EP1842197A2 - Support d'enregistrement, et procede et appareil permettant de reproduire des donnees a partir du support d'enregistrement - Google Patents

Support d'enregistrement, et procede et appareil permettant de reproduire des donnees a partir du support d'enregistrement

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EP1842197A2
EP1842197A2 EP06701198A EP06701198A EP1842197A2 EP 1842197 A2 EP1842197 A2 EP 1842197A2 EP 06701198 A EP06701198 A EP 06701198A EP 06701198 A EP06701198 A EP 06701198A EP 1842197 A2 EP1842197 A2 EP 1842197A2
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Kang Soo Seo
Jea Yong Yoo
Byung Jin Kim
Kun Suk Kim
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LG Electronics Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/02—Editing, e.g. varying the order of information signals recorded on, or reproduced from, record carriers
    • G11B27/031—Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
    • G11B27/034—Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals on discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B27/00—Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/10—Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
    • G11B27/102—Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers
    • G11B27/105—Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers of operating discs
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B20/00—Signal processing not specific to the method of recording or reproducing; Circuits therefor
    • G11B20/10—Digital recording or reproducing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B2220/00—Record carriers by type
    • G11B2220/20—Disc-shaped record carriers
    • G11B2220/25—Disc-shaped record carriers characterised in that the disc is based on a specific recording technology
    • G11B2220/2537—Optical discs
    • G11B2220/2541—Blu-ray discs; Blue laser DVR discs

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  • the present invention relates to a recording medium, and more particularly to a disc file structure for effectively reproducing data having different attributes recorded in the recording medium, and a method and apparatus for reproducing data recorded in the recording medium and data downloaded from a content provider (CP) .
  • CP content provider
  • an optical disc acting as a recording medium capable of recording a large amount of data therein there has been widely used an optical disc acting as a recording medium capable of recording a large amount of data therein .
  • a high-density optical recording medium capable of recording/storing high-quality video data and high-quality audio data for a long period of time, for example, a Blu-ray Disc (BD) .
  • BD Blu-ray Disc
  • the BD based on the next-generation recording medium technique has been considered to be the next-generation optical recording solution capable of storing much more data than a conventional DVD.
  • many developers have conducted intensive research into the international standard technical specification associated with the BD along with those of other digital devices .
  • the above-mentioned optical recording/reproducing device must consider not only a basic function for recording/reproducing data of the BD, but also an additional function for enabling the optical recording/reproducing device to interact with peripheral digital devices .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device must receive an external input signal , must display the received signal, and must reproduce desired data using the external input signal and the BD.
  • an apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium to simultaneously reproduce the external input signal and data of the BD has not yet been established, such that many limitations and problems occur in developing a BD-based optical recording/reproducing device .
  • the present invention is directed to a recording medium, and a method and apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art .
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a management file structure for managing data having a variety of attributes recorded in a recording medium.
  • Another obj ect of the present invention is to provide a method and apparatus for simultaneously reproducing data recorded in the recording medium and data downloaded from an external part .
  • Still another object of the present invention is to provide a method for allowing a content provider (CP) to simultaneously transmit desired data and an updated file association with the recording medium.
  • CP content provider
  • Still another obj ect of the present invention is to provide a method for downloading data from an external part, storing the downloaded data in a local storage, and forming a virtual package to simultaneously reproduce data stored in a recording medium and the data stored in the local storage .
  • a method for reproducing data of a recording medium comprising the steps of : a) receiving updated data associated with the recording medium from a content provider (CP) , and storing the received data in a local storage; b) recognizing a binding unit associated with the recording medium from the local storage; c) combining or binding the binding unit with data of the recording medium, and forming a virtual package; and d) reproducing the data recorded in the recording medium and/or data recorded in the local storage using the formed virtual package .
  • CP content provider
  • a data transmission method when a content provider (CP) transmits data comprising the steps of : a) recognizing type information of a recording medium; and b) transmitting index and obj ect files capable of simultaneously reproducing original data recorded in the recording medium and additional data received from the content provider (CP) .
  • an apparatus for reproducing data of a recording medium comprising : a pickup unit for reading original data from a recording medium; a local storage for storing additional data associated with the original data; and a controller for forming a virtual file system to reproduce the original data and/or the additional data, and forming a virtual package equipped with the additional data associated with the original data using the virtual file system, wherein the additional data downloaded in the local storage includes updated index and obj ect files .
