Method and apparatus for displaying video
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1. An apparatus to play an audio/video datastream, said apparatus comprising:
- an input to receive the audio and video datastream, said datastream comprising information for a plurality of different audio/video programs, whereineach of the plurality of different audio/video programs comprises a video portion and an audio portion associated only with the video portion, andeach of the plurality of different audio/video programs is independently actionable by a user;
a decoding circuit configured to decode said datastream so as to output a signal for displaying a first presentation comprising a first video portion and a first audio portion associated with the first video portion;
a selection circuit operable to re-configure said decoding circuit such that said decoding circuit is configured to decode said datastream so as to output a signal for displaying a second presentation comprising a second video portion and a second audio portion associated with the second video portion concurrent with the displaying of the first presentation; and
a receiver configured to receive during use a signal from a user that directly selects which of said first or said second presentation is a desired presentation to display, wherein during the concurrent displaying of the first and the second presentations, the first audio portion and the second audio portions are concurrently output by the apparatus.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying different presentations of program material allows various presentations of a DVD movie, for example, to be displayed on a display for a user'"'"'s selection. The various presentations might involve different angles from which a user must select or different chapters from which a program should begin. The selection of a presentation is facilitated by displaying the various options on a single display such that the user can quickly choose which presentation to choose. Furthermore, audio is provided with chapter presentations to assist a user in selecting a chapter from where playback should be initiated.
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1. An apparatus to play an audio/video datastream, said apparatus comprising:
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an input to receive the audio and video datastream, said datastream comprising information for a plurality of different audio/video programs, wherein each of the plurality of different audio/video programs comprises a video portion and an audio portion associated only with the video portion, and each of the plurality of different audio/video programs is independently actionable by a user; a decoding circuit configured to decode said datastream so as to output a signal for displaying a first presentation comprising a first video portion and a first audio portion associated with the first video portion; a selection circuit operable to re-configure said decoding circuit such that said decoding circuit is configured to decode said datastream so as to output a signal for displaying a second presentation comprising a second video portion and a second audio portion associated with the second video portion concurrent with the displaying of the first presentation; and a receiver configured to receive during use a signal from a user that directly selects which of said first or said second presentation is a desired presentation to display, wherein during the concurrent displaying of the first and the second presentations, the first audio portion and the second audio portions are concurrently output by the apparatus.
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2. A method of selecting from a plurality of different audio/video programs each having a video portion and an associated audio portion, a desired presentation of the selected audio/video programs, said method comprising:
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receiving a datastream comprising information for the plurality of different audio/video programs, wherein each of the plurality of different audio/video programs comprises a video portion and an audio portion associated only with the video portion, and each of the plurality of different audio/video programs is independently actionable by a user; displaying on a display in normal playback mode a first selected audio video program comprising a first video portion and a first audio portion associated only with the first video portion; displaying on said display in normal playback mode a second audio video program comprising a second video portion and a second audio portion associated only with the second video portion concurrent with the displaying of the first audio video program wherein during the concurrent displaying of the first and the second audio video programs, the first audio and the second audio portions are concurrently output; and permitting a user to select directly either said first audio video program or said second audio video program. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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