Information processing terminal, information processing method and program

Abstract

The present technology relates to an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program, which enable easy switching of settings regarding playback of content. An information processing terminal according to one aspect of the present technology starts playback of content using a default value as a setting value of a predetermined setting regarding playback, and when a switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed, controls playback of content so that the content is played back using the setting value selected during previous playback. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a smartphone in which various applications can be installed to expand functions.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present technology relates to an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program, and particularly to an information processing terminal, an information processing method, and a program, each of which enables easy switching of settings regarding playback of content. Background Art

[0002] There is already a widespread format in which recorded programs are transferred to a portable terminal such as a smartphone or tablet terminal and viewed by using the portable terminal. Many users watch the previous day's news program at a playback speed faster than 1x speed used as a normal playback speed during commuting time, etc.

[0003] Reference List

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2018-117311 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problems to be solved by the present invention

[0007] Many common UIs for switching playback speed display a list of playback speed options and allow the user to select one of the options displayed as a list. Operations using such UIs force the user to perform a two-step operation, namely, the operation of displaying the list of options and the operation of selecting an option.

[0008] The present technology has been made in view of such circumstances, and enables easy switching of settings regarding playback of content.

[0009] Solution to the problem

[0010] According to one aspect of the present technology, an information processing terminal includes a control unit that starts playback of content by using a default value as a setting value of a predetermined setting regarding playback, and controls playback of the content so that, in a case where a switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed, the content is played back by using the setting value selected during previous playback.

[0011] In one aspect of the present technology, playback of content is started by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and playback of the content is controlled so that, when a switching operation for switching the predetermined settings is performed, the content is played back by using the setting values ​​selected during previous playback. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 A configuration example of a content playback system according to an embodiment of the present technology is shown.

[0013] Figure 2 An example of a screen display of a content viewing application is shown.

[0014] Figure 3 is a magnified view of the menu area.

[0015] Figure 4 A display example of a playback speed list is shown.

[0016] Figure 5 An example of switching the playback speed by the one-step switching function is shown.

[0017] Figure 6 An example of switching the playback speed by the one-step switching function is shown.

[0018] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a portable terminal.

[0019] Figure 8 An example of an application structure is shown.

[0020] Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of a portable terminal.

[0021] Fig.10 is a flowchart showing a playback process of a portable terminal.

[0022] Fig.11 is another enlarged view of the menu area.

[0023] Fig.12 An example of the location of content is shown. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] Hereinafter, a mode for implementing the present technology will be described. The description will be provided in the following order.

[0025] 1. Configuration of content playback system

[0026] 2. Switch playback speed in the content viewing app

[0027] 3. Configuration of portable terminal

[0028] 4. Operation of portable terminal

[0029] 5. Modify the example

[0030] <Configuration of content playback system>

[0031] Figure 1 A configuration example of a content playback system according to an embodiment of the present technology is shown.

[0032] Figure 1The content playback system in includes a recording device 1, a television receiver (TV) 2, and a portable terminal 3. The recording device 1, TV 2, and portable terminal 3 are devices owned by the same user, for example.

[0033] The recording device 1 receives content provided via various transmission paths, such as content provided via broadcast waves, content provided via CATV lines, and content provided from a predetermined server via the Internet, and records the received content on a recording medium. A recording medium such as an HDD or an SSD is included in the recording device 1 or is externally attached to the recording device 1.

[0034] The content handled by the recording apparatus 1 is content including video and audio, such as television programs provided by broadcasting stations and moving image content distributed by moving image distribution services. A plurality of pieces of content are recorded on a recording medium of the recording apparatus 1 as recorded content.

[0035] The recording device 1 has a function of playing back recorded content and outputting video and audio of the content to the TV 2 .

[0036] Furthermore, the recording apparatus 1 has a function of transmitting recorded content to the portable terminal 3 via a network such as a wireless LAN or WAN.

[0037] The portable terminal 3 receives the content transmitted from the recording apparatus 1 and records the content on an internal recording medium such as a memory. The portable terminal 3 plays back the recorded content on the internal recording medium, displays the video of the content on a display, and outputs audio from a speaker.

