Abstract: If a situation in which it is difficult to make a decision about automatic processing without involving user intervention occurs, an inquiry is made to a user to clear such a situation and a response by the user to the inquiry is used as a decision criterion by which to decide the execution of automatic processing when a similar situation occurs later. If a change occurs in the broadcast time of a broadcast program set for timer-recording, this broadcast program overlaps, in broadcast time, another broadcast program set for timer-recording. However, if a need occurs for recording broadcast programs in excess of the number of broadcast programs that may be simultaneously recorded, an inquiry is made to the user which of these broadcast programs is to be preferentially recorded. A response by the user to this inquiry is also used as a criteria for selecting a broadcast program to be preferentially recorded if a similar situation occurs later.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes biometric information detecting means for detecting biometric information; encryption key generating means for generating an encryption key on the basis of the biometric information in registration; encrypting means for encrypting a predetermined personal identification number with the encryption key to generate a biometric encrypted personal identification number in the registration; encrypted personal-identification-number storing means for storing the biometric encrypted personal identification number in the registration; decryption key generating means for generating a decryption key on the basis of the detected biometric information in verification; decrypting means for decrypting the biometric encrypted personal identification number with the decryption key to reproduce the personal identification number in the verification; and personal identification number verifying means for comparing the reproduced personal identification number with the stored biometric encrypted

Abstract: A mobile terminal apparatus includes a camera unit and a sliding cover device. The sliding cover device includes a cover slidable with respect to the camera unit, a pair of arm members supporting the cover on both sides from a back surface of the cover and extending along the sides of the cover, a frame member supporting the arm members such that the arm members are slidable along respectively predetermined sliding paths, and a body surface member secured to the frame member and having a surface thereof flush with a surface of the cover at a closed position. The sliding paths are defined such that, when the cover is moved from the closed position to an open position, the arm members slide into a space below the body surface member and the cover rides onto the body surface member.

Abstract: A power amplifying apparatus includes an input terminal configured to receive an input signal, a first power amplifier biased for class A or class AB operation which is configured to amplify the input signal, an output terminal connected to an output of the first power amplifier, a second power amplifier biased for class C operation which is configured to receive and amplify a part of the input signal, and a switch connected between an output of the second power amplifier and the output terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing information, includes a memory storing a plurality of content items different in type and metadata containing time information of the content items, a cache processor for fetching from the memory the content item and the metadata of the content item to be displayed on a display and storing the fetched content item and the metadata thereof on a cache memory, a display controller for displaying on the display the metadata of the content items from the cache memory arranged in accordance with the time information and a selection operator selecting metadata corresponding to a content item desired to be processed, out of the metadata displayed, and a content processor for fetching from the cache memory a content item corresponding to the metadata selected by the selection operator by referencing the cache memory in response to the selected metadata, and for performing a process responsive to the fetched content item.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a content detector portion, a display controller portion, an operation state detector portion, and a popup display controller portion. The content detector portion detects contents belonging to a same time range from different types of contents each including time information. The display controller portion collects the contents belonging to the same time range and having been detected by the content detector portion. In addition, the display controller portion then displays, on a display portion along a time series, content-related graphical information of the respective contents collected in units of the respective time range used when collecting the respective contents, and displays on the display portion a selector serving to select a desired content from among respective contents displayed through the content-related graphical information.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display section including a transparent scattering layer switchable in accordance with a first control signal between a state in which incident light is transmitted in units of dots and a state in which incident light is scattered in units of dots, a transparent reflective layer switchable in accordance with a second control signal between a state in which incident light is transmitted and a state in which incident light is reflected, and a bonding layer that bonds the transparent scattering layer and the transparent reflective layer to each other; and a control signal generation section configured to generate the first and second control signals.

Abstract: A communication system includes a communication terminal wirelessly communicating with a predetermined base station and a server capable of transferring data through the wireless communication with the communication terminal. The communication terminal includes a payment settlement processing unit capable of carrying out payment settlement processing, a record memory unit configured to store a record of the payment settlement processing carried out at the payment settlement processing unit, a display unit configured to display record data stored in the record memory unit, and a control unit configured to transfer the record stored in the record memory unit to the server. The server includes a storage unit configured to store the record data transferred from the communication terminal, and a record disclosure processing unit configured to transfer the record data stored in the storage unit to other communication terminals within a predetermined range.

Abstract: The present invention provides a contactless communication circuit having both a contactless communication card function and a contactless communication reader/writer function, which includes a capacitor section that forms a parallel-resonant circuit with a contactless communication antenna; and a capacitance switching section that makes a capacitance of the capacitor section effective in a mode of the contactless communication card function, and reduces the capacitance of the capacitor section in a mode of the contactless communication reader/writer function.

