Information processing terminal, method for processing information, and program

Abstract

To easily switch the setting related to playback of contents.SOLUTION: The information processing terminal according to an aspect of the present technique starts playback of a content by using a default value as the set value of each of a plurality of settings related to playback, and controls playback of the content so that the content is played back by using a value different from the default value, which is the set value of each of a plurality of settings selected in the last playback, in a case where a switch operation of pressing a button one time to switch a plurality of settings is performed. The present technique is applicable to a smartphone which can install various different types of applications and expand functions.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present technology relates to an information processing terminal, and more particularly to an information processing terminal that enables easy switching of settings related to content playback. [Background technology]

[0002] The practice of transferring recorded TV programs to mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets and watching them using those devices is becoming more common. Many users use mobile devices to watch the previous day's news program during their commute, for example, at a playback speed faster than the standard playback speed of 1x. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2018-117311 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] A typical UI used to change the playback speed displays a list of playback speed options and lets the user select from the options displayed in the list. This type of UI forces the user to perform two steps: one to display the list of options, and the other to select one option.

[0005] The present technology has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and makes it possible to easily switch settings related to content playback. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] An information processing terminal of one aspect of the present technology is provided with a control unit that starts playback of content using default values ​​as setting values ​​for each of a plurality of playback settings, and when a switching operation is performed by pressing a button once to switch between the plurality of settings, controls playback of the content so that the content is played using setting values ​​for each of the plurality of settings that were selected during the previous playback and that are different from the default values.

[0007] In one aspect of the present technology, playback of content is started using default values ​​as the setting values ​​of multiple playback settings, and when a button is pressed once to perform a switching operation to switch between the multiple settings, playback of the content is controlled so that the content is played using the setting values ​​of the multiple settings that were selected during the previous playback, but which are different from the default values. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a content playback system according to an embodiment of the present technology. [Diagram 2] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of a content viewing application. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a menu area. [Figure 4] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a display example of a playback speed list. [Diagram 5] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of switching of playback speed by a one-step switching function. [Figure 6] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of switching of playback speed by a one-step switching function. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration of a mobile terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 illustrates an example of an application structure. [Figure 9] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of a functional configuration of a mobile terminal. [Figure 10] 11 is a flowchart illustrating a playback process of a mobile terminal. [Figure 11] FIG. 13 is another enlarged view of the menu area. [Figure 12] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of the location of content. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present technology will be described in the following order. 1. Content playback system configuration 2. Changing the playback speed in content viewing applications 3.Mobile device configuration 4. Mobile device operation 5. Variations

[0010] <Content playback system configuration> FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the configuration of a content playback system according to an embodiment of the present technology.

[0011] 1 includes a recording device 1, a TV (television receiver) 2, and a mobile terminal 3. The recording device 1, the TV 2, and the mobile terminal 3 are, for example, devices owned by the same user.

[0012] The recording device 1 receives content provided via various transmission paths, such as content provided by broadcast waves, content provided by CATV lines, and content provided from a predetermined server via the Internet, and records the content on a recording medium. The recording device 1 is provided with a recording medium such as an HDD or SSD, either built in or externally.

[0013] The content processed by the recording device 1 is content including video and audio, such as television programs provided by broadcasting stations, video content distributed by video distribution services, etc. A plurality of contents are recorded as pre-recorded contents on the recording medium possessed by the recording device 1.

[0014] The recording device 1 has a function of playing back recorded content and outputting video and audio of the content to the TV 2.

[0015] The recording device 1 also has a function of transferring recorded content to the mobile terminal 3 via a network such as a wireless LAN or a WAN.

[0016] The mobile terminal 3 receives the content transferred from the recording device 1 and records it on an internal recording medium such as a memory. The mobile terminal 3 plays back the content recorded on the internal recording medium, displays the video of the content on the display, and outputs the audio from the speaker.

[0017] In this way, the mobile terminal 3 has installed thereon a content viewing application, which is an application having the functions of receiving and recording the content transferred from the recording device 1, and playing back and outputting the content.

