THIANAPHTHEN DERIVATIVES, YOUR PRODUCTION AND USE.

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To confirm version information of a program and data stored in storage means in a unit such as a performance control unit. SOLUTION: The game machine includes: control ROMs 12, 14, 25 for storing the version information which represents the program for performance and the kind; CPUs 11, 13, 24 for performing the program; an interface 21 for receiving the input of a prescribed command; and interfaces 23, 26 for outputting the control signal of a performance member. The CPUs 11, 13, 24 receive the command for outputting the version information stored in the control ROMs 12, 14, 25 via the interface 21, and reads the version information from the control ROMs 12, 14, 25. A lamp control CPU 24 outputs the read version information via the interfaces 23, 26 for a lamp control signal which controls the flickering of lamps arranged in the game machine. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT ...

DRIVING METHOD OF THERMAL HEAD

PURPOSE: To obtain a required recording density without burning any resistance heating elements in a ticket vending machine or the like, by a method wherein, of a plurality of resistance heating elements arranged in a direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of a heat-sensitive recording paper, those corresponding to a printing period are driven plural times in a period wherein feeding of the paper is stoped. CONSTITUTION: Of the plurality of the resistance heating elements 8 arranged in the direction orthogonal to the feeding direction of the heat-sensitive recording paper 3, those corresponding to the printing period, namely, those driven in sections R, L are driven plural times in the stop period II of the recording paper 3 by a method wherein rated electric power is supplied to the heating elements 8 in the section R [a-1], then rated electric power is supplied to the heating element in the section L [a-2], and subsequently rated electric power is supplied to the heating element ...

WIRELESS RECEPTION CIRCUIT, WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT, AND CALIBRATION METHOD THEREOF

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a conventional digital calibration type analog/digital converter is disabled from settling calibration within a preamble term of a packet signal. SOLUTION: While utilizing a beacon signal, a polling signal or a signal of another user or while utilizing a signal applied from a transmission unit to a reception unit, digital calibration of an analog/digital converter is performed. For power consumption reduction, in particular, the circuit is partially or entirely brought into sleep mode, excepting for data reception and analog/digital converter calibration, a signal monitoring unit detects existence of another signal, and the circuit in a sleep state is caused to wake up from the sleep mode to perform the calibration of the analog/digital converter. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT ...

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which certainly detects the unjust put-out of a game ball from the game machine and can deter a fraudulent act regarding the game machine. SOLUTION: In the game machine in which a first starting port is prepared in a left striking game area and a first big prize port and a right striking game area detection switch are prepared in a right striking game area, control is performed so that a game ball can enter the first big prize port only when performing a long-hit game. Further, when the game ball enters the first big prize port when not performing the long-hit game or when the game ball enters the first big prize port after a predetermined time elapses after the right striking game area detection switch detects the game ball, the put-out of the game ball is not performed, and furthermore display, which admonishes against injustice, is performed in a liquid crystal display device. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT ...

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

To compensate for non-linearity of an AD conversion unit and non-linearity of a DA conversion unit in an electronic system including the DA conversion unit and the AD conversion unit, an electronic system includes an A/D conversion unit, a D/A conversion unit, an AD conversion compensation unit, a DA conversion compensation unit, and a calibration unit. During a calibration operation period, the calibration unit sets an operating characteristic of the AD conversion compensation unit and an operating characteristic of the DA conversion compensation unit. The operating characteristic of the AD conversion compensation unit set during the calibration operation period compensates for non-linearity of AD conversion of the A/D conversion unit. The operating characteristic of the DA conversion compensation unit set during the calibration operation period compensates for non-linearity of DA conversion of the D/A conversion unit. 1. An electronic system comprising:an A/D conversion unit;a D/A conversion unit;an AD conversion compensation unit;a DA conversion compensation unit; anda calibration unit,wherein during a calibration operation period, a calibration digital input signal is supplied to the DA conversion compensation unit, and either the calibration digital input signal or a DA conversion compensation calibration digital output signal generated from the DA conversion compensation unit is supplied to an input terminal of the D/A conversion unit,wherein during the calibration operation period, a calibration analog signal generated from an output terminal of the D/A conversion unit can be supplied to an input terminal of the A/D conversion unit, and a calibration digital output signal generated from an output terminal of the A/D conversion unit is supplied to an input terminal of the AD conversion compensation unit,wherein during the calibration operation period, either the calibration digital input signal or the DA conversion compensation calibration digital output ...

Analog-digital converter chip and RF-IC chip using the same

A wireless receiving circuit having an analog-digital converter of digital calibration type constituted by plural analog-digital converter units, shares portions about digital calibration, and applies the result of calibration of one analog-digital converter unit to other analog-digital converter units to appropriately perform each digital calibration of the plural analog-digital converter units. For example, in a wireless receiving circuit having an analog-digital converter of digital calibration type constituted of an analog-digital converter unit of I side and an analog-digital converter unit of Q side, portions about digital calibration are shared, and a calibration result of I side is applied to Q side.

Telephone unit

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can prevent sound from a speaker from being hardly audible according to a position of a player's face. SOLUTION: A Pachinko game machine 1 is provided with a left speaker 51 and a right speaker 56, in each of which a sound output direction can be changed. It is determined whether to be a performance switching timing by a liquid crystal display device 5 and the speakers 51, 56 in the Pachinko game machine 1. When it is determined to be the switching timing, the directions of the speakers 51, 56 are corrected so that each sound output direction faces the position of the player's face detected using a ranging sensor 61. COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT ...

Fernsehübermittlungsanlage mit Speichermöglichkeit

Logical level converter and phase locked loop using the same

A logical level converter generates an output signal by which a succeeding logical circuit accurately operates even if there is a threshold fluctuation factor. In the logical level converter, an output signal of a voltage control oscillator in a phase locked loop is inputted to a threshold variable inverter. A DC component of another output signal from the threshold variable inverter is inputted to a comparator, and compared with a comparison voltage. A threshold setting signal is outputted on the basis of a comparison result. The threshold value of the threshold variable inverter is changed according to the threshold variable signal, and the output signal is converted into the other output signal. When the comparison result comes to a given state, the value of the threshold setting signal is held, and the other output signal is outputted as a further different output signal.

ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

A reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. Samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. 120-. (canceled)21. An A/D converter comprising:M unitary A/D conversion units different in phase and equal in sampling rate, where M is an integer equal to or larger than 2, the A/D conversion units being connected in parallel;a reference A/D conversion unit connected in parallel to the M unitary A/D conversion units and having an operation clock frequency set to 1/N of an overall sampling rate of the A/D converter; andM calibration units each performing calibration at an output of a corresponding unitary A/D conversion unit, and each having a sampling-timing calibration unit adapted to correct a sampling timing or an input-signal bandwidth of the corresponding unitary A/D conversion unit so as to be equal to a sampling timing or an input-signal bandwidth of the reference A/D conversion unit, respectively,wherein each of the sampling-timing calibration units comprises:a subtracting unit adapted to calculate a conversion error signal which is a difference between an output of the calibration unit and an output of the reference A/D ...

STRUCTURE OF PUSHER BODY FOR JACKING METHOD

PURPOSE: To wind a hose on a yet smaller drum as keeping the extent of good directional controllability at the time of driving in the underground, without taking much time and labor. CONSTITUTION: A lot of driving tubes T are connected with one another free of flection via a connecting part B, a connecting hose H is installed in a driving head being attached to such one at the tip side out of these driving tubes T. A part or all driving tubes T in a pusher body is halved in the longitudinal direction, and both divided tubes 5, 6 themselves are formed free of connection or separation, while length of the hose H is set so as to make both these divided tubes 5, 6 relatively bendable in the separated state. Then, such a diametral expanding part 4 as housing the hose H in the connected state after being loosened is formed in a part or all driving tubes among lots of driving tubes T. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio ...

