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20120005710 | Program Search Apparatus and Program Search Method - According to one embodiment, a program search apparatus includes a communication module, a search module, and an output controller. The communication module is configured to communicate with an external apparatus via a network. The search module is configured to search for a corresponding program corresponding to a designated program designated from a program table via the network. The output controller is configured to execute control to output a search result. | 01-05-2012 |
20120030278 | Metadata Processing Apparatus, Server, and Metadata Processing Method - According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary. | 02-02-2012 |
20120270502 | INFORMATION PROCESSOR, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - According to one embodiment, an information processor includes a first location acquisition module, a second location acquisition module, an identifying module, and a transmitter. The first location acquisition module acquires own location information representing the location of the information processor. The second location acquisition module acquires display device location information representing the location of each of display devices capable of displaying data. The identifying module identifies one of the display devices to display the data based on the distance between the information processor and each of the display devices from the display device location information and the own location information. The transmitter transmits a request to display the data to the display device identified by the identifying module. | 10-25-2012 |
20120272280 | VIDEO PROCESSOR AND VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, a video processor includes: a server function module configured to function as a server to provide data through a network; a renderer function module configured to function as a renderer to control displaying of data provided by another server in the network; a memory configured to store therein data that can be provided to the renderer function module; a receiver configured to receive, from an external device, identification information used to identify a server providing corresponding data; a determination module configured to determine whether the server identified by using the identification information is the server of the video processor; and a display controller configured to control displaying of the data stored in the memory if it is determined that the server identified by using the identification information is the server of the video processor. | 10-25-2012 |
20130036205 | Metadata Processing Apparatus, Server, and Metadata Processing Method - According to one embodiment, a metadata processing apparatus which communicates with a server that holds metadata, the metadata processing apparatus includes a metadata update module configured to update metadata pertaining to content, a transmission module configured to transmit, to the server, content identification data for identifying the content to which the metadata updated by the metadata update module pertains, a reception module configured to receive data transmitted from the server, a determination module configured to determine, on the basis of the data received from the server by the reception module, whether it is necessary to upload the metadata updated by the metadata update module, and a notification module configured to invoke notification that presses upload of the metadata updated by the metadata update module to the server when the determination module has determined that upload is necessary. | 02-07-2013 |
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20130246964 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a display which also serves as a touch operation input unit, and a display controller. The display controller includes a standby state output unit and a scroll controller. The standby state output unit displays, on the display, at least one of the images as a first image, and a second image as an array of a plurality of tabs. If the user swipes the display area of the second image, the scroll controller controls the plurality of tabs to scroll while maintaining the first image as a front image. | 09-19-2013 |
20140152895 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a reproduction controller and a transmitter. The reproduction controller is configured to reproduce a first type of information of a first content. The first content includes a plurality of types of information. The transmitter is configured to transmit an instruction to reproduce a second type of information of the first content to other electronic device. | 06-05-2014 |
20140347293 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVICE, DEVICE CONTROLLER, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a method for controlling an electronic device by a device controller includes: detecting first movement of the device controller; receiving input of a contact operation performed by a user on a screen of the device controller; and transmitting, to the electronic device to be operated by the device controller, information on an amount of second movement determined by using an amount of the first movement. The amount of the second movement differs depending on a state of contact of the contact operation on the screen during detecting the first movement of the device controller. | 11-27-2014 |
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20100095290 | GAME DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A version file retrieving unit of a game device retrieves via a network a version file including version information identifying an OS recommended for the execution of game software running. An OS version comparing unit compares first version information on the OS running with second version information identifying the OS recommended for the execution of the game software running. When the second version indicates a version newer than that of the first version information, the OS retrieving unit downloads the latest OS and stores it in the hard disk drive. | 04-15-2010 |
20110302662 | CONTENT PROTECTION SYSTEM - Provided is a content protection system, in which: a user terminal judges, when a content is to be reproduced or executed, whether or not the user terminal has a usage right of the content, and makes, if it is judged that the user terminal does not have the usage right of the content, a request to a license management apparatus to acquire the usage right of the content; the license management apparatus generates, when the request to acquire the usage right is received from the user terminal, license information containing information on an expiration date that is set based on a timing when the request is received, and transmits the generated license information to the user terminal; and the user terminal judges that the user terminal has the usage right of the content until the expiration date indicated by the license information received from the license management apparatus arrives. | 12-08-2011 |
20120011069 | LICENSE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONTENT PROCESSING SYSTEM - A content distribution system includes a content distribution server and a portable game terminal. The content distribution server 4-0-retains a first license for comprehensively permitting the use of multiple digital contents and issues to the portable game terminal a second license for individually permitting the use of a digital content selected by a user from among the multiple digital contents. The portable game terminal retains the second license and permits the use of the selected digital content if it is within the license period of the second license at the time. | 01-12-2012 |