JPH1127615A - Multimedia information reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a multimedia reproducing device that automatically selects any of a plurality of multimedia information sets without manual intervention and reproduces the selected multimedia information. SOLUTION: A program description storage section 1003 stores entries each consisting of a pair of a time and a scenario as program descriptions, a program description execution section 1004 determines a scenario to be executed based on a timer content and a time of the entry stored in the program description storage section 1003 and provides an output of the executed scenario to a scenario decoder 1002. The scenario decoder 1002 generates and outputs multimedia information based on a resource and the scenario that are managed by a multimedia information management section 1001 and stored in a storage section 1000.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a multimedia information providing apparatus for providing a multimedia information program having multimedia information composed of multimedia materials including moving images, still images, texts, and sounds as constituent elements. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional multimedia information reproducing apparatus, when switching and reproducing a plurality of pieces of multimedia information, an interactive operation for selecting multimedia information to be viewed by a user is required.

In addition, when adding telop information, it has been necessary to create telop information separately from materials and scenarios that constitute the multimedia information.

[0004] Further, when an information provider produces information to be reproduced on a multimedia information reproducing apparatus as described above, conventionally, each of the multimedia materials constituting the multimedia information to be provided is applied to each of the multimedia materials. In such a case, the information provider has to perform the troublesome work of setting various attributes.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide a multimedia reproducing apparatus for automatically switching and reproducing a plurality of pieces of multimedia information without manual intervention. It is.

[0006] Further, by providing a means for combining already produced multimedia information and automatically synthesizing telop video and audio from a scenario describing the configuration of each piece of multimedia information, an information provider is provided. Is to greatly reduce the trouble of setting various attributes for each material at the time of information production.

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, a multimedia information providing apparatus according to the present invention first describes a material constituting multimedia information and a structure of the material as multimedia information. A storage unit for storing a scenario, a multimedia information management unit for managing the material and the scenario stored in the storage unit with unique identifiers, and a program for holding an entry consisting of a set of time and scenario as a program description A description holding unit, a timer for managing time, a program description executing unit for determining a scenario to be executed from a value of the timer and a time of an entry held in the program description holding unit, and a program description executing unit. A scenario for decoding the determined scenario based on the management of the multimedia information management unit and outputting multimedia information And it has a configuration that includes a coder.

With this configuration, it is possible to automatically switch and reproduce a plurality of pieces of multimedia information without manual intervention.

Second, a description is made of a material that forms multimedia information, a scenario that describes the structure of the material as multimedia information, and a structure of a telop that includes a link to information described in the scenario. A storage unit that stores the telop configuration file, a multimedia information management unit that manages the material, scenario, and telop configuration file stored in the storage unit using unique identifiers, respectively;
A telop playback unit that creates a telop based on information in the specified scenario and outputs telop information based on the management of the multimedia information management unit from the identifier of the specified scenario and the identifier of the specified telop configuration file. It is provided with a configuration.

With this configuration, it is possible to automatically synthesize telop video and audio from a scenario describing the configuration of multimedia information.

Third, the program description is provided with a program description changing unit for changing the program description held in the program description holding unit.

With this configuration, not only is the information provider not required to set various attributes for each material at the time of information creation, but also the combination of already created multimedia information can be easily changed. It becomes possible.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

(Embodiment 1) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1000 denotes a storage unit that stores a plurality of multimedia materials, which are components of multimedia information, and a plurality of scenarios in which configuration information of a plurality of multimedia materials is described as multimedia information. Reference numeral 1001 denotes a storage unit. Manages multiple stored scenarios and multimedia materials, and responds to scenarios from scenario decoders.
A multimedia information management unit 1002 that provides the multimedia material to the scenario decoder requests the scenario and the multimedia material from the multimedia information management unit 1001, analyzes the scenario obtained as a result of the request, and converts the multimedia material into the scenario. , A scenario decoder 1003 for reproducing / displaying as described in the above, a program description holding unit 1003 for holding a sequence of a plurality of multimedia information as a program description, and 1004 for analyzing a program description in the program description holding unit 1003, In order to reproduce multimedia information in the order described in the description, the scenario decoder 100
A program description execution unit 1002 controls the reproduction of the program 2 and a timer 1005 holds and counts the time.