[0018] By starting the content viewing application and performing a predetermined operation, the user can transfer content from the recording device 1 to the mobile terminal 3, or play back content recorded on the internal recording medium of the mobile terminal 3 and view it on the mobile terminal 3. The user can not only view recorded content using the TV 2, but also view it while away from home using the mobile terminal 3.

[0019] In the example of FIG. 1, a smartphone is shown as the mobile terminal 3, but other devices such as a tablet terminal or a PC can also be used as the mobile terminal 3.

[0020] <Switching the playback speed in content viewing applications> FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of the content viewing application.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 2, a video display area 11, which is a display area for the video of the content, is formed approximately in the center of the screen of the content viewing application. In the example of Fig. 2, a video of a recorded soccer program is displayed in the video display area 11.

[0022] A narrow band-like menu area 12 is formed at the top of the screen of the content viewing application. In the menu area 12, buttons used for settings related to content playback are displayed in an array.

[0023] An operation panel area 13 is formed below the screen of the content viewing application. In the operation panel area 13, buttons used for operating the content, such as a play start button, a pause button, and a skip button, as well as information about the content, such as the title, are displayed.

[0024] A touch panel is provided on the display of the mobile terminal 3. The user can press buttons displayed as a GUI (Graphical User Interface) in the menu area 12 and the operation panel area 13 to perform various operations.

[0025] FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the menu area 12. As shown in FIG.

[0026] As indicated by the dashed 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. The dashed lines shown in Fig. 3 are shown for the sake of convenience and are not lines that are actually displayed.

[0027] The audio switching button 21 is a button used for audio setting. When the audio switching button 21 is pressed, a list of the audio setting values ​​"main audio" and "secondary audio" is displayed. The user can select from the list whether the main audio or secondary audio will be used as the audio for the content. In the example of FIG. 3, the main audio is selected.

[0028] The subtitle switching button 22 is a button used for subtitle setting. When the subtitle switching button 22 is pressed, a list of subtitle setting values ​​"ON" and "OFF" is displayed. The user can select from the list whether to turn the subtitle display on or off. In the example of FIG. 3, subtitle display off is selected.

[0029] The playback speed switching button 23 is a button used to set the playback speed. In the example of Fig. 3, 1x speed, which is the standard playback speed, is selected. "x1.0" displayed on the playback speed switching button 23 indicates that 1x speed has been selected.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a display of a playback speed list.

[0031] When the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed at a predetermined timing, such as during playback of a content, a playback speed list 23A, which is a list of playback speed setting values, is displayed below the playback speed switching button 23, as shown in Fig. 4. In the example of Fig. 4, four setting values, "0.7x speed", "standard", "1.3x speed", "1.5x speed", and "2.0x speed", are displayed as options. The user can select a desired playback speed from the playback speed list 23A as the playback speed of the content being played.

[0032] It should be noted that the colored circle shown on the playback speed switching button 23 in Fig. 4 indicates that the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed. This also applies to the subsequent figures.

[0033] In this way, the content viewing application is provided with a function for switching the playback speed of the content, which allows the user to view the content in fast playback / slow playback by switching the playback speed of the content.

[0034] The content viewing application also has a one-step switching function that allows the playback speed of the content to be easily switched to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed.

[0035] The previously used playback speed is, for example, the playback speed selected by the user when the user most recently viewed content using the content viewing application, based on the current timing of viewing the content using the content viewing application. The content previously played and the content currently played may be the same content or different content.

[0036] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of switching of the playback speed by the one-step switching function.

[0037] Here, it is assumed that the user selected a playback speed of 2.0x (x2.0) when playing back the content last time. Information indicating that the playback speed used last time was 2.0x is stored and managed by the content viewing application.

[0038] When an instruction to start playing a specific content is given, the content selected by the user starts playing at a standard (default) playback speed, as shown in the leftmost screen of Fig. 5. "x1.0", which indicates that the standard playback speed is selected, is displayed on the playback speed switching button 23 on the leftmost screen of Fig. 5.

[0039] When normal playback is being performed, which is playback using a standard playback speed, and playback speed switch button 23 is pressed once as indicated by the end of arrow A1, a playback speed that is double the playback speed used previously is selected as indicated by the end of arrow A2. The playback speed of the content is switched, and playback of the content continues at the double playback speed used previously.

