Abstract:
A scanner (1) and a printer (2) each comprise a network interface unit (11/21) for transferring data with a network (7), an apparatus information interpretation unit (12/22) for interpreting information from other apparatuses, an apparatus information updating unit (13/23) for updating apparatus information based on this interpretation, and a functional information storing unit (14/24) for storing in advance functional information of its own apparatus. For example, when a new printer (2) is connected to a network (7) to which a scanner (1) is already connected, the printer (2) broadcasts functional information of its own apparatus stored in the function storing unit (14) by means of the network interface unit (21). The scanner (1) recognizes that a new apparatus has been connected and the functions of the new apparatus through the apparatus information interpretation unit (12) that interprets this information.
Abstract:
A history storage DB (104) of an information acquisition device, such as a car navigation system, stores user’s driving history. A condition determination unit (107) determines a search condition for precise prediction, and a prediction unit (108) predicts a destination using the search condition. A providing information determination unit (110) acquires information on the destination predicted by the prediction unit (108) from a received information DB (802).
Abstract:
A data transmitting method characterized by transmitting data on at least one of text, image, and voice, an event descriptor for describing an event for driving a processing of the data, a condition descriptor for describing the conditions for processing the data (including unconditional processings), and a data processing descriptor for describing a specific method for processing the data.
Abstract:
A user can easily search for a content data such as recipe data. When a personal computer (103) receives recipe data from a server (101) via a communication network (102), the data is stored in a memory card (104). Here, a recipe hierarchical information (142) representing a recipe data classification hierarchy based on a search key is updated so as to include the new recipe data by referencing entire hierarchical information (133) representing the search key hierarchical relationship in the entire recipe.
Abstract:
An image production method has steps of: detecting one or more descriptive regions exclusive of a background portion of a manuscript; calculating an image characteristic value of said descriptive region; selecting one from a plurality of previously defined layout patterns based on said determined image characteristic value, the layout pattern including information at least about a position of the descriptive region; and producing an image by laying out an image of said manuscript descriptive region or images of an illustration and said manuscript descriptive region according to the decided layout pattern.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a data transmission method for transmitting: data consisting of at least one of character data, image data, and voice data; an event descriptor describing an event for triggering the processing of the data; a condition descriptor describing a condition (including no condition) for the processing of the data; and a data processing descriptor describing a specific processing method for the data.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device capable of immediately displaying necessary information from a large schedule table and simultaneously displaying distributed information such as an e-mail without preventing reading of the aforementioned information. SOLUTION: The display device includes: a display priority determination unit 2,505 for determining the priority concerning display of each of cells as elements constituting a schedule table; a time table display unit 2,504 for determining a row and a column containing a cell of a high priority from the rows and columns constituting the schedule table and displaying the portion containing the cell of high priority from the determined row and column, in a single table; an information reception unit 2,507 for acquiring information via a communication network; and an information report place determination unit 2,508 for displaying the acquired communication information by superimposing it on a cell of a low priority among the cells contained in the table to be displayed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map information updating device for automatically selecting and updating a piece of map information that is optimal for a user, from among multiple pieces of map information. SOLUTION: The map information updating device comprises a map information storage section (103) for storing map information; a position information detecting section (101) for detecting the current position; a movement history storage section (102) for storing a series of detected positions as movement history; a map information selecting section (104) and a map information updating section(105) for selecting, based on the move history stored in the move history storage section (102), either of a first updated map information providing section (108) or a second updated map information providing section (109) and acquiring updated map information from the providing section selected; an updated map information storage section (106) for storing the acquired updated map information; and a combining displaying section (117) for combining the map information stored in the map information storage section (103) and the updated map information stored in the updated map information storage section (106), and displaying the combined information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a map information updating device that can automatically select a piece of map information most suitable for a user out of a plurality of pieces of map information and update the map information. SOLUTION: The map information updating device comprises a map information storage section (103) storing map information, a position information detecting section (101) for detecting the current position, a move history storage section (102) for storing a series of detected positions as a move history, a map information selecting section (104) and a map information updating section(105) for selecting one of a first updated map information providing section (108) and a second updated map information providing section (109) and acquiring updated map information from the selected providing section, an updated map information storage section (106) for storing the acquired updated map information, and a combining displaying section (117) for combining the map information stored in the map information storage section (103) and the updated map information stored in the updated map information storage section (106) and displaying the combined information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT