Abstract: A display device which can be safely and simply operated while protecting privacy of each user is provided.

Abstract: A positional information providing system is provided in which positional information including altitude can be highly accurately acquired even though a user is located outdoors or indoors. A system includes a server device including a map data storage unit, an altitude storage unit, a reference position coordinates receiving unit, a reference point altitude information generating unit locating reference position coordinates and reference point altitude, a map data transmitting unit and a reference point altitude information transmitting unit, and a terminal device including a positional information acquiring unit, a reference point information transmitting unit, a reference point altitude information receiving unit, a map data receiving unit and a reference point altitude detecting unit detecting altitude at a reference point.

Abstract: A network terminal system enables a display device to be shared by a plurality of users while protecting the privacy of each person. The network terminal system has a display integrally configured with a touch panel and displaying an operation screen. User profile information is generated, and a first transmitting/receiving means transmits selected display device operation information to a selected display device with the user profile information. A second transmitting/receiving means, connected to the terminal device by a network, receives the operation information and the user profile information from the terminal device, and transmits the user profile information to the terminal device. The display device is further provided with a control means for operating the display device on the basis of the operation information and the user profile received from the terminal device.

Abstract: The present invention can provide a remote operation system which can support compatibility between devices and is easier to use. A remote operation system is provided with a terminal device, a control device, and a controlled device. The terminal device is provided with a display unit for displaying operation screen information, an input unit for accepting the input of an operation on the controlled device, the input being performed on the basis of the operation screen information, and a first connection unit for receiving the operation screen information for displaying an operation screen on the display means from the control device and transmitting operation information to the control device on the basis of the operation accepted by the input means.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a content viewing system capable of carrying out cooperation among devices while ensuring security and copyright management. The system is characterized by allowing an information processing device to execute the steps of: notifying a content management device of device identification information for identifying a device selected on a device selection screen and content identification information for identifying content selected on a content selection screen; and making the selected device have an access to the content management device by notifying the selected device of a viewing instruction of content selected on the content selection screen and information of an address to have an access to the content management device.

Abstract: A network terminal system connects a wireless terminal and a display device with a network. The wireless terminal obtains contents, an identifier that contains information indicating a server for supplying the contents and information for identifying the contents, and session information for uniquely identifying a user of the wireless terminal, from an external network. The obtained identifier and the session information are transmitted to the display device. The display device obtains the contents and the session information correlated with the contents from the server indicated by the identifier transmitted from the wireless terminal, and displays the obtained contents on the display unit.

Abstract: A positional information providing system is provided in which positional information including altitude can be highly accurately acquired even though a user is located outdoors or indoors. A system includes a server device including a map data storage unit, an altitude storage unit, a reference position coordinates receiving unit, a reference point altitude information generating unit locating reference position coordinates and reference point altitude, a map data transmitting unit and a reference point altitude information transmitting unit, and a terminal device including a positional information acquiring unit, a reference point information transmitting unit, a reference point altitude information receiving unit, a map data receiving unit and a reference point altitude detecting unit detecting altitude at a reference point.

Abstract: A recording apparatus comprises a broadcasting-wave receiving device which receives broadcasting waves containing identification information for specifying program and video and audio information of program, a program reservation device which prepares, when setting of a program contained in broadcasting waves is received, reservation information containing identification information of program of which setting is received and information concerning setting, a wireless terminal, a communication device of the wireless terminal which transmits and receives reservation information and a recording device which records video and audio information of program identified by identification information contained in reservation information on the basis of information concerning setting.

Abstract: A video viewing/listening system, includes a broadcast receiving apparatus having a receiver portion for receiving a broadcast signal transmitted via a broadcast wave, and a wireless terminal having a communication I/F for transmitting/receiving information, via a wireless LAN router or directly, between the broadcast receiving apparatus, wherein said wireless terminal obtains program-related information about programs, which is broadcasted at present and will be broadcasted in future, via the broadcast wave, while said broadcast receiving apparatus transmits information of a processing condition or a processing schedule of the broadcast receiving apparatus for the program(s), which is/are broadcasted at present and will be broadcasted in future, via the broadcast wave, to the wireless terminal via the communication I/F, and wherein said wireless terminal produces a program table with using both, the program-related information, which is obtained from a distributor differing from the broadcast receiving appar

Abstract: A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a tuner unit, a display unit on which a program picture is displayed, an input unit including multiple channel operational buttons, and a control unit that controls these units in a centralized manner. When any of the channel operational buttons is touched, the input unit generates a first operational signal. When the channel operational button is depressed, the input unit generates a second operational signal. When the control unit detects the first operational signal during display of the program picture on the display unit, the control unit displays, on the display unit, program information signified by the first operational signal together with the program picture being displayed. When the control unit detects the second operational signal after detecting the first operational signal, the control unit switches the program picture being displayed to a program picture signified by the second operational signal.

