Abstract: An information displaying apparatus includes a mark displaying unit which displays on a display a file mark to identify each of files stored in a file memory and a folder mark to identify a folder by which the files are grouped, a viewer generating unit which generates on the display a viewer to display one of information about the files included in the folder and information included in the files, a viewer moving unit which moves the viewer on the display in accordance with an operation of an operating member, and a preview displaying unit which displays a file mark included in the folder when the viewer overlaps the folder mark displayed on the display and displays information included in the file as an image when the viewer overlaps the file mark.

Abstract: An image display device of this invention has a display screen provided with a first thumbnail area, and second and third sub-thumbnail areas. Thumbnail images of images belonging to a group distant by a prescribed time period from the group displayed in the first thumbnail area are randomly extracted and displayed in the second and third sub-thumbnail areas. For example, when arranged by year of image capture, images of one year before and one year after the images displayed in the first thumbnail area are extracted at random and displayed in the second and third sub-thumbnail areas, respectively. In addition to images resulting from a search specified by the user, by also displaying on the same screen images not anticipated by the user, the user is presented with chance encounters with images.

Abstract: On the basis of an information managing database configured to store information on a plurality of multimedia contents stored by a content memory of an information reproducing apparatus and information on multimedia contents stored by an information memory of an information managing apparatus, a content managing unit of the information managing apparatus extracts from the information memory contents acquired by the information reproducing apparatus that are types reproducible by a content reproducing unit of the information reproducing apparatus but that are not stored in the content memory of the information reproducing apparatus from among the contents stored in the information memory, and transmits to the information reproducing apparatus all of the extracted contents or a part of contents which is selected by user from among the extracted contents.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus includes, a communication section configured to transmit and receive to and from the terminal apparatus, a command analysis section configured to specify a command from the terminal apparatus, a user specifying section configured to specify a user transmitting the command, a keyword system providing section configured to transmit all or part of the keyword system to the terminal apparatus when a specified command is a keyword list request command, a content preview select section configured to specify at least one content based on the keyword, the user personal information and the history information when a specified command is a content preview request command, and select the preview data and content specifying data, and a content preview providing section configured to transmit the content preview data and the content specifying data to the terminal apparatus.

Abstract: There is disclosed a shooting apparatus includes a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image, an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image, an image memory which stores at least an image, a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with a managing server which manages images by radio, a transmitting portion which transmits the original image shot by the shooting portion to the managing server through the communicating portion, and an original image specifying information storage portion which stores in the image memory the index image of the original image and original image specifying information which specifies the original image in the managing server in association with each other.

Abstract: An image-processing method to be performed in a server that can communicate with a terminal device.

Abstract: There is disclosed an information managing method in which a plurality of information files are set as managing objects, the method includes (a) acquiring one or two classification standards which are standards to classify the information files, (b) selecting one of classification units of each of the acquired classification standards, (c) classifying the information files objects for each of the acquired classification standards and the selected one of the classification units, (d) producing a file object which represents each classified information file, (e) disposing and displaying the file object produced for each classification unit in another one-dimensional direction on a display screen, in a case where one classification standard is acquired, and (f) disposing and displaying the produced file object of the information file in each of two-dimensionally divided regions in a case where two classification standards are acquired.

Abstract: A control apparatus is connected to at least one terminal device to control the terminal device. The apparatus includes a communication unit which communicates with the terminal device, a display unit which displays an operation window, an information acquisition unit which acquires, from the terminal device through the communication unit, information concerning operation of the terminal device and operation object for operation, an arranging unit which arranges the operation object to produce an operation window and is stored in the control apparatus, and a command generating unit which generates a control command in accordance with operation on an operation window, wherein when the operation object is operated, the command generating unit generates information which specifies the operation object which has been operated and a control command including information concerning an operation amount, and the communication unit transmits the control command to the terminal device.

Abstract: An image search program allowing a computer to execute a reference-image retrieving step of retrieving at least one second image selected from first images stored in a storage section, which is similar to a reference image, an image-displaying step of displaying an index image obtained by reducing the second image retrieved, an image-selecting step of causing a person who wants to retrieve images to select at least one third image similar to the reference image, in accordance with the index image displayed, and a symbol-providing step of storing symbols in data regions which are categories provided for the reference image, in association with the third image selected, each symbol representing similarity or dissimilarity.

Abstract: There is provided an image retrieving apparatus comprising image inputting means for inputting an image, attribute value acquiring means for acquiring attribute values, image saving means for saving the image and the attribute values of the image, first retrieving means for determining an image selected from a plurality of images, and retrieving at least one first image similar to the first reference image, retrieved image displaying means for displaying reduced images of the retrieved at least one first image, image selecting means for allowing an image retrieval requester to select at least one second image similar to the first reference image, symbol giving means for newly providing a category, and giving symbols representing the similarity to the category, and numeric value allocating means for giving a numeric value representing the reliability of the similarity.

Abstract: An information terminal device includes an acquisition unit acquiring language identification information concerning a language used on a display screen, a storage unit storing address information of a server, a language identification information synthesizer synthesizing the language identification information into the address information, and a transmitter transmitting the address information to the server.

Abstract: A disk drive and a control method for the disk drive to reduce the number of unnecessary write inhibition operations. A microprocessor unit (MPU) 6 sets an allowable value Cv for the velocity of a magnetic head 1 to V0 until the head passes over N1 sectors after completion of a seek operation, Cv to V1 until the head passes over N2 sectors after passage of N1 sectors, and Cv to V2 after passage of N2 sectors. (N1<N2 and V0<V1<V2) A hard-disk controller (HDC) 10 detects the velocity of the magnetic head 1, based on a position error signal PES from a servo sector regeneration section 8a, and prohibits the write operation of the magnetic head 1 if the velocity exceeds Cv.

