Abstract: An information processing method includes the steps of: obtaining biometric information expressing biometric responses exhibited by a user during content playback; obtaining metadata for each content of which biometric information is obtained; identifying attributes linked to the biometric information within the attributes included in the obtained metadata and identifying, in the case of content wherein identified attribute values differ but the user exhibits similar biometric responses during playback, the different value of the attribute linked to the biometric information as a value not necessary to be distinguished; reconfiguring a profile by merging the information relating to the value which is identified which is not necessary to be distinguished, from the information included in the user profile; identifying recommended content based on the reconfigured profile; and presenting the identified recommended content information to the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit that obtains meta-information concerning content; a predicting unit that predicts an emotion of a user who is viewing the content from the meta-information obtained by the obtaining unit; and a recognizing unit that recognizes an emotion of the user using the emotion predicted by the predicting unit and user information acquired from the user.

Abstract: The present invention allows a program vector representing attributes of a program to be generated as follows. At a step S11, EPG data is received. At a step S12, meta data necessary for generation of a program vector PP is extracted from the EPG data. At a step S13, a morphological analysis is carried out on contents and title included in the meta data to disassemble the contents and the title into words. At a step S14, items included in the meta data are subjected to a vector creation process to generate the program vector PP. At a step S15, an effect vector is extracted on the basis of a genre of a program associated with the meta data. At a step S16, the extracted effect vector is associated with the generated program vector PP and the processing is ended. The present invention can be applied to a distribution server for distributing contents.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fatty acid derivative represented by formula (I) is provided: wherein Z1 is wherein R3 is a protecting group for a hydroxy group; which includes the step of reacting a compound of formula (II): wherein Z2 is the same as Z1 except for when Z1 is Z2 is with a co-oxidizer under the presence of an azaadamantane-N-oxyl derivative.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fatty acid derivative represented by formula (I) is provided: wherein Z1 is wherein R3 and R4 are hydrogen atom, halogen atom, lower alkyl or lower alkoxy; when R3 and R4 are lower alkoxy, R3 and R4 may be linked together to form a ring structure; which includes the step of reacting a compound of formula (II): wherein Z2 is the same as Z1; with a co-oxidizer under the presence of an azaadamantane-N-oxyl derivative.

Abstract: A content viewing support apparatus for supporting a user in operation for selecting a program desired to be recorded by one of programmed recording and recording includes: a preview scene recorded data generating section for obtaining a preview scene of each broadcast program content, and generating next broadcast preview scene recorded data; and a preview scene presenting section for, when the user performs one of an operation for programmed recording of a program and an operation for recording of the program, presenting a recorded preview scene of the program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus learning a preference of a user for a content item includes acquiring means for acquiring an operation or expression of the user for a certain content item as feedback information; training data generating means for generating training data for the preference learning from the feedback information acquired by the acquiring means; and learning means for learning the preference of the user and how to attach a meaning to the feedback information in association with the training data by using multiple pieces of training data generated by the training data generating means.

Abstract: This invention relates to tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives and salts thereof which are useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives of the present invention have excellent activity as VR1 antagonist and useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with VR1 activity, in particular for the treatment of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urge urinary incontinence, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, rheumatoid arthritic pain, neuralgia, neuropathies, algesia, nerve injury, ischaemia, neurodegeneration, stroke, inflammatory disorders, asthma and COPD.

Abstract: A method visually and clearly manages and displays a large amount of gene expression data obtained using a large number of DNA chips. The types of DNA chip are displayed in a leftmost column of a matrix, parameters such as times in a time series, treatment methods, types of samples, and the like are displayed in the top row, and expression value data corresponding to the respective cells are displayed as small matrices. Treatment methods or types of samples of Channel 1 and Channel 2 are displayed in the rows and columns of the small matrices. When a cell in a small matrix is clicked, a scatter diagram for corresponding expression value data is displayed.

