Patent ID: 9099149
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An image playback device comprising: a medium playback means which reads out recorded information that has been recorded on a recording medium; a time period discriminating means which receives the recorded information read out by the medium playback means and discriminates periods of time during which the recorded information agrees with at least one pre-set condition; and a playback display means which plays back and displays moving-picture image information contained in the recorded information in accordance with the results of the discrimination performed by the time period discriminating means; wherein the time period discriminating means includes: a sound quantity detection means which receives audio information from the recorded information read out by the medium playback means, and detects a quantity of sound of the audio information; and a silence discriminating means which discriminates silent periods in which the quantity of sound detected by the sound quantity detection means drops below a predetermined sound quantity; and the playback display means plays back and displays the moving-picture image information contained in the recorded information only during time periods other than the silent periods discriminated by the silence discriminating means.