Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080211911 | OBJECT DETECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM USED THEREWITH, MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM AND PROGRAM USED THEREWITH - An object detecting apparatus and method accurately detect an event while reducing power consumption. A photosensor is used to detect an object entering a monitoring region, and a microwave sensor is used to detect the object, which enters another monitoring region. State data representing the state of the object is generated based on detection information obtained by both sensors. | 09-04-2008 |
20080270964 | Integrated Power Supply System Analysis System, Integrated Power Supply System Analysis Method, and Multilayer Printed Circuit Board - Information related to a structure of a multilayer printed circuit board, a physical constant and a mesh is input (Step S | 10-30-2008 |
20080285800 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an obtaining unit configured to obtain feature quantities of an image; and a detector configured to detect a gazing point at which a user gazes within the image, wherein the gazing point detected by the detector among the feature quantities obtained by the obtaining unit or the feature quantities extracted from the image in a predetermined range containing the gazing point is stored. | 11-20-2008 |
20080310764 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes reproduction control means for controlling reproduction of a first parameter in order to reproduce an edit applied to a first image, generation means for generating a second parameter from a plurality of first parameters reproduced by the reproduction control means, and edit means for editing the first image based on the second parameter generated by the generation means, and generating a second image. | 12-18-2008 |
20090009663 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes storage means for storing an adjusted value previously set by a user for an output state of information and prediction means for predicting a prediction value for adjustment of the output state in accordance with the stored adjusted value. | 01-08-2009 |
20090024014 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Pulse Rate and Oxygen Saturation Achieved During Exercise - In order to measure a pulse rate and an oxygen saturation of a subject who is in an exercised state, each of two pulse wave signals obtained from the subject is separated into a signal component and a noise component. A frequency spectrum of the signal component and a frequency spectrum of the noise component are obtained. It is judged whether a body motion of the subject is occurred based on the frequency spectrum of the signal component and the frequency spectrum of the noise component. A pulsation frequency is determined based on the judgment as to the body motion. The pulse rate is calculated based on the pulsation frequency. The oxygen saturation is calculated based on a ratio of spectra of the two pulse wave signals corresponding to the pulsation frequency. | 01-22-2009 |
20090326338 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING GAS COMPONENT DERIVED FROM LIVING BODY AND DISEASE DETERMINATION SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A method of analyzing a gas component derived from living body, includes: extracting a first gas component from a gas contained in an atmosphere by a first method and removing the extracted first gas component from the gas to defecate the atmosphere; obtaining a mixed gas of the defecated atmosphere and a second gas component from a subject; extracting the first gas component from the mixed gas by a second method; and analyzing the first gas component extracted from the mixed gas. The second method is the same as the first method. | 12-31-2009 |
20100002774 | MEMORY DEVICE AND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING MOTION VECTOR - This invention relates to a memory device and the like that are preferably applied to a case where motion vector is detected using a block matching. Pixel data of a first frame (a reference frame) is stored in a unit A of memory cell array portion | 01-07-2010 |
20100097466 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. | 04-22-2010 |
20100138802 | PRINTED BOARD DESIGN SYSTEM AND PRINTED BOARD DESIGN METHOD - A decoupling capacitor pin position information obtain unit calculates based on board design data of a printed board, position information indicating positions of decoupling capacitors on the printed board. A power supply plane position/shape information obtain unit calculates based on the board design data, position/shape information indicating a position and shape of a power supply plane of the printed board. A restriction condition input unit collects restriction conditions from an input device. A decoupling capacitor examination unit judges based on the position information, the position/shape information and the restriction conditions, whether or not arrangement of the decoupling capacitors is adequate. Therefore, a designer, while designing arrangement/wiring of the printed board, can check in real time whether or not the arrangement of the decoupling capacitors is adequate, and thus can design at higher speed a printed board in which arrangement of decoupling capacitors is adequate. | 06-03-2010 |
20100149546 | Optical object measurement apparatus - An optical object measurement apparatus includes a light source for generating a low-coherent light beam, which is swept via an array of pinholes on a Nipkow disk that rotates about an axis. A beam splitter splits the swept light beam into a probe light beam toward an object to be measured and a reference light beam toward a reference optical path. The probe light beam from the object and the reference light that has traveled along the reference optical path are combined in the beam splitter to produce interference light. A two-dimensional image-capturing device detects the interference light and produces a video signal to provide reflection intensity information of the interior of the object. This allows an interference optical system to be readily realized and tomographic images of an object to be observed at high levels of resolution and contrast. | 06-17-2010 |
