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Patent JP-2014104953-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle approach notification device
Inventor: KUDO YOSHIHIRO
IPC: B60Q5/00
Filed: 2012-11-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle approach notification device which: reduces a time lag between when vehicle approach sound fades out and when a vehicle actually stops; and causes a pedestrian or a driver to feel as little strangeness as possible.SOLUTION: A vehicle approach notification device (1), which controls a vehicle approach sound to inform an outside of an own vehicle that the same approaches, comprises: approach sound generation means (2) which generates the vehicle approach sound when a speed of the vehicle falls below a predetermined first threshold; approach sound muting means (3) which gradually mutes the approach sound in a predetermined fade-out time when the speed of the vehicle falls below a second threshold; deceleration detection means (6) which detects deceleration of the vehicle; representative deceleration setting means (5) which sets the deceleration when the vehicle reduces the speed to a predetermined speed as a representative deceleration; and fade-out start speed setting means (4) which sets the second threshold within a range not more than the first threshold and not less than the second threshold in accordance with the representative deceleration.
Patent JP-2014108653-A (JP)
Title: Pneumatic tire
Inventor: MIYOSHI MASAAKI
IPC: B60C11/12
Filed: 2012-11-30
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pneumatic tire having a tread pattern which improves snow traction performance while maintaining brake and drive performance on a dry road.SOLUTION: A first and a second lug grooves are provided, passing in the tire width direction a first land part which is formed by two main grooves among three main grooves mounted in a tread pattern and over which the tire center line passes. The first and the second lug grooves pass with inclination in a different direction against the tire center line. The first lug groove passes across a second land part area other than the first land part area. Furthermore, a third lug groove passes across the second land part area. The second land part is a block formed by partitioning of the third lug groove and the first lug groove, and includes a first block where the second lug groove is blocked on the way and a second block into which the second lug groove is not extended. The snow traction index of the tread pattern is 180 to 220.
Patent JP-2014108946-A (JP)
Title: Mist cosmetic for hair
Inventor: ODA YOSHIJI
IPC: A61K8/81
Filed: 2012-12-03
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mist cosmetic for hair, (1) giving natural luster to hair, (2) giving moderate voluminous feeling to hair, (3) suppressing hair wave, (4) giving moisture to the scalp and (5) having excellent temporal stability.SOLUTION: A mist cosmetic for hair contains a copolymer having a specific glycerol (meth)acrylate monomer (A component), specific cationic surfactants (B component, C component) and a specific nonionic surfactant (D component), where when each total content of A to D components in the cosmetic is a to d (mass%), a is within the range of 0.05 to 1 mass%, b is within the range of 0.05 to 1 mass%, c is within the range of 0.05 to 1 mass% and d is within the range of 0.2 to 4 mass% and where a, b and c satisfy the relation of the formulas (I) and (II): (I) 1/2≤a/(b+c)≤2; and (II) 1/3≤b/c≤3.
Patent JP-2013144787-A (JP)
Title: Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal element, and liquid crystal display device
Inventor: NIIKURA YASUHIRO
IPC: G02F1/137
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel liquid crystal composition that can be used for a variety of liquid crystal devices.SOLUTION: The liquid crystal composition exhibits a blue phase and contains nematic liquid crystal, a compound (abbreviation: ISO-(6OBA)) represented by the structural formula (100) as a first chiral agent, and a compound (abbreviation: R-DOL-Pn) represented by the structural formula (101) as a second chiral agent.
Patent JP-2014114174-A (JP)
Title: Hydraulic composition
Inventor: YADOKORO YOSHIAKI
IPC: C04B24/38
Filed: 2012-12-06
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hydraulic composition having excellent separation resistance and fluidity holding properties, and having little condensation delay.SOLUTION: A hydraulic composition contains a specific dispersant (A), a specific polysaccharide derivative, aluminum powder, hydraulic powder, water, and aggregate, in which 0.09 pts.mass or more and 0.40 pts.mass or less of the dispersant (A) is contained in relation to 100 pts.mass of the hydraulic powder.
