Patent ID: 7137136
Filing Date: 2006-11-14
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A signal processing apparatus, comprising: a processing unit adapted to execute a plurality of processes; an assigning unit adapted to automatically assign each process with a unique code used for executing each of the plurality of processes; a control unit adapted to control said processing unit to execute the plurality of processes in accordance with the code assigned by said assigning unit; an input unit adapted to input program data and program information of the program data; and a searching unit adapted to search the program information input by said input unit in accordance with a predetermined search condition, wherein said searching unit adds a search point if a program matches a search condition and selects a program having a high search point; and wherein the search condition includes a condition that the search point lowers more as the number of assignment times of the code by said assigning unit for the plurality of processes is larger.