a preceding program information item that precedes the first and second multi-angle program information items and that does not include alternatively recorded segments as defined in the first and second multi-angle program information items.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 25, wherein the data area of the disk also records a succeeding program information item that follows the first and second multi-angle program information items and that includes serially and continuously recorded segments.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
54 words
The reproducing method of claim 7, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
378 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; and outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 42
Independent Claim
378 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items; and outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
54 words
The reproducing method of claim 30, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
360 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second program information item.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
360 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second program information item.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
54 words
The reproducing method of claim 32, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 47
Independent Claim
366 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item, and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
366 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item, and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item; outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input; and reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
54 words
The reproducing method of claim 34, wherein at least one of the data units constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit, the data unit group including program information for one of multiple simultaneous scenes and multiple angles.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
283 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where segments of the first multi-angle program information item and segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string for reproducing a string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item; and supplying program data for decoding when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being selected for decoding in accordance with the data string selected and input.
Claim 51
Independent Claim
283 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where segments of the first multi-angle program information item and segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the method comprising the steps of: generating signals based on information recorded on the disk; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk; storing the multi-scene configuration information; generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string for reproducing a string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item; and supplying program data for decoding when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being selected for decoding in accordance with the data string selected and input.
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 36, wherein at least one of the data unit segments constitute a data unit group having a data size that is equal to or larger than a data size of each constituent data unit segment.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the data area of the disk also records a preceding program information item that precedes the first and second multi-angle program information items and that does not include alternatively recorded segments as defined in the first and second multi-angle program information items.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the data area of the disk also records a succeeding program information item that follows the first and second multi-angle program information items and that includes serially and continuously recorded segments.
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