Patent ID: 6301638
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A reproducing method for causing a computer operating according to a predetermined operating system to obtain data reproduced from a recording medium loaded to a drive of a computer, the recording medium being formatted in such a manner that a program and character information associated therewith are recorded on the recording medium, the character information being written in a plurality of languages, and including a plurality of language codes corresponding respectively to the plurality of languages recorded in a management area of the recording medium, the reproducing method comprising the steps of:obtaining data reproduced from the management area of the recording medium by the drive including one of the plurality of language codes;detecting one of the plurality of languages of the character information associated with program recorded on the recording medium corresponding to the one of the plurality of language codes obtained in the step of obtaining;detecting country information of the predetermined operating system of the computer;determining whether the character information of a language corresponding to the detected country information of the predetermined operating system is recorded on the recording medium; anddisplaying the information when the character information is determined to be in the language corresponding to the country information recorded on the recording medium.