Abstract: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information includes jumping-point information for jumping into another angle. Each of the clip AV streams may be recorded in a contiguous recording area, or divided into smaller interleaved units that are interleaved with units of the other clip AV streams.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus and method includes a reproducing unit to reproduce mainstream data and sub audio data separately added in the mainstream data, wherein the reproducing unit comprises a counter used in reproducing the sub audio data. Accordingly, it is possible to more naturally reproduce still image data, such as a browsable slide show, to which sub audio data is additionally included, thus preventing an interruption in reproduction of the sub audio data even during a forward or reverse play.

Abstract: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information includes jumping-point information for jumping into another angle. Each of the clip AV streams may be recorded in a contiguous recording area, or divided into smaller interleaved units that are interleaved with units of the other clip AV streams.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus and method includes a reproducing unit to reproduce mainstream data and sub audio data separately added in the mainstream data, wherein the reproducing unit comprises a counter used in reproducing the sub audio data. Accordingly, it is possible to more naturally reproduce still image data, such as a browsable slide show, to which sub audio data is additionally included, thus preventing an interruption in reproduction of the sub audio data even during a forward or reverse play.

Abstract: An information storage medium which stores data structures supporting multi-angles includes clip AV streams for respective angle data of multi-angle motion picture data. As additional information for each clip AV stream, clip information is recorded on a separate storage area from that of the clip AV streams. The clip information includes jumping-point information for jumping into another angle. Each of the clip AV streams may be recorded in a contiguous recording area, or divided into smaller interleaved units that are interleaved with units of the other clip AV streams.

Abstract: A storage medium storing: video data; and graphics data for displaying a menu. The graphics data includes first graphics data displayed on the screen when an activation command is generated by a user and may also include second graphics data displayed on the screen at a designated time.

Abstract: A structure of a manifest file containing information on contents stored in a local storage device of a reproducing apparatus, a method of downloading the contents using the structure of the manifest file, and an apparatus for reproducing the contents. The structure of the manifest file includes contents information and 0version information of the manifest file and description information on at least one predetermined unit forming the contents.

Abstract: An information storage medium storing management information of an application executable from a plurality of information storage media, and a method and apparatus for executing the application based on the management information are provided. The method includes: if a new information storage medium is inserted into a reproducing apparatus during the execution of the application, reading information on an identifier of the new information storage medium; and determining whether to continuously execute the application based on the information and continuously executing the application according to a result obtained by the determination. The information on the identifier of the new information storage medium may be included in the application or in an application management table (AMT) of the information storage medium. A life cycle of a disc unbound application is managed so as to use an application that can be shared by different information storage media.

Abstract: A content reproducing apparatus and method in which transferring of information and/or sharing system parameters between markup documents are enabled without heavily loading a central processing unit, and there is no need to define a new browser, and an information storage medium having a computer program therefor. The content reproducing apparatus includes a data storage unit storing and/or reading data and a presentation engine controlling the data storage unit according to a command program contained in an input markup document.

Abstract: A storage medium storing multimedia data for the reproduction of audio-visual (AV) data and a programming function, and a reproducing apparatus and method thereof. The storage medium includes: reproduction mode data for reproducing audio-visual (AV) data; program data including a plurality of program applications for providing interactive functions with a user and/or additional functions using the AV data; system data for controlling the execution of the reproduction mode data and the program data; and application objects for managing the execution of the program data and information on the reproduction mode data to be reproduced along with the execution of the program data. Accordingly, various user interfaces and/or various additional functions can be provided, as well as simple reproduction of AV data. Also the program application can be prevented from using malicious intent, and program applications having the same function can be reused without modification or recompilation.

Abstract: A storage medium including metadata, which provide an extended search function using a variety of search keywords on audio-visual data, and a reproduction apparatus and a reproduction method of reproducing the storage medium. The storage medium includes: audio-visual data; and metadata to provide an extended search function on the audio-visual data, wherein the metadata include a predefined search keyword and a search keyword which may be additionally defined by an author. Accordingly, by using a variety of search keywords additionally defined by an author as well as predefined search keywords, providing an extended search function is possible. In addition, by recording only portions of the metadata relative directly to supporting multiple languages in an additional text-based file, providing an extended search function using a plurality of languages is also possible.

