Abstract: A virtual reality network provides access to a number of virtual reality representations, each virtual reality representation representing a location in a virtual universe and defined by VR data stored on the network. The VR data can be in a simplified data format. A database stores the network address and the location in the universe of each virtual reality representation. A database server provides access to the database. The database server generates a list of locations in response to a location query from a visitor, and provides the network address of the virtual reality representation of a selected location. A visitor connects to the database server with a client host to visit the locations in the virtual universe.

Abstract: This application provides an association method and device, and relates to the field of communications. The method comprises: obtaining image data in a visual field area of an imaging device; dividing the visual field area into multiple visual field subareas; obtaining first attribute information of an object in any one of the multiple visual field subareas by means of beam scanning; and establishing a correspondence between the first attribute information of the object in the visual field subarea and image data corresponding to the visual field subarea. By means of the association method and device, a high-accuracy correspondence between the object in the visual field area of the imaging device and the first attribute information of the object can be established, which is beneficial to presenting a user with the attribute information of the corresponding object in a more accurate and intuitive way.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a camera, a location sensor, a display, and a controller. The controller acquires a database including name information of tangible objects, first location information indicating locations of the tangible objects, and first feature point information related to feature points of the tangible objects. The controller generates image recognition information on the basis of a captured image captured by the camera, the image recognition information including distance information indicating a distance from the electronic device to a particular subject and second feature point information related to feature points of the particular subject. The controller identifies a name of the particular subject on the basis of the image recognition information, the database, and second location information indicating a location of the electronic device acquired by the location sensor.

Abstract: A method is provided for preventing divulgation of sensitive data in two snapshots, taken at different times, of one or more same systems in a cloud environment. The method includes identifying a set of files from among a plurality of file pairs. Each file pair is formed from a respective file that includes at least one difference with respect to each snapshot. The method includes performing a pattern reducing process that removes, from the set of files, any of the files having, as the difference, a predetermined non-sensitive difference between respective executions of a pre-determined system operation. The method includes performing a commonality reducing process that removes, from the set of files, any files having, as the difference, a common difference between different users. The method includes annotating data in remaining files in the set of files as potentially being the sensitive data, subsequent to the reducing processes.

Abstract: A method is used to evaluate a camera-related subsystem in a digital network, e.g., aboard a vehicle or fleet, by receiving, via a camera diagnostic module (CDM), sensor reports from the subsystem and possibly from a door sensor, rain/weather sensor, or other sensor. The CDM includes data tables corresponding to subsystem-specific fault modes. The method includes evaluating performance of the camera-related subsystem by comparing potential fault indicators in the received sensor reports to one of the data tables, and determining a pattern of fault indicators in the reports. The pattern is indicative of a health characteristic of the camera-related subsystem. A control action is executed with respect to the digital network in response to the health characteristic, including recording a diagnostic or prognostic code indicative of the health characteristic. The digital network and vehicle are also disclosed.

Abstract: A driving method of a semiconductor device that takes three-dimensional images with short duration is provided. In a first step, a light source starts to emit light, and first potential corresponding to the total amount of light received by a first photoelectric conversion element and a second photoelectric conversion element is written to a first charge accumulation region. In a second step, the light source stops emitting light and second potential corresponding to the total amount of light received by the first photoelectric conversion element and the second photoelectric conversion element is written to a second charge accumulation region. In a third step, first data corresponding to the potential written to the first charge accumulation region is read. In a fourth step, second data corresponding to the potential written to the second charge accumulation region is read.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus including: a display unit comprising a display panel, the display unit configured to display an image including at least one subject; a detection unit comprising detection circuitry, the detection unit configured to detect an input for setting a region of interest in the image; and a controller configured to detect at least one candidate region from the region of interest set based on the input, and set one of the at least one detected candidate region as an auto-focus (AF) region based on priorities of the at least one detected candidate region.

Abstract: An information acquisition apparatus includes: a configuration information acquisition section that acquires configuration information that indicates a configuration of a plurality of portions to be photographed; a determination section that determines a photographing state of a portion indicated in the configuration information; and a photographing guide screen creation section that creates the photographing guide screen, wherein the photographing guide screen creation section includes the acquired configuration information in the photographing guide screen, and adds, to the portion indicated in the configuration information, state information that indicates a photographing state based on the determination performed by the determination section.

