Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an input apparatus, an information processing system, an information processing method, and a program that are capable of improving operability when a target object is selected on a screen are provided. A control apparatus is provided to which, when a button is pressed in a state where a pointer is indicating an area around an icon on a screen, a signal indicating that the button has been pressed and a signal of positional information of the pointer at that time are input, and the control apparatus performs movement control such that the pointer indicates the icon based on those signals. Therefore, even when the pointer is not directly indicating the icon, the icon can be indicated by indicating the area around the icon, thus improving operability in selecting the icon on the screen by the pointer.

Abstract: To provide an input apparatus, a control apparatus, a control system, and a control method that are capable of improving an operational feeling when a user uses the input apparatus to input an operation signal via an operation section. An MPU (19) of an input apparatus (1) stops generating or transmitting a movement command corresponding to a displacement amount of a pointer on a screen, during a predetermined timer-operating time period since a cancel of an input of an operation signal (Step 309) made by a user using an operation button. Alternatively, it is also possible for the MPU (19) to continue outputting the movement command with the displacement amount of the pointer on the screen set to 0 during the predetermined time period (Step 311). By such processing, a movement of the pointer on the screen is regulated even when a casing of the input apparatus is moved when the user presses and releases the operation button and the movement is detected by a sensor unit.

Abstract: A control apparatus, an input apparatus, a control system, a control method, and a program therefor that are capable of improving operability when a user operates a GUI displayed on a screen by a pointer using the input apparatus are provided. An MPU of a control apparatus sets weighting factors for each region sectioning a screen. The MPU multiplies the weighting factors to corresponding displacement amounts to independently calculate displacement amounts of a pointer on the screen. Accordingly, a movement direction of the pointer can be biased in a predetermined direction. Thus, when a user operates an input apparatus to select an icon aligned in a 1-dimensional direction on the screen, for example, an operation of the pointer can be restricted to that 1-dimensional direction. Therefore the user can easily select the icon, thus improving operability of the pointer.

Abstract: A wireless network is connectable to an authentication server. Each access point in the wireless network includes a supplicant processing unit, an authenticator processing unit, and a function selector. When an access point is detected within communication range, the function selector selects either the supplicant processing unit or the authenticator processing unit. The selected unit operates to carry out or mediate an authentication protocol and establish a secure wireless link, protected by a pairwise encryption key, between the two access points. Because every access point can operate as either an authenticator or a supplicant, it is not necessary to invoke the services of a master authenticator. If an encryption key is compromised, the effect is limited and does not force the entire network to be shut down.

Abstract: An input apparatus outputting input information for controlling a movement of a user interface displayed on a screen is provided. The input apparatus includes: an angular velocity output unit for outputting a first angular velocity about a first axis, a second angular velocity about a second axis. A third angular velocity about a third axis; a combination calculates unit calculating a first combined angular velocity as a combination result of two angular velocities obtained by respectively multiplying the second and third angular velocities by two migration coefficients of a predetermined ratio. An output unit outputs, as the input information, information on the first angular velocity for controlling a movement of the user interface on the screen in an axial direction corresponding to the second axis and information on the first combined angular velocity for controlling the movement of the user interface on the screen in an axial direction corresponding to the first axis.

Abstract: An information processing device is provided. The device includes an upper enclosure; a lower enclosure which supports the upper enclosure with a varied attitude and on which the upper enclosure may be superposed; a disk drive device stored in the upper or lower enclosure and having a disk mounting part on which a disk-shaped recording medium is detachably mounted; and an enclosure moving mechanism setting a disk storage region to have a first thickness with the upper enclosure allowed to have a distance from the lower enclosure when the disk drive device is used and setting the disk storage region to have a second thickness smaller than the first thickness with the upper enclosure allowed to come close to the lower enclosure to reduce the disk storage region when the disk drive device is not used.

