Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or a face includes an image display unit which displays an image; an image input unit which inputs an image; a judging unit which judges an image which is input to the image input unit, or obtains a judging result with respect to the input image; and a control unit which controls the image display unit based on the judging result of the judging unit.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an apparatus body for supporting an LED lamp having an earth cap, an earth socket to which the earth cap of the LED lamp is mounted, and an attachment base provided in the apparatus body, the earth socket being attached to the attachment base. The earth socket includes a conductor plate for mechanically holding a lamp pin of the earth cap, the conductor plate being electrically connected to the lamp pin. The attachment base and the earth socket include a connecting unit for earth-connecting the conductor plate of the earth socket and the apparatus body.

Abstract: There is provided a display control device including a determination unit configured to determine a type of input information, and a display controller configured to switch modes of a display unit capable of being switched to a mirror surface mode and a display mode in accordance with a result of determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: An image display device which is used by being mounted on the head or face of a user includes a display unit which displays an image; an information maintaining unit which maintains user information of the user; a region specifying unit which specifies an attention region from a field of vision of the user based on the user information; an image processing unit which performs image processing with respect to the attention region; and a display control unit which displays the attention region after being subjected to the image processing on the display unit.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a display that displays an input screen including a plurality of images, an image selecting section that selects at least one image within the input screen in accordance with an input operation from a user, and a controller that controls the information processing device on a basis of the image selected by the image selecting section.

Abstract: An image display apparatus used while it is mounted on a user's head or facial area includes a display unit configured to display an inside image viewable from the user; an input unit configured to input an identification pattern from the user; a checking unit configured to check the identification pattern; and a control unit configured to control the image display apparatus on the basis of a result of the checking by the checking unit.

Abstract: A waterproof socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole to which a lamp pin protruding from an end cap of a straight tube lamp is inserted, a first internal sleeve making contact with the socket body, and a second internal sleeve. The socket body includes a body-side rotation restraint portion engaging with a sleeve-side rotation restraint portion formed in the first internal sleeve to restrain the first internal sleeve from rotating about a center axis of the straight tube lamp. The first internal sleeve includes a first position restraint portion and the second internal sleeve includes a second position restraint portion engaging with the first position restraint portion to restrain the second internal sleeve from rotating about the center axis while allowing the second internal sleeve to move in an axial direction of the straight tube lamp.

Abstract: An illumination device includes a light emitting panel and a device body to which the light emitting panel is detachably attached. The light emitting panel has a rear surface serving as a first curved surface. The device body has a surface serving as a second curved surface conforming to the first curved surface. An attachment portion for attaching/detaching the light emitting panel to/from the device body to slide along the first curved surface or the second curved surface is provided on one of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel. A groove portion for enabling the attachment portion to slide is provided on the other of the rear surface of the light emitting panel facing the device body and the surface of the device body facing the light emitting panel.

Abstract: A capsule room unit for use as a capsule bed or other private space has a horizontally oblong rectangular parallelepiped room framework formed by columns, beams and panel materials fitted into the room framework to constitute a ceiling, a floor and walls, wherein the columns and the beams are composed of extruded materials each having a longitudinally consecutive groove. The panel materials of the ceiling and walls are composed of synthetic resin or FRP hollow panel materials each having peripheral flanges at a periphery along a plane direction, and the flanges of the hollow panel material are inserted and fitted to the grooves of the extruded materials.

Abstract: A waterproof socket includes a socket body having an insertion hole to which a lamp pin protruding from an end cap of a straight tube lamp is inserted, a first internal sleeve making contact with the socket body, and a second internal sleeve. The socket body includes a body-side rotation restraint portion engaging with a sleeve-side rotation restraint portion formed in the first internal sleeve to restrain the first internal sleeve from rotating about a center axis of the straight tube lamp. The first internal sleeve includes a first position restraint portion and the second internal sleeve includes a second position restraint portion engaging with the first position restraint portion to restrain the second internal sleeve from rotating about the center axis while allowing the second internal sleeve to move in an axial direction of the straight tube lamp.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes an apparatus body for supporting an LED lamp having an earth cap, an earth socket to which the earth cap of the LED lamp is mounted, and an attachment base provided in the apparatus body, the earth socket being attached to the attachment base. The earth socket includes a conductor plate for mechanically holding a lamp pin of the earth cap, the conductor plate being electrically connected to the lamp pin. The attachment base and the earth socket include a connecting unit for earth-connecting the conductor plate of the earth socket and the apparatus body.

Abstract: A capsule room unit for use as a capsule bed or other private space has a horizontally oblong rectangular parallelepiped room framework formed by columns, beams and panel materials fitted into the room framework to constitute a ceiling, a floor and walls, wherein the columns and the beams are composed of extruded materials each having a longitudinally consecutive groove. The panel materials of the ceiling and walls are composed of synthetic resin or FRP hollow panel materials each having peripheral flanges at a periphery along a plane direction, and the flanges of the hollow panel material are inserted and fitted to the grooves of the extruded materials.

