Abstract: A transport unit 41 includes a holding section 41A that holds a disc 11 and a transport section 41B that transports the disc 11. Since the disc 11 is held by the holding section 41A when the disc 11 is transported, the disc 11 is prevented from being disengaged from the transport section 41B, so that a transport distance of the disc 11 can be lengthened.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a pickup feed device to accurately position an optical pickup in place with miniaturization. The pickup device includes a lead screw attached to a movable chassis, a pickup portion, a rack member, a torsion coil spring, a projection portion, and a recess portion. The pickup portion has a case receiving the pickup. The rack member is fixed to the case. The rack portion disposed on a rack one end portion and a case one end portion are engaged with the lead screw. A rack another end portion has the abut portion abutting an inner edge portion of the movable chassis. The torsion coil spring urges the abut portion toward a case another end portion. The projection portion is disposed on the abut portion and the recess portion is disposed on the case another end portion.

Abstract: An information intermediary apparatus for communicating through a communication network with an information management apparatus having user information stored therein, the information intermediary apparatus, which includes: a first communication section for establishing communication through the communication network with the information management apparatus; a second communication section for communicating with a portable communication apparatus having identification information for identifying a user; an identification information-obtaining section, connected with said second communication section, for obtaining said identification information from said portable communication apparatus through said second communication section; user information input unit, connected with said first communication section, for inputting user information for the user of the portable communication apparatus; and a data-identifying section, connected with said identification information-obtaining section and said user informati

Abstract: The present invention provides a point-of-sales terminal capable of communicating with a service server in which voice data about image data is stored, via a network, the point-of-sales terminal comprising an image data input device which inputs a user's image data, a voice data input device which inputs voice data about the image data, a voice data sending device which sends the voice data to the service server, an access code receiving device which receives an access code including access information for accessing the voice data from the service server, and a printing device which prints the image data and the access code on a print medium.

Abstract: A transport unit 41 includes a holding section 41A that holds a disc 11 and a transport section 41B that transports the disc 11. Since the disc 11 is held by the holding section 41A when the disc 11 is transported, the disc 11 is prevented from being disengaged from the transport section 41B, so that a transport distance of the disc 11 can be lengthened.

Abstract: A call by a video telephone can be made appropriately. A video telephone for transmitting and receiving a voice and an image comprising: an imaging unit for picking up an image of a speaker who speaks by a video telephone; a displaying unit for displaying an image of the speaker that is picked up by the imaging unit before starting to call when a video telephone receives an incoming call; and a transmitting unit for transmitting an image, which the imaging unit is picking up together with a voice of a speaker to a video telephone of an opposite party in a state that speaking is being made.

Abstract: Provided is a disk carrying mechanism, in which a guide member (32) is installed on a disk guide block (41) and the disk guide block (41) with the guide member (32) being disposed on an opposite side of a roller (31) with a carrying route therebetween. The guide member (32) is formed as a ridge extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a carrying route and inclined from a center part to a peripheral edge part of a disk so that its height can be increased.

Abstract: For providing an information recording medium playback apparatus, which can miniaturize a transporting unit to insert and eject an information recording medium for miniaturizing as a whole, the CD changer 1 includes an apparatus main body and a disk-transporting unit 4. The disk-transporting unit 4 includes a transporting roller 13 and a guide member 82. The transporting roller 13 and the guide member 82 are energized in a direction to be close to each other. The apparatus main body includes pushing members 80, 81 to separate the transporting roller 13 from the guide member 82 when the disk-transporting unit 4 is positioned in an insert/eject position for inserting and ejecting the CD.

Abstract: [problem] Providing a playback apparatus to surely play back a selected medium even when a vehicle mounting the playback apparatus is shaken. [means for solving the problem] A CD changer 1 is composed of a disk receiver and a separating mechanism 7. The disk receiver is composed of a moving chassis 18 and holders 19 having projections 29. The separating mechanism 7 is composed of a rotating member 25, a moving member 26, and a cam member 24. The moving chassis 18 is mounted on the moving member 26. Second walls 27 are mounted on the rotating member 25 and the moving member 26. The cam member 24 is movable between the moving chassis 18 and the second walls 27 along an arrow K, and is provided with a guiding groove 31 engaged with the projection 29. First and second spaced grooves 39, 40 are respectively formed between the moving chassis 18 and the cam member 24, and between the cam member 24 and the second walls 27.

Abstract: A user orders prints of pictures in a relatively easy manner. In a place such as a convenience store, a print order device and a print order receiver are installed with a one-to-one correspondence therebetween. The user orders prints of images from the print order device. The contents of order are sent to the print order receiver. The receiver produces prints of pictures according to the order. A store clerk passes the prints to the user.

Abstract: A recording medium playback device, by which the number of parts can be prevented from increasing and a size of the device can be prevented from being enlarged, is provided. A CD changer includes a disk receiving part, disk carrying part, positioning part, motor, and transmission restricting part 74. The disk receiving part has a plurality of holders each for holding a CD. A plurality of the holders are arranged being piled on one another and movable along the arranging direction. The disk carrying part carries the CD. The positioning part moves the disk receiving part along the arranging direction. The motor supplies drive force to both the disk carrying part and the positioning part. The transmission restricting part 74 restricts the drive force of the motor to be transmitted to the positioning part when the disk carrying part carries the CD.

