Abstract: Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus connected to a content reception apparatus at a remote place via a network, the content transmission apparatus including: a broadcast signal reception section configured to receive a broadcast content on one or more channels; a recording/reproducing section configured to compress and record data of at least 24 hours of broadcast content on each channel, and reproduce the recorded compressed data; a communication section configured to transmit the compressed data to the content reception apparatus via the network; and a delay control section configured to control the recording/reproducing section to control a delay time between a broadcasting time of the content and a time at which the compressed data is transmitted. The delay time is set in accordance with time difference information indicating a time difference between places where the content transmission apparatus and the content reception apparatus are placed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a content transmission apparatus connected to a content reception apparatus at a remote place via a network, the content transmission apparatus including: a broadcast signal reception section configured to receive a broadcast content on one or more channels; a recording/reproducing section configured to compress and record data of at least 24 hours of broadcast content on each channel, and reproduce the recorded compressed data; a communication section configured to transmit the compressed data to the content reception apparatus via the network; and a delay control section configured to control the recording/reproducing section to control a delay time between a broadcasting time of the content and a time at which the compressed data is transmitted. The delay time is set in accordance with time difference information indicating a time difference between places where the content transmission apparatus and the content reception apparatus are placed.

Abstract: An image commercial transactions system and method that are able to implement sales to the purpose of the seller. An e-commerce system for selling a picture and a handling condition specific to the picture, both being recorded on a predetermined recording medium in a predetermined format. The picture to be sold and the handling condition are accepted by an acceptor in a digital format. When a transaction is established, an accounting company carries out an accounting electronically for a purchaser of the picture and the e-commerce condition, thereby both of the picture to be sold and the handling condition are sold as digital data so that the purchased picture is used in a handling manner as intended by the seller. Consequently, the selling of the picture can be made so as to satisfy the intention of the seller.

Abstract: An information reproduction method uses a first storage medium and a second storage medium. For the method a plurality of pieces of information and retrieval information are recorded in one of the storage media. The retrieval information is used to retrieve and reproduce the pieces of information with a reproduction apparatus, and information related to the information recorded in the first storage medium is recorded on a plurality of pieces of paper as the second storage medium. At first the pieces of information recorded in the first storage medium loaded in the reproduction apparatus are retrieved based on the retrieval information recorded in the first storage medium, subsequently the information retrieved from the first storage medium as output are displayed, and the information recorded in the second storage medium is retrieved based on the displayed information representing the location of the information recorded in the second storage medium related thereto.

Abstract: An information reproduction method uses a first storage medium and a second storage medium. For the method a plurality of pieces of information and retrieval information are recorded in one of the storage media. The retrieval information is used to retrieve and reproduce the pieces of information with a reproduction apparatus, and information related to the information recorded in the first storage medium is recorded on a plurality of pieces of paper as the second storage medium. At first the pieces of information recorded in the first storage medium loaded in the reproduction apparatus are retrieved based on the retrieval information recorded in the first storage medium, subsequently the information retrieved from the first storage medium as output are displayed, and the information recorded in the second storage medium is retrieved based on the displayed information representing the location of the information recorded in the second storage medium related thereto.

Abstract: An amusement machine including a display for displaying a picture, motion providing elements for providing a user with motion, a recording medium on which a video signal representing the picture to be displayed on the display and a control signal for controlling the motion providing elements are recorded, and a controller for reproducing the recording medium to control the display and the motion providing elements. The display and the motion providing elements are installed into an amusement unit while the controller for controlling these units is installed in a control center which is located separately from the amusement unit.

Abstract: A display device has a time-constant circuit and a switching element such as a transistor for supplying the voltage of a battery to the time-constant circuit when a battery check key is pressed. A microcomputer measures a time interval from a time when the voltage of the battery starts being supplied to the time-constant circuit to a time when a voltage of the time-constant circuit reaches a predetermined value, and determines the remaining electric energy of the battery from the measured time interval. The microcomputer supplies data to a display unit which then displays a progressively variable display mark combination representative of the determined remaining electric energy of the battery.

Abstract: An optical disc recording apparatus in which audio data obtained by digitizing analog audio signals and time base compressing the resulting digital audio signals are read from a buffer memory on the cluster-by-cluster basis so as to be recorded on a recording track of a first optical disc and then a second optical disc. During the time interval when a cluster audio data unit next to the last cluster audio data unit written on the first optical disc by a first optical disc driver 14 is read from a memory 14, a second optical disc driver is captured into synchronization for continuously recording audio signals on the first and the second optical discs under the control of a system controller.

Abstract: A disc-shaped recording medium and a recording/reproducing apparatus employing the disc-shaped recording medium as a recording medium, are disclosed. The recording medium has a diameter of not more than 80 mm, and a recording track is formed on the recording medium with a track pitch of approximately 1.6 .mu.m. Information in excess of 130 Mbytes is recorded in a data compressed state on the recording track and the recording medium is rotationally driven at a constant linear velocity for recording and optically reproducing the information.

Abstract: A record carrier has a spiral track in which sound and/or video information is stored formed on a transparent substrate and covered by a reflecting layer of metallic material for reflecting a reading beam. The metallic layer does not extend to the inner and/or the outer edge portion of the substrate and is covered by a protective layer. The protective layer is extended to the inner and/or the outer edge portion of the substrate so as to seal the metallic layer for preventing oxidation thereof.