Abstract: A speaking period required for a voice recognition processing is detected with a simple and robust approach. A speaking period is detected based on an EMG generated when a speaker speaks. A large amplitude is observed in an EMG as muscular activity is caused when a speaker speaks. By observing this, a speaking period can be detected. The EMG can be measured from the speaker's skin via electrodes provided on a mobile-type terminal. Since a mobile-type terminal is usually pressed to the skin for use, affinity between this use form and the present invention is very high.

Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display, a transparent conductive film having a plurality of stimulation electrodes, an insensitive electrode electrically isolated from the stimulation electrodes and maintained at a constant potential, and a voltage applying device for establishing a potential difference between each stimulant electrode and the insensitive electrode. When the transparent conductive film is given a touch, the voltage applying device causes a state in which the potential of the stimulation electrodes is higher than that of the insensitive electrode, plural times intermittently or once in a predetermined period immediately after the touch, and varies the potential of the stimulation electrodes with time so as to intermittently cause a state in which the potential of the insensitive electrode is higher than that of the stimulation electrodes, in a predetermined pulse width and at a predetermined frequency during a continuing period of the touch thereafter.

Abstract: This voice detection device is composed of a myoelectric signal acquisition part for acquiring, from a plurality of regions, myoelectric signals generated at the time of a vocalization operation, a parameter calculation part for calculating, as parameters, the fluctuations of the acquired myoelectric signals relative to a predetermined value in every channel corresponding to one of the plurality of regions, a vowel vocalization recognition part for specifying the vowel vocalization operation timing at the time of the vocalization operation, based on the fluctuations of the calculated parameters, and a vowel specification part for specifying a vowel corresponding to the vocalization operation, based on the fluctuation condition of the parameters before and after the specified vocalization operation timing in every channel.

Abstract: A shading area having a transmissivity in the range of 0 to 2% is formed at the center of a clear defect in a wiring pattern of a halt tone mask. Semitransparent areas having a transmissivity in the range of 10 to 25% are formed, adjacently to shading area, in areas extending from the inside of the edge of an imaginary pattern having no defect to the outside of the edge. In this way, in the correction of the defect in the half tone mask, the working accuracy tolerable margin of the correction portion of the defect can be made large.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system including a home Mobile-IPv6 network for allocating a home address as a permanent address to a mobile node, a foreign Mobile-IPv6 network for allocating a care-of address to the mobile node, and at least one network including a stationary correspondent node not implementing Mobile-IPv6, a location supervising module stores the home address and said care-of address of the mobile node when the mobile node is away from the home Mobile-IPv6 network to the foreign Mobile-IPv6 network. An IP address translating module is provided for translation of an IP address between IPv6 and a protocol other than IPv6.

Abstract: A robot remote manipulation system is provided, including a bipedal walking robot and a remote manipulation device for remotely manipulating the bipedal walking robot. The robot is connected to the remote manipulation device via a communication network and controlled by controlling data from the remote manipulation device. In the system, the remote manipulation device comprises a pair of bilateral mechanical rotating elements providing a quantity of motion for each bilateral leg of the bipedal walking robot; and a controlling data transmitter for transmitting controlling data corresponding to the quantities of motion to the bipedal walking robot. The bipedal walking robot comprises a controlling data receiver for receiving the controlling data transmitted from the remote manipulation device; and a leg motion controller for processing the received controlling data and causing the bilateral legs to move forward or backward.

Abstract: An object is to provide an authentication apparatus with improved effect of preventing unauthorized use, which is applied to personal equipment carrying out a predetermined function. This authentication apparatus includes a functional part carrying out a predetermined function to be used by a user, an electromyogram acquiring part for measuring a change of an electromyogram caused by a motion of a muscle of the user, and a state transition part for implementing a transition into a state in which the user can use the predetermined function of the functional part, according to authentication of the user based on the result of the measurement.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a composite coating film which makes it possible to attain both appearance and workability in a high-humidity environment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a composite coating film which makes it possible to attain both appearance and workability in a high-humidity environment. The method of forming a composite coating film according to the present invention comprises applying a water-based base coat composition on a substrate, and then a clear coat thereon, wherein said water-based base coat composition comprises a pigment and a resin emulsion obtained by emulsion polymerization of an &agr;, &bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture, said &agr;,&bgr;-ethylenically unsaturated monomer mixture having an acid value of 3 to 50 mg KOH/g and containing at least 65% by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester whose ester moiety contains 1 or 2 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of forming a composite coating film which makes it possible to attain both appearance and workability in a high-humidity environment.