Abstract: A playback control device includes a selection means for selecting a moving picture of a moving picture file having a file name satisfying prescribed conditions or a moving picture of a moving picture file having a prescribed file format and a still picture in still pictures and moving pictures, and a playback control means for controlling playback of the still pictures and the moving pictures so that still pictures and the moving pictures selected by the selection means are played back sequentially in the prescribed order.

Abstract: A display control device includes a retrieval image generation unit that generates images used in a retrieval operation which include retrieval condition images and item images arranged on a plane by arranging the retrieval condition images indicating a plurality of retrieval conditions for the plurality of pieces of content data in a first direction on a plane, and by arranging, in a second direction, the item images indicating pieces of content data or folders including pieces of content data categorized based on the retrieval conditions arranged in the first direction, and a retrieval image display control unit that displays the generated images used in a retrieval operation on the display unit, that detects an operation input, and that moves an indicator indicating a selected one of the retrieval condition images and the item images, in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in accordance with the detected operation input.

Abstract: A display control apparatus is disclosed which includes: an application configured to display a plurality of first icons each representing a category; and a plurality of plug-ins each of which is assigned items represented by second icons; wherein one of the plurality of plug-ins associates the items assigned thereto with a plurality of categories; and wherein, if one of the categories represented by the first icons is selected and if the selected category is found associated with the items assigned to the one plug-in, then that one plug-in displays the second icons representing the items belonging to the selected category.

Abstract: A playback apparatus plays back content according to a predetermined playback order by sequentially selecting chapters. The playback apparatus includes a checking unit configured to check, according to a user's operation specifying, as a new playback target, a chapter in either a backward direction or a forward direction of a current chapter, whether the specified chapter exists in content including the current chapter; a first determining unit configured to determine, as a new playback target, the specified chapter if the specified chapter exists in the content including the current chapter; and a second determining unit configured to determine, as a new playback target, a chapter included in content corresponding to the specified chapter among content to be played back according to the playback order before or after the content including the current chapter, if the specified chapter does not exist in the content including the current chapter.

Abstract: A playback control device includes a selection means for selecting a moving picture of a moving picture file having a file name satisfying prescribed conditions or a moving picture of a moving picture file having a prescribed file format and a still picture in still pictures and moving pictures, and a playback control means for controlling playback of the still pictures and the moving pictures so that still pictures and the moving pictures selected by the selection means are played back sequentially in the prescribed order.

Abstract: A display control device includes a retrieval image generation unit that generates images used in a retrieval operation which include retrieval condition images and item images arranged on a plane by arranging the retrieval condition images indicating a plurality of retrieval conditions for the plurality of pieces of content data in a first direction on a plane, and by arranging, in a second direction, the item images indicating pieces of content data or folders including pieces of content data categorized based on the retrieval conditions arranged in the first direction, and a retrieval image display control unit that displays the generated images used in a retrieval operation on the display unit, that detects an operation input, and that moves an indicator indicating a selected one of the retrieval condition images and the item images, in a vertical direction or a horizontal direction in accordance with the detected operation input.

Abstract: A display control apparatus is disclosed which includes: an application configured to display a plurality of first icons each representing a category; and a plurality of plug-ins each of which is assigned items represented by second icons; wherein one of the plurality of plug-ins associates the items assigned thereto with a plurality of categories; and wherein, if one of the categories represented by the first icons is selected and if the selected category is found associated with the items assigned to the one plug-in, then that one plug-in displays the second icons representing the items belonging to the selected category.

Abstract: An arrangement in which plural users read a preset picture at different places and in which the attention of the users is directed in real-time to the picture. To this end, a picture management server 2 supervises an album made up by plural pictures. In the so supervised album, an URL is allocated to each picture. In case a PC 4-1 and a PC 4-2 acquire album data from the picture management server 2, plural pictures, derived from the album data, are demonstrated on respective display units. When a cursor of the PC 4-1, so far located on a preset picture, is moved, the URL of the picture of the destination of the movement is transmitted to the PC 4-2. The PC 4-2 causes movement of the cursor to the picture associated with the URL received. The arrangement may be applied to a personal computer configured for reading a digitized album or to a server supervising the album.