Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is configured to access a database in which a characteristic of a person and advertisement information are associated with each other for each one in an area group within a movement range of a moving object, and configured to control a movement of the moving object, the information processing apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a specific person that exists within a predetermined distance from the moving object; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a characteristic of the specific person detected by the detection unit; an extraction unit configured to extract, from the database, specific advertisement information about a specific area in a movement route to a destination point of the moving object based on the characteristic of the specific person acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit configured to output the specific advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus which is configured to access a database in which a characteristic of a person and advertisement information are associated with each other for each one in an area group within a movement range of a moving object, and configured to control a movement of the moving object, the information processing apparatus comprising: a detection unit configured to detect a specific person that exists within a predetermined distance from the moving object; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a characteristic of the specific person detected by the detection unit; an extraction unit configured to extract, from the database, specific advertisement information about a specific area in a movement route to a destination point of the moving object based on the characteristic of the specific person acquired by the acquisition unit; and an output unit configured to output the specific advertisement information extracted by the extraction unit.

Abstract: An interactive health management apparatus is configured to: receive a category of a health value of a patient, a degree of improvement, priority orders between a period and a cost of the service; acquire a candidate medication based on an actual prescription; acquire a candidate service based on the received health value category and priority orders; displays the acquired candidate medication and a price thereof, and, the acquired candidate service and a fee thereof; calculate an estimated health value in the received health value category based on a degree of improvement of the candidate service and an actual past value of the health information; display the calculated estimated value as a time series graphic; and receive selection from the displayed candidate service by the patient.

Abstract: A method of displaying a document with an image. Tabs 351 to 354 associated with the same document are set on a document screen 33 of a document display screen 32, with one of the tabs (351) open. A base image 36 attached to the document is displayed on the tab 351. At the position for a comment, etc. of this base image, objects (added information) such as a comment 37, a pattern 38 related to the comment, a symbol 39 and an arrow 41 are added. These objects can be added by operating an “add” button 16a or an object select section 42. Also, an added object list screen 34 indicating a list of the objects added is displayed. The added information such as a comment added to the base image can be immediately viewed in the state related to the base image.

Abstract: A method of displaying a document with an image. Tabs 351 to 354 associated with the same document are set on a document screen 33 of a document display screen 32, with one of the tabs (351) open. A base image 36 attached to the document is displayed on the tab 351. At the position for a comment, etc. of this base image, objects (added information) such as a comment 37, a pattern 38 related to the comment, a symbol 39 and an arrow 41 are added. These objects can be added by operating an “add” button 16a or an object select section 42. Also, an added object list screen 34 indicating a list of the objects added is displayed. The added information such as a comment added to the base image can be immediately viewed in the state related to the base image.

Abstract: The object of the present invention provides an evaluation system for evaluating accurately emission amount of environmental influence substance of fuel in a fuel supply facility for supplying stored fuel to a consumer. An evaluation system evaluates the emission amount of environmental influence substance of fuel in which the environmental properties (greenhouse gas emissions) accumulated in the process of drilling a first energy, transporting and storing, producing fuel, and supplying the fuel are taken into account. The evaluation system enables to present the environmental properties of the sold fuel to the fuel consumer and allows the fuel consumer to select, thereby promoting the reduction of emission amount of the greenhouse gas of the fuel supplier and the fuel consumer.

Abstract: A pointing device is placed in a through hole provided on an outer case of the portable information terminal. The terminal includes a fingerplate attached to a through hole via a hinge; an image pick-up element placed on a circuit board; a condensing lens that forms an image on an outer surface of the fingerplate on an image pick-up plane of the image pick-up element; and a light emitting device that irradiates the outer surface of the fingerplate with illumination light, and takes the image of a pattern such as a fingerprint that touches the outer surface of the fingerplate by using the image pick-up element. When the fingertip moves, the image taken by the image pick-up element changes and the pointer displayed on a display screen is moved in a direction according to the movement of the fingertip.

Abstract: The prior art in this field had a display portion of electronic paper at a part of a shelf and showed a problem that the display portion and the goods were hardly co-related to each other in response to the arrangement of the goods. In view of the foregoing, plural images arranged in response to the number of stages of the shelves to be displayed are irradiated with a light source after each of the images is corrected in correspondence with the optical path length ranging from the light source to the end of each of the shelves, each of the images is guided to the end of each of the shelves by plural reflector members and then the images are displayed at the ends.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which can display different text/image information depending on the viewing angle and the viewer, display a high reality three-dimensional image viewable from any direction and realize stereoscopic viewing without glasses or the like. The display apparatus includes a display unit having a view angle-limiting filter on its surface, a rotary mechanism to rotate the display unit and a control unit which implements control so that when the display unit, rotated by the rotary mechanism, is faced to each of plural directions, the display unit displays a different text/image content associated with the direction.