Abstract: In an IP telephone communication system at least including a plurality of Access Points and stations under control of the Access Points, each of the Access Points determines presence or absence of a station in a silent state not conducting IP telephone communication among stations having established communication lines for IP telephone communication and conducts, when presence of the station in a silent state is determined, pseudo IP telephone communication corresponding to a state in which the station in a silent state conducts IP telephone communication. According to the system, even if there exists a station in the silent state not conducting IP telephone communication, it is possible to determine connectibility of IP telephone communication with high reliability.

Abstract: An image collating center has a communication unit, a processing unit, and a memory unit. The processing unit accesses a geographic information database through a communication network, extracts appropriate geographic information from the geographic information database based on a picked-up image and additional information transmitted from an image provider, and generates a simulated image assumed to be viewed from the image provider. Further, the image collating center estimates the image pickup position and the image pickup attitude of the image provider through collating the simulated image with the picked-up image and returns the estimated image pickup position and image pickup attitude of the image provider to the image provider through the communication network.

Abstract: Disclosed is a disk drive apparatus including a chassis having a disk insertion slot through which a disk-type recording medium is inserted and/or ejected; a disk transfer mechanism by which the disk-type recording medium is transferred between a disk ejection position and a disk loading position. The apparatus further includes a rotational drive mechanism including a disk loading portion; an optical pickup configured to record and/or reproduce an information signal on the disk-type recording medium; a pickup movement mechanism by which the optical pickup is moved along an information recording surface of the disk-type recording medium. The apparatus still further includes a base member with the rotational drive mechanism, the optical pickup and the pickup movement mechanism; and a base movement mechanism; and an attitude adjustment mechanism.

Abstract: This invention provides an embossed release paper for synthetic leather production, which has embossability, heat resistance and durability and, at the same time, has excellent separability from a two-pack curing type PU adhesive and can be used in all of synthetic leathers such as PU, PVC, and semisynthetic leathers, and a process for producing the same. The embossed release paper for synthetic leather production comprises at least paper as a support and an ionizing radiation cured film provided on the paper. The upper part of the cured film has been embossed. The ionizing radiation cured film has been formed by applying an ionizing radiation to a coating liquid having a specific composition to cure the coating liquid.

Abstract: A wireless network is connectable to an authentication server. Each access point in the wireless network includes a supplicant processing unit, an authenticator processing unit, and a function selector. When an access point is detected within communication range, the function selector selects either the supplicant processing unit or the authenticator processing unit. The selected unit operates to carry out or mediate an authentication protocol and establish a secure wireless link, protected by a pairwise encryption key, between the two access points. Because every access point can operate as either an authenticator or a supplicant, it is not necessary to invoke the services of a master authenticator. If an encryption key is compromised, the effect is limited and does not force the entire network to be shut down.

Abstract: An emergency call system includes a position information management device and a position information notification device, wherein the position information management device includes a first management section which manages first terminal information and first position information of a terminal and a first processing section which receives the first terminal information and transmits the first position information to the position information notification device, wherein the position information notification device includes a second management section which manages the first terminal information and first address information of the position information management device and a second processing section which receives the first terminal information from a first device, transmits the first terminal information of the position information management device on the basis of the first address information, receives the first position information from the position information management device, and transmits the first

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing device. Particularly, it relates to a video game device which alternately performs a shooting game and a role-playing game. The aim of the present invention is to provide an image processing device to make the operation of a character easier by limiting the movement range of the character to a certain field in a shooting game. The image processing device of the present invention places virtual objects in a virtual space formed within a computer system, proceeds a game while controlling the movement of said virtual objects according to input operations and certain rules, and displays the state within said virtual space as a screen seen from a certain viewpoint, wherein said image processing device sets a movement field of a certain shape 202 surrounding at least one of said virtual objects 100A and limits the movement range of other virtual objects 100A based on this movement field.

