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A controller for a voice-controlled device is provided. The controller includes a setting module and a recognition module. The setting module generates a threshold according to an environmental parameter. The recognition module compares a confident score of speech recognition with the threshold to accordingly execute voice control.

A system and method for identity authentication that comprises the use of a one-way mathematical (hash) value for log-in verification, user friendly graphical / audible verification representations of the same, and log / transaction monitoring that acts as a redundant check to avoid the subsequent execution of transactions that may have been fraudulently issued

A ring for vitreous surgery, adapted to support a contact lens for the vitreous surgery on a patient's eye, the ring comprises: a ring body; a flange having a contact surface of a curved shape to be fitted with a curved shape of a sclera of the eye, the flange being provided on an outer edge of the ring body; a hole provided in the flange, in which an intraocular insertion surgical instrument is insertable; and a projection provided in the vicinity of the hole on the contact surface of the flange, the projection being able to bite into a conjunctiva of the eye.

A navigation apparatus includes: a current-position information acquisition section obtaining measured current-position information; a camera section obtaining a captured image of a subject; a direction detection section detecting a direction when obtaining the captured image by the camera section; from characteristic-point information related to multiple predetermined characteristic points stored in a storage section, a characteristic-point information extraction section extracting the characteristic-point information related to the characteristic points located in the vicinity of the current position and in a range shown in the direction; and a control section displaying the captured image on a display section, wherein the control section displays a predetermined direction line indicating a distance from the current position on the captured image, obtains a distance and a direction from the current position to the characteristic point, and displays the characteristic-point information at a position corresponding to the distance and the direction on the captured image.

A fluid delivery system is provided for delivering fluid to a patient. The system comprises a reservoir for storing the fluid to be delivered to the patient and a fluid discharge device operatively coupled to the reservoir for delivering the fluid from the reservoir to the patient. A controller is configured to operate the fluid discharge device. An input device is in electronic communication with the controller and configured for setting at least one operating parameter of the system. The controller operates the fluid discharge device based on the at least one operating parameter and locks the system after the at least one operating parameter is set such that the at least one operating parameter is unable to be modified. A display is in electronic communication with the controller to at least periodically display a code for resetting the at least one operating parameter. The code is altered at least once during use. The controller is further configured to unlock the system upon receiving the code thereby allowing a user to reset the at least one operating parameter.

A three-dimensional image display apparatus is provided that can integrate and visualize 3D measurement data obtained from a stereo image with an image of a measuring object to which stereoscopic texture is applied. The apparatus includes: an orientation section 24 for finding relationship as to corresponding points in a stereo image of a measuring object 1 based on the position and the tilt at which the stereo image was photographed; a three-dimensional coordinate data section 31 for obtaining three-dimensional coordinate data on the corresponding points of the measuring object 1 based on the relationship as to the corresponding points found by the orientation section 24; a model forming section 32 for forming a model of the measuring object 1 based on the three-dimensional coordinate data on the corresponding points; an image correlating section 34 for correlating the stereo image of the measuring object stored in the stereo image data storage section 12 and the model formed by the model forming section 32, using the relationship as to the corresponding points found by the orientation section 24; and a model display section 35 for displaying an image of the measuring object 1 to which stereoscopic texture is applied, using the stereo image correlated with the model by the image correlating section 34.

A display section displays a speedometer having a substantially circular shape on an outer circumference of which a speed scale is provided. Then, that point on the outer circumference of the speedometer which indicates a speed at a moment is calculated. Further a speed that is attained at a given time period (e.g. 0.5 second) after the moment if the speed is increased at an acceleration at the moment is calculated. An arc-shaped pointer is displayed, the arc-shaped pointer passing (i) the calculated point of the speed scale, (ii) a middle point between the calculated point of the speed scale and a center of the speedometer, and (iii) the center of the speedometer. With this arrangement, a display device displaying the speedometer allows a driver to easily recognize the speed and an amount of a change therein (i.e. acceleration).

A webpage providing method and apparatus for a mobile terminal includes an RF unit for receiving a webpage and a display unit for displaying the received webpage. A control unit provides for selecting a link of the webpage in response to detection of a signal for focus movement checking whether a mechanism related to a mouse-based scheme is set in a tag of the selected link, and executing the mechanism related to the mouse-based scheme according to a focus-based scheme.

