JP4755217B2 - Information recording medium on which a plurality of titles to be reproduced as moving images are recorded, reproducing apparatus and reproducing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to reproduction of audio / video (AV) data, and more specifically, to an information recording medium on which data capable of providing a navigation function such as search is recorded together with AV data, and a reproduction apparatus and method thereof.

  Currently, DVD video is recorded with AV data constituting a video title, and navigation data that enables the user to select a language and subtitles or to search for a desired scene for playback of the video title. Are recorded together.

  However, when reproducing AV data, there is an increasing demand for further reinforcing the interaction with the user or reproducing the data more efficiently.

  Accordingly, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information recording medium recorded with a data structure that can reproduce or navigate AV data more efficiently, and a reproducing apparatus and method for reproducing the same. .

  Another technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an information recording medium recorded with a data structure capable of providing more various applications, a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method thereof.

  The technical problem is that a plurality of titles to be played back by a moving image according to the present invention and attributes corresponding to the titles and notifying whether or not the corresponding titles can be controlled by the user. And an information recording medium characterized by including information.

  The title is preferably recorded as core mode data including AV data and navigation data for reproducing the AV data.

  Preferably, the title includes at least one navigation object, and the navigation object includes a navigation command for instructing reproduction of a playlist corresponding to the title.

  The title includes AV data and core mode data including navigation data for reproducing the AV data, full mode data including program data enabling interaction with a user and browsing data enabling Internet browsing, and the like. Or a navigation object, and preferably includes at least one of a browsing object for web browsing and a program object for user interaction.

  In addition, the technical problem is that according to the present invention, a plurality of titles to be played back in a moving image and a title that is provided so as to correspond to each of the titles and informs whether or not the corresponding title can be searched by a user operation. It is also achieved by an information recording medium characterized by including access type information.

  The title access type information may further include title number display type information for notifying whether a title number of a corresponding title is displayed.

  On the other hand, according to another field of the present invention, the technical problem is that a reader for reading a plurality of titles and corresponding title information to be reproduced as moving images from an information recording medium, and buffering data read by the reader And a decoder that interprets the title information to check the entry point of the corresponding title and reproduces the title. The decoder interprets attribute information included in the title information and It is also achieved by a playback device characterized by checking whether the title to be played can be controlled by the user.

  The decoder reproduces the title recorded with core data including AV data and navigation data for reproducing the AV data, or refers to the title information, and at least one of the corresponding entry points indicates It is desirable to perform a navigation object or a navigation object that includes a navigation command that instructs to play a playlist corresponding to the selected title.

  The decoder includes AV data and core mode data including navigation data for reproducing the AV data, full data including program data enabling interaction with a user and browsing data enabling Internet browsing. Or playing at least one of a navigation object corresponding to the title, a browsing object for web browsing, and a program object for user interaction, or a corresponding play The browsing object embodied in a file recorded in the navigation object, markup language and execution script language embodied in a command program for instructing reproduction of a list Object, and it is desirable to perform the program object that is implemented in a specific program file.

  If the access type information is “normal” as the attribute information, the decoder can search for the corresponding title by user operation. If the access type information is “hidden”, the decoder can search for the corresponding title. If the access type information is “hidden”, the information included in the attribute information informs whether the corresponding title number is displayed, It is desirable to display the title number when the corresponding title is played.

  Meanwhile, according to another field of the present invention, the technical problem includes a step of reading a plurality of titles to be reproduced in a moving image and corresponding title information, and interpreting attribute information included in the title information. And a step of checking whether the corresponding title can be searched by a user operation, interpreting the title information, checking the entry point of the corresponding title, and playing back the title. Is also achieved.

  The attribute information interpretation step includes a step of reproducing the title recorded with core data including AV data and navigation data for reproducing the AV data, or a corresponding entry with reference to the title information. Preferably, the method includes a step of performing at least one navigation object indicated by the point, or a step of performing a navigation object including a navigation command instructing reproduction of a playlist corresponding to the selected title.

