1303819 玖、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明整體上係關於光碟，尤其係關於具有獨立於内容 類型及物理媒體的通用邏輯格式之光碟。 【先前技術】 光儲存媒體如光碟已被廣泛地用於儲存各種不同類型的 媒體，例如音訊、視訊、資料及圖像。在光碟技術的發展 中，產生出大量的物理的或邏輯的光碟格式並使其商品 化。例如，物理媒體已經經歷了自CD至DVD，再至Bh_ray 光碟，並在將來發展到其他新型的光儲存媒體的路程。至 於光碟的邏輯格式，有CD-音訊 '圖片CD、vCD、SVCD、 DVD等。媒體的内容類型包括MPEG1、MPEG2、AC-3、 Mp3等音汛格式的内容類型，以及MpEG1、MpEG2、 、G4 DIVX等視訊格式的内容類型。描述上述每種格 式都有冗長而詳細的規範。播放器之生産者必須爲每種格 式提供支持或承受市場鎖售量之下降。因此，任何一種新 式（物理的或邏輯的）的引進均爲__種資源的消耗及危險 的過程，此需要包括例如内容提供者、播放器生產者等在 =個參與者的親密合作。更進-步地，消費者被吸引 購貝新一代的用於每種新採用之光碟格式的播放器，但此 =器又不可能支持與之競爭的其它光碟格式。此外，新 格式不可能被所有的内容提供者支持。結果，在消費者中 〇生了大㈣迷惑’並較大地提高了採用新格式的條件限1303819 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates generally to optical disks, and more particularly to optical disks having a general logical format independent of content type and physical media. [Prior Art] Optical storage media such as optical disks have been widely used to store various types of media such as audio, video, materials and images. In the development of optical disc technology, a large number of physical or logical disc formats have been produced and commercialized. For example, physical media has gone through CDs to DVDs, to Bh_ray discs, and to other new optical storage media in the future. As for the logical format of the disc, there are CD-Audio 'pictures CD, vCD, SVCD, DVD, etc. The content types of the media include content types of audio formats such as MPEG1, MPEG2, AC-3, and Mp3, and content types of video formats such as MpEG1, MpEG2, and G4 DIVX. Describe each of these formats has lengthy and detailed specifications. Producers of the player must provide support for each format or suffer from a decline in market lock sales. Therefore, any new type of (physical or logical) introduction is a process of consumption and danger of resources, including, for example, content providers, player producers, etc., in close cooperation with = participants. Further, consumers are attracted to buy a new generation of players for each newly adopted disc format, but this is not possible to support other disc formats that compete with them. In addition, the new format is not supported by all content providers. As a result, there has been a big (four) confusion among consumers and a significant increase in the conditions for adopting the new format.
O:\89\89793.DOC 1303819 因 Jt ， _ R f 〇 南要一具有獨立於内容類型及物理媒體之通用邏 輯袼式的光碟。 【發明内容】 、亡發明提供-種具有通用邏輯格式的光碟。該光碟具有 被定義爲獨立於内容類型（亦意即，資料類型及媒體編碼方 案）及物理媒體的資料結構。 根據本發明之一實施例，提供一種資料儲存媒體，其係 、褚存 > 料由一資料處理系統訪問的。該資料儲存媒體 包括一儲存於媒體中的資料結構，用於描述儲存於其中之 不同貝料内容。該資料結構包括含有資料内容的至少一個 内办對象，一與該對象有聯繫的用於描述該對象的對象定 義文件，及一索引文件，該索引文件包括一具有對象參考 内容的内容表。 本發明之通用邏輯格式可容易地適用於任何新内容類 型，無需定義一完整的新格式。更進一步地，不同類型的 内容可被儲存在同一光碟上，且該等内容可爲相關的亦可 爲不相關的》此外，由於通用邏輯格式獨立於物理媒體， 因此其可在任何現有的或將來的光碟媒體（如DVD、Blu_ray 光碟等）中執行。 經由參照下面與隨附圖式結合的描述及申請專利範圍， 吾人可更全面地瞭解本發明，從而不難理解本發明之該等 及其它目的之實現方法。 【實施方式】 根據本發明，使用一具有一資料結構的通用邏輯格式來O:\89\89793.DOC 1303819 Because Jt, _R f 要 South wants a CD with a universal logic style independent of content type and physical media. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The invention provides a compact disc having a general logical format. The disc has a data structure defined as being independent of the content type (i.e., data type and media encoding scheme) and physical media. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a data storage medium is provided, which is accessed by a data processing system. The data storage medium includes a data structure stored in the media for describing different bedding contents stored therein. The data structure includes at least one in-house object containing the content of the material, an object definition file associated with the object for describing the object, and an index file including a table of contents having object reference content. The general logical format of the present invention can be easily adapted to any new content type without defining a complete new format. Still further, different types of content may be stored on the same disc, and the content may be related or irrelevant. Furthermore, since the general logical format is independent of physical media, it may be in any existing or It will be executed in future disc media (such as DVD, Blu_ray disc, etc.). The invention may be more completely understood by reference to the following description of the appended claims and the appended claims. [Embodiment] According to the present invention, a general logic format having a data structure is used.
