Abstract: The embedded program comprises a part of the function of the lava program. The embedded program executes the part of the function during the start-up processing period of Java program. Thus, the start-up time appears to be shortened. Further, the present invention provides the information regarding the action state of the embedded program to the Java program, thereby enabling a consistent execution of the lava program on completion of the Java program start-up process.

Abstract: According to the present invention, when video resolution is changed, the TV receiver selects resolution having a priority to the graphics resolution requested by the application depending on the application types, or the TV receiver selects graphics resolution appropriate for video format resolution, thereby the TV receiver enables the clear display of graphics without causing any distortion.

Abstract: A program replacing method capable of updating a program by executing instead a temporarily downloaded program without deleting the existing program as well as capable of easily restoring such existing program. Moreover, when a function not equipped to the existing program is required to be added, said program replacing method downloads a program so that it can be executed concurrently with the existing program.

Abstract: Achieved is a motion picture reproducing apparatus at low price (being little increased in price even though the number of specifications are increased) capable of receiving motion picture streams complying with various specifications such as those containing programs that operate on different pieces of middleware, and reproducing motion pictures. A middleware storage unit 43 stores a plurality of different pieces of middleware. Based on program identification information contained in a motion picture stream received by the motion picture reproducing apparatus, an applicable middleware selecting unit 40 selects middleware applicable to a program contained in the motion picture stream. A middleware reading unit 41 reads the selected applicable middleware from the middleware storage unit 43. A middleware executing unit 42 executes the read middleware.

Abstract: An image compositing apparatus of the present invention composites a video image and a plurality of graphical images together into a final composite image. The image compositing apparatus includes a first obtaining unit, a first compositing unit, a calculating unit, a second obtaining unit, and a second compositing unit. The first obtaining unit obtains the graphical images and composition information that includes an image compositing order and is used for calculating the composition ratios of the images to the final composite image. The first compositing unit composites the graphical images together into one composite graphical image according to the composition information. The calculating unit calculates the composition ratio of the video image to the final composite image according to the composition information. The second obtaining unit obtains frames of the video image. The second compositing unit composites the frames with the composite graphical image using the composition ratio of the video image.

Abstract: When requested by an application, a library unit provides a resource to the application, acquires an ID for identifying the application which has requested the resource, and stores a combination of a resource name of the provided resource and the application ID in a table. When an application is completed, the library unit receives an application ID of the completed application, detects a resource name corresponding to the received application ID in the table, and collects a resource specified by the resource name.

Abstract: Data storage unit 101 stores input data. Data feature extraction unit 102 extracts features from the input data, and writes the features in data storage unit 101. Categorization pattern storage unit 103 stores categorization pattern information 700. Relating unit 105 relates the input data to items included in the categorization patterns using the features. First categorization pattern selection unit 106 selects the most suitable categorization pattern for creating a retrieval menu. Menu creation unit 107 creates the retrieval menu based on the selected categorization pattern. Display unit 108 displays the created retrieval menu.

Abstract: A data retrieval support apparatus is provided. The classifying unit classifies the plurality pieces of retrieval result data stored in the data storing unit into groups. The group title generating unit generates a group title for each group classified by the classifying unit. The displaying unit displays the group title of each group.

Abstract: An electronic dictionary comprises a dictionary medium; dictionary data composed of a plurality of dictionary data elements and stored in the dictionary medium; and an index file showing storage positions of all dictionary data elements and being stored in the dictionary medium, wherein the index file is a differential index in which each item is expressed by a differential between a pointer showing a storage position of a dictionary data element and a given function value, with each item of the differential index being expressed by a bit length equal to or shorter than maximum bit length for showing a storage position of a dictionary data element.

Abstract: A dictionary editing apparatus comprises a dictionary having a lot of dictionary data registered, each of the dictionary data including a headword and corresponding information such as translation, examples of actual usage of the headword and the like; a dictionary data input operation means for receiving input of new dictionary data to be registered in the dictionary; a dictionary data register means for registering the dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data being received by the dictionary data input operation means; a headword division means for dividing the headword of the dictionary data into constituting words, the dictionary data being inputted from the dictionary data input operation means; and an additional register means for additionally registering dictionary data in the dictionary, the dictionary data including a desired constituting word divided by the headword division means as a headword and the dictionary data received by the dictionary data input operation means as correspondi