[0038] Therefore, a content viewing application, which is an application having a function of receiving and recording content transmitted from the recording device 1 and playing back and outputting the content, is installed in the portable terminal 3 .

[0039] By starting the content viewing application and performing a predetermined operation, the user can transfer the content from the recording device 1 to the portable terminal 3, or can play back the content recorded on the internal recording medium of the portable terminal 3 and view the content on the portable terminal 3. The user can view the recorded content not only by using the TV 2 but also by using the portable terminal 3 outside the user's house, etc.

[0040] Figure 1 The example shows a smartphone as the portable terminal 3 , but other devices such as a tablet terminal and a PC may be used as the portable terminal 3 .

[0041] <Switch playback speed in content viewing apps>

[0042] Figure 2 An example of a screen display of a content viewing application is shown.

[0043] like Figure 2 As shown in FIG. 1 , a video display area 11 serving as a display area for a video of content is basically provided at the center of the screen of the content viewing application. Figure 2 In the example of FIG. 1 , a video of a recorded soccer program is displayed in the video display area 11 .

[0044] A narrow band-like menu area 12 is provided at the upper portion of the screen of the content viewing application. In the menu area 12, buttons used in the settings for playback of the content are displayed side by side.

[0045] The operation panel area 13 is provided at the lower part of the screen of the content viewing application. In the operation panel area 13, buttons for operating the content, such as a playback start button, a pause button, and a skip button, and information on the content, such as a title, are displayed.

[0046] The display of the portable terminal 3 is provided with a touch screen. The user can perform various operations by pressing buttons displayed as a graphical user interface (GUI) in the menu area 12 and the operation panel area 13.

[0047] Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the menu area 12 .

[0048] As indicated by dotted lines, an audio switching button 21 , a subtitle switching button 22 , and a playback speed switching button 23 are displayed in the menu area 12 . Figure 3 The dotted lines in FIG. 1 are shown for convenience of description and are not actually displayed.

[0049] The audio switching button 21 is a button for audio settings. When the audio switching button 21 is pressed, a list including "main audio" and "sub audio" used as setting values ​​for audio settings is displayed. The user can select which of the main audio or the sub audio is used as the audio of the content from the list. Figure 3 Select the main audio in the example.

[0050] The subtitle switch button 22 is a button for subtitle setting. When the subtitle switch button 22 is pressed, a list including "ON" and "OFF" serving as setting values ​​for subtitle setting is displayed. The user can select whether the subtitle display is turned on or off from the list. Figure 3 In the example shown, the subtitle display is selected as Off.

[0051] The playback speed switching button 23 is a button for playback speed setting. Figure 3 In the example of , 1x speed is selected for normal playback speed. "x1.0" displayed on the playback speed switching button 23 indicates that 1x speed is selected.

[0052] Figure 4A display example of a playback speed list is shown.

[0053] In the case where the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed at a predetermined timing such as during playback of content, Figure 4 As shown in FIG. 2 , a playback speed list 23A serving as a list of setting values ​​for the playback speed is displayed below the playback speed switching button 23. Figure 4 In the example of , four types of setting values ​​of "0.7x speed", "normal", "1.3x speed", "1.5x speed" and "2.0x speed" are displayed as options. The user can select a preferred playback speed from the playback speed list 23A as the playback speed of the content being played back.

[0054] Note that Figure 4 The colored circle on the playback speed switching button 23 in FIG. 2 indicates that the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed. The same applies to the following figures.

[0055] As described above, the content viewing application has a function of switching the playback speed of the content. By switching the playback speed of the content, the user can watch the fast playback / slow playback of the content.

[0056] Furthermore, the content viewing application has a one-step switching function, which is a function of easily switching the playback speed of the content to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed.

[0057] The previously used playback speed is, for example, a playback speed selected by the user based on the current timing of viewing content using the content viewing application when the user viewed content at the most recent time by using the content viewing application. The previously played back content and the currently played back content may be the same or different.

[0058] Figure 5 An example of switching the playback speed by the one-step switching function is shown.

