Abstract: An electric field communication apparatus includes: a plurality of electric field communication antennas for carrying out electric field communication; a detecting unit that detects the electric field communication antenna in connected state where at least electric field communication may be carried out with an electric field communication antenna of another electric field communication apparatus, from among the plurality of electric field communication antennas; and a control unit that controls an operation of the host electric field communication apparatus in response to the result detected by the detecting unit.

Abstract: An antenna device includes: a line-shaped antenna conductor with a predetermined length; an actuator member that directly supports the line-shaped antenna or supports the line-shaped antenna via an auxiliary member and is displaceable integrally with the antenna conductor, where the actuator member is displaced to change a position of the antenna conductor in a space; and an attaching member that attaches the actuator member and the antenna member in one longitudinal end of the antenna conductor to a communication apparatus. The actuator member performs displacement control in which one longitudinal end of the antenna conductor serves as a fixed support and the other end thereof serves as a free end to be displaceable depending on the control voltage.

Abstract: A portable wireless communication device includes a case having a waterproof structure and floating on water, an operation portion arranged in a front face of the case; and a wireless communication processing portion arranged inside the case, wherein a position of the center of gravity in the case is shifted to a rear face side opposite to the front face with respect to a center of the case, in a state where all components including the wireless communication processing portion are housed.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a fuel accommodation section that accommodates a fuel within a body, at least one face of the fuel accommodation section being formed by a transparent or translucent member, a fuel cell section that generates electricity on the basis of the fuel accommodated in the fuel accommodation section, a body orientation detection section that detects an orientation of the body, a storage section that stores scale display information concerning a plurality of orientations of the fuel accommodation section, a display section disposed on the face of the fuel accommodation section formed by the transparent or translucent member, and a control section that obtains the scale display information corresponding to the orientation detected by the body orientation detection section from the scale display information stored in the storage section, and displays the obtained scale display information on the display section.

Abstract: A communication terminal includes a first storage section configured to store address information for performing connection to a communication terminal of a communication partner and an address book containing information about the communication partner, a second storage section configured to store first data files, a search section configured to search through the second storage section for first data files corresponding to information about the communication partner linked to the communication terminal of the communication partner selected on the basis of the address book, a compiling section configured to compile the retrieved first data files into a predetermined unit to generate a second data file, and a communication section configured to perform communication between the present communication terminal and the communication terminal of the communication partner and transmit the second data file to the communication terminal of the communication partner.

Abstract: A biometric authentication apparatus includes an illumination section, an imaging section, a photographic subject placing section, and an authentication section. The illumination section irradiates at least near infrared light onto a biological portion placed in contact with a housing surface. The imaging section images a near infrared light image of the biological portion. The photographic subject placing section is provided in the vicinity of the illumination section, in which at least a part of the light emanation portion of the illumination section on a side where the imaging section is disposed is covered by the photographic subject when the photographic subject is placed. The authentication section performing biometric authentication by making a comparison between a specific pattern extracted from the near infrared light image of the biological portion imaged by the imaging section and a preliminarily registered specific pattern.

Abstract: An information communication apparatus includes: an electrostatic panel unit that is at least provided with an electrostatically chargeable panel surface; a capacitance detection unit that detects a capacitance variation of the panel surface to detect a location at which an object substantially contacts the panel surface; an electric field communication unit that uses the panel surface as an electrostatic field antenna to carry out electrostatic field communication; a connection switching unit that selectively connects any one of the capacitance detection unit and the electric field communication unit to the electrostatic panel unit; and a control unit that controls the connection switching unit to connect the electrostatic panel unit to the capacitance detection unit at the time of detecting a location at which an object contacts the panel surface and to connect the electrostatic panel unit to the electric field communication unit at the time of the electrostatic field communication.

Abstract: An electric field communication apparatus includes: a plurality of electric field communication antennas for carrying out electric field communication; a detecting unit that detects the electric field communication antenna in connected state where at least electric field communication may be carried out with an electric field communication antenna of another electric field communication apparatus, from among the plurality of electric field communication antennas; and a control unit that controls an operation of the host electric field communication apparatus in response to the result detected by the detecting unit.

Abstract: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube through a guide mechanism. A first elastic member is interposed between a first bearing support member of the guide mechanism and one retaining section of the slider. A bearing installed in the first bearing support member, is pressed continuously toward the guide section. A second bearing support member is installed via a second elastic member between the guide section and another retaining section of the slider. A bearing provided on the second bearing support member is pressed toward the guide section by means of a resilient force of the second elastic member.

