Abstract: Implementation including a brain activity data acquisition unit (103) configured to acquire data on brain activity of a human body; a generator (101) configured to generate a stimulation signal based on predetermined stimulation parameters or stimulation parameters determined from the data acquired by the brain activity data acquisition unit, the stimulation signal being to be applied, for activity of a specific brain region to be activated in order to move a joint of the human body, to a nerve corresponding to the specific brain region; and an output unit (102) configured to output the stimulation signal generated by the generator.

Abstract: A communication device, a communication method and a communication system that enable an increase in channel capacity at cell edges of a plurality of cells. Data transmission is implemented by transmission stations, which are base stations of adjacent cells, by MIMO transmission. A relay station receives radio waves that are transmitted by both the transmission station and the transmission station, and acquires data transmitted by the transmission station and data transmitted by the transmission station. The relay station transmits data to reception stations in adjacent cells according to multi-user MIMO transmission. The data transmitted by the transmission station is received by the reception station via the relay station, and the data transmitted by the transmission station is received by the reception station via the relay station. The present invention can be used in cellular systems.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication system including a plurality of cognitive radio apparatuses each including at least: a transmission/reception element; and a detection element for detecting a radio wave transmitted from a radio apparatus of another radio communication system, in which the radio communication system further includes a control section for determining a frequency band on which each cognitive radio apparatus of a radio apparatus group including the plurality of cognitive radio apparatuses is to detect the radio wave.

Abstract: The present invention includes two or more bandpass filters, for passing signals of mutually different frequency bands therethrough, including one or more stages of units having coupling devices and resonance circuits coupled, in a tap type, to the coupling device, one end of each bandpass filter is directly connected to a common port, the coupling device and the resonance circuit of the first stage nearest to the port of each bandpass filter has a function of impedance matching means for each bandpass filter, in addition to a function of resonance means, respectively.

Abstract: A multi-frequency circularly polarized antenna (100) comprises a substrate and multi-frequency antennas (900, 901). The multi-frequency antennas (900, 901) comprise antenna elements (120, 220, 30, 420), shunt-inductor conductors (170, 270, 370, 470), series-capacitor conductors (160a, 160b, 260a, 260b, 360a, 360b, 460a, 460b), series-inductor capacitors (140, 240, 340, 440), a center point (199) and input/output terminals (1q0, 210, 310, 410). The multi-frequency circularly polarized antenna (100) is constructed by connecting the shunt-inductor conductors (170, 270, 370, 470) of the multi-frequency antennas (900, 901) at the center point (199) in a substantially perpendicular manner.

Abstract: After checking a status of frequency band usage of a primary system by preliminary sensing, a master node transmits to slave nodes a sensing request containing a target frequency band for cooperative sensing. The slave nodes perform spectrum sensing according to specified parameters and send, as responses, results thereof to the master node. The master node collectively receives these results, comprehensively determines the sensing results of the slave nodes, and makes a final determination on whether or not the target frequency band is available.

Abstract: The MBT information for each frame is extracted from the moving picture compressed data containing the MBT information, an MBT symbol string is created by obtaining the frequency at which a specific MBT is contained from the extracted MBT information for each frame, appending a predetermined MBT symbol to each frame in accordance with its frequency feature, and arranging the MBT symbols according to the frame order, the cut point of the moving picture is discriminated from an array feature of MBT symbols in the MBT symbol string, and further a shot is identified based on an estimation model using the MBT symbol string.

Abstract: In an electrical stimulation device and an electrical stimulation method thereof, electrical stimulation can be adjusted more in real time, and stability and safety of the electrical stimulation can be more improved. An electrical stimulation device includes an electrode an electrical signal supply section, a skin impedance detection section, and an electrical signal controller. The electrical signal supply section supplies an electrical signal for generating the electrical stimulation to the electrode. During the supply of the electrical signal, the electrical signal controller acquires information associated with skin impedance through the skin impedance detection section in a cycle shorter than a supply period of the electrical signal, and adjusts the electrical signal to be supplied to the electrode in the next cycle based on the acquired information associated with skin impedance.

Abstract: An image generating apparatus capable of facilitating analysis of a substance having a repeating structure has: an ion intensity data acquisition portion for acquiring ion intensity data arising from the substance, the data including information about a relative intensity of each ion against mass-to-charge ratio; a mass information acquisition portion for acquiring mass information about the repeating unit of the substance; a data alignment portion for aligning the ion intensity data within each given range of mass-to-charge ratios based on the mass information about the repeating unit of the substance; and an image generation portion for generating an image based on the aligned ion intensity data.

Abstract: To provide an optical nanofiber resonator having an optical waveguide whose diameter is equal to or smaller than the wavelength of a propagation light, a light emitter disposed at a predetermined position of the optical waveguide, and a first reflector and a second reflector formed in the optical waveguide with the light emitter interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the first reflector and the second reflector transmits a part of the propagation light. With such a configuration, the channeling efficiency of the light emitted from the light emitter and the propagation mode of the optical waveguide is dramatically improved.

