Abstract: According to embodiments of the disclosure, an image capture control system is provided, the image capture control system comprising circuitry configured to: receive image data of an imaging environment from an image capture device; identify a selection of a first imaging zone of a plurality of pre-configured imaging zones within the imaging environment as an active imaging zone; control the image capture device based on the identification of the active imaging zone to capture image data of the active imaging zone; and perform processing on the captured image data of the active imaging zone based on the active imaging zone which has been selected.

Abstract: A video display apparatus for displaying a catalogue of one or more candidate video items for replay, each video item being represented in the catalogue by a catalogue entry having at least one displayed representative image comprises a user control device operable to resize a displayed catalogue entry by a select-and-drag operation; and means responsive to a resizing of a catalogue entry to select a number of distinct representative images, for display in respect of that video item, so that the number displayed increases with increasing size of the catalogue entry while the display size of each representative image stays substantially constant with respect to changes in the catalogue entry size.

Abstract: An information retrieval apparatus for searching a set of information items and displaying the results of the search, the information items each having a set of characterising information features. The apparatus comprises a search processor operable to search the information items in accordance with a user defined characterising information feature and to identify information items having characterising information features corresponding to that user defined characterising information feature. A mapping processor is operable to generate data representative of a map of information items from a set of information items identified in the search. The map provides the identified information items with respect to positions in an array in accordance with a mutual similarity of the information items, similar information items mapping to similar positions in the array.

Abstract: An information retrieval system in which a set of distinct information items map to respective nodes in an array of nodes by mutual similarity of the information items, so that similar information items map to nodes at similar positions in the array of nodes; comprises a search arrangement for selecting a subset of the information items by applying a user-defined search query against the information items, the search arrangement being operable to detect a degree of relevance of each information item in the subset to the search query; and a graphical user interface for displaying a representation of those nodes corresponding to at least some of the subset of information items as a two-dimensional display array of display points within a node display area on a user display; the graphical user interface being operable to display the display points with respective display properties dependent on the detected degree of relevance of the corresponding information item.

Abstract: A method of processing information items, the method comprises the steps of: for an information item comprising primarily text information: analysing text information of the information item to detect a set of constituent information elements relating to that information item; detecting for each of the constituent information elements a respective degree of relative significance based on the frequency and/or nature of occurrence of the constituent information elements with respect to that information item; selecting a subset of at least two most significant constituent information elements; and generating a pseudo-image representative of the information item, the representative pseudo-image comprising the selected subset of constituent information elements arranged in a predetermined image layout such that: the most significant constituent information element of the subset is represented with most prominence and at a first predetermined region within the representative pseudo-image; and the one or more other