Abstract: A method and system render a processor able to determine a sectioning position for sectioning a cuisine preparation process after the processor is initially unable to determine the sectioning position for sectioning the cuisine preparation processes into a) a pre-preservation process of steps preparing and preserving an ingredient using a predetermined preservation process that is no longer than its predetermined preservation period after which its quality deteriorates, and b) a finishing process performed no later than the end of the predetermined preservation period. A screen displays an area for receiving an instruction to switch the time for performing the finishing process, in response to the processor being rendered unable to section the cuisine preparation process into separately displayed pre-preservation steps and finishing steps when the input time at which the finishing process is to be performed is later than the end of the predetermined preservation period.

Abstract: A first detection unit detects a horizontal air-blowing position inputted by a user using a plan view of a room included in an operation screen. A second detection unit detects a vertical air-blowing position inputted by the user using a profile view included in the operation screen. A generation unit determines an airflow direction of an air conditioner from the horizontal air-blowing position detected by the first detection unit and the vertical air-blowing position detected by the second detection unit, and generates control data that specifies the determined airflow direction.

Abstract: An information processing method firstly acquires cuisine data for a cuisine that includes multiple food preparation processes, the cuisine data including necessary time that is required for each of the multiple food preparation processes. Then the method accepts request information for sectioning the multiple food preparation processes into a pre-preparation process and a finishing process, the request information indicating a request for at least one of an amount of time that a user will take on the pre-preparation process and an amount of time that the user will take on the finishing process. And the method decides a sectioning position to section the multiple food preparation processes into the pre-preparation process and the finishing process satisfying the request information, based on the necessary time included in the cuisine data. Finally the method outputs information indicating the decided sectioning position to an output device.

Abstract: A cooking recipe providing method of providing cooking recipes uses a database storing pieces of cooking recipe information including use ingredient information indicating ingredients to be used for cooking, and includes: receiving from an information terminal, ingredient information indicating a type and amount of an ingredient, and cooking recipe specification information specifying first cooking recipe information whose use ingredient information does not include the ingredient in the ingredient information; extracting a second cooking recipe information similar to the first cooking recipe information in the received cooking recipe specification information from the pieces of cooking recipe information stored in the database; and when the ingredient in the ingredient information is included in the use ingredient information of the second cooking recipe information, generating a third cooking recipe information by adding the ingredient in the ingredient information to the use ingredient information of the f

Abstract: A character input prediction apparatus includes: an operation input unit that obtains information of a character input operation by a user using a character key layout display which includes character keys; a dictionary storage unit that stores a dictionary including candidate character strings; an indication movement detection unit that detects an indication position and an indication direction respectively showing a position and a movement direction of the character input operation in the character key layout display, from the information of the character input operation; a filter generation unit that determines a character range located in the indication direction with the indication position as a base point, in the character key layout display; and a dictionary search unit that searches the dictionary for a predictive character string including any character included in the character range.

Abstract: A first detection unit detects a horizontal air-blowing position inputted by a user using a plan view of a room included in an operation screen. A second detection unit detects a vertical air-blowing position inputted by the user using a profile view included in the operation screen. A generation unit determines an airflow direction of an air conditioner from the horizontal air-blowing position detected by the first detection unit and the vertical air-blowing position detected by the second detection unit, and generates control data that specifies the determined airflow direction.

Abstract: A reception apparatus includes: a broadcast reception unit (101) receiving broadcast content including a video stream, broadcast subtitles, and timing information, the video stream being composed of a plurality of images output along a time axis, the broadcast subtitles being composed of character strings, the timing information being used to output the broadcast subtitles in synchronization with the images; an alternative subtitle acquisition unit (110) acquiring alternative subtitles prior to reception of the broadcast content, the alternative subtitles being composed of character strings that are alternatives to the character strings constituting the broadcast subtitles in a different representation; an alternative subtitle holding unit (111) holding the acquired alternative subtitles; and the timing control unit (112), an alternative subtitle screen generation unit (115), and an alternative subtitle output unit (116) performing alternative subtitle synchronization processing to output the alternative subt

Abstract: A display device comprising: a reception unit; a display unit; a storage unit; and an acquisition unit. The reception unit receives a stream containing a plurality of video frames and first display timing information specifying a display timing of each video frame. The display unit displays each video frame at a corresponding display timing specified by the first display timing information. The storage unit stores an image and second display timing information specifying a display timing of the image. The acquisition unit acquires correction information specifying a correction amount for correcting the display timing of the image and thereby enabling the image to be displayed in synchronization with the video frames displayed by the display unit. The display unit further displays the image at a corrected display timing determined by correcting the display timing of the image by using the correction amount specified by the correction information.

Abstract: A character input prediction apparatus includes: an operation input unit that obtains information of a character input operation by a user using a character key layout display which includes character keys; a dictionary storage unit that stores a dictionary including candidate character strings; an indication movement detection unit that detects an indication position and an indication direction respectively showing a position and a movement direction of the character input operation in the character key layout display, from the information of the character input operation; a filter generation unit that determines a character range located in the indication direction with the indication position as a base point, in the character key layout display; and a dictionary search unit that searches the dictionary for a predictive character string including any character included in the character range.

Abstract: A data output method includes a selection instruction reception step for receiving a button selection instruction for selecting one of two or more buttons realizing the same function and having different attribute values, which buttons are displayed on an input screen, a selection instruction information recording step of recording selection instruction information which is information on a button selection instruction according to the selection instruction received in the selection instruction reception step, and a data output step of changing data to be output according to the selection instruction information recorded in the selection instruction information recording step and outputting the data. Thus it is possible to output data appropriate for a user without inputting the user individual attribute.

Abstract: A communication system including a communication device and a server device. In a server device, a communication information memory stores unique information that is information for identifying a second communication device and communication destination information that is information for communicating with the second communication device. In a first communication device, a first server device identification information memory stores server device identification information that is information for accessing to a server device. An input receiver receives the input of unique information. When the input receiver receives the input of unique information, a first communication destination information acquisition unit accesses to the server device identified by the server device identification information, and acquires communication destination information corresponding to the unique information from server device.

Abstract: A data distributing system of the present invention is a data distributing system provided with: information providing apparatuses 103a and 103b of providing data that is to be an object of distribution; an information accepting apparatus 111 of accepting the provided data; a distribution information storing apparatus 114a of storing the accepted data as distributable data; an information distributing apparatus 116a of distributing, as voice data, at least a principal part of the distributable data through networks 102a and 102b based on (1) a request for distribution of data desired by a receiving side and/or (2) the number of times based on a predetermined criterion; and information transmitting and receiving apparatuses 104a to 104c of obtaining the distributed data.