Multi-scene recording medium and apparatus for reproducing data therefrom
First Claim
1. 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, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item,the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other,the second and fourth program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqlv and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and fourth program information items between the first and third program information items,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 segment of the other program information item.
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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 movement 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.
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1. 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, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqlv and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and fourth program information items between the first and third program information items, 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 segment of the other program information item.
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2. 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, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, the second and fourth program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and fourth program information items between the first and third program information items, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
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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 for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are linked to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and third program information items after the first program information item, 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 segment of the other program information item.
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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 following the first program information item, and a third program information item for replacing the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are linked to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqly and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and third program information items after the first program information item, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
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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, a second program information item for replacing 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 linked to each other,. the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqly and consecutively recording related data segments of the first and second program information items 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 segment of the other program information item.
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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 for replacing 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 linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqly and consecutively recording related data segments of the first and second program information items 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
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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 and a second program information item for replacing the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqly recording related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of the other program information item.
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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 for replacing the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatinqly recording related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
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9. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multiscene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; and alerting display generating means for generating an alerting display indicating that it is impossible for a user to switch to a scene represented by a program information item being decoded if said multi-scene configuration data indicates that said second or fourth program information items are not being reproduced when a scene switching signal is input by a user, where 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.
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10. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating said pickup signals, said multi-scene configuration data being based on multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; and generating an alerting display indicating that it is impossible for a user to switch to a scene represented by a program information item being decoded if said multi-scene configuration data indicates that said second or fourth program information items are not being reproduced when a scene switching signal is input by a user, where when production 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.
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11. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; and alerting display generating means for generating an alerting display indicating that it is impossible for a user to switch to a scene represented by a program information item being decoded if said multi-scene configuration data indicates that said second or fourth program information items are not being reproduced when a scene switching signal is input by a user, where when production 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 produced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item next to the other program information item.
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12. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, data units of said second program information item and data units of said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating said pickup signals, said multi-scene configuration data being based on multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; and generating an alerting display indicating that it is impossible for a user to switch to a scene represented by a program information item being decoded if said multi-scene configuration data indicates that said second or fourth program information items are not being reproduced when a scene switching signal is input by a user, where when production 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 da ta unit of a program information item next to the other p ro g r am information item.
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13. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and fourth program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded between said first and third program information items, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, by reproducing representative frames corresponding to said second and fourth program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and control means for supplying demodulated program signals from said demodulation means to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, in accordance with the data selected and input, 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. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and fourth program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded between said first and third program information items, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multiscene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; generating, by reproducing representative frames of said second and fourth program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, said program data being supplied in accordance with the data selected and input, 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. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and fourth program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded between said first and third program information items, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, by reproducing representative frames corresponding to said second and fourth program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and control means for supplying demodulated program signals from said demodulation means to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, in accordance with the data selected and input, 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 a program information item next to the other program information item. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and fourth program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said fourth program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded between said first and third program information items, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multiscene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; generating, by reproducing representative frames of said second and fourth program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said fourth program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, said program data being supplied in accordance with the data selected and input, 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 a program information item next to the other program information item. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, and a third program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said third program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded after said first program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and third program information items are linked to each other, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, by reproducing representative frames corresponding to said second and third program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and control means for supplying demodulated program signals from said demodulation means to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, in accordance with the data selected and input, 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. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, and a third program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said third program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded after said first program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and third program information items are linked to each other, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multiscene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; generating, by reproducing representative frames of said second and third program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, said program data being supplied in accordance with the data selected and input, 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. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, and a third program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said third program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded after said first program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and third program information items are linked to each other, said apparatus comprising:
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pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on said disk; demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data by demodulating signals generated by said pickup means, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data being based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; management data storage means for storing said multi-scene configuration data generated by said demodulation means; menu generating means for generating, by reproducing representative frames corresponding to said second and third program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and control means for supplying demodulated program signals from said demodulation means to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, in accordance with the data selected and input, 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 a program information item next to the other program information item. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, and a third program information item for replacing said second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, data units forming said second program information item and said third program information item being alternatingly and continuously recorded after said first program information item, said management area recording multi-scene configuration information indicating that said second and third program information items are linked to each other, said method comprising the steps of:
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reading information from said disk and generating pickup signals based on said information; generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating said pickup signal, said multi-scene configuration data being based on said multi-scene configuration information recorded in said management area of said disk and said program data based on said program information items recorded in said data area of said disk; storing said multi-scene configuration data; generating, by reproducing representative frames of said second and third program information items on the basis of said multi-scene configuration data, a menu showing first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item, when said first program information item is reproduced completely; and supplying said program data to a program information decoder when one of said first and second data is selected and input, said program data being supplied in accordance with the data selected and input, 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 a program information item next to the other program information item. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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29. 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 for replacing the second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are linked to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and third program information items after the first program information item, 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 segment of the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item are used to generate a menu when said first program information item is reproduced completely so that reproduction may be switched between said second and third program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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31. 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 for replacing the second program information item, wherein said second and third program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are linked to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the second and third program information items after the first program information item, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said second program information item and second data corresponding to said third program information item are used to generate a menu when said first program information item is reproduced completely so that reproduction may be switched between said second and third program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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33. 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 for replacing the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the first and second program information items 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 segment of the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu before said third program information item is reproduced so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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35. 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 for replacing the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly and consecutively recording related data segments of the first and second program information items 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu before said third program information item is reproduced so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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37. 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 for replacing the first program information item, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly recording related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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39. 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 for replacing the first program information item, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly recording related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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41. 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 for replacing the first program information item, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly recording information of related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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43. 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 for replacing the first program information item, wherein said first and second program information items include simultaneously proceeding scenes, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are linked to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, the recording medium alternatingly recording information of related data segments of the first and second program information items, 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 segment of a program information item next to the other program information item, where first data corresponding to said first program information item and second data corresponding to said second program information item are used to generate a menu so that reproduction may be switched between said first and second program information items based on a selection made in response to said menu.
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