Abstract: A moving image editing device (100) includes a moving image analysis element (200) for analyzing a moving image to obtain the feature of the moving image, a specifying element (310) capable of specifying the feature of a scene to be identified as an editing target in the moving image, an identifying element (320) for identifying a scene having the feature matching the specified feature in the moving image as the editing target, and a presenting element (400) for presenting scene information including the start and ending time of the identified scene in the moving image.

Abstract: A sight line input user interface unit, a sight line input user interface method, a sight line input user interface program, and a recording medium with the program recorded in which the user's intention can be properly recognized to prevent a false judgment are provided. The sight line input user interface unit includes information display elements (16) for displaying information for the user on a display screen (14), a display control unit (24) for controlling the information display elements so that targets (36-1 to 36-4) to be visually identified by the user move on the display screen, sight line detecting elements (34) for detecting the sight line of the user on the display screen, and sight line judging elements (38) for judging whether or not the sight line of the user follows the moving targets on the basis of the sight line information from the sight line detecting elements.

Abstract: In a recording apparatus, a high-speed camera continuously shoots a series of images at a high shutter speed. Next, an MV calculating unit calculates motion vectors, based on a sequential relationship of the series of images shot by the high-speed camera. Then, a recorder records the images shot by the high-speed camera, together with the motion vectors corresponding to the images. On the other hand, in a reproducing apparatus, the series of images recorded by the recorder are reproduced, with the motion vectors recorded by the recording apparatus added thereto.

Abstract: An editing device selects, among the video of the video data, a scene such as a backlit scene and a camera shake scene which has a characteristic different from a necessary scene, as an unnecessary scene, and reproduces the selected unnecessary scene on a display unit. Accordingly, the editing device allows the user to select necessary scenes and unnecessary scene from among the camera shake scenes or the backlit scenes. In addition, for example, if a camera shake scene is present in similar videos that are captured at substantially identical locations, the user can recognize that the camera scene is present without conducting an operation to select the camera shake scene.

Abstract: A storing-reproducing unit 200 recognizes a free space of a contents storage area by a storage-area-administrating device, sets a recording timing duration based on the recognized free space of the contents storage area, and selects a schedule information of a contents to be recorded from recording schedule list information. Hence, frequency of storing the contents in the HDD 270 can be reduced, thereby avoiding that the contents which has not yet watched is erased by self-erasing, so that the contents can be effectively recorded. Therefore, a user can secure flexibility in time in watching the contents.

Abstract: A program drawing-up apparatus can provide information effectively and efficiently. The program drawing-up apparatus (2) comprises a program control device (3) and a narration synthesizer device (4). The program control device (3) has a delivery request acquisition section for acquiring a delivery request from a client apparatus (6), a contents data retrieval section for retrieving contents data and a program drawing-up section for drawing up a program showing the sequence of delivery of the contents data and the auxiliary data on the basis of the delivery request. The narration synthesizer device (4) has a narration synthesizing section for synthetically generating narration data to be delivered in combination with contents data. Information can be provided effectively because contents can be delivered with one or more than one narrations added thereto.

Abstract: A CPU 290 of a recording/reproducing device 200 acquires automatic video recording request information, and generates, based on EPG data previously acquired, new automatic reservation information incorporating basic video recording information with video recording start date and time or video recording finish date and time for contents corresponding to a keyword in the automatic video recording reservation request information and priority information indicating that the priority is “intermediate”.

Abstract: A recorder or the like that ensures a free space in a hard disc while recording a broadcast program in an optimum storage form according to a user's preference is provided. The recorder or the like includes a broadcast receiver 6 to receive information on the broadcast program, a program managing unit 8 to determine a user's preference degree for the broadcast program, a reencoding unit 9 to reencode the information on the broadcast program according to the user's preference degree, and a disc drive 10 to record the reencoded information about the broadcast program on an optical disc 10a.

Abstract: On retrieving manual recording reservation request information, a CPU 290 of a storing/reproducing apparatus 200 generates manual reservation information in which recording start date/time information, recording end date/time information and the like are described and incorporates the manual reservation information in manual reservation list information. On retrieving automatic recording reservation request information, the CPU 290 generates, based on EPG data retrieved in advance, automatic reservation information in which recording start date/time information, recording end date/time information and the like of contents corresponding to a keyword of the automatic recording reservation request information are described and incorporates the automatic reservation information in automatic reservation list information.

Abstract: A CPU 290 of a recording/reproducing device 200 acquires automatic video recording request information, and generates, based on EPG data previously acquired, new automatic reservation information incorporating basic video recording information with video recording start date and time or video recording finish date and time for contents corresponding to a keyword in the automatic video recording reservation request information and priority information indicating that the priority is “intermediate”.

