Abstract: An encryption method includes displaying encryption target data on a display screen as an image, performing first acceptance in which designation of an at least partial region of the displayed image is accepted, performing second acceptance in which designation regarding splitting of the designated at least partial region is accepted, and splitting data that is included in the encryption target data and corresponds to the designated at least partial region in accordance with the designation regarding the splitting under a secret sharing scheme.

Abstract: An encryption method includes displaying encryption target data on a display screen as an image, performing first acceptance in which designation of an at least partial region of the displayed image is accepted, performing second acceptance in which designation regarding splitting of the designated at least partial region is accepted, and splitting data that is included in the encryption target data and corresponds to the designated at least partial region in accordance with the designation regarding the splitting under a secret sharing scheme.

Abstract: An encryption method includes displaying encryption target data on a display screen as an image, performing first acceptance in which designation of an at least partial region of the displayed image is accepted, performing second acceptance in which designation regarding splitting of the designated at least partial region is accepted, and splitting data that is included in the encryption target data and corresponds to the designated at least partial region in accordance with the designation regarding the splitting under a secret sharing scheme.

Abstract: An encryption method includes displaying encryption target data on a display screen as an image, performing first acceptance in which designation of an at least partial region of the displayed image is accepted, performing second acceptance in which designation regarding splitting of the designated at least partial region is accepted, and splitting data that is included in the encryption target data and corresponds to the designated at least partial region in accordance with the designation regarding the splitting under a secret sharing scheme.

Abstract: An auditory display apparatus is provided that places sounds such that sounds whose fundamental frequencies are close to each other are not adjacent to each other. A sound transmission/reception section receives sound data. A sound analysis section analyzes the sound data, and calculates a fundamental frequency of the sound data. A sound placement section compares the fundamental frequency of the sound data with a fundamental frequency of adjacent sound data, and places the sound data such that a difference in fundamental frequency is maximized. A sound management section manages a placement position of the sound data. A sound mixing section mixes the sound data with the adjacent sound data. A sound output section outputs the sound data obtained by the mixture to a sound output device.

Abstract: When a content output apparatus which can use a plurality of content providing devices switches from a first content providing device to a second content providing device and displays a content, a determination section predicts a start-up timing of starting to prepare for making a content of the second content providing device available on the basis of an operation input by a user, which is obtained by an input section. The switching section supplies power to a second device processing section on the basis of the predicted start-up timing.

Abstract: When a content output apparatus (100) which can use a plurality of content providing devices switches from a first content providing device (201) to a second content providing device (202) and displays a content, a determination section (130) predicts a start-up timing of starting to prepare for making a content of the second content providing device (202) available on the basis of an operation input by a user, which is obtained by an input section (110). The switching section (120) supplies power to a second device processing section (180) on the basis of the predicted start-up timing.

Abstract: An auditory display apparatus is provided that places sounds such that sounds whose fundamental frequencies are close to each other are not adjacent to each other. A sound transmission/reception section receives sound data. A sound analysis section analyzes the sound data, and calculates a fundamental frequency of the sound data. A sound placement section compares the fundamental frequency of the sound data with a fundamental frequency of adjacent sound data, and places the sound data such that a difference in fundamental frequency is maximized. A sound management section manages a placement position of the sound data. A sound mixing section mixes the sound data with the adjacent sound data. A sound output section outputs the sound data obtained by the mixture to a sound output device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a display control apparatus that enables a plurality of users to view their respective desired content simultaneously while suppressing a sacrifice of screen size. In a display control section (204), a content screen display section (2041B) controls a display position and display size in an overall screen area for a plurality of content screens that display respective content so that each content display screen includes an occupied area that does not overlap another content screen, and generates and outputs display data of the plurality of content screens. A determination section (2043) determines whether or not one content screen displayed in a predetermined occupied area from among a plurality of occupied areas has been identified by a user. The content screen display section (2041B) generates display data for performing superimposed display of the plurality of content screens in an area larger than an occupied area based on a determination result of the determination section (2043).

