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Method and apparatus for reproducing play lists in record media

  • US 7,617,242 B2
  • Filed: 03/25/2005
  • Issued: 11/10/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A recording and reproducing system comprising:

  • a recording medium having a plurality of data files of storing predetermined data, on which a directory where the data files are stored is created, a directory ID to be used instead of a pathname being assigned in advance to the directory;

    play list recording means of recording a play list of specifying order of reproducing the predetermined data stored in each of all or a part of the plurality of data files by using the directory ID, in a play list file for storing the play list and held by the recording medium;

    directory list information file recording means of recording a directory table showing a correspondence between the directory ID and a directory name of the directory, in a directory list information file held by the recording medium for storing the directory table; and

    data reproducing means of reproducing the predetermined data by using the order specified by the recorded play list,wherein management of the play list is performed by using a file name of a data file and the directory ID of the directory to which the data file belongs, andwherein all or a part of the directory table is stored in the play list file.

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