Abstract: Provided are vitamin D3 derivatives of formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and pharmaceutical or medical uses thereof for treating metabolic disease, a liver disease, obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer in a patient in need thereof.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein setting data to be used in image pickup can be set precisely to perform desired image pickup. The information processing apparatus may include a recording control section configured to control recording of image data obtained by image pickup and setting data used in the image pickup, and a reproduction section configured to reproduce the setting data. The information processing apparatus may further include an acceptance section configured to accept a variation amount to a value corresponding to the setting data inputted by a user, and a variation section configured to vary the setting data reproduced by the reproduction section based on the variation amount accepted by the acceptance section. The recording control section may control recording of the setting data varied by the variation section. The invention can be applied typically to a personal computer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that acquires, from a photographing apparatus that photographs a subject and records image data obtained as a result of the photographing, state information indicating a present state of the photographing apparatus includes: a state acquiring unit that acquires the state information from the photographing apparatus on a real time basis; a data acquiring unit that acquires image data recorded in the photographing apparatus; a recording control unit that causes an accumulating unit that accumulates the image data acquired by the data acquiring unit to record the image data; and a presenting unit that presents the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit on a real time basis.

Abstract: A transmitter-receiver system includes: a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit data categorized into groups recorded on a recording medium; and a receiving apparatus configured to receive the data; wherein the transmitting apparatus includes: a read unit configured to read a destination of the data, the destination which is recorded on the recording medium and associated with the group of the data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit data categorized into a predetermined group and group information showing the group to the destination read by the read unit, and the receiving apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive data and group information transmitted from the transmitting unit; and a record control unit configured to record the data in a folder corresponding to the group based on the group information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that transmits transmission data to another first information processing apparatus through an access point includes: a detection unit configured to detect the access point; a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the transmission data from a recording medium in which the transmission data is recorded; a transmission unit configured to transmit to the another first information processing apparatus the transmission data reproduced by the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit; and a power control unit configured to control supply of power to the reproduction unit. The power control unit controls the supply of power such that power is supplied to the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit and power is not supplied to the reproduction unit in other cases.

Abstract: Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section 17 and an input operating section 18 of a video editing device 10, and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM 19. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, an editing control section 11 reads out a video material corresponding to material identification information of this program configuration from a digital VTR for reproduction 1 and records the video material onto a HDD 12. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, the editing control section 11 reproduces the video material of the corresponding material identification information from the HDD 12 and supplies the video material to a digital VTR for recording 5. Thus, the video editing device which automatically edits a program by inputting the video material having the material identification information after setting the program configuration is provided.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein setting data to be used in image pickup can be set precisely to perform desired image pickup. The information processing apparatus may include a recording control section configured to control recording of image data obtained by image pickup and setting data used in the image pickup, and a reproduction section configured to reproduce the setting data. The information processing apparatus may further include an acceptance section configured to accept a variation amount to a value corresponding to the setting data inputted by a user, and a variation section configured to vary the setting data reproduced by the reproduction section based on the variation amount accepted by the acceptance section. The recording control section may control recording of the setting data varied by the variation section. The invention can be applied typically to a personal computer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that receives photographing information, which is information on photographing recorded in a recording apparatus, from the recording apparatus as photographing information on a sample image used as a sample at the time of photographing includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire the photographing information on the sample image from the recording apparatus; and a display control unit configured to control display on the basis of the photographing information on the sample image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that transmits transmission data to another first information processing apparatus through an access point includes: a detection unit configured to detect the access point; a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the transmission data from a recording medium in which the transmission data is recorded; a transmission unit configured to transmit to the another first information processing apparatus the transmission data reproduced by the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit; and a power control unit configured to control supply of power to the reproduction unit. The power control unit controls the supply of power such that power is supplied to the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit and power is not supplied to the reproduction unit in other cases.

Abstract: A transmitter-receiver system includes: a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit data categorized into groups recorded on a recording medium; and a receiving apparatus configured to receive the data; wherein the transmitting apparatus includes: a read unit configured to read a destination of the data, the destination which is recorded on the recording medium and associated with the group of the data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit data categorized into a predetermined group and group information showing the group to the destination read by the read unit, and the receiving apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive data and group information transmitted from the transmitting unit; and a record control unit configured to record the data in a folder corresponding to the group based on the group information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus that acquires, from a photographing apparatus that photographs a subject and records image data obtained as a result of the photographing, state information indicating a present state of the photographing apparatus includes: a state acquiring unit that acquires the state information from the photographing apparatus on a real time basis; a data acquiring unit that acquires image data recorded in the photographing apparatus; a recording control unit that causes an accumulating unit that accumulates the image data acquired by the data acquiring unit to record the image data; and a presenting unit that presents the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit on a real time basis.