[0059] Here, it is assumed that the user selected 2.0x speed (x2.0) as the playback speed at the previous playback of the content. Information indicating that the previously used playback speed was 2.0x speed is stored and managed by the content viewing application.

[0060] In the case where an instruction to start playback of a predetermined content is given, Figure 5 As shown on the left screen of the , playback of the user-selected content begins at normal (default) playback speed. “x1.0” indicating that normal playback speed is selected is displayed on the Figure 5 on the playback speed switch button 23 in the left screen of the display.

[0061] During normal playback at normal playback speed, when the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed once in the screen indicated by arrow A1, the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed in the screen indicated by arrow A2, i.e., 2x speed, is selected. The playback speed of the content is switched, and the playback of the content is continued at 2x speed used as the previously used playback speed.

[0062] "x2.0" indicating that the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed is selected is displayed on the Figure 5 on the playback speed switch button 23 in the right screen of the display.

[0063] Therefore, the one-step switching function is a function of performing normal playback when playback of content starts, and, in the case where the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed once, switching the playback speed of the content to the playback speed previously used by the user.

[0064] The user can switch the playback speed of the content to the previously used playback speed by pressing the playback speed switching button 23 only once. That is, the user does not need to perform two steps of pressing the playback speed switching button 23 to display the playback speed list 23A and selecting a predetermined playback speed in this state.

[0065] exist Figure 5 In the example of , the same diagram is displayed in the video display area 11 on each screen, but the video of the content actually changes over time.

[0066] When the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed once, Figure 6 As shown in the left screen of , during playback of content at 2x speed used as the previously used playback speed, a playback speed list 23A is displayed as in the screen indicated by arrow A3. The user can select a preferred playback speed from the playback speed list 23A, for example, a playback speed different from the previously used playback speed (the currently selected playback speed).

[0067] Therefore, the first press of the playback speed switching button 23 is an operation for switching the playback speed of the content to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed, and the second press is an operation for displaying the playback speed list 23A.

[0068] For example, in the case where 1.5x speed is selected as the playback speed from the playback speed list 23A, the playback speed of the content is switched in the screen as indicated by arrow A4, and the playback of the content is continued at 1.5x speed used as the playback speed. "x1.5" indicating that 1.5x speed is selected as the playback speed is displayed on the Figure 6 on the playback speed switch button 23 in the right screen of the display.

[0069] In the case where 1.5× speed is selected as the playback speed, information indicating that the previously used playback speed is 1.5× speed is stored and appropriately used by the content viewing application when playing back the next content.

[0070] As described above, by using the one-step switching function, the user can easily switch the playback speed of the content to the previously used playback speed. The process of the content viewing application for switching the playback speed of the content as described above will be described later with reference to a flowchart.

[0071] <Configuration of Portable Terminal>

[0072] Figure 7 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the portable terminal 3 .

[0073] A central processing unit (CPU) 101 , a read only memory (ROM) 102 , and a random access memory (RAM) 103 are connected to each other via a bus 104 .

[0074] The bus 104 is further connected to an input / output interface 105. The input / output interface 105 is connected to a display 106, a touch screen 107, a speaker 108, a camera 109, a memory 110, a communication unit 111, and a drive 112.

[0075] The display 106 includes an LCD, an organic EL display, etc. The display 106 displays such a screen of the content viewing application as described above.

[0076] The touch screen 107 detects a user operation on the surface of the display 106 and outputs information indicating details of the user operation.

[0077] The speaker 108 outputs various sounds such as audio of content and music.

[0078] The camera 109 captures an image in response to a user operation and outputs image data.

[0079] The memory 110 stores various data such as programs executed by the CPU 101 and contents transferred from the recording device 1 .

[0080] The communication unit 111 is an interface for wireless communication. The communication unit 111 communicates with external devices such as the recording device 1 and a server connected via the Internet.

[0081] The drive 112 drives a removable medium 113 such as a memory card, writes data to the removable medium 113 , and reads data stored in the removable medium 113 .

[0082] Figure 8 An example of an application structure is shown.

