Abstract: This invention provides an adjusting method for use in a recording apparatus having a configuration where head units, in each of which a plurality of recording heads are arranged in a direction (main scanning direction) orthogonal to a moving direction (sub-scanning direction) of a recording medium relative to the recording heads so that ends of recordable regions of the recording heads partially overlap or contact when viewed in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, are arranged by a number equal to the number of recording colors in parallel in the sub-scanning direction, comprising adjusting quality of an image recorded on the recording medium by changing a positional relationship of a predetermined recording pattern, which is recorded on the recording medium with each of the recording heads, within each of the head units and/or among the plurality of head units.

Abstract: A head-mounted type display device includes: a spectacle frame for fixture to a user's head; a body unit 2 fixed to the spectacle frame and having an image output unit from which image output unit image light of an image to be displayed is output; an eyepiece optical unit 3 for allowing image light output from the image output unit to be incident on the eyepiece optical unit, for guiding the incident image light to the corresponding eyeball 11 of the user with the spectacle frame being mounted on the user's head, and for displaying, as a virtual image, a magnified version of the image from the image output unit within a user's visual field; and an attachment means 4 for attaching the eyepiece optical unit 3 to the body unit in a replaceable manner.

Abstract: An information display system includes a sensor which measures a state of each part of a body of a user, an active state identifying section which identifies an active state of the user based on a measurement result, an information estimating section which estimates information required by the user based on the active state identified by the active state identifying section, a database which stores at least the information required by the user, an information selecting section which selects the information required by the user from a plurality of information stored in the database, and an information display section which displays the information required by the user selected by the information selecting section.

Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device provided with an image output unit that includes a display element for displaying images and a projection lens for magnifying and projecting the images and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having no refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section in at least one direction.

Abstract: A robot control system includes a user information acquisition section (12) that acquires user information that is obtained based on sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of a user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a presentation information determination section (14) that determines presentation information that is presented to the user by the robot based on the acquired user information, and a robot control section (30) that controls the robot to present the presentation information to the user. The user information acquisition section (12) acquires second user information that is the user information about a second user, and the presentation information determination section (14) determines the presentation information presented to a first user based on the acquired second user information.

Abstract: A head-worn information display system which includes a display panel. A display mode of information displayed on the display panel is switched automatically according to an active state of a user using the information display system, so as to display information appropriate for the active state of the user.

Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device comprises an image output unit for outputting image light of images to be displayed and a reflection unit disposed in a field of view of at least one eyeball of a viewer. The reflection unit is adapted to reflect the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball of the viewer so that the viewer can see virtual images of the images. The minimum value of a width of a projection cross-section of the reflection unit in an output direction of the image light to the eyeball is smaller than a dark-adapted pupil diameter of human and is larger than a light-adapted pupil diameter of human.

Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device having an image output unit that includes a display element that displays images and is disposed on a spectacle frame and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light that is output from the image output unit toward the eyeball so that the viewer can see a virtual image of the image is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having a positive refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball of the viewer is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section parallel to an incident surface of the optical axis relative to the reflection unit.

Abstract: A spectacles-type image display device provided with an image output unit that includes a display element for displaying images and a projection lens for magnifying and projecting the images and a reflection unit that is disposed adjacent to at least one of spectacle lenses and reflects the image light output from the image output unit toward the eyeball is provided. The reflection unit is a reflection member having no refractive power and an effective luminous flux that is output from the image output unit and reaches the eyeball is configured so that the width of the luminous flux perpendicular to an optical axis is minimum at the reflection unit with respect to the optical axis cross-section in at least one direction.

Abstract: A robot control system includes a user information acquisition section (12) that acquires user information that is obtained based on sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of a user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a presentation information determination section (14) that determines presentation information that is presented to the user by the robot based on the acquired user information, and a robot control section (30) that controls the robot to present the presentation information to the user. The presentation information determination section (14) determines the presentation information that is presented to the user so that a first robot and a second robot present different types of presentation information based on the identical acquired user information.

Abstract: A hexahedron prism in which a first optical surface and a second optical surface opposed to each other are approximately parallel, the inner angles ? between the first optical surface and each of a third optical surface and a fourth optical surface opposed to each other are equal, a fifth optical surface and a sixth optical surface opposed to each other are configured inclining toward each other and the distance therebetween becomes narrow from the third optical surface to the fourth optical surface, and further, a light beam from a image display element enters through a first partial optical surface into the hexahedron prism, reflects inside the prism and is emitted through a second partial optical surface to an eye pupil of a user.

