Abstract: A microphone assembly including a main board and a microphone. The microphone includes a capacitor or a MEMS chip, a case accommodating the capacitor or the MEMS chip, and a microphone board electrically connected to the capacitor or the MEMS chip. The microphone board has a larger outer dimension than the case and includes a fixing portion and a connecting portion. The case is fixed onto the fixing portion. The connecting portion is a portion of the microphone board, the portion being located outside the case and electrically and mechanically connected to the main board.

Abstract: A microphone assembly including a main board and a microphone. The microphone includes a capacitor or a MEMS chip, a case accommodating the capacitor or the MEMS chip, and a microphone board electrically connected to the capacitor or the MEMS chip. The microphone board has a larger outer dimension than the case and includes a fixing portion and a connecting portion. The case is fixed onto the fixing portion. The connecting portion is a portion of the microphone board, the portion being located outside the case and electrically and mechanically connected to the main board.

Abstract: Disclosed an is an electronic equipment including: a command information storage section to store command pieces for controlling the electronic equipment each associated with a plurality of processing contents pertaining respectively to operation control in a plurality of operation states; a speech information obtainment section to obtain speech information; a command information extraction section to perform speech recognition of the obtained speech information so as to extract the corresponding command information stored in the command information storage section; a judgment section to judge an operation state of the electronic equipment when the command information is extracted; a control section to extract one of the plurality of pieces of control information associated with the extracted command information from the command information storage section based on the judged operation state of the electronic equipment so as to control the television receiver based on the extracted control information.

Abstract: A digital television received is provided. The receiver includes an information storage to store menu screen identification information about a menu screen displayed on a display section, the menu screen including an item corresponding to the command information, the identification information associated with the command information corresponding to the item displayed on the menu screen; a judgment section to determine whether or not the obtained command information falls in the command information stored in the command information storage associated with the menu screen identification information; a control section to perform control based on the command information when the judgment section judges that the obtained command information falls in the command information stored in the command information storage associated with the menu screen identification information.

Abstract: In a digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiving system comprised of a multi-directional antenna and a TV broadcast signal receiver which are connected by a cable, even when a level of a TV broadcast signal is lower and S/N is lower, signal receiving condition is made stable with no relation to locations of the multi-directional antenna and the TV broadcast signal receiver, a length of the cable, and so on. The multi-directional antenna has a variable amplifier which can be controlled a gain from the TV broadcast signal receiver and amplifies a received TV broadcast signal. The TV broadcast signal receiver detects a level of a TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna, and controls the gain of the variable amplifier corresponding to the detected level of the TV broadcast signal.

Abstract: A television receiver includes an OSD display section configured to display a desired OSD, and a voice input section to which voices are inputted. The receiver also includes a storage section having prestored therein a control code associated with a voice representing a command to change channels or an analogous command, and a call-up control code associated with a voice for causing the display section to display a character image in an OSD manner. The receiver further includes a control section configured to cause the display section to display the character image associated with the call-up control code when a voice associated with the call-up control code is inputted through the voice input section. The control section instructs components of a receiver body to perform respective operations for executing the command according to the control code only during a time period during which the display section displays the character image.

Abstract: An audio-visual apparatus includes a voice input section, and a voice recognition section configured to recognize the voices inputted from the voice input section. The audio-visual apparatus also includes a control section configured to instruct components of the apparatus body to perform respective operations for executing a command according to a voice recognized by the voice recognition section, and a storage section. The control section records in the storage section last settings of the apparatus body that are active before the execution of the command and then executes the command. When a specified code associated with a voice representing an UNDO command for undoing the former command is received after the execution of the command, the control section instructs the components of the apparatus body to perform respective UNDO operations for restoring the last settings stored in the storage section from the current settings of the apparatus body.

Abstract: Disclosed an electric equipment including: a command information storage section to store command information for controlling the electric equipment associated with a plurality of pieces of control information pertaining respectively to operation control in a plurality of operation states; a speech information obtainment section to obtain speech information; a command information extraction section to perform speech recognition of the obtained speech information so as to extract the corresponding command information stored in the command information storage section; a judgment section to judge an operation state of the electronic equipment when the command information is extracted; a control section to extract one of the plurality of pieces of control information associated with the extracted command information from the command information storage section based on the judged operation state of the electronic equipment so as to control the television receiver based on the extracted control information.

Abstract: Disclosed is electronic equipment including; an information storage to store menu screen identification information about a menu screen displayed on a display section, the menu screen including an item corresponding to the command information, the identification information associated with the command information corresponding to the item displayed on the menu screen; a judgment section to determine whether or not the obtained command information falls in the command information stored in the command information storage associated with the menu screen identification information; a control section to performs control based on the command information when the judgment section judges that the obtained command information falls in the command information stored in the command information storage associated with the menu screen identification information.

Abstract: An audio-visual apparatus includes a voice input section, and a voice recognition section configured to recognize the voices inputted from the voice input section. The audio-visual apparatus also includes a control section configured to instruct components of the apparatus body to perform respective operations for executing a command according to a voice recognized by the voice recognition section, and a storage section. The control section records in the storage section last settings of the apparatus body that are active before the execution of the command and then executes the command. When a specified code associated with a voice representing an UNDO command for undoing the former command is received after the execution of the command, the control section instructs the components of the apparatus body to perform respective UNDO operations for restoring the last settings stored in the storage section from the current settings of the apparatus body.

Abstract: A television receiver includes an OSD display section configured to display a desired OSD, and a voice input section to which voices are inputted. The receiver also includes a storage section having prestored therein a control code associated with a voice representing a command to change channels or an analogous command, and a call-up control code associated with a voice for causing the display section to display a character image in an OSD manner. The receiver further includes a control section configured to cause the display section to display the character image associated with the call-up control code when a voice associated with the call-up control code is inputted through the voice input section. The control section instructs components of a receiver body to perform respective operations for executing the command according to the control code only during a time period during which the display section displays the character image.

Abstract: In a digital terrestrial TV broadcast signal receiving system comprised of a multi-directional antenna and a TV broadcast signal receiver which are connected by a cable, even when a level of a TV broadcast signal is lower and S/N is lower, signal receiving condition is made stable with no relation to locations of the multi-directional antenna and the TV broadcast signal receiver, a length of the cable, and so on. The multi-directional antenna has a variable amplifier which can be controlled a gain from the TV broadcast signal receiver and amplifies a received TV broadcast signal. The TV broadcast signal receiver detects a level of a TV broadcast signal outputted from the multi-directional antenna, and controls the gain of the variable amplifier corresponding to the detected level of the TV broadcast signal.

Abstract: A chip 12 having an electric circuit and a plurality of leads 8 connected electrically with the chip 12 are molded in a resin-sealed package 46 by a molding material containing a main component of a resin, by introducing a molding compound sheet 20 into the cavities 33 of molds 31, 32 before the molds are clamped, by melting the molding compound sheet 20 in the cavities 33 into a liquid molding material 45 after the mold clamping action to pressure fill up the inside of the cavities 33, and by setting the liquid molding material 45 integrally.