Abstract: An entertainment system includes: a robot device capable of acting in an autonomous action mode in a real world; a server device configured to cause a virtual robot associated with the robot device to act in a virtual world; and a terminal device capable of displaying an image of the virtual world in which the virtual robot acts. The server device provides the image of the virtual world to the terminal device. The server device transmits a request from the virtual robot to the robot device. When the robot device acquires the request from the virtual robot, the robot device acts in a collaboration action mode in which collaboration is made with the virtual robot.

Abstract: An entertainment system includes: a robot device capable of acting in an autonomous action mode in a real world; a server device configured to cause a virtual robot associated with the robot device to act in a virtual world; and a terminal device capable of displaying an image of the virtual world in which the virtual robot acts. The server device provides the image of the virtual world to the terminal device. The server device transmits a request from the virtual robot to the robot device. When the robot device acquires the request from the virtual robot, the robot device acts in a collaboration action mode in which collaboration is made with the virtual robot.

Abstract: In an audio output terminal device, a buffer control unit adjusts the buffer size of a jitter buffer in accordance with the setting of a sound output mode instructed in an instruction receiving unit. If the instruction receiving unit acknowledges an instruction for setting an audio output mode that requires low delay in outputting sound, the buffer control unit reduces the buffer size of the jitter buffer. Further, the buffer control unit controls, in accordance with the instructed setting of the sound output mode, timing for allowing a media buffer to transmit one or more voice packets to the jitter buffer.

Abstract: An opening/closing detection unit detects a transition of an electronic device from an open state to a closed state or from the closed state to the open state. An electrical-power control unit sets an operation mode of an application processing unit that executes an application. When a transition from the open state to the closed state is detected while a hold switch is in an OFF state, the electrical-power control unit switches an operation mode of an application processing unit from a normal mode to a sleep mode. On the other hand, when a transition from the open state to the closed state is detected while the hold switch is in an ON state, the electrical-power control unit does not switch the operation mode of the application processing unit from the normal mode to the sleep mode.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.

Abstract: In an audio output terminal device, a buffer control unit adjusts the buffer size of a jitter buffer in accordance with the setting of a sound output mode instructed in an instruction receiving unit. If the instruction receiving unit acknowledges an instruction for setting an audio output mode that requires low delay in outputting sound, the buffer control unit reduces the buffer size of the jitter buffer. Further, the buffer control unit controls, in accordance with the instructed setting of the sound output mode, timing for allowing a media buffer to transmit one or more voice packets to the jitter buffer.

Abstract: An opening/closing detection unit detects a transition of an electronic device from an open state to a closed state or from the closed state to the open state. An electrical-power control unit sets an operation mode of an application processing unit that executes an application. When a transition from the open state to the closed state is detected while a hold switch is in an OFF state, the electrical-power control unit switches an operation mode of an application processing unit from a normal mode to a sleep mode. On the other hand, when a transition from the open state to the closed state is detected while the hold switch is in an ON state, the electrical-power control unit does not switch the operation mode of the application processing unit from the normal mode to the sleep mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a road-to-vehicle communication system to provide highly reliable road-to-vehicle communication services by use of a vehicle's car navigation system. The roadmap information for the car navigation system contains information to indicate if an area is a road-to-vehicle communication possible area, and information relating to the communication system of road-to-vehicle communication. When the car navigation system detects that the vehicle approaches the road-to-vehicle communication possible area by a predetermined distance, a vehicle system acquires the communication system of the roadside communication equipment from the roadmap information. And the road-to-vehicle communication equipment is set to the stand-by state of the acquired communication system.

Abstract: Information to urge safety driving is outputted to a driver in dangerous areas including intersections. When a vehicle reaches near an intersection, an on-vehicle system refers to communication availability information previously stored by using a car navigation system, and recognizes whether on-vehicle communication equipment is capable of communicating with roadside communication equipment. If it is recognized that the on-vehicle communication equipment is not capable of communicating with the roadside communication equipment based on information from the car navigation system, it outputs an instruction to output safety urging information to an output device, and the output device outputs safety urging information corresponding thereto.

