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Contents playback apparatus, contents playback method, and computer program

  • US 8,947,459 B2
  • Filed: 03/21/2012
  • Issued: 02/03/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A content playback apparatus comprising:

  • operation keys;

    a playback unit configured to play back content which has a plurality of features; and

    a memory configured to store association information which associates each of the features individually with a predetermined key of the operation keys,wherein, in response to detecting operation of one of the operation keys during display of the content, the playback unit is further configured to play back the content with the feature corresponding to the detected operation key enlarged, in accordance with the association information, andwherein each of the plurality of features has a priority and the association information is generated by referring to the priority of the features relative to each other; and

    a priority-order calculating unit configured to calculate an order of the priorities for respective characteristic portions of the plurality of features contained in the content using at least one parameter and at least one equation,wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one from among a result of writing by the contents sharing, a result of face recognition or person recognition, a feature designated during image processing or image editing, a focused feature, or a combination of these, andwherein the equation is a function of an elapsed period of time after the respective feature appears and a combination of the at least one parameter.

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