Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a movement instruction unit that instructs a user about a movement; an information acquisition unit that acquires biometrics information on the user from the user instructed about the movement; and a display control unit that controls display directed to the user in accordance with the movement status of the user.

Abstract: According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for objectively determining a frailty score for a subject, the method comprising: deriving an attribute from sensor data including at least one of EMG data and motion data of the subject and obtained from at least one limb of the subject; quantitatively processing the attribute to determine how the subject is responding to the rehabilitation or exercises program; and objectively determining the frailty score based on the quantitative processing.

Abstract: In the video processing device, the video acquisition means acquires a material video. The audience scene extraction means extracts an audience scene showing an audience from the material video. The important scene extraction means extracts an important scene from the material video. The association means associates the audience scene with the important scene. The generation means generates a digest video including the important scene and the audience scene associated with the important scene.

Abstract: In a coherent optical receiver, sufficient demodulation becomes impossible and consequently receiving performance deteriorates if an interchannel skew arises, therefore, a coherent optical receiver according to an exemplary aspect of the invention includes a local light source; a 90-degree hybrid circuit; an optoelectronic converter; an analog-to-digital converter; and a digital signal processing unit, wherein the 90-degree hybrid circuit makes multiplexed signal light interfere with local light from the local light source, and outputs a plurality of optical signals separated into a plurality of signal components; the optoelectronic converter detects the optical signals and outputs detected electrical signals; the analog-to-digital converter quantizes the detected electrical signals and outputs quantized signals; and the digital signal processing unit includes a skew compensation unit for compensating a difference in propagation delay between the plurality of signal components, and a demodulation unit for dem

Abstract: A conversation-sentence generation device according to the invention of this application includes: an input unit that receives, as input information, a conversation sentence given from a user to an agent, and clue information based on which a physical and psychological state of the agent is estimated; an agent state storing unit that stores the physical and psychological state of the agent as an agent state; an agent state estimating unit that estimates a new agent state based on the input information and the agent state; an utterance intention generating unit that generates, based on the input information and the agent state, an utterance intention directed from the agent to the user; a conversation sentence generating unit that generates, based on the input information, the agent state, and the utterance intention, a conversation sentence given from the agent to the user; and an output unit that outputs the conversation sentence generated by the conversation sentence generating unit.

Abstract: A wide-angle null-fill antenna with no null in the depression angle range, an omni antenna using the same, and radio communication equipment. A null-fill antenna comprises a first antenna array including antenna elements arranged with a prescribed point as the center, and a second antenna array having amplitude characteristics substantially equal to those of the antenna elements forming the first antenna array. The first antenna array is excited so that the excitation amplitude distribution is to have symmetry with respect to the prescribed point, while the excitation phase distribution is to have point symmetry with respect to the prescribed point. The phase center of the first antenna array is substantially coincident with that of the second antenna array.

Abstract: A semiconductor device improves the gate withstand voltage of vertical MOSFETs and raises their operation speed. The gate electrode is formed in the trench of the second semiconductor layer. The interlayer dielectric layer has the contact hole that exposes the connection portion of the gate electrode, where the connection portion is located in the trench. The conductive plug is filled in the contact hole of the interlayer dielectric layer in such a way as to contact the connection portion of the gate electrode. The wiring layer is formed on the interlayer dielectric layer in such a way as to contact the plug, resulting in the wiring layer electrically connected to the connection portion by way of the plug. There is no need to form a connection portion for the gate electrode outside of the trench, which means that the gate dielectric does not include a weak or thinner portion where dielectric breakdown is likely to occur.

Abstract: A guide plate is arranged in spaced parallel relation with a recording head. A pinch roller and a paper conveyer roller are arranged upstream of the guide plate with respect to a paper feeding direction. The pinch roller takes an entrance position to provide a state wherein the rollers most easily catch paper sheet. After the rollers have caught the paper sheet, the pinch roller is displaced to take an exit position to provide a state wherein the roller deflect the paper sheet towards the guide plate.

Abstract: A field emission cold cathode device is driven to make an emission current constant without limiting the available choice of materials for a gate electrode. A positive voltage with reference to OV is applied from a gate power supply to gate electrode of the field emission cold cathode device to enable emitter disposed respectively near the gate electrode to emit electrons. After the positive voltage with reference to OV is applied, a negative voltage with reference to OV is applied from the gate power supply to the gate electrode at a predetermined time.

Abstract: In an image transmission apparatus, image data frames are sequentially received from the source terminal through a connection line at a first transmission rate while checking whether an error occurs in each of the image data frames. When the error occurs in consecutive image data frames whose run length is not smaller than a predetermined value, the transmission rate is changed to a second transmission rate which is smaller than the first transmission rate based on the run length of the consecutive image data frames and the predetermined value. At the second transmission rate, image data frames in which the error occurred are sequentially received from the source terminal through the connection line.

Abstract: In order to effectively accelerate issue of a RAM read instruction which is to access the same memory block as a preceding RAM write instruction, when the RAM write instruction is issued, a counter initiates counting-up of a value indicative a predetermined time duration. When the counter counts up the value, the RAM read instruction is allowed to be issued at appropriate timing. A time duration for which the RAM read instruction is prohibited to be issued, is much shorter than a time duration which expires when the RAM write instruction is completely finished. Thus, the RAM read instruction issue is not required to wait for the completion of execution of the RAM write instruction as in a known technique.