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US5500743A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Image reproduction apparatus

Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1995-02-06
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Granted: 1996-03-19
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Expires: 2015-02-06
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Abstract

Abstract A reproduction apparatus includes a reproduction device for simultaneously displaying a plurality of still images reproduced from a medium, a mode selector for selecting one of a following multi-reproduction mode and a preceding multi-reproduction mode, and a controller for controlling the reproduction device. When the following multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images following a selected single image are multi-reproduced, and when the preceding multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image are multi-reproduced. In addition, whether the predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image mode or the predetermined number of images following the selected single image mode is selected, an image different from the selected single image is included.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yuji Sakaegi
  • 👤 Nobuyuki Suzuki
  • 👤 Yoshinobu Sato

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-28 02:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 114 words
A reproduction apparatus comprising: reproduction means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of still images reproduced from a medium; mode selecting means for selecting one of a following multi-reproduction mode and a preceding multi-reproduction mode; and control means for controlling said reproduction means such that, when the following multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images following a selected single image are multi-reproduced, and when the preceding multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image are multi-reproduced, wherein the predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image or the predetermined number of images following the selected single image include an image different from the selected single image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 114 words
A reproduction apparatus comprising: reproduction means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of still images reproduced from a medium; mode selecting means for selecting one of a following multi-reproduction mode and a preceding multi-reproduction mode; and control means for controlling said reproduction means such that, when the following multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images following a selected single image are multi-reproduced, and when the preceding multi-reproduction mode is selected, a predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image are multi-reproduced, wherein the predetermined number of images preceding the selected single image or the predetermined number of images following the selected single image include an image different from the selected single image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 13 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said medium comprises a disc-shaped medium.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 24 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for supplying the plurality of still images reproduced from said reproduction means to a monitor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said mode selecting means selects one of the following multi-reproduction mode and the preceding multi-reproduction mode in response to a manual operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 29 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising control means for, when said plurality of still images are simultaneously displayed, displaying identification data of each of the still images.

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