Abstract: When a prescribed application such as a TV application, etc., is activated by using a general-purpose OS, an application activation device can inform a user of the fact that it is now in preparation for activation of the application, so as to avoid inducing the user to become uneasy during his or her waiting. The device includes an activation event input section (1) for inputting an activation event for the TV application in either of plural power supply states of a computer when the TV application is activated from either of a power off state, a hibernation state and a standby state of the computer, an activation event detection section (2) for detecting an input activation event, and an activation preparation state indicating section (3A) for indicating, during the time from when an activation event has been detected until when the TV application is activated, that the TV application is in preparation for being activated.

Abstract: An electronic device on which a multi-window system operates. The electronic device includes a detecting unit to detect a switchover of an active window, and a volume control unit to change, when the switchover of the active window is a switchover to another window from a sound output window defined as a user interface for a process of outputting a sound, a volume setting value relating to the output sound by the process of the sound output window.

Abstract: To make it possible to mute voice signals properly according to a headphone or antenna connected. A device for receiving radio signals and outputting voice signals from a first speaker.

Abstract: An edited contents reproducing method includes accessing, from a first apparatus storing desired program contents, via a network, editing information indicating edited parts of the desired program contents stored in a second apparatus that is other than the first apparatus, based on user information related to an editor and/or program information, and reproducing, in the first apparatus, the desired program contents in an edited state based on the editing information that is accessed.

Abstract: When a prescribed application such as a TV application, etc., is activated by using a general-purpose OS, an application activation device can inform a user of the fact that it is now in preparation for activation of the application, so as to avoid inducing the user to become uneasy during his or her waiting. The device includes an activation event input section (1) for inputting an activation event for the TV application in either of plural power supply states of a computer when the TV application is activated from either of a power off state, a hibernation state and a standby state of the computer, an activation event detection section (2) for detecting an input activation event, and an activation preparation state indicating section (3A) for indicating, during the time from when an activation event has been detected until when the TV application is activated, that the TV application is in preparation for being activated.

Abstract: An image output device includes an event monitoring unit that monitors a event of an output destination device, a power source unit that is not influenced by the events of the output destination device, and an image output unit that outputs images.

Abstract: In the window system, patterns of windows, icons, buttons, and so forth are defined in a body coordinate system. The window system has definition data for a process corresponding to a button and so forth. The definition data has a displaying portion including a display command for displaying a window and so forth. The displaying portion causes a window and so forth to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to designated coordinate values. The displaying portion has a three-dimensional displaying portion that rearranges each object from the body coordinate system to the world coordinate system corresponding to designated coordinate values and projects the resultant object on a screen at a designated view point. The three-dimensional displaying portion supplies coordinate values for three-dimensionally displaying the object to the displaying portion.

Abstract: When a file and a directory (folder) are displayed as icons, if the user tries to place the file in a trash area or move the file to a different directory, the relation of dependency between the file being operated and another file that uses the file being operated is displayed with a line that connects the icons of these files. Thus, the user can know that these files have the relation of dependency. In addition, when the file being operated is tried to be placed in a predetermined region including the trash area, an alarm sound is generated. In addition, when the file is tried to be moved to a location where the file cannot be searched, an alarm sound is also generated.

Abstract: In the window system, patterns of windows, icons, buttons, and so forth are defined in a body coordinate system. The window system has definition data for a process corresponding to a button and so forth. The definition data has a displaying portion including a display command for displaying a window and so forth. The displaying portion causes a window and so forth to be displayed on a display unit corresponding to designated coordinate values. The displaying portion has a three-dimensional displaying portion that rearranges each object from the body coordinate system to the world coordinate system corresponding to designated coordinate values and projects the resultant object on a screen at a designated view point. The three-dimensional displaying portion supplies coordinate values for three-dimensionally displaying the object to the displaying portion.