Abstract: A content reproducing system having a first device and a second device connected to each other through a transmission path for transmitting content data is provided. The first device includes an outputting unit and an output controlling unit configured to output the content data output from the outputting unit a transmission rate. The second device includes an inputting unit, a storage unit configured to store the content data input by the inputting unit, a transmission rate controlling unit configured to control the transmission rate in accordance with the amount of content data stored in the storage unit, a reproduction clock generating units configured to generate a reproduction clock for reproducing the content data, and a reproducing units configured to read out the content data from the storage unit on the basis of the reproduction clock generated by the reproduction clock generating unit and reproduce the content data.

Abstract: A transmission and receiving apparatus includes: a receiving section receiving a content signal conforming to a predetermined transmission standard, and restoring a video signal included in the content signal to output the video signal; a video-signal processing section performing predetermined processing on the video signal output from the receiving section; a selection section selecting either a signal path allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section or a signal path not allowing the video signal to go through the video-signal processing section; and a transmission section converting the video signal having gone through the signal path selected by the selection section into a content signal conforming to the predetermined transmission standard, and transmitting the content signal.

Abstract: An audio relay apparatus and an audio relay method can relay audio data without being restricted by the reception capacity for receiving audio signals of a downstream audio output apparatus. An AV amp according to the present invention converts the format of the DVD audio data it receives from a DVD player, which is an upstream audio output apparatus, so as to make it match the audio reception capacity of a TV, which is a downstream audio output apparatus and transmits the obtained transformed audio data to the TV. Thus, it can transmit audio signals from the DVD player to the TV regardless of the audio reception capacity of the TV.

Abstract: A content reproducing system having a first device and a second device connected to each other through a transmission path for transmitting content data is provided. The first device includes an outputting unit and an output controlling unit configured to output the content data output from the outputting unit a transmission rate. The second device includes an inputting unit, a storage unit configured to store the content data input by the inputting unit, a transmission rate controlling unit configured to control the transmission rate in accordance with the amount of content data stored in the storage unit, a reproduction clock generating units configured to generate a reproduction clock for reproducing the content data, and a reproducing units configured to read out the content data from the storage unit on the basis of the reproduction clock generated by the reproduction clock generating unit and reproduce the content data.

Abstract: An audio relay apparatus and an audio relay method can relay audio data without being restricted by the reception capacity for receiving audio signals of a downstream audio output apparatus. An AV amp according to the present invention converts the format of the DVD audio data it receives from a DVD player, which is an upstream audio output apparatus, so as to make it match the audio reception capacity of a TV, which is a downstream audio output apparatus and transmits the obtained transformed audio data to the TV. Thus, it can transmit audio signals from the DVD player to the TV regardless of the audio reception capacity of the TV.

Abstract: Network error display capable of displaying a user's measure intelligibly while making a distinction between an error of the receiving system on the network and an error within a device. An IEEE 1394 signal processing section detects an error of a loop state in an IEEE 1394 network, detects a link state, and detects an error when there is a link for the network or an error when there is no link for the network. A main body processing section stores messages indicating error states and performs display processing on messages stored on the basis of the error state. A display section displays a message for a user.

Abstract: A dubbing apparatus for inhibiting high-speed dubbing for a predetermined time period if, at a time of high-speed dubbing of a program from a first storage medium onto a second storage medium, the first storage medium is found to have been subjected to high-speed dubbing earlier by another predetermined time period. The apparatus is arranged to indicate that high-speed dubbing is being inhibited while displaying a waiting time to be observed before high-speed dubbing is again permitted.

Abstract: The present invention is capable of dubbing again even when a data transfer error occurs, because the dubbing is tried again by sending a command to reproduce to the optical disc reproducing apparatus 1 from the magneto-optical disc recording/plying system 3 after completing the reproducing retry preparation and recording retry preparation.

Abstract: A problem is to propose a network error display apparatus and an error detection display method capable of displaying a user's measure intelligibly while making a distinction between an error of the receiving system on the network and an error within a device. A network error display apparatus includes: an IEEE 1394 signal processing section (4) for detecting an error of a loop state in an IEEE 1394 network, detecting a link state, detecting an error which occurs in such a state that there is a link for the network or an error which occurs in such a state that there is no link for the network; a main body processing section (5) for storing messages indicating error states and conducting display processing on messages stored on the basis of an error state; and a display section (6) for displaying a message for a user. Therefore, a user's measure is displayed intelligibly while making a distinction between an error of the receiving system on the network and an error within a device.

Abstract: A dubbing apparatus for inhibiting high-speed dubbing for a predetermined time period if, at a time of high-speed dubbing of a program from a first storage medium onto a second storage medium, the first storage medium is found to have been subjected to high-speed dubbing earlier by another predetermined time period. The apparatus is arranged to indicate that high-speed dubbing is being inhibited while displaying a waiting time to be observed before high-speed dubbing is again permitted.