Method and apparatus of recording a multi-channel stream, and a recording medium containing a multi-channel stream recorded by said method

• US 7,643,727 B2
• Filed: 07/23/2002
• Issued: 01/05/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoo, Jea Yong, Kim, Byung Jin, Cho, Jang Hui, Seo, Kang Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shibru; Helen
• Application Number:
  US10/201,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20030026597A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,723 Days
• Field of Search: 386124-126, 386/95, 386 36- 37, 386/92
• US Class Current: 386/248
• 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 2220/2579 HD-DVDs [high definition DVDs]; AODs [advanced optical discs]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

The present invention relates to method and apparatus of recording a multi-channel data stream on a recording medium in such a manner that substreams of digital channels constituting the multi-channel data stream can be distinguished each other in reproduction. The present recording method separates a multi-channel stream composed of substreams belonging to a plurality of channels into individual substreams, records the individual substreams separately by channel in a single or plural stream objects allocated in a recording medium, and creates as many files as the number of channels for the single or plural stream objects. The present method makes it possible to selectively search and reproduce each substream among a recorded multi-channel stream through file selection, thereby improving use convenience of a recording machine such as a digital video recorder.

Claims

1. A method for recording data for managing reproduction of video data representing reproduction paths, the method comprising:

(a) receiving video data from an external source;

(b) recording the received video data as a transport stream in a plurality of stream files on a recording medium, at least two of the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths and the stream files interleaved with one another, and one or more stream files associated with a single reproduction path and the one or more stream files not interleaved with the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths; and

(c) recording at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps, the at least one navigation list file including first and second navigation data items, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information data for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path, and wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map file and the stream files.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the external source comprises a broadcast signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the recording of the received video data comprises:

separating the transport stream into substreams; and

recording each of the substreams in a separate stream file of the stream files.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first navigation data item includes a multiple reproduction path indicator for indicating that the first navigation data item provides navigation information for multiple reproduction paths.

5. A recording apparatus for recording data for managing reproduction of video data representing reproduction paths, the method comprising:

a data receiver configured to receive video data from an external source; and

a recording device in communication with the data receiver, wherein the recording device configured to;

record the received video data as a transport stream in a plurality of stream files on a recording medium, at least two of the stream files associated with the multiple reproduction paths and the stream files interleaved with one another, and one or more stream files associated with a single reproduction path and the one or more stream files not interleaved with the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths; and

record at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps the at least one navigation list file including a first and a second navigation data item, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path, and wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map file and the stream files.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the data receiver is configured to receive a broadcast signal from the external source.

7. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the recording device is configured to record the first navigation data item including a multiple reproduction path indicator for indicating that the first navigation data item provides navigation information for multiple reproduction paths.

8. A method of reproducing data recorded on a recording medium, the method comprising:

(a) reading at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps from a navigation area of the recording medium, the at least one navigation list file including a first and a second navigation data item, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path; and

(b) reproducing data from a plurality of stream files including video data recorded on the recording medium, wherein at least two of the stream files are associated with multiple reproduction paths and interleaved with each other, each of the stream files corresponding to the multiple reproduction paths being reproduced based on the first navigation data item, and wherein at least one of the stream files is associated with a single reproduction path and not interleaved with the two stream files associated with the multiple reproduction paths, the at least one stream file corresponding to the single reproduction path being reproduced based on the second navigation data item, wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map files and the stream files.

9. An apparatus for reproducing data recorded on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

a pickup configured to reproduce data from the recording medium; and

a controller, operably coupled to the pickup, configured to control;

reading at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps from a navigation area of the recording medium, the at least one navigation list file including a first and a second navigation data item, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path; and

reproducing data from a plurality of stream files including video data recorded on the recording medium, wherein at least two of the stream files are associated with multiple reproduction paths and interleaved with each other, each of the stream files corresponding to the multiple reproduction paths being reproduced based on the first navigation data item, and wherein at least one of the stream files is associated with a single reproduction oath and not interleaved with the two stream files associated with the multiple reproduction paths, the at least one stream file corresponding to the single reproduction path being reproduced based on the second navigation data item, wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map files and the stream files.

10. A recording medium, comprising:

a data area storing at least video data as a plurality of stream files on the recording medium, at least two of the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths and the stream files interleaved with one another, and one or more stream files associated with a single reproduction path and the one or more stream files not interleaved with the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths; and

a navigation area storing at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps, the at least one navigation list file including a first and a second navigation data item, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path, and wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map files and the stream files.

11. A method for recording data for managing reproduction of video data representing reproduction paths, the method comprising:

(a) recording video data as a transport stream in a plurality of stream files on a recording medium, at least two of the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths and the stream files interleaved with one another, and one or more stream files associated with a single reproduction path and the one or more stream files not interleaved with the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths; and

(b) recording at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps, the at least one navigation list including first and second navigation data items, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path, and wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map files and the stream files.

12. A recording apparatus for recording data for managing reproduction of video data representing reproduction paths, the method comprising:

a pickup configured to record video data on a recording medium; and

a controller, operably coupled to the pickup, configured to control recording the video data as a transport stream in a plurality of stream files on a recording medium, at least two of the stream files associated with the multiple reproduction paths and the stream files interleaved with one another, and one or more stream files associated with a single reproduction path and the one or more stream files not interleaved with the stream files associated with multiple reproduction paths, and the controller further configured to control recording at least one navigation list file, a plurality of navigation data items and a plurality of map files including maps, the at least one navigation list including a first and a second navigation data item, the first navigation data item referencing more than one map for managing the multiple reproduction paths and the second navigation data item referencing a single map for managing the single reproduction path, and each navigation data item including an identifier identifying the map file associated with the navigation data item, the map file including at least one map providing position information for the video data, wherein a flag is stored in the first navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the first navigation data item is provided for the multiple reproduction paths, and wherein a flag is stored in the second navigation data item, the value of the flag indicating that the corresponding second navigation data item is provided for the single reproduction path wherein the navigation list file is separate from the map files and the stream files.