When the operation signal is a learning-oriented operation signal, the learning section (22) learns a correction rule for correcting an input signal on the basis of the learning-oriented operating signal.

The signal processing unit provides an operation signal at each clock of a sampling frequency.

The first operation signal is assigned to an optical wavelength different from a second operation signal received from the remote node device or a relay node device.

The HMI application (17) determines an operation event on the basis of the operation signal reported by the gesture microcomputer (16).

This operation signal(Ss) is supplied to the information processing board (15).

A motor control unit controls a motor such that the motor speed is suitable for the operation input received by an operation input reception unit.

An operation object control unit (74a) changes a state of the first game character selected by the operation object selection unit (72) in a game space according to an operation signal inputted from the operation means.

Therein, the operation signal generation unit detects the degree of modulation in the pulse width modulation, and generates the operation signal on the basis of the detected value of the degree of modulation.

The operation determination unit (341) identifies a key which is an object of the key input operation on the basis of the operation signal (50).

This also allows older machines to be connected to an MES, for example by means of an operating signal.

The finger sensor outputs an operation signal (50) which changes in accordance with the key input operation.

Moreover, the master node device further includes a test signal generation unit for transmitting a test signal instead of the first operation signal to the remote node device.

In consequence, an operation signal(Ss) is outputted from a vibration switch portion (22) of the input device (2).

A learning unit (22) monitors an operation signal fed in response to the operation of the user and judges whether or not it can be used for the learning.

The signature (32) is electronically captured, compressed and combined with a transaction signal which is representative of the transaction.