Abstract: According to one embodiment, a handwriting input support apparatus includes the following units. The stroke input unit inputs first strokes, one stroke set of which corresponds to one character or one symbol. The stroke storage unit stores second strokes, the one stroke set of which corresponds to the one character or one symbol. The stroke prediction unit predicts third strokes, the one stroke set of which corresponds to the one character or one symbol, by searching for the second strokes using the first strokes. The prediction result display unit displays the third strokes. The settled result display unit settles fourth strokes by an instruction given to the stroke set of the third stroke, and displays the fourth strokes together with the first strokes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a handwritten document processing apparatus is provided with a stroke acquisition unit, a stroke group generation unit and an additional information generation unit. The stroke acquisition unit acquires stroke data. The stroke group generation unit generates stroke groups each including one or a plurality of strokes, which satisfy a predetermined criterion, based on the stroke data. The additional information generation unit generates additional information which indicates a relationship between a first stroke group of the stroke groups and a second stroke group of the stroke groups, and to assign the additional information to the first stroke group.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a recognition device includes an obtaining unit, a selection action recognizing unit, and an output unit. The obtaining unit is configured to obtain a measured value according to an action of a target for measurement. The measured value is measured by a measuring device attached to a specific body part of the target for measurement. The selection action recognizing unit is configured to, based on an acceleration of the specific body part as obtained from the measured value, recognize that a selection action has been performed for selecting any one target for operations included in a screen area. The output unit is configured to, in a state in which the selection action has been performed, output information about an operation state of the target for operations based on an amount of change in a tilt of the specific body part as obtained from the measured value.

Abstract: A device according to an embodiment includes: a simulated skin portion being located near a photoelectric pulse wave sensor to simulate a blood flow of the skin; a reflectance changing unit located on an opposite side of the simulated skin portion to the photoelectric pulse wave sensor, the reflectance changing unit changing, in time series, reflectance of light emitted from the light-emitting unit of the photoelectric pulse wave sensor and passing through the simulated skin portion; a reflectance change control unit that transmits a reflectance control signal to the reflectance changing unit to control changes in reflectance of the reflectance changing unit; and a synchronization signal output unit that outputs a signal in sync with the reflectance control signal to an external device.

Abstract: An appliance control apparatus recognizes image features of an target appliance from an obtained image, calculates a degree of similarity between the image features of the target appliance and image features of a registered appliance, specifies the registered appliance corresponding to the image features in the case where the degree of similarity indicates a high similarity as the target appliance; calls up control information of the specified target appliance, and controls the target appliance.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device includes a detector, a setting controller, and a controller. The detector detects a holding position of the information processing device. The setting controller sets a control region at a position separated by a distance from the detected holding position. The controller controls, based on whether the control region is touched, control a function.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display control device includes a selector and a controller. The selector is configured to acquire display condition information in which combinations of pieces of position-time information of a user and pieces of activity-time information are associated with pieces of display information to be displayed on a display device, respectively, specify a combination of a piece of position information and a piece of activity information associated with the time corresponding to the piece of position information, from among the combinations of the pieces of position information and the pieces of activity information in the display condition information, and select the piece of display information corresponding to the specified combination. The controller is configured to control to display the selected piece of display information on the display device.

