Abstract: A voice learning apparatus includes a learning-material voice storage unit that stores learning material voice data including example sentence voice data; a learning text storage unit that stores a learning material text including an example sentence text; a learning-material text display controller that displays the learning material text; a learning-material voice output controller that performs voice output based on the learning material voice data; an example sentence specifying unit that specifies the example sentence text during the voice output; an example-sentence voice output controller that performs voice output based on the example sentence voice data associated with the specified example sentence text; and a learning-material voice output restart unit that restarts the voice output from a position where the voice output is stopped last time, after the voice output is performed based on the example sentence voice data.

Abstract: A CPU of an imaging device of the present invention causes an interval moving image to be captured for each interval photographing, selects frames to be stored as still images from among a plurality of frames constituting the interval moving image based on a face image, blurring, and the presence or absence of a change, and causes these selected still images to be stored in association with the interval moving image. When an amount of data exceeding that for a preset storage time length is recorded, the CPU first deletes low-grade interval moving images. Then, if this is not enough, the CPU deletes low-grade still images, and thereby retains an image file (a mixture of moving images and still images) within the desired time length.

Abstract: A page image correction device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a page image of each page of a plurality of pages from a book, the book being successively imaged in a thickness direction thereof; and a processor configured to: derive, in accordance with a page image of a first prescribed page and a page image of a second prescribed page differing from the first prescribed page, an amount of change in a thickness of the book when the book is opened to the first prescribed page as compared to when the book is opened to the second prescribed page; and correct, in accordance with the amount of change in the thickness of the book, page images of pages between the first prescribed page and the second prescribed page.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a master/slave setting unit configured to execute at least one of setting of a master apparatus which displays a switching-display synchronization signal superposed on an image as a target to be displayed and setting of a slave apparatus which does not display the switching-display synchronization signal, a synchronization-signal superposition unit configured to superpose the switching-display synchronization signal on the image as the target to be displayed, when setting of the master apparatus is executed by the master/slave setting unit, and a display unit configured to display the image on which the switching-display synchronization signal is superposed by the synchronization signal superposition unit.

Abstract: An imaging device includes: an imaging unit that captures page images; an operation unit configured to receives a command from outside to select a left page imaging mode in which left page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning, and a command from outside to select a right page imaging mode in which right page images among the page images are sequentially captured in accordance with page turning; a control unit that causes the imaging unit to perform imaging of the page images that correspond to the imaging mode selected via the operation unit; and an output unit that outputs the page images captured by the imaging unit.

Abstract: A sales data processing apparatus which registers and processes sales data on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The apparatus includes: an imaging module; a moving image storage module; a manipulation situation storage module; and a generation module configured (i) to extract an image that satisfies a prescribed criterion among images which were taken with the manipulation timing indicated by the data stored in the manipulation situation storage module from the moving image stored in the moving image storage module and (ii) to generate user identification image data based on the extracted image.

Abstract: A light source device has a laser light emitting element including a cylinder portion, a flange portion and lead wire terminals, a collimator lens, a collimator lens holder including a collimator lens mounting depressed portion and a hole portion communicating with the depressed portion and accommodating the cylinder portion, and a light source element holder holding the laser light emitting element and including a lead wire outlet hole portion accommodating the lead wire terminals and penetrating from a front surface to a rear surface, and a front surface of the flange portion is fastened by the perimeter of a rear end of the hole portion to press the laser light emitting element against the front surface of the light source element holder to thereby fix the laser light emitting element to the light source element holder, an adhesion fixing member being filled in the lead wire outlet hole portion.

Abstract: A shopping memo which is easy to dairy use can be prepared in a simple manner. A smart phone is provided with a shopping-memo preparing unit and an indication processing unit. The shopping-memo preparing unit registers commodity information on an electronic receipt to a shopping list in response to user's operation to prepare shopping-memo data. The indication processing unit displays an electronic receipt in such a manner that allows a user to clearly discriminate whether or not each piece of commodity information has been registered to a shopping list of the shopping-memo data prepared in the past by the shopping-memo preparing unit.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first positioning-information acquiring module, a second positioning-information acquiring module, and a switching control unit. The first positioning-information acquiring module acquires positioning information based on a first positioning system which is GPS. The second positioning-information acquiring module acquires positioning information based on a second positioning system which is GLONASS. The switching control unit determines the reception state of at least one of positioning information based on the first positioning system and positioning information based on the second positioning system. Based on this determination result, the switching control unit sets any one of positioning based on any one of the first positioning system and the second positioning system and positioning based on both of the first positioning system and the second positioning system.

Abstract: An apparatus, system, or method for causing a controlled device and a controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other, wherein a server apparatus stores in advance a plurality of sets of collaboration information which causes the controlled device and the controlling terminal to operate in collaboration with each other. The plurality of sets of collaboration information is respectively stored in association with a plurality of controlled apparatuses different from one another in type. When the controlling terminal requests the server apparatus to send the collaboration information designating the type of the controlled device, the server apparatus sends to the controlling terminal the collaboration information corresponding to the type of the controlled device. The controlled device and the controlling terminal operate in collaboration with each other using the collaboration information.

