Sony Corporation

Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Masahiko Suzuki

Tetsuya Naruse

Junichi Kosaka

Yasumasa Suzuki

Kohei Takada

Kumi Yashiro

Hitoshi Rikukawa

Hiroko Nishioka

Masahiro Kato

Takashi Sato

Yoshihiro Yamaguchi

Hiroshi Yamaguchi

Hidekazu Tanaka

Makoto Tanahashi

Hidenori Yamaji

Junko Saito

Akira Iguchi

A processing unit includes a direction decision unit and a guide information generation unit. The direction decision unit decides a direction in which a person who behaves without a sense of sight walks. The guide information generation unit generates guide information for the person who behaves without the sense of sight to walk in the decided direction. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a smartphone or the like used by the person who behaves without the sense of sight.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method

There is provided a processing unit that includes a direction decision unit and a guide information generation unit. The direction decision unit determines a direction in which a person who behaves without a sense of sight walks. The guide information generation unit generates guide information for the person who behaves without the sense of sight to walk in the determined direction. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a smartphone or the like used by the person who behaves without the sense of sight.

An information processing unit is adapted to connect a USB device provided on a board to a USB host controller only when it is actually used. Based on a signal regarding an n-th pin received from a USB MEMORYSTICK slot provided in a board, a monitoring program detects whether a MEMORYSTICK has been inserted. The monitoring program causes a hardware bus switch to turn ON if the presence of the MEMORYSTICK is detected, or causes the hardware bus switch to turn OFF if the absence of the MEMORYSTICK is detected. If the hardware bus switch is turned ON, the USB host controller is electrically connected to a USB MEMORYSTICK slot through a USB bus; therefore, the USB host controller detects the USB MEMORYSTICK slot. If the hardware bus switch is turned OFF, the USB host controller is electrically disconnected from the USB MEMORYSTICK slot, so that it does not detect the USB MEMORYSTICK slot.

Information processing unit having a slot, information processing method for an information processing unit, and program that controls an information processing unit

A program startup apparatus is used in an electronic machine and automatically starts up a function provided for the electronic machine with a user's single touch operation. The program startup apparatus automatically starts up a predetermined application program stored in the electronic machine. The apparatus has startup condition storage devices for storing a startup condition preset by the user. The apparatus also has a startup sequence control device for starting up the predetermined application program upon determining that the status of the electronic machine matches the startup condition stored in the startup condition storage devices.

Program startup apparatus and program startup method for use in electronic machine, and medium

A portable electronic device, which has an accessory provided at an external surface, around the display screen, of the display portion, the portable electronic device including a body; a display portion openably and closably provided with respect to the body; holding portion, provided at an external surface, around the display screen, of the display portion, for mechanically and removably holding the accessory; and electrically connecting portion for electrically and removably connecting the accessory.

Electronic device

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Kanagawa, Japan

Masahiko Suzuki