Patent ID: 6892349
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus for executing a plurality of software applications running on a basic software program and for displaying said plurality of software applications on a display means comprising a plurality of application display areas, said information processing apparatus comprising: character data storage means for storing data of one or more characters to be projected on said display means following a start of said basic software program, or on each of said plurality of application display areas by executing said plurality of software applications; scenario information storage means for storing scenario information of said software applications; character control means for projecting said one or more characters on said plurality of application display areas of said display means following the start of the basic software program by using character data stored by said character data storage means and said scenario information stored by said scenario information storage means; extracting means for extracting one or more desired still images or one or more desired moving image sequences from a continuous stream of data displayed on said display means; and inserting means for inserting text onto said one or more desired still images or onto said one or more desired moving image sequences of said continuous stream of data.