Abstract: An video receiving apparatus which reduces waiting time till image is displayed on a monitor include: a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process to the external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; an video receiving unit which receives the video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal; and a display control unit which outputs the received video information to a monitor.

Abstract: An ophthalmic composition kit comprising an ophthalmic container holding an ophthalmic composition comprising geranylgeranylacetone, the ophthalmic container having a surface in contact with the ophthalmic composition, the surface being at least partially or wholly made of a container material selected from the group consisting of a polyolefin, an acrylic acid resin, a terephthalic acid ester, a polycarbonate, a polymethylterpene, a fluorine resin and a glass, the ophthalmic composition kit having an advantage that the loss of the geranylgeranylacetone content or decrease in the geranylgeranylacetone concentration in the ophthalmic composition is very little.

Abstract: An ophthalmic composition comprising geranylgeranylacetone which (a) is a mixture of (5E,9E,13E)-geranylgeranylacetone and (5Z,9E,13E)-geranylgeranylacetone, the (5E,9E,13E)-geranylgeranylacetone content of the mixture being 80% by weight or more, (b) consists of (5E,9E,13E)-geranylgeranylacetone, or (c) consists of (5Z,9E,13E)-geranylgeranylacetone protects various types of retinal cells from degeneration, impairment or destruction, thereby remarkably promoting the survival. Consequently, the composition exhibits a remarkable effect of preventing, ameliorating or treating various retinal diseases. In addition, the composition hardly becomes white turbid during storage.

Abstract: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a registered channel changing means changes the channel registered in the channel table to a channel for which the detecting means has detected that a program is being broadcast.

Abstract: An electronic text viewing apparatus includes: a viewing application unit that outputs viewing data for displaying a text in a viewable manner; a display unit that displays the viewing data and a fast reading button for receiving a fast reading request for the viewing data; a viewing data requesting unit that issues a request for acquirement of the viewing data to the viewing application unit, and acquires the viewing data to be viewed; a setting data storage unit that stores setting data for the acquired viewing data; and a fast reading viewer control unit that, when the fast reading button is pressed, converts the viewing data into fast reading viewer data by converting the display format of the viewing data, controlling the display speed of the viewing data, and controlling the scrolling of the viewing data, and displays the fast reading viewer data and a return button for converting the fast reading viewer data to the viewing data.

Abstract: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a broadcast suspension setting means turns on a flag associated with that channel that indicates broadcast suspension. Also, a tuning reception prohibiting means prohibits a tuning receiving means from receiving tuning of a channel whose associated flag that indicates broadcast suspension is turned on.

Abstract: In a digital television broadcast signal receiver (TV receiver), when closed caption information of digital TV (DTV-CC) is detected, a DTV-CC logo (first annunciation image) 31 is displayed with superimposing on an image of TV program for announcing that the DTV-CC is included in the digital TV signal, and when closed caption information of NTSC (NTSC-CC) is detected, an NTSC-CC logo (second annunciation image) 32 is displayed with superimposing on the image of TV program for announcing that the NTSC-CC is included in the digital TV signal. Thus, a user can easily recognize whether the DTV-CC and/or NTSC-CC are/is included in the digital TV signal or not.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for application to skin or mucosa comprising alginic acid and/or salts thereof, which has reduced cytotoxicity against a skin cell or mucosa cell and higher safety, the composition for application to skin or mucosa comprises an alginic acid and/or salts thereof that contains substantially no low-molecular-weight fraction having a molecular weight of 3,500 or less.

Abstract: Discloses is a broadcasting receiver including: a receiver; a broadcast program output unit; a channel storage unit to store a physical channel correlated to a first virtual channel, the first virtual channel being composed of a first main channel number and a first sub-channel number; a virtual channel acquisition unit to acquire a second virtual channel from the broadcast signal received by the receiver, the second virtual channel being composed of a second main channel number and a second sub-channel number; a virtual channel comparison unit to compare the first virtual channel with the second virtual channel; a storage control unit to allow the channel storage unit to store the second virtual channel in replacement of the first virtual channel, when the virtual channel comparison unit judges that one of the first and second main channel numbers and the first and second sub-channel numbers are different from each other.

Abstract: An video receiving apparatus which reduces waiting time till image is displayed on a monitor include: a plurality of authentication executing units which perform respectively an authentication process to the external devices connected to each of the plurality of input terminals; a terminal selecting unit which selects one of the plurality of input terminals as a video input terminal based on an operation input from outside; an video receiving unit which receives the video information through one of the authentication executing units corresponding to the selected input terminal from the external devices connected through the selected input terminal; and a display control unit which outputs the received video information to a monitor.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving device includes a table storage component, a setup condition storage component, a table acquisition component, a first determination component, a second determination component and a display control component. The table storage component stores a first viewing control table including first viewing control conditions. The setup condition storage component stores first setup condition information. The table acquisition component acquires a second viewing control table including second viewing control conditions via a television broadcast. The second determination component determines whether or not the first setup condition information includes a first viewing control execution indicator when the first determination component determines that the second viewing control table does not match the first viewing control table.

