Abstract: This projector is configured to allocate a first projection laser beam corresponding to a first image signal and a second projection laser beam corresponding to a second image signal different from the first image signal to a first area and a second area not overlapping with the first area, respectively, to project the first projection laser beam and the second projection laser beam.

Abstract: This projector is configured to allocate a first projection laser beam corresponding to a first image signal and a second projection laser beam corresponding to a second image signal different from the first image signal to a first area and a second area not overlapping with the first area, respectively, to project the first projection laser beam and the second projection laser beam.

Abstract: This projector is configured to allocate a first projection laser beam corresponding to a first image signal and a second projection laser beam corresponding to a second image signal different from the first image signal to a first area and a second area not overlapping with the first area, respectively, to project the first projection laser beam and the second projection laser beam.

Abstract: An ultrasonic-motor-driving device is provided which allows fine adjustment of the periods of driving waves that are generated by a driving-wave-generating portion. A driving device for an ultrasonic motor includes a driving-wave-generating portion. The driving-wave-generating portion generates signals for driving piezoelectric elements included in the ultrasonic motor. The driving-wave-generating portion is constructed capable of generating rectangular waves including a plurality of rectangular waves with different periods.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a rotation driving section; a detection section; a force sense presenting section to present a force sense by a combination of at least two of applying the rotary force in a clockwise direction, applying the rotary force in a counterclockwise direction, and stopping applying the rotary force; a display control section; a magnification ratio change instructing section; and a scroll instructing section, wherein the magnification ratio change instructing section instructs enlargement when rotating in one side, and instructs reduction when rotating in the other side; the scroll instructing section instructs on the basis of the depressed position; and the force sense presenting section changes a way of presenting the force sense in order that the operator can perceive a display state pertaining to a display position or a display magnification ratio of the image under display distinguishably.

Abstract: A cut detection system includes: an extractor configured to extract macroblock type information at least for every B frame from video compressed data including the macroblock type information; a calculator configured to calculate the number of intra-coded macroblocks for every frame from the extracted macroblock type information; and a detector configured to detect the B frame or a group of picture including the B frame to be a replay cut portion, which is a head portion or last portion of a replay shot, by using a frequency characteristic of the intra-coded macroblocks included in the B frame as determination conditions.

Abstract: A communication terminal, includes: a communicator, configured to transmit and receive data to and from a server storing video contents; an accumulator, configured to accumulate a plurality of partial streams extracted from different time positions within the video contents received through the communicator as asynchronous streams; a decoder, configured to decode at least one of the asynchronous streams and synchronous streams that are not extracted as the asynchronous streams from the video contents, the synchronous streams being streaming-distributed from the server; and a controller, configured to acquire streams having time position information before and after a reproduction time position of the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams decoded by the decoder while the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams are reproduced on the display, and control the display to display the acquired streams after the reproduction.

Abstract: This projector is configured to allocate a first projection laser beam corresponding to a first image signal and a second projection laser beam corresponding to a second image signal different from the first image signal to a first area and a second area not overlapping with the first area, respectively, to project the first projection laser beam and the second projection laser beam.

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: An ultrasonic-motor-driving device is provided which allows fine adjustment of the periods of driving waves that are generated by a driving-wave-generating portion. A driving device for an ultrasonic motor includes a driving-wave-generating portion. The driving-wave-generating portion generates signals for driving piezoelectric elements included in the ultrasonic motor. The driving-wave-generating portion is constructed capable of generating rectangular waves including a plurality of rectangular waves with different periods.

Abstract: There is provided a surveillance device capable of transmitting an operation history of an appliance and image data while suppressing an increase in data transmission cost. A surveillance camera includes a control unit controlling an operation of the surveillance camera, a light receiving unit receiving an infrared signal transmitted from a remote controller, converting the infrared signal into an electric signal and sending the electric signal to the control unit, a storage unit storing image data, an image capturing unit performing an image capturing operation and sending an image signal generated by the image capturing operation to the storage unit, a time keeping unit generating time information concerning the surveillance camera and sending the information to the control unit, and a communication unit outputting data sent from the control unit to an external device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a feeling applicator including a rotation controller for receiving a rotating operation of an operator so as to rotate around an axis, a rotation detection unit for detecting a rotation of the rotation controller, a rotation drive unit for applying a rotary force to the rotation controller and a rotation control unit for applying a predetermined tactile feeling to the operator via the rotation controller by applying the rotary force to the rotation controller by executing at least one of an application of the rotary force in a normal rotation direction or an application of the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction to the rotation controller by the rotation drive unit in conjunction with a screen display in a display screen of a display unit when the rotation of the rotation controller is detected by the rotation detection unit.

