Patent ID: 6539167
Filing Date: 2003-03-25
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A recording method for an optical disk including an audio zone, comprising the step of:recording at least one audio object corresponding to an audio title and an audio title set information for managing the reproduction of the at least one audio object in the audio zone, wherein each of the at least one audio object contains coded audio data, the audio title set information contains a plurality of reproduction path information each indicating the reproduction order of the at least one audio object and a block information defining at least two reproduction path information as a block among the plurality of reproduction path information, each of the at least two reproduction path information being alternatively selectable in a part of the reproduction path of the audio title, and the number of audio channels of the coded audio data contained in the audio object which is reproduced in accordance with the reproduction order indicated by one reproduction path information included in the block is different from the number of audio channels of the coded audio data contained in the audio object which is reproduced in accordance with the reproduction order indicated by another reproduction path information included in the block.