Patent ID: 7263273

Claim:
A method for reproducing information representative of signals recorded on a recording medium, wherein said recording medium is accommodated within a recording medium cartridge that includes a memory device separate from said recording medium, the method comprising the steps of: loading said recording medium cartridge into a reproducing apparatus; transmitting at least some of said information from said memory device included in said recording medium cartridge to said reproducing apparatus; and reproducing said signals in accordance with the transmitted information; wherein said transmitted information includes data identifying at least two of said signals recorded on said recording medium and specifies a predetermined order for said identified signals, said predetermined order being different from the order in which said signals are recorded on said recording medium; whereby said information is organized into a hierarchical structure that includes at least a recording medium information branch and a recording content information branch, said recording content information branch including at least two levels and wherein the transmitted information includes title information, and information that identifies a cartridge, date and time.