  Further, the information interpretation and title reproduction step includes AV data and core mode data including navigation data for reproducing the AV data, program data enabling interaction with the user, and browsing enabling Internet browsing. Including full mode data including data, or including at least one of a navigation object corresponding to the title, a browsing object for web browsing, and a program object for user interaction The navigation object embodied in the command program for instructing the reproduction of the playlist to be performed, the file embodied in the markup language and the script language for execution It is desirable to include Lau managing objects, and the step of performing said program object that is implemented in a specific program file.

  Also, the information interpretation and title reproduction step corresponds to the attribute information, if the access type information is “accessible”, the corresponding title can be searched by a user operation, and if the attribute information is “hidden”, it corresponds. Including a step of interpreting that a title search is impossible by a user operation, and if the access type information is “hidden”, informs whether or not the corresponding title number included in the attribute information is displayed. Preferably, the information includes a step of displaying the title number when the corresponding title is played.

  Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1A to 1C show an embodiment of a disc 100 which is an information recording medium according to the present invention. Data having substantially the same function is given the same reference number, and repeated description is omitted. However, even if the same reference numbers are given, the functions are the same, and the contents and structure of the data may be different.

  Referring to FIG. 1A, the disk 100 according to the present embodiment stores two types of data. Reference numeral 1 indicates core mode data (Data for Core). The core mode data has navigation data composed of AV data recorded with a plurality of titles and a set of navigation commands for navigating the AV data, as in the conventional DVD video. A more detailed structure depends on the DVD video standard.

  Reference number 2 indicates index information. The index information 2 is system data that allows the user to search for or play back the core mode data 1 more conveniently, and plays back a plurality of titles embodied in the core mode data 1 according to the disc manufacturer's intention. Is specified. More specifically, the index information 2 has startup information and title information. The startup information notifies the entry point of a predetermined title to be reproduced first when the disc 100 is inserted into the reproducing apparatus and initialized. The title information has a plurality of title entry points and attribute information which are referred to for reproducing a plurality of titles recorded on the disc 100. The attribute information means information for notifying whether or not the user can directly control the reproduction of the corresponding title. Further, when the user cannot directly control whether or not the title is played back, information regarding whether or not the title number is displayed may be further included.

  Of the index information, a mode in which the startup information is reproduced is called a startup mode, and a reproduction mode that is reproduced in the same manner as a conventional DVD video based on core mode data is called a core mode or a movie mode.

  Referring to FIG. 1B, core mode data 1 and index information 2 are recorded on the disc 100 according to the present embodiment, as in FIG. 1A. However, the index information according to the present embodiment includes menu information in addition to startup information and title information.

  The core mode data has navigation data including AV data in which a plurality of titles are recorded and a set of navigation commands for navigating the AV data, as in the conventional DVD video.

  The startup information notifies the entry point of a predetermined title to be reproduced first when the disc 100 is inserted into the reproducing apparatus and initialized. The title information has a plurality of title entry points and attribute information which are referred to for reproducing a plurality of titles recorded on the disc 100. The attribute information means information for notifying whether or not the user can directly control the reproduction of the corresponding title. This information is called title access type information. Further, when the user cannot directly control whether or not the title is played back, information regarding whether or not the title number is displayed may be further included. This information is called title number display type information.

  The menu information indicates a title list that the user can select and reproduce from among a plurality of titles embodied in the AV data, and allows any one to be selected.

  Referring to FIG. 1C, core mode data 1, index information 2, and full mode data 3 are recorded on the disc 100 according to the present embodiment. The full mode data 3 includes program data for providing an interaction with the user and browsing data that enables Internet browsing. The program data may be a Java application that provides various functions for interaction with the user. The browsing data includes a markup document created in a markup language such as XML, script code such as an ECMA script, or linked markup document, script file, at least one image referred to by the markup document, Examples include resource files such as graphics and sound.

  Full mode data 3 and core mode data 1 can communicate using an application program interface (API).

