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US 2003/0194212 A1Published application
DVD player and DVD playing method
AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorsKoji Akita, Hideki Ito
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AssigneeAlpine Electronics, Inc.
InventorsKoji Akita, Hideki Ito
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A DVD player performs processing which, when subpicture settings, audio settings, or angle settings cannot be changed, determines whether the switching operation is impossible due to a lack of data recorded on a DVD, or is prohibited by a title producer or due to player specifications. When a user-designated operation cannot be executed, the DVD player displays a message indicating that the operation is prohibited by the title producer or due to the player specifications. When the operation is impossible due to a lack of data corresponding to the operation, the DVD player displays a message indicating that the operation is impossible due to the lack of the corresponding data.
A digital versatile disk player for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital versatile disk player comprising a controller in which, in a case where a user-designated operation cannot be executed, said controller displays, on a display unit for said digital versatile disk player, a message indicating that the operation is prohibited, and when the operation is impossible due to a lack of data corresponding to the operation, said controller displays, on said display unit, a message indicating that the operation is impossible due to the lack of the corresponding data.
A digital versatile disk player for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital versatile disk player comprising a controller which determines whether or not predetermined data for enabling a switching operation by a user is recorded on said digital versatile disk when power is supplied to said digital versatile disk player, or when said digital versatile disk is loaded into said digital versatile disk player, and when the data is not recorded, said controller displays, on a display unit for said digital versatile disk player, a message indicating that the data is not recorded.
A digital versatile disk player for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital versatile disk player comprising a controller which determines whether or not predetermined data for enabling a switching operation by a user is recorded on said digital versatile disk when said digital versatile disk is played back, and displays, on a display unit for said digital versatile disk player, one of a type of operation which is executable by said user and a type of operation which is not executable by said user.
A digital versatile disk player for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital versatile disk player comprising:
A digital-versatile-disk playback method for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital-versatile-disk playback method comprising, in a case where a user-designated operation cannot be executed:
A digital-versatile-disk playback method for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital-versatile-disk playback method comprising:
A digital-versatile-disk playback method for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital-versatile-disk playback method comprising:
A digital-versatile-disk playback method for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital-versatile-disk playback method comprising:
A digital-versatile-disk playback method for playing back content recorded on a digital versatile disk, said digital-versatile-disk playback method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel: monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording…
Control of operating function, e.g. switching from recording to reproducing: by sensing distinguishing features of or on records, e.g. diameter…
Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers: of operating discs
On the same track as the main recording: used signal is digitally coded
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a digital versatile disk (DVD) player for playing back content such as a movie which is recorded on a DVD.
2. Description of the Related Art
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a DVD player according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2A is a schematic illustration of the data configuration of a video manager (VMG), and FIG. 2B is a schematic illustration of the data configuration of a video title set (VTS);
FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of the data configuration of video manager information (VMGI);
Embodiments of the present invention are described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First Embodiment
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a DVD player according to a first embodiment of the present invention.