Abstract: The information appliance displays content in a visually perceptible grid from which the user selects a target content and upon selection of the processor automatically identifies related content each with an associated relatedness score. Movement by the user of the target content causes the related content to move and follow the target content as if attracted by an invisible spring force or tensile force. The system thus presents the user with a graphical representation of moving items of content which are attracted to the related content based on the degree of relatedness. In this way the user quickly learns how to control selection and organization of related content by mimicking movement of physical objects acting under kinematic forces that mimic natural objects.

Abstract: A method is provided for visualizing query results in relation to a map. The method includes: specifying a geographic location of interest around which query results are to be clustered; querying a data source using a search query; constraining entities that satisfy the search query to form a subset of entities having a predefined number of entities that are geographically proximate to the specified location of interest; displaying an indicia for each of the entities in the subset of entities in a content area of a display; displaying a map of a geographic area on the display, where the geographic area includes the specified location of interest; and designating a boundary on the map whereby each of the entities in the subset of entities reside in the boundary and other entities that satisfy the search query reside outside the boundary.

Abstract: An information presenting device for narrowing down information for users and stimulating interest in users from various viewpoints, and presenting the information to users in an easily ascertainable manner. Specifically, a content recommending device displays an image, a commonality map image includes a title image, a Venn diagram image, and a details button image. The Venn diagram in the commonality map image relating to all content is narrowed down to a Venn diagram about a set containing, as elements, content IDs of content having an attribute value, for example, “Mayumi Hamada” for an attribute “artist”. In the content recommending device, a multiple profile acquiring unit acquires viewing/listening history tables including content IDs of content viewed/listened to in player terminals, and a profile common relationship ascertaining unit calculates an extent of a common portion of the acquired viewing/listening history tables. The commonality is expressed as a Venn diagram.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus acquires images captured by cameras. A data processing apparatus 2 calculates relative positional relationship between the camera that captured an image and a camera that is captured in the captured image, by image recognition of the captured image. The data processing apparatus 2 aggregates positional relationships calculated for the captured images, respectively, and by having one camera as reference, calculates the relative positions and directions of other cameras. Based on the calculated results, a user interface for supporting selection of the captured image by a user is generated.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a display device that can display relationships between a plurality of users in an easy-to-visually-acknowledge manner. The present invention is a system composed of a data sensing unit 1, a positional relationship detection unit 2, a user groping unit 3, and a positional relationship display unit 4. The user grouping unit 3 groups the users into a plurality of groups based on information pieces relating to positional relationships between the users, which are detected by the positional relationship detection unit 2. Based on information pieces relating to the groups extracted by the user grouping unit 3, the positional relationship display unit 4 arranges and displays the groups on a screen in conformity with a positional relationship between the groups.

Abstract: An image correction device trims an image, which has been captured by a camera provided in a moving object, in accordance with a predetermined image frame to generate a corrected image that is enclosed by the predetermined image frame, and then outputs the corrected image as an output image. Even when there is an error between an actual camera position in which the camera is actually positioned and a scheduled camera position in which the camera is scheduled to be positioned, the image correction device (i) decomposes the error into a first component that extends along an imaging direction of the camera and a second component that extends along a plane orthogonal to the imaging direction, (ii) shifts the image frame in accordance with the first component, and (iii) enlarges or shrinks a size of the image frame in accordance with the second component.

Abstract: A communication device sends content or content identification information to another communication device and receives content or content identification information from another communication device. The communication device includes an evaluation value calculation unit that calculates an evaluation value; an evaluation value data receiving unit that receives the evaluation value from each of other communication devices aside from the terminal itself; a ranking processing portion that ranks the evaluation values of the terminal itself and the other communication devices, and generates an evaluation value ranking; and a user input/output accepting portion that presents the evaluation value ranking to the user of the terminal itself.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an information display device for easily changing a scrolling speed and a display mode. The information display device receives an instruction for displaying a plurality of contents, via a move operation on a two-dimensional plane defined by first and second axes; determines a moving speed for moving the contents, based on a motion component of the move operation along the first axis, and determines a display mode for displaying the contents, based on a motion component of the move operation along the second axis; and displays the contents in the display mode on a screen, by scrolling through the contents at the moving speed.

Abstract: A data display device for displaying, on a display unit, a group of images related to a plurality of pieces of file data comprises: an operation unit operable to receive, from a user, a display operation pertaining to the group of images related to the pieces of file data; a storage unit storing cluster information on clusters that are generated by grouping the pieces of file data according to a grouping condition; and a control unit operable to display, on the display unit, the group of images related to the pieces of file data so that the user can distinguish between clusters, in accordance with the display operation received by the operation unit and with the cluster information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: Preferences of a user are analyzed with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content already viewed by the user, and a piece viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content is generated. A primary viewing motivation portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion are determined from the generated pieces of viewing motivation information, and pieces of viewing motivation information having a common primary viewing motivation portion are grouped together. Content having the determined primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion is selected from content not yet viewed by the user, and content information about the selected content is presented to the user in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and the secondary viewing motivation portion.

Abstract: A recording device, which receives record instructions directly from a user, enables the user to give a variety of record instructions without being restricted by the recording capability of the recording device. The recording device judges whether a processing content specified in a record instruction received from the user is executable internally (step S300), and if judged in the negative, selects an external device capable of executing the record instruction, based pre-collected information relating to the recording capability of one or more external devices (step S302) and forwards the record instruction to the selected device (step S303).

