Patent ID: 6125232
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a menu from an optical disc having a lead-in area, a lead-out area, and a recorded data area defined between the lead-in area and the lead-out area, wherein the recorded data area comprises a first menu area that stores a first language menu data for displaying a first language menu and a menu selection area that stores selection data for selecting at least the first language menu data, the first language menu data including at least one data cell including video and sub-picture packs to which video and sub-picture data are stored, respectively, the video data of the video pack being capable of displaying a background of the first language menu and the sub-picture data of the sub-picture pack being capable of displaying a sub-picture on the background, and the selection data comprising an address for indicating a location of the first menu area and a first language code for specifying the first language displayed on the first language menu, the reproduction apparatus comprising:storing means for storing a predetermined language code;retrieving means for retrieving the menu selection area to read the first language code;comparing means for comparing the first language code with the predetermined language code and generating a first coincident signal when the first language code coincides with the predetermined code;causing means for causing the retrieving means to retrieve an address of the first menu area in response to the first coincident signal, access the first menu area with the address and read out the menu data from the first menu area;decoding means for decoding the video and sub-picture packs of the menu data to generate a video signal and a sub-picture signal; andoutputting means for outputting the video signal and the sub-picture signal so as to display a background picture produced based on the video signal and a sub-picture on the background picture, the sub-picture being produced based on the sub-picture signal.