Sony Corporation

Kao Corporation

Kokusai Electric Co., Ltd.

Ichiro Sakamoto

Kenji Tomizawa

Mikio Sakaguchi

Makoto Sato

Nobuyuki Kihara

Hiraku Inoue

Ippei Tambata

Shoichi Awai

Tessho Ishida

Hideaki Koizumi

Hiroshi Itoh

Satoshi Takano

Naoto Nakamura

Michihito Igaki

Minoru Iwata

Nariyuki Kurotani

Risa Maejima

Kiyohiko Maeda

Masaki Tsumadori

Kazuhiro Otsuka

Koichi Okisaka

Ryuichi Akagi

Katsutoshi Hara

Takashi Shimahara

Masaharu Jyono

Hiroki Sugasawa

Atsushi Ishihara

Atsushi Suzuki

Hiroshi Nagasawa

Mitsuru Nishibe

Hirotake Ichikawa

Shu Yamaguchi

Fumio Sai

Yuki Hidaka

Kazutaka Yamashita

Keiji Yoshii

Motomitsu Hasumi

Mutsumi Kuroda

Yoshinao Nagashima

Takanori Kotera

Toru Ugajin

Shuji Ishikawa

Taisuke Aosaki

Yuichi Sakamoto

Kyouko Tagami

Hiroshi Suganuma

A steam-generative warming devicehaving a steam generating elementthat releases steam in association with heat generation accompanying the oxidation of an oxidizable metal. The steam generative warming devicecontains a capsaicin analog and a menthol in a capsaicin analog/menthol mass ratio of 1/300 to 1/20000. It is preferred that the capsaicin analog be present in an element adapted to be brought into direct contact with the user's skin and the menthol be present in an element adapted not to be brought into contact with the user's skin.

Steam-generative warming device

There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional relationship acquiring unit configured to acquire information of a positional relationship of users near a display with respect to the display, and a feedback generation unit configured to generate feedback information for a first user on a basis of the information of the positional relationship, the first user being a user among the users and operating or owning content displayed on the display.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program for generating feedback to an operator regarding positional relationship of other users near a display

An object of the invention is to arrange so that the digital signal transmission between specific equipments connected with each other by the transmission line of a fixed standard can be performed securely and satisfactorily. When a digital signal destination is caused to receive a fixed digital signal sent out of a digital signal sender, the digital signal destination acquires at the request of the destination from the digital signal sender data on modes in which the digital signal sender is able to send out the digital signal, and a transmission mode of the digital signal is caused to be set by a command based on the acquired mode data from the digital signal destination. Moreover, when a digital signal destination is caused to receive a fixed digital signal sent out of a digital signal sender, a flag is added to the digital signal sent out of the digital signal sender, which indicates that the transmission rate is being adjusted based on the command from the digital signal destination.

Digital signal transmission method, digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording medium

A steam-generating warming articlewhich has a steam generating elementmaking use of chemical energy and is adapted to supply steam while in contact with a human body. The article, while in contact with the body, maintains the skin surface temperature at 38&#xb0; to 49&#xb0; C. for 3 to 15 hours and cumulatively generates 0.5 to 12 mg/3 hr&#xb7;cmof steam. The steam-generating warming articleis used to improve the human body's physiology. The steam generating elementis preferably a heat generating sheet prepared by incorporating an aqueous electrolyte solution into a molded sheet containing an oxidizable metal, a reaction accelerator, and a fibrous material.

Steam-generating warming article

Disclosed herein is an apparatus along with a method for displaying a list of data to be transferred from one storage area to another in conjunction with a progress status report of the data transfer, thereby allowing users to know at a glance how far the transfer of desired data has progressed.

Data transfer apparatus and data transfer method

A heat generating device includes an air-permeable first side located proximal to a wearer's body, a second side located distal to a wearer's body, and a heat generating member between the two sides. The second side includes an adhesive layer for attaching the device to a garment. The first side is formed of a nonwoven fabric having an uneven surface topography. The nonwoven fabric includes a first fiber layer, inclusive of a first surface of the fabric, and a second fiber layer, inclusive of a second surface of the fabric, partly bonded to each other and including a large number of protrusions and recesses on the side of the first fiber layer. The first surface is used as the first side.

Heat generating device

A physiology enhancing device for improving physiological functions of a human body, etc., which comprises a heat generating element making use of chemical energy and a sheet interposed between the heat generating element and a body surface of a wearer, and which is designed to supply steam generated from the heat generating element while the device is applied to the body surface. The device exhibits steam generating capability for 2 hours or longer and, while applied to the body surface, raises the body surface temperature to a temperature from 38&#xb0; C. to lower than 42&#xb0; C. within one hour from the application. The sheet interposed between the heat generating element and the body surface preferably has a function of regulating air feed to the heat generating element and a function of transferring the heat of the physiology enhancing device to the body surface and preferably has a total thickness of 0.05 to 1.5 mm.

Physiology enhancing device

Digital signal transmission method digital signal transmission system, digital signal transmitting apparatus and recording medium

A steam-generating warming articlewhich has a steam generating elementmaking use of chemical energy and is adapted to supply steam while in contact with a human body. The article, while in contact with the body, maintains the skin surface temperature at 38&#xb0; to 49&#xb0; C. for 3 to 15 hours and cumulatively generates 0.5 to 12 mg/3 hr&#xb7;cmof steam. The steam-generating warning articleis used to improve the human body's physiology. The steam generating elementis preferably a heat generating sheet prepared by incorporating an aqueous electrolyte solution into a molded sheet containing an oxidizable metal, a reaction accelerator, and a fibrous material.

There are provided in a rate control command a clock rate select subfunction (SYNC SELECT) to which a digital signal receiver side corresponds, a base rate set subfunction (BASE CONFIGURE), a flow rate control (FLOW CONTROL) subfunction, and a capability inquiry subfunction (CAPABILITY INQUIRY). The CAPABILITY INQUIRY subfunction is used to send to a transmitter side a clock rate select state (SYNC SELECT), base rate set state (BASE CONFIGURE), flow rate control state (FLOW CONTROL) . Thereby, a digital signal can be transmitted between specific units positively and successfully.

Digital signal processing apparatus and method, and digital signal processing system

A searching apparatus and a searching method are disclosed whereby a storage medium containing a plurality of data items and management data for managing these data items is subjected to a sort based on a sort condition and a search based on a search condition. The data retrieved through the search are displayed in accordance with a given condition.

Searching apparatus and searching method

Disclosed herein are a processing method and a processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on a storage medium. The processing method comprises the steps of: retrieving from the storage medium management data used to manage the files stored on the storage medium; storing the retrieved management data in association with information representing selection status, in terms of processing, of each of the files managed by use of the management data; displaying on a display device the management data and the information representing the selection status in association with the management data; giving an indication, on the display device, to one of items constituting the displayed information about the files, the indication indicating that the file denoted by the information item is an object of operation apart from the other files; and if a predetermined operation is detected, then causing the selection status of the other files to coincide with the selection status of the file indicated as the object of operation.

Processing method and processing apparatus for processing a plurality of files stored on storage medium

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Tokyo, Japan

Ichiro Sakamoto