Patent Document ID: 8350964
Application ID: 12478187

Base Claim:
1. A captioned image reproducing device comprising: a memory unit that stores plural caption texts, plural images, and plural pieces of reproduction start information each indicating a timing of starting reproduction of each caption text in the plural caption texts; a caption list creating unit that refers to the memory unit and creates a caption list including therein a predetermined number of caption texts in accordance with a reproduction order; a caption text selecting unit that selects any one of the caption texts included in the caption list; a reproducing unit that reproduces a first caption text selected by the caption text selecting unit and at least one of the plural images corresponding to the reproduction start information of the first caption text; a determination unit that refers to the memory unit, acquires the reproduction start information of the first caption text and reproduction start information of a second caption text different from the first caption text, and compares a difference between the reproduction start information of the first caption text and the reproduction start information of the second caption text with predetermined reference information; a setting unit that sets new reproduction start information between a reproduction order of the first caption text and a reproduction order of the second caption text based on a determination result by the determination unit; and a control unit that controls the memory unit to store the new reproduction start information in association with a predetermined dummy caption, at least one of the plural images, and dummy caption reproduction start information indicating a timing of starting reproduction of the dummy caption.

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Claim 5:
5. The captioned image reproducing device according to claim 1 , wherein: the caption text contains a received caption contained in broadcasting data transmitted from an external device and the dummy caption; the captioned image reproducing device further comprises a caption list display unit that displays the caption list; and the caption list creating unit creates a caption list containing the received caption and the dummy caption associated with the new reproduction start information by the control unit.