Abstract: A brain dysfunction assessment device (100) comprises: a body movement indicator (10) which presents a body movement to be performed to a subject with a body movement presentation device (2); a body movement data acquisition unit (20) which acquires the subject's body movement data with a body movement detection sensor (3); a body movement accuracy calculation unit (30) which calculates a positional accuracy and a time sequence accuracy of the subject's body movement from the acquired body movement data; and a cognitive dysfunction assessment unit (40) which assesses the level of cognitive dysfunction of the subject by comparing a value which indicates the accuracy of the subject's body movement that is obtained from the calculated positional accuracy and time sequence accuracy with statistical data which indicates the accuracy of body movement of healthy individuals.

Abstract: A brain dysfunction assessment device (100) comprises: a body movement indicator (10) which presents a body movement to be performed to a subject with a body movement presentation device (2); a body movement data acquisition unit (20) which acquires the subject's body movement data with a body movement detection sensor (3); a body movement accuracy calculation unit (30) which calculates a positional accuracy and a time sequence accuracy of the subject's body movement from the acquired body movement data; and a cognitive dysfunction assessment unit (40) which assesses the level of cognitive dysfunction of the subject by comparing a value which indicates the accuracy of the subject's body movement that is obtained from the calculated positional accuracy and time sequence accuracy with statistical data which indicates the accuracy of body movement of healthy individuals.

Abstract: In a video recorder, closed caption sentence data is outputted by analyzing digital broadcasting data including closed caption information. Index data is generated on the basis of a feature extraction rule and the effectiveness of an appearing keyword by analyzing closed caption sentence data. Closed caption feature data including a type of a closed caption sentence and a display time is generated by analyzing a closed caption ES (Elementary Stream). The broadcasting data is stored as record data, the closed caption feature data is analyzed, chapter data for reproducing a program is generated by a chapter designated by the user, and the chapter data is outputted to a storage. In the case of recording and reproducing the digital broadcasting program, it is possible to perform both the reproduction by the optimal index using the closed caption and the reproduction by the keyword voluntarily inputted by the user.

Abstract: A display apparatus makes it possible to check video contents of another video source while continuing to watch a presently watched program. A first region for displaying first video contents, and a second region for displaying selection icons to select second video contents different from the first video contents are formed on a display screen. The selection icons make possible selection from a plurality of video sources providing the video contents and including one or more broadcasting networks and a video recording medium. The broadcasting networks are one or all of ground-based broadcasting, BS broadcasting and CS broadcasting. The video recording medium is an HDD incorporated in the display apparatus and/or a removable HDD which can be inserted into and removed from the display apparatus.

Abstract: A chaptering apparatus and method for movie data to set chapter points at more appropriate points in the movie data are disclosed. The apparatus includes a unit for acquiring the subtitle data from the movie data and a unit for chaptering the movie data. The chaptering unit detects sections designated not to display text data in the subtitle data for predetermined time or longer, based on the subtitle data acquired by the subtitle data acquisition unit, and sets, as chapter starting points, ending points of sections designated not to display text data in the subtitle data for predetermined time or longer.

Abstract: When a digital broadcasting program is recorded into a recording medium, a series program such as a series drama is automatically and exactly recorded and stored into a predetermined folder. A digital broadcasting recording apparatus includes a controlling unit which sets a recording schedule of the program and controls a folder for storing the program. An item for selecting a specific folder, as a destination folder of a recording program at the time of setting a recording schedule, with the same name as a program title is provided. In the case where the specific folder is selected, the controlling unit produces the specific folder with the same name as the program title to store the program at the time of recording the scheduled program.

Abstract: In digital broadcast recording for automatically recording broadcasts on a channel selected from a plurality of digital broadcast programs on a recording medium, in accordance with a booking that is performed by specifying a time zone and giving a command to record a stream of broadcast contents on the user-selected channel during the time zone, the stream of broadcast contents on the channel is recorded, separated into a plurality of units for the programs broadcasted during the time zone. Thus, the recorded stream can be handled program by program in a later editing or playback operation, despite that it was recorded by booked recording for which only the time zone was specified, and thus the user-friendliness is improved.

Abstract: The broadcast receiver that incorporates an HDD as a recording medium and records programs on the recording medium, when recording a program on the recording medium, determines whether the program content is prohibited from being copied afterward. If it is determined that the program content is prohibited from being copied afterward, the receiver divides the program content into segments of data size falling, for example, within the range between 45 sec. and 60 sec., as time taken to play back the data at 1× speed, and stores the segments into a plurality of files, respectively. Even in case of accidental disconnection of the device power or network interface, it becomes possible to positively move content that was once recorded on a recording medium to another external device and recording medium under the conditions prescribed for copyright protection.

