Information playback system using information storage medium

• US 20070047901A1
• Filed: 08/28/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Takero, Tsumagari, Yasufumi, Ando, Hideo, Toyama, Haruhiko
• Application Number:
  US11/510,715
• Publication Number:
  US 20070047901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10722 wherein the size of the buffer is variable, e.g. by adding additional memory cells for coping with input streams that have high bit rates
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2541 Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2579 HD-DVDs [high definition DVDs]; AODs [advanced optical discs]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• 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: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/783 Adaptations for reproducing at a rate different from the recording rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 : using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 : the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 : the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.

Claims

1. An information storage medium having management information recorded therein, the management information being capable of being played back by an information playback apparatus equipped with a navigation manager which performs interpretation of the management information and processing based on the interpretation, a data cache which temporarily stores a resource before playback and display of the resource, and a presentation engine which plays back and displays the resource, the management information comprising:

information indicative of a resource name and a certain storage position of the resource to be temporarily stored in the data cache;

information indicative of a timing to start temporary storage in the data cache;

information indicative of a timing to display the resource temporarily stored in the data cache; and

information indicative of a display position and a display size in a screen when displaying the resource temporarily stored in the data cache,

the management information further comprising, when the certain storage position of the resource to be temporarily stored in the data cache exists in a network server, information to be used to select the resource to be temporarily stored in the data cache in accordance with a network throughput corresponding to a network environment of the information playback apparatus.

2. A data processing method, comprising:

reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure;

acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information; and

performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.

3. A data transfer method, comprising:

reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure;

transferring a content from a certain storage position to another storage position at a timing determined based on the management information; and

performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.

4. An information playback method, comprising:

reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure from the information storage medium;

transferring a content from a certain storage position to another storage position at a timing determined based on the management information; and

performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the management information.

5. An information playback method, comprising:

enabling edit of management information including information used to transfer a content from a certain storage position to another storage position, and information indicative of a playback and display procedure to play back and display the content after the transfer; and

performing playback and display of the content at a timing determined based on the edited management information.

6. An information recording method, comprising:

reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure;

transferring a content specified based on the management information from a certain storage position to another storage position; and

updating the management information based on information indicative of a storage position after the transfer, and recording the updated management information.

7. An information recording method, comprising:

enabling edit of management information including information used to transfer a content from a certain storage position to another storage position, and information indicative of a playback and display procedure to play back and display the content after the transfer; and

recording the edited management information.