Sony Corporation

Tohoku Ricoh Co., Ltd.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation

Hitachi Electronics Engineering Co., Ltd.

Hitoshi Kimura

Hidetoshi Ichioka

Kensuke Ohnuma

Mitsuru Mochizuki

Miho Maeda

Yasushi Iwane

Taisei Suemitsu

Yuji Kakehi

Heikichi Sato

Shinichi Wakai

Shoji Kanamaru

Hiroshi Okuda

Kazuhiro Ohba

Yoshihiko Kuroki

Yoshifumi Mori

Ryuichi Ugajin

Yoshiyuki Araseki

Yuichi Kamori

Takenobu Kamada

Hiroyuki Suzuki

Yasushi Takahashi

Yoshitaka Aoki

Keiichi Yoshioka

Yoshiaki Shibata

Shingo Utsuki

Mikio Kamada

Masaki Ishida

Norio Yokoyama

Osamu Onodera

Manabu Sasaki

Katsumasa Yokoyama

Ayako Nakayama

Takahiro Nagata

Takayuki Komiya

Takaaki Maeda

Mutsumi Kogawa

Masatoshi Miura

A mobile communication system capable of reducing energy consumption of a network node in a local area range. When judging that there is a shift trigger, a local eNB shifts from a normal operation to an energy saving operation. In the energy saving operation, the local eNB stops the operation of transmitting at least a part of downlink transmission signals to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) and performs the operation of receiving an uplink transmission signal transmitted from the UE. When judging that it has received the uplink transmission signal (RACH) in the energy saving operation, the local eNB shifts to the normal operation.

Communication system, base station and mobile terminal

Mobile communication system

A target including: at least one refractory metal element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, and lanthanoids; at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ge, Zn, Co, Cu, Ni, Fe, Si, Mg, and Ga; and at least one chalcogen element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te. And a method for producing the target.

Target, method for producing the same, memory, and method for producing the same

Information processing methods to make it possible to reserve recording of a program without imposing a large burden on a user. A server transmits program attribute information to a video recording and reproducing apparatus via a network. The program attribute information includes program attribute names and program attribute retrieval conditions. The video recording and reproducing apparatus causes a display apparatus to display a list of the program attribute names. The user selects from the list a program attribute name to which a program that the user wishes to reserve for recording seems to be most closely related. The video recording and reproducing apparatus compares the retrieval conditions corresponding to the selected program attribute name and EPG (electronic program guide) information and, when the retrieval conditions are satisfied, records a program represented by the EPG in a recording reservation list. The methods can be applied to a hard disk video recorder.

Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

An apparatus automatically recommends content. A preference operation history managing unit generates history information of an operation relating to a preference for a content according to a plurality of operations relating to a preference for the content and explanation information relating to the content and using preference value parameters for each kind of these operations. A preference information managing unit generates and renews preference information including preference values in which a given preference value is based on a combination of a given keyword and a preference value for that keyword. A content recommending unit calculates a preference degree for the content according to the preference information and the explanation information with respect to the content and recommends at least a portion of the content according to the preference degree.

Apparatus and method for automatically recording content, and recording medium and program thereof

Disclosed herein is a card-type peripheral apparatus including: a case body configured to accommodate an electronic package including a circuit board between a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other; a first electronic package including a memory mounted on the circuit board; a second electronic package including an electronic part for controlling the memory mounted on the circuit board; a first thermal conductive material arranged inside the case body, the first thermal conductive material in contact with a surface of at least one of the first electronic package and the second electronic package; and a second thermal conductive material formed with the first surface and the second surface of the case body, wherein the first thermal conductive material and the second thermal conductive material are in contact with each other inside the case body.

Card-type peripheral apparatus

A reproducing operation of still image content and a reproducing operation of moving image content are carried out by similar inputs by a user. A video recording and reproducing processing unit reproduces video content, and a Web content processing unit automatically selects instructions, such as information for instructing another Web page to be displayed next, from data of a reproduced Web page, and reproduces the another Web page. As a result, a plurality of Web pages are continuously reproduced and output at predetermined time intervals. A main control unit controls the reproduction of video content by the video recording and reproducing processing unit and the continuous reproduction of Web content by the Web content processing unit based on signals input by operations to a single group of operating keys as interpreted by an input conversion table.

