Abstract: A television 1 of the present invention is a television 1 for processing display data and displaying an image based on the processed display data, the display data containing the image and a control script that defines at least a function of displaying the image, wherein the television 1 includes a basic function executing section 42 for executing a basic function program called from the control script, the basic function program being stored in a basic function program storage section 29; and a control script executing section 41 for controlling basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to perform a first function for displaying the image, the first function being defined by the control script, the control script further defines a second function which the television 1 performs while the image is being displayed by the first function, and the control script executing section 41 controls the basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to execute th

Abstract: A control section of a slideshow display device includes a display control section. The display control section 115 causes a list of thumbnails to be displayed when a display timing at which a target image other than a currently displayed image is to be displayed comes before a predetermined point in time. As such, when display delay occurs, a list of thumbnails can be displayed, instead of the target image. This realizes an image display device which prevents a user from being subject to stress when display delay occurs in slideshow display.

Abstract: When a content playback apparatus has detected a content data acquisition error in a process of acquiring title screen content serving as next content that is to be reproduced after top screen content, the content playback apparatus reproduces sub-content contained as error-handling information in the top screen content, and then displays an error screen. The error screen is contained as sub-content in the top screen content, and therefore can be changed flexibly. This makes it possible to provide a content playback apparatus capable of performing error handling flexibly in accordance with the content being reproduced.

Abstract: A picture display apparatus, comprising: a synthesizing section for synthesizing divided screens to display a plurality of pictures on a single screen; a menu display section for displaying a menu in which a list of options is displayed, the options enabling a user to select a change to be made to at least one of a number, shapes, relative sizes, and relative positions of the divided screens and types of the pictures, so that the user can select from the options to switch to a corresponding screen arrangement; an icon display section for displaying an icon indicating a border between the divided screens in association with the options; and a border changing section for updating the divided screens according to a change in position of the border, wherein the icon display section displays the icon indicating a result of the change in position of the border before the border changing section updates the divided screens according to the change in position of the border.

Abstract: [Object] An object is to continuously reproduce a movie file, even when layout description is changed to improve degree of freedom in expressing provided content. [Solution] A UI content processing unit executes a program including: the step (S110) of determining whether or not a movie element is included in received UI content; the step (S150) of continuously displaying a movie that has been reproduced, if the received UI content includes a movie element (YES at S110), a continuous reproduction flag stored in a storage unit is “continuous reproduction on” (YES at S120), the received UI content includes continuous reproduction request information (YES at S130) and the URI of a movie that has been displayed before transition matches the URI of a movie to be displayed after transition (YES at S140); and the step (S180) of displaying a new movie if any of the conditions is unsatisfied (NO at S120, NO at S130 or NO at S140). [Selected Figure] FIG.

Abstract: Upon receipt of operation entry for processing and editing a currently displayed slide, an operation information generating section generates operation information corresponding to this entry. An operation information reflecting section performs editing on the basis of the operation information and stores the operation information regarding the editing in a storage section. Upon receipt of slide data from the server device, the operation information reflecting section reads operation information of the past regarding this slide data, and generates a display screen in such a manner that editing corresponding to the read operation information is reflected in the received slide data. This makes it possible to display slide data stored in the server device on an image display device in a manner that a user wants, without increasing load on the server device.

Abstract: Upon receipt of operation entry for processing and editing a currently displayed slide, an operation information generating section generates operation information corresponding to this entry. An operation information reflecting section performs editing on the basis of the operation information and stores the operation information regarding the editing in a storage section. Upon receipt of slide data from the server device, the operation information reflecting section reads operation information of the past regarding this slide data, and generates a display screen in such a manner that editing corresponding to the read operation information is reflected in the received slide data. This makes it possible to display slide data stored in the server device on an image display device in a manner that a user wants, without increasing load on the server device.

Abstract: Provided are a content display device and a content display method each capable of reliably providing, even if a plurality of content items displayed on a single screen are to be read aloud consecutively, a user with voice reading each article, a program therefor, and a storage medium storing the program. A television (100) is a content display device capable of displaying a plurality of content items in a single screen and sequentially reading aloud by voice text strings relating to the respective content items. The television (100) includes a setting section (114) for setting the screen to have a display condition displaying a content item, among the content items, which has a text string relating to the content item and being currently read aloud in order to notify a user of the content item in such a manner that the content item is distinguishable from the other content item(s).

Abstract: Upon receipt of operation entry for processing and editing a currently displayed slide, an operation information generating section generates operation information corresponding to this entry. An operation information reflecting section performs editing on the basis of the operation information and stores the operation information regarding the editing in a storage section. Upon receipt of slide data from the server device, the operation information reflecting section reads operation information of the past regarding this slide data, and generates a display screen in such a manner that editing corresponding to the read operation information is reflected in the received slide data. This makes it possible to display slide data stored in the server device on an image display device in a manner that a user wants, without increasing load on the server device.

