Abstract: A keyboard instrument including an instrument main body having, on one side surface thereof, a first fitting section including a first fitting convex section, a first fitting concave section that is more concave than the first fitting convex section, and a first guide section provided therebetween, and a side plate which supports the one side surface of the instrument main body and has a second fitting section including a second fitting convex section corresponding to the first fitting concave section, a second fitting concave section corresponding to the first fitting convex section, and a second guide section provided therebetween so as to correspond to the first guide section, in which a vertical length of a rear side of the second fitting concave section in the side plate is larger than a vertical length of a front side of the second fitting concave section in the side plate,

Abstract: An attendance management device including a processor which performs control to: display a date and time reception screen for receiving a predetermined operation timing by a user as arrival date and time or leaving date and time; and display a stock input screen for a user to input a stock in a predetermined sales data processing device or a predetermined drawer device, wherein the processor performs control to display the date and time reception screen prior to displaying of the stock input screen when an arrival processing mode is selected, and the processor performs control to display the date and time reception screen after displaying of the stock input screen when a leaving processing mode is selected.

Abstract: A keyboard instrument includes an instrument main body having a keyboard unit, a stand which supports the instrument main body, main body fixing sections which are first fixing members for fixing the instrument main body to the stand, side plate fixing sections which are second fixing members for fixing the stand to the instrument main body, and front side screw members each of which is a third fixing member for fixing one of the main body fixing sections to one of the side plate fixing sections with them corresponding to each other in the front-rear direction of the instrument main body. Accordingly, in a state where the stand is supporting the instrument main body, each main body fixing section and each side plate fixing section can be fixed to each other by one of the front side screw members being screwed thereinto from in front of the instrument main body.

Abstract: A projection device includes a light source with a plurality of emission light colors, a projection unit configured to form and project a light image corresponding to a given video signal, by using light from the light source, and a controller configured to lower, when video that is projected by the projection unit becomes all black on an entire screen, a brightness of the light source to a light emission state of a predetermined brightness with respect to each of the emission light colors, and to turn off the light source after each of lights of all of the plurality of emission light colors has reached the light emission state of the predetermined brightness.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display device and a processor. The display device includes a touch panel. The processor (i) generates a graph image to be displayed on the display device, (ii) when the generated graph image is displayed on the display device, acquires an object specified by a user, the object being contained in the graph image, and (iii) when the user performs a touch operation on the displayed graph image, changes a display style of the graph image according to a type of the acquired object and displays the graph image in the changed display style.

Abstract: A feature-quantity extracting apparatus is provided, which can calculate a proper feature quantity, by performing a simple calculating operation. The apparatus is provided with a code-string acquiring unit for acquiring code strings for every given period from a series of input data, wherein the code string is an arrangement of codes and the code is given to a value of each piece of input data, a code-string pattern frequency counting unit for counting the number of code-string patterns for every code-string pattern among the code strings acquired by the code-string acquiring unit, wherein the code-string pattern represents a code-string whose codes are arranged in accordance with a given order, and a feature-quantity outputting unit for outputting the number of code-string patterns for every code-string pattern counted by the code-string pattern frequency counting unit as a feature quantity of the series of input data.

Abstract: A utilizing function apparatus include at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to, based on an operation, set one of at least one function temporarily unable to be executed, when it is detected that the utilizing function apparatus is connected to an external device after setting the one function temporarily unable to be executed, acquire information about an area of the memory of the utilizing function apparatus, as first information, when it is detected that the connection with the external device is released, acquire the information about the area of the memory, as second information, and when the acquired first information and second information are different, set the one function back able to be executed.

Abstract: A printer includes a printing head that includes a plurality of heating elements arranged in a first direction and a processor, wherein printing data representing an image to be printed on a printing medium are divided into a plurality of line data, each of the plurality of line data representing a corresponding line segment of the image, extending in the first direction, by a series of dots constituted of printing dots to be printed on the printing medium and non-printing dots that are not printed on the printing medium, and wherein, for each of the line data, the processor obtains distribution information of the printing dots in the line data, and sets an energizing time, during which the selected heating elements are energized continuously, or intermittently by pulses, to print the corresponding printing dots, in accordance with the distribution information of the printing dots in the line data.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus 1 includes a feature point set acquirer, a degree-of-scattering acquirer, a fundamental matrix acquirer and a processor. The feature point set acquirer acquires feature point sets, each including a plurality of feature points within an image. The degree-of-scattering acquirer acquires a degree of scattering indicating a degree of scattered distribution of the feature points. The fundamental matrix acquirer acquires a fundamental matrix, based on coordinates of the feature points p included in feature point sets acquired by the feature point set acquirer and the degree-of-scattering acquired by the degree-of-scattering acquirer, acquires a fundamental matrix indicating the epipolar geometric relationship between the image and another image in a video including the image. The processor performs image processing of the video based on the fundamental matrix acquired by the fundamental matrix acquirer.

Abstract: A hand device includes a hand configured to reciprocally move in a fan shape at an equal speed in a counterclockwise direction and in a clockwise direction, a driving unit configured to drive the hand, and a display unit, at least a part of which is arranged below the hand and within a reciprocal movement range of the hand, the display unit being configured to display predetermined information by a combination of a blinking and a position of the hand.

