Recording medium playing apparatus for reproducing same time information group
First Claim
1. A recording medium playing apparatus for playing a recording medium on which at least a same-time information group formed by a plurality of information pieces of a same time position is recorded, each of said plurality of information pieces representing an image of a scene viewed at a different viewing angle, comprising:
- reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on said recording medium;
selecting means for randomly selecting a single information piece without user intervention from among the plurality of information pieces of said same-time information group, each information piece representing an image of a different viewing angle; and
control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce an information piece selected by said selecting means when reproducing said same-time information group.
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Abstract
A recording medium playing apparatus allows an arbitrary and easy selection and reproduction of each information piece of a recording medium carrying a plurality of information pieces which variously represent a scene on the same time axis position during reproduction of information. In the recording medium playing apparatus for playing a recording medium on which same-time information groups each formed by a plurality of information pieces of the same time position are recorded, reproducing means for reproducing information of the recording medium reproduces information of the recording medium by arbitrarily selecting each information piece of the recording medium based on a command for reproducing each same-time information group.
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9 Claims
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1. A recording medium playing apparatus for playing a recording medium on which at least a same-time information group formed by a plurality of information pieces of a same time position is recorded, each of said plurality of information pieces representing an image of a scene viewed at a different viewing angle, comprising:
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reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on said recording medium; selecting means for randomly selecting a single information piece without user intervention from among the plurality of information pieces of said same-time information group, each information piece representing an image of a different viewing angle; and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce an information piece selected by said selecting means when reproducing said same-time information group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9)
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8. A recording medium playing apparatus for playing a recording medium on which same-time information groups each formed by a plurality of information pieces of a same time position are recorded, comprising:
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reproducing means for reproducing information recorded on said recording medium; input means for entering an all-cells command for reproducing all of the information pieces included in each of said same-time information groups; and control means for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce, when reproducing the same-time information groups, a single information piece included in each of said same-time information groups if said all-cells command has not been entered, and to reproduce, when reproducing the same-time information groups, all of the information pieces included in each of said same-time information groups without further command entry if said all-cells command has been entered.
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