INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD, INFORMATION PLAYBACK METHOD, INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PLAYBACK APPARATUS

摘要

An information recording medium, an information recording method, an information reproducing method, an information recording apparatus and an information reproducing apparatus are provided to make it possible to collectively manage contents recorded and reproduced by a user and contents supplied by a contents provider. An information recording medium is configured to have a management area and a data area. The data area is configured to separatedly record data of a digital stream signal as at least one object. The management area is configured to store management information for every transmission source of the digital stream signal including the first HD(High Definition) video information or for every broadcasting type of the digital stream signal. The management area is configured to store time map information for every transmission source thereof or for every broadcasting type thereof. The management area is configured to store management information used in management of reproduction of the digital stream signal which includes the second HD video information.