Apparatus and method of reproducing subtitle recorded in digital versatile disk player
First Claim
1. A method of reproducing a subtitle by a DVD player, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a set menu of subtitles of various languages available on a DVD being played by the DVD player;
if a subtitle of a language wanted by a user is not provided on the DVD, allowing the user to search subtitle information received in a subtitle information storing section of the DVD player for the subtitle of the wanted language;
upon the user selecting the subtitle information corresponding to the subtitle of the wanted language among the subtitle information received by the subtitle information storing section, playing a title of the DVD whilereproducing the subtitle of the wanted language from the selected subtitle information.
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Abstract
In an apparatus and method of reproducing a subtitle recorded in a digital versatile disk player including a subtitle processing section for receiving, storing and reproducing multilingual subtitles, as well as video data and audio data of multiple titles which are recorded at initially manufacturing an optical disc, in which users can watch a movie in their specified language, the apparatus of reproducing a subtitle used in a DVD player includes a subtitle information processing section for receiving and storing a subtitle of a language wanted by a user, and reproducing the subtitle information of the language wanted by the user on a screen.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of reproducing a subtitle by a DVD player, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a set menu of subtitles of various languages available on a DVD being played by the DVD player; if a subtitle of a language wanted by a user is not provided on the DVD, allowing the user to search subtitle information received in a subtitle information storing section of the DVD player for the subtitle of the wanted language; upon the user selecting the subtitle information corresponding to the subtitle of the wanted language among the subtitle information received by the subtitle information storing section, playing a title of the DVD while reproducing the subtitle of the wanted language from the selected subtitle information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for reproducing a subtitle in a DVD player including a DVD reproducing section for driving a DVD title, an A/V signal detecting and separating section for reading and separating audio and video signals stored in the DVD title, an audio signal decoding section for decoding the separated audio signal into an audio stream playable by a loudspeaker, and a video signal decoding section for decoding the separated video signal into a video stream displayable on a screen, the apparatus comprising:
a subtitle information processing section for receiving and storing a subtitle of a language which is wanted by a user but not available on a DVD being played by the DVD player and for reproducing the subtitle of the wanted language on the screen while the DVD player is playing a corresponding title of the DVD. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of reproducing a subtitle by a DVD player, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a set menu of subtitles of various languages available on a DVD being played by the DVD player; if a subtitle of a language wanted by a user is not provided on the DVD, allowing the user to search subtitle information stored in a subtitle information storing section of the DVD player for the subtitle of the wanted language; if the subtitle of the wanted language is not currently stored in the subtitle information storing section, receiving the subtitle of the wanted language from an external source other than the DVD and components of the DVD player via a subtitle information receiving section of the DVD player, and storing the received subtitle of the wanted language in the subtitle information storing section; upon the user selecting the subtitle information corresponding to the subtitle of the wanted language among the subtitle information stored in or received by the subtitle information storing section, playing a title of the DVD while reproducing the subtitle of the wanted language from the selected subtitle information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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