Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing – Local trick play processing – With randomly accessible medium
Reexamination Certificate
1997-11-28
2001-02-27
Garber, Wendy (Department: 2715)
Motion video signal processing for recording or reproducing
Local trick play processing
With randomly accessible medium
C386S349000, C386S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06195498
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to an image reproducing apparatus and, more particularly, to an apparatus for reproducing images in accordance with scenario information showing a reproducing procedure.
2. Related Background Art
In recent years, since such a kind of image reproducing apparatus can reproduce a natural image at a high quality, it is used in an art museum or the like and is used for explanation of an exhibition article or the like by automatically reproducing the natural image as a program.
In case of reproducing such a program, an order and time to reproduce data such as image, audio, character, and the like which were recorded and a picture plane switching effect such as wipe, dissolve, or the like need to be previously registered as scenario information.
Generally, such a registration of the scenario of the program is realized by forming a data file (hereinafter, referred to as a scenario file) of a character train in a text file format on a computer.
To form an effective program in the reproduction by the image reproducing apparatus as mentioned above, it is important to make such a scenario. For this purpose, in many cases, such a scenario formation is accompanied with an edition of the scenario file by trials of a plurality of number of times. In such a program, not only the automatic reproduction but also an interactive reproduction such as to retrieve a desired scene or image are needed. Further, in a preview upon edition of those programs or in a retrieval upon reproduction of the program, a fast forward function of the program is effective.
However, in the conventional apparatus, although an interlace function for designating and retrieving only a desired image is considered, nothing is considered with respect to a function for reproducing a program while fast forward feeding the program.
Therefore, to grasp the whole scenario of the program, it cannot help confirming it by the ordinary reproduction and it takes a long time.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to solve the problems as mentioned above.
Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus which can change a reproducing speed even in an apparatus for reproducing images on the basis of scenario information indicative of a preset reproducing procedure.
Under such objects, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an image reproducing apparatus comprising reproducing means for reproducing images on the basis of scenario information showing a reproducing procedure of the images and control means for controlling the reproducing means so as to reproduce said images by the reproducing order shown by the scenario information and at a reproducing speed different from an ordinary reproducing speed.
The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description and the appended claims with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Boccio Vincent F.
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Garber Wendy
Morgan & Finnegan L.L.P.
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