Abstract: Disclosed is a road-to-vehicle communication system to provide highly reliable road-to-vehicle communication services by effective use of a car navigation system installed in a vehicle. The roadmap information for the car navigation system 1 contains information to indicate if an area is a road-to-vehicle communication possible area as well as information relating to the communication system of road-to-vehicle communication. When the car navigation system 1 detects that the vehicle approaches the road-to-vehicle communication possible area by a predetermined distance, the vehicle system 3 acquires the communication system of the roadside communication equipment from the roadmap information. And the road-to-vehicle communication equipment 2 is set to the stand-by state of the acquired communication system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a content-list creating unit for selecting, on the basis of a predetermined subject, contents out of recorded program contents, information contents concerning receivable program contents, contents acquired from an outside, and contents stored in the information processing apparatus in advance to thereby create a content list; a content-list selecting unit for selecting out of plural content lists created by the content-list creating unit, on the basis of at least one of contents of the content lists and a situation during user operation, plural content lists to be displayed; and a display control unit for causing a predetermined display unit to display the plural content lists selected by the content-list selecting unit.

Abstract: Information to urge safety driving is outputted to a driver in dangerous areas including intersections. When a vehicle reaches near an intersection, an on-vehicle system refers to communication availability information previously stored by using a car navigation system, and recognizes whether on-vehicle communication equipment is capable of communicating with roadside communication equipment. If it is recognized that the on-vehicle communication equipment is not capable of communicating with the roadside communication equipment based on information from the car navigation system, it outputs an instruction to output safety urging information to an output device, and the output device outputs safety urging information corresponding thereto.

Abstract: In a position authentication system and electronic equipment used for the same, image data photographed by a digital camera 1 are written into storage device 3, and at the same time GPS electric wave 5 is received by GPS receiver 2 to generate latitude/longitude information. The GPS receiver 2 encrypts the latitude/longitude information, and transmits this information as position information to center system 4. The storage device 3 stores copy-guarded place-specifying data transmitted from the center system 4. The center system 4 decodes the position information 6 input from the digital camera 1, and specifies the place on the basis of the latitude/longitude information thus obtained to generate place-specifying data. The place-specifying data thus generated are subjected to copy guard-processing and then transmitted to the digital camera 1.

Abstract: Provided are a method and a system for charging an appropriate vehicle advertisement rate in a vehicle advertisement service having an advertisement on the external body part of the vehicle. In an advertising vehicle, vehicle sensors for detecting the traveling state such as the traveling speed and the traveling position, and an on-vehicle terminal for importing the information detected by the sensors as the traveling state information are mounted. The traveling state information is imported to a vehicle-state collecting server of a prove information center from the on-vehicle terminal through a network. An advertisement rate calculating server calculates the advertisement rate from the traveling state information and data of an advertisement rate system stored beforehand in which unit rates per traveling distance, changing ratio of the unit rates according to the traveled unit area and the like are collected.

Abstract: A portable computer system is provided, which makes it possible to increase the area for an auxiliary device such as a visual indicator and a speaker and to adjust the location and attitude of the auxiliary device with respect to a computer body. This computer system is comprised of a computer body having a first pivot axis, and a display subsystem pivotable connected to the body around the first pivot axis. The display subsystem includes first and second units, one of which is provided with an auxiliary device and the other of which is provided with a display device. The second unit is pivotably connected to the body around the first pivot axis and capable of being held at a desired first pivot angle with respect to the body. The first unit is pivotably connected to the second unit around a second pivot axis and capable of being held at a desired second pivot angle with respect to the second unit.

Abstract: The method of providing advertising information comprising a broadcast server and a terminal device connected to this broadcast server, comprises the steps of: broadcasting via the broadcast server advertising information that includes information about at least one of the time, place, and preferences along with the program information; and filtering the advertising information broadcast by the broadcast business according to conditions that include information about at least one of the time, place, and preference, and presents only suitable advertising information that the viewer desires via the terminal device.