Patent ID: 6564008
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
An information medium, comprising:a data area configured to store at least one data object having record information; and a management area configured to store management information for managing said at least one data object, and in which said management information includes: program chain information configured to specify a manner of presentation of said at least one data object, and a search pointer table including a search pointer area, wherein, said program chain information includes a program information area and at least one piece of cell information, said cell information has an entry point information area configured to describe entry point information of at least one entry point, each entry point marking an arbitrary position in said record information for a user to freely set contents of said at least one data object, said entry point information area is configured to store a first primary text information corresponding to an entry point, wherein the first primary text information contains text information, said program information area is configured to store a second primary text information corresponding to a program, wherein the second primary text information contains text information, and said search pointer area includes: a first area configured to store a third primary text information corresponding to one of a plurality of search pointers, wherein the third primary text information contains text information, and the one of a plurality of search pointers is associated with a user-defined program chain, and a second area configured to store a number information corresponding to the user-defined program chain, wherein the entry point can be independently set in an original program chain and in each of the search pointers.