Optical disc for storing moving pictures with text information and apparatus using the disc

• US 6,542,694 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2001
• Issued: 04/01/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ito, Yuji, Ando, Hideo, Kikuchi, Shinichi, Taira, Kazuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): BOCCIO, VINCENT F
• Application Number:
  US09/773,692
• Publication Number:
  US 20010014208A1
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• Field of Search: H04/N.591, H04/5.781, 386/125, 386/126, 386/95, 386/52, 386/55, 386/124, 386/46, 386/83
• US Class Current: 386/240
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/218 Write-once discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2575 DVD-RAMs
• 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 27/3027 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: 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: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8085 with processing of the sound signal
• 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

When moving pictures are recorded onto an optical disc, not only is text data recorded, but also video-recording start date and time, video-recording end date and time, and source name or channel number serving as primary text data are recorded in alphanumeric characters program by program or cell by cell, a program or a cell being used as a unit of video-recording. Other text data is recorded together with language code. Since the primary text data used to select video data is expressed in alphanumeric characters, a program or cell to be reproduced can be selected, regardless of language, and the text information in the same language as that of the apparatus can be searched for.

Claims

1. A recording apparatus which uses an optical disc having a management area and a data area, said data area being provided for recording data in such a manner that the data is separated into one or more object units and is managed by one or more sequences and at least one sequence includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more cells, said data area including a program management table for managing said programs, said management area including sequence management information for managing the sequence of said programs and a program management table for managing said programs, said recording apparatus comprising:

first recording means for recording data into the data area on said optical disc; and

second recording means for recording first text information into said program management table on said optical disc,

said first text information consists of 128 bytes, and

a first 64 byte portion of said first text information describes primary text using an ISO/IEC 646;

1983 (ASCII) character set.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

third recording means for recording second text information usable in searching for said programs into an area which is different from a recording area of said program management table in said management area on said optical-disc.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second text information is expressed in the same language as that of said first text information.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second text information is expressed in a different language from that of said first text information.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said second and third recording means record in such a manner that a search using said first text information has priority of search over a search using said second text information.

6. The recording apparatus of claim 1, wherein “

00h”

is used in said first 64 byte portion that is not utilized by said primary text.

7. The recording apparatus of claim 6, wherein a second 64 byte portion of said first text information describes primary text in a character set that is not ISO/IEC 646:

1983 (ASCII).

8. The recording apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a third recording means for recording second text information, wherein the second text information is an item text search pointer number.

9. The recording apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a primary text determination unit.

10. A reproducing apparatus which uses an optical disc having a management area and a data area, said data area being provided for recording data in such a manner that the data is separated into one or more object units and is managed by one or more sequences and at least one sequence includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more cells, said data area including a program management table for managing said programs, said management area including a sequence management information for managing the sequence of said programs and a program management table for managing the sequence of said programs and a program management table for managing said programs, said reproducing apparatus comprising:

means for reading information recorded on the optical disc, the information to be read by said reading means being configured to include said first text information and/or said second text information; and

means for decoding the information read by said reading means to provide an output containing information of said first text information and/or said second text information,

said primary text inform ation consists of 128 bytes, and

a first 64 byte portion of said primary text information describes primary text using an ISO/IEC 646;

1983 (ASCII) character set.

11. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising:

second retrieving means for retrieving a program using other text information different from said primary text information.

12. The reproducing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein a search using said primary text information has priority over a search using said other text information.

13. The reproducing apparatus of claim 10, wherein “

00h”

is used in said first 64 byte portion that is not utilized by said primary text.

14. The reproducing apparatus of claim 13, wherein a second 64 byte portion of said primary text information describes primary text in a character set that is not ISO/IEC 646:

1983 (ASCII).

15. The reproducing apparatus of claim 10, wherein said program management table comprises an item text search pointer number.

16. A method for displaying text information, which uses an optical disc having a management area and a data area in which one or more programs have been recorded, said management area including a sequence management information for managing the sequence of said programs and a program management table for managing said programs, said method comprising:

preparing first data from primary text information recorded in said program management table;

preparing second data from an item text recorded in a portion of said management area; and

preparing display data including said first data and second data for displaying contents of said primary text information,

wherein said primary text information consists of 128 bytes,

wherein a first 64 byte portion of said primary text information describes primary text using an ISO/IEC 646;

1983 (ASCII) character set.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein “

00h”

is used in said first 64 byte portion that is not utilized by said primary text.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein a second 64 byte portion of said primary text information describes primary text in a character set that is not ISO/IEC 646:

1983 (ASCII).

19. The method of claim 16, wherein said program management table comprises an item text search pointer number.

20. An information storage medium comprising a management area and a data area,

said data area being provided for recording data in such a manner that the data is separated into one or more object units and is managed by one or more sequences and at least one sequence includes one or more programs corresponding to one or more cells representing or pointing to at least part of the object units,

said management area including a sequence management information for managing program sequences by determining a presentation sequence of said cells, and including a program management table for managing said programs, wherein

said program management table is configured to store first text information expressed in character, and

a specific area, which is different from a recording area of said program management table in said management area, is configured to store second text information,

said program management table is configured to further store search information which includes a search pointer number of the second text information, and

said search pointer number corresponding to a search pointer is stored in said specific area, said search pointer which corresponds to the search pointer number indicating a location of the second text information,

said first text information consists of 128 bytes, and

a first 64 byte portion of said first text information describes primary text using an ISO/IEC 646:

1983 (ASCII) character set.

21. The information storage medium of claim 20, wherein “

00h”

is used in said first 64 byte portion that is not utilized by said primary text.

22. The information storage medium of claim 21, wherein a second 64 byte portion of said first text information describes primary text in a character set that is not ISO/IEC 646:

1983 (ASCII).

23. The information storage medium of claim 20, wherein said program management table comprises an item text search pointer number.

24. An apparatus for recording information on the medium of claim 20, wherein the information to be recorded by the apparatus comprising at least one of said first text information and said second text information.

25. An apparatus for playing back information recorded on the medium of claim 20, wherein the information to be played back by the apparatus comprising at least one of said first text information and said second text information.