Abstract: An information transmitting and receiving system having an information transmitting device including: an information reading section; an information processing section which divides the information into a plurality of information segments, and gives an identifier uniquely to each divided information segment; and an information transmitting section which repeatedly transmits a bundle of identifiers in a first period of time, and an information receiving device including: an information receiving section which receives the identifiers; an information selecting section which selects an information segment desired to read; a display section which displays the information segment desired to read; and a display control section which controls the information display section such that if the information receiving section does not receive the identifier given to the information segment desired to read within a second period of time, stops displaying the information segment.

Abstract: A monitor camera is provided with a control device which carries out a predetermined process in response to an input of a trigger signal. The control device has an arrangement in that continuous images are successively inputted from a camera unit thereto and in that a detection of a moving object is carried out by detecting a change in images in a moving-object detector. When no change in images is detected by the moving-object detector within a predetermined time after the input of a trigger signal from a detection sensor to a trigger signal input unit, the control device determines the trigger signal inputted to the trigger signal input unit as valid. Then, only when the valid trigger signal has been detected, an abnormality process is carried out. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the abnormality process from being performed upon erroneous detection of a normal state as an abnormal state.

Abstract: An information transmitting and receiving system having an information transmitting device including: an information reading section; an information processing section which divides the information into a plurality of information segments, and gives an identifier uniquely to each divided information segment; and an information transmitting section which repeatedly transmits a bundle of identifiers in a first period of time, and an information receiving device including: an information receiving section which receives the identifiers; an information selecting section which selects an information segment desired to read; a display section which displays the information segment desired to read; and a display control section which controls the information display section such that if the information receiving section does not receive the identifier given to the information segment desired to read within a second period of time, stops displaying the information segment.

Abstract: In file management using directory information in a network system, a method of managing the directory information, a management system and a management apparatus are provided, in which other more important processes such as file transfer are not disturbed due to increase in traffic when making inquiries to other nodes about the directory information. Upon receiving inquiries about the directory information, each node receiving the inquiry transmits data while adjusting the communication traffic of each node not to exceed a prescribed value, and this suppresses the communication load on the network not to be excessive.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus according to the present invention has an image taking section which captures images of a plurality of image capturing areas, a detecting section which detects an object to be monitored based on an image obtained by the image taking section, a command receiving section which receives a command for remote control, and a command executing section which executes a process corresponding to the received command when the object is not detected by the detecting section.

Abstract: When an image capturing apparatus and an operation apparatus become connected to each other, function information is transmitted from the image capturing apparatus to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus can recognize the functions effective in the image capturing apparatus by receiving the function information from the image capturing apparatus. The operation apparatus compares the received function information with the functions that can be processed by the operation apparatus, and sets the protocol. The protocol includes ones that is associated with a moving image attribute associated with moving image data and that is associated with the shooting function of the image capturing apparatus. Then, the operation apparatus transmits protocol information to the image capturing apparatus. Thereafter, the image capturing apparatus and the operation apparatus perform data communication based on the protocol.

Abstract: A monitor camera is provided with a control device which carries out a predetermined process in response to an input of a trigger signal. The control device has an arrangement in that continuous images are successively inputted from a camera unit thereto and in that a detection of a moving object is carried out by detecting a change in images in a moving-object detector. When no change in images is detected by the moving-object detector within a predetermined time after the input of a trigger signal from a detection sensor to a trigger signal input unit, the control device determines the trigger signal inputted to the trigger signal input unit as valid. Then, only when the valid trigger signal has been detected, an abnormality process is carried out. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the abnormality process from being performed upon erroneous detection of a normal state as an abnormal state.

Abstract: An image service system includes an imaging unit for capturing an image of an object; and a server for storing a plurality of images captured by the imaging unit and selecting one or more desired images from the stored images. The server transmits the selected images or information associated with the selected images via a network to a terminal.

Abstract: A monitoring apparatus according to the present invention has an image taking section which captures images of a plurality of image capturing areas, a detecting section which detects an object to be monitored based on an image obtained by the image taking section, a command receiving section which receives a command for remote control, and a command executing section which executes a process corresponding to the received command when the object is not detected by the detecting section.

Abstract: A robot movement programming method and apparatus for effectively creating a program for operating a robot with respect to workpieces of identical or similar shape. Sample programs for specifying sequence patterns suitable for the robot operations to be carried out are prepared, and also conversion formulas for obtaining teaching point position data are prepared as functions of dimensional parameters. The sample programs and the conversion formulas associated therewith are registered in a pattern library. The operator selects from the pattern library a sample program representing the sequence pattern suited for the robot operation to be carried out and designates the sample program as a base for creating a robot movement program after editing it, if necessary. Then, the operator inputs various parameter values, watching a graphic image of the sequence pattern specified by the selected sample program.