20100244964 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device constituting an inverting amplifier employs a cascode current source as a current source. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, a high-potential-side transistor of the cascode current source and a low-potential-side transistor constituting an amplification portion are shared. The configuration can not only make an output impedance of the cascode current source high and improve current source characteristics but also make a minimum potential at a minimum potential point of the amplification portion low and ensure a sufficient power supply voltage margin. | 09-30-2010 |
20100273600 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission includes first to third single-pinion planetary gearsets. The second ring gear and third sun gear are coupled to the first carrier and first ring gear respectively to constitute first and second rotor units. Input and output shafts are coupled to the second sun gear and third ring gear respectively. A first clutch selectively holds the first sun gear to the third carrier. A first brake selectively holds the first sun gear stationary. A second clutch selectively holds the second sun gear to the third carrier. A third clutch selectively holds the second carrier to the second rotor unit. A fourth clutch selectively holds the second carrier to the third carrier. A second brake selectively holds the first rotor unit stationary. At least eight gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio are obtained by simultaneous application of three of the clutches and brakes. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273601 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission including three single pinion planetary gearsets and six friction elements, in which an input shaft is always connected to a first sun gear of a first planetary gearset, the output shaft is always connected to a second ring gear of a second planetary gearset, a third sun gear of a third planetary gearset is always kept in a fixed state relative to a transmission case of the automatic transmission, a first ring gear of the first planetary gearset and a third pinion carrier of the third planetary gearset are always connected to each other and constitute a first rotary member, and at least eight forward speeds and one reverse speed are respectively established by simultaneous engagements of three friction elements selected from the six friction elements. | 10-28-2010 |
20110028261 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission includes first to third single-pinion planetary gearsets. The second ring gear and third sun gear are coupled to the first carrier and first ring gear respectively to constitute first and second rotor units. Input and output shafts are coupled to the second sun gear and third ring gear respectively. A first clutch selectively couples the first sun gear to the first carrier. A second clutch selectively couples the second sun gear to the third carrier. A third clutch selectively couples the second carrier to the second rotor unit. A fourth clutch selectively couples the second carrier to the third carrier. A first brake selectively holds the first sun gear stationary. A second brake selectively holds the third carrier stationary. At least eight forward gear ratios and one reverse gear ratio are obtained by simultaneous application of three of the clutches and brakes. | 02-03-2011 |
20110028262 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - An automatic transmission comprising: a first planetary gearset of a double pinion; a second planetary gearset of a single pinion; a third planetary gearset of the single pinion, first sun gear and second sun gear being at all times linked together to constitute a first rotary member and second ring gear and third sun gear being at all times linked together to constitute a second rotary member; an input shaft; an output shaft; a first frictional element; a second frictional element; a third frictional element; a fourth frictional element; a fifth frictional element; a sixth frictional element, the six frictional elements being appropriately released or engaged to make a gear shift to a gear shift stage of at least eight forward speeds and, from among the six frictional elements, a combination of simultaneous engagements of three frictional elements achieving at least eight forward speed and one reverse speed. | 02-03-2011 |
20110052081 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING IMAGE - An image processing apparatus includes a face detector for detecting a face region from an image including a face of a user, a part detector for detecting a positional layout of a part of the face included in the face region detected by the face detector, a determiner for determining an attribute of the face on the basis of the positional layout of the part detected by the part detector and calculating a score indicating attribute determination results, a model selector for selecting, on the basis of the score calculated by the determiner, a model that is to be displayed in place of the face of the user in the image, and an image generator for generating an image of a face of the model selected by the model selector and synthesizing the image of the face of the model with the face of the user within the face region. | 03-03-2011 |
20110122041 | PLANAR ANTENNA - The present device is equipped with a first dielectric layer ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110151446 | CELL TREATMENT SOLUTION AND METHOD OF PREPARING STAINED CELL SUSPENSION FOR A MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR DNA BY FLOW CYTOMETRY - A cell treatment solution and a method that is used for preparing a stained cell suspension that is provided to a measurement of nuclear DNA by flow cytometry. The cell treatment solution may include a surfactant, RNase, and a fluorescent dye. The surfactant may include, for example, a non-ionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and/or a cationic surfactant. In one method of the invention, stained cell suspension that is provided to a measurement of nuclear DNA by flow cytometry is prepared. The method may include adding a tissue sample to a cell treatment solution including a surfactant, RNase, and fluorescent dye, disaggregating the tissue sample, and filtering the disaggregated tissue sample. Another method of the invention includes disaggregating a tissue sample, preparing cell suspension by filtering the disaggregated tissue sample, and adding a cell treatment solution including a surfactant, RNase, and fluorescent dye. | 06-23-2011 |
