Patent ID: 7904836
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An image reproduction method comprising: a reduced-size image reading step of reading a plurality of reduced-size images from a recording medium and storing the reduced-size images in a memory; a display step of multi-displaying the plurality of reduced-size images on a monitor; a cursor movement detection step of detecting a moving speed of a cursor indicating a selected reduced-size image from the plurality of reduced-size images displayed on the monitor; and an image read-ahead step of reading a group of a number of reduced-size images from the recording medium and of storing the group of reduced-size images in the memory, the number corresponding to the moving speed of the cursor, wherein the image read-ahead step includes: a main image reading step of reading, if the cursor is stopped for a predetermined time, a main image corresponding to a reduced-size image pointed by the cursor from the recording medium and storing the main image in the memory, and a data holding control step of, upon interruption,