Abstract: A mobile communication terminal includes a first communication unit connectable to a first communication apparatus via a first network using a first wireless communication protocol, a second communication unit connectable to a second communication apparatus via a second network using a second wireless communication protocol different from the first wireless communication protocol, a controller configured to control the first and second communication units, a microphone, and a speaker. The controller transmits first data, addressed to the second communication apparatus, to the second network, transmits second data, addressed to the first communication apparatus, to the first network, causes the speaker to convert into corresponding voice a second voice signal addressed to the mobile communication terminal, and transmits a first voice signal.

Abstract: A television set allowing a small amount of information to be processed to authenticate at least a portion of a face with high precision, is configured as follows: The television set includes a memory, a camera and a CPU. The memory stores feature information in association with a position. The CPU detects the position of the facial portion of a person in an image. The CPU extracts feature information based on the image. The CPU collates the feature information extracted thereby with that of the feature information stored in the memory which corresponds to the position detected thereby. The CPU selects a channel corresponding to a result of the collation. The television set further includes a tuner and a display. The tuner extracts a broadcast signal of the channel selected by the CPU. The display displays a video image corresponding to the signal extracted by the tuner.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a rotation driving section; a detection section; a force sense presenting section to present a force sense by a combination of at least two of applying the rotary force in a clockwise direction, applying the rotary force in a counterclockwise direction, and stopping applying the rotary force; a display control section; a magnification ratio change instructing section; and a scroll instructing section, wherein the magnification ratio change instructing section instructs enlargement when rotating in one side, and instructs reduction when rotating in the other side; the scroll instructing section instructs on the basis of the depressed position; and the force sense presenting section changes a way of presenting the force sense in order that the operator can perceive a display state pertaining to a display position or a display magnification ratio of the image under display distinguishably.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device including: a rotary operation device; a detection section; a display control section; a rotation driving section to apply a rotary force to the rotary operation device; a first force sense presenting section to present a first force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying a rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying a rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying when the detected rotation angle reaches a predetermined switching angle corresponding to the displayed predetermined display information; a second force sense presenting section to present a second force sense different from the first force sense by applying the rotary force in the normal rotation direction when the rotation angle detected by the detection section is within a first range, and in the reverse rotation direction when the angle is within a second range.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a storage section to store screen information correlated to a display order; a display control section for displaying the screen and selection items; an item switch instructing section to switch the selection item; and a screen switch instructing section to switch the displayed screen, wherein the selection item is switched in a predetermined selection order when the rotary operation device rotates in one direction and switched in a reverse order when the rotary operation device rotates in the other direction, and the first screen is switched to the second screen when the rotary operation device rotates in the one direction in a state in which a last first selection item is selected and switched to the first screen when the device rotates in the other direction in the state in which a top second selection item is selected.

Abstract: Disclosed is a rotary input device, including: a rotary operation device; a rotation detecting section; a rotation driving section; a judging section to judge whether the detected rotation angle of the rotary operation device is a predetermined angle corresponding to a displayed selection item or not; a generating section to generate a switching signal when it is judged the rotation angle is the predetermined angle; and a rotation controlling section to control of a rotation drive to give the operator a force sense by a combination of at least any two of applying the rotary force in a normal rotation direction, applying the rotary force in a reverse rotation direction, and stopping applying the rotary force, when the judging section judges that the rotation angle of the rotary operation device is the predetermined angle.

Abstract: A communication terminal, includes: a communicator, configured to transmit and receive data to and from a server storing video contents; an accumulator, configured to accumulate a plurality of partial streams extracted from different time positions within the video contents received through the communicator as asynchronous streams; a decoder, configured to decode at least one of the asynchronous streams and synchronous streams that are not extracted as the asynchronous streams from the video contents, the synchronous streams being streaming-distributed from the server; and a controller, configured to acquire streams having time position information before and after a reproduction time position of the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams decoded by the decoder while the at least one of the asynchronous streams and the synchronous streams are reproduced on the display, and control the display to display the acquired streams after the reproduction.

Abstract: A shot symbol string storage is configured to store a shot symbol string provided by applying a shot symbol corresponding to the type to each shot of video data. A model pattern storage is configured to store a model pattern symbol string which is obtained by arraying the plurality of shot symbols so as to correspond to a scene to be detected. A detector is configured to detect a symbol string, which corresponds to the model pattern symbol string of the model pattern storage, from the shot symbol string of the shot symbol string storage. Continuous shots of the video data corresponding to the symbol string detected by the detector are recognized as a specific scene.