Patent JP-2014114847-A (JP)
Title: Manufacturing method of inner cylindrical body of wheel bearing device
Inventor: YAMANE NOBUYUKI
IPC: F16C19/18
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing method of an inner cylindrical body of a wheel bearing device, capable of combining easiness of formation of a female spline and improvement in dimension accuracy.SOLUTION: Provided is a method of manufacturing an inner cylindrical body 10 of a wheel bearing device in which a female spline 27 is formed in an inner peripheral surface 26. The method includes: a first heat treatment process that performs heat treatment to the outer peripheral surface side of a primary intermediate product having a cylindrical shape; a spline formation process that after the first heat treatment process, forms the female spline 27 with respect to the inner peripheral surface of the primary intermediate product to manufacture a secondary intermediate product; and a second heat treatment process that performs heat treatment to an inner peripheral surface side 11 of the secondary intermediate product.
Patent JP-2014116140-A (JP)
Title: Coaxial cable
Inventor: KUMADA Taketo
IPC: H01B7/36
Filed: 2012-12-07
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coaxial cable capable of reducing both the risk that a defect in connection is generated upon terminal connection and the risk that clogging in a cutter is generated.SOLUTION: Provided is a coaxial cable 1 comprising: an internal conductor 10; an insulator 20 provided at the outer circumference of the internal conductor 10; a film 30 provided at the outer circumference of the insulator 20; an external conductor 40 provided at the outer circumference of the film 30; and a sheath 50 provided at the outer circumference of the external conductor 40, and the space between the insulator 20 and the film 30 is provided with an adhesive layer 60 of adhering both of them.
Patent JP-2014113324-A (JP)
Title: Carrier for carrying graft cell sheet
Inventor: HIBI TOYOJI
IPC: A61K35/28
Filed: 2012-12-10
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrier that is suitable to carry a cell sheet, and in which adhesion and detachability are excellent.SOLUTION: Provided is a carrier that includes: a coating layer in which answering can be performed by a cell non-hindrance condition, and cell sheet adhesion is possessed; and a support layer that comprises a substrate that is accepted as a medical material, and is for carrying a graft cell sheet. A cell sheet adhering to the coating layer of the carrier is applied to a graft place, and the cell non-hindrance condition is made, thereby the cell sheet is maintained at the graft place, and peeling and removal can be performed.
Patent JP-2014113373-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: YOSHIZAWA TAKASHI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2012-12-11
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine having a new game property.SOLUTION: In the case where a high probability second time-shortened big wins A to D are won during a normal game state 51 or a high-probability second time-shortened game state 52, the game state of the game machine is set to the high-probability second time-shortening game state 52 after the end of a big winning game. In the case where a special pattern is variably displayed for a preset number of times in the high-probability second time-shortened game state 52, the game state of the game machine is set to a high-probability non-time-shortened game state 53. In the case where the high-probability second time-shortening big win is won in the high-probability non-time-shortened game state 53, the game state of the game machine is set to a high-probability first time-shortened game state 54 after the end of a big winning game.
Patent JP-2014115248-A (JP)
Title: Electronic clinical thermometer
Inventor: KOBAYASHI HIROTOSHI
IPC: H01H35/02
Filed: 2012-12-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic clinical thermometer capable of surely obtaining a fluid-tight state and easily switching a state of the electronic clinical thermometer, and moreover capable of easily continuing the switched state.SOLUTION: An electronic clinical thermometer 10 provided with a housing 11 in which an electronic circuit 30 for performing an operation control is stored includes: a pair of electrode terminals 21 electrically connected to the electronic circuit 30 and arranged to be separate from each other; an accommodation part 22 in which respective parts of the pair of electrode terminals 21 are arranged; a switching part 23 stored movably in the accommodation part 22 for contacting at least one of the electrode terminals 21 to change the current supplied to the electronic circuit 30 and for switching the operation state of the electronic circuit 30 from a first state to a second state; a first holding part 24 capable of holding the switching part 23 at a first position where the switching part 23 is arranged by contacting at least one of the pair of the electrode terminals 21; and a second holding part 25 capable of holding the switching part 23 at a second position separated from the first position.
