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Optical disc having an area storing original and user chain information specifying at least part of a video object stored on the disc, and a computer program and recording apparatus for recording and editing the chain information

US6181870A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 1998
Grant dateJan 30, 2001
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/8063
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical disc includes a data area for recording a plurality of video segments and index area for recording original type chain information and user-defined type chain information. The original type chain information defines an original type chain including first ones of the video segments by describing a reproduction order of the first video segments. The user-defined type chain information defines a user-defined type chain including second ones of the video segments by describing a reproduction order of the second video segments. The first video segments are positioned in the data area in the reproduction order of the first video segments whereas the second video segments are positioned in the data area independently of the reproduction order of the second video segments.

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