Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector, and a viewing area information calculator. The viewer detector is configured to detect the number and a position of one or a plurality of viewers using an image captured by a camera. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, according to the number and the position of the viewers. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the control parameter.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video processing apparatus includes a viewer detector, and a viewing area information calculator. The viewer detector is configured to detect the number and a position of one or a plurality of viewers using an image captured by a camera. The viewing area information calculator is configured to calculate a control parameter so as to set a viewing area, in which a plurality of parallax images displayed on a display are viewed as a stereoscopic image, according to the number and the position of the viewers. The viewing area controller is configured to set the viewing area according to the control parameter.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary.

Abstract: A television audiovisual apparatus using a personal computer comprises an audio/video I/O interface including a television tuner, disposed in the personal computer, and an information compression/decompression unit for compressing audio/video signals input through the audio/video I/O interface in accordance with the MPEG2 specifications to store the compressed audio/video signals in a large capacity storage disposed in the personal computer, and for decompressing compressed audio/video signals in accordance with the MPEG2 specifications.

Abstract: A text segment selection unit extracts parameters of exemplary text segment of a user's choice and a fixed form portion in the exemplary text segment from an exemplary text segment database. A text segment input unit inputs a text segment of a user's choice to e embedded to an unfixed form portion in the exemplary text segment. A text segment generation unit concatenates the input text segment to the text segment of the fixed form portion. A parameter generation unit generates a parameter from the concatenated text segment. A parameter extraction unit extracts the parameter of the unfixed form portion from the generated parameter. A parameter embedding unit concatenates the parameter of the unfixed form portion to the parameter of the fixed form portion to generate a parameter for speech synthesis. A synthesis unit generates synthesized speech from this parameter.