Abstract: An electronic device having at least a loop-shaped electric conductor generating electric power by electromagnetic induction is provided. The electronic device includes a voltage-detecting unit, a voltage-comparing unit and a separating unit. The voltage-detecting unit is configured to detect a voltage generated in the electric conductor by the electromagnetic induction. The voltage-comparing unit is configured to make a comparison between the voltage detected by the voltage-detecting unit and a predetermined reference voltage and determining whether the voltage detected by the voltage-detecting unit exceeds the predetermined reference voltage. The separating unit is configured to break an electric connection between the electronic conductor and an electronic circuit connecting to the electric conductor when the voltage-comparing unit determines that the voltage detected by the voltage-detecting unit exceeds the predetermined reference voltage.

Abstract: There is provided a mobile communication terminal including an information storage unit having registered therein a plurality of registration names and position specification information data with which at least a position can be specified which are correlated respectively; an instruction input unit for acquiring instruction input from a user; an information extraction unit for extracting position specification information required for receiving a desired information service; an information communication unit for transmitting the position specification information extracted by the information extraction unit to an information service provider side; an information presentation unit for presenting information in a form which can be recognized by the user; and a received information presentation control unit for causing the information presentation unit to present the information returned from the information service provider side and received by the information reception unit.

Abstract: A portable information terminal and an image management program are provided. A portable information terminal includes: a display part which has a screen capable of displaying at least an image; an in-focus value computing part which computes an in-focus value from an original image; an image cutting part which cuts a thumbnail image from the original image based on the in-focus value computed at the in-focus value computing part; a data storage part which stores data of the thumbnail image cut at the image cutting part; and a control part which reads the data of the thumbnail image stored in the data storage part as necessary and displays it on a screen of the display part.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a content detector portion, a display controller portion, an operation state detector portion, and a popup display controller portion. The content detector portion detects contents belonging to a same time range The display controller portion collects the contents, and displays, on a display portion along a time series, content-related graphical information of the respective contents, and a selector serving to select a desired content from among respective contents displayed. The operation state detector portion detects an operation state of an operation portion serving to perform an operation of moving the selector. In accordance with time information of a content selected when a predetermined operation state is detected, the popup display controller portion detects a content having past time information with respect to the time information of the selected content, and popup displays content-related graphical information of the detected content on the display portion.

Abstract: A coil module apparatus is provided. The coil module apparatus includes a flat coil, a circuit board, a magnetic sheet, connection terminals, and a case. The flat coil has a flat shape. The circuit board is used for the flat coil. The magnetic sheet is provided so as to cover one surface portion of the flat coil. The connection terminals are provided for connecting the flat coil and the circuit board. The case encloses the flat coil, the circuit board, and the magnetic sheet and encloses the connection terminals so that the connection terminals are partly exposed.

Abstract: When data received separately in first and second reception processing is processed separately by first and second application programs, and when data received by the first reception processing contains specific data specifying processing by the second application program, and the specific data has regional properties, the current region where the second application program is executed is judged, and if the region does not match a region to which processing specified by the specific data belongs, the content specified by the specific data is converted based on data in a predetermined table, and processing is executed by the second application program. Accordingly, two application programs can be linked in a mobile phone unit or other terminal devices, and problems when executing one application with regional properties under control of the other application can be resolved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a conflict management program that ensures that an application can be programmed without having to consider a conflict with another application. An application manager (25) is provided with an execution list (61) for registering a currently executed application and an execution wait list (62) for registering an application on standby. In the event of an application conflict, an application management block (64) references a conflict condition table that relates to the state of the currently executed application and to the state of the application on standby, which are registered in each list (61) and (62), and determines the states (running, terminated, waiting for execution, etc.) to which the applications should switch in accordance with the priorities of the current states of the applications. An application control block (65) respectively places the applications in the states determined by the application management block (64), thereby exercising application conflict management.

Abstract: This invention provides a method and an apparatus for allocating resources between applications efficiently and flexibly to permit exclusive, conflict-free resource usage. When an application APP1 is using a resource, a resource manager (ResMan) may receive a resource acquisition request from an application APP2 (in step S5). The resource manager then determines whether the applications APP1 and APP2 are in conflict with one another about resource usage (in step S6). An acquisition-denied notice is returned to the application APP2 of a lower priority (in step S7). On receiving a request to be notified of release of the resource from the application APP2 (in step S9), followed by the receipt of a notice saying that the resource has been released from the application APP1 (in step S11), the resource manager checks to see if there is any other conflicting request for the resource (in step S15).