Recording medium and recording and reproducing methods and apparatuses

• US 20070071411A1
• Filed: 11/30/2006
• Published: 03/29/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Byung Kim, Jea Yoo, Kang Seo
• Original Assignee: Byung Kim, Jea Yoo, Kang Seo
• Inventors: Kim, Byung, Yoo, Jea, Seo, Kang
• Application Number:
  US11/606,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20070071411A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/244
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42646 for reading from or writing on a non-volatile solid state storage medium, e.g. DVD, CD-ROM
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

In one embodiment, the data structure includes at least one text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information. The style information includes at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifies which of the display properties are allowed to be changed

Claims

1. A recording medium storing a data structure, the data structure comprising:

at least one text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information, the style information including at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed.

2. The recording medium of claim 1, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

3. The recording medium of claim 1, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

4. A method of reproducing text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

decoding at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information, the style information including at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

7. A method of recording text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

generating at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information, the style information including at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed; and

storing the at least one subtitle stream on a storing device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

10. A method of generating text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

generating at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information, the style information including at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed.

11. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising:

storing the at least one subtitle stream on a storing device.

12. An apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

a driver configured to read data, wherein the data including at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing user selectable style information, the style information including at least one set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

15. An apparatus of reproducing text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

decoder configured to decode at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing a user selectable style information, the style information including a set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed; and

controller configured to control operation of the decoder to decode the at least one text subtitle stream using the style information.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

17. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

18. An apparatus for recording text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

a driver; and

a controller configured to generate at least one text subtitle stream from the recording medium, the at least one text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing a user selectable style information, the style information including a set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed and for controlling the driver to store the at least one text subtitle on a storage device.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the set of display properties comprises at least one of a horizontal position, a vertical position, and a font size of the text subtitle within the display screen.

20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the user selectable style information includes user style identification which identifies the user selectable style information.

21. An apparatus for generating text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

controller configured to generate at least one text subtitle stream from the recording medium, the at least one text subtitle stream including text data for a text subtitle and style information containing a user selectable style information, the style information including a set of display properties of the text subtitle and the user selectable style information specifying which of the display properties are allowed to be changed.

22. An apparatus of the claim 21, the apparatus further comprising:

a driver(recording unit) for storing the at least one text subtitle on a storage device.

23. A recording medium storing a data structure, the data structure comprising:

at least one text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

24. The recording medium of claim 23, wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

25. A method of reproducing text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

decoding at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

27. A method of recording text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

generating at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information; and

storing the at least one subtitle stream on a storing device.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

29. A method of generating text subtitle streams, the method comprising:

generating at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

30. The method of claim 29, the method further comprising:

storing the at least one subtitle stream on a storing device.

31. An apparatus for reproducing text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

a driver configure to read data, wherein the data including at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including a data area storing at least one text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

32. The apparatus of claim 31, wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

33. An apparatus of reproducing text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

decoder configured to decode data including at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information; and

controller configured to control operation of the decoder to decode the at least one text subtitle.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

35. An apparatus for recording text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

a driver; and

a controller configured to generate at least one text subtitle stream, each text subtitle stream including first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

36. The apparatus of claim 35 wherein the changeable value includes direction and variation associated with at least one of the position and font size for being allowed to be changed.

37. A apparatus for generating text subtitle streams, the apparatus comprising:

controller configured to generate at least one text subtitle stream first and second style information, the first style information indicating display properties of text data included in the text subtitle stream and the second style information indicating changeable value of at least one of the display properties included in the first style information.

38. An apparatus of the claim 37, the apparatus further comprising:

a driver(recording unit) for storing the at least one text subtitle on a storage device.