Av information reproducing system and a reproducing method applied to the same system

Abstract

In a system for reproducing AV information from a recording medium, such as a DVD, not only are usual titles reproduced, but also related information relevant to specific stream information is acquired easily by making use of resources on a computer network. In a reproducing system with the function of reproducing the title information recorded on a DVD and displaying it on the screen of a display section, when the user clicks a Web mark on the screen, the CPU links to a Web server on the Internet via a modem and accesses the Web page related to the stream information on the screen. At that time, the related Web page is the selected information conforming to parental information, or attribute information, set in the system.

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         39 . A method implemented on a system having a capability of being connected to a network, the method comprising:
 retrieving a data block that contains access information indicative of a location on the network of external information, the data block relating to a moving picture;   accepting a user instruction; and   issuing an access to the location on the network to request the external information in response to the user instruction.   
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 39 , further comprising:
 displaying a content of the requested external information and/or the moving picture.   
     
     
         41 . A system having a capability of being connected to a network, the system comprising:
 a module configured to retrieve a data block that contains access information indicative of a location on the network of external information, the data block relating to a moving picture;   a module configured to accept a user instruction; and   a module configured to issue an access to the location on the network to request the external information in response to the user instruction.   
     
     
         42 . An apparatus comprising a processor configured to execute instructions corresponding to the method of  claim 39 . 
     
     
         43 . An apparatus configured to use the method of  claim 39 , and to transfer the stream data block via the network.