Abstract: Provided is a photodetection device which is small in size and has excellent sensitivity. A photodetection device puts cathode terminals of photodiodes having different spectral characteristics into an open end state, and detects light intensity of a desired wavelength region according to a difference in electric charges that have been stored in those photodiodes in a given period of time. The photodiodes employ a system of storing electric charges, and hence even if a photocurrent is small, the photocurrent may be stored to obtain the electric charges required for detection, and the downsizing and high detection performance of a semiconductor device that forms the photodiodes may be achieved.

Abstract: Disclosed is a training management device which manages exercise by a user using a training machine including a moving body which moves according to exercise by the user, the training management device including: a detecting section which detects that (a) the moving body starts moving from a default position to reach a predetermined position and (b) the moving body moves from the predetermined position toward the default position; a measuring section which measures time from when the detecting section detects that the moving body reaches the predetermined position to when the detecting section detects that the moving body moves from the predetermined position toward the default position; and a determining section which determines whether the exercise by the user is isometric training based on the measurement time measured by the measuring section.

Abstract: A portable terminal includes a storage unit storing plural icons and plural icon display area images corresponding to the plural icons, a display unit displaying a predetermined number of target icon display area images among the plural icon display area images together with target icons corresponding to the target icon display area images, the target icon display area images being arranged in a first direction, an input unit receiving an instruction by detecting movement of a contact object contacting an operation surface of the display unit, and a control unit moving the target icon display area images in a second direction while rotating the target icon display area images around corresponding axes extending along the target icon display area images when the input unit detects the contact object being moved in a direction opposite to the first direction. The corresponding axes are substantially perpendicular to the second direction.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a transparent dielectric substrate such as a sapphire substrate. To enable fabrication equipment to detect the presence of the substrate optically, the back surface of the substrate is coated with a triple-layer light-reflecting film, preferably a film in which a silicon oxide or silicon nitride layer is sandwiched between polycrystalline silicon layers. This structure provides high reflectance with a combined film thickness of less than half a micrometer.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a touch panel configured to provide a display and detect an operation on the display; and a display control part configured to cause a second operation pad to be displayed, in place of a first operation pad, in the touch panel when the touch panel that selectively displays the first operation pad having a first switching button or the second operation pad having a second switching button detects an operation on the first switching button, and cause the first operation pad to be displayed in place of the second operation pad when the touch panel detects an operation on the second switching button.

Abstract: A photoelectric converter has light receiving elements, amplifier circuits connected to respective outputs of the light receiving elements, reset circuits connected to respective outputs of some of the light receiving elements, and connection circuits connected between respective outputs of adjacent ones of the light receiving elements.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminance sensor in which a consumption current is independent of an illuminance level of incident light. Amplifiers (21 to 24) and a subtraction circuit (25) are driven by a constant current source (not shown). The subtraction circuit (25) outputs a differential voltage between output voltages of a photodetector element (15) and a photodetector element (16). Based on the differential voltage, a sample/hold circuit (30) performs sampling or holding of a voltage at one end of a capacitor (13). A switch (28) is ON when an output voltage of the subtraction circuit (25) starts to change, thereby fixing the voltage at the one end of the capacitor (13) to a reference voltage.

Abstract: A communication apparatus having a filter function of rejecting mail reception from an address that differs from a permitted address specified beforehand, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a mail to a predetermined mail address that differs from the permitted address; a first storage unit configured to store a mail address of a destination; a judging unit configured such that, when there is an incoming mail from a mail address that differs from the permitted address, the judging unit judges whether or not the mail address of the transmitter of this incoming mail matches a mail address thus stored; and a receiving unit configured such that, in a case in which the judging unit has judged that the mail address of the incoming mail matches that thus stored, the receiving unit receives this incoming mail.

Abstract: A portable terminal includes a display unit that displays an image based in image information; a touch panel overlapped by a display area on which the image is displayed; a move unit that moves a window in response to movement of an object while the object is in contact with any position within an area of the touch panel corresponding to a predetermined area of the window displayed by the display unit; a determining unit that determines whether a part of the window moved by the move unit goes out of the display area; and a display control unit that controls the display unit to change the display of the window to a predetermined size to nondisplay, and displays an image based on indication information representing the window when it is determined that the part of the window moved with the move unit goes out of the display unit.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a portable computer device is equipped with a display for displaying information, a sensor for detecting a touch to the display, and a control unit. The control unit displays a first image data and a second imaged data which is an enlarged image data of the first image data, scrolls the enlarged image data when a tracing operation is detected by the sensor and a scroll mode is set, and selects at least one object contained in the enlarged image when the tracing operation is detected by the sensor and a selection mode is set.

