Patent ID: 6339561
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
A reproducing apparatus for reproducing at least one program, text information corresponding thereto, and a recorded language code for determining a language corresponding to the text information from a recording medium, the recording medium having a program area on which the at least one program is recorded and a management area on which the text information and the recorded language code are recorded, the reproducing apparatus comprising:designating means for designating a designated language code corresponding to an operation of a user; memory means for storing the designated language code; comparison means for comparing the designated language code stored in said memory means with the recorded language code reproduced from the recording medium; reproducing means for reproducing text information in accordance with the designated language code when a match results from the comparison; counting and determining means for counting a number of times each language code of a plurality of language does has been designated, resulting in a plurality of designated number count values corresponding to said plurality of language codes, and for determining a maximum value of the plurality of designated number count values and a corresponding language code; wherein said memory means further stores said plurality of count values, and wherein data corresponding to the language code with the maximum designated number count value is read as priority data in determining the designated language code.