Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, an icon display control unit causing a display to display an operation icon, a pickup image display processing unit causing the display to sequentially display an input operation region image constituted by, among pixel regions constituting an image picked up by the imaging unit, a pixel region including at least a portion of a hand of a user, an icon management unit managing event issue definition information, which is a condition for determining that the operation icon has been operated by the user, for each operation icon, an operation determination unit determining whether the user has operated the operation icon based on the input operation region image displayed in the display and the event issue definition information, and a processing execution unit performing predetermined processing corresponding to the operation icon in accordance with a determination result by the operation determination unit.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a generation unit configured to generate image signals for displaying a plurality of screens on one display surface; an operation signal acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation signal from a user; and a control unit configured to scale a focused one of the plurality of screens, when the operation signal common to the plurality of screens to scale the screen is acquired from the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit acquiring keywords extracted from text data representing a first content to be a base of a search and scores of the respective keywords, and keywords extracted from text data representing a second content for calculating a degree of matching with the first content, and scores of the respective keywords, a matching-degree calculation unit calculating the degree of matching between the first content and the second content based on scores of keywords commonly included in the acquired keywords relating to the first content and the acquired keywords relating to the second content, and an output unit outputting, as a search result, information on a predetermined number of the second content which has a high degree of matching with the first content based on a result of calculation performed by the matching-degree calculation unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which creates a predetermined piece of programming, including: a taste information acquiring module which acquires taste information showing user's tastes; a material information acquiring module which acquires a component configuring the piece of programming as material information; a construction information acquiring module which acquires construction information that describes a construction of the piece of programming and includes a motion of the component in the piece of programming; and a creating module which creates the piece of programming based on the taste information, the material information, and the construction information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an imaging unit, an icon display control unit causing a display to display an operation icon, a pickup image display processing unit causing the display to sequentially display an input operation region image constituted by, among pixel regions constituting an image picked up by the imaging unit, a pixel region including at least a portion of a hand of a user, an icon management unit managing event issue definition information, which is a condition for determining that the operation icon has been operated by the user, for each operation icon, an operation determination unit determining whether the user has operated the operation icon based on the input operation region image displayed in the display and the event issue definition information, and a processing execution unit performing predetermined processing corresponding to the operation icon in accordance with a determination result by the operation determination unit.

Abstract: A reproduction processing apparatus includes: a decoding unit that executes decoding processing for coded data; a decoding-processing scheduling unit that sets a sequence of the decoding processing in the decoding unit; and a display-frame selecting unit that selects a display frame from a decoding result in the decoding unit. The decoding-processing scheduling unit sets a sequence of decoding target data necessary for display of display-scheduled frames in future and sequentially sets, according to the sequence, queues for the decoding unit when vacancy of a queue occurs, and the display-frame selecting unit checks a completion state of decoding of the display-scheduled frame at every display timing and, when the decoding is not completed, performs processing for selecting a decoded frame near the display-scheduled frame as a display frame.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes: a generation unit configured to generate image signals for displaying a plurality of screens on one display surface; an operation signal acquisition unit configured to acquire an operation signal from a user; and a control unit configured to scale a focused one of the plurality of screens, when the operation signal common to the plurality of screens to scale the screen is acquired from the user.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which allows a user to select information on a predetermined program as programs interesting to the user and current topics of conversation. The information processing apparatus includes: a first selection section for extracting a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program, and selecting article information including the same keyword as the extracted keyword among article information described in an RSS format and being delivered to a user; and a display controller for displaying the article information selected by the first selection section simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program.

Abstract: A program information processing apparatus and a program information processing method that are capable of easily conducting a program search using an electronic program guide and displaying the search result clearly on the electronic program guide. A display control unit for displaying on a display unit an electronic program guide containing information relating to a plurality of programs, a selection unit for selecting a program from the plurality of programs in response to the operation of a user, and a search unit for searching a program containing information identical to or similar to at least a part of the information of the program selected by the selection unit are included, wherein the display control unit displays search result by the search unit on the electronic program guide.

Abstract: A video-recording/reproducing apparatus and a video-recording/reproducing method making it possible to grasp the outline of a content in a frame using caption data are provided. A storage unit for storing content data containing video data and caption data correlated with each other by time information, a caption string acquisition unit for acquiring a caption string contained in the caption data, a time acquisition unit for acquiring time information corresponding to the caption string, a video acquisition unit for acquiring sequentially video information, from the video data, corresponding to the time information of the caption string acquired by the time acquisition unit, and a display control unit for displaying by thumbnails the video information acquired by the video acquisition unit in time series in a frame on a display unit are included.

