Abstract: A sensory control method includes a step of receiving, a step of converting, and a step of outputting. In the step of receiving, a sensitivity parameter is received. In the step of converting, the received sensitivity parameter is converted into, among a plurality of physical parameters included in physical properties relating to a sensory presentation, a physical parameter correlated with the sensitivity parameter. In the step of outputting, a sensory presentation signal based on the physical parameter obtained as a result of the conversion is output.

Abstract: A spectral device is provided with: a filter having a property of transmitting light of multiple wavelength ranges from a measurement object; a driving means to slide the filter; and a detector to detect an intensity of the light from the measurement object, the light having passed through the filter, the detector to further measure the intensity of the light multiple times sequentially while the driving means slides the filter and thereby obtain multiple pieces of measured data to be used for a calculation of spectral information.

Abstract: A spectral device is provided with: a filter having a property of transmitting light of multiple wavelength ranges from a measurement object; a driving means to slide the filter; and a detector to detect an intensity of the light from the measurement object, the light having passed through the filter, the detector to further measure the intensity of the light multiple times sequentially while the driving means slides the filter and thereby obtain multiple pieces of measured data to be used for a calculation of spectral information.

Abstract: Creating a model calibrating spectral apparatus having an optical system that converts light to be measured into a spectrum, and a light-receiving sensor including a plurality of sensors that outputs signals, the sensors include sensors that output signals indicating respective energy amounts of a plurality of wavelength components. The model shows where a linear function of an indicator indicating a mechanical error in the spectral apparatus, expresses deviation of an indicator indicating spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor. The method comprises: a) acquiring reference spectral sensitivity; b) acquiring an indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor acquired at a); and c) creating the model where the linear function of the mechanical error indicator expresses deviation of the spectral sensitivity indicator from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, acquired at b).

Abstract: A sensor module includes a light emitter that emits light beams including near-infrared light beams towards a subject; a light receiver that receives light beams having passed through the subject; and a controller that estimates biological information based on signals output from the light receiver. The light emitter includes a plurality of light emitting elements that emit near-infrared light beams having central wavelengths different from each other. The light emitter produces sets of light emissions by causing the plurality of light emitting elements to sequentially and intermittently emit the near-infrared light beams. In given two consecutive sets of light emissions produced by the light emitter, a second non-light-emission period of time T4 is longer than a first non-light-emission period of time T2. The controller estimates the biological information in a processing period of time T41 that is set in correspondence with the second non-light-emission period of time T4.

Abstract: Creating a model calibrating spectral apparatus having an optical system that converts light to be measured into a spectrum, and a light-receiving sensor including a plurality of sensors that outputs signals, the sensors include sensors that output signals indicating respective energy amounts of a plurality of wavelength components. The model shows where a linear function of an indicator indicating a mechanical error in the spectral apparatus, expresses deviation of an indicator indicating spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor. The method comprises: a) acquiring reference spectral sensitivity; b) acquiring an indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor acquired at a); and c) creating the model where the linear function of the mechanical error indicator expresses deviation of the spectral sensitivity indicator from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, acquired at b).

Abstract: Spectral apparatus includes sensors that output signals indicating the respective energy amounts of a plurality of wavelength components. For each of the sensors, its reference spectral sensitivity is acquired, and an indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is acquired. The deviation of an indicator indicating the spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is expressed by a linear function of an indicator indicating a mechanical error in the spectral apparatus. The indicator indicating the mechanical error in the spectral apparatus, is acquired to adapt a spectral sensitivity set of sensors to a signal set output by the sensors. For each of the sensors, the deviation of the indicator indicating the spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is acquired, so that the spectral sensitivity of the sensor is acquired.

Abstract: The reflection characteristic measuring device according to the present invention is a device that includes a diffuse reflecting surface and measures a plurality of mutually different types of reflection characteristics by using a plurality of optical systems having mutually different geometries, which corrects the reflection characteristics to be measured by an error generated when light emitted from an object of measurement is reflected from the diffuse reflecting surface and illuminates the object of measurement. The reflection characteristic measuring device according to the present invention is therefore capable of reducing errors resulting from recursive diffused illumination.

Abstract: Spectral apparatus includes sensors that output signals indicating the respective energy amounts of a plurality of wavelength components. For each of the sensors, its reference spectral sensitivity is acquired, and an indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is acquired. The deviation of an indicator indicating the spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is expressed by a linear function of an indicator indicating a mechanical error in the spectral apparatus. The indicator indicating the mechanical error in the spectral apparatus, is acquired to adapt a spectral sensitivity set of sensors to a signal set output by the sensors. For each of the sensors, the deviation of the indicator indicating the spectral sensitivity of the sensor from the indicator indicating the reference spectral sensitivity of the sensor, is acquired, so that the spectral sensitivity of the sensor is acquired.

Abstract: A multi-angle optical characteristic measuring device and an optical unit therefor include: an illuminating portion that irradiates a measurement point with an illuminating light beam; a plurality of reflecting mirrors that are arranged facing the measurement point at a plurality of different observation angles, and modify traveling directions of measurement light beams emitted from the measurement point in response to the illuminating light beam; one light receiving optical system that receives the measurement light beams from the plurality of reflecting mirrors; and a two-dimensional detecting portion that detects the measurement light beams received by the light receiving optical system, and the plurality of reflecting mirrors modifies the traveling directions of the measurement light beams such that the two-dimensional detecting portion detects the measurement light beams at different positions on the two-dimensional detecting portion.

