Information reproduction apparatus and information reproduction
US6747920B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 21, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11C2207/16
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information reproduction apparatus for reproducing an item of program information from among a plurality of items of program information recorded on a recording medium, the plurality of items of program information including program information to which reproduction restriction information is added, and the information reproduction apparatus includes: a continuous reproduction specifying device for specifying continuous reproduction of a plurality of items of program information recorded on the recording medium; a determination device for determining based on the reproduction restriction information whether an item of program information is prohibited to be reproduced; and a control device for starting the continuous reproduction of the item of program information if the continuous reproduction of the item of program information is specified through the continuous reproduction specifying device, wherein the control device causes an item of program information determined by the determination device as being prohibited to be reproduced to be skipped and the reproduction to be continued after the continuous reproduction is started.
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