Abstract: A person estimation device (10) includes an identification unit (200) for identifying a person in video. A person displayed in a smaller display area than the area defined by an identification enabled frame of the identification unit (200) is estimated by a CPU (110) in combination with the person identification by the identification unit (200). Here, statistic data concerning the person or the relationship between the persons is acquired from the statistic DB (20) and given as an estimation element. The person is estimated according to the estimation element.

Abstract: A video distributing apparatus that distributes video data of a program to an external viewer includes an editing-data calculating unit that calculates, based on scenario data describing contents of the program and reservation data describing a reservation for a video shoot using a camera, editing data indicating the contents of the video data; a video-data acquiring unit that selectively acquires, based on the editing data, the video data shot by the camera installed at a fixed position; and an output unit that outputs, to the external viewer, the video data acquired by the video-data acquiring unit. As a result, video data corresponding to the demands of each user can be easily acquired without requiring equipment and personnel to switch the camera angles and edit the shot video.

Abstract: A video distributing apparatus that distributes video data of a program to an external viewer includes an editing-data calculating unit that calculates, based on scenario data describing contents of the program and reservation data describing a reservation for a video shoot using a camera, editing data indicating the contents of the video data; a video-data acquiring unit that selectively acquires, based on the editing data, the video data shot by the camera installed at a fixed position; and an output unit that outputs, to the external viewer, the video data acquired by the video-data acquiring unit. As a result, video data corresponding to the demands of each user can be easily acquired without requiring equipment and personnel to switch the camera angles and edit the shot video.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a configuration in which contents-data received via a TV receiving unit is recorded in a main recording apparatus. When the proportion of use in all of storage capacity of the main recording apparatus exceeds a threshold, a system controlling unit determines reproduction priority on the basis of reproduction frequency Sx indicative of preference of a user, compresses contents-data having low reproduction priority, records the compressed contents-data into an auxiliary recording apparatus, and deletes the contents-data from the main recording apparatus. In such a manner, while making the preference of the user reflected, the contents-data in the main recording apparatus can be managed.

Abstract: In a data relay device, an acquiring unit acquires, through a network, metadata concerning the playing of a digital content by a digital-content playing device, and a converting unit converts a description format of the acquired metadata into a description format that enables playing of the digital content by the digital-content playing device. Further, a communicating unit outputs the converted metadata to the digital-content playing device to enable a play-order sharing function based on metadata transmitted through the network.

Abstract: A person estimation device (10) includes an identification unit (200) for identifying a person in video. A person displayed in a smaller display area than the area defined by an identification enabled frame of the identification unit (200) is estimated by a CPU (110) in combination with the person identification by the identification unit (200). Here, statistic data concerning the person or the relationship between the persons is acquired from the statistic DB (20) and given as an estimation element. The person is estimated according to the estimation element.

Abstract: DNAs coding for human cell surface antigen (Fas or Fas antigen), vectors for expressing for said DNAs and transformants transfected with said vector are proveded. Fas is a polypeptide that exists in the surfaces of a variety of cells and is considered to be deeply concerned with the apoptosis of cells. The isolated Fas cDNA has an open reading frame that is capable of encoding a protein consisting of 335 amino acids. The mature Fas antigen is a protein consisting of 319 amino acids having a calculated molecular weight of about 36,000 and is constituted by an extracellular domain of 157 amino acids, a membrane-spanning domain of 17 amino acids, and a cytoplasmic domain of 145 amino acids.

Abstract: A content data reproducing apparatus is provided with: a reproducing device which reproduces content data recorded on a first recording medium; an identity information acquisition device which acquires medium identity information as identity information about the first recording medium; a reproduction permission information acquisition device which acquires reproduction permission information from either one of a second recording medium different from the first recording medium or an external apparatus based on the acquired medium identity information, the reproduction permission information indicating whether or not a user permits reproduction of advertisement information representing advertisement content during reproduction of the content data; a determination device which determines an ability to reproduce the advertisement information based on at least the reproduction permission information; and an advertisement information acquisition device which externally acquires the advertisement information.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to make sound propaganda advertisement in reproducing the contents data recorded in a recording-reproducing apparatus. The recording-reproducing apparatus RC-k records and reproduces the contents data broadcast by a broadcasting installation BE. Such recording-reproducing apparatus RC-k downloads the replacement advertising information for replacing the original advertising information incorporated into the contents data from a management server CS in reproducing the contents data recorded in the self machine. At this time, the management server CS selects the replacement advertising information, based on the advertisement story pattern data indicating the advertisement substance, and the story pattern data indicating the substance of contents conforming to the preference of the user of the recording-reproducing apparatus RC-k, and distributes the replacement advertising information to the recording-reproducing apparatus RC-k.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus has a configuration in which contents-data received via a TV receiving unit is recorded in a main recording apparatus. When the proportion of use in all of storage capacity of the main recording apparatus exceeds a threshold, a system controlling unit determines reproduction priority on the basis of reproduction frequency Sx indicative of preference of a user, compresses contents-data having low reproduction priority, records the compressed contents-data into an auxiliary recording apparatus, and deletes the contents-data from the main recording apparatus. In such a manner, while making the preference of the user reflected, the contents-data in the main recording apparatus can be managed.