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC QUARTZ GLASS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing synthetic quartz glass that can prevent unfixed floating soot from adhering to a melt growth face of an ingot and prevent bubbles from generating in the growing quartz glass and reduce the flow rate of oxygen and hydrogen gases supplied from a burner and thus improve energy efficiency. SOLUTION: A raw material to form quartz glass is supplied into a high-temperature flame gas region formed by the burner. The synthetic quartz glass is manufactured from the quartz soot that is generated from the raw material to form quartz glass. A surrounding jacket to surround both the whole burner and a growth part of the synthetic quartz glass as well as a gas-exhausting tunnel to cover the surrounding jacket and to surround both the downstream part of the high-temperature flame gas region and the growth part of the synthetic quartz glass are installed. A gas for discharging the floating soot flows through the surrounding jacket and the gas-exhausting ...

Fernsehübermittlungsanlage mit Speichermöglichkeit

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method of controlling semiconductor memory

A semiconductor device includes a controller which operates if a request is made that data be written in a certain area in a first block in a semiconductor memory having a predetermined erase block size in which data has already been written, to write the data requested to be written, in a leading area in a second block from which data has already been erased, regardless of a value of an address of the certain area.

ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER CHIP AND RF-IC CHIP USING THE SAME

In a wireless receiving circuit of high data rate, a circuit area and current consumption occupied by an analog-digital converter increase. The present invention, in a wireless receiving circuit having an analog-digital converter of digital calibration type constituted by plural analog-digital converter units, shares portions about digital calibration, and applies the result of calibration of one analog-digital converter unit to other analog-digital converter units to appropriately perform each digital calibration of the plural analog-digital converter units. For example, in a wireless receiving circuit having an analog-digital converter of digital calibration type constituted of an analog-digital converter unit of I side and an analog-digital converter unit of Q side, portions about digital calibration are shared, and a calibration result of I side is applied to Q side.

CV conversion amplifier and capacitive sensor

A CV conversion amplifier is provided that can secure a sufficient capacitance-to-voltage conversion gain and a sufficient amplitude range of an output voltage with a small consumption current. A capacitive sensor using the CV conversion amplifier is provided with low electric power, low noise, and a wide tolerance of input signals. The CV conversion amplifier accepts outputs, as inputs, from a first capacitance and a second capacitance whose capacitance is changed depending on a physical quantity and converts a capacitance value into a voltage.

DIGITAL CALIBRATION TYPE ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND WIRELESS RECEIVER CIRCUIT AND WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT USING THE SAME

In a wireless chip receiving the multi-rate data according to the related art, power consumption and a circuit area of an analog-to-digital converter become large. In a digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter including both a reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and a main analog-to-digital conversion unit, when processing the high-sample rate wireless receive signal, both the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and the main analog-to-digital conversion unit are operated to configure a general digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter, and when processing a low-sample rate wireless receive signal, analog-to-digital conversion is performed by using the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and operations of the main analog-to-digital conversion unit or the like are stopped to remarkably reduce power consumption.

PRODUCTION OF SELF-ADHESIVE FILM

PURPOSE:To prepare a stable radiation-curable self-adhesive film, by injecting an inert gas immediately before lamination to lower the concn. of O2 in an air bubble intruded between a particular film base material and a laminating material and conducting lamination, thereby easily and economically lowering the concn. of O2 which hinders curing. CONSTITUTION:A film base material having applied thereon a radiation-curable self-adhesive comprising an acrylic polymer etc. having an unsatd. double bond in its molecule, and laminating materials 11, 11 are introduced into an inlet of an auxiliary wind channel 7. An inert gas, such as CO2 or N2, is blown from the auxiliary wind channel 7 and a by-pass wind channel 6 and advanced while suppressing and cutting off the introduction of air, and strongly blown against to the base material through a deflecting plate 8 to inactivate the surface of the base material. At the same time, an inert gas from an ejection nozzle 10 of a main wind channel 5 is ...

Magnetic recording medium and manufacturing method therefor

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method of controlling memory card

A semiconductor device includes a transfer section which receives, from an external source, a second program for modifying a function of a first program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) and information required in activation of the second program, and which writes the program and the information to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a load section which activates the second program on the basis of the information written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory to modify the function of the first program.

PANEL CONNECTING MEMBER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel connecting member which can easily improve the earthquake resistance of an existing panel-free type free-access floor, without the need for construction for changing a panel and an adjusting base for the panel-free type free-access floor into a panel and an adjusting base for a panel-fixed type free-access floor. SOLUTION: This panel connecting member 40 for connecting a plurality of panels 4 with a through-hole 10 opened on a top surface comprises a panel-holding flat plate part 42 which is placed on the top surface of the panel 4, and a plurality of leg parts 44 which are integrally formed in the flat part 42 so as to be inserted into the through-holes 10 of the panels 4. The earthquake resistance of the existing panel-free type free-access floor can be easily improved without the need for the construction for changing the panel and the adjusting base for the panel-free type free-access floor into the panel and the adjusting base for the panel-fixed ...

PROPELLING FACILITY

PURPOSE: To synchronize a takeup device with a propelling device and provide possibility of propelling forward by furnishing a propelling pipe installed in continuity in the longitudinal direction with a self-running device on the takeup device, which is to take up a propulsive element fitted with a propelling head, an the propelling device which is to intrude the propulsive element under the ground. CONSTITUTION: A propelling device 10 pays off a propulsive element 2 from a takeup drum 9, and crawlers 11 are installed on the drum 9 and propelling device 10. The crawler 11a is fitted with the first hydraulic unit 12, which rotates the tip of a propelling head 8 for emerging and retreating, and a skid material unit 13 which is capable of agitated liquid transportation of the skid material for reducing friction with the earth associate with propelling forward of the propulsive element 2. The crawler 11b is fitted with the second hydraulic unit 14, which is to grip the propulsive element 2 ...

TREATMENT OF ORGANIC WASTE WATER

PURPOSE: To provide the method for treating org. waste water which can wash the filter cloth of a dehydrating machine without adding excess fresh water in a system for treating the org. waste water. CONSTITUTION: The activated sludge in a biological treating tank 1 is subjected to a solid-liquid sepn. by a membrane separator 3 and the filter cloth of the dehydrating machine is washed by the membrane-treated water permeated through the membrane as washing water. The waste water of the washing is subjected to a solid-liquid sepn. by a flocculating and separating device 12. The membrane-treated water permeated through the membrane separator is used as the washing water of the filter cloth of the dehydrating machine and this waste water of the washing is supplied to the flocculating and separating device, by which the washing of the filter cloth of the dehydrating machine is executed without entailing the inflow of the fresh water into the system. The clean treated water which is heretofore ...

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an analog-to-digital converter capable of solving a problem in which resolution is limited in a successive approximation ADC because of distortion occurred in an A/D conversion result due to voltage dependence of sampling capacity. SOLUTION: The A/D converter comprises: a sampling capacity part (14) in which capacitance elements (31, 32) with the same capacitance value are connected in a reverse direction; a successive approximation A/D converter (15) for performing A/D conversion of sampled electric charge; a digital correction part (16) for correcting capacity variation of an internal DAC capacity in the successive approximation A/D converter; and a digital correction part (17) for digitally correcting coefficients of third order and higher of voltage dependence of sampled electric charge. COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT ...

MEMORY CARD AND CONTROL METHOD OF MEMORY CARD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a memory card capable of suppressing the decline of an access speed due to an address accessed by host equipment, and a control method of the memory card. SOLUTION: The memory card 10 is capable of data transfer with the host equipment 20 and is provided with a semiconductor memory 11 to be accessed from the host equipment 20 and an access control part 12 for determining a recommended address in access on the basis of the operation information of the memory card 10 and outputting the recommended address to the host equipment 20. The semiconductor memory 11 performs the read processing or write processing of data to which the recommended address is assigned. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT ...

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a malfunction and failure of a game machine by effectively removing static electricity carried by game balls. SOLUTION: The game machine discharges static electricity carried by game balls flowing down on a playfield by making the static electricity carried by the game balls flow to the ground line and the power line of a control board 161 through the sidewall 14b, the base 14a, and the screw 163a of a decorative member. A Zener diode removing static electricity is connected onto the ground line. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT ...