Abstract: In one aspect of this invention, upon playing back contents, a content to be played back is selected from a plurality of contents stored in a storage unit, and it is checked for this selected content if a first playback mode that requires a prior playback confirmation operation or a second playback mode that does not require any prior playback confirmation operation is suitable as the playback mode of the content of interest. If it is determined that the first playback mode is suitable as the playback mode of the selected content, the content is skipped without being played back. On the other hand, if it is determined that the second playback mode is suitable as the playback mode of the selected content, that content is played back.

Abstract: A cellular phone includes: a user interface for accepting an input; a communication interface for making a call via a radio communication with a base station; a display unit for displaying figures and characters; a first display controller for setting a display orientation of the display unit in one of a first display orientation and a second display orientation; and a second display controller for controlling the display unit so that the display orientation is set in the first display orientation if the communication interface starts a call. The first display orientation means a orientation that connects a top sideline of the display unit and a bottom sideline of the display unit, and the second display orientation means a orientation that is obtained by rotating the first display orientation by about 90° clockwise or counterclockwise about a vertical axis of the display unit.

Abstract: Provided is a photodetection device which is small in size and has excellent sensitivity. A photodetection device puts cathode terminals of photodiodes having different spectral characteristics into an open end state, and detects light intensity of a desired wavelength region according to a difference in electric charges that have been stored in those photodiodes in a given period of time. The photodiodes employ a system of storing electric charges, and hence even if a photocurrent is small, the photocurrent may be stored to obtain the electric charges required for detection, and the downsizing and high detection performance of a semiconductor device that forms the photodiodes may be achieved.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a transparent dielectric substrate such as a sapphire substrate. To enable fabrication equipment to detect the presence of the substrate optically, the back surface of the substrate is coated with a triple-layer light-reflecting film, preferably a film in which a silicon oxide or silicon nitride layer is sandwiched between polycrystalline silicon layers. This structure provides high reflectance with a combined film thickness of less than half a micrometer.

Abstract: In order to provide a speed change transmission system which can be obtained compactly, while obtaining output at steplessly varied speeds over a large speed change range only by carrying out a simple shifting operation, the speed change transmission system has a hydrostatic stepless transmission to which engine drive is inputted. A planetary transmission device (P) has a plurality of planetary transmission mechanisms, for combining output of the stepless transmission and engine drive not undergoing speed change action by the hydrostatic stepless transmission. A plurality of transmission shafts are provided with a plurality of speed range setting clutches, switchable for converting the combined driving force from the planetary transmission device (P) to a driving force in a plurality speed ranges, and transmitting it to an output rotary member. The plurality of transmission shafts are juxtaposed and arranged in parallel.

Abstract: A semiconductor device has a transparent dielectric substrate such as a sapphire substrate. To enable fabrication equipment to detect the presence of the substrate optically, the back surface of the substrate is coated with a triple-layer light-reflecting film, preferably a film in which a silicon oxide or silicon nitride layer is sandwiched between polycrystalline silicon layers. This structure provides high reflectance with a combined film thickness of less than half a micrometer.

Abstract: A mobile communication device having a touch screen, a detector and a controller is provided. The touch screen is adapted for displaying and entering data. The detector is configured to detect a trace drawn and entered on the touch screen. The controller is configured to scale up and to scale down data displayed on the touch screen depending on a direction of the trace.

Abstract: A scanning circuit has path switches connected between a plurality of data flip-flop circuits of the scanning circuit for sequentially reading an output signal in synchronism with a clock. A plurality of control signal lines select the path switches to arbitrarily skip reading of the flip-flop circuits that do not require the scanning circuit and always fix a potential of the skipped data flip-flop circuit. Only the arbitrary data is read, and in the case where unnecessary data exists, reading is skipped, to thereby increase the read rate.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion device for outputting an output voltage according to incident light, including photoelectric conversion unit for holding an optical charge generated by the incident light, a signal processing circuit impressed with a reference voltage for outputting the output voltage according to the incident light by applying a predetermined process to an output signal of the photoelectric conversion unit, and a switch provided between a terminal externally supplied with the reference voltage, and the signal processing circuit.

Abstract: A communication apparatus having a filter function of rejecting mail reception from an address that differs from a permitted address specified beforehand, includes: a transmission unit configured to transmit a mail to a predetermined mail address that differs from the permitted address; a first storage unit configured to store a mail address of a destination; a judging unit configured such that, when there is an incoming mail from a mail address that differs from the permitted address, the judging unit judges whether or not the mail address of the transmitter of this incoming mail matches a mail address thus stored; and a receiving unit configured such that, in a case in which the judging unit has judged that the mail address of the incoming mail matches that thus stored, the receiving unit receives this incoming mail.