Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes a probe and a liquid level detector. The liquid level detector is electrically connected to the probe and detects contact between the probe and a liquid surface, wherein the liquid level detector comprises an adjuster configured to adjust electrostatic capacitance of one or more capacitors for circuitry for use in liquid level detection.

Abstract: A notification control apparatus according to an embodiment includes: a reception unit that receives movement event information indicating that a movement event of a user has occurred; a schedule presence/absence determination unit that determines whether or not the user has a schedule immediately following or immediately preceding an occurrence time point of the movement event; a message generation unit that generates an advice to be notified to the user on the basis of the determination and the occurrence time point of the movement event; and a presentation unit that presents the generated advice to the user.

Abstract: An operation control system includes a wearable apparatus that is mounted with a first sensor, and a measurement apparatus that is configured separately from the wearable apparatus, and transmits a measurement result in a second sensor mounted thereon to the wearable apparatus, in which the wearable apparatus includes an information acquisition unit that acquires the measurement result in the second sensor, transmitted from the measurement apparatus, and an operation control unit that controls a predetermined operation on the basis of the acquired measurement result in the second sensor, and a measurement result in the first sensor.

Abstract: An ultraviolet measurement system includes a measurement device that is configured to be portable by a user, and measures ultraviolet information regarding an ultraviolet ray, and a display device that can perform communication with the measurement device, in which one of the measurement device and the display device includes a position acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of either of the user and the measurement device, and a storage unit that stores the ultraviolet information measured by the measurement device in correlation with measurement position information which is position information of when the ultraviolet information is measured by the measurement device among pieces of position information acquired by the position acquisition unit, and in which the display device displays information based on the ultraviolet information and the measurement position information.

Abstract: An ultraviolet measurement system includes a measurement device that is configured to be portable by a user, and measures ultraviolet information regarding an ultraviolet ray, and a display device that can perform communication with the measurement device, in which one of the measurement device and the display device includes a position acquisition unit that acquires position information indicating a position of either of the user and the measurement device, and a storage unit that stores the ultraviolet information measured by the measurement device in correlation with measurement position information which is position information of when the ultraviolet information is measured by the measurement device among pieces of position information acquired by the position acquisition unit, and in which the display device displays information based on the ultraviolet information and the measurement position information.

Abstract: An operation control system includes a wearable apparatus that is mounted with a first sensor, and a measurement apparatus that is configured separately from the wearable apparatus, and transmits a measurement result in a second sensor mounted thereon to the wearable apparatus, in which the wearable apparatus includes an information acquisition unit that acquires the measurement result in the second sensor, transmitted from the measurement apparatus, and an operation control unit that controls a predetermined operation on the basis of the acquired measurement result in the second sensor, and a measurement result in the first sensor.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a satellite signal receiving section that receives a satellite signal with which positioning information is overlapped from a positioning satellite; a reception control section that controls driving of the satellite signal receiving section; and a detecting section that detects a state change of the electronic device, in which the reception control section allows the satellite signal receiving section to enter a driving state when the detecting section detects the state change to receive the satellite signal. According to this electronic device, it is possible to reduce a TTFF at the positioning start, and to reduce power consumption in the satellite signal reception.

Abstract: A biological information measuring device includes a display and a processor. The processor is adapted to generate heart rate information representing a heart rate of a living body, to specify a heart rate range of a plurality of predetermined heart rate ranges to which the heart rate belongs based on the heart rate information, and to control the display to display that the heart rate belongs to the specified heart rate range.

Abstract: A heart rate of a user is monitored by a heart rate sensor set. On a touch panel, during execution of high-load exercise, time required from the start of the high-load exercise until the heart rate rises to reach a threshold of a lower limit of a target heartbeat zone of the high-load exercise is measured as a first threshold reaching time and displayed in a threshold-reaching-time display section. During execution of the following low-load exercise, time required from the start of the load exercise until the heart rate falls to reach a threshold of an upper limit of a target heartbeat zone of the low-load exercise is measured as a second threshold reaching time and displayed in the threshold-reaching-time display section.

Abstract: In a wavelength division multiplexing transmission system, a controller of a relay node of a post-stage notifies level decrease information to a transmission node, upon detecting a decrease in a level of a wavelength in a wavelength multiplex signal received from the transmission node of a pre-stage by the optical channel monitor of the transmission node. The controller of the transmission node of the pre-stage determines that a failure occurs in the wavelength of the transponder of the transmission node, upon detecting a decrease in the level of the wavelength in the wavelength multiplex signal transmitted to the relay node by the optical channel monitor of the transmission node and upon receiving the level decrease information for the wavelength from the relay node. Therefore, a wavelength channel failure in the transponder can be determined in a preferable manner.

Abstract: A biological information measuring device includes a display and a processor. The processor is adapted to generate heart rate information representing a heart rate of a living body, to specify a heart rate range of a plurality of predetermined heart rate ranges to which the heart rate belongs based on the heart rate information, and to control the display to display that the heart rate belongs to the specified heart rate range.

