Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byung-jun Kim

Jung-wan Ko

Hyun-kwon Chung

Young-yoon Kim

Do-nam Lee

Jae-seong Shim

Chan-Dong Cho

Kyung-geun Lee

In-sik Park

Jung-kwon Heo

Byoung-ho Choi

Jong-Sik Jeong

Tae-yong Doh

Jung-Wan Ko

Yoon-woo Lee

Joong-eon Seo

Young-man Lee

Eun-Sang Park

Chan-dong Cho

Won-woo Rhee

A recording medium for storing real time recording/reproduction information, a real time recording and reproducing method and apparatus, and a file operating method using the information. Real time recording/reproduction information for ensuring real time recording/reproduction is stored in a file control information area, in each real time file, or in a separate file, and real time recording/reproduction attributes are assigned to the file. Thus, real time recorded files can be continuously reproduced without interruption. Also, there are methods of creating a file to which real time recording/reproduction attributes are assigned, extending a data area, and recording and reproducing the file to which real time recording/reproduction attributes are assigned.

Recording medium for storing real time recording/reproduction information, method and apparatus for recording and reproducing in real time, and file operating method using the same

An optical recording medium having a read-only storage area and a writable storage area and a recording/reproducing apparatus and method therefor. The optical recording medium is a hybrid disc having both the read-only storage area, which is suitable for mass production of information having the same contents, and the writable storage area on which data can be recorded, updated or added at a user's option. The read-only storage area has a structure that is completely compatible with a digital versatile disc read only memory (DVD-ROM) specification, and the writable storage area is compatible with the recording/reproducing characteristics of a writable DVD specification so that an existing reproducing-only apparatus can read information from the read-only storage area, and data can be recorded in the writable storage area using an apparatus obtained by minimally changing an existing recording/reproducing apparatus while maintaining the physical recording characteristics of the existing recording/reproducing apparatus.

Optical recording medium having read-only storage area and writable storage area and recording/reproducing apparatus and method therefor

Optical recording medium read-only storage area and writeable storage area and recording/reproducing apparatus and method therefor

A method of and an apparatus for online modification/update of a database using a recordable optical disc. A user apparatus having a version of a database and an update date and time stored on the recordable optical disc communicates with a server which stores information for updating the database and an update date and time. A comparison of the respective dates and times is made and the server transmits updated information to the user apparatus based on the comparison. In one embodiment, the user apparatus transmits the update date and time stored on the recordable optical disc, the server makes the comparison and transmits the modified/updated information based on the comparison. In another embodiment, the user apparatus acquires the update date and time stored on the server, makes the comparison and acquires modified/updated information from the server based on the comparison.

Method of and apparatus for updating a database using a recordable optical disc

Optical recording medium having read-only storage area and writeable storage area and recording/reproducing apparatus and method therefor

A medium, which is accessed by a reproducing/recording apparatus, having a read-only area in which commodity catalog information provided by a vendor is written and where only a read operation is allowed, and a writeable area in which predetermined commodity catalog information provided by a server is updated and where a write operation of user information for later retrieval is allowed. Using the medium, consumers can easily access the latest commodity catalog information at any time, and make secure purchases using identity verification methods using the latest commodity catalog information. The use of the medium and system accelerates the purchasing system so as to increase sales, files a purchase record on the consumer side, which provides a guarantee mechanism for refund or exchange in the future. Further, since the commodity catalog information is distributed online, labor and financial waste can be reduced.

Media and method of updating commodity catalog information

A digital recording medium for protecting a copyright includes a data recording region on at least a part of which information encrypted using a cryptosystem is recorded, and a copy disapproval region on which a cypher key for decryption of the encrypted information recorded on the data recording region is recorded. When the digital recording medium is copied illegally, table identification information recorded thereon will be damaged. Thus, the information recorded on a recording medium obtained by illegally copying the digital recording medium cannot be reproduced normally. A playback apparatus for the digital recording medium includes a memory for storing the cryptosystem, a reader for reading data recorded on the digital recording medium, and a decrypter for decrypting the encrypted information recorded on the digital recording medium, based on the cypher key read from the digital recording medium by the reader.

Method and apparatus for protecting copyright of digital recording medium and copyright protected digital recording medium

A disc recording/reproducing apparatus for recording/reproducing multi-channel data simultaneously on a recording medium, the apparatus including channel buffers for recording/reproducing corresponding to the multi-channels, and a recording/reproducing controller for, if there is a channel buffer is filled with data to be recorded among the allocated channel buffers for recording, reading data from the channel buffer to record the data on the allocated continuous space, and if there is an empty channel buffer among the allocated channel buffers for reproducing, writing data read from the recording medium to the empty channel buffer. In the apparatus, the size of the continuous space on the recording medium, the size of the channel buffers for recording, and the size of the channel buffers for reproducing are allocated based on recording/reproducing speed information of a channel in which recording/reproducing is required according to a recording/reproducing request. Accordingly, multi-channel data can be simultaneously recorded and reproduced in real time without channel buffer overflow and underflow.

Method and apparatus for recording/reproducing multi-channel data

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Byung-jun Kim