Abstract: Various embodiments of a system and method for restoring a backup image to a target computer system such that a network device of the target computer system is automatically configured with network settings specified in the backup image are disclosed. A backup image created from a first computer system may be restored to a second computer system, where the backup image includes first network settings for a first network device of the first computer system. The method may comprise configuring an operating system setup program to automatically apply the first network settings to a second network device of the second computer system, and invoking execution of the operating system setup program.

Abstract: A home-networking gateway may automatically provide a function based on data identified on a device on a home network. The home-networking gateway may perform the function using another device that is capable of performing the function and is accessible to the home-networking gateway.

Abstract: Some embodiments provide a method of processing digital video in a computer. The method receives a first video clip. It stores the first video clip at a first rate in a storage of the computer. From the first video clip, the method generates a second video clip that is at a second rate different than the first rate. The method then outputs the second video clip from the computer. In some embodiments, the first rate is the native rate that a camera originally shot at least a portion of the first video clip, and the second rate is an encoded rate. In some embodiments, the method generates the second video clip from the first video by using the 2:3:3:2 encoding format. Also, in some embodiments, the method outputs the second video clip as the method generates the second video clip.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a communication system is provided that includes: (a) an input operable to receive incoming instant messages; (b) a text-to-speech converter 220 operable to convert a text message in an incoming instant message into a voiced equivalent thereof; (c) a speech-to-text converter 232 operable to convert a voice signal into a text equivalent thereof; (d) a message completion agent 428 operable to convert the text equivalent into an outgoing instant message; and (e) an output operable to send the outgoing instant message to a selected recipient.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for using data keyframes. In one aspect, a method includes storing a data keyframe transmitted as part of a live streaming broadcast; receiving a request from a client to join the live streaming broadcast in-progress; determining that the stored data keyframe was transmitted before the request from the client was received; transmitting the stored data keyframe to the client; and distributing streaming content associated with the live streaming broadcast to the client. Further, the data keyframe can be generated by a publisher of the live streaming broadcast. Distributing streaming content further can include storing a plurality of data keyframes transmitted as part of the live streaming broadcast and transmitting the plurality of stored data keyframes to the client before distributing streaming content associated with the live streaming broadcast to the client.

Abstract: In the method of reproducing still picture data and audio data from a recording medium, the still picture data and the audio data reproduced from the recording medium are decoded based on respective, independent system times (STCs).

Abstract: A communication apparatus comprising a digital interface and a detecting unit configured to detect a change in format of video data transmitted from the digital interface, wherein the communication apparatus is adapted to control the digital interface to set the digital interface in a disabled state in case of detecting by the detecting unit that the format of video data is changed.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing apparatus and a control method thereof to provide the functions of recording image files in a recording medium and reproducing and editing the image files recorded in the recording medium. The apparatus and method enables a user to easily select and manipulate functions of the apparatus using a menu display, and can record, reproduce and edit the image files according to the function selected by the user. The apparatus and method, therefore allows the user to easily select and manipulate the functions using a displayed menu, and more efficiently manage and easily search for the recorded image files.

Abstract: Content managed as a content directory is allowed to be selected from a playback apparatus on a network and the playback apparatus is allowed to play back the content. If playback of the content is suspended, the position at which playback was suspended is stored. This content is set in the content directory as virtual content. If this virtual content is selected, playback of the virtual content is resumed from the position at which suspension occurred.

Abstract: A recording apparatus for recording a moving picture file and a still picture file to a program area on an optical disk, capable of converting the format of management information to be recorded in combination with the file according to the attribute of the file.

Abstract: A system of ranking e-mail threads is disclosed. The system receives e-mail messages, and determines e-mail threads in response to the e-mail messages. The system determines an e-mail rank associated with each e-mail message in the e-mail threads, where an e-mail rank associated with an e-mail message is determined in response to a sender identifier related to the e-mail message. The system also determines a thread rank for each e-mail thread, where a thread rank associated with an e-mail thread is determined in response to e-mail ranks of each e-mail message associated with each respective e-mail thread. The system then determines an ordering of the e-mail threads based on the thread rank associated with each e-mail thread.