SKIN MATERIAL OF VEHICLE SEAT, VEHICLE SEAT AND OCCUPANT DETECTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin material for vehicle seats for improving detection precision in the detection of occupants. SOLUTION: The skin material 14 of the vehicle seats 10 in a passenger detector S comprises the vehicle seats 10; a light emitting section 21 for applying near infrared rays toward the vehicle seats 10; a light reception section 22 for detecting near infrared rays reflected near the surface of the vehicle seats 10; and a passenger discriminator 30 for identifying the riding mode of passengers, based on the detection result of the light reception section 22. The skin material 14 has a near infrared reflection fiber containing complex oxide-based pigment (anthraquinone-based pigment or benzimidazolone-based pigment) having a high reflection factor for near infrared rays. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI ...

PLANE ARRAY ANTENNA FOR RECEIVING SATELLITE BROARDCAST

PURPOSE: To obtain a satellite broadcast reception plane array antenna in which the plane array antenna main body having a tilt angle, a converter coupled with the antenna main body via a feeding section and a rotary mechanism rotating the antenna main body almost within a horizontal plane for tracking of a radio wave in the azimuth angle direction are combined optimizingly. CONSTITUTION: The plane array antenna main body 10 has a central feeding structure in which a feeding section 13 is formed in the rotating center. A converter 20 is provided with a dielectric broad 21 with a microstrip line 21a formed thereto and with a case 22 accommodating the board 21 and fixed to a lower part of the antenna main body 10 and supports the main body. The feeding part whose tip part forms a gap between the antenna main body 20 which is inserted inside of it, whose middle position is penetrated through a case 22 of the converter and whose root is coupled with the microstrip line 21a is provided with ...

ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

In this invention, the accuracy between an input analog voltage and a digital output signal can be enhanced. A background digital correction type A/D converter includes a reference A/D conversion unit, a main A/D conversion unit, and a digital corrector. The main A/D conversion unit executes an A/D converting operation at a high speed, whereas the reference A/D conversion unit executes an A/D converting operation with high resolution, respectively. Each of main digital output signals of the main A/D conversion unit and a reference digital output signal of the reference A/D conversion unit are supplied to one input terminal of the digital corrector and the other input terminal thereof respectively. The digital corrector outputs a correction-processing digital output signal. The reference A/D conversion unit includes a A/D converter and a Nyquist filter. The Nyquist filter suppresses a high-frequency quantization error of the analog-digital converter.

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method of controlling memory card

A semiconductor device includes a transfer section which receives, from an external source, a second program for modifying a function of a first program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) and information required in activation of the second program, and which writes the program and the information to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a load section which activates the second program on the basis of the information written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory to modify the function of the first program.

VEHICLE BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle braking control system surely inhibiting swing back on stopping at a low cost. SOLUTION: When vehicle speed V slows down to the extent that control should be performed (YES at step S2), a deceleration D is calculated (step S3). The deceleration D is obtained from brake leg-power detected by a brake leg-power sensor and the vehicle speed V or by differentiating the vehicle speed V. If the deceleration D is larger than a predetermined judgment value Da (YES at step S4), necessary torque T for lowering the deceleration D below the judgment value Da is calculated (step S5), a necessary throttle opening ATH for obtaining the torque T is calculated (step S6) and a throttle motor is operated to have the necessary throttle opening ATH. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI ...

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine allowing a game machine maker to easily collect information related to an error, and allowing a player to review a performance performed in the game machine. SOLUTION: In this Pachinko game machine 1, a performance command is transmitted to an image sound control part 140 from a performance control CPU 131, so that a performance is executed. When an error occurs in the Pachinko game machine 1, identification information for identifying the error is acquired by the performance control CPU 131. A liquid crystal control CPU 141 outputs an URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a WEB server 190, the performance command, and the identification information to a mobile communication terminal 180 of the player by use of a liquid crystal display device 5, for example. On the contrary, when the mobile communication terminal 180 transmits the identification information and the performance command to the WEB server 190, the identification information is accumulated ...

PACHINKO GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine enabling a player to easily view a stereoscopic vision image. SOLUTION: The game machine includes an image display capable of displaying stereoscopic vision images. A distance measuring sensor capable of measuring a distance to the player is disposed at a game board. The game machine detects a relative position of the player to the game machine based on the measured result of the distance measuring sensor when it comes timing to display the stereoscopic vision image. The game machine then determines whether the face position of the player is within a stereoscopically visible range, and notifies the player to the effect of moving the face position when the face position is not within the stereoscopically visible range. COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT ...

Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung

Eine Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung, die in einer Brennkraftmaschine (10) verwendbar ist, welche einen Druckspeicher aufweist, der mit unter Hochdruck stehendem Kraftstoff gefüllt ist, ein Kraftstoffeinspritzventil (11), das mit dem Druckspeicher verbunden ist, um Kraftstoff direkt in eine Brennkammer einzuspritzen, und eine Abgasreinigungsvorrichtung (30), die in einem Abgasdurchlass (18) vorgesehen ist, wobei die Kraftstoffeinspritzvorrichtung den Kraftstoffdruck innerhalb des Druckspeichers (P) abhängig vom Betriebszustand der Brennkraftmaschine (10) anpasst und eine Nacheinspritzung von Kraftstoff während eines Arbeitshubs oder eines Ausstoßhubs getrennt von der Kraftstoffeinspritzung für die Erzeugung von Drehmoment mittels des Kraftstoffeinspritzventils (11) durchführt, wobei ein Einzeleinspritzmodus, in dem nur eine einzelne Einspritzung als die Nacheinspritzung durchgeführt wird, und ein unterteilter Einspritzmodus, in dem mehrere Nacheinspritzungen als die Nacheinspritzung durchgeführt ...

PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVES, THEIR PREPARATION AND USE

Prostaglandin derivatives, and specifically derivatives of isocarbacyclin, have an optionally substituted methylene group as a substituent on the .alpha.-carbon atom of the .alpha.-side chain. They have a variety of physiological effects, notably a strong ability to inhibit blood platelet aggregation and a strong anti-ulcer activity. They may be prepared from a carbacyclin derivative.

METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING DOOR OF AUTOMOBILE BODY AND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING ROBOT

A door opening and closing robot includes: a door operating tool including an insertion and restricting portion; a robotic arm that moves the door operating tool; and a control device that: operates the robotic arm, wherein the door operating tool moves to a first reference position, then moves toward a first presence confirmation position; obtains a position of the door operating tool as a first evaluation position; and determines a deviation between the first presence confirmation position and the first evaluation position, when the deviation is less than or equal to a predetermined first threshold, detects failed presence of the insertion portion in a window groove. The first reference position is the operating tool which is inserted in the window groove and the restricting portion is in contact with an edge of the window groove or positioned above the edge of the window groove. 1. A door opening and closing robot for opening and closing a door of an automobile body , the door opening and closing robot comprising:a door operating tool including an insertion portion and a restricting portion, the insertion portion being configured to be inserted in a window groove of the door, the restricting portion being configured to restrict movement of the insertion portion in an insertion direction toward the window groove by coming into contact with the door;a robotic arm that moves the door operating tool, the robotic arm including a plurality of connected links and drive units driving the respective links, the drive units including respective servomotors; anda control device that:stores, as a first reference position, a position of the door operating tool at which the insertion portion is inserted in the window groove and the restricting portion is in contact with an edge of the window groove or positioned above the edge of the window groove when the door is at an open position or a closed position;stores, as a first presence confirmation position, a position of the door ...

MEMORY SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a memory system improved in operational reliability. SOLUTION: This memory system is provided with: a semiconductor memory 3 with a non-volatile memory cell for storing data; and a backup control circuit 6 for supplying a backup power source 2 and a first external power source (power source C). When the first external power source is interrupted during the write-in of data in the memory cell of the semiconductor memory 3, the backup control circuit 6 supplies a voltage applied from the backup power source 2 to the semiconductor memory 3, and stops the supply of the voltage to be applied from the backup power source 2 after the end of the write-in of the data. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT ...

PROPULSION CONTROL DISPLAY SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an operator to recognize the position of a propulsion body without disorder in feeling in a propulsion control display system capable of displaying a planned propulsion line in a propulsion controller and the propulsion position of the propulsion body positioned at the underground, when the body is pushed in along the curved planned propulsion line. SOLUTION: This system is constructed such that a planned propulsion line 20 and the propulsion position of a propulsion body 5 can be displayed on the basis of input geographical conditions and operation conditions. A display is provided to display on its screen simulationwise the two 20, 5 in correspondence with respective coordinate values of a distance axis relating to a horizontal distance between a propulsion start position P1 and a propulsion goal position P2 and a height axis relating to a vertical height to the position P1. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO ...

