Abstract: Provided is a memory circuit in which erroneous writing is less likely to occur at the time of power-on. A memory circuit (10) includes: a P-channel non-volatile memory element (15) for writing, to which a voltage is applied between a source and a drain thereof only during writing so as to write data; and an N-channel non-volatile memory element (16) for reading, which has a control gate and a floating gate provided in common to a control gate and a floating gate of the P-channel non-volatile memory element (15) and to which a voltage is applied to a source and a drain thereof only during reading so as to read the data.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus that analyzes a branching structure of a panicle includes an image capturing unit that captures a panicle image; a portion extracting unit that extracts branches and seed grains from the panicle image; a branching-state determination unit that determines a branching state of the branches; and a data file that has a tree structure corresponding to the branching state of the branches, wherein the branching-state determination unit stores the branching state of the branches in the data file.

Abstract: A communication method controlling system includes a control apparatus and a writing apparatus. The writing apparatus includes a function that employs plural communication methods. When a user selects content by manipulating an operation terminal, a control apparatus detects the content ID, and transmits corresponding content data and communication method information to the writing apparatus. Based on the received content data, the writing apparatus writes the contents data and displays a content image on electronic paper, and changes a communication method according to the received communication method information and uses an LED lamp, for example, to notify the user which communication method has been selected. When the user performs an operation according to the available communication method, information is transmitted from the writing apparatus to a port using the communication method.

Abstract: A work information generation system includes: a plurality of terminals that display a document; and a server that conducts communications with the plurality of terminals, wherein each of the plurality of terminals includes a notification section that sends notification of identification information given to each of the plurality of terminals and identification information of a document in association with each other to the server in response to display of the document, and wherein the server includes: a determination section; a work information generation section; and a work information retention section as described in the specification.

Abstract: A handwriting detection sheet includes a handwriting layer, a code layer and an optical layer. The handwriting layer can display handwriting. The code layer is placed on a rear-face side of the handwriting layer. The code layer includes plural code images arranged in a matrix manner. In the code images, position codes are encoded with a light absorption material that absorbs infrared light. The optical layer is placed on a rear-face side of the code layer. The optical layer reflects infrared light and allows visible light to pass through.

Abstract: A document display device for displaying a document on a screen on the basis of document information, includes: a sensor for detecting an action made on the document display device; a document information storing means for holding the document information of documents to be displayed on the screen; and a correspondence information processing means for storing information of an action detected by the sensor in a state that a document is displayed on the screen in such a manner that it is correlated with document information of the document being displayed on the screen.

Abstract: A commodity-information provision evaluation method for visualizing information contributing to evaluating of commodity information provided by a commodity provider, includes performing, according to an operator's selection operation, process display processing that includes superimposing and displaying at least two of intention information, expectation information and practical information on a screen in a matrix format, to visualize a gap between the commodity information provision media, or image display processing that includes superimposing at least two of target image information, design image information and user image information on an image map screen in which information regarding image is allocated to each of regions into which a display screen is divided so that the at least two are displayed in regions to which the at least two are allocated.

Abstract: An information processing device to generate data pertaining to a document from electronic paper which has a display section to display and retain the document, and a memory to store document identification data, includes a document data storage unit which stores document electronic data, a communication unit which acquires document identification data from the electronic paper, a reading unit which scans the display section, a data extraction unit which extracts from the document data storage unit document electronic data corresponding to the document identification data, a difference processing unit which extracts a note image appended on a surface of the display section according to a difference between an image from the extracted document electronic data and an image of the scanned display section, and a data generation unit which associates data of the extracted appendix image and the extracted document electronic data, thereby generates data pertaining to the document.

Abstract: A document processing operation system includes: a rewrite unit; and an image display medium for holding display of a document image rewritably and in a substantially no-power supply state, which is attached to the rewrite unit, wherein the rewrite unit performs display image rewrite processing for the image display medium, wherein the image display medium comprises: an operation device that accepts operation input from a user; and an information providing section that transmits operation information entered on the operation device in a wirelessly readable manner, and wherein the rewrite unit comprises: a read section that wirelessly reads the operation information transmitted by the information providing section; a processing section that performs processing relating to document data preset in response to the read operation information; and a write section that writes a document image to the image display medium with the read operation information under a control of the processing section.

Abstract: A medium evaluation method for evaluating a commodity information provision medium that commodity consumers expect to use as an acquisition unit of commodity information provided by a commodity provider at each step of a purchase process wherein: expectation information is associated with kinds of commodity information provision media that commodity consumers expect to use at each step of the purchase process, and access information is used to access the consumers from whom the expectation information is acquired, the method includes: in response to specifying a certain commodity information provision medium at a certain step of the purchase process in the expectation information, specifying access information of a consumer who expects to use the specified commodity information provision medium at the specified step of the purchase process from the access information.

