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Multimedia photo albums
Assignee: Thomson Licensing SAS
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Filing: 2000-12-14
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Granted: 2008-04-22
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Expires: 2020-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for providing a disc media photo album having a physical data structure including a video title set, a video object set for title containing at least one video object and a plurality of cells is provided in which the disc media is backward compatible. The physical data structure can include at least one picture unit for each cell. Each picture unit can have at least one video object unit containing a photo album picture to be displayed. Moreover, each picture unit can include additional multimedia data such as audio, video or subpicture information to be displayed with the photo album picture. In addition, a plurality of menus can be embedded within the data structure to permit direct user access to individual photo album pictures through the menus.
Inventors
- 👤 Shu Lin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:08
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/34; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/216; G11B2220/218; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2525; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; G11B2220/2575; H04N5/78; H04N5/782; H04N5/783; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N9/7921; H04N9/806; H04N9/8063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for providing a disc media photo album having a physical data structure including a video title set, a video object set (VOBS) for title containing at least one video object (VOB) in a VOB data layer, and a plurality of cells in a cell data layer adjacent to said VOB data layer, which disc media is backward compatible with DVD-video format, comprising the steps of; providing at least one picture unit (PU) for each said cell, each said PU comprised of at least one video object unit (VOBU) and containing a single photo album picture to be displayed; and providing a plurality of menus embedded within each of said VOB and cell data layers of said physical data structure for listing at least each cell within each VOB and each picture unit (PU) within each cell, respectively, and to permit direct user access to individual photo album pictures through said menus.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
153 words
A method for providing a disc media photo album having a physical data structure including a video title set, a video object set (VOBS) for title containing at least one video object (VOB) in a VOB data layer, and a plurality of cells in a cell data layer adjacent to said VOB data layer, which disc media is backward compatible with DVD-video format, comprising the steps of; providing at least one picture unit (PU) for each said cell, each said PU comprised of at least one video object unit (VOBU) and containing a single photo album picture to be displayed; and providing a plurality of menus embedded within each of said VOB and cell data layers of said physical data structure for listing at least each cell within each VOB and each picture unit (PU) within each cell, respectively, and to permit direct user access to individual photo album pictures through said menus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of menus comprises at least a menu for said at least one video object for selecting at least one said cell within each said VOB.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 2 , wherein said plurality of menus further comprises a menu for at least one cell for selecting at least one said PU within each said cell.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 3 , wherein said menu for said at least one video object and menu for said at least one cell is contained within a video object set for menu of said video title set.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 3 , wherein said menu for said at least one video object is contained within said video object set for title.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein said menu for said at least one cell is contained within each said VOB containing at least one of said picture units.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said PU is further comprised of video data to be displayed with said photo album picture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said PU is further comprised of audio data to be displayed with said photo album picture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said PU is further comprised of subtitle information to be displayed with said photo album picture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein a navigation pack for PU is provided in each said VOBU for a photo album picture to be displayed, said navigation pack defining control data for said photo album picture of said PU.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises a picture display time parameter to control a display duration for said photo album picture.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises an associated audio sound track enable control to control the playback of an audio sound track for said photo album picture.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises a slide show display time parameter for controlling a display time for each said photo album picture in a slide show presentation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises an associated video enable control for displaying a video presentation in coordination with said photo album picture to be displayed.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises a video display format control for selecting a format of said video presentation to be displayed in conjunction with said photo album picture.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 10 , wherein said control data comprises PU address information for locating past and future PU's contained on said disc media.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method according to claim 1 further comprising the step of adding a photo album directory to a root directory in said disc media.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
171 words
A recordable disc medium system for providing a disc media photo album, comprising: a disc medium recorder for recording said disc media photo album; a disc medium for storing said disc media photo album, said disc medium backward compatible with DVD-video format and having a physical data structure including a video title set, a video object set (VOBS) for title containing at least one video object (VOB) in a VOB data layer and a plurality of cells in a cell data layer adjacent to said VOB data layer: at least one picture unit (PU) for each said cell, each said PU having at least one video object unit (VOBU) and containing a single photo album picture to be displayed; and a plurality of menus embedded within each of said VOB and cell data layers of said physical data structure for listing at least each cell within each VOB and each picture unit (PU) within each cell, respectively, and to permit direct user access to individual photo album pictures through said menus.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
171 words
A recordable disc medium system for providing a disc media photo album, comprising: a disc medium recorder for recording said disc media photo album; a disc medium for storing said disc media photo album, said disc medium backward compatible with DVD-video format and having a physical data structure including a video title set, a video object set (VOBS) for title containing at least one video object (VOB) in a VOB data layer and a plurality of cells in a cell data layer adjacent to said VOB data layer: at least one picture unit (PU) for each said cell, each said PU having at least one video object unit (VOBU) and containing a single photo album picture to be displayed; and a plurality of menus embedded within each of said VOB and cell data layers of said physical data structure for listing at least each cell within each VOB and each picture unit (PU) within each cell, respectively, and to permit direct user access to individual photo album pictures through said menus.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein said plurality of menus comprises at least a menu for each of said at least one video object for selecting at least one said cell within each said VOB.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system according to claim 19 , wherein said plurality of menus further comprises a menu for at least one cell for selecting at least one said PU within each said cell.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system according to claim 20 , wherein said menu for each of said at least one video object, and menu for at least one cell is contained within a video object set for menu of said video title set.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system according to claim 20 , wherein said menu for each of said at least one video object is contained within said video object set for title.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 22 , wherein said menu for at least one cell is contained within each said video object containing at least one of said picture units.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein said PU is further comprised of video data to be displayed with said photo album picture.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein said PU is further comprised of audio data to be displayed with said photo album picture.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein said PU is further comprised of subtitle information to be displayed with said photo album picture to be displayed.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system according to claim 18 , wherein a navigation pack for PU is provided in each said VOBU for a photo album picture to be displayed, said navigation pack defining control data for said photo album picture of said PU.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises a picture display time parameter to control a display duration for said photo album picture.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises an associated audio sound track enable control to control the playback of an audio sound track for said photo album picture.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises a slide show display time parameter for controlling a display time for each said photo album picture in a slide show presentation.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises an associated video enable control for displaying a video presentation in coordination with said photo album picture to be displayed.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises a video display format control for selecting a format of said video presentation to be displayed in conjunction with said photo album picture.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
26 words
The system according to claim 27 , wherein said control data comprises PU address information for locating past and future PU's contained on said disc media.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system according to claim 18 , further comprising a photo album directory, wherein said photo album directory is added to a root directory of said disc media.
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