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Apparatus and method for reproducing data from a multi-scene recording medium having data units of program information items recorded alternatingly and continuously thereon
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1996-08-08
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Granted: 1998-08-11
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Expires: 2016-08-08
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
2026-11-04 06:02
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: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
380 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for providing a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and control means for supplying said program data generated by said demodulation means to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data supplied by said control means is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 2
Independent Claim
380 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for providing a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and control means for supplying said program data generated by said demodulation means to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data supplied by said control means is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 3
Independent Claim
350 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: reading information from said disk and generating a pickup signal based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; providing a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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
Independent Claim
350 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: reading information from said disk and generating a pickup signal based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; providing a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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
Independent Claim
386 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for providing a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and control means for supplying said program data generated by said demodulation means to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data supplied by said control means is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 a program information item next to the other program information item.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
386 words
An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising: pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for providing a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and control means for supplying said program data generated by said demodulation means to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data supplied by said control means is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 a program information item next to the other program information item.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
356 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: reading information from said disk and generating a pickup signal based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; providing a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 a program information item next to the other program information item.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
356 words
A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items including video data of moving pictures, a last frame of said first program information item containing menu information, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of: reading information from said disk and generating a pickup signal based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; providing a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, said menu being provided when said first program information item is reproduced completely by reproducing said menu information on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when said first or second data is selected and input, where said program data is supplied based on the data selected and input, where 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 a program information item next to the other program information item.
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