Recording medium on which attribute information on the playback data is recorded together with the playback data and a system for appropriately reproducing the playback data using the attribute information
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYoshitaka Katayama
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Abstract
Karaoke data to be reproduced is stored in an optical disk as a video title set together with management information for managing karaoke data and a video object set. In the video object set, a plurality of program chains having data items of karaoke songs stored therein are stored and the reproduction information thereof is stored in the management information. Information indicating that an object to be reproduced is karaoke is stored in the management information.
Claims16
A method for reproducing video data from a recording medium which includes a reproduction data area storing reproduction data containing video data, first audio data and sub-picture data, and a reproduction information area in which management information relating to the stored reproduction data itself and reproduction information relating to the reproducing order of reproduction data are described and which is to be retrieved prior to reproduction of reproduction data, the management information containing information which indicates that the category of the first audio data relates to karaoke, comprising the steps of:
- retrieving video data and reproduction management information from the reproduction information area;
- acquiring category information from the retrieved management information;
- converting the video data and sub-picture data into a video signal, and converting the retrieved audio data into an audio signal according to the acquired category;
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- reproducing the converted video signal and audio signal.
An apparatus for reproducing video data from a recording medium which includes a reproduction data area storing reproduction data containing video data, first audio data and sub-picture data, and a reproduction information area in which management information relating to the stored reproduction data itself and reproduction information relating to the reproducing order of reproduction data are described and which is to be retrieved prior to reproduction of reproduction data, the management information containing information which indicates that the category of the first audio data relates to karaoke, comprising:
- retrieving means for retrieving video data and reproduction management information from the reproduction information area;
- acquisition means for acquiring category information from the retrieved management information;
- converting means for converting the video data and sub-picture data into a video signal, and converting the retrieved audio data into an audio signal according to the acquired category;
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- reproducing means for reproducing the converted video signal and audio signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.