An electronic information board apparatus includes: a guide generating unit configured to display a handwriting region on a screen; a coordinate detecting unit configured to detect coordinates of an indication body moving in the handwriting region on the screen; an image drawing unit configured to generate a stroke image based on the coordinates and display the generated stroke image in the handwriting region on a first layer of the screen; a character recognizing unit configured to execute character recognition based on a hand-written image that is hand-written inside the handwriting region and outputs text data; and a display superimposing unit configured to display the text data acquired from the character recognizing unit at a position that is approximately the same as that of the hand-written image that is hand-written inside the handwriting region on the screen, and on a second layer of the screen different from the first layer.

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable appropriate recording of information written on a writing object. A region setting unit sets, in a writing image that shows the writing object on which written information is written, a writing region that includes the written information, and a recording control unit controls recording of the writing image in response to a change in the writing region. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a board writing recording system.

The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a program that enable appropriate recording of information written on a writing object. A region setting unit sets, in a writing image that shows the writing object on which written information is written, a writing region that includes the written information, and a recording control unit controls recording of the writing image in response to a change in the writing region. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a board writing recording system.

A magnetic information sharing system includes a magnetic writable system having a writable outer surface, and a plurality of writable layers having magnetic receptive properties, wherein the plurality of writable layers are overlaid on the magnetic writable system and are held thereon via magnetic force, and wherein each of the plurality of writable layers has a writable outer surface. A method of displaying information includes the steps of placing a magnetic writable system on a flat surface, recording information on a writable outer surface of the magnetic writable system, overlaying at least one writable layer onto the magnetic writable system, the writable layer comprising material having magnetic receptive properties, and recording information on the writable layer.

An information processing system including a plurality of authentication methods for identifying a user is provided. The information processing system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to, identify the user by a given authentication method of the plurality of authentication methods, the authentication methods being associated with actions allowed to users, receive an instruction to execute an action from the user, make a determination whether the instruction to execute the action is allowed based on the given authentication method, and execute the action or restrict the action from being executed based on a result of the determination.

An information processing system including a plurality of authentication methods for identifying a user is provided. The information processing system includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to, identify the user by a given authentication method of the plurality of authentication methods, the authentication methods being associated with actions allowed to users, receive an instruction to execute an action from the user, make a determination whether the instruction to execute the action is allowed based on the given authentication method, and execute the action or restrict the action from being executed based on a result of the determination.

A combination desk-step stool furniture piece may provide a portable and/or easy-to-use tool to help children reach elevated objects and have a desk and chair to foster their creative minds or however else they see fit to use it. The piece may include a support frame having a plurality of legs that define a footprint and an upper step and at least one intermediate step. One or more of the steps may lie substantially within the footprint. The upper step and/or the intermediate step may be textured to provide traction to facilitate use of the furniture piece as a step stool. The piece also may include a removable table top that may be attached to the upper step. The frame also may include a storage compartment for stowing the tabletop when the furniture is not being used as a desk. Other embodiments and features also are described.

Described is a drawing table having a flat, rectangular surface disposed horizontally and having a pair of parallel elongated support members attached on opposing sides of the surface. Spindles are provided on opposing ends of the rectangular surface, and the spindles connect the pair of parallel elongated support members. A roll of paper can be suspended on a spindle and the paper can be stretched across the surface. The free end of the paper can be secured on the opposing side of the table by threading the paper through a slot that extends through the opposing spindle. The surface may further include a chalkboard thereon and one or more paper holders that maintain the position of the paper on the surface. Further, the drawing table includes legs that can be folded for storage, or unfolded so as to support the drawing table surface in a horizontal, elevated position.

Described is a drawing table having a flat, rectangular surface disposed horizontally and having a pair of parallel elongated support members attached on opposing sides of the surface. Spindles are provided on opposing ends of the rectangular surface, and the spindles connect the pair of parallel elongated support members. A roll of paper can be suspended on a spindle and the paper can be stretched across the surface. The free end of the paper can be secured on the opposing side of the table by threading the paper through a slot that extends through the opposing spindle. The surface may further include a chalkboard thereon and one or more paper holders that maintain the position of the paper on the surface. Further, the drawing table includes legs that can be folded for storage, or unfolded so as to support the drawing table surface in a horizontal, elevated position.

The present invention provides tablets with interconnection features and a system of multiple tablet assemblies removably interconnected to one another. The tablets may be removably mounted to a vertical surface or positioned on a horizontal surface. Features of the present invention allow a user to remove or move one tablet from the system without disrupting or moving the other tablets.