A work vehicle surrounding area monitoring device includes an imaging unit, a bird's-eye view image creating unit, a display unit and a traveling state determining unit. When the work vehicle is in the stopped state, the bird's-eye view image creating unit is configured to use a first virtual projection plane to create the bird's-eye view image, and at least an outer edge portion of the first virtual projection plane has a shape that increases in height from the ground surface as a distance from the work vehicle increases. When the work vehicle is in the traveling state, the bird's-eye view image creating unit is configured to use a second virtual projection plane to create the bird's-eye view image, and at least an outer edge portion of the second virtual projection plane has a shape having a uniformly flat height from the ground surface.

There is provided a door of a refrigerator including: a door assembly which defines the appearance of the refrigerator door; an exterior member which is provided ahead of the door assembly to emit light; a connection member which connects the exterior member to the door assembly; a connection space which is formed between the door assembly and connection member; and a light-emitting means which is disposed at the connection space and emits light to the exterior member. There is an advantage in that it is possible to prevent dazzling of users, since the exterior member is not exposed to the outside and light is emitted via an end of the exterior member.

An apparatus for providing available codec information, includes a receiving unit that receives electronic program guide (EPG) data transmitted by a broadcasting operator; a codec-management unit that checks the position information of the codec based on the received EPG data, and manages the point of downloading time of the codec; an interface-generation unit that generates the position information of the checked codec, and provides the information to the EPG screen; and a display unit that displays the EPG screen including the position information of the codec.

A traction control display device for a vehicle having traction control for suppressing slipping of a wheel in response to operation of an accelerator by a driver. The traction control display device includes a meter and a traction control system (TCS) indicator. The meter has a needle movable over a dial that indicates an engine rotational speed. The TCS indicator indicates that the traction control is in an activated state. The TCS indicator is disposed in a region of parts of high engine rotational speeds within a movable range of the needle within the meter.

According to the present invention, there is provided a laminated composite including an optical layer having a light reflectivity, and a latent image formation layer containing a liquid crystalline polymer material and provided on one of major surfaces of the optical layer, wherein the latent image formation layer includes at least one oriented portion in an orientation state and at least one non-oriented portion in a non-orientation state, and the oriented and non-oriented portions constitute a latent image which is unrecognizable by a direct visual observation and recognizable by a visual observation through a polarizing member. Also, according to the present invention, there is provided an information recording medium and a member of imparting a forgery-preventing characteristic including such a latent image formation layer.

There is provided a display device for displaying a plurality of contents in a predetermined display area. The display device includes: a time difference calculating unit which calculates a time difference between the contents adjacent in terms of time based on time information possessed by the contents; and a content display unit which displays the plurality of contents at an interval corresponding to the time difference along the depth direction of the predetermined display area.

Disclosed a living body measuring apparatus which comprises data measurement means for measuring plural types of biological data of a user, data selection means for selecting one of the plural types of measured biological data, data display means for displaying the selected biological data, a plurality of light emitters corresponding to the plural types of biological data, and illumination control means for activating one of the light emitters which corresponds to one selected from the biological data by the data selection means. The living body measuring apparatus of the present invention can eliminate the possibility of user's confusion about biological data display and operational complication, at the lowest cost possible.

An apparatus and a method support bidirectional pairing between devices. A connectable peripheral device is discovered. A list of discovered connectable peripheral devices is displayed. When a peripheral device is selected from the displayed list of the discovered connectable peripheral devices, an indicator operation request message for operating an indicator of the selected peripheral device is generated and transmitted to the selected device. The selected peripheral device operates the indicator according to the indicator operation request message to indicate a connection request from the device.

The present invention provides an imaging device capable of displaying the whole of a display mosaic image in a screen even when the image size of the mosaic image is largely changed, the imaging device including: a mosaic image generation unit which assembles a plurality of still images, and generates the mosaic image; a relative position determination unit which determines a relative position between a frame image and the mosaic image; a display reduction unit which reduces the frame image and the mosaic image respectively based on the image size of the mosaic image, and generates a display frame image and a display mosaic image; and a live image display unit which updates a display position of the frame image with respect to the mosaic image based on a determination result of the relative position.

A method for automatically switching an incoming call signal output mode in a mobile communication terminal is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of determining whether or not a present incoming call signal output mode is a vibration mode when receiving incoming call, driving a vibrator to output vibration if it is determined that the present incoming call signal output mode is set to the vibration mode, detecting an intensity of actual vibration of the terminal via a vibration detection sensor when the vibration is output, followed by calculating transfer energy using the intensity of the actual vibration on the terminal, and automatically switching the incoming call signal output mode from the vibration mode to a ringtone mode according to comparison of the calculated transfer energy with a reference value. With the method, a user can easily recognize the incoming call signal.