Abstract: A sidebar providing server (2) of the present invention includes: a service data cache processing section (66) that stores service setting data transmitted from a digital television (1) in a service setting data storage section (95); a request message analysis section (70) that receives display information indicating, for each service, whether or not to display an object showing a brief description of the service on the digital television (1); a service setting data updating section (68) that updates, at the time when the display information is received, service setting data, so that (i) the object indicated to be displayed is displayed and (ii) the object indicated not to be displayed is not displayed; and a display data generation section (63) that transmits, to the digital television (1), the display data (7) generated based on the service setting data in response to a request from the digital television (1).

Abstract: A digital television (1) of the present invention includes a relevant information storage section (170) which stores relevant information concerning the digital television (1), and a display data request processing section (32) which transmits, to a sidebar providing server (2), a display data request message for requesting display data. The display data request processing section (32) transmits, to the sidebar providing server (2), relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section (170), the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the sidebar providing server (2) in response to the display data request message. With this arrangement, it is possible to efficiently utilize information necessary for customization of contents. This allows an improvement in processing efficiency of the information display device.

Abstract: A sidebar providing server (2) according to the present invention includes a request message analysis section (70), a control script generation section (80), and a display data generation section (63). The request message analysis section (70) receives service setting data transmitted from a digital television (1). The control script generation section (80) generates a control script for causing the digital television (1) to display an object indicating a brief description of the service, that is associated with setting information utilized to acquire information related to the service, which setting information is included in the service setting data thus received. The display data generation section (63) generates display data which includes the object and the control script thus generated, and transmits the display data thus generated to the digital television (1).

Abstract: A display data generating apparatus according to the present invention includes: (i) a specification information specifying section for acquiring specification information of a television which specification information concerns display of an image, (ii) an image size control section for generating a display image by changing the number of pixels of the image in accordance with the specification information such that the image is to be displayed in a predetermined display size on the image display apparatus, and (iii) a display control information generating section for generating, in accordance with the specification information, display control information for defining a position of the display image on the screen of the image display apparatus. This makes it possible to realize an image data providing apparatus, which causes an image display apparatus to display an image in a predetermined display size.

Abstract: The content reproducing apparatus comprises a control section which includes: a content reproduction section for reproducing a content; and a content management section for acquiring an acquisition target content in accordance with acquisition instruction information included in the content reproduced by the content reproduction section, wherein the content which is highly likely to be subsequently reproduced is acquired in accordance with the acquisition instruction information and is stored into a storage section. Thus, it is possible to realize a content reproducing apparatus which allows a content, whish is highly likely to be subsequently reproduced, to be efficiently stored therein in advance.

Abstract: In a television, a single screen is split into a plurality of split-screens, and content displayed is different for each of the split-screens. In the television, the content selecting section selects content assigned in advance with each of the split-screens. A display section displays the content thus selected, on a corresponding one of the split-screens in a display. For example, a first split-screen displays a television program while a second split-screen displays a web page containing information on the television program. When a screen mode (pattern of split-screen) is changed, content corresponding to the screen modes is selected again and displayed. By the foregoing way, the content is displayed in a state suitable for respective split-screens.

Abstract: A digital television of the present invention includes an object information storage section and a key assignment control section. The object information storage section contains one or more numerical attribute values indicative of an attribute(s) of each object in association with the object. The key assignment control section ranks the objects by the one or more attribute values in accordance with a predetermined rule and assigns the objects to the direction keys sequentially as they are ranked. As a result, the user can efficiently select a target object and enjoy improved user operability.

Abstract: A control section of a slideshow display device includes a display control section. The display control section 115 causes a list of thumbnails to be displayed when a display timing at which a target image other than a currently displayed image is to be displayed comes before a predetermined point in time. As such, when display delay occurs, a list of thumbnails can be displayed, instead of the target image. This realizes an image display device which prevents a user from being subject to stress when display delay occurs in slideshow display.

Abstract: When a content playback apparatus has detected a content data acquisition error in a process of acquiring title screen content serving as next content that is to be reproduced after top screen content, the content playback apparatus reproduces sub-content contained as error-handling information in the top screen content, and then displays an error screen. The error screen is contained as sub-content in the top screen content, and therefore can be changed flexibly. This makes it possible to provide a content playback apparatus capable of performing error handling flexibly in accordance with the content being reproduced.

Abstract: A television 1 of the present invention is a television 1 for processing display data and displaying an image based on the processed display data, the display data containing the image and a control script that defines at least a function of displaying the image, wherein the television 1 includes a basic function executing section 42 for executing a basic function program called from the control script, the basic function program being stored in a basic function program storage section 29; and a control script executing section 41 for controlling basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to perform a first function for displaying the image, the first function being defined by the control script, the control script further defines a second function which the television 1 performs while the image is being displayed by the first function, and the control script executing section 41 controls the basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to execute th

Abstract: A control section of a content reproduction apparatus realized as a slide show display apparatus includes content reproduction means which is realized as a display screen generating section which generates, until reproduction of a slide show becomes ready to start, a title slide display screen based on a title slide display screen generation script (second set of content data) which has been stored in the apparatus at the time, among slide show data. It is therefore possible to show a title of the slide show to the user, when the start of the reproduction of the slide show is delayed. This makes it possible to realize a content reproduction apparatus which shows information corresponding to a content to be reproduced, when the start of reproduction of the content is delayed, so that the user does not feel stress in using the apparatus.