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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2008
Takashi Kanemaru, Yokohama, JP;
Sadao Tsuruga, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsunobu Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Kanemaru, Yokohama, JP;
Sadao Tsuruga, Yokohama, JP;
Yuji Yamamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsunobu Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to the present invention, there is provided an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing a digital broadcast based on the MPEG standard. When performing special reproduction by use of access-unit management information that is used to manage access units, the image reproducing apparatus reads ahead the access-unit management information and compares time stamps. As a result of the comparison, if it is judged that the absence of a piece of the access-unit management information exists, the special reproduction is then performed by use of simple information that is used to manage a stream. This makes it possible to continuously perform the special reproduction even if it becomes impossible to utilize the access-unit management information.