  • a method for reproducing data of a recording medium comprising the steps of : a) reading a binding unit associated with a loaded recording medium from a local storage; b) combining or binding the binding unit with a file structure ( i . e . , a disc package) contained in the recording medium, and forming a virtual package including updated index and object files; and c) reproducing the data recorded in the recording medium and/or data recorded in the local storage using the formed virtual package .
  • a file structure i . e . , a disc package
  • an apparatus for reproducing data of a recording medium using a local storage comprising : a pickup unit for reading original data from a recording medium; a local storage for storing additional data associated with the original data; and a controller for forming a virtual file system to reproduce the original data and/or the additional data, and forming a virtual package capable of simultaneously reproducing the original data and the additional data using the virtual file system, wherein the controller forms updated index and obj ect files to simultaneously reproduce data recorded in the recording medium and data downloaded from a content provider (CP) , and includes the updated index and object files in the virtual package.
  • CP content provider
  • a recording medium comprising: a title record area in which a first title and a second title having different attributes are recorded; and a management area in which a first management file for reproducing the first title and a second management file for reproducing the second title are recorded, wherein the management area stores individual index files for reproducing the first title and the second title, and separately records at least one first obj ect file equipped with a presentation scenario of the first title and at least one second object file equipped with a presentation scenario of the second title .
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method and apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium according to the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file structure recorded in an optical disc acting as a recording medium and a relationship for reproducing data of the file structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram illustrating a data record structure recorded in an optical disc according to the present invention
  • FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file structure recorded in an optical disc acting as a recording medium in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG . 5A is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for reproducing data from a recording medium according to the present invention
  • FIG. 5B is a block diagram illustrating a playback system for reproducing data of a disc in which titles having different attributes are recorded according to the present invention
  • FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for reproducing data using a local storage from among overall components contained in an optical recording/reproducing device according to the present invention
  • FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for forming a virtual package capable of simultaneously reproducing data recorded in a recording medium and data recorded in a local storage according to the present invention
  • FIG . 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for forming the virtual package using a virtual file system (VFS) on the basis of a file structure according to the present invention
  • VFS virtual file system
  • FIG. 9 is a flow chart illustrating a method for reproducing data of a recording medium using index and obj ect files updated by a content provider (CP) according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method for reproducing data of a recording medium using index and object files updated by a player according to the present invention . Best Mode for Carrying Out the Invention
  • a recording medium for use in the present invention is indicative of all recordable mediums, for example, an optical disc, and a magnetic tape, etc . , according to various recording schemes .
  • the optical disc such as a BD
  • the term "local storage” is indicative of a storage unit contained in an optical recording/reproducing device.
  • the term "local storage” is indicative of a component capable of receiving necessary information or data from a user, and storing the received information or data .
  • a general local storage may be indicative of a Hard Disc Drive (HDD) , but it should be noted that the term “local storage” of the present invention is not limited to the HDD, and is applicable to other examples as necessary. Particularly, the term “local storage” is indicative of a storage unit for storing data associated with a recording medium such as a BD. The data associated with the recording medium is generally downloaded from an external device .
  • HDD Hard Disc Drive
  • the local storage may directly read some permission data from the recording medium, and may generate system data (e . g . , metadata) associated with record/reproduction operations of the recording medium, such that the system data may be stored in the local storage .
  • system data e . g . , metadata
  • binding unit is indicative of a set of files stored in the local storage .
  • the binding unit is indicative of a set of information (i . e . , information set) associated with a specific recording medium.
  • the information set is combined with or is added to a file contained in the recording medium, such that it can simultaneously reproduce data of the recording medium and data of the local storage . A detailed description thereof will be described later.
  • original data data associated with the recording medium from among a plurality of data units, which are downloaded from an external device and are stored in the local storage, is referred to as “additional data” .
  • Tile is indicative of a reproduction unit interfacing with a user, and each title is linked to a specific obj ect , such that a stream associated with a corresponding title recorded in a disc is reproduced according to a command or program stored in the object .
  • a title recorded in a disc and a disc package for reproducing the title will be described with reference to FIG. 2.
  • a first title in which movies and interactive information according to an MPEG2 compression scheme are recorded is called an HDMV title
  • a second title in which movies and interactive information according to a Java program are recorded is called a Java title .
  • the term "Object" is indicative of reproduction management information including a command or program for reproducing the disc .
  • a variety of obj ects present in a disc are linked to a specific title or are connected to other obj ects . Therefore, the above-mentioned obj ects are predesigned according to intentions of a manufacturer or author of the disc, are recorded in the disc, and increase the number of scenarios for reproducing data of the disc .
