Reproduction apparatus and method of displaying data in selected language

Abstract

The present invention is a reproducing apparatus that reproduces data from a record medium on which text information such as a title of a program is recorded in a plurality of languages and identifiers for identifying recorded languages are recorded as codes wherein a language that has been designated is used as a default language. Thus, without need to designate a language, text information in the default language is automatically read from a record medium and displayed.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A reproducing apparatus for reproducing at least one program, text information corresponding thereto, and a language code for determining a language corresponding to the text information from a record medium, the record medium having a program area on which the program is recorded and a management area on which the text information and the language code are recorded, the reproducing apparatus comprising: 
 designating means for designating the language code corresponding to an operation of the user;    memory means for storing the language code;    comparison means for comparing the language code stored in said memory means with the language code reproduced from the record medium; and    reproducing means for reproducing the text information in the language designated by said designating means from the record medium when the compared results are matched.    
     
     
         2 . The reproducing apparatus as set forth in    claim 1   , further comprising: 
 counting means for counting the number of designated times for each language code;    determining means for determining the maximum value of counted results of said counting means; and    memory means for storing the language code corresponding to the maximum value.    
     
     
         3 . A reproducing method for reproducing at least one program, text information corresponding thereto, and a language code for determining a language corresponding to the text information from a record medium, the record medium having a program area on which the program is recorded and a management area on which the text information and the language code are recorded, the reproducing method comprising the steps of: 
 (a) designating the language code corresponding to an operation of the user;    (b) storing the language code to memory;    (c) comparing the language code stored in the memory with the language code reproduced from the record medium; and    (d) reproducing the text information in the language designated by step (a) from the record medium when the compared results are matched.    
     
     
         4 . The reproducing method as set forth in    claim 1   , further comprising the steps of: 
 (e) counting the number of designated times for each language code;    (f) determining the maximum value of counted results of step (e); and    (g) storing the language code corresponding to the maximum value.