Abstract: A memory in a video/audio-processing unit retains data of video and audio received from a video mail system and data of new input video and audio. According to user operations, a video/audio-processing unit creates metadata. The metadata includes range data representing a quotation range or ranges of the received video and audio, and information that represents the arrangement order of the new input video and audio. In response to the received video and audio, the video mail system transmits only the metadata and the new input video and audio to a video mail system. According to the contents of the metadata, the video mail system uses the transmitted video and audio and thereby reproduces the overall new video and audio.

Abstract: A memory in a video/audio-processing unit retains data of video and audio received from a video mail system and data of new input video and audio. According to user operations, a video/audio-processing unit creates metadata. The metadata includes range data representing a quotation range or ranges of the received video and audio, and information that represents the arrangement order of the new input video and audio. In response to the received video and audio, the video mail system transmits only the metadata and the new input video and audio to a video mail system. According to the contents of the metadata, the video mail system uses the transmitted video and audio and thereby reproduces the overall new video and audio.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to present a situation allowing the clients to judge the evaluation on the merchandise appropriately. An online shopping system having a server device for supplying merchandise or presenting service through a communication line, and a client device for purchasing the merchandise sold or the service presented from the server device through the communication line. The shopping system comprises means for acquiring evaluation of the merchandise or service by the client having purchased the sold merchandise or presented service, and means for presenting the acquired evaluation or data based on the evaluation to other client, in which the evaluation is presented by the presenting means before the other client purchases the merchandise to be sold or the service to be presented from the server device through the communication line.

Abstract: In a virtual element selection device for use in growing, in an electronic device, virtual life composed of various parts or elements, an indication is given from a user and is converted by a neural network into a new element of the virtual life. The new element is substituted for an old one to be displayed on a display device. Using the neural network makes it possible to select the new element which reflects the user's intention.

Abstract: A device and a method for creation of emotions are provided for an interface of information, such as an artificial agent and a personified agent, intervened between a human being (i.e., user) and an electronic apparatus. For instance, an emotion creating device is configured by a neural network, a behavior determination engine and a feature determination engine. The neural network inputs user information, representing conditions of the user, and apparatus information, representing conditions of the apparatus, so as to produce emotional states. Herein, a present set of emotional states are produced in consideration of a previous set of emotional states. The emotional states represent prescribed emotions such as pleasure, anger, sadness and surprise. The behavior determination engine refers to a behavior determination database using the user information and the emotional states of the neural network so as to determine a behavior of the interface.