Information storage medium storing a plurality of titles, reproducing apparatus and method thereof

• US 8,272,014 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2004
• Issued: 09/18/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/13/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Jung, Kil-soo, Moon, Seong-jin
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodarzi, Nasser
• Assistant Examiner(s): RABOVIANSKI, JIVKA A
• Application Number:
  US10/942,813
• Publication Number:
  US 20050030370A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,923 Days
• Field of Search: 725/27, 725/28, 725/29, 725/30, 725/53, 725/51, 725/112, 386/126, 386/95, 386/125
• US Class Current: 725/51
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/025 'Virtual' control panels, e.g. Graphical User Interface [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• 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 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

An information storage medium on which a plurality of titles are recorded, and a reproducing apparatus and method thereof. The information storage medium includes a plurality of titles which are reproduced as motion pictures and a plurality of units of attribute information that correspond to the titles and indicate whether a user can control a title to be reproduced. Therefore, efficient navigation can be ensured and the titles can be reproduced as a manufacturer of the information storage medium has planned.

Claims

1. A non-transitory information storage medium comprising:

a plurality of title audio/video data streams reproducible as a motion picture; and

index information recorded separately from the plurality of title audio/video data streams, the index information comprising;

startup information designating a title audio/video data stream to be played back automatically in response to the non-transitory information storage medium being loaded in a reproducing apparatus; and

title information corresponding to at least one of the title audio/video data streams, the title information comprising attribute information, and information designating at least one navigation object comprising a navigation command that can initiate reproduction of a predetermined playlist corresponding to at least a portion of at least one of the title audio/video data streams;

wherein when a value of the attribute information is a first value, the attribute information indicates that a title search user operation into a corresponding title audio/video data stream is permitted, and a title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is to be displayed on a display device;

when the value of the attribute information is a second value, the attribute information indicates that the title search user operation into the corresponding title audio/video data stream is prohibited, and the title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is to be displayed on the display device; and

when the value of the attribute information is a third value, the attribute information indicates that the title search user operation into the corresponding title audio/video data stream is prohibited, and the title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is not to be displayed on the display device.

2. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a plurality of title audio/video data streams from a non-transitory information storage medium, the reproduction apparatus comprising:

a reader configured to read index information from the non-transitory information storage medium, the index information comprising;

startup information designating a title audio/video data stream to be played back automatically in response to the non-transitory information storage medium being loaded in the reproducing apparatus; and

title information corresponding to at least one of title audio/video data streams, the title information comprising attribute information, and information designating at least one navigation object comprising a navigation command that can initiate reproduction of a predetermined playlist corresponding to at least a portion of at least one of the title audio/video data streams; and

a decoder configured to decode a corresponding title audio/video data stream based on the title information and a value of the attribute information;

wherein when the value of the attribute information is a first value, the attribute information indicates that a title search user operation into a corresponding title audio/video data stream is permitted, and a title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is to be displayed on a display device;

when the value of the attribute information is a second value, the attribute information indicates that the title search user operation into the corresponding title audio/video data stream is prohibited, and the title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is to be displayed on the display device;

when the value of the attribute information is a third value, the attribute information indicates that the title search user operation into the corresponding title audio/video data stream is prohibited, and the title number of the corresponding title audio/video data stream is not to be displayed on the display device; and

the plurality of title audio/video data streams are recorded separately from the index information.