Abstract: Herein disclosed an information processing apparatus for providing a service of introducing, from a predetermined item which is to make a reference, associated items associated with the reference item to one or more different information processing apparatus, including: an association degree collection section configured to collect association degrees applied between items by users of the different information processing apparatus and indicative of weights of a relationship between the items; and an introduction section configured to determine the associated items from the reference item based on a result of the collection by the association degree collection section and introduce the determined associated items to any of the different information processing apparatus.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for selecting a content by classifying content included in a group into one of a plurality of clusters included in layers arranged based on metadata of the contents, the layers being assigned priority levels including a high priority level and low priority level, retaining a database indicating a correspondence between the classified content, the clusters corresponding to the classified content, and the layers, managing history information corresponding to contents of the user, identifying a cluster on a basis of the history information, and selecting a content classified into a layer of the identified cluster based on a priority level of the layer, and presenting the selected content and description information, the description indicating a reason for selection of the selected content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information search system, an information processing apparatus and method, and information search apparatus and method. A PC extracts, from the mail document transmitted/received by a user, words corresponding to the user's interests and records the interest data. In steps S121 and S122, upon logged in by the user, an HDD recorder requests the acquisition of interest data. On the basis of this request, the PC sends the interest data corresponding to the login user. In steps S123 and S124, the HDD recorder sends the received interest data to a server. In step S131, the server searches for the program information that matches the received interest data. In step S125, on the basis of the program information contained in the search result, the HDD recorder sets the timer-recording of a program. The present invention is applicable to programs which are installed in personal computers.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to automatically construct a database of contents data which are distributed over plural reproducing apparatuses and search this database on the basis of user's fragmentary memory. A contents sharing management system practiced as one embodiment of the invention comprises an episode server installed at user's home and plural reproducing apparatuses including a component stereo set, portable player, portable wireless terminal, and MD player, which are interconnected in a wireless manner based on wireless communication technologies such as Bluetooth. The episode server wirelessly connects to the portable player for example to get the episode information stored therein and organizes the retrieved episode information into a database. The episode server also searches the database upon request from the portable player to identify a source apparatus in which desired contents data are stored and supplies the retrieved contents data to the requesting portable player.

Abstract: This invention relates to tetrahydro-Naphthalene derivatives and salts thereof which are useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The tethrahydro—Naphthalene derivatives of the present invention have excellent activity as VR1 antagonist and useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with VR1 activity, in particular for the treatment of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urge urinary incontienence, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, rheumatoid arthritic pain, neuralgia, neuropathies, algesia, nerve injury, ischaemia, neurodegeneration, stroke, inflammatory disorders, asthma and COPD.

Abstract: A template in which an object is editable is acquired, and it is determined whether the size of an object targeted for editing is different from a corresponding object size defined in the template. If it is determined that the sizes are different, the acquired object is modified in accordance with the size defined in the template and embedded into the template. As a consequence of the object being embedded into the template, a difference between the size defined in the template and the size of the acquired object is calculated, and an evaluation based on the difference is output.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus including, a user group identification section, a first content analysis section, a second content analysis section, and a metadata setting section.

Abstract: In a digital broadcast receiving apparatus, digital broadcast signals provided by a digital broadcast method are supplied to various types of external units and are effectively utilized. In the above apparatus, a descrambler descrambles a transport stream output from a front end unit and supplies it to a digital interface and a demultiplexer. The demultiplexer extracts from the transport stream a compressed video signal and a compressed audio signal of a program specified by a user, and supplies the extracted signals to an MPEG decoder. The MPEG decoder decompresses the supplied video signal and the audio signal and supplies them to the digital interface, an NTSC encoder, and an audio signal D/A converter. The digital interface supplies either of the transport stream or the decompressed data to a digital external unit under the control of the controller.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display control processing apparatus including: display control means configured to display pieces of metadata for a predetermined group of music each serving as a favorite with a user on a metadata display portion for displaying the pieces of metadata in a format allowing the user to specify a desired piece of the metadata; specification means configured to specify a piece of the metadata displayed on the metadata display portion by the display control means; determination means configured to select a music with its metadata corresponding to metadata specified by the specification means from the pieces of metadata displayed by the display control means on the metadata display portion as metadata for the predetermined group of music and to determine the selected music as music to be recommended to the user; and reproduction means configured to reproduce music determined by the determination means.

Abstract: This invention relates to tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives and salts thereof which are useful as an active ingredient of pharmaceutical preparations. The tetrahydro-naphthalene derivatives of the present invention have excellent activity as VR1 antagonist and useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of diseases associated with VR1 activity, in particular for the treatment of urinary incontinence, overactive bladder, urge urinary incontinence, chronic pain, neuropathic pain, post-operative pain, rheumatoid arthritic pain, neuralgia, neuropathies, algesia, nerve injury, ischaemia, neurodegeneration, stroke, inflammatory disorders, asthma and COPD.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program in which a content piece matching preference information of a user or a content piece similar to a specified content piece can be searched for with a smaller amount of computation and can be provided to the user. Each of items of metadata (such as title, artist name, genre, review text, tempo, beat, and rhythm) of music is classified into any of cluster layers (first to n-th layers), and is classified (clustering) into a plurality of clusters provided in the cluster layers into which actual information of each of the items is classified. Then, instead of the metadata, cluster information including cluster IDs (such as CL11 in FIG. 2) of the clusters into which actual information of each of the items of metadata is classified is compiled in a database as information indicating the features of music.