20110186341 | STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A unit cell ( | 08-04-2011 |
20120001696 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device constituting an inverting amplifier employs a cascode current source as a current source. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, a high-potential-side transistor of the cascode current source and a low-potential-side transistor constituting an amplification portion are shared. The configuration can not only make an output impedance of the cascode current source high and improve current source characteristics but also make a minimum potential at a minimum potential point of the amplification portion low and ensure a sufficient power supply voltage margin. | 01-05-2012 |
20120046561 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - A blood pressure measuring apparatus, which measures a blood pressure of a living body, includes: a cuff-pressure control unit which controls a cuff pressure of a cuff that presses a part of the living body; an oscillation signal detection unit which detects an oscillation signal from the cuff pressure; a blood pressure specification unit which specifies systolic and diastolic blood pressures as the blood pressure of the living body from the oscillation signal; and a blood pressure determination unit which determines whether systolic and diastolic blood pressures are appropriate or not. The cuff-pressure control unit controls the cuff pressure to be inflated to a first set value, the blood pressure specification unit specifies the systolic and diastolic blood pressures based on a change of an oscillation signal that is detected by the oscillation signal detection unit when the cuff pressure is inflated to the first set value, and when the blood pressure determination unit determines that both the systolic and diastolic blood pressures are appropriate, the cuff-pressure control unit ends the inflating of the cuff pressure to release the cuff pressure. | 02-23-2012 |
20120056693 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a surface communication apparatus that includes: propagation sheet ( | 03-08-2012 |
20120112840 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE - A semiconductor integrated circuit device constituting an inverting amplifier employs a cascode current source as a current source. In the semiconductor integrated circuit device, a high-potential-side transistor of the cascode current source and a low-potential-side transistor constituting an amplification portion are shared. The configuration can not only make an output impedance of the cascode current source high and improve current source characteristics but also make a minimum potential at a minimum potential point of the amplification portion low and ensure a sufficient power supply voltage margin. | 05-10-2012 |
20120130211 | Biological Signal Measuring Apparatus and Biological Signal Measuring Method - A biological signal measuring apparatus includes: a light emitter which emits at least two light beams having different wavelengths to living tissue of a subject; a light receiver which receives the light beams that are emitted from the light emitter, and which converts at least one of the light beams to at least one electric signal that corresponds to a reception light intensity of the at least one of the light beams; a detector which detects temporal variation of the reception light intensity from the electric signal; a selector which selects a pulse oximeter mode in which at least one of an oxygen saturation and a pulse rate is calculated and a capillary refilling time measurement mode in which a capillary refilling time is calculated; and a calculator which, based on the temporal variation of the reception light intensity, performs a calculation in the mode that is selected by the selector. | 05-24-2012 |
20120157024 | COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION COUPLER AND IMPEDANCE ADJUSTING SHEET - A technique is proposed for reducing leakage electromagnetic field that reduces the electromagnetic leakage from a connection point between a communication coupler and a signal transmission apparatus and that can conduct both communication and transmission of electric power. The signal transmission apparatus includes: a first sheet conductive body portion constituting a lower portion electrode; and a second sheet conductive body portion in a mesh shape which is laminated on the first sheet conductive body portion while a gap area is sandwiched therebetween and which includes an uneven mesh size area on which a sheet impedance is continuously changed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120157223 | GOLF CLUBS and GOLF CLUB HEADS - A set of golf clubs in accordance with at least some examples of this disclosure may include one or more iron-type golf club heads with a slot, or pocket cavity, behind the ball striking face of the golf club head. Further, one or more of the golf clubs in the set may include iron-type golf club heads with a split cavity or half cavity configuration. Additionally, one or more of the golf clubs in the set may include iron-type golf club heads of the blade-type. Also, one or more of the golf clubs in the set may include a hybrid-type golf club head with a cavity, or compression channel, extending through the bottom surface of the club head behind the ball striking face of the golf club head and one or more additional cavities extending through a bottom surface of the club head. | 06-21-2012 |