The operation of the embodiment constructed as described above will be described. FIG. 2 shows an operation flow. First, a plurality of scenarios and multimedia materials are stored in the storage unit 1000 in advance, and these are uniquely identified by the multimedia information management unit 1001 (hereinafter, referred to as unique IDs).
A scenario ID is a scenario ID, and a multimedia material is a material ID.)

The program description holding unit 1003 stores an entry of a pair of a time at which multimedia information is started to be reproduced and a scenario ID of a scenario describing the configuration of the multimedia information to be reproduced at that time. The sequence is held as a program description.

In this state, the program description execution unit 1004
Refers to each entry of the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 and the timer 1005, and searches for an entry having the same time as the time indicated by the timer 1005 in the program description (step 2000, step 200).
1).

If so, the program description execution unit 100
4 outputs a scenario ID paired with the corresponding time to the scenario decoder 1002 (step 2002).

The scenario decoder 1002 passes the scenario ID received from the program description execution unit 1004 to the multimedia information management unit 1001 so that the scenario identified by the scenario ID and the multimedia material used in the scenario can be used. An acquisition request is made (step 2003).

Upon receiving the acquisition request, the multimedia information management unit 1001 retrieves the scenario corresponding to the scenario ID and the multimedia material constituting the scenario from the storage unit 1000, and extracts these scenarios and the multimedia material from the scenario decoder 1002. Is passed as a response to the acquisition request (step 2004).

The scenario decoder 1002 analyzes the scenario passed from the multimedia information management unit 1001 and reproduces / displays the multimedia material with the content described in the scenario, so that the multimedia information described in the scenario can be reproduced. The video and audio are output outside the multimedia information reproducing apparatus (step 2005).

Next, the detailed operation of each section will be described.
First, regarding the storage unit 1000, the storage unit 10 shown in FIG.
Description will be made with reference to an example of the contents in 00.

In FIG. 3, three scenarios (hereinafter, “scenario” and “multimedia information” expressed by the scenario are described as consent unless otherwise specified) are stored in the storage unit 1000. In this manner, a plurality of scenarios can be stored in the storage unit 1000. At this time, # 1, # 2, #
A unique scenario ID as shown in FIG. 3 is assigned, and it is possible to identify and refer to each other's scenarios.

Similarly, a plurality of multimedia materials can be stored in the storage unit 1000.
Unique material IDs such as 1, $ 12, and $ 13 are assigned, and it is possible to uniquely identify and refer to multimedia materials.

In the multimedia information management unit 1001,
The management table is internally created and managed for the scenarios and multimedia materials stored in the storage unit 1000.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the management table in FIG.
The management table will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4, each entry of the management table comprises a set of a scenario ID and a material list. In the management table, all scenarios and multimedia materials are managed by scenario IDs and material IDs.

An ID for identifying a scenario stored in the storage unit 1000 is registered in the scenario ID portion of each entry. In the material list, the material IDs of all the multimedia materials constituting the scenario indicated by the paired scenario IDs are described as a list.

In the multimedia information management unit 1001,
In step 2004, the scenario decoder 1002
The scenario ID is passed as an acquisition request from. The scenario ID is sequentially referred to for each entry in the management table, and an entry having the same scenario ID as the scenario ID passed as the acquisition request is searched. If found, the scenario and multimedia material are extracted from the storage unit 1000 using the scenario ID of the corresponding entry and all material IDs in the material list, and are returned to the scenario decoder 1002 as a response result to the acquisition request.

The program description holding unit 1003 holds a program description as shown in an example of the program description in FIG. The program description consists of multiple entries as a table,
Each entry includes a set of a scenario ID and a time at which reproduction of the multimedia information indicated by the scenario ID is started.

FIG. 6 shows how the multimedia information in the example of the program description shown in FIG. 5 changes with time. As shown in FIG. 6, it can be seen that the reproduction of the multimedia information represented by the scenarios # 1, # 2, and # 3 is continuously switched and reproduced according to the time change.

The program description execution unit 1004 first obtains the time held in the timer 1005. Next, each entry of the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 is sequentially referred to, and it is sequentially searched for an entry having the same time as the time indicated by the timer 1005 acquired earlier.