Abstract: An information presentation system for supporting interactions based on presentation of various pieces of information in a scene where persons face each other, the information presentation system includes: a plurality of display record media, each having a unique identifier, where display information can be rewritten; an information selection section that selects information to be displayed on the display record medium; an information rewrite section that is detachably attached to the display record medium, and that rewritably writes the information selected by the information selection section to the display record medium in a state where the display record medium is attached to the information rewrite section; a history storage section that records a history of the information in association with the unique identifier of the display record medium; and a manipulation detection section that detects a selective manipulation of a user on the display record medium.

Abstract: A task analysis system includes: a document display that displays a document image and retains unit identification information identifying the document display itself; and a task management apparatus that manages a task, the task management apparatus including: a task associating unit that previously determines the unit identification information of the document display used to carry out the task; a acquisition unit that acquires the unit identification information and document identification information of a document displayed on the document display, the document identification information identifying the document; and a task analysis unit that determines the document used to carry out the task based on the document identification information, the document identification information being acquired corresponding to the unit identification information determined in the task associating unit.

Abstract: An analysis apparatus that analyzes a branching structure of a panicle includes an image capturing unit that captures a panicle image; a portion extracting unit that extracts branches and seed grains from the panicle image; a branching-state determination unit that determines a branching state of the branches; and a data file that has a tree structure corresponding to the branching state of the branches, wherein the branching-state determination unit stores the branching state of the branches in the data file.

Abstract: An information processing system for management of various pieces of information, the information processing system includes: a plurality of display record media, each having a unique identifier; an information selection section that selects information to be displayed; an information rewrite section that rewritably writes the information; a manipulation detection section that detects a selective manipulation of a user on the display record medium; a history storage section that records a history of the information and a history of the manipulations in association with a unique identifier of the display record medium, respectively; a manipulation history determination section for a user to determine any manipulation history out of a list of the histories of the manipulations; and an information search section that searches for at least one of a history of the information, a history of other manipulations and a unique identifier of the display record medium.

Abstract: A plant information management system comprising: a seed identification information input device; an individual plant identification information retrieval device; an individual plant identification information input device; a new seed identification information retrieval device; a storage location information retrieval device; a project database management device; a seed database management device; a project database memory device; and a seed database memory device.

Abstract: A communication method controlling system includes a control apparatus and a writing apparatus. The writing apparatus includes a function that employs plural communication methods. When a user selects content by manipulating an operation terminal, a control apparatus detects the content ID, and transmits corresponding content data and communication method information to the writing apparatus. Based on the received content data, the writing apparatus writes the contents data and displays a content image on electronic paper, and changes a communication method according to the received communication method information and uses an LED lamp, for example, to notify the user which communication method has been selected. When the user performs an operation according to the available communication method, information is transmitted from the writing apparatus to a port using the communication method.

Abstract: An information management system which enables analysis on basis of a processing history of content with use of a portable displaying-and-recording medium, includes a log recording function of managing user identification data to specify a user who owns the portable displaying-and-recording medium and content identification data to specify content, and recording the user identification data and the content identification data in an associated manner after the user performs processing of the content. Preferably, the portable displaying-and-recording medium records/retains data in a state where content is displayed and is capable of rewriting the content.

Abstract: An image transmission control system includes: a displaying medium that forms an image so as to be rewritten in accordance with an external writing force and displays the formed image even after the external writing force is removed; a writing device including: a first communication unit that is adaptable to at least two kinds of communication systems selected from a wired communication system and a plural kinds of wireless communication systems having different communication distances; and a writing unit that applies the external writing force based on image information received by the first communication unit to the displaying unit to write the image; and a transmitter including: a second communication unit that is adaptable to the plural kinds of communication systems of the first communication unit; and a selecting unit that selects a communication system transmitting the image information to the writing device in accordance with information for instructing to transmit the image information.

Abstract: An image writing system includes: a display medium displaying an image rewritably recorded according to an external force and holding the image after the external force is removed, the display medium including a memory externally readably storing capability information on a capability of displaying an image on the display medium; and a writing apparatus applying the external force to the display medium so as to write the image into the display medium, the writing apparatus including: a reading section reading the capability information from the memory; a display-capability presenting section presenting information including the capability information, a list of images to be written, and display attributes of the respective images; an image-selection accepting section accepting a selection of an image to be written into the display medium; and a writing section applying the external force to the display medium so as to write the selected image into the display medium.

Abstract: An image writing system includes a display recording medium and a writer. The display recording medium includes a storage unit that stores format information, which specifies an expression format, so that the format information is readable from an outside. The display recording medium allows the image to be written rewritably thereon in accordance with a writing external force and retains displaying of the written image even after the writing external force is removed. The writer includes a reading unit, an image generating unit and a writing unit. The reading unit reads the format information from the storage unit. The image generating unit generates an image from original image data in accordance with the read format information. The writing unit applies the writing external force to the display recording medium from which the reading unit reads the format information, to write the generated image into the display recording medium.