Patent ID: 8204364

Claim:
A moving picture image reproduction apparatus comprising: means for determining a feature amount in each of a plurality of predetermined continuous units associated with moving picture image data; means for evaluating a value of the feature amount in each of the plurality of predetermined continuous units under a plurality of reproduction speed control conditions to select a function for the feature amount in each of the plurality of predetermined continuous units; and means for using the function to determine a reproduction speed for each of the predetermined continuous units associated with the moving picture data, wherein the feature amount is determined by extraction from the moving picture image data, wherein the plurality of predetermined continuous units corresponds to a predetermined number of frames in the moving picture image data, wherein a summary of moving picture image data is reproduced, further comprising means for determining a target reproduction speed for each scene and changing the reproduction speed, wherein, based on a first target reproduction speed of a first scene and a second target reproduction speed of a second scene adjacent to the first scene, the means determines the reproduction speed of each of the frames that constitute the first scene, so that the reproduction speed is smoothly changed between two continuous scenes.