Information recording medium and reproducing apparatus

An information recording medium on which there are recorded:

• a plurality of menu streams each of which corresponds to respective one of a plurality of types of apparatuses and each of which comprises data for displaying a different menu screen;
• apparatus type information which indicates each of the types classified by applications of the apparatuses corresponding to respective one of the plurality of menu streams;
• and
• correspondence information which indicates a correspondence between the apparatus type information and the menu stream,
• the menu stream including screen structure data for determining a design of the menu screen,
• the screen structure data including at least one of a button size of a button displayed on the menu screen and a plurality of options which can be selected by a user,
• the button size or the number of the plurality of options included in the screen structure data varying depending on the apparatus type information corresponding to the menu stream.

An information recording medium on which there are recorded:

• a stream which comprises data for displaying a main picture;
• a plurality of menu streams each of which corresponds to respective one of a plurality of types of apparatuses and each of which comprises data for displaying a different menu screen about the main picture;
• apparatus type information which indicates each of the types classified by applications of the apparatuses corresponding to respective one of the plurality of menu streams;
• and
• correspondence information which indicates a correspondence between the apparatus type information and the menu stream,
• the menu stream including screen structure data for determining a design of the menu screen,
• the screen structure data including at least one of a button size of a button displayed on the menu screen and a plurality of options which can be selected by a user,
• the button size or the number of the plurality of options included in the screen structure data varying depending on the apparatus type information corresponding to the menu stream.

A reproducing apparatus for performing reproduction on an information recording medium on which there are recorded:

• a plurality of menu streams each of which corresponds to respective one of a plurality of types of apparatuses and each of which comprises data for displaying a different menu screen;
• apparatus type information which indicates each of the types classified by applications of the apparatuses corresponding to respective one of the plurality of menu streams;
• and correspondence information which indicates a correspondence between the apparatus type information and the menu stream, the menu stream including screen structure data for determining a design of the menu screen, the screen structure data including at least one of a button size of a button displayed on the menu screen and a plurality of options which can be selected by a user, the button size or the number of the plurality of options included in the screen structure data varying depending on the apparatus type information corresponding to the menu stream, said reproducing apparatus comprising:
• a storing device for storing reproducing apparatus information which indicates the type of said reproducing apparatus;
• a reproducing device for reproducing the apparatus type information from the information recording medium;
• a selecting device for selecting the menu stream corresponding to the type indicated by the stored reproducing apparatus information of the plurality of types, with reference to the reproduced apparatus type information;
• and
• a controlling device for controlling said reproducing device to reproduce the selected menu stream.