Abstract: An image collating center has a communication unit, a processing unit, and a memory unit. The processing unit accesses a geographic information database through a communication network, extracts appropriate geographic information from the geographic information database based on a picked-up image and additional information transmitted from an image provider, and simulatively generates a simulated image assumed to be viewed from the image provider. Further, the image collating center estimates the image pickup position and the image pickup attitude of the image provider through collating the simulated image with the picked-up image and returns the estimated image pickup position and image pickup attitude of the image provider to the image provider through the communication network.

Abstract: The invention provides an active energy ray-curable composition which can be prepared from easily available raw materials, which has excellent coating properties, and which forms, when cured, a coat having a good adhesion to a polyolefin, and a method for forming the coat using the composition.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the attitude of an artificial satellite by narrowing attitude candidates to a correct one in a short time. The apparatus has star sensors, a star catalog data base, star identification sections in each of which star images output from the star sensors are collated with a star catalog with respect to each star sensor to output a group of corresponding candidates, attitude computation sections for computing a value of an attitude candidate of the artificial satellite with respect to each corresponding candidate, an attitude updating section for updating the value of the attitude candidate on the basis of the star images output from the star sensor and the star catalog, and an attitude propagation section for computing the value of the attitude candidate at the present sampling time from the value of the attitude candidate at the preceding sampling time and the artificial satellite's angular velocity.

Abstract: A global positioning system (GPS) receiving system which achieves an equivalent synchronization in time measurement of GPS signals utilizing software without requiring highly accurate synchronization for receiver clocks with time information embedded in the GPS signals. The GPS receiving system performs a relative navigation process after correcting a pseudorange with a time tag error which is attributable to inaccuracy of receiver clocks of first and second moving objects. A relative navigation process correcting an absolute error of a time tag with a clock bias is also described. A differential computation unit calculates a difference between the first pseudorange and the second pseudorange commonized by the time tag commonizing unit. Correction in a time tag error correction unit is performed for the selected GPS data with a common GPS satellite identification number.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining the attitude of an artificial satellite arranged to narrow attitude candidates down to a correct one in a short time. The apparatus has star sensors, star catalog data bases, star identification sections in each of which star images output from the star sensors are collated with a star catalog with respect to each star sensor to output a group of corresponding candidates, attitude computation sections for computing a value of an attitude candidate of the artificial satellite with respect to each corresponding candidate, an attitude updating section for updating the value of the attitude candidate on the basis of the star images output from the star sensor and the star catalog, and an attitude propagation section for computing the value of the attitude candidate at the present sampling time from the value of the attitude candidate at the preceding sampling time and the artificial satellite body angular velocity.

Abstract: A plate-type heat exchanger is constructed by piling a plurality of heat transfer plates (P3) having an aspect ratio (=(longitudinal length (Y))/(lateral length (X))) of 1.5. The heat transfer plate (P3) is formed of a substantially planar plate in rectangular shape and has wave-shaped heat transfer enhancement surfaces (20a), (30a) formed on its surfaces. The four corners of the heat transfer plate, i.e., the lower left corner, the upper right corner, the upper left corner and the lower right corner, are formed with a first opening (21a) as an inlet of a first flow channel, a second opening (22a) as an outlet of the first flow channel, a third opening (23a) as an inlet of a second flow channel and a fourth opening (24a) as an outlet of the second flow channel, respectively. Around the openings (21a) through (24a), respective seals (12a) through (15a) are provided to rise toward the front side or the back side of the heat transfer plate.

Abstract: A GPS receiving system which achieves an equivalent synchronization in time measurement of GPS signals utilizing software without requiring highly accurate synchronization for receiver clocks with time information embedded in the GPS signals. The GPS receiving system performs a relative navigation process after correcting a pseudorange with a time tag error which is attributable to inaccuracy of receiver clocks of first and second moving objects. A relative navigation process correcting an absolute error of a time tag with a clock bias is also described. A differential computation unit calculates a difference between the first pseudorange and the second pseudorange commonized by the time tag commonizing unit. Correction in a time tag error correction unit is performed for the selected GPS data with a common GPS satellite identification number.