Abstract: A display control apparatus includes an input unit configured to be operated to change the display state of a plurality of content items displayed on a display screen, a circling detector configured to detect a circling operation, detect the circling direction and number of revolutions thereof, and also determine an area enclosed by the circling operation to be a selection area, a content item search unit configured to search the plurality of content items for relevant content items that correspond to position information included inside the selection area, and a content display quantity adjuster configured to display or hide the relevant content items according to the circling direction, and in the case of a plurality of relevant content items, determine the number of relevant content items to display or hide from among the relevant content items on the basis of the number of revolutions.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes: a detection section detecting an image of an object from moving image data; a table creation section recording position information indicating a position on the moving image data in a table on the basis of a detection result by the detection section; a dubbing processing section performing dubbing processing on the moving image data; and a control section controlling the dubbing processing section so as to extract a portion of the moving image data recorded on a first recording medium on the basis of the position information recorded in the table, and to perform the dubbing processing on the extracted portion onto a second recording medium.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a detector and a display controller. The detector is configured to detect an inclination angle of a display surface of a display unit. The display controller is configured to control the display unit to display a plurality of menu items disposed along a depth direction perpendicular to the display surface, and to shift the plurality of menu items in a direction parallel to the display surface based on the inclination angle detected by the detector.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes an input unit configured to be operated to change the display state of a plurality of content items displayed on a display screen, a circling detector configured to detect a circling operation, detect the circling direction and number of revolutions thereof, and also determine an area enclosed by the circling operation to be a selection area, a content item search unit configured to search the plurality of content items for relevant content items that correspond to position information included inside the selection area, and a content display quantity adjuster configured to display or hide the relevant content items according to the circling direction, and in the case of a plurality of relevant content items, determine the number of relevant content items to display or hide from among the relevant content items on the basis of the number of revolutions.

Abstract: The present invention has been made to increase the number of times of imaging operation in the case where a DVD+RW is used as a recording medium. The present invention provides an optical disc recording apparatus that records data onto an optical disc that adopts a format in which title and chapter are specified as data management units, the title being a playback unit of contents recorded in contiguous physical areas and the chapter being a unit obtained by dividing the title into a plurality of pieces, which includes a record unit that receives contents data as an input, encodes the contents data into a data stream compatible with the format, and records the encoded data stream onto the optical disc, and a control unit that controls recording processing for the optical disc, wherein the control unit records new contents data onto the optical disc in the physical area continuing from the last title of all recorded titles as a chapter continuing from the last chapter included in the last title.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a data recording method of performing data recording while properly using at least two respective divided recording areas on an optical recording medium (5) in accordance with kind of data to be recorded, wherein in the case where inputted data is still picture, remaining capacity of the still picture recording area ARS is confirmed to judge whether or not remaining capacity of the video recording area ARV is larger than extension size when there is no remaining capacity of the still picture recording area ARS, whereby in the case where remaining capacity of the video recording area ARV is larger than extension size, boundary pointer is modified, and recording data management information and file system information are modified to thereby extend the still picture recording area ARS to record still picture data into the still picture recording area ARS to update recording data management information and/or file system information of management are ARM as occasion demands af

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a signal processor which generates moving image data by performing data conversion on still image data, and a controller which determines an aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion performed by the signal processor. The controller determines the aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion by the signal processor on the basis of aspect ratio information of image data files recorded on a recording medium onto which the moving image data generated by the signal processor is recorded.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus includes: a detection section detecting an image of an object from moving image data; a table creation section recording position information indicating a position on the moving image data in a table on the basis of a detection result by the detection section; a dubbing processing section performing dubbing processing on the moving image data; and a control section controlling the dubbing processing section so as to extract a portion of the moving image data recorded on a first recording medium on the basis of the position information recorded in the table, and to perform the dubbing processing on the extracted portion onto a second recording medium.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a data recording method of performing data recording while properly using at least two respective divided recording areas on an optical recording medium (5) in accordance with kind of data to be recorded, wherein in the case where inputted data is still picture, remaining capacity of the still picture recording area ARS is confirmed to judge whether or not remaining capacity of the video recording area ARV is larger than extension size when there is no remaining capacity of the still picture recording area ARS, whereby in the case where remaining capacity of the video recording area ARV is larger than extension size, boundary pointer is modified, and recording data management information and file system information are modified to thereby extend the still picture recording area ARS to record still picture data into the still picture recording area ARS to update recording data management information and/or file system information of management are ARM as occasion demands af

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a signal processor which generates moving image data by performing data conversion on still image data, and a controller which determines an aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion performed by the signal processor. The controller determines the aspect ratio of the moving image data generated in the data conversion by the signal processor on the basis of aspect ratio information of image data files recorded on a recording medium onto which the moving image data generated by the signal processor is recorded.

Abstract: The present invention has been made to increase the number of times of imaging operation in the case where a DVD+RW is used as a recording medium. The present invention provides an optical disc recording apparatus that records data onto an optical disc that adopts a format in which title and chapter are specified as data management units, the title being a playback unit of contents recorded in contiguous physical areas and the chapter being a unit obtained by dividing the title into a plurality of pieces, which includes a record unit that receives contents data as an input, encodes the contents data into a data stream compatible with the format, and records the encoded data stream onto the optical disc, and a control unit that controls recording processing for the optical disc, wherein the control unit records new contents data onto the optical disc in the physical area continuing from the last title of all recorded titles as a chapter continuing from the last chapter included in the last title.

Abstract: The present invention is a multi-function receiver that controls a plurality of graphic user interface displays. The receiver includes a first display processing section for performing graphic display processing based on a program stored in a memory, a second display processing section for performing graphic display processing based on a control signal included in a signal for a channel being received, and a control section connected to the memory for controlling the first and second display processing sections. The control section performs control so to display a graphic screen display-processed by one of the first and second display processing sections. Thereby, the graphic screen display-processed by the first display processing section and the graphic screen display-processed by the second display processing section can be prevented from being overlapped and moreover, the conventional control program used in the first display processing section can be utilized as it is, without being changed.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus receives digital broadcast signals from a plurality of broadcasting companies in different receiving modes from each other at low cost. It is determined to what limited receiving mode an IC card, mounted to an IC card interface section, corresponds. When the IC card is an effective IC card which corresponds to the limited receiving mode of an output stream selected by the user, a CPU performs control in such a manner that the limited receiving processing is conducted for the output stream by use of the contract information and the scramble key information controlled by the IC card. Specifically, when reception of the program designated by the user through a selecting operation is limited, the CPU allows a descrambling section to unscramble the output stream, so that the user can watch and listen to the program. By simply exchanging the IC cards mounted on the interface section, it becomes possible to receive the digital broadcast signals from the broadcasting companies.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus receives digital broadcast signals from a plurality of broadcasting companies in different receiving modes from each other at low cost. It is determined to what limited receiving mode an IC card, mounted to an IC card interface section, corresponds. When the IC card is an effective IC card which corresponds to the limited receiving mode of an output stream selected by the user, a CPU performs control in such a manner that the limited receiving processing is conducted for the output stream by use of the contract information and the scramble key information controlled by the IC card. Specifically, when reception of the program designated by the user through a selecting operation is limited, the CPU allows a descrambling section to unscramble the output stream, so that the user can watch and listen to the program. By simply exchanging the IC cards mounted on the interface section, it becomes possible to receive the digital broadcast signals from the broadcasting companies.