Patent ID: 8627400
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A moving image reproducing apparatus capable of displaying a plurality of moving images on a display screen including a main picture and a sub picture, the apparatus comprising: a detector to detect a predetermined scene from images displayed respectively in the main picture and the sub picture; a setter to set whether to execute the detection of the predetermined scene from the images displayed respectively in the main picture and the sub picture or not; and a composer to compose the image for main picture and the image for sub picture to display the composed image, and to inform a viewer of occurrence of the predetermined scene in the sub picture, wherein in a case that the detector detects the predetermined scene from an image displayed in the sub picture and does not detect the predetermined scene from an image displayed in the main picture, then the composer informs the viewer of occurrence of the predetermined scene in the sub picture, and wherein in a case that the detector detects the predetermined scene from both the images displayed in the main picture and the sub picture, then the composer does not inform the viewer through audio and image processing of respective occurrences of the predetermined scenes of the images displayed in the main picture and the sub picture.