Abstract: The object of the present invention provides an evaluation system for evaluating accurately emission amount of environmental influence substance of fuel in a fuel supply facility for supplying stored fuel to a consumer. An evaluation system evaluates the emission amount of environmental influence substance of fuel in which the environmental properties (greenhouse gas emissions) accumulated in the process of drilling a first energy, transporting and storing, producing fuel, and supplying the fuel are taken into account. The evaluation system enables to present the environmental properties of the sold fuel to the fuel consumer and allows the fuel consumer to select, thereby promoting the reduction of emission amount of the greenhouse gas of the fuel supplier and the fuel consumer.

Abstract: The prior art in this field had a display portion of electronic paper at a part of a shelf and showed a problem that the display portion and the goods were hardly co-related to each other in response to an arrangement of the goods. In addition, it was necessary to prepare a special display substrate for changing all the shelf lengths into a display portion and its price was expensive. It was necessary to provide a signal line and a wiring for power supply up to the display portion and so it was necessary to perform a wiring at the shelf surface with opaque raw material or perform a connecting work for the wiring every time when the shelf was transferred.

Abstract: An in-vehicle apparatus (such as a car navigation system or a car audio) equipped with multiple detectors mounted around the operation portion to make it possible to detect from which direction a hand has approached the operation portion. The fields of view and the positions of the detectors are so determined that the detectors have no dead angle. If the positional relationship between passengers in the vehicle is previously known, it can be discerned from the detected direction as to whether the operator is the driver or a fellow passenger. At the same time, the multiple detectors arranged around the operation portion can also be used as detectors for simple operations utilizing hand waving that can be performed by the driver during driving.

Abstract: As the number of contents which a user can access (TV programs, images stored on HDD or Internet news) is increasing, the contents a viewer wishes to view is becoming increasingly diverse, and consequently the question of how to view these contents efficiently is now a major problem. In other words, this huge volume of broadcast content also contains information which the user does not require, and it is difficult to efficiently acquire only the required information without any error.

Abstract: The invention provides a surgical device which can control a position and an attitude of a multi degree of freedom type grip portion (forceps) in a dummy manner on the basis of an operation of an operator in an operating portion.

Abstract: A pointing device is placed in a through hole provided on an outer case of the portable information terminal. The portable information terminal includes a fingerplate attached to a through hole via a hinge 4e; an image pick-up element placed on a circuit board; a condensing lens that forms an image on an outer surface of the fingerplate on an image pick-up plane of the image pick-up element; and a light emitting device that irradiates the outer surface of the fingerplate with illumination light, and takes the image of a pattern such as a fingerprint of a fingertip that touches the outer surface of the fingerplate by using the image pick-up element. When the fingertip moves while touching the fingerplate, the image taken by the image pick-up element changes and the pointer displayed on a display screen is moved in a direction according to a change direction and by a distance corresponding to a quantity of change.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided which can display different text/image information depending on the viewing angle and the viewer, display a high reality three-dimensional image viewable from any direction and realize stereoscopic viewing without glasses or the like. The display apparatus includes a display unit having a view angle-limiting filter on its surface, a rotary mechanism to rotate the display unit and a control unit which implements control so that when the display unit, rotated by the rotary mechanism, is faced to each of plural directions, the display unit displays a different text/image content associated with the direction.

Abstract: It is made possible to view a high-resolution clear stereoscopic image from any direction without taking the projection timing of two-dimensional images into consideration. First and second polygonal mirrors each including mirrors arranged in a ring form around a rotation axis of a screen are disposed. An electronic projector is disposed on an extended line of the rotation axis of the screen so as to be opposed to mirror surfaces of the polygonal mirrors. The electronic projector emits concentrically arranged first and second frame image groups each including frame images arranged in a ring form. The first and second frame image groups are reflected respectively by the first and second polygonal mirrors and projected onto the rotating screen. As the screen rotates, each of the first and second image groups is projected onto the screen and displayed in order from frame image to frame image.

Abstract: There are growing needs to efficiently programs desired to be viewed from among contents spreading to a channel direction and a time axis direction. However, GUI having a hierarchical structure and requiring numerous button operations require users to perform several complicated operations to view desired image contents. The present invention displays plural programs on one screen to make it easy for users to find programs desired to be viewed from among plural programs. The present invention has a means for controlling time information of reproduced images, and displays recorded images when a control time is older than a current time, program information guide (EPG) when the control time is later than the current time, and programs being broadcast when the control time is the current time.