Abstract: When the user of the mobile communication terminal produces the originating operation while in the idle state with the wireless system C, the control section acquires the input of the user of the mobile communication terminal via the key input section (step 302) and acquires, through the present position acquisition section, area identification data of an area L where it is placed in the idle state (step 304). The control section makes a reference to the table of connection scores held in the storage section and acquires a connection score p for the system A corresponding to the area L (step 306). Next, the control section judges the start of origination to the system A by using the connection score p (step 308).

Abstract: A controller controls a drive waveform generator to apply a predetermined voltage to a piezoelectric element and deform the piezoelectric element, thereby moving a lens. The controller acquires the position of the lens based on a magnetic field intensity detected by a Hall device. A shock detection circuit measures a voltage generated by deformation of the piezoelectric element caused by an external shock. The controller determines whether or not the voltage measured by the shock detection circuit is larger than a predetermined threshold, and detects positional misalignment of the lens. When detecting the positional misalignment, the controller resets the lens at a position acquired before the shock was applied.

Abstract: In a cellular phone terminal, a bit error rate measurement section measures a bit error rate of broadcast data received by a broadcast reception section for receiving a digital broadcast to output broadcast data while a transmission operation of a communication transmission section for wirelessly communicating with a broadcasting communication network is performed. When the measured bit error rate is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, stopping of the transmission operation of the communication transmission section is instructed. Thus, a failure such as interruption of television broadcasting reproduction can preliminarily be prevented by avoiding error occurrence in reception of the 1 segment broadcasting service due to an influence of a transmission electric wave in data communication. As a result, stable reception of the 1 segment broadcasting service can be executed.

Abstract: In the event that a cellular telephone is placed in a charging stand in an incoming wait status or if a predetermined time that the device has been left unattended elapses, a slide show display is executed which sequentially switches and displays a plurality of images in the main display portion but only when in the arrangement position of namely, view style, in a folded position with the main display portion facing outward. Additionally, when executing a slide show display, the slide direction is switched as the image size adjusts corresponding to the direction (portrait display position, landscape display position) of the main display portion.

Abstract: An image converter includes an image converting unit and a determining unit. The image converting unit acquires frame image groups each including one or more frame images from original image data, and outputs the frame image(s) of each acquired group, converting its/their image quality based on determination by the determining unit, generating foreign-device-use image data including the frame image groups including the frame image(s). The determining unit determines necessity of first-image-quality retention of the frame image(s) of each group based on whether it/they satisfies/satisfy a condition. The image converting unit outputs the frame image(s) of the group at the first image quality if it/they is/are determined by the determining unit as necessary to retain at the first image quality, or a second image quality if determined as unnecessary to retain at the first image quality.

Abstract: In a mobile phone, even when an audio-related function is running in background processing in parallel with a function running in the main processing (foreground processing) where operations by the main operating section have been assigned to the function running in the main processing, the control section operates the audio-related function based on a user operation detected by the touch screen, the imaging section, the sound collecting section, or the housing movement detecting section.

Abstract: A camera has an infinity end stopper that stops a lens holder to a position which sets a best focal length at infinity, and a macro-side stopper that stops the lens holder to a position at which the best focal length becomes a predetermined length. In normal mode, the camera abuts the lens holder on the infinity end stopper and then moves the lens holder toward the macro-side stopper to perform auto focus. In macro mode, the camera abuts the lens holder on the macro-side stopper and then moves the lens holder toward the infinity end stopper to perform auto focus. This can suppress a variation in the position of the camera after lens movement.

Abstract: In a portable terminal, a character string clipping section clips an image of a character string from image data photographed by a screen image pickup device. A character recognition section recognizes the clipped image of the character string and acquires a character code string corresponding to the clipped character string. A character string tracking section sets the acquired character code string as a tracking object character string when the tracking object character string extends beyond the photographable area as well as tracking the tracking object character string or a marker character string ultimately used as an input character string while repeatedly updating the marker character string. A display section highlights the tracking object character string when the tracking object character string extends beyond the photographable area of the image pickup device and displays an arrow showing the relative direction.

Abstract: When an incoming voice call is detected, a mobile phone 100 judges whether an application that coordinates multicast service and unicast communication is running. If the application is not running, the user is notified of incoming voice calls. On the other hand, if in an application running state, priority mode setting information 1041 is referenced and data cell priority mode is judged. If judged to be in data call priority mode, data communication is continued without notifying the user of the reception of incoming voice calls. On the other hand, if judged to be in voice call priority mode, the user is notified of incoming voice calls.

