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US 2001/0055466 A1Published application
Video playback control apparatus and video playback control method
OwnerKazuhiro Iwashitainventor
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A video data on the main part of a movie, which is long-time video data, is supplied from a DVD (2) that is a disc medium. Plural sets of video data on trailers and commercials of a relatively short playing time are supplied from a distribution center (6) via a subscriber telephone line (7) or the like. A video playback control apparatus (1) selects trailers and commercials in accordance with information on the distributor of the movie, the star actor/actress, the genre, etc., and conditions of the day of week, the time zone, etc., in which the movie is to be played back, and prepares a play schedule while combining the selected trailers and commercials. The whole movie including the selected trailers and commercials are played in accordance with the schedule.
A video playback control apparatus which continuously plays back first video data supplied from a medium and second video data supplied from a communication system, while combining the first and second video data with each other.
A video playback control apparatus, comprising:
A video playback control method, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.