  In the present embodiment, the title is composed of data of different modes. In other words, the title includes at least a part of browsing data and program data included in the full mode data 3 as well as AV data included in the core mode data 1. For example, a quiz screen associated with a scene during movie playback is provided, or an Internet screen is provided that is linked to an Internet server during movie playback to notify the latest news about actors who appeared in the movie. The case where it is mentioned.

  The index information 2 is system data that allows the user to search or play back the core mode data 1 and the full mode data 3 more conveniently. The index information 2 includes the core mode data 1 and the full mode data 3 according to the disc manufacturer's intention. A playback path of a plurality of implemented titles is specified. More specifically, the index information 2 has startup information, title information, and menu information as described with reference to FIG. 1B. The title information has a plurality of title entry points and their attribute information which are referred to for reproducing a plurality of titles recorded on the disc 100. The attribute information means information for notifying whether the user can directly control the reproduction of the corresponding title according to the present invention. Further, when the user cannot directly control whether or not the title is played back, information regarding whether or not the title number is displayed may be further included.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the mode in which the startup information (and menu information) is played back is called the startup mode, and the playback mode based on the core mode data is called the core mode. A playback mode based on program data is called a program mode, and a playback mode based on browsing data is called a browsing mode.

  When playing back the disc 100 for the first time, the playback device reads the startup information, searches for data indicated by the startup information, and starts playback. If the startup information indicates that the core mode data is to be played, the playback device is set to operate in the core mode, and if the startup information indicates that the program data is to be played, the playback device is set to the program mode. If the operation is performed and the reproduction of browsing data is instructed, the reproduction apparatus operates in the browsing mode.

  In FIG. 1A to FIG. 1C, AV data is recorded as an AV stream file encoded by the MPEG2 encoding method as an example. One AV stream file recorded continuously is called a clip stream file. Each clip stream file corresponds to a clip information file. The clip information file stores reproduction control information for the corresponding clip stream file, for example, mapping information for mapping the reproduction time and the recording position. A clip information file corresponding to a clip stream file is called a clip.

  The playlist shows at least some clips. In other words, a playlist is a playback unit and may correspond to one clip, may correspond to a part of one clip, may correspond to a plurality of clips, or a plurality of clips. And / or it may correspond to each part of a plurality of clips. The playlist can be reproduced as an object through the API in the browsing mode and the program mode. Compared to the title, the title is a reproduction unit described from the viewpoint of the user, while the playlist is a reproduction unit described from the viewpoint of the player, not the viewpoint of the user. That is, the title corresponds to at least one playlist.

  Navigation data is usually stored in a binary code table format. In this embodiment, the navigation data has a command for branching to reproduce a predetermined playlist or to reproduce another playlist while the predetermined playlist is being reproduced.

  FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the relationship between playback modes by the disc 100 of FIG. 1A or 1B. Referring to FIG. 2A, when the disc 100 of FIG. 1A or FIG. 1B is loaded on the playback device, the playback device reads startup information, examines the entry point of the title to be played first, and plays the title. To do. For example, the startup information can be implemented using a navigation command that instructs the reproduction of a playlist number to be reproduced. When the startup mode is completed, the mode is switched to the core mode.

  FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the relationship between the playback modes of the disc 100 of FIG. 1C. Referring to FIG. 2B, when the disc 100 of FIG. 1C is loaded on the playback device, the playback device reads the startup information, checks the entry point of the title to be played back first, and then plays the title. . For example, the startup information can be implemented using a navigation command that instructs the reproduction of a playlist number to be reproduced. When the startup mode is completed, the mode is switched to the core mode.

  The reason why the core startup information and the pool startup information exist in the startup mode is that compatibility with a playback apparatus that can play back only the core mode data is taken into consideration. If the core startup information does not exist, a playback device that can play back only the core mode data cannot be converted to the full mode. In particular, in the case of a disc whose start-up information initially specifies full-mode data playback, playback is completely impossible. In view of this, in the present embodiment, the core startup information and the pool startup information are prepared in the startup mode, so that even a playback device that can play back only the core mode data uses the core startup information for playback. I started to.

