Abstract: A gas barrier film comprising a resin substrate provided thereon at least one layer of a ceramic film, wherein the density ratio Y (=?f/?b) satisfies 1?Y?0.95 and the ceramic film has a residual stress being a compression stress of 0.01 MPa or more and 100 Mpa or less, wherein ?f is the density of the ceramic film and ?b is the density of a comparative ceramic film being formed by thermal oxidation or thermal nitridation of a metal as a mother material of the ceramic film so as to being the same composition ratio of the ceramic film.

Abstract: Provided is a server device including a storage unit that stores, for each content, facet data composed of a plurality of facet items and facet values hierarchically arranged in a lower level of each of the plurality of facet items, priorities being assigned to the plurality of facet items, a receiving unit that receives content identifying information for identifying one content from a client terminal, a selection unit that selects one or more than one facet item of the one content and any facet value belonging to each of the one or more than one facet item, an acquisition unit that acquires relevant information of the one content based on a selected facet item and a selected facet value selected by the selection unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the relevant information acquired by the acquisition unit to the client terminal.

Abstract: A commander includes a program identification information acquiring unit which acquires program identification information to designate a program to be watched by a receiving terminal, a channel selection control unit which remote-controls a channel selecting process by the receiving terminal based on program identification information, a scenario information acquiring unit which acquires scenario information included in electronic content guide information related to the program from an ECG server based on the program identification information, a display unit which displays the scenario information related to the program, and a display control unit which can control a display of the scenario information to change a display state of the scenario information related to the program depending on a display state of the scenario information on the receiving terminal based on predetermined setting information or predetermined operation information.

Abstract: There is provided a TV set including a content-related information control section which transmits the one or plurality of pieces of viewed content identification information to an ECG server and receives, from the ECG server, content-related information related to content having a relationship with respect to viewed content identified by each of the transmitted one or plurality of pieces of viewed content identification information, and a display control section which causes the display section to display an image based on image data included in each of one or a plurality of pieces of content-related information corresponding to content tuning information the input of which is accepted by an input section from among respective pieces of content-related information that the content-related information control section have received.

Abstract: Provided are providing an ECG unit which is formed of content information and related information related thereto, and is linked to another ECG unit through the related information, calculating an association-degree score between the pieces of content information based on a degree of association of an attribute between the pieces of content information, collecting a history of operation performed for making a transition from a link-source-ECG unit to a link-destination-ECG unit, as a usage log of the ECG unit, calculating a transition score between the ECG units in a manner that a weight of a larger correction coefficient is assigned to a number of usage logs, as there are more attributes of content information having low degree of association with each other between the link-source-ECG unit and the link-destination-ECG unit, and generating an ECG unit linked to another ECG unit, based on the association-degree score and the transition score.

Abstract: A moistureproof cellulose ester film which has satisfactory optical performances, excellent moisture permeability, and excellent dimensional stability; and a protective film for polarizers which comprises the film. This moistureproof cellulose ester film comprises: a cellulose ester film and, deposited on at least one side thereof in the following order, one or more adhesion layers each having a carbon content in terms of atom number concentration of 1-40% and comprising an inorganic compound as the main component, one or more barrier layers each having a carbon content in terms of atom number concentration of 0.1% or lower, comprising silicon oxide as the main component, and having a film density of 2.16-2.60, and one or more protective layers each having a carbon content in terms of atom number concentration of 1-40% and comprising an inorganic compound as the main component. The total thickness of these deposit layers on one side is 1-100 nm.

Abstract: A trigger generating device includes: a level setting section detecting a maximum level of an audio signal in each predetermined period and setting a threshold with reference to the maximum level; and a trigger generating section comparing the audio signal and the threshold and generating a trigger signal when the level of the audio signal changes from a level smaller than the threshold to a level greater than the threshold.

Abstract: A recording apparatus which can provide a video signal and an audio signal in synchronization even when the input signal is discontinuous. The recording apparatus includes: an input unit which receives 60P or 60I video and audio signals; a control unit which detects a discontinuity of a pulldown sequence; a recording command information generation unit which generates video recording command information and audio recording command information so that the video signal is recorded as a 24P signal; and a recording unit which provides to-be-recorded video data and to-be-recorded audio data in accordance with the video recording command information and the audio recording command information.

Abstract: [Object] To lead a user to various types of information easily with an electronic book as a starting point. [Solving Means] A server apparatus includes a storage, a communication section, and a controller. The storage stores an electronic book obtained by digitizing a book having at least one page in which at least one information item is represented, and associated information that is associated with the information item. The communication section communicates with an external electronic apparatus. The controller generates, when the electronic book is displayed by the external electronic apparatus and the information item of the electronic book is designated, an electronic book unit by adding first metadata to the information item so that display processing of the associated information is executed on the external electronic apparatus, and controls the communication section to transmit the generated electronic book unit to the external electronic apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus mounted in a vehicle which can communicate with an information supplying server includes: a detection portion for detecting that a predetermined process is carried out in the vehicle; an institution information acquiring portion for acquiring institution information indicating an institution in a location where the process is carried out; a recording portion for recording the institution information acquired by the institution information acquiring portion in a memory medium; an information acquiring portion for acquiring information to be outputted from an information supplying server which stores information to be outputted, including map additional information to be added to maps or advertisement information; and an extraction portion for extracting information to be outputted relating to an institution indicated by the institution information recorded in the memory medium from the information to be outputted acquired by the information acquiring portion.