Image recording and reproducing apparatus, and image reproducing method

An information processing system and method are adapted to swiftly record a program matched to preference information. A user apparatus registers generated preference information, together with information representative of destinations for its preference information, to a server through a network. The server, when registered with the preference information, notifies another user apparatus as a destination of the preference information. The video recording/reproducing unit of the another user apparatus accesses the server through the network and designates preference information desired for scheduling of recording. The server sends the designated preference information to the video recording/reproducing unit through the network. The video recording/reproducing unit receives the preference information and carries out scheduling for recording on the basis of the preference information. The invention is applicable to a hard-disk video recorder.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method, recording medium and program

Program viewing is provided so that a user can easily search for a program which the user desires to view. An information processing apparatus includes an EPG information recording unit which stores EPG information of programs; a program selection unit which selects programs corresponding to a plurality of different selection conditions based on the EPG information; and a display control unit which controls the display on a display screen of a plurality of selection buttons associated with the plurality of selection conditions in a manner that features of the selected programs are represented, wherein, when any one of the selection buttons is selected, the display control unit controls the display on the display screen of information corresponding to the program associated with the selected selection buttons.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer program

A content preference degree calculating method and system that calculates preference degrees of viewers to contents such as broadcast programs in conformity with the actual viewing pattern. In a preference degree calculating unit, the value of a function which is based on at least the rate Ru (=Dw/Lu) of a viewing time (Dw) of the content concerned to a unit time (Lu) and the rate Rc (=Dw/Lc) of the viewing time (Dw) of the content concerned to the time length (Lc) of the content concerned. When the preference degree (Pr) increases as the rate (Ru) is increased and the preference degree (Pr) increases as the rate (Rc) is increased is calculated as a preference degree (Pr) of a viewer to the program concerned from program viewing record data. A formula is Pr=Ru+Rc=(Dw/Lu)+(Dw/Lc). In a preference degree renewing unit, the preference degree (Pr) is added to a pre-renewal preference degree (Po) recorded in a preference data base by some rate, and the preference degree (Pn) after the addition is recorded as a post-renewal preference degree into the preference data base.

Content preference calculation method and content reception apparatus

The present invention is intended to provide an apparatus and a method for realizing the presentation of a content list and the reproduction of content in accordance with proper user preference on the basis of date and time at which content is viewed. Content preference values that change with time are computed. On the basis of the computed content preference values, a content list is generated for presentation to the user. For example, preference values are computed on the basis of daily time zone, holiday, weekday, and day-of-the-week and a content list in accordance with the computed preference values is generated for presentation to the user. The novel configuration allows the presentation of an optimum content list on the basis of date and time at which content is viewed, thereby realizing the selection and viewing of content that properly reflects user preference.

An apparatus and method enable easy extraction of popular programs from program information. A keyword extracting section extracts keywords from program information received by a program information receiving section. A keyword counting section counts a number of keywords for one week among the extracted keywords to obtain a keyword count for that week. A difference value computing section computes a difference value between the keyword count for the current week and the keyword count for the past week. A popular keywords extracting section extracts a predetermined number of keywords in a descending order of difference values each indicating a difference between the keyword count for the current week keywords and the keyword count for the past week keywords, and sets the keywords as those for the current week.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for the same

The present invention is relative with a reproducing apparatus and a receiving apparatus for affording the impression or evaluation in line with the intention of a content supplier to the audience. The reproducing apparatus reproduces an optical disc () in which the contents and the estimated evaluation values are recorded at the outset. The estimated evaluation values recorded on the optical disc () have been set by the content supplier based on estimated impression or evaluation by the audience on the content. As the reproducing apparatus reproduces the content, the apparatus measures the reaction of the audience by a reaction value inputting unit (), calculates the impression or evaluation by the audience for the content by a recognition evaluation value calculating unit () and compares the recognized evaluation values to the estimated evaluation values read out from the optical disc () in a control evaluation value calculating unit (). Based on the results of comparison, a system controller () changes the picture brightness or the sound level in subsequent scenes or shots to vary the site or sequence of reproduction of the optical disc () to change the ensuing story development. The estimated evaluation values and/or the content can be received by a receiving apparatus over a communication network.

Device for reproducing content such as video information and device for receiving content

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Kanagawa, Japan

Hitoshi Kimura