Sony Mobile Communications Inc.

Sony Corporation

Genodive Pharma Inc.

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Ab

Takashi Shiina

Tetsuya Naruse

Makoto Tachibana

Susumu Takatsuka

Chikashi Yajima

Yuichi Shirai

Shingo Suzuki

Yuki Wada

Shigeki Mitsunaga

Hidetoshi Inoko

Tatsunobu Ando

Ryou Tanaka

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and kit for highly precise DNA typing, in which a high throughput sequencer is used and ambiguity derived from phase ambiguity is eliminated. The present invention provides a method for the DNA typing of HLA, which is characterized by comprising: (1) a step of preparing sets of primers which respectively hybridize specifically to an upstream region and a downstream region of at least 2 genes selected from genes belonging to HLA class I and HLA class II in a human genome sequence, and are capable of amplifying under the same PCR conditions; (2) a step of simultaneously amplifying said at least 2 genes in a test sample (DNA) using the sets of primers in a single container under the same PCR conditions; (3) a step of determining the nucleotide sequences of PCR amplified products; and (4) a step of optionally carrying out a homology search within a database.

Method and kit for multiplex DNA typing of HLA gene

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and kit for highly precise DNA typing, in which ambiguity derived from phase ambiguity is eliminated. The present invention provides a method for the DNA typing of HLA, which is characterized by comprising: (1) a step of preparing a set of primers which can respectively anneal specifically to an upstream region and a downstream region of each of HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-C, HLA-DQA1, HLA-DQB1, HLA-DPA1 and HLA-DPB1 gene in the nucleotide sequence for the human genome, and a set of primers which can respectively anneal specifically to exon-2 and a 3'-side non-translated region in HLA-DRB1; (2) a step of carrying out the PCR amplification of a sample to be tested (DNA) using the sets of primers; (3) a step of determining the nucleotide sequence for a PCR-amplified product; and (4) an optional step of carrying out the homology search in a data base.

Method and kit for DNA typing of HLA gene

A mobile device system that includes left and right earphones, and a mobile device connectable to the left and right earphones. Each of the left and right earphones includes at least one of an acceleration sensor and a geomagnetic sensor. The mobile device includes a controller that monitors a wearing state of the individual left and right earphones by a user on a basis of output from the least one of the acceleration sensors and the geomagnetic sensors, and controls a behavior of the mobile device connected to the left and right earphones according to the monitored wearing state of the left and right earphones by the user.

Control method of mobile terminal apparatus

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method and kit for the DNA profiling of HLA genes using a high-throughput massively parallel sequencer. The present invention pertains to a method for the DNA profiling of HLA genes, said method being characterized by including: (1) a step for preparing a primer set that anneals specifically to exon 4 and intron 1 and includes exon 2 and exon 3 of at least one target gene selected from the group consisting of HLA-DRB1, HLA-DRB3, HLA-DRB4, HLA-DRB5, HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DPB1 in the base sequence of the human genome; (2) a step for amplifying a sample (DNA) by PCR using the primer set; (3) a step for determining the base sequence of the amplified PCR product; and (4) a step for carrying out a homology search against a database.

Simple method and kit for DNA typing of HLA genes by high-throughput massively parallel sequencer

Aspects of the disclosure provide a radio transmitting device that includes a memory, a controller and a wireless communication processing circuit. The memory is configured to store correction data for correcting an azimuth angle detected by a device in a surrounding range around a location where the radio transmitting device is installed. The controller is configured to read the correction data from the memory. The wireless communication processing circuit is configured to transmit a radio signal to carry the correction data to assist the device in the surrounding range to correct the azimuth angle.

Method and apparatus for azimuth detection

An information processing apparatus including a communication interface configured to be connected to an external posture detecting device to be worn by a user; a display configured to rotatably display a display image; and circuitry configured to control a rotation angle of the image displayed by the display based on posture information received from the external posture detecting device.

Display device

An information processing apparatus that reproduces left and right audio signals based on data acquired from a sound source; acquires left and right surrounding sounds collected by left and right microphones included in a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus; combines a sound corresponding to at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds with at least one of the left and right audio signals; and outputs the left and right audio signals combined with the sound corresponding to the at least one of the left and right surrounding sounds to left and right earphones of the headphone unit.

Audio reproducing method and apparatus

An information processing apparatus that detects an output from a 3-axis acceleration sensor included in an earphone unit worn by a user while the user is in a still state; monitors the output of the 3-axis acceleration sensor while a nodding gesture is performed by the user; detects a time when an angle of the nodding gesture reaches a maximum; and determines an earphone wearing state based on the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor in the still state and the output from the 3-axis acceleration sensor at the time of detecting the maximum nodding angle.

Method of checking earphone wearing state

An information processing apparatus that detects a current location of the information processing apparatus; obtains a direction of a destination from the detected current location as a target direction; detects a facial orientation of a user wearing a headphone unit connected to the information processing apparatus via a wired or wireless connection in relation to a reference orientation based on outputs of a geomagnetic sensor and an acceleration sensor connected to the headphone unit; obtains a relative target angle based on a difference between the target direction and the user's facial orientation; and generates sound to be output by the headphone unit based on the obtained relative target angle.

Acoustic navigation method

An information display apparatus including a contact detecting panel unit that detects at least contact with the approximately transparent panel surface thereof made by an external object; a display panel unit installed on the panel back surface of the contact detecting panel unit; an analyzing unit that analyzes a contact position of the panel surface with which the external object makes contact and a direction indicated by a specific portion of the external object on the basis of output values from the contact detecting panel unit; and a pointer control unit that controls a display position and a pointing direction of a predefined pointer image displayed on the display panel unit on the basis of the contact position and the direction indicated by the specific portion, in which both the contact position and the direction are obtained from the analyzing unit.

Information display apparatus, mobile information unit, display control method, and display control program

The present invention provides a mobile terminal having a camera unit that images a subject. The mobile terminal includes a movement determination unit determining the direction and distance in which the body of the mobile terminal moved on the basis of the shift between images sequentially captured through the camera unit in a mouse mode, a short-range wireless communication unit, and a control unit controlling the short-range wireless communication unit to transmit information representing the direction and distance, determined by the movement determination unit, by short-range wireless to an operated apparatus which includes a display unit and controls a pointer displayed on the display unit on the basis of the received information representing the direction and distance.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Takashi Shiina