Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve usability of a display control apparatus. SOLUTION: In the display control apparatus, a plurality of indication targets are made to be displayed on a first touch screen 14 when detecting proximity of an indicator to the surface of the first touch screen 14, and an image corresponding to one indication target is made to be displayed on the first touch screen 14 when deciding that the one indication target of the plurality of indication targets is selected based on contact of the indicator with the surface of the first touch screen 14. Thereby, by easy operation to make proximity operation and contact operation be sequentially performed on the surface of the first touch screen 14 such that the indicator is brought close to or contacted with the surface of the first touch screen 14 especially without making an operation key be operated, the plurality of indication targets are displayed, and a desired image can be made to be selected as the indication target, so that the usability of the display control apparatus can be improved. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely notify a user of the existence of expired contents without giving discomfort to the user. SOLUTION: When a reproducing apparatus is started, the current time (Trusted time) is obtained by a secure clock incorporated in the reproducing apparatus. Time information for each license described in a license list file about contents recorded in an HDD is compared with the current time, it is confirmed whether license almost expired exists or not. When the license almost expired exists, a time at which warning display is made previously is compared with the current time, when it is determined that warning display is not made within a fixed time, warning display indicating that license almost expired exists is made. As warning is notified at the time of start, the user can know surely the existence of license almost expired. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable reproduction of a prescribed portion of the contents recorded on a recording medium without excessive consumption of the recording medium. SOLUTION: The header information of a file in which the contents are stored is analyzed and the total reproduction time of the contents and the information on the codec are extracted. The offset from the reproduction time per frame and the data top of the reproduction start position are determined based on the result of the analysis of the header information and the data size for reproducing the prescribed time of the contents is determined based on the reproduction time per frame. The contents from an HDD are selectively read by as much as the components shown by the data size for reproduction of the prescribed time from the position shown by the offset and are stored up into a buffer. The data read from the buffer is supplied to a decoder and is reproduced. Since the prescribed portion of the content data is selectively read from the HDD and is stored up in the buffer, the excessive consumption of the HDD does not occur. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and quickly select a desired content from the contents recorded on a recording medium. SOLUTION: The list of contents recorded on an HDD is displayed in a display section. A cursor moved according to a predetermined operation is displayed at a position corresponding to one content of the list. Time T, when cursor displaying stops in the position corresponding to one content, is measured; and when the time T is decided as having reached a predetermined time T th , a part of the content corresponding to a cursor position is preview-reproduced. When the cursor is moved during the preview-reproduction, and the cursor again stops for the predetermined time T th or more in a position corresponding to another content, the preview-reproduction of the another content is started. User can preview-reproduce the contents by only conducting moving operation of the cursor. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow user to be able to simply visually recognize a desired broadcast program among broadcast programs recorded on a recording medium. SOLUTION: This information processing apparatus generates a table, wherein each broadcast station is assigned to items in the lateral direction and each time is assigned in items in a longitudinal direction, and generates a past program table wherein program columns denoting programs, such as a music A program and a music B program are arranged, and displays the tables on a screen. In this case, the information processing apparatus displays a plurality of program columns in the past program table at a first transmission ratio and displays areas, denoting the time zone when a broadcast program which has not been recorded on the recording medium is broadcast at a second transmission ratio to the degree of displaying a background image under the past program table. This technology is applicable to video recording and reproducing apparatuses configured as personal computers. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable menu items for showing contents classified by category to be added or deleted without needing an operation by a user, in the event of the addition or deletion of the content. SOLUTION: A recording part 29 records attribute information showing attributes of a content and menu items which are the menu items shown in an output part 28 and show categories to classify contents based on the attribute information. An attribute information search part 94 judges whether other contents belonging in the same category as the category in which the content belongs are recorded in the recording part 29 based on the attribute information. A menu item generating part 95 generates a menu item showing a new category in which the content belongs, based on the attribute information of the content in the event that it is determined that other contents belonging in the same category as the category in which the content belongs are not recorded in the recording part 29. This invention can be applied to an information processor that records programs based on an EPG. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To actualize multiple operation systems which need to be instantaneous like applications of video and music systems by using a keyboard and a track pad. SOLUTION: A swing box has a two-dimensional operation coordinate system composed of axes A and B, to which parameters are allocated respectively without overlapping with each other. The overall length of each axis corresponds to the maximum value from the minimum value of the allocated parameter. In response to coordinate indicating operation using a mouse or the track pad, the position of an effect point in the swing box moves and the effect balance itself which is applied to music being played also changes in real time.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interface capable of expressing sharing of the respective functions on a display screen to be easily understood, and enabling a user to intuitively and easily perform necessary operation for each function. SOLUTION: In personal broadcasting system, a user terminal divides a window as a main screen in the longitudinal direction by each function on a display screen, and displays mutually independent panel windows 154a, 154b, 154c, 154d, 154e as divided elements to be arranged on a display part.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain simplification of the setting of a display screen which is applied to the case for reproducing audio data by a personal computer, as to a reproducing device, reproducing method and recording medium. SOLUTION: This device and method are arranged so that the operation condition of a processing system to process contents is changed over and also the design of the display screen is changed over in linking with the above changeover.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To quickly display the menu items of sub-menus desired by a user and to execute quick processing. SOLUTION: The menu of a job dial window 300 is displayed on a liquid crystal display, and some of a plurality of the menu items of the displayed menu are selected, and when different kinds of sub-menus are present in the selected menu item, the plurality of kinds of sub-menus are switched and displayed according to a prescribed key operation. Thus, the plurality of kinds of sub-menus corresponding to the selected menu item can be quickly switched and displayed according to the prescribed key operation.