Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Yohei Kitahara

Masaaki Shimada

Yoshiaki Kusunoki

A reproduction device () includes: a resume information generation unit () which generates first resume information (R) indicating a reproduction stop operation position and second resume information (R) indicating a reproduction position at one or more of the following moments: upon switching of the reproduction operation type, upon switching of the reproduction information title and/or the chapter, and at regularly spaced reproduction time intervals; a resume information acquisition unit () which acquires the first resume information (R); and a resume information automatic acquisition means () which acquires the second resume information (R). Upon resume reproduction, the reproduction stop operation position indicated by the first resume information (R) or the reproduction position indicated by the second resume information (R) is selected, so that the reproduction is resumed at the selected position.

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Tokyo, Japan

Yohei Kitahara