Abstract: A first display screen is displayed on a display when display of the first display screen is selected, the first display screen displaying a control icon that allows operation or confirmation of the state of each of one or more target devices. A second display screen representing a floor plan of a building is displayed on the display when display of the second display screen is selected. A device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is displayed as overlapped on the second display screen representing the floor plan. The device icon representing each of the one or more target devices is displayed at a position corresponding to information representing the arrangement position of each of the one or more target devices included in the floor plan.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen representing a floor plan for one floor including at least two or more rooms; display device icons representing the one or more target devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, an illumination icon representing an illumination device being used in common in one or more rooms included in the floor plan; and output to the network a first control command, when selection of the illumination icon is sensed, and when selection of any region within a first room among the at least two or more rooms included in the floor plan is sensed after the selection of the illumination icon is sensed, the first control command controlling on/off of power for an illumination device corresponding to the first room in which the selection is sensed.

Abstract: A control method according to the present disclosure causes a computer of an information apparatus to: display a display screen on the touch panel display, the display screen representing a floor plan of a building; display device icons representing target devices on the display screen representing the floor plan, the device icons including an icon representing an electric curtain device capable of opening and closing a curtain through a remote operation; display an operation screen including an image representing the curtain of the electric curtain device as overlapped on the display screen representing the floor plan, when selection of the icon representing the electric curtain device is sensed; and output a first open control command to the network when a pinch-out operation is sensed on the operation screen, the first open control command being for opening the curtain of the electric curtain device corresponding to the selected icon.

Abstract: A server apparatus includes a content segment acquisition unit that sequentially acquires, from a client device, comparison counterpart segments constituting a part of a candidate content, each corresponding to each of comparison segments constituting a part of acquired contents, a duplication decision unit that compares, each time the comparison counterpart segment is acquired, the comparison counterpart segment and the corresponding comparison segment to thereby decide whether a content having the comparison segment that agrees with the comparison counterpart segment is included in the acquired contents, and a content acquisition unit that acquires the candidate content from the client device and stores the candidate content in the storage unit in the case where such a content is not included. The content segment acquisition unit aborts acquisition of a subsequent comparison counterpart segment in the case where the above content is not included.

Abstract: A content management apparatus according to the present disclosure manages a list of AV content files including at least one of an image, audio, and a moving image.

Abstract: A flexible wiring board mounting structure of an image shake correcting apparatus, the image shake correcting apparatus includes a image sensor serving as a part of a photographing optical system and capable of moving in directions orthogonal to an optical axis of the photographing optical system, a control circuit mounted to an element independent of the image sensor, and a flexible wiring board which connects the image sensor and the control circuit to each other. The flexible wiring board includes an inner side connecting portion connected to the image sensor, an outer side connecting portion connected to the control circuit, and a flexible portion provided in an allowance space defined between the inner side connecting portion, the outer side connecting portion, the image sensor and an inner peripheral surface of an innermost ring member, out of ring members that support lens groups of the photographing optical system.

Abstract: A control unit sets a transition determination filter value determining a transition operation state of an engine, and calculates a transition determination intake pipe internal pressure from the transition determination filter value, a previously detected intake pipe internal pressure, and a currently detected intake pipe internal pressure. When the time after the start of the engine exceeds a predetermined value, the unit calculates a transition determination intake pipe internal differential pressure from the currently detected intake pipe internal pressure and the transition determination intake pipe internal pressure.

Abstract: A data management device for centrally storing electronic data acquired from a data processing device, the data management device comprising: an identification write unit for writing first identification indicating that the electronic data is saved in a storage device into the electronic data saved in the storage device, and outputting the electronic data having the written first identification to the data processing device; an identification detection unit for detecting second identification written in electronic data inputted from the data processing device, and determining whether the first identification and the second identification match; and a selection unit for recording, into the storage device, the electronic data inputted from the data processing device when it is determined that the first identification and the second identification do not match or when the second identification is not detected.

Abstract: A client device manages one type of content list for a plurality of content obtainment servers, and updates information included in the content list based on information received from each content obtainment server. Thus, the client device can provide the content list with less unnecessary information to each home server with a lighter processing load, so that the time for the home server to obtain contents from the client device can be reduced.

Abstract: A lens frame radially-displacing mechanism of a retractable photographic lens, includes a photographing optical system; a linearly advancing/retreating ring guided linearly in an optical axis direction; a radially-displaceable support frame pivoted parallel to the optical axis, supports a radially-displaceable optical element and rotates between an on-axis position and an off-axis displaced position when the retractable photographic lens moves between the ready-to-photograph state and the retracted state; a rear support frame supporting a rear optical element; and a distance controller which controls approaching positions of the displaceable support frame and the rear support frame.

Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus (100), connected to a display and speakers, includes: a content display control unit (200) which can cause a first window (1101) and a second window (1201) to be displayed on the display; a sound output control unit (110) which can cause at least one speaker assigned for outputting sound of first content to output the sound of the first content, and can cause at least one speaker assigned for outputting sound of second content to output the sound of the second content; a viewable range calculation unit (150) which calculates, by calculation, a viewable range in which the first viewer is located and which is included in a predetermined range where the first viewer can hear the sound of the first content with a predetermined acoustic effect; and a display control unit which outputs, to provide to the first viewer, information based on the viewable range.