Patent JP-2014117126-A (JP)
Title: Motor Drive device
Inventor: YODA YUJI
IPC: H02P6/08
Filed: 2012-12-12
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a motor drive device which has an interface corresponding to the PAM (Pulse Amplitude Modulation) drive system and drives a motor with the PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) drive system.SOLUTION: A motor drive device includes an input terminal 101 for inputting a Vs signal as drive voltage of a motor 300 in which voltage is adjusted in accordance with the speed of rotation of the motor 300, and a triangular wave generator 221 and a comparator 222 which generate a PWM signal of a duty ratio in accordance with the Vs signal input from the input terminal 101. Therefore the motor 300 can be controlled with the PWM drive even if a signal supplied from a host device is a signal corresponding to the PAM drive system.
Patent JP-2014119790-A (JP)
Title: Financial network system, financial institution device, financial network server, and transaction information communication method
Inventor: YASUDA JUN
IPC: G06Q40/02
Filed: 2012-12-13
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit/receive a large amount of transaction information between devices of different financial institutions.SOLUTION: A financial network system includes: a first financial institution device for managing transaction information of a financial institution; and a second financial institution device for managing transaction information of other financial institutions different from the above financial institution. The first financial institution device includes: a request telegram transmission unit which transmits a request telegram for acquiring predetermined transaction information from the second financial institution device, to the second financial institution device; and a report telegram receiving unit which receives a plurality of report telegrams transmitted from the second financial institution device according to the request telegram transmitted by the request telegram transmission unit. The second financial institution device includes: a report telegram generation unit which reads the transaction information requested by the request telegram according to the request telegram transmitted from the first financial institution device, and generates a plurality of report telegrams by dividing the read transaction information; and a report telegram transmission unit which transmits the report telegrams generated by the report telegram generation unit to the first financial institution device.
Patent JP-2014120886-A (JP)
Title: Image processor, program and image forming apparatus
Inventor: OTSUKA NAOKI
IPC: G06T1/00
Filed: 2012-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image processor which can efficiently convert a color of an image according to a color profile and to provide an image forming apparatus.SOLUTION: In an image forming apparatus equipped with an image processor, the image processor includes: means for acquiring image data and attribute information from image forming data; means for generating a lookup table for converting a color according to the attribute information; means for correspondingly accumulating the lookup table and key data; means for collating the key data corresponding to the attribute information related to arbitrary image data with key data corresponding to the accumulated lookup table with stepwise collation processing and detecting and holding the lookup table corresponding to the matched key data; and means for performing color conversion processing on the image data by using the held lookup table.
Patent JP-2014120579-A (JP)
Title: Waterproof structure
Inventor: KOJIMA AKIYOSHI
IPC: F16J15/10
Filed: 2012-12-14
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a waterproof structure in which decrease in waterproofness is suppressed by suppressing deterioration of an O-ring.SOLUTION: A waterproof structure includes a case (10) in which a communication hole (12) is formed, and a waterproof member (30) provided in the communication hole. The waterproof member includes a breathing filter (40), an installation member (50), a protection member (60). The installation member includes a cylinder part (51) which is provided in the communication hole, and whose opening is blocked by the breathing filter, a hook part (52) provided on the end of the cylinder part positioned inside the case, an annular part (53) provided on the end of the cylinder part positioned outside the case, and an O-ring (54) held between the annular part and the case. The protection member includes an annular side wall (61) surrounding the O-ring and a lid part (62) for blocking an opening apart from the case out of two openings constituted by the side wall. An irregularity (70) for being joined together is formed on the side wall and the outer wall of the case.
Patent JP-2014120430-A (JP)
Title: Cooking appliance
Inventor: FURUTA KAZUHIRO
IPC: F24C7/04
Filed: 2012-12-19
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cooking appliance capable of continuing cooking while preventing power consumption from exceeding an upper-limit target value without any intention.SOLUTION: The cooking apparatus comprises: a normal operation mode for allowing power consumption until the power consumption becomes predetermined maximum power consumption during operation; and a low input mode for restricting power consumption to be lower than the maximum power consumption during operation and to become such a state that cooking can be performed.
