Kyocera Corporation

Riken Corporation

Organ Technologies, Inc.

Kycoera Corporation

Kazuto Miyazaki

Takashi Izumi

Takashi Saotome

Ichiro Kajitani

Takashi Tsuji

Takaharu Fujii

Koh-ei Toyoshima

Provided are a hair observation method, a phase contrast microscope system, and a preparation. The hair observation method includes capturing an infrared image of the hair using an image sensor that is capable of detecting infrared light. A phase contrast microscope system includes: a stage having a sample placed thereon; an infrared light irradiation source for irradiating infrared light to the sample placed on the stage; an image sensor that is capable of detecting infrared light and configured to capture an infrared image of the sample; and a display apparatus configured to display the infrared image captured by the image sensor. The preparation includes a microscope glass and a plurality of hair pieces that are obtained by cutting one hair and arranged on the microscope glass in a manner parallel with one another from one end to another end in a cutting order.

Hair observation method, phase contrast microscope system, and preparation

A trocar with camera has a camera section. The camera section obtains a trocar image that includes an image of a white part on a surface of a puncture member by performing imaging when the puncture member of a trocar shaft is exposed at a deployed position. A white balance setting section for trocar image sets a white balance for the trocar image based on the image of the white part in the trocar image.

Body cavity observation system, laparoscope system, trocar apparatus, and operation method of body cavity observation system

A portable terminal includes a touchpad that detects contact made thereto and output a value indicating a degree of the contact, and stores a first threshold and a second threshold less than the first threshold. The portable terminal calculates, based on the output value, an area contact value indicating a degree of the contact for each of contacted areas of the touchpad. The portable terminal judges whether the contacted areas include two areas that are not directly adjacent to each other and each have a calculated area contact value equal to or greater than the second threshold. When judging negatively, the portable terminal determines, as a target area to which processing to be performed is allocated, one of the contacted areas having an area contact value equal to or greater than the first threshold, and when judging affirmatively, the portable terminal does not to determine the target area.

Portable terminal, input control program and input control method

In order to improve operability when operating a target key, an input device has a plurality of keys arranged in a column direction. Each of the plurality of keys comprises a key indication mark () formed on an operation surface and an electrode plate () of a capacitive touch sensor disposed behind the operation surface, and the electrode plates (and so on) has a shape in which the top edge and the bottom edge are V-shaped and bend downwards so that the center of gravity of the electrode plate is positioned downwards in the column direction from a center of a minimum rectangle region enclosing the corresponding key indication marks (and so on).

Input device having electrodes shaped to enhance capacitive sensitivity at a given position

Provided is a mobile information device which can prevent erroneous inputs in situations where conventional mobile information devices cannot prevent erroneous inputs. Two proximity sensorsare provided on a front surfaceof a mobile information device. The two proximity sensorsare separated from one another by a distance equivalent to at least one key, and are each adjacent to at least one of the keys. The mobile information deviceblocks execution of processing in response to key operations when both of the proximity sensorsdetect a state of proximity of a sensing target, such as a human body. As a result, erroneous inputs on the keyscaused by contact with hands or face can be prevented.

Mobile information device, control method, and program

A mobile phonehaving a capacitive touchpad unitincludes a touch sensor circuitthat outputs measurement values each indicating a capacitance of the touchpad unit, a computing unitthat computes a sensor output value based on each measurement output from the touch sensor circuit, a calibration coefficient updating unitthat updates the sensor output value by updating a calibration coefficient so as to be equal to a predetermined reference value, a judging unitthat detects a contact based on the sensor output values, and a judgment threshold switching unitthat causes the judging unitto use a provisional contact-judging unit for a time period starting when the update occurs during the time that the user's face is in contact with the touchpad unitand ending when it is judged that the touch to the touchpad unitis released.

Method in a mobile terminal for judging a contact between an operating member and touchpad

A portable terminal operates while switching first mode for generating, based on a value indicating a degree of contact output by a touchpad, a value indicating degree of the contact for each contacted area and second mode for generating, based on the output value, a value by performing adjustment such that temporal change amount of the value indicating the degree is equal to or less than a predetermined value. When a value of one contacted area generated in the second mode equals or exceeds the first threshold, the portable terminal switches to the first mode, and when a value of one contacted area generated in the first mode falls below the second threshold, the portable terminal switches to the second mode. The portable terminal determines, as a target area to which processing to be performed is allocated, one contacted area having a value that equals or exceeds the first threshold.

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Daito, Japan

Kazuto Miyazaki