Information storage medium having recorded thereon AV data including meta data with representative title information, apparatus for reproducing AV data from the information storage medium, and method of searching for the meta data

An apparatus for reproducing audio/video (AV) data, the apparatus comprising:

• a metadata storing unit comprising a memory, the metadata storing unit being configured to store metadata of at least one disc, each disc comprising more than one title audio/video stream, the metadata of a disc comprising disc information and more than one title information respectively corresponding to the more than one title audio/video stream, the disc information being metadata about the disc itself, each title information being metadata about a respective title audio/video stream included in the disc, a metadata file of a disc being copied into the metadata storing unit when the disc is inserted into the reproducing apparatus, the metadata being formed when the metadata files of the inserted discs are accumulated;
• and
• a search unit configured to present metadata from a representative title information with the disc information to help a user to identify the disc and a feature of the disc when showing the disc information of a result which is selected by the user;
• wherein the representative title information comprises attribute information configured to be used to indicate a representative title audio/video stream among the more than one title audio/video stream;
• the disc information comprises format information about the more than one title audio/video stream;
• the more than one title information comprises the representative title information and a general title information;
• and
• the representative title information is placed at a same data structural level as the general title information and has an ID that is different from an ID of the general title information.

A computer-implemented method of searching for metadata, the method comprising:

• storing the metadata of at least one disc, each disc comprising more than one title audio/video stream, the metadata of a disc comprising disc information and more than one title information respectively corresponding to the more than one title audio/video stream, the disc information being metadata about the disc itself, each title information being metadata about a respective title audio/video stream included in the disc, a metadata file of a disc being copied into the metadata storing unit when the disc is inserted into the reproducing apparatus, the metadata being formed when the metadata files of the inserted discs are accumulated, and
• presenting metadata from a representative title information with the disc information to help a user to identify the disc and a feature of the disc, when showing the disc information of a result which is selected by the user;
• wherein the representative title information comprises attribute information which is used to indicate a representative title audio/video stream among the more than one title audio/video stream;
• the more than one title information comprises the representative title information and a general title information;
• the representative title information is placed at a higher data structural level than the general title information and includes the general title information connected using a sub link;
• and
• the receiving of the search condition further comprises:
• preferentially searching for the representative title information;
• and
• further searching for the general title information if the metadata that matches the search condition cannot be found.

A computer-implemented method of searching for metadata, the method comprising:

• storing the metadata of at least one disc, each disc comprising more than one title audio/video stream, the metadata of a disc comprising disc information and more than one title information respectively corresponding to the more than one title audio/video stream, the disc information being metadata about the disc itself, each title information being metadata about a respective title audio/video stream included in the disc, a metadata file of a disc being copied into the metadata storing unit when the disc is inserted into the reproducing apparatus, the metadata being formed when the metadata files of the inserted discs are accumulated, and
• presenting metadata from a representative title information with the disc information to help a user to identify the disc and a feature of the disc, when showing the disc information of a result which is selected by the user;
• wherein the representative title information comprises attribute information which is used to indicate a representative title audio/video stream among the more than one title audio/video stream;
• the more than one title information comprises the representative title information and a general title information;
• and
• the representative title information is placed at a same data structural level as the general title information and has an ID that is different from an ID of the general title information.