  • the object according to the present invention acts as a management unit including a command or program for managing reproduction scenarios of disc data .
  • FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method and apparatus for reproducing data according to the present invention. Unified usages of the optical recording/reproducing 10 and peripheral devices are shown in FIG . 1.
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 can record/reproduce data in/from various optical discs having different formats .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 can record/reproduce specific data in/from only a specific optical disc such as a BD, or can reproduce the data from the optical disc without recording the data in the same .
  • the present invention exemplarily uses a BD-player capable of reproducing data from the BD or a BD-recorder capable of recording data in the BD in consideration of correlation between the BD and peripheral devices for the convenience of description.
  • the optical recording/reproduction device 10 is also applicable to a drive embedded in a specific device such as a computer.
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 records or reproduces data in/from the optical disc 30, receives an external input signal, performs a signal process on the received signal, and transmits the signal processed result to the external display 20 , such that a user can view the signal processed result on the display 20.
  • an external input signal may be determined to be a DTV-associated signal and an Internet-associated signal, etc .
  • representative external input signals may be determined to be a DTV-associated signal and an Internet-associated signal, etc .
  • the Internet is indicative of a communication network to which a user easily gains access , such that the user can download specific Internet data using the optical recording/reproducing device 10, and can use the downloaded data .
  • a person for providing content data used as an external source is generally referred to as a content provider (CP) .
  • CP content provider
  • the present invention aims to reproduce the original data and the additional data at the same time .
  • FIG . 1 shows a specific mode in which a title recorded in the BD-ROM from among optical discs is mixed with an HDMV title and a Java title, such that the title mixed with the HDMV and JAVA titles is recorded.
  • the specific mode is called a full mode .
  • the present invention provides a file structure standardized in the disc in order to reproduce data from the BD-ROM based on the full mode, and provides a method and apparatus for reproducing data from the BD-ROM . For example, it is assumed that multiplexed AV (Audio/Video) streams are recorded as the original data recorded in the optical disc, and additional data for use in the Internet is an audio stream different from an audio stream (e . g. , Korean) of the original data .
  • AV Audio/Video
  • some users may download a specific audio stream (e . g. , English) acting as additional data from the Internet, may desire to reproduce the downloaded audio stream along with the stream acting as original data, or may desire to reproduce only the additional data .
  • a specific audio stream e . g. , English
  • correlation between the original data and the additional data must be established, and there is needed a systemized method for managing/reproducing the above- mentioned data according to a user request .
  • the original data a signal recorded in the disc
  • the additional data it should be noted that the original data and the additional data classified according to their data acquisition methods are not limited to only specific data .
  • additional data may be indicative of audio data, presentation graphic (PG) data, interactive graphic (IG) data, or text subtitle, etc .
  • the additional data may also be indicative of a multiplexed AV stream including the above- mentioned data and video data .
  • data associated with the original data simultaneously existing in the outside of the optical disc may act as additional data .
  • a predetermined file structure must be established between the original data and the additional data . Accordingly, a file structure and data record structure for use in the BD will hereinafter be described with reference to FIGS . 2 ⁇ 4.
  • FIG . 2 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file structure recorded in an optical disc acting as a recording medium and a relationship for reproducing data of the file structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention .
  • the file structure according to the present invention may include one or more directories (e . g. , a BDJ directory and a BDMV directory) under a single root directory.
  • the BD directory includes not only an index file v index" acting as a general file (i . e . , an upper file) capable of guaranteeing user interactivity, but also the above-mentioned object .
  • the file structure includes a variety of directories for storing information of actual data recorded in a disc and other information associated with a method for reproducing the data, for example, a playlist directory (PLAYLIST) , a clip information directory (CLIPIWF) , a stream directory (STREAM) , an auxiliary directory (AUXDATA) , and a backup directory (BACKUP) .
  • a playlist directory PLAYLIST
  • CLIPIWF clip information directory
  • STREAM stream directory
  • AUXDATA auxiliary directory
  • BACKUP backup directory
  • the AUXDATA directory includes an additional data file for reproducing data of the disc .
  • the AUXDATA directory includes a "Sound.bdmv” file for providing a user with sound data when an interactive graphic function is executed, and an "11111. otf" file for providing the user with font information when data of the disc is reproduced.
  • the stream directory includes a plurality of AV stream files recorded in a disc according to a specific format . Generally, individual streams are recorded using an
  • the clip information (Clip-info) directory (CLIPINF) is composed of a plurality of clip-info files ( 01000. clpi and 02000. clpi) connected to the above-mentioned stream files on a one-to-one basis .
