Abstract: A mobile terminal includes: a memory configured to store display information for displaying a plurality of display objects in standard positions for a dominant hand; a display configured to display the plurality of display objects based on the display information; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: determine whether the dominant hand is holding the mobile terminal using a sensor, control the display to display the plurality of display objects in the standard positions when the dominant hand is determined as holding the mobile terminal, and control the display to display the plurality of display objects in symmetrical positions determined using a change in the standard positions when the dominant hand is determined as not holding the mobile terminal.

Abstract: A measuring apparatus for measuring predetermined information on a plurality of regions to be measured, the measuring apparatus includes: a first detection unit configured to detect a rotation mode of the measuring apparatus; and a determination unit configured to determine a region measured by the measuring apparatus on the basis of the rotation mode detected by the first detection unit in a movement process of the measuring apparatus from a predetermined position to any one of the regions.

Abstract: A heart rate estimating apparatus may include a transmitter to transmit microwave with respect to a subject, a receiver to receive and detect reflected wave from the subject irradiated with the microwave, and acquire a detected result, a sensor to sense a movement of the subject, and acquire a sensed result, and an estimating unit. The estimating unit may estimate a heart rate based on feature points remaining after excluding, from heart rate candidates, feature points that are obtained by frequency analysis of the detected result and are located in a vicinity of frequencies at which feature points are obtained by frequency analysis of the sensed result.

Abstract: An optical measurement apparatus has a light source section, a light receiving section, and a light guiding section. The light source section has a light emitting surface that emits light. The light receiving section has a light receiving surface that receives the light emitted by the emitting surface of the light source to be incident into a body through a surface of the body and which is emitted out of the body after propagating inside the body, the receiving surface facing a direction orthogonal to the emitting surface of the light source, and the receiving section outputting a signal indicative of an amount of the light received by the receiving surface. The light guiding section is provided on a path of the light emitted from the emitting surface and received by the receiving surface to change a traveling direction of the light.

Abstract: A photoelectric sphygmograph measurement device includes a light emitting part emitting light pulses, a light receiving part having a light receiving element that receives the light pulses and producing a corresponding output signal, and a control part driving the light emitting part to emit the light pulses and performing a pulse wave measurement by using the output signal. The control part drives the light emitting part so that a charge accumulated in the light emitting element converges on a predetermined amount in a case where the charge accumulated in the light receiving element decreases to the predetermined amount or less during a time when driving of the light emitting part is stopped and/or in a case where the light receiving element changes to a first state in which the light receiving element is capable of receiving the light pulses from a second state in which the light receiving element is not capable of receiving the light pulses.

Abstract: A computer readable medium for storing information display programs causing a computer communicating with a communication apparatus provided at the entry or exit at an entrance/exit point where a user gets on or off a transportation system to perform a display method, the display method include: detecting that the user has left the exit of the current entrance/exit point through the communication between a communication apparatus; identifying the next entrance/exit point to the current entrance/exit point among the entrance/exit points within the route; acquiring map showing the route from the current entrance/exit point to the next entrance/exit point identified by the identifying the next entrance/exit point to the current entrance/exit point; and controlling a display screen of the computer so as to display the map showing the route from the current entrance/exit point to the next entrance/exit point acquired by the acquiring map.

Abstract: A monitoring system that monitors a person, the monitoring system including: a camera that captures an image of the individual; a transmission device that transmits an image; and, a processing device that is configured to: detect a change in facial expression of the individual from an image captured by the camera; identify the individual with the change in facial expression; and, transmit to a destination associated with the identified individual an image including the change in facial expression through the transmission device.

Abstract: An information providing method includes writing to a storage area of a communication apparatus embedded in a surrounding member of a transparent panel, distribution information related to preliminarily stored content; displaying on a screen provided on the transparent panel, display information related to the content for which the distribution information has been read at the writing; and transmitting to a communication terminal near the transparent panel by wireless communication, the distribution information stored in the storage area of the communication apparatus.

Abstract: An information providing system includes a display unit installed in a table and having on the table, a display screen that displays an image of a product; a detecting unit that detects placement of an object at the position of the displayed image; and a display control unit that causes content related to the product to be displayed on the display screen when placement of the object at the position of the image is detected by the detecting unit.