STORAGE DEVICE AND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a storage device and a recording and reproducing system which, when encrypted data is recorded in a nonvolatile memory and if a one-bit error occurs in the encrypted data, prevents the influence of the error from spreading as a multi-bit error upon decryption. SOLUTION: The storage device 2A includes a decrypting unit 22, a nonvolatile memory 21, and an encrypting unit 23. The decrypting unit 22 decrypts the encrypted data D1 input from the outside. The nonvolatile memory 21 records data D2 decrypted by the decrypting unit 22. The encrypting unit 23 encrypts and outputs the decrypted data D2 read from the nonvolatile memory 21. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT ...

METHOD OF DRAWING BURIED PIPE INTO GROUND AND DEVICE FOR DRAWING BURIED PIPE INTO GROUND USED THE METHOD

PURPOSE: To prevent the settlement of ground after the execution to promote safety after the execution, to prevent a buried pipe from dirt to make unnecessary cleaning work, etc., of the inside of the buried pipe and to promote work efficiency. CONSTITUTION: A widening reamer 15 for widening a diameter of an underground hole is connected to the front end side of a driving pipe inserted into the ground while excavating the ground. After a buried pipe 11 is connected to the widening reamer 15, when the driving pipe is pulled back to bury the buried pipe 11 into the underground hole, the inside diameter of the underground hole is widened while excavating it by the widening reamer 15. In addition, guide members used in the case the underground hole is excavated and excavated earth 16 are removed to the outside of the ground. The removal of the guide members and the excavated earth 16 to the outside of the ground is made through the space the inside of the buried pipe 11 while absorbing them ...

Combination handset and stand telephone instrument

Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of operating the same

To improve resolution of a built-in A/D converter by reducing the area occupied by a chip of the built-in A/D converter in a semiconductor integrated circuit that is mounted in an on-vehicle millimeter wave radar device and which incorporates an A/D converter and an MPU. In the semiconductor integrated circuit, a plurality of reception signals of the radar device is A/D-converted by a single digital correction type A/D converter. The digital correction type A/D converter of the single A/D converter is a foreground digital correction type A/D converter that sequentially A/D-converts the reception signals output from a multiplexer of a receiving interface. The single A/D converter includes a pipeline type A/D converter having a plurality of cascade-coupled converters. The semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a correction signal generating unit, a digital correction D/A converter, and a digital correction unit for digital correction.

Inertia sensor with improved detection sensitivity using servo voltage to detect a physical quantity

There is provided an inertia sensor with low noise and high sensitivity. The inertia sensor captures a physical quantity as a change of electrostatic capacitance and detects the physical quantity based on a servo voltage generating electrostatic force that cancels the change of the electrostatic capacitance. The inertia sensor includes a detection capacitor unit that captures the physical quantity as the change of the electrostatic capacitance and a servo capacitor unit to which the servo voltage is applied. Here, the detection capacitor unit and the servo capacitor unit are connected mechanically through an insulation material.

Analog-to-Digital Converter

In a successive approximation ADC, resolution is limited because a distortion occurs in an A/D conversion result due to a voltage dependence of a sampling capacitance. An A/D converter includes a sampling capacitor part in which capacitors equal in capacitance value to each other are connected inversely, a successive approximation A/D conversion part that conducts A/D conversion on the sampling charge, a digital correction part that corrects capacitance variation of internal DAC capacitors in the successive approximation A/D conversion part, and a digital correction part that digitally corrects a third-order or more factor of a voltage dependence of the sampling charge. 1. An A/D converter , comprising:an input signal changeover switch that selects a received signal or a correction signal from an external;a sampling capacitor part that includes first and second capacitors each having a terminal connected in inverse parallel to each other, and having a capacitance value equal to each other, is electrically connected to the input signal changeover switch, and accumulates sampling charge sampling the received signal or the correction signal therein;a successive approximation A/D conversion part that includes a plurality of internal DAC capacitors, is electrically connected to the input signal changeover switch, and conducts A/D conversion on the sampling charge;a first digital correction part that is electrically connected to the successive approximation A/D conversion part, and digitally corrects respective capacitance variations of the plurality of internal DAC capacitors; anda second digital correction part that is electrically connected to the first digital correction part, and digitally corrects a third-order or more factor of a voltage dependence of the sampling charge.2. The A/D converter according to claim 1 , further comprising: a correction signal generation part that is electrically connected to the input signal changeover switch claim 1 , and generates the ...

PASSIVE AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTOR

A differential signal is amplified by passive amplification which does not a reference of a common-mode voltage. At this time, the voltage of the differential signal is passive-amplified twice before carrying out a successive approximation type analog-digital conversion operation. The passive amplification is attained by providing a plurality of capacitances which carry out a sampling operation, and switching these connection relation by using switches. Without being accompanied by the increase of the consumed power and the chip size, an influence by the noise of s comparator is reduced to a half so that the effective resolution can be increased for one bit. 1. A passive amplification circuit comprising:an input terminal group configured to input a differential signal;first to fourth capacitances charged with voltages of a differential signal in a sampling operation;a plurality of switches configured to switch a connection relation of the first to fourth capacitances between a first state of the sampling operation and a second state of an amplification operation; andan output terminal group configured to output the differential signal amplified in the amplification operation,wherein in the first state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in parallel and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in parallel,wherein in the second state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in serial and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in serial,wherein each of one end and the other end of each of the first to fourth capacitances is connected with any of supply the plurality of switches, the output terminal group, a power supply voltage and a ground voltage, andwherein one end and the other end of each of the plurality of switches is connected with any of the first to fourth capacitances, the input terminal group, the output terminal group, the power supply voltage and the ground ...

DRIVING BODY

PURPOSE: To increase driving torque by mounting a driving head provided at the front end of a pipe on a bottomed cylinder and, at the same time, fitting a driving shaft equipped with pressure oil channels to the cylinder, and providing rotation and reciprocation force to the head. CONSTITUTION: A driving head 1 provided at the front end of a driving pipe making force-fit of a small diameter pipe into the ground is mounted on a bottomed piston-like cylinder 12. A rotary driving shaft 8 equipped with pressure oil channels 11 and 17 is fitted to the cylinder 12. The pressure oil is supplied by a hydraulic pump, and rotation and reciprocation forces are applied to the driving head 1. According to the constitution, high driving torque is given without enlarging a pipe diameter, and execution efficiency can be promoted. COPYRIGHT: (C)1993,JPO&Japio ...

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can alleviate the burden of electric power on a game parlor by suppressing power consumption spent on control processing even when a game may have increased power consumption. SOLUTION: When a time shortening game state or a long winning game is started or terminated, a main CPU outputs a game area command including information to that effect to a sub CPU. The sub CPU which received the game area command confirms whether a time shortening game or a long winning game is performed or not. When the time shortening game or the long winning game is performed, the cycle in which timer interruption processing of a performance control board is executed is changed from 2 ms to 4 ms. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT ...

SATELLITE ANTENNA SYSTEM MOUNTED ON TRAVELLING OBJECT

PURPOSE: To enhance the tracking performance of the system even against out of tracking at a large tracking deviation azimuth arisen by a sudden turning of a vehicle. CONSTITUTION: Automatic tracking sections are provided with a reception level detection means 5 detecting a reception level of a radio wave received by an antenna main body section 8, an input output section INF 6, an angular velocity detection means 7 detecting a horizontal component of an angular velocity produced attended with turning of a traveling object, and a microprocessor 1 changing a tracking azimuth in an increasing direction of the detected reception level with the detected reception level exceeds a prescribed threshold level to detect a turning angle of the traveling object by integrating the horizontal component of the angular velocity detected by the angular velocity detection means 7. The tracking azimuth is changed in an amplitude increasing as time elapses by detecting a change in the detected turning angle ...