  • the clip-info files (* . clpi) record attribute information and timing information of the stream files (* .m2ts) therein.
  • the clip-info files (* . clpi) connected to the stream files (* .m2ts) on a one-to- one basis are generically named a "Clip" .
  • the clip recorded in the disc is referred to as an original clip
  • the clip downloaded/stored in the local storage is referred to as an additional clip .
  • the playlist directory includes a plurality of playlist files ( * .mpls) .
  • Each playlist file ( * .mpls) includes one or more playitems (Playltem) and one or more sub-playitems ( SubPlayltem) .
  • Each playitem ( Playltem) and each sub-playitem (SubPlayltem) are adapted to designate a playing interval during which a specific clip is reproduced.
  • the playitem (Playltem) and the sub-playitem (SubPlayltem) include information associated with a specific clip to be reproduced, i . e . , information associated with a reproduction start time (IN-Time) and other information associated with a reproduction termination time (OUT-Time) of the specific clip .
  • a process for reproducing data using at least one playitem ( Playltem) in the playlist file is referred to as a main path, and a process for reproducing data using individual sub-play items (SubPlayltem) is referred to as a sub-path.
  • the playlist file must contain a single main path.
  • the playlist file may contain at least one sub-path according to the presence or absence of the sub-playitem ( SubPlayltem) as necessary.
  • the playlist file acts as a basic reproduction/management file unit contained in overall reproduction/management file structures for reproducing a desired clip by combination of one or more playitems (Playltem) .
  • the backup directory stores a plurality of duplicate files, i . e . , a duplicate file (also called “copied files") of the index file "index” storing information associated with disc reproduction, a duplicate file of the object file "MovieObject” , duplicate files of all playlist files ( * .mpls) contained in the playlist directory (PLAYLIST) , and duplicate files of all clip-info files ( * . clpi ) contained in the clip- info directory (CLIPINF) . If the above-mentioned files ("index”, “MovieObj ect”, “* .mpls", and "* .
  • the BDJ directory includes an index file "index . bdj " and an obj ect file "JavaObject . bdj " as general file information
  • the BDJ directory includes a Java directory (JAVA) .
  • the Java directory (JAVA) records a plurality of Java program files (e . g. , PPPPP. jar or QQQQQ- j ar) therein .
  • a variety of applications are programmed in individual Java program files, and each of the programmed applications may also be called an "Xlet” .
  • the Java program files are executed by a dedicated reproduction device, and a detailed description thereof will be described later with reference to FIG. 5B.
  • FIG. 2 shows a relationship for reproducing a specific title using the above-mentioned file structure . Specifically, upon receiving a title reproduction command from a user in association with a specific title applied to an index table of an index file, the relationship for reproducing the specific title is described in FIG. 2.
  • the index file (index . bdmv) includes first playback information "First Playback” indicative of information associated with a first reproduction image when data of a corresponding disc is loaded, top menu information "Top Menu” for providing a menu image, and at least one title information "Title #1 —Title #n” .
  • the above-mentioned titles "Title #1 -Title #n” may be either HDMV titles or Java titles . Thereafter, if a user selects a command for reproducing a specific title (e . g. , Title #1) , a specific object command or program linked to the title (Title#l) in the object file of the file structure is executed.
  • a specific playlist is executed according to the specific obj ect command or program linked to the title (Title#l) in the obj ect file, and a specific clip "*clip” or "* .m2ts" is reproduced by a playitem contained in the playlist .
  • the selected title (Title #1) is determined to be the HDMV title, it is reproduced by a specific object "M-OBJ" contained in a single obj ect file . Otherwise, if the selected title (Title #1) is determined to be the Java title, it is reproduced by a specific obj ect "J-OBJ" .
  • the above-mentioned index file is configured in the form of "index.bdj ", such that both the HDMV title and the Java title can be indexed.
  • the above-mentioned index file may include a specific file for indexing only the HDMV title for the optical recording/reproducing device capable of reproducing only the HDMV title, such that it may also be configured in the form of two index files .
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram illustrating a data record structure recorded in an optical disc according to the present invention .
  • FIG. 3 is a structural diagram illustrating an exemplary disc structure for recording information associated with the file structure of FIG. 2.
  • the above-mentioned disc structure sequentially includes a file system information area serving as system information for managing overall files, a database area for recording a playlist file and a clip-info file to reproduce a recorded stream ( * .m2ts) , and a stream area for recording a plurality of streams composed of audio data, video data, and graphic data, etc .
