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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2006
Yujin Morisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kinouchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Tsukazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ozawa, Chiba, JP;
Yujin Morisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Kinouchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hideo Tsukazaki, Tokyo, JP;
Takeshi Ozawa, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The reproducing apparatus includes a reproducing section, a notifying section, and a notification controlling section. The reproducing section reproduces content data. The notifying section notifies a user that there are content data correlated with content data reproduced by the reproducing section. The notification controlling section determines whether content data correlated with content data reproduced by the reproducing section have been retrieved and controls the notifying section to notify the user that there are the correlated content data when the correlated content data have been retrieved.