US6353702B1
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Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures
Assignee: Toshiba Corp
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Filing: 1999-07-07
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Granted: 2002-03-05
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Expires: 2019-07-07
Abstract
Abstract An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plurality of pieces of still picture information having different contents. Information is recorded in the first group unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Ando
- 👤 Shinichi Kikuchi
- 👤 Kazuhiko Taira
- 👤 Yuji Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:47
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/036; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3081; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; G11B27/34; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/215; H04N9/7921; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/211; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/216; G11B2220/23; G11B2220/235; G11B2220/237; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2508; G11B2220/2516; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; G11B2220/2575; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/45; G11B2220/455; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3247; H04N2201/3274; H04N2201/3277; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/775; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N9/8047; H04N9/806; H04N9/8063; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for recording information on an information storage medium capable of recording and playing back at least still picture information, comprising the steps of: recording on the medium at least one picture object containing still picture information and control information, the control information including: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for recording information on an information storage medium capable of recording and playing back at least still picture information, comprising the steps of: recording on the medium at least one picture object containing still picture information and control information, the control information including: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein the still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI and the still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# are included in information of a still picture in a corresponding VOB which includes the information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and the size of the picture.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
183 words
A system recording information on an information storage medium capable of recording and playing back at least still picture information, comprising: means for recording on the medium at least one picture object containing still picture information and means for recoding on the medium control information, the control information including: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
183 words
A system recording information on an information storage medium capable of recording and playing back at least still picture information, comprising: means for recording on the medium at least one picture object containing still picture information and means for recoding on the medium control information, the control information including: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system according to claim 3 , wherein the still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI and the still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# are included in information of a still picture in a corresponding VOB which includes the information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and the size of the picture.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
185 words
A method of playing back information on a storage medium, comprising the steps of: reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information; and accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read, wherein the control information includes: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
185 words
A method of playing back information on a storage medium, comprising the steps of: reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information; and accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read, wherein the control information includes: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 5 , wherein the still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI and the still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# are included in information of a still picture in a corresponding VOB which includes the information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and the size of the picture.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
186 words
A system for playing back information on a storage medium, comprising: means for reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information; and means for accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read, wherein the control information includes: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
186 words
A system for playing back information on a storage medium, comprising: means for reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information; and means for accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read, wherein the control information includes: a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including: a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management; at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI; and at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including: still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A system according to claim 7 , wherein the still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_VGI and the still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# are included in information of a still picture in a corresponding VOB which includes the information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and the size of the picture.
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