Abstract: An electronic book reader (1) includes an enlargement processing section (20) which determines, with reference to article management information (30), a scroll direction of a component to be displayed in an enlarged manner, and causes the component to be displayed in an enlarged manner in an enlarged-display area in which scrolling in the scroll direction thus determined is possible.

Abstract: A mobile phone (1) in accordance with the present invention includes: a transmission setting database (50); a transmission setting section (21) for registering, on the transmission setting database (50), a piece of image data to be transmitted to a data receiving device; and an image data transmitting section (12) for transmitting, to the data receiving device, the piece of image data registered on the transmission setting database (50), the image data transmitting section (12) transmitting the piece of image data to the data receiving device in response to a transmission request received from the data receiving device.

Abstract: A television (100) includes: an image data receiving section (105) for receiving, from the outside, image data storing therein process specifying information; and a controlling section (107) for controlling an image processing section (103) so as to carry out a process specified by the process specifying information stored in the received image data. Thus, it is possible to cause the television (100) to carry out the desired process by causing the television (100) to receive the image data including the process specifying information for specifying the process which should be carried out by the television (100).

Abstract: When power failure occurs at a power grid, a controller obtains information related to an operating state of a plurality of electrical appliances; restrict an operation of at least some of electrical appliances currently operating among the plurality of electrical appliances, such that power consumption of the plurality of electric appliances does not exceed a first upper limit during a period in which the remaining amount in a storage battery is below a first threshold value; and restrict an operation of at least some of electrical appliances currently operating among the plurality of electrical appliances, such that power consumption of the plurality of electric appliances does not exceed a second upper limit during a period in which the remaining amount in the storage battery is greater than or equal to a first threshold value and below a second threshold value that is larger than the first threshold value.

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: An electronic device (1) constitutes a remote control system (100) together with a remote control device (3) and at least one controlled device (2/2?), and the electronic device (1) includes: a first reception section (20) that receives, from the remote control device, a direct command signal (7/7?) broadcasted to the electronic device and the controlled device; a second reception section (23) that receives, from the controlled device, an indirect command signal (8) having been generated by the controlled device according to the direct command signal having been received from the remote control device; and a control section (10) including signal selecting means (31) that selects one intended command signal to which a response is needed from a signal group according to a predetermined rule, the signal group consisting of the direct command signal having been received by the first reception section and the indirect command signal having been received by the second reception section.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus (2) of the present invention receives information of a WEB site from a service-providing server (3) that administrates the WEB site, and reproduces the information. The service-providing server (3) holds identification information (40) of a user of a portable communication apparatus (1) that is permitted to access the WEB site. The reproducing apparatus (2) includes: a data receiving section for receiving, from the portable communication apparatus (1), invitation information (51), identification information (40), and transmission time point information (50); a reproducing apparatus infrared communication section; a destination determination section that establishes a connection to the service-providing server (3) based on the received invitation information (51), and transmits the invitation information (51), the identification information (40), and transmission-instruction time (50); and a reproducing apparatus communication control section.

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: An electronic apparatus has a presence information generator that generates a presence information indicating whether or not a user of the electronic apparatus is in a room or a home in which the electronic apparatus is placed. A power supply outlet of the apparatus supplies power to another electronic appliance. A power supply status detector detects a state of power supply being supplied to the another electronic appliance by the power supply outlet. The presence information generator generates the presence information in accord with the state of power supply to the another electronic appliance, where the status of the power supply is obtained by the power supply status detector.

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: 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: A mobile phone (1) in accordance with the present invention includes: a transmission setting database (50); a transmission setting section (21) for registering, on the transmission setting database (50), a piece of image data to be transmitted to a data receiving device; and an image data transmitting section (12) for transmitting, to the data receiving device, the piece of image data registered on the transmission setting database (50), the image data transmitting section (12) transmitting the piece of image data to the data receiving device in response to a transmission request received from the data receiving device.

Abstract: A service providing apparatus 100 capable of providing a service while effectively managing execution codes and screen configuration information stored in the apparatus includes: a display apparatus 108; a communication unit 101; an obtaining unit 151 for obtaining an execution code for providing the service through communication unit 101; an execution code storage 102 for storing the obtained execution code; a screen configuration information storage 103 for storing screen configuration information defining screen configuration to be displayed at the time of execution of the execution code; and a management unit 104 managing these units such that by the time the service is provided, the execution code and screen configuration information necessary for providing the service are stored in the execution code storage 102 and screen configuration information storage 103, and executing, in response to a service providing instruction, the execution code stored in the execution code storage 102 using the screen conf

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: An electronic device (1) constitutes a remote control system (100) together with a remote control device (3) and at least one controlled device (2/2?), and the electronic device (1) includes: a first reception section (20) that receives, from the remote control device, a direct command signal (7/7?) broadcasted to the electronic device and the controlled device; a second reception section (23) that receives, from the controlled device, an indirect command signal (8) having been generated by the controlled device according to the direct command signal having been received from the remote control device; and a control section (10) including signal selecting means (31) that selects one intended command signal to which a response is needed from a signal group according to a predetermined rule, the signal group consisting of the direct command signal having been received by the first reception section and the indirect command signal having been received by the second reception section.

Abstract: A reproducing apparatus (2) of the present invention receives information of a WEB site from a service-providing server (3) that administrates the WEB site, and reproduces the information. The service-providing server (3) holds identification information (40) of a user of a portable communication apparatus (1) that is permitted to access the WEB site. The reproducing apparatus (2) includes: a data receiving section for receiving, from the portable communication apparatus (1), invitation information (51), identification information (40), and transmission time point information (50); a reproducing apparatus infrared communication section; a destination determination section that establishes a connection to the service-providing server (3) based on the received invitation information (51), and transmits the invitation information (51), the identification information (40), and transmission-instruction time (50); and a reproducing apparatus communication control section.

Abstract: A television (100) includes: an image data receiving section (105) for receiving, from the outside, image data storing therein process specifying information; and a controlling section (107) for controlling an image processing section (103) so as to carry out a process specified by the process specifying information stored in the received image data. Thus, it is possible to cause the television (100) to carry out the desired process by causing the television (100) to receive the image data including the process specifying information for specifying the process which should be carried out by the television (100).

Abstract: The content data output device of the present invention includes: an IrDA receiving section (13) for receiving content data; and a second input switching section (14) for storing the content data received by the IrDA receiving section (13) and implementing such control as to output the recorded content data in preference to other data. Therefore, the content data can be output by simply transmitting the content data to the data output device. The user is required no operation at all on the data output device.