Abstract: An image display apparatus may include a display section for presenting an image. The apparatus may also include a viewing angle calculation section for determining a viewing angle of a user relative to the display section. Additionally, the apparatus may include an image generation section for generating first image data representing a first image, and for supplying the first image data to the display section for presentation of the first image. The image generation section may generate the first image data based on the user's viewing angle, second image data representing a second image, and third image data representing a third image. The second image may include an object viewed from a first viewing angle and the third image may include the object viewed from a second viewing angle, the first viewing angle and the second viewing angle being different from each other and from the user's viewing angle.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a first storage, a second storage, a communication unit, and a controller. The first storage is configured to store statistical information that is generated by performing a statistical process of a plurality of pieces of first meta and second meta information and that indicates a frequency of the first meta information. The second storage is configured to store a plurality of pieces of content information that indicates one of a commodity content and a service content to be recommended. The communication unit is configured to receive, from a client apparatus, the second meta information. The controller is configured to select content information relating to the first meta information having predetermined frequencies or more with respect to the received second meta information from the plurality of pieces of content information stored, and control the communication unit to transmit the content information to the client apparatus.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a storage, a controller, and an output unit. The storage stores images classified into groups, event feature information items indicating features of objects peculiar to each event, and rule information items indicating rules for selecting a representative image representing an event expressed by the images for each group and are different for each event and for each person related to the event. The controller extracts meta information items from the images for each group based on the event feature information items, analyzes superordinate meta information from the extracted meta information items to derive what event is expressed and to whom the event is related in the images, and selects the representative image that represents the derived event from the images based on the rule information item corresponding to the derived event. The output unit outputs a thumbnail image of the selected representative image for each group.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an analysis section which analyzes, based on image information extracted from image data, a theme per image data group including a plurality of pieces of the image data, and a selection section which selects a combination of predetermined processing which is stored in association with the theme and the image data group based on the theme.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus including a storage configured to store video contents shot by a user; a reproducer configured to reproduce the stored video contents; a controller configured to analyze each of the video contents to extract lower meta-information items, to analyze the extracted lower meta-information items to derive an upper meta-information item, and to calculate, based on an upper meta-information item of a first video content being reproduced and upper meta-information items of second video contents other than the first video content among the video contents, a score for each of the second video contents; and an output unit configured to output, according to the calculated score, a recommendation information item for recommending at least one of the second video contents after the reproduction of the first video content is stopped.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic apparatus including: a storage to store first and second contents, each of which includes scenes, and meta-information items each indicating a feature of each scene of the first and second contents; a reproducer to reproduce the first and second contents; an operation receiver to receive an input of an operation by a user; and a controller to control the storage to store an operation-history information item indicating an operation history of the user for each scene during reproduction of the first content while it is associated with the meta-information item of each scene, to calculate a similarity between scenes of the first and second contents based on the meta-information items, and to control the reproducer to change a reproduction mode for each scene based on the operation-history information item and the similarity during reproduction of the second content.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes a recording controller configured to record picture data of a 3D picture and viewing environment information indicating an environment intended as a viewing environment for the 3D picture on a recording medium.

Abstract: An image processing device includes a left-eye sub image generation unit that generates a left-eye sub image constituting a sub image for 3D display together with a right-eye sub image, a right-eye sub image generation unit that generates the right-eye sub image, a left-eye trajectory image generation unit that generates an image of a left-eye trajectory region that is a region including a trajectory region, as a left-eye trajectory image, a right-eye trajectory image generation unit that generates an image of a right-eye trajectory region that is a region including a trajectory region, as a right-eye trajectory image, and a superposition unit that superposes the left-eye sub image and the left-eye trajectory image on a left-eye main image constituting a main image for 3D display together with a right-eye main image, and superposes the right-eye sub image and the right-eye trajectory image on the right-eye main image.

Abstract: A processing device for adding a subtitle to a three-dimensional (3D) image produced by left-eye and right-eye display patterns displayed on a display is disclosed. The processing device may include a video decoder configured to receive video content data representing content left-eye and content right-eye display patterns. The processing device may also include an audio decoder configured to receive sound data indicative of an audio volume level. Additionally, the processing device may include a subtitle decoder configured to receive subtitle data indicative of a subtitle display pattern, and modify the subtitle data based on the sound data. The processing device may also include a superimposition unit configured to combine the modified subtitle data with the video content data to create combined pattern data representing combined left-eye and combined right-eye display patterns.

Abstract: In a moving picture encoder, a motion-vector detection circuit detects each motion vector between frame pictures of moving picture data, and compression encoding units perform compression encoding on the moving picture data in units of predetermined pictures having differently arbitrary shapes by performing motion-compensation interframe prediction using the detected motion vector in common. This can greatly reduce the processing load of the entire compression encoding on a plurality of pictures obtained from a single piece of the moving picture data since the motion-vector detection circuit, on which a large processing load acts, is formed as a single unit. This structure can accelerate the compression encoding on the pictures obtained from the single piece of the moving picture data.

Abstract: In a display status modifying apparatus, objects each including a temporally continuous picture of an arbitrary shape are received from the objects are displayed on a predetermined display according to display specification information that specifies display status of the objects, and specified content of the display specification information is modified according to a modification instruction for modifying the display status of the objects displayed on the display unit, input via an input unit. Accordingly, intention of a user can be reflected, serving to popularize distribution of picture.

Abstract: In a display status modifying apparatus, objects each including a temporally continuous picture of an arbitrary shape are received from outside, the objects are displayed on a predetermined display unit according to display specification information that specifies display status of the objects, and specified content of the display specification information is modified according to a modification instruction for modifying the display status of the objects displayed on the display unit, input via an input unit. Accordingly, intention of a user can be reflected, serving to popularize distribution of picture.

Abstract: A streaming system includes an authoring unit (2), a stream server (3) and a client terminal (5). The authoring unit generates a file composed of encrypted contents data and the ancillary information at least containing the packetizing control information for generating an RTP packet, a non-encrypted codec dependent header made up of the information pertinent to encoded contents data, and the encryption information for decrypting the encrypted contents data form packet to packet. The streaming server packetizes the encrypted contents data along with at least the codec dependent header and distributes the resulting data as a stream. The client terminal refers to the codec dependent header of the received packet, re-assembles the packet, and decrypts the encrypted contents data of the re-assembled packet to generate contents data.

Abstract: In a display status modifying apparatus, objects each including a temporally continuous picture of an arbitrary shape are received from outside, the objects are displayed on a predetermined display unit according to display specification information that specifies display status of the objects, and specified content of the display specification information is modified according to a modification instruction for modifying the display status of the objects displayed on the display unit, input via an input unit. Accordingly, intention of a user can be reflected, serving to popularize distribution of picture.

Abstract: In a moving picture encoder, a motion-vector detection circuit detects each motion vector between frame pictures of moving picture data, and compression encoding units perform compression encoding on the moving picture data in units of predetermined pictures having differently arbitrary shapes by performing motion-compensation interframe prediction using the detected motion vector in common. This can greatly reduce the processing load of the entire compression encoding on a plurality of pictures obtained from a single piece of the moving picture data since the motion-vector detection circuit, on which a large processing load acts, is formed as a single unit. This structure can accelerate the compression encoding on the pictures obtained from the single piece of the moving picture data.