Patent ID: 8326130
Filing Date: 2012-12-04
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video image reproducing apparatus for reproducing main content including video image data and sub-content associated with the main content, comprising: a reading unit configured to read out sub-content information related to the sub-content to be reproduced with the main content, from a recording medium; an attribute information obtaining unit configured to obtain attribute information indicative of features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information; a play list generation unit configured to generate a play list for setting each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content in accordance with features of the sub-content indicated by the attribute information; and a reproduction control unit configured to control each reproduction of a plurality of scenes included in the main content and the sub-content in accordance with the play list, wherein the sub-content includes character information superimposed on the main content, and wherein the play list generation unit generates a play list for reproducing continuously the plurality of scenes if the attribution information obtained in the attribute information obtaining unit indicates that the features of the character information indicates a content to be reproduced synchronously with the plurality of scenes, and generates a play list for reproducing the plurality of scenes with pause being interposed between the scenes so as to receive a reproduction request from a user during the pause if the attribution information obtained in the attribution information obtaining unit indicates that the features of the character information indicates a content to be reproduced asynchronously with the plurality of scenes.