Memory card having a storage cell and method of controlling the same

Telephone set

GAME MACHINE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine for further improving the interest of a game with respect to a player by easily and comparatively inexpensively constituting a stereoscopic screen with a characteristic shape which is conspicuous when viewed by the player, on the game machine. SOLUTION: The game machine 1 includes: a main control board 101 for outputting a control command; a liquid crystal display device 13 for displaying a performance image; a performance control board 102 and an image control board 105 for performing display control of the performance image to the liquid crystal display device 13 in response to the control command; and an operation handle 3 to be operated by the player. The operation handle 3 is integrally formed with a three-dimensional image display unit 120 including: a transmission type three-dimensional stereoscopic screen 120b having a partially spherical surface which projects toward a player side and is a circular arcuate rotation body shape so as ...

HARNESS PROTECTOR

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve workability of mounting a vehicular lighting fixture on a car body. SOLUTION: This is a harness protector 50 to house and protect a harness 31 extended from a connector 30 when the connector 30 is fitted into a bulb socket 3 exposed from the rear of a body 4 of a fog light 1. This is equipped with a hook part 61 which is mounted on the rear of the body 4 of the fog light 1, which is rotatable between a release position unrelated to the harness 31 and a set position related to the harness 31, and which makes unrotatable by stopping at the set position, and a harness moving regulating part 60 to house the harness 31 in a state of being stopped at the set position and to regulate movement of the harness 31. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT ...

INPUT METHOD FOR CHARACTER AND GRAPHIC INFORMATION

PURPOSE: To efficiently generate character and graphic information by combining character strings indicating editing instructions respectively to select graphic segments. CONSTITUTION: A control part 2 sets a pointer to '1'; and when an operator moves a cursor on the display face of a display part 6 and inputs a delimiting instruction to a character string having a register name, which modifies preliminarily registered graphics, from a character input part 1, this character string is transferred to a converting part 3 through a control part 2. The transferred character string is converted to editing for execution of the first editing instruction of plural character and graphic editing instructions. This instruction is stored in a memory in the control part 2. An operator inputs a character string indicating the register name of a preliminarily registered graphic from the input part 1, and the character string is sent to the converting part 3 through the control part 2. It is converted to ...

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Memory device and file system

In response to an instruction to read/write data from a host device 2 employing a FAT file system that uses multiplexed file management information including a FAT 5a and a FAT 5b as backup information, a controller 11 that constitutes a memory system 1 including a NAND flash memory 12 as a non- volatile area uses a FAT 18 as file management information that does not include the backup information to handle the reading/writing of data.

Fernsehübermittlungsanlage mit Speichermöglichkeit

METHOD OF CONTROLLING MEMORY SYSTEM

A memory unit includes a plurality of first blocks each having a first block size. Each of the first blocks stores data of a plurality of second blocks each having a second block size which is smaller than the first block size. A control unit writes the data of the second block in the first block. The control unit is configured such that in a case where the second block to be written is a block that is to be written in the same first block as the second block that is already written in the first block, the second block to be written is written in the same first block even if an address of the second block to be written is not consecutive to an address of the second block that is already written in the first block.

ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND MILIMETER WAVE RADAR SYSTEM

A modulator includes an analog integrator including an analog circuit and a quantizer quantizing its output signal. An external input signal is input thereto. A modulator is coupled to the latter stage of the modulator, and includes a quantizer. A probe signal generation circuit injects a probe signal to the modulator. An adaptive filter searches for a transfer function of the modulator by observing an output signal of the quantizer in accordance with a probe signal. Another adaptive filter searches for a transfer function of the modulator by observing an output signal of the quantizer in accordance with the probe signal. A noise cancel circuit cancels a quantization error generated by the quantizer using search results of the adaptive filters. 1. A MASH (Multi stAge Noise SHaping) type and sigma-delta type analog/digital converter comprising:a first modulator which includes a first analog integrator including an analog circuit and a first quantizer quantizing an output signal of the first analog integrator, and to which an external input signal as an analog signal is input;a second modulator which is coupled to a latter stage of the first modulator and includes a second quantizer;a probe signal generation circuit which injects a probe signal to the first modulator;a first adaptive filter which searches for a transfer function of the first modulator by observing an output signal of the first quantizer in accordance with the probe signal;a second adaptive filter which searches for a transfer function of the second modulator by observing an output signal of the second quantizer in accordance with the probe signal; anda noise cancel circuit which cancels an quantization error generated by the first quantizer using a search result of the first adaptive filter and a search result of the second adaptive filter.2. The analog/digital converter according to claim 1 ,wherein the probe signal is a pseudo random signal.3. The analog/digital converter according to claim 2 , ...

CODING FORM CONVERTER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the conversion processing time by generating block data of conversion destination through direct calculation of block data subjected to orthogonal transformation in the video information re-configuration process of the conversion destination. SOLUTION: The converter is made up of a conversion source video information 101, a block data extract section 102, an inverse quantization section 103, a quantization section 107, a re-configuration section 108 for conversion destination video information, a conversion destination video information section 109, and an inter-frame arithmetic section 110 for coded block data. The block data extract section 102 extracts desired coded block data and the inverse quantization section 103 applies inverse quantization to the data and the block data subjected to orthogonal transformation are calculated directly by the inter- frame arithmetic section 110 to generate coded block data of a conversion destination, the quantization ...

PLANE ARRAY ANTENNA

PURPOSE: To obtain the plane array antenna for two orthogonal polarized waves with simple structure by forming an antenna element group being an aperture group to a ground conductor layer and forming the antenna elements with open holes of a simple shape such as a circle. CONSTITUTION: Tips of strip conductor layers 2, 3 are arranged orthogonal to each other to extract one linearly polarized wave component in two orthogonal polarized waves included in a received wave externally via a 1st feeder. Then the other linearly polarized wave component is extracted externally via a 2nd feeder. As to other apertures 1b, 1c... and tips 2b, 2c..., 3b, 3c... of the tips of the strip conductors, the tips of the strip conductor layers 2, 3 corresponding to each other are almost overlapped in the vertical direction in the center of the relevant apertures. Then the tips of the strip conductor layers 2, 3 corresponding to each other are arranged to be orthogonal within a horizontal plane, then the selectivity ...

HOLDING DEVICE AND ARTICULATED ROBOT HAVING THE SAME

【課題】ワークの形状および収容状態が異なった場合でも、位置ずれを防いでワークを挟持可能な把持装置を提供する。 【解決手段】ワーク１０を基準方向Ａと交差する方向に係止する複数の爪部材９と、各爪部材９が設けられるチャック体７を基準方向Ａに変位駆動するチャック体駆動モータ１６と変位自在に保持される複数の吸着パッド４とロック機構とを備える。これによってワーク１０の形状が異なる場合であっても、各爪部材９をワーク１０に係止させた後、吸着パッド４をロックすることでワーク１０の位置ずれを確実に防ぐことができる。また収容されるワーク１０の姿勢が不安定な場合であっても、爪部材９がワーク１０の吸着パッドとは反対側からワーク１０を支持することによって、収容時の姿勢を保ったままワークを把持することができる。また爪部材９を移動させることができるので吸着動作を爪部材９が妨げることを防止することができる。 【選択図】 図１

AFC CIRCUIT FOR RECEIVER

PURPOSE: To lower the zero-point frequency of an AFC voltage generating circuit even when the 1st IF frequency is ≥100MHz, and to improve the stability of an AFC voltage and obtain the 1st IF frequency accurately and stably by providing the 1st and the 2nd frequency converting circuits, and supplying the output of the 2nd frequency converting circuit and outputting a control voltage corresponding to the zero-point frequency. CONSTITUTION: When movable contacts of switch circuits 6 and 7 are connected to, for example, a terminal A, an AFC loop is formed of a frequency converting circuit 2, a switch circuit 6, a frequency converting circuit 14, an AFC voltage generating circuit 4a, a switch circuit 7, a holding circuit 8, a VCO 3, and a frequency converting circuit 2. Then the frequency converting circuit 14 calculates difference frequencies (fIP1-fIF0') and (fIF0-fIF0') by using the 1st IF frequency fIF1 from the frequency converting circuit 2, the 1st IF reference frequency fIF0, and the ...

