Patent ID: 8126311

Claim:
A distribution system, comprising: a host computer for holding a plurality of reproduction path information; and a recording apparatus for recording the reproduction path information and digital data on a recording medium, the reproduction path information and the digital data being reproduced from the recording medium, wherein: the reproduction path information is information for defining a reproduction order of a plurality of digital data and includes flag information indicating whether or not each of the plurality of digital data is recorded on the recording medium and address information indicating a location from which each of the plurality of data will be obtained, the address information being used for recording the digital data on the recording medium, and the recording apparatus includes: an input section for receiving a request for the reproduction path information or the digital data, a communication section for obtaining the reproduction path information and the digital data from outside, a recording section for recording the reproduction path information and the digital data on the recording medium, and a control section for controlling the obtaining of the reproduction path information and the digital data from outside and the recording thereof on the recording medium, wherein: when a request for specific reproduction path information is made via the input section, the controlling section controls the communication section to communicate with the host computer and obtain the reproduction path information, and controls the recording section to record the obtained reproduction path information on the recording medium, and when a request for specific digital data in the reproduction path information recorded on the recording medium is made via the input section, the control section controls the communication section to obtain the digital data from outside based on the address information in the reproduction path information, and controls the recording section to record the obtained digital data on the recording medium and to update the flag information indicating that the obtained digital data is recorded on the recording medium.