| US 7,567,748 B1 | ||
| Method and apparatus for creating and using search information | ||
| Jea-Yong Yoo, Seoul (Korea, Republic of); Byung-Jin Kim, Kyunggi-do (Korea, Republic of); Kang-Soo Seo, Kyunggi-do (Korea, Republic of); and Ki Won Kang, Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 21, 1999, as Appl. No. 9/467,965. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 99-00603 (KR), filed on Jan. 04, 1999. | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/91 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 386—125 [386/69] | 35 Claims |

| 1. A method for recording a digital data stream on a recording medium, the method comprising:
recording the digital data stream by dividing the digital data stream into stream objects;
recording common information for the stream objects; and
recording stream time map information in a stream information file of the recording medium, the stream time map information
including a time mapping list for the stream objects,
wherein the time mapping list includes a sub time mapping list, the sub time mapping list having time search information for
searching the digital data stream, and
wherein the common information and the stream information file are formed and managed as separate files.
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