Abstract: DNAs coding for human cell surface antigen (Fas or Fas antigen), vectors for expressing for said DNAs and transformants transfected with said vector are proveded. Fas is a polypeptide that exists in the surfaces of a variety of cells and is considered to be deeply concerned with the apoptosis of cells. The isolated Fas cDNA has an open reading frame that is capable of encoding a protein consisting of 335 amino acids. The mature Fas antigen is a protein consisting of 319 amino acids having a calculated molecular weight of about 36,000 and is constituted by an extracellular domain of 157 amino acids, a membrane-spanning domain of 17 amino acids, and a cytoplasmic domain of 145 amino acids.

Abstract: DNAs coding for human cell surface antigen (Fas or Fas antigen), vectors for expressing for said DNAs and transformants transfected with said vector are proveded. Fas is a polypeptide that exists in the surfaces of a variety of cells and is considered to be deeply concerned with the apoptosis of cells. The isolated Fas CDNA has an open reading frame that is capable of encoding a protein consisting of 335 amino acids. The mature Fas antigen is a protein consisting of 319 amino acids having a calculated molecular weight of about 36,000 and is constituted by an extracellular domain of 157 amino acids, a membrane-spanning domain of 17 amino acids, and a cytoplasmic domain of 145 amino acids.

Abstract: DNAs coding for human cell surface antigen (Fas or Fas antigen), vectors for expressing for said DNAs and transformants transfected with said vector are provided. Fas is a polypeptide that exists in the surfaces of a variety of cells and is considered to be deeply concerned with the apoptosis of cells. The isolated Fas cDNA has an open reading frame that is capable of encoding a protein consisting of 335 amino acids. The mature Fas antigen is a protein consisting of 319 amino acids having a calculated molecular weight of about 36,000 and is constituted by an extracellular domain of 157 amino acids, a membrane-spanning domain of 17 amino acids, and a cytoplasmic domain of 145 amino acids.

Abstract: A device for editing information includes: a device for encoding a plurality of unit information each having a predetermined length and outputting the coded unit information consecutively at a first rate; a device for generating additional information to be added to the unit information; a plurality of editing devices for storing the unit information encoded by the encoding device and processing the unit information stored and the additional information in a parallel manner with each other at a second rate different from the first rate, respectively; a device for selectively supplying the unit information outputted by said outputting device to one of the editing device; and a device for detecting the editing unit which is not performing the processing and permitting the supplying device to supply a new unit information to the editing unit thus detected when said outputting device outputs the new unit information.

Abstract: A recording disk carrying a compressed video signal at a high recording density and a recorded information reproducing apparatus for reproducing the information recorded on the particular recording disk. A linear velocity of the reading of information is adjusted according to a data quantity signal reproduced from the recording disk having data areas in which a compressed video signal produced by the compression and coding process is recorded in predetermined unit blocks (GOP block) and at least a data quantity information recording area in which a data quantity signal representing the quantity of each unit of the compressed video signal is recorded.

Abstract: A compressed picture information recording apparatus which sequentially stores modulated compressed video signals in a memory, and reads information from the memory in such a way as to reduce the information reading speed when the remaining memory space becomes smaller than a predetermined value and to increase the information reading speed when the remaining memory space becomes greater than the predetermined value. This apparatus records the read information on a recording disk at a recording linear velocity according to the information reading speed. This structure permits compressed video signals excluding invalid data to be continuously recorded on the recording disk at a variable transfer rate according to the producing rate of the compressed video signals, thus ensuring a high recording efficiency.

Abstract: A digital audio signal recording and reproducing system employs a recording method which can function for a reproducing apparatus of a low price satisfying the performance of the conventional standard and also an expensive reproducing apparatus of a high sound quality which satisfy the standard of the Super CD featuring a wide band, a high sound quality, and multi channels. The recording apparatus divides recording audio signals into a plurality of frequency components and produces data for recording, respectively. Further, the recording apparatus adds identification data indicative of a frequency band of each of the data and records the resultant data. The reproducing apparatus selectively extracts each of the above data by means of the identification data and performs the reproduction of the extracted data.

Abstract: A data block of digital data, which is to divided into a plurality of data blocks, is input to a transfer rate changing apparatus from a data transferring device at a first transfer rate each time when a transfer instruction signal is supplied to the data transferring device. The transfer rate changing apparatus is provided with: a memory device for storing the data block at the first transfer rate, which is transferred from the data transferring device, and outputting the stored data block at a second transfer rate, which is different from the first transfer rate; and a controlling device for supplying the transfer instruction signal, which instructs the data transferring device to transfer one data block to the memory device, to the data transferring device when the memory device finishes outputting another data block which has been transferred from the data transferring device prior to the one data block.

Abstract: In a custom service control system connected to a communication system including a plurality of user terminals and an exchange, a first memory stores service management processes respectively provided for the user terminals. A second memory stores a plurality of service processes respectively providing communications services. The service management processes includes pieces of custom data showing service processes respectively usable by the user terminals. A control unit selects service processes in response to requests from the user terminals in accordance with the service management processes.

Abstract: A real-time image compression processor records on a CD or other recording media a compressed video signal which is compressively processed in a high recording efficiency at real-time as being reproduced by a VTR while preventing the image quality from being degraded. There are provided a first encoder for compressively encoding the video signal, and a second encoder for compressively encoding the signal obtainable by delaying such video signal for a given period of time. A parameter adjustment is executed for the second encoder in accordance with the compressed video signal obtained through the compressive encoding by the first encoder. The compressed video signal obtained by the second encoder is recorded on a recording medium.