Abstract: A device includes a housing unit which includes a first housing, and a second housing which has a main-surface provided with a first display which displays an image, a second display which displays an operation unit, and accepts an instruction through operation of the displayed operation unit, and a detector which detects which of the main-surface and a rear-surface is exposed to outside in a state where the housing unit is folded with the first and second housings being placed on each other. The second display is positioned on a surface of the housing unit exposed to outside in the folded state. The operation unit to be displayed on the second display is switched to either a display operation unit which accepts an instruction for image display, or a sound recording operation unit which accepts an instruction for sound recording, based on detection from the detector.

Abstract: A first microphone device according to the present invention comprises a pair of directional microphones with high directivity in a sound collecting direction, a pair of nondirectional microphones with low directivity in the sound collecting direction, and a casing accommodating the pair of directional microphones and the pair of nondirectional microphones. The pair of nondirectional microphones is arranged so that sound collecting directions thereof are outward from both side surface walls of the casing, while the pair of directional microphones is arranged so that sound collecting directions thereof are outward from a front surface wall of the casing and intersect each other in vicinity of the front surface wall. All or a part of the pair of directional microphones is accommodated in a space sandwiched by the pair of nondirectional microphones.

Abstract: An audio recording device is provided with a first casing, which includes a sound collection means, a second casing, which includes a terminal for connection to an external device. One end portion of the second casing is rotatably joined to a lower end portion of the first casing, such that the second casing can be folded and stored on a rear side of the first casing; the sound collection means is provided at an upper portion of the first casing; and the connection terminal is protrudingly provided on another end portion of the second casing. Furthermore, a recessed portion, into which the connection terminal is fitted, may be formed at a raised portion on the rear side of the first casing, and a front end portion of the connection terminal may be covered by a wall of the recessed portion when the second casing is in a folded and stored state.

Abstract: An X-ray analysis apparatus includes: an X-ray radiation unit that irradiates a sample with X-ray; an X-ray detection unit that detects X-ray emission from the sample; a unit that allows the X-ray detection unit to perform scanning operation for changing the angle of the X-ray detection unit with respect to the sample; and an image controller that displays information related to X-ray intensity detected by the X-ray detection unit and information related to a scanning angle of the X-ray detection unit as a 3D image. The image controller displays the 3D image simultaneously with the scanning operation of the X-ray detection unit. Further, simultaneously with the scanning operation of the X-ray detection unit, two or all of 1D, 2D, and 3D images are displayed in one screen. A measurement result starts being displayed as a 3D image before information related to all measurement results has been obtained.

Abstract: In order to protect a connection portion for connecting to external equipment, a voice recording apparatus includes a main body case having a battery housing portion for housing a battery and a connection portion housing portion arranged in line with the battery housing portion, a base portion having a connection portion connectable to the external equipment fixed thereto and being supported on the main body case in such a manner as to be displaceable between a first position in which at least the connection portion is housed in the connection portion housing portion and a second position in which the connection portion is outside of the connection portion housing portion, and a cover which may open and close the battery housing portion and the connection portion housing portion when the connection portion is in the first position.

Abstract: An audio recording device is provided with a first casing, which includes a sound collection means, a second casing, which includes a terminal for connection to an external device. One end portion of the second casing is rotatably joined to a lower end portion of the first casing, such that the second casing can be folded and stored on a rear side of the first casing; the sound collection means is provided at an upper portion of the first casing; and the connection terminal is protrudingly provided on another end portion of the second casing. Furthermore, a recessed portion, into which the connection terminal is fitted, may be formed at a raised portion on the rear side of the first casing, and a front end portion of the connection terminal may be covered by a wall of the recessed portion when the second casing is in a folded and stored state.

Abstract: An X-ray analysis apparatus includes: an X-ray radiation unit that irradiates a sample with X-ray; an X-ray detection unit that detects X-ray emission from the sample; a unit that allows the X-ray detection unit to perform scanning operation for changing the angle of the X-ray detection unit with respect to the sample; and an image controller that displays information related to X-ray intensity detected by the X-ray detection unit and information related to a scanning angle of the X-ray detection unit as a 3D image. The image controller displays the 3D image simultaneously with the scanning operation of the X-ray detection unit. Further, simultaneously with the scanning operation of the X-ray detection unit, two or all of 1D, 2D, and 3D images are displayed in one screen. A measurement result starts being displayed as a 3D image before information related to all measurement results has been obtained.

Abstract: A candidate-itemset generating unit generates a candidate-itemset composed of at least one candidate item to be included in the left hand side or the right hand side of the association rule. A candidate-itemset verifying unit selects itemsets having frequencies (appearing times in the database) more than the minimum frequency out of the candidate-itemsets, as large-itemsets. A candidate rule generating unit generates candidate association rules based on a large-itemset of k−1 long and a large-itemset of 1 long. A chi-square testing unit generates an association rule set based on the candidate association rules by performing a chi-square test in which a &khgr;2 statistics and a significant level are used as parameters.

Abstract: A data mining apparatus is disclosed for finding a useful association rule from among a large number of association rules discovered through data mining by setting evaluation criteria of the association rules which differ depending on the user's purpose. The data mining apparatus includes an association rule generator which forms and outputs an association rule file based on data items stored in a data base, an evaluation criterion assignor which outputs an evaluation criterion file based on the evaluation criterion assigned by the user, an association rule evaluator which calculates an evaluation value based on the evaluation criterion file and updates information about the association rules in the association rule file.

Abstract: A reinforcing structure for elastomeric articles, having 2-5 filaments. The filaments are arranged in parallel and have a common plane passing through them all. The wire has a diameter smaller than that of the filaments. The wire wraps the filaments together so that a relative position of the filaments with respect to each other and also bending rigidities in predetermined directions do not vary over a full length of the wrapped filament structure.