If there is an entry having the same time, the program description execution unit 1004 sends the scenario ID paired with the time in the entry to the scenario decoder 1.
002.

If there is no entry having the same time, nothing is performed, and the next entry in the program description is searched for. When all entries have been searched, the time of the timer 1005 is acquired again, and the same search is repeated from the first entry of the program description.

The scenario decoder 1002 sends the program description execution unit 100 to the multimedia information management unit 1001.
By passing the scenario ID received from No. 4, the scenario ID
And a request for obtaining the multimedia information referred to by the above and the multimedia material constituting the multimedia information.

Thereafter, the multimedia information management unit 100
By analyzing the scenario passed from 1 and reproducing and displaying each multimedia material with the configuration content described in the scenario, the multimedia information described as the scenario is output as video and audio outside the multimedia information reproducing apparatus. I do.

With the above configuration, the multimedia information identified by the scenario ID of each entry in the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 can be reproduced continuously in chronological order. It becomes possible to automatically perform the sequential reproduction of a plurality of multimedia information.

The same effect can be obtained even when the multimedia information management unit 1001 and the storage unit 1000 are components of another device connected via a LAN, such as a multimedia server.

By registering, as an entry, a special scenario ID indicating reset of the timer time in the program description, the program description execution unit 1004 sets the time held by the timer 1005 to 0 when processing this entry. Can be reset.

As described above, with the multimedia information reproducing apparatus shown in the present embodiment, a plurality of pieces of multimedia information (stored in the multimedia server) can be sequentially reproduced without human intervention.

Further, by providing information by combining multimedia information that has already been produced, the information provider can save the trouble of setting various attributes for each material. Multimedia information can be easily provided by using an existing scenario without creating a scenario.

(Embodiment 2) Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in FIG. 1 are assigned the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

In FIG. 7, reference numeral 7000 denotes a storage unit for storing a plurality of telop configuration files describing telop configuration information in addition to a scenario and multimedia materials.
Reference numeral 1 denotes multimedia information for managing a plurality of scenarios, multimedia materials, and telop configuration files stored in the storage unit, and providing scenarios, multimedia materials, and telop configuration files in response to requests from a scenario decoder and a telop reproduction unit. The management unit 7002 is a storage unit 7
The telop reproduction unit 7003 automatically generates and reproduces telop video / audio from the scenario, multimedia material, and telop configuration file stored in the 000.
A program description execution unit 7004 in which a function of controlling reproduction of the telop reproduction unit 7002 is added to the program description execution unit 1004 of FIG.
Is a program description changing unit provided with means for changing the contents of the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003.

The operation of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 8 shows an operation flow at the time of reproducing multimedia information. First, a plurality of scenarios, multimedia materials, and telop configuration files are stored in the storage unit 7000 in advance, and these are uniquely identified by the multimedia information management unit 7001.
(Hereinafter, a scenario is called a scenario ID, a multimedia material is called a material ID, and a telop configuration file is called a telop configuration ID).

The program description holding unit 1003 stores an entry of a pair of a time at which multimedia information is to be reproduced and a scenario ID of a scenario describing the configuration of the multimedia information to be reproduced at that time. The sequence is held as a program description.

In this state, the program description execution unit 7003
Refers to each entry of the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 and the timer 1005, and searches for an entry having the same time as the time indicated by the timer 1005 in the program description (step 2000, step 200).
1).

If so, the program description execution unit 700
3 outputs the scenario ID paired with the time to the telop reproducing unit 7002 (step 8000).

The telop reproduction unit 7002 passes the scenario ID received from the program description execution unit 7003 to the multimedia information management unit 7001, and the scenario identified by the scenario ID and the multimedia material used in the scenario , And a request to acquire a telop configuration file (step 8001).

Upon receiving the acquisition request, the multimedia information management unit 7001 retrieves the scenario corresponding to the scenario ID, the multimedia material constituting the scenario, and the telop configuration file from the storage unit 7000.
These scenarios and the multimedia material are passed to the telop reproduction unit 7002 as a response to the acquisition request (step 800).
2).