Patent JP-2013140582-A (JP)
Title: Electronic apparatus and method of controlling the same
Inventor: HAN SANG-JIN
IPC: G06F3/048
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus which can perform a two hand task mode by using two hands of a user input through a motion input unit, and a method of controlling the electronic apparatus.SOLUTION: An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling the electronic apparatus are provided. The method includes the steps of changing, if a two hand start command which is to perform a motion task using two hands is input, a mode of the electronic apparatus to a two hand task mode which is to perform the motion task using the two hands, and displaying a two hand input guide graphical user interface (GUI) which is to perform the motion task using the two hands. Therefore, a user can intuitively and conveniently perform a function of the electronic apparatus, such as a zoom-in/zoom-out, by using two hands.
Patent JP-2014122060-A (JP)
Title: Packaging container
Inventor: YAMOCHI TOORU
IPC: B65D25/52
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a packaging container comprising an opening piece that has sufficient adhesivity to keep a lid body from being opened during circulation, and prevents occurence of an adhesive residue so as not to be disfigured after opening thereof.SOLUTION: The packaging container 1 comprises a container main body 10, a lid body 20 and an opening piece 40. In the packaging container in which the opening piece is cut out from one end 40a toward the other end 40b to open the lid body are provided a plurality of adhesion portions 50 that adhere the opening piece to a front plate 12 of the main body along a cutting direction X of the opening piece. At least one of the plurality of adhesion portions is an adhesion portion 51 having an adhesive residue reduced in which width in a perpendicular direction Y to the cutting direction X becomes maximum in front of a rearward end 51a in the cutting direction X and width at the rearward end satisfies a condition (1). The condition (1) is that When an adhesion portion having an adhesive residue reduced has a curved part at the rearward end, width at the rearward end is equal to a diameter of circle of curvature at the rearward end.
Patent JP-2014121973-A (JP)
Title: Vehicle steering device
Inventor: SHIMODA SHINSUKE
IPC: B62D5/04
Filed: 2012-12-21
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle steering device with improved freedom in arrangement of a steering shaft and incorporation of transmission, auxiliary equipment and the like.SOLUTION: A vehicle steering device 50 includes: a steering mechanism 54 having a rack and pinion mechanism 83 for steering a front wheel 24, where the center of gravity Ge of an engine 22 is located rearward of an axle 25 of the front wheel; and a steering wheel 51 connected to the steering mechanism by a steering shaft 52. The steering mechanism is located frontward of the axle, frontward of the vehicle body. At least a part of the steering shaft is located downward of the engine. The steering shaft has, in a middle of the shaft, a gear mechanism for changing an input direction of steering-torque relatively to an output direction, the torque generated on the steering wheel.
Patent JP-2014130010-A (JP)
Title: System and program
Inventor: HOSOKAWA NAOKI
IPC: G09B29/00
Filed: 2012-12-27
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system which accurately determines whether the road on which a vehicle is travelling is an expressway or an open road with a high probability.SOLUTION: A radar detector includes a road determination function for determining whether a vehicle is travelling on an expressway or an open road by combining the passing of a location on a road and a change in altitude obtained by travelling for a predetermined distance. The altitude uses an altitude value of a GPS, and uses the altitude value of an atmospheric pressure sensor when the accuracy of the altitude value of the GPS is not high.
Patent JP-2014128474-A (JP)
Title: Game machine
Inventor: ICHIHARA TAKAAKI
IPC: A63F7/02
Filed: 2012-12-28
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which suppresses occurrence of a "dead ball" having no lottery chance, with the increase of a value per one game medium.SOLUTION: A game machine, which is capable of executing a game corresponding to a selected game mode, comprises: game medium shooting means for shooting game mediums to a game area; shot number increasing means which controls the game medium shooting means when a predetermined condition is satisfied; a winning port as a start port disposed in the game area; another winning port which is not disposed in the game area; an out port which guides a game medium having entered neither the start port nor the winning port, to the outside of the game area; and lottery means which performs a lottery relating to winning or losing in response to the entry of the game medium into the start port.
