Sony Corporation

Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Yokowo Co., Ltd.

Chiba University

Satomi Tanaka

Hiroshi Takahashi

Yasuo Katano

Shigenobu Hirano

Kenji Kameyama

Norikazu Igarashi

Hidekuni Aizawa

Kenichi Tamura

Naoki Nakamura

Takashi Maki

Ikue Kawashima

Shiroh Ikegami

Yuuto Gotoh

Qing Liang

Shigeki Mori

Kenichi Sato

Masahiro Itoh

Tomonari Murakami

Yoshifumi Sudoh

Yuji Segawa

Naohiro Kamijo

Aino Hasegawa

Norimichi Tsumura

Susumu Momma

Tasuku Yotoriyama

Kiyohiko Shinomiya

Naohisa Sakamoto

Hiroshi Ito

Hideki Kamitsuna

Shun Okazaki

Akihiro Kakinuma

Shiori Ohsugi

Eiichi Ichimura

Ryo Nagase

Ryo Tokushima

Kazuhiro Sakiyama

Reiko Uenaka

Tsuneki Shibuya

A virtual image display device includes: an image display element that displays an image to be displayed as a virtual image; a propagation optical system that propagates light from the image display element; and a light guide member that guides the light propagated by the propagation optical system. The light guide member includes: a light beam incident part that introduces light including image information from the propagation optical system into the light guide member; an image extractor that extracts the light including image information from an inside of the light guide member; and an image emitter that emits the light including image information to an outside of the light guide member. The propagation optical system includes one or more optical members each having a curved surface shape that is non-rotationally symmetric with respect to an optical axis.

Virtual image display device

An information processing apparatus includes circuitry. The circuitry estimates an intention indicated in first nonverbal information, which is nonverbal information of a first user, based on a feature amount of the first nonverbal information and a nonverbal expression model indicating a relation between the first nonverbal information and an intention. The circuitry converts the first nonverbal information into second nonverbal information to be output to a second user based on the estimated intention and a set conversion rule of the nonverbal information.

Information processing apparatus, nonverbal information conversion system, and information processing method

A head-mounted display device includes an image display unit () configured to emit image light, a light guide member () configured to guide the image light and emit the image light to eyes of a wearer who wears the head-mounted display device, and a relay optical system () arranged between the image display unit and the light guide member, and configured to relay the image light from the image display unit to the light guide member, and form an intermediate image at least once before the image light enters the light guide member.

Head-mounted display device containing relay optical system between image display unit and light guide member and display system

A display apparatus that enhances a response speed while suppressing reduction in durability even when the transmittance control is performed. The display apparatus includes a display, a plurality of light adjustment devices, and a controller. The display is configured to be attached to a head of a user to display information to the user. Each of the plurality of light adjustment devices is configured to change a transmittance to adjust an intensity of light incident from outside. The controller is configured to independently control the transmittances of the plurality of light adjustment devices separately from each other.

Display apparatus and display method

A management server communicable with a plurality of terminal devices, including a first terminal device, includes: a receiver to receive, from the first terminal device, shared information to be shared between the plurality of terminal devices, the shared information including first location information indicating a current location of the first terminal device, direction information indicating a direction that the first terminal device faces, and distance information indicating a distance from the first terminal device to a target destination; circuitry to generate target destination information including second location information indicating a location of the target destination based on the shared information received from the first terminal device; and a transmitter to transmit the target destination information to the plurality of terminal devices for display at the plurality of terminal devices.

Apparatus, system, and method of information sharing, and recording medium

The present invention is directed to an optical connector that is provided with a plug and a jack for the optical connector. A lens (plug-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the plug, to a jack, is disposed on a side surface of the plug. A lens (jack-side optical coupling part) that optically couples light transmitted inside an optical fiber held by the jack, to the plug, is disposed on an inner side surface of the jack.

Plug for optical connector, jack for optical connector, and optical connector

An image processing apparatus includes a skin information obtaining unit that extracts a skin area from an image and obtains skin information from the skin area; an independent component extracting unit that extracts independent components constituting the skin area from the skin information; and a bias calculation unit that calculates, based on the independent components, a bias representing color information of a light source used to illuminate the skin area when the image is captured.

Image processing apparatus, image processing system, image processing method, and storage medium

A sample solution introduction kit and a sample solution injector capable of introducing sample solution while reducing the rate of occurrence of an air bubble and having a simplified structure are proposed. A sample solution introduction kit includes a plate-like member and a sample solution injector. The plate-like member has a plurality of spaces formed therein and serving as reaction field and a communication space that communicates with the plurality of spaces therein and that has a portion defining an opening formed in a surface of the plate-like member, and the sample solution injector includes a container containing the sample solution, a tube that communicates with the bottom of the container and that is insertable into the opening, a stopper removably fitted into an opening formed at a top end of the tube, and liquid held in the container, and the liquid is insoluble in the sample solution and is lighter than the sample solution.

Sample solution introduction kit and sample solution injector

An audio communication apparatus including a communication unit configured to communicate with an external device, an input unit configured to input an operating signal for operating the external device; a microphone configured to collect sound, a speaker configured to output sound, and a control unit configured to transmit the sound input from the microphone to the external device via the communication unit and transmit an audio signal received via the communication unit to the speaker, and configured to be connected to the input unit and control enabling and disabling of a function of the input unit.

Audio communication device and audio communication method

An apparatus is provided comprising: a record and/or playback units having a first circuit board provided with a grounding potential unit; a cover body pivotably mounted to the record and/or playback unit and including a shield member connected to the grounding potential unit and a second circuit board connected to the first circuit board; a holder made of a metallic material and arranged to travel between the location for loading a recording medium into the record and/or playback unit and the location spaced away from the record and/or playback unit as the cover body is pivotably moved, and a grounding member made of a metallic material, provided with an engaging portion for engagement with the shield member and a contact for coming into direct contact with the holder, and connected to the shield member to urge the cover body in a direction of the holder pivotably turning. Since the shield member is connected to the grounding member, the circuit board remains connected to the ground thus preventing the apparatus from being statically charged.

Electronic apparatus and apparatus for recording and/or playback on recording medium

This invention relates to an electronic still camera to image a desired object through an imaging device, and provides a continuous-shot means with large-capacity recording. When image data RAW retrieved through predetermined imaging means 20 is data processed to record on a recording medium 10, the buffer memory 40 with high speed is provided which stores image data RAW temporarily.

Dual mode electronic camera having a large recording capacity

This invention relates to an electronic still camera for imaging a desired object through an imaging device, and provides a continuous-shot means with large-capacity recording. When image data RAW retrieved through predetermined imaging means is data processed to record the image on a recording medium, a high buffer memory with high speed is provided which stores image data RAW temporarily.

In an information recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which a spindle motor rotates a magnetic recording disc at a predetermined speed while a transducer head is in contacting relation to the disc for recording and/or reproducing information signals in substantially circular concentric record tracks thereon, and a transducer positioning device is coupled to the transducer head for positioning the latter on a selected one of said record tracks; a memory is provided for storing identification signals which correspond to the various types of information signals recorded in concentric record tracks, respectively, and a display is coupled to the identification signal storing memory for displaying simultaneously the identification signals for all of the record tracks.

Still image recording and/or reproducing apparatus

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Kanagawa, Japan

Satomi Tanaka