Patent ID: 8625966

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus, comprising: a data acquiring section for acquiring video data, a program, and program management information of the program; a video reproducing section for reproducing the video data; a program executing section for (i) executing the program and then (ii) based on the program executed, transmitting, to the video reproduction section, first reproduction control information for controlling reproduction of the video data; an input section for receiving a reproduction control manipulation from outside, and an overall control section for (a) generating, based on the reproduction control manipulation which is received via the input section, second reproduction control information for controlling the reproduction of the video data, and then (b) transmitting the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing section, the program management information including a flag indicating whether or not to transmit the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing section, and the overall controlling section determining, in accordance with the flag, whether or not to transmit the second reproduction control information to the video reproducing section while the program corresponding to the program management information including the flag is being executed by the program executing section, in a case where to second reproduction control information is not sent to the video reproducing section when the input section receives the reproduction control manipulation, the video reproducing section controlling the reproduction in accordance with the first reproduction control information produced by the program executing section in accordance with the reproduction control manipulation.