Patent JP-2012521005-A (JP)
Title: 光学式ゲージ及び３次元表面プロファイル測定方法
IPC: G01B11/25
Filed: 2009-03-19
Abstract: 【課題】 【解決手段】３次元表面プロファイル測定のための小視野を有する光学式ゲージ（１０）は、光源（２２）と、照射光路に沿って光を誘導する照射光学系（２８、３０、４２）とを有するプロジェクタ（２０）を含む。光学格子装置（３４）は、照射光路に配置され、構造化光パターン（４６）を照射するために照射光の分布を変更する。移相装置（４７）は、前記被測定表面（８０）上の所望の位相ずれを伴う少なくとも３つの位置へ構造化光パターンを移動する。ビューア（５０）は、照射光路と平行ではない観察光路を有する観察光学系と、前記表面からの構造化光パターンの拡散反射の画像を感知する光感知アレイ（５８）と、画像を記録するカメラ（５７）とを含む。光学式ゲージは、カメラと通信するデータ入力部と、画像から得られる表面輪郭情報に基づいてプロファイリング対象表面をモデル化するプロセッサとを具備するコンピュータ（６１）をさらに含む。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2013505840-A (JP)
Title: ハウジングに取り外し可能に配置された、固定ローラーツールの固定ローラー
IPC: B24B39/04
Filed: 2010-03-24
Abstract: 固定ローラーが、大きな半径方向の力を、つまり固定ローリングの為に及ぼされるのの他に、同時に、送り方向において発生する固定ローリングの際の相当の力を受け入れる状態であるよう、固定ローラーの支承部を形成するために、ハウジングに取り外し可能に配置された、固定ローラーツールの固定ローラーであり、ボルトヘッドとカバーの間で、ボルトに、自由に回転可能に支承されている固定ローラーであって、その際、ハウジングが固定ローラーの為の空所、ボルトヘッドの為の空所、およびカバーの為の空所を有する固定ローラーにおいて、ボルトヘッド（７）のための空所（１０）が、円錐の部分面（１１，１４）として形成されており、および、固定ローラー（１）の回転軸（２４）と同軸に、バンド（２３）を備えるのに対し、カバー（２０）の為の収容部（１９）が、円形シリンダーの部分面（１６，１７）として形成されていることが提案される。
Patent JP-2012521592-A (JP)
Title: 衝突防止プロトコルを有する金属カセット内の１または複数のｒｆｉｄタグ読み取りのためのシステムおよびプロセス
IPC: G06K17/00
Filed: 2010-03-23
Abstract: それぞれが少なくとも１つのＲＦＩＤタグを有する目標物のための読み取り装置であって、前記目標物は、ＲＦＩＤタグを備えることが可能なカセット内に配置され、前記システムは、前記カセットがその中に配置されることが可能な少なくとも１つのトンネル形状の要素を含み、前記要素は、少なくとも１つのアンテナと１つのＲＦＩＤ読み取り装置とを含み、前記アンテナは、複数の巻き数で構成される少なくとも２つのコイルを含み、前記コイルは前記トンネルに沿ってその周囲に分布している、読み取り装置。 【選択図】図１
Patent JP-2012523171-A (JP)
Title: 通信システムにおける基準信号の生成および使用のための方法および装置
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2010-03-31
Abstract: 無線通信システムにおける基準信号の生成および使用のための装置および方法が説明されている。グループ特有の基準信号パターンは、ｅＮｏｄｅＢまたは基地局と通信している端末または１グループのＵＥのために生成される。基準信号は、システムパラメータに基づいて生成される。基準信号は、連続する複数の物理リソースブロックに及ぶように生成される。
Patent JP-2012524756-A (JP)
Title: 癌の治療用ＰＩ３−キナーゼ阻害薬としてのチア−トリアザ−ａｓ−インダセン
IPC: A61K31/4545
Filed: 2010-04-22
