Abstract: In an overload current protection device for cutting off power from a power supply to a load (3) such as a motor by means of a contactor (switch) (2) at overloading, an MI element having a magnetic impedance (MI) effect as current detectors (4a, 4b, and 4c) is installed at a position capable of detecting a current flowing through the secondary winding of power supply transformers (5a, 5b, and 5c) that generate a control power supply to thereby reduce costs without using a constant voltage power supply and expand a current detection range by eliminating magnetic saturation due to a core, a problem with a conventional current transformer, thereby providing at low costs a high-precision overload current protection device having a wide current detection range.

Abstract: An execution support system 1 including a car navigation system terminal 100 that communicates with TVs (291 and 292) or air conditioners (293 and 294) via an Internet (900), where the car navigation system terminal (100) includes: a prediction function unit (110) that predicts a destination to which it is headed and outputs prediction result data indicating a result of the prediction; and a script function unit (120) that specifies a control operation for the respective TVs (291 and 292) and the air conditioners (293 and 294) in accordance with the prediction result data, and causes the respective TVs (291 and 292) and the air conditioners (293 and 294) to execute the specified control operation.

Abstract: A mobile terminal (21) that appropriately predicts an application that a user is likely to use includes: an input device (106) that selects and executes any of two or more applications; a GPS reception unit (108); a behavior pattern extraction unit (205) that creates a usage prediction rule of the application executed on the input device (106), in association with a usage location detected by the GPS reception unit (108); and an information display control unit (204) that specifies, based on the usage prediction rule, an application corresponding to the current location detected by the GPS reception unit (108), and causes a display (105) to display the specified application as a prediction result.

Abstract: An information providing system is disclosed to provide information to a traveling user, the information providing system including: a visit history record unit (306) which detects that the user visits a place which is away from a user's living area in order to generate a travel history, and records, as a visit history, the travel history together with a visit area which represents the visited place; a visit history database (303); a facility information database (304) which provides the user with the information regarding the visit area recorded in the visit history database (303); a facility information search unit (308); and the like.

Abstract: The present invention includes: a current position determination unit (101) that determines a current position of a user; a facility candidate search unit (103A) that specifies, as a candidate for a visited place, a facility that is located within a predetermined area including the current position determined by the current position determination unit (101); an electronic money unit (108) and a payment amount calculation unit (104) that detect a payment amount of the user; and a most-likely visited facility identification unit (105A) that identifies a most-likely visited place by selecting from a plurality of facilities a facility corresponding to the payment amount detected by the electronic money unit (108) and the payment amount calculation unit (104), when the plurality of facilities are specified by the facility candidate search unit (103A).

Abstract: A server apparatus 20 that is connected, through a communication network 11, to a mobile terminal 40 for reproducing a content and to a ticket gate machine 30. The ticket gate machine 30 detects that a user's entrance into a station area or boarding onto a vehicle, identifies at least a boarding zone, and notifies the identified boarding zone to the server apparatus 20. The server apparatus 20 includes a required duration calculating unit 22 which calculates, based on the boarding zone notified by the ticket gate machine 30, a duration for a user traveling by the vehicle, a content selecting unit 23 which determines a content whose reproduction is completed within the calculated duration, and a data transmitting/receiving unit 21 which delivers the determined content to the mobile terminal 40.

Abstract: A current sensor which constitutes an overload protection apparatus and senses a current supplied from a power source to a load is constituted by providing a magnetic sensor having the effect of magnetic impedance (MI), an AC supply means which impresses AC on this sensor, a bias current supply means which supplies a bias current to a bias coil, a peak sensing means which senses the peak or a change in impedance of the magnetic sensor as a change in voltage, and a switch which selects the output of the peak sensing means in accordance with each phase. A holding means which holds switch outputs one after another and an amplification means are provided in common to enable current sensing for each phase. Thus, a range of current sensing is enlarged to reduce power consumption and cost.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device and a terminal exhibit high security corresponding to a utilizing mode. The biometric authentication device includes a biometric information storage module performing mutual authentication with an electronic device by use of a common key, acquiring biometric information from the electronic device when validity is mutually authenticated and storing the biometric information in a biometric information storage module, and a biometric information authenticating module effecting the authentication with the electronic device by use of the public key, and authenticating, when the validity is authenticated, the biometric information stored in the biometric information storage module and the present biometric information.

Abstract: A user authentication apparatus includes: means for storing biometric authentication information obtained from a user; means for communicating with a electronic equipment, which authenticates the user with the user's biometric authentication information; means for sending, in response to a first inquiry from the electronic equipment, store location definition information, which defines store locations of various output information; and output means for outputting, in response to a read request sent from the electronic equipment to designate a store location defined by the store location definition information, the output information along with identification information which indicates the type of the output information.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device has high security by preventing intra-device information from being falsified and stolen by a third party. A biometric authentication device includes a biometric information storage module, a biometric information authenticating module for individual authentication, a mutual authentication module with the terminal, a registration counter corresponding to the mutual authentication, an authentication counter corresponding to the biometric authentication, a stoppage flag set when the value of the counter is larger than a predetermined value, and authentication control module for preventing the module from operating depending on the stoppage flag.