O:\89\89793 DOC 1303819 定義一光碟，在該資料結構尹，儲存在光碟上之資料内容 並不限制於特殊的資料類型如視訊、音訊或資料，有關該 等内容之應用或編碼方案（例如’ MPEG2、mpeg4、爾χ 等)不必依賴於光媒體之物理格式。此藉由使光碟之應用層 面獨立於光碟之物理層面來實現。此外，將通常位於光碟 ?丨入區域之内容識別文件自物理層面移至應用層面。藉此 方法，内容的不同資料類型以及涉及該等内容之不同庳用 可獨立於光碟的物理格式，而在同_光碟上共同存在並相 互作用。因而’例如’ —CD_音訊格式可存在於—勵光 碟媒體上，反之亦然。更進-步地，現有的編財案（例如， DVD視成）可容易地在任何將來的光碟媒體及其他如硬 碟、快閃記憶料具有隨機存取功能之儲存媒體上執行。 圖1顯不根據本發明之一實施例的光碟應用層面上的一 通用邏輯格式10’該光碟可爲—可記錄的光碟，亦可爲一 發行之ROM光碟。通用邏輯格式1()包括含有不同編媽方 案的各種資料類型之多個内容對象文件12，與内容對象文 件12有聯繫的多個對象定義文件13，—儲存有關播放對象 的表述定義之表述文件16，及一用作啓動文件之索引文件 索引文件2G包括内容表（T〇c)22，該内容表（T〇c)22 含有光碟上如視訊文件26、音訊文件32、資料文件36等 與内容對象文件12相聯繫的不同文件類型之參考内容。 在本貫；^例中’索引文件2G用meta語言例如XML(可擴 展，記語言作義。而且，每個内容對象文件12藉由包括 内今名稱、内容類型、内容描述等的有聯繫之對象定義文O:\89\89793 DOC 1303819 defines a CD-ROM in which the content of the data stored on the CD is not restricted to special data types such as video, audio or data, and the application or coding scheme for such content ( For example, 'MPEG2, mpeg4, er, etc.) do not have to rely on the physical format of the optical medium. This is achieved by making the application layer of the disc independent of the physical level of the disc. In addition, the content identification file, usually located in the CD-in area, is moved from the physical level to the application level. By this method, the different data types of the content and the different uses of the content can be independent of the physical format of the optical disc, and coexist and interact on the same optical disc. Thus, for example, the -CD_audio format can exist on the -disc media and vice versa. Further, existing financial schemes (e.g., DVD viewing) can be easily executed on any future optical disc media and other storage media such as hard disk and flash memory having random access capabilities. 1 shows a general-purpose logical format 10' on a disc application level according to an embodiment of the present invention. The optical disc may be a recordable optical disc or a released ROM disc. The general logical format 1() includes a plurality of content object files 12 containing various material types of different programming schemes, and a plurality of object definition files 13 associated with the content object files 12, storing expression files relating to expression definitions of the playback objects. 16, and an index file index file 2G used as a startup file includes a content table (T〇c) 22, which includes a video file 26, an audio file 32, a data file 36, etc. on the optical disk. The reference content of the different file types to which the content object file 12 is associated. In the example, the index file 2G uses a meta language such as XML (extensible, language-speaking. Moreover, each content object file 12 is associated by including internal names, content types, content descriptions, etc. Object definition
O:\89\89793.DOC 1303819 件13來定義。每個對象定義文件13最好用meu語言（例 如XML)編寫。表述文件16包括一菜單及一播放列表，並 用meta語言如SMIL(同步多媒體合成語言）編寫，以控制同 步及時序。該SMIL文件能夠自有聯繫的對象定義文件獲 得關於内容對象文件12之總體XML資訊，用以在電視屏 幕上顯示内容對象。當然，該等文件並非必須用XML·或 SMIL編寫。其他的_語言包括使用者自定義_語言 亦可用於達成相同目的。 圖2係用於才艮據本發明之一實施例的具有通用邏輯格式 的光碟之播放器之操作流程圖。該播放器一般包括一微處 理器。讀光碟（步驟102)時，播放器將確定播放器上是否有 合適的分析程式（例如XML分析程式）。若播放器上無合適 的刀析私式，則其將確定是否可自光碟（步驟、⑺或網際網 路上（步驟116)獲得分析程式。若不能獲得分析程式，播放 益將提不使用者該光碟不可辨認（步驟叫並拒絕播放該 光碟另—方面，若從光碟或網路可以得到分析程式，播 ^器將獲得該分析程式（步驟126)。—旦獲得分析程式 放器將用該分析程式分析索引文件20(步驟132)’以 7。播放器將提示使㈣自光碟上之源咖選擇_内又容 :::步驟136)，並分析有聯繫的對_ =，以確定對象的内容類型是否可播放( 對象不成由該播放器播放，播放器將提示使用者選擇另外 是，若對象#了： 繫的對象定義文件。但 對象係可播放的’則播放器將該對象加入錯存在播O:\89\89793.DOC 1303819 piece 13 is defined. Each object definition file 13 is preferably written in a meu language (e. g., XML). The presentation file 16 includes a menu and a playlist and is written in a meta language such as SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Synthesis Language) to control synchronization and timing. The SMIL file is capable of obtaining the overall XML information about the content object file 12 from the associated object definition file for displaying the content object on the television screen. Of course, these files do not have to be written in XML or SMIL. Other _ languages including user-defined _language can also be used for the same purpose. Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of a player having a disc having a general logical format in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The player typically includes a microprocessor. When the disc is read (step 102), the player will determine if there is a suitable analysis program (such as an XML parser) on the player. If there is no suitable knife on the player, it will determine whether the analysis program can be obtained from the CD (step, (7) or the Internet (step 116). If the analysis program is not available, the player will not be able to use the user. If the disc is unrecognizable (step calls and refuses to play the disc), if the analysis program is available from the disc or the network, the analyzer will obtain the analysis program (step 126). Once the analysis program is acquired, the analysis will be used. The program analyzes the index file 20 (step 132) 'to 7. The player will prompt (4) to select from the source on the disc _ inner and then::: step 136), and analyze the associated pair _ = to determine the object Whether the content type can be played (the object is not played by the player, the player will prompt the user to select another, if the object #: the object definition file. But the object can be played' then the player adds the object to the wrong Presence broadcast
O:\89\89793 DOC 1303819 放器中的已過濾之TOC中（步驟152)，並確定對象是否爲 光碟上的最後一個對象。若其非最後一個，則將重複步驟 136至步驟156之間的步驟。在所有的對象都被分析過之 後，播放器將在電視屏幕上向客戶顯示具有可播放内容之 已過濾之TOC(步驟162)。已過濾之T0C與表述文件之播 放列表不同，該已過濾之T0C包括僅在特定播放器上可播 放的那該等内容對象的參考内容。 在本發明中不要求文件系統，但文件系統可視情況被包 括在光碟中。在此情況下，文件系統與索引文件互相獨立， 播放機可藉由來自文件系統之文件名或來自索引文件之軌 迹號進行内容對象的定址。 雖然已結合特定的實施例描述本發明，但熟悉此項技術 者不難發現可根據上文的敍述作出多種替代、修改及變 化。因此’所有該等替代、修改及變化都應涵蓋於隨附之 申請專利範圍的精神及範圍内而被包括在本發明中。 【圖式簡單說明】 下面將參照以下隨附圖式並藉由舉例之方式來進一步詳 細說明本發明： 圖1顯示根據本發明之一實施例之光碟在一應用層面上 之通用邏輯格式；及 圖2係用於根據本發明之一實施例之具有通用邏輯格式 的光碟之播放器的操作流程圖。 在該等隨附圖式中，相同的標號表示相類似或者相對應 的特徵或功能。 O:\89\89793.DOC -10- 1303819 【圖式代表符號說明】 10 通用邏輯格式 12 内容對象文件 13 對象定義文件 16 表述文件 20 索引文件 22 内容表（TOC) 26 視訊文件 32 音訊文件 36 資料文件 102-162 步驟O:\89\89793 The filtered TOC in the DOC 1303819 is placed (step 152) and determines if the object is the last object on the disc. If it is not the last one, the steps between step 136 and step 156 will be repeated. After all objects have been analyzed, the player will display the filtered TOC with playable content to the customer on the TV screen (step 162). The filtered TOC is different from the playlist of the presentation file, which includes the reference content of the content objects that are only playable on a particular player. The file system is not required in the present invention, but the file system may be included in the optical disc as the case may be. In this case, the file system and the index file are independent of each other, and the player can address the content object by the file name from the file system or the track number from the index file. Although the present invention has been described in connection with the specific embodiments thereof, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various alternatives, modifications and variations can be made in accordance with the above description. Therefore, all such alternatives, modifications, and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 shows a general logical format of an optical disc at an application level in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a flow chart showing the operation of a player for a compact disc having a general logical format in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. Throughout the drawings, the same reference numerals indicate similar or corresponding features or functions. O:\89\89793.DOC -10- 1303819 [Description of Symbols] 10 General Logic Format 12 Content Object File 13 Object Definition File 16 Presentation File 20 Index File 22 Content Table (TOC) 26 Video File 32 Audio File 36 Information File 102-162 Steps
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