  • data recorded in the stream area of the disc may be determined to be data having different attributes as previously stated above .
  • FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a file structure recorded in an optical disc acting as a recording medium in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from FIG.
  • At least one directory is located under a single root directory, for example, a BDJ directory and a BDMV directory.
  • the BDMV directory includes not only an index file "Index . bdmv" acting as a general file
  • index file "Index.bdmv” can index only the
  • the BDMV directory includes a variety of directories for storing information of actual data recorded in a disc and other information associated with a method for reproducing the data, for example, a playlist directory (PLAYLIST) , a clip information directory (CLIPINF) , a stream directory (STREAM) , an auxiliary directory (AUXDATA) , and a backup directory (BACKUP) .
  • PLAYLIST playlist directory
  • CLIPINF clip information directory
  • STREAM stream directory
  • AUXDATA auxiliary directory
  • BACKUP backup directory
  • the BDJ directory includes not only an index file "Index.bdj " acting as a general file (i . e . , an upper file) capable of guaranteeing user interactivity, but also an object directory (BDJO) " .
  • the index file index file "Index.bdj " can index both the HDMV title and the Java title .
  • the BDJO directory includes a variety of obj ect files (e . g . , "CCCCC . bdj o" and "DDDDD.bdj o”) .
  • the file structure shown in FIG. 4 includes the obj ect directory (BDJO) composed of a plurality of Java obj ect files, different from the file structure shown in FIG. 2.
  • the BDJ directory includes a Java directory (JAVA) .
  • the Java directory (JAVA) records a plurality of Java program files (e . g . , PPPPP . j ar or QQQQQ . j ar) therein .
  • FIGS . 5A ⁇ 5B are block diagrams illustrating an optical recording/reproducing device according to the present invention .
  • FIG . 5A is a block diagram illustrating the optical recording/reproducing device 10 according to the present invention
  • FIG . 5B is a block diagram illustrating a playback system 17 (also called a player model) for reproducing data of a disc in which titles having different attributes are recorded according to the present invention.
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 according to the present invention will hereinafter be described with reference to FIG. 5A.
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 includes a pickup unit 11, a servo unit 14 , a signal processor 13 , a local storage 15 , and a microprocessor 16.
  • the pickup unit 11 reads data recorded in a title record area of an optical disc, and reads management information including file information recorded in a reproduction management area .
  • the servo unit 14 controls operations of the pickup unit 11.
  • the signal processor 13 receives a reproduction signal from the pickup unit 11, restores the received reproduction signal to a desired signal value, or modulates a signal to be recorded into another signal recorded in the optical disc, such that it transmits the recovered or modulated result.
  • the memory 15 stores information needed for reproducing data of the disc.
  • the microprocessor 16 controls overall operations of the above- mentioned components contained in the optical recording/reproducing device 10.
  • the combination of the above- mentioned components 11, 14 , 13, 15, and 16 is also called a recording/reproducing unit 20, and the recording/reproducing unit 20 can be manufactured in the form of a single product .
  • a controller 12 downloads additional data from outside of the optical disc upon receiving a command from a user, stores the downloaded additional data in the local storage 15, and forms a virtual file system for reproducing original data contained in the optical disc and additional data contained in the local storage 15.
  • the controller 12 forms a virtual package including the original data and associated additional data using the virtual file system (VFS) , and reproduces the original data and/or the additional data using the virtual package upon receiving a request from a user .
  • VFS virtual file system
  • the playback system 17 finally decodes output data upon receiving a control signal from the controller 12 , and transmits the decoded result to the user .
  • the playback system 17 includes a decoder 17a for decoding AV signals ; and a player model 17b for analyzing a command or program contained in the object and a user command received from the controller 12 in association with reproduction of the above- mentioned specific title, and reproduces data on the basis of the analyzed result.
  • the player model 17b may include the decoder 17a in some preferred embodiments, and the playback system 17 may correspond to the player model .
  • An encoder 18 converts an input signal into a specific format signal (e . g.
  • FIG. 5B is a detailed block diagram of the player model according to the present invention .
  • the player model includes a module manager 171, a movie module 172 , a BDJ module 173 , a playback control engine 174 , and a presentation engine 175.
  • the movie module 172 acting as an additional reproduction process module capable of reproducing the HDMV title and the BDJ module 173 acting as an additional reproduction process module capable of reproducing the Java title are constructed independently of each other .
  • the movie module 172 receives a command or program contained in the above-mentioned object "M-OBJ”, and the BDJ module 173 receives a command or program contained in the above-mentioned obj ect "J-OBJ", such that the movie module 172 and the BDJ module 173 process the received command or program.
