Abstract: A liquid crystal display device comprises a pair of glass substrates, a driving circuit, and picture sections and arranged in a row. The sections form a first display area, and the sections a second display area. The driving circuit has signal terminals, which are connected by signal lines to the signal terminals of the picture sections. The picture sections have signal terminals located on that side of the first display area which faces away from the driving circuit. The signal terminals of the first display area are connected by interconnecting lines to the signal terminals of the second display area at side of the first and second display area which faces away from the circuit. Thus, the signal lines do not intersect with the interconnecting lines. Therefore, the driving circuit can be mounted directly on one of the glass substrates and can be connected to all display sections by the signal lines, the signal lines and scan lines all provided on the glass substrates.

Abstract: A portable telephone set is provided with a remote control button for remotely controlling the base station telephone set by operating the button. If the portable telephone set is out of the service area of the base station set when the remote control button is operated, the portable telephone set calls the base station set by using the telephone numbers of the base station set stored in the RAM of the portable telephone set to connect it to the base station set by way of a line and thereafter transmits a remote control signal for the operated remote control button to the base station set. If the portable telephone set receives control information from a radio base station as it enters the service area of the radio base station from outside the service area, the speaker of the portable telephone set sounds to notify the user of the situation.

Abstract: A control unit of a measuring apparatus controls a sound driving circuit to make a sounding unit generate pitch sounds at a predetermined pace for three minutes. After generation of the pitch sounds for three minutes, a heart rate sensor measures a heart rate of an exerciser who has executed an exercise in synchronism with the generated pitch sounds, and the measured heart rate is stored in RAM. Further, the control unit controls the sounding unit to generate pitch sounds at a different pace for another three minutes, and a heart rate of the exerciser is measured and stored similarly. Based on the measured heart rates and personal data such as an age of the exerciser input through a key input unit, a level of objective physical strength of the exerciser is calculated and displayed on a display device. In other words, physical strength of the exerciser is objectively evaluated based on physical data such as a heart rate that varies when the exerciser performs the exercise.

Abstract: In an azimuth indicating apparatus, there are provided a wind speed measuring unit for measuring a wind speed, an azimuth measuring unit for measuring azimuth, a display unit for displaying wind speeds measured at respective azimuths, and a display control unit for controlling the display unit to display the wind speeds measured at the respective azimuths based on the measurement results of the azimuth measuring unit and the wind speed measuring unit. Accordingly, the blowing direction of the wind is indicated by the azimuth indicating apparatus.

Abstract: When an electronic instrument has taken a predetermined attitude, an attitude-detecting switch incorporated in the instrument detects the attitude, and outputs a switch signal to a CPU. The CPU, in turn, drives a lighting device for lighting a liquid crystal display device. The lighting device is driven, for example, only when a predetermined number of pulses of the switch signal are generated within a predetermined period of time, or only when the switch signal has continued for a predetermined period of time or more. Thus, there are cases where the lighting device is not driven irrespective of the generation of the switch signal. As a result, the lighting device is prevented from operating so often, and hence the life of its battery is lengthened.

Abstract: An image display device which includes a ROM 33 where a multiplicity of image data on face parts such as eyes, eyebrows, a nose, and a face contour, and a hair style is stored. The user selectively reads any image data out of the ROM 33 by operating a key input unit 32, and synthesizes the read data into portrait data. The portrait data is displayed on a display 24 and stored sequentially in a RAM 36. The stored portrait data may be set as secret data which others cannot see. The secret portrait data is displayed as a silhouette and is returned from silhouette display to portrait one only when input data matches with password data stored beforehand in a password storage 39.

Abstract: A pocketable imaging apparatus which can be carried by a user. A body case has a liquid crystal display section therein and a rotatable camera section. A memory device built into the body case can store several sheets of images taken by the camera section. The liquid crystal display section displays thereon either an image stored in the memory device or an image taken by the camera section. The liquid crystal display section is provided on the back of the body case. The camera section is provided rotatably on the left side of the body case so as to form the same flat surfaces as the front and back surfaces of the body case even if the camera section is rotated through an angle of 180.degree. forward and backward. A telephone line jack is also provided on the body case to enable the user to transmit the image on a telephone via telephone lines at any place where a telephone can be installed.

