Abstract: The relationship between the smell or taste of an object and the expression of the smell or taste can be grasped, and the user can grasp what smell or taste they prefer. In the single-sample display mode, a system displays a group of expressions relating to the olfactory sense stimulated by a sample, and if any expression is selected by the user, the system displays a relationship image indicating the relationship between the selected expression and other samples corresponding to the olfactory sense associated with the expression. In addition, in the multiple-sample display mode, the system displays, for each of plural samples, a group of expressions relating to the sense of smell stimulated by each sample, and displays an expression common to plural samples among the group of expressions.

Abstract: An information processing device includes an access means accessing a database recording a plurality of words indicating, for each of a plurality of objects, flavor or aroma of an object; a presenting means presenting to a user an object to be used from among a set of determined objects in order; a display control means for causing a display means to display a plurality of words obtained from the database indicating the flavor or aroma of the object to be used; a receiving means receiving a selection of the flavor or aroma sensed by user using the object to be used and the input of the preference; and an output means outputting words that shows the tendency of the user's preference according to the selection and the input, in a case that the selection and the input are received regarding all the objects that constitute the set of determined objects.

Abstract: The relationship between the smell or taste of an object and the expression of the smell or taste can be grasped, and the user can grasp what smell or taste they prefer. In the single-sample display mode, display control means displays a group of expressions relating to the olfactory sense stimulated by sample identified by sample identifying means, and if any expression is selected by the user, displays a relationship image indicating the relationship between the selected expression and other samples corresponding to the olfactory sense associated with the expression. In addition, in the multiple-sample display mode, display control means displays, for each of plural samples specific by sample identifying means, a group of expressions relating to the sense of smell stimulated by each sample, and displays the expression common to plural samples among the group of expressions to be distinguishable from the expression common to plural samples.

Abstract: To enable a user to know a smell or taste (of an object) that matches a specified description, when a card is placed on a sensing surface of a sensor, the description specifying unit specifies which card (or which description) is located at which position on the sensing surface. A first display control unit that controls a projector to display a related description group, which is a description group related to the description shown on the card. A priority specifying unit specifies a priority for each of the displayed related descriptions. A second display control unit displays a relationship between at least one related description included in the displayed related description group and an object that stimulates a sense of smell or taste described by the related description. On displaying the relation image, the relationship being displayed by an appearance in accordance with a specified priority.

Abstract: A via visual representation a relationship between a smell or a taste of an object and a verbal description of the smell or taste, a display control unit controls a projector to display, in a display area including to a position of a sample, specified by the position specifying unit, one or more descriptions relating to the sense of smell or taste stimulated by the sample. Here, display control unit displays the descriptions by an appearance corresponding to the sample specified by the sample specifying unit.

Abstract: The discovery of a new expression likely to be supported as a smell or taste expression by many users. An acquisition unit acquires appearance history of expressions used by a plurality of users from SNS server device via network. An extraction unit extracts, for each user attribute, appearing expression, appearance frequency of which exceeds threshold value on basis of appearance history acquired by the acquisition unit. The extracted appearing expression is referred to as a frequently appearing expression. A presentation unit presents the frequently appearing expression extracted by the extraction unit as an expression candidate meaning a smell to a user who uses an input device. A registration unit registers the smell and the expression in association with each other when the frequency of selection, by the user who uses the input device, of the expression presented to the user as an expression meaning the smell satisfies a determined condition.

Abstract: Selection unit selects any one of a plurality of images. Display controller displays preview information of content (information representing the content detail) corresponding to an image selected from among the any one of the plurality of images by selection unit. Display controller changes the preview information of the content corresponding to the selected icon each time the icon is selected. For example, the content may include a plurality of elements, and display controller displays the plurality of elements as preview information in order of display each time the icon corresponding to the content is selected.

Abstract: A display control device including at least: extraction unit configured to extract a plurality of items that are to be displayed; and display control unit configured to display a plurality of images that correspond to the plurality of extracted items, in a predetermined arrangement on a screen such that the plurality of images are cyclically movable. Display control unit is configured to determine whether or not each of the plurality of extracted items satisfies a predetermined condition, and responsive to stopping cyclic movement of the plurality of images, display an image that corresponds to an item that satisfies the predetermined condition, out of the plurality of images, at a particular position.

Abstract: Identifying unit identifies a character selected by a user from among plural characters in a terminal, through communication with the terminal via communication unit. Comparison unit, when a first character is identified by identifying unit, compares a history of selections of the first character and a history of selections of a second character with reference to history database. Output unit outputs expression data based on a result of the comparison by comparison unit with reference to expression database, which data represents an expression used when the first character interacts with the user.

