Abstract: An information provision system includes a first history collection device, a second history collection device, and a specific-information generation device. The specific-information generation device includes a history collector that acquires first history information and second history information, and a specific-information generator that generates specific information regarding an attribute and a preference of a user, based on the first history information and the second history information. The specific-information generator disposes, on a map of a thesaurus prepared in advance, a first keyword obtained from an access history of a Web terminal, and a second keyword obtained from a manipulation history of a household electric appliance terminal, and generates first specific information, based on the second keyword having a distance smaller than a predetermined distance from a disposed position of the first keyword disposed on the map.

Abstract: An information provision system includes a first history collection device, a second history collection device, and a specific-information generation device. The specific-information generation device includes a history collector that acquires first history information and second history information, and a specific-information generator that generates specific information regarding an attribute and a preference of a user, based on the first history information and the second history information. The specific-information generator disposes, on a map of a thesaurus prepared in advance, a first keyword obtained from an access history of a Web terminal, and a second keyword obtained from a manipulation history of a household electric appliance terminal, and generates first specific information, based on the second keyword having a distance smaller than a predetermined distance from a disposed position of the first keyword disposed on the map.

Abstract: Fixed ground system acquires advertising contents from an advertiser, and acquires operation information for the moving body and attribute information of a passenger using the moving body, from a business operator of moving body, and consequently selects advertising content for the moving body. Moving body system selects advertising content for a moving body terminal based on the advertising contents acquired from fixed ground system and seat information. According to this configuration, it is possible to provide a system which provides information corresponding to attributes of a passenger and histories of the passenger, to the passenger in the moving body which has a departure place and a destination place, even in a case where an arrival destination is the same passengers, when a seat of the passenger is different from a reserved seat such as the seat of an airplane.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving device capable of easily setting area information. A control unit of a DVR transmits an acquisition request for area information to a TV. When the control unit receives a response to the acquisition request from the TV, the control unit extracts area information from the received response and performs a channel presetting using the extracted area information. A control unit of the TV has area information stored therein. When the control unit receives an acquisition request for area information from the DVR, the control unit transmits, as a response to the request, the stored area information to the DVR.

Abstract: When pairing an AV device with a controller for linking to and controlling the AV device, it was necessary for the user operating the controller to select an AV device near the user in accordance with the position of the user. A controller 2 specifies a nearby device based on audio characteristic information (an audio fingerprint) generated from audio obtained by an audio input portion (microphone) or content information specified from such audio characteristic information, and audio characteristic information of devices obtained with a communication portion or content information specified from such audio characteristic information, to carry out the pairing.

Abstract: When pairing an AV device with a controller for linking to and controlling the AV device, it was necessary for the user operating the controller to select an AV device near the user in accordance with the position of the user. A controller 2 specifies a nearby device based on audio characteristic information (an audio fingerprint) generated from audio obtained by an audio input portion (microphone) or content information specified from such audio characteristic information, and audio characteristic information of devices obtained with a communication portion or content information specified from such audio characteristic information, to carry out the pairing.

Abstract: The network system comprises an original device description indicating a control point so as to register an address used for MAC address authentication. The server side acquires information from the device(s) connected to the network, and only the device(s) having the above mentioned description are listed and displayed. By responding to the access from the non-registered device in a predetermined manner, the device is prompted to be registered.

Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus, which is capable of reproducing, in accordance with an instruction from a controller, content provided from a content output apparatus via a network, includes: a first communication unit which receives a first search request; a second communication unit which receives a second search request from the controller and has a shorter communication distance that allows communication with the controller than the communication distance of the first communication unit; and a control unit which transmits to the controller, using the first communication unit, a first response including identification information of the content reproduction apparatus when the first communication unit receives the first search request, and which transmits to the controller, using one of the first and second communication units, a second response to specify the identification information included in the first response that has been transmitted, when the second communication unit receives the second search

Abstract: Provided is a recording reservation registration apparatus that transmits a recording reservation registration request to a recordable recording apparatus which sets a recording reservation in accordance with the received recording reservation registration request, the recording reservation registration apparatus including: a reservation information input unit; a control unit that generates a recording reservation registration request; and a reservation information transmitting unit that transmits the generated recording reservation registration request.

Abstract: An internet terminal, which includes a communication unit for sending and receiving packet data, an encryption unit for encrypting and decrypting packet data, a packet generation unit for generating packet data to be sent to a server apparatus, a protocol determination unit for determining a communication protocol to be used between the internet terminal and the server apparatus, a control request reading unit for reading in packet data and a control request packet that includes a control request, a control unit for receiving control information and controlling the internet terminal or a terminal apparatus accordingly. Further, the internet terminal includes a server certificate authentication unit for authenticating the validity of a server certificate sent by the server apparatus, a client certificate management unit for sending a client certificate to the server apparatus, and a storage unit for storing a terminal ID and other information.

