Patent ID: 8897625

Claim:
A display control apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to: read still image data from a recording medium on which the still image data, corresponding to still images, is recorded in a first predetermined order and on which movie image data, corresponding to movie images, is recorded in a second predetermined order; accept commands regarding display of the movie images; display, on a display device, the still images corresponding to the still image data and the movie images corresponding to the movie image data read in the reading; and accept commands regarding display of the still images, one of the commands specifying a selected still image, wherein when a command for a slideshow display of the still images has been accepted, displaying both still images and movie images in a consecutive order of imaging with the selected still image being a starting point for the slideshow display during the same slideshow display, displaying an input area including each of the displayed still images, the input area including still buttons overlaid on each of the displayed still images that, when selected, perform operations with respect to viewing the displayed still images, and displaying an input area including each of the displayed movie images, the input area including movie buttons overlaid on each of the displayed movie images that, when selected, perform operations with respect to viewing the displayed movie images, the still buttons including a forward button that selects a next image that is located at the same position as a button that selects fast forwarding included in the movie buttons, a button that stops the slideshow that is located at the same position as a button that stops playback of one of the displayed movie images included in the movie buttons, a button that selects a previous image that is located at the same position as a button that rewinds the one of the displayed movie images included in the movie buttons, and a button that initiates the slideshow that is located at the same position as a button that plays and pauses the one of the displayed movie images included in the movie buttons, each of the still buttons and each of the movie buttons being displayed independently of selecting a menu button, and each of the still images being selectable as the starting point of the slideshow display.