Patent ID: 6104684
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information recording medium comprising:a plurality of recorded information pieces that are independent of each other;a plurality of individual attribute information pieces each of which corresponds to one of the plurality of recorded information pieces and includes attribute information comprising at least one of video compression mode information indicating one of several compression modes, reproduction apparatus limitation information indicating which type of reproduction apparatus is permitted to reproduce the plurality of recorded information pieces, an aspect ratio, display mode information, and audio channel mixing information; andmanagement information, recorded at a position read out prior to any of the recorded information pieces on the recording medium, and including aggregate attribute information comprising at least one of the reproduction apparatus limitation information for indicating which type of reproduction apparatus is permitted to reproduce the plurality of recorded information pieces, the video compression mode information, the aspect ratio, the display mode information, and the audio channel mixing information,wherein each of the individual attribute information pieces as well as the aggregate attribute information include the video compression mode, the aspect ratio and the display mode information.