The number of lines of character strings to be printed on a cable label 11 is calculated (S730) and line spacing is calculated so that the distance between the lines of the character strings of the calculated number of lines will be equalized (S740). A print image rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees is generated so that the character string will be in the width direction of the print tape 10 (S750). Printing is executed (S790) by successively arranging print images for the calculated number of lines while placing print images at both ends of the cable label 11 (S760) and securing the calculated line spacing.

Provided are a selection item arrangement unit for arranging selection items in an operation screen and a back area setting unit for setting an area having a position and size corresponding to an area of all the selection items, which can be arranged as selection items, as a back area for making a return to a higher hierarchy relative to the current hierarchy when a selection is made by the pointer. This enables the reduction of a quantity of movement of the pointer when a back operation is conducted throughout a plurality of operation screens by manipulating the pointer, thereby enhancing the operability.

An image measurement device capable of recognizing a relative position and easily identifying a measurement result is provided, the device including: a measurement configuration data storage section that holds characteristic amount information, information for portions to be measured, and setting value information; a placement state detection section that detects a position and a posture of each workpiece; an edge detection section that detects an edge of portions to be measured; a pass-fail determination section that calculates size values of the portions to be measured and performs pass-fail determination of the portions to be measured and the workpiece; a measurement result display section that displays a result of the pass-fail determination of the workpiece over the workpiece image; and a workpiece selection section for selecting any of the workpieces. The measurement result display section displays the result of the pass-fail determination for the portions to be measured of the selected workpiece.

To provide an optical recording / reproducing apparatus, optical recording method and optical reproduction method, which can easily recognize whether or not the surface temperature of an optical recording medium capable of multiplexing recording by collinear holography is outside the allowable use temperature range and thus can achieve excellent reproduction free from displacement or deformation of image. The apparatus performs at least one of recording by application of an information beam and a reference beam to an optical recording medium having a recording layer for recording information by holography, and reproduction of information by application of a reproduction beam, and comprises at least one of: a warning unit configured to inform that, upon recording or reproduction, a surface temperature of the optical recording medium has fallen outside a use-allowable temperature range with respect to a reference temperature; and an aborting unit configured to display the fact that at least one of recording and reproduction will be aborted and abort the recording and reproduction, when the surface temperature has fallen outside a use-limit temperature range with respect to the reference temperature. Moreover, it is preferably an optical recording method or optical reproduction method.

An apparatus for supporting a worker's body part, for example a surgeon's arm, is provided. The body part is supported by a base movably supported by a support. The apparatus has a free mode and a limitation mode, which are switchable. When it is determined that the body part is attempting to move the base or a fastening member, the operating mode is switched to the free mode. When it is determined that the body part is not attempting to move the base or the fastening member, the operating mode is switched to the limitation mode. The free mode allows the fastening member to fasten the body part on the base and allows a brake to release limitations to the motions of the base. The limitation mode allows the fastening member to release the body part from being fastened and allows the brake to limit the motions of the base.

Printing data created by printing data creation means is printed by printing means in such a manner that the print position, size, direction, and order of the printing data will create a booklet. The printing paper has a cut line and a folding line and after the image is printed, the paper is folded and added by a cover.

An image-output control device includes a detection unit that detects a predetermined image from a target image and an output control unit that outputs menu display, which is a menu display that can receive selection of a process to be performed for the target image and the predetermined image, for each predetermined image detected from the target image to a predetermined output target.

The apparatus and method for monitoring the software module state of the embedded multitasking operating system in a system using the embedded multitasking operating system according to the invention sequentially records the state information of the software modules in the state recording range of the hardware logic, sequentially reads the state information of the software modules from the state recording range, and displays the state information so that the user can easily recognize the same. As a result, the state information of the software modules can be monitored and inspected independent from the operation of the software modules of the operating system, and thus the state of the software modules or the operating system can be inspected in any exceptional software-associated situations.

A sound processing device includes a sound collection unit configured to record a sound signal, a tilt information acquisition unit configured to acquire tilt information on a tilt of the sound processing device, an azimuth estimation unit configured to estimate azimuths of a sound source in a plane in which the sound collection unit is arranged based on the sound signals which are recorded by the sound collection unit at least at two times; and an elevation angle estimation unit configured to estimate an elevation angle of the sound source with respect to the plane in which the sound collection unit is arranged based on the tilt information acquired by the tilt information acquisition unit and the azimuths estimated by the azimuth estimation unit at least at two times.