Patent ID: 8644968

Claim:
A content reproduction apparatus comprising: means for extracting a partial reproduction range from each of plural pieces of content; means for sequentially reproducing the extracted partial reproduction ranges of all of the plural pieces of content; means for creating a status bar by superimposing a partial reproduction range bar indicating the partial reproduction range on an entire reproduction range bar indicating an entire reproduction range so that a reproduction point mark indicating a current reproduction point under the partial reproduction is superimposed on the partial reproduction range bar; means for displaying a reproduction screen has a touch panel which allows a touch operation on the status bar when the sequential reproduction is performed by the means for sequentially reproducing; and means for displaying the status bar as superimposed on the reproduction screen wherein when the means for displaying the status bar detects from the touch panel that the reproduction point mark is being moved beyond the range of the partial reproduction range bar by a touch operation, the means for displaying the status bar moves the position of the partial reproduction range bar with respect to the entire reproduction range bar, wherein the means for sequentially reproducing reproduce a climax switching sound effect between the sequentially reproduced extracted partial reproduction ranges, each extracted partial reproduction range being reproduced in its entirety.