The telop reproduction unit 7002 analyzes the telop configuration file passed from the multimedia information management unit 7001, and automatically generates, reproduces and displays telop video / audio based on the contents described in the telop configuration file.
Output to outside the multimedia information reproducing apparatus (step 8
003).

In this state, the program description execution unit 700
3 refers to the timer 1005 and determines whether a predetermined telop reproduction time has elapsed (step 800).
4, 8005).

If the time has elapsed, the program description execution unit 7003 outputs a scenario ID paired with the corresponding time to the scenario decoder 1002 (step 200).
2).

The scenario decoder 1002 passes the scenario ID received from the program description execution unit 7003 to the multimedia information management unit 7001 so that the scenario identified by the scenario ID and the multimedia material used in the scenario are An acquisition request is made (step 2003).

Upon receiving the acquisition request, the multimedia information management unit 7001 retrieves the scenario corresponding to the scenario ID and the multimedia material constituting the scenario from the storage unit 7000, and extracts these scenarios and the multimedia material from the scenario decoder 1002. Is passed as a response to the acquisition request (step 2004).

The scenario decoder 1002 analyzes the scenario passed from the multimedia information management unit 7001 and reproduces / displays the multimedia material with the contents described in the scenario, so that the multimedia information described in the scenario is reproduced. The video and audio are output outside the multimedia information reproducing apparatus (step 2005).

Next, the detailed operation of each section will be described.
First, regarding the storage unit 7000, the storage unit 70 shown in FIG.
Description will be made with reference to an example of the contents in 00.

In FIG. 9, the scenario and the multimedia material are stored as shown in FIG. 3 of the first embodiment. Also, a plurality of telop configuration files can be stored in the storage unit 7000, each of which is {1, # 2, #}
3, a unique telop configuration ID is assigned, and it is possible to uniquely identify and refer to the telop configuration file.

In the multimedia information management unit 7001,
In addition to the scenario management table for managing sets of scenarios and multimedia materials described in the first embodiment, a list of telop configuration files stored in the storage unit 7000 is provided as a telop management table.

FIG. 10 shows an example of two management tables in the multimedia information management unit 7001 in FIG.

In the multimedia information management unit 7001,
In step 8002, a scenario ID and a telop configuration ID are passed from the telop reproduction unit 7002 as an acquisition request. Here, first, the scenario ID part is sequentially referred to for each entry in the scenario management table, and an entry having the same scenario ID as the scenario ID passed as the acquisition request is searched. If the search is successful, the scenario ID of the entry and all material IDs in the material list
Of the scenario and the multimedia material from the storage unit 7000, and passes them to the telop reproduction unit 7002 as a response result to the acquisition request.

At the same time, a search is performed to determine whether the telop configuration ID passed as the acquisition request is in the telop management table, and if found, the telop configuration file indicated by the telop configuration ID is retrieved as a response to the acquisition request. Transfer to playback unit 7002.

The scenario decoder 1002 in step 2004 in the multimedia information management unit 7001
The response process to the acquisition request from is the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

First, in step 2000, the program description execution section 7003 acquires the time held in the timer 1005. Next, each entry of the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 is sequentially referred to, and it is sequentially searched for an entry having the same time as the time indicated by the timer 1005 acquired earlier.

If there is an entry having the same time, the program description execution unit 7003 sends the scenario ID paired with the time in the entry to the telop reproduction unit 703.
02 (step 8000).

After that, the program description execution section 7003 further acquires the time held in the timer 1005 in step 8004. And this time and step 8
From the time at 000, it is determined whether a predetermined telop reproduction time has elapsed in the apparatus.

If the time has elapsed, the program description execution unit 7003 executes steps 2002, 2003, 200
4. The processing of 2005 is performed. The details of the processing in these steps are the same as in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted.

Next, the telop reproducing section 7002 will be described in detail. FIG. 11 shows an internal operation flow of the telop reproduction unit 7002. The telop reproduction unit 7002 first receives a scenario ID from the program description execution unit 7002 (step 1).
1000).

Next, the multimedia information management unit 7001
, As a request for acquisition of scenarios and multimedia materials,
The scenario ID received from the program description execution unit 7002 is transmitted (step 11001).

Then, the multimedia information management unit 700
The scenario and the multimedia material are received from 1 as a response to the acquisition request of the scenario and the multimedia material (step 11002).