Abstract: Disclosed is a television broadcasting recording apparatus including a television broadcasting recording apparatus including a receiving unit to receive a digital television broadcasting signal, a storage unit to store a video/audio data of a program based on the television broadcasting signal received by the receiving unit in a storage medium as an analog data, a detection unit to detect rating information regarding a parental control level of the program from the television broadcasting signal which is received by the receiving unit, a rating information type determination unit to determine a type of the rating information which is detected by the detection unit, a storage control unit to control the storage unit so as to prohibit storing of the video/audio data of the program in the storage medium when it is determined that the rating information of the program is rating information specific to digital broadcasting different from rating information of analog broadcasting by the rating information type dete

Abstract: A television receiver having an HDMI terminal and an RCA-type audio input terminal including: a signal-inputted terminal detecting unit for detecting an audio input terminal to which the audio signal is inputted, when the input from the HDMI terminal is selected; and a signal-inputted terminal display control unit for making a display unit display information regarding to an audio input terminal to which an audio signal is inputted, based on a detected result obtained by the signal-inputted terminal detecting unit.

Abstract: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a registered channel changing means changes the channel registered in the channel table to a channel for which the detecting means has detected that a program is being broadcast.

Abstract: When, for any channel registered in a channel table, a detecting means detects that no program is being broadcast, a broadcast suspension setting means turns on a flag associated with that channel that indicates broadcast suspension. Also, a tuning reception prohibiting means prohibits a tuning receiving means from receiving tuning of a channel whose associated flag that indicates broadcast suspension is turned on.

Abstract: Discloses is a broadcasting receiver including: a receiver; a broadcast program output unit; a channel storage unit to store a physical channel correlated to a first virtual channel, the first virtual channel being composed of a first main channel number and a first sub-channel number; a virtual channel acquisition unit to acquire a second virtual channel from the broadcast signal received by the receiver, the second virtual channel being composed of a second main channel number and a second sub-channel number; a virtual channel comparison unit to compare the first virtual channel with the second virtual channel; a storage control unit to allow the channel storage unit to store the second virtual channel in replacement of the first virtual channel, when the virtual channel comparison unit judges that one of the first and second main channel numbers and the first and second sub-channel numbers are different from each other.

Abstract: A TV receiver 1 stores viewing record of each receivable channel with a tuner 11 in a memory 17. A main controller 18 extracts a plurality of channels having viewing frequency equal to or higher than a predetermined level based on the viewing record of each channel stored in the memory 17 and decides an order of viewing frequency of the extracted channels. When a simplified channel selection button 42 is operated by a user, the main controller 18 controls the channel selection based on the order of viewing frequency so that the channels are serially selected in the order of largeness of the viewing frequency at a time when the simplified channel selection button 42 is operated. Thereby, the channels having high viewing frequency can be selected with a simple operation without previous listing of favorite channels.

Abstract: In a digital television broadcast signal receiver (TV receiver), when closed caption information of digital TV (DTV-CC) is detected, a DTV-CC logo (first annunciation image) 31 is displayed with superimposing on an image of TV program for announcing that the DTV-CC is included in the digital TV signal, and when closed caption information of NTSC (NTSC-CC) is detected, an NTSC-CC logo (second annunciation image) 32 is displayed with superimposing on the image of TV program for announcing that the NTSC-CC is included in the digital TV signal. Thus, a user can easily recognize whether the DTV-CC and/or NTSC-CC are/is included in the digital TV signal or not.

Abstract: A fault diagnosis circuit of the present invention includes: LED indicating units 3a, 3b, and so forth; current detecting circuits R1 and Q1 for detecting a flowing current by flowing a short-time pulse of a current through the LED indicating units 3a, 3b, and so forth based on pulses generated by a pulse generating circuit 7; comparing circuits 8 and 9 for comparing a current value detected by the current detecting circuits R1 and Q1 with their respective threshold values to judge a disconnection and a short-circuit; and retaining circuits 10 and 11 for generating a signal and retaining the signal when the current value is judged as being smaller and larger than the respective threshold values as a result of comparisons by the corresponding comparing circuits 8 and 9. Thus, it is possible to indicate a fault in an LED indicating light to the outside while making the turning ON of an LED unperceivable.

Abstract: A unit for indicating lights (3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 6, 7) includes a cylindrical case (11). Opposite end portions (18, 19) of the case (11) are each connected with a corresponding end portion (19, 18) of a case (11) of a corresponding unit (3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 6, 7) through relative rotation of the cases. An electrical connection member (14, 140, 141, 142) extended between the opposite end portions (18, 19) of the case (11) establishes electrical connection between units (3a, 3b, 3c, 5, 6, 7) corresponding to each other. First and second ends (28, 29) of the electrical connection member (14, 140, 141, 142) are provided with first and second terminal portions (31, 31a; 32, 32a), respectively.