20120206314 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A surface communication device of the present invention includes: an electromagnetic wave propagation unit which propagates electromagnetic waves and has a sheet shape; and at least one of a power feeding device unit which is disposed on the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit and feeds the electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit, and a reception device unit which is disposed on the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit and receives the electromagnetic waves propagated via the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. The at least one of the power feeding device unit and the reception device unit includes: an electromagnetic wave coupling unit which transmits the electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit or receives the electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave propagation unit; and an electromagnetic wave suppression unit which includes a plurality of conductor unit structures arranged along a surface of the electromagnetic wave propagation unit so as to surround the electromagnetic wave coupling unit, and suppresses leakage of the electromagnetic waves from a space between the electromagnetic wave coupling unit and the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. | 08-16-2012 |
20120261178 | INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE DESIGN SUPPORTING DEVICE, METHOD OF DESIGNING INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE, PROGRAM, AND INTERCONNECTION SUBSTRATE - A via disposition information acquiring unit acquires via disposition information indicating a disposition of the plurality of first vias ( | 10-18-2012 |
20120263203 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - To reduce the stress imposed on an LD chip and to sufficiently secure the heat radiation property of the LD chip. An LD module includes a PLC board, an LD chip, and a solder bump. The PLC board includes a PLC electrode. The LD chip includes an LD electrode, and a stripe-form active layer formed in an inner part adjacent to the LD electrode. The solder bump bonds the PLC electrode and the LD electrode by being disposed only in a part right under the active layer. | 10-18-2012 |
20120295666 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, IMPEDANCE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, CASING POSITION DETECTION METHOD AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A wireless communication device ( | 11-22-2012 |
20120299787 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A radio communication apparatus ( | 11-29-2012 |
20120306705 | RADIO COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND CURRENT REDUCING METHOD - A radio communication apparatus includes: a first casing; a second casing; a connection section that connects the first and second casings to each other to be movable; and an antenna device that operates at a predetermined communication frequency. In the radio communication apparatus, first and second states are switched between by relatively moving the first and second casings. The first state is a state in which the first and second casings are opened or closed with respect to one another, and a first conductor ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120319908 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus is provided which includes a first housing that is provided with a first electronic component ( | 12-20-2012 |
20120325523 | STRUCTURE, WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIRING BOARD - A structure ( | 12-27-2012 |
20120325537 | CIRCUIT BOARD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND NOISE BLOCKING METHOD - A circuit board ( | 12-27-2012 |
20120325544 | STRUCTURE, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD - The disclosed structure ( | 12-27-2012 |
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20130003333 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, WIRING BOARD, AND METHOD OF SHIELDING NOISE - A wiring board includes a metal cap pad that is arranged so as to surround a mounting position of an electronic component and is connected to an end portion of a metal cap, a power source plane that is connected to the electronic component through a connection member and has a gap, a ground plane that is connected to the electronic component through a connection member, and a plurality of conductive body elements that are repeatedly arranged so as to surround the connection members and the gap. The power source plane and the ground plane extend so as to include at least a part of an area that is surrounded by the plurality of conductive body elements and at least a part of an area facing the plurality of conductive body elements. | 01-03-2013 |
20130027393 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes an image generation unit configured to generate a viewpoint image in a case where a watch point set in a three-dimensional virtual space is viewed from a predetermined virtual viewpoint, a detection unit configured to detect a movement of an operator, and a viewpoint displacement unit configured to displace the virtual viewpoint with the set watch point as a reference on the basis of the detected movement of the operator. | 01-31-2013 |
20130037316 | STRUCTURE AND CIRCUIT BOARD - A structure ( | 02-14-2013 |
20130068515 | INTERCONNECT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus ( | 03-21-2013 |
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20130193772 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A surface communication device includes: a sheet-shaped electromagnetic wave propagation unit that propagates electromagnetic waves; and a power supplying device unit or a power receiving device that is disposed above the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit, and includes an electromagnetic wave coupling unit that transmits electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit or receives electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. The electromagnetic wave coupling unit includes a mesh-shaped conductive coupling element that is disposed facing the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. | 08-01-2013 |
