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Method for ensuring synchronous presentation of additional data with audio data

Granted 22 May 2012 · 6 office actions

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Abstract

A recording medium, method and apparatus for managing data are discussed. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reproducing main data and additional data. The method includes receiving the additional data associated with the main data, the additional data being divided into a plurality of segment units; and reproducing the additional data in a synchronous manner with the main data using time information if indication information indicates a presence of the time information. The time information indicates a presentation time of the additional data with respect to the main data. The main data and the additional data are reproduced according to management data, the management data including link information for linking the main data and the additional data.

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3 codes
IPC · International Patent Classification
Section G — Physics
  • G06F1/12
USPC · US Patent Classification
713/400713/401

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Pendency
4.6 y
1,670 days filing → grant
Office actions
3
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4
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Nitin Patel
art unit 2116 · TC 2100
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related publicationUS 20080050094 A128 Feb 2008

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