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Content playback apparatus

US8081863B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 26, 2005
Grant dateDec 20, 2011
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N9/8227
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A content playback apparatus obtains and plays a content section from content according to an obtaining method that varies.The content playback apparatus which obtains the content section from content and plays the obtained content section includes a reference generation unit that generates a judgment reference that varies dynamically over a playback time axis of the content, and a content section obtaining unit that obtains the content section by comparing the content with the judgment reference. With this structure, the content playback apparatus is able to obtain a content section according to a method that varies.

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