Patent ID: RE44660

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus , comprising: a reading unit to read data from an optical disc comprising a first recording layer and a second recording layer , the data comprising disc-related information for both the first recording layer and the second recording layer, and data for reproducing user data recorded in one or both of the first recording layer and the second recording layer ; and a controller to control the reading unit to read the disc-related information for both the first recording layer and the second recording layer and the data for reproducing the user data recorded in one or both of the first recording layer and the second recording layer ; wherein a lead in lead-in area included in the first recording layer includes comprises a dedicated-reproducing area in which the disc-related information for both the first recording layer and the second recording layers layer is recorded, a rewritable recordable area in which the data for reproducing the user data recorded in one or both of the first recording layer and the second recording layers layer is recorded, and a connection zone which is formed between the dedicated-reproducing area and the rewritable recordable area , ; and wherein a frequency of a wobble signal formed recorded in the dedicated-reproducing area is higher than a frequency of a wobble signal formed recorded in the rewritable recordable area.