Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.

Toru Kamimura

Keiji Hirao

Masanao Yoshida

Norioki Fujimoto

Junji Matsue

Toshihiro Waguri

Katsuhiro Sato

Toshihide Iwasa

An electric toothbrush wherein the number of revolution of a motor shaft is in match with the frequency of reciprocating motion of the brush. A motor () housed in a tubular case () is coupled to a reciprocating shaft () slidably extending through the forward end of the case by a scotch yoke mechanism () for converting one turn of rotation of the motor shaft () into one stroke of reciprocating pivotal movement of a pivotal body (), and by motion conversion means () for converting one stroke of reciprocating movement of the pivotal body () into one stroke of linear reciprocating motion of the reciprocating shaft ().

Electric toothbrush

A contents reproducing apparatus includes a main CPU, and the main CPU causes a DSP to decode broadcast data included in a radio packet signal input via a LAN controller in a radio mode, and inputs decoded PCM data to a D/A converter. As a result, a sound of Internet radio is output from a speaker. On the other hand, in a telephone mode, the main CPU causes the DSP to decode receiving speech data included in a telephone packet signal input via the LAN controller, and inputs decoded PCM data to a PCM codec. The CPU causes the DSP to encode the sending speech data input from the PCM codec, and packetizes encoded data to input it to the LAN controller. Thus, it is possible to make a communication with an opponent party.

Contents reproducing apparatus with telephone function

A contents reproducing apparatus includes a main CPU, and in a radio mode, the main CPU causes a DSP to decode broadcast data included in a radio packet signal input via a LAN controller, and decoded PCM data is input to a D/A conversion circuit. Consequently, a sound of Internet radio broadcasting is output from a speaker. Then, when there is a telephone call, the main CPU switches to a telephone mode. That is, receiving speech data included in a telephone packet signal input via the LAN controller is decoded by the DSP, and decoded PCM data is input to a PCM codec. Consequently, a receiving speech sound is output from a speaker of a receiver. It is noted that in a case that a radio program during reception is a pay program, the main CPU does not switch to the telephone mode.

Content reproduction device

The present invention provides an audio player wearable around the neck which comprises vertical direction recognition sensorfor recognizing hanging state wherein a casingis hung from the neck using a neck strapand holding state wherein the casingis turned upside down from said hanging state and is held in the hand, and a control circuitfor change-over-controlling the presentation state of the displayin accordance with the recognition result obtained by the vertical direction recognition sensor. This can avoid the problem when the display is turned upside down between the hanging state and the holding state of the casing.

Pendent audio player

A sound reproducing apparatus () includes a slot () to which a memory card () is attached. A decoding software for decoding sound data is stored in an audio file recorded on the memory card (). The decoding software is loaded into a RAM () by a CPU () when it is not possible to decode the sound data by the decoding software stored on a ROM (). Therefore, a DSP () decodes sound data read from the same audio file in accordance with the decoding software loaded from the audio file.

Audio player

A communication terminal includes a CPU and a work memory to hold an identifier. When a connection is established to a repeater, the CPU outputs a connection establishing request, together with communication terminal information including its own identifier, to the repeater. If a connection between the communication terminal and the repeater is established, the repeater similarly transmits communication terminal information on another communication terminal established in connection state to the repeater, to this communication terminal. The CPU searches for particular communication terminal information having common identification information to its own from those of received communication terminal information. If particular communication terminal information is found, the CPU displays a character corresponding to its own identifier on a display.

Communication terminal, repeater, peripheral equipment and computer readable memory medium

An image printing apparatus includes a digital camera for taking a picture image and a main body for printing the image. The digital camera supplies a photographic image signal to the main body. The main body takes one screen of a still image signal out of the image signal supplied. The still image signal thus taken out is returned to the digital camera where it is delivered to a built-in monitor. The monitor displays thereon a still image corresponding to the delivered still image signal. Thereafter, if a print button is manipulated, a still image being displayed on the monitor is then printed by a printer provided on the main body.

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Shiga, Japan

Toru Kamimura