Abstract: A device control system includes a first input device and a gaze detector. The first input device allows a command to be entered with respect to a target device selected from one or more devices. The gaze detector detects a user's gaze direction. The gaze detector determines, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, one device, selected from the one or more devices, to be the target device. A gaze detector makes the target device change, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, the type of processing to be performed in accordance with the command entered through the first input device.

Abstract: A device control system includes a first input device and a gaze detector. The first input device allows a command to be entered with respect to a target device selected from one or more devices. The gaze detector detects a user's gaze direction. The gaze detector determines, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, one device, selected from the one or more devices, to be the target device. A gaze detector makes the target device change, based on the gaze direction detected by the gaze detector, the type of processing to be performed in accordance with the command entered through the first input device.

Abstract: Improvement of transmission efficiency is sought by stopping transmission of unnecessary MLI data. A transmitting circuit 111 in a base station apparatus 110 has an MLI modulation part 248 composed of an MLI generating circuit 238, a symbol modulation circuit 239, and an IFFT circuit 240, a user data modulation part 249 composed of an encoder circuit 234, a symbol modulation circuit 235, a transmission power control circuit 236, and an IFFT circuit 237, and a transmission operation control circuit 113. The transmission operation control circuit 113 controls operation timing of the MLI modulation part 248, the user datamodulationpart 249, and a multiplexer 243 based on a signal to notify that ACK input from a receiving circuit 112 has been received so that slots containing no MLI data are generated.

Abstract: A flexible LCD (2) is a flexible display. The flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from an upper cabinet to change a display area of the flexible LCD (2). An amount-of-sliding detecting section (4) measures the pullout amount (amount of sliding) of the flexible LCD (2) when the flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from a mobile terminal unit (1) or is retracted into the mobile terminal unit (1). A display controller (3) causes the flexible LCD (2) to display in a manner responsive to the amount of sliding that is measured by the amount-of-sliding detecting section (4). The foregoing makes it possible to utilize effectively the display having a display area that is revealed when the display is pulled out.

Abstract: To reduce interference mutually provided among peripheral cells, and perform data transmission while maintaining total throughput at the maximum level. Provided are an acquiring section (105) that acquires information of interfering power level that a communication apparatus receives from peripheral cells from a signal received from the communication apparatus, a determining section (106) that determines the number of subcarriers to use in data transmission corresponding to the information of interfering power level, and a modulation scheme determining section (107) that determines a modulation scheme for each of the subcarriers to use in data transmission corresponding to the information of interfering power level, and a radio signal is transmitted to the communication apparatus using the modulation scheme determined in the modulation scheme determining section (107) and the number of subcarriers determined in the determining section (106).

Abstract: Improvement of transmission efficiency is sought by stopping transmission of unnecessary MLI data. A transmitting circuit 111 in a base station apparatus 110 has an MLI modulation part 248 composed of an MLI generating circuit 238, a symbol modulation circuit 239, and an IFFT circuit 240, a user data modulation part 249 composed of an encoder circuit 234, a symbol modulation circuit 235, a transmission power control circuit 236, and an IFFT circuit 237, and a transmission operation control circuit 113. The transmission operation control circuit 113 controls operation timing of the MLI modulation part 248, the user data modulation part 249, and a multiplexer 243 based on a signal to notify that ACK input from a receiving circuit 112 has been received so that slots containing no MLI data are generated.

Abstract: Improvement of transmission efficiency is sought by stopping transmission of unnecessary MLI data. A transmitting circuit 111 in a base station apparatus 110 has an MLI modulation part 248 composed of an MLI generating circuit 238, a symbol modulation circuit 239, and an IFFT circuit 240, a user data modulation part 249 composed of an encoder circuit 234, a symbol modulation circuit 235, a transmission power control circuit 236, and an IFFT circuit 237, and a transmission operation control circuit 113. The transmission operation control circuit 113 controls operation timing of the MLI modulation part 248, the user data modulation part 249, and a multiplexer 243 based on a signal to notify that ACK input from a receiving circuit 112 has been received so that slots containing no MLI data are generated.

