Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a contact event detection result acquisition section, an activeness determination result acquisition section, and a score increase section. The contact event detection result acquisition section acquires a result of detection of a first contact event and a result of detection of a second contact event. The first contact event has occurred on a part of a housing of a first robot. The second contact event has occurred on a part of a housing of a second robot. The activeness determination result acquisition section acquires a result of determination of activeness of each of the first and second contact events. The score increase section increases a score of the first robot in a case where the first contact event is active and the second contact event detected synchronously with the first contact event is inactive.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a measured value acquisition section, a contact event detection section, and an activeness determination section. The measured value acquisition section acquires a measured value indicative of a change in the motion state of a part of a housing. The contact event detection section detects, on the basis of the measured value, a contact event that has occurred on the part of the housing. The activeness determination section determines, in a case where the contact event is detected on a moved portion included in the part of the housing, that the contact event is active.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device including a measured torque value acquisition section and a contact event detection section. The measured torque value acquisition section acquires a first measured torque value measured by a motor that drives a joint of a housing. In a case where a threshold range is exceeded by the first measured torque value or by a value based on the first measured torque value, the contact event detection section detects a contact event that has occurred on a part of the housing that is coupled by the joint.

Abstract: A posture estimating section acquires image data in which images of a person are recorded, to estimate a posture of the person. A motion control section controls the motion of a robot device on the basis of an estimation result of the posture estimating section. A synchronization control section synchronizes a posture of the robot device with the posture of the person estimated by the posture estimating section. A correction processing section corrects the synchronized motion of the robot device made by the synchronization control section.

Abstract: A posture estimating circuit acquires image data in which images of a person are recorded, to estimate a posture of the person. A motion control circuit controls the motion of a robot device on the basis of a result of estimation by the posture estimating circuit. A first motion control circuit synchronizes a posture of the upper body of the robot device with a posture of the upper body of the person estimated by the posture estimating circuit. A second motion control circuit carries out a stabilization control of the lower body of the robot device.

Abstract: There is provided an inter-company information sharing system in which a communication connection is made with a plurality of computers individually corresponding to a plurality of companies, including information disclosure request receiving means for receiving an information disclosure request from each of the computers, information registration request receiving means for receiving an information registration request from each of the computers, information storage means for storing information regarding the information registration request, and disclosure control means for controlling a disclosure of the information stored in the information storage means on the basis of information regarding the company corresponding to the computer that has transmitted the information registration request and the information regarding the company corresponding to the computer that has transmitted the information disclosure request.

Abstract: A note-type personal computer according to the present invention has an LCD for displaying information stored in an internal storage provided therein, and an external storage or an external picture server connected thereto, via the internet. And, operation for the information stored in the respective storages is performed by the user in the same procedure using operation units such as a keyboard, a touch pad, with indication on the LCD confirmed. When the information stored in the picture server is displayed, the LCD displays auxiliary information indicative of this notice. The LCD displays the auxiliary information using a different folder name, or displays the auxiliary information on the background of a display area of the LCD. So, the user can confirm contents on the internet easily without the need of performing complicated operations.

Abstract: A file management apparatus includes the following elements: a representative image storage device storing representative image data of each of a plurality of content files in association with a creation time of the content file; a rendering unit rendering the representative image data at a position corresponding to the creation time with a calendar continuous over days, months, and years serving as a background; a display state maintaining unit maintaining, as a display state, a time-axis range of the calendar being displayed and a position thereof; an operation receiving unit receiving a change operation to change the display state, the change operation commonly being a scrolling operation in a time-series direction in any time-axis range; and a controller controlling, in response to the change operation, the rendering means to render the representative image data on the calendar on the basis of the display state.

Abstract: A video displaying section displays video content in a video display region on a viewing screen. A comment acquiring section acquires a comment with regard to the currently displayed video content. A comment displaying section causes the viewing screen currently displaying the video content to scroll a comment acquired by the comment acquiring section. The comment displaying section displays a comment when the position of the comment does not overlap with the video display region and hides from view a comment when the position of the comment overlaps with the video display region.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide for: displaying a program guide on a display device, the program guide being such that respective program frames for a plurality of programs are arranged in a display area having a time axis of one or more time slots and a channel axis; displaying a cursor on the display device and allowing a user to move the cursor, highlight desired ones of the program frames, and select from among the plurality of programs in the program guide; and displaying detailed program information regarding content of one of the programs of one of the program frames that is highlighted and/or selected by the user via the cursor, where the detailed information is displayed by enlarging the one of the program frames as compared with others of the program frames.

