Abstract: An information transmission/reception system includes a radio paging data transmitter equipped with a data segmentation block which segments transmission data into transmission data segmentation units to obtain data segments, and an information identification number addition block which adds a plurality of pieces of identification information to each data segment in order to identify the transmission data. A sequence information addition block adds sequence information to each data segment in the sequence in which it is segmented, and a transmission processing block which performs transmission processing so that data segments to which different identification information is added are assigned within a single data transmission cycle. A radio paging data receiver of the information transmission/reception system is equipped with an information identification number discrimination block which performs the discrimination of data segments from the information identification number.

Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a substrate having edges defining an inner area; circuit modules located on the substrate; and input/output terminals for inputting and outputting one or more signals to and from the circuit modules. The input/output terminals include (i) input/output terminals used for operation, which input/output one or more operation signals during operation of the circuit modules, and (ii) input/output terminals used for inspection of the circuit modules. The input/output terminals used for operation are arranged along the edges of the substrate, and the circuit modules and the input/output terminals used for inspection are arranged on the inner area of the substrate.

Abstract: An integrated circuit is provided, in which a one-time programmable logic device disables writing to a storage device on the user side once a current is passed therethrough. The integrated circuit has a flash memory operating as a storage device to/from which writing/erasure is possible when a read/write enable port is in a high level. When a power supply is applied to an external power supply input terminal, a fuse having a polysilicon interconnection pattern is blown after a set time period by the output of a step up regulator circuit. After the fuse is blown, the input of a buffer is fixed to a low level through a resistor, so that the read/write enable port of the flash memory as the output of an AND circuit is fixed to a low level and the flash memory becomes a read only memory.

Abstract: An integrated circuit chip includes a substrate having edges defining an inner area; circuit modules located on the substrate; and input/output terminals for inputting and outputting one or more signals to and from the circuit modules. The input/output terminals include (i) input/output terminals used for operation, which input/output one or more operation signals during operation of the circuit modules, and (ii) input/output terminals used for inspection of the circuit modules. The input/output terminals used for operation are arranged along the edges of the substrate, and the circuit modules and the input/output terminals used for inspection are arranged on the inner area of the substrate.

Abstract: An integrated circuit chip consists of, a substrate having edges defining an inner area; circuit modules located on the substrate; and input/output terminals for inputting and outputting one or more signals to and from the circuit modules. The input/output terminals include (i) input/output terminals used for operation, which input/output one or more operation signals during operation of the circuit modules, and (ii) input/output terminals used for inspection of the circuit modules. The input/output terminals used for operation are arranged along the edges of the substrate, and the circuit modules and the input/output terminals used for inspection are arranged on the inner area of the substrate.

Abstract: An automatic time difference correction apparatus includes an RTC (Real Time Clock) circuit which outputs standard time information that indicates an absolute standard time, a time difference table 3 which holds time difference information that indicates the time difference between the absolute standard time and the time at a certain position corresponding to positional information that indicates that position, a GPS (Global Positioning System) decoder which acquires current-position information that indicates the current position, a GPS receiver an antenna, a comparator which obtains time difference information corresponding to the current position by comparing the positional information and the current-position information, and a computing element which calculates the time at the current position based on the time difference information corresponding to the current position and the standard time information.

Abstract: Provided is a system for distributing and information processing watch information contents D1 concerning a variety of clocks, the system comprising:

Abstract: An information communication electronic device such as a portable game machine and a method having a display unit which displays a change in a content of information when the electronic device is moved by a user. The electronic device also has a movement detection unit and a control unit. When a movement is made in a predetermined direction by dX in the horizontal direction and dY in the vertical direction, the portable game machine causes the representative point for main image data to move in that predetermined direction and without changing the movement-system coordinates on the display unit the control unit changes its absolute coordinates by (+dX,+dY) and displays the change on the display unit.

Abstract: An electronic guide information processing system includes: an information distributing apparatus 19 for converting the guide information D1 into electronic guide information, and then distributing the resultant data; and a portable terminal apparatus 14 for recording and reproducing the electronic guide information distributed from the information distributing apparatus 19. The electronic guide information D1 is visually displayed or/and audibly output in the portable terminal apparatus 14. Due to this structure, the information user can obtain the guide information about customers attracting facility in the form of electronic guide information D1 , instead of in the form of conventional paper materials such as guidebooks and guide maps.

