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| 20080254813 | Control Device, Mobile Communication System, and Communication Terminal - A control device comprises a first memory, a second memory, and a processor. The first memory is configured to store captured image data and alternative image data. The second memory is configured to store positional data in association with a communication terminal. The processor is configured to: retrieve from the second memory first positional data associated with a first communication terminal and second positional data associated with a second communication terminal; calculate a distance between a first position indicated by the first positional data and a second position indicated by the second positional data; and select image data to be sent to the first communication terminal from among captured image data or alternative image data, on the basis of the calculated distance, to allow the first communication terminal to display an image on the basis of the selected image data. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254829 | Control Apparatus, Mobile Communications System, and Communications Terminal - There is provided a control apparatus comprising: a receiving unit that, from one of a first communications terminal and a second communications terminal, each of the communications terminals being capable of sending and receiving images and messages and of displaying messages and images, receives a notification indicating detection of an outside party who is not a communicant with either of the communications terminals; and a control unit that, when the receiving unit does not receive the notification from the first communications terminal, causes the first communications terminal to display a captured image sent by the second communications terminal, and when the receiving unit receives the notification from the first communications terminal, causes the first communications terminal to display a substitute image for display in place of the captured image. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080254840 | Control device, mobile communication system, and communication terminal - A control device includes: a word storage unit that stores a plurality of words; an obtaining unit that obtains messages which are transmitted/received together with images between first and second communication terminals; a determination unit that determines whether any of the plurality of words stored in the storage unit is identical or similar to any of words included in the messages obtained by the obtaining unit; and a control unit that causes one or each of the first and second communication terminals to display either a camera image or a substitute image which is transmitted from the other of the first and second communication terminals, depending on a determination result of the determination unit, the substitute image being substitutable for the camera image. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090285550 | Electronic Apparatus, Content Reproduction Method, Record Medium, and Server Apparatus - An electronic apparatus is disclosed. A reproduction section allows first video content containing a plurality of types of data and first identification information to be reproduced. A transmission section transmits the first identification information to a server apparatus. A reception section receives a first application and first access control information from the server apparatus, the first application being associated with the first video content and being retrieved by the server apparatus based on the transmitted first identification information, the first access control information being generated by the server apparatus based on the first identification information and representing a condition in which the first application accesses the individual types of the data contained in the first video content. A control section executes the received first application based on the received first access control information when the first video content is reproduced. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110074545 | REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - There is provided a remote operation device including a display panel for displaying a predetermined operation screen, a detection unit for detecting an operation input to the display panel, a remote operation unit for remotely operating an electronic device in accordance with the operation input, a state information obtaining unit for obtaining state information that indicates a state of the electronic device from the electronic device, and a display control unit for displaying an operation screen corresponding to the status information in accordance with a change in the state of the electronic device. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110074713 | REMOTE OPERATION DEVICE, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM, REMOTE OPERATION METHOD AND PROGRAM - A remote operation device is provided which includes a display panel for displaying an object, a housing formed along an outer edge of the display panel, a detection unit for detecting a selection operation on the object on the display panel, a remote operation unit for remotely operating an electronic device according to the detected selection operation, and a display control unit for displaying on the display panel the object near a characteristic area of the housing identifiable by touch. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110113338 | Information output apparatus and method and program - Disclosed herein is an information output apparatus including: a storage configured to store an output sequence of content; an output controller configured to control output of the content; and an acquirer configured to obtain output information of the content to be added, wherein the acquirer obtains the content and an output condition as the output information of the content to be added from a terminal apparatus, the storage stores the sequence of the content to be added, and the output controller outputs the content to be added in the stored sequence in accordance with the output condition. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110135270 | Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and information processing system - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a search information notification section which notifies a search device of search information via a communication section, a search result acquisition section which acquires a plurality of search result pages retrieved from a plurality of search pages, respectively, in accordance with the search information, from the search device via the communication section, and a display control section which causes a display section to display one of the plurality of search result pages acquired by the search result acquisition section from the search device, and which causes the display section to display another one of the plurality of search result pages based on the operation information an input of which is accepted by an input section. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110163981 | Manipulation direction judgment device, remote manipulation system, manipulation direction judgment method and program - There is provided a manipulation direction judgment device including a touch panel for detecting a movement start point and a movement end point of a pointer moving on a display panel, an angle area setting unit for setting a first angle area including at least two primary areas assigned different movement directions, respectively, and boundary areas forming boundaries between the primary areas, an angle area specifying unit for specifying an area in which an angle of a vector connecting the movement start point with the movement end point is located on the first angle area, and a manipulation direction judgment unit for judging the movement direction assigned to the primary area in which the angle of the vector is located, as a manipulation direction, using the first angle area only when the angle of the vector is located in the primary area. | 07-07-2011 |
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| 20080242361 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - A CPU of mobile a terminal causes, if to-do data is selected on a to-do review screen, a liquid crystal display to display a to-do data confirmation screen of the to-do data. In the to-do data confirmation screen, if the to-do data contains a character string that is an index of a telephone number or an email address in a phonebook data storage area, the character string is linked to the telephone number or the email address. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242363 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A communications terminal comprises a display, a first storage for storing data, a second storage unit that stores a first and a second information set, the first information set including a first communications address and a communications recipient's name, and the second information set includes a second communications address and a communications recipient's name, a first display controller displays a text string expressed by data stored in the first storage unit; and a second display controller that identifies a name from the second storage unit included in the text string being displayed. When the name is associated with the first communications address, a screen prompts communications to the first communications address, or when the name is associated with the second communications address, a screen prompts communications to the second communications address. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080250001 | Method and System for Providing Information in Virtual Space - In an information providing system | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080250391 | Communication terminal apparatus - A Java application is started, the started Java application instructs a Flash bridge section | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080252716 | Communication Control Device and Communication Terminal - A first mobile communication terminal sends position data of an avatar for the terminal and position data of an avatar for a second mobile communication terminal, with which a user of the first terminal wishes to communicate, to a communication control device. The communication control device determines whether a position indicated by each of the two pieces of position data is within a predetermined space. If the communication control device determines that positions indicated by the two pieces of position data are within the predetermined space, the first and second mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using captured images, and otherwise, the mobile communication terminals start a videophone call using avatar images. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090083627 | Method and System for Providing Information in Virtual Space - In an information providing system | 03-26-2009 |