  If the start-up information instructed to be reproduced first is the core mode data 1, the start-up mode is set to the core mode, and if the data is the full mode data 3, the full mode is set to operate.

  FIG. 3A is a block diagram of a playback apparatus that supports both the core mode and the full mode according to the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3A, the playback device is a device for playing back AV data in the core mode or the full mode using the core mode data 1 and / or the full mode data 3 recorded on the disc 100. A reader 10, a buffer 20, and a decoder 30 are provided.

  The reader 10 reads necessary data from the disk 100. The buffer 20 buffers the data read by the reader 10, and the decoder 30 decodes and outputs the data buffered in the buffer 20.

  FIG. 3B is a detailed block diagram of the playback device of FIG. 3A. Referring to FIG. 3B, the buffer 20 buffers a browsing data buffer 21 for buffering browsing data, a program data buffer 22 for buffering program data, a navigation data buffer 23 for buffering navigation data, and AV data. An AV data buffer 24 and an index information buffer 25 for buffering index information are provided.

  The decoder 30 includes a browsing engine 31 that interprets browsing data, a program engine 32 that interprets program data, a navigation engine 33 that interprets navigation data, and a presentation engine 34 that decodes AV data. . Each engine can transmit information to each other through an API.

  In particular, the decoder 30 includes an application manager 35 that interprets index information. The application manager 35 selects and plays the title that must be played first according to the entry point indicated by the startup information from the index information, and notifies the corresponding entry point to the corresponding engine by switching between modes during playback. To do. The application manager 35 receives user input and transmits it to the engine in the corresponding mode.

  FIG. 4A is a reference diagram for explaining a method of reproducing the core mode data recorded on the disc 100 of FIG. 1A or FIG. 1B. Referring to FIG. 4A, the title information is composed of a plurality of unit information designating the corresponding navigation object. The unit information is embodied by title information #i or hidden title information #j. The title information #i corresponds to a title that can be controlled by the user, and the hidden title information #j cannot be controlled by the user. In other words, the title information #j is only in the order determined in advance by the producer. Corresponds to the title being played. That is, the fact that playback control is possible means that a title can be searched for by a user operation.

  In the case of the disc 100 of FIG. 1A, a specific title is selected through a title search, or in the case of the disc 100 of FIG. 1B, when the menu information is reproduced and the user selects any one of the titles indicated by the menu, The title information informs the entry point of data to be executed or reproduced, that is, the corresponding navigation object. The navigation object is embodied by an executable navigation command program. In other words, the navigation object is an upper layer of a playlist that is a reproduction unit, and has a navigation command for starting to reproduce the specific playlist.

  For example, if the user selects the first title, title # 1 specifies that navigation object # 1 is performed as title information. The navigation object # 1 has a navigation command for instructing reproduction of a predetermined playlist, and accordingly, when the navigation command is performed, the corresponding playlist is reproduced. If all the playlists by the navigation object # 1 are reproduced, the navigation object # 1 indicates the first hidden title # 1, thereby the navigation object # 3 corresponding to the first hidden title # 1 is performed. . The hidden title is a title that is not recognized by the user, and is a title that cannot be directly played back by the user and is played back in a predetermined order determined in advance by the disc producer. For example, a moving image for notifying copyright notices, a moving image for notifying a subsequent part after the movie ends, and the like. Since such a moving image is less likely to be searched for by a user operation and played separately, it is set as a hidden title and played only in a predetermined order determined by a navigation command.

  Alternatively, if the user selects the second title, title # 2 specifies that navigation object # 2 is to be performed. The navigation object # 2 also has a navigation command for instructing reproduction of a predetermined playlist, and accordingly, the corresponding playlist is reproduced as the navigation command is performed. If all the playlists by the navigation object # 2 are reproduced, the navigation object # 2 indicates the second hidden title # 2, thereby performing the navigation object # 6 corresponding to the second hidden title # 2. .

