Patent ID: 7016268
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A record medium playback apparatus for playing back a record medium recording a plurality of pieces of program information and information including record time for each of the pieces of program information, the apparatus comprising: a playback section adapted to play back the program information; and a playback control section adapted to control a playback start position of the program information when the record medium playback apparatus is restarted after power thereof was turned off, wherein the playback control section determines the playback start position of the program information using a first sequence when the record time of the whole program information corresponding to the playback position at the power off is less than a predetermined time, and determines the playback start position of the program information using a second sequence when the record time of the whole program information corresponding to the playback position at the power off is equal to or longer than the predetermined time.