Abstract: A server apparatus (200) includes a content segment acquisition unit (202) that sequentially acquires, from a client device (300), comparison counterpart segments constituting a part of a candidate content, each corresponding to each of comparison segments constituting a part of acquired contents, a duplication decision unit (204) that compares, each time the comparison counterpart segment is acquired, the comparison counterpart segment and the corresponding comparison segment to thereby decide whether a content having the comparison segment that agrees with the comparison counterpart segment is included in the acquired contents, and a content acquisition unit (208) that acquires the candidate content from the client device and stores the candidate content in the storage unit (211) in the case where such a content is not included. The content segment acquisition unit (202) aborts acquisition of a subsequent comparison counterpart segment in the case where the above content is not included.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (“IC”) connector includes a card detection contact terminal which is provided substantially at a central part of a housing unit and between a first grounding contact terminal and a second grounding contact terminal, and first and second contact terminals located so as to face each other along a direction of mounting and demounting of a first IC card, the first contact terminals provided adjacent to and both sides of the card detection contact terminal, the second contact terminals provided adjacent to both sides of the card detection contact terminal.

Abstract: A control unit performs control to previously set a transition determination filter value for determining a transition operation state of an engine, and calculate a transition determination intake pipe internal pressure from the transition determination filter value, an intake pipe internal pressure that was detected last time, and an intake pipe internal pressure that has been detected this time, and when a lapse time after start of the engine exceeds a predetermined value, calculate a transition determination intake pipe internal differential pressure from the intake pipe internal pressure that has been detected this time and the transition determination intake pipe internal pressure, set an intake pipe internal pressure filtering value based on the transition determination intake pipe internal differential pressure, and calculate an intake pipe internal pressure that is used for gas fuel injection control this time from the intake pipe internal pressure filtering value, the intake pipe internal pressure th

Abstract: A lens barrel includes an imaging optical system having front and rear optical elements with a spring installed therebetween; a reference barrel which includes a forward-facing limit surface and a rearward-facing limit surface; a first position control mechanism which includes a first rotational member and a first limit member, and varies a position of the front optical element in the optical axis direction relative to the reference barrel; and a second position control mechanism which includes a second rotational member and a second limit member, and varies a position of the rear optical element in the optical axis direction relative to the reference barrel. The first limit member is brought into contact with the rearward-facing limit surface by a forward biasing force of the spring while the second limit member is brought into contact with the forward-facing limit surface by a rearward biasing force of the spring.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a driven ring, a follower provided on the driven ring, a rotational transfer ring including a circumferential groove having no axial-direction component and a rotational transfer groove including an axial-direction component, a guide ring, and a cam groove formed on the guide ring for guiding the driven ring via the follower. Rotation of the driven ring is prevented when the follower is engaged in the circumferential groove so that the driven ring is held at a non-photographing position. When the follower is engaged in the rotational transfer groove, the driven ring is moved along the cam groove between the non-photographing position and a ready-to-photograph position. Opposed wall surfaces in the circumferential groove determine a position of the follower when the driven ring moves between the non-photographing position and the ready-to-photograph position.

Abstract: A content reproduction apparatus (100), connected to a display and speakers, includes: a content display control unit (200) which can cause a first window (1101) and a second window (1201) to be displayed on the display; a sound output control unit (110) which can cause at least one speaker assigned for outputting sound of first content to output the sound of the first content, and can cause at least one speaker assigned for outputting sound of second content to output the sound of the second content; a viewable range calculation unit (150) which calculates, by calculation, a viewable range in which the first viewer is located and which is included in a predetermined range where the first viewer can hear the sound of the first content with a predetermined acoustic effect; and a display control unit which outputs, to provide to the first viewer, information based on the viewable range.

Abstract: A history file that an IC card received from a receiver is confirmed to be a proper history file, so that a repeat input of a license can be prevented. A server (100) which transmits a license that has a usage condition of content includes: a classification key generating unit (101) which generates a classification key that has a history file ID for uniquely identifying each of a plurality of history files on which license-input history on the receiver side is recorded, the license-input history being distributed among the history files; a license issuing unit (103) which issues a license that has the usage condition of content in association with the classification key generated by the classification key generating unit (101); and a server communicating unit (104) which transmits the classification key and the license associated with the classification key.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a rotational ring, first and second movable members linearly movable having first and second followers, respectively; and first and second guide grooves formed on the rotational ring, the first and second followers being slidably engaged therein, respectively. The first movable member has a non-linear moving path. The first guide groove includes an inclined linear lead groove. The lens barrel includes a complementary cam mechanism for controlling the rotational ring to define a non-linear moving path of the first movable member via a cam track of the complementary cam mechanism and a track of the linear lead groove. The second guide groove includes first and second lead groove portions extending parallel to the linear lead groove at different positions in the optical axis direction, and a differential groove portion extending in the circumferential direction which connect the first and second lead groove portions.

Abstract: A lens barrel includes a support ring movable in an optical axis direction; a displaceable optical element supported by the support ring movable between a photographing position and a radially-displaced position in which the displaceable optical element is eccentrically displaced from the optical axis; and an advancing/retracting optical element supported by the support ring. When the lens barrel is in a ready-to-photograph state, the displaceable optical element is held at the photographing position, and the displaceable optical element and the advancing/retracting optical element are aligned in the optical axis direction. When the lens barrel moves from the ready-to-photograph state to an accommodated state, the displaceable optical element is held at the radially-displaced position, and the displaceable optical element and the advancing/retracting optical element are relatively moved so as to at least partially coincide with each other in a direction orthogonal to the optical axis.