Patent ID: 7149156
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A reproducing apparatus for reproducing a plurality of programs from a recording medium on which input programs have been recorded as a group, comprising: first operating means for registering a specified representative program of a group; second operating means for registering a specified representative portion of each program included in the group; management information recording means for storing management information with which each program of the group, a program number of the specified representative program registered by the first operating means, and a specified representative portion of each program included in the group registered by the second operating means are managed; selecting means for selecting a first searching mode for searching the specified representative program included in the group, a second searching mode for searching the specified representative portion of each program, or a third searching mode for searching the specified representative portion of the specified representative program included in the group when a content of the group or content of a desired program is checked from plurality programs recorded on the recording medium; and controlling means for reproducing programs from the recording medium corresponding to the searching mode selected by the selecting means and the management information stored in the management information storing means.