US 6,983,099 B2
Information reproducing apparatus, image display control method, and recording medium
Hiroki Tanaka, Tokyo (Japan); and Katsuhiro Sugiyama, Chiba (Japan)
Assigned to Sony Corporation, (Japan)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/808,852.
Claims priority of application No. P2000-075643 (JP), filed on Mar. 17, 2000.
Prior Publication US 2001/0022890 A1, Sep. 20, 2001
Int. Cl. H04N 5/93 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 386—52 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information reproducing apparatus, comprising:
a reproducing device operable to reproduce image signals recorded on a recording medium;
a setting unit operable to set at least one image signal start point and end point for editing said recorded image signals;
a storage device operable to store said at least one image signal start point and end point set by said setting unit; and
a controller operable to control the display of marks corresponding to said stored image signal start points and end points;
whereby said controller controls the display of a menu of editing commands and an indication of available commands from among said editing commands, said available commands being determined according to the state of said stored image signal start points and end points.