Abstract: A television receiver and a signal receiving method thereof includes a terminal for connecting the television receiver to a personal computer for inputting information from the personal computer to the television receiver, a display for displaying a television signal, an input operation means, such as a remote controller, for generating a command signal, and a controller supplied with the command signal for controlling the personal computer and for inputting the information from the personal computer through the terminal to the television receiver for converting the television receiver from a television mode to a personal computer mode for displaying the information on a screen of said display. Advantageously, the personal computer and the television receiver are controlled by a command signal from the input operation means.

Abstract: In order to carry out format conversion or scaling processing of picture signal by a memory having a small capacity, picture signals of interlace scanning are converted into picture signals of progressive scanning by interpolation by using an IP convertor 1 and a multiple scan convertor 3, a scaling processing of expansion and compression in the horizontal direction is firstly performed by using a horizontal scaling unit 5, processing of expansion, compression, frame rate conversion, synchronization and the like are secondly performed by using a vertical scaling unit 6 and commonly using memories used in scaling processing in the vertical direction and finally, color space conversion or inverse gamma processing is performed by using a picture quality improving unit 8 thereby converting the picture signals into picture signals S6 having a predetermined format.

Abstract: A television receiver includes a unit for controlling program reserve, a storage unit for storing previously remocon codes of an external picture recording apparatus in a memory of the control unit, an output terminal for outputting the remocon code corresponding to a predetermined function at a predetermined time, and a wire unit having one end connected to the output terminal and the other end to which an infrared ray signal emitting portion driven by the remocon code output is connected, and operates in such a way that in response to an instruction issued from the program reserve controlling unit, the remocon code corresponding to the necessary function is output from the remocon code storing unit to drive the infrared ray signal emitting portion, and an output of the infrared ray signal emitting portion is received by a remocon light receiving portion of the external picture recording apparatus, thereby enabling the picture recording reserve in the external picture recording apparatus to be controlled.

Abstract: A television receiver includes a unit for controlling program reserve, a storage unit for storing previously remocon codes of an external picture recording apparatus in a memory of the control unit, an output terminal for outputting the remocon code corresponding to a predetermined function at a predetermined time, and a wire unit having one end connected to the output terminal and the other end to which an infrared ray signal emitting portion driven by the remocon code output is connected, and operates in such a way that in response to an instruction issued from the program reserve controlling unit, the remocon code corresponding to the necessary function is output from the remocon code storing unit to drive the infrared ray signal emitting portion, and an output of the infrared ray signal emitting portion is received by a remocon light receiving portion of the external picture recording apparatus, thereby enabling the picture recording reserve in the external picture recording apparatus to be controlled.

Abstract: An automatic tuning system for a television receiver. A first binary-coded signal circuit comprising a plurality of comparators for encoding in a binary signal a signal output from a frequency discriminator is provided together with a second binary-coded signal circuit for encoding in a binary signal the presence and absence of a synchronizing signal in a signal from a synchronizing separation circuit and a signal from a deflector circuit. The first binary-coded signal circuit is connected to two first logic circuits, two flip-flops and a differentiating circuit, while the second binary-coded signal circuit is connected to two second logic circuits, two flip-flops and a differentiating circuit. Each of the flip-flops is reset by the output signal from the logic circuits actuated by said both binary-coded signals, and is set through a plurality of channel selecting switches operated by associated channel selecting buttons.

Abstract: In a channel selection system using a PPL frequency synthesizing method in which the local oscillation frequency of a tuner is frequency-divided and compared with the frequency and the phase of a reference oscillator thereby to control the tuning voltage of a tuner, a channel selection system disclosed by this invention comprises a controller, a variable frequency divider the frequency division ratio of which is controlled by the above controller, an AFC circuit connected to this tuner, a first comparator having a first threshold voltage for detecting an H level of the inverted S character output of the AFC circuit, a second comparator having a second threshold voltage for detecting an L level of the inverted S character output, and a delay circuit connected to the output of at least one of the first and second comparators and delaying the rising edge of the comparison output.