Patent ID: 8610825
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A content reproducing device comprising: a content acquisition unit configured to read content from a recording medium, the content including at least, (a) an image signal of an image frame defined by a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, (b) a first size and a second size respectively showing sizes in the first direction and the second direction of the image frame, and (c) information on a predetermined aspect ratio; a display area determination unit configured to calculate a third size by multiplying the first size by the predetermined aspect ratio and determine, as a display area of the image frame, an area defined by (i) an entire range in the image frame in the first direction and a range of length of the third size in the second direction from a predetermined position in the image frame when a difference between the third size and the second size is a predetermined value or smaller and (ii) an entire area of the image frame when the difference is larger than the predetermined value; and a reproduction controller configured to perform control so that the display area of the image frame is displayed and a part other than the display area in the image frame is not displayed.