1. A data processing apparatus comprising:
a viewing information acquisition module configured to acquire viewing information indicating a viewing state of a video reproduction apparatus;
an application setting module configured to set an application used to execute designated data processing associated with an operation of the video reproduction apparatus based on the viewing information; and
an output module configured to output a launch instruction required to launch the application set by the application setting module.
2. The data processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:
a storage device configured to store application information including information required to specify an application and information indicating a launch condition,
wherein the application setting module is configured to collate the viewing information with the launch condition and to select application information which satisfies the launch condition with respect to the viewing information from the storage device.
3. The data processing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:
an application information acquisition module configured to acquire the application information via a network, and to store the acquired application information in the storage device.
4. The data processing apparatus of claim 3, wherein the application information acquisition module is configured to acquire the application information from an electronic device connected to the network and to store the acquired application information in the storage device.
5. The data processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein the application information acquisition module is configured to acquire the application information from the electronic device connected to the network at an activation timing of the data processing apparatus or at predetermined time intervals, and to store the acquired application information in the storage device.
6. The data processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the output module is configured to transmit the launch instruction to one or a plurality of electronic devices connected to a network.
7. A data processing system comprising:
a data processing apparatus that comprises (i) a viewing information acquisition module configured to acquire viewing information indicating a viewing state of a video reproduction apparatus, (ii) an application setting module configured to set an application used to execute designated data processing associated with an operation of the video reproduction apparatus based on the viewing information, and (iii) an output module configured to output a launch instruction required to launch the application set by the application setting module;
an electronic device; and
a data communication module configured to make a data communication between the data processing apparatus and the electronic device,
wherein the electronic device comprises:
a module configured to receive the launch instruction; and
a module configured to launch an application according to the received launch instruction.
8. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises a storage device configured to store application information including information required to specify an application and information indicating a launch condition, and
the application setting module is configured to collate the viewing information and the launch condition, and to select application information which satisfies the launch condition with respect to the viewing information from the storage device.
9. The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the data processing apparatus comprises an application information acquisition module configured to acquire the application information, and
the electronic device comprises a module configured to output the application information to the application information acquisition module.
10. The data processing system of claim 9, wherein the data processing apparatus is configured to control the application information acquisition module to acquire, from the electronic device, the application information at an activation timing of the data processing apparatus or at predetermined time intervals.
11. The data processing system of claim 7, wherein the data processing apparatus is configured to be included in the video reproduction apparatus,
the electronic device is configured to be a mobile terminal installed with the application, and
the information communication module is configured to connect the data processing apparatus and the electronic device via a network.
12. A method of making an operation of a video reproduction apparatus, the method comprising:
acquiring viewing information indicating a viewing state of the video reproduction apparatus;
setting an application required to execute designated data processing associated with the operation based on the viewing information; and
outputting a launch instruction required to launch the set application.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the acquiring of the viewing information, setting of the application and outputting of the launch instruction are performed by a hardware controller.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1-8. (canceled)
9. A method of coating a substrate, the method comprising:
contacting a surface of a substrate with a coating composition comprising:
inorganic oxide nanoparticles having an average primary particle size of 40 nanometers or less; and
an organic base; and
drying the coating composition on the substrate to provide a condensed inorganic oxide nanoparticle coating.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein the method comprises:
contacting a surface of a substrate with an aqueous coating composition comprising:
water;
inorganic oxide nanoparticles having an average primary particle size of 40 nanometers or less; and
an organic base;
wherein the coating composition is an aqueous dispersion having a pH of greater than 8; and
wherein a surfactant is present in the aqueous coating composition, disposed on the substrate surface prior to contact with the aqueous coating composition, or both in the aqueous coating composition and disposed on the substrate surface prior to contact with the aqueous coating composition; and
drying the aqueous coating composition on the substrate to provide a condensed inorganic oxide nanoparticle coating.
11. The method of claim 9 wherein the coating composition further comprises a surfactant.
12. A coated substrate prepared by the method of claim 9.
13. The coated substrate of claim 12 wherein the coating has a static water contact angle of less than 30\xb0 or greater than 90\xb0.
14. The coated substrate of claim 12 wherein the condensed inorganic oxide nanoparticle coating does not include an organic binder or film former.
15. An article comprising a coated substrate of claim 14.
16. The method of claim 9 wherein the organic base is selected from the group consisting of an amidine, a guanidine, a phosphazene, a proazaphosphatrane, an alkyl ammonium hydroxide, and a combination thereof.
17. The method of claim 9 wherein the inorganic oxide nanoparticles have an average primary particle size of 20 nanometers or less.
18. The method of claim 9 wherein the non-metal oxide nanoparticles comprise silica nanoparticles.
19. The method of claim 9 wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles comprise alumina nanoparticles.
20. The method of claim 9 wherein the coating composition comprises:
0.5 to 99 wt-% water, based on the total weight of the composition;
0.1 to 20 wt-% inorganic oxide nanoparticles having an average primary particle size of 40 nm or less, based on the total weight of the composition;
0 to 20 wt-% inorganic oxide nanoparticles having an average primary particle size of 40 nm or more;
wherein the total amount of inorganic oxide nanoparticles is 0.1 to 40 wt-%, based on the total weight of the composition;
at least 0.1 wt-% of an organic base, based on the total weight of dry inorganic oxide nanoparticles; and
at least 0.1 wt-% of a surfactant, based on the total amount of dry inorganic oxide nanoparticles.
21. The method of claim 20 wherein the pH of the coating composition is greater than 8.
22. The method of claim 9 wherein drying to provide a condensed inorganic oxide nanoparticle coating comprises drying the aqueous coating composition on the substrate at a temperature of no greater than 120\xb0 C.
23. The coated substrate of claim 12 wherein the condensed inorganic oxide nanoparticle coating is 500 \u212b to 2500 \u212b thick.
24. The coated substrate of claim 12 wherein the substrate is transparent.
25. The coated substrate of claim 12 which exhibits an average transmission of normal incident light in the wavelength range of 400 to 700 nm that is higher than that of an uncoated substrate.
26. The coated substrate of claim 25 wherein the average transmission is at least 2 percent higher than that of an uncoated substrate.
27. The coated substrate of claim 26 wherein the inorganic metal oxide comprises alumina.
28. The coated substrate of claim 27 which has a surface resistance of 1012 Ohmssquare or less.