Abstract: A calibration device for a display device having a plurality of image quality adjustment items, the calibration device comprises a storage unit that stores set values of a plurality of parameters which are used respectively in processing of the plurality of image quality adjustment items, a calibration unit that implements calibration to update the set values of the plurality of parameters, by implementing, a plurality of times, processing for displaying a colorimetry image on the display device and determining the value of any of the parameters, using colorimetry results from the colorimetry image, and a display unit that displays, on the display device, a confirmation image for confirming the effects of calibration. The display unit displays the confirmation image at the image quality settings during calibration.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus including: a measuring unit configured to measure optical characteristics at a measurement position on a screen of an image display apparatus; a storing unit configured to store information on correspondence determined in advance among the optical characteristics at the measurement position and optical characteristics at a plurality of prescribed positions on the screen; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a representative position of an image displayed on the screen; and a calibrating unit configured to perform calibration based on the measurement value measured by the measuring unit, information on the correspondence, and a positional relationship among the plurality of prescribed positions and the representative position.

Abstract: A calibration device for a display device having a plurality of image quality adjustment items, the calibration device comprises a storage unit that stores set values of a plurality of parameters which are used respectively in processing of the plurality of image quality adjustment items, a calibration unit that implements calibration to update the set values of the plurality of parameters, by implementing, a plurality of times, processing for displaying a colorimetry image on the display device and determining the value of any of the parameters, using colorimetry results from the colorimetry image, and a display unit that displays, on the display device, a confirmation image for confirming the effects of calibration. The display unit displays the confirmation image at the image quality settings during calibration.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus includes an upconversion processing unit upconverting content data stored in a data storage unit, and an upconversion control unit determining an upconversion-target component and the upconversion processing order of components based on component attribute information such as a component type or a tag value of each component of the content data such as elementary streams.

Abstract: A calibration apparatus including: a measuring unit configured to measure optical characteristics at a measurement position on a screen of an image display apparatus; a storing unit configured to store information on correspondence determined in advance among the optical characteristics at the measurement position and optical characteristics at a plurality of prescribed positions on the screen; an acquiring unit configured to acquire a representative position of an image displayed on the screen; and a calibrating unit configured to perform calibration based on the measurement value measured by the measuring unit, information on the correspondence, and a positional relationship among the plurality of prescribed positions and the representative position.

Abstract: An image analysis unit analysis information appended to an image and calculates the image capture time for each of the images. A time difference calculating unit calculates the image capture time difference between images arranged by an image managing unit by referring to the image capture time for each of the images calculated by the image analysis unit. A user instruction information managing unit sets a threshold that is used in the selection of images to be displayed in one screen and that serves as a determination reference for time differences based on input information of the user. The display determination unit compares an image capture time difference calculated by the time difference calculating unit and a threshold set by the user instruction information managing unit, and selects the images that satisfy this threshold as images to be display in the screen.

Abstract: Additional information indicating photographic conditions for a received image signal is compared with additional information indicating photographic conditions for an access target image signal. If the both conditions satisfy a predetermined relationship, an access to the access target image signal is permitted.

Abstract: A control system includes a control apparatus and a controlled apparatus, wherein the control apparatus is remotely controlled by a remote controller. The controlled apparatus transmits a control panel to the control apparatus. The control panel includes icons used to control the controlled apparatus. The controlled apparatus includes (a) a communication unit which receives, from the control apparatus, remote control information including information about operation keys included in the remote controller, the remote control information being received before the controlled apparatus transmits the control panel to the control apparatus, and (b) a modifying unit which modifies a position of the icons included in the control panel according to the remote control information. The communication unit transmits the control panel to the control apparatus after the modifying unit modifies the position of the icons included in the control panel according to the remote control information.

Abstract: A control unit 201, after sending information that should be displayed on a sub-display to a sub-control unit 301, turns power to itself off and enters a standby state. When returning to a power-on state from standby state, first a sub-control unit is started up and a power-on request is made to a main display unit 201, then, in the interval before completion of start-up of the main control unit 201, information received from the main control unit 201 when it entered standby state is caused to be displayed on the sub-display.

Abstract: There is provided a video output apparatus which inputs a video content that can have at least three different resolutions. A format detector detects an alteration of a resolution of a video content. A scaling processor scales up the video content at a set scale ratio. Upon detection of an alteration of the resolution, the format detector selects one of a plurality of supplemental video pictures, which are prepared in advance in a memory, in accordance with the degree of decrease of the resolution after the alteration to that before the alteration. An image composition unit controls a display unit to display the supplemental video picture together with a video associated with the video content via a video display unit.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit for receiving television broadcasts and a communication unit for receiving streaming broadcasts via a network. A guide information producing unit produces guide information for displaying a program guide for television broadcast programs and a program guide for streaming broadcast programs on the same screen. An outputting unit outputs to a display device image data on the television broadcasts, image data on the streaming broadcasts, and the guide information.

