Patent ID: 6678469
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A continuous recorded information reproducing apparatus for reading and reproducing continuous information data recorded on a plurality of disks in arbitrary data size units, comprising:disk management means for managing a load state on each disk; read means for reading data from a specified position of a disk; read prediction control means for accepting a read request containing data read position information together with reproduction state information indicating reproducing or reproduction start, looking up the load state on each disk in said disk management means, determining whether or not the requested data can be read within a stipulated time based on the load state on the disk storing the data and prediction of a data read state at the next time, and instructing said read means to read the data from the specified position of the disk; reproduction start time alternative rule storage means for storing an alternative rule for reading alternative data at reproduction start time; and read position conversion means for converting the data read from the specified position of the specified disk into a disk from which data can be read within the stipulated time and a read position on the disk based on the reproduction state information indicating the reproduction start and the rule stored in said reproduction start time alternative rule storage means.