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20090278808 | Method for controlling pointing device, pointing device and computer-readable storage medium - An input mode is controlled in such a manner that a one-point input mode is set as an initial state, the one-point input mode is changed to a two-point input mode when both the first input point and the second input point are turned on and the two-point input mode is changed back to the one-point input mode when both the first input point and the second input point are turned off. A coordinate position of an indicated point is determined on the basis of an absolute position of the first input point in the one-point input mode and on the basis of a relative positional relationship between the first input point and the second input point in the two-point input mode. | 11-12-2009 |
20120176324 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus includes a processor which executes a process including receiving position information of a plurality of touch points on a screen, displaying a plurality of operation areas to be touched on the screen, calculating a length of a stroke including the touch points on a basis of the position information received in the receiving, measuring a time period for drawing the stroke including the touch points on a basis of the position information received in the receiving, setting a threshold value on a basis of relationship information, and comparing one of the time period measured in the measuring and the length of the stroke calculated in the calculating with the threshold value set in the setting to determine whether the position information received in the receiving is input by a handwriting or by a touch operation on the operation areas in accordance with a comparison result. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188269 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND MEDIUM FOR STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - An apparatus includes a processor that executes a process including detecting a position of an object with respect to a screen of a display, determining whether a distance from the object to the screen is between a first value and a second value smaller than the first value on a basis of the position, displaying a first image on the screen when the distance is determined to be between the first value and the second value, the first image being an enlarged image of an area corresponding to the position, determining whether the distance is equal to or less than the second value on a basis of the position and displaying a second image when the distance is determined to be equal to or less than the second value, the second image being displayed on the screen when the distance decreases to be the second value. | 07-26-2012 |
20120249415 | SERVER, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND GROUPING METHOD - A server, which is connected to a plurality of terminal devices, includes a device ID (identification) storage unit configured to store device ID items for identifying the terminal devices; an acquiring unit configured to acquire coordinate information that is input at the terminal devices identified by the device ID items and time information that is input; a positional relationship determining unit configured to determine positional relationships between the terminal devices according to a sequence of coordinates that is input in a manner to cross over the terminal devices, based on the coordinate information and the time information; and a group determining unit configured to extract, from determination results of the positional relationship determining unit, the device ID items identifying the terminal devices that are to be grouped together into a group. | 10-04-2012 |
20120287062 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INPUT CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus accepts an input onto a display screen displayed on a display device. The information processing apparatus determines an input method of a first input using a first time and/or a first trajectory information from a start point to an end point of the accepted first input. The information processing apparatus stores the first trajectory information of the first input in a storage unit for storing therein the trajectory information of an input of which the input method has been determined. The information processing apparatus restores trajectory information of the input that was accepted by accepting, using the first trajectory information stored in the storage unit and trajectory information of a second input if a result of determination with respect to the second input accepted within a predetermined time since the first input is input is different from the input method of the first input. | 11-15-2012 |
20120313970 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND OPERATION INTERVAL SETTING METHOD - A disclosed portable terminal includes: an inclination measurement unit that measures an inclination of the portable terminal; a change unit that change a display direction of contents to be displayed on a display screen of the portable terminal according to a state of a user holding the portable terminal; an operation interval setting unit that sets an operation interval of the change unit based on change of the inclination over time, which was measured by the inclination measurement unit; and an operation controller that causes the change unit to operate at intervals that were set by the operation interval setting unit. | 12-13-2012 |
20140007021 | DISPLAY METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | 01-02-2014 |
20140160167 | PORTABLE TERMINAL, AND OPERATION INTERVAL SETTING METHOD - A disclosed portable terminal includes: an inclination measurement unit that measures an inclination of the portable terminal; a change unit that change a display direction of contents to be displayed on a display screen of the portable terminal according to a state of a user holding the portable terminal; an operation interval setting unit that sets an operation interval of the change unit based on change of the inclination over time, which was measured by the inclination measurement unit; and an operation controller that causes the change unit to operate at intervals that were set by the operation interval setting unit. | 06-12-2014 |
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20100003994 | COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD, METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION, WIRELESS TERMINAL, WIRELESS BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS BASE STATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS - The connection state of a wireless line, in which a communication can be immediately made in an estimated time period, is preset by estimating the time period with a high possibility of making a communication based on the communication history of a wireless terminal for a predetermined past period in a communication made between the wireless terminal and a wireless base station. | 01-07-2010 |
20130035119 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile communication system is disclosed. An area information management server sends area information indicating a communicable peripheral area of a location where a mobile terminal exists, and out-of-service information indicating outside of an accessible region, to the mobile terminal. In the mobile terminal, a generating part generates a moving route and moving projection information. A planning part makes a plan for communication execution indicating a communication term in which the mobile terminal communicates with a base station and an interruption term in which the mobile terminal is outside of the accessible region, based on the moving projection information, and the area information and the out-of-service information. A suspension indicating part indicates suspending or restarting the communication of the mobile terminal and a communication partner before and after the interruption term indicated by the plan. A communication part communicates with the base station in accordance with the plan. | 02-07-2013 |
