Abstract: A program output apparatus comprising a program receiving unit receiving a program; a channel identifier acquiring unit acquiring a channel identifier of the program that is being received by the program receiving unit; a program identifying information acquiring unit acquiring program identifying information corresponding to program specifying information containing the channel identifier; an assistance information acquiring unit acquiring assistance information corresponding to the program identifying information acquired by the program identifying information acquiring unit, the assistance information being received from a second server in which one or more pieces of assistance information corresponding to program identifying information are stored; and an output unit outputting the program received by the program receiving unit and the assistance information acquired by the assistance information acquiring unit.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus adjusts the running state of a belt by displacing one of the rolls supporting an endless belt, wherein the roll is displaced to prevent the belt from being twisted by a change in the tension of the endless belt that stems from the operation for displacing the roll. When the image-forming apparatus is provided with a belt running adjusting mechanism 20 which adjusts the running state of the endless belt 21 by displacing one (drive roll 22) of plural rolls supporting the belt 21 in the adjusting directions J, K, there is provided a tension correction mechanism 60 which corrects a change in the tension of the endless belt 21 that is caused by the operation of the belt running adjusting mechanism 20 for displacing the roll 22, by displacing, in the correction directions L, M, a contact member (tension roll 25) which is in contact with the belt 21 along the direction of width thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for reproducing information from a disc-shaped record medium, which comprises an optical reading head for reading a program information signal and absolute time data from an optical disc, a reading position driving portion for moving a reading position set by the optical reading head on the optical disc, an information reproducing portion for obtaining a reproduced program information signal and reproduced absolute time data based on outputs from the optical reading head, a memory portion for storing the reproduced absolute time data, a reference time data supplying portion for supplying reference time data corresponding to the absolute time data, a data comparing portion for comparing the reproduced absolute time data read from the memory portion with the reference time data supplied from the reference time data supplying portion, a control signal producing portion for forming a reading position control signal in response to a comparison output from the data comparing portion, and a reading posi