Information storage system capable of recording and playing back a plurality of still pictures
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorsHideo Ando, Shinichi Kikuchi, Kazuhiko Taira, Yuji Ito
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An information storage medium capable of recording and playing back still picture information is provided with a first information unit having one still picture information, and a first group unit which is composed of a set of first information units, and has a plurality of pieces of still picture information having different contents. Information is recorded in the first group unit.
Claims5
An information recording medium for use with at least one of a data recording device and a reproducing device, the information recording medium comprising:
- a first area configured to store a still picture video file, said still picture video file including a still picture VOB group;
- a second area configured to store an additional audio file including additional audio information;
- a third area configured to store a movie object file including VOBUs;
- and
- a fourth area configured to store a video recording manager information file, said video recording manager information file including navigation data,
- wherein said navigation data includes a movie AV file information table, a still picture AV file information table, original PGC information, and a user defined PGC information table,
- said movie AV file information table includes movie VOB information containing one or more VOBU entries,
- one of said VOBU entries includes playback time information VOBU_PB_TM of one of said VOBUs,
- said still picture AV file information table includes still picture AV file information and still picture additional audio file information,
- said still picture additional audio file information includes one or more still picture additional audio group information search pointers and one or more pieces of still picture additional audio group information,
- one of said pieces of still picture additional audio group information includes one or more additional audio entries,
- one of said additional audio entries includes playback time information AA_PB_TM of said additional audio information,
- said still picture AV file information includes still picture VOB group information for said still picture VOB group,
- said still picture VOB group information includes one or more still picture VOB entries,
- one of said still picture VOB entries includes audio playback time information A_PB_TM,
- said user defined PGC information table includes user defined PGC information,
- said original PGC information or said user defined PGC information includes still picture cell information,
- said still picture cell information includes still picture cell general information,
- said still picture cell general information includes numeral information of start still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries and numeral information of end still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries, and
- the data recording device or the reproducing device accesses the video recording manager information file of the fourth area to record or reproduce the still picture video file.
A recording method using an information recording medium which comprises,
- a first area configured to store a still picture video file, said still picture video file including a still picture VOB group;
- a second area configured to store an additional audio file including additional audio information;
- a third area configured to store a movie object file including VOBUs;
- and
- a fourth area configured to store a video recording manager information file, said video recording manager information file including navigation data,
- wherein said navigation data includes a movie AV file information table, a still picture AV file information table, original PGC information, and a user defined PGC information table,
- said movie AV file information table includes movie VOB information containing one or more VOBU entries,
- one of said VOBU entries includes playback time information VOBU_PB_TM of one of said VOBUs,
- said still picture AV file information table includes still picture AV file information and still picture additional audio file information,
- said still picture additional audio file information includes one or more still picture additional audio group information search pointers and one or more pieces of still picture additional audio group information,
- one of said pieces of still picture additional audio group information includes one or more additional audio entries,
- one of said additional audio entries includes playback time information AA_PB_TM of said additional audio information,
- said still picture AV file information includes still picture VOB group information for said still picture VOB group,
- said still picture VOB group information includes one or more still picture VOB entries,
- one of said still picture VOB entries includes audio playback time information A_PB_TM,
- said user defined PGC information table includes user defined PGC information,
- said original PGC information or said user defined PGC information includes still picture cell information,
- said still picture cell information includes still picture cell general information, and
- said still picture cell general information includes numeral information of start still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries and numeral information of end still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries,
- said method comprising:
- recording information of the still picture video file in the first area;
- and
- recording information of the video recording manager information file in the fourth area.
A reproducing method using an information recording medium which comprises,
- a first area configured to store a still picture video file, said still picture video file including a still picture VOB group;
- a second area configured to store an additional audio file including additional audio information;
- a third area configured to store a movie object file including VOBUs;
- and
- a fourth area configured to store a video recording manager information file, said video recording manager information file including navigation data,
- wherein said navigation data includes a movie AV file information table, a still picture AV file information table, original PGC information, and a user defined PGC information table,
- said movie AV file information table includes movie VOB information containing one or more VOBU entries,
- one of said VOBU entries includes playback time information VOBU_PB_TM of one of said VOBUs,
- said still picture AV file information table includes still picture AV file information and still picture additional audio file information,
- said still picture additional audio file information includes one or more still picture additional audio group information search pointers and one or more pieces of still picture additional audio group information,
- one of said pieces of still picture additional audio group information includes one or more additional audio entries,
- one of said additional audio entries includes playback time information AA_PB_TM of said additional audio information,
- said still picture AV file information includes still picture VOB group information for said still picture VOB group,
- said still picture VOB group information includes one or more still picture VOB entries,
- one of said still picture VOB entries includes audio playback time information A_PB_TM,
- said user defined PGC information table includes user defined PGC information,
- said original PGC information or said user defined PGC information includes still picture cell information,
- said still picture cell information includes still picture cell general information, and
- said still picture cell general information includes numeral information of start still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries and numeral information of end still picture VOB entry of said still picture VOB entries,
- said method comprising:
- reproducing information of the video recording manager information file from the fourth area;
- and
- reproducing information of the still picture video file from the first area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.