Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080307461 | Program Search Device - The present invention provides a program search device that searches for programs by a keyword search and handles the programs found by the search by classifying the programs into special programs and regular programs. The program search device is a program search device that searches for broadcast programs corresponding to a current time from an electronic program guide, comprising: a program guide storing unit that prestores an electronic program guide including one or more program display information sets each indicating a broadcast program; a keyword storing unit that prestores one or more extraction keywords and effective periods respectively corresponding thereto; a time obtaining unit operable to obtain a current time; a detecting unit operable to read an extraction keyword corresponding to an effective period including the obtained current time from the keyword storing unit, and detect, from the electronic program guide, one or more program display information sets including the read extraction keyword; and an extracting unit operable to extract, from among the detected one or more program display information sets, each of one or more program display information sets that indicates a regular program, as a regular program display information set, and each of one or more program display information sets that indicates an irregular program, as a special program display information set. | 12-11-2008 |
20090019490 | PROGRAM SELECTION SUPPORT DEVICE - A program selection support device | 01-15-2009 |
20090148133 | Content playback apparatus - A content playback apparatus obtains and plays a content section from content according to an obtaining method that varies. | 06-11-2009 |
20100046931 | RECORDING AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS - A recording and playback apparatus including a recording unit configured to download additional information of a content stored in the server to perform a preparing operation for starting download of the content, and to download the content from the server upon completion of the preparing operation to record the downloaded content in the recording medium, and a display data creating unit configured to create data of a list image for displaying information of each content in all or part of contents stored in the recording medium. The display data creating unit creates the data of list image so that a list image displayed when the recording unit is downloading additional information is different from a list image displayed when the recording unit is downloading the content. | 02-25-2010 |
20100192233 | CONTENT REPRODUCTION DEVICE - Provided is a content playback apparatus that generates a GUI corresponding to various pieces of restriction information to restrict playback of a content when displaying the GUI for causing a user to select a content to be played back, and that can respond to a new piece of restriction information. The content playback apparatus generates content lists for the various pieces of restriction, and generates a GUI which can display each content list for each piece of restriction information by switching. When a content to which the new piece of restriction information has been attached is added, setting information for the new piece of restriction information is obtained from a content distribution server and the like by referring to an ID attached to the content, or an ID of the restriction information having been attached to the content, and a content list for the newly obtained restriction information is generated and displayed. | 07-29-2010 |
20100195979 | CONTROLLER, RECORDING DEVICE AND MENU DISPLAY METHOD - A recording device includes a recording medium operable to store a plurality of program streams and information about recording of each program stream, and a controller operable to control display of the program stream recorded on the recording medium on a display device. When receiving an instruction for selecting a predetermined item from among the plurality of selection items, the controller causes the menu image to be displayed, making the menu image include information representing programs corresponding to at least a part of the plurality of the program streams recorded on the recording medium, in addition to the plurality of selection items. | 08-05-2010 |
20100322591 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - A recording and playback apparatus includes a download recording unit configured to download a content stored in the server and record the content to the recording medium as a download content, a broadcast recording unit configured to record the broadcast program received via a broadcast wave to the recording medium as a broadcast content, and an erasing unit configured to erase the download content or the broadcast content recorded in the recording medium. The erasing unit determines whether the content can be erased or not based on attribute related to erasure of the content. The download recording unit sets the attribute related to erasure to a value indicating prohibition of erasure, when recording the download content to the recording medium. The broadcast recording unit sets the attribute related to erasure to a value indicating allowance of erasure, when recording the broadcast content to the recording medium. | 12-23-2010 |
20110002593 | RECORD-PLAYBACK DEVICE - A recording and playback apparatus capable of recording a content downloaded from a server to a recording medium, and playing back the content, includes a recording unit configured to download the content with a playback time limit from the server and record the content to the recording medium, a playback unit configured to play back the content recorded in the recording medium, and a display data generating unit configured to generate data of a list image for displaying a list of information of each of part or all of contents recorded in the recording medium. The data of a list image is generated so that, before the playback unit plays back a content with a playback time limit, the list image includes information indicating an allowed playback period of the content, and, after the playback unit plays back the content, the list image includes information indicating the playback time limit of the content. | 01-06-2011 |
20110002662 | RECORDING/REPRODUCING DEVICE - A recording and playback apparatus capable of recording and playing back a content downloaded from a server, includes a recording unit configured to download the content with a playback time limit, stored in a server and record the content to a recording medium, an instruction receiver configured to receive an instruction for starting playback of the content, a playback unit configured to play back the content recorded in the recording medium in accordance with the instruction received by the instruction receiver, and a warning output unit configured to output warning information related to the playback time limit of the content before the playback unit stars playback of the content, when the instruction receiver receives the instruction for starting playback of the content during download of the content. | 01-06-2011 |
20120062554 | REPRODUCING APPARATUS - The still image data includes still image data with a first format capable of being two-dimensionally displayed and still image data with a second format capable of being three-dimensionally displayed. The display controller has a two-dimensional mode and a three dimensional mode for respectively outputting the still image data in a format for two-dimensional display and a format for three-dimensional display as an operating mode. The display controller outputs image information for selectively displaying a first list including the still image data with the first format and the second format, and a second list including only the still image data with the second format on the display apparatus. When receiving an instruction for reproducing the still image data in a state that the first list is displayed, the display controller outputs the still image data included in the first list to the display apparatus in the two-dimensional mode. | 03-15-2012 |
20130129312 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - The possibility that one who is not accustomed with manipulation may cause inadvertent alteration or deletion by using an easy-remote control is reduced. | 05-23-2013 |
20140169755 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE - The data processing apparatus includes: a first storage medium having a relatively long activation time from an initial state until a first access is completed; a second storage medium having a relatively short activation time, and previously retaining image data; a reception module configured to receive a request to display the image data; and a processor configured to execute the first and second processes when the request to display is received in a power OFF state. The first process executed by the processor is a process of outputting the image data retained in the second storage medium. The second process is a process of starting activation of the first storage medium, and after activation of the first storage medium is completed so that the first storage medium becomes accessible, outputting data which is stored in the first storage medium or information which is generated based on the data. | 06-19-2014 |