Claims
- 1. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- information reproducing means for reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item has been read, and for simultaneously reproducing said second and fourth program information items.
- 2. An apparatus as recited in claim 1, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 3. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes which simultaneously proceed with scenes of said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being recorded alternatingly and continuously physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item; and
- simultaneously reproducing said second and fourth program information items.
- 4. A method as recited in claim 3, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 5. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- information reproducing means for reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item has been read, and for reproducing either of said second and fourth program information items, where
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of said second and fourth program information items to another of said second and fourth program information items while said one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of said other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of said other program information item.
- 6. An apparatus as recited in claim 5, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 7. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes which simultaneously proceed with scenes of said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being recorded alternatingly and continuously physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item; and
- reproducing either of said second and fourth program information items, where
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of said second and fourth program information items to another of said second and fourth program information items while said one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of said other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of said other program information item.
- 8. A method as recited in claim 7, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 9. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said apparatus comprising:
- information reproducing means for reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item has been read, and for reproducing either of said second and fourth program information items, where
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of said second and fourth program information items to another of said second and fourth program information items while said one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of said other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item positioned next to said other program information item.
- 10. An apparatus as recited in claim 9, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 11. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium including a disk having a management area and a data area, said data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following said first program information item, a third program information item following said second program information item, and a fourth program information item representing scenes which simultaneously proceed with scenes of said second program information item, said second and fourth program information items being recorded alternatingly and continuously physically one after another between said first and third program information items on said recording medium, said method comprising the steps of:
- reading said second and fourth program information items from said disk at a high speed after said first program information item; and
- reproducing either of said second and fourth program information items, where
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of said second and fourth program information items to another of said second and fourth program information items while said one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of said other program information item starts from a head portion of a data unit of a program information item positioned next to said other program information item.
- 12. A method as recited in claim 11, where each of said first program information item, said second program information item, said third program information item and said fourth program information item include image data.
- 13. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, and a third program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are related to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the second and third program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium after the first program information item, the apparatus comprising:
- an information reproducing device for simultaneously reproducing the second and third program information items.
- 14. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium before the third program information item, the apparatus comprising:
- an information reproducing device for simultaneously reproducing the first and second program information items.
- 15. An apparatus for reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item and a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and continuously recorded in the recording medium, the apparatus comprising:
- an information reproducing device for simultaneously reproducing the first and second program information items.
- 16. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, and a third program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are related to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the second and third program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium after the first program information item, the method comprising the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the second and third program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one second and third program information items selected at a high speed after the first program information item has been reproduced, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and third program information items to another of the second and third program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of the other program information item.
- 17. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item following the first program information item, and a third program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the second program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the second and third program information items are related to each other, the second and third program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the second and third program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium after the first program information item, the method including the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the second and third program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one second and third program information items selected at a high speed after the first program information item has been reproduced, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the second and third program information items to another of the second and third program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
- 18. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium before the third program information item, the method including the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the first and second program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one first and second program information items selected at a high speed before the third program information item has been reproduced, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of the other program information item.
- 19. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item, a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, and a third program information item following the first and second program information items, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium before the third program information item, the method including the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the first and second program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one first and second program information items selected at a high speed before the third program information item has been reproduced, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
- 20. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item and a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium, the method including the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the first and second program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one first and second program information items selected at a high speed, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of the other program information item.
- 21. A method of reproducing information from a multi-scene recording medium comprising a disk having a management area and a data area, the data area recording a first program information item and a second program information item representing scenes simultaneously proceeding with scenes represented by the first program information item, the management area recording multi-scene configuration information showing that the first and second program information items are related to each other, the first and second program information items each being divided into data segments, related data segments of the first and second program information items being alternatingly and consecutively recorded in the recording medium, the method including the steps of:
- selecting at least one of the first and second program information items to be reproduced from the disk; and
- reproducing from the disk the at least one first and second program information items selected at a high speed, wherein
- when reproduction is to be switched from one of the first and second program information items to another of the first and second program information items while the one program information item is being reproduced, reproduction of the other program information item starts from a head portion of a data segment of a program information item next to the other program information item.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/454,289, filed as PCT/JP93/01570 Oct. 29, 1993 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,630,006.
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