Abstract: There is provided an information processing apparatus including an experience information extracting unit that extracts experience information which is information regarding an experience, from text data input from a user, an item selecting unit that performs at least one of extraction and priority setting of an item to be provided to the user, based on the extracted experience information, and a provision control unit that controls provision of the item to the user, based on a result of the extraction or the priority setting of the item.

Abstract: An information providing system for accurately providing a user with information that matches the user at a small calculating cost. The system includes a feature vector generating unit for generating a feature vector of each of a plurality of persons, and a user cluster generating unit for classifying the plurality of persons into a plurality of clusters based on the feature vector of each of the plurality of persons. The system selects at least one of the plurality of clusters based on a feature vector of a specified person, and outputs information related to the selected cluster.

Abstract: A search management unit or a data acquisition unit acquires information according to experience contents of a provision destination user to which information is provided. A transition data identifying unit identifies information according to experience contents of a provision source user being a user whose experience contents are brought into correspondence with the experience contents of the provision destination user. An information providing unit provides the provision destination user with the information according to the experience contents of the provision source user. With the above-mentioned configuration, it is possible to promote sharing of experiences among a plurality of users.

Abstract: Provided is a technology that enables detection of a change in a feature of a page. An analysis unit identifies a content of a page whose content changes with a lapse of time. A feature change determination unit determines based on contents of the page identified at different timings whether or not a feature of the identified page has changed.

Abstract: Provided is a game device capable of displaying, when presenting a plurality of reproduction data items to a user, a selection screen that allows the user to easily recognize a relationship among the reproduction data items. The game device displays, on a display device, a selection screen that presents a plurality of reproduction data items for reproducing a state of a point in time during execution of a game and allows a user to select one of the reproduction data items, the selection screen presenting a first reproduction data item, which is one of the plurality of reproduction data items, in association with a second reproduction data item, which reproduces a state of a point in time at which the game has progressed from the state reproduced by the first reproduction data item.

Abstract: A data management apparatus includes a storage operative to organize a plurality of data elements into a plurality of categories, to assign a subspace to each of the plurality of categories, to place a plurality of subspaces in a multidimensional space, to create a data element space by distributing, in each of the subspaces respectively assigned to the plurality of categories, objects representing data elements belonging to the associated category, and to store positional information on the objects in the data element space thus created; a display unit operative to establish a viewing position and a viewing direction in the data element space, and to generate and display an image of the data element space by referring to the storage and by rendering the objects located in the data element space; and a control operative to acknowledge an instruction for updating the viewing position or viewing direction so as to update the viewing position or viewing direction.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an improved entertainment property. In a robot system where a plurality of robot apparatus act autonomously, each robot apparatus has wireless communication means, and when the robot apparatus make conversation between themselves, the contents of the conversation are transmitted to and received by the robot apparatus as a command and/or a semantics through the wireless communication means of both.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four-legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. Ahead unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bite part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four-legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. Ahead unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bite part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four-legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. A head unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bit part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four-legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. Ahead unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bite part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four-legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. Ahead unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bite part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: A robot apparatus 1 is a four legged mobile robot, and leg units 3A, 3B, 3C, and 3D are connected to the left and side parts in the front and rear sides of a body unit 2. A head unit 4 is connected to the front end of the body unit 2. The head unit 4 has a mouth (jaw) part capable of biting and holding a toy 200 shaped like a bone. The mouth part is constituted by upper and lower jaw parts, and adopts a structure capable of biting and securely holding a bite part 203 of the bone 200. A CPU as a control part executes programs according to an image recognition processing algorithm for recognizing the bone 200, a bone-bite control algorithm for biting the bone, and a bone-bite detection algorithm for detecting the bone.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an improved entertainment property. In a robot system where a plurality of robot apparatus act autonomously, each robot apparatus has wireless communication means, and when the robot apparatus make conversation between themselves, the contents of the conversation are transmitted to and received by the robot apparatus as a command and/or a semantics through the wireless communication means of both.

Abstract: An authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating device is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. An information holding device for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading device for reading out the inherent information from the information holding device is disposed in the robot apparatus. A function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.

Abstract: A robot system having a plurality of component units. The robot system includes a first storage device, and a second storage device. The robot system further includes a plurality of control devices, with a first component control device provided with the first component unit and a second component control device provided with the second component unit. The first component control device controls the first component unit and the second component control device controls the second component unit.

Abstract: In a robot and its control method the behavior and motion models functioning as bases in generating behaviors and motions of the robot are transformed based on the input history from the outside and the history of its own behaviors and motions.

Abstract: Firstly, a authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating means is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. Secondary, an information holding means for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading means for reading out the inherent information from the information holding means is disposed in the robot apparatus. Thirdly, a function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.

Abstract: A walking-type robot device and its learning method are disclosed, wherein the robot device is caused to perform walking that accords with the parameters for controlling the walking, the walking is evaluated, and the parameters are updated so that the very evaluation is enhanced. Besides, a walking-type robot device is provided with a controlling means for controlling the robot so as to cause it to perform walking that accords with parameters which prescribe the driving phase of each leg of the time of walking, an evaluating means for evaluating the velocity of the walking, and a parameter updating means for updating the parameters so that the evaluation of the walking by the evaluating means is enhanced.

Abstract: Firstly, a authenticating pattern is disposed on a cover and an authenticating device is disposed in a robot apparatus for authenticating the cover on the basis of the authenticating pattern of the fitted cover. Secondary, an information holding device for holding inherent information is disposed in the cover and a reading device for reading out the inherent information from the information holding device is disposed in the robot apparatus. Thirdly, a function of detecting an amount of influence due to the cover and changing manifesting patterns of motions as occasion demands on the basis of the detection result is disposed in the robot apparatus.