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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Kota Takahashi, Chofu, JP;
Yasuo Masaki, Daito, JP;
Kota Takahashi, Chofu, JP;
Yasuo Masaki, Daito, JP;
The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu-shi, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Daito-shi, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a reproducing apparatus comprising: a reproduction section to reproduce reproduction data comprising sound data and/or image data; a selection section to calculate evaluation values between a link source set for the reproduction data and each of a plurality of link destinations corresponding to the link source by a predetermined arithmetic expression based on link information of the plurality of link destinations, and to select a link destination having a highest evaluation among the evaluation values out of the plurality of link destinations; and a reproduction control section to move a reproduction point of the reproduction data reproduced by the reproduction section to a position corresponding to the link destination by linking the link source with the link destination when the reproduction point reaches a given point with respect to a position corresponding to the link source, and to instruct the reproduction section to reproduce the reproduction data.