Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a RAM; a non-volatile memory storing setting information in which a compression method is set for each of a plurality of RAM disks, the setting information including a plurality of compression methods; and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to create each of the plurality of RAM disks with the compression method mounted, in the RAM, according to the setting information; request writing and reading of data from an application; write the data into a corresponding RAM disk of the plurality of RAM disks corresponding to the application, in response to a writing request of the data from the application; and compress the data in the compression method mounted on the corresponding RAM disk.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a RAM; a non-volatile memory storing setting information in which a compression method is set for each of a plurality of RAM disks, the setting information including a plurality of compression methods; and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to create each of the plurality of RAM disks with the compression method mounted, in the RAM, according to the setting information; request writing and reading of data from an application; write the data into a corresponding RAM disk of the plurality of RAM disks corresponding to the application, in response to a writing request of the data from the application; and compress the data in the compression method mounted on the corresponding RAM disk.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a non-contact antenna that communicates with a communication counterpart via a non-contact communication and circuitry that generates a location guide image indicating a location of the non-contact antenna in the information processing apparatus and the location guide image including an ellipse placed at a portion of a display screen corresponding to the location of the non-contact antenna.

Abstract: An information terminal transfers information for updating an electronic device to the electronic device. The terminal includes a downloader, a memory, and an update assistance unit. The downloader downloads the information via a network. The memory stores the information downloaded by the downloader. The update assistance unit starts with download of the information and transfers to the electronic device the information stored in the memory by the download.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a non-contact antenna that communicates with a communication counterpart via a non-contact communication and circuitry that generates a location guide image indicating a location of the non-contact antenna in the information processing apparatus and the location guide image including an ellipse placed at a portion of a display screen corresponding to the location of the non-contact antenna.

Abstract: There is provided a video reproduction apparatus which reduces memory areas for storing video data of decoded bidirectional predictive frames, which apparatus can output the decoded video signals of the entire fields even when all the video signals are outputted by the reproduction in the temporally reverse-direction or the reproduction of searching for arbitrary pictures.

Abstract: A video reproduction apparatus comprises a decoding control unit 1207 for controlling a decoding process on the basis of header information, to which an instruction for repetitive display of image is inputted; a protection processing unit for calculating a position of a coded image data stream on a coded image data stream storage buffer 1202 on the basis of a position of the coded image data stream on a decoding target input buffer 1204, which position is supplied from the decoding control unit 1207, and protecting the coded image data stream so as not to be overwritten with another coded image data stream; and a coded image data stream transfer unit 1203 for performing retransfer of the coded image data stream on the basis of the position of the coded image stream on the decoding target input buffer 1204.