A recording and/or reproducing apparatus for recording and/or reproducing data to and/or from a recording medium having a data area in which data are stored and a management data area in which management data for managing these data. The apparatus according to the invention has a selecting means, a reading...http://www.google.de/patents/US20010030827?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20010030827 - Recording and/or reproducing apparatus, portable recording and reproducing apparatus, data transfer system, data transfer method, and data recording and reproducing method