Contents playback apparatus, contents playback method, and computer program

摘要

A contents playback apparatus and the like are provided which allow a user to promptly designate a desired portion when displaying a part of a content in an expanded manner, and are thus excellent in operability. A contents playback apparatus includes an associating unit and a playback unit. The associating unit generates association information for a plurality of characteristic portions contained in a content by referring to priority orders of the respective characteristic portions relative to each other, the association information associating each of the characteristic portions individually with a predetermined operation key of an input device included in the apparatus in accordance with the priority orders. The playback unit plays back, in response to detecting an operation of an operation key during display of the content, the characteristic portion corresponding to the operation key in an expanded display mode, in accordance with the association information.

主权项

1. A content playback apparatus comprising:
operation keys; a playback unit configured to play back content which has a plurality of features; and a memory configured to store association information which associates each of the features individually with a predetermined key of the operation keys, wherein, in response to detecting operation of one of the operation keys during display of the content, the playback unit is further configured to play back the content with the feature corresponding to the detected operation key enlarged, in accordance with the association information, and wherein each of the plurality of features has a priority and the association information is generated by referring to the priority of the features relative to each other; and a priority-order calculating unit configured to calculate an order of the priorities for respective characteristic portions of the plurality of features contained in the content using at least one parameter and at least one equation, wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one from among a result of writing by the contents sharing, a result of face recognition or person recognition, a feature designated during image processing or image editing, a focused feature, or a combination of these, and wherein the equation is a function of an elapsed period of time after the respective feature appears and a combination of the at least one parameter.