Abstract: A first content is selected by a user as a processing object. A change of at least a part of the first content is detected based on a time information from a timer. After the change is detected, a second content as a next processing object, a third content related to the first content, and a fourth content related to the second content, are acquired from a content information database. The second content, the third content and the fourth content, are symbolically laid out in a virtual space. The virtual space is visually presented to the user via a display.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a display control device includes a first acquisition unit, a second acquisition unit, a first calculator, a second calculator, a control unit. The first acquisition unit is configured to acquire first position information representing a contact position of an input device on a screen. The second acquisition unit is configured to acquire second position information representing a contact position of an object holding the input device on the screen. The first calculator is configured to calculate a first vector having the contact positions of the object and the input device as start and end points, respectively, based on the first and second position information. The second calculator is configured to calculate a second vector representing a display direction based on an angle formed by a reference vector and the first vector. The control unit is configured to control display in accordance with the second vector.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus comprising an input unit which inputs an image, a first region calculating unit which calculates a first region in the image, a second region calculating unit which calculates a second region, which is surrounding the first region in the image and an image deformation unit which magnifies the image included in the first region while deforming an image included in the second region.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an interface apparatus for displaying a GUI object according to a position and a direction of a pointing object comprises a display unit, an image capturing unit, a detection unit, and an additional display unit. The display unit displays a movie based on a first image frame group. The image capturing unit obtains a second image frame group by capturing an image of a surface on which the movie is displayed. The detection unit detects a position and a direction of the pointing object based on the first image frame group and the second image frame group. The additional display unit displays a specific shape which is superimposed to the first image frame group, so that the detected position of the pointing object is irradiated with light of no less than a predetermined illuminance and the light attenuates according to a distance from the position.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information display device includes a receiving unit, a processor, a generating unit, an associating unit, and a controller. The receiving unit receives input of a stroke with respect to at least one of either a first document or a second document displayed on a display. The processor analyzes the stroke, at least whether the stroke is an area specifying stroke or whether the stroke is an association stroke. When the stroke is an area specifying stroke, the generating unit generates area information of the area. When the stroke is an association stroke, the associating unit associates the first document with the area information. Based on an operation, the controller displays, on the display, a list of one or more pieces of the area information that are associated to the first document.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a shaping device includes an acquiring unit, an extracting unit, first and second calculators, a determining unit, a shaping unit, and a display unit. The acquiring unit is configured to acquire strokes handwritten by a user. The extracting unit is configured to extract multiple combinations of strokes. The first calculator is configured to calculate a first likelihood representing a probability that each combination related to a target graphic. The second calculator is configured to calculate a second likelihood representing a probability that each combination related to an incomplete shape. The determining unit is configured to determine whether there is a first combination having first likelihood not less than a first threshold and the second likelihood not more than a second threshold. The shaping unit is configured to shape the strokes into the target graphic. The display unit is configured to display a result of shaping.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a shaping device includes one or more processors and a display. the one or more processors configured to acquire data handwritten by a user. the one or more processors configured to divide the data into a plurality of structures. the one or more processors configured to determine a shaping mode for each of the plurality of structures. the one or more processors configured to shape the plurality of structures in the shaping mode determined for each of the plurality of the structures. the display configured to display a result of shaping each of the plurality of structures.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing device associated with a display unit displaying information, includes a first detecting unit, a second detecting unit, and an executing unit. The first detecting unit is configured to detect a selection command and a first object. The selection command is input in handwriting to instruct selection of an object included in the information displayed on the display unit. The first object is additionally input in handwriting relating the information. The second detecting unit is configured to detect a second object from among objects included in the information. The second object is instructed to be selected by the selection command. The executing unit is configured to perform a specified process using the first object and the second object.

Abstract: Encrypted video data is decrypted as first image data. If a first image processing module includes an output processing to an outside of a first secure memory which an access from an outside of an apparatus is restricted, the first image processing module is converted to a second image processing module including the output processing invalidated. The first image data is processed using the second image processing module, by accessing the first secure memory, and second image data is generated. If a first rendering module includes an output processing to an outside of a second secure memory which an access from the outside of the apparatus is restricted, the first rendering module is converted to a second rendering module including the output processing invalidated. The second image data is rendered using the second rendering module, by accessing the second secure memory.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a document search apparatus includes an acquirer, determiner, searcher, and display. The acquirer acquires data on a handwriting including coordinate data. The determiner determines a shape of the handwriting based on the coordinate data to determine a type of a query. The searcher searches the document according to a search method corresponding to the type of the query. The display that displays the document by a display method corresponding to the type of the query.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a handwritten character retrieval apparatus is provided with an acquisition unit, a separation unit, a feature extraction unit and a retrieval unit. The acquisition unit acquires a document including handwriting data. The separation unit separates the document into a plurality of parts. The feature extraction unit extracts feature values, each indicating a feature value of each part. The retrieval unit executes retrieval based on the feature values.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an display processing apparatus includes, an operation receiver, a relation calculator, a display information generator, and a display controller. The operation receiver receives operation to select a key content of a first type. The relation calculator calculates relation between the key content and each of second contents of a plurality of types including the first type. The display information generator generates first display information of the key content and second display information of the second contents. The display controller displays list information including the first display information and relation item information indicating a plurality of items involved in calculating the relation and display areas each corresponding to one of the items. In the list information, pieces of the second display information are arranged such that second display information of second content with higher relation to the key content is closer to the first display information.

Abstract: The video input unit inputs video data. The reference data input unit inputs a plurality of reference data relating to the video data. The extraction condition determining unit determines, from the identification information of the plurality of reference data, an item of identification information in correspondence with a period of time elapsed after receipt of an output request. The reference data extracting unit extracts the reference data having the determined identification information. The analyzing unit calculates the level of similarity between the frames in the input video data and the reference data, and extracts frames whose level of similarity is greater than a first threshold value. The video generating unit generates output video data that includes the extracted frames. The output unit outputs the generated output video data.