Recording data production apparatus and method, recording medium reproducing apparatus and method, and recording medium

A method for producing data to be recorded onto a recording medium for subsequent reproduction by a reproduction apparatus, comprising:

• storing information concerning a characteristic of at least a buffer memory of said reproduction apparatus;
• and
• sectioning the data in accordance with the stored information so that the reproduction apparatus can reproduce the data without an interruption in an order different from an order in which the data is recorded on the recording medium.

A recording medium having recorded thereon data which is sectioned in a plurality of sections such that the data of the sections can be reproduced without an interruption by a reproduction apparatus in an order different from an order in which the data is recorded on the recording medium;

• wherein the recorded data is sectioned on the recording medium in accordance with a characteristic of at least a buffer memory of said reproduction apparatus.

A recording medium having recorded thereon data to be reproduced by a reproduction apparatus with a buffer memory for temporarily storing the data to be reproduced, said data being sectioned on said recording medium in a plurality of sections each having a length sufficient to prevent said buffer memory from becoming empty within a time period in which no data is input to said buffer memory.

An apparatus for producing data to be reproduced by a reproduction device having a buffer memory for temporarily storing the data, said apparatus comprising:

• circuitry for computing a maximum data length for which said buffer memory does not become empty within a time period in which no data is input to said buffer memory, and for sectioning the data into a plurality of units in accordance with the computed maximum data length.

A method for producing data to be reproduced by a reproduction apparatus having a buffer memory for temporarily storing the data, comprising:

• computing a maximum length of data for which said buffer memory does not become empty within a time period in which no data is input to said buffer memory;
• and
• sectioning the data into a plurality of units in accordance with the computed maximum data length.