Patent ID: 7460767

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus to reproduce data from a recording medium, comprising: a pickup which reads, from the recording medium, moving picture data, and at least one information related to the moving picture data; and a controller which: determines types of the read moving picture data selectable between types in which the moving picture data includes video data, video data and audio data, or audio data, where the audio data comprises first audio or first audio and second audio, determines, from the read at least one information, first state information on the first audio, the first state information being selectable between an original audio state in which the first audio is original audio, and a modified audio state in which the first audio is modified over part or all of the original audio so as to indicate to the controller a type of the read first audio, determines, from the read at least one information, second state information on the second audio, the second state information being selectable between a first state in which the second audio is the original audio, a second state in which the second audio is modified over part or all of the original audio which is the second audio, a third state in which the second audio is dummy audio which is exactly the same as the first audio, and a fourth state in which the second audio is modified over part or all of the dummy audio which is the second audio so as to indicate to the controller the state information of a type of the read second audio, and reproduces the video and/or audio data according to the type determined according to the determined first and second state information of the first and second audio, wherein the controller is capable of reproducing each of the types of the first and second audio recordable on the recording medium.