[0083] like Figure 8 As shown, a plurality of applications operating on an operating system (OS) are installed in the portable terminal 3 . Figure 8 The example of shows not only the above-mentioned content viewing application, but also a web browser, a mail management application, and a music playback application.

[0084] The web browser displays a web page based on information received from a server on the Internet. The mail management application is a mail program and manages the sending and receiving of emails. The music playback application plays back music data stored in the memory 110 of the portable terminal 3 or music data received via the Internet, and outputs music from the speaker 108 of the portable terminal 3.

[0085] Therefore, the portable terminal 3 is a device in which various applications including a content viewing application can be installed to expand its functions.

[0086] Fig. 9 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the portable terminal 3 .

[0087] In the portable terminal 3, Figure 7 The CPU 101 in the portable terminal 3 executes the content viewing application to realize the information processing unit 121. The portable terminal 3 is an information processing terminal including the information processing unit 121.

[0088] like Fig. 9 As shown, the information processing unit 121 includes a playback control unit 131 , a content acquisition unit 132 , a playback unit 133 , an output control unit 134 , and a GUI display control unit 135 .

[0089] The playback control unit 131 controls the playback of the content by the playback unit 133. For example, the playback control unit 131 switches the playback speed of the content to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed. The playback speed information storage unit 131A included in the playback control unit 131 stores information indicating the playback speed previously used by the user.

[0090] Furthermore, the playback control unit 131 controls the output of the content by the output control unit 134. Under the control of the playback control unit 131, the video of the content is displayed on the display 106, and the audio of the content is output from the speaker 108.

[0091] The content acquisition unit 132 acquires data of content to be played back. For example, the content acquisition unit 132 acquires one piece of content selected by the user from among a plurality of pieces of content transmitted from the recording device 1 and stored in the storage 110.

[0092] The content acquisition unit 132 extracts video data from the data of the content and outputs the video data to the video decoder 141 of the playback unit 133 , and extracts audio data therefrom and outputs the audio data to the audio decoder 142 .

[0093] The playback unit 133 includes a video decoder 141 and an audio decoder 142 .

[0094] The video decoder 141 decodes the video data of the content, and outputs the decoded video data to the display control unit 151 .

[0095] The audio decoder 142 decodes the audio data of the content, and outputs the decoded audio data to the audio output control unit 152 .

[0096] The output control unit 134 includes a display control unit 151 and an audio output control unit 152 .

[0097] The display control unit 151 causes the display 106 to display a video of the content based on the data supplied from the video decoder 141 .

[0098] The audio output control unit 152 causes the speaker 108 to output the audio of the content based on the data supplied from the audio decoder 142 .

[0099] As reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 As described above, the GUI display control unit 135 controls the display of the menu area 12 serving as a part of the screen of the content viewing application in response to a user operation.

[0100] <Operation of portable terminal>

[0101] Here, we will refer to Fig.10 The process of the portable terminal 3 for playing back content is described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0102] Fig.10 The processing in starts when the content viewing application is activated and the content to be played back is selected by the user. The data of the content selected by the user is acquired by the content acquisition unit 132 and is provided to the playback unit 133.

[0103] In step S1 , the playback control unit 131 controls the playback unit 133 to perform normal playback, that is, playback at a normal playback speed.

[0104] In step S2 , the playback control unit 131 determines whether the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed.

[0105] In the case where it is determined in step S2 that the playback speed switching button 23 is not pressed, the playback control unit 131 determines in step S3 whether to terminate the playback of the content.

[0106] In step S3 , in the case where it is determined that the playback of the content is terminated, the playback control unit 131 terminates the playback of the content, and in the case where it is determined not to terminate the playback of the content, the process returns to step S1 and normal playback is continued.

[0107] Meanwhile, in the event that it is determined in step S2 that the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed, in step S4, the playback control unit 131 switches the playback speed of the content and continues playback of the content at the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed. The previously used playback speed is specified based on the information stored in the playback speed information storage unit 131A.

[0108] The one-step switching function is realized through the above-described processing to play back the content faster or slower at the same playback speed as the playback speed previously used by the user.

[0109] In step S5 , the playback control unit 131 determines whether the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed again.