Abstract: Provided is a system for electronically creating a sequence of still-frame images such as a comic strip from an already broadcast or shown animated cartoon and providing them to a user comprising: a frame information generating apparatus and an information providing apparatus. The frame information generating apparatus generates digital still-frame image information electronically based on the animated cartoon. The information providing apparatus provides to a user the still-frame image information thus generated. With this configuration, most of frames of the animated cartoon can almost be handled in the digital information processing field without being converted into paper media. The still-frame image information is electronically distributed to the information processing device of users through the existing broadcasting infrastructure or communication infrastructure.

Abstract: A system is provided to distribute electronic information contents D0 containing advertisement to a user, and process advertisement information D2 at the user side. This system comprises an information distribution apparatus 19 for distributing advertisement information D2 to the user; and a plurality of information processing apparatuses 8 for receiving and storing the electronic information contents D0 distributed from the information distribution apparatus 19, reading out the electronic information contents D0 according to the user operation, and processing the electronic information contents D2, thereby outputting the advertisement video image and its audio. With this configuration, after receipt of advertisement information, the user can see and hear an advertisement video image or audio freely processed with respect to an advertisement by the information processing apparatuses 8 in unreal time (asynchronously) like playing a game.

Abstract: Data can be received by a battery charging device while a portable information terminal powered by a secondary battery is connected to the battery charging device to charge the secondary battery. For data reception, the battery charging device has a tuner as a data reception circuit. While the portable information terminal is mounted in the battery charging device, the secondary battery is charged by the battery charging device, and the tuner receives a television wave containing a data broadcast. Data multiplexed in a video signal outputted from the tuner is decoded by a data decoding circuit, and stored into a data storage device of the portable information terminal. The data stored in the data storage device can be reproduced on a liquid crystal display unit of the portable information terminal when it is detached from the battery charging device.

Abstract: To automatically manage payment of charge produced between an apparatus manufacturer and an information provider, and to promote sales of an information processing apparatus and information contents.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply device that is able to be used even when power is supplied to electronic circuits using secondary batteries of nickel-cadmium batteries and nickel-hydrogen batteries or the like whose recharging capacities are lowered, wherein original performance of the secondary battery can be maintained. A power supply circuit according to the present invention includes a connector which is electrically connected to a secondary battery which is a storage, a voltage step-up circuit that steps up an output voltage from the secondary battery, and a power supply line for supplying the stepped-up output voltage to an electronic circuit.

Abstract: A positioning system for obtaining information concerning a current position of a device even when one is in an underground center or inside a building includes a portable terminal is equipped with a radio-call-reception part having a radio-call-reception function that is a receiving unit which receives data sent from the base station and a positioning function to obtain the primary position data indicating the current position of the device based on data sent from the base station, a GPS-reception part having a positioning function to obtain the secondary position data on measuring the current position of the device based on signals sent from GPS satellites, and a position-data-correction function to correct the secondary position data using the position-correction data sent from the base station, and an information-processing part having a function to perform information processing using position data obtained from the radio-call-reception part and the GPS-reception part.

Abstract: A recording medium 10 is provided with a read only memory 12 having a program recorded therein and a non-volatile memory 13 in which a virgin code is written when it is under non-use state. When an information processing device 50 detects the virgin code, it writes the ID code thereof. The information processing device 50 does not read out any program from a recording medium which is not the recording medium 10 in which the ID code thereof is recorded. Therefore, the program can be executed only by the information processing device which is registered in the recording medium 10, whereby the association between the recording medium and the specific information processing device can be strengthened.

Abstract: A body-fluid inspection device, which sticks a skin so as to obtain a fine amount of body fluids and measures ingredients of the body fluids, includes a casing having an opening, a sticking device having a sticking needle that is allowed to protrude from the opening of the casing, and a suction device which places at least portion of a space inside the casing in a reduced-pressure state. Also included are a reduced-pressure releasing device for releasing the space inside the casing from the reduced-pressure state, a chip which is detachably attached to the opening of the casing and is provided with test paper for absorbing the body fluids that have been sucked by the body-fluid suction device, a measuring device for measuring ingredients of the body fluids that have been absorbed by the test paper, and a display device for displaying results of measurements made by the measuring device. The display device is placed on one portion of a surface of the casing.

Abstract: An electronic device that includes: a peripheral circuit which is driven by a drive voltage, a battery which supplies the drive voltage, a memory which is driven by the battery, and a CPU operable to write data to the memory, read the data which has been written, compare the written data with the read data, and determine whether or not the drive voltage has dropped below a minimum operable voltage based on the comparison.