Further, telop reproducing section 7002 transmits telop composition ID to multimedia information management section 7001 as a telop composition file acquisition request. The telop composition ID to be transmitted is an ID determined in advance in the device.
Is used (step 11003).

Then, the multimedia information management unit 700
As a response to the request to obtain a telop configuration file from 1,
Receives a telop configuration file (step 1100)
4).

Here, the telop reproducing unit 7002 generates telop video / audio and generates the generated telop video / audio.
By reproducing the audio, video and audio are output outside the apparatus (step 11005).

The internal operation of the telop reproduction unit 7002 in step 11005 will be described in more detail.
FIG. 12 shows the state in the telop reproduction unit 7002 at the end of step 11004.

In FIG. 12, as an example, step 11001
Of the scenario ID # 1 as a request to acquire a scenario and multimedia material to the multimedia information management unit 7001, and the state when the telop configuration ID # 1 is transmitted as a telop configuration file acquisition request in step 11003 Is shown.

The telop configuration file describes telop configuration information, and forms a telop template. FIG. 13 shows an example of a telop configuration file, and FIG. 14 shows an example of a telop template formed by the telop configuration file shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, a link to information described in a scenario is described in the telop configuration file. When generating the telop video / audio in step 11005, the telop reproduction unit 7002
The information referred to by the link in the telop configuration file is obtained by referring to the scenario held in the telop configuration file 2 and synthesized as a telop video or audio.

As an example of the scenario stored in the storage device 7000, scenario ID = # 1, FIG.
Shows the scenario ID = # 3. The left half of FIGS. 15 and 16 is a description as a scenario, and the right half is an explanation of the meaning of the left half.

As shown in FIG. 15 and FIG.
[Scenario information specific information] In the tag group, there are entries common to the scenario (multimedia information name, multimedia auxiliary information icon name), etc. The link destination in the telop configuration file refers to this entry, Different information can be obtained separately.

In the [Multimedia material list], a list of multimedia materials used in the scenario and a keyword for the telop reproduction unit 7002 to determine the reference destination of the link using the keyword include each multimedia material. Described in pairs.

Since the link in the telop configuration file is a reference with a keyword, it is possible to refer only to a multimedia material having a specific keyword for each scenario.

Based on the example of the telop configuration file shown in FIG. 13, FIG. 17 shows the scenario shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 18 shows the scenario shown in FIG.

As described above, the telop reproducing section 700 of the present apparatus
According to 2, it is possible to automatically synthesize and reproduce different telops for each scenario.

Next, the program description changing section 7004 will be described in detail. The program description changing unit 7004 is a program description holding unit 1
At 003, the arrangement of the plurality of pieces of multimedia information is changed.

For example, for the program description held in the program description holding unit 1003 as shown in FIG. 5, 1) the order of # 1 and # 3 is changed (each time is not changed) 2) # 2 3) Add # 4 to the program description entry as time 50 4) Add # 0 (special scenario ID meaning timer time reset) to the program description entry as time 100 By doing so, the program description is represented as an arrangement as shown in FIG.

In step 8001, the telop reproduction unit 7002 requests the multimedia information management unit 7001 to obtain a list of multimedia information managed in the multimedia information management unit 7001. Then, the multimedia information management unit 7001 returns the list, and in step 8003, the telop reproduction unit 7002 combines and reproduces the list as a telop, so that the telop reproduction unit 7002 provides the multimedia information reproduction apparatus. A list of possible multimedia information can be output.

FIG. 20 shows an example of a telop configuration file used by the telop reproducing unit 7002 for displaying a list.
FIG. 21 shows a template image of a telop formed by the telop configuration file shown in FIG.

The program description changing unit 7004 adds a special scenario ID for reproducing a multimedia information list as a program description as a program description, and the program description executing unit 7003 uses the scenario ID described in the program description. By instructing the telop reproducing unit 7002 to perform the above operation, a multimedia information list can be extracted as one piece of information and reproduced.

FIG. 22 shows an example of a telop when the scenario list with the contents shown in FIG. 10 is displayed in a list using the telop configuration file shown in FIG.

As described above, with the multimedia information reproducing apparatus shown in the embodiment of the present invention, a telop composed of multimedia materials can be reproduced without human intervention.

