摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To lower the probability that a mechanical fault is induced by decreasing the frequency of disk replacement, to enable image selection free of a feeling of physical disorder, and to perform efficient calling by shortening the time needed to call an image of a specified image genre. <P>SOLUTION: An image genre such as 'pops' and 'Japanese traditional pops' corresponding to an accompaniment musical sound is specified by specifying the accompaniment musical sound and at this time, it is judged whether an image of one specified genre among genres 1 to (n) such as 'pops' and 'Japanese traditional pops' is stored on disks No.1, No.2,... loaded in a drive unit 3; and it is confirmed that the image of the specified genre is not reproduced for a certain time or longer and the image of one of 1 to (n) is determined as a selected image. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO |