Patent ID: 7209637

Claim:
An image reproducing apparatus reproducing image information from a recording medium, comprising: a reproduction processor configured to reproduce the image information stored in the recording medium; a key input section having a skip key; a first skip processor configured to cause skipping, when the skip key is pressed a first time, the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor for a first predetermined period that takes into account a delay in the first time pressing of the skip key and resuming the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor after the first predetermined period has elapsed; and a second skip processor configured to cause skipping, when the skip key is pressed two times within a certain period, of the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor for the first predetermined and the second predetermined period, which is longer that the first predetermined period, and resuming the reproduction of the image information by the reproduction processor after the first predetermined and the second predetermined period have lapsed, wherein the first predetermined period is shorter than the second predetermined period by 1 to 5 seconds.