Abstract: An exemplary posted information sharing system includes: a game processing unit configured to execute a multiplayer game application through a plurality of users each using a terminal; a group formation unit configured to form a playgroup for playing the game application, wherein the game processing unit includes: a group formation request unit configured to output, to the group formation unit, a playgroup formation request that specifies a group, according to input of the terminals, wherein the group formation unit is configured to form the users of terminals that specify the same group into a playgroup, based on the specified group.

Abstract: An exemplary information-processing system includes: an executing unit that executes an application program; and a posted information sharing unit that receives and stores posted information and/or provides the posted information to users, wherein the posted information sharing unit includes: a posted information generating unit that generates the posted information; and a posted information storing unit that stores a plurality items of the posted information, each item of the posted information being stored along with identification information of an application program corresponding to the posted information, the executing unit includes a requesting unit that identifies identification information of an application program being executed and requests the posted information sharing unit to output the posted information, the posted information sharing unit further includes a posted information outputting unit that extracts at least one item of the posted information corresponding to the identified identificati

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an analysis unit, a gathering place determination unit, and a correction unit. The analysis unit analyzes an action history including at least a position of a subject, in accordance with action information obtained by detecting an action of the subject. The gathering place determination unit determines a position of a gathering place where plural subjects including the subject are together, in accordance with position information indicating the position of the subject which is included in the action information. The correction unit corrects position information about the subject, in accordance with the position of the gathering place determined by the gathering place determination unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an analysis unit, a starting point determination unit, and a coordinate conversion unit. The analysis unit analyzes an action history of a first subject, in accordance with action information obtained by detecting an action of the first subject. The starting point determination unit determines a position of a starting point of an action of the first subject, in accordance with the action history analyzed by the analysis unit. The position of the starting point is represented as a relative coordinate position. When a second subject different from the first subject has an absolute coordinate position, the coordinate conversion unit converts the relative coordinate position representing the starting point of the action of the first subject into an absolute coordinate position, in accordance with the absolute coordinate position of the second subject.

Abstract: An attention calling apparatus includes: a measurement unit for measuring at least one first job related physical quantity related to a performance status of a first job of a user; and an attention calling processing execution unit for executing processing for calling user's attention so as to perform a second job based on the first job related physical quantity measured by the measurement unit and at least one second job related physical quantity indicating a status of the second job which a user can perform.

Abstract: A motion detecting device includes: a first detecting unit that detects a state of a writing hand of a writer based on first data output depending on the state of the writing hand from a first sensor; a second detecting unit that detects a distance between the writer and a recording medium based on second information output from a second sensor; a determining unit that determines that the writer is writing on the recording medium when the state of the writing hand detected by the first detecting unit is a predetermined state and the distance detected by the second detecting unit is smaller than or equal to a predetermined threshold value; and an output data generating unit that generates output data based on a state of the writer determined by the determining unit.

Abstract: There is provided an operation supporting apparatus including a memory portion that stores characteristics of an operation to be multiplexed, and a determination portion that determines appropriateness of multiple operations to be multiplexed on the basis of the characteristics thereof stored in the memory portion.

Abstract: A multilayered task supporting apparatus includes: a display area that is divided into three or more; an input unit that is provided with a group of control buttons for assigning a display object; and a control unit that controls a content to be displayed on the display area on the basis of an input from the input unit.

Abstract: An information processing system including a support section that displays a document in a given region and supports creation of the document, an acceptance section that accepts a search request in relation to a search target when the search target is selected from the document in the given region, and a search section that searches for information related to the search target based on the search request in relation to the search target.

Abstract: An information processing system including a support section that displays a document in a given region and supports creation of the document, an acceptance section that accepts a search request in relation to a search target when the search target is selected from the document in the given region, and a search section that searches for information related to the search target based on the search request in relation to the search target.

Abstract: A multilayered task supporting apparatus includes: a display area that is divided into three or more; an input unit that is provided with a group of control buttons for assigning a display object; and a control unit that controls a content to be displayed on the display area on the basis of an input from the input unit.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for supporting evaluation of usability in consideration of situations particular to each business and ISO evaluation standards. The usability evaluation support apparatus uses an instrument including a display portion for displaying information, and supports the evaluation of usability in achieving a given task. During achievement of the task, a control unit acquires information of an operation log related to an operation performed by a user, and divides an effectiveness index associated with achievement of the task, efficiency index associated with efficiency for the achievement, and satisfaction index associated with subjective satisfaction of a task achiever for each predefined subtask. The unit evaluates the indexes by a statistical calculation using measurement results of a plurality of measurement items including the information of the operation log for each subtask.

Abstract: There is provided an operation supporting apparatus including a memory portion that stores characteristics of an operation to be multiplexed, and a determination portion that determines appropriateness of multiple operations to be multiplexed on the basis of the characteristics thereof stored in the memory portion.

Abstract: An attention calling apparatus includes: a measurement unit for measuring at least one first job related physical quantity related to a performance status of a first job of a user; and an attention calling processing execution unit for executing processing for calling user's attention so as to perform a second job based on the first job related physical quantity measured by the measurement unit and at least one second job related physical quantity indicating a status of the second job which a user can perform.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an estimate portion and an append portion. The estimate portion that estimates states of mind of a person with either or both of living body information and sound information of the person acquired at a time of capturing the person, and the append portion that appends an index to image information acquired at the time of capturing the person with the states of mind of the person estimated by the estimate portion.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for supporting evaluation of usability of an instrument relative to performing a given task. During performing of the task, a control unit acquires information of an operation log related to an operation performed by a user, and evaluates an effectiveness index associated with achievement of the task, efficiency index associated with efficiency, and satisfaction index associated with subjective satisfaction of the user. The indexes are generated by a statistical calculation using a plurality of measured items, including the operation log information.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for supporting evaluation of usability in consideration of situations particular to each business and ISO evaluation standards. The usability evaluation support apparatus uses an instrument including a display portion for displaying information, and supports the evaluation of usability in achieving a given task. During acieve of the task, a control unit acquires information of an operation log related to an operation performed by a user, and divides an effectiveness index associated with achievement of the task, efficiency index associated with efficiency for the achievement, and satisfaction index associated with subjective satisfaction of a task achiever for each predefined subtask. The unit evaluates the indexes by a statistical calculation using measurement results of a plurality of measurement items including the information of the operation log for each subtask.

Abstract: There is disclosed an apparatus for supporting evaluation of usability of an instrument relative to performing a given task. During performing of the task, a control unit acquires information of an operation log related to an operation performed by a user, and evaluates an effectiveness index associated with achievement of the task, efficiency index associated with efficiency, and satisfaction index associated with subjective satisfaction of the user. The indexes are generated by a statistical calculation using a plurality of measured items, including the operation log information.