Abstract: An image distribution apparatus that ensures both privacy protection and security is provided. A private area storage section stores private areas relating to the privacy of users. A cutout area storage section stores, as a cutout area, an area requested by an identified user to be distributed. An image processing level storage section stores an image processing rule that defines an image processing level for each of areas having different levels of privacy.

Abstract: Provided is an exclusive operation control apparatus which, when input operations of a plurality of users compete with each other, displays a content on which the plurality of input operations are reflected, instead of performing only one of the input operations. An operation determination section receives input information from the plurality of users, and determines an operation. An exclusive operation determination section determines an exclusive operation concerning a new operation by using the new operation and a previous operation. The content copying section copies the content based on a result of the determination. The content management section receives the new operation from the operation determination section and, when the new operation is an operation on the copied content, generates and displays on a display device display data which is obtained by reflecting the new operation on the copied content.

Abstract: A position information obtaining section 102 obtains position information indicating the current position of an information communication terminal 100. A safety area storing section 103 stores in advance a safety area considered as being safe because the security risk such as information leak is low. A safety determination section 104 determines, based on the position information and the safety area, the security risk of wireless communication performed by the information communication terminal 100 at the current position. The communication control section 105 controls a wireless communication section 106 so as to transmit a radio signal at a larger radio wave intensity when the safety determination section 104 has determined that the risk is low, and to transmit a radio signal at a smaller radio wave intensity when the safety determination section 104 has determined that the risk is high.

Abstract: A mobile terminal periodically confirms the state of a takeover permission terminal (another mobile terminal) registered in takeover permission terminal information (S801). At this time, the mobile terminal determines whether or not a specific event (incoming call, power-off, etc.) has occurred on the takeover permission terminal (S802). If the mobile terminal has determined that a specific event has occurred on the takeover permission terminal, the mobile terminal confirms whether or not the mobile terminal is registered in the takeover side terminal information of the takeover permission terminal (S803). Then, if the mobile terminal is registered, the mobile terminal takes over the operation that the takeover permission terminal has performed (S804).

Abstract: A conflict resolution apparatus automatically updates an application conflict rule specifying a conflict condition among applications when a device is installed or uninstalled. An application conflict rule storage section stores the application conflict rule. An application executing section determines, based on the application conflict rule, conflicts among a plurality of applications and executes at least one application in accordance with a result of the determination. An application conflict rule updating section updates the application conflict rule in accordance with a change of the conflict condition among the plurality of applications when a resource of the conflict resolution apparatus is changed.

Abstract: In an object selecting apparatus for allowing a user to select an object in a video image: when the object sought to be selected by the user moves, the user selects the desired object intuitively and without feeling uncomfortable; an input operation from the user is received and anticipated paths of the respective objects are estimated based on path information occurring during the certain period of time prior to a point in time which is the start of a predetermined period of time before a time of receipt; and an appropriate object is determined as the object selected by the user when the anticipated position on the anticipated path, which corresponds to the time of receipt, is close to an inputted position.

Abstract: A device including an update request section making an update request to update a display on a display device, and a display update section updating the display on the display device in response to the update request. In addition, the device includes a layout holding section holding layout information of each of screens hierarchically displayed on the display device, and a group assigning section, based on the layout information, assigning screens, which are displayed on the display device so as to be partially or entirely visible, to one group. The device also includes a group holding section holding group information consisting of the assigned group, and a switching request section for making a list display request to display a switching destination screen candidate list, which shows the screens included in the held group information as switching destination screen candidates in a group unit, on the display device so as to be visible.

Abstract: A position information obtaining section 102 obtains position information indicating the current position of an information communication terminal 100. A safety area storing section 103 stores in advance a safety area considered as being safe because the security risk such as information leak is low. A safety determination section 104 determines, based on the position information and the safety area, the security risk of wireless communication performed by the information communication terminal 100 at the current position. The communication control section 105 controls a wireless communication section 106 so as to transmit a radio signal at a larger radio wave intensity when the safety determination section 104 has determined that the risk is low, and to transmit a radio signal at a smaller radio wave intensity when the safety determination section 104 has determined that the risk is high.

Abstract: An image distribution apparatus that ensures both privacy protection and security is provided. A private area storage section stores private areas relating to the privacy of users. A cutout area storage section stores, as a cutout area, an area requested by an identified user to be distributed. An image processing level storage section stores an image processing rule that defines an image processing level for each of areas having different levels of privacy.

Abstract: In an object selecting apparatus for allowing a user to select an object in a video image: when the object sought to be selected by the user moves, the user selects the desired object intuitively and without feeling uncomfortable; an input operation from the user is received and anticipated paths of the respective objects are estimated based on path information occurring during the certain period of time prior to a point in time which is the start of a predetermined period of time before a time of receipt; and an appropriate object is determined as the object selected by the user when the anticipated position on the anticipated path, which corresponds to the time of receipt, is close to an inputted position.

