METHOD OF REPRODUCING MULTIMEDIA DATA AND MULTIMEDIA DATA SERVER SYSTEM

摘要

In a method for reproducing multimedia data recorded over plural optical disks, using an optical disk library unit having at least two, first and second, optical disk drives, multimedia data recorded in one of the optical disks is read and reproduced in the first optical disk drive and, during the reading and reproduction, the next optical disk is mounted in the second optical disk drive. Reading and reproduction of multimedia data recorded in the next optical disk mounted in the second optical disk drive are started immediately after the reading of the multimedia data recorded in the optical disk in the first optical disk drive is completed. Therefore, it is possible to continuously reproduce the multimedia data without interruption due to exchange of the optical disks.