Information storage medium storing contents, and method and apparatus for reproducing the contents
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorYoung-sun YOON
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Abstract
An information storage medium storing contents, and a method and apparatus for reproducing the contents which can control a trick play initiated by a user while reproducing the contents are provided. The information storage medium storing contents includes contents data formed of a plurality of sections, and contents information including position information on each contents data section and information on whether trick plays are supported.
Claims30
An information storage medium storing contents comprising:
- contents data comprising a plurality of contents data sections;
- and
- contents information on the contents, the contents information comprising:
- position information on each of the contents data sections;
- and
- information on whether a trick play is supported.
A method of reproducing contents comprising a plurality of contents data sections, the method comprising:
- referring to position information on the contents data sections to determine a contents data section corresponding to a position where a trick play is required;
- referring to information on whether the trick play is supported in the determined contents data section to determine whether to play the trick play;
- and
- reproducing the determined contents data section according to the determining whether to play the trick play.
An apparatus for reproducing contents comprising a plurality of contents data sections, the apparatus comprising:
- a storing unit which stores the contents data sections and contents information on the contents, the contents information comprising:
- position information on each of the contents data sections, and
- information on whether a trick play is supported;
- a section decision unit which refers to the position information, and determines a contents data section corresponding to a position where the trick play is required;
- a trick play determination unit which refers to the information on whether the trick play is supported in the determined contents data section, and determines whether to perform the trick play;
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- a reproducing unit which reproduces the contents, and performs the trick play under a control of the trick play determination unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.