Information recording and reproducing method using management information including mapping information

Abstract

According to one embodiment, there is provided an information playback method, comprising reading out management information used to manage one or more video titles from an information storage medium, the medium storing an advanced content including the management information in which a title timeline indicating playback timings of objects of each video title being individually defined, and playing back objects of each video title in accordance with the title timeline defined in the readout management information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 : An information reproducing method, comprising:
 reproducing management information, the management information including mapping information that manages presentation timings and presentation sizes on a screen for presenting objects of a video title, the mapping information describing presentation start and end timings of each of the objects in a form of mapping on a title timeline, the mapping information including resource information that records information indicating which resource files that record information needed to present the objects are to be used; and   obtaining the resource files indicated by the resource information to present the objects on a screen of a display at the presentation timings and presentation sizes indicated by the mapping information.   
     
     
         2 : An information reproducing method, comprising:
 reproducing management information, the management information including resource information indicating different locations of resources to be presented on a timeline; and   obtaining the resources from the different locations according to the resource information to reproduce contents of the resource files on the timeline.   
     
     
         3 : The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 transferring the resources from the different locations according to the management information.   
     
     
         4 : The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising:
 displaying contents of objects according to the management information.   
     
     
         5 : A non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with computer-readable instructions thereon, the computer-readable instructions when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method according to  claim 2 .