Patent ID: 11924502
Assignee: MAXELL, LTD.
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A digital content reproducing apparatus, comprising:
a network connector configured to receive a digital content via a network;
wherein the digital content being associated with attribute information including at least first attribute information that associates an appreciation term with the digital content and second attribute information corresponding to viewing history of the digital content;
a user operation receiver configured to receive a user operation for the digital content reproducing apparatus by a remote controller;
a content reproducer configured to reproduce the digital content;
a renderer configured to generate image data in which the reproduced digital content and either a linear content operation panel allowing user-instruction regarding linear reproduction functions of the reproduced digital content or an interactive content operation panel allowing user-instruction of interactive functions to an outside of the digital content reproducing apparatus are superimposed;
a display configured to display the image data; and
a controller configured to control alternative display of the linear content operation panel and the interactive content operation panel;
wherein the linear content operation panel and the interactive content operation panel are distinct panels from each other, which are not generated by disabling of buttons and which are displayed with the same reproduced digital content,
wherein only one of the linear content operation panel and the interactive content operation panel is displayed exclusively at any given time, together with the reproduced digital content;
wherein the reproduced digital content together with either the linear content operation panel or the interactive content operation panel, are displayed concurrently in one screen;
wherein digital content is reproduced and displayed on the display when the appreciation term in the first attribute information has not lapsed;
wherein the viewing history in the second attribute information provides an indication corresponding to an amount of the digital content that has been viewed; and
wherein when the user operation receiver receives a user operation to request video on demand services, the network connector requests a digital content via the network.