Patent ID: 8509593
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A playback apparatus for executing playback of a subtitle stream recorded on a recording medium in synchronization with a video stream, the recording medium having subtitle streams and PlayList information, the PlayList information including playback section information and a display method flag, the playback section information defining a playback section by using information indicating an IN time that indicates a playback start point and an OUT time that indicates a playback end point on a playback time axis of the video stream, the playback section information including a first stream information table, the display method flag indicating whether stereoscopic display of subtitles is valid in the playback section, the first stream information table specifying a monoscopic subtitle stream to be used for presenting monoscopic display of subtitles in the playback section, if the display method flag indicates that stereoscopic display of subtitles is valid, the playlist information further including a second stream information table, the second stream information table specifying a left-view subtitle stream and a right-view subtitle stream used for presenting stereoscopic display of subtitles in the playback section, the playback apparatus comprising: a selector operable to: a player operable to execute playback of each selected subtitle stream in synchronization with the video stream.