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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2006
Hiroaki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroaki Seto, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for recording/reproduction of images with which the visual effects of a plurality of images can be visually confirmed with ease. The apparatus includes a recording/reproduction section that records a plurality of input sets of video data and reads them from the recording mediums for reproduction; an arithmetic operation section that performs arithmetic operations by a method corresponding to an external instruction on the plurality of sets of video data reproduced by the recording/reproduction section; and a superimposition section that generates character-string data indicating the arithmetic operation method of the arithmetic operation section, superimposes the arithmetic video data produced by arithmetic operations of the arithmetic operation section and the character-string data and outputs the superimposed video data produced by the superimposition as outcome of arithmetic operations.