  • the movie module 172 includes a command processor 172a
  • the BDJ module 173 includes an application manager 173a and a JAVA VM 173b, such that the movie module 172 and the BDJ module 173 are capable of receiving/processing the above- mentioned command or program.
  • the playback system 17 includes the module manager 171, the playback control engine 174 , and the presentation engine 175.
  • the module manager 171 transmits a user command to the movie module 172 and the BDJ module 173, and controls operations of the movie module 172 and the BDJ module 173.
  • the playback control engine 174 analyzes playlist file content data recorded in a disc upon receiving a reproduction command from the movie module 172 and the BDJ module 173, and performs a reproduction function on the basis of the analyzed result .
  • the playlist file content data constructs a static scenario .
  • the presentation engine 175 displays a specific stream managed by the playback control engine 174.
  • the playback control engine 174 includes a playback control function 174a for managing all the reproduction operations ; a player status register (PSR) for indicating a reproduction environment or reproduction status of the player; and a player register 174b for storing general purpose register (GPR) information.
  • the playback control function 174b may also be indicative of the playback control engine 174 as necessary.
  • a presentation engine 175 performs predetermined presentation using a display, such that it can provide a user with a specific stream whose reproduction is managed by the playback control engine 174.
  • the module manager 171, the movie module 172 , the BDJ module 173, and the playback control engine 174 contained in the player model shown in FIG . 6b can be processed by software . It is preferable that the above-mentioned components 171, 172, 173, and the 174 be processed by software instead of hardware .
  • the presentation engine 175 , the decoder 17a, and the graphic planes 17c and 17d are generally hardware based. Constituent components (e . g.
  • the above-mentioned components of the present invention be understood on the basis of their meanings, and are not limited to their implementation methods such as hardware or software implementation.
  • the characteristics of the player model are as follows . Firstly, as stated above, the movie module 172 for the HDMV title and the BDJ module 173 for the Java title are configured independently of each other, and the two modules 172 and 173 cannot be executed at the same time . In more detail, the Java title cannot be reproduced when the HDMV title is reproduced, and the HDMV title cannot be reproduced when the Java title is reproduced.
  • the HDMV title and the Java title receive user commands based on different schemes, respectively.
  • the HDMV title and the Java title use different methods for performing individual user commands .
  • the above-mentioned operations are performed by the user event manager 171a contained in the module manager 171.
  • the user event manager Ilia transmits the user command to a UO controller 172b contained in the movie module 172.
  • the user event manager 171a transmits the received user command to the Java VM 173b contained in the BDJ module 173.
  • one of the modules 172 and 173 manages the above- mentioned playback control engine 174.
  • the movie module 172 acts as a master of the playback control engine 174.
  • the BDJ module 173 acts as a master of the playback control engine 174.
  • the graphic plane is independently managed.
  • the HDMV planes 17c control the presentation engine 175 to act as a master.
  • FIG . 6 is a block di'agram illustrating an apparatus for reproducing data of an optical disc using a local storage from among overall components contained in the optical recording/reproducing device 10 shown in FIG. 5A according to the present invention .
  • Information stored in the local storage 15 will hereinafter be described.
  • the local storage 15 stores file information (Directory-File Tree Information for Disc_id #n) including directories and files of individual disc identification (ID) information, and a plurality of additional clips downloaded from an external part .
  • the local storage 15 may further store binding information for a binding operation associated with a disc package, and a plurality of files (Content Identifying Info files) for explaining content data stored in the local storage 15.
  • the local storage 15 may include a plurality of file information units (Directory-File Tree Information for Disc_id #n) to cope with different discs . Therefore, the local storage 15 additionally requires a file system for managing the above-mentioned file information units .
  • the file system is also referred to as a local storage file system 41, and the local storage file system 41 is indicative of a system for managing all files stored in the local storage 15. Therefore, if an optical disc (e . g.
  • Disc_id #1) of a specific disc ID (Disc_id) is loaded in the optical recording/reproducing device 10
  • the controller 12 contained in the optical recording/reproducing device 10 recognizes ID information .
  • the disc using the pickup unit 11 and the signal processor 13 reads file information equal to the loaded disc ID information from among all file information units stored in the local storage 15, forms a virtual package by binding (or combining) the read information and the disc package, and reproduces both the original data of the disc and the additional data of the local storage using the formed virtual package .
