Information storage medium storing a plurality of titles, reproducing apparatus and method thereof
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1. A non-transitory information storage medium having data recorded thereon which causes a reproducing apparatus to reproduce at least one title as a motion picture, the data comprising:
- the at least one title which is reproduced as a motion picture;
menu information which is reproduced to display a menu; and
title information, which corresponds to the at least one title, wherein;
the title information comprises title access type information indicating whether title reproducing by a title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, and title number display type information indicating whether displaying of a title number of the corresponding title on a display device is permitted,when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is not permitted, the corresponding title cannot be selected via the menu, but title reproducing of the corresponding title by a navigation command is allowed,when the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title cannot be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced by the navigation command,displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to a first value of the title number display type information, anddisplaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed according to a second value of the title number display type information,when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, the corresponding title can be selected and reproduced via the menu, andwhen the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title can be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced via the menu,displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to the first value of the title number display type information, anddisplaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed according to the second value of the title number display type information.
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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.
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1. A non-transitory information storage medium having data recorded thereon which causes a reproducing apparatus to reproduce at least one title as a motion picture, the data comprising:
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the at least one title which is reproduced as a motion picture; menu information which is reproduced to display a menu; and title information, which corresponds to the at least one title, wherein; the title information comprises title access type information indicating whether title reproducing by a title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, and title number display type information indicating whether displaying of a title number of the corresponding title on a display device is permitted, when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is not permitted, the corresponding title cannot be selected via the menu, but title reproducing of the corresponding title by a navigation command is allowed, when the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title cannot be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced by the navigation command, displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to a first value of the title number display type information, and displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed according to a second value of the title number display type information, when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, the corresponding title can be selected and reproduced via the menu, and when the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title can be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced via the menu, displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to the first value of the title number display type information, and displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed according to the second value of the title number display type information. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:
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a reader which reads data comprising at least one title to be reproduced as a motion picture, menu information which is reproduced to display a menu and title information that corresponds to the at least one title from an information storage medium; and a decoder which reproduces the at least one title based on the title information, wherein; the title information comprises title access type information indicating whether title reproducing by a title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, and title number display type information indicating whether displaying of a title number of the corresponding title on a display unit of the reproducing apparatus is permitted, when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is not permitted, the corresponding title cannot be selected via the menu, but title reproducing of the corresponding title by a navigation command is allowed, when the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title cannot be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced by the navigation command, displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to a first value of the title number display type information, and displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed according to a second value of the title number display type information, when the title access type information indicates that the title reproducing by the title search user operation to the corresponding title is permitted, the corresponding title can be selected and reproduced via the menu, and when the title, of which title access type information indicates that the title can be reproduced by the title search user operation, is reproduced via the menu, displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is allowed according to the first value of the title number display type information, and displaying of the title number of the corresponding title is not allowed or not according to the second value of the title number display type information. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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