An information reproduction apparatus performs reproduction of a recording
medium in which multimedia information is recorded in a multichannel code
to be separable in units of channels. An optical image pickup system reads
a code, and a block data reconstruct section reconstructs blocks of data.
A block selection section selects blocks corresponding to a plurality of
types of channels. A channel selection section selects only a desired
channel from a plurality of channels. An information reproduction section
reproduces a plurality of pieces of information in the individual forms in
accordance with the respective channels. An output information management
section recognizes the types of plurality of pieces of information, and
manages the respective information. An information output selection
section selects and assigns an optimal output in accordance with the types
of information. An output section outputs the information through a
plurality of output devices.