Abstract: A coupler is provided inside an engaging hole of a piston yoke, which is connected to pistons. A slider is installed on an upper portion of the coupler through a coupler-insertion hole. An engaging member, provided at a lower portion of the coupler, is inserted into the engaging hole so as to be displaceable by a slight amount in the widthwise direction of a cylinder tube. The coupler is inserted into the coupler-insertion hole of the slider, so that the coupler-insertion hole is slidable with respect to curved surface sections of the coupler.

Abstract: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube. Bearings are installed with the slider, so that the bearings are opposed to the guide sections. Bearings are also installed on first and second bearing support members, which are provided respectively at retaining sections of the slider. When the slider is displaced in the axial direction along the cylinder tube, only one end surface of one of the flange sections of the bearing is pressed, depending on the displacement direction of the slider, in order to effect displacement in an integrated manner.

Abstract: The invention relates to an information transmission system capable of transmitting target information via voice, as well as to an information encoding apparatus and an information decoding apparatus for use with the system. The information encoding apparatus (31) converts input text information to an intermediate code in accordance with a predetermined encoding method, and outputs a voice derived from voice information based on the intermediate code and supplemented with music arrangement information. The voice is transmitted either directly or via a broadcasting or communicating medium to a receiving side. The information decoding apparatus (34) on the receiving side receives the generated voice, recognizes a voice waveform from the received voice, and reproduces the original target information by decoding the intermediate code based on the recognized voice waveform.

Abstract: A point card system according to the present invention includes a customer ID recording area 20, a service point recording area 24, an information recording area 22, and a browse flag recording area 23. The customer ID recording area 20 records unrewritable customer identification information. The service point recording area 24 records the number of service points. The information recording area 22 records provider information supplied from a provider without physical contacts. The browse flag recording area 23 records a history of provider information browsing. A provider 1 issues a wireless point card 3 to a customer 2. The provider 1 is provided with a wireless transceiver 8 and a card reader/writer 5. The system supplies provider information to the customer by radio and detects browse history information for providing an additional profit returning service.

Abstract: This invention aims to make it possible to realize data communication having excellent communication throughput and good quality even if the communication state fluctuates. According to the present invention, by sequentially adjusting the transmission speed of data that is to be sent to the portable radio terminal 22 on the basis of momentary real transmission speed in the communication channel 6 that has been fed back from the portable radio terminal 22, and hereby controlling the data communication speed between itself and the portable radio terminal 22, it is able to execute data transmission processing that is corresponding to changes of transmission speed in the communication channel 6, in this way, it is able to realize data communication having excellent communication throughput and good quality even if the communication state fluctuates.

Abstract: A biometric authentication apparatus includes an illumination section, an imaging section, a photographic subject placing section, and an authentication section. The illumination section irradiates at least near infrared light onto a biological portion placed in contact with a housing surface. The imaging section images a near infrared light image of the biological portion. The photographic subject placing section is provided in the vicinity of the illumination section, in which at least a part of the light emanation portion of the illumination section on a side where the imaging section is disposed is covered by the photographic subject when the photographic subject is placed. The authentication section performing biometric authentication by making a comparison between a specific pattern extracted from the near infrared light image of the biological portion imaged by the imaging section and a preliminarily registered specific pattern.

Abstract: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube. Bearings are installed with the slider, so that the bearings are opposed to the guide sections. Bearings are also installed on first and second bearing support members, which are provided respectively at retaining sections of the slider. When the slider is displaced in the axial direction along the cylinder tube, only one end surface of one of the flange sections of the bearing is pressed, depending on the displacement direction of the slider, in order to effect displacement in an integrated manner.

Abstract: A slider is displaceable in an axial direction on guide sections of a cylinder tube through a guide mechanism. A first elastic member is interposed between a first bearing support member of the guide mechanism and one retaining section of the slider. A bearing installed in the first bearing support member, is pressed continuously toward the guide section. A second bearing support member is installed via a second elastic member between the guide section and another retaining section of the slider. A bearing provided on the second bearing support member is pressed toward the guide section by means of a resilient force of the second elastic member.

Abstract: A coupler is provided inside an engaging hole of a piston yoke, which is connected to pistons. A slider is installed on an upper portion of the coupler through a coupler-insertion hole. An engaging member, provided at a lower portion of the coupler, is inserted into the engaging hole so as to be displaceable by a slight amount in the widthwise direction of a cylinder tube. The coupler is inserted into the coupler-insertion hole of the slider, so that the coupler-insertion hole is slidable with respect to curved surface sections of the coupler.

Abstract: To insure the communication quality best suited to the type of data between the transmission system and the receiver. In a wireless communication system for controlling the data communication quality between the transmission system and a mobile wireless terminal via a predetermined communication path. The transmission system changes the modulation system in the data output unit corresponding to the type of contents to be transmitted to the mobile wireless terminal to control the data communication quality.