Information playback system using storage information medium

• US 20060291813A1
• Filed: 06/22/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Takero, Tsumagari, Yasufumi, Ando, Hideo, Toyama, Haruhiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,521,000 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/244
• 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 27/105 of operating discs
• 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 9/87 Regeneration of colour television signals H04N9/80 takes precedence

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.

Claims

1. An information storage medium storing data, the data comprising:

management information used to manage one or more video title; and

mapping information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, the mapping information being included in the management information.

2. The medium according to claim 1, wherein:

the data further comprises an advanced content;

the advanced content includes a playlist as the management information; and

the title timeline is defined in the playlist.

3. The medium according to claim 1, wherein commercial information is defined in the playlist to be played back in association with playback of objects of each video title.

4. An information transfer method, comprising:

transferring at least part of an advanced content from an information storage medium, the medium storing the advanced content including management information used to manage one or more video titles, in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined; and

displaying the transferred information on a screen.

5. An information playback method, comprising:

reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined; and

playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.

6. An information recording method, comprising:

acquiring management information used to manage one or more video titles, in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title is individually defined; and

recording the acquired management information in an information storage medium.