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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2010
Shuichi Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Jiro Kiyama, Chiba, JP;
Shuichi Watanabe, Chiba, JP;
Jiro Kiyama, Chiba, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
To provide a video data reproducing apparatus or the like, which includes: a flag readerfor reading out a flag that designates a playback style during special playback, from video data; decodersandfor decoding two sets of video data; a synthesizerfor combining the decoded videos to output the result; and a managerfor controlling the operations of decodersand synthesizerin accordance with the flag value, and which manages the playback style in the special playback during picture-in-picture playing in accordance with the flag value, to thereby realize the playback style of the picture-in-picture video during the special playback that reflects the distributor's intention.