Patent ID: 8766079
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A playback apparatus comprising: a storage unit storing music data and group identification information for identifying groups which correspond to the music data, in which the music data are arranged in a predetermined unit; a selection unit selecting the group identification information stored in the storage unit; a notification unit notifying, when the music data belonging to the group identified by the group identification information selected by the selection unit is changed from the music data of a first group to the music data of a second group, the first group and the second group being among the groups which correspond to the music data identified by the group identification information, a user of the group identification information selected by the selection unit with a sound indicative thereof so as to provide the user with the selected group identification information which pertains to the corresponding music data without utilizing a display device; and a playback unit playing back the notification of the group identification information in the notification unit and the music data belonging to the group identified by the group identification information selected by the selection unit.