Content reproduction system, video recording apparatus, terminal apparatus, and content reproduction method

A video recording apparatus for recording a content item,

• the video recording apparatus being communicable with a terminal apparatus for reproducing the content item, the video recording apparatus comprising:
• a content storage that stores the content item;
• a content information storage that stores content information regarding the recorded content item;
• a content distributor that distributes the content item, which is stored in the content storage, to the terminal apparatus;
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• a content information distributor that distributes the content information, which is stored in the content information storage, to a server.

A terminal apparatus for reproducing a content item, the terminal apparatus comprising:

• a display;
• an acceptor that accepts an operation of a user;
• an acquisition unit that acquires a bookmark list from a server, the bookmark list having content information including reproduction position information indicating a reproduction position of the content item;
• a display controller that allows the display to display a bookmark list screen indicating a list of the content information included in the bookmark list;
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• a reproduction controller that starts reproduction of the content item from the reproduction position, which is indicated by the reproduction position information, in a case where the acceptor has accepted a user's operation of reproducing the content item, and stops the reproduction of the content item and notifies the server of reproduction position update information, which indicates an updated reproduction position of the content item, in a case where the acceptor has accepted a user's operation of stopping the reproduction of the content item.

A content reproduction method in a content reproduction system comprising a server and a terminal apparatus for reproducing a content item, the content reproduction method comprising:

• storing a bookmark list, which has content information including reproduction position information indicating a reproduction position of the content item, in a list storage of the server;
• distributing the bookmark list from the server to the terminal apparatus;
• displaying a bookmark list screen, which indicates a list of the content information included in the bookmark list, on a display of the terminal apparatus;
• starting reproduction of the content item from the reproduction position, which is indicated by the reproduction position information, in a case where an acceptor of the terminal apparatus has accepted a user's operation of reproducing the content item;
• in a case where the acceptor has accepted a user's operation of stopping the reproduction of the content item, stopping the reproduction of the content item and notifying the server of reproduction position update information, which indicates an updated reproduction position of the content item, from the terminal apparatus;
• in a case where the server is notified of the reproduction position update information from the terminal apparatus, updating the reproduction position information, which is included in the bookmark list, based on the reproduction position update information;
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• deleting the content information regarding the content item from the bookmark list in a case where it is determined that the reproduction of the content item is finished.