Multi-scene recording medium wherein related data segments of simultaneously proceeding scenes are recorded alternatingly and continuously thereon

• US 5,778,136 A
• Filed: 08/08/1996
• Issued: 07/07/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaishi Toshiba
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaishi Toshiba
• Inventors: Hirayama, Koichi, Nakai, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): MOE, AUNG SOE
• Application Number:
  US08/694,430
• Time in Patent Office: 698 Days
• Field of Search: 386/124, 386/125, 386/92, 386/95, 386/107, 386/108, 386/46, 386/52, 386/64, 386/126, 348/7, 348/13, 360/27
• US Class Current: 386/341
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/02 Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/022 Control panels
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/1217 on discs
• 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: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 7/0037 with discs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9205 the additional signal being at least another television signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9206 the additional signal being a character code signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9208 involving the use of subcodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9267 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/806 with processing of the sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8087 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 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/877 : by assembling picture element blocks in an intermediate memory

Abstract

A multi-scene recording disk and a data reproducing apparatus, which enable a user to select and enjoy one of simultaneously proceeding scenes, and also enables a program editor to edit programs using a new concept and novel fashion. Related program movements, each consisting of program bars, are recorded on the disk 100. The data reproducing apparatus includes a data string processing section 203, a system control section 204, an operator panel 205, a video processing section 206, and audio processing sections 211 and 213. The sections 203 and 204 and the panel 205 select any one of the program movements and switch one movement to another, and select any one of the program bars of the movement selected and switch to one bar to another. The information thus selected is supplied to the video processing section 206 and the audio processing sections 211 and 213.

Claims

1. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

said data area recording multiple program information items, at least two of said program information items representing simultaneously proceeding scenes, each of said program information items being divided into data segments, related data segments from each of said simultaneously proceeding scenes being recorded alternatingly and continuously on said recording medium, and

said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating a presence of said simultaneously proceeding scenes, where

when reproduction switches from a first of said simultaneously proceeding scenes to a second of said simultaneously proceeding scenes, reproduction begins at a head portion of a data unit of a program information item representing said second simultaneously proceeding scene.

2. A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said multiple program information items represent scenes which have been photographed from different angles.

3. A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said multiple program information items represent scenes which have been photographed with different zoom-up magnifications.

4. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

said data area recording multiple program information items, at least two of said program information items representing simultaneously proceeding scenes, each of said program information items being divided into data segments, related data segments from each of said simultaneously proceeding scenes being recorded alternatingly and continuously on said recording medium, and

said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating a presence of said simultaneously proceeding scenes, where

when reproduction switches from a first of said simultaneously proceeding scenes to a second of said simultaneously proceeding scenes, reproduction begins at a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to a program information item representing said second simultaneously proceeding scene.

5. A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said multiple program information items represent scenes which have been photographed from different angles.

6. A multi-scene recording medium according to claim 4, wherein said multiple program information items represent scenes which have been photographed with different zoom-up magnifications.