Abstract: A spectral image photographing section photographs the image of an object to be photographed as spectrum information in units of pixels so as to mutually record and reproduce a faithful image between two points. A photographing light spectrum detecting section detects the spectrum distribution of illumination light at a photographing point. A reproduction environment light spectrum detecting section detects the spectrum distribution of illumination light at a reproduction point. A spectral reflectance distribution calculating section eliminates the influence of the spectrum distribution of illumination light from the spectrum information photographed by the spectral image photographing section, and calculates the spectral reflectance distribution of the object.

Abstract: An image classification apparatus includes an image input device for inputting image data. A filing device stores the input image data and performs a read, retrieval, or edit operation on the data in accordance with a predetermined instruction. A normalizing unit corrects variations in various image input conditions or variations in image input devices to make the input conditions in execution agree with those in learning. A feature extracting unit extracts a feature amount effective for classification. A classification determination unit performs a classification determination operation on the basis of the feature amount obtained by the feature extracting unit. A display unit synthesizes a result of the classification determination operation with the input image, and displays the synthesized result. A learning control unit controls the feature extracting unit and the classification determination unit on the basis of the predetermined learning data.

Abstract: An intermittent gas-insufflation apparatus insufflates a quantity of the gaseous fluid into an entrance of a respiratory system of a breathing patient during an exhalation interval of an immediate breathing cycle and into a subsequent inhalation interval of a successive breathing cycle. The intermittent gas-insufflation apparatus includes a valve assembly, a sensor and a controller. The valve assembly actuates between a closed state to prevent the gaseous fluid from flowing from a source of gaseous fluid to the patient and an opened state to establish gaseous fluid flow to the patient. The sensor detects changes in breathing pressure of the patient throughout the immediate breathing cycle and to generates sensor signals characteristic of the changes in the breathing pressure thereof.

Abstract: An intermittent gas-insufflation apparatus insufflates a quantity of the gaseous fluid into an entrance of a respiratory system of a breathing patient during an exhalation interval of an immediate breathing cycle and into a subsequent inhalation interval of a successive breathing cycle. The intermittent gas-insufflation apparatus includes a valve assembly, a sensor and a controller. The valve assembly actuates between a closed state to prevent the gaseous fluid from flowing from a source of gaseous fluid to the patient and an opened state to establish gaseous fluid flow to the patient. The sensor detects changes in breathing pressure of the patient throughout the immediate breathing cycle and to generates sensor signals characteristic of the changes in the breathing pressure thereof.

Abstract: An image binarizing apparatus, which comprises an image sensor for inputting a character image or a line image, an A/D converter for digitizing the output of the image sensor, a frame memory for temporary storage of the digital image, a window circuit for generating address information for dividing the stored image into a predetermined number of partial images, a brightness extractor for obtaining the highest brightness, lowest brightness and average brightness for the pixels for each block, a neural network which provides the optimum threshold value based on pre-learned data when receiving the highest brightness, lowest brightness and average brightness, a binarizer for binarizing each pixel of a partial image block from the frame memory based on the optimum threshold value ("white pixel" when the value of the brightness of the pixel is larger than the output value of the neural network, and "black pixel" when the value of the brightness of the pixel is smaller than the output value of the neural network), a

Abstract: Substrate materials for magnetic heads consisting of 24-75 mol % of .alpha.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and the remaining 76-25 mol % of TiC.sub.x O.sub.y N.sub.z containing a small amount of additives, that has a NaCl-type structure which retain known characteristics required on such materials and have controlled sizes of crystallites of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 and TiC.sub.x O.sub.y N.sub.z, uniformly dispersed TiC.sub.x O.sub.y N.sub.z crystallites and, if any, additive elements, in which internal stress is relieved. The materials are intended for eliminating problems in IBE to form steps and thus for fabricating high-precision thin-film heads for high-density recording.

Abstract: A material for a magnetic head slider consists essentially of 0.1 to 20.0 vol % of at least one of oxides the group Va elements of the International Periodic Table (Ta, Nb, V) and 80.0 to 99.9 vol % of stabilized cubic ZrO.sub.2 containing a stabilizer (Y.sub.2 O.sub.3, MgO, CeO.sub.2). It has improved precision machinability, machining efficiency, high strength, densified structure, affinity with the recording medium or lubricity, besides wear resistance. It may be machined precisely into a thin film magnetic head slider with a reduced amount of chipping.

Abstract: A sintered material for recording/reading (particularly magnetic) head slider is produced by:preparing a powdery mixture which comprises 0.5 to 6.0% by weight of at least one component selected from the component group A consisting of the following elements and compounds thereof, a garnet type compound consisting essentially of erbium oxide and aluminum oxide in amounts of 2 to 12% by weight and 0 (exclusive) to 2 (inclusive) % by weight based on the total composition, respectively, and expressed by the formula Er.sub.3 (Al,Er).sub.2 (AlO.sub.4).sub.3 through (Er, Al).sub.3 Al.sub.2 (AlO.sub.4).sub.3, and the balance being silicon carbide powder:the elements for the component group A being Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Mg, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Ba, La, Ce, Gd, Hf, Ta, W, Th, and Cs; andsintering the resultant mass under the application of a high pressure.Further sintering aids of Be, BeO, B and B.sub.4 C may be present. For the garnet type compound, erbium oxide may be used, preferably in combination with alumina.