Abstract: There is provided an inter-company information sharing system in which a communication connection is made with a plurality of computers individually corresponding to a plurality of companies, including information disclosure request receiving means for receiving an information disclosure request from each of the computers, information registration request receiving means for receiving an information registration request from each of the computers, information storage means for storing information regarding the information registration request, and disclosure control means for controlling a disclosure of the information stored in the information storage means on the basis of information regarding the company corresponding to the computer that has transmitted the information registration request and the information regarding the company corresponding to the computer that has transmitted the information disclosure request.

Abstract: An operation button carries out an operation of an electronic apparatus through a key input. A touch panel is a display area of the electronic apparatus and carries out an operation of the electronic apparatus through a touch operation. A display controlling unit displays, in response to the operation of at least one of the operation button and the touch panel, a menu including at least one choice relating to the operation of the electronic apparatus on a display device. Here, the display controlling unit displays a menu to be displayed in response to the operation of the operation button and a menu to be displayed in response to the operation of the touch panel such that the menus include at least one common choice and besides the common choice is disposed in layouts different from each other.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a video recording reserving section configured to reserve video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and a comment posting section configured to post a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator (URL) indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on the information processing apparatus, the URL causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus information acquisition unit 444 acquires information representative of a limitation relating to viewing or recording of a broadcasting program in regard to each of a plurality of recording apparatus. An operation detection unit 44 accepts a user operation which designates a recording target program. When the user operation is accepted, a recording apparatus selection unit 446 determines a priority of each recording apparatus in response to the limitation relating to viewing or recording of a broadcasting program in each recording apparatus, and selects a recording apparatus which has the highest priority as a recording apparatus which is to record the recording target program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus according to embodiments includes: a comment acquisition unit for acquiring a comment of a viewer for a program from an external posting site to which a comment, which is feedback on the content of a program, is instantly posted; and a comment displaying unit for displaying the comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit in a live information display area located below an image display screen for displaying an image of the program. The comment displaying unit scroll-displays, in a horizontal direction, a comment acquired by the comment acquisition unit in either a first lane or a second lane of the live information display area.

Abstract: In a storage system, client devices and storage devices are connected to a network. An application for controlling the recording function of the storage device is installed on the client device. The client device, which accesses the storage device, is provided with a user interface with which a user operates the storage device. The storage device has a network attached storage (NAS) function and a recording function, and the storage device has no interface of its own with which to operate. A plurality of the storage devices are connectable to the network. When the client device registers the plurality of storage devices connected to the network, the client device accesses the plurality of storage devices registered and provides the user with a single user interface.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: a recommendation information obtaining section obtaining information on a recommended content to be recommended to a user for viewing, the information being information transmitted from an external device or information stored in a predetermined storage area in advance; and a character display section displaying a predetermined character on a screen, and displaying information indicating that the character has interest in the recommended content on the screen.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a video recording reserving section configured to reserve video recording of a program in response to an operation performed by a user; and a comment posting section configured to post a comment on a predetermined website offering a predetermined webpage, the comment being supplemented with a uniform resource locator (URL) indicative of the program of which the video recording has been reserved on the information processing apparatus, the URL causing a video recording reservation screen for the program to be displayed when selected on a screen of the predetermined webpage displayed on another apparatus.

Abstract: A video displaying section displays video content in a video display region on a viewing screen. A comment acquiring section acquires a comment with regard to the currently displayed video content. A comment displaying section causes the viewing screen currently displaying the video content to scroll a comment acquired by the comment acquiring section. The comment displaying section displays a comment when the position of the comment does not overlap with the video display region and hides from view a comment when the position of the comment overlaps with the video display region.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a cue playback decision unit 610 determines, based on recording information acquired from a recording information storage unit in which a recorded content having a program recorded and the recording information of the recorded content are associated with each other, whether or not a recorded content of a playback target is a recorded content whose recording is started prior to starting time of the program and which is to be played back by cue playback. A time confirmation unit 612 acquires, when it is determined that the recorded content is a recorded content to be played back by cue playback, recording starting time included in the recording information of the recorded content of the playback target from the recording information storage unit.