System and method for producing storage media images

Abstract

A system for producing custom media images, the system including a media server which includes a title database and a creation server connected to the media server, the title database containing a plurality of title records, each title record including a title description file and a plurality of compiled title media files, the creation server receiving a request to produce a media image from a selection of titles respective of the title records, the creation server producing a set of media management files according to the title description file of each the selected title records, and generating a media image containing the media management files and a copy of the compiled title media files of each the selected title records.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. Method for producing a DVD image including at least video, comprising the steps of:
 receiving a request to produce a DVD image of selected titles, each said selected titles being associated with a previously compiled version thereof DVD title, at least one of said selected tiles titles being a video title; 
 retrieving a plurality of title description modules, wherein each title description module is associated with a selected one of said selected titles and contains analysis results of that title; 
 generating a DVD management module from said title description modules by 
 modifying a DVD management module template, according to parameters extracted from said title description modules; and 
 producing a DVD image from said DVD management module and from said compiled versions of said selected titles 
 eliminating a title management section of all but a first of said selected titles; 
 modifying file numbers of VOB files of said all but the first of said selected titles to be in sequence with the VOB files of a first selected title; and 
 modifying the title management section of said first selected title, to be associated with the renumbered VOB files of said all but the first of said selected titles. 
 
     
     
       2. Method for producing a single DVD title from a plurality of DVD titles, comprising the steps of:
 providing a plurality of previously compiled DVD titles; 
 retrieving a plurality of title description modules, wherein each title description module is associated with a selected one of said selected titles and contains analysis results of that title; 
 eliminating a title management section of all but a first of said previously compiled DVD titles; 
 modifying file numbers of the VOB files of said all but the first of said previously compiled DVD titles to be in sequence with the VOB files of the first previously compiled DVD title; 
 modifying the title management section of said first previously compiled DVD title, to be associated with both said first previously compiled DVD title and said all but the first of said previously compiled DVD titles in said provided previously compiled DVD titles. 
 
     
     
       3. The method according to  claim 2 , further comprising the step of:
 merging selected ones of said VOB files and altering internal block addresses in said merged VOB files, to be in sequence there between. 
 
     
     
       4. Method for producing a DVD image from a plurality of previously compiled selected DVD video cell records and a plurality of video title pointer records, each of said selected DVD video cell records including a title description module and at least one cell content files, each of said video title pointer records including a title description module and pointers to at least one of said selected DVD video cell records, the method comprising the steps of:
 receiving a user request including one of at least one video title pointer record and at least one cell record; 
 performing steps a, b, and c when said user request includes at least one video title pointer record and performing steps d, e, f and g when said user request includes at least one DVD video cell record: 
 a. retrieving the title management modules of each of said at least one video title pointer records; 
 b. generating a new title management module when certain ones of selected titles are to be combined; and 
 c. retrieving the cell content files of the respective ones of said selected DVD video cell records associated with said requested at least one video title pointer record; 
 d. retrieving the title management modules of each of selected DVD video cell records; and 
 e. generating a new title management module and retrieving the cell content files of said respective DVD video cell records, when certain ones of said selected titles are to be combined; 
 f. generating at least one DVD title from said new title management module and from the respective ones of said retrieved cell content files, by associating said title management module and said respective ones of said retrieved cell content files; and 
 g. generating a DVD management module from said title description modules, wherein each title description module is associated with a previously compiled DVD title and contains analysis results of that title; and 
 producing a DVD image from said DVD management module and from said generated DVD titles by eliminating a title management section of all but a first of the generated DVD titles, modifying file numbers of retrieved cell content files of the all but the first of the generated DVD titles to be in sequence with the retrieved cell content files of a first generated DVD title, and modifying the title management section of the first generated DVD title, to be associated with the renumbered retrieved cell content files of the all but the first of the generated DVD titles. 
 
     
     
       5. The method according to  claim 4 , further comprising the step of producing a DVD image from said DVD management module and from said generated DVD titles. 
     
     
       6. The method according to  claim 4 , further comprising the step of writing said DVD image on a DVD media. 
     
     
       7. A system, comprising:
 a creation server configured to receive a request to produce a media image of selected previously compiled DVD titles at least one of the selected titles being a video title; and   a media server configured to store a plurality of title description modules in a title database, each of the plurality of title description modules associated with a respective one of the selected titles and containing analysis results of that title,   wherein the creation server further comprises,
 retrieving the plurality of title description modules, 
 generating a management module from the title description modules, and 
 producing the media image from the management module and from the compiled versions of the selected titles by eliminating a title management section of all but a first of the selected titles, modifying file numbers of video object files of the all but the first of the selected titles to be in sequence with the video object files of a first selected title, and modifying the title management section of the first selected title, to be associated with the renumbered video object files of the all but the first of the selected titles. 
   
     
     
       8. A system, comprising:
 a media server configured to receive a plurality of title description modules, where each title description module is associated with a compiled media source from a plurality of previously compiled media sources and contains analysis results of the compiled media source, wherein the media server stores a title description module for each of the plurality of title description modules as a plurality of title records in a title database; and   a creation server configured to receive a request to produce the media image of selected titles, each of the selected titles being associated with a compiled media source from the plurality of compiled media sources and having a title management section, at least one of the selected titles being a video title,   wherein the creation server further comprises,
 retrieving each of the title description modules associated with each of the selected titles from the plurality of title records, 
 generating a management module based on the title description modules, and 
 producing the media image by modifying the management module according to parameters extracted from the title description modules, copying the plurality of complied media sources associated with each of the images of selected titles, and by eliminating a title management section of all but a first of the selected titles, modifying file numbers of video object files of the all but the first of the selected titles to be in sequence with the video object files of a first selected title, and modifying the title management section of the first selected title, to be associated with the renumbered video object files of the all but the first of the selected titles. 
   
     
     
       9. A computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to:
 provide a plurality of previously compiled DVD titles;   retrieve a plurality of title description modules, wherein each title description module is associated with one of said previously compiled DVD titles and contains analysis results of that title;   generate a DVD management nodule from said title description modules;   eliminate a title management section of all but a first of the previously compiled DVD titles;   modify file numbers of the VOB files of the all but the first previously compiled DVD titles to be in sequence with the VOB files of the first previously compiled DVD title; and   modify the title management section of the first previously compiled DVD title, to be associated with both the first previously compiled DVD title and the all but the first of the previously compiled DVD titles in the provided previously compiled DVD titles.   
     
     
       10. A method, comprising:
 receiving a request to produce a DVD image of selected titles, each said selected titles being associated with a previously compiled DVD title, at least one of said selected titles being a video title;   retrieving a plurality of title description modules, wherein each title description module is associated with a selected one of said selected titles and contains analysis results of that title;   generating a DVD management module from said plurality of title description modules;   producing a DVD image from said DVD management module and from said compiled versions of said selected titles eliminating a title management section of all but a first of said selected titles;   modifying file numbers of VOB files of said all but the first of said selected titles to be in sequence with the VOB files of a first selected title; and   modifying the title management section of said first selected title, to be associated with the renumbered VOB files of said all but the first of said selected titles.