Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.p.

Warner Home Video Inc.

Other

Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc.

Warner Bros. Home Enterteinment Inc.

Warren N Lieberfarb

Christopher J Cookson

Lewis S Ostrover

Lewis S Ostroyer

A system for playing a selected one of multiple audio tracks recorded in synchronized fashion with a motion picture on an optical disk. The optical disk has encoded on it a mixing master music and effects ('M&E') track, or a switching master M&E track. Individual audio tracks are provided for language-specific versions of the same motion picture, but these tracks have data recorded in them only where there is dialog. In this way, for many a motion picture, all tracks but masters will have data recorded for well less than half of the running time of the motion picture. When a mixing master is used, it is mixed with a language-specific track when the latter has dialog; the mixing master contains no dialog. If a switching master is used, it may contain dialog recorded with the M&E; when a language-specific track has dialog recorded in it, it also contains M&E and the track is played to the exclusion of the switching master.

Player and disc system for producing video signals in different formats

System of multiple players generating outputs of different formats from identical discs

Optical disc player for playing a disc in a selected format

Method of distributing multimedia presentations in different formats on optical discs

A system for playing a selected one of multiple audio tracks recorded in synchronized fashion with a motion picture on an optical disk. The optical disk has encoded on it a mixing master music and effects (&ldquo;M&E&rdquo;) track, or a switching master M&E track. Individual audio tracks are provided for language-specific versions of the same motion picture, but these tracks have data recorded in them only where there is dialog. In this way, for many a motion picture, all tracks but masters will have data recorded for well less than half of the running time of the motion picture. When a mixing master is used, it is mixed with a language-specific track when the latter has dialog; the mixing master contains no dialog. If a switching master is used, it may contain dialog recorded with the M&E; when a language-specific track has dialog recorded in it, it also contains M&E and the track is played to the exclusion of the switching master.

Data structure for allowing play of a video program in multiple aspect ratios

Data structure for representing two or more versions of program material

Data structure representing both program and command data

A system for playing a selected one of multiple audio tracks recorded in synchronized fashion with a motion picture on an optical disk. The optical disk has encoded on it a mixing master music and effects (&ldquo;M&E&rdquo;) track, or a switching master M&E track Individual audio tracks are provided for language-specific versions of the same motion picture, but these tracks have data recorded in them only where there is dialog. In this way, for many a motion picture, all tracks but masters will have data recorded for well less than half of the running time of the motion picture. When a mixing master is used, it is mixed with a language-specific track when the latter has dialog; the mixing master contains no dialog. If a switching master is used, it may contain dialog recorded with the M&E; when a language-specific track has dialog recorded in it, it also contains M&E and the track is played to the exclusion of the switching master.

Data structure for representing a program containing components organized in a series of data blocks

Data structure for audio signals that can be mixed and/or switched

Data structure for representing video program subtitles

Data structure for distinguishing data of authorized and unauthorized publishers

Method for processing a plurality of synchronized audio tracks, including phase inversion of a selected track

Software carrier with operating commands embedded in data blocks

Software carrier whose play can be controlled by the software publisher

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Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Warren N Lieberfarb