Abstract: 本発明は、過剰又は異常な細胞増殖を特徴とする疾患の治療に好適な下記一般式(1)     （式中、R 1 〜R 3 及びXは、請求項1の定義どおり）の化合物、及び上記特性を有する薬物を調製するためのその使用を包含する。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2012526423-A (JP)
Title: ワイヤレス端末のためのアンテナ設計方法およびワイヤレス端末のデータカードシングルプレート
IPC: H01Q13/08
Filed: 2010-01-21
Abstract: ワイヤレス端末のためのアンテナ設計方法およびデータカードシングルプレートが提供される。本発明の実施形態で提供される方法は以下の段階を含む。他の金属配線のない半密閉エリアが、ワイヤレス端末のデータカードシングルプレート上で区切られ、アンテナ線および金属結合シートが半密閉エリア内に配置され、アンテナ線および金属結合シートが平行に積み重ねられ、金属結合シートとデータカードシングルプレートとの間にギャップが形成され、金属結合シートがギャップを介してデータカードシングルプレートと結合される。本発明の実施形態では、ワイヤレス端末のデータカードシングルプレートも提供される。本発明の実施形態によれば、広周波数動作帯域幅を実現することができると共に、アンテナのＳＡＲ（比吸収率）値が低減される。
Patent JP-2012528817-A (JP)
Title: メソ酒石酸を含む組成物の調製のための方法
IPC: C07C59/255
Filed: 2010-05-27
Abstract: 本発明は、５５〜９０重量％がメソ酒石酸である酒石酸を含む組成物の調製のための方法であって、（ｉ）３５〜６５重量％の、Ｌ−酒石酸の二アルカリ金属塩、Ｄ−酒石酸の二アルカリ金属塩、Ｌ−酒石酸、Ｄ−酒石酸および場合によりメソ酒石酸の二アルカリ金属塩の混合物、ならびに２〜１５重量％のアルカリ金属またはアルカリ金属水酸化物を含む水性混合物を調製するステップと、（ｉｉ）酒石酸の５５〜９０重量％がメソ酒石酸に変換されるまで、水性混合物を撹拌して１００℃とその沸点との間の温度まで加熱するステップとを含む方法に関する。
Patent JP-2013510451-A (JP)
Title: 送信方法、受信方法、生成方法、送信装置及び受信装置
IPC: H04W72/04
Filed: 2010-07-05
Abstract: 信号フレームによりデータを送信する方法及びシステムが提供される。本方法は、信号フレーム内の第1のロケーションに第1の同期プリアンブルを挿入するステップと、信号フレーム内の第2のロケーションに第2の同期プリアンブルを挿入するステップであって、第2のロケーションを示す情報は、第1の同期プリアンブルにより搬送されている、ステップとを有する。本方法は無線通信環境内の受信装置に向けて信号フレームを発するステップも更に有する。
Patent JP-2012533302-A (JP)
Title: 持続放出性のリポ酸を含むペットフード組成物ならびにその製造方法および用途
IPC: A23K1/18
Filed: 2010-07-14
Abstract: 本発明は、コンパニオンアニマルに経口で与えられた際に遅い持続放出量のリポ酸またはその塩を送達するペットフード組成物を含む。本発明は、その組成物の製造および使用の方法も含む。 【選択図】なし
Patent JP-2013504135-A (JP)
Title: アプリケーションを終了するためのユーザインターフェース方法
IPC: G06F3/0488
Filed: 2010-09-07
Abstract: 方法およびデバイスが、コンピューティングデバイスのタッチ表面上で楕円の連続したタッチパスを検出することによって機能を開始するための効率的なユーザインターフェースを提供する。一実施形態では、開始された機能は、アプリケーションを終了することができる。ユーザは、タッチスクリーンまたはタッチパッド上で楕円形状(たとえば円)をトレースすることによって機能操作を開始することができる。表示画面を歪めて、機能の遂行への進捗状況に関してユーザに通知することができる。表示画像を歪める機能操作は、トレースされたパスの最小尺度で始まり、トレースされたパスの最大尺度で完了してよい。一実施形態では、時計回りのパストレースに応答して、アプリケーションを終了し、ホーム表示に戻ることが達成されてよく、また反時計回りのパストレースに応答して、アプリケーションを最小化し、ホーム表示に戻ることが達成されてよく、またはその逆が行われてよい。