Video data and web page data coexisted compact disk

• US 20020159756A1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Published: 10/31/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cheng-Tao Paul Lee
• Original Assignee: Cheng-Tao Paul Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Cheng-Tao Paul
• Application Number:
  US09/843,375
• Publication Number:
  US 20020159756A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/95
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9201 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal

Abstract

A video data and web site data stored compact disk (CD) comprises: a first data zone for storing and providing video data to a VCD player for reproduction, and a second data zone for storing and providing video data of a plurality of web pages for a browser to execute hypertext link with the first data zone, so that the VCD player can perform playback of the video data stored in the first data zone when the CD is placed in the VCD player or the browser can access the web pages when the CD is placed in a computer.

Claims

1. A compact disk (CD), comprising:

a first data zone for storing video data and providing the same to a video compact disk (VCD) player; and

a second data zone for storing a plurality of web page linking files and providing the same to a computer browser, which can perform hypertext link with the video data of the first data zone;

whereby the VCD player will perform playback of the video data stored in the first data zone if the CD is placed in the VCD player, or a computer will run a browser to access the web page linking files if the CD is placed in the computer.

2. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein the video data in the first data zone are VCD-formatted.

3. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein the video data in the first data zone are SVCD-formatted.

4. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein the video data in the first data zone are DVD-formatted.

5. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein the second data zone further contains an autorun file so that the computer will run an inside browser to access the web page linking files when the compact disk is placed in the computer.

6. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the web page linking files is capable of linking with a default web site.

7. The compact disk (CD) according to claim 1, wherein the web page linking files of the second data zone are coded in HyperText Markup Language (HTML).