Patent ID: 6188835
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An optical disk system, comprising:a disk drive unit for retrieving identification data, encoded video data, and navigation data stored upon an optical disk;an input device for receiving user input and producing an output signal, wherein the output signal indicates a beginning of a selected portion of the encoded video data;a memory unit comprising a non-volatile portion for storing the identification data and navigation data; anda control unit coupled to receive the identification data and the navigation data from the disk drive unit and the output signal produced by the input device, wherein the control unit is coupled to the memory unit, and wherein the control unit responds to the output signal by:producing the current navigation data, wherein the current navigation data is the navigation data received from the disk drive unit when the output signal is received; andstoring the identification data and the current navigation data within the non-volatile portion of the memory unit.