20140080440 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND POSITION DEPENDENT INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD - An electronic device that includes a schedule information detecting unit which detects a schedule according to which a user moves to a second geographical area outside a first geographical area, an information acquisition unit which acquires position dependent information in the second geographical area from a first server apparatus before moving to the second geographical area, a position dependent information storing unit, a positioning unit, an output information control unit which retrieves the position dependent information corresponding to the position of the electronic device from the position dependent information storing unit, an information quantity storing unit which stores information quantity data which indicates quantity of the information retrieved from the position dependent information storing unit, and an information quantity transmitting unit which transmits the information quantity data stored in the information quantity storing unit to a second server apparatus, when the electronic device is located outside the second geographical area. | 03-20-2014 |
20140194128 | COMMUNICATION CONTROLLING METHOD, METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION, WIRELESS TERMINAL, WIRELESS BASE STATION, AND WIRELESS BASE STATION CONTROLLING APPARATUS - The connection state of a wireless line, in which a communication can be immediately made in an estimated time period, is preset by estimating the time period with a high possibility of making a communication based on the communication history of a wireless terminal for a predetermined past period in a communication made between the wireless terminal and a wireless base station. | 07-10-2014 |
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20110246832 | PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA MIGRATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING DATA MIGRATION PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON - By providing a unit storage area usage information calculation unit that calculates, during copy of data by a data copy control unit, usage information of a unit storage area in a storage unit that stores the data transferred from a migration source apparatus, as unit storage area usage information, and a comparison unit that compares data stored in the storage unit related to a unit storage area to be verified, selected based on the unit storage area usage information calculated, with data in the migration source apparatus related to the area to be verified, efficient and reliable data compare can be performed. | 10-06-2011 |
20130046946 | STORAGE APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DATA COPYING METHOD - A determining unit selects one storage device each from storage devices of an external storage apparatus and storage devices of a storage apparatus to which the determining unit belongs. At this point, based on a copy request, the determining unit preferentially selects, within each of the external storage apparatus and the storage apparatus, a storage device including a larger number of logical volumes (LVs) which belong to copy unexecuted LV pairs compared to other storage devices therein. Further, the determining unit determines, as a copy execution target, a copy unexecuted LV pair in which a LV provided in one of the selected two storage devices is a copy source and a LV provided in the other storage device is a copy destination. A copy unit copies data stored in the copy source LV, which belongs to the determined LV pair, to the copy destination LV of the LV pair. | 02-21-2013 |
20140095928 | STORAGE CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDED WITH CONTROL PROGRAM - A storage control apparatus includes a detection unit that detects a soft error of a memory for setting information included in a programmable logic circuit, when the soft error is detected, a communication control unit that changes a state of a communication path between the communication device and an upper device to a busy state, and a recovery processing unit that performs recovery processing of the memory for setting information of the programmable logic circuit, thereby efficiently resolving a soft error of the programmable logic circuit. | 04-03-2014 |
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20090067462 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes an InP substrate, an AlGaInAs-based first layer, an AlGaInAs-based second layer, an InGaAsP-based third layer, and an InGaAsP-based fourth layer. The first and second layers have compositions which are same or substantially same as each other on an interface therebetween. The composition of the layer varies such that a band gap continuously increases from the first layer side toward the third layer side. The compositions of the second and third layers are set such that energy levels of a valence band maximum are substantially equal to each other on an interface between the second and third layers. The composition of the third layer varies such that a band gap continuously increases from the second layer side toward the fourth layer side. The compositions of the third and fourth layers are same or substantially same as each other on an interface between the third and fourth layers. | 03-12-2009 |
20100215363 | Optical transmitter - In an optical transmitter comprising a directly modulated laser and a wavelength filter provided on a post-stage of the directly modulated laser, the wavelength filter has a modulated light input port for inputting modulated light output from the directly modulated laser, a filter transmitted light output port for outputting light having a wavelength included in a filter transmission band among the modulated light as filter transmitted light, and a filter cutoff light output port provided separately from the modulated light input port and the filter transmitted light output port and outputting light having a wavelength included in a filter cutoff band among the modulated light as filter cutoff light, and the peak of the filter transmission band is set on a shorter-wave side from the peak of the spectrum of modulated light output from the directly modulated laser. | 08-26-2010 |
20110103734 | OPTICAL MODULATION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL MODULATION/INTEGRATION APPARATUS - An optical modulation apparatus includes: a substrate; a first optical waveguide and a second optical waveguide formed at an interval on the substrate; an electrode provided along at least one of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide; and a power source coupled to the electrode to apply a voltage to at least one of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide, wherein at least one of the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide includes a diffraction grating region where light having a wavelength λ is reflected, and a phase shift region where a phase of the light is shifted by an amount in a range of 0 to λ/2. | 05-05-2011 |
20110299561 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER SILICON WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE, AND INTEGRATED DEVICE - A semiconductor laser includes: a first portion, made from a silicon-containing material, including an optical waveguide, a first diffraction grating including a phase shift, and a second diffraction grating; a second portion including a light-emitting layer made from a material different from that of the first portion; a laser region including the first diffraction grating, and the optical waveguide and the light-emitting layer provided in a position corresponding to the first diffraction grating; and a mirror region including the second diffraction grating, and the optical waveguide and the light-emitting layer provided in a position corresponding to the second diffraction grating. | 12-08-2011 |