Abstract: A character inputting device includes a storing part, a category classifying part, a conversion candidate obtaining part, and a conversion candidate displaying part. The storing part stores a word dictionary registering words and category-classified dictionaries registering respective peculiar words to categories. The category classifying part classifies the category about an electronic document and selects the category-classified dictionary corresponding to the category. The conversion candidate obtaining part, when a character storing is inputted or selected to the electronic document, obtains conversion candidates to the character storing on the basis of the words in the word dictionary and the selected category-classified dictionary.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a reception processing portion, a display processing portion, and a notification processing portion. The reception processing portion receives a first message from a first information processing apparatus. The display processing portion displays, on a display portion, the first message received from the reception processing portion. When an input operation is started, the notification processing portion associates input start information indicating that the input operation has started, with identification information of the first message, and transmits the input start information and the identification information to the first information processing apparatus, the input operation being an operation of inputting one or more characters for a second message to be transmitted to the first information processing apparatus, in an input field displayed on the display portion.

Abstract: A point card management system includes a multifunction peripheral that processes an image and a server that is connectable to the multifunction peripheral via a network. The multifunction peripheral includes a read request receiving unit, an image read control unit, and a description information acquisition unit. The description information acquisition unit acquires description information of the point card from the image of the point card read by the image reading unit. The server includes a server hard disk and an extraction unit. The extraction unit extracts the accumulation information of the point card from pieces of information of the point card, which have been stored in the server hard disk, based on the description information of the point card, which has been received.

Abstract: A service providing system includes a service providing portion and an input portion. The service providing portion provides a predetermined service to a user. The input portion is where authentication information is input when the service providing portion provides the service, and authentication is performed based on the authentication information. A plurality of cards on which a plurality of authentication signs are indicated are provided to the user beforehand. The authentication information is composed of the plurality of authentication signs extracted from the plurality of cards.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a display unit, an operation unit, a position detection unit, a communication unit, and a controller. The operation unit is operated by a user. The position detection unit detects a position of the mobile terminal device. The communication unit makes communication with another mobile terminal device. The controller decides whether the another mobile terminal device is approaching the mobile terminal device on a basis of a position of the another mobile terminal device received by the communication unit, and the position of the mobile terminal device detected by the position detection unit, and darkens a part or whole of a screen of the display unit, upon deciding that the another mobile terminal device is approaching.

Abstract: A point card management system includes a multifunction peripheral that processes an image and a server that is connectable to the multifunction peripheral via a network. The multifunction peripheral includes a read request receiving unit, an image read control unit, and a description information acquisition unit. The description information acquisition unit acquires description information of the point card from the image of the point card read by the image reading unit. The server includes a server hard disk and an extraction unit. The extraction unit extracts the accumulation information of the point card from pieces of information of the point card, which have been stored in the server hard disk, based on the description information of the point card, which has been received.

Abstract: An IC chip includes at least two power supply domains, and an isolator configured to have a bridge function and a trace function. (a) The bridge function passes a signal on a bus in one of the two power supply domains to a bus in the other of the two power supply domains when turning on power supply in both of the two power supply domains; and (b) the two power supply domains are a first power supply domain and a second power supply domain, and the trace function traces actions of a circuit in the second power supply domain when turning off power supply in the first power supply domain and turning on power supply in the second power supply domain.

Abstract: An IC chip includes at least two power supply domains, and an isolator configured to have a bridge function and a trace function. (a) The bridge function passes a signal on a bus in one of the two power supply domains to a bus in the other of the two power supply domains when turning on power supply in both of the two power supply domains; and (b) the two power supply domains are a first power supply domain and a second power supply domain, and the trace function traces actions of a circuit in the second power supply domain when turning off power supply in the first power supply domain and turning on power supply in the second power supply domain.

Abstract: A method, device, and article for assisting in the design of a logic circuit. The method can be such that: logic circuit description data is acquired, a first netlist is generated which is logically integrated with a first frequency based on the acquired logic circuit description data, and a second netlist is generated which is logically integrated with a second frequency higher than the first frequency based on the acquired logic circuit description data, logical operation elements and the wiring for the logical operation elements are arranged based on the first netlist, and a timing report is outputted which is related to the execution timing for each block divided into a predetermined wiring unit, and any block not satisfying the desired operational speed based on the outputted timing report is extracted, the first netlist is replaced with the second netlist for any extracted block, and placement and routing is performed.

Abstract: A method, device, and article for assisting in the design of a logic circuit. The method can be such that: logic circuit description data is acquired, a first netlist is generated which is logically integrated with a first frequency based on the acquired logic circuit description data, and a second netlist is generated which is logically integrated with a second frequency higher than the first frequency based on the acquired logic circuit description data, logical operation elements and the wiring for the logical operation elements are arranged based on the first netlist, and a timing report is outputted which is related to the execution timing for each block divided into a predetermined wiring unit, and any block not satisfying the desired operational speed based on the outputted timing report is extracted, the first netlist is replaced with the second netlist for any extracted block, and placement and routing is performed.