Abstract: Based on acceleration-sensor values from a three-dimensional acceleration sensor 23, CPU 21 of a performance apparatus 11 determines a timing at which a musical tone is generated. Further, based on the acceleration-sensor values of the acceleration sensor 23 given at a predetermined timing, for example, at a time when a player starts swinging of the performance apparatus 11, a roll angle of the performance apparatus 11 rotating about an axis in its longitudinal direction is calculated. A timbre of musical tones to be generated is determined based on the calculated roll angle.

Abstract: A digital camera has a human face dictionary set 151 for storing information defining peculiarities of a human face and a mode selection key 142 for selecting a first mode or a second mode, wherein the first mode is for putting priority to a speed at which the human face is detected and the second mode is for putting priority to accuracy of detecting the human face. When the first mode has been selected with the mode selection key 142, a control unit 7 controls a face detecting unit 15 to read less information from the human face dictionary set 151 than information to be read from the human face dictionary set 151 when the second mode has been selected, and to use the less information to detect a face of a person to be photographed with CCD 2. When the face of the person is detected, the control unit 7 processes a photographed image of the person based on image information of the detected face and records the processed image in an external memory 13.

Abstract: Disclosed is a radio wave receiver including: a receiving unit to receive a radio wave including a time code in which a plurality of types of data pulse different in pulse width from one another are arranged with a predetermined period of time; a detection circuit to detect the time code in the radio wave received by the receiving unit to obtain a detected signal; a low-pass filter to pass low-frequency components in the detected signal detected by the detection circuit, a cutoff frequency of the low-pass filter being twice a transmit frequency of the data pulse or less; and a data distinction unit to distinguish the types of data pulse based on an output of the low-pass filter for at least one specific point of time during a transmit period of data pulse.

Abstract: A display-operation setting database for defining key arrangements on the input unit (soft keyboard) of a client according to the type of an application which runs on a server is stored in the server beforehand. When the application running on the server is changed according to an input event from the client, definition information on the key arrangement corresponding to the operation application is read from the stored database and transmitted to the client. The key arrangement displayed on the input unit (soft keyboard) of the client is changed to a key arrangement corresponding to the operation application on the basis of the definition information received from the server. Then, a key signal corresponding to the user operation on the basis of the key arrangement is transmuted to the server, thereby specifying the processing of the operation application.

Abstract: A display apparatus for displaying image information according to display data, including: display pixels, each having a light emitting element; and a drive circuit for making each of the light emitting elements emit a light having brightness according to the display data, wherein the drive circuit includes: a plurality of power source circuits each generating a first voltage used as a light emission drive voltage to be supplied to the display pixels to flow a drive current according to the display data to each of the light emitting elements, wherein the power source circuits generates voltages of different values, respectively, as the first voltage; and a selecting circuit for switching the plurality of power source circuits so that any one of the power source circuits is selected according to a display state set to the display pixels and for causing the selected power source circuit to generate the first voltage.

Abstract: A keyboard device configured such that, when L represents a distance in a horizontal direction from a rotation support of a hammer member 3 to a contact point where a key 2 comes into contact with an elastic section 23 of the hammer member 3, I represents a moment of inertia around the rotation support, and K represents an elastic modulus in a vertical direction of the elastic section 23 coming into contact with the key 2, the relationship of L, I and K is set to (2/?)2·K·10?4?(I/L2)?4·(2/?)2·K·10?4. Accordingly, when the key 2 is depressed, a timing at which an action load applied to the key 2 by the hammer member 3 reaches its maximum is delayed by 10-20 milliseconds from the start of the depression, whereby the maximum action load can be applied at a timing that gives a key-touch feel close to that of an acoustic piano.

Abstract: An electric wave receiving apparatus obtains the received data in a partial period, and judges the timing of the received data in which partial data has been received by comparing the received data with the partial data. Thereby, the electric wave receiving apparatus performs correction of the second data of timing data.

Abstract: A received waveform memory 22 stores one (1) frame of received waveform data acquired by sampling a signal including a time code with a predetermined sampling period, where each sample is represented by a plurality of bits. Correlation value calculating sections 24-26 compare the received waveform data with one (1) frame of first prediction code data corresponding to a code of a position marker or a marker, where each sample is represented by a plurality of bits, one (1) frame of second prediction code data corresponding to a code “0”, and one (1) frame of third prediction code data corresponding to a code “1” respectively. Correlation value comparing section 27 compares the first, second and third correlation values with one another to specify the prediction code data whose correlation is largest to output the code data.

Abstract: When a digital camera 1 is being swung, the CPU 10 judges whether or not a block group having motion vectors which are varyingly different from the motion vectors of a peripheral area 32 in a field angle photographing area as shown in FIG. 3A exists in a center area 31 as shown in FIG. 3B. When judged that a block group having varyingly different motion vectors exists in the center area 31, the digital camera 1 determines this block group as an observed photographic subject area. Subsequently, when the scalar quantity of the largest motion vector, among the motion vectors of each block in the determined observed photographic subject area, is smaller than a threshold v, the digital camera 1 judges that the user is attempting to perform a follow shot and there is no blurring of the photographic subject, and performs automatic shooting.

Abstract: A moving image reproducing apparatus is provided with CPU 8 and a displaying unit 7. A moving image including plural frames of image is displayed on the display unit 7. CPU 8 sets a display position in one of the frames of image and displays a guide-indicator at the display position, wherein the guide-indicator is used for analyzing a specific motion of a person. CPU 8 displays the guide-indicator on each of the frames of image following the frame of image, in which the display position is set, in an overlapping manner. CPU 8 obtains displacement information of a field angle of each of the reproduced frames of image following the frame of image, in which the display position is set. CPU 8 adjusts the display position based on the displacement information, such that the change of the field angle of each frame of image is cancelled.

