Abstract: It is assumed that a reception processing unit receives a broadcast program in accordance with tuning based on the user's specification. In this state, a non-viewable state detection processing unit monitors occurrence of a non-viewable state from an acquisition state of reception data. When the non-viewable state occurs due to a certain factor, a non-viewable state accumulation unit accumulates information on the non-viewable state. When the factor of a viewing interruption is solved and a user makes a request for service provision, the processing unit connects to a distribution apparatus to report content of the non-viewable state, and receives distribution of a relevant content, thereby the processing unit becomes able to recontinue interrupted broadcast content.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server apparatus includes a table generator, an acquisition module, and a controller. The table generator generates a management table associating a contents ID with the contents data, and stores the management table in the memory. The acquisition module acquires contents management information from a change request source upon generation of a change request for the contents data. The controller refers to the management table based on the contents ID included in the contents management information, executes change processing for the contents data recorded in the memory based on a reference result of the management table.

Abstract: A video server has a table generator, a rebuild processor, and a rebuild controller. The table generator generates a management table of content data ID that specifies the content data and the write location of the content data in the storage unit where the content data are recorded. When a problem takes place in at least one of the storage devices, the rebuild processor executes a rebuild process to recover the content data of the troubled storage device. When a rebuild start request is generated by the rebuild processor, the rebuild controller controls the start and stop of the rebuild process by referring to the management table.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server apparatus includes a memory, a recorder, a decoder, a controller, a synchronizer, a sync signal transmitter and a time manager. The synchronizer generates sync signals in frame unit. The sync signal transmitter distributes the sync signals generated by the synchronizer in frame unit, to the memory, the recorder, the decoder and the controller. Each of the memory, recorder, decoder and controller includes a time manager. The time manager manages the sync signals distributed.

Abstract: It is provided a recorder apparatus in which a user can use simply and efficiently plural functions which can be performed simultaneously. According to an embodiment of the invention, a recorder apparatus has a display, an input section for a video being inputted, a random access recording medium for recording the video, an output section for outputting the video recorded in the recording medium, a multitask control section, a display control section and a reception section for receiving an specification of the tab and the direction of the video for a processing target for the selected function. The multitask control section performs plural functions in parallel simultaneously which plural functions includes a function for recording the inputted video in the recording medium. The display control section displays tabs assigned to the plural functions respectively and processing situation of the function selected by specifying the tab on the display.

Abstract: A video data processing apparatus includes a reading unit reading video data from a video data file recorded on a randomly accessible storage medium in response to a first control signal, and reading position data indicating a frame position of the video data in the video data file from the video data file recorded on the storage medium in response to a second control signal, a memory storing the position data read by the reading unit, and a controller controlling the reading unit by outputting the second control signal before the outputting of the first control signal, and controlling the reading unit by outputting the first control signal with a designation of particular video data to be read indicated by the position data stored in the memory, in response to a request to execute a process to the video data file.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server includes a plurality of processing modules and a maintenance/management module. The processing modules output an activity log file to the maintenance/management module. The maintenance/management module includes a storing medium and a maintenance/management controller. The controller determines whether the storing medium has a free region for recording the activity log file in the storing medium. The controller deletes an oldest activity log file recorded in the storing medium to form a free region if the storing medium has no free region. The controller writes the activity log file in the formed free region.

Abstract: A video server has a table generator, a rebuild processor, and a rebuild controller. The table generator generates a management table of content data ID that specifies the content data and the write location of the content data in the storage unit where the content data are recorded. When a problem takes place in at least one of the storage devices, the rebuild processor executes a rebuild process to recover the content data of the troubled storage device. When a rebuild start request is generated by the rebuild processor, the rebuild controller controls the start and stop of the rebuild process by referring to the management table.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an IP broadcast system includes a transmitting side and a receiving side connected to the transmitting side through a broadcast network on an IP network. The transmitting side includes a multiplexer which generates a standardized multiplex frame including at least a header field and an information field by multiplexing a plurality of RTP packets. The receiving side includes a buffer which temporarily holds the multiplex frame from the broadcast network and a program reproducer which retrieves and analyzes the multiplex frame from the buffer, extracts a reproduction clock shared by a plurality of programs, demultiplexes a plurality of TSs for each program from the multiplex frame, and based on the reproduction clock, reproduces the programs from each TS.

