Patent ID: 6040831
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: G06F,H04N,H04R

Abstract:
An apparatus for presenting a picture along with sound comprising:a display for displaying pictures;a speaker for producing sounds;data supply means for supplying plural sets of presentation information, each set of presentation information including picture data for allowing the display to display a picture and sound data for allowing the speaker to produce sound;input means for inputting respective designated positions and respective designated sizes for respective picture data; andcontrol means for controlling the display so that pictures are displayed based on picture data supplied from the data supply means and for controlling the speaker so that sounds are produced based on sound data supplied from the data supply means;said control means having;a first function to adjust respective magnifications of the picture data so that pictures are displayed in respective display areas having said respective designated sizes;a second function to display individual pictures in said respective display areas located at said respective designated positions on a screen on the basis of adjusted picture data, a part of a picture being concealed by other pictures when they are overlapped;a third function to determine actual display areas which are not concealed on the screen for said individual pictures; anda fourth function to adjust volumes of the sound data so that sounds related to said individual pictures are respectively produced with volumes corresponding to said actual display areas of said individual pictures.