A method is provided for modifying an image. The method comprises displaying an image, the image comprising a portion of an object; and determining if an edge of the object is in a location within the portion. The method further comprises detecting movement, in a member direction, of an operating member with respect to the edge. The method still further comprises moving, if the edge is not in the location, the object in an object direction corresponding to the detected movement; and modifying, if the edge is in the location, the image in response to the detected movement, the modified image comprising the edge in the location.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method and program

A portable audio device suitable for reproducing MPEG encoded data includes a plurality of inputs, a data storage, a display, an audio output, at least one processor, and a battery. The plurality of inputs includes a forward input, a play control input, and a random input. The data storage stores compressed digitized audio data. The at least one processor is responsive to selection of at least one of the plurality of inputs to convert selected compressed digitized audio data stored in the data storage for reproduction by the audio output and to provide information to the display.

Portable sound reproducing system and method

Systems and methods for providing digital rights management services are disclosed. Such a system includes a service program that provides a processing framework for performing a digital rights management service, such as publishing or licensing rights managed digital content. A plurality of plug-in components are provided, each of which performs a respective task associated with the digital rights management service. The plug-in components are integrated into the processing framework according to predefined sets of interface rules.

Secure server plug-in architecture for digital rights management systems

The systems and methods taught herein are generally directed to a dynamic point referencing of an audiovisual performance for an accurate and precise selection and controlled cycling of portions of the performance. The dynamic point referencing can be used by a learning artist, for example, in analyzing or performing a portion of the work through an accurate and precise digital audio/video instructional method having the controlled cycling feature. Such systems and methods will be appreciated, for example, by musicians, dancers, and other enthusiasts of the performing arts.

Dynamic point referencing of an audiovisual performance for an accurate and precise selection and controlled cycling of portions of the performance

The invention provides apparatus and a method for creating a visual representation of music that conveys the musical form, structure, event surface, orchestration, and sonic framework of the piece being visualized. The representation comprises visual characters/sprites that move in time according to instructions from the metadata synchronized to the actual musical recording. These characters accurately portray the rhythm, pitch, and timbre of the individual elements in the musical surface (individual lines or performers) and have a hierarchy of representation, e.g. thematic elements that are divided into sub-elements (gestures or phrases) that are further divided into individual notes. The visual representation corresponds to the structure of the music as heard, where simultaneous harmonic events are parsed into individual notes which are then tied together into a rhythmic stream of linked events. Two streams of data (the “musical” and the “sonic”) are synchronized to the musical piece to drive the visualization.

Interactive tool and appertaining method for creating a graphical music display

A musical content utilizing apparatus has a data input portion B 11 , transformation process portion B 13 and utilization process portion B 15 implemented via programmed processes. The data input portion B 11 inputs musical content data comprising different kinds of content material data about music and content definition data defining the handling of the content material data. The transformation process portion B 13 transforms the content definition data in accordance with stylesheets stored in a stylesheet storage portion B 14 in order to enable the utilization process portion B 15 to utilize the content material data. The utilization process portion B 15 generates musical tones or displays images in accordance with the input content material, providing a user with musical content. As a result, a piece of musical content is able to be shared among various different types of musical content utilizing apparatuses, i.e., various platforms.

Musical content utilizing apparatus

Client apparatus (10, 11, 12, . . . ) receives, from a server (20) or CD-ROM, content data and first management information that enables trial use of the content data and store the received content data and first management information in an HDD. When a user of the client apparatus desires normal use of the stored content data, the client apparatus (10, 11, 12, . . . ) issues a normal use request to the server (20). Then, the client apparatus receives, from the server, second management information that authorizes the normal use of the content data. Thus, only the client apparatus, to which an authorization for the normal use, is allowed to reproduce the content data in a normal mode with no reproduction function limitation on the basis of the second management information. In this way, the inventive arrangements permit efficient delivery of trial and purchasing content, but also can enhance security against unfair use, such as unauthorized copying, of the content.

Content supply method and apparatus

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently deliver trial content and content for purchasing, and improve security against an unauthorized copy or the like. SOLUTION: Clients devices 10, 11, 12- are provided with content data and first management information which permits the trial use of the content data from a server 20 or a CD-ROM, and store the data and the information in HDDs. If the authorized use of the stored content data is desired, the client devices 10, 11, 12- transmit requests for the authorized use to the server 20, and receive second management information for permitting the authorized use of the content data from the server 20. Only by a client for which the authorized use is permitted, ordinary reproduction without restrictions on a reproduction function can be performed on the basis of the second management information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Content providing method and device

In an automatic play apparatus for electronic music system, it is often desired to expand its function in universal and easy way. In this invention, at steps 100 - 140, the sequencer module records music performance data provided from an external device or it reproduces them. Sometimes it does both at the same time. In a series of processing at steps 100 - 140, the queue processing 200, 300 and 400 are introduced. In each queue processing, a part of the music performance data is memorized temporarily in Temporary Memory Area 200 a, 300 a and 400 a, and the pointer, as an argument, corresponding to the memorized part of the music performance data is transferred to various plug-in programs which work as function expansion modules. The plug-in programs are thus enabled to read out the music performance data and write them, respectively from and in Temporary Memory Area 200 a, 300 a and 400 a.

Automatic play apparatus and function expansion device

There is provided a contents processing apparatus, according to which services for use of contents can be easily controlled according to users to ensure desired security A contents information storage stores contents, a contents management file for managing licenses for the contents, and plug-in modules for executing processing of the contents A plug-in setting device sets plug-in modules corresponding to contents to be processed An operation recognition device recognizes unlimited operations relating to execution of processing of the contents from the contents management file corresponding to the contents A plug-in function permission device permits use of functions corresponding to the recognized operations among functions of the set plug-in modules A contents processing execution device executes processing of the contents according to the functions of the permitted plug-in modules

Contents processing apparatus and contents processing program

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