  • FIG. 7 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for forming the above-mentioned virtual package 'according to the present invention. If a specific disc is loaded in the optical recording/reproducing device 10 , the optical recording/reproducing device 10 reads the file system information 41 contained in the local storage 15 , and at the same time reads disc file system information 42 including the file structure recorded in the disc, resulting in the creation of the VFS .
  • the virtual file system information 41 contained in the local storage 15
  • disc file system information 42 including the file structure recorded in the disc
  • VFS is indicative of a file system virtually formed to manage both the file system contained in the local storage 15 and the other file system of the loaded disc .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device forms a new virtual package to simultaneously reproduce original data recorded in the disc and additional data recorded in the local storage using the above-mentioned virtual file system (VFS) .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device 10 reads file information (Directory-File Tree Information for Disc_id #n) associated with the disc (e . g . , Disc_id #1) from the file system, and performs a binding operation for combining the read file information with a disc package of the loaded disc (Disc_id #1) or adding the read file information to the disc package .
  • the virtual package formed by the above-mentioned binding operation is indicative of a file structure for reproducing/managing an original clip 422 and an additional clip 412.
  • FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating a method for forming a virtual package using the virtual file system (VFS) on the basis of a file structure according to the present invention.
  • a specific file structure i . e . , the disc package of FIG. 2
  • the specific file structure is referred to as a disc package .
  • a local storage file system 41 is contained in the local storage .
  • the local storage file system 41 includes a binding unit combined with the loaded disc (e . g . , disc_ID #1) , and binding information.
  • the binding unit is basically similar to the disc file structure
  • the binding unit includes an index file and an obj ect file, which have the same file names as those of index and obj ect files of the disc, such that the index and obj ect files of the binding unit can be combined with those of the disc .
  • the binding unit cannot be operated as a reproduction/management file by itself, differently from the disc package . If it is assumed that the binding unit is designed to perform data reproduction by itself, this data reproduction is similar to data reproduction of the local storage .
  • the binding information includes a variety of information units associated with the binding unit, for example, file types of the binding unit, update times of the binding unit, and a binding method, etc.
  • the above-mentioned binding information may also be referred to as a binding manifest file . Therefore, the virtual file system (VFS) performs a binding operation for combining the binding unit with the disc package of the loaded disc using the above-mentioned binding information, such that it forms a new virtual package .
  • an index file and an obj ect file contained in the virtual package when the virtual package is formed can be formed by the following first and second methods .
  • the first method downloads pre-updated index and obj ect files from a content provider (CP) , such that there is no need for an optical recording/reproducing device to form an additional file .
  • CP content provider
  • the second method does not transmit updated index and obj ect files, and controls the controller 12 contained in the optical recording/reproducing device to additionally form updated index and obj ect files .
  • the formed index and obj ect files can be contained in the virtual package, such that they can effectively prevent network traffic from being generated.
  • the second method can allow a content provider (CP) to transmit index and obj ect files, the transmitted index and obj ect files act as files associated with transmitted additional data, instead of updated files capable of reproducing disc data .
  • the index file 62 and the obj ect file 72 contained in the binding unit which have been received from a content provider (CP) acting as an external source or are received in real time, are equal to an index file 62, which is indicative of an index table of binding data formed by combining original data of an optical disc (e . g. , Disc_id #1) acting as a recording medium and additional data received from an external part, and an object file 72 indicative of a command or program for reproducing the binding data, respectively.
  • CP content provider
  • the index file 61 and the object file 71 contained in the BDJ directory of the recording medium (e . g. , Disc_ID #1) of FIG . 8 are associated with original data of the disc .
  • the index file 62 and the obj ect file 72 contained in the BDJ directory of the recording medium (e . g . , Disc_ID #1) of the local storage 15 are equal to an index file 62 indicative of the last updated index table and the object file 72 in consideration of the binding operation between additional data transmitted from a content provider (CP) and original data of the recording medium.
  • CP content provider
  • FIG. 8 shows an example in which a playlist file, a clip-info file, and a stream file in the virtual package integrates files contained in the recording medium and with files contained in the binding unit .
  • the file contained in the binding unit is firstly contained in the virtual package . In other words, files contained in the binding unit have priority higher than those of files contained in the recording medium.
  • the local storage file system 41 includes a file structure for managing downloaded additional data.
  • the file structure includes "Org_id" directories for every content provider (CP) for providing additional data, and ⁇ Disc_id” directories for every specific disc in each of the Org_id” directories .
  • the M Org_id" directories and ⁇ Disc_id” directories are configured in the form of a hierarchical structure.
