Patent ID: 7031596

Claim:
A digital video reproduction method for reproducing at least one image based on video contents and metadata, wherein said video contents include an event scene, wherein said event scene is peculiar to a motion picture; said metadata comprises at least event information data having a designation of a starting position and contents of said event scene; said digital video reproduction method comprises the steps of using said event information data and reproducing an image from said event scene selected by a spectator, wherein when recognition of an icon by a spectator is difficult when all icons corresponding to said event scene included in said video contents are displayed on a time bar, wherein said time bar corresponds to an entire reproduction time of said video contents, said digital video reproduction method further comprises the steps of: displaying a portion of said time bar as an expanded time bar, wherein said portion of said time bar includes a selected position on said time bar; and displaying an icon on said expanded time bar, wherein said icon corresponds to an event scene included in said portion of said time bar.