Abstract: A body part guidance control is performed in a non-contact biometrics authentication device which performs individual authentication utilizing characteristics of a body part which is a portion of a human body, for guiding the body part so as to capture images without contact. The future position at the time of message display is predicted by using body part positions of n times in the past and the guidance message can be selected according to this predicted position to output an appropriate message. Hence the time for guidance into an appropriate image capture region can be shortened, the output of messages for movement in the direction opposite the body part movement can be prevented, and inducement of confusion in the user can be prevented, so that the speed of authentication can be improved.

Abstract: A screen plug extracts screen image data of a display screen from a target application and acquired data to be linked from the screen image data. The acquired data is output to a linkage application. Thus the screen plug realizes data linkage between the linkage application and the target application.

Abstract: A body part guidance control is performed in a non-contact biometrics authentication device which performs individual authentication utilizing characteristics of a body part which is a portion of a human body, for guiding the body part so as to capture images without contact. The future position at the time of message display is predicted by using body part positions of n times in the past and the guidance message can be selected according to this predicted position to output an appropriate message. Hence the time for guidance into an appropriate image capture region can be shortened, the output of messages for movement in the direction opposite the body part movement can be prevented, and inducement of confusion in the user can be prevented, so that the speed of authentication can be improved.

Abstract: An application linking technology enables data formatted among many-to-many applications to be communicated. From a window displayed by at least one first application, a necessary information item for an operation of at least one second application is collected. When the collected information items contain items not matching the data format of the second application, data conversion is performed on an unmatched information item to a data format of the second application. A matching information item and a data-converted information item whichever is necessary to the second application is transmitted. A processing result transmitted from the second application is received. Data conversion is performed on an unmatched processing result to a predetermined format when a processing result contains data not matching the predetermined format.

Abstract: A screen plug extracts screen image data of a display screen from a target APL and acquired data to be linked from the screen image data. The acquired data is output to a linkage APL. Thus the screen plug realizes data linkage between the linkage APL and the target APL.