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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information detecting apparatus, efficiently and accurately receiving scattered light of observation light applied to the skin to detect biological information such as pulse wave accurately and easily. SOLUTION: The observation light of a specific wavelength band emitted from a light emitting element 6 for optically observing the skin tissue of a human body is guided to an annular light guide member 7 to be annularly diffused and irradiated to the skin H, and the scattered light taken from the skin H through an observation light taking part 8 located in the central area within the irradiated annular irradiating area E is received by a light receiving element 9. Thus, the observation light from the light emitting element 6 is annularly and uniformly diffused and irradiated to the skin H in a wide range, and only the scattered light taken from the skin H can be efficiently and accurately received by the light receiving element 9, so that biological information can be accurately and easily detected based on the received scattered light. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a biological information detecting method, a biological information detecting device, and a human body-worn device for accurately measuring biological signals such as a pulse wave without generating individual differences by a tone of a skin color. SOLUTION: The density of melanin pigments contained inside a skin H of an observed person is measured by applying observation light of a predetermined amount of luminescence to the skin H by a light emitting device 6a and by receiving the observation light scattered in the skin H by a light receiving element 9a which controls light receiving sensitivity. In addition, at least one of the amount of luminescence of the light emitting device 6a and the light receiving sensitivity of the light receiving element 9a is controlled by a CPU 37 in accordance with the measured density of the melanin pigments, and biological information corresponding to the density of the melanin pigments is detected based on a control result which has been controlled. Thus, since skin tissues such as the pulse wave are measured in accordance with the tone of the skin color of the observed person, the biological information such as the pulse wave is accurately ensured without generating individual differences by the tone of the skin color. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a userfriendly, compact receiving apparatus. SOLUTION: Almanac information of a GPS satellite is stored in a satellite data ROM 6; and when the almanac information is used at the start point, a retrieval work of the almanac data is abolished by transferring it to a SRAM 7. If the data becomes invalid in the satellite data ROM 6, a flag for indicating its invalidity is written to a flag area 12b in an EEPROM 12, and its use is discontinued. At the same time, new almanac information is obtained by a GPS section 3, stored in a satellite data storage area 12a in the EEPROM 12, and subsequently used. A secondary power supply for maintaining the almanac information becomes unnecessary. After a reception operation of the GPS section 3 is completed, main power supply supplies power to the SRAM 7 for a predetermined time during which ephemeris is valid, and thereafter power is cut off. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pulse measuring instrument acquiring both of a detection signal including many pulse wave components and a detection signal including many vibration components by a body movement, and also performing pulse measurement even for a person with black skin in the same way. SOLUTION: The pulse measuring instrument is mounted on the detection region of a living body so as to measure a pulse. A first light receiving element 35 and a second light receiving element 36 respectively receive reflection light from a center part 7a of a detection window 7 and a recession 7b located in an edge part thereof, which are different in contact state with skin. The first light receiving element 35 facing the center part 7a obtains the detection signal including the many pulse beat components, and the second light receiving element 36 facing the hollowed recession 7b obtains the detection signal including the many body movement components by excellently allowing the blood of a capillary 81 or a venule 85 to stay. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily designate a destination even without map data. SOLUTION: The device includes: a memory means 31b for memorizing a plurality of sets consisting of a plurality of pages in a map prepared beforehand, a coordinate range of the map, and the latitude and longitude corresponding to the coordinate range in which they are associated with each other respectively; an input means 33 for inputting the page numbers and the coordinate range of the map; a readout means 30 for reading out the associatedly memorized latitude and longitude from the memory means 31b based on the page numbers and the coordinate range input by this input means 33; an acquisition means 30 for acquiring the latitude and longitude of a present location based on location information received from the outside; and an output means 30 for outputting navigation information based on the latitude and longitude of the present location acquired by this acquisition means 30 and the latitude and longitude read out by the readout means 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform position measurement in a short time, even in a state where positioning information from a satellite cannot be received continuously. SOLUTION: A positioning device is constituted of an always operating timepiece part 1, and a GPS part 2 operated only when measuring a position. The first counter 8 having high accuracy for generating a reception timing of the positioning information is provided on the GPS part 2, and the second counter 14 having high accuracy operated continuously regardless of operation of the GPS part 2 is provided on the timepiece part 1. At the termination of position measurement, the second counter 14 is synchronized with the first counter 8, and when re-measured within a prescribed time, the first counter 8 is synchronized with the second counter 14. Consequently, deviation between a reception timing and a transmission timing of the positioning information at the point when re-measurement is started is reduced, and an acquisition work of a positioning satellite when re-measured can be performed in a short time. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to acquire accurate geographical data such as the altitude and bearing of a user in the present location. SOLUTION: At the time of measurement of an altitude, first altitude data measured with use of a pressure sensor 15 is corrected by second altitude data measured in accordance with positioning information received by a GPS processing section 3, so that final altitude data are acquired. Further, a difference in angle between a magnetic north direction measured by use of a magnetic sensor 14 and a magnetic north direction measured in accordance with the positioning information received by the GPS processing section 3 is stored as correction angle data in a RAM 7. At the time of measurement of a bearing, the magnetic north direction measured by use of the magnetic sensor 14 is corrected by the correction angle data, so that final bearing data are acquired. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize steady shortening of a position measuring time in a positioning device using GPS. SOLUTION: If an ephemeris can be acquired when measuring a position, the acquired ephemeris and its acquisition time are stored (step SA6-SA8). Thereafter, an elapsed time after acquisition of the ephemeris is calculated at every minute (step SA10-SA12). An alarm sound is generated at every two minutes after passing of two hours therefrom (step SA13-SA14). The alarm sound urges a user to perform measuring operation continuously for 30 seconds or longer on a position having an excellent radio wave receiving environment before expiration of validity of the ephemeris. Hereby, elongation of a position measuring time caused by using an ephemeris lacking in effectiveness as data can be prevented, to thereby heighten a probability of measuring the position in a short time. During position measurement (YES in step SA9), informing by the alarm sound is suspended, to thereby prevent decline of measurement accuracy caused by a noise. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily designate a destination without being provided with map data. SOLUTION: Electronic equipment comprises a storage means 31b for storing a plurality of correspondingly arranged sets of a plurality of pages in a map provided in advance, coordinate ranges in the map and latitudes and longitudes corresponding to the coordinate ranges, an input means 33 for inputting a page number and a coordinate range in the map, a reading-out means 30 for reading out the latitude and the longitude stored correspondingly from the storage means 31b on the basis of the page number and the coordinate range inputted by the input means 33, an acquiring means 30 for acquiring the latitude and the longitude of the current position from positional information received from outside, and an output means 30 for outputting navigation information on the basis of the latitude and the longitude of the current position derived by the acquiring means 30 and the latitude and the longitude read out by the read-out means 30. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO