Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an application platform including at least one interface having an implementation that is blank, and an applying part configured to apply at least one additional program, capable of being dynamically added to another program, to the interface.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a search result acquisition unit that acquires a search result searched based on a voice of a user recognized by a voice recognition unit; a user data storage unit that stores therein a knowledge level so as to be associated with a user; an expression data storage unit that stores therein a plurality of pieces of expression data expressing provision contents provided to the user as the search result so as to be associated with a plurality of different knowledge levels, the plurality of pieces of expression data having different professional levels; a knowledge level identifying unit that identifies a knowledge level of the user with reference to the user data storage unit; an editing unit that edits the search result based on the expression data associated with the identified knowledge level; and an output unit that outputs the edited search result.

Abstract: A processing apparatus includes: a voice recognition unit that recognizes a voice of a user; a condition recognition unit that recognizes a current condition of a user; a search result acquisition unit that acquires a search result searched on the basis of the voice recognized by the voice recognition unit; an output manner determination unit that determines a manner of outputting the search result on the basis of the current condition recognized by the condition recognition unit; and an output control unit that causes an output unit to output the search result acquired by the search result acquisition unit in the manner determined by the output manner determination unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an application platform including at least one interface having an implementation that is blank, and an applying part configured to apply at least one additional program, capable of being dynamically added to another program, to the interface.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a substrate; an electronics module mounted on the substrate; and an injection molded layer in contact with the substrate; wherein the substrate and the injection molded layer form a portion of a rigid housing.

Abstract: A communications device is disclosed that includes a communication part configured to perform communications with an electronic apparatus, and an application related to the electronic apparatus. The communication part notifies the application of an event occurring in the electronic apparatus in response to reception thereof, and transmits a request to operate a hardware resource of the electronic apparatus to the electronic apparatus, the request being generated in the processing of the application executed in response to the event.

Abstract: A system including a device including an RF tag embedded in a casing, and a mobile phone having an RF tag reader which is operable upon reading the RF tag to perform an operation associated with said RF tag. When the user wants to perform a certain operation with the phone, he can by-pass the normal input technologies, typically a keypad, by manoeuvring the device such that the RIF tag is read by the RF tag reader, and then the personal communication apparatus performs an operation associated with the RF tag. Thus, the present invention offers rapid access to regularly used functions or operations without the need to navigate a menu. Moreover, access to these regularly used functions is made intuitive by associating a physical object, i.e. the device, with an operation.

Abstract: The ATM exchange of the present invention comprises an input line interface and an output line interface. The input line interface comprises an FRM extractor for deciding whether each ATM cell sent from a first communication terminal to a switch is an FRM cell or a non-FRM cell, an FRM cycle monitor for using this decision result to monitor the FRM cell proportion among the ATM cells and deciding whether said proportion is normal or abnormal, and a first cell processor for discarding the non-FRM cells when the proportion is abnormal. The output line interface comprises a BRM extractor for deciding whether each ATM cell sent from a communication terminal to a switch is a BRM cell or a non-BRM cell, a BRM cycle monitor for using this decision result to monitor the BRM cell proportion among the ATM cells and deciding whether said proportion is normal or abnormal, and a second cell processor for discarding the non-BRM cells when the proportion is abnormal.