Patent ID: 6453119
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information recording method for recording data on an information recording disc which includes a first area of a managing file in which management information is stored, and which includes a second area of an audio file or a video file in which video information is stored, the information recording method comprising the steps of:recording at least one object in the audio or video file on the information recording disc, wherein said object includes object units and said object units each include at least one of a video pack in which video data is recorded and an audio pack in which audio data is recorded; and recording management information in the managing file, wherein said management information includes a plurality of program chain information, cells, disc representative picture information for one disc representative picture, and a plurality of chapter representative picture information respectively prepared for said plurality of program chain information, said plurality of program chain information designate respective cell reproduction orders, said cells represent portions of the object; said disc representative picture information includes information regarding a program chain number, a cell number, and a picture point as a presentation time of a picture representing the recording contents of the disc in the object unit, and information regarding time when the disc representative picture was made, said disc representative picture is any picture included in the object, and said plurality of chapter representative picture information include respective picture points for representative frames.