Abstract: An information processing device which shares program information specifying a program with other devices connected through a network is disclosed.

Abstract: A preference extracting apparatus includes a text information obtaining section that obtains text information having correspondence with a scene being currently played when video contents having text information having correspondence with each scene is played, a keyword extracting section that extracts a keyword for measuring user's preference based on the text information, a presenting section that presents the user a fact that the keyword has been extracted, a preference value defining section that defines a preference value of the user regarding the extracted keyword in accordance with the response by the user to the presentation, a storage section that establishes correspondence between the keyword and the preference value and stores them as the user's preference information in predetermined storage means.

Abstract: A media-personality information acquiring apparatus includes a program keyword acquiring unit configured to acquire keywords contained in information on a program as program keywords, a program genre determining unit configured to determine whether or not a genre of the program is a predetermined genre, a caption keyword acquiring unit configured to acquire keywords contained in captions of the program as caption keywords when the program genre is the predetermined genre, and a media personality information generating unit configured to generate information on media personalities in the program on the basis of the program keywords or the caption keywords.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit acquiring keywords extracted from text data representing a first content to be a base of a search and scores of the respective keywords, and keywords extracted from text data representing a second content for calculating a degree of matching with the first content, and scores of the respective keywords, a matching-degree calculation unit calculating the degree of matching between the first content and the second content based on scores of keywords commonly included in the acquired keywords relating to the first content and the acquired keywords relating to the second content, and an output unit outputting, as a search result, information on a predetermined number of the second content which has a high degree of matching with the first content based on a result of calculation performed by the matching-degree calculation unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which allows a user to select information on a predetermined program as programs interesting to the user and current topics of conversation. The information processing apparatus includes: a first selection section for extracting a keyword from program information of a predetermined program selected from at least one of a program being received and a recorded program, and selecting article information including the same keyword as the extracted keyword among article information described in an RSS format and being delivered to a user; and a display controller for displaying the article information selected by the first selection section simultaneously with an image of the predetermined program.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which allows a user to select programs that are interesting to the user and are current topics of conversation. The information processing apparatus includes: a first setting section for extracting a keyword from article information described in an RSS format and being delivered to the user, and giving a ranking to the extracted keyword; and a second setting section for acquiring at least one of program information on a program being received and program information on a recorded program, and giving a ranking to the program including, in the program information, the same keyword as a keyword having as far as a predetermined ranking among the keywords having rankings given by the first setting section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which creates a predetermined piece of programming, including: a taste information acquiring module which acquires taste information showing user's tastes; a material information acquiring module which acquires a component configuring the piece of programming as material information; a construction information acquiring module which acquires construction information that describes a construction of the piece of programming and includes a motion of the component in the piece of programming; and a creating module which creates the piece of programming based on the taste information, the material information, and the construction information.

Abstract: An ultrathin cylinder includes a cylinder bore formed in a short columnar cylinder body and having an axial length smaller than its radius, a short cylindrical piston for sliding in the cylinder bore and also functioning as a piston rod, a guide rod positioned at a central portion of the cylinder bore and passing for sliding through an end wall of the piston to extend into a cylindrical portion of the piston, a rod cover fixed to an end portion of the guide rod in the cylindrical portion to slide in the cylindrical portion, a first pressure chamber defined in the cylinder bore by the piston, and a second pressure chamber defined in the cylindrical portion by the rod cover.

Abstract: A cylinder apparatus comprises a cylinder tube which is connected between a first cover member and a second cover member each having a cylindrical configuration, an axially displaceable piston which inscribes the cylinder tube, a piston rod which is connected to the piston, an intermediate member which is connected between the cylinder tube and the second cover member, an axially movable member which inscribes the intermediate member, a first spring member which is connected between the second cover member and the movable member, and a piston pin mechanism which is inserted into a recess of the piston rod in a direction perpendicular to the axis.

Abstract: An ultrathin cylinder includes a cylinder bore formed in a short columnar cylinder body and having an axial length smaller than its radius, a short cylindrical piston for sliding in the cylinder bore and also functioning as a piston rod, a guide rod positioned at a central portion of the cylinder bore and passing for sliding through an end wall of the piston to extend into a cylindrical portion of the piston, a rod cover fixed to an end portion of the guide rod in the cylindrical portion to slide in the cylindrical portion, a first pressure chamber defined in the cylinder bore by the piston, and a second pressure chamber defined in the cylindrical portion by the rod cover.