Apparatus for reproducing information
US6016381A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8216
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
On an optical disk, video object sets (VTST.sub.-- VOBS) to be reproduced and video title set information (VTSI) serving as management information on the video object sets have been stored. In each video object set (VTST.sub.-- VOBS), many data cells, each containing video, audio, and sub-picture data, are arranged. Management information on programs chains, which are combinations of programs to be reproduced one after another, has been written in a video title set PGC table (VTS.sub.-- PGCIT). By referring to the program chain table (VTS.sub.-- PGCIT) according to the user's input, the playback order of the program chains can be changed, enabling the program chains to be reproduced one after another in various modes.
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