Abstract: Selection unit 112 selects one of a plurality of determination condition for determining whether to change the status of content, which preview information is displayed in a predetermined area, to a viewed status. Determination unit 113 determines whether to change the status of content, which preview information is displayed in a predetermined area, to the viewed status based on the selected determination condition. Display controller 114 displays, in a predetermined area, preview information of content according to an icon, which is included in a plurality of icons, displayed at predetermined position. Display controller 114 displays the plurality of icons in either a manner representing that content has been viewed or a manner representing that content has not been viewed.

Abstract: A communication terminal apparatus, upon accepting a spoken instruction from a user, generates position data indicating a position of the user, and transmits the position data and audio data indicating the instruction to a server apparatus. The server apparatus discriminates a situation in which the user in possession of the communication terminal apparatus is placed, based on acquired data, and notifies content that satisfies a predetermined notification condition to the user. The server apparatus, in the case where it is discriminated that the user is in a non-daily sphere, relaxes the notification condition to be more relaxed than in the case where the user is in a daily sphere. The server apparatus, in the case where the required time necessary to have a meal is associated with content that includes information on eateries, raises the upper limit of the required time when relaxing the notification condition.

Abstract: Estimating unit estimates an alarm notification time. Presenting unit presents the estimated alarm notification time to a user. Setting unit sets an alarm notification time based on a user's operation performed relative to the presentation of the estimated alarm notification time. When doing so, setting unit, on detecting that presenting unit has not presented the estimated alarm notification time by a predetermined point in time prior to the estimated alarm notification time, sets the alarm notification time in the absence of a user's operation. Notification unit activates an alarm at the set notification time notified by setting unit.

Abstract: Selection unit selects any one of a plurality of images. Display controller displays preview information of content (information representing the content detail) corresponding to an image selected from among the any one of the plurality of images by selection unit. Display controller changes the preview information of the content corresponding to the selected icon each time the icon is selected. For example, the content may include a plurality of elements, and display controller displays the plurality of elements as preview information in order of display each time the icon corresponding to the content is selected.

Abstract: A user interface device according to the present invention includes: acquisition unit acquisition unit that acquires content to be notified by a character image, the character image interacting with a user when the character image is displayed on a screen; display control unit that displays on the screen the character image performing a particular action when the acquired content is categorized as a particular type; and notification unit that notifies the user of the content categorized as the particular type, when input is received from the user when the character image is performing the particular action, by way of the character image.

Abstract: A display control device including at least: extraction unit configured to extract a plurality of items that are to be displayed; and display control unit configured to display a plurality of images that correspond to the plurality of extracted items, in a predetermined arrangement on a screen such that the plurality of images are cyclically movable. Display control unit is configured to determine whether or not each of the plurality of extracted items satisfies a predetermined condition, and responsive to stopping cyclic movement of the plurality of images, display an image that corresponds to an item that satisfies the predetermined condition, out of the plurality of images, at a particular position.

Abstract: Provided is a method of alleviating difficulty experience by a user when issuing an instruction by speech. When the user performs a predetermined operation on a terminal apparatus, the terminal apparatus displays a dialogue screen to wait for a speech instruction. If a predetermined period has elapsed without issuance of a speech instruction by the user since the start of display of the dialogue screen for the wait state, the terminal apparatus displays a sentence prompting a speech instruction corresponding to the attributes of the user or the attributes of the environment surrounding the user. Even if the user is at a loss about the content of a speech instruction, the user can issue a speech instruction in accordance with the displayed prompt. Therefore, a speech instruction can be issued smoothly.

Abstract: Identifying unit identifies a character selected by a user from among plural characters in a terminal, through communication with the terminal via communication unit. Comparison unit, when a first character is identified by identifying unit, compares a history of selections of the first character and a history of selections of a second character with reference to history database. Output unit outputs expression data based on a result of the comparison by comparison unit with reference to expression database, which data represents an expression used when the first character interacts with the user.

Abstract: Speech data acquiring unit acquires speech data representing a user's speech. Text data acquiring unit acquires text data generated as a result of a speech recognition processing based on the speech data. Operation identifying unit identifies an operation represented by text data. Schedule data identifying unit, when the identified operation is not an operation for requesting starting a phone conversation in response to an incoming call, identifies schedule data. Reply date/time identifying unit identifies a date and time when a reply will be made to the received call, based on schedule data. Response sentence data generating unit generates voice data of a response sentence indicating that a reply will be made on the identified date and time. Response sentence data sending unit sends the voice data of a response sentence to a communication device of a caller.