Abstract: An information processing apparatus acquires operation information of a user, and executes an application based on the operation information. While the application is being executed, the information processing apparatus repeatedly searches for other unspecified information processing apparatuses by using a wireless communication function, and establishes a connection with the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses having been searched for. The information processing apparatus executes a communication application to communicate with the connected one or more of the other information processing apparatuses, based on the operation information and on operation information relating to the one or more of the other information processing apparatuses.

Abstract: Provided is a display device with a see-through display which can be produced at low cost by using a reduced number of components. A display 110 capable of see-through display uses a light guide 20 integrally formed with a wire grid 70, which has the function of a conventional component as typified by a reflective polarizing plate. Accordingly, the display 110 has a reduced number of components, resulting in shorter assembly time. Thus, the cost of producing a liquid crystal display device 100 can be reduced.

Abstract: A phase control device includes: at least one switching element connected to an AC power source, the switching element being capable of: turning on and off at specified timings; delivering AC power to a load upon turn-on and cutting it off upon turn-off; and keeping an on-time from the start to the end of turn-on and an off-time from the start to the end of turn-off, the on-time and off-time being variable; a timing setting portion that sets a turn-on and turn-off timing for turning on and off the switching element; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the turn-on and turn-off timing are on at a phase within a first or second phase range; and a processor that starts turning on and off the switching element at the turn-on and turn-off timing, the processor being capable of adjusting the on-time and off-time depending on the judgment result.

Abstract: A low cost automated warehouse that enables a plurality of types of stacker cranes to travel and support articles with different weights is provided. The warehouse includes a rack with multiple levels of shelves, a track along the rack at a position higher than the multiple levels of shelves, and a first and second suspension type stacker crane. The first suspension type stacker crane includes a plurality of driving trucks arranged in a traveling direction, a mast extending in the vertical direction, and a first transfer device suspended in a liftable manner. The second suspension type stacker crane includes a plurality of driving trucks whose number is smaller than the number of the driving trucks of the first suspension type stacker crane, arranged in the traveling direction, a mast extending in the vertical direction, and a second transfer device suspended in a liftable manner.

Abstract: Provided is an image display device with a see-through type display capable of inhibiting the reduction of the visibility of a background seen through a screen due to light emission from bright spots resulting from scratches and stains on a light guiding plate. In this image display device, a liquid crystal panel 30, a light guiding plate 45 with a light source 40 attached thereto, and a transparent plate 20 are disposed, from the display surface (front) side to the rear side, so as to be parallel to one another, and therefore, the surface of the light guiding plate 45 is inhibited from being scratched or stained by the transparent plate 20. Thus, the visibility of the image display device 100 is prevented from being reduced by bright spots.

Abstract: A side arm transfer device that is more easily assembled includes a right-side arm, a central arm, a left-side arm, a lifting table, laser sensors, a turning mechanism, and a transfer controller. The laser sensors are provided on the lifting table and detect presence or absence of an object on an irradiation line of laser light. The turning mechanism horizontally turns the laser sensors. The transfer controller horizontally turns the laser sensors and detects the presence or absence of an object in each of a plurality of detected portions on a load storage shelf, to determine the presence or absence of an object in each of mounting locations and the presence or absence of an object in a location, on the side of each of the mounting locations, to which each of the right-side arm, the central arm, and the left-side arm is to be extended.

Abstract: Provided is an image display device having a see-through-type display capable of suppressing decrease in visibility when background is visually recognized through a screen. The liquid crystal panel is driven such that chromaticity and a color temperature of source light are approximated to chromaticity and a color temperature of ambient light that have been measured by a color illuminance sensor attached to the display, the source light being transmitted through a region through which the ambient light is originally to be transmitted and having luminance lower than luminance of source light emitted from the light source. With this, in a region through which background of the liquid crystal panel can be seen, transparency seems to be increased and a viewer is able to see the background more easily.

Abstract: A phase control device includes: at least one switching element connected to an AC power source, the switching element being capable of: turning on and off at specified timings; delivering AC power to a load upon turn-on and cutting it off upon turn-off; and keeping an on-time from the start to the end of turn-on and an off-time from the start to the end of turn-off, the on-time and off-time being variable; a timing setting portion that sets a turn-on and turn-off timing for turning on and off the switching element; a judgment portion that judges whether or not the turn-on and turn-off timing are on at a phase within a first or second phase range; and a processor that starts turning on and off the switching element at the turn-on and turn-off timing, the processor being capable of adjusting the on-time and off-time depending on the judgment result.

Abstract: Provided is a display device allowing a background to be seen through a display with appropriate brightness on the back side of the display. An auxiliary light source driver circuit is controlled so as to adjust the brightness of auxiliary light, such that on the back side of the display, the sum of the brightness of source light transmitted through a light guide to the back side and the brightness of auxiliary light, where the backlight source is on, is equal to the brightness of auxiliary light where the backlight source is off. As a result, the difference in brightness on the back side depending on whether the backlight source (80) is on or off further decreases, whereby background display quality is further inhibited from changing.

Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. The list screen displays at least an icon of a player of another game apparatus capable of performing a communication with the information processing apparatus. In addition, icons of a player who is registered in the game apparatus as a friend and a player who is determined as an acquaintance are also displayed whether a communication can be performed. By performing a communication with using the game apparatus with a passer-by player with whom no communication has been performed, for example, the player is automatically determined as an acquaintance player.

