Patent ID: 6907189

Claim:
A playback apparatus to perform a playback operation on a storage medium which includes audio data recorded in an audio area with catalog playback information and catalog information related to the audio data are recorded in another area other than the audio area, wherein the another area comprises a catalog management (CMG) region having management information on the catalog information, and a catalog title set (CTS) in which at least one title catalog including the catalog information related to each item of the audio data is recorded, and wherein the catalog playback information comprises an auto presentation information table in which is stored a location of one item of the catalog information to be played back corresponding to a predetermined time according to real-time playback information of the audio data obtained by real-time playback of the audio data, the playback apparatus comprising: a decoding unit to decode the audio data and the catalog information; and a controller to control the decoding unit so as to simultaneously decode the audio data to be played back and the catalog information corresponding to the audio data to be played back according to the catalog playback information.