[0040] On the screen shown on the right side of FIG. 5, "x2.0" is displayed on the playback speed switching button 23, which indicates that the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed is selected.

[0041] In this way, the one-step switching function is a function that performs normal playback when playback of the content starts, and when the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed once, switches the playback speed of the content to the playback speed used last time by the user.

[0042] The user can switch the playback speed of the content to the previously used playback speed simply by pressing the playback speed switching button 23 once. That is, the user does not need to perform a two-step operation of pressing the playback speed switching button 23 to display the playback speed list 23A and then selecting a desired playback speed in that state.

[0043] In the example of FIG. 5, the same illustration is displayed in the video display area 11 of each screen, but in reality, the video of the content changes over time.

[0044] When playback is being performed using the previously used playback speed of double speed, when the playback speed switching button 23 is pressed once as shown at the left end of Fig. 6, a playback speed list 23A is displayed as indicated by the tip of an arrow A3. The user can select a desired playback speed from the playback speed list 23A, such as a playback speed different from the previously used playback speed (selected playback speed).

[0045] In this way, 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 used last time, and the second press is an operation for displaying the playback speed list 23A.

[0046] For example, when a 1.5x playback speed is selected from the playback speed list 23A, the playback speed of the content is switched as shown by the tip of an arrow A4, and the content continues to be played back at the 1.5x playback speed. On the playback speed switching button 23 on the screen shown on the right side of Fig. 6, "x1.5" is displayed, indicating that a 1.5x playback speed has been selected.

[0047] When the 1.5x playback speed is selected, information indicating that the previously used playback speed was 1.5x is stored and is used by the content viewing application as appropriate the next time content is played back.

[0048] As described above, the user can easily switch the content playback speed to the previously used playback speed by using the one-step switching function. The process of the content viewing application that switches the content playback speed in the above manner will be described later with reference to a flowchart.

[0049] <Mobile device configuration> FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the mobile terminal 3. As shown in FIG.

[0050] A central processing unit (CPU) 101, a read only memory (ROM) 102, and a random access memory (RAM) 103 are interconnected via a bus 104.

[0051] An input / output interface 105 is further connected to the bus 104. To the input / output interface 105, a display 106, a touch panel 107, a speaker 108, a camera 109, a memory 110, a communication unit 111, and a drive 112 are connected.

[0052] The display 106 is configured with an LCD, an organic EL display, etc. The display 106 displays the screen of the content viewing application as described above.

[0053] The touch panel 107 detects a user's operation on the surface of the display 106, and outputs information indicating the content of the user's operation.

[0054] The speaker 108 outputs various sounds such as the audio of the content and music.

[0055] The camera 109 takes a photograph in response to a user's operation and outputs image data.

[0056] The memory 110 stores programs executed by the CPU 101, various data such as content transferred from the recording device 1, and the like.

[0057] The communication unit 111 is an interface for wireless communication and communicates with the recording device 1 and with external devices such as a server connected via the Internet.

[0058] 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 .

[0059] FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of an application structure.

[0060] As shown in Fig. 8, a plurality of applications that run on an OS (Operating System) are installed in the mobile terminal 3. In the example of Fig. 8, in addition to the above-mentioned content viewing application, a web browser, a mail management application, and a music playback application are shown.

[0061] The Web browser displays Web pages based on information received from a server on the Internet. The mail management application is a mailer that manages sending and receiving e-mail. The music playback application plays music data stored in the memory 110 of the mobile terminal 3 or music data received via the Internet, and outputs the music from the speaker 108 of the mobile terminal 3.

[0062] In this way, the mobile terminal 3 is a device capable of expanding its functions by installing various applications including a content viewing application.

[0063] FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the mobile terminal 3.

[0064] In the mobile terminal 3, an information processing unit 121 is realized by executing a content viewing application by the CPU 101 in FIG.

[0065] As shown in FIG. 9, 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.

[0066] 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 previously used playback speed by the user.

[0067] 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.

