Playback apparatus, setting apparatus, playback method, and program

1. A playback apparatus comprising:

an application execution unit configured to connect to a site to acquire auditory language data including data to be played back as a spoken voice;

an analyzing unit configured to determine a type of the auditory language data based on a type of the site to output an analysis result;

a setting unit configured to set a unit positioned at an end of a sentence included in the auditory language data to a control portion that is played back at a lower speed than a part of the sentence not at the end of the sentence in a case in which it has been determined that the application execution unit is connected to a social network service (SNS) site based on the analysis result; and

a voice playback unit configured to play back the control portion as a spoken voice at a set playback speed.

2. The playback apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:

a detecting unit configured to detect a user instruction of a playback speed,

wherein the voice playback unit is further configured to play back a portion of the auditory language data not set to the control portion at a playback speed corresponding to the user instruction.

3. The playback apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the instruction detecting unit is further configured to detect a playback speed reduction instruction instructing a reduction of the playback speed as a user instruction, while the auditory language data is being played back at a first playback speed,

the voice playback unit is further configured to wind back the playback position of the auditory language data in a response to the playback speed reduction instruction, and

the voice playback unit is further configured to play back the auditory language data from the wound back playback position at a second playback speed that is slower than the first playback speed.

4. The playback apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the auditory language data comprises a plurality of units including a first unit,

the instruction detecting unit is further configured to detect a speed reduction instruction that instructs a reduction of playback speed as a user instruction while the first unit is being played back at a first playback speed, and

the voice playback unit is further configured to play back the auditory language data from a beginning of the first unit at a second playback speed that is slower than the first playback speed, in a response to the speed reduction instruction.

5. The playback apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein the auditory language data comprises a plurality of units including a first unit;

the instruction detecting unit is further configured to detect a speed reduction instruction that instructs a reduction of playback speed as a user instruction while the first unit is being played back at a first playback speed, and

the voice playback unit is further configured to play back the auditory language data from a playback position that is earlier than a beginning of the first unit at a second playback speed that is slower than the first playback speed, in a response to the speed reduction instruction.

6. The playback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the voice playback unit is further configured to increase playback sound volume of the control portion.

7. The playback apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a display unit configured to display the auditory language data by text in a scrollable manner;

wherein the detecting unit is further configured to detect a scroll operation with respect to the auditory language data displayed by the display unit as a user instruction of the playback speed.

8. The playback apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the display unit is further configured to perform scrolling of display so as to display by text a portion of the auditory language data that the voice playback unit is playing back.

9. A setting apparatus comprising:

an application execution unit configured to connect to a site to acquire auditory language data including data to be played back as a spoken voice;

an analyzing unit configured to determine a type of the auditory language data based on a type of the site to output an analysis result; and

a setting unit configured to set a unit positioned at an end of a sentence included in the auditory language data to a control portion that is played back at a lower speed than a part of the sentence not at the end of the sentence in a case in which it has been determined that the application execution unit is connecting to a social network service (SNS) site based on the analysis result.

10. A playback method, executed by at least one processor, comprising:

connecting to a site to acquire auditory language data including data to be played back as a spoken voice;

determining a type of the auditory language data based on a type of the site to output an analysis result;

setting a unit positioned at an end of a sentence included in the auditory language data to a control portion that is played back at a lower speed than a part of the sentence not at the end of the sentence in a case in which it has been determined that the application execution unit is connecting to a social network service (SNS) site based on the analysis result; and

playing back the control portion as a spoken voice at the set playback speed.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing program that causes a computer to execute:

connecting to a site to acquire auditory language data including data to be played back as a spoken voice;

determining a type of the auditory language data based on a type of the site to output an analysis result;

setting a unit positioned at an end of a sentence included in the auditory language data to a control portion that is played back at a lower speed than a part of the sentence not at the end of the sentence in a case in which it has been determined that application execution unit is connecting to a social network service (SNS) site based on the analysis result; and

playing back the control portion as a spoken voice at the set playback speed.

12. The playback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the analyzing unit is further configured to determine that the auditory language data is a social network service (SNS) posting in a case in which the application execution unit is connecting to an SNS site.

13. The playback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the analyzing unit is further configured to determine that the auditory language data is a newspaper article in a case in which the application execution unit is connecting to a site for viewing a newspaper article.

14. The playback apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the setting unit is further configured to set a unit positioned around a middle of a sentence to the control portion, in a case in which the auditory language data has been determined to be a newspaper article.

15. The playback apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the analyzing unit is further configured to determine that the auditory language data is a webpage in a case in which the application execution unit is connecting to a website other than an social network service (SNS) and an article.

16. The playback apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the setting unit is further configured to set a title to the control portion, in a case in which the auditory language data has been determined to be a webpage.