Abstract: Provided is an information recording apparatus which, in a state where the content of moving picture image information, etc. can be prevented from being inadvertently recognized by the user due to inadvertent presentation to the user of a relevant representative picture image, enables recording the respective information into a recording medium. A reproduction list PL that is to be reproduced is not only recorded into an optical disc 1 but is there also recorded in it a reproduction list display prohibition flag PHF indicating at least whether limiting the display of a representative picture image that represents the content of the reproduction list PL.

Abstract: A disk unit-integrated display capable of increase in conveyance efficiency and reduce in conveyance cost of a disk unit, a holding member and a first circuit board unitized with each other can be obtained. This disk unit-integrated display includes the disk unit having a drive portion, the holding member for supporting the disk unit, the first circuit board arranged between the disk unit and the holding member and having an opening at a position corresponding to the drive portion of the disk unit.

Abstract: A video signal producing system includes an imaging device for obtaining progressive imaging signals having various frame rates, a recording device for recording an output signal of the imaging device and a reproduction device for reproducing a recording signal obtained from the recording device. The imaging device includes a frame rate converting portion for converting the imaging signals to an output having a predetermined frame rate and the reproduction device changes a reproduction speed in response to each of the various frame rates so as to generate an output having a substantial number of frames such that the substantial number of the frames assumes a predetermined value.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes recording means for recording a file and filesystem information on a recording medium; filesystem-information generating means for generating the filesystem information for every application software program using the file; and operation control means for controlling the operation of the recording means so as to allocate the filesystem information, generated for every application software program using the file by the filesystem-information generating means, to virtual addresses as one file. When the file is to be recorded by the recording means, the operation control means controls the recording means so as to update the filesystem information corresponding to the application software program using the file to be recorded and to record the updated filesystem information on the recording medium.

Abstract: Digital audio and video files are created corresponding to selected scenes from a creative production and are provided with a processing system that enables dialog to be selected from a scene and replaced by a user's dialog which is automatically synchronized with the original dialog so as to be in synchronism with lip movements displayed by the accompanying video display. The processing further includes a graphical user interface that presents the user with the video, the text of the dialog, and cues for rehearsal and recording of replacement dialog by the user. Replay of the user's dialog is accompanied by the video and part of the original audio except that the original dialog corresponding to the user's dialog is muted so that the user's dialog is heard as a replacement. Singing or other sounds associated with visible action may also be replaced by the same processes.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a first recording control unit configured to control recording of first management information so that fragments of the first management information and fragments of data are alternately placed, each fragment of the first management information being used to read the corresponding data fragment; a second recording control unit configured to control recording of second management information after all of the data has been recorded, the second management information being used to read all of the data; and a rewrite control unit configured to control rewrite of the first management information or the data after all of the data has been recorded so that any fragment of the first management information is not used to read the corresponding data fragment.

Abstract: A disk unit-integrated display includes a door member opening and closing when projecting and housing a disk tray, and including a door portion and an arm portion for rotating the door portion, and a housing including an opening for projecting and housing the disk tray and a plurality of operating portions. The plurality of operating portions of the housing are arranged at a height position to overlap with the arm portion, in a region other than a region in which the arm portion located on a lower side end of the door portion is arranged, so as to hold the arm portion therebetween.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a method of recording a digital stream on a recording medium, includes determining one of at least two recording modes to record a transmitted digital stream, wherein a first recording mode is to record data based on entry point information present in the digital stream and a second recording mode is to record data on a basis of a predetermined time; and recording the digital stream based on the determined recording mode, and recording a mode information indicating the determined recording mode.

Abstract: A BD-ROM stores a video stream and a graphics stream. The video stream represents a moving picture. The graphics stream is used for overlaying one or more menus on the moving picture, and includes interactive control information (ICS) and a plurality of pieces of graphics data (ODSs). The graphics data is used to generate both the menus and an effect for introduction or removal of a menu. The interactive control information includes (i) a reference value (window_id_ref) specifying a window within which each display composition of graphics is rendered for presenting the effect and (ii) information (effect_duration) showing a duration after which a display composition is replaced by a subsequent display composition.