Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Hiroki Sakaguchi

Shinji Akatsu

Shin Miura

Takehiko Hanada

Masami Matsubara

Shigeru Imai

Takumi Akiyama

A content display device includes a content setting storage meansfor storing a content setting which associates a content selection request with a content which an external device has, a content setting server meansfor accepting a content setting from a content setting clienton a network to update and manage content settings stored in the content setting storage means, and a display content management meansfor reading a content setting corresponding to the content selection request from the content setting storage meansto present the content which the content setting clienthas to a display means, or, when the content setting corresponding to the content setting request does not exist, displaying a method of accessing the content setting server meansand identification information for identifying the content setting clienton the display means

Content display device

An application executing unitmakes a request for assignment of a remote control button to an application currently being executed, a button assignment management unitcarries out an assignment process of assigning the remote control button to the application, and a user interface unitinquires of the button assignment management unitabout an application corresponding to a remote control button indicated by a remote control code received by a remote control code receiving unitshows, and notifies a predetermined event associated with the application to the application executing unit

Application executing terminal

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Tokyo, Japan

Hiroki Sakaguchi