[0110] In the case where it is determined in step S5 that the playback speed switching button 23 is not pressed, the playback control unit 131 determines in step S6 whether to terminate the playback of the content.

[0111] In step S6, when it is determined that the playback of the content is terminated, the playback control unit 131 terminates the playback of the content, and when it is determined that the playback of the content is not terminated, the process proceeds to step S7, and the content is continuously played back at the current playback speed. Thereafter, the process returns to step S5, and the above process is repeated.

[0112] Meanwhile, in the event that determination is made in step S5 that the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed, the GUI display control unit 135 causes the playback speed list 23A to be displayed in step S8 .

[0113] In step S9, the playback control unit 131 determines whether a predetermined playback speed, such as a playback speed different from the currently selected playback speed, has been selected from the playback speed list 23A. If it is determined in step S9 that no playback speed has been selected, the process proceeds to step S6, and the processes of step S6 and subsequent steps are performed.

[0114] In the case where it is determined in step S9 that the playback speed is selected, in step S10 , the playback control unit 131 switches the playback speed of the content, and continues the playback of the content at the playback speed selected from the playback speed list 23A.

[0115] In step S11, the playback control unit 131 causes information indicating the selected playback speed to be stored in the playback speed information storage unit 131A. When the one-step switching function is operated during the next playback, the playback speed indicated by the information stored in the playback speed information storage unit 131A is used.

[0116] In step S12 , the playback control unit 131 determines whether to terminate the playback of the content, and in the case where it is determined that the playback of the content is not to be terminated, the process returns to step S5 , and the above-described process is repeated.

[0117] Meanwhile, in the case where it is determined in step S12 that the playback of the content is terminated, the playback control unit 131 terminates the playback of the content.

[0118] Through the above-described processing, the user can easily switch the playback speed of the content to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed, just by pressing the playback speed switching button 23 once.

[0119] By selecting a preferred playback speed once, the user can easily switch the playback speed of the content to the preferred playback speed when playing back the content next or at a subsequent time.

[0120] The single playback speed switching button 23 may have the function of a button for selecting fast playback and the function of a button for selecting slow playback.

[0121] <Modification example>

[0122] ・Examples of settings other than those applied to playback speed

[0123] The case where the playback speed of content is switched by the one-step switching function has been described, but various settings related to playback of content such as audio settings and subtitle settings may be switched by using the one-step switching function.

[0124] By using the above-mentioned audio switching button 21 ( Figure 3 ) to switch the audio setting. In addition, the subtitle setting is switched by using the subtitle switching button 22.

[0125] A case where the setting value of the audio setting is switched by the one-step switching function will be described. Here, it is assumed that the user has used the sub-audio as the previous audio setting.

[0126] In this case, the content is played back by using the main audio set as normal audio at the start of playback of the content, for example.

[0127] In the case where the audio switching button 21 is pressed once during playback of content using primary audio, the audio setting is switched to the sub-audio which is the audio setting used previously.

[0128] When the audio switch button 21 is pressed again during playback of content using sub-audio, the audio setting list is displayed, and the main audio or sub-audio can be selected. The audio selected here is stored as information indicating the audio setting previously used.

[0129] Subtitle settings can similarly be toggled with a one-step toggle function.

[0130] The one-step switching function applies not only to the audio setting and the subtitle setting, but also to various settings concerning the playback of content, such as the image quality setting and the audio quality setting.

[0131] Multiple settings regarding playback of content can be switched together by a one-step switching function.

[0132] Fig.11 is another enlarged view of the menu area 12 .

[0133] exist Fig.11 In the example of FIG. 2 , a button 24 is displayed on the right side of the playback speed switching button 23. The button 24 is a button that is operated when a plurality of settings regarding playback of content are collectively switched by a one-step switching function.

[0134] In the case where the button 24 is pressed once during playback of content using normal setting values, the setting values ​​of the audio setting, subtitle setting, and playback speed setting are respectively switched to the same setting values ​​as those previously used by the user.

[0135] Therefore, multiple settings can be switched together with the one-step switching function.

