Patent ID: 8984561
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for playing a plurality of moving images at a terminal, the apparatus comprising: a display unit configured to play the plurality of moving images as one moving image; and a controller configured to connect the plurality of moving images through connection information for a respective one of the plurality of moving images to play the plurality of moving images as one moving image, wherein, if playing of the plurality of moving images is selected, the controller generates a playlist comprising the plurality of moving images, plays the plurality of moving images as one moving image on a main screen of the display unit, displays a current play time point of a moving image currently played on the main screen through a main progressive bar, sequentially plays on a corresponding sub screen, a corresponding moving image or thumbnail image comprising the current play time point displayed in the main progressive bar in a play time of the corresponding moving image, and displays a current time point of a moving image currently played on a corresponding sub screen through a corresponding sub progressive bar, and wherein during the playing of a currently played moving image on a main screen, if there is a discontinuous duration in the currently played moving image, the controller determines whether there is another moving image comprising the discontinuous duration in its play time, and if there is another moving image comprising the discontinuous duration in its play time, the controller plays the other moving image comprising the discontinuous duration in its play time in that discontinuous duration.