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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2005
Masahiro Matsuda, Osaka, JP;
Masahiro Matsuda, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
When a user issues a bookmark setup instruction, bookmark information, which includes identification information for a reproduction point whereat video and audio data for currently reproduced content are recorded, identification information for the pertinent content and position information indicating the current reproduction point are generated and stored in a storage unit. And when a user issues a bookmark display instruction, the bookmark information is read from the storage unit and a list of bookmarks is displayed. When one of the bookmarks on the list is selected and its reproduction is instructed, a command is transmitted to a reproduction apparatus, indicated in bookmark information that corresponds to the selected bookmark, to reproduce content, indicated in the bookmark information, beginning at a reproduction point designated in the bookmark information.