Information storage medium containing multi-path data, and storage apparatus and player thereof

Abstract

A data recording and reproducing apparatus supporting multi-path recording reproduction, and an information storage medium on which multi-path data is recorded. The information storage medium includes at least one clip that is a recording unit containing presentation data for respective paths, wherein presentation data in a selected path is continuously reproduced without changing paths, and additional path information regarding a block of the path is recorded separately from the presentation data. Accordingly, it is possible to more effectively use a recording space and reduce the frequency of jumping to clips, thereby effectively reading the multi-path presentation data from the information storage medium.

1 . A method for reproducing data from an information storage medium comprising a multi path block comprising a plurality of reproduction paths corresponding to a plurality of languages, the method comprising:
 reading data and playlists from the information storage medium; and   reproducing data regarding one of the plurality of reproduction paths, in the multi path block, based on playlists,   wherein the playlists comprises a first playlist corresponding to a first language, and a second playlist corresponding to a second language, the first playlist and the second playlist corresponding to a same title,   the first playlist comprises a first playitem pointing to data regarding a first reproduction path corresponding to the first language in the multi path block and the second playlist comprises a second playitem pointing to data regarding a second reproduction path corresponding to the second language in the multi path block, and   each of the first playlist and the second playlist comprises at least one playitem pointing to data regarding a same reproduction path in other intervals than an interval corresponding to the multi path block.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein data regarding a reproduction path is included in a clip.