Abstract: For providing a recording guidance method to increase an operability of a broadcast receiving apparatus, installing a removable hard disk in addition to an internal information recording medium built therein, within the broadcast receiving apparatus comprises a display portion and at least an install-type HDD 25 and a removable HDD (i.e., iVDR) 26, so as to enable recording of a broadcast program(s), selectively, the recording is conducted into the install-type HDD 25, in substation, if the removable iVDR 26 is not inserted therein when executing the recording programmed onto the said removable iVDR 26, as well as, displaying a message on the display portion, for prompting to insert the iVDR. Or, a message is displayed, for prompting to insert the iVDR, on the display portion, if the iVDR is not inserted into the apparatus when conducting the recording program into the iVDR.

Abstract: The present invention provides a broadcast receiving apparatus capable of allowing the user to check other available programs while viewing a certain program without switching the channel. This broadcast receiving apparatus is configured so that if such an off-screen program is selected, program information concerning the selected off-screen program is displayed in the [off-screen program check] OSD without occupying the currently viewed broadcast program and, asynchronously with this program information, broadcast video information concerning the selected off-screen program is rendered in an internal thumbnail window thereof.

Abstract: A program output control apparatus includes a storage area of program information which stores program information, and an output controller which controls an output of the user-desired program corresponding to the user desired channel and display operation of the program information. The program information includes two or more pieces of program data corresponding to two or more broadcasting programs. Each of the pieces of program data includes attributions on the broadcasting time zone of the broadcasting program corresponding to the program data and on the broadcasting program. The output controller obtains program data on a time zone after the current broadcasting time zone of the user desired channel, or program data at or after the current broadcasting time zone of another channel, and executes the display operation of the obtained program data together with the output of the user-desired program.

Abstract: In digital broadcast recording for automatically recording broadcasts on a channel selected from a plurality of digital broadcast programs on a recording medium, in accordance with a booking that is performed by specifying a time zone and giving a command to record a stream of broadcast contents on the user-selected channel during the time zone, the stream of broadcast contents on the channel is recorded, separated into a plurality of units for the programs broadcasted during the time zone. Thus, the recorded stream can be handled program by program in a later editing or playback operation, despite that it was recorded by booked recording for which only the time zone was specified, and thus the user-friendliness is improved.

Abstract: The broadcast receiver that incorporates an HDD as a recording medium and records programs on the recording medium, when recording a program on the recording medium, determines whether the program content is prohibited from being copied afterward. If it is determined that the program content is prohibited from being copied afterward, the receiver divides the program content into segments of data size falling, for example, within the range between 45 sec. and 60 sec., as time taken to play back the data at 1× speed, and stores the segments into a plurality of files, respectively. Even in case of accidental disconnection of the device power or network interface, it becomes possible to positively move content that was once recorded on a recording medium to another external device and recording medium under the conditions prescribed for copyright protection.

Abstract: A television signal receiving apparatus which can read program information relevant to a television program from an optical disk medium, interlocked with the television program and can reproduce and display the read program information. Program information (broadcasting information including program names, broadcasting channel names and broadcasting dates and times and appendant information relevant to the contents of the programs) relevant to the television programs to be displayed by the television receiver/display is recorded in the optical disk medium. When a user instructs a display of the program information by the selection and decision input unit, the television control unit transmits the display request and time information from the clock apparatus to the control unit of the optical disk unit. The control unit makes the appendant information to be reproduced from the optical disk medium, by using the broadcasting channel name and the time information as retrieval information.

Abstract: A television apparatus with a built-in optical disk device for reproducing a video signal recorded on an optical disk to make a display. By disposing the optical disk device apart from the high voltage generating section of the television apparatus and an anode electrode of a cathode-ray tube and shielding the optical disk device, influence of dust and noise is reduced. Simultaneously, by reading out a video signal and information concerning the video signal, and optimally controlling video display of the video signal, setting is conducted so as to make flicker at the time of still picture display and block noise and mosquito noise at the time of motion picture display inconspicuous. Video images supplied from the optical disk are thus displayed with a satisfactory quality.

Abstract: A tape cassette comprising an insertion opening disposed in a main body case and a detecting optical path, for detecting the leading and rear ends of a tape, interposed between the insertion opening and an optical path window formed in the left and right side walls of the case, wherein a first distinguishing member, rotatably inserted into an upper portion of the insertion opening, is supported to be vertically slidable, and a mechanism for holding the first distinguishing member in each state is disposed between the first distinguishing member and the main body case, thereby to allow a tape deck to have a simple internal construction even though the tape cassette is of a smaller size, and to provide a construction of the detecting opening preferable for detecting cassette information so that the tape cassette can be used in a compatible form.