Abstract: Disclosed is a video recording apparatus capable of performing long-recording at higher density and certainly associating the video data with additional data. Video images from a plurality of video cameras 101 are captured by a multiplexer 103 while sequentially being switched. A frame compositing unit 1 forms reduced video images by reducing the captured video images and generates a composite video image by displaying the reduced video images on divided parts. A CPU 3 generates additional data related to the reduced video image on each divided part and records the composite video image and additional data onto the same video cassette tape 7 while maintaining the correspondence between each reduced video image and additional data. By recording video images from the plurality of video cameras at higher density, long-recording can be realized.

Abstract: An asynchronous network system includes a transmitting apparatus which transmits time-synchronization-information data through an asynchronous network, and information processing apparatuses which share identical time information by receiving the time-synchronization-information data. At least one data item whose transmission and reception within a predetermined reaching time are requested to be guaranteed is transmitted by one information processing apparatus among the information processing apparatuses to at least one of the other information processing apparatuses in a state in which the one information processing apparatus occupies a first interval on a communication schedule based on time-synchronization information represented by the time-synchronization-information data.

Abstract: Video data inputted from an input terminal 32 is equally divided and recorded on disk drives 18a to 18c, respectively. The video data recorded on the disk drives 18a to 18c is sent out to a data bus 30 at a predetermined timing in accordance with a transfer control command from a data transfer controller 22, and image-processed by a switcher/digital multi-effector 13. Plural channels of video data are laid out in plural time slots formed by dividing a transmission unit having a length equal to a period forming one horizontal line prescribed by a predetermined analog video signal standard, and each channel of video data at least for one frame is transmitted with the transmission unit having a number of lines corresponding to one frame of the analog video signal standard. Thus, a digital data transmission method which enables high-speed synchronous transfer of video data and a data editing device which enables linear editing and non-linear editing may be provided.

Abstract: Video data inputted from an input terminal 32 is equally divided and recorded on disk drives 18a to 18c, respectively. The video data recorded on the disk drives 18a to 18c is sent out to a data bus 30 at a predetermined timing in accordance with a transfer control command from a data transfer controller 22, and image-processed by a switcher/digital multi-effector 13. Plural channels of video data are laid out in plural time slots formed by dividing a transmission unit having a length equal to a period forming one horizontal line prescribed by a predetermined analog video signal standard, and each channel of video data at least for one frame is transmitted with the transmission unit having a number of lines corresponding to one frame of the analog video signal standard. Thus, a digital data transmission method which enables high-speed synchronous transfer of video data and a data editing device which enables linear editing and nonlinear editing may be provided.

Abstract: Another operation such as searching for information recorded is achieved without interrupting recording of input information. A CPU controls a VCR block so that input information is recorded on a video tape when the video tape is ready for recording. When the video tape is not ready for recording, such as when searching for information recorded on the video tape is performed, the CPU controls a RAM block so that input information is temporarily recorded in RAM. When the video tape shifts from a state of not ready for recording to a state of ready for recording, the CPU controls the VCR block and the RAM block so that the information recorded in the RAM is transferred to the video tape for recording.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to suppress burden on a device portion and a tape recording medium occurred through recording of intermittent data. A CPU (7) controls a RAM block (3) and a VTR block (4) to record input information on a RAM (32), and transfer intermittent data included in a predetermined amount of input information recorded on the RAM (32) to a video tape (44) to be recorded while continuing recording of input information on the RAM (32) when the input information recorded on the RAM (32) reaches the predetermined amount. As described above, the recording operation of intermittent data in the VTR block (4) is suppressed to minimum and burden on the device portion and the video tape (44) in the VTR block (4) occurred through recording of intermittent data can be suppressed while performing excellent intermittent recording.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to suppress burden on a device portion and a tape recording medium occurred through recording of intermittent data. A CPU (7) controls a RAM block (3) and a VTR block (4) to record input information on a RAM (32), and transfer intermittent data included in a predetermined amount of input information recorded on the RAM (32) to a video tape (44) to be recorded while continuing recording of input information on the RAM (32) when the input information recorded on the RAM (32) reaches the predetermined amount. As described above, the recording operation of intermittent data in the VTR block (4) is suppressed to minimum and burden on the device portion and the video tape (44) in the VTR block (4) occurred through recording of intermittent data can be suppressed while performing excellent intermittent recording.

Abstract: Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section 17 and an input operating section 18 of a video editing device 10, and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM 19. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, an editing control section 11 reads out a video material corresponding to material identification information of this program configuration from a digital VTR for reproduction 1 and records the video material onto a HDD 12. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, the editing control section 11 reproduces the video material of the corresponding material identification information from the HDD 12 and supplies the video material to a digital VTR for recording 5. Thus, the video editing device which automatically edits a program by inputting the video material having the material identification information after setting the program configuration is provided.

Abstract: Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section 17 and an input operating section 18 of a video editing device 10, and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM 19. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, an editing control section 11 reads out a video material corresponding to material identification information of this program configuration from a digital VTR for reproduction 1 and records the video material onto a HDD 12. In accordance with the data of the program configuration, the editing control section 11 reproduces the video material of the corresponding material identification information from the HDD 12 and supplies the video material to a digital VTR for recording 5. Thus, the video editing device which automatically edits a program by inputting the video material having the material identification information after setting the program configuration is provided.