Patent ID: 7801411
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A moving picture data playback apparatus for reading moving picture data recorded on a randomly accessible recording medium, and playing back moving pictures, the apparatus comprising: a first reading unit for reading first moving picture data from the randomly accessible recording medium; a second reading unit for reading, from the randomly accessible recording medium, second moving picture data that has a different attribute from the first moving picture data and are stored in an area of the randomly accessible recording media different from an area of the randomly accessible recording media where the first moving picture data are stored; and a control circuit for controlling the first reading unit and the second reading unit so that either the first moving picture data or the second moving picture data is selected and read, wherein: the control circuit is configured to: the first information is information in which time stamps that correspond to times indicated on respective pictures displayed according to the first moving picture data are associated with first starting addresses of regions in the randomly accessible recording medium, in which the first moving picture data is stored with the first starting addresses corresponding to the first moving picture data, and the second information is information in which time stamps that correspond to times indicated on respective pictures displayed according to the second moving picture data are associated with second starting addresses of regions in the recording medium, in which the second moving picture data is stored with the second starting addresses corresponding to the second moving picture data.