  • the "Org_id #1" directory is determined to be a directory of a specific company "A" providing contents
  • the directories "Disc_id #l" ⁇ "D ⁇ sc_ ⁇ d #3" are configured according to disc types provided from the "A” company, and the user downloads additional data associated with the "Disc_id #1” directory, the downloaded additional data is contained in the binding unit contained in the above- mentioned ⁇ Disc_id #1" directory.
  • the virtual package has the same structure as the disc package . Specifically, the virtual package includes index and object files 63 and 73 updated by the binding operation . By the above-mentioned updated index and obj ect files 63 and 73, a clip-info file (01000.
  • index and obj ect files 63 and 73 contained in the virtual package act as basic index and obj ect files for simultaneously reproducing both original data recorded in the disc and additional data recorded in the local storage .
  • FIG . 9 is a flow chart illustrating a method for reproducing data of a recording medium using index and obj ect files updated by a content provider (CP) according to the present invention .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device recognizes disc ID information (disc_ID) .
  • the optical recording/reproducing device receives additional data from a content provider (CP) .
  • the received additional data includes updated index and obj ect files "Index.bdj " and "JavaObject .bdj " at step SlO .
  • the local storage of the optical recording/reproducing device includes additional data equipped with a binding unit having the same disc ID (Disc_id) as that of the loaded disc at step S20.
  • the binding unit is contained in the local storage at step S20, it is determined whether the binding operation for combining (or binding) the binding unit with the disc package is executed at step S40.
  • the virtual package is formed by the binding operation, and the original data stored in the disc and/or the additional data stored in the local storage are reproduced using the formed virtual package at step S60. If there is no binding unit in the local storage at step S20, original data is reproduced using only the disc package recorded in the disc at step S30. Otherwise, if the execution of the binding operation is not desired at step S30 , original data is reproduced using only the disc package recorded in the disc at step S50.
  • a predetermined step which determines whether the loaded disc type is indicative of a disc for allowing disc data to be simultaneously reproduced along with additional data recorded in the local storage, may be further included in FIG . 9.
  • a disc e . g. , a BD-ROM
  • the reproduction method shown in FIG . 10 is performed.
  • a disc e . g . , a BD-ROM
  • the above-mentioned reproduction method is not performed, but the optical recording/reproducing device reproduces only the original data recorded in the disc .
  • FIG. 10 is a flow chart illustrating a method for reproducing data of a recording medium using index and obj ect files updated by a player according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 10 is characterized in that the controller 12 forms updated index and object files . Therefore, the controller 12 forms updated index and obj ect files, which has been formed by integrating index and obj ect files transmitted from the content provider (CP) with index and obj ect files contained in the recording medium, such that it controls the formed files to be contained in the virtual package .
  • CP content provider
  • the controller 12 forms updated index and object files capable of simultaneously reproducing additional data downloaded from the content provider (CP) and original data recorded in the recording medium, and controls the formed files to be contained in the virtual package . A detailed description thereof will hereinafter be described with reference to FIG . 10.
  • the optical recording/reproducing device recognizes disc ID information (disc_ID) . It is determined whether the local storage of the optical recording/reproducing device includes additional data equipped with a binding unit having the same disc ID (Disc_id) as that of the loaded disc at step SlOO . If the binding unit is contained in the local storage at step SlOO , it is determined whether the binding operation for combining (or binding) the binding unit with the disc package is executed at step S300. The virtual package is formed by the binding operation, and the original data stored in the disc and/or the additional data stored in the local storage are reproduced using the formed virtual package at step S500. The virtual package formed by the binding operation includes updated index and obj ect files "Index.bdj " and "JavaObject.bdj " .
  • a recording medium, a method and apparatus for reproducing data from the recording medium, and a method for forming a virtual package according to the present invention can effectively reproduce original data recorded in the recording medium and additional data downloaded from the content provider (CP) acting as an external source, resulting in greater convenience of use .
  • CP content provider

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L'invention concerne un support d'enregistrement, et un procédé et un appareil permettant de reproduire des données à partir de celui-ci. L'invention concerne également un emballage de disque permettant de reproduire de manière efficace des données présentant différents attributs enregistrés dans ledit support d'enregistrement, et un procédé et un appareil permettant de reproduire des données du support d'enregistrement et des données téléchargées à partir d'un fournisseur de contenu (CP). Selon l'invention, dans un premier cas, le CP transmet un fichier de gestion mis à jour ; et dans un deuxième cas, un lecteur de disque forme un fichier de gestion mis à jour.
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