Patent ID: 6901208

Claim:
An information storage medium configured to have data recorded thereon and data reproduced therefrom, the information storage medium comprising: a data area configured to store contents data including still picture data; and a management area configured to store control information used to access the contents data to reproduce at least a portion of the still picture data with a reproducing apparatus, the control information including information for managing the contents data, the information including a still picture cell information including information of a cell referring to the still picture data, wherein: the still picture cell information includes a field including still picture cell general information, and a plurality of fields including still picture cell entry point information, the still picture cell general information includes number information of the still picture cell entry point information fields, and the number information is stored in a portion of the still picture cell information that is different from a portion of the still picture cell information in which said plurality of fields including the still picture cell entry point information are stored.