CONVERSATIONAL PROCESSING METHOD

PURPOSE: To improve operability and to improve the efficiency of processing by inputting commands to a character graphic input editing device by both a keyboard and a pointing device. CONSTITUTION: When an operator presses a key on the keyboard 1, its key signal is sent to a key signal coordinate value conversion part 7. The key signal sent from the keyboard 1 to the key signal coordinate value conversion part 7 is compared with the contents of a key signal coordinate value conversion table storage part 8 and converted into coordinate values on a display screen, and the values are set to a coordinate value analysis part 12. The coordinate value analysis part 12 converts the key signal in coordinate value form into a corresponding function icon, whose contents are sent to a conversational processing part 9. The conversational processing part 9 alters the display contents and the table contents of conversion tables 8 and 13 through a display control part 19 upon occasion. COPYRIGHT: (C)1988 ...

CONTROLLER, MEMORY CARD EQUIPPED WITH CONTROLLER AND MEMORY DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

PURPOSE: A controller, a memory card, and a control method thereof are provided to normally respond to a host device sequentially issuing commands unfit for a specification of a non-volatile semiconductor memory mounted in the memory card. CONSTITUTION: A host interface(20) receives a command sequence for the first non-volatile semiconductor memory from the host device. A CPU(8) controls an operation for writing, reading, and deleting data from the second non-volatile semiconductor memory according to the command sequence by processing the command sequence for the first non-volatile semiconductor memory. The command sequence output from the host device is unfit for the specification of the command sequence defined to the second non-volatile semiconductor memory. An address of the command sequence output from the host device includes a physical address. © KIPO 2006 ...

Digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter and wireless receiver circuit and wireless transceiver circuit using the same

In a wireless chip receiving the multi-rate data according to the related art, power consumption and a circuit area of an analog-to-digital converter become large. In a digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter including both a reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and a main analog-to-digital conversion unit, when processing the high-sample rate wireless receive signal, both the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and the main analog-to-digital conversion unit are operated to configure a general digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter, and when processing a low-sample rate wireless receive signal, analog-to-digital conversion is performed by using the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and operations of the main analog-to-digital conversion unit or the like are stopped to remarkably reduce power consumption.

LEAKAGE WAVE WAVEGUIDE CROSS SLOT ARRAY ANTENNA

PURPOSE: To provide the leakage wave waveguide cross slot array antenna with which both the radio wave of anticlockwise circular polarization wave and the radio wave of clockwise circular polarization wave can be alternatively received with simplified/low-priced configuration. CONSTITUTION: This leakage wave waveguide cross slot array antenna is constituted by almost parallelly arranging plural radial waveguides 1A, 1B, 1C... formed with plural cross slots arranged in the direction of a tube axis on the upper surface. Each cross slot is composed of a pair of a left side cross slot 4 and a right side cross slot 4' whose centers are arranged on both sides of a center line, respectively, formed by linking the centers of the lateral width of the upper surfaces of respective radial waveguides in the direction of the tube axis. By moving shield conductor boards 5 in their respective arranging directions along the upper surfaces of respective radial waveguides 1A, 1B, 1C..., only one of the left ...

TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To guarantee the uniqueness of TID, and to secure the isolation property of transaction, and to perform transaction processing even when the unspecified number of management subjects exist. SOLUTION: This transaction processing system is provided with a plurality of transaction managers 102, 112, 122 and 132 for respectively managing objects 101, 111, 121 and 131. The transaction manager issues acceptance ID with uniqueness in which the processing order information of processing request messages is stored for every processing request message accepted from the other transaction managers, and the transaction manager managing an object which has started transaction collects the information of processing results corresponding to the processing request messages including the acceptance ID, and detects the duplication of the transaction ID from the information of the processing results corresponding to the collected processing request messages. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT ...

CONTACTLESS ROTARY COUPLER

PURPOSE: To reduce the couling loss of a contactless rotary coupler for transmitting a signal through coupling capacitance formed between coupling plates opposed to each other with an interval. CONSTITUTION: In respective coupling plates 10, 20, floating capacitance CS1, CS2 connected between grounded conductors 13, 23 and non-grounded conductors 12, 22 and inductance elements L1, L2 generating parallel resonance in a signal frequency band are connected between nodes of resistors R1, R2 and capacitors C1, C4 and the conductor 13 or between both the conductors 12, 13. COPYRIGHT: (C)1995,JPO ...

Kontrollsystem für Kommunikationsprozedur

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR SYSTEM

Provided is an analog-to-digital converter with high resolution. A modulator SDM1 includes an analog integrator INTU1 that includes an analog circuit, and a quantizer QT1 that quantizes an output signal thereof, and an external input signal SI is input thereto. A modulator SDM2 is coupled to a rear end of the modulator SDM1, and includes a quantizer QT2. A probe signal generation circuit XG injects a probe signal X into the modulator SDM1. An adaptive filter AF1 searches for a transfer function of the modulator SDM1 by observing an output signal S11 of the quantizer QT1 in accordance with the probe signal X, and an adaptive filter AF2 searches for a transfer function of the modulator SDM2 by observing an output signal S21 of the quantizer QT2 in accordance with the probe signal X. A noise cancellation circuit NCU uses search results of the adaptive filters AF1, AF2 to cancel a quantization error Q_1 generated in the quantizer QT1. COPYRIGHT KIPO 2018 (AA) Reflection (AF) Adaptive filter ...

METHOD OF CONTROLLING CARD-SHAPED MEMORY DEVICE

Each of a plurality of memory areas includes a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks includes a plurality of pages. Each of the memory areas also includes a data cache and a page buffer. A control unit controls a lower-limit value of the number of empty blocks in each of the plurality of memory areas.

PROPELLING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a propelling device whose propelling head can be easily put under the propulsive steering control irrespective of the propelling position of the head. SOLUTION: A propelling device includes a magnetic field intensity ratio sensing means 23a which determines the magnetic intensity ratio upon comparing the magnetic field intensities sensed by a pair of sensing means 22. In compliance with the separating distance between the propelling position of a propulsive element 3 sensed by a propelling distance sensing means 25 and the given target position for propelling P2, the magnetic field intensity ratio 24 determined by the sensing means 23a is corrected by a magnetic field intensity ratio correcting means 23b so that the resultant value is greater with a longer separating distance between the element 3 and target position P2. COPYRIGHT: (C)1999,JPO ...

IMAGE STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

PURPOSE: To store moving image data received from a terminal equipment and to execute specific reproduction such as fast forward reproduction and fast reverse reproduction at arbitrary speeds besides normal reproduction without depending upon a terminal equipment to be used. CONSTITUTION: This image storage and communication equipment 10 is provided with a receiving part 13 and a transmitting part 14 to transmit/receive image data among respective terminals 1 to n through a communication line 7. Encoded image data received by the receiving part 13 are restored by an image restoring part 21, the restored moving image data are intra-frame encoded by an intra- frame encoding part 22 and stored in an image storage part 11. The stored image data are transmitted from the transmitting part 14 by switching a reproducing method to normal reproduction or fast forward/fast reverse reproduction by an image reproducing control part 23 based upon an instruction from a communication control part 12. COPYRIGHT ...

BENZOTHIOPHENE DERIVATIVES

MEMORY CARD, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY, ESPECIALLY COMPRISING CONTROLLER WRITING ADDRESS TOGETHER WITH DATA OF WRITING REQUEST IN FRONT REGION OF SECOND BLOCK

PURPOSE: A memory card, a semiconductor device, and a method for controlling the semiconductor device are provided to realize an operation satisfying temporal restriction of writing. CONSTITUTION: A semiconductor memory(3) has a predetermined size of an erase block. A controller(4) writes data of writing request in a front region of a second block where erasing data is completed, without regard to the value of an address of a corresponding region, when a data writing request is generated to a random region in a first block where data is written already in the semiconductor memory. The controller writes the address together with the data of the writing request. © KIPO 2006 ...

Combination handset and stand telephone instrument

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method of controlling memory card

A semiconductor device includes a transfer section which receives, from an external source, a second program for modifying a function of a first program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) and information required in activation of the second program, and which writes the program and the information to a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a load section which activates the second program on the basis of the information written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory to modify the function of the first program.

