Abstract: A playback apparatus comprises a platform for executing an application, a playback engine for performing AV playback, and a playback control engine. Upon receipt of an instruction from a user, the playback control engine judges the state of the playback apparatus at the moment. If the playback apparatus is in the state of currently performing the AV playback, the playback control engine instructs the playback engine to perform the AV playback at a predetermined speed level. A key event corresponding to the instruction from the user is output to the application on the platform afterwards.

Abstract: A playback apparatus comprises a platform for executing an application, a playback engine for performing AV playback, and a playback control engine. Upon receipt of an instruction from a user, the playback control engine judges the state of the playback apparatus at the moment. If the playback apparatus is in the state of currently performing the AV playback, the playback control engine instructs the playback engine to perform the AV playback at a predetermined speed level. A key event corresponding to the instruction from the user is output to the application on the platform afterwards.

Abstract: A playback device according to the present invention has a function of supporting application development. The playback device acquires, via a network, file system information of a recording medium storing an application and mounts the acquired file system information to file system information of a recording medium equipped in the playback device. A playback control engine executes playback of an AV content that is accessible in the file system resulting from the mounting. A platform unit executes the application that is accessible the file system resulting from the mounting. When executing the application, the platform unit transmits an execution log to a debugging device that is for debugging the application to support the application development.

Abstract: The present invention is built on a time out control apparatus to control the time out when a packet is transferred between terminal units connected to different buses. In the time out control apparatus, delay measuring means measures the delay time required for a response packet to be received after a request packet is sent to a terminal unit (control unit) connected via a bus. Delay information list generating means generates a delay information list in which the delay times measured by the delay measuring means are related to the individual identification information on the respective terminal units. Information output means reads out the delay time from the delay information list in accordance with a request from the terminal unit and outputs the delay time to the terminal unit. This sets the delay time on the time out register of the terminal unit.

Abstract: The present invention is built on a time out control apparatus to control the time out when a packet is transferred between terminal units connected to different buses. In the time out control apparatus, delay measuring means measures the delay time required for a response packet to be received after a request packet is sent to a terminal unit (control unit) connected via a bus. Delay information list generating means generates a delay information list in which the delay times measured by the delay measuring means are related to the individual identification information on the respective terminal units. Information output means reads out the delay time from the delay information list in accordance with a request from the terminal unit and outputs the delay time to the terminal unit. This sets the delay time on the time out register of the terminal unit.

Abstract: The present invention is built on a time out control apparatus to control the time out when a packet is transferred between terminal units connected to different buses. In the time out control apparatus, delay measuring means measures the delay time required for a response packet to be received after a request packet is sent to a terminal unit (control unit) connected via a bus. Delay information list generating means generates a delay information list in which the delay times measured by the delay measuring means are related to the individual identification information on the respective terminal units. Information output means reads out the delay time from the delay information list in accordance with a request from the terminal unit and outputs the delay time to the terminal unit. This sets the delay time on the time out register of the terminal unit.