Method for ensuring synchronous presentation of additional data with audio data

• US 8,108,707 B2
• Filed: 09/11/2009
• Issued: 01/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Hyung Sun, Seo, Kang Soo, Kim, Byung Jin, Um, Soung Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, NITIN C
• Application Number:
  US12/557,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20100003012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 872 Days
• Field of Search: 713/400
• US Class Current: 713/400
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/011 Lyrics displays, e.g. for karaoke applications
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable 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 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• 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: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

A recording medium, method and apparatus for managing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reproducing main data and additional data. The method includes receiving the additional data associated with the main data, the additional data being divided into a plurality of segment units; and reproducing the additional data in a synchronous manner with the main data using time information if indication information indicates a presence of the time information. The time information indicates a presentation time of the additional data with respect to the main data. The main data and the additional data are reproduced according to management data, the management data including link information for linking the main data and the additional data.

Claims

1. A method of reproducing main data and additional data, the method being performed by a reproducing device and comprising:

retrieving the main data, the additional data, and linking information, the linking information including at least one of first pointing information identifying the main data and second pointing information identifying the additional data;

associating the main data with the additional data using the linking information;

obtaining indication information indicating presence of time information as a single indicator, the time information being associated with mapping time of the additional data; and

reproducing, by the reproducing device, the additional data in a synchronous manner with the main data, based on the indication information and time information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising obtaining attribute information associated with a format of the additional data, wherein attribute information is used for reproducing the additional data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the additional information is separated from the main data.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a single main data is associated with plural additional data.

5. An apparatus for decoding a main data and an additional data, the apparatus comprising:

a retrieving unit that retrieves the main data, the additional data, and linking information, the linking information including at least one of first pointing information identifying the main data and second pointing information identifying the additional data;

a reproducing unit that reproduces the main data and the additional data; and

a controller that;

associates the main data with the additional data using the linking information,

obtains indication information indicating presence of time information as a single indicator, the time information being associated with mapping time of the additional data, and

controls the reproducing unit to reproduce the additional data in a synchronous manner with the main data, based on the indication information and time information.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the controller further obtains attribute information associated with a format of the additional data, wherein the attribute information is used for reproducing the additional data.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the additional information is separated from the main data.

8. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein a single main data is associated with plural additional data.