Abstract: A conditioning system includes a prediction unit and a stimulus applying unit. The prediction unit is configured to predict, based on a state related to a user, an occurrence of an event to be caused by the state related to the user. The stimulus applying unit is configured to apply, when the prediction unit predicts that the event occurs in future, a stimulus associated with the event to the user in advance of the event.

Abstract: A voice search apparatus includes a web page display controller, a voice recognizer, a matching unit, and a URL creator. The web page display controller controls a web page which is to be displayed on a display. The voice recognizer recognizes a voice that is input, converts the voice into character string information, and outputs the character string information. The matching unit refers to a URL list in which a character string representing part of a URL is registered for each search category, performs matching processing between a URL of the web page displayed on the display and the character string in the URL list, and specifies the character string in the URL list corresponding to the URL. The URL creator creates a URL based on the character string specified by the matching unit and the character string information.

Abstract: A display control device including: an input control unit which receives a scrolling start indication and a scrolling stop indication from a user; a scrolling control unit which, if the scrolling stop indication is received, decelerates a scroll rate by a predetermined function and pre-calculates a location of a displayed area when the scrolling of the displayed area stops; and a focus control unit which superimposes a focus on an object closest to a predetermined position within the displayed area at any time from when the location of the displayed area when the scrolling stops is determined to when the scrolling stops, the focus representing that the object is being selected.

Abstract: A voice search apparatus includes a web page display controller, a voice recognizer, a matching unit, and a URL creator. The web page display controller controls a web page which is to be displayed on a display. The voice recognizer recognizes a voice that is input, converts the voice into character string information, and outputs the character string information. The matching unit refers to a URL list in which a character string representing part of a URL is registered for each search category, performs matching processing between a URL of the web page displayed on the display and the character string in the URL list, and specifies the character string in the URL list corresponding to the URL. The URL creator creates a URL based on the character string specified by the matching unit and the character string information.

Abstract: A display control device including: an input control unit which receives a scrolling start indication and a scrolling stop indication from a user; a scrolling control unit which, if the scrolling stop indication is received, decelerates a scroll rate by a predetermined function and pre-calculates a location of a displayed area when the scrolling of the displayed area stops; and a focus control unit which superimposes a focus on an object closest to a predetermined position within the displayed area at any time from when the location of the displayed area when the scrolling stops is determined to when the scrolling stops, the focus representing that the object is being selected.

Abstract: A web browser control device includes: a display control unit that causes web pages and a bookmark list screen showing a list of at least one bookmarked web page among the web pages to be displayed; a storage unit that stores (a) pieces of history information of the web pages displayed by the display control unit and (b) bookmark information of the at least one bookmarked web page; and a web browser control unit that (i) instructs, when a web browser is opened, the display control unit to cause the bookmark list screen to be displayed according to the bookmark information stored in the storage unit, and (ii) delete, when the web browser is closed or opened, (c) history information of at least one web page not bookmarked among the web pages from the storage unit.

Abstract: A content information reproducing apparatus, a content information reproducing system, a content information reproducing method, a content information reproducing program, a recording medium storing the program, and an information processing apparatus facilitate introductory comment creators creating introductory information while creating introductory information reflecting the intent of the content distributor.

Abstract: An information presentation device includes a status information obtaining unit which obtains status information regarding a status of the user; an observed line of sight predicting unit which predicts, based on the status information, an observed line of sight of the user who observes the outside world; and a presented information obtaining unit which obtains the information to be presented to the user. Additionally, a recognized line of sight predicting unit predicts a recognized line of sight of the user who recognizes the presented information; a presentation method determining unit determines a presentation method of the presented information based on the observed line of sight and the recognized line of sight; and an information presenting unit presents the presented information in the method determined in the presentation method determining unit.

Abstract: A content reception/recording device for selectively receiving and accumulating transmitted contents. The content reception/recording device comprises: a receiving unit; an accumulation medium; a storage unit storing therein free time slot information that indicates a free time slot in which a predetermined operation specified by a user is not performed; an obtaining unit operable to obtain transmission timing information that indicates timings at which contents are transmitted respectively; a determining unit operable to, when a plurality of accumulation target contents are transmitted in the free time slot, determine priorities of the contents for being accumulated in the free time slot, in accordance with the transmission timing information obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit operable to control the receiving unit to receive the accumulation target contents in accordance with the determined priorities and to accumulate the received contents in the accumulation medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus which enables high-accuracy, hands-free operation, while adopting a low-cost configuration. The display apparatus according to the present invention includes: an obtainment unit that obtains a display element which is information to be displayed to the user; a determining unit that determines a display position of the obtained display element, at which a portion of the obtained display element can not be seen by the user; a display unit that displays the display element at the determined display position; a detection unit that detects a direction of change when an orientation of the user's head is changed; a selection unit that selects the display element to be displayed in the detected direction of change; and an execution unit that executes a predetermined process related to the selected display element.

