Abstract: The invention concerns a decorative casing fabricated by bonding a film having a polarizing characteristic to the surface of the casing body via an adhesive layer, and an object of the invention is to provide the casing with enhanced decorativeness by designing the adhesive layer so as to render various color effects in addition to the effect rendered by the polarizing characteristic. The polarizing film is bonded to the surface of the casing body via the adhesive layer containing a special-effect material having a color effect. According to the present invention, by directly bonding the polarizing film to the casing via the adhesive layer that produces a desired color effect, other effects such as color hue can be conferred in the film bonding step, and thus a casing having an excellent decorative effect can be manufactured by a simple process without increasing the number of process steps.

Abstract: A switch device includes: a movable spring that has one end as a fixed end, and the other end as a free end; a substrate that is disposed below the movable spring; a first contact point that is disposed at a predetermined location between the fixed end and the free end of the movable spring; a protrusion that is formed on the substrate and is located to face the free end of the movable spring; and a second contact point that is provided on the substrate and is located to face the first contact point. This switch device is put into an ON state when the free end of the movable spring is brought into contact with the protrusion and the first contact point is brought into contact with the second contact point.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna apparatus including a dielectric substrate on which an element including a conductive material pattern is formed. The dielectric substrate is a film.

Abstract: An actuator that provides tactile information includes a stator formed in a plane plate, a translationally movable element disposed to oppose each other on one of main surfaces of the stator to move translationally in response to an electromagnetic power exerted between the translationally movable element and the stator in a first direction and in a second direction crossed at right angles to each other along the main surfaces, and a rotationally movable element disposed to oppose each other on the other main surface of the stator to move rotationally in response to the electromagnetic power exerted between the rotationally movable element and the stator.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an antenna apparatus including a dielectric substrate on which an element including a conductive material pattern is formed. The dielectric substrate is a film.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a fatigue determining portion determining whether an operator is tired or not by referring to fatigue information on the operator's fatigue, and a processing control portion causing a first display for recovering the operator to be shown on a display portion together with a working display on which the operator is working, when the fatigue determining portion determines that the operator is tired.

Abstract: An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion of a person. At least one myoelectric sensor is provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detects a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion. A standard value obtaining portion outputs a command to make the person maintain a hand in a constant posture in a state where the myoelectric sensors is worn on the hand, and obtains a value based on the myoelectric signal detected by the myoelectric sensor after the output of the command, as a standard value. A calibration portion calibrates a myoelectric signal depending on the hand motion after the standard value is obtained by the standard value obtaining portion, with the standard value.

Abstract: The object of the present is to easily improve decoration of an electronic device and the like, by generating a change of color tone in a desired region of a structure using a multilayer film exhibiting interference colors. A decorative casing has a multilayer film, having plural thin films of different refractive indexes laminated together, adhered onto the surface of a base material, and the multilayer film has an uneven surface.

Abstract: A brain wave detecting apparatus includes a plurality of brain wave detecting portions that are arranged on a side surface of a head and detect brain waves of the head, a selecting portion selecting one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions on the basis of brain wave signals transmitted from the plurality of brain wave detecting portions, and a transmitting portion transmitting information about the brain wave signal transmitted from said one of the plurality of brain wave detecting portions.

Abstract: An input system executes an input to an information processing apparatus depending on the hand motion. Plural myoelectric sensors are provided on an area between a wrist of the person and bases of a second finger to a fifth finger, and detect myoelectric signals depending on the hand motion. A setting portion outputs at least one command to make the person execute at least one particular motion in a state where the myoelectric sensors are worn on the hand, and associates the detected myoelectric signals after the output of the command with the particular motion corresponding to the command. An input portion identifies the hand motion from myoelectric signals detected based on the hand motion after the termination of the association and the association result of the setting portion, and executes the input to the information processing apparatus depending on the identified hand motion.

Abstract: An antenna device is provided that includes a ground and an element including a first element component part and a second element component part. The first element component part has a first end facing a side of the ground and serving as a connection point, and extends from the first end in a direction, away from the ground. The second element component part is connected to a second end of the first element component part so as to extend substantially parallel to the side of the ground part.

Abstract: A product management system is disclosed. The product management system comprises a product detection device disposed on a product display rack and configured to detect presence/absence of a product on the product display rack, a wireless communication device disposed on the product display rack and configured to wirelessly transmit information about the presence/absence of the product detected by the product detection device, a relay device to relay communications between the wireless communication device and a network, a product management device to store and display the information transmitted from the wireless communication device via the relay device and the network, and a terminal device capable of wireless communications with the wireless communication device and configured to travel with a shopper.

Abstract: A disclosed information providing system includes a communication device; an information providing apparatus; and a mobile terminal device carried by a shopper and configured to communicate by wireless communication with the communication device and to communicate via a network with the information providing apparatus. The information providing apparatus is configured to supply information to the mobile terminal device via the network or via the communication device and the wireless communication.

Abstract: A communication apparatus is provided that includes an apparatus main frame, an antenna, and a connecting element that connects the antenna to the apparatus main frame and positions the antenna away from the apparatus main frame.

Abstract: An entry detecting system includes a terminal device; a point-to-point communication device; an entry detecting device; and a guard device. The point-to-point communication device includes a transmitting-receiving antenna having directivity in a specific direction. The point-to-point communication device communicates by radio with the terminal device via the transmitting-receiving antenna so as to detect a response time from the terminal device and report detected response time to the entry detecting device. The entry detecting device detects a distance from the point-to-point communication device to the terminal device based on the response time reported by the point-to-point communication device, generates entry detecting information based on the detected distance, and transmits the entry detecting information to the point-to-point communication device and the guard device. The point-to-point communication device transmits the received entry detecting information to the terminal device.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus is disclosed. The antenna apparatus includes a dielectric substrate; an antenna element pattern formed on the dielectric substrate; a grounding pattern connected to the element pattern; a feed line formed on the dielectric substrate, and connected to the element pattern; and a filter connected to the feed line.

Abstract: A signal transmission and reception device is disclosed that can be made compact and has wide-band band-pass characteristics. The signal transmission and reception device includes a first filtering unit that is composed of a distributed constant circuit and is capable of eliminating a first frequency component or a second frequency component. The second frequency is higher than the first frequency, and a second filtering unit that attenuates components of frequencies lower than the first frequency or components of frequencies higher than the second frequency.

Abstract: A disclosed antenna apparatus includes a base made of a dielectric material; an antenna element pattern formed on a surface of the base; a ground pattern formed in a position adjacent to and opposite to the antenna element pattern on the same surface of the base; and a surface-mounted coaxial connector mounted on the ground pattern in a position close to a feeding point of the antenna element pattern.

Abstract: A shopping path tracking system is disclosed that comprises a terminal device, a fixed communication device, and a path management device. The fixed communication device wirelessly communicates with the terminal device, calculates a response time of the terminal device, and reports the calculated response time to the path management device. The path management device detects a position of the terminal device based on the response time reported from the fixed communication device, stores the detected position, and detects a travel path of the terminal device by tracking the stored positions.

Abstract: A disclosed optical window member includes a transparent synthetic resin plate comprising a surface with a protruding/recessed pattern of a predetermined fineness that causes light diffusion; and an optical thin film formed on the surface of the transparent synthetic resin plate with the protruding/recessed pattern. The optical thin film determines a component of light transmitted through the optical thin film and light reflected from the optical thin film.