Video image data reproducing apparatus

摘要

A video image reproducing apparatus reads out sub-content information related to sub-content to be reproduced, from a recording medium, obtains attribute information indicative of the features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information, and controls each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content on the basis of the attribute information, so that the main content and the sub-content are reproduced in coordination with the features of the sub-content.

主权项

1. A video image reproducing apparatus for reproducing main content including video image data and sub-content associated with the main content, comprising:
a receiving unit configured to receive the main content and the sub-content to be reproduced with the main content; an extraction unit configured to extract sub-content information related to the sub-content from data received by the receiving unit; an attribute information obtaining unit configured to obtain attribute information indicative of features of the sub-content, on the basis of the sub-content information; a play list generation unit configured to generate a play list for setting each reproduction procedure of the main content and the sub-content in accordance with features of the sub-content indicated by the attribute information; and a reproduction control unit configured to control each reproduction of a plurality of scenes included in the main content and the sub-content in accordance with the play list, wherein the sub-content includes character information, and wherein the play list generation unit generates a play list for reproducing continuously the plurality of scenes if the attribution information obtained in the attribute information obtaining unit indicates that the features of the character information is a first type, and generates a play list for reproducing the plurality of scenes with pause being interposed between the scenes so as to receive a reproduction request from a user during the pause if the attribution information obtained in the attribution information obtaining unit indicates that the features of the character information is a second type.