[0068] The content acquisition unit 132 acquires data of the content to be played back. For example, the content selected by the user from the contents transferred from the recording device 1 and stored in the memory 110 is acquired by the content acquisition unit 132.

[0069] The content acquisition unit 132 extracts video data from the content data and outputs it to a video decoder 141 of the playback unit 133 , and extracts audio data and outputs it to an audio decoder 142 .

[0070] The playback unit 133 is made up of a video decoder 141 and an audio decoder 142 .

[0071] The video decoder 141 decodes the video data of the content, and outputs the image data obtained by the decoding to the display control unit 151 .

[0072] The audio decoder 142 decodes the audio data of the content, and outputs the audio data obtained by the decoding to the audio output control unit 152 .

[0073] The output control unit 134 is made up of a display control unit 151 and an audio output control unit 152 .

[0074] The display control unit 151 causes the display 106 to display the video of the content based on the data supplied from the video decoder 141 .

[0075] The audio output control unit 152 outputs the audio of the content from the speaker 108 based on the data supplied from the audio decoder 142 .

[0076] The GUI display control unit 135 controls the display of the menu area 12 constituting the screen of the content viewing application in response to a user operation, as described with reference to FIGS.

[0077] <Mobile device operation> Now, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 10, the process of the mobile terminal 3 for reproducing content will be described.

[0078] 10 is started when the content viewing application becomes active 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 supplied to the playback unit 133.

[0079] In step S1, the playback control unit 131 controls the playback unit 133 to perform normal playback, which is playback using a standard playback speed.

[0080] In step S2, the playback control unit 131 determines whether or not the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed.

[0081] If it is determined in step S2 that the playback speed switching button 23 has not been pressed, the playback control unit 131 determines in step S3 whether or not to end the playback of the content.

[0082] If it is determined in step S3 that the playback of the content is to be ended, the playback control unit 131 ends the playback of the content, and if it is determined that the playback of the content is not to be ended, the process returns to step S1 and normal playback is continued.

[0083] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S2 that the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed, in step S4, the playback control unit 131 switches the playback speed of the content and continues playing the content using the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed. The previously used playback speed is identified based on the information stored in the playback speed information storage unit 131A.

[0084] This realizes a one-step switching function, and fast / slow playback of the content is performed using the same playback speed as the playback speed used last time by the user.

[0085] In step S5, the playback control unit 131 determines whether or not the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed again.

[0086] If it is determined in step S5 that the playback speed switching button 23 has not been pressed, the playback control unit 131 determines in step S6 whether or not to end the playback of the content.

[0087] In step S6, if it is determined that the playback of the content is to be ended, the playback control unit 131 ends the playback of the content, and if it is determined that the playback of the content is not to be ended, the playback control unit 131 proceeds to step S7 and continues the playback of the content at the current playback speed. After that, the process returns to step S5, and the above processes are repeated.

[0088] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S5 that the playback speed switching button 23 has been pressed, then in step S8, the GUI display control section 135 displays the playback speed list 23A.

[0089] In step S9, the playback control unit 131 determines whether or not 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 subsequent processes are performed.

[0090] If it is determined in step S9 that a playback speed has been selected, in step S10, the playback control unit 131 switches the playback speed of the content, and continues playing the content using the playback speed selected from the playback speed list 23A.

[0091] In step S11, the playback control unit 131 stores information representing the selected playback speed in the playback speed information storage unit 131A. The playback speed represented by the information stored in the playback speed information storage unit 131A is used when the one-step switching function is operated during the next playback.

[0092] In step S12, the playback control unit 131 determines whether or not to end the playback of the content, and if it determines not to end the playback of the content, the process returns to step S5 and repeats the above processes.

[0093] On the other hand, if it is determined in step S12 that the playback of the content is to be ended, the playback control unit 131 ends the playback of the content.

[0094] Through the above process, the user can easily switch the playback speed of the content to the same playback speed as the previously used playback speed by simply pressing the playback speed switching button 23 once.

[0095] Once the user selects a preferred playback speed, the user can easily switch the playback speed of the content to the preferred playback speed the next time the content is played back.

[0096] It is possible to combine the functions of the button used to select fast playback and the button used to select slow playback into a single button, the playback speed switching button 23.

