Abstract: A texture generator generates an image, for which mosaic processing has been performed on an acquired image, as a texture candidate. A color acquirer acquires a candidate symbol color. A performance parameter acquirer finds a performance parameter from the similarity between a candidate symbol color and a point symbol color. A performance parameter presenter presents the performance parameter that was found to a user. A confirmation instruction receiver receives a confirmation instruction from the user. A texture confirmer that, when a confirmation instruction is received, confirms the texture candidate as the texture to be applied to a character.

Abstract: In a direct current motor drive bridge circuit structured such that a pair of forward rotation switching elements and a pair of reverse rotation switching elements are alternately connected annularly, a direct-current motor is interposed between diagonal node points on one side, and a power source voltage is applied to a portion between diagonal node points on another side via an existing resistance. A fault detection apparatus of the direct-current motor drive bridge circuit is provided with a fault detection circuit for detecting an electric potential of the one node point r to which the power source voltage is applied via the existing resistance and for detecting a closed-circuit fault of the switching elements and on the basis of a fluctuation of the electric potential.

Abstract: In a direct-current motor drive bridge circuit structured such that a pair of forward rotation switching elements and a pair of reverse rotation switching elements are alternately connected annularly, a direct-current motor is interposed between diagonal node points in one side, and a power source voltage is applied to a portion between diagonal node points in another side via an existing resistance. A fault detection apparatus of the direct-current motor drive bridge circuit is provided with a fault detection means for detecting an electric potential of the one node point r to which the power source voltage is applied via the existing resistance and for detecting a closed-circuit fault of the switching elements and on the basis of a fluctuation of the electric potential.