Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user image can be inlaid as superimposed upon the predetermined advertisement image and providing-side transmitting means for transmitting the provision image data via a network.

Abstract: A data providing system including a data providing apparatus having a provision image data generating device for generating data of a provision image that is reusable by inlaying an advertisement image into a template image into which a user image is inlaid and a providing-side transmitting device for transmitting the provision image data via a network. A data acquisition apparatus has an acquiring-side receiving device for receiving the provision image data via the network, a transmission image data generating device for generating data of a transmission image for displaying the provision image onto a display device, inlaying the user image into the template image of the provision image, and displaying the user image with the template image in preference to the advertisement image until the user image is detached from the template image, and a acquiring-side transmitting device for transmitting the transmission image data to a destination.

Abstract: The present invention provides a recording apparatus for recording a broadcast program to be received including a data input unit, an article information analyzing unit, and a recording control unit. The data input unit acquires article information concerning a broadcast program and with an article identifier set to the information. The article information analyzing unit generates a recording reservation list with an article identifier for the article information set as registered information, stores the recording reservation list in a storage unit, inputs a broadcasting date and time information related to an article identifier set in the recording reservation list into the data input unit, and registers the acquired broadcasting date and time information stored in the storage unit. The recording control unit executes recording based on the broadcasting date and time information set in the recording reservation list stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: A user interface controlling apparatus is disclosed which includes an inputting section for inputting user operation information, and a display controlling section for controlling display of data in a switched manner on a display unit based on input information from the inputting section. The display controlling section exercises control, based on the input information coming from the inputting section designating any of upward-, downward-, rightward-, and leftward-pointing buttons, over selection of a data aggregate to be displayed from data aggregates including different categories of data, and over selection of category data for display from the selected data aggregate, before outputting the selected category data to the display unit.

Abstract: According to the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including a data input section for inputting article management information including article information relating to a broadcast program and having an article identifier and a program identifier for a program relating to the article, a storage section for storing therein said article management information, a data collecting section for acquiring article management information stored in said storage section and generating collecting data with program-related articles classified by program unit based on program identifiers, and a display control section for controlling to generate display data enabling recognition of programs having many related articles based on the collecting data generated by said data collecting section and display the display data on a display section.

Abstract: Notification of upload of a fixed point observation image to a server. A response program captures a fixed point observation image upon controlling a camera through a camera control program. An image analysis program analyzes the captured image and sends the result of analysis to the response program that, then, makes the camera control program control and make the camera capture image based on setup data and under timing set in response to the result of analysis; the captured image is then uploaded to an image management server. A response program of the image management server acquires the uploaded image and stores the image in an image database (image DB) while reading out a transmission destination from a setup DB, then controls a mailing program so as to transmit notification of upload of the fixed point observation image to the PC. The present invention may be applied to an image management system.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide a data providing system including a data providing apparatus having provision image data generating means for generating provision image data of a provision image which is reusable by inlaying a predetermined advertisement image into a predetermined template image into which a predetermined user image can be inlaid as superimposed upon the predetermined advertisement image and providing-side transmitting means for transmitting the provision image data via a network.