Apparatus for reproducing information from a recording medium using table of contents information stored on the recording medium

摘要

An information reproducing apparatus for recovering data stored on a recording disc. Table of contents (TOC) data is read from a recorded disc to define the tracks of program material on the recording disc in terms of absolute times which represent each track. A selected track may have a desired order number which is divided into sub tracks, represented by sub absolute times. When a portion of a track is to be read, a search for the sub track permits reproduction of the data on the track from a portion defined by the sub track.