Abstract: A suspension stacker crane includes an upper truck frame, a pair of mast units, a transferring device, and an upper base. The upper truck frame includes driving trucks arranged side by side in a travelling direction, and a bogie structure that couples the driving trucks. Each of the pair of mast units is suspended from the bogie structure, and includes a lifting drive motor and a lifting drive transmission. The pair of mast units is arranged side by side in the travelling direction. The transferring device is driven to be lifted or lowered by the lifting drive motor and the lifting drive transmission. The upper base links the pair of mast units.

Abstract: Provided is an image display device with a see-through type display capable of inhibiting the reduction of the visibility of a background seen through a screen due to light emission from bright spots resulting from scratches and stains on a light guiding plate. In this image display device, a liquid crystal panel 30, a light guiding plate 45 with a light source 40 attached thereto, and a transparent plate 20 are disposed, from the display surface (front) side to the rear side, so as to be parallel to one another, and therefore, the surface of the light guiding plate 45 is inhibited from being scratched or stained by the transparent plate 20. Thus, the visibility of the image display device 100 is prevented from being reduced by bright spots.

Abstract: A power control device receiving supply of power from a power source, the power control device including: a power accumulator accumulating a part of power from the power source; a first voltage converter receiving power from the power source and the power accumulator, performing voltage conversion to a first target voltage, and supplying power with the first target voltage to a first load; a second voltage converter receiving power from the first voltage converter, performing voltage conversion to a second target voltage, and supplying power with the second target voltage to a second load; a power source monitor monitoring power from the power source; and a power controller lowering the first target voltage to a level that the second voltage converter is capable of converting to the second target voltage when the power source monitor detects that the supply of power from the power source has stopped.

Abstract: An air-leading type, stratified scavenging two-stroke engine. The engine including a cylinder member and a crankcase joined therewith has an intake passage, an exhaust passage, first and second scavenging passages, a communicating portion and an air passage. The intake passage, the exhaust passage and the air passage are formed in the cylinder member. The first and the second scavenging passages each has a cylinder member-side passage and a crankcase-side passage. The cylinder member-side passages of both of the first and the second scavenging passages communicate with each other via the communicating portion. The air passage is connected to the cylinder member-side passage of the first scavenging passage. In the engine, air for pre-scavenging is introduced from the air passage through a check valve into the cylinder member-side passage of the first scavenging passage, and a part of the introduced air flows into the second scavenging passage through the communicating portion.

Abstract: A stratified scavenging two-stroke engine includes: an intake passage that connects an intake opening through an outer surface of a cylinder member with an intake port opening to the inside of a cylinder, and supplies gaseous mixture of fuel and air; an exhaust passage that connects an exhaust outlet opening through the outer surface of the cylinder member with an exhaust port opening to the inside of the cylinder, and discharges combustion gas; a scavenging passage; and an air passage that connects an air inlet opening through the outer surface of the cylinder member with the scavenging passage and supplies pre-scavenging air into the scavenging passage. The intake and the air inlet are arranged at positions opposite from the exhaust port across the axis of the cylinder, and arranged side by side in a substantially circumferential direction of the cylinder or a direction substantially perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder.

Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. In the list screen, at least an icon of a player of another game apparatus capable of performing a communication is displayed. That is, during a time that game processing of the single-play is being performed, the game screen is displayed and a list of one or more players capable of playing a battle-play is displayed. The player sends an offer of a battle-play to a desired player through an operation using the list screen at an arbitrary timing during a time that the game processing of the single-play is being performed.

Abstract: A non-limiting example information processing apparatus that functions as a game apparatus includes a first LCD and a second LCD, and usually, a game screen of a single-play game is displayed on the first LCD and a list screen is displayed on the second LCD. In the list screen, an icon of a player of another game apparatus that is searched as a passer-by is displayed as well as icons of a player of another game apparatus that is registered as a friend and a player of another game apparatus that is determined as an acquaintance. That is, during a time that game processing of the single-play is being performed, the game screen is displayed and a list of a player who is registered and a player who exists in the neighborhood is displayed. The player sends an offer of a battle-play to a desired player through an operation using the list screen at an arbitrary timing during a time that the game processing of the single-play is being performed.

Abstract: Provided is an image display device having a see-through-type display capable of suppressing decrease in visibility when background is visually recognized through a screen. The liquid crystal panel is driven such that chromaticity and a color temperature of source light are approximated to chromaticity and a color temperature of ambient light that have been measured by a color illuminance sensor attached to the display, the source light being transmitted through a region through which the ambient light is originally to be transmitted and having luminance lower than luminance of source light emitted from the light source. With this, in a region through which background of the liquid crystal panel can be seen, transparency seems to be increased and a viewer is able to see the background more easily.

Abstract: A power control device receiving supply of power from a power source, the power control device including: a power accumulator accumulating a part of power from the power source; a first voltage converter receiving power from the power source and the power accumulator, performing voltage conversion to a first target voltage, and supplying power with the first target voltage to a first load; a second voltage converter receiving power from the first voltage converter, performing voltage conversion to a second target voltage, and supplying power with the second target voltage to a second load; a power source monitor monitoring power from the power source; and a power controller lowering the first target voltage to a level that the second voltage converter is capable of converting to the second target voltage when the power source monitor detects that the supply of power from the power source has stopped.

Abstract: In a see-through image display device, a first reflective polarizing plate and a second reflective polarizing plate are arranged with a light guiding plate positioned therebetween. Therefore, p-polarized light emitted by the light guiding plate toward the display screen side is reutilized by the first reflective polarizing plate causing the light to return to the light guiding plate, and further, p-polarized light emitted toward the back side is reutilized as well by the second reflective polarizing plate causing the light to return to the light guiding plate. In this manner, the light emitted by the light guiding plate toward the back side is also reused.