Abstract: A gas barrier film comprising a resin substrate provided thereon at least one layer of a ceramic film, wherein the density ratio Y (=?f/?b) satisfies 1?Y?0.95 and the ceramic film has a residual stress being a compression stress of 0.01 MPa or more and 100 Mpa or less, wherein ?f is the density of the ceramic film and ?b is the density of a comparative ceramic film being formed by thermal oxidation or thermal nitridation of a metal as a mother material of the ceramic film so as to being the same composition ratio of the ceramic film.

Abstract: A gas barrier film comprising a resin substrate provided thereon at least one layer of a ceramic film, wherein the density ratio Y (=?f/?b) satisfies 1?Y?0.95 and the ceramic film has a residual stress being a compression stress of 0.01 MPa or more and 100 Mpa or less, wherein ?f is the density of the ceramic film and ?b is the density of a comparative ceramic film being formed by thermal oxidation or thermal nitridation of a metal as a mother material of the ceramic film so as to being the same composition ratio of the ceramic film.

Abstract: To display a program guide for making an efficient search for a desired program, there are provided a program guide displaying method and apparatus, and a computer program which controls a computer to carry out the program guide displaying method. The program guide displaying method includes the steps of receiving information on programs to be broadcast on at least one day from a plurality of stations; and placing a plurality of cells in which pieces of the program information are to be displayed, respectively, in a two-dimensional program guide having time and date axes and displaying, in the cells, program information pieces whose airtimes overlap each other on the same airdate, in such a manner that they will not overlap each other.

Abstract: Provided is a server device including a storage unit that stores, for each content, facet data composed of a plurality of facet items and facet values hierarchically arranged in a lower level of each of the plurality of facet items, priorities being assigned to the plurality of facet items, a receiving unit that receives content identifying information for identifying one content from a client terminal, a selection unit that selects one or more than one facet item of the one content and any facet value belonging to each of the one or more than one facet item, an acquisition unit that acquires relevant information of the one content based on a selected facet item and a selected facet value selected by the selection unit, and a transmission unit that transmits the relevant information acquired by the acquisition unit to the client terminal.

Abstract: Provided is a display control device including a display control unit that, when display information of one content among a plurality of contents is selected on a display screen, creates a next display screen containing display information of at least any of a plurality of contents relevant to the one content, wherein the display information contained in the next display screen is display information of contents according to a selection sequence of a plurality of display information having been selected before among the plurality of contents relevant to the one content.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information providing system including an information registration unit capable of registering a front keyword for use in relation to content or content information to be provided a user terminal and back keywords set in relation to the front keyword can be registered, an advertisement registration unit capable of registering advertisement information for use in relation to the back keyword and an information providing unit capable of providing the advertisement information to the user terminal. The advertisement registration unit is capable of selecting specific advertisement information through an auction transaction. The information providing unit is capable of displaying keyword buttons enabling keyword selection in a display screen at the user terminal.

Abstract: A program information retrieval system in which a broadcast receiving terminal and a resolver server are connected through a communication network includes a local storing unit that stores a program information, a taste-information acquiring unit that acquires taste information of a user, a program-information requesting unit that requests the resolver server to provide program information, and a program-information receiving unit that receives the program information transmitted from the resolver server.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a first storage, a second storage, a communication section, and a controller. The first storage stores an area image that is extracted from at least one area included in a content and first metadata that indicates information on the area in association with each other. The second storage stores advertisement material information on one of a product and a service. The communication section receives first input information that is input in a client apparatus to search for one of the product and the service, from the client apparatus via a network. The controller extracts the first metadata associated with the received first input information and produces combined advertisement information by combining the area image associated with the extracted first metadata and the stored advertisement material information with each other, the combined advertisement information being to be displayed in the client apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided a TV set including a content-related information control section which transmits the one or plurality of pieces of viewed content identification information to an ECG server and receives, from the ECG server, content-related information related to content having a relationship with respect to viewed content identified by each of the transmitted one or plurality of pieces of viewed content identification information, and a display control section which causes the display section to display an image based on image data included in each of one or a plurality of pieces of content-related information corresponding to content tuning information the input of which is accepted by an input section from among respective pieces of content-related information that the content-related information control section have received.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nip apparatus and a nip method which reduce consumption of gas used without scratches which are produced when a material to be treated (such as a band-shaped film and the like) is pressed against a support (such as a roll and the like). The invention is characterized in that a gas storage chamber, which stores gas with a pressure higher than outside atmospheric pressure, is disposed at a position facing a film, and the film is conveyed while being pressed against a roll with a reduced consumption of gas.