Patent ID: 6567610
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A recording medium comprising:a first area configured to allowing video information to be recorded therein and reproduced therefrom; a second area configured to allow manager information to be recorded therein, the manager information being referred to when the video information recorded in the first area is reproduced; wherein:the video information includes an AV file for storing a movie video object and a still video object; the manager information includes RTR video manager information which is general manager information containing information related to at least the video object in the AV file, a movie AV file information table containing attribute information concerning the movie video object, a still picture AV file information table containing attribute information concerning the still video object, original PGC information containing information indicating a reproduction order of original programs in the AV file, user defined PGC information containing information indicating a reproduction order of data units in a user defined program determined by a user in the AV file, and a manufacturer information table; the RTR video manager information, the movie AV file information table, the still picture AV file information table, the original PGC information and the user defined PGC information are provided as common manager information readable by a plurality of manufacturers' reproducing apparatuses; the manufacturer information table includes a plurality of manufacturers' information to be read by the plurality of manufacturers' reproducing apparatuses, respectively; and the second area includes a third area for the RTR video manager information, a fourth area for the movie AV file information table, a fifth area for the still picture AV file information table, a sixth area for the original PGC information, a seventh area for the user defined PGC information, and an eighth area for the specific manager information readable by only said specific one of the plurality of manufacturers' reproducing apparatuses, the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth areas being arranged in a numerical order.