Abstract: An optical packet transmitting/receiving system includes an optical packet transmitting apparatus for generating a copied optical packet signal of an original packet signal to be transmitted and for transmitting the copied optical packet signal after the original optical packet signal, an optical packet receiving apparatus for performing an error recovery processing based on the copied optical packet signal of the original optical packet signal, when an error occurs with the received original optical packet signal, and an optical packet switching apparatus. When congestion occurs between a copied optical packet signal inputted to an input port and an original optical packet signal inputted to another input port, the optical packet switching apparatus preferentially passes the original optical packet signal.

Abstract: An optical packet switching system includes a plurality of network elements for transmitting and receiving optical packet signals. Each network element includes an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) acquiring unit for acquiring the OSNR of each optical packet signal, an average value calculating unit for calculating the average value of the OSNRs of optical packet signals received within a predetermined time duration for each of the plurality of source network elements, and a difference information transmitter for calculating the difference between the calculated average value of the OSNRs and a target value of the OSNRs and then transmitting the difference to a network element corresponding to the difference. A source network element that has received the difference information adjusts the characteristics of an optical packet signal to be transmitted in a manner such that the difference is reduced.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a satellite signal receiving section that receives a satellite signal with which positioning information is overlapped from a positioning satellite; a reception control section that controls driving of the satellite signal receiving section; and a detecting section that detects a state change of the electronic device, in which the reception control section allows the satellite signal receiving section to enter a driving state when the detecting section detects the state change to receive the satellite signal. According to this electronic device, it is possible to reduce a TTFF at the positioning start, and to reduce power consumption in the satellite signal reception.

Abstract: A portable apparatus can receive a GPS signal from a GPS satellite and obtain positioning information. The portable apparatus can thus present a distance traveled. The portable apparatus can clock gross time from competition start specified time or in response to clocking initiation operation each of which serves as clocking initiation timing. The portable apparatus can further initiate clocking concurrently with or after the gross time clocking initiation and clock net time the clocking of which can be temporarily discontinued and resumed. The gross time and the net time can be displayed on a touch panel.

Abstract: A heart rate of a user is monitored by a heart rate sensor set. On a touch panel, during execution of high-load exercise, time required from the start of the high-load exercise until the heart rate rises to reach a threshold of a lower limit of a target heartbeat zone of the high-load exercise is measured as a first threshold reaching time and displayed in a threshold-reaching-time display section. During execution of the following low-load exercise, time required from the start of the load exercise until the heart rate falls to reach a threshold of an upper limit of a target heartbeat zone of the low-load exercise is measured as a second threshold reaching time and displayed in the threshold-reaching-time display section.

Abstract: A mobile electronic device is worn and used on the wrist of a user who is exercising. History of a recent measured value is displayed on a display, along with a current measured value of exercise data of a display target. The measured value history is displayed as a bar graph showing a statistical value of the measured value during a predetermined unit period by a length of a bar. In the bar graph showing the measured value history, a part corresponding to a predetermined target range is distinctively displayed. The display range of the target range is fixed in a central part of the vertical axis of the bar graph. A scale on the vertical axis is determined according to the numerical value range of this target range.

Abstract: A running watch includes: a GPS signal reception portion which captures a satellite signal transmitted from a GPS satellite and processes the captured satellite signal; a chronograph process portion which measures a lapse of time; a display portion which displays a screen; an operation button which indicates an operation; and a control portion which displays a first screen showing a capturing circumstance of the satellite signal on the display portion when the GPS signal reception portion initiates the capturing of the satellite signal, and which continues the capturing of the satellite signal with respect to the GPS signal reception portion and displays a second screen showing that a measurement can be initiated by the chronograph process portion on the display portion when a predetermined operation is indicated from the operation button.

Abstract: An optical packet switching system includes: an optical packet switching device configured to route and output an input optical packet signal; an optical amplifier device provided in a stage subsequent to the optical packet switching device; and a control signal generation unit configured to superimpose a noise component on the optical packet signal by inducing cross talk in the optical packet switch.

Abstract: An optical packet switching apparatus includes (i) an optical packet switch for switching the route of an inputted optical packet signal and outputting the inputted optical packet signal, (ii) an input-side packet density monitoring unit for detecting the packet density of optical packet signals inputted to the optical packet switch, (iii) a first input-side optical amplifier provided on an input side of the optical packet switch, (iv) a first input-side variable optical attenuator (VOA) provided posterior to the optical amplifier, (v) a storage for storing the gain characteristics in relation to the packet density at the first input-side optical amplifier, and (vi) an input-side VOA control unit for controlling the attenuation by the first input-side VOA in such a manner as to compensate for the gain fluctuations due to the variations in the packet density at the first input-side optical amplifier, based on the packet density and the gain characteristics.