Abstract: To realize efficient processing regarding accesses to files. A remote controlling processing apparatus 14 of a file sharing system 10 is connected via a network 15 to a controlled processing apparatus 12 including a file storage part 17 in which a plurality of files 1, 2, 3 . . . are stored. Further, the remote controlling processing apparatus 14 includes: an access request generating part 19 generating access requests to the files 1, 2, 3 . . . in the file storage part 17; an access request storage part 22 in which the plural generated access requests are sequentially stored; and an access request notifying part 25 integrating plural ones of the access requests in the access request storage part 22 based on a storage status in the access request storage part 22 to notify the integrated access request to the controlled processing apparatus 12.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server including a recording device configured to encode a received video signal based on a predetermined encoding method into video data; a write controller configured to divide the video data in order to generate a plurality of divided data, generate a redundant data for restoring either of the divided data of the number of setup when the divided data of the number of setup in advance, perform write-in controlling of the plurality of divided data and the plurality of redundant data; a plurality of storage devices configured to record the number of setup of divided data and the redundant data based on the divided data of the number of setup by distributing herein according to the write-in controlling; and a main controller configured to record management information on the video data recorded on each storage device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server includes an allocator. The allocator allocates resources for performing rebuilding. When processing which needs to be performed in real time is requested during the rebuilding, the allocator determines whether resources for performing the requested processing are available. When resources for performing the requested processing are available, the allocator allocates available resources to the requested processing. When resources for performing the requested processing are not available, the allocator deallocates resources allocated to the rebuilding to secure resources for performing the requested processing, and allocates the secured resources to the requested processing.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server includes a plurality of processing modules and a maintenance/management module. The processing modules output an activity log file to the maintenance/management module. The maintenance/management module includes a storing medium and a maintenance/management controller. The controller determines whether the storing medium has a free region for recording the activity log file in the storing medium. The controller deletes an oldest activity log file recorded in the storing medium to form a free region if the storing medium has no free region. The controller writes the activity log file in the formed free region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server apparatus includes a memory, a recorder, a decoder, a controller, a synchronizer, a sync signal transmitter and a time manager. The synchronizer generates sync signals in frame unit. The sync signal transmitter distributes the sync signals generated by the synchronizer in frame unit, to the memory, the recorder, the decoder and the controller. Each of the memory, recorder, decoder and controller includes a time manager. The time manager manages the sync signals distributed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a video server apparatus includes a table generator, an acquisition module, and a controller. The table generator generates a management table associating a contents ID with the contents data, and stores the management table in the memory. The acquisition module acquires contents management information from a change request source upon generation of a change request for the contents data. The controller refers to the management table based on the contents ID included in the contents management information, executes change processing for the contents data recorded in the memory based on a reference result of the management table.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus of one embodiment has: a plurality of processing units; a control unit to control the processing units; and a switch unit having a network switch including a plurality of communication ports to which the processing units and the control unit are connected. Each processing unit transmits an activation completion notification containing an address, a unit-installed position, and a link state to the control unit at the time of activation. The switch unit creates an address learning table associating port identification information indicating the communication ports, addresses of the processing units connected to the communication ports, and link states between the communication ports and the processing units with one another. The control unit creates a unit positional information table associating the port identification information and the unit-installed position with each other based on the contents of the address learning table and the activation completion notification.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a broadcast-contents management apparatus includes a plurality of network interface modules, a plurality of storage modules and a controller. The plurality of network interface modules connect with an information processing apparatus including functions relating to process on contents data. The plurality of storage modules store the contents data sent from the information processing apparatus. The controller monitors or controls the plurality of network interface modules and the plurality of storage modules. The controller includes a selector. The selector selects a combination of a network interface module and a storage module to use, based on use statuses of the plurality of network interface modules and the plurality of storage modules or based on a preset condition, when the controller performs process on the contents data. The selector performs the process on contents data by the selected combination.

Abstract: To realize efficient processing regarding accesses to files. A remote controlling processing apparatus 14 of a file sharing system 10 is connected via a network 15 to a controlled processing apparatus 12 including a file storage part 17 in which a plurality of files 1, 2, 3 . . . are stored. Further, the remote controlling processing apparatus 14 includes: an access request generating part 19 generating access requests to the files 1, 2, 3 . . . in the file storage part 17; an access request storage part 22 in which the plural generated access requests are sequentially stored; and an access request notifying part 25 integrating plural ones of the access requests in the access request storage part 22 based on a storage status in the access request storage part 22 to notify the integrated access request to the controlled processing apparatus 12.

Abstract: A video data processor and a video data processing method which uses hardware resources efficiently even when a plurality of processing occurs to video data are performed in parallel is provided. The video data read from a recording medium in playback processing, editing processing, duplication processing, and other process that may be accomplished upon video is outputted to either of two lines by distributor 171. The video data that is outputted is temporarily held by input buffer 172-1, and decoded by decoder 173-1, and outputted to frame buffer 174-1. Frame buffer 174-1 and 174-2 are divided into a plurality of holding areas and these holding areas are dynamically assigned according to processing of playback processing, editing processing, or other processing that may be accomplished upon video. Thereby, the holding areas in frame buffer 174-1 and 174-2 can be used efficiently.

Abstract: A video data processing apparatus includes a reading unit reading video data from a video data file recorded on a randomly accessible storage medium in response to a first control signal, and reading position data indicating a frame position of the video data in the video data file from the video data file recorded on the storage medium in response to a second control signal, a memory storing the position data read by the reading unit, and a controller controlling the reading unit by outputting the second control signal before the outputting of the first control signal, and controlling the reading unit by outputting the first control signal with a designation of particular video data to be read indicated by the position data stored in the memory, in response to a request to execute a process to the video data file.