US6285826B1
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Optical disc recording device and reproducing device
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 2000-03-31
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Granted: 2001-09-04
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Expires: 2020-03-31
Abstract
Abstract Output obtained during playback, and operations available during playback, differ according to the content of the reproduction path being played from an optical disc storing plural reproduction paths containing plural different types of audio and/or image information. Content type information indicative of the specific audio and/or video content of each reproduction path is stored for each reproduction path on the optical disc. This information is then presented to the user on a reproduction path (program or play list) selection screen to inform the user and assist in the play list selection process. Operation of the disc player or disc editor can be changed appropriately to this content type information.
Inventors
- 👤 Kaoru Murase
- 👤 Tomoyuki Okada
- 👤 Kazuhiro Tsuga
- 👤 Noriko Sugimoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 05:18
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B20/00; G11B20/10; G11B20/12; G11B20/1217; H; H04; H04N; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B20/10527; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/11; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/32; G11B27/327; G11B27/329; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/004; G11B7/0045; G11B7/005; G11B2020/10537; G11B2020/10592; G11B2020/1264; G11B2020/1265; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/215; G11B2220/216; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2562; G11B2220/2575; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B27/3027; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
208 words
An optical disc comprising: an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB); and a management information recording area for storing management information, wherein: the management information comprises reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information, and type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information, said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
208 words
An optical disc comprising: an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB); and a management information recording area for storing management information, wherein: the management information comprises reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information, and type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information, said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
228 words
A recording method for recording an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the recording method comprising: producing reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information; producing type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; and recording the reproduction path information and type information to the management information recording area; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
228 words
A recording method for recording an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the recording method comprising: producing reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information; producing type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; and recording the reproduction path information and type information to the management information recording area; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
237 words
A recording device for recording an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the recording device comprising: an arrangement which produces reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information; an arrangement which produces type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; and an arrangement which records the reproduction path information and type information to the management information recording area; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
237 words
A recording device for recording an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the recording device comprising: an arrangement which produces reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) containing at least one of first information and second information; an arrangement which produces type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; and an arrangement which records the reproduction path information and type information to the management information recording area; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
228 words
A reproducing method for reproducing an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the reproducing method comprising: reproducing reproduction path information from the management information recording area; extracting from said reproduction path information, at least one of first information and second information; and reproducing from the management information, type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
228 words
A reproducing method for reproducing an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the reproducing method comprising: reproducing reproduction path information from the management information recording area; extracting from said reproduction path information, at least one of first information and second information; and reproducing from the management information, type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
237 words
A reproducing device for reproducing an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the reproducing device comprising: an arrangement which reproduces reproduction path information from the management information recording area; an arrangement which extracts from said reproduction path information, at least one of first information and second information; and an arrangement which reproduces from the management information, type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
237 words
A reproducing device for reproducing an optical disc having an area for recording a video object including at least one of a moving picture video object (M_VOB) and a still picture video object (S_VOB), and a management information recording area for storing management information, the reproducing device comprising: an arrangement which reproduces reproduction path information from the management information recording area; an arrangement which extracts from said reproduction path information, at least one of first information and second information; and an arrangement which reproduces from the management information, type information (PL_TY) indicating a type of a reproduction path corresponding (PGCN) to said reproduction path information; said first information containing information (M_VOBI_SRPN) specifying a moving picture video object, cell video starting time information (C_V_S_PTM), and cell video ending time information (C_V_E_PTM) indicating a particular section in the specified moving picture video object, said second information containing information (S_VOGI_SRPN) specifying a still picture video object group containing at least one still picture video object, starting entry number information (S_S_VOB_ENTN), and ending entry number information (E_S_VOB_ENTN) indicating a particular section in the specified still picture video object group, and said type information containing information indicative of any one of whether content contained in the reproduction path specified by the reproduction path information (UD_PGCI) (a) contains moving pictures and no still pictures, (b) contains still pictures and no moving pictures, and (c) contains a mixture of moving pictures and still pictures.
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