Multi-scene recording medium and apparatus for reproducing data therefrom

A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

• the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area,
• the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item,
• the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other,
• the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event,
• each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and
• when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other program information item.

A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• storing the multi-scene configuration information;
• generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items;
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• outputting program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected;
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• reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.

A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

• the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area,
• the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item,
• the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other,
• the second and fourth program information items being derived from a same event, each of the second and fourth program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event,
• each of the first to fourth program information items being recorded in units of a data unit, and
• when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and fourth program information items to another of the second and fourth program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other program information item.

A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

• the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area,
• the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item,
• the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other,
• the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event,
• each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit;
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• when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.

A multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area,

• the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area,
• the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item;
• the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other;
• the first and second multi-angle program information items being derived from a same event, each of the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for the same event;
• each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being recorded in units of a data unit;
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• when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.

A multi-scene/multi-angle video information recording disk having a management area and a data area,

• the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area,
• the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item;
• the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other;
• the first and second multi-angle program information items corresponding to different angles of view for an event;
• each of the first and second multi-angle program information items being divided into data unit segments;
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• the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item being alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk.

An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising:

• pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means;
• menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items;
• control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
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• program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.

An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising:

• pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means;
• menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item;
• control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
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• program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.

An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the apparatus comprising:

• pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• demodulation means for generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• management data storage means for storing the multi-scene configuration data generated by the demodulation means;
• menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item;
• control means for outputting program signals generated by the demodulation means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
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• program information decoding means for reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output by the control means, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.

An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where the segments of the first multi-angle program information item and the segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the apparatus comprising:

• pickup means for generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• demodulation means for generating configuration data and program data by demodulating signals generated by the pickup means, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• management data storage means for storing the configuration data generated by the demodulation means;
• menu generating means for generating, on the basis of the configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item;
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• control means for supplying program data generated by the demodulation means to a program information decoding means when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being supplied in accordance with the data string selected and input.

A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area being located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, a third program information item following the second program information item, and a fourth program information item for replacing the second program information item, and the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and fourth program information items are linked to each other, where the second and fourth program information items are derived from a same event, where the second and fourth program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first to fourth program information items is recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps:

• generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• storing the multi-scene configuration information;
• generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first, second and third program information items and a second data string corresponding to a string including the first, fourth and third program information items;
• and
• outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
• and
• reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second data strings to another of the first and second data strings while reproducing one of the second and fourth program information items, reproduction of another of the second and fourth program information items starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the other of the second and fourth program information items.

A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• storing the multi-scene configuration information;
• generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item;
• outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
• and
• reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of the second program information item.

A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outer perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a preceding program information item, a first multi-angle program information item following the preceding program information item, and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items are derived from a same event, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for the same event, and where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are recorded in units of a data unit, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• storing the multi-scene configuration information;
• generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the first multi-angle program information item, and a second data string corresponding to a string including the preceding program information item and the second multi-angle program information item;
• outputting the program signals when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program signals being output in accordance with the data string selected and input;
• and
• reproducing program information items corresponding to the data string selected by decoding the program signals output, so that when reproduction is to be switched from the first multi-angle program information item to the second multi-angle program information item while reproducing the first multi-angle program information item, reproduction of the second multi-angle program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit next to a data unit of the second multi-angle program information item.

A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area located around an outside perimeter of the management area, the data area recording a first multi-angle program information item and a second multi-angle program information item for replacing the first multi-angle program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second multi-angle program information items are linked to each other, where the first and second multi-angle program information items correspond to different angles of view for an event, where each of the first and second multi-angle program information items are divided into data unit segments, and where segments of the first multi-angle program information item and segments of the second multi-angle program information item are alternatively and continuously recorded on the disk, the method comprising the steps of:

• generating signals based on information recorded on the disk;
• generating multi-scene configuration data and program data by demodulating the signals that are generated based on information recorded on the disk, the program data being based on the program information items recorded in the data area of the disk;
• storing the multi-scene configuration information;
• generating, on the basis of the multi-scene configuration data, a menu indicating a first data string corresponding to a string including the first multi-angle program information item and a second data string for reproducing a string corresponding to a string including the second multi-angle program information item;
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• supplying program data for decoding when one of the first and second data strings is selected and input, the program data being selected for decoding in accordance with the data string selected and input.