INFORMATION PLAYBACK SYSTEM USING INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20070098354A1
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Haruhiko Toyama, Hideo Ando, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
• Original Assignee: Haruhiko Toyama, Hideo Ando, Takero Kobayashi, Yasufumi Tsumagari
• Inventors: ANDO, Hideo, Kobayashi, Takero, Tsumagari, Yasufumi, Toyama, Haruhiko
• Application Number:
  US11/564,767
• Publication Number:
  US 20070098354A1
• 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. (canceled)

2. An information playback apparatus, comprising:

an information reading unit to read out management information used to manage a video title from an information storage medium, the management information including attribute information in which start times and end times on a title timeline in playback of objects of the video title are described; and

an information playback unit to play back objects of the video title in accordance with the management information.

3. An information playback method, comprising:

reading out management information used to manage a video title from an information storage medium, the management information including attribute information in which start times and end times on a title timeline in playback of objects of the video title are described; and

playing back objects of the video title in accordance with the management information.

4. An information recording apparatus, comprising:

an information acquiring unit to acquire management information used to manage a video title, the management information including attribute information in which start times and end times on a title timeline in playback of objects of the video title are described; and

an information recording unit to record the management information in an information storage medium.

5. An information recording method, comprising:

acquiring management information used to manage a video title, the management information including attribute information in which start times and end times on a title timeline in playback of objects of the video title are described; and

recording the management information in an information storage medium.

6. A program description method, comprising:

describing a program code for management information used to manage a video title; and

the management information including attribute information in which start times and end times on a title timeline in playback of objects of the video title are described.