Patent ID: 7403694
Filing Date: 2008-07-22
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information reproducing method for reproducing a disc representative picture recorded on an information recording medium, said information recording medium including, wherein said video file is configured to store a plurality of video objects, said video objects including object units, each object unit including at least one of a video pack in which video data is recorded and an audio pack in which audio data is recorded, said management information includes disc representative picture information for a disc representative picture, and a plurality of program chain information including cell information representing cells, at least one of said program chain information designates respective cell reproduction orders, one of said cells refers to one of said video objects, said disc representative picture information includes first information regarding a program chain number, a cell number, a picture point which describes time information for presenting said disc representative picture, and second information regarding a time when said disc representative picture information was made, and the program chain number is set to zero when the disc representative picture exists, but the second information regarding a time is set “FFh” when the disc representative picture does not exist, the information reproducing method comprising: reading said management information; referring to said disc representative picture information; and reading and decoding said disc representative picture.