Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a learning device capable of increasing a learning effect by utilizing the operation of the subconscious mind during sleep. Provided is a learning device comprising: a time counting means; a time setting means which sets a question posing time of a question to be presented to a user; a question posing means which poses the question on the basis of the setting made by the time setting means; and a presenting means which, prior to the question posing time of the question, presents to the user in advance a content relating to the question posed by the question posing means.

Abstract: In order to quickly update map data in region units without generation of contradiction to adjacent non-updated regions after the updating, under map data updating, time and date of updating of update region of a terminal is obtained with designation of a region as the update object used as a trigger, a mesh ID on the external boundary of the partial update region is obtained, and the differential updating data ID of the updated differential updating data is also obtained from the terminal. The partial updating data and differential updating data required for updating of the designated region of the terminal are selected from the information obtained above and these selected data are applied to the map data of terminal. When updating is conducted using the partial updating data and differential updating data, the time and date of updating of the relevant partial update region ID are changed and the differential updating data ID is registered to the differential management data.

Abstract: A navigation device includes a navigation information storage unit in which navigation information, including the user-provided data, is stored; and a human machine interface unit that outputs the user-provided data and navigation information other than the user-provided data separately on an output device, that displays a warning message, read from the navigation information storage unit, and a screen prompting for an input for selecting whether to perform navigation processing based on the user-provided data when an instruction for performing navigation processing based on the user-provided data is input from an input device, and that causes a control unit, which performs navigation processing, to perform navigation processing based on the user-provided data when an instruction for performing navigation processing based on the user-provided data is input from the input device. In this way, a navigation system where user-provided data and official data are reliably combined can be provided.

Abstract: There is provided a broadcast program recording/playback apparatus that starts playback of a recorded broadcast program from a desired scene, so that a user can specify a precise position of a desired scene in a recorded broadcast program and start playback. The apparatus comprises a recording control unit and a playback control unit. The playback control unit obtains information for feature data belonging to a referential feature frame and a relative time difference between the feature frame and an objective frame including the desired scene as position specifying data for determining the desired scene position. The playback control unit searches for the feature frame having the feature data from recorded broadcast program data, determines the objective frame position by adding the relative time difference to the position of the feature frame searched out, and controls to start playback from the determined objective frame position.

Abstract: In order to quickly update map data in region units without generation of contradiction to adjacent non-updated regions after the updating, under map data updating, time and date of updating of update region of a terminal is obtained with designation of a region as the update object used as a trigger, a mesh ID on the external boundary of the partial update region is obtained, and the differential updating data ID of the updated differential updating data is also obtained from the terminal. The partial updating data and differential updating data required for updating of the designated region of the terminal are selected from the information obtained above and these selected data are applied to the map data of terminal. When updating is conducted using the partial updating data and differential updating data, the time and date of updating of the relevant partial update region ID are changed and the differential updating data ID is registered to the differential management data.

Abstract: A navigation device includes a navigation information storage unit in which navigation information, including the user-provided data, is stored; and a human machine interface unit that outputs the user-provided data and navigation information other than the user-provided data separately on an output device, that displays a warning message, read from the navigation information storage unit, and a screen prompting for an input for selecting whether to perform navigation processing based on the user-provided data when an instruction for performing navigation processing based on the user-provided data is input from an input device, and that causes a control unit, which performs navigation processing, to perform navigation processing based on the user-provided data when an instruction for performing navigation processing based on the user-provided data is input from the input device. In this way, a navigation system where user-provided data and official data are reliably combined can be provided.

Abstract: A pen type input device with a camera has improved usability as a result in improved construction of the device. The pen type input device with the camera is adapted for use in detecting both of a horizontally elongated object and a vertically elongated object. On the other hand, means for pointing to the object and the process content simultaneously, and further means for detecting the fact that the user is pointing to the object in an erroneous manner and for teaching a correct manner of pointing to the object depending thereon are provided.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an information access device for utilizing a supposed information service, which possesses an information-inputting device. The information access device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a usage discrimination part which judges whether the information-inputting device is utilized for said intended information service or unintended usage, based on prescribed information from said information inputting device.

