Abstract: According to an embodiment, a tuner unit, a managing unit, a private code verifying unit, an application origin verifying unit, and a device operation command processing unit. The tuner unit is configured to perform a decoding process of a broadcast program and program related information from broadcasting waves. The managing unit is configured to store a private code on a device-by-device basis. The private code verifying unit is configured to verify whether the private code obtained from an information manipulation device matches with the stored private code. The application origin verifying unit is configured to determine whether first origin information that has been received matches with second origin information of the application being executed. The device operation command processing unit is configured to allow execution of the device operation command when the first origin information and the second origin information match and when the private codes match.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a reception controller and a notification module. The reception controller is configured to receive a browser mode from a reception device. The browser mode is configured to indicate whether a browser of the reception device is executed in a state that a certain kind of data is capable of being read. The notification module is configured to perform notification when it is determined that the browser is capable of reading the certain kind of data based on the browser mode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display controller includes a receiver, a display, and an interface. The receiver receives address information indicative of a storage location of document information from a television receiver and receives the document information from the storage location. The document information is based on a broadcast signal. The display includes display areas. The display areas are based on structural information included in the document information received by the receiver, and the display displays at least one ad linked to a broadcast program in the broadcast signal with respect to at least one display area. The interface receives an operation to change information displayed with respect to the at least one display area from a first ad to a second ad.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a tuner unit, a managing unit, a private code verifying unit, an application origin verifying unit, and a device operation command processing unit. The tuner unit is configured to perform a decoding process of a broadcast program and program related information from broadcasting waves. The managing unit is configured to store a private code on a device-by-device basis. The private code verifying unit is configured to verify whether the private code obtained from an information manipulation device matches with the stored private code. The application origin verifying unit is configured to determine whether first origin information that has been received matches with second origin information of the application being executed. The device operation command processing unit is configured to allow execution of the device operation command when the first origin information and the second origin information match and when the private codes match.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information display apparatus includes display, link module, input module, detector, determination module, and controller. The display displays a screen. The link module links to an external device, and causes the display to display a screen based on information provided by the external device. The input module receives an input operation with respect to the information display apparatus. The detector detects an operation content received by the input module as a user operation. The determination module compares the user operation and an operation condition corresponding to an operation of each of the external device and the information display apparatus with each other, and determines which of the external device and the information display apparatus is a target device of the user operation. The controller causes the target device determined by the determination module to perform a processing corresponding to the user operation.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display control apparatus includes a memory, an output module, and a setting module. The memory is configured to store first menu configuration information to compose a first menu screen and second menu configuration information to compose a second menu screen. The output module is configured to output first menu screen display information to display the first menu screen based on the first menu configuration information and content data in response to a selection operation of the first menu screen, and to output second menu screen display information to display the second menu screen based on the second menu configuration information and content data in response to a selection operation of the second menu screen. The setting module is configured to set one of the first menu screen and the second menu screen as a top menu displayed at a startup timing.

Abstract: A client terminal for conducting wireless communications with an access point apparatus having apparatus unique information. The client terminal includes: an acceptance unit that accepts entry of the apparatus unique information; a conversion unit that converts the apparatus unique information entered through the acceptance unit into temporary connection information; a temporary connection establishing unit that establishes temporary connection with the access point apparatus to acquire main connection information required for main connection with the access point apparatus based on the temporary connection information; a reception unit that receives the main connection information from the access point apparatus; and a main connection establishing unit that establishes main connection with the access point apparatus based on the main connection information.

Abstract: A client terminal for conducting wireless communications with an access point apparatus having apparatus unique information. The client terminal includes: an acceptance unit that accepts entry of the apparatus unique information; a conversion unit that converts the apparatus unique information entered through the acceptance unit into temporary connection information; a temporary connection establishing unit that establishes temporary connection with the access point apparatus to acquire main connection information required for main connection with the access point apparatus based on the temporary connection information; a reception unit that receives the main connection information from the access point apparatus; and a main connection establishing unit that establishes main connection with the access point apparatus based on the main connection information.

Abstract: There is provided a music delivery method of delivering contents from a music delivery apparatus to a playback apparatus. Guidance information associated with music data is sent from the music delivery apparatus via a radio communication to the music playback apparatus within a communication range. The music data is sent from the music delivery apparatus via a radio communication to the music playback apparatus in accordance with an instruction from the music playback apparatus that received the guidance information.

Abstract: This invention is related to a sound apparatus including a unit which selects one audio information from pieces of audio information of a plurality of application programs executed in an information processing apparatus, and a unit which outputs the selected audio information.

Abstract: An information device is capable of receiving information distributed from devices via a short-range wireless communication device and make switching between a first communication mode in which all of push requests of information from unspecified devices which lie within a communicable range are received and a second communication mode in which only push requests of information from devices each having previously registered identification information are received and push requests from the other devices are refused. The communication mode switching operation is instantly performed by use of a communication mode selection switch used as a hardware which the user can operate in one operation.

Abstract: There is provided a music delivery method of delivering contents from a music delivery apparatus to a playback apparatus. Guidance information associated with music data is sent from the music delivery apparatus via a radio communication to the music playback apparatus within a communication range. The music data is sent from the music delivery apparatus via a radio communication to the music playback apparatus in accordance with an instruction from the music playback apparatus that received the guidance information.

Abstract: This invention provides a camera image recognition apparatus capable of moving a camera to read a wide region of a document at a high precision and easily correcting an erroneously recognized portion. The shift amount of the character string image of a document image to be compared is calculated for each sensed document image from the character string image of a specific document image among a plurality of sensed document images. When the calculated shift amount reaches a predetermined amount, a new character image in the character string image of a document image whose shift amount reaches the predetermined amount is composited to the character string image of the specific document image, thereby generating a document image.