Patent ID: 8249425
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for controlling an image display comprising: a determining unit configured to determine if image data is combined with frame rate information indicating at least a number of frames per second at which the image data was generated, wherein image data not combined with the frame rate information having a normal reproduction speed and image data combined with the frame rate information having a reproduction speed different from the normal reproduction speed; and a controller configured to control the image display to display (a) a frame image representation region displaying said image data in a horizontal direction along a time axis in a reproduction order, a width of the frame image representation region in the horizontal direction representing a reproduction time of the image data, and (b) reproduction speed indicating region displaying (1) a speed range available for reproduction and (2) a currently displayed reproduction speed within the speed range, wherein when said image data is not combined with the frame rate information, the width of the frame image representation region in the horizontal direction is automatically displayed according to the normal reproduction speed and when said image data is combined with the frame rate information, the automatic display of the width of the frame image representation region in the horizontal direction is altered according to a reproduction time calculated based on the reproduction speed different from the normal reproduction speed, and wherein when the speed range is altered in the reproduction speed indicating region, the display of the width of the frame image representation region in the horizontal direction is automatically altered to correspond thereto.