Abstract: A stored plurality of closed curved line data define a plurality of closed curved lines that represent parts of a face image. From the stored data, all coordinates of the closed curved lines on a raster grid plane are computed. A stored plurality of color data each designate a color of a different one of the image objects surrounded by the closed curved lines. Each coordinate on the plane is painted with a color designated by the stored color data of the image object having the highest priority in the image objects that include the coordinate, thus making a colored face image. The face expression of the image may be changed by transforming the closed curved lines with stored transforming data. An animation of an image sequence with a continuously changing face expression may be made by successively transforming the closed curved lines with a stored sequence of transforming data. Bit map data may be applied to represent part of the face image.

Abstract: A remote control device for an electronic appliance includes a plurality of channel number inputting keys for inputting a channel number and a further key different from the plurality of channel number inputting keys. When the further key was operated, a CPU determines whether any one of the plurality of channel number inputting keys was operated directly before the further key was operated. If so, the CPU sends the electronic appliance a first remote control code related to channel selection. If not, the CPU sends the electronic appliance a second remote control code which controls a function different from the channel selection. In this case, the sole key fulfills the two functions to reduce the number of keys.

Abstract: An evaluation data display device for display of evaluation data corresponding to an image of an object such as an individual's face and body. Evaluation data corresponding to a combination of a face image designated from among a plurality of face images and a designated garment is read from an evaluation data storage on the basis of the designated face image and the designated garment. Any object image is designated from among a plurality of object images, and evaluation data corresponding to the designated object image is read from the evaluation data storage on the basis of the designated object image, and displayed. Evaluation data corresponding to a combination of a designated object image and a designated color is read from the evaluation data storage on the basis of the combination of the designated object image and color, and displayed.

Abstract: A switching apparatus is operated by a non contact motion made by a user. The switching apparatus is effectively used to control a mechanism, particularly a mechanism for driving a robot, by the non contact motion or gesture made by the user without touching the switching apparatus itself. The user can control or move indications, for example views of a dog, displayed on an image displaying equipment provided with the switching apparatus by his (her) motion or gesture without touching the switching apparatus. Therefore, the user can enjoy feeling as if he actually orders his dog.

Abstract: A plurality of memory areas which store various type of information having different formats such as address information, schedule information, memo information in units of type of information are provided. Information stored in one of memory areas can be displayed on the display section by operating one of mode designate keys each of which corresponds to each information to select a function mode. Information stored in another of memory areas can be registered and/or retrieved by using a data item such as a person's name consisting of part of the designated information by operating a menu key and menu selection key, i.e., ten key during when the designated information is being displayed in a designated function mode.

Abstract: A pulse counting apparatus which has a simple structure and makes few count errors. When the number of pulses at a wrist or the neck of the user counted by means of palpation amounts to 10 and the user stops by using an S1 key the measurement of the pulse counting time period in a timer, it is determined whether the pulse counting time period is 3 seconds or less. If the time period is 3 seconds or less, it is determined that the pulse is miscounted, the value of the timer is cleared and "1" is set in a flag. As a result, the apparatus is switched to a measurement mode. If the time period exceeds 3 seconds, pulses per minute are calculated from the time period and the number of the pulses 10. An exercise intensity corresponding to the pulse is calculated from the pulse and the set age of the user. The pulse and the exercise intensity is displayed in a display.

Abstract: In an electronic device, a plurality of images of each of the parts which constitute a character is contained along with a corresponding plurality of different parameters in a ROM. A parameter indicative of a character created by a controller is calculated from parameters corresponding to the respective images of the parts which constitute the character. The indication of an indicator which sets the progress of a game is controlled in accordance with the calculated character parameter. In more detail, first, the user selects images of the parts stored in the ROM and creates a character used in the game with those selected part images. The controller reads parameters corresponding to the images of the parts of the character and calculates a parameter of the character from those read parameters. A display displays an indicator which controls the progress of the game. The indicator changes at a speed corresponding to the calculated parameter.

Abstract: A projection lens assembly having an imaging lens group, including a first lens group having a positive refractive power, a second lens group having a positive refractive power, and a Fresnel lens group having a positive refractive power and at least one Fresnel lens surface, in this order from the enlargement side. The projection lens assembly satisfies the relationships 1.4<f.sub.1 /f<2.8, and 1.5<f.sub.2 /f<6.0. In these relationships, f represents the focal length of the whole lens system, f.sub.1 the focal length of the first lens group, and f.sub.2 the focal length of the second lens group.