Abstract: Provided is a disk carrying mechanism, in which a guide member (32) is installed on a disk guide block (41) and the disk guide block (41) with the guide member (32) being disposed on an opposite side of a roller (31) with a carrying route therebetween. The guide member (32) is formed as a ridge extending in a direction orthogonal to a direction of a carrying route and inclined from a center part to a peripheral edge part of a disk so that its height can be increased.

Abstract: For providing a recording medium playback apparatus, which can prevent that clamping a recording medium in playback is unlocked, a CD changer includes a movable frame 66, a clamp unit 67, a pick-up unit 69, a lock unit 70 and a clamp lock/unlock unit 71. The movable frame 66 is movable against a main body. The clamp unit 67 is arranged on the movable frame 66 and clamps a CD 2. The pick-up unit 69 can move freely between a unclamp position to move close to the clamp unit 67 so as to unlock clamping of the clamp unit 67 and a playback position apart from the unclamp position more than the clamp unit 67. The lock unit 70 can move freely between a unlock position to make the movable frame 66 movable and a lock position to fix the movable frame 66. The clamp lock/unlock unit 71 in the unlock position limits the pick-up unit 69 to move close to the clamp unit 67 until the unclamp position.

Abstract: An imaging device for receiving a radio signal output from an RF tag attached to a subject to acquire identification information of the subject, includes: an imaging unit for continuously imaging a plurality of subjects to acquire a moving image; a radio receiver for receiving a plurality of radio signals respectively output from RF tags attached to the subjects to acquire a plurality of units of subject identification information respectively indicated by the radio signals, the subject identification information identifying a corresponding subject, the radio receiver moving together with the imaging unit and having directivity in a direction approximately the same as an imaging direction of the imaging unit; a moving amount calculation unit for calculating a moving amount of the radio receiver based on the acquired moving image; and a subject direction specifying unit for specifying directions of the subjects respectively identified by the plurality of units of subject identification information based on cha

Abstract: A user orders prints of pictures in a relatively easy manner. In a place such as a convenience store, a print order device and a print order receiver are installed with a one-to-one correspondence therebetween. The user orders prints of images from the print order device. The contents of order are sent to the print order receiver. The receiver produces prints of pictures according to the order. A store clerk passes the prints to the user.

Abstract: A clamp/alignment mechanism has: a turntable on which a recording medium is mounted, the turntable being rotated by a rotation driving device; a holding device for holding the recording medium mounted on the turntable; an aligning device for aligning the recording medium mounted on the turntable; and a driving device for driving both the holding device and the alignment device. The driving device is configured to drive the aligning device in an aligning direction along which the recording medium is subjected to alignment thereof, in cases where the holding device is driven in a holding direction in which the recording medium is to be held.

Abstract: An information intermediary apparatus for communicating through a communication network with an information management apparatus having user information stored therein, the information intermediary apparatus, which includes: a first communication section for establishing communication through the communication network with the information management apparatus; a second communication section for communicating with a portable communication apparatus having identification information for identifying a user; an identification information-obtaining section, connected with said second communication section, for obtaining said identification information from said portable communication apparatus through said second communication section; user information input unit, connected with said first communication section, for inputting user information for the user of the portable communication apparatus; and a data-identifying section, connected with said identification information-obtaining section and said user informati

Abstract: An information intermediary apparatus for communicating through a communication network with an information management apparatus having user information stored therein, the information intermediary apparatus, which includes: a first communication section for establishing communication through the communication network with the information management apparatus; a second communication section for communicating with a portable communication apparatus having identification information for identifying a user; an identification information-obtaining section, connected with said second communication section, for obtaining said identification information from said portable communication apparatus through said second communication section; a user information input unit, connected with said first communication section, for inputting user information for the user of the portable communication apparatus; and a data-identifying section, connected with said identification information-obtaining section and said user informa

Abstract: An information reproducing apparatus is provided with: a clamping device (900) capable of clamping and clamp-releasing a recording medium (100); a rotating device (20) for rotating the recording medium clamped by the clamping device; a reading device (30) disposed opposite to an information record surface of the recording medium for reading information recorded on the information record surface of the recording medium; a driving device (34, 34D, 32) capable of moving the reading device in a radial direction of the recording medium; and a linkage device (24, 83, 85) for linking a clamping or clamp-releasing action by the clamping device with a movement of the reading device by the driving device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a point-of-sales terminal capable of communicating with a service server in which voice data about image data is stored, via a network, the point-of-sales terminal comprising an image data input device which inputs a user's image data, a voice data input device which inputs voice data about the image data, a voice data sending device which sends the voice data to the service server, an access code receiving device which receives an access code including access information for accessing the voice data from the service server, and a printing device which prints the image data and the access code on a print medium.