Patent attributes
Disclosed is an information reproducing apparatus including a command input part inputting a common command for reproducing a sub-picture menu and for calling a selection screen for sub-picture change; a detecting part detecting existence information of the sub-picture menu and information of user's operation restriction; a setting part setting a precedence relation between reproduction of the sub-picture menu and activation of a sub-picture reproduction selecting function for calling the selection screen for sub-picture change; and a processing selection part which selects processing that is to be executed in precedence over the other out of processing for the reproduction of the sub-picture menu and processing for display of the selection screen for sub-picture change, based on the precedence relation set by the setting part and a result of the detection by the detecting part, when the common command is inputted from the command input part.
