Claims
- 1. An information storage medium configured to store a management area and a data area, wherein:said data area is arranged for recording data relating to a plurality of sequences; said management area comprises a play list search pointer table arranged to describe information for searching and accessing play lists; said play list search pointer table comprises at least one play list search pointer; said at least one play list search pointer comprises primary text information for searching for, or used to identify, one of said play lists; said at least one play list search pointer comprises an item text search pointer number, wherein said item text search pointer number is information for searching for one of said play lists; said management area comprises a text data manager arranged or used as sub-information of said primary text information; and said text data manager comprises text data information including information of an end address of the text data manager.
- 2. A method for recording information on an information storage medium, comprising the steps of:recording a data area; wherein recording a management area, and said data area is arranged for recording data relating to a plurality of sequences; said management area comprises a play list search pointer table arranged to describe information for searching and accessing play lists; said play list search pointer table comprises at least one play list search pointer; said at least one play list search pointer comprises primary text information for searching for, or used to identify, one of said play lists; said at least one play list search pointer comprises an item text search pointer number, wherein said item text search pointer number is information for one of said play lists; said management area comprises a text data manager arranged or used as sub-information of said primary text information; and said text data manager comprises text data information including information of an end address of the text data manager.
- 3. A system for recording information on an information storage medium, comprising:a first recorder configured to record a management area, and a second recorder configured to record a data area, wherein: said data area is arranged for recording data relating to a plurality of sequences; said management area comprises a play list search pointer table arranged to describe information for searching and accessing play lists; said play list search pointer table comprises at least one play list search pointer; said at least one play list search pointer comprises primary text information for searching for, or used to identify, one of said play lists; said at least one play list search pointer comprises an item text search pointer number, wherein said item text search pointer number is information for searching for one of said play lists; said management area comprises a text data manager arranged or used as sub-information of said primary text information; and said text data manager comprises text data information including information of an end address of the text data manager.
- 4. A method for reading information on an information storage medium, comprising the steps of:reading a management area, and reading a data area, wherein: said data area is arranged for recording data relating to a plurality of sequences; said management area comprises a play list search pointer table arranged to describe information for searching and accessing play lists; said play list search pointer table comprises at least one play list search pointer; said at least one play list search pointer comprises primary text information for searching for, or used to identify, one of said play lists; said at least one play list search pointer comprises an item text search pointer number, wherein said item text search pointer number is information for one of said play lists; said management area comprises a text data manager arranged or used as sub-information of said primary text information; and said text data manager comprises text data information including information of an end address of the text data manager.
- 5. A system for reading information on an information storage medium, comprising:a first reader configured to read a management area, and a second reader configured to read a data area, wherein: said data area is arranged for recording data relating to a plurality of sequences; said management area comprises a play list search pointer table arranged to describe information for searching and accessing play lists; said play list search pointer table comprises at least one play list search pointer; said at least one play list search pointer comprises primary text information for searching for, or used to identify, one of said play lists; said at least one play list search pointer comprises an item text search pointer number, wherein said item text search pointer number is information for searching for one of said play lists; said management area comprises a text data manager arranged or used as sub-information of said primary text information; and said text data manager comprises text data information including information of an end address of the text data manager.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a Division of application Ser. No. 09/630,541 filed on Aug. 1, 2000 is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,519,413, which is a division of application Ser. No. 09/461,618 filed on Dec. 15, 1999 is now U.S. Pat. No. 6,259,858, both of which are being incorporated by reference herein.
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Do not List Petitions for Accelerated Examination Filed in Japan—Just Include, as They are an Atta of Petition, not a Reference. |