Abstract: In implementations of image composition instruction based on reference image perspective, a template image of a desired object is captured. Reference images including a similar or same object as the desired object are obtained. Directions from a first location of where a template image was captured to a second location where a selected reference image was captured are obtained and exposed in a user interface to allow a user to move to the second location. At the second location, interactive instructions are generated based on a live video stream of the desired to move a camera capturing the video stream until a composition of the video stream is aligned with a composition of the reference image. The camera is configured with settings based on the reference image to capture a composed image having a same composition as the reference image.

Abstract: An image sensor outputs captured image data by discriminating whether to add a result of an imaging plane phase difference AF calculation to a top of the captured image data or whether to add the result to an end of the captured image data, thus reducing a time lag between exposure and focus position movement.

Abstract: In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, is controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include a non-motion mode, a motion mode, a normal burst mode and/or a reduced data burst mode. Motion mode is well suited for capturing an image including motion, e.g., moving object(s) with some modules being used to capture scene areas using a shorter exposure time than other modules and the captured images then being combined taking into consideration locations of motion. A reduced data burst mode is supported in some embodiments in which camera modules with different focal lengths capture images at different rates. While the camera modules of different focal length operate at different image capture rates in the reduced data burst mode, images are combined to support a desired composite image output rate, e.g., a desired frame rate.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for digital photo frames with personalized content. In one embodiment, an example device may include at least one memory that stores computer-executable instructions, and at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to determine a human face in an ambient environment, determine a user identifier associated with the human face, and determine a database index comprising relationships between media content and user identifiers. The at least one processor may be configured to determine a set of media content available to the device, the set of media content comprising pre-indexed images and videos, determine first media content of the set of media content associated with the user identifier in the database index, and initiate presentation of the first media content at a display in the ambient environment.

Abstract: [Object] To improve both trackability of a focus position and focusing accuracy with respect to a subject. [Solution] An image capturing device includes: an imaging element having a light receiving surface including detection pixels that receive light passed through different regions of an exit pupil of an imaging optical system, and detect a phase difference between two images obtained by splitting the exit pupil; a first detection unit configured to execute at least any of first focus detection based on a phase detection autofocus (AF) method and second focus detection based on a contrast detection AF method; a focusing control unit configured to drive at least one optical member included in the imaging optical system toward a focusing position detected by the focus detection; and a second detection unit configured to detect a change in a subject image.

Abstract: A virtual reality network provides access to a number of virtual reality representations, each virtual reality representation representing a location in a virtual universe and defined by VR data stored on the network. The VR data can be in a simplified data format. A database stores the network address and the location in the universe of each virtual reality representation. A database server provides access to the database. The database server generates a list of locations in response to a location query from a visitor, and provides the network address of the virtual reality representation of a selected location. A visitor connects to the database server with a client host to visit the locations in the virtual universe.

Abstract: Techniques of generating a knowledge graph metadata network (metadata network) for digital asset management (DAM) are described. A DAM logic/module can obtain one or more first metadata assets describing characteristics associated with digital assets (DAs) in the DA collection. The DAM logic/module can also determine second metadata asset(s) and third metadata asset(s) describing characteristics associated with DAs in the DA collection based on the first metadata asset(s). The DAM logic/module can generate at least some of the metadata assets as nodes in a metadata network associated with the DA collection. The DAM logic/module can also determine, for at least two of the metadata assets, a correlation between the at least two metadata assets. The DAM logic/module can generate an edge in the metadata network between the nodes that represent the at least two metadata assets to represent the determined correlation.

Abstract: A system, method, apparatus, and computer program product for customizing an appliance display are disclosed. A method may include receiving an indication of a selected image and an indication of a target appliance on which the selected image is to be displayed. The method may additionally include determining one or more display characteristics of a display of the target appliance. The method may also include processing the selected image based on the one or more display characteristics to generate a customized image formatted for display as a background image on the display of the target appliance. The method may further include configuring the target appliance, via a network, to display the customized image as a background image underlying a graphical user interface that may be displayed on the display during operation of the target appliance.