Abstract: The present invention uses a ferromagnetic thin wire having a domain wall inside, with the magnetic moment at the center thereof being perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the thin wire. With the domain wall being fixed by a domain wall fixation device (e.g. antiferromagnetic thin wires) so that the domain wall is prevented from moving in the ferromagnetic thin wire, when a direct current is supplied, the magnetic moment rotates in the immobilized domain wall. This rotation of the moment can be detected by a TMR element or the like. This configuration of the ferromagnetic thin wire element can be directly used to create a microwave oscillator or magnetic memory.

Abstract: There are provided a foreground region extraction program, a foreground region extraction apparatus, and a foreground region extraction method capable of clipping an object region (foreground region) at high speed. An arrangement is as follows: Foreground pixels designated by a user and background pixels designated thereby are each set as a reference pixel to identify, from among a plurality of divided color spaces created by a three-dimensional color space being divided, the divided color space to which each of the reference pixels belongs, as a reference divided color space.

Abstract: A transmission circuit comprises a ??? modulator to perform ??? modulation of an amplitude modulation component of a modulation signal and to output a pulse width modulation signal, an angle modulator to generate an angle modulation component signal of a signal obtained by multiplying the modulation signal by a transmission output control coefficient corresponding to a transmission output in a power amplifier, and a multiplier to multiply the pulse width modulation signal by the angle modulation component signal and to output a result of the multiplication as an output signal to the power amplifier.

Abstract: A cache memory includes a CAM with an associativity of n (where n is a natural number) and an SRAM, and storing or reading out corresponding data when a tag address is specified by a CPU connected to the cache memory, the tag address constituted by a first sub-tag address and a second sub-tag address. The cache memory classifies the data, according to the time at which a read request has been made, into at least a first generation which corresponds to a read request made at a recent time and a second generation which corresponds to a read request made at a time which is different from the recent time. The first sub-tag address is managed by the CAM. The second sub-tag address is managed by the SRAM. The cache memory allows a plurality of second sub-tag addresses to be associated with a same first sub-tag address.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a television receiving system comprising: a smart antenna having a receiving unit that electrically switches directions of receiving television broadcasting signals and a connecting portion that is detachably connected to the receiving unit; and a television receiver couple with the receiving unit though the connecting portion and having a holding portion that holds the receiving unit detached from the connecting portion on a rear surface of the television receiver where is opposite to a front surface displaying videos.

Abstract: Particles flowed through a micro-channel are imaged by imaging means. Particle speed measuring means determines the particle speed from the image data. Particle counting means counts the particles flowed for a predetermined time. Particle size measuring means measures the size of the particles. The measurements of the particles flowed at a predetermined timing are managed by data associating means. With this, the speed, number and size of particles flowed through a micro-channel can be determined at a time, and associated data can be obtained.

Abstract: A microwave harmonic processing circuit includes (n?1) parallel open ended stubs differing in length, connected in parallel to an output terminal of a serial transmission line at a single point, and having predetermined electrical lengths corresponding to second to higher n-th (n is any integer) harmonics, respectively, the serial transmission line having an input terminal connected to an output terminal of a transistor and having a predetermined electrical length; a first strip conductor connecting the serial transmission line to two parallel open ended stubs of the (n?1) parallel open ended stubs at a single connecting point; a second strip conductor connecting the (n?3) parallel open ended stubs to each other at a single connecting point; a ground layer disposed between first strip conductor and second strip conductor; and a via electrically connecting a connecting portion of first strip conductor and a connecting portion of second strip conductor.

Abstract: To provide an optical nanofiber resonator having an optical waveguide whose diameter is equal to or smaller than the wavelength of a propagation light, a light emitter disposed at a predetermined position of the optical waveguide, and a first reflector and a second reflector formed in the optical waveguide with the light emitter interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the first reflector and the second reflector transmits a part of the propagation light. With such a configuration, the channeling efficiency of the light emitted from the light emitter and the propagation mode of the optical waveguide is dramatically improved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reproducing apparatus to reproduce reproduction data at a speed different from a speed at a time of recording of the reproduction data, the recording apparatus including: a storage section to store the reproduction data; a primary reproducing plan producing section to produce a primary reproducing plan ranging from present time to future, according to the reproduction speed different from the speed at the time of recoding the reproduction data; and a secondary reproducing plan producing section to modify to the primary reproducing plan by solving an optimization problem based on the primary reproducing plan produced by the primary reproducing plan producing section, so as to produce a secondary reproducing plan ranging from the present time to the future.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reproducing apparatus comprising: a reproduction section to reproduce reproduction data comprising sound data and/or image data; a selection section to calculate evaluation values between a link source set for the reproduction data and each of a plurality of link destinations corresponding to the link source by a predetermined arithmetic expression based on link information of the plurality of link destinations, and to select a link destination having a highest evaluation among the evaluation values out of the plurality of link destinations; and a reproduction control section to move a reproduction point of the reproduction data reproduced by the reproduction section to a position corresponding to the link destination by linking the link source with the link destination when the reproduction point reaches a given point with respect to a position corresponding to the link source, and to instruct the reproduction section to reproduce the reproduction data.