Patent ID: 7546021

Claim:
A content reproducing apparatus for reproducing image content recorded on an information recording medium, said apparatus comprising: first determining means for determining whether reproduction of said image content is started; first detecting means for detecting a reproduction start position when said first determining means determines that the reproduction of said image content is started; second determining means for determining whether the reproduction of said image content is stopped; second detecting means for detecting a reproduction end position when said second determining means determines that the reproduction of said image content is stopped; third determining means for determining whether a time between said reproduction start position and said reproduction end position is longer than a predetermined reference value; and storing means for storing said reproduction start position and said reproduction end position on said information recording medium each time reproduction is started and stopped, wherein said storing means stores said reproduction start position and said reproduction end position when said third determining means determines that the time between said reproduction start position and said reproduction end position is longer than said reference value.