Abstract: A first memory stores values of blocks of pixels representative of a digital image, a second memory stores partial values of destination pixels in a thumbnail image, and a third memory stores compressed images and thumbnail images. A processor retrieves values of a block of pixels from the first memory. The processor also concurrently compresses the values to generate a compressed image and modify a partial value of a destination pixel based on values of pixels in portions of the block that overlap a scaling window for the destination pixel. The processor stores the modified partial value in the second memory and stores the compressed image and the thumbnail image in the third memory.

Abstract: A method includes: after a panorama shooting instruction triggered by a user is acquired, shooting a first image, and acquiring a shooting parameter of the first image; determining move guiding information according to a preset move guiding policy, and displaying the move guiding information on a terminal, so as to instruct the user to move the terminal according to the move guiding information; shooting a preset quantity of images according to the shooting parameter of the first image after it is detected that the terminal moves, where the preset quantity of images are background images on both the left and right sides of a background corresponding to the first image; and performing, by using the first image as a center and by using a preset splicing scheme, seamless splicing on the first image and the preset quantity of images, to obtain a panoramic image.

Abstract: When sampling a cube map when rendering in a graphics processing system, the vector representation of the desired cube map sample provided by the application is converted into a 2D position on one of the faces of the cube map for use by the texturing unit of the graphics processing pipeline. The determined 2D texture coordinates (S, T) are represented using standard 32-bit IEEE 754 floating point numbers, and the 3-bit face index for the cube map is included in one of the numbers representing the texture coordinates by packing it into the sign bit and the top two bits of the exponent to provide a modified texture coordinate value. The modified 32-bit texture coordinate representation is then provided together with the 32-bit floating point number corresponding to the other texture coordinate as the cube map descriptor to the texturing unit of the graphics processing pipeline.

Abstract: A messaging application receives a request from a user to create a custom sticker. The messaging application identifies an image for the custom sticker. Based on the image source of the identified image, the messaging application processes the image. Processing steps may include cropping the image, adding custom content to the image, resizing the image, rotating the image, and others. The messaging application creates a custom sticker based on the processed image and locally stores the custom sticker. The custom sticker may then be accessed and selected by the user of the messaging application to transmit to other users via the messaging system.

Abstract: A video encoder, a method of encoding a frame of video data, and a three-dimensional modeling system producing an encoded video stream are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method includes: (1) receiving from an application a frame of video data to be encoded, (2) determining a gamer's attention area for the frame of video data and (3) changing an encoding of the frame of video data by allocating bits for the frame based upon the gamer's attention area.

Abstract: An augmented reality method for displaying information comprises: capturing a sequence of image frames by a camera of a portable device, obtaining movement data by using an inertial sensor of the portable device, determining a sampling frame rate according to the movement data, selecting a tracking image from the captured image frames according to the sampling frame rate, determining a position of the portable device by comparing the tracking image with a point cloud, and displaying information on a display of the device based on the determined position.

Abstract: A reference image of one or more objects is displayed on the display of a mobile device in a manner that allows a user of the mobile device to simultaneously view the reference image and a preview image of the one or more objects currently in a field of view of a camera of the mobile device. An indication is provided to the user of the mobile device whether the camera of the mobile device is currently located within a specified amount of a distance at which the reference image was acquired. In response to a user request, the camera acquires a second image of the one or more objects and optionally a distance between the camera and the one or more objects at the time the second image was acquired is recorded. An image management application provides various functionalities for accessing and managing image sequences.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for achieving faster booting of automotive electronics in ECU of an automobile in terms of early availability of vehicle communication. The method comprises implementing an Open Systems and their interfaces for Electronics in motor vehicles (OSEK) based Controller Area Network (CAN) stack in each of booting phases of the ECU, wherein the CAN stack is stored in a memory mapped region of the ECU. The method comprises creating a data structure storing information pertaining to at least runtime information, state information, message buffers, and diagnostic session state, wherein the data structure is stored in the memory mapped region. The information stored in the data structure is used for executing one or more instructions of the OSEK based CAN stack for booting the automotive electronics in the ECU, wherein the one or more instructions are executed across each of the booting phases of the ECU.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit, a communication unit configured to read, from another electronic apparatus having a plurality of operation modes, information regarding a current operation mode of the another electronic apparatus, and a controller configured to select a user interface screen which is displayed on the display unit in accordance with the information regarding the operation mode read by the communication unit.