Abstract: A storing-reproducing unit 200 recognizes a free space of a contents storage area by a storage-area-administrating device, sets a recording timing duration based on the recognized free space of the contents storage area, and selects a schedule information of a contents to be recorded from recording schedule list information. Hence, frequency of storing the contents in the HDD 270 can be reduced, thereby avoiding that the contents which has not yet watched is erased by self-erasing, so that the contents can be effectively recorded. Therefore, a user can secure flexibility in time in watching the contents.

Abstract: A CPU 290 of a recording/reproducing device 200 make a recording section 251 record contents reserved by a user for video recording in an HDD 270, and sets remaining time until the contents is automatically deleted. The CPU 290 determines, when a period T is over, whether access to the contents has been carried out or not, and adds additional time D to the remaining time when the CPU 290 determines that the access has been made, and subtracts the period T from the remaining time when the CPU 290 determines that the access has not been made. The CPU 290 executes the afore-mentioned processing once in each period T, and automatically deletes the contents from the HDD 270 when the CPU 290 recognizes that the remaining time is zero or below.

Abstract: A management server device in a contents providing system can communicate with a user terminal through a communication network. The management server device includes a play-list creation device which creates a play list of contents based on user input to the user terminal, a storage device which stores the created play list in relation to a user, and a transmission device which acquires a play list from the storage device according to a request from the user terminal.

Abstract: A recording system (100) has a terminal unit (300), a recording device (400) for recording a broadcast program, and a network (200) connecting the terminal unit (300) and the recording device (400) to enable communication therebetween. The terminal unit (300) is provided with a storage for storing geographic information, and a communication line connecting section (310) transmitting destination information indicating a specific position in the geographic information to the recording device (400) through the network (200). The recording device (400) is provided with a network interface (440) for receiving the destination information transmitted from the terminal unit (300), the program associated information acquirer (472) for acquiring program associated information related to the broadcast program, and a timer recording unit (473) acquiring a target program information from the program associated information based on the received destination information.

Abstract: A data recording-and-reproducing apparatus includes a content recording part to record content data on a recording medium, a typical still image generation part to generate a typical still image on basis of the content data, a typical still image storage part to store the typical still image which has been generated, a generation control part to control interruption and resumption of generation of the typical still image, an interruption position information storage part to store interruption position information showing an interruption position in the content data when the generation of the typical still image is interrupted, and a resumption part to resume the generation of the typical still image on basis of the interruption position information when the generation of the typical still image is resumed.

Abstract: An inverse telecine conversion arrangement and methodology that accurately judges whether entered moving television picture information is originally a television material or a cinematic material, and performs inverse telecine conversion based on a result of the judgement. The apparatus includes a structure judging portion which judges whether a structure is a frame structure or a field structure based on adjacent pieces of field image information in the received moving television picture information which are adjacent to each other in terms of time; and a pattern judging portion which determines that the received moving television picture information has a predetermined pattern based on a pattern in which a field structure and a frame structure judged by the structure judging portion are successive to each other, and when the pattern judging portion recognizes the predetermined pattern, a corresponding piece of the received moving television picture information is inverse telecine converted.

Abstract: A part of the data stored in a disk D is stored in an HDD (420) having a reading speed for reading the stored data and outputting them higher than the reading speed of a data reading section (410) for reading the data recorded in the disk D and outputting them. When a request information requesting distribution of the data is recognized, a content distributor (430) and content administrator (440) cause the HDD (420) to read and output the part of the data, while they cause the data reading section (410) to read and output the remaining part of the data recorded in the disk D.

Abstract: When new software is stored in a server device (400), the software is stored in a preset free area (441B), and time information on time and date when the software is stored in association with information on the update file name in the free area (441B) to provide a new free area (441B). When a terminal unit (300) starts up, information on updating date fetched from the server device (400) when the software has been stored in advance, as well as information on update file names concerning software to be updated next is provided in information on update demand using If-Modified-Since of the HTTP to make the information transmitted to the server device (400). The server device (400) transmits the software to be stored in an update data area (441A) in the information on update file names having the time information more recent than the information on update data as software to be updated to the terminal unit (300).

Abstract: A program drawing-up apparatus can provide information effectively and efficiently. The program drawing-up apparatus (2) comprises a program control device (3) and a narration synthesizer device (4). The program control device (3) has a delivery request acquisition section for acquiring a delivery request from a client apparatus (6), a contents data retrieval section for retrieving contents data and a program drawing-up section for drawing up a program showing the sequence of delivery of the contents data and the auxiliary data on the basis of the delivery request. The narration synthesizer device (4) has a narration synthesizing section for synthetically generating narration data to be delivered in combination with contents data. Information can be provided effectively because contents can be delivered with one or more than one narrations added thereto.

Abstract: An inverse telecine converting device and method converts quasi-television motion picture information back to original cinema motion picture information, wherein the quasi-television motion picture information had been obtained by quasi-converting the original cinema motion picture information.