Abstract: When an image capturing apparatus and an operation apparatus become connected to each other, function information is transmitted from the image capturing apparatus to the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus can recognize the functions effective in the image capturing apparatus by receiving the function information from the image capturing apparatus. The operation apparatus compares the received function information with the functions that can be processed by the operation apparatus, and sets the protocol. The protocol includes ones that is associated with a moving image attribute associated with moving image data and that is associated with the shooting function of the image capturing apparatus. Then, the operation apparatus transmits protocol information to the image capturing apparatus. Thereafter, the image capturing apparatus and the operation apparatus perform data communication based on the protocol.

Abstract: An robot control apparatus with a teaching operation panel capable of making graphic display. The teaching operation panel comprises a processor, a flash memory, a DRAM, a communication port, a touch panel, a graphic controller for controlling a display device, a key control circuit for jog keys. The flash memory stores an operating system having small data size storable in the flash memory and supporting a graphic interface. The processor reads a robot operation program stored in a memory of the robot controller or in an external memory of the teaching operation pane and makes a graphic display on the display device. The graphic display is easily comprehended by an operator and editing and creation of the robot control program is made easy.

Abstract: An operation section 32 of a teaching operation panel 30 connected to a robot controller 10 through a cable 40 has a general operation section 321 provided with a sub-display 323, and a graphic display operation section 322 for a display 31 provided with a touch panel. When a hand in touch with a hand mark 21' of the robot displayed along with a graphic image 20' is moved on the display screen (as indicated by an arrow A; from a position H1 to a position H2), the touched positions are sequentially sensed by the touch panel and converted to three-dimensional position data by using plane position data (which is calculated based on either a line-of-sight in graphic display or a specifically designated direction of a plane and the latest touched position).

Abstract: The invention is a robot teaching pendant containing a display device with graphic display capabilities. Display data is displayed on the graphic display and includes the movement of a robot and taught points. This display data is generated by a display data generation unit based on robot programs stored in data storage unit by buffering the data from a robot controller. This display data may also include representative images of the robot tool along with its coordinates in a tool coordinate system and the taught points in a user or world coordinate system. Thus, the action of the robot can be visually recognized with ease, and the robot can be taught easily and accurately.

Abstract: An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions related to diabetes.

Abstract: While jog feeding, if the robot can be moved safely without interference or collision with others, the data on jog feeding path is accumulated in an external memory device. And a safe region in which the robot can move without interference or collision can make from some accumulated paths in the robot axial space and stored. When start point and end point for the desired path are specified, one path, which links the start point and the end point and is composed of such safe regions, is found. Then the robot positions are taught as positions corresponding to the path.

Abstract: A robot control method capable of eliminating any influence of motion in a preceding path section to assure an accurate path movement with respect to a portion of a path section toward an end point. In a motion statement, a path-assurance section is previously designated in terms of length, time or path-assurance ratio for a moving path ?2!.fwdarw.?3!. A path motion plan EFGH for the moving path ?2!.fwdarw.?3! is created so that a path section represented by DHGK is the path-assurance section designated in the motion statement, assuming that D represents a terminal point of the motion along the moving path ?1!.fwdarw.?2!. Consequently, an influence of motion of the moving path ?1!.fwdarw.?2! is not exerted on the motion after a point in time represented by D or K, to assure a movement on the path ?2!.fwdarw.?3! in the path-assurance section.

Abstract: A robot position teaching system and method including a robot controller to control a robot, a visual sensor to measure a three-dimensional position, an image processing device to measure a position by processing and analyzing an image recognized by the visual sensor, and a position teaching unit provided with a grasping portion having a size which can be grasped by a hand of an operator, and an index which can visually be recognized by the visual sensor, and is disposed at a distal end of a rod-type body extending from the grasping portion. The operator turns on a moving switch of the position teaching unit such that the robot controller moves the robot toward a position of the index recognized by a camera. When an approach teaching switch of the position teaching unit is turned on after movement of the robot is stopped, data of a current position of the index recognized by the camera is stored as teaching position data.

Abstract: An intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor is isolated and purified from mammalian cells, such as rat or human kidney cells. The intrinsic aldose reductase inhibitor may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of certain conditions related to diabetes.

Abstract: An industrial-robot teaching program is prepared off-line without using a robot. Then, cameras serving as vision sensors are mounted on a wrist flange of the robot to obtain measured position data for a teaching point P1. The teaching point P1 is on a workpiece in a sensor coordinate system and is detected by the vision sensor. The position data for the teaching point in the teaching program is converted into position data in the sensor coordinate system. Next, an error of the robot wrist flange coordinate system is estimated in accordance with a difference between measured position data for the teaching point and converted position data in the teaching program. Then, the teaching point data included in the teaching program is corrected based on the estimated error of the robot wrist flange coordinate system. The vision sensor may also be attached to an end effector of the robot.