Abstract: An eyeglass-type image display device mounted on an eyeglass frame and has a display element for displaying an image and a light guiding unit for guiding the image light of the image displayed on the display element 15 is provided, wherein at least the light guiding unit is disposed on a limb unit so as to be displaceable to a first position where the light guiding unit is evacuated from the front of one eyeball of the user and to the second position where the light guiding unit extends to the front of the eyeball and the image light exits therethrough toward the eyeball, thereby enabling compact and light-weight structure, reduction in cost, and further enabling the user to wear the eyeglass frame for a long time without feeling that the eyeglass frame is heavy.

Abstract: An eyeglass-mounted type image display device which is applicable to an existing pair of eyeglasses and includes an eyepiece optical unit arranged in a field of view of one eyeball of an observer and an image display unit having a display element for displaying an image is provided, wherein an image light emitted from the image display unit is incident on an eyeball through the eyepiece optical unit and at least one of the image display unit and the eyepiece optical unit is fixed and held to a hinge unit that foldably supports a temple with respect to a frame.

Abstract: An eyeglass-mounted type image display device suggested by the present invention is applicable, to an existing pair of eyeglasses and includes an image display unit having an image display panel and attachable and detachable to and from an eyeglass temple and a light guiding unit that exits the image light emitted from the image display panel of the image display unit toward an eyeball of an observer through an entering end, an optical path and an exit end is provided, wherein the light guiding unit is provided separately from the image display unit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel head-mounted type image display device capable of displaying a lot of information with good viewability by multi-screens without impairing mobility of the device. The device comprises a plurality of eyepiece optical units 25Ru, 25Rd emitting image light to be displayed toward corresponding eye balls respectively and a head-mounting unit 11 for supporting the plurality of eyepiece optical units 25Ru, 25Rd and adapted to detachably attached to the head of an observer.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a state estimation section that estimates a state of a user based on information that includes sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of the user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, a historical information storage section that stores state historical information about the user, a usualness level evaluation section that evaluates a usualness level of the user, and a write section that writes the usualness level of the user evaluated by the usualness level evaluation section in the historical information storage section so that the usualness level is linked to each state of the user indicated by the state historical information about the user.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a media information acquisition section that acquires media information, a media information storage section that stores the media information acquired by the media information acquisition section, a usualness level evaluation section that evaluates a usualness level of a user based on information that includes sensor information from at least one of a behavior sensor that measures a behavior of the user, a condition sensor that measures a condition of the user, and an environment sensor that measures an environment of the user, and a write section that writes the usualness level of the user evaluated by the usualness level evaluation section in the media information storage section so that the usualness level is linked to the media information acquired by the media information acquisition section.

Abstract: A digital photo frame includes a display section, a display control section, a detection information acquisition section that acquires detection information detected by a user detection sensor, and a user state determination section that determines at least one of a positional relationship between a user and the display section, an observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within a detection range. The display control section changes a display state of an image displayed on the display section corresponding to at least one of the positional relationship between the user and the display section, the observation state of the user with respect to the display section, and whether or not the user is positioned within the detection range.

Abstract: This invention provides an adjusting method for use in a recording apparatus having a configuration where head units, in each of which a plurality of recording heads are arranged in a direction (main scanning direction) orthogonal to a moving direction (sub-scanning direction) of a recording medium relative to the recording heads so that ends of recordable regions of the recording heads partially overlap or contact when viewed in a conveyance direction of the recording medium, are arranged by a number equal to the number of recording colors in parallel in the sub-scanning direction, comprising adjusting quality of an image recorded on the recording medium by changing a positional relationship of a predetermined recording pattern, which is recorded on the recording medium with each of the recording heads, within each of the head units and/or among the plurality of head units.

Abstract: A format storage unit stores a predetermined geometric property format. A chart data creating unit creates chart data based upon the geometric property format, and a printing unit creates a test chart by printing mark groups on a recording medium such as a paper sheet based upon the chart data. An image pickup unit outputs a chart image by scanning the test chart, and a mark center calculating unit calculates the center of each mark based upon the chart image. A fitting unit performs a fitting calculation comparing calculation results output from the mark center calculating unit and the chart based upon the geometric property format such that the squared difference therebetween becomes minimum for each mark position.