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: An image display controlling apparatus includes a memory for storing attention area information and date and time information for each set of image data of a plurality of images to be displayed on an image display. The attention area information is evaluated based on standard date and time information and the stored date and time information, and protection area information is produced for a protection area set within the attention area. Also an adjustment is made for listing and displaying the plurality of the images with a superimpostion controlled based on the protection area information.

Abstract: A recording control apparatus is connected to and in communication with a recording apparatus capable of recording a broadcasting video image on a storage unit and has two or more operating state levels that differ in power consumption. The recording control apparatus includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire program information about a program currently being viewed, a determination unit configured to determine a user's recording tendency level as to a program currently being viewed based on the program information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to issue a command to control the operating state level of the recording apparatus based on the recording tendency level determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: A recorder control apparatus which controls execution of broadcast program recording in a plurality of recorders connected thereto, comprises an acceptance unit configured to accept a request to execute broadcast program recording, an acquisition unit configured to acquire, from each recorder, reservation information related to reserved program recording to be executed by the recorder after a point at which the execution request is accepted, a selection unit configured to select, from the plurality of recorders, a recorder capable of executing broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request for a longest duration, based on the reservation information, and a request unit configured to request the recorder selected by the selection unit to execute broadcast program recording corresponding to the execution request.

Abstract: To select a recording device for recording a program in a digital television receiver to which a plurality of recorders (recording devices) are connected, control is performed to acquire image quality information about the program to be recorded and to compare the program image quality to be recorded with the recording image quality of a recording medium for each connected recording device. Based on the result of this comparison, a recorder is selected that can secondarily record the program onto a recording medium without compromising the program image quality.

Abstract: To improve ease of operation with which a user selects an image when many images are simultaneously displayed on a screen, a frame, which divides many images into 12 areas, is superimposed and displayed on a screen displaying thumbnail exhibition thereon. For example, the press of a channel key allows selecting one of the areas and moving to the selected area a focus frame indicating a candidate image for selection, and then the presses of cursor keys allow moving the focus frame to a desired image to be selected. The number of areas can be changed and displayed according to the number of channel keys when a television remote control is used, or according to the number of numeric keys when a mobile telephone is used.

Abstract: An image control apparatus is configured to input a plurality of image data associated with a plurality of image sources and to display a plurality of images on a same screen based on the plurality of image data. The image control apparatus includes an image quality determining unit configured to determine respective image qualities of the plurality of images based on a combination of image information associated with attributes of the plurality of image sources, and an image processing unit configured to process the plurality of image data to cause the plurality of images to have the respective image qualities determined by the image quality determining unit.

Abstract: An image display controlling apparatus comprises a memory means for storing an attention area information and a date and time information for each image data of a plurality of images to be displayed on an image display means, an evaluation means for evaluating the attention area information based on a standard date and time information and the date and time information and producing a protection area information for a protection area set within the attention area, and an adjusting means for listing and displaying the plurality of the images with a superimposition controlled based on the protection area information, the plurality of the images are listed and displayed.

Abstract: An image display controlling apparatus comprises a memory means for storing an attention area information and a date and time information for each image data of a plurality of images to be displayed on an image display means, an evaluation means for evaluating the attention area information based on a standard date and time information and the date and time information and producing a protection area information for a protection area set within the attention area, and an adjusting means for listing and displaying the plurality of the images with a superimposition controlled based on the protection area information, the plurality of the images are listed and displayed.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display apparatus for displaying a plurality of images in the form of an array on a display screen. The apparatus decides display positions of a plurality of items of image data and presents an image display that is based upon image data at each of the display positions decided. If a plurality of items of moving image data have been placed in a divided area, the plurality of items of moving image data are reproduced one after another in the divided area.

