Abstract: There are provided an operation history obtaining unit that obtains an operation history of an electronic device installable in a home, and a classification unit that classifies a life pattern of a user operating the electronic device on the basis of the operation history obtained by the operation history obtaining unit.

Abstract: When three-dimensional images are displayed on various display apparatuses, the images are displayed in a state that allows for stereoscopic vision even if the size of the display apparatus is large or even if the resolution of the display apparatus is low. The apparatus includes: a decision means for deciding based on the standard information contained in the control information whether the amount of parallax on the display screen when three-dimensional image data is displayed is greater than the amount of parallax on the optimal display apparatus for displaying the three-dimensional image data; and an image processing means for implementing an image process for changing the amount of parallax, and adjusts the amount of parallax of three-dimensional images in accordance with the ratio between the pitch between dots of the standard display apparatus for displaying three-dimensional images and the pitch between dots of an own terminal.

Abstract: A decoding control portion of a video content playback apparatus determines, for each of the video contents, whether any delay occurs, based on an amount of delay acquired at the time when the decoding comes to an end relative to a scheduled time concerning the displaying or the decoding of a moving image stream data. The decoding control portion controls a decoding operation executed by a moving image decoding portion so that a video content with no delay is decoded in an ordinary playback mode that decodes the whole input moving image stream data, and a video content with delay is decoded in a slow playback mode that decodes the content by lowering an amount of throughput of decoding processing with per unit time than that of the ordinary playback mode or in a skipping playback mode that decodes only a part of the input moving image stream data.

Abstract: The apparatus includes an input selector 101 for selecting input video streams, a stream analyzer 102 for acquiring encoded information, a decoding section 103 for executing decoding processes, an output memory section 104 for recording decoded frame data, an output switching section 105 for selecting frame data to be output, a display output section 106 for outputting a display image on a display screen, a scheduling section 107 for assigning decoding processes, and an output image controller 108 for constructing an output display. In this way, it is possible to perform parallel decoding processes of video streams efficiently with limited resources and eliminate processing delay which would occur due to temporary concentration of temporally varying an amount of processing when a plurality of video streams are subjected to reproducing operations in parallel.

Abstract: A removable recording medium having an area for storing a content and, when attached to a reproducing apparatus, allowing the content recorded in the area to be reproduced is arranged so as to include, separately from the area for storing the content, an area for storing one or more conditions that allow the content to be reproduced by the reproducing apparatus. With this arrangement, by pre-recording on the recording medium, information for allowing the reproducing apparatus to reproduce a content, the recording apparatus can automatically perform processing such as encoding to a content in accordance with the information recorded on the recording medium and then record the content on the recording medium; and the reproducing apparatus can unconditionally reproduce a content recorded on the recording medium.

Abstract: A filtering unit filters a moving image decoded by an image decoding unit to reduce noise component. A tone correcting unit corrects tone in accordance with setting of brightness set by a display control unit, utilizing tone characteristic of the moving image. The display control unit detects a signal from an operating unit, and controls brightness of a screen of the display unit. Further, the display control unit controls a switch such that an output of either the filtering unit or the tone correcting unit is input to the display unit.

Abstract: When three-dimensional images are displayed on various display apparatuses, the images are displayed in a state that allows for stereoscopic vision even if the size of the display apparatus is large or even if the resolution of the display apparatus is low. The apparatus includes: a decision means for deciding based on the standard information contained in the control information whether the amount of parallax on the display screen when three-dimensional image data is displayed is greater than the amount of parallax on the optimal display apparatus for displaying the three-dimensional image data; and an image processing means for implementing an image process for changing the amount of parallax, and adjusts the amount of parallax of three-dimensional images in accordance with the ratio between the pitch between dots of the standard display apparatus for displaying three-dimensional images and the pitch between dots of an own terminal.

Abstract: A moving image/audio recording apparatus in which failure of recording due to erroneous operation and operation timing deviation can be prevented is implemented. Moving image data and audio data prior to the start of recording are multiplexed by a multiplexing unit 103. The multiplexed data is temporarily stored in a built-in memory 104. A control unit 106 which has received an instruction to start a going back recording changes the going back recording start time to the time subsequent to the time when the encoding conditions or channels are changed to those at the time of the instruction to start recording if the encoding condition or the channel at the time which goes back by a period of time preset as the going back time is different from that at the time of the instruction to start recording and consecutively reads out the multiplexed data from the memory 104 for recording them in a recording unit 105 via a changeover switch 108.

Abstract: A removable recording medium having an area for storing a content and, when attached to a reproducing apparatus, allowing the content recorded in the area to be reproduced is arranged so as to include, separately from the area for storing the content, an area for storing one or more conditions that allow the content to be reproduced by the reproducing apparatus. With this arrangement, by pre-recording on the recording medium, information for allowing the reproducing apparatus to reproduce a content, the recording apparatus can automatically perform processing such as encoding to a content in accordance with the information recorded on the recording medium and then record the content on the recording medium; and the reproducing apparatus can unconditionally reproduce a content recorded on the recording medium.