Patent ID: 7218836

Claim:
A playback apparatus comprising: playback means for playing back a plurality of pieces of information data from a recording medium, the plurality of pieces of information data including modified data which is obtained by processing a portion of the information data; detection means for detecting whether or not the modified data specified in playback description data is recorded on the recording medium, the playback description data specifying a playback procedure for the plurality of pieces of information data including the modified data, the playback description data having described therein a playback time for the information data including the portion of data, the playback time being modified as the modified data is played back, and the playback description data further including restoration information for restoring the original playback time for the information data for which the playback time is modified; and control means for controlling a playback operation of said playback means according to the detection result of said detection means, said control means modifying the playback description data so that the playback termination time for the information data to be played back immediately before the modified data matches the playback termination time for the modified data according to the restoration information, wherein the restoration information is (i) added as an attribute specifying the information data to be played back immediately before the modified data and (ii) is information indicating the deviation from the original playback termination time for the information data to be played back immediately before the modified data.