Information recording medium, information recording apparatus and method, information reproducing apparatus and method, computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave

An information recording apparatus for recording integrated reproducing procedure information in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information recording apparatus comprising:

• a selecting device for selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information;
• a generating device for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
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• a recording device for recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information in said information recording medium.

An information recording method for recording integrated reproducing procedure information in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information recording method comprising the processes of:

• selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information from a plurality of information recording mediums;
• generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
• and
• recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information in said information recording medium.

An information recording medium in which an information recording control program is readably recorded by a computer included in an information recording apparatus for recording integrated reproducing procedure information in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information recording control program causing the computer to function as:

• a selecting device for selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information;
• a generating device for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a recording device for recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information in said information recording medium.

An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information is recorded in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information reproducing apparatus comprising:

• a selecting device for selecting any one of the integrated reproducing procedure information from a plurality of information recording mediums;
• an acquiring device for acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of said plurality of information recording mediums, said reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the selected integrated reproducing procedure information;
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• a reproducing device for reproducing the recoding recording information in accordance with at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.

An information reproducing method for reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information is recorded in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information reproducing method comprising the processes of:

• selecting any one of the integrated reproducing procedure information from a plurality of information recording mediums;
• acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of said plurality of information recording mediums, said reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the selected integrated reproducing procedure information;
• and
• reproducing the recoding recording information in accordance with at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.

An information recording medium in which an information reproducing control program is readably recorded by a computer included in an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information is recorded in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said information reproducing control program causing the computer to function as:

• a selecting device for selecting any one of the integrated reproducing procedure information from a plurality of information recording mediums;
• an acquiring device for acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of said plurality of information recording mediums, said reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the selected integrated reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a reproducing device for reproducing the recoding recording information in accordance with at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to perform steps to execute a recording process in an information recording apparatus for recording integrated reproducing procedure information in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said steps comprising:

• a selecting step for selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information;
• a generating step for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a recording step for recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information in said information recording medium.

A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a series of instructions which cause a computer to perform steps to execute a recording process in an information reproducing apparatus for reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information is recorded in an information recording medium in which recording information is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to reproduce the recording information, said integrated reproducing procedure information indicating at least one reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce a plurality of recording information including recording information recorded in other information recording medium, said steps comprising:

• a selecting step for selecting any one of the integrated reproducing procedure information from a plurality of information recording mediums;
• an acquiring step for acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of said plurality of information recording mediums, said reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the selected integrated reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a reproducing step for reproducing the recoding information in accordance with the reproducing procedures indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.

An information recording medium comprising:

• a recording information recording area in which at least a first recording information item is recorded;
• a reproducing procedure information recording area in which reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure of the first recording information item;
• an integrated reproducing procedure information recording area in which integrated reproducing procedure information and start address information is recorded, the integrated reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce the first recording information item and at least a second recording information item recorded in other information recording medium, the start address information indicating a start address of the integrated reproducing procedure information;
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• a relation information recording area in which relation information is recorded, the relation information indicating that the first recording information item is related to the other information recording medium.

An information recording apparatus for recording integrated reproducing procedure information, start address information and relation information in an information recording medium in which at least a first recording information item is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure of the first recording information item, the integrated reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce the first recording information item and at least a second recording information item recorded in other information recording medium, the start address information indicating a start address of the integrated reproducing procedure information, the relation information indicating that the first recording information item is related to the other information recording medium, the information recording apparatus comprising:

• a selecting device for selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information;
• a generating device for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a recording device for recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information, the start address information and relation information in the information recording medium.

An information recording method of recording integrated reproducing procedure information, start address information and relation information in an information recording medium in which at least a first recording information item is recorded together with reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure of the first recording information item, the integrated reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce the first recording information item and at least a second recording information item recorded in other information recording medium, the start address information indicating a start address of the integrated reproducing procedure information, the relation information indicating that the first recording information item is related to the other information recording medium, the information recording method comprising the processes of:

• selecting the reproducing procedure information to be employed for generating the integrated reproducing procedure information;
• generating the integrated reproducing procedure information by employing the selected reproducing procedure information;
• and
• recording the generated integrated reproducing procedure information, the start address information and relation information in the information recording medium.

An information reproducing apparatus for reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information, start address information, relation information, at least a first recording information item, and reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure of the first recording information is recorded, the integrated reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce the first recording information item and at least a second recording information item recorded in other information recording medium, the start address information indicating a start address of the integrated reproducing procedure information, the relation information indicating that the first recording information item is related to the other information recording medium, the information reproducing apparatus comprising:

• an extracting device for extracting the integrated reproducing procedure information and the relation information from data read out from information recording media;
• an acquiring device for acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of the plurality of information recording media, the reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the extracted integrated reproducing procedure information;
• and
• a reproducing device for reproducing the recording information in accordance with at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.

An information reproducing method of reproducing recording information from an information recording medium in which integrated reproducing procedure information, start address information, relation information, at least a first recording information item, and reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure of the first recording information is recorded, the integrated reproducing procedure information indicating reproducing procedure to sequentially reproduce the first recording information item and at least a second recording information item recorded in other information recording medium, the start address information indicating a start address of the integrated reproducing procedure information, the relation information indicating that the first recording information item is related to the other information recording medium, the information reproducing method comprising the processes of:

• extracting the integrated reproducing procedure information and the relation information from data read out from information recording media;
• acquiring the reproducing procedure information from any one of the plurality of information recording media, the reproducing procedure information corresponding to at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the extracted integrated reproducing procedure information;
• and
• reproducing the recording information in accordance with at least one reproducing procedure indicated by the acquired reproducing procedure information.