Abstract: Implementations of the present disclosure include methods, systems, and computer-readable storage mediums for enhancing digital content provided from devices, and actions of providing, by a sensor of a device, primary digital content, providing, by the device, secondary digital content, the secondary digital content indicating a context, within which the primary digital content was generated, generating, by the device, a data package including the primary digital content and the secondary digital content, and transmitting, by the device, the data package to a back-end system over a network.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a memory; a touch screen; a first camera having a first capturing angle; a second camera having a second capturing angle that is wider than the first capturing angle; and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the touch screen to display a first preview image of the first camera, a second preview image of the second camera, or both the first and second preview images overlapping each other; cause the memory to store a first image taken by the first camera in response to a first capture command received while the first preview image is displayed; and cause the memory to store both the first image and a second image taken by the second camera when a wide-angle capturing condition is satisfied while at least one of the first preview image or the second preview image is displayed.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus and a method for controlling a display that displays content is provided. The method includes displaying content, detecting an input corresponding to the displayed content, determining an emotional level based on the detected input, and applying an emotional effect corresponding to the determined emotional level to the displayed content, and displaying the emotional effect on the displayed content.

Abstract: A method for execution by a dispersed storage and task (DST) execution unit identifying a failing memory device based on memory device diagnostic data. A cloning task is executed by designating memory of a replacement memory device to store encoded slices stored in the failing memory device, where the cloning task is executed over a cloning duration time period. A write request is received via a network at a receiving time during the cloning duration time period that includes a new encoded slice, and the new encoded slice is assigned to a temporary memory device for storage based on an identifier of the new encoded. The new encoded slice is transferred from the temporary memory device to the replacement memory device in response to an elapsing of the cloning duration time period corresponding to completion of the execution of the cloning task.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, and a recording medium that make it possible to set a dynamic range of an image to be reproduced. A BD-J execution unit sets a dynamic range of a screen to be reproduced. A video decoder generates a main video to be reproduced in the dynamic range set by the BD-J execution unit. The present disclosure can be applied, for example, to a reproducing device or the like that reproduces an optical disk that records an AV stream of a main video in a standard dynamic range (SDR) and an AV stream of a main video in a high dynamic range (HDR).

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store image data associated with positional information, a determination unit configured to determine whether information representing a type of satellite used for determining the positional information associated with the image data stored in the storage unit is associated with the image data, and a display control unit configured to control, in accordance with a result of the determination performed by the determination unit, display of information representing a type of satellite used for determining the positional information associated with the image data in a form in which the type of satellite is recognizable.

Abstract: A system and method are presented to allow audio communication between users concerning an image. The originator of the communication uses a mobile device app to select an image and record an audio commentary. The image, audio commentary, and metadata are submitted to a cloud server for storage. The app uses the server to analyze a recipient address to determine the preferred mode of delivery. If the recipient is a known user of the app, the file is delivered without combining the image, audio commentary, and metadata into a standard movie file. Otherwise, the originator's app delivers the file through MMS or e-mail for the recipient as a movie file for viewing using a standard video player.

Abstract: A method and system includes obtaining video content at a programmed processor. The programmed processor generates a playback rate for each of multiple portions of the video content based on a predetermined playback rate obtained by the processor for each of the multiple portions. The processor further modifies the multiple portions of the video content for playback, wherein each portion is modified in accordance with the generated playback rate which is variable for each of the portions. The modified multiple portions may be provided to a monitor device for playing the video content via in accordance with the generated playback rate for each portion of the video content.

Abstract: A digital camera control system that requires no light sensors is described. The control system relies on modeled external environmental geophysical solar parameters, geometric relationships between the object to be imaged and surrounding potentially shadowing objects, the material properties of the object to be imaged such as reflectivity are combined to produce the estimated irradiance on a camera sensor for the particular time of day, date and geometric relationship between the object and the sun. The calculated irradiance on the image sensor for the background of the object of interest and a feature to be recognized provide a contrast. The signal to noise requirements for the feature recognition are used to determine a minimum required contrast transfer function for the sensor. Control parameters for the sensor are then determined to meet the minimum contrast requirements.

