Abstract: A server (20) includes: a next obtaining time determining section (23) for determining a next obtaining time which is a time to next obtain update information including information specifying content which has been updated; and an update information generating section (22) for generating the update information which further includes the next obtaining time thus determined, and transmitting the update information thus generated to an electronic book terminal (10) in response to a request from the electronic book terminal (10). The electronic book terminal (10) includes: an update information obtaining section (12) for obtaining the update information from the server (20); and a next obtaining time setting section (13) for setting a time at which the update information obtaining section (12) next obtains the update information.

Abstract: A television 1 of the present invention is a television 1 for processing display data and displaying an image based on the processed display data, the display data containing the image and a control script that defines at least a function of displaying the image, wherein the television 1 includes a basic function executing section 42 for executing a basic function program called from the control script, the basic function program being stored in a basic function program storage section 29; and a control script executing section 41 for controlling basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to perform a first function for displaying the image, the first function being defined by the control script, the control script further defines a second function which the television 1 performs while the image is being displayed by the first function, and the control script executing section 41 controls the basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to execute th

Abstract: A digital television (1) of the present invention includes a relevant information storage section (170) which stores relevant information concerning the digital television (1), and a display data request processing section (32) which transmits, to a sidebar providing server (2), a display data request message for requesting display data. The display data request processing section (32) transmits, to the sidebar providing server (2), relevant information specified by a control script among relevant information stored in the relevant information storage section (170), the relevant information being transmitted in accordance with the control script for requesting the relevant information, the control script being transmitted from the sidebar providing server (2) in response to the display data request message. With this arrangement, it is possible to efficiently utilize information necessary for customization of contents. This allows an improvement in processing efficiency of the information display device.

Abstract: An image display device (1) of the present invention is an image display device having a function of rotating a display image, the image display device including: a size comparison section (17) for making a comparison (i) between a vertical length of an outer edge of a display region in which the display image is displayed and a vertical length of the display image and (ii) between a horizontal length of the outer edge of the display region in which the display image is displayed and a horizontal length of the display image; and a center-point-of-rotation determination section (18) for determining a center point of rotation of the display image in accordance with a result of the comparison made by the size comparison section (17).

Abstract: An editing device includes a feature point detecting unit detecting a position of a feature point for specifying an operation target, a feature point projecting unit projecting into a display region the feature point positioned outside the display region, and a feature point displaying unit displaying the feature point at a position where it is projected. Therefore, even if the operation target is located outside the display region, the user can know the position of the operation target.

Abstract: In an insertion operation for combined use of contents in a content editing device such as a portable phone, if content without being combined is authorized content, all restriction conditions that have been added to content to be inserted and existing content are initially extracted. The restriction condition refers to information restricting combination with other content or information restricting combination with specific content. The content editing device investigates whether or not the restriction condition described above is satisfied with respect to all contents, and allows insertion of the content in the existing content only when the restriction condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An image display device (1) of the present invention is an image display device having a function of rotating a display image, the image display device including: a size comparison section (17) for making a comparison (i) between a vertical length of an outer edge of a display region in which the display image is displayed and a vertical length of the display image and (ii) between a horizontal length of the outer edge of the display region in which the display image is displayed and a horizontal length of the display image; and a center-point-of-rotation determination section (18) for determining a center point of rotation of the display image in accordance with a result of the comparison made by the size comparison section (17).

Abstract: A television 1 of the present invention is a television 1 for processing display data and displaying an image based on the processed display data, the display data containing the image and a control script that defines at least a function of displaying the image, wherein the television 1 includes a basic function executing section 42 for executing a basic function program called from the control script, the basic function program being stored in a basic function program storage section 29; and a control script executing section 41 for controlling basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to perform a first function for displaying the image, the first function being defined by the control script, the control script further defines a second function which the television 1 performs while the image is being displayed by the first function, and the control script executing section 41 controls the basic function executing section 42 according to the control script so as to execute th

Abstract: In an insertion operation for combined use of contents in a content editing device such as a portable phone, if content without being combined is authorized content, all restriction conditions that have been added to content to be inserted and existing content are initially extracted. The restriction condition refers to information restricting combination with other content or information restricting combination with specific content. The content editing device investigates whether or not the restriction condition described above is satisfied with respect to all contents, and allows insertion of the content in the existing content only when the restriction condition is satisfied.

Abstract: An animation data producing method of producing second animation data by replacing specific element data of first animation data with different data, includes the steps of extracting element data included in the different data and a tag for determining the element data, replacing the specific element data included in the first animation data with the element data corresponding to the extracted tag matching with the tag for determining the element data, and producing the second animation data.

Abstract: In order to select a desired object, a plurality of object choices serving as candidates for a desired object are first decided (S201). Then, a plurality of object choices are ordered on a predetermined criterion that can arbitrarily be changed (S202). The object choices are displayed one by one while being switched according to the ordering, with their brightness or colors changed or using a selection mark (S203). By entering a predetermined input when the desired object is displayed as an object choice (S204-S206), the user can select the desired object (S207). Since the order of presenting object choices is decided on the criterion that can arbitrarily be changed according to their attributes or the like, the appearance of the desired object can be advanced, as compared with the case where the order is fixed.

Abstract: An editing device includes a feature point detecting unit (S81) detecting a position of a feature point for specifying an operation target, a feature point projecting unit (S83) projecting into a display region the feature point positioned outside the display region, and a feature point displaying unit (S84) displaying the feature point at a position where it is projected. Therefore, even if the operation target is located outside the display region, the user can know the position of the operation target.