Abstract: A broadcast receiving device capable of easily setting area information. A control unit of a DVR transmits an acquisition request for area information to a TV. When the control unit receives a response to the acquisition request from the TV, the control unit extracts area information from the received response and performs a channel presetting using the extracted area information. A control unit of the TV has area information stored therein. When the control unit receives an acquisition request for area information from the DVR, the control unit transmits, as a response to the request, the stored area information to the DVR.

Abstract: The network system comprises an original device description indicating a control point so as to register an address used for MAC address authentication. The server side acquires information from the device(s) connected to the network, and only the device(s) having the above mentioned description are listed and displayed. By responding to the access from the non-registered device in a predetermined manner, the device is prompted to be registered, said device corresponding with the device description, but not registered.

Abstract: A communication system includes a device and a server connected to the Internet, which transfers communications between the device and a terminal connectable to the Internet via the server. The device periodically transmits a notice packet to the server. The server transmits a connection request packet to the device in reply to the notice packet when a transfer to the device is requested from the terminal. The device transmits a TCP connection request to the server when receiving the connection request packet from the server. The server accepts the TCP connection request transmitted from the device to the server in reply to the connection request packet, to establish the TCP connection. Thus, the server transfers communications between the terminal and the device on the TCP connection after the TCP connection is established.

Abstract: A data recording device, using a disc, wherein it is easy to handle respective audio signals independently and which receives digital data got by multiplexing plural audio signals is provided. In a data recording device according to the present invention data blocks are identified in the frame unit from among received digital data and, at least, the first audio block and the second audio block are generated from among the data blocks so that each audio block is recorded from the leading address of the recording segment formed on the disc.

Abstract: An internet terminal (110), which is a home terminal apparatus, is comprised of: a communication unit (111) for sending and receiving packet data; an encryption unit (112) for encrypting and decrypting packet data; a packet generation unit (113) for generating packet data to be sent to a server apparatus (200); a protocol determination unit (114) for determining a communication protocol to be used between the internet terminal (110) and the server apparatus (200); a control request reading unit (115) for reading in packet data and a control request packet that includes a control request; a control unit (116) for receiving control information and controlling the internet terminal (110) or a terminal apparatus (103) accordingly; a server certificate authentication unit (117) for authenticating the validity of a server certificate sent by the server apparatus (200); a client certificate management unit (118) for sending a client certificate to the server apparatus (200); and a storage unit (119) for storing a te

Abstract: An data recording apparatus in accordance with the present invention is configured so as to determine whether a received data block is of the same data to a previously received data block or not on the basis of the data block particular information in the data block transmitted from the outside and stored in a buffer thereby determining the recording-or-not into a disk drive, or so as to determine whether it is to be recorded into the disk drive or not on the basis of the information transmitted from the outside.

Abstract: A video and audio data converter capable of insert-edit-processing another video data and audio data in real time while reproducing produced video and audio data and a disk apparatus using the video and audio data converter are configured so that a plurality of video and audio data input and output from a plurality of external apparatuses to video and audio input/output sections are input and output while the video and audio data input and output to one video and audio input/output section is replaced with the video and audio data input and output to another video and audio input/output section in a video and audio data conversion section.

Abstract: A communication system includes a device and a server connected to the Internet, which transfers communications between the device and a terminal connectable to the Internet via the server. The device periodically transmits a notice packet to the server. The server transmits a connection request packet to the device in reply to the notice packet when a transfer to the device is requested from the terminal. The device transmits a TCP connection request to the server when receiving the connection request packet from the server. The server accepts the TCP connection request transmitted from the device to the server in reply to the connection request packet, to establish the TCP connection. Thus, the server transfers communications between the terminal and the device on the TCP connection after the TCP connection is established.

Abstract: The disk apparatus and the audiovisual data processing apparatus in accordance with the present invention are apparatuses having a stream data processing function and virtually provided with each command processing function for digital VCRs so as to be capable of meeting various processing requests from external apparatuses; and they are configured so that the audiovisual frame boundaries of audiovisual data are detected, so that audiovisual data received externally and continuously is divided in audiovisual frame units in accordance with the detected audiovisual frame boundaries, and so that the data divided in audiovisual frame units is controlled so as to be stored on a disk medium.

Abstract: In a disk control apparatus according to the present invention, after overwriting processing or block erasure processing is performed, index information on the fragmented recorded area is newly generated for managing the recording area, and recording start and end information is written to the video and audio data recorded on a disk apparatus, and edit processing can be easily performed by the disk control apparatus even after video and audio data recorded on the disk apparatus is overwritten with externally input video and audio data and after a part of the video and audio data is erased.