Abstract: An input device includes a main body and a motion sensor unit. The main body has a longitudinal axis. The motion sensor unit is configured and arranged to detect rotation of the main body about the longitudinal axis. The motion sensor unit has an X-axis angular velocity sensor configured and arranged to detect an angular velocity of the main body about an X-axis in a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system defined by the X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis. The X-axis coincides with the longitudinal axis of the main body and the Y-axis and the Z-axis being orthogonal to each other in a first plane perpendicular to the X-axis.

Abstract: A swing analyzing apparatus includes at least an angular velocity sensor, an impact detection section, an angular velocity information calculation section, and an impact state judgment section. The impact detection section detects the timing of impact in a swing of a sporting good. The angular velocity information calculation section calculates at least one of the amount of change in angular velocity with respect to a predetermined axis in a predetermined period after the impact timing and the greatest value of the angular velocity based on data outputted form the angular velocity sensor. The impact state judgment section judges the state of impact based on the result calculated by the angular velocity information calculation section.

Abstract: A sensor unit is installed to a target object and detects a given physical amount. A data acquisition unit acquires output data of the sensor unit in a period including a first period for which a real value of a value of m time integrals of the physical amount is known and a second period that is a target for motion analysis. An error time function estimating unit performs m time integrals of the output data of the sensor unit and estimates a time function of an error of a value of the physical amount detected by the sensor unit with respect to the real value of the value of the physical amount detected by the sensor unit based on a difference between a value of m time integrals of the output data and the real value for the first period.

Abstract: A sensor information acquisition section acquires angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) around three axes acquired by three angular velocity sensors, and acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ) in three axial directions acquired by three acceleration sensors. A posture information calculation section calculates a posture angle and position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space based on the angular velocity information (GX, GY, GZ) and the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ). The posture information calculation section calculates a fixed coordinate system velocity vector based on an inertial coordinate system acceleration vector (A) obtained from the acceleration information (AX, AY, AZ), and calculates position coordinates in a virtual three-dimensional space corresponding to the fixed coordinate system velocity vector.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: An input device includes a main body and a motion sensor unit. The main body has a longitudinal axis. The motion sensor unit is configured and arranged to detect rotation of the main body about the longitudinal axis. The motion sensor unit has an X-axis angular velocity sensor configured and arranged to detect an angular velocity of the main body about an X-axis in a three-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system defined by the X-axis, a Y-axis and a Z-axis. The X-axis coincides with the longitudinal axis of the main body and the Y-axis and the Z-axis being orthogonal to each other in a first plane perpendicular to the X-axis.

Abstract: An input device includes a main body, a motion sensor unit and a coordinate conversion processing unit. The coordinate conversion processing unit configured to perform coordinate conversion processing based on a Y-axis acceleration and a Z-axis acceleration detected by the motion sensor unit with a first two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system being defined by a mutually orthogonal Y-axis and Z-axis in a first plane perpendicular to an X-axis coinciding with a pointing direction of the main body. The coordinate conversion processing unit is configured to convert the Y-axis angular velocity and the Z-axis angular velocity detected by the motion sensor unit to a U-axis angular velocity and a V-axis angular velocity, respectively, in a second two-dimensional orthogonal coordinate system defined by a U-axis corresponding to a horizontal axis in the first plane and a V-axis perpendicular to the U-axis in the first plane.

Abstract: The technique of the invention attains a practical printing system between arbitrary clients and printers connecting with a network. An intermediation server connecting with the network is interposed between the clients and the printers to intermediate printing. Each client sends a printing request, which includes selection of print data and specification of a printer as an output destination, to the intermediation server. The intermediation server converts the selected print data into a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works. A print portal system utilizing a server connected to the network intermediates between the client and the printer to execute a printing operation. The client outputs a printing requirement, which specifies print data of interest and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal system. The print portal system converts the input print data into data of a general purpose format, which does not depend upon the type of the printer, and transfers the converted print data to the specified printer.

Abstract: A constructed system includes multiple clients, a server like a print portal, and multiple printers connecting with a network. A client transmits a printing requirement, which specifies a content of interest to be printed and a printer as an output resource, to the print portal. The print portal transmits the specified content of interest to the specified printer, which then carries out the actual printing operation. A security system interposed between the print portal and the printer in principle refuses transmission of data from the print portal, but allows transmission of the printing requirement from the client when direct communication between the printer and the client is established by means of infrared ray or feeble radio wave. This arrangement ensures the sufficient level of security, while enhancing utility of printing via the network.

Abstract: The present invention provides a spooler that adequately manages and controls print jobs, which require establishment of mutual communication, with relieved loading. In the arrangement of the present invention, a buffer is provided corresponding to each printer PRT connected to a network LAN to successively spool print jobs transferred from clients. In the case of a conventional print job, a print queue and whole print data are spooled in the buffer. In the case of an interactive print job that requires mutual communication between the client and the printer, only the print queue is stored in the buffer, while a wait signal is output to the client to wait for transmission of the print data of the print job. In order to carry out the interactive print job, printing is executed via a bypass that establishes the mutual communication not via the buffer but directly between a print job execution unit and the client.

Abstract: The charge settlement device of the invention has an information reading unit. When a certain fee is charged to a user and the user places a contactless storage medium, which stores electronic money information and user identification information for identification of the user, close to the information reading unit, the charge settlement device subtracts an amount corresponding to the certain fee from available electronic money represented by the electronic money information for payment of the certain fee. When the user places the contactless storage medium close to the information reading unit, the user is identified based on the user identification information obtained from the contactless storage medium.

Abstract: This is a printing terminal that reads and processes printer specification information and EMF files from a portable recording medium. The specific structure is as follows. Specifically, output contents are recorded on the portable recording medium by a drawing command that does not exist in the output device, and an EMF file that has printer specification information in the header is recorded. When the printing terminal detects that the portable recording medium is connected, it does a matching comparison of the printer identification information that the printing terminal has with the printer specification information of the header of the EMF file recorded in the portable recording medium. When the printer specification information and the printer identification information match, the printing terminal reads the EMF file from the portable recording medium and prints.

Abstract: When the user PC 200 is connected to the printing terminal 300, a generic printer driver 240 is automatically installed thereon. The generic printer driver 240 transfers to the printing terminal 300 EMF data generated by a printing application 210 in its existing format. When it receives the EMF data, the printing terminal 300 converts it into RAW data that can be interpreted by a printer 400 through the work of a player 350 and a printer driver 360. The printer 400 performs printing based on the RAW data received from the printing terminal in this fashion. Using this construction, a printer installed in a public place or similar location can be used without the need to perform particular configuration operations or install a printer driver unique to the printer.

Abstract: The technique of the invention attains a practical printing system between arbitrary clients and printers connecting with a network.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works.

Abstract: The technique of the present invention intermediates between an arbitrary client and an arbitrary printer connecting with a network to actualize practical printing works.