Patent ID: 7936963

Claim:
A video reproduction apparatus which reproduces a reproduction video to be displayed on a display section under an environment where many people enjoy viewing video pictures to transmit the reproduction video to the display section, comprising: an information storage section which stores video information corresponding to one or more titles in the form of a plurality of files having different data amount from one another; a reproduction section which reproduces video information stored, in the form of a plurality of files, in the information storage section; and a reproduction information storage section which stores reproduction information which is auxiliary information related to reproduced video information that has been reproduced by the reproduction section; wherein the reproduction section refers to a plurality of offset information which are included in the reproduction information stored in the reproduction information storage section and which are appended for separating the video information within each file to determine a reproduction resuming position on video information, wherein, when performing resume reproduction, the reproduction section: opens a file based on a current Reel number read out from the reproduction information storage section, refers to the plurality of offset information which are appended for separating the video information within each file based on a transfer amount read out from the reproduction information storage section, performs seek by the amount required for performing the resume reproduction, and reproduces the video information, and wherein there is available user set information related to automatic restoration, which indicates whether the automatic restoration is performed or not, as the reproduction information, and when the automatic restoration is not specified in the user set information, the reproduction section resumes reproduction under the control of an externally connected reproduction operation section.