Abstract: A performance apparatus 11 extends in a longitudinal direction to be held by a player, and is provided with an acceleration sensor 23. CPU 21 of the performance apparatus 11 gives a sound source unit 31 of a musical instrument unit 19 an instruction (note-on event) to generate a musical tone. CPU 21 generates a note-on event indicating a sound-generation timing represented by a time when an acceleration-sensor value of the acceleration sensor 23 exceeds a first predetermined value and thereafter has decreased to a value less than a second threshold value ?, which is less than a first threshold value ?, and gives the musical instrument unit 19 the generated note-on event to generate a musical tone.

Abstract: In a filter device, a filter coefficient calculation circuit has a parameter table. The parameter table stores a plurality of sets of filter coefficients associated with a first parameter based on a frequency and a second parameter based on respective plurality of levels representing a degree of attenuation or enhancement of a gain of a filter in filter characteristics. The filter coefficient calculation circuit extracts a set of filter coefficients from a parameter table with the use of the first parameter and the second parameter determined according to a frequency and a strength of a musical sound signal, and outputs the extracted set of filter coefficients to the filter. The filter circuit performs filter processing for the musical sound signal, based on the filter characteristics determined by the set of filter coefficients.

Abstract: An electric wave receiving apparatus comprises: an antenna; an amplifier; filter circuits that extract signals in different frequency bands from an output of the amplifier; detector circuits that demodulate time codes from outputs of the filter circuits; automatic gain control circuits that generate gain control signals from the detector circuits; a selector that selects one gain control signal indicating a maximum signal level among the gain control signals; and an arithmetic processing section to be able to analyze the time codes of outputs of the plurality of detector circuits, wherein the one gain control signal is supplied to the amplifier to control an amplification factor of the amplifier so that signal levels output from detector circuits do not become excessive, and the arithmetic processing section selects an output to enable the analysis of the time code among the outputs of detector circuits to perform the analysis of the time code.

Abstract: An electronic paper is mounted on a paper mounting unit on which the electronic paper is mounted detachably. When a user operation is performed on the display screen of the electronic paper, the user operation position with respect to the display screen of the electronic paper is detected by the operation position detecting unit of the paper mounting unit. The data corresponding to the detected user operation position with respect to the display screen of the electronic paper is transmitted to the electronic paper via mutual communication units. The nonvolatile display unit of the electronic paper displays the data. This enables the data corresponding to the user operation on the electronic paper to be displayed on the nonvolatile display unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device has an opposing substrate on which an opposing electrode is formed, a TFT substrate on which pixel electrodes arranged in matrix, thin film transistors connected to the pixel electrodes respectively, and gate lines and data lines for the thin film transistors are formed, vertical alignment films formed on the opposing inner surfaces of these substrates, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the vertical alignment films and having negative dielectric anisotropy. Each pixel electrode has a slit formed for separating each pixel into a plurality of sub-pixels by partially eliminating the pixel electrode with a connecting portion left at which adjoining electrode portions of each pixel electrode is connected with each other. The width W1 of the pixel electrode that runs in a direction in which the slit is formed and width W2 of the connecting portion have a ratio W2/W1 of 0.13 or lower.

Abstract: In this manufacturing method of a semiconductor device, a metal plate having a plurality of projection electrodes in each of a plurality of semiconductor device formation areas is prepared. Next, the projection electrodes of each of the semiconductor formation areas are aligned corresponding to external connection electrodes of each semiconductor construction, and each semiconductor construction is separately arranged on the projection electrodes in the semiconductor device formation areas. Next, an insulating layer formation sheet is arranged on the metal plate, and the metal plate and the insulating layer formation sheet are joined by heat pressing. Then, the metal plate is patterned and a plurality of upper layer wirings that connect to the projection electrodes is formed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor constituent having a semiconductor substrate and a plurality of electrodes for external connection provided under the semiconductor substrate. An under-layer insulating film is provided under and around the semiconductor constituent. A plurality of under-layer wires are provided under the under-layer insulating film and electrically connected to the electrodes for external connection of the semiconductor constituent. An insulating layer is provided around the semiconductor constituent and on the under-layer insulating film. A frame-like insulating substrate is embedded in an upper surface of the insulating layer and positioned around the semiconductor constituent. A plurality of upper-layer wires are provided on the insulating substrate. A base plate on which the semiconductor constituent and the insulating layer are mounted is removed.

Abstract: A through image with a trace frame is displayed. A subject on which a trace frame is superposed when a shutter key is half-depressed is determined as a target image. A trimming frame is additionally displayed. Whether the target image has moved within the through image or not is determined. When the target image has moved within the through image, the trace frame and the trimming frame are displayed so as to follow the target image. Then, whether the center vector of the trimming frame?four surrounding vectors is established or not is determined. When this determination results in YES, it is assumed that the target image is larger than the trimming frame and the trimming frame is enlarged by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell device comprising: a fuel cartridge to accumulate a fuel therein; and a fuel cell device main body to generate electric power by using the fuel accumulated in the fuel cartridge, wherein the fuel cell device main body is provided with a cartridge conveying body, the fuel cartridge being attached to and detached from the cartridge conveying body, and the cartridge conveying body is provided so as to be rotatable with respect to the fuel cell device main body.

Abstract: An image pick-up apparatus comprises a filter whose transmitting wavelength band is changed depending on an input drive signal, a spectral control unit for inputting the drive signal to the filter, thereby changing the transmitting wavelength band of the filter in plural steps, a single image pick-up unit disposed at rear side of the filter, for obtaining image data every time the transmitting wavelength band of the filter is changed, and a record control unit for recording plural pieces of image data obtained by the image pick-up unit.