Abstract: A communication device includes a receiver, a processor, and a transceiver. The receiver receives a control message from a connection destination device that is connected to the communication device through a first session using a first protocol. The processor performs processing specified by the control message and establishes a second session between the communication device and a communication destination device for a communication using a second protocol when communication processing that occurs due to the processing specified by the control message is performed using the second protocol. The transceiver performs communication using the first session and the second session. The processor terminates the second session when the communication using the second protocol is terminated. The transceiver reports a result of the processing specified by the control message to the communication destination device through the first session.

Abstract: In a moving image processing apparatus, a thumbnail image generation unit acquires moving image data stored in a moving image data storage unit, extracts a thumbnail image from the acquired moving image data based on determination data acquired by a determination data acquisition unit, generates thumbnail image data indicating the extracted thumbnail image, and stores the generated thumbnail image data in a thumbnail image data storage unit. A thumbnail image output unit outputs the thumbnail image data stored in the thumbnail image data storage unit. A determination data acquisition unit acquires determination data for determining a transition of enthusiastic backing of a viewer of a broadcast program during a broadcast time of the broadcast program in which moving image data is broadcast.

Abstract: A television PC 40 detects an advertisement of a program scheduled to be broadcasted from within pictures based on TV signals transmitted by any one of TV broadcasting stations, then acquires program information for specifying this program (S101-S107), and registers reservation information based on the program information according to an instruction given from a viewer of the pictures in a reservation information management table 43d, thereby reserving the recording of the program (S108, S109).

Abstract: In a moving image processing apparatus, a thumbnail image generation unit acquires moving image data stored in a moving image data storage unit, extracts a thumbnail image from the acquired moving image data based on determination data acquired by a determination data acquisition unit, generates thumbnail image data indicating the extracted thumbnail image, and stores the generated thumbnail image data in a thumbnail image data storage unit. A thumbnail image output unit outputs the thumbnail image data stored in the thumbnail image data storage unit. A determination data acquisition unit acquires determination data for determining a transition of enthusiastic backing of a viewer of a broadcast program during a broadcast time of the broadcast program in which moving image data is broadcast.

Abstract: A program extraction engine 421 of an automatic recording module 42h extracts recommended programs, recording of which is recommended, out of programs scheduled to be broadcasted. A scheduling program 423 of the automatic recording module 42h does not store the recommended programs in the storage medium when a provisional free capacity of the storage medium does not exceed a first threshold or when a provisional total data amount exceeds a second threshold even if the provisional free capacity exceeds the first threshold.

Abstract: A replay control method of controlling reply means for replaying video content executed by a computer, the method includes: accepting one or more keywords; retrieving, from pieces of correspondence information each containing fraction part information specifying a piece of video content and a fraction part in the piece of video content, and a word string expressed in the fraction part, each piece of correspondence information whose word string contains at least one of the accepted one or more keywords; and making the replay means replay the fraction part specified by each retrieved piece of correspondence information.

Abstract: To provide a technology of properly specifying a process target frame in a dynamic image in accordance with a user's instruction. A frame specifying device plays a dynamic image, receives, when a user performs an operation of instructing execution of a process about a partial scene in the dynamic image, an instruction signal based on the user's operation, and specifies, as triggered by receiving the instruction signal, a frame under the play or a frame distanced by a predetermined length of time from the frame under the play as the process target frame when receiving the instruction signal in the frames constructing the dynamic image.

Abstract: A content providing device includes, a data storage unit configured to store data representing characteristics of content items, a retrieval unit configured to retrieve, on the basis of the data of a content item selected from the content items, the data of which is stored in the data storage unit, a content item different in type from the selected content item, and a display information output unit configured to output display information displaying the content item retrieved by the retrieval unit.

Abstract: A television PC 40 detects an advertisement of a program scheduled to be broadcasted from within pictures based on TV signals transmitted by any one of TV broadcasting stations, then acquires program information for specifying this program (S101-S107), and registers reservation information based on the program information according to an instruction given from a viewer of the pictures in a reservation information management table 43d, thereby reserving the recording of the program (S108, S109).

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, for selectively locating an overlaid message on a screen of a display apparatus, includes: obtaining notification information that includes an indication of the content of the message to be displayed on a screen of the display apparatus; adaptively selecting an area of the screen to serve as an announcement area for eventual depiction of the message, a location of the announcement area being such that depiction of the message therein is less-likely to disrupt a viewer of the screen than depiction of the message in a work area of the screen for which disruption of the viewer would be more likely; and outputting, to a display apparatus, a control signal indicating the content of the message to be displayed and indicating the announcement area of the screen.

Abstract: A recording device comprising, information receiving unit receiving guide information of a program, operation receiving unit receiving information about a user's utilizing operation, recommendation level calculating unit obtaining a user's utilizing tendency based on a history of received information on the user's utilizing operation, and calculating a suitability level, as a program recommendation level, of the program guide information to the utilizing tendency, reserving unit automatically reserving recording of the program in accordance with the recommendation level, reservation management unit giving permission or non-permission of the reservation at predetermined timing, and recording unit recording the program based on the permitted reservation.

Abstract: A program extraction engine 421 of an automatic recording module 42h extracts recommended programs, recording of which is recommended, out of programs scheduled to be broadcasted. A scheduling program 423 of the automatic recording module 42h does not store the recommended programs in the storage medium when a provisional free capacity of the storage medium does not exceed a first threshold or when a provisional total data amount exceeds a second threshold even if the provisional free capacity exceeds the first threshold.

Abstract: To provide a technology of properly specifying a process target frame in a dynamic image in accordance with a user's instruction. A frame specifying device plays a dynamic image, receives, when a user performs an operation of instructing execution of a process about a partial scene in the dynamic image, an instruction signal based on the user's operation, and specifies, as triggered by receiving the instruction signal, a frame under the play or a frame distanced by a predetermined length of time from the frame under the play as the process target frame when receiving the instruction signal in the frames constructing the dynamic image.

Abstract: To provide a technology that facilitates a Web access based on information (search keyword) in an advertisement by extracting a search keyword from an image simulating a search box of a search engine and making a search with this search keyword. Image information is acquired, the image information is analyzed, a simulated search box area corresponding to a predetermined pattern simulating a search box is specified, and a search keyword is extracted from the simulated search box area.