Patent ID: 7778528
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method of reproducing an interactive disk using a network, comprising the steps of: (a) checking whether a disk placed in a disk device is an interactive disk by determining if the disk includes a file having information of a disk version, a content version, and an address pointing to a content-providing server; (b) setting a system to be suitable for a reproduction of contents pre-recorded on the interactive disk, based on a result of the checking step; (c) determining whether a download mode is a mode drawn from the group comprising a complete download mode and a streaming download mode; (d) receiving, from an external source, a file with contents having a corresponding version, the received file being compatible with the inserted interactive disk and including a setup file and a synchronization file; (e) resetting the system to be suitable for a reproduction of the received contents based on the setup file and the synchronization file; and (f) according to a result of the determining step (c), and when the received contents include a content part to be presented synchronously with video data, audio data or other data pre-recorded on the interactive disk, presenting the video data, audio data or other data pre- recorded on the interactive disk along with the content part by synchronizing corresponding presentation times with reference to the synchronization file, wherein the streaming download mode is a download mode where part of the download data is presented by the step (f) while downloading of the remaining download data continues.