Recording medium, and method and apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium

A method for reproducing data of a recording medium storing a data structure, the method comprising:

• reading, by a reproducing apparatus, first title information for executing a movie object for a movie title according to an MPEG-2 compression scheme from an index table of a user interface layer;
• reading the movie object, the movie object including a first command for executing a first playlist from an object layer;
• reading the first playlist from a playlist layer, the first playlist including a first playitem identifying a playing interval in a first clip for the movie title;
• reproducing the first clip from a stream layer;
• reading, by the reproducing apparatus, second title information for executing a java object for a java title according to a java program from the index table;
• reading the java object, the java object including a second command for executing a second playlist from the object layer;
• reading the second playlist from the playlist layer, the second playlist including a second playitem identifying a playing interval in a second clip for the java title;
• reproducing the second clip from the stream layer.

An apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium storing a data structure the apparatus comprising:

• a pickup unit configured to read data from the recording medium;
• and
• a controller configured to control the pickup unit to
• read first title information for executing a movie object for a movie title according to an MPEG-2 compression scheme and second title information for executing a java object for a java title according to a java program from an index table of a user interface layer,
• read the movie object, the movie object including a first command for executing a first playlist and the java object, the java object including a second command for executing a second playlist from an object layer,
• read the first playlist and the second playlist from a playlist layer, the first playlist including a first playitem identifying a playing interval in a first clip for the movie title, and the second playlist including a second playitem identifying a playing interval In a second clip for the java title, and reproduce the first clip and the second clip from a stream layer.

A method for recording data on a recording medium, the method comprising:

• recording, by a recording apparatus, a first clip for a movie title according to an MPEG-2 compression scheme and a second clip for a java title according to a java program;
• recording a first playlist for the movie title and a second playlist for the java title, the first playlist including a first playitem identifying a playing interval in the first clip, and the second playlist including a second playitem identifying a playing interval in the second clip;
• recording a movie object for the movie title and a java object for the java title, the movie object including a first command for executing a first playlist, and the java object including a second command for executing a second playlist;
• and
• recording an index table including first title information for selecting the movie title and second title information for selecting the java title.

An apparatus for recording data on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

• a pickup unit configured to record data on the recording medium;
• and
• a controller configured to control the pickup unit to
• record a first clip for a movie title according to an MPEG-2 compression scheme and a second clip for a java title according to a java program,
• record a first playlist for the movie title and a second playlist for the java title, the first playlist including a first playitem identifying a playing interval in the first clip, and the second playlist including a second playitem identifying a playing interval in the second clip,
• record a movie object for the movie title and a java object for the java title, the movie object including a first command for executing a first playlist, and the java object including a second command for executing a second playlist, and
• record an index table including first title information for selecting the movie title and second title information for selecting the java title.