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a display device that can display relationships between a plurality of users in an easy-to-visually-acknowledge manner. The present invention is a system composed of a data sensing unit 1, a positional relationship detection unit 2, a user groping unit 3, and a positional relationship display unit 4. The user grouping unit 3 groups the users into a plurality of groups based on information pieces relating to positional relationships between the users, which are detected by the positional relationship detection unit 2. Based on information pieces relating to the groups extracted by the user grouping unit 3, the positional relationship display unit 4 arranges and displays the groups on a screen in conformity with a positional relationship between the groups.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus acquires images captured by cameras. A data processing apparatus 2 calculates relative positional relationship between the camera that captured an image and a camera that is captured in the captured image, by image recognition of the captured image. The data processing apparatus 2 aggregates positional relationships calculated for the captured images, respectively, and by having one camera as reference, calculates the relative positions and directions of other cameras. Based on the calculated results, a user interface for supporting selection of the captured image by a user is generated.

Abstract: A program recommendation apparatus that recommends a program to a user that is in accordance with the user's preference, by taking into account the importance of keywords used in classifying programs' contents into correct categories. The program recommendation apparatus has a category dictionary containing words as keywords, where each of the keywords is stored in association with contribution factors assigned with respect to categories respectively, searches program information of each program in an EPG for the keywords contained in the category dictionary, for any found keywords, obtains category summations of contribution factors of the found keywords for each of the categories, calculates category evaluation values of the program according to the category summations of the contribution factors, and recommends one or more programs to the user according to a degree of similarity between the category evaluation values of the programs and user preference factors.

Abstract: An information presenting device for narrowing down information such as contents beneficial for users and stimulating interest in users from various viewpoints, and presenting the information to users in an easily ascertainable manner. A content recommending device 1 displays an image 1100. A commonality map image 1121 includes a title image 1131, a Venn diagram image 1134, and a details button image 1137. The Venn diagram in the commonality map image 1111 relating to all content is narrowed down to a Venn diagram about the set containing, as elements, content IDs of content having an attribute value “Mayumi Hamada” for an attribute “artist”. In the content recommending device 1, a multiple profile acquiring unit 101 acquires viewing/listening history tables including content IDs of content viewed/listened to in player terminals, and a profile common relationship ascertaining unit 102 calculates an extent of a common portion of the acquired viewing/listening history tables.

Abstract: An image correction device trims an image, which has been captured by a camera provided in a moving object, in accordance with a predetermined image frame to generate a corrected image that is enclosed by the predetermined image frame, and then outputs the corrected image as an output image. Even when there is an error between an actual camera position in which the camera is actually positioned and a scheduled camera position in which the camera is scheduled to be positioned, the image correction device (i) decomposes the error into a first component that extends along an imaging direction of the camera and a second component that extends along a plane orthogonal to the imaging direction, (ii) shifts the image frame in accordance with the first component, and (iii) enlarges or shrinks a size of the image frame in accordance with the second component.

Abstract: An operational information obtaining section of a music reproduction device obtains operational information which corresponds to a user's operation and represents an instruction on an action of a reproduction section for reproducing data of a musical composition. A selection condition calculation section changes, during the musical composition being reproduced by the reproduction section, relative merits of attribute information relating to the data of the musical composition in accordance with details of the operational information obtained by the operational information obtaining section, and then calculates, based on the relative merits of the attribute information, a condition for selecting the data of the musical composition to be reproduced by the reproduction section.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide technology capable of presenting information for selecting an introducer of content. A communication device is provided, the communication device sending content or content identification information to another communication device and receiving content or content identification information from another communication device, comprising: an evaluation value calculation unit 3175 operable to calculate an evaluation value; an evaluation value data receiving unit operable to receive the evaluation value from each of other communication devices aside from the terminal itself; a ranking processing portion 3325 operable to rank the evaluation values of the terminal itself and the other communication devices, and generate an evaluation value ranking; and a user input/output accepting portion 3197 operable to present the evaluation value ranking to the user of the terminal itself.

Abstract: Provided is a program recommendation apparatus that recommends a program to a user that is in accordance with the user's preference, by taking into account the importance of keywords used in classifying programs' contents into correct categories. The program recommendation apparatus has a category dictionary containing words as keywords, where each of the keywords is stored in association with contribution factors assigned with respect to categories respectively, searches program information of each program in an EPG for the keywords contained in the category dictionary, for any found keywords, obtains category summations of contribution factors of the found keywords for each of the categories, calculates category evaluation values of the program according to the category summations of the contribution factors, and recommends one or more programs to the user according to a degree of similarity between the category evaluation values of the programs and user preference factors.

Abstract: Preferences of a user are analyzed with respect to each of a plurality of pieces of content. already viewed by the user, and a piece viewing motivation information that is a combination of attribute entities of the piece of content is generated. A primary viewing motivation-portion and a secondary viewing motivation portion are determined in the generated pieces of viewing, motivation information, and pieces of viewing motivation information having a common primary viewing motivation portion are grouped together. Content having the determined primary viewing motivation portion and secondary viewing motivation portion is selected from content not yet viewed by the user, and content information about the selected content is presented to the user in correspondence with the primary viewing motivation portion and secondary viewing motivation portion.