Abstract: In a system for viewing accumulated contents by using a cellular phone, if an error prevents the content to be viewed, a simple operation is performed to view the rest at home. In accordance with a viewing request from a cellular phone, a television receiver, while sequentially receiving data from D-VHS, converts the data into a format suitable for reception and play in a cellular phone by using an encoder. After this format conversion, the television receiver stores in a play position memory a time stamp indicating a position information of a content and a sequence number used for transmission in TCP/IP. The cellular phone notifies the television receiver of a decode error of a reception data. When receiving a confirmation response of a normal play from the cellular phone, the television receiver clears the data of the play position memory, and otherwise holds the data of the play position memory.

Abstract: An image control apparatus includes a signal-receiving unit to which image signals are input, a resolution detecting unit configured to detect the resolution of the input image signals, a viewing-distance detecting unit configured to detect a viewing distance between a viewer and a display apparatus, a display-size control unit configured to control a display size of images displayed in the display apparatus, a scaling unit, and an output unit configured to output the images scaled by the scaling unit to the display apparatus. When the resolution of images is changed, the scaling unit scales the image signals in accordance with the amount of change in resolution and the viewing distance, and outputs the signals to the display apparatus.

Abstract: When the same image is pleasantly viewed by information display apparatuses connected to each other through a network, each of the information display apparatuses has a unit for acquiring display format information of an image displayed by a destination information display apparatus, so that information representing a display format of the image displayed by the destination information display apparatus is displayed on the displayed image in a multiplex mode to make it possible know a viewing state of the destination information display apparatus.

Abstract: An image analysis unit analyses information appended to an image and calculates the image capture time for each of the images. A time difference calculating unit calculates the image capture time difference between images arranged by an image managing unit by referring to the image capture time for each of the images calculated by the image analysis unit. A user instruction information managing unit sets a threshold that is used in the selection of images to be displayed in one screen and that serves as a determination reference for time differences based on input information of the user. The display determination unit compares an image capture time difference calculated by the time difference calculating unit and a threshold set by the user instruction information managing unit, and selects the images that satisfy this threshold as images to be display in the screen.

Abstract: In order to maintain continuity before and after interruption of a streaming broadcast, a receiving apparatus according to the present invention includes: a reception unit which receives data on a stream broadcast; a memory which is capable of storing a predetermined amount of the received data on a stream broadcast; a data processing unit which processes the data on a stream broadcast to generate video data for the stream broadcast; a video output unit which outputs the video data to a display apparatus; and a detection unit which detects interruption point data indicating a position where the stream broadcast should be interrupted out of the received data on a stream broadcast; when an abnormality is detected, the output of the video data is stopped at a position instructed in the interruption point data detected by the detection unit.

Abstract: Additional information indicating photographic conditions for a received image signal is compared with additional information indicating photographic conditions for an access target image signal. If the both conditions satisfy a predetermined relationship, an access to the access target image signal is permitted.

Abstract: There is provided a video output apparatus which inputs a video content that can have at least three different resolutions. A format detector (112) detects an alteration of a resolution of a video content. A scaling processor (105) scales up the video content at a set scale ratio. Upon detection of an alteration of the resolution, the format detector (112) selects one of a plurality of supplemental video pictures, which are prepared in advance in a memory (113), in accordance with the degree of decrease of the resolution after the alteration to that before the alteration. An image composition unit (106) controls a display unit (110) to display the supplemental video picture together with a video associated with the video content via a video display unit (108). Even when the resolution decreases considerably, a decrease in user's convenience can be suppressed.

Abstract: This invention provides a program information display control apparatus and method, a remote control device, a program, and a storage medium, which can simultaneously display the contents and detailed information of specific programs that follow predetermined rules such as a time band, genre, and the like. To this end, detailed program information associated with each of programs to be displayed on an EPG is acquired from an antenna (1101) and tuner (1102). The acquired program information is stored in a memory (1150) via a decoder (1103). A viewer designates programs, details of which are to be displayed, using a remote controller (12), and the memory (1150) is searched for detailed program information of a plurality of designated programs. An image controller (1121) simultaneously displays a plurality of pieces of program information associated with these designated programs at their display positions on the EPG displayed on a display unit (1122).

Abstract: Additional information indicating photographic conditions for a received image signal is compared with additional information indicating photographic conditions for an access target image signal. If the both conditions satisfy a predetermined relationship, an access to the access target image signal is permitted.