Patent ID: 8116615

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for recording an AV stream to a recording medium, said information processing apparatus comprising: generating means for generating said AV stream constituting one of a plurality of reproduction paths, each reproduction path including a plurality of AV segments on a timeline, every reproduction path on the recording medium including at least one AV segment not included in any other of the plurality of reproduction paths; controlling means for controlling the generation of said AV stream by said generating means; recording means for recording to said recording medium said AV stream generated by said generating means recording means, the recording means interleaving the plurality of AV segments in increments of a plurality of consecutive angle change units, the plurality of consecutive angle change units being a smallest increment in which angles can be changed; and input means for receiving input from a user of a priority being given to either a stream rate or to a number of consecutive angle change units; wherein said AV stream is constituted by data blocks making up predetermined units; and wherein said controlling means controls parameters for said AV stream generated by said generating means as well as a layout of said data blocks, in accordance with information indicative of reproducing characteristics in effect when said AV stream recorded on said recording medium is reproduced therefrom, the recording means selecting a best recording method depending on the priority received by the input means and such that a maximum size of an angle change unit exceeds a minimum size of the angle change unit.