[0136] ·Control one-step switching function according to the location of the content

[0137] The setting for enabling / disabling switching of the playback speed by the one-step switching function can be controlled according to the location (supply source) of the content.

[0138] Fig.12 An example of the location of content is shown.

[0139] like Fig.12 As shown in FIG. 1A , when the played back content is recorded on the internal recording medium of the portable terminal 3, the setting of the playback speed can be switched by the one-step switching function. As described above, the user can switch the playback speed of the content by using the one-step switching function.

[0140] At the same time, if Fig.12As shown in FIG. 1B, when the playback content is recorded on a recording medium included in the recording device 1 and viewed on the portable terminal 3 by streaming, the switching of the playback speed is disabled due to the limitation of the performance of the device or the communication speed. In this case, the setting of switching the playback speed by the one-step switching function is disabled.

[0141] ·other

[0142] The case of playing back content transmitted from the recording device 1 and recorded in the portable terminal 3 has been described, but when playing back moving image content distributed by a moving image distribution service, the setting can be switched using the one-step switching function. In this case, Fig. 9 At least a part of the configuration of the information processing unit 121 in is implemented in a server that provides a moving image distribution service.

[0143] The setting values ​​switched by the one-step switching function may differ depending on the type of content being played back.

[0144] For example, in the case where an instruction to switch the playback speed setting is made through the one-step switching function, when the type of content played back is "news", the playback speed is switched to 2x speed, and when the type of content played back is "movie", the playback speed is switched to 1x speed.

[0145] Therefore, setting values ​​to be switched by the one-step switching function can be individually selected by the user according to the attributes of the content such as the type.

[0146] It is assumed that the content to be played back is content including video and audio, but when other content such as recorded audio is played back, the above-mentioned one-step switching function can be used.

[0147] The operation for using the one-step switching function is assumed to be an operation of pressing the playback speed switching button 23 once, but the one-step switching function may be used by other operations such as a slide operation and a gesture operation.

[0148] About the program

[0149] The series of processing described above can be executed by hardware or by software. In the case where the series of processing is executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed in a computer combined with dedicated hardware, a general-purpose personal computer, or the like.

[0150] The program to be installed is recorded on a device including an optical disk (a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD), etc.), a semiconductor memory, etc. Figure 7The program may be provided on a removable medium 113 of a computer program product. In addition, the program may be provided via a wired or wireless transmission medium such as a local area network, the Internet, or digital broadcasting. The program may be pre-installed in the ROM 102 or the memory 110.

[0151] Note that the program executed by the computer may be a program in which processing is performed in time series in the order described in this specification, or may be a program in which processing is performed in parallel or at necessary timing such as when a call is made.

[0152] In this specification, a system refers to a collection of multiple components (devices, modules (components), etc.), and it does not matter whether all components are included in the same housing. Therefore, multiple devices included in separate housings and connected via a network and a single device including multiple modules in a single housing are both systems.

[0153] The effects described in this specification are merely illustrative and not restrictive. In addition, additional effects can be obtained.

[0154] The embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the present technology.

[0155] For example, the present technology may have a configuration of cloud computing in which a single function is shared and jointly processed by a plurality of devices via a network.

[0156] Furthermore, each step described in the above flowchart may be performed by a single device, or may be performed by being shared by a plurality of devices.

[0157] Furthermore, in the case where a single step includes a plurality of processes, the plurality of processes included in the single step may be executed by a single device, or may be executed by being shared by a plurality of devices.

[0158] · Example of configuration combination

[0159] The present technology may also have the following configurations. (1)

[0161] An information processing terminal comprising

[0162] A control unit that starts playback of content by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and controls playback of content so that, in a case where a switching operation for switching the predetermined settings is performed, the content is played back by using the setting values ​​selected during previous playback. (2)

[0164] The information processing terminal according to (1) further includes

[0165] The display control unit causes a list for selecting the setting value to be displayed in a case where the same operation as the switching operation is performed during playback of the content using the setting value selected during previous playback. (3)

[0167] The information processing terminal according to (1) or (2), wherein

[0168] A toggle operation is an operation where the button is pressed once. (4)

