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(11) EP 0 920 203 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/05

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
01.09.2004 Bulletin 2004/36

(21) Application number: 99104107.0

(22) Date of filing: 27.09.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 5/92, H04N 13/00

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Optical disc, reproduction apparatus and method for indicating and performing seamless or non-seamless reproduction of a plurality of bit streams in one video title recorded on a disc

Optische Scheibe, Wiedergabe-Vorrichtung und -Methode zum Indizieren und Durchführen von nahtloser oder nicht-nahtloser Wiedergabe einer Vielzahl von Bitströmen in einem Titel aufgezeichnet auf einer Scheibe

Disque optique, dispositif et méthode de reproduction pour signaler et exécuter une reproduction sans ou avec coupure d'une pluralité de trains de bits enregistrée sur un disque

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 29.09.1995 JP 27671095
28.02.1996 JP 4158396

(43) Date of publication of application:
02.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/22

(60) Divisional application:
04008669.6 / 1435736

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
96932019.1 / 0847197

(73) Proprietor: MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
Kadoma-shi, Osaka 571-8501 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kashiwagi, Yoshiichiro
    Yawata-shi, Kyoto 614 (JP)
  • Hasebe, Takumi
    Yawata-shi, Kyoto 614 (JP)
  • Tsuga, Kazuhiro
    Takarazuka-shi, Hyogo 665 (JP)
  • Nakamura, Kazuhiko
    Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573 (JP)
  • Mori, Yoshihiro
    Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573 (JP)
  • Kozuka, Masayuki
    Neyagawa-shi, Osaka 572 (JP)
  • Fukushima, Yoshihisa
    Osaka-shi, Osaka 536 (JP)
  • Kawara, Toshiyuki
    Hirakata-shi, Osaka 573-01 (JP)
  • Azumatani, Yasushi
    Takatsuki-shi, Osaka 569 (JP)
  • Okada, Tomoyuki
    Katano-shi, Osaka 576 (JP)
  • Matsui, Kenichi
    Neyagawa-shi, Osaka 572 (JP)

(74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner 
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28060 Bremen
28060 Bremen (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 554 967
WO-A-92/05554
 EP-A- 0 661 876
WO-A-95/12179
   
       
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