Abstract: The present invention makes it possible and easier to serve optimum robot components/devices/accessories by means of an information service system including personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected to an information communication network via a telecommunication line, and a server (38) connected to the information communication network via the telecommunication line to cumulatively store information on components/devices/accessories available from a plurality of manufacturers (37a, 37c and 37c) (third party) of components/devices/accessories of a robot 1, as classified according to the attributes of the components/devices/accessories and send, to the personal terminal devices (31A to 31C) connected thereto, options information prepared based on the attribute of the cumulatively stored components/devices/accessories information and including a plurality of items for selection of a robot component.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a voice output apparatus capable of, in response to a particular stimulus, stopping outputting a voice and outputting a reaction. The voice output apparatus is capable of outputting a voice in a natural manner. A rule-based synthesizer 24 produces a synthesized voice and outputs it. For example, when a synthesized voice “Where is an exit” was produced and outputting of the synthesized voice data has proceeded until “Where is an e” has been output, if a user taps a robot, then a reaction generator 30 determines, by referring to a reaction database 31, that a reaction voice “Ouch!” should be output in response to being tapped. The reaction generator 30 then controls an output controller 27 so as to stop outputting the synthesized voice “Where is an exit?” and output the reaction voice “Ouch!”.

Abstract: In an information processing device and method, and programs, firstly, new second inheritance data is created based on first inheritance data regulating the shape and/or behaviors of a virtual creature and secondly, the gene data of the virtual creature is diagnosed and a given value added is applied to the virtual creature when it is determined based on the diagnostic result that the gene data satisfies predetermined conditions and thirdly, information on parents of virtual creatures which are sequentially created by mixing and registered, is stored and a pedigree of a designated virtual creature is inquired into based on the information. On the other hand, a data storing device is provided with a first storage means for storing inheritance data to regulate the shape and/or behaviors of a virtual creature, a communication means for transmitting/receiving inheritance data to/from the outside, and a second storing means for storing the inheritance data of other virtual creatures via the communication means.

Abstract: A method and a system wherein IC card information can be changed in either of two ways is provided. The information stored in an IC card can be changed independently of the information that a center facility maintains, and then the corresponding IC card information maintained by the center facility is updated to reflect the changes made in the IC card. Alternatively, the IC card information maintained in the center facility is changed, and then the corresponding information in the IC card is updated to reflect those changes.

Abstract: An AO server 100, shared server 105 and a client PC 110 are connected to one another via the Internet to build virtual community space accessible from a plurality of client PCs 110, 120, 130, 140, .. . A movement interpretation node 112 for a virtual living object 111 is provided at the client PC 110 for example, and an object management node 102 for the virtual living object 101 (111) in the virtual community space is provided at the AO server 100. Thus, the movement and structure of an object in a virtual space can freely be changed or modified.

Abstract: In accordance with the invention, a method and system is provided wherein IC card information can be changed in either of two ways: (1) the information stored in IC card is changed independently of the information that the center facility maintains, and then the corresponding IC card information maintained by the center facility is updated to reflect the changes made in the IC card, and (2) the IC card information maintained in the center apparatus is changed, and then the corresponding information in the IC card is updated to reflect the changes made in the center apparatus.

Abstract: An interpolation parallel AD converter is provided in which a switch is installed at each pre-amplifier in a first pre-amplifier array for selectively short-circuiting a portion between a comparison input end and a reference input end thereof, while a load transistor, a switch for selectively diode-connecting the load transistor, and a capacitor for keeping a voltage when the load transistor is diode-connected are installed in a pre-amplifier in a second pre-amplifier array. An offset occurring in each pre-amplifier in the first pre-amplifier array is suppressed by a compression effect of using a gain difference between a reset mode and an amplification mode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a language processing apparatus capable of generating an effective synthesized sound by performing language processing taking into account an onomatopoeia or a mimetic word. An effective synthesized voice is produced from a given text such that the synthesized voice includes a “sound” representing the meaning of an onomatopoeia or a mimetic word included in the given text. An onomatopoeic/mimetic word analyzer 21 extracts the onomatopoeia or the mimetic word from the text, and an onomatopoeic/mimetic word processing unit 27 produces acoustic data of a sound effect corresponding to the extracted onomatopoeia or mimetic word. A voice mixer 26 superimposes the acoustic data produced by the onomatopoeic/mimetic word processing unit 27 on the whole or a part of the synthesized voice data, corresponding to the text, produced by a rule-based synthesizer 24. The present invention may be applied to a robot having a voice synthesizer.