Patent ID: 7190885

Claim:
An information recording medium for use with a recording/reproducing device, comprising: a first area configured to allow an object file to be recorded therein or reproduced therefrom, the object file including at least one of a video object, a still picture object, and an audio object; a second area configured to allow management information to be recorded therein or reproduced therefrom, the management information being referred to when the object file recorded in the first area is reproduced; a third area provided in the first area configured to allow manufacturer's information to be recorded therein; a fourth area provided in the third area configured to allow manufacturer ID information to be recorded therein; a fifth area provided in the third area and located behind the fourth area configured to allow information set by a specific manufacturer to be recorded therein; and a sixth area provided in the first area configured to allow function information for playback or function information for display or function information for output to be recorded therein, wherein the object file of the first area is accessed by referring to the management information of the second area.