Abstract: Provided is an exclusive operation control apparatus which, when input operations of a plurality of users compete with each other, displays a content on which the plurality of input operations are reflected, instead of performing only one of the input operations. An operation determination section (102) receives input information from the plurality of users, and determines an operation. An exclusive operation determination section (103) determines an exclusive operation concerning a new operation by using the new operation and a previous operation. The content copying section (104) copies the content based on a result of the determination. The content management section (104) receives the new operation from the operation determination section (102) and, when the new operation is an operation on the copied content, generates and displays on a display device (106) display data which is obtained by reflecting the new operation on the copied content.

Abstract: In a normal operation state, a connection management section writes data transmitted from a first processing section to a data temporary storage section and reads data to be received by a second processing section from the data temporary storage section. Upon receiving control signals which instruct a change of the subject of processing, the first processing section and the second processing section output a transmitting-end clear request and a receiving-end clear request, respectively. The connection management section reads data from the empty data storage section after a transmitting-end clear request is received and until a receiving-end clear request is received, and writes data to the empty data storage section after a receiving-end clear request is received and until a transmitting-end clear request is received.

Abstract: A display control device according to the present invention comprises: an update request section for making an update request for updating a display on a display device; a display update section for updating the display on the display device in response to the update request from the update request section; a layout holding section for, after updating of the display, holding layout information of each of screens hierarchically displayed on the display device; a group assigning section for referring to the held layout information, and assigning screens which are displayed on the display device so as to be partially or entirely visible to one group; a group holding section for holding group information consisting of the assigned group; and a switching request section for making a list display request for displaying a switching destination screen candidate list, which shows the screens included in the held group information as switching destination screen candidates in a group unit, on the display device so as t

Abstract: A system management apparatus (101) includes: a start-judgment unit (104) that obtains an event identifier for identifying an event from an event storage unit (103) in which an event for an application program is stored; a status obtainment unit (106) that obtains a status of the information processing system; and a control unit (107) that adaptively starts the application program. The start-judgment unit (104) judges whether or not to start the application program according to whether or not the status of the information processing system obtained by the status obtainment unit (106) satisfies a start judgment condition associated with the event identifier. The control unit (107), when the start-judgment unit (104) judges that the application program is not to be started, discards the event stored in the event storage unit (103) without starting the application program.

Abstract: Provided is a device selection control apparatus for selecting a specific target device for control from among a plurality of candidate devices. A device center position detection section (14) detects position information of the candidate devices detected by the device detection section (12), and sets an allowable shake threshold value of the candidate device based on the initially detected position information. A determination section (16) acquires a shake amount of the candidate device by using the latest position information received from the device center position detection section (14), and the initially detected position information, and determines to switch to zoom processing on the picture information when the shake amount exceeds an allowable shake threshold value. A picture processing section (18) performs the zoom processing on the picture information when the determination section (16) determines to switch to the zoom processing.

Abstract: In a normal operation state, a connection management section writes data transmitted from a first processing section to a data temporary storage section and reads data to be received by a second processing section from the data temporary storage section. Upon receiving control signals which instruct a change of the subject of processing, the first processing section and the second processing section output a transmitting-end clear request and a receiving-end clear request, respectively. The connection management section reads data from the empty data storage section after a transmitting-end clear request is received and until a receiving-end clear request is received, and writes data to the empty data storage section after a receiving-end clear request is received and until a transmitting-end clear request is received.

Abstract: Provided is a conflict resolution apparatus which automatically updates an application conflict rule specifying a conflict condition among applications when a device is installed or uninstalled. An application conflict rule storage section (15) stores the application conflict rule. An application executing section determines, based on the application conflict rule, conflict among a plurality of applications and executes at least one application in accordance with a result of the determination. An application conflict rule updating section updates the application conflict rule in accordance with a change of the conflict condition among the plurality of applications when a resource of the conflict resolution apparatus is changed.

Abstract: A terminal-side communications control unit makes a request to a server for retrieving an instruction file that describes an instruction for transmitting transmission data. The server transmits the instruction file in response to the request for retrieving the instruction file. On receiving the instruction file, the terminal-side communications control unit causes an application executing unit to execute an application, and also forwards the instruction file to a transmission data generating unit. On receiving the instruction file, the transmission data generating part refers to the instruction file to generate, from generated data stored in a generated data storage unit, transmission data to be transmitted to the server.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a conflict resolution apparatus for appropriately resolving a conflict between programs without holding large amount of information necessary for resolving the conflict between the newly added program and other programs.

Abstract: In a communications terminal 3, a CPU 32 retrieves start-up data 112 from a server 1 using a Web browser 311, which is stored in a storage device 31. The CPU 32 performs data authentication with respect to authentication type data 1123 included in the start-up data 112. Then, when the authentication is succeeded, the CPU 32 follows the authentication type data 1123 so as to determine which authentication mode is to be used for authenticating the application data. In this manner, the authentication mode for authenticating the application data can be easily changed.