Optical recording medium with lists having playback control information

An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing an information recording medium, the information recorded thereon comprising:

• a plurality of items composed of at least one of audio information and video information;
• and
• playback control information for controlling the reproduction of the items are recorded thereon;
• wherein the playback control information is comprised of a plurality of lists;
• wherein at least one of the lists includes an item information indicating at least one item reproduced in accordance with the lists and a pointer representing an offset from a leading end of the playback control information indicating a separate list connected to the lists the information reproducing apparatus comprising:
• reproducing means for reproducing the information recorded on the information recording medium;
• input means for inputting the user's selection;
• output means for outputting the audio and video information reproduced by the reproducing means;
• and
• control means for controlling the reproduction of the respective items by the reproducing means based upon the item information in predetermined list of the playback information reproduced by the reproducing means;
• wherein the control means causes switching of control from the predetermined list to another list based on the pointer in response to a user's selection inputted by the input means and when reproduction of all items indicated in the predetermined list comes to an end.

A recording medium having data recorded thereon, wherein the reproduction of the recording medium is controlled in accordance with lists having pointers, the recorded data comprising:

• a plurality of items of audio and video data;
• a first playback list including an item information which indicates an address of an item of audio and video data, and including a list pointer which indicates an address of a list;
• a second playback list including an item information which indicates an address of an item of audio and video data, and including a list pointer which indicates an address of a list;
• and
• a selection list including an item information which indicates an address of an item of audio and video data, including a first playback list pointer which indicates an address of the first playback list, and including a second playback list pointer which indicates an address of the second playback list.