Patent ID: 6721490
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A data playback device, comprising:an output unit configured to playback and output either one or both of input audio data and input video data; a command unit configured to command play, stop, or shifting of a playback position forwards/backwards, to the output unit according to a user input for directly controlling play, stop, or shifting of a playback position forwards/backwards in outputted audio/video data of the output unit: a memory unit configured to store a plurality of playback start indexes; and a control unit configured to automatically record information during playback regarding a playback position that is determined according to the user input during playback as a playback start index in the memory unit when the user input received by the command unit during playback is in a prescribed pattern for directly controlling the outputted audio/video data of the output unit, and to present the plurality of playback start indexes recorded in the memory unit to a user so as to urge the user to select a desired playback position.