Abstract: Realized is an electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting device capable of determining whether or not external noise exists. An electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting circuit (2) of an aspect of the present invention drives vertical signal lines (VL) to output, from horizontal signal lines (HL), electric charges corresponding to electrostatic capacitances, and then drives the horizontal signal lines to output, from the vertical signal lines, electric charges corresponding to the electrostatic capacitances. The electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting device includes a noise detecting section (8) which determines whether or not external noise exists.

Abstract: The present invention provides a touch panel substrate capable of preventing a detection circuit from being broken down due to application of electrostatic voltage. The touch panel substrate includes a flexible substrate (20) for electrically connecting sensor electrodes (12) and a touch controller (32) to each other. The flexible electrode (20) has one end connected to a terminal section (13) including terminals. The touch panel substrate is further provided with a shielding electrode (14), on an outer side of the terminal section (13).

Abstract: An artificial nail (1) has a member made of a material having electrical conductivity. The artificial nail (1) is given electrical conductivity by mixing an electrically conductive material into plastic serving as a base material. As the electrically conductive material, a carbon-based material, such as carbon black, carbon fiber, or black lead, or a metal-based material, such as a fine metal powder, a metal oxide, metal fiber, or a whisker, is used. Alternatively, the base material for the artificial nail (1) per se is an electrically conductive resin.

Abstract: A signal processing system (10) includes a switching circuits (6) which switches between subsystems (5a, 5b), on a basis of a frequency of noise mixed in each of time-series signals, the amount of that noise, and input-output transfer characteristics, to reduce noise present in a result of estimation of the value of a linear element (CX), which estimation is performed by addition- and subtraction-based signal processing.

Abstract: A touch sensor panel includes vertical & horizontal electrodes each respectively including a repeat of first & second basic shapes connected to one another in a vertical & horizontal directions, the first & second basic shapes each including a fine wire, respectively provided on vertical & horizontal electrode surfaces, and arranged at intervals; and a plurality of linear devices at respective intersections of the electrodes. A method includes driving the vertical electrodes in parallel on a basis of code sequences di for each of the linear devices so as to output, along the horizontal electrodes, linear sums of respective outputs corresponding to the linear devices; and estimating respective values of the linear devices along the horizontal electrodes on a basis of an inner product operation of (i) the linear sums outputted along the horizontal electrodes and (ii) the code sequences di.

Abstract: A signal processing system (10) includes a switching circuits (6) which switches between subsystems (5a, 5b), on a basis of a frequency of noise mixed in each of time-series signals, the amount of that noise, and input-output transfer characteristics, to reduce noise present in a result of estimation of the value of a linear element (CX), which estimation is performed by addition- and subtraction-based signal processing.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a viewed proportion calculation unit which calculates a viewed proportion of content in a first video distribution format based on a reproduction end point of the content in the first video distribution format that is acquired from an information processing terminal that reproduces the content in the first video distribution format and run time information of the content in the first video distribution format, a viewed proportion memory which holds the viewed proportion of the content in the first video distribution format that is calculated by the viewed proportion calculation unit, and a viewed proportion reading unit which reads the viewed proportion of the content in the first video distribution format that is held in the viewed proportion memory in response to a reproduction start request of the content in a second video distribution format that differs from the first video distribution format.

Abstract: Realized is an electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting device capable of determining whether or not external noise exists. An electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting circuit (2) of an aspect of the present invention drives vertical signal lines (VL) to output, from horizontal signal lines (HL), electric charges corresponding to electrostatic capacitances, and then drives the horizontal signal lines to output, from the vertical signal lines, electric charges corresponding to the electrostatic capacitances. The electrostatic capacitance value distribution detecting device includes a noise detecting section (8) which determines whether or not external noise exists.

Abstract: The touch sensor system (1) includes: a touch panel (2) having a two-dimensional region (12) made up of a hand placing region (13) and a remainder region (14); a hand placing region processing section (3) for carrying out a process related to the hand placing region in accordance with a hand placing region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the hand placing region (13); and a plot input processing section (4) for carrying out a plot input process in accordance with a remainder region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the remainder region (14).

Abstract: Provided is a touch panel system (1) capable of reliably removing a wide variety of noises. The touch panel system (1) includes a main sensor (31) which detects a touch operation, a sub sensor (32) which does not detect a touch operation but detects a noise component, and a subtracting section (41) which subtracts, from an output signal of the main sensor (31), an output signal of the sub sensor (32). The subtracting section (41) performs a subtracting operation to remove a noise component from the output signal of the main sensor (31), thereby extracting a signal derived from the touch operation itself.

