Abstract: A heartbeat measuring apparatus includes an biological information acquiring unit that acquires biological information derived from heartbeats, pulses or the like of a user; a body-movement detecting unit that detects a body movement of the user; a reference information generating unit that generates reference information, which serves as a reference indicating the heartbeats or pulses for comparison, based upon the biological information acquired by the biological information acquiring unit after completion of a detection of the body movement; a waveform similarity calculating unit that calculates a waveform similarity between the reference information and biological information acquired after the reference information is generated; an extreme value acquiring unit that specifies an extreme value of the heartbeats or pulses from a plurality of waveform similarities, and acquires extreme value time at which the extreme value is obtained; and an biological information analyzing unit that analyzes biological inf

Abstract: A pulse wave measuring apparatus can determine an optimum combination of a pair of light-emitting element and light-receiving element out of plural light-emitting elements and plural light-receiving elements on a real time basis according to a difference of signal intensity of a pulse wave signal from the light-receiving element and always measure an stable pulse wave of a wrist artery robustly.

Abstract: A health management apparatus includes a first pulse wave measuring unit that measures a first pulse wave of a subject during sleep; and a second pulse wave measuring unit that measures a second pulse wave of the subject during sleep. The second pulse wave is different from the first pulse wave in propagation time from the heart of the subject. The apparatus also includes a pulse transmission time calculating unit that calculates a pulse transmission time indicating a time difference between the first and second pulse waves; a pulse interval calculating unit that calculates a pulse interval based on at least one of the first and second pulse waves; an autonomic nerve index calculating unit that calculates an autonomic nerve index based on the pulse transmission time and the pulse interval; and a health determining unit that determines the condition of health of the subject based on the autonomic nerve index.

Abstract: In a multimedia information collection control apparatus, a multimedia information collection unit collects information from more than one kind of medium (multimedia). A multimedia correspondence memory correspondingly stores multimedia information collected by the multimedia information collection unit. An information recognition unit recognizes the multimedia information stored in the multimedia correspondence memory and analyzes the multimedia information as personal data according to the recognition result. A multimedia database relationally stores the multimedia information as the personal data analyzed by the information recognition unit.

Abstract: A device for detecting a sleeping state that judges a sleeping state of a subject includes a brain activity measuring unit that measures an index which reflects brain activities and which indicates an extent of changes in an activity state of a brain of the subject during sleeping at every given unit time; and a sleeping state judging unit that judges the sleeping state at a given time in a time window which covers one cycle of sleeping, based on the index which reflects the brain activities and which is measured by the brain activity measuring unit at every given unit time within the time window.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A bio-information measuring includes a detector including a light source emitting light to a hand of an examinee and an optical receiver receiving the light emitted from the light source; and a supporter bent to clamp a paddle between fingers of the examinee. The clamping portion of the supporter is provided with the detector. The bio-information measuring apparatus also includes a measurer worn on the examinee, measuring bio-information based on pulse wave data obtained from the optical receiver; and a puller pulling the support member toward the measurer.

Abstract: A biotic sleep state determining apparatus that determines a sleep state of a subject based on a series of pulse interval data that indicate a time interval of one cycle of a pulse wave of the subject, and on body movement data that indicates a body movement of the subject, the apparatus includes a body movement determining unit that determines that the body movement occurs if a fluctuation amount of the body movement data is greater than a first predetermined threshold, a pulse interval data processor that processes the series of pulse interval data after removing pulse interval data measured in parallel with the body movement data from the series of pulse interval data, if the body movement determining unit determines that the body movement occurs, and a sleep state determining unit that determines the sleep state based on autonomic nerve indexes acquired from the series of pulse interval data processed by the pulse interval data processor.

Abstract: In a multimedia information collection control apparatus, a multimedia information collection unit collects information from more than one kind of medium (multimedia). A multimedia correspondence memory correspondingly stores multimedia information collected by the multimedia information collection unit. An information recognition unit recognizes the multimedia information stored in the multimedia correspondence memory and analyzes the multimedia information as personal data according to the recognition result. A multimedia database relationally stores the multimedia information as the personal data analyzed by the information recognition unit.

Abstract: In a multimedia information collection control apparatus, a multimedia information collection unit collects information from more than one kind of medium (multimedia). A multimedia correspondence memory correspondingly stores multimedia information collected by the multimedia information collection unit. An information recognition unit recognizes the multimedia information stored in the multimedia correspondence memory and analyzes the multimedia information as personal data according to the recognition result. A multimedia database relationally stores the multimedia information as the personal data analyzed by the information recognition unit.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing electronic question lists and corresponding video materials over a network is provided. A plurality of electronic question lists is prepared on a storage, each of the electronic question lists including a plurality of question sentences which are forecasted in advance. One of proper question lists is transmitted to a client's computer system via the network. A video material being associated with the question sentence selected by the client is then transmitted to the client's computer system.

Abstract: A wearable life support apparatus worn by a user is disclosed. A physiological information acquirement unit acquires the user's physiological information. An action information acquirement unit acquires the user's action information. A status recognition unit recognizes the user's status in accordance with the action information. A physiological information decision unit decides whether the physiological information is normal in accordance with the user's status. A presentation unit presents the decision result of the physiological information decision unit to the user.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for distributing electronic question lists and corresponding video materials over a network is provided. A plurality of electronic question lists is prepared on a storage, each of the electronic question lists including a plurality of question sentences which are forecasted in advance. One of proper question lists is transmitted to a client's computer system via the network. A video material being associated with the question sentence selected by the client is then transmitted to the client's computer system.