Abstract: The present invention concerns an information access device for utilizing a supposed information service, which possesses an information-inputting device. The information access device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a usage discrimination part which judges whether the information-inputting device is utilized for said intended information service or unintended usage, based on prescribed information from said information inputting device.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a desk with a planar display unit which also accommodates physical objects to be manipulated by the operator. The physical objects are representative of physical objects normally used in office environments when handling paper files. A camera is provided which continuously monitors the desk display surface and is coupled to an electronic computer which can be controlled by the operator by moving the physical objects and the operator hands to simulate paper processing tasks, such as mailing, faxing, filing, opening files, editing and the like. An operator driven menu is provided on the desk display surface for facilitating operator classification and storage of physical object shapes of those physical objects which are to be used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-user pattern data processing system configured for various kinds of patterns, such as characters, to learn efficiently and effectively. The present invention comprises an input arrangement 1 having patterns entered therein from a plurality of users, a dictionary 2 having patterns and attributes of the patterns belonging thereto defined therein, a recognizing arrangement 4 that receives the entered pattern and a group attribute and retrieves from among the patterns entered in the dictionary and having a corresponding group attribute to feed out the category, and a dictionary editing arrangement 5 for extracting a pattern used in common by a group before editing the pattern, such as entering it in the common dictionary, with the group having the user made to belong thereto. The invention allows the dictionary used to the pattern recognition to learn very efficiently and effectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing system using a coordinate detection device and displays, and more specifically to an input-display integrated information processing system which allows the displays to be carried like paper and to be freely laid out and stacked together on a desk (coordinate input device). The system includes a layout determining unit for determining a layout of the display on said coordinate detection device, wherein the layout determining unit further comprises a display position coordinate detector that detects where in the coordinate space of the coordinate detection device the display for displaying an information is located, and a coordinate converter that converts the information into display coordinates. The layout determination is done by using markers attached to three of the four corners of the display.

Abstract: An information processing system includes a desk with a planar display unit which also accommodates physical objects to be manipulated by the operator. The physical objects are representative of physical objects normally used in office environments when handling paper files. A camera is provided which continuously monitors the desk display surface and is coupled to an electronic computer which can be controlled by the operator by moving the physical objects and the operator hands to simulate paper processing tasks, such as mailing, faxing, filing, opening files, editing and the like. An operator driven menu is provided on the desk display surface for facilitating operator classification and storage of physical object shapes of those physical objects which are to be used.

Abstract: An interaction support system in which a figure processing program is run so that each of the constituent elements of a displayed figure is expressed in the form of coordinate points of a circumscribed polygon thereof and actions are sequentially defined with respect to the elements respectively. After actions have been defined with respect to the respective overlapped constituent elements, the defined actions are sequentially carried out in the run stage. An action for one figure element may be defined during defining operation of another figure element.

Abstract: A system for management of object carrying includes a plurality of reading devices for reading information stored in a card given to an object to be managed, a storage device for storing processing contents for situations, a condition setting unit for setting processing to be executed according to a situation, a state monitor unit for executing processing on the basis of information read from one of the reading devices and the contents set by the condition setting unit, a management unit for managing identification numbers each stored in the card for managing the object to be managed, and a display for informing of processing executed by the state monitor unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a multi-user pattern data processing system configured for various kinds of patterns, such as characters, to learn efficiently and effectively. The present invention comprises an input arrangement 1 having patterns entered therein from a plurality of users, a dictionary 2 having patterns and attributes of the patterns belonging thereto defined therein, a recognizing arrangement 4 that receives the entered pattern and a group attribute and retrieves from among the patterns entered in the dictionary and having a corresponding group attribute to feed out the category, and a dictionary editing arrangement 5 for extracting a pattern used in common by a group before editing the pattern, such as entering it in the common dictionary, with the group having the user made to belong thereto. The invention allows the dictionary used to the pattern recognition to learn very efficiently and effectively.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing system using a coordinate detection device and displays, and more specifically to an input-display integrated information processing system which allows the displays to be carried like paper and to be freely laid out and stacked together on a desk (coordinate input device). The system includes a layout determining unit for determining a layout of the display on said coordinate detection device , wherein the layout determing unit further comprises a display position coordinate detector that detects where in the coordinate space of the coordinate detection device the display for displaying an information is located , and a coordinate converter that converts the information into display coordinates. The layout detremination is done by using markers attached to three of the four corners of the display.

Abstract: An information processing system and method using a file storage unit which stores electronic information and a display unit which displays the electronic information. A discrimination unit discriminates each of a plurality of physical objects indicated by a user. An attribute discrimination unit discriminates changeable attribute information of the physical objects. A link storage unit stores link information designating a correspondence between each of the physical objects and a respective corresponding portion of the electronic information stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus having a handwriting input unit made of an integral structure of a handwriting coordinate input device and a plane display, the screen of the handwriting input unit is constituted by one or more areas, and there are provided a form defining unit for defining in advance a process operation for each area and a stroke interpretation executing unit for executing the process operation defined by the form defining unit when a handwritten stroke is inputted to the area. It becomes therefore possible to input data with a realistic sense of writing data on a paper with a pen without intercepting human thinking processes, while considerably improving man-machine interface.

Abstract: A pattern recognition system having a plurality of dictionaries, wherein handwritten input information is compared with patterns contained in the plurality of dictionaries so as to deliver a similar one of the patterns as a recognized result; The system comprises a controller which selects one pattern as a final recognized result from among recognized results based on the plurality of dictionaries, so as to deliver the selected pattern as its output. The controller evaluates summations of values previously set for respective candidate levels in the recognized results, for individual candidate patterns which exist in the recognized results based on the plurality of dictionaries, and it selects the pattern of the final recognized result on the basis of the summations. Thus, the recognized result most suited to a user is automatically derived from among the recognized results based on the plurality of dictionaries.