Abstract: There is performed processing for displaying content on a video image so that the content is superimposed on the video image without blocking an important portion of the video image.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide an information transmitting device which can transmit information through a network by using a powerless processor and insufficient storage capacity, and an information distributing system provided with the information transmitting device. The status describing unit 13 of the information transmitting device 1 produces a sentence written in natural language on the basis of the status information stored in the status storage unit 12 in response to the trigger signal from the application executing unit 11, produces a status abstract written in a markup language by marking the sentence, and stores the status abstract in the data holding unit 14. The transmission server unit 16 transmits the status abstract stored in the data holding unit 14 in response to a data transmission request received from the information acquiring terminal 2 through the network connecting unit 15.

Abstract: A vector block information indicating a plurality of line segment rows is read out from a block map. Each line segment row divides an area of a block from an area of a road in an image drawing region. Each point at which one end of a line segment row contacts with a boundary line of the image drawing region is set as a boundary point. In this case, a road crossing the boundary line of the image drawing region is indicated by a pair of line segment rows having a pair of boundary points close to each other. To determine an area of the road, the pair of boundary points are connected with each other through a connecting line segment. Therefore, a road area in the image drawing region can be automatically extracted from the block map.

Abstract: A vector block information indicating a plurality of line segment rows is read out from a block map. Each line segment row divides an area of a block from an area of a road in an image drawing region. Each point at which one end of a line segment row contacts with a boundary line of the image drawing region is set as a boundary point. In this case, a road crossing the boundary line of the image drawing region is indicated by a pair of line segment rows having a pair of boundary points close to each other. To determine an area of the road, the pair of boundary points are connected with each other through a connecting line segment. Therefore, a road area in the image drawing region can be automatically extracted from the block map.

Abstract: A vector block information indicating a plurality of line segment rows is read out from a block map. Each line segment row divides an area of a block from an area of a road in an image drawing region. Each point at which one end of a line segment row contacts with a boundary line of the image drawing region is set as a boundary point. In this case, a road crossing the boundary line of the image drawing region is indicated by a pair of line segment rows having a pair of boundary points close to each other. To determine an area of the road, the pair of boundary points are connected with each other through a connecting line segment. Therefore, a road area in the image drawing region can be automatically extracted from the block map.

Abstract: A vector block information indicating a plurality of line segment rows is read out from a block map. Each line segment row divides an area of a block from an area of a road in an image drawing region. Each point at which one end of a line segment row contacts with a boundary line of the image drawing region is set as a boundary point. In this case, a road crossing the boundary line of the image drawing region is indicated by a pair of line segment rows having a pair of boundary points close to each other. To determine an area of the road, the pair of boundary points are connected with each other through a connecting line segment. Therefore, a road area in the image drawing region can be automatically extracted from the block map.

Abstract: A map editing apparatus is provided with various sections having respective editing functions which can be selectively specified for operating on one or more user-selected elements of a displayed map, with each editing function serving to automatically execute a specific editing operation, which may utilize one or more predetermined parameters. The apparatus includes a conformity management section having a function for detecting when execution of an editing operation will result in nonconformity in the map, such as mutual overlapping of map elements, and for automatically causing such an editing operation to be executed in a modified form, such as to prevent occurrence of the nonconformity.

Abstract: A system for providing information on a route for pedestrians. The system comprises a storage unit, which stores a data on area divided to a non-pedestrian area and a pedestrian area, a data on street, i.e. a region where pedestrians can walk in each of the areas, a data of block where pedestrians cannot walk in each of the areas, an index for searching the block or the street from an address or a name, and a table describing areas belonging to each section on a map, and a pedestrian information processing unit, which comprises an input/output control unit for receiving input from a user, a pedestrian map data searching unit for acquiring a pedestrian map data suitable for inputting from the storage unit, and a pedestrian route searching unit for searching a route for pedestrians using the acquired data. The system can quickly provide the user with pedestrian route information suitable for pedestrians and walking conditions.

Abstract: Transportation network information relating to a transportation network constructed by arranging a plurality of collection/delivery base points, a plurality of transportation hubs, a plurality of collection/delivery services and a plurality of relay transportation services are hierarchically stored in a transportation network storing unit. Schedule information relating to the collection/delivery services and the relay transportation services are stored in a transportation schedule storing unit. Transportation rules based on experimental knowledge, transportation restrictions for the article transportation and route rules based on business knowledge are stored in a knowledge storing unit.