Abstract: A sales data processing apparatus includes the following. A narrow area communication unit communicates with a predetermined terminal apparatus by wireless communication limited to a narrow area. A wide area communication unit communicates with the terminal apparatus by wireless communication throughout a wide area. A mode switching unit switches between a first mode in which wireless communication with the terminal apparatus using the narrow area communication unit is allowed but the wireless communication using the wide area communication unit is prohibited, and a second mode in which at least wireless communication using the wide area communication unit is allowed. A report mode which outputs sales data calculating predetermined transaction data is assigned to the first mode.

Abstract: A device having: one or more processors for determining an elapsed time since a correction of a calculated date and time; estimate a degree of deviation included in the calculated date and time, based on the elapsed time; and in response to estimating the degree of deviation to be equal to or smaller than a predetermined range, execute a method by which the one or more processors: generate an expected code sequence of a code sequence to be received from a satellite; control a satellite radio wave receiver to receive the code sequence; determine whether there is a match between the expected code sequence and the code sequence; in response to determining that there is a match, obtain a present date and time information represented by the expected code sequence; and correct the calculated date and time, based on the present date and time information obtained.

Abstract: A light source unit has a first light source for emitting light in a first wavelength range, a second light source for emitting light in a second wavelength range of the same color system as the light in the first wavelength range and having a different wavelength, a third light source including light emitting elements for emitting light in a third wavelength range different from the light in the first wavelength range and in the second wavelength range, a fourth light source for emitting light in a fourth wavelength range excited by the light in the third wavelength range as luminous light, and a control unit for controlling the illumination of the first, second, third and fourth light sources, and the control unit controls the number of light emitting elements of the third light source to be illuminated according to illuminated states of the first and second light sources.

Abstract: A radio communication device, which performs radio communication with another radio communication device, includes: a radio communication unit configured to send identification information at a predetermined interval and receive a scan request sent by the another radio communication device that has received the identification information; and a control unit configured to change the predetermined interval in the case where the radio communication unit receives the scan request sent by the another radio communication device.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus includes a drawing device provided with at least one pen or nozzle configured to perform a drawing on a nail, a processor which controls operations of the pen or the nozzle, and a cleaning pad provided to clean a tip of the pen or the nozzle. The processor causes the tip of the pen or the nozzle to be cleaned by bringing the tip of the pen or the nozzle into a pressed state where the tip of the pen or the nozzle is pressed against the cleaning pad.

Abstract: An image capture apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit, and a control unit which communicates with an external device by first or second communication systems. The first system maintains communication connection even if the apparatus and device are not in a predetermined operational mode for executing image transmission processing. The second system maintains communication connection if the apparatus and device are in the predetermined mode. The control unit can automatically transmit a photographed image to an external device through the communication unit by the second communication system, and switch and control first and second functional modes for enabling and disabling a photography function, respectively. Where an image is photographed in the first mode, the control unit records the image as a target for automatic transmission. If the transmission target image is recorded, automatic transmission is not started during the first mode, and started during the second mode.

Abstract: A first pattern P1 is formed with a first material for converting electromagnetic wave energy into heat energy, on a first surface BS of a print medium M including an expansion layer M2 that expands by heating. A second pattern P2 for expanding the expansion layer M2 to complement expansion of the expansion layer M2 by the first pattern P1 is formed with a second material for converting electromagnetic wave energy into heat energy, on a second surface FS which is an opposite surface of the print medium M to the first surface BS and is closer to the expansion layer M2 than the first surface BS. The first material forming the first pattern P1 is irradiated with electromagnetic waves from the first surface BS. The second material forming the second pattern P2 is irradiated with electromagnetic waves from the second surface FS.

Abstract: An electronic device including a display, a memory that stores instructions, and a processor. The processor, under control of the instructions, performs processes including a first display process of controlling the display such that the display displays a code while setting the display with a contrast ratio; and in a case where the code is displayed on the display, a contrast change process of automatically changing the contrast ratio of the display at each of intervals, each of the intervals corresponding to a first duration of time.

Abstract: A printing apparatus comprises: a printer that includes a printing mechanism that performs printing on a printing medium, the printing mechanism being provided in a print area; a housing that includes an opening region for exposing the printing mechanism to outside; and a guiding mechanism that represents a position of the print area. The guiding mechanism is provided at a position directly above the print area and visible from outside. Accordingly, when a user performs printing on the printing medium using this printing apparatus, the user can easily grasp a position of the print area by means of the guiding mechanism, and therefore can print on a desired position on the printing medium.

Abstract: A processing device includes: a plurality of processing units that perform processes in accordance with data items read from a memory; a bus that connects the memory to the plurality of processing units; and a traffic monitor that monitors traffic on the bus with respect to the plurality of processing units, and when the traffic for one of the processing units that has been assigned access rights to the memory exceeds or reaches a prescribed upper limit, outputs a signal to the one of the processing units so as to reduce or suspend the traffic for the one of the processing units.