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Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2008
Applicant:

Michiaki Okano, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Michiaki Okano, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 15/60 (2006.01); G06T 1/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/10 (2006.01); H04N 5/57 (2006.01); G03F 3/08 (2006.01); G06K 9/40 (2006.01); G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G06T 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

According to one embodiment of the invention, a contents receiving apparatus includes: a communication unit configured to receive contents data; a display unit configured to display an image included in the contents data; and a controller configured to instruct the communication unit to receive contents data, and to control the display unit to display the image, wherein, when estimated time of completion for receiving the contents data is longer than a given time, the controller controls the display unit to change a luminance level of the display unit from a first luminance level to a second luminance level that is lower than the first luminance level or not to display the contents, and wherein, when the estimated time is equal to or shorter than the given time, the controller controls the display unit to maintain the luminance level at the first luminance level.


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