Also, by using a scenario that describes the structure of multimedia information that has already been produced,
The information provider can save the trouble of creating a telop for each piece of multimedia information, and can easily provide the multimedia information and the telop related thereto.

[0091]

As described above, according to the present invention, first, it is possible to automatically switch and reproduce a plurality of pieces of multimedia information without human intervention.

Second, it is possible to automatically synthesize telop video / audio from a scenario describing the configuration of multimedia information.

Third, when the information provider creates information one by one,
In addition to saving the trouble of setting various attributes for one material, it is possible to easily change the combination of multimedia information already produced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of the multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing contents of a storage unit according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a management table according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a program description according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an image diagram of continuous reproduction of multimedia information according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a block diagram of a multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a storage unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a management table according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a telop reproducing unit according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 12 is a conceptual diagram showing an internal state of a telop reproducing unit according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of a telop configuration file according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a display image diagram of a first telop in the second embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a first conceptual diagram of a scenario in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a second conceptual diagram of a scenario in the second embodiment.

FIG. 17 is a display image diagram of a telop corresponding to FIG. 15 in the second embodiment;

FIG. 18 is a display image diagram of a telop corresponding to FIG. 16 according to the second embodiment;

FIG. 19 is a conceptual diagram showing the contents of a program description according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 20 is a conceptual diagram of a telop configuration file that outputs a scenario list according to the second embodiment.

21 is a conceptual image diagram of a telop shown in FIG. 20;

FIG. 22 is a conceptual diagram when a scenario list is output from FIG. 10;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1000 Storage unit 1001 Multimedia information management unit 1002 Scenario decoder 1003 Program description holding unit 1004 Program description execution unit 1005 Timer 7000 Storage unit 7001 Multimedia information management unit 7002 Telop playback unit 7003 Program description holding unit 7004 Program description execution unit

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A material constituting multimedia information,
A storage unit that stores a scenario describing the configuration of the material as multimedia information; a multimedia information management unit that manages the material and the scenario stored in the storage unit using unique identifiers; and a time and scenario A program description holding unit for holding an entry consisting of a set of the following as a program description; a timer for managing time; a scenario to be executed is determined from a value of the timer and a time of the entry held in the program description holding unit. A program description execution unit, the scenario determined by the program description execution unit, decode based on the management of the multimedia information management unit,
A multimedia information reproducing apparatus comprising a scenario decoder for outputting multimedia information. 2. A material constituting multimedia information,
A storage unit storing a scenario describing the configuration of the material as multimedia information, a telop configuration file describing a telop configuration including a link to information described in the scenario, and a storage unit storing the telop configuration file. A multimedia information management unit that manages each of the material, scenario, and telop configuration file with a unique identifier, and a management of the multimedia information management unit based on the identifier of the specified scenario and the identifier of the specified telop configuration file. A multimedia information reproducing apparatus comprising: a telop reproducing unit that generates a telop based on information in the designated scenario and outputs telop information. 3. A telop configuration file storing links to information names of all the scenarios managed by the multimedia information management unit is stored as a telop configuration file, and the telop reproduction unit executes a telop configuration based on the telop configuration file. 3. The multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information is output as a list of multimedia information capable of providing a list of information names in the scenario. 4. A material constituting multimedia information,
A storage unit storing a scenario describing the configuration of the material as multimedia information, a telop configuration file describing a configuration of a telop including a link to information described in the scenario, and a storage unit storing the telop configuration file. A multimedia information management unit that manages each of the material, scenario, and telop configuration file with a unique identifier, a program description holding unit that holds an entry including a set of time and scenario as a program description, and a timer that manages time. A program description execution unit that determines a scenario to be executed based on the value of the timer and the time of the entry held in the program description holding unit; and a scenario determined by the program description execution unit. Decoding based on the management of
For a scenario decoder that outputs multimedia information, and for the scenario determined by the program description execution unit,
A multimedia information reproducing apparatus comprising: a telop reproducing unit that generates and outputs telop information using a telop configuration file associated in advance according to the management of the multimedia information management unit. 5. The multimedia information reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a program description changing unit for changing a program description held in the program description holding unit.