Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures

A system recording information on an information storage medium capable of recording and playing back at least still picture information, comprising:

• means for recording on the medium at least one picture object containing still picture information and means for recoding on the medium control information, the control information including:
• a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including:
• a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management;
• at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI;
• and
• at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including:
• still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.

A method of playing back information on a storage medium, comprising the steps of:

• reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information;
• and
• accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read,
• wherein the control information includes:
• a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including:
• a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management;
• at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI;
• and
• at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including:
• still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.

A system for playing back information on a storage medium, comprising:

• means for reading on the storage medium control information indicating information about still picture information;
• and
• means for accessing at least one picture object containing still picture information using the control information which has been read,
• wherein the control information includes:
• a still picture AV File Information Table S_AVFIT which includes still picture AV file information S_AVFI, the still picture AV file information S_AVFI including:
• a section of general information S_AVFI_GI for picture object management;
• at least one search pointer S_VOGI_SRP#i which describes a start address of video object group information S_VOGI;
• and
• at least one video object information for picture object S_VOGI#i, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including:
• still picture VOB group general information S_VOGI_GI containing information of a still picture VOB group, and a still picture VOB entry S_VOB_ENT# which contains information of how to access objects including pictures, the at least one video object information for picture objects S_VOGI#i including information of an address of a first still picture S_VOG_SA and a size of a picture.