Abstract: Consumption information associated with a user consuming a first video segment may be obtained. The consumption information may define user engagement during a video segment and/or user response to the video segment. Consumption information associated with the user consuming a second video segment may be obtained. A first set of capture settings associated with capture of the first video segment may be obtained. A second set of capture settings associated with capture of the second video segment may be obtained. The preferences for the capture settings of the image capturing device may be determined based upon the first and second set of capture settings. Instructions may be transmitted to the image capturing device. The instructions may include the determined preferences for the capture settings and may be configured to cause the image capturing device to adjust the capture settings to the determined preferences.

Abstract: A photographing method including: displaying, at an image acquisition device, a scene that includes a first person; displaying, at the image acquisition device, a first score in the scene, wherein the first score is indicative of the first person's contentment with the way he or she looks in the scene; and acquiring, at the image acquisition device, a photograph of the scene when the first score is equal to or greater than a threshold value.

Abstract: In various embodiments a camera with multiple optical chains, e.g., camera modules, is controlled to operate in one of a variety of supported modes of operation. The modes include a non-motion mode, a motion mode, a normal burst mode and/or a reduced data burst mode. Motion mode is well suited for capturing an image including motion, e.g., moving object(s) with some modules being used to capture scene areas using a shorter exposure time than other modules and the captured images then being combined taking into consideration locations of motion. A reduced data burst mode is supported in some embodiments in which camera modules with different focal lengths capture images at different rates. While the camera modules of different focal length operate at different image capture rates in the reduced data burst mode, images are combined to support a desired composite image output rate, e.g., a desired frame rate.

Abstract: There is provided an image capturing control apparatus. A selection unit selects, as a setting relating to shooting of a moving image, any of a plurality of settings having respectively different ratios of a shooting time to a playback time. A display control unit performs control: such that a predetermined shooting time and a playback time that corresponds to the predetermined shooting time and is different for each setting are displayed for a setting in which a shooting time is shorter than a playback time, out of the plurality of settings; and such that a predetermined playback time and a shooting time that corresponds to the predetermined playback time and is different for each setting are displayed for a setting in which a shooting time is longer than a playback time, out of the plurality of settings.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus combines images output from imaging units, and reduces such scenes that an image of a displaced subject is captured. The apparatus includes a driving unit that drives at least one imaging unit serving as a driving target among the imaging units, in predetermined driving modes, and a combining unit that combines pieces of image data acquired by the imaging units. The imaging units each include an imaging sensor in which photoelectric converters for converting light into an electrical signal are arranged in rows and columns. The driving unit divides a region for acquiring the image data into a plurality of regions each corresponding to a unit formed of one or more rows of the imaging sensor. The driving modes include a first driving mode in which the imaging unit serving as the driving target is sequentially switched for each exposure or readout of the unit.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a reliable hands-free interface between a user and a computing device are presented herein. The interface system includes a gaze tracking system, display system, and head motion tracking system all attached to a frame that is mountable to the head of a user. Eye movements are tracked to determine when the gaze of a user has settled on a particular image displayed by the display system. After a fixed gaze has been identified, it is determined whether the user is moving his/her head in a confirmatory head gesture. The user selection is verified by determining whether the gaze of the user remains fixed to the selected image while executing the confirmatory gesture. This ensures that the gaze of the user remains focused on the selected image projected by the display, rather than an object in the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a memory; a touch screen; a first camera having a first capturing angle; a second camera having a second capturing angle that is wider than the first capturing angle; and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the touch screen to display a first preview image of the first camera, a second preview image of the second camera, or both the first and second preview images overlapping each other; cause the memory to store a first image taken by the first camera in response to a first capture command received while the first preview image is displayed; and cause the memory to store both the first image and a second image taken by the second camera when a wide-angle capturing condition is satisfied while at least one of the first preview image or the second preview image is displayed.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing that is requested, by using a parameter stored in a second storage unit included in the image processing unit; a control unit configured to store the parameter to be used by the image processing unit in a first storage unit, and generate identification information indicating a storage position of the parameter and store the identification in the first storage unit; and a transfer unit configured to acquire the parameter from the first storage unit based on the identification information stored in the first storage unit, and transfer the parameter to the second storage unit. The control unit stores the parameter in the second storage unit without storing the parameter in the first storage unit, according to the acquired parameter.

