Abstract: An action acquiring unit acquires action information corresponding to operation information from a first storage unit for a first user, and stores acquired action information in a third storage unit. A receiving unit receives, via a network, action information of a second user from an external device. A situation acquiring unit acquires, from a second storage, a communication situation corresponding to received action information. A writing unit writes the action information of the first user indicated by the communication situation to the third storage unit, additionally.

Abstract: A speech receiving unit receives a user ID, a speech obtained at a terminal, and an utterance duration, from the terminal. A proximity determining unit calculates a correlation value expressing a correlation between speeches received from plural terminals, compares the correlation value with a first threshold value, and determines that the plural terminals that receive the speeches whose correlation value is calculated are close to each other, when the correlation value is larger than the first threshold value. A dialog detecting unit determines whether a relationship between the utterance durations received from the plural terminals that are determined to be close to each other within an arbitrarily target period during which a dialog is to be detected fits a rule. When the relationship is determined to fit the rule, the dialog detecting unit detects dialog information containing the target period and the user ID.

Abstract: An information displaying apparatus includes a presentation displaying unit that displays presentation information on a display unit, a pointing-input receiving unit that receives a pointing to the display unit, a pointing-area detecting unit that detects a pointing area with respect to a predetermined coordinate area including the displayed presentation information, an attention-area determining unit that determines an attention area with respect to the presentation information based on the detected pointing area and an attention-area determination rule, and a highlight displaying unit that displays the determined attention area in a highlighting manner with respect to the presentation information.

Abstract: A conference supporting apparatus acquires structured data recorded with conference content in time series, and acquires information input during a conference. Keywords are extracted from the structured data and the input information. An abstract level of each of the keywords is specified in accordance with predetermined rules. Importance level of each of the keywords is calculated based on the input information. Finally, a heading for each of the abstract levels is specified from the keywords based on the importance levels.

Abstract: When a long illuminant module is constructed, debonding of a bonded interface or bending occurs due to a difference in a magnitude of thermal deformation between a lens material and a metal substrate. In an illuminant module including light emitting elements, a substrate on which the light emitting elements are mounted, a transparent encapsulating resin which encapsulates the light emitting elements, and a lens material having cavities formed therein, in which the respective light emitting elements and transparent encapsulating resin are stored, notches are formed in a surface of the lens material on the side of the substrate, and the notch surfaces of the notches and the surface of the substrate are bonded using a bonding material.

Abstract: An after-image of a ball is displayed on traces of the ball so that each gamer recognizes in which direction and at which speed the shot ball flies. A real ball 30 really exists in a virtual space on a screen and flies from the left to the right in the figure. After-images 311 to 314 of the real ball 30 are displayed at the back of the real ball 30. The after-image 312 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before one interval (corresponding to 1/60 sec), the after-image 312 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before two intervals, the after-image 313 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before three intervals, and the after-image 314 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before four intervals. As the after-image is more apart from the real ball 30, the degree of transparency is higher.

Abstract: An after-image of a ball is displayed on traces of the ball so that each gamer recognizes in which direction and at which speed the shot ball flies. A real ball 30 really exists in a virtual space on a screen and flies from the left to the right in the figure. After-images 311 to 314 of the real ball 30 are displayed at the back of the real ball 30. The after-image 312 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before one interval (corresponding to {fraction (1/60)} sec), the after-image 312 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before two intervals, the after-image 313 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before three intervals, and the after-image 314 is displayed at a position of the real ball 30 before four intervals. As the after-image is more apart from the real ball 30, the degree of transparency is higher.