Picture reproducing apparatus, network system, and picture reproducing method
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYutaka Kawada
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Abstract
A picture reproducing apparatus includes a buffer which temporarily holds picture contents input the apparatus, an acquiring circuit to select one added contents from a plurality of different added contents concerning the picture contents held in the buffer based on conditions preset in the apparatus, and to acquire the selected added contents, and a reproducing circuit to mix the acquired added contents with the picture contents held in the buffer, and reproduce the mixed contents as picture signals.
Claims9
A picture reproducing apparatus comprising:
- a buffer which temporarily holds picture contents input the apparatus;
- an acquiring circuit to select one added contents from a plurality of different added contents concerning the picture contents held in the buffer based on conditions preset in the apparatus, and to acquire the selected added contents;
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- a reproducing circuit to mix the acquired added contents with the picture contents held in the buffer, and reproduce the mixed contents as picture signals.
A network system comprising:
- a server apparatus;
- a picture reproducing apparatus which is connected with the server apparatus through a network, and reproduces picture contents to which connection information for the server apparatus is added,
- the picture reproducing apparatus including:
- a buffer which temporarily holds picture contents input the picture reproducing apparatus;
- an accessing circuit to extract the connection information added to the picture contents held in the buffer, and access the server apparatus based on the connection information;
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- a reproducing circuit to mix the picture contents held in the buffer with added contents concerning the picture contents transmitted from the server, and reproduce the mixed contents as picture signals,
- the server apparatus including:
- a transmitter which transmits added contents in accordance with preset conditions in a plurality of different added contents to the picture reproducing apparatus when it is accessed by the picture reproducing apparatus.
A picture reproducing method comprising:
- temporarily holding input picture contents in a buffer;
- selecting one added contents from a plurality of different added contents concerning the picture contents held in the buffer based on preset conditions, and acquiring the selected added contents;
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- mixing the acquired added contents with the picture contents held in the buffer, and reproducing the mixed contents as picture signals.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.