Abstract: An OFDM demodulation circuit capable of initiating a demodulation process within a short period of time after the reception of a signal and terminating the demodulation early if it has been initiated erroneously, and an OFDM reception apparatus employing the OFDM demodulation circuit. If a threshold value Sth2 in peak detector 122 is not exceeded within a predetermined time T following the output of a symbol timing signal from peak detector 121, namely if a continuation timing signal is not supplied from peak detector 122 to a demodulation process terminating circuit 162 before demodulation process terminating circuit 162 counts predetermined time T (step S115), demodulation process terminating circuit 162, determining that the position at which the demodulation process has been started was wrong, terminates the currently executed demodulation process soon after the completion of the counting of predetermined time T and returns to a received-signal awaiting state (step S111).

Abstract: A flexible LCD (2) is a flexible display. The flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from an upper cabinet to change a display area of the flexible LCD (2). An amount-of-sliding detecting section (4) measures the pullout amount (amount of sliding) of the flexible LCD (2) when the flexible LCD (2) is pulled out from a mobile terminal unit (1) or is retracted into the mobile terminal unit (1). A display controller (3) causes the flexible LCD (2) to display in a manner responsive to the amount of sliding that is measured by the amount-of-sliding detecting section (4). The foregoing makes it possible to utilize effectively the display having a display area that is revealed when the display is pulled out.

Abstract: To reduce interference mutually provided among peripheral cells, and perform data transmission while maintaining total throughput at the maximum level. Provided are an acquiring section (105) that acquires information of interfering power level that a communication apparatus receives from peripheral cells from a signal received from the communication apparatus, a determining section (106) that determines the number of subcarriers to use in data transmission corresponding to the information of interfering power level, and a modulation scheme determining section (107) that determines a modulation scheme for each of the subcarriers to use in data transmission corresponding to the information of interfering power level, and a radio signal is transmitted to the communication apparatus using the modulation scheme determined in the modulation scheme determining section (107) and the number of subcarriers determined in the determining section (106).

Abstract: A portable terminal that can execute the image matching without any special operation is provided. The portable terminal has an imaging means, and comprises a state detecting means that detects a state of the portable terminal, a matching information storing means that stores image information for matching, and a matching means that matches image information acquired by the imaging means with the image information stored in the matching information storing means. When the state detecting means detects that the state of the portable terminal is a predetermined state, the state detecting means judges that the terminal becomes to be in a checkable state and causes the imaging means to acquire image information.

Abstract: Improvement of transmission efficiency is sought by stopping transmission of unnecessary MLI data. A transmitting circuit 111 in a base station apparatus 110 has an MLI modulation part 248 composed of an MLI generating circuit 238, a symbol modulation circuit 239, and an IFFT circuit 240, a user data modulation part 249 composed of an encoder circuit 234, a symbol modulation circuit 235, a transmission power control circuit 236, and an IFFT circuit 237, and a transmission operation control circuit 113. The transmission operation control circuit 113 controls operation timing of the MLI modulation part 248, the user datamodulationpart 249, and a multiplexer 243 based on a signal to notify that ACK input from a receiving circuit 112 has been received so that slots containing no MLI data are generated.

Abstract: An OFDM receiver includes an offset compensator (14) compensating for a frequency offset in a received OFDM signal. The offset compensator (14) includes a memory (51) storing two reference signals corresponding to arbitrary portions in the start symbol of the OFDM signal. A cross correlation value between the received OFDM signal and each of the two reference signals is calculated by a cross correlator (52, 53). Each peak position is detected by a peak detector (54). A frequency offset estimate value of the received OFDM signal is estimated by a frequency offset estimation circuit (55) based on the cross correlation value at each detected peak position. A phase rotation circuit (37) compensates for the frequency offset of the received OFDM signal based on the estimated frequency offset estimate value.

Abstract: An OFDM demodulation circuit capable of initiating a demodulation process within a short period of time after the reception of a signal and terminating the demodulation early if it has been initiated erroneously, and an OFDM reception apparatus employing the OFDM demodulation circuit. If a threshold value Sth2 in peak detector 122 is not exceeded within a predetermined time T following the output of a symbol timing signal from peak detector 121, namely if a continuation timing signal is not supplied from peak detector 122 to a demodulation process terminating circuit 162 before demodulation process terminating circuit 162 counts predetermined time T (step S115), demodulation process terminating circuit 162, determining that the position at which the demodulation process has been started was wrong, terminates the currently executed demodulation process soon after the completion of the counting of predetermined time T and returns to a received-signal awaiting state (step S111).