Appeal No. 96-0809 Application 08/197,677 after reproduction of the recording information recorded in the respective information block thereby reproducing only desired portions of said recording information in a desired sequence. 6. An apparatus for editing recording information recorded on a recording medium in a plurality of information blocks, each of said information blocks including a recording information area in which the recording information is recorded and an editing information area adjacent to said recording information area for recording therein editing information for editing the recording information recorded on said recording medium, the recording medium having table of contents (TOC) information recorded thereon in a TOC region, the apparatus comprising: inputting means for inputting said editing information, the editing information inputted by said inputting means including a jump command for indicating a point on said recording medium to which reproduction is to jump; recording means for recording the editing information inputted by said inputting means in at least some of said editing information areas on said recording medium, said jump command being recorded in at least one of said editing information areas; and reproducing means for reproducing the recording information from said recording means and for responding to said jump command included in the editing information by jumping to said point on said recording medium indicated by said jump command and reproducing the recording information commencing at said point on said recording medium after reproducing the recording information recorded in the respective information block of the editing information area in which said jump command was recorded thereby reproducing only desired portions of said recording information in a desired sequence. The examiner relies on the following references: 3Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007