  FIG. 4B is a reference diagram for explaining a method of reproducing the core mode data and the full mode data recorded on the disc 100 of FIG. 1C. Referring to FIG. 4B, in this embodiment, the index information has startup information, menu information, and title information. The title information is composed of a plurality of unit information designating the corresponding object. The unit information is embodied by title information #i or hidden title information #j. The title information #i corresponds to a title that can be controlled by the user, and the hidden title information #j cannot be controlled by the user. In other words, the title information #j is based only on the order determined in advance by the producer. Corresponds to the title being played.

  When the disc 100 is loaded, a navigation object based on startup information is reproduced. When the user invokes the menu, the menu information is reproduced, and when the user selects one of the titles indicated by the menu, the title information is the entry point of the data to be executed or reproduced, that is, the corresponding object. Is notified.

  In the present embodiment, the objects are divided into navigation objects corresponding to core mode data, browsing objects corresponding to browsing data, and program objects corresponding to program data. The navigation object is implemented by a command program for instructing reproduction of the corresponding core mode data, and the browsing object is a file implemented by the corresponding browsing data, preferably a markup language and an execution script language. As the corresponding file name. The program object is embodied as a specific program file, and similarly has a corresponding file name as an entry point.

  One object belonging to a predetermined mode can be linked and reproduced with another object belonging to another mode. When objects of the same mode are connected, mode conversion is not necessary, but when objects of other modes are connected, mode conversion is necessary. Mode conversion is performed through hidden title information in the title information. In other words, the title information notifies the entry point for title search and the like, and notifies the entry point for reproducing the predetermined title. In particular, in the present embodiment, the hidden title information includes the core mode, the browsing mode, and the browsing mode. An entry point for mode conversion between program modes is notified.

  When the disc 100 in FIG. 1C is loaded, the reader 10 of the playback device reads the index information 2 and transmits it to the application manager 35. When the application manager 33 instructs to start playback in the startup information first or when the user calls the menu, the application manager 33 refers to the entry point of the title selected through the menu and transmits it to the engine that plays the corresponding object. To do. In the present embodiment, since the title that the start-up information instructs to reproduce first is a navigation object belonging to the core mode data, its entry point is transmitted to the navigation engine 33 (process (1)). The navigation engine 33 starts reproducing the core mode data by transmitting the navigation command included in the corresponding navigation object to the presentation engine 34. Following the navigation object first performed in the core mode, another navigation object corresponding to the title # 1 is reproduced (step (2)). The navigation object reproduced in the process (2) can also be reproduced in the process (3) through the title search. Similarly, titles 2 and 3 are connected to a browsing object and a program object, respectively, and can be played by the user giving a playback command for the corresponding title (steps (4) and (5)).

  On the other hand, the navigation object corresponding to the title # 1 is connected to the browsing object through the hidden title # 1. In other words, the conversion between modes is configured to be performed with reference to the hidden title # 1. In such a case, the navigation engine 33 passes the control right to the application manager 35 (process (6)). The application manager 35 instructs the browsing engine 31 to play back the browsing object specified by the hidden title # 1. Thus, unlike the general title, the hidden title does not allow direct access by the user. By performing mode conversion with reference to the hidden title, one title is composed of data of various modes, and the user can reproduce the title without being aware of the mode conversion.

  FIG. 5A is a data structure diagram of title #i of unit information constituting title information of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5A, title #i has access type information as attribute information. Also, the entry point of the corresponding title is notified. The access type information is information that informs whether or not the user can directly control the reproduction, and the title #i displays “accessible” as the access type information because the user can directly access the title #i. .

  FIG. 5A is a data structure diagram of a hidden title #i which is unit information constituting the title information of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5B, the hidden title #i also has access type information as attribute information. Also, the entry point of the corresponding title is notified. The access type information is information that informs whether or not the user can directly control the reproduction. The hidden title #i displays “hidden” as the access type information because the user cannot directly access it. Further, the access type information further includes a case where the title number is displayed to the user while it is “hidden” and a case where it is not. In other words, the case where the title number is assigned and the case where the title number is not assigned are displayed separately.