20130214613 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A surface communication device includes: a sheet-shaped electromagnetic wave propagation unit that propagates electromagnetic waves; and a power supplying device unit or a power receiving device unit that is disposed above the electromagnetic wave propagation unit in a non-conductive state with the electromagnetic wave propagation unit, and includes an electromagnetic wave coupling unit that transmits electromagnetic waves to the electromagnetic wave propagation unit or receives electromagnetic waves from the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. The electromagnetic wave coupling unit includes a dielectric resonator that strengthens an electromagnetic coupling between the electromagnetic wave coupling unit and the electromagnetic wave propagation unit. | 08-22-2013 |
20140024022 | CELL TREATMENT SOLUTION AND METHOD OF PREPARING STAINED CELL SUSPENSION FOR A MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR DNA BY FLOW CYTOMETRY - A cell treatment solution and a method that is used for preparing a stained cell suspension that is provided to a measurement of nuclear DNA by flow cytometry. The cell treatment solution may include a surfactant, RNase, and a fluorescent dye. The surfactant may include, for example, a non-ionic surfactant, a zwitterionic surfactant, an anionic surfactant, and/or a cationic surfactant. In one method of the presently disclosed subject matter, stained cell suspension that is provided to a measurement of nuclear DNA by flow cytometry is prepared. The method may include adding a tissue sample to a cell treatment solution including a surfactant, RNase, and fluorescent dye, disaggregating the tissue sample, and filtering the disaggregated tissue sample. Another method of the presently disclosed subject matter includes disaggregating a tissue sample, preparing cell suspension by filtering the disaggregated tissue sample, and adding a cell treatment solution including a surfactant, RNase, and fluorescent dye. | 01-23-2014 |
20140213865 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS - A biological signal measuring system includes: a light emitter emitting a first light beam and a second light beam; a light receiver outputting first and second signals in accordance with light intensities of the first and second light beams that have been passed through or reflected from a living tissue of a subject; a first calculating section acquiring a light attenuation of the first light beam based on the first signal and a light attenuation of the second light beam based on the second signal; a second calculating section acquiring a blood-derived light attenuation based on the light attenuation of the first and second light beams; a third calculating section acquiring information relating to a blood oxygen saturation based on a change amount of the blood-derived light attenuation associated with pressurization of the living tissue; and an outputting section outputting the acquired information. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213884 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS - A biological signal measuring system includes: a light emitter emitting a first light beam and a second light beam; a light receiver outputting first and second signals in accordance with light intensities of the first and second light beams that have been passed through or reflected from a living tissue of a subject; a first calculating section acquiring a light attenuation of the first and second light beams based on the first and second signals; a second calculating section acquiring a blood-derived light attenuation based on the light attenuation of the first and second light beams; a third calculating section identifying a blood fill time for filling the living tissue, based on a temporal change of the blood-derived light attenuation associated with pressurization of the living tissue; and an outputting section outputting the identified blood fill time. | 07-31-2014 |
20140309848 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. | 10-16-2014 |
20140313318 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. | 10-23-2014 |
20140313338 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE AND METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM - A feature extracting unit obtains sensor data from a plurality of sensors to calculate each feature. When an event determining unit determines the occurrence of an event based on each feature, a display data constructor generates remote-controller display data for displaying the event, and controls a remote-controller display device to display the remote-controller display data. When a user decision is input from a user input IF based on this display, a control unit controls the sensors to be turned ON or OFF. When an infrared sensor detects an abnormality, a microwave sensor whose power consumption is small after the infrared sensor is turned ON. When the microwave sensor detects an abnormality, a video camera and a microphone are turned ON, and the microwave sensor is turned OFF. A communication unit wirelessly transmits an image signal captured by the video camera and an audio signal processed by the microphone. Then, if the infrared sensor does not detect an abnormality, the video camera and the microphone are turned OFF. With this arrangement, power consumption can be suppressed. The present invention is applied to, for example, a security system, for example, for monitoring outside a vehicle by a video camera disposed in the vehicle when the vehicle is parked. | 10-23-2014 |
20140371557 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING SYSTEM AND BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS - A biological signal measuring system includes: a light emitter emitting light beams having different N kinds of wavelengths, where N is an integer of four or more; a light receiver outputting N kinds of signals respectively in accordance with received light intensities of the N kinds of light beams that have been passed through or reflected from a living tissue; a first calculating section acquiring N kinds of light attenuations based on the N kinds of signals; a second calculating section acquiring (N−1) kinds of blood-derived light attenuations based on two light attenuations related to (N−1) kinds of combinations selected from the N kinds of light attenuations; a third calculating section identifying concentrations of (N−1) kinds of in-blood substances based on the (N−1) kinds of blood-derived light attenuations; and an outputting section outputting the identified concentrations. | 12-18-2014 |
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