Abstract: This invention provides a data-recording/reproduction apparatus that creates hierarchical-structured video data for partial contents data based on telops, and that is capable of easily and accurately reproducing a summary searching for an arbitrary scene in contents data desired by the user. The data-recording/reproduction apparatus 100 detects change locations in extracted telop data, and when at least two or more change locations are detected from one or two or more telop data, it detects the number of changes and point of change at each detected change location. Also, the data-recording/reproduction apparatus 100 sets hierarchical levels for each change location based on the detected change locations and number of changes, and together with generating index data the indicates a plurality of scenes in the contents data based on the set hierarchical levels and detected points of change of for each change location, it reproduces contents data based on the generated index data.

Abstract: An information terminal such as a PDA (personal digital assistant) having a plurality of display screens in particular. The information terminal is provided with a plurality of display devices stored so that they can be developed in a main unit of the information terminal. The information terminal includes a controller which controls start and display of any application displayed on each of the display devices. The controller displays a plurality of applications in a predetermined order each time the display devices are developed.

Abstract: A digital image display stand for enabling even persons who feel inferior to digital machines to easily view a transmitted digital image without performing intricate operation. The digital image display includes a reception section which receives digital image data transmitted via a communication line; a storage section which stores at least digital image data corresponding to one frame, of the digital image data received by the reception section; and an image display section which displays the digital image data stored in the storage section.

Abstract: A broadcast program guiding apparatus which stores program feature information relating to each broadcast program; obtains history information indicating programs which a viewer has watched or which is recorded by the viewer, and detects taste information of the viewer based on the history information; sets a recommendation value for each broadcast program in a predetermined time period in accordance with matching states between the program feature information for each broadcast program and the taste information; and displays a program title a position on a screen which is an angular position corresponding to a broadcast time with respect to a reference line passing through a reference point and which is separated from the reference point by a distance corresponding to the recommendation value for each broadcast program.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AV information processing unit comprising an AV information recording unit for accumulating audio information, a search agent for accumulating a search parameter to define respective accumulated audio information, a microphone for inputting a search condition which defines the audio information required to be searched and for inputting example information for illustrating the audio information having a character indicated by the search condition when the inputted search condition is not included in the search parameter, a user learning agent for extracting the search parameter to define the inputted example information from the example information, a search agent for searching the audio information associated with the extracted search parameter and outputting it as the audio information associated with the search condition and an AV control agent.

Abstract: The present invention provides an AV information processing unit comprising: an AV information recording unit for accumulating the AV information including the audio information or the like; plural agents for performing partial information processing, which is a part of the information processing requested to be performed from the outside, by using the accumulated AV information and performing the partial information, which are different from each other, separately and respectively; and a scenario selection and performing agent for shifting at least a portion of utility information from the agent, which performed one partial information processing, to the agent for performing other partial information processing so that at least a portion of the utility information used for the one partial information processing can be used in the other partial information processing.

Abstract: A rotary connector is provided which includes a rotatable case having an inner cylindrical shaft, a fixed case having an engaging portion engaged with an end portion of the inner cylindrical shaft and coupled with the rotatable case with a clearance therebetween, and a spirally wound flat cable housed in the fixed and rotatable cases, the flat cable being allowed to loosen and tighten to thereby permit a predetermined number of rotations of the rotatable case relative to the fixed case. A projection protruding radially inward is provided at the engaging portion, such that a radially extending clearance is defined between the projection and the end portion of the inner cylindrical shaft.

Abstract: A fixing structure of a flat cable connecting portion in a rotary connector, wherein the connecting portion is provided on each end of a flat cable which is comprised of a plurality of conductors arranged in parallel and insulator-covered and which is housed in the form of a coil in a circular space formed by a pair of cases which are installed so that they are allowed to rotate against each other, at least one connecting portion of said flat cable being attached to the connection housing provided on the case and the connecting portion being fixed to the connection housing by a fixing component mounted on the case.