Abstract: A handheld imaging device is described to provide high quality RAW image data to a smartphone, or similar handheld imaging device. The imaging device can have a larger dimension, particularly with regard to the thickness of the device, thus overcoming some of the physical limitations to providing high quality optics and image sensing within the thin form factor of a modern smartphone. As the device is only connected when capturing images the smartphone form factor is not altered. The device does not replicate the high-end image processing functionality of a smartphone, but instead transfers RAW images to the smartphone for high-end image processing & enhancement on the smartphone CPU/GPU. Thus it can be manufactured at lower cost than a dedicated camera with equivalent capabilities by taking advantage of the sophisticated image processing capabilities of today's smartphones.

Abstract: As an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal comprising: an input/output part for performing input and output with respect to an image storage device for storing image information captured by an imaging terminal; a storage part for associating and storing image identification information for identifying the image information, summary image information that includes less information than the image information, and device identification information for identifying the image storage device; and a display part; wherein the device identification information stored in the storage part is displayed by the display part, the summary image information that is associated with device identification information selected from the device identification information displayed by the display part is displayed by the display part, and the image information associated with the summary image information selected from the summary image information displayed by the display part is displayed b

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus includes a mode switching unit which, in response to an instruction from a user, switches an operation mode of the apparatus, a display control unit which controls such that a reproduced image is displayed in a reproduction mode, and a control unit controls such that, when a reproduced image is displayed in the reproduction mode, in response to accepting a specific instruction, based on attribute information of the reproduced image being displayed, at least a part of settings from shooting settings for when the reproduced image was shot are set in the apparatus, switching from a reproduction mode to a shooting mode is performed, and a live view image in which the part of settings are reflected is displayed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal for capturing an image and a method for controlling the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes a camera unit configured to receive an external image and process the received image to an image frame, and a control unit configured to set a focal point value of the image frame received from the camera unit, wherein the focal point value is a focal point value obtained by correcting a first focal point value extracted according to a first scheme of detecting a focal point value by using a phase difference of the image by using a second focal point extracted according to a second scheme of detecting a focal point by using a comparison value of the image.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium and an apparatus are presented for providing composition and position guidance for a camera. One method includes detecting an image received on a capturing device. The image is analyzed to identify objects and determine attributes of the objects. Suggestions are provided to adjust at least one of position or setting of the capturing device in accordance to rules, based on the analysis of the image. Adjustment of the capturing device based on the suggestions provided, are detected and used to receive an adjusted image. The adjusted image is captured by the capturing device.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a processing unit configured to perform predetermined detection processing on image data captured with use of an imaging unit for wide-angle imaging, a determination unit configured to determine whether to transmit geometrically converted image data generated by performing a geometric conversion on the captured image data to a reception apparatus, or to transmit the captured image data, without the geometric conversion, to the reception apparatus, and a control unit configured to perform control for performing the geometric conversion on a result of the predetermined detection processing performed on the captured image data without the geometric conversion, in a case where it is determined that the geometrically converted captured image data is to be transmitted to the reception apparatus.

Abstract: A system for accurately directing a directional antenna, that includes a calibration system for finding the current azimuth of the antenna and a rotation sensor attached to the antenna, for measuring deviations from the current azimuth of the antenna.

Abstract: A content management apparatus, which includes a recording unit for recording a content, and an operation unit for accepting a user operation required to append additional information to the content, executes at least one of a first process for recording additional information in association with a latest content of already recorded contents and a second process for recording additional information in association with a content to be recorded, and a third process for recording additional information in association with a currently recording content in response to respective execution instructions. Enabling and disabling user operations required to issue execution instructions of the first to the third processes are switched based on whether or not a content recording operation of the recording unit is in progress.