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Recording/reproducing apparatus and display control method

  • US 8,275,242 B2
  • Filed: 08/28/2007
  • Issued: 09/25/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A recording/reproducing apparatus for recording a content in a recording medium or reproducing a content from the recording medium, comprising:

  • a recording unit for recording said content in said recording medium,a reproducing unit for reproducing said content from said recording medium; and

    a control unit for controlling said recording unit and said reproducing unit,wherein said control unit implements a thumbnail image display method of displaying a thumbnail image representative of said content, in accordance with a view state of said content, wherein said thumbnail image display method implemented is one of a plurality of predetermined thumbnail image display methods selectable in said recording/reproducing apparatus;

    said control unit implements as said thumbnail image display method a first display method of displaying a portion of characteristic portions of said content excluding a portion having a high importance degree, if the view state of said content indicates that said content has already be viewed; and

    said control unit implements said thumbnail image display method in accordance with a record method used for recording said content, if the view state of said content indicates that said content has not been viewed.

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