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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2009
Yoko Kitahara, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuya Yamazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuichiro Noto, Chiba, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A content reproduction apparatus includes: a partial reproduction unit for partially reproducing only a predetermined partial reproduction range in an entire reproduction range of contents before switching to next contents to partially reproduce only a predetermined partial reproduction range in an entire reproduction range of the next contents; a creation unit for creating a status bar by superimposing a partial reproduction range bar indicating the partial reproduction range on an entire reproduction range bar indicating the entire reproduction range; a display unit for displaying a reproduction screen when the partial reproduction is performed by the partial reproduction unit; and a control unit for displaying the status bar as superimposed on the reproduction screen.