[0170] The information processing terminal according to (2) further includes

[0171] A storage unit stores information indicating the setting value selected from the list as information indicating the setting value selected during the previous playback. (5)

[0173] The information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein

[0174] The control unit enables a function of playback of the content by using a setting value selected during previous playback in a case where a switching operation is performed according to a supply source of the content. (6)

[0176] The information processing terminal according to (5), wherein

[0177] The control unit enables the function if the supply source of the content is a recording medium included in the information processing terminal, and disables the function if the supply source of the content is a recording medium of an external device connected via a network. (7)

[0179] The information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (6), wherein

[0180] In a case where the switching operation is performed, the control unit plays back the content by using the setting values ​​selected during previous playback of content of the same type as the content. (8)

[0182] The information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (7), wherein

[0183] The predetermined setting is a setting of the playback speed of the content including video and audio. (9)

[0185] An information processing method comprising

[0186] Information Processing Terminal

[0187] Starting playback of the content by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and

[0188] Playback of content is controlled so that, in a case where a switching operation for switching a predetermined setting is performed, the content is played back by using the setting value selected during previous playback. (10)

[0190] A program for causing a computer to execute the following processing

[0191] Starting playback of the content by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and

[0192] Playback of content is controlled so that, in a case where a switching operation for switching a predetermined setting is performed, the content is played back by using the setting value selected during previous playback.

[0193] Reference designator list

[0194] 1 Recording device

[0195] 3 Portable Terminal

[0196] 121 Information Processing Unit

[0197] 131 playback control unit

[0198] 131A Playback speed information storage unit

[0199] 132 Content Acquisition Unit

[0200] 133 Playback Unit

[0201] 134 Output control unit

[0202] 135GUI display control unit

Claims

1. An information processing terminal, comprising a control unit that starts playback of content by using a default value as a setting value of a predetermined setting regarding playback, and controls playback of the content so that, in a case where a first switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed by pressing a button once, the content is played back by using a setting value selected during previous playback, the setting value selected during previous playback being different from the default value, in, The setting value to be switched varies depending on the type of content being played back, and The display control unit causes a list for selecting setting values ​​to be displayed in a case where a second switching operation is performed during playback of the content using the setting value selected during the previous playback, the second switching operation being performed by pressing the button one more time.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, further comprising A storage unit stores information indicating the setting value selected from the list as information indicating the setting value selected during the previous playback.

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein The control unit enables a function of playback of the content by using a setting value selected during the previous playback, in a case where the switching operation is performed, according to a supply source of the content.

4. The information processing terminal according to claim 3, wherein The control unit enables the function if a supply source of the content is a recording medium included in the information processing terminal, and disables the function if the supply source of the content is a recording medium of an external device connected via a network.

5. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein In a case where the switching operation is performed, the control unit plays back the content by using setting values ​​selected during previous playback of content of the same type as the content.

6. The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein The predetermined setting is a setting of a playback speed of the content including video and audio.

7. An information processing method comprising: Information Processing Terminal Starting playback of the content by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and controlling playback of the content so that, in a case where a first switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed by pressing a button once, the content is played back by using a setting value selected during previous playback, the setting value selected during previous playback being different from the default value, in, The setting value to be switched varies depending on the type of content being played back, and In the case where a second switching operation is performed during playback of the content using the setting value selected during the previous playback, so that a list for selecting a setting value is displayed, the second switching operation is performed by pressing the button one more time.

8. A computer storage medium having a program stored thereon, wherein when the program is executed by a computer including the computer storage medium, the computer performs the following processing: Starting playback of the content by using default values ​​as setting values ​​of predetermined settings regarding playback, and controlling playback of the content so that, in a case where a first switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed by pressing a button once, the content is played back by using a setting value selected during previous playback, the setting value selected during previous playback being different from the default value, in, The setting value to be switched varies depending on the type of content being played back, and In the case where a second switching operation is performed during playback of the content using the setting value selected during the previous playback, so that a list for selecting a setting value is displayed, the second switching operation is performed by pressing the button one more time.

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