Patent ID: 6580872
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information storage medium configured to have data recorded thereon and data reproduced therefrom by an information recording/reproducing apparatus, said data including audio/video data and control information for managing said audio/video data, the information recording medium comprising:a data area configured to store said audio/video data relating to at least one cell; a management area, separate from said data area, configured to store said control information, wherein said control information includes program chain information having cell information, wherein said cell information includes cell general information and at least one piece of cell entry point information for a cell entry point of said at least one cell, and said cell general information further includes information of a type of said at least one cell, information describing a number of said at least one piece of cell entry point information, information describing a presentation start time of said at least one cell, and information describing a presentation end time of said at least one cell, and said cell entry point information includes information of a type of said cell entry point and information of a presentation time for said cell entry point, wherein said control information includes movie AV file information having at least one piece of movie video object information relating to said audio/video data, and said movie video object information includes movie video object general information containing temporary erase information of said audio/video data, and wherein said audio/video data is configured to be set at a temporarily erased state, said temporarily erased state being indicated by said temporary erase information.