Multi-scene recording medium and apparatus for producing data therefrom

• US 5,845,046 A
• Filed: 08/08/1996
• Issued: 12/01/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/1995
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Toshiba Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Shimoda, Kenji, Hirayama, Koichi, Nakai, Masatoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US08/694,096
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 386/95, 386/124, 386/106, 386/125, 386/92, 386/46, 386/40, 386/1, 360/32
• US Class Current: 386/344
• 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 enables 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 to switch 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 a first program information item, a second program information item, a third program information item and a fourth program information item,

said second program information item following said first program information item and said third program information item following said second program information item,

said fourth program information item containing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by said second program information item, said second program information item and said fourth program information item being recorded between said first and third program information items, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded, wherein

when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.

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

said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item, a third program information item and a fourth program information item,

said second program information item following said first program information item and said third program information item following said second program information item,

said fourth program information item containing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by said second program information item, said second program information item and said fourth program information item being recorded between said first and third program information items, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded, wherein

when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction upon switching starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to the other program information item.

3. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, and a third program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are related to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the second and third program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium after the first program information item, wherein when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and third program information items to another of the second and third program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.

4. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium before the third program information item, when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.

5. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item and a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded in the recording medium, wherein when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.

6. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, and a third program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are related to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the second and third program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium after the first program information item, wherein when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and third program information items to another of the second and third program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction upon switching starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to the other program information item.

7. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium before the third program information item, wherein when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction upon switching starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to the other program information item.

8. A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item and a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded in the recording medium, wherein when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction upon switching starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to the other program information item.