Patent ID: 7755979
Filing Date: 2010-07-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An audio playback device for playing back audio tracks recorded on a recording medium, which is capable of recording therein a visual menu for receiving an operation from a user regarding a playback operation of the recording medium, the audio playback device comprising: a determination section for determining whether or not said visual menu is recorded on the recording medium; and a mode setting section for setting said audio playback device into a mode of displaying the visual menu and playing back the audio tracks recorded on the recording medium in a playback sequence defined in accordance with the operation received by the visual menu displayed when the determination section determines that the visual menu is recorded on the recording medium, and for setting said audio playback device into a mode of playing back the audio tracks recorded on the recording medium in a playback sequence autonomously defined without displaying a visual menu when the determination section determines that a visual menu is not recorded on the recording medium.