Abstract: An apparatus for generating a navigation message includes a route generating unit configured to generate a route, and a navigation message generating unit configured to generate a navigation message about the generated route based on the generated route, one or more map information items of the generated route, and an order of priority in which map information items are presented.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a navigation message includes a route generating unit configured to generate a route, and a navigation message generating unit configured to generate a navigation message about the generated route based on the generated route, one or more map information items of the generated route, and an order of priority in which map information items are presented.

Abstract: To provide a zoom lens which attains high zoom ratio and high optical performance over the entire zoom range, enables vibration control and miniaturization, and is compatible with a solid-state imaging device with a large size and a large number of pixels, the zoom lens 10 includes a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group G5 having a positive refractive power, which are sequentially arranged in that order from the object side. Zooming is performed by the independent movement of the first lens group G1, the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 along an optical axis. Image stabilization for mitigating camera shake is performed by the movement of the fourth lens group G4 along the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: A method of mapping a large number of items of contents each having meta-information to a low dimensional space so that the map of the contents reflects the meta-information. The method includes the steps of assigning a concept vector to each item of contents, adjusting the distance between two items of contents so that the closer the classification information of the two items of contents match, the more the distance is reduced, and assigning position information in the low dimensional space to each item of contents based on the adjusted distance.

Abstract: To provide a zoom lens which attains high zoom ratio and high optical performance over the entire zoom range, enables vibration control and miniaturization, and is compatible with a solid-state imaging device with a large size and a large number of pixels, the zoom lens 10 includes a first lens group G1 having a positive refractive power, a second lens group G2 having a negative refractive power, a third lens group G3 having a positive refractive power, a fourth lens group G4 having a positive refractive power, and a fifth lens group G5 having a positive refractive power, which are sequentially arranged in that order from the object side. Zooming is performed by the independent movement of the first lens group G1, the second lens group G2, the third lens group G3, and the fourth lens group G4 along an optical axis. Image stabilization for mitigating camera shake is performed by the movement of the fourth lens group G4 along the direction perpendicular to the optical axis.

Abstract: To obtain a high imaging performance even for a relatively long focal length in a zoom lens provided with an optical-path bending member for bending an optical path. The following are included: a first group of lenses G1 having a positive refracting power, a second group of lenses G2 having a negative refracting power, a third group of lenses G3 having a positive refracting power, and a fourth group of lenses G4 having a positive refracting power arranged in that order from the object side to the image surface side. Zooming is performed by moving the second group of lenses G2 and fourth group of lenses G4 along an optical axis. The first group of lenses G1 is constituted of a group of positive lenses L1 having a positive refracting power and an optical-path bending member L2 for bending an optical path arranged in that order from the object side to the image face side.

Abstract: To obtain a high imaging performance even for a relatively long focal length in a zoom lens provided with an optical-path bending member for bending an optical path. The following are included: a first group of lenses G1 having a positive refracting power, a second group of lenses G2 having a negative refracting power, a third group of lenses G3 having a positive refracting power, and a fourth group of lenses G4 having a positive refracting power arranged in that order from the object side to the image surface side. Zooming is performed by moving the second group of lenses G2 and fourth group of lenses G4 along an optical axis. The first group of lenses G1 is constituted of a group of positive lenses L1 having a positive refracting power and an optical-path bending member L2 for bending an optical path arranged in that order from the object side to the image face side.

Abstract: A method of mapping a large number of items of contents each having meta-information to a low dimensional space so that the map of the contents reflects the meta-information. The method includes the steps of assigning a concept vector to each item of contents, adjusting the distance between two items of contents so that the closer the classification information of the two items of contents match, the more the distance is reduced, and assigning position information in the low dimensional space to each item of contents based on the adjusted distance.

Abstract: A test program generator system employs a method of automatically generating a test program for testing a hardware fault in a computer system. The method retrieves fault data from a fault management system and automatically inserts the fault data into a test program.

Abstract: An interrupt control circuit, used for a data processing unit which fetches and executes an instruction and which has an interrupt function, for controlling an interrupt request signal which is input from a device external to the data processing unit and which has a respective interrupt level assigned. The interrupt control circuit stores in an interrupt level register, interrupt-accept level data which corresponds to the instruction and specifies the interrupt level of the interrupt request signal to be accepted for interrupt; reads the interrupt-accept level data corresponding to the instruction from the interrupt level register when an instruction is fetched for execution and compares the interrupt-accept level read with the interrupt level of the interrupt request signal; and accepts the interrupt request signal to initiate the interrupt function of the data processing unit in dependence upon a result of the comparison.