Patent ID: 8131130
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing thereon an index table and a plurality of operation mode objects, wherein the index table is a file that shows a plurality of titles in correspondence with the plurality of operation mode objects, at least one of the operation modes being a first operation mode object that is for use in a movie mode, and at least another one of the operation mode objects being a second operation mode object that is for use in a virtual machine, the first operation mode object is stored in a file, includes a navigation command that shows a control procedure, and is loaded by a playback apparatus when the playback apparatus is in a first operation mode, the second operation mode object is stored in a file, includes cache management information, is loaded by the playback apparatus when the playback apparatus is in a second operation mode, and defines run control of an application in accordance with a selection of a current title corresponding to the second operation mode object, the run control being a control of reading a class file included in a Java archive file composing an application having a life cycle corresponding to the current title onto a heap memory of the virtual machine from a cache when the Java archive file composing the application has been preloaded to the cache, and the cache management information shows, of Java archive files that compose applications, which Java archive file is to be read to the cache, before audio-visual playback of the current title following the selection of the current title.