Abstract: A storage medium including audio-video (AV) data and application programs for providing additional functions using the AV data includes: movie mode data for reproducing audio-visual (AV) data; program mode data including a plurality of application programs for providing additional functions using the AV data; system data for controlling the execution of the movie mode data and the program mode data; and management information for managing the execution of the application programs in a unit of title, wherein the system data comprises mode information indicating whether a reproduction mode of a title to be reproduced is a movie mode or a program mode.

Abstract: A method of and an apparatus for processing text data recorded on an information storage medium according to an attribute of the text data. One of a plurality of script categories classified according to a language attribute of the text data is extracted; and the text data according to script information included in the extracted category is rendered. Script category information classified by scripts is stored as language information that a text generator included in a reproducing apparatus can process, and text data is processed using the stored language information.

Abstract: An apparatus and method to reproduce interactive content with control of a font according to an aspect ratio conversion are provided. The apparatus reproduces an interactive content from an information storage medium. The interactive content includes AV data including audio data and video data, a markup document, and/or a markup resource file. The apparatus includes a font decoder, which determines a pixel aspect ratio of a font according to aspect ratio information and resolution information of an input markup document, enlarges or reduces the font before displaying the font, and outputs font data resulting from the enlargement or reduction to a screen on which the interactive content is displayed so as to be adapted to an aspect ratio and a resolution of the screen. Accordingly, the interactive content may be displayed with a minimum distortion.

Abstract: An information storage medium on which an AV stream including video data, audio data, and graphic data multiplexed in an MPEG-2 transport stream format is recorded, and a reproducing method and apparatus, where the AV stream recorded on the information storage medium includes: at least one video source packet; at least one audio source packet; and at least one additional data source packet, disposed after a video source packet having a same presentation time information as that of the additional data source packet. Thus, even when a jump operation of a reproduction location is performed, graphic data corresponding to video data can be displayed together.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for reproducing downloaded data along with data recorded on a storage medium. Data downloaded from an external database through a network are bound with data recorded on the storage medium. Accordingly, contents stored in a local storage after being downloaded from the external database can be smoothly reproduced along with data recorded on the storage medium. The bound data are stored in a virtual data structure corresponding to a data structure of the storage medium.

Abstract: A storage medium storing application data providing a programming function, and an apparatus and method of reproducing the application data recorded on the storage medium and application data downloaded through a network. The apparatus includes: a reader reading data recorded on the storage medium; a local storage storing data downloaded from an external database via a network; and a reproducer reproducing the data read from the storage medium and the downloaded data stored in the local storage, wherein the reproducer includes an application manager to control the read data and the downloaded data to be reproduced together. It is possible to provide interactive functions with users, easily update and add application data when the application includes errors and malfunction which are not available when a storage medium is manufactured, or when it is necessary to update the application in order to provide additional functions which are not available when the storage medium is manufactured.

Abstract: A storage medium storing a multimedia image stream and a text-based subtitle stream, and a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method therefor are provided to reproduce the text-based subtitle data stream recorded separately from the multimedia image stream such that the subtitle data can be easily produced and edited and a caption can be provided in a plurality of languages. The storage medium stores: image data; and text-based subtitle data to display a caption on an image based on the image data, wherein the subtitle data includes: one style information item specifying an output style of the caption; and a plurality of presentation information items that are displaying units of the caption, and the subtitle data is separated and recorded separately from the image data. Accordingly, a caption can be provided in a plurality of languages, and can be easily produced and edited, and the output style of caption data can be changed in a variety of ways.

Abstract: A storage medium storing: video data; and graphics data for displaying a menu. The graphics data includes first graphics data displayed on the screen when an activation command is generated by a user and may also include second graphics data displayed on the screen at a designated time.

Abstract: A storage medium for storing text-based subtitle data including style information, a reproducing apparatus and methods are provided for reproducing text-based subtitle data including style information separately recorded on the storage medium. The storage medium includes: multimedia image data; and text-based subtitle data for displaying subtitles on an image based on the multimedia image data, wherein the text-based subtitle data includes dialog information indicating subtitle contents to be displayed on the image, style information indicating an output style of the dialog information, and partial style information indicating an output style applied to a portion of the dialog information. Accordingly, subtitles can be provided in a plurality of languages without limited to the number of units of subtitle data. In addition, subtitle data can be easily produced and edited. Likewise, an output style of the subtitle data can be changed in a variety of ways.