TV SIGNAL RECEIVING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To transmit respective polarized signals and VHS/UHF signal waves from a plurality of satellites to a signal receiving part in one room or one family via a single cable and to distribute these signals and waves to signal receiving parts in a plurality of rooms or families. SOLUTION: The polarized signal of first/second satellite broadcasting received by a first/second antenna 31 for satellite is converted to an IF signal by a first/second satellite broadcasting receiving converter 35 and inputted to a signal distributor. The right turning circularly polarized wave and a left turning circularly polarized wave of third/fourth satellite broadcasting received by a third/fourth antenna 32 for satellite are decomposed by a third/fourth satellite broadcasting receiving converter 38, converted to IF signals and inputted to the signal distributor. The VHF/UHF signals received by a VHF antenna 41 and a UHF antenna 42 are mixed by a VHF/UHF mixing amplifier 43 and inputted to ...

OUTDOOR-INSTALLED HEAT PUMP AND SNOW MELTING SYSTEM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a decrease of a coefficient of performance of a heat pump cured by snow. SOLUTION: In an outdoor-installed heat pump wherein a heat source heat exchanger 10 is allowed to be a component of side wall parts to form a box- shaped configuration of a body to be installed outside, and a ventilating fan 12 for passing outside air to the heat source heat exchanger 10 is disposed on a vent opening part 11 formed on an upper wall part of the box-shaped configuration of the body, in heat-gaining operation, outdoor air A is taken from the vent opening part 11 to an inside of the body and released to an outside of the body via the heat source heat exchanger 10 by normal rotation operation of the ventilating fan 12. In heat-rejecting operation, the outdoor air A is taken to the inside of the body via the heat source heat exchanger 10 by counter rotation operation of the ventilating fan 12 and released to the outside of the body from the vent opening part 11. A snow prevention ...

LIGHTING DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting device capable of increasing flexibility in illumination control and performing high-level direction using illumination light. SOLUTION: A CPU includes: steps ST1 to ST2 of displaying a color picker on a display to prompt a user to perform designation of color; step ST4 of converting color information designated in the steps ST1 to ST2 into a PWM signal having a duty ratio corresponding thereto by a color information/PWM conversion circuit; and step ST5 of controlling the lighting of an LED of an LED illumination unit by a PWM control lighting circuit in accordance with the duty ratio of the PWM signal. COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT ...

Medical diagnostic signal detection apparatus and medical diagnostic signal detection method

In a system including analog circuits of multichannel, channels which have a short distance therebetween are grouped so as to be included in the same group. During a reception period, a common correction signal is supplied to master channels allocated to the respective groups, and received signals are supplied to slave channels other than the master channels. A correction coefficient which tracks a characteristic fluctuation of each group is continuously searched for through continuous comparison between outputs of the respective master channels, and an output of each slave channel is corrected by using the correction coefficient of a group including the slave channel.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS

In an autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus, an estimation unit estimates a scheduled path for a host vehicle M. A prediction unit predicts a scheduled path for traffic participants. Based on the scheduled path for the host vehicle and the scheduled path for the traffic participants, an interference determination unit determines whether these two scheduled paths will interfere with each other in a predetermined time period. If the two scheduled paths will interfere with each other in the predetermined time period, an extraction unit extracts a specific traffic participant to be involved in the interference among the traffic participants. An information presentation unit presents information for avoiding the interference to the specific traffic participant extracted by the extraction unit as a presentation target.

Memory card using flash memory and method of controlling the same

There is disclosed a memory having a plurality of blocks including management information, and a centralized management block in which the management information of each block is centralized, wherein a control section detects the centralized management block in the memory at a starting time, and searches for the management information from the plurality of blocks in the memory, and writes the searched management information into the centralized management block of the memory, within a restricted time set in a system in a case where the centralized management block includes an error.

Method of opening and closing door of automobile body and door opening and closing robot

A door opening and closing robot includes: a door operating tool including an insertion and restricting portion; a robotic arm that moves the door operating tool; and a control device that: operates the robotic arm, wherein the door operating tool moves to a first reference position, then moves toward a first presence confirmation position; obtains a position of the door operating tool as a first evaluation position; and determines a deviation between the first presence confirmation position and the first evaluation position, when the deviation is less than or equal to a predetermined first threshold, detects failed presence of the insertion portion in a window groove. The first reference position is the operating tool which is inserted in the window groove and the restricting portion is in contact with an edge of the window groove or positioned above the edge of the window groove.

Method of controlling card-shaped memory device

Each of a plurality of memory areas includes a plurality of blocks. Each of the blocks includes a plurality of pages. Each of the memory areas also includes a data cache and a page buffer. A control unit controls a lower-limit value of the number of empty blocks in each of the plurality of memory areas.

PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR CANS, AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING CAN THAT USES THE PROTECTIVE DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve defects caused by vulnerability of cans, such as a petroleum can or the like to prevent a dent or breakage of the cans, and to prevent a lateral slippages between upper and lower cans, when the cans are stacked for preventing load shift and dents or breakage, and to improve the safety of cans at preservation and transportation by preventing dents or breakages of the cans. SOLUTION: A protector, which is fixed to the bottom of cans and made of a thin plate structure, has a nail (1) to be fixed to a projection of a jointing part of the bottom of cans on one face and a projection (2) to be engaged to other cans, when cans with the protector fixed is placed on the other cans, on the other face and by this structure the protector can be effective and is fixed on the bottom part of cans or on the upper part of cans. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI ...

CONTROL METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, MEMORY CARD, AND HOST APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a control method of a semiconductor storage device capable of preventing the destruction of already written data when writing new data in a multivalued NAND type flash memory. SOLUTION: In the control method for the semiconductor storage device, a plurality of second logical blocks are set to a first logical block, and when data are written in the second logical block, an address next to an address of the second logical block at present is set as an expected value to wait for writing. In the case of protecting data of the second logical block finished in writing, the next address is skipped, and another address is set as an expected value. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI ...

CONTROL METHOD FOR PROPULSION

PURPOSE: To make a propulsive body surely reach to a specified reaching section by effectively controlling the propulsive direction of the propulsive body even when only a slight space is formed in the reaching section. CONSTITUTION: A first receiving coil 8A is fitted to the reaching section 5 of a propulsive body 3, and a second receiving coil 8B is set up previously in front of the coil 8A. The propulsive body 3 is controlled by using reception information by the second receiving coil 8B until a transmitting coil 6 mounted at the front end section of the propulsive body 3 passes through a section (a second plane 7B) in front of the coil 8A, and controlled by employing reception information by the first receiving coil 8A after passage. COPYRIGHT: (C)1996,JPO ...

GELADENE TEILCHEN ABSTRAHLENDE VORRICHTUNG

Für eine Elektronenkanone mit einer geringen Menge an elektronenstimulierten Desorptionsgas, einem hohen Vakuum-Evakuierungswirkungsgrad und einem verbesserten Vakuum wird in einem Aufbau mit einer Elektronenquelle (1) und einer Extraktionselektrode (6) zum Emittieren eines Elektronenstrahls (7) von der Elektronenquelle (1) und mit einer ersten Vakuumkammer (16), die die Elektronenquelle (1) enthält und die über eine Blendenöffnung (8) in der Extraktionselektrode (6) mit einer zweiten Vakuumkammer (9) verbunden ist, wobei die Vakuumkammern differentiell durch unabhängige Vakuum-Evakuierungseinrichtungen evakuiert werden, die Erzeugung des elektronenstimulierten Desorptionsgases (11) durch Sicherstellen eines weiten Wegs für die Vakuum-Evakuierung um die Elektronenquelle (1) und Abfangen der von dem mit dem Elektronenstrahl (7) bestrahlten Bereich der Extraktionselektrode (6) rückgestreuten Elektronen (12) durch eine Abschirmelektrode (22) herabgesetzt, die sich auf einem vorgegebenen Potential ...

COATING COMPOSITION

PURPOSE: To obtain a coating compsn. with good weather resistance and forming a velvety coated film by compounding a (meth)acrylate-styrene copolymer obtd. by means of emulsion-suspension polymn. and having a specified mean particle diameter and a binder. CONSTITUTION: A coating compsn. is obtd. by compounding a (meth)acrylate- styrene copolymer (A) obtd. by means of emulsion-suspension polymn. and having a mean particle diameter of 3 to 150μm and a binder (B) (e.g. a melamine resin). This compsn. exhibits an excellent long-term shelf stability and provides a coating film with a suitable hardness when an article is coated with this compsn. Especially as the copolymer A, the (meth)acrylate-styrene copolymer may be used as it is. If it is crosslinked, the hardness of the surface of the coating film can be properly adjusted depending on the degree of crosslinking and if it is carboxy-modified, the long-term shelf stability is made extremely good. COPYRIGHT: (C)1990,JPO&Japio ...