Abstract: In a mobile phone device 1 including a three-axial direction vibration sensor 16 for detecting the walking of a user carrying the mobile phone device 1 and counting the number of walking steps, when an incoming call is received, vibrations due to a notification operation by a vibrator 14 or a speaker 15 are transmitted to the three-axial direction vibration sensor 16. As a result, the three-axial direction vibration sensor 16 inevitably detects unintended vibrations in addition to vibrations from walking, causing the number of walking steps to be miscounted. To prevent this and perform the accurate detection of walking, in the present invention, the detection of walking is performed without using, among vibrations in three directions detected by the three-axial direction vibration sensor 16, vibrations in the same direction as the direction of vibrations caused by a notification operation by the vibrator 14 or the speaker 15.

Abstract: Slide mechanism includes: a slide pin; a base in which formed are a first guide portion guiding the pin upwardly and downwardly and a first hook portion formed integrally with and bent to the right from the upper end of the portion; a slider slidable upwardly and downwardly relative to the base, in which formed are a second guide portion guiding the pin upwardly and downwardly, a second hook portion formed integrally with upper end of the second guide portion and bent to the left, and a runout formed integrally with lower end of the second guide portion; and an urging mechanism that has one end attached to the pin and the other end attached rotatably to base such that the vertical position of the other end is between both ends of the first guide portion, and that urges the pin away from the other end.

Abstract: A control unit creates caption management data having plural caption texts to which caption display times each indicating a time of starting reproduction of each caption text are added and plural images in association with one another in accordance with a reproduction order, and stores the caption management data in a memory unit. The control unit selects a caption text registered in the caption management data, and acquires received caption display times of the selected caption text and a caption text corresponding to the next reproduction order. The control unit sets the caption display time of the selected caption text as the initial value of a dummy caption display time.

Abstract: A personal digital assistant comprises a loss detector to detect a lost state and a value information retainer for retaining a value assessment index, which are numerical values indicating data values. When a lost state is detected by the loss detector, a data recovery sequence is determined based on the data values and data is transmitted to another terminal. In determining the recovery sequence, electrical energy required for data transmission is calculated using a power consumption table and the remaining battery power level measured by a remaining battery power level meter is referenced.

Abstract: A mobile telephone includes a casing provided with at least a locking member and a lid that can be detached or attached by pivoting of the locking member. The lid comprises a passage the locking member passes through, and a locking piece that a locking lug provided at the locking member can freely engage with and be detached from as a result of pivoting of the locking member. The locking piece is located at an inner periphery of the passage. Further, with a mobile telephone having casings that are foldably joined by a hinge, at least one of the foldably joined casings is a box-like case provided with a hinge at an upper surface and an opening portion at a rear surface, and has a lid-like case fitting to the opening of the box-like case.

Abstract: A slide device includes a base, a slider provided at the base and slidable along an axis serving as a y-axis with respect to the base, a cam provided at the base and having a surface undulating in an x-axis direction orthogonal to the y-axis, a cam follower provided at the slider and capable of moving from a position corresponding to one end of the cam in the x-axis direction to a position corresponding to the other end, and an urging mechanism urging the cam follower towards the cam such that the cam follower slides around the cam in one direction in accompaniment with the sliding of the slider with respect to the base. Further, electronic equipment includes a front casing, a rear casing facing a rear surface of the front casing, and the slide device described above.

Abstract: When a communication apparatus (server device) that includes wireless access means and can send content data by using the wireless access means starts sending content data, it calculates a communication band that remains available for the server device to perform communication, so that any content that has a rate equal to or greater than the remaining communication band may not be publicized open to and may not hence be sent to a client device.

Abstract: A hinge apparatus includes a hinge unit that pivotably links a first housing and a second housing about a pivot axis, and a slide mechanism that enables the hinge unit to slide with respect to the second housing in a direction perpendicular to the pivot axis of the hinge unit on one face of the second housing. A portable electronic device includes the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge apparatus.

Abstract: A coupling device for coupling a first casing and a second casing in a movable manner, comprising a first coupling member provided at the first casing, a second coupling member provided at the second casing, and coupled to the first coupling member in such a way that the first casing and the second casing move relative to each other, and a cleaning mechanism that cleans a clearance between the first casing and the second casing or the second coupling member. The cleaning mechanism has a wiper blade that moves in the clearance with movement of the casings, air injection means that injects air to the clearance, and/or a hinge cover that is displaceable within the clearance.