Abstract: An over-current protection device is constituted of a current detection unit for detecting a current from a power-supply source to a load having a magnetism detection element with a magnetic impedance (MI) effect, an AC-current supply device for supplying an AC current to the detection element, a bias-current supply device for supplying a bias current to a bias coil, a peak detection device for detecting a peak of impedance of the magnetism detection element as a variation of voltage, and a switch corresponding to a phase for selecting an output of the peak detection device. In the current detection unit, a holding device for holding a switch output and an amplifier are disposed in common for detecting the current in each phase, thereby expanding a current detectable range and reducing power consumption and cost.

Abstract: A movement history of the user is transmitted from each of a plurality of terminals (11) owned by the user to a movement history management server (13). The server (13) filters display-conditioned information received from an information provider terminal (14) by referring to the display conditions of the information and the stored user's movement histories, to specify display-conditioned information to be transmitted, and transmits the specified information to the user.

Abstract: In a biometrics authentication device which uses biometrics information to authenticate individuals, guidance is provided such that image capture of biometrics information is performed appropriately. An image capture device is caused to perform a plurality of image capture operations (including distance measurement) at short intervals. And when image capture NG occurs frequently, a control unit stacks the NG results, and if image capture NGs are not resolved even after a prescribed number of image capture operations, judges that the relation between the body part and the image capture device must be corrected, analyzes the stacked image capture NG causes, and displays a guidance screen on a display device according to the analysis result.

Abstract: A small, low-cost, wide-range current sensor excellent in environmental resistance and noise resistance and high in accuracy, and an application device, a DC magnetic field is applied to two magnetic elements (1a, 1b) having a magnetic impedance effect by means of a magnet (3), while a negative feedback magnetic field is applied to both elements by means of a coil (2). The variation of the magnetic field depending on the external magnetic field applied to the magnetic elements (1a, 1b) is detected by detection units (7a, 7b). The difference between the output is amplified by a differential amplifier unit (8). Thus, detection is achieved in a wide range while eliminating the influence of the noise.

Abstract: In an information acquisition system such as a car navigation system, a history accumulation DB 104 accumulates user's travel history. A condition determination section 107 determines a condition for retrieval for performing accurate prediction, and a prediction section 108 predicts a travel destination using the condition for retrieval. An information-to-be-presented determination section 110 acquires information relating to the travel destination predicted by the prediction section 108 from a received information DB 802 or the like.

Abstract: An optical logic device performs a logic operation on a plurality of input light signals. The optical logic device has a photoelectric conversion portion, in which photoreceivers for receiving input light signals are provided in parallel, that outputs an electric signal obtained by adding up outputs of the photoreceivers, and a comparator that compares a voltage level of the electric signal outputted from the photoelectric conversion portion with a predetermined voltage level.

Abstract: To provide a magnetism detection apparatus that is small and low in cost and power consumption, a biasing coil 4 and a negative-feedback coil are integrated with a magnetic impedance element having a magnetic impedance effect in a resinous structure. The magnetism detection apparatus has a reduced magnetic resistance between the magnetic impedance element and the coil, thereby making it possible to apply a bias magnetic field and a negative-feedback magnetic field to the magnetic impedance element with a reduced power consumption.

Abstract: A current sensor which constitutes an overload protection apparatus and senses a current supplied from a power source to a load is constituted by providing a magnetic sensor having the effect of magnetic impedance (MI), an AC supply means which impresses AC on this sensor, a bias current supply means which supplies a bias current to a bias coil, a peak sensing means which senses the peak or a change in impedance of the magnetic sensor as a change in voltage, and a switch which selects the output of the peak sensing means in accordance with each phase. A holding means which holds switch outputs one after another and an amplification means are provided in common to enable current sensing for each phase. Thus, a range of current sensing is enlarged to reduce power consumption and cost.

Abstract: An overload current protection device for cutting off power applied from a power supply to a load (3) such as a motor by means of a contactor (switch) (2) at overloading. With the configuration, an element (40) having a magnetic impedance effect as current detection units (4a, 4b, 4c) is used to thereby expand a current detection range by eliminating magnetic saturation due to a core, a problem with a conventional current transformer, thereby providing at low costs an overload current protection device having a wide current detection range.

Abstract: In a network system providing a service, addition of an expanded function can be easily realized. A database server (105) provides a service such as accepting reservations of a facility to a terminal PC (101) via the Internet (104). To add an expanded function to the service provided by the database server (105), an agent server (106) executes a script, prepared by combining basic functions of the database server (105) and stored in a script storage section (209), according to a request from the terminal PC (101).