Abstract: A touch sensor panel disclosed herein includes: a plurality of vertical electrodes (6); and a plurality of horizontal electrodes (7), the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) and the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) (i) being so disposed that, as viewed in the direction perpendicular to a substrate, the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) include no segment coincident with the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) and (ii) forming a uniform grid having no gap.

Abstract: A touch panel system (71a) includes a capacitance value distribution detection circuit (72). The capacitance value distribution detection circuit (72) switches a connection state between a first connection state and a second connection state, which first connection state makes first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) serve as drive lines (DL1 to DLM) and second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) serve as sense lines (SL1 to SLM), and which second connection state makes the second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) serve as the drive lines (DL1 to DLM) and the first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) serve as the sense lines (SL1 to SLM).

Abstract: A capacitance distribution detection circuit includes a multiplexer, a driver, and a sense amplifier. The multiplexer switches states between a first connection state and a second connection state. The first connection state drives first signal lines in parallel so that voltages are applied, outputs, along second signal lines, a linear sum of electric charges stored in capacitors corresponding to that respective one of the second signal lines, and estimates, a capacitance of capacitors formed along that second signal line. The second connection state drives, the second signal lines in parallel so that voltages are applied, outputs, along the first signal lines, a linear sum of electric charges stored in the capacitors corresponding to that respective one of the first signal lines, and estimates, a capacitance of the capacitors formed along that first signal line.

Abstract: A touch panel system includes a touch panel having sense lines, and drive lines which intersect the sense lines and form capacitance with the sense lines, a touch panel controller for processing signals of the sense lines, and a drive line driving circuit for driving the drive lines in parallel. The touch panel controller includes a subtracting section for finding differences in signals between the sense lines adjacent to each other, a decoding section for calculating a distribution of differences between the capacitances by calculating an inner product of code sequences for driving the drive lines in parallel and difference output sequences which correspond to the code sequences, a touch detecting section for obtaining touch information based on the distribution of differences between the capacitances calculated by the decoding section, and a region setting section for setting an effective region in the touch panel based on the touch information.

Abstract: The touch sensor system includes: a touch panel having a two-dimensional region made up of a hand placing region and a remainder region; a hand placing region processing section for carrying out a process related to the hand placing region in accordance with a hand placing region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the hand placing region; and a drawing input processing section for carrying out a drawing input process in accordance with a remainder region touch signal corresponding to a touch to the remainder region.

Abstract: A display device includes: a monitor and receiving set having a video signal receiving section, a display section, an image quality control section, a first control signal transceiver, and a first control section; and a control and transmission set having a television broadcast receiving section, a video signal input section, a video signal transmitting section, a second control signal transceiver, a key input section, and a second control section. The Power consumption of a first radio transmission path formed by the video signal transmitting section and the video signal receiving section is larger than that of a second radio transmission path formed by the first and second control signal transceivers. A control signal for a user interface is communicated by the first and second control signal transceivers. Only the second radio transmission path of the first and second radio transmission paths is communicable in a standby state.

Abstract: A touch sensor panel disclosed herein includes: a plurality of vertical electrodes (6); and a plurality of horizontal electrodes (7), the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) and the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) (i) being so disposed that, as viewed in the direction perpendicular to a substrate, the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) include no segment coincident with the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) and (ii) forming a uniform grid having no gap.

Abstract: A touch panel system prevents an incorrect operation caused by an unintended contact of an object with a touch panel while suppressing a decline in sensitivity of detection of presence or absence of a touch on the touch panel. The touch panel system includes a touch invalidating section which, in a case where a specific point of a touch panel is continuously touched for a predetermined period of time, invalidates an instruction that is given, in accordance with the touch, to an electronic device including the touch panel.

Abstract: A touch sensor panel disclosed herein includes: a plurality of vertical electrodes (6); and a plurality of horizontal electrodes (7), the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) and the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) (i) being so 210 disposed that, as viewed in the direction perpendicular to a substrate, the plurality of vertical electrodes (6) include no segment coincident with the plurality of horizontal electrodes (7) and (ii) forming a uniform grid having no gap.

Abstract: A capacitance distribution detection circuit (102) includes a multiplexer (104), a driver (105), and a sense amplifier (106), and the multiplexer (104) switches states between a first connection state in which first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the driver (105) and second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (106), and a second connection state in which the first signal lines (HL1 to HLM) are connected to the sense amplifier (106) and the second signal lines (VL1 to VLM) are connected to the driver (105). The first connection state (A) (a) drives, on the basis of code sequences (di (=di1, di2, . . . , diN, where i=1, . . .