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Motion picture playback apparatus and motion picture playback method

  • US 7,221,852 B2
  • Filed: 05/03/2002
  • Issued: 05/22/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A motion picture playback apparatus which plays back motion-picture data which are stored in a motion-picture data memory and represent a motion picture, and displays the motion picture on a display device, the motion picture playback apparatus comprising:

  • an input circuit for receiving tempo information representing a tempo of a piece of music during playback of motion-picture data, the tempo information being one of MIDI tempo clock and MIDI time code;

    a tempo value generator for generating a tempo value in accordance with the time intervals of the received tempo information; and

    a playback control circuit for reading the motion-picture data from the motion-picture data memory at a read-out speed corresponding to the tempo value and for outputting the read-out motion-picture data to the display device.

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