Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission control unit configured to, when first carrier information indicating that no carrier is detected is acquired from a communication control apparatus capable of performing contactless communication using a carrier with an external apparatus, control a timing at which the acquired first carrier information is transmitted to a transmission object configured to execute a predetermined process according to the first carrier information. The transmission control unit transmits the first carrier information to the transmission object when a set waiting time has elapsed after the first carrier information was acquired. The transmission control unit does not transmit the first carrier information to the transmission object when second carrier information indicating that the carrier is detected is acquired before the waiting time has elapsed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including an access control unit configured to control access from an application to a common file system accessible from a plurality of applications. The access control unit in a case where contact communication is performed with respect to an external processor, controls access by using first identification information for specifying an application, the first identification information being associated with each of the plurality of applications, and in a case where contactless communication is performed via a contactless communication device capable of performing contactless communication with an external device, controls access by using second identification information for specifying an application related to contactless communication, the second identification information being associated with at least one application among the plurality of applications.

Abstract: An information-processing apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits a first command to register in a memory a service provided by an application using a first communicative method. The communication unit transmits a second command to register in the memory a service indicator of the service using a second communicative method different from the first communicative method.

Abstract: An endoscope including an operation portion, an insertion portion pivotable relative to the operation portion, and a rotation knob to pivot the insertion portion about an axis of the insertion portion, includes: an insertion portion neutral position indicating portion, provided on an outer circumferential face of the rotation knob, configured to indicate a neutral position; and an indication ring, provided at the operation portion configured to include an operation portion neutral position indicating portion linearly aligned with the insertion portion neutral position indicating portion in an axis direction and indicating that the insertion portion is positioned at a neutral position, and two rotational angle indicating portions provided so as to be apart from the operation portion neutral position indicating portion in a circumferential direction, each of the two rotational angle indicating portions indicating rotation of the insertion portion.

Abstract: An information-processing apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits a first command to register in a memory a service provided by an application using a first communicative method. The communication unit transmits a second command to register in the memory a service indicator of the service using a second communicative method different from the first communicative method.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a selection unit configured to, on the basis of first identification information included in a processing instruction and corresponding to a service, and first association information in which the first identification information is associated with second identification information for identifying an application, select an application to perform the service corresponding to the processing instruction, and an execution unit configured to cause the selected application to perform a process in accordance with the processing instruction.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus including: a processing unit configured to selectively perform a process using information acquired from an application. The processing unit generates second key information based on first key information when the first key information is acquired from an application, retains specific information for specifying a target application on which a process is to be performed, when the first key information is acquired, determines whether an accessing application is the target application based on the specific information when being accessed by the application after the specific information is retained, performs a process based on information acquired from the accessing application and the second key information when the application is determined to be the target application, and refrains from performing a process using information acquired from the accessing application when the application is determined not to be the target application.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a selection unit configured to, on the basis of first identification information included in a processing instruction and corresponding to a service, and first association information in which the first identification information is associated with second identification information for identifying an application, select an application to perform the service corresponding to the processing instruction, and an execution unit configured to cause the selected application to perform a process in accordance with the processing instruction.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including a transmission control unit configured to, when first carrier information indicating that no carrier is detected is acquired from a communication control apparatus capable of performing contactless communication using a carrier with an external apparatus, control a timing at which the acquired first carrier information is transmitted to a transmission object configured to execute a predetermined process according to the first carrier information. The transmission control unit transmits the first carrier information to the transmission object when a set waiting time has elapsed after the first carrier information was acquired. The transmission control unit does not transmit the first carrier information to the transmission object when second carrier information indicating that the carrier is detected is acquired before the waiting time has elapsed.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a determination unit configured to determine one operation mode among a plurality of operation modes in which processing speeds are different when a process is performed, and a processing unit configured to transmit information regarding a processing time which is based on the determined operation mode and indicates a reference of the processing time when the process is performed to a communication control device capable of performing contactless communication with an external device using the information regarding the processing time for setting of a waiting time of the process.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store applications, application information corresponding to each of the applications, and state management information in which the application information is stored in association with a priority level, and a control unit configured to control a valid state and an invalid state of the application by managing the application information stored in the state management information based on a process command.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a receiving unit for receiving a command to be input to a first operating system and a command to be input to a second operating system different from the first operating system, a storage unit for storing a table in which given information included in the given command received by the receiving unit and information for identifying an application are related to each other, a generation unit for generating an application selection command for selectively executing the application based on the given command received by the receiving unit and the table stored in the storage unit, and an execution unit for executing the application selection command generated by the generation unit to selectively execute the application.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a receiving unit for receiving a command to be input to a first operating system and a command to be input to a second operating system different from the first operating system, a storage unit for storing a table in which given information included in the given command received by the receiving unit and information for identifying an application are related to each other, a generation unit for generating an application selection command for selectively executing the application based on the given command received by the receiving unit and the table stored in the storage unit, and an execution unit for executing the application selection command generated by the generation unit to selectively execute the application.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a storage unit configured to store applications, application information corresponding to each of the applications, and state management information in which the application information is stored in association with a priority level, and a control unit configured to control a valid state and an invalid state of the application by managing the application information stored in the state management information based on a process command.

Abstract: An endoscope includes an insertion section, a bending section, a bending operation section and a shift mechanism. The bending section includes a first bending section and a second bending section provided at a proximal end of the first bending section. The second bending section includes an actuation pipe interposed between an angle wire extending in the second bending section and a wire guide through the angle wire and guiding the angle wire, and supported to be moved in the extending direction of the wire guide with respect to the wire guide. A rigidity of the second bending section is shifted while the actuation pipe is moved in the extending direction of the wire guide.

Abstract: An endoscope including an operation portion, an insertion portion pivotable relative to the operation portion, and a rotation knob to pivot the insertion portion about an axis of the insertion portion, includes: an insertion portion neutral position indicating portion, provided on an outer circumferential face of the rotation knob, configured to indicate a neutral position; and an indication ring, provided at the operation portion configured to include an operation portion neutral position indicating portion linearly aligned with the insertion portion neutral position indicating portion in an axis direction and indicating that the insertion portion is positioned at a neutral position, and two rotational angle indicating portions provided so as to be apart from the operation portion neutral position indicating portion in a circumferential direction, each of the two rotational angle indicating portions indicating rotation of the insertion portion.