[0097] <Modification> Example of applying settings other than playback speed Although the case where the playback speed of content is changed by the one-step switching function has been described, the one-step switching function can be applied to various settings related to the playback of content, such as audio settings and subtitle settings.

[0098] The audio setting is switched using the audio switching button 21 (FIG. 3) described above, and the subtitle setting is switched using the subtitle switching button 22.

[0099] The following describes a case where the setting value of the audio setting is changed using the one-step switching function. Here, it is assumed that the user used the secondary audio as the previous audio setting.

[0100] In this case, when the reproduction of the content starts, the content is reproduced using the standard audio setting, for example, the main audio.

[0101] When the audio switching button 21 is pressed once during playback of content using the main audio, the audio setting is switched to the secondary audio, which is the audio setting used last time.

[0102] When the audio switching button 21 is pressed again during playback of content using secondary audio, a list of audio settings is displayed, and it becomes possible to select either the main audio or the secondary audio. The audio selected here is stored as information representing the previously used audio setting.

[0103] Similarly, subtitle settings can also be switched using a one-step switching function.

[0104] The one-step switching function can be applied to various settings related to content playback, such as audio settings and subtitle settings, as well as picture quality settings and sound quality settings.

[0105] A plurality of settings relating to content playback may be made switchable all at once using a one-step switching function.

[0106] FIG. 11 is another enlarged view of the menu area 12. As shown in FIG.

[0107] 11, a button 24 is displayed to the right of the playback speed switching button 23. The button 24 is a button that is operated when multiple settings related to content playback are switched collectively by a one-step switching function.

[0108] When content is being played back using standard settings, pressing button 24 once switches the settings for audio, subtitles, and playback speed to the same settings used by the user last time.

[0109] In this way, a plurality of settings may be switched collectively using a one-step switching function.

[0110] -Control of one-step switching function according to the location of content The enable / disable of the one-step switching function for switching the playback speed setting may be controlled according to the location (supply source) of the content.

[0111] FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the location of content.

[0112] 12A, when the content to be played back is recorded on a recording medium in the mobile terminal 3, the one-step switching function of the playback speed setting is enabled. As described above, the user can switch the playback speed of the content using the one-step switching function.

[0113] On the other hand, as shown in B of Fig. 12, when the content to be played is recorded on a recording medium in the recording device 1 and the content is viewed on the mobile terminal 3 by streaming, switching of the playback speed itself is not possible due to limitations on the device performance and communication speed. In this case, switching of the playback speed setting by the one-step switching function is disabled.

[0114] ·others Although the above description concerns a case where content transferred from the recording device 1 and recorded in the mobile terminal 3 is played back, the one-step switching function may be used to switch settings when playing video content distributed by a video distribution service. In this case, at least a part of the configuration of the information processing unit 121 in FIG. 9 is realized in a server that provides the video distribution service.

[0115] The setting value that can be switched by the one-step switching function may be different for each genre of the content being played back.

[0116] For example, if the user is instructed to change the playback speed setting using the one-step switching function, when the genre of the content being played is "news," the speed is switched to 2x, and when the genre is "movie," the speed is switched to 1x.

[0117] In this way, the user may be allowed to individually select the setting value to be switched by the one-step switching function for each attribute of the content, such as the genre.

[0118] Although the content to be played back is assumed to be content including video and audio, the one-step switching function as described above may also be used when playing back other content, such as recorded audio.

[0119] Although the operation for utilizing the one-step switching function is to press the playback speed switching button 23 once, the one-step switching function may also be utilized by other operations such as a swipe operation or a gesture operation.

[0120] About the Program The above-mentioned series of processes can be executed by hardware or software. When the series of processes is executed by software, the program constituting the software is installed in a computer incorporated in dedicated hardware or a general-purpose personal computer.

[0121] The program to be installed is provided by being recorded on removable medium 113 shown in FIG. 7, which may be an optical disk (CD-ROM (Compact Disc-Read Only Memory), DVD (Digital Versatile Disc), etc.) or a semiconductor memory. Alternatively, 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 can be installed in ROM 102 or memory 110 in advance.

