Abstract: A DVD player of a signal source device generates a video signal and an audio signal, and outputs the signals to a plasma display unit of a signal sink device. The DVD player outputs the video signal and the audio signal to the plasma display unit via a transmission line in conformity with an HDMI standard after elapsing a predetermined waiting time, which is set to be longer than a time required for an initial start setting process by the plasma display unit after completion of equipment authentication with the plasma display unit.

Abstract: Continuous transfer of AV data without a break necessitates to perform replacement processing of a disk access unit and takes labor and time. A characteristic is that an HDD is disposed which writes AV data in a recording medium, that an AV recording/reproducing controller is disposed which, when there is a write error in writing of AV data in a disk access unit which is a minimum unit for continuously accessing the recording medium, controls the HDD such that this disk access unit will be skipped and said AV data will be written in the next disk access unit, that skip processing judging means is disposed, and that a replacement area is not formed in the recording medium.

Abstract: A reproducing device has an input means for inputting an MPEG transport stream from a hard disk; and reproducing means for reproducing the inputted MPEG transport stream, in case of reproducing a special reproduction image, the input means extracts an MPEG transport stream from an arbitrary position to another arbitrary position in the inputted MPEG transport stream to output the special reproduction image used for special reproduction, and the reproducing means reproduces the special reproduction image while detecting whether a plurality of pieces of picture data exist in one of MPEG transport packets constituting the outputted special reproduction image.

Abstract: A special reproduction data generating device is provided. An MPEG transport stream is input to the special reproduction data generating device. The device includes a special reproduction data generator for directly generating special reproduction data by selecting a transport packet including data of a predetermined kind of frame from transport packets of the MPEG transport stream, without converting the inputted MPEG transport stream to an ES (elementary stream) or PES (packetized elementary stream). The special reproduction data generating device outputs the special reproduction data as an MPEG transport stream.

Abstract: An OSD composite image decoding apparatus includes a selection device for selecting plural types of decoded image data, a conversion device for converting the selected decoded image data to 1080i, a generating device for generating OSD for 1080i to be synchronously superimposed on the format-converted image data, and a superimposing device for superimposing the generated OSD for 1080i and the image data format-converted to the 1080i image resolution format on each other. The apparatus also includes a converter for converting the superimposed 1080i image data to 480p or 480i, a switching device for switching between 1080i, 480p and 480i for each of output terminals, and a processing device for informing the selection device of decoded image data desired to be decoded and instructing the switching device to perform switching so that the decoded image data becomes suited to the image resolution format of an externally connected display device.

Abstract: A transfer rate controller, has input means of inputting a picture or sound stream; packet rate adjusting means of controlling a transfer rate of the stream by adjusting an interval between packets respectively belonging to each frames of the inputted stream; and output means of outputting the stream outputted from the packet rate adjusting means.

Abstract: A transfer rate controller, has input means of inputting a picture or sound stream; packet rate adjusting means of controlling a transfer rate of the stream by adjusting an interval between packets respectively belonging to each frame of the inputted stream; and output means of outputting the stream outputted from the packet rate adjusting means.

Abstract: Continuous transfer of AV data without a break necessitates to perform replacement processing of a disk access unit and takes labor and time.

Abstract: An I/O control apparatus comprises a temporary memory circuit divisible into a plurality of segments according to the type of an I/O request for temporarily storing data to and from an external system, and a notification means for notifying the external system of the amount of the data that can be transferred continuously between the external system and the temporary memory circuit in response to a data transfer amount request from the external system.

Abstract: A storage apparatus has input means for inputting an input/output execution time prediction request from an external system and determining means for predicting the execution time of the input/output request in response to the input/output execution time prediction request. The storage apparatus predicts the execution time of the input/output request and provides a response to the external system in response to the input/output execution time prediction request input from the external system.

Abstract: A data transfer apparatus and a data transfer system intended to transfer data continuously input or output to/from a main memory without any interruption and to transfer continuous data on a general-purpose bus such as a PCI bus, and a recording medium storing a program that commands a computer to execute all or some of functions of each component of the data transfer apparatus or the data transfer system.

Abstract: When a user selects a program from a list or chart, the program is treated as a determined program desired by the user. Therefore, an inconvenience such as a duplicate operation or the like has been generated.

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Abstract: A video display method designates as a digest display portion a part of an entered video and audio signal said part of which has an audio signal having a specific characteristic, for example a large speech level, and displays such designated digest display portion.