Abstract: A content information reproducing apparatus, a content information reproducing system, a content information reproducing method, a content information reproducing program, a recording medium storing the program, and an information processing apparatus facilitate introductory comment creators creating introductory information while creating introductory information reflecting the intent of the content distributor.

Abstract: A content reception/recording device for selectively receiving and accumulating transmitted contents. The content reception/recording device comprises: a receiving unit; an accumulation medium; a storage unit storing therein free time slot information that indicates a free time slot in which a predetermined operation specified by a user is not performed; an obtaining unit operable to obtain transmission timing information that indicates timings at which contents are transmitted respectively; a determining unit operable to, when a plurality of accumulation target contents are transmitted in the free time slot, determine priorities of the contents for being accumulated in the free time slot, in accordance with the transmission timing information obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit operable to control the receiving unit to receive the accumulation target contents in accordance with the determined priorities and to accumulate the received contents in the accumulation medium.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information presentation device which allows the user to recognize presented information while the safety of the user is further ensured.

Abstract: The present invention provides a display apparatus which enables high-accuracy, hands-free operation, while adopting a low-cost configuration. The display apparatus according to the present invention includes: an obtainment unit that obtains a display element which is information to be displayed to the user; a determining unit that determines a display position of the obtained display element, at which a portion of the obtained display element can not be seen by the user; a display unit that displays the display element at the determined display position; a detection unit that detects a direction of change when an orientation of the user's head is changed; a selection unit that selects the display element to be displayed in the detected direction of change; and an execution unit that executes a predetermined process related to the selected display element.

Abstract: A content start control device that changes the resource to be started first within a content in accordance with the type of license purchased, and enables a plurality of viewing modes for one content is provided. The content start instruction reception unit 201 of the content start control device 100 receives a start instruction for a content, and sends the content ID of the content to the license information verification unit 211. The license information verification unit 211 obtains information on whether or not a license has been purchased, by using license information obtained from the license information storage unit 221 and the content ID obtained from the content start instruction reception unit 201. The start resource selection unit 212 selects the start resource of the content which is associated with the license, by using start resource information, and the resource starting unit 213 starts the resource selected by the start resource selection unit 212.

Abstract: The STB (2) includes a communication unit (202) and a print style update judgment unit (203). The communication unit (202) receives a print content including print data and print control information that are associated with each other. The print control information includes (i) printing apparatus information for specifying at least one printing apparatus or the model of a printing apparatus and (ii) a print style sheet describing print settings of the print data generated by the printing apparatus.

Abstract: It is possible for the present invention to obtain program-related information browser languages used in the terminals vary by carrier. A broadcast station 2 broadcasts AV stream data and its characteristic data. Basic data for determining URI is written in the characteristic data. Carrier ID is stored in each of terminal 4a through 4n. A contents-server from which program-related information being acquired is determined from the carrier ID and the basic data. Upon determining the contents-sever, program-related information is obtained therefrom by connecting one of predetermined relay centers 4a through 4n provided at the carrier via the Internet.

Abstract: Service charges according to the number of use of information can be realized by managing service charges for the information with a user terminal. A control part 5 judges whether or not a script for reading out user's attribution(s) exists in contents-data received by a receiving part 3. A data-distributor judges whether or not a permission for reading out user's attribution(s) is provided with reference to a permitted URI table 9c when the script exists. In the case of provided the permission for reading out the user's attribution(s), the user's attribution(s) is read out from a user's attribution table 9b and an attribution item number is recorded together with an ID for specifying a source of distribution in a history information table 9a while outputting the user's attribution(s) to a designated destination. The control part 5 sends the history data to a billing server 11 at a desired time period.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus conducting reception and storage on a program basis is designed so as to be able to determine whether contents transmitted within a program time frame have been correctly stored. To achieve this, a contents information adding part adds flags indicating first and last contents within a program time frame, and data event IDs for identifying time frames (contents frames) for transmitting contents while incrementing them one at a time. A receive success/failure evaluating part of the receiving apparatus checks the flags indicating first and last contents and the increment status of the data event IDs to determine whether reception has been correctly made.