Abstract: A radio wave receiver, that receives satellite waves, includes a GPS reception processing unit configured to receive signals from a plurality of positioning satellites, acquire data necessary for positioning from the received signals, calculate a current location of the radio wave receiver, save a failure history related to acquisition of the data necessary for positioning with respect to each of the received signals, determine a reception condition of each of the received signals in accordance with the failure history, and suspend acquisition of the data necessary for positioning with respect to a signal having the reception condition determined to be at least equal to a predetermined reference level, the signal being among the signals from the plurality of positioning satellites.

Abstract: A keyboard device includes a plurality of transmission members which are displaced in response to a depression operation on each of a plurality of keys and a plurality of hammer members each of which provides an action load to a depressed key by performing a rotating motion in response to the displacement of a transmission member corresponding to the depressed key. The weight of the transmission member is set in accordance with the formation density of a plurality of ribs formed on a transmission body section. Therefore, the weight of the transmission member set in accordance with the formation density of the ribs can be provided to the key as a static load. As a result of this structure, an initial load on a key can be optimized, and a key depressing force on the key at the time of key depression can be favorably transmitted to the hammer member.

Abstract: A digital camera includes an imaging section, an overlapping area identifying section, a feature point judging section, a luminance adjusting section, and an image combining section. The overlapping area identifying section identifies overlapping areas of images consecutively captured by the imaging section. The feature point judging section judges whether amount of texture within areas of a predetermined range in the identified overlapping areas is larger or smaller than a predetermined reference value. The luminance adjusting section adjusts the pixel values of the images so that the pixel values of the overlapping areas come within a predetermined range, based on a judgment result of the texture. The image combining section combines the adjusted images such that their overlapping areas coincide with each other.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus to perform drawing on a drawing target surface which is a surface of a fingernail or toenail having a curved shape includes a drawing tool holder which holds a drawing tool in such a way that the drawing tool is movable toward and away from the drawing target surface; and a drawing tool pressing mechanism which presses the drawing tool with a pressing force toward the drawing target surface when the drawing tool performs drawing. The drawing tool pressing mechanism changes the pressing force in accordance with a change in height of a position to be touched by the drawing tool on the drawing target surface according to the curved shape due to a change in position where the drawing tool touches the drawing target surface, to reduce a change in pressure on the drawing target surface from the drawing tool.

Abstract: A drawing apparatus, including: a drawing data generation unit which, as a fitting process, fits a design image to a drawing region of a drawing target, and generates drawing data of the design image fitted to the drawing region; and a drawing unit which performs drawing of the design element on the drawing region on the basis of the drawing data, wherein the drawing region is curved along a width direction of the drawing region, the design image includes at least one design element, and the drawing data generation unit performs fitting the design element to a region excluding at least one edge portion from the drawing region, the edge portion being set on one side in a width direction of the drawing region.

Abstract: In an image processing device (1), the motion detection unit (43) extracts an outline indicating a body from an image of each frame in moving image data of a player and sets a motion reference axis(line) to each part of the body. Then, the motion comparison unit (44) compares a moving image of the player and a moving image of a professional golfer based on a motion of a main motion reference axis(line) and generates moving image data for comparison to which comparison result data is added. Based on this moving image data for comparison, the comparison result display control unit (45) distinguishably displays a difference between the moving image of the player and the moving image of the professional golfer.

Abstract: An electronic device, printing device, and electronic device production method in which a member comprising protruding pressing parts and plural members comprising openings into which the pressing parts are inserted are positioned with excellent accuracy are provided. The electronic device (printing device) comprises a pressing member comprising plural protruding pressing parts, a first opening-formed member comprising plural first openings into which the plural pressing parts are so inserted as to individually protrude, a second opening-formed member comprising plural second openings into which the plural pressing parts inserted from the plural first openings are so inserted as to individually protrude, and a positioning member positioning the pressing member, first opening-formed member, and second opening-formed member so that the plural pressing parts are disposed at positions where the plural pressing parts are inserted in the plural first openings and plural second openings.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus including an acquisition unit that acquires image consecutively captured by an image capturing unit, while the image capturing unit is moved; a characteristic point detection unit that detects characteristic points in a plurality of areas on a region of the images having a size based on particular information, respectively; an area selection unit that selects a particular area based on the characteristic points; and a combining unit that combines the images, based on the particular area.

Abstract: A shock buffering structure which has a side buffer member arranged between a wristwatch case and a watch module within the wristwatch case, wherein the side buffer member is layered and formed by a plurality of buffer layers having respectively different vibration transmissibility for predetermined frequencies. Accordingly, when the wristwatch case receives vibration from external shock, the plurality of buffer layers of the side buffer member attenuate and absorb low-frequency vibration and high-frequency vibration, respectively.

Abstract: An automatic composition apparatus includes a processing unit. The processing unit performs a receiving process of receiving a phrase including a plurality of note data items as a received motif and receiving a type of the phrase, a retrieving process of retrieving a phrase set from a phrase set database and a melody generating process of generating a melody based on the retrieved phrase set. The phrase set includes phrases having the same type as the received type and having relatively high matching levels for the received motif. The phrase set database stores a plurality of phrase sets each of which is a combination of a plurality of phrases of different types.