Abstract: Music contents assigned to play lists are reproduced so as to correspond to user's preference. A music content database 7 has stored a plurality of music contents. A CPU 3 creates genre ranks such that music contents that have been more frequently, for example, reproduced are more highly ranked. In addition, the CPU 3 creates play lists corresponding, for example, to tempos and stores the created play lists in a play list database 8. The CPU 3 selects a play list corresponding to a moving tempo obtained from a tempo detection section 9 and selects music content categorized as a highly ranked genre in the genre ranks from those corresponding to the selected play list. The selected music content is supplied to a decoder and amplifier section 12 and then reproduced from a head phone 14.

Abstract: Provided is a frequency band extension apparatus and method, an encoding apparatus and method, a decoding apparatus and method, and a program. Band-pass filters obtain a plurality of lowband subband signals from an input signal. A frequency envelope extracting circuit extracts a frequency envelope from the plurality of lowband subband signals obtained by the plurality of band-pass filters. A highband signal generating circuit generates highband signal components on the basis of the frequency envelope obtained by the frequency envelope extracting circuit, and the plurality of subband signals obtained by the band-pass filters. A frequency band extension apparatus extends the frequency band of the input signal on the basis of the highband signal components generated by the highband signal generating circuit.

Abstract: A bio-information processing apparatus includes a bio-information sensor for measuring the bio-information of a subject in a non-contact manner and in an unrestricted manner; and a circuit for estimating the psychological state of the subject and the intensity thereof on the basis of the measured value of the bio-information measured using the bio-information sensor and on the basis of an initial value or a standard value of the measured value.

Abstract: A player apparatus for playing an input signal after band-extending the input signal includes: an extension controller to determine an extension start band for the input signal in accordance with information relating to the input signal; and a band divider to divide the input signal into a plurality of sub-band signals. The frequency band is extended on the basis of a plurality of the sub-band signals on a side lower than the extension start band, among the plurality of sub-band signals into which the input signal is band-divided by the band divider.

Abstract: By allowing the movement of a user to affect the playback of content, the entertainment characteristic or uplifting spirits derived from content playback itself can be enhanced. The timing at which the user places his/her foot on the ground while walking or the timing at which the user shakes or changes from swinging in one direction to swinging to another direction is detected. Then, content, such as a music piece or moving pictures, is played back by allowing the timing of beats or bars of the music piece or the timing of scene changes or cut changes of the moving pictures to be synchronized with the timing of the movement of the user.

Abstract: A content reproducing apparatus is disclosed which includes: a sensor; a discrimination circuit configured to discriminate whether a movement of a user is a first movement or a second movement based on a detection output from the sensor; a storage configured to store contents; a reproduction circuit configured to reproduce the contents; and a control circuit configured to supply the reproduction circuit with contents retrieved from the storage in accordance with a discrimination output from the discrimination circuit.

Abstract: A player apparatus for playing an input signal after band-extending the input signal includes: an extension controller to determine an extension start band for the input signal in accordance with information relating to the input signal; and a band divider to divide the input signal into a plurality of sub-band signals. The frequency band is extended on the basis of a plurality of the sub-band signals on a side lower than the extension start band, among the plurality of sub-band signals into which the input signal is band-divided by the band divider.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is disclosed which includes: a main body motion determination device configured to determine whether a predetermined accelerated motion is exerted on a main body of the electronic apparatus in a predetermined axial direction; and a control device configured to control the electronic apparatus to perform a predetermined action based on a pattern of the predetermined accelerated motion determined to occur by the main body motion determination device.

Abstract: A contents reproduction apparatus that reproduces contents suitable for a user's environment includes a position detecting unit detecting a user's position, an operation detecting unit detecting a movement of a user's body, a contents generating unit generating contents based on the user's position and the movement of the user's body, and a contents reproducing unit reproducing the generated contents.

Abstract: A noise suppression device includes a framing unit, a band dividing unit, a band power computing unit, a noise determining unit that determines whether or not each band is noise, a noise band power estimating unit, a noise suppression gain determining unit, a noise suppression unit that applies the noise suppression gains and obtains a band divided signal of which noise has been suppressed, a band synthesizing unit, and a framing synthesizing unit that synthesizes the frames of the framing signals; the noise suppression gain determining unit having an SNR computing unit that computes an SNR for each band, and a SNR smoothing unit that smoothes the SNR computed for each band; wherein the noise suppression gains for each band are determined based on the SNR of each band smoothed by the SNR smoothing unit; and wherein the SNR smoothing unit changes the smoothing coefficient.

Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus includes an acceleration detection unit, an evaluation-signal generation unit, and a control unit. The acceleration detection unit is configured to detect an acceleration generated in the portable electronic apparatus. The evaluation-signal generation unit is configured to carry out a predetermined process based on the acceleration detected by the acceleration detection unit in order to generate an evaluation signal representing the amplitude and positive or negative polarity of the acceleration. The control unit is configured to produce a result of determination as to whether or not the portable electronic apparatus has been driven to make a predetermined movement on the basis of the evaluation signal and carrying out a predetermined operation on the basis of the result of determination.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes a metal casing and a honeycomb filter installed in the metal casing. The honeycomb filter includes cells, a first end face, and a second end face. The cells include a first cell and a second cell provided alternately. The first cell includes an open end on the first end face side and a sealed end on the second end face side. The second cell includes an open end on the second end face side and a sealed end on the first end face side. A cross-sectional area of the first cell is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cell. The first end face is disposed on a gas inlet side of the metal casing. The second end face is disposed on a gas outlet side of the metal casing.

Abstract: A packaging material of the present invention, which comprises a plate member, packages an object to be packaged by sandwiching the object, and the plate member is provided with an installation portion for the object to be packaged as well as a reinforcing portion.

Abstract: State information of a user is detected via a biometric information sensor and is stored, in a nonvolatile memory, in association with a content identifier of content that is being reproduced for the user when the state information is detected. An information request, including the state information of another user at another terminal apparatus, is generated and transmitted. Provided information transmitted in response to the information request is received and provided to the user. When an information request is received by the user, information is extracted from the nonvolatile memory based on the state information of another user. Provided information that is based on the extracted information is transmitted to another user.

Abstract: An easy-to-use and user-friendly apparatus is provided that displays motivation for exercise to a user to allow the user to continue comfortably exercising. An audio signal output processor reproduces audio data and a music sound is thus emitted from a loudspeaker. The user practices exercise, such as walking or jogging, in synchronization with the tempo of the music sound. At the start of exercise, an exercise information analyzer calculates an amount of exercise of the user based on personal profile information relating to the body of the user, including the body weight, the body height, age and sex of the user received via a keyboard, and characteristic information, such as play time and tempo of reproduced music data acquired via a communication I/F and a controller. The controller outputs the amount of exercise to a display to notify the user of the amount of exercise.

Abstract: A vertical component is extracted from an acceleration vector corresponding to body movement of a user from a three-axis acceleration sensor, and the vertical-component is separated by a high-band/low-band separating unit into a high-band component and a low-band component. Using these components, a peak detection/determination processing unit detects a peak-position candidate of action of the user in the vertical direction, identifies a peak-position candidate on the basis of an energy ratio between the high-band component and the low-band component, performs waveform matching regarding a predetermined range including each peak-position candidate, thereby determining a peak position, and detects body movement on the basis of the peak position, and a step-position analyzing unit detects a body-movement pitch.

Abstract: A body motion detecting method calculates an acceleration-of-gravity vector from acceleration vectors, which are detection outputs of a multi-axial acceleration sensor. The method extracts a vertical component of acceleration, using the acceleration vectors from the acceleration sensor and the calculated acceleration-of-gravity vector. The method further detects peaks in the extracted vertical component of acceleration, and detects body motion in the vertical direction by analyzing the detected peaks. Related body motion detecting device and computer readable medium are also described.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a frequency band extension apparatus and method, an encoding apparatus and method, a decoding apparatus and method, and a program, with which a music signal can be reproduced with higher sound quality by means of frequency band extension. Band-pass filters 13 obtain a plurality of subband signals from an input signal. A frequency envelope extracting circuit 14 extracts a frequency envelope from the plurality of subband signals obtained by the plurality of band-pass filters. A highband signal generating circuit 15 generates highband signal components on the basis of the frequency envelope obtained by the frequency envelope extracting circuit 14, and the plurality of subband signals obtained by the band-pass filters 13. A frequency band extension apparatus 10 extends the frequency band of the input signal on the basis of the highband signal components generated by the highband signal generating circuit 15.

Abstract: Content is selected on the basis of changes of a walking tempo. The walking tempo is detected (S5). In a state determination process (S7), it is determined whether the walking tempo tends to increase, be constant, or decrease. A walking tempo corrective coefficient is calculated on the basis of the determined result and a corrective walking tempo is calculated with the walking tempo corrective coefficient (S9). It is determined whether or not music is changed on the basis of the corrective walking tempo rather than the actually detected walking tempo (S11). When music is changed, relevant music content is searched. Controls are performed in such a manner that when the walking tempo is decreasing, the foregoing state is kept for a while, when the walking tempo is increasing, music is quickly selected according to the increase of the walking tempo, and when the walking tempo is stable, music is not selected.

Abstract: An exhaust gas purifying apparatus includes a metal casing and a honeycomb filter installed in the metal casing. The honeycomb filter includes cells, a first end face, and a second end face. The cells include a first cell and a second cell provided alternately. The first cell includes an open end on the first end face side and a sealed end on the second end face side. The second cell includes an open end on the second end face side and a sealed end on the first end face side. A cross-sectional area of the first cell is smaller than a cross-sectional area of the second cell. The first end face is disposed on a gas inlet side of the metal casing. The second end face is disposed on a gas outlet side of the metal casing.