Patent ID: 7734156
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A disc reproduction apparatus, comprising: a reproduction unit for reading and reproducing data containing a plurality of chapters recorded on a disc-like recording medium; an input unit for accepting an input of an instruction from a user; and a control unit for controlling a reproduction operation by said reproduction unit in accordance with said instruction accepted through said input unit; wherein said control unit includes a read portion for reading information on said plurality of chapters recorded on said recording medium when information designating a first reproduction time period is accepted through said input unit, a time calculation portion for calculating second reproduction time periods respectively corresponding to said chapters, based on information on said plurality of chapters read by said read portion and said designated first reproduction time period, and a chapter control portion for reading and reproducing at least part of said chapter recorded on said recording medium, in accordance with said second reproduction time periods calculated by said time calculation portion.