Abstract: A communication apparatus for communicating with a storage unit and portable display apparatus, the communication apparatus includes, a receiver for receiving an identification information from the portable display apparatus when the portable display apparatus is placed upon the board, an acquisition unit for acquiring from the storage unit the information related to the identification information which is received from the portable display apparatus, and a transmitter for transmitting to the portable display apparatus the information which is acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A goods selection apparatus for selecting goods on the basis of displayed goods information. The goods selection apparatus includes a display unit for displaying goods information, a detector for detecting individually a plurality of potential customers in front of the display unit, a control unit for controlling the display unit to display a plurality of display areas in the display unit, each of the display areas displaying information of respective one of the goods, the number of the plurality of display areas corresponding to the number of the plurality of potential customers detected by the detector, an input unit for receiving an input designating any one of the display areas by any of the potential customers; and a selector for selecting one of the goods corresponding to the one of display areas designated by the input unit.

Abstract: To provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a medium recording an information processing program that can be operated easily. A solid body that can be held by a user, a measurement section that is provided in the solid body and measures a state of the solid body with respect to three-dimensional space to obtain state information, a recognition section that recognizes a section facing a predetermined direction among a plurality of sections of the solid body based on the state information measured by the measurement section to set the recognized section as a selected section, and an execution section that selects and executes a function corresponding to the selected section among functions associated with a plurality of the sections in advance based on the selected section recognized by the recognition section are included.

Abstract: A method is provided for making packaged micro-devices each including a micro movable element, a first packaging member formed with a recess, and a second packaging member formed with another recess. The micro movable element has a movable part. In accordance with the method, a device wafer is prepared for forming a plurality of micromovable elements. A first packaging wafer, formed with a plurality of recesses corresponding in position to the movable parts of the respective movable elements, is bonded to one surface of the device wafer. A second packaging wafer, formed with a plurality of recesses, is bonded to the other surface of the device wafer. The resulting laminate assembly is cut into separate products.

Abstract: A micro movable device is made by processing a material substrate of a multilayer structure including a first layer, a second layer having a finely rough region on its surface on the side of the first layer, and an intermediate layer provided between the first and the second layer. The micro movable device includes a first structure formed in the first layer and a second structure formed in the second layer. The second structure includes a portion opposing the first structure via a gap and having a finely rough region on the side of the first structure, and being relatively displaceable with respect to the first structure.

Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes: a first tuning-fork vibrator having a first base and first aims extending from the first base in a first direction; a second tuning-fork vibrator having a second bass and second arms extending from the second base in a second direction; and a double gimbal portion mat has a drive gimbal portion vibrating about an axis extending in a fourth direction, and a sense gimbal portion vibrating about an axis extending in a fifth direction and senses an angular velocity about an axis extending in a third direction.

Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and arms extending from the base, a mounting portion for mounting the tuning-fork vibrator, and a supporting member that mounts the tuning-fork vibrator on the mounting portion and has a narrow portion.

Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a tuning-fork vibrator having a base and arms extending from the base, a mounting portion for,mounting the tuning-fork vibrator, and multiple supporting members that mount the tuning-fork vibrator on the mounting portion.

Abstract: A vibration sensor includes a vibration body, a drive circuit that vibrates the vibration body, a sense circuit that refers to a reference signal associated with a drive signal for the drive circuit and detects a physical state of the vibration body on the basis of a sense signal related to vibration of the vibration body, and a capacitor provided between the drive circuit and ground. The capacitor has a temperature characteristic of a capacitance value defined so as to compensate for at least a part of the temperature characteristic of a sensitivity of the sense signal to the vibration of the vibration body.

Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes multiple tuning-fork vibrators, each of which respectively includes a base portion and multiple arm portions extending from the base portion, and a difference in length of the arm portions between the multiple tuning-fork vibrators is at least 1 percent of an average of lengths of the multiple arm portions of the multiple tuning-fork vibrators.

Abstract: An angular velocity sensor includes: first and second tuning-fork vibrators, each of which respectively includes a base portion and multiple arm portions extending from the base portion; and a mounting portion mounting the first and second tuning-fork vibrators, and an end of an arm portion of the first tuning-fork vibrator opposes a side face of the second tuning-fork vibrator; and a first wire connecting the first tuning-fork vibrator and the mounting portion extends in a width direction of the first tuning-fork vibrator.