  As an example, if the access type information is displayed in binary form and “1” as 1-bit information, it indicates that the title is used only as a bridge title for conversion between modes as a hidden title, and “0”. If so, it is displayed that it can also be used as an access point for title search.

  It is as shown in the following Table 1 and Table 2 if it is arranged in a chart. Table 1 shows a case where only the title access type information is included as attribute information as one bit, and Table 2 shows a case where title display information is further included in addition to that. Here, the attribute information can mean index table information.

表２を参照するに、タイトルアクセスタイプの第１のビットは、ユーザオペレーションにより直接検索できるタイトルであるか、またはナビゲーションコマンドのみにより検索できるタイトルであるかを意味するビットである。そして、第２のビットは、タイトル番号がユーザにディスプレイされるかどうかを表すビットである。

Referring to Table 2, the first bit of the title access type is a bit indicating whether the title can be searched directly by a user operation or only by a navigation command. The second bit is a bit indicating whether the title number is displayed to the user.

  The present invention can also be embodied as computer-readable code on a computer-readable recording medium. Computer readable recording media include all types of recording devices that can store data that can be read by a computer system. Examples of computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy (registered trademark) disk, optical data recording device, etc., and carrier wave (for example, transmission through the Internet). Also embodied in the form of. The computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in a computer system connected to a network and stored as a computer-readable code in a distributed manner.

  According to the present invention, through a method of displaying whether or not a plurality of titles are hidden titles as attribute information, the disc producer can produce content that can be applied in various ways. That is, titles that can be directly accessed by the user are classified into titles that are not directly accessible, content that meets the creator's intention can be produced, and various applications can be provided to the user.

It is a figure which shows embodiment of the data type recorded on the disc 100 which is the information recording medium by this invention. It is a figure which shows embodiment of the data type recorded on the disc 100 which is the information recording medium by this invention. It is a figure which shows embodiment of the data type recorded on the disc 100 which is the information recording medium by this invention. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the reproduction modes by the disc 100 of FIG. 1A or 1B. It is a figure which shows the relationship between the reproduction modes by the disc 100 of FIG. 1C. It is a block diagram of the reproducing | regenerating apparatus which supports both the core mode and full mode by this invention. 3B is a detailed block diagram of the playback device of FIG. 3A. FIG. FIG. 2 is a reference diagram for explaining a method of reproducing core mode data recorded on the disc 100 of FIG. 1A or 1B. FIG. 2 is a reference diagram for explaining a method of reproducing core mode data and full mode data recorded on the disc 100 of FIG. 1C. It is a data structure figure of title #i which is unit information which constitutes title information of the present invention. It is a data structure figure of hidden title #i of unit information which constitutes title information of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

100: Disc 10: Reader 20: Buffer 21: Browsing buffer 22: Program buffer 23: Navigation buffer 24: AV data buffer 25: Index information buffer 30: Decoder 31: Browsing engine 32: Program engine 33: Navigation engine 34: Presentation engine 35: Application manager

Claims (2)

A playback method for providing title playback by searching for a title using an information recording medium,
Reading at least one title played as a video, each title having title identification information used for title search, and reading at least one title information corresponding to the at least one title;
Determining whether to reproduce the title specified by the title search based on the title information,
The title information includes information on a title access type indicating whether reproduction of a title by a title search for a corresponding title is permitted,
The information on the access type of the title does not permit the reproduction of the title by the title search to the corresponding title, does not allow the reproduction of the title to the corresponding title by the user's title search, and the navigation command Indicates that playback of the title to the corresponding title is allowed,
A reproduction method characterized by the above. When the value of the access type information is 0, title reproduction by the title search for the title is permitted. When the access type information value is 1, the title reproduction by the title search for the title is permitted. Is forbidden,
The reproduction method according to claim 1.

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