Abstract: In an image display method which list-displays a plurality of images including still images and moving images, attention areas are respectively acquired for each image included in the plurality of list-display target images. For instance, if an image is a moving image, a logical OR of attention areas extracted from a plurality of frame images contained in the moving image is deemed to be an attention area of the moving image. Display positions are respectively determined for each of the plurality of images so that the attention areas determined for each of the plurality of images overlap each other while being entirely exposed. List display is performed by respectively laying out each of the plurality of images to the determined display positions.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus to which image data output is requested by an operation of a terminal unit, the apparatus including: a paper-ejection tray part which stores an image formed sheet, and is disposed at a sheet-post-processing part in a vertically movable manner, wherein a height of the paper-ejection tray part can be arbitrarily set based on a request from the terminal unit. The terminal unit registers an identification code for identifying a user thereof and paper-ejection tray height information for each of the identification codes in a database, and the height information of the paper-ejection tray is automatically sent based on the identification code entered by the user operating the terminal unit.

Abstract: A managing apparatus has a RAM for storing power saving mode shift time and notifies output apparatuses of the stored power saving mode shift time via a network. Each output apparatus is shifted to a power saving mode when measured time by a built-in timer reaches the notified power saving mode shift time.

Abstract: An image display controlling apparatus comprises a memory means for storing an attention area information and a date and time information for each image data of a plurality of images to be displayed on an image display means, an evaluation means for evaluating the attention area information based on a standard date and time information and the date and time information and producing a protection area information for a protection area set within the attention area, and an adjusting means for listing and displaying the plurality of the images with a superimposition controlled based on the protection area information, the plurality of the images are listed and displayed.

Abstract: A process time is shortened while a face detection precision is maintained high. A face detection unit for extracting a face area of a photographic subject from an image taken with a digital camera or the like includes a unit for acquiring focussing area information in an image area from image data and accessory information of image data regarding photographic conditions and the like, a unit for determining a face detection area in the image area in accordance with the focussing area information, and a unit for executing a face detection process not for a whole image area but partially for a face.

Abstract: The present invention enables to select necessary metadata from presumed metadata candidates that are more likely to be added and to easily select metadata desired by a user, thereby reducing working load on a user largely, and facilitating the operation of adding shooting scene information even to a large amount of shot data recorded in a large-capacity recording medium. In order to achieve these objects, the present invention comprises: a processing process of detecting metadata associated with second contents data from the second contents data which is in a same category as first contents data; and a processing process of selectably outputting candidates of non-time information metadata to be stored, associated with the first contents data, in storing means, based on time information metadata and non-time information metadata associated with the second contents data and time information metadata associated with the first contents data which is to be added metadata next.

Abstract: A table is allocated indexes corresponding to display positions on a monitor screen, respectively, and data indicating an unexposed part at each of the display positions is stored in each index of the table. Focal position information is acquired from Exif header information on image data of an image, and a location of one of the indexes in the table at which no image data is registered is searched in an ascending order of the indexes. According to the table, the images are arranged so that the focal position of each image differs from the unexposed part at the display position of the image.

Abstract: To improve ease of operation with which a user selects an image when many images are simultaneously displayed on a screen, a frame, which divides many images into 12 areas, is superimposed and displayed on a screen displaying thumbnail exhibition thereon. For example, the press of a channel key allows selecting one of the areas and moving to the selected area a focus frame indicating a candidate image for selection, and then the presses of cursor keys allow moving the focus frame to a desired image to be selected. The number of areas can be changed and displayed according to the number of channel keys when a television remote control is used, or according to the number of numeric keys when a mobile telephone is used.

Abstract: A sheet conveying apparatus permits keeping predetermined sheet intervals, even when sheet conveyance is temporarily discontinued and then resumed, after resumption of conveyance. The sheet conveying apparatus has a first roller which feeds sheets at predetermined sheet intervals, and a second roller which conveys a plurality of sheet fed from the first roller. After temporarily discontinuing conveyance of the plurality of sheets, conveyance of the plurality of sheets is resumed by use of the first roller and the second roller. The variation in the sheet interval caused when temporarily discontinuing sheet conveyance is corrected upon resumption of sheet conveyance.

Abstract: A managing apparatus has a RAM for storing power saving mode shift time and notifies output apparatuses of the stored power saving mode shift time via a network. Each output apparatus is shifted to a power saving mode when measured time by a built-in timer reaches the notified power saving mode shift time.