[0122] In addition, the program executed by the computer may be a program in which processing is performed chronologically in the order described in this specification, or it may be a program in which processing is performed in parallel or at the required timing, such as when called.

[0123] In this specification, a system refers to a collection of multiple components (devices, modules (parts), etc.), regardless of whether all the components are in the same housing. Therefore, multiple devices housed in separate housings and connected via a network, and a single device in which multiple modules are housed in a single housing, are both systems.

[0124] The effects described herein are merely examples and are not limiting, and other effects may also be present.

[0125] The embodiments of the present technology are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present technology.

[0126] For example, the present technology can be configured as cloud computing, in which a single function is shared and processed collaboratively by multiple devices via a network.

[0127] Furthermore, each step described in the above flow chart can be executed by one device, or can be shared and executed by a plurality of devices.

[0128] Furthermore, when a single step includes multiple processes, the multiple processes included in the single step can be executed by a single device, or can be shared and executed by multiple devices.

[0129] Example of configuration combination The present technology can also be configured as follows.

[0130] (1) A control unit is provided for controlling the playback of the content so that the playback of the content is started by using default values ​​as set values ​​of predetermined settings related to the playback, and when a switching operation for switching the predetermined settings is performed, the content is played back using the set values ​​selected at the time of the previous playback. Information processing terminal. (2) The display control unit further includes a display control unit that displays a list used for selecting a setting value when an operation the same as the switching operation is performed while the content is being played back using the setting value selected at the previous playback. The information processing terminal according to (1) above. (3) The switching operation is a single button press. The information processing terminal according to (1) or (2). (4) The apparatus further includes a storage unit that stores information representing the setting value selected from the list as information representing the setting value selected at the previous reproduction. The information processing terminal according to (2) above. (5) The control unit enables a function of reproducing the content using a setting value selected at the time of the previous reproduction when the switching operation is performed, according to a supply source of the content. An information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (4). (6) The control unit enables the function when the content source is a recording medium inside the information processing terminal, and disables the function when the content source is a recording medium in an external device connected via a network. The information processing terminal according to (5) above. (7) When the switching operation is performed, the control unit reproduces the content using a setting value selected at the time of previous reproduction of a content of the same genre as the content. An information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (6). (8) The predetermined setting is a setting of the playback speed of the content including video and audio. An information processing terminal according to any one of (1) to (7). (9) The information processing terminal starting playback of the content using default values ​​as the settings of predetermined settings related to playback; When a switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed, playback of the content is controlled so that the content is played back using the setting value selected at the time of the previous playback. Information processing methods. (10) On the computer, starting playback of the content using default values ​​as the settings of predetermined settings related to playback; When a switching operation for switching the predetermined setting is performed, playback of the content is controlled so that the content is played back using the setting value selected at the time of the previous playback. A program for executing a process. [Explanation of symbols]

[0131] 1 Recording device, 3 Portable terminal, 121 Information processing section, 131 Playback control section, 131A Playback speed information storage section, 132 Content acquisition section, 133 Playback section, 134 Output control section, 135 GUI display control section

Claims

1. and a control unit that controls playback of the content so that playback of the content is started using default values ​​as the respective setting values ​​of a plurality of settings related to playback, and when a switching operation for switching the plurality of settings is performed by pressing a button once, the content is played back using the respective setting values ​​of the plurality of settings that were selected during the previous playback and that are different from the default values. Information processing terminal.

2. and a display control unit that displays a list used to select one of the setting values ​​of the plurality of settings when another switching operation is performed while the content is being played back using the respective setting values ​​of the plurality of settings selected at the time of the previous playback.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

3. The different switching operation is an operation of pressing the button again.

3. The information processing terminal according to claim 2.

4. The plurality of settings include an audio setting, a subtitle setting, or a playback speed setting.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

5. The plurality of settings includes an audio setting.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

6. The plurality of settings includes a subtitle setting.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

7. The plurality of settings includes a playback speed setting.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

8. The playback settings from the previous playback are the genre settings of the content.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

9. The switching operation is performed by a swipe operation.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

10. The switching operation is performed by a gesture operation.

2. The information processing terminal according to claim 1.

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