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Copy control information deciding apparatus

US7657847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 16, 2005
Grant dateFeb 2, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2005/91328
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The copy control information deciding apparatus includes: a thumbnail obtaining unit 9 which obtains plural pieces of individual control information which are respective pieces of copy control information of plural scaled-down images which are displayed in a menu simultaneously; a copy control information deciding unit 11 which decides a piece of representative control information which is a piece of the copy control information of a menu display image in which the plural scaled-down images are displayed as a menu; and an output unit 14 which outputs the piece of representative control information decided by the copy control information deciding unit 11, in relation to the menu display image.

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