Abstract: A device for measuring biological information includes at least one light emitting element configured to emit light having predetermined wavelength, a light receiving element configured to receive returned light from a subject with respect to the emitted light, an attachment determination unit configured to determine whether the device is attached to the subject with respect to the light receiving element based on an amount of returned light received, and a measurement-point determination unit configured to determine whether or not a point where the device is attached to the subject is suitable for measuring the biological information based on the amount of returned light received, when the attachment determination unit determines that the device is attached to the subject.

Abstract: A sensor module includes a light emitter that emits light beams including near-infrared light beams towards a subject; a light receiver that receives light beams having passed through the subject; and a controller that estimates biological information based on signals output from the light receiver. The light emitter includes a plurality of light emitting elements that emit near-infrared light beams having central wavelengths different from each other. The light emitter produces sets of light emissions by causing the plurality of light emitting elements to sequentially and intermittently emit the near-infrared light beams. In given two consecutive sets of light emissions produced by the light emitter, a second non-light-emission period of time T4 is longer than a first non-light-emission period of time T2. The controller estimates the biological information in a processing period of time T41 that is set in correspondence with the second non-light-emission period of time T4.

Abstract: The reflection characteristic measuring device according to the present invention is a device that includes a diffuse reflecting surface and measures a plurality of mutually different types of reflection characteristics by using a plurality of optical systems having mutually different geometries, which corrects the reflection characteristics to be measured by an error generated when light emitted from an object of measurement is reflected from the diffuse reflecting surface and illuminates the object of measurement. The reflection characteristic measuring device according to the present invention is therefore capable of reducing errors resulting from recursive diffused illumination.

Abstract: A multi-angle optical characteristic measuring device and an optical unit therefor include: an illuminating portion that irradiates a measurement point with an illuminating light beam; a plurality of reflecting mirrors that are arranged facing the measurement point at a plurality of different observation angles, and modify traveling directions of measurement light beams emitted from the measurement point in response to the illuminating light beam; one light receiving optical system that receives the measurement light beams from the plurality of reflecting mirrors; and a two-dimensional detecting portion that detects the measurement light beams received by the light receiving optical system, and the plurality of reflecting mirrors modifies the traveling directions of the measurement light beams such that the two-dimensional detecting portion detects the measurement light beams at different positions on the two-dimensional detecting portion.

Abstract: In a gloss evaluation method and a gloss evaluation apparatus according to the present invention, an intensity P of specular light obtained by illuminating an object to be measured with illumination light of spectral irradiance emitted from the reference machine is obtained from an intensity of specular light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with first illumination light of spectral irradiance from a relevant machine, based on an intensity b of dispersed reflected light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with the first illumination light, and a spectral reflectance of diffuse reflection light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with predetermined second illumination light from a different illuminating angle.

Abstract: A Fourier transform spectrometer (Da) of the invention extracts, in generating an integrated interferogram obtained by integrating a plurality of interferograms, an output of an interferometer (11a) within a predetermined range according to positioning information of a center burst in an interferogram measured at a time before measurement of an interferogram at the present time.

Abstract: In a gloss evaluation method and a gloss evaluation apparatus according to the present invention, an intensity P of specular light obtained by illuminating an object to be measured with illumination light of spectral irradiance emitted from the reference machine is obtained from an intensity of specular light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with first illumination light of spectral irradiance from a relevant machine, based on an intensity b of dispersed reflected light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with the first illumination light, and a spectral reflectance of diffuse reflection light obtained by illuminating the object to be measured with predetermined second illumination light from a different illuminating angle.

Abstract: An input device includes an input operation surface that includes one or more specific regions, can be operated by an indicator, and is provided separately from a display screen; a detection unit that detects an operation position of the indicator; a region creating unit that creates a discrimination region while using the operation position as a base point when it is detected that the operation position of the indicator is positioned in the specific region; and a discrimination unit that uses a fact that a moving direction of the indicator from the base point, when the indicator moves within the discrimination region, is positioned on at least a line, which traverses the specific region substantially in parallel or obliquely, as conditions that allow a predetermined function to be performed on the display screen. When the discrimination unit discriminates that the conditions are satisfied, a performance signal is output.

Abstract: A Fourier transform spectrometer (Da) of the invention extracts, in generating an integrated interferogram obtained by integrating a plurality of interferograms, an output of an interferometer (11a) within a predetermined range according to positioning information of a center burst in an interferogram measured at a time before measurement of an interferogram at the present time.

Abstract: A method is provided for controlling display of three-dimensional data in a three-dimensional processor that processes three-dimensional data indicating three-dimensional position coordinates of each point on a surface of an object to be measured, the three-dimensional data being obtained by projecting measurement light onto the object and receiving measurement light reflected from the object. The method includes obtaining reliability data that are an index of reliability of three-dimensional data of said each point, enabling a user to adjust a threshold for defining a range of the reliability, and displaying, on a screen of a display, three-dimensional data corresponding to reliability falling within a range defined by the threshold adjusted by the user with the three-dimensional data displayed distinguishably from different three-dimensional data.