Fernsehübermittlungsanlage mit Speichermöglichkeit

Kontrollsystem für Kommunikationsprozedur

Inertial sensor

On the assumption that a movable portion VU1 and a movable portion VU2 are formed in the same SOI layer, the movable portion VU1 and the movable portion VU2 are mechanically connected to each other by a mechanical coupling portion MCU even while these movable portions are electrically isolated from each other. Thereby, according to a sensor element SE in the invention, it is possible to further suppress a shift between the capacitance of a MEMS capacitor 1 and the capacitance of a MEMS capacitor 2.

METHOD FOR DEHYDRATING SLUDGE

PURPOSE: To improve dehydration efficiency by previously concentrating sludge by sepn. of solid from liquid with an immersion type membrane device under supply of air or oxygen, then dehydrating the sludge. CONSTITUTION: The excess sludge 1 is transferred to a sludge concentrating tank 2 and the concentrated sludge settled in this tank 2 is sent to a sludge storage tank 5. The air or the oxygen is supplied to the concentrated sludge 3 via an air diffuser 7, by which the sludge 3 is maintained in an aerobic state. In addition, membrane surface flow is induced in the immersion type membrane device 16 by agitating the sludge 3. The concentrated sludge 3 sent to the tank 6 is aerated to the aerobic sludge by such constitution and a negative pressure is applied on the immersion type membrane device 16 by a suction pump 17 to take out filtrate 18. This filtrate is concentrated by the sepn. of solid from liquid. The concentrated sludge 19 is flocculated similarly in a conventional method in a ...

PHOTOMASK BLANK

PURPOSE: To provide a photomask blank capable of easily and stably obtaining a low stress light shielding film without deteriorating other characteristics specific to a photomask blank. CONSTITUTION: When a light shielding film is formed on a transparent substrate to obtain a photomask blank, a film contg., by atom, 40-80% chromium, 0.1-15% tungsten and 5-40% nitrogen is formed as the light shielding film. COPYRIGHT: (C)1994,JPO&Japio ...

SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION TYPE AD CONVERTER AND SENSOR DEVICE

A successive approximation type AD converter includes an in-phase voltage detection and supply circuit that supplies an in-phase voltage obtained by impedance voltage division of a first input analog signal and a second input analog signal to a first capacitance DA converter and a second capacitance DA converter. The first capacitance DA converter samples the first input analog signal with reference to the in-phase voltage, and the second capacitance DA converter samples the second input analog signal with reference to the in-phase voltage. After the sampling period ends, a comparator compares the output of the first capacitance DA converter and the output of the second capacitance DA converter, output voltages of the first capacitance DA converter and the second capacitance DA converter are changed by the control signal of a successive approximation logic unit on the basis of a comparison result, and comparison processing is repeated. 1. A successive approximation type AD converter comprising:a first capacitance DA converter that samples a first input analog signal and outputs a voltage corresponding to a sampled value;a second capacitance DA converter that samples a second input analog signal and outputs a voltage corresponding to a sampled value;a comparator that compares an output of the first capacitance DA converter and an output of the second capacitance DA converter;a successive approximation logic unit that supplies a control signal to the first capacitance DA converter and the second capacitance DA converter on the basis of a comparison result of the comparator; andan in-phase voltage detection and supply circuit that, in a sampling period, supplies an in-phase voltage obtained by impedance voltage division of the first input analog signal and the second input analog signal to the first capacitance DA converter and the second capacitance DA converter,wherein the first capacitance DA converter samples the first input analog signal with reference to the in- ...

Filter control method, signal processing circuit and integrated circuit for wireless receiver

A conventional method of controlling the passband of a filter involves an increase in cost for a chip due to a large area of a detection circuit for determining the level of an interference wave. The present invention utilizes a result obtained by detecting the amplitude level of a signal with an automatic gain control circuit to appropriately control the passband of a filter. The amplitude level of all the signals including a desired wave and an interference wave is detected by utilizing the automatic gain control circuit to thereby control the passband of a filter on the basis of the result.

AIRBAG

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airbag being hardly damaged by reducing friction in an internal surface of a chamber. SOLUTION: This airbag includes three first to third chambers. The first chamber 162 and the second chamber 164 have substantially rectangular shapes adjacent to each other at longitudinal direction boundaries of a substantially equal dimension. The third chamber 166 has a substantially trapezoidal shape including a fourth sewing line 170 of a dimension substantially equal to a longitudinal direction boundary as an upper bottom and an outer peripheral sewing line 171 shorter than the upper bottom as a lower bottom, is adjacent to the second chamber 164 at the upper bottom and stores a cylinder type inflator 122 along the lower bottom in the vicinity of the lower bottom. Of internal surfaces of two sheets of foundation cloth overlapped to form the first chamber 162, one surface is a coat cloth 172A for which silicon-coating is performed, and the other surface is a non-coat ...

Semiconductor integrated circuit and method of operating the same

To improve resolution of a built-in A/D converter by reducing the area occupied by a chip of the built-in A/D converter in a semiconductor integrated circuit that is mounted in an on-vehicle millimeter wave radar device and which incorporates an A/D converter and an MPU. In the semiconductor integrated circuit, a plurality of reception signals of the radar device is A/D-converted by a single digital correction type A/D converter. The digital correction type A/D converter of the single A/D converter is a foreground digital correction type A/D converter that sequentially A/D-converts the reception signals output from a multiplexer of a receiving interface. The single A/D converter includes a pipeline type A/D converter having a plurality of cascade-coupled converters. The semiconductor integrated circuit comprises a correction signal generating unit, a digital correction D/A converter, and a digital correction unit for digital correction.

ANALOG/DIGITAL CONVERTER AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

A reference A/D conversion unit is connected in parallel to an input common to a time-interleaved A/D converter to be a calibration target, and the output of each unitary A/D conversion unit which makes up the time-interleaved A/D converter is calibrated in a digital region by using a low-speed high-resolution A/D conversion result output from the reference A/D conversion unit. Also, fCLK/N (fCLK represents an overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter, and N is relatively prime to the number of unitary A/D conversion units connected in parallel M) is set as the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D conversion unit. Samplings of all unitary A/D conversion units can be sequentially synchronized with the sampling of the reference A/D conversion unit, and the operation clock frequency of the reference A/D converter can be made N times slower than the overall sampling rate of the time-interleaved A/D converter. 120-. (canceled)21. An A/D converter comprising:M unitary A/D conversion units different in phase and equal in sampling rate, where M is an integer equal to or larger than 2, the A/D conversion units being connected in parallel;a reference A/D conversion unit connected in parallel to the M unitary A/D conversion units and having an operation clock frequency set to 1/N of an overall sampling rate of the A/D converter; andM calibration units each performing calibration at an output of a corresponding unitary A/D conversion unit, and each having a sampling-timing calibration unit adapted to correct an input-signal bandwidth of the corresponding unitary A/D conversion unit so as to be equal to an input-signal bandwidth of the reference A/D conversion unit,wherein each of the sampling-timing calibration units comprises:a subtracting unit adapted to calculate a conversion error signal which is a difference between an output of the calibration unit and an output of the reference A/D conversion unit;a time differentiation deriving portion that ...

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER AND WIRELESS RECEIVER

The influence of a jitter of a sampling clock of an analog-to-digital converter is digitally corrected at low power consumption. 1. An analog-to-digital converter for sampling an input analog voltage and converting the input analog voltage into a digital value , comprising:a phase locked loop that uses a reference clock as a source oscillation, has a higher frequency than the reference clock, and generates a sampling clock synchronizing with the reference clock;an analog-to-digital conversion unit that samples the input analog voltage using the sampling clock and converts the input analog voltage into a digital value;a time-to-digital converter that detects a time difference between a voltage transition timing of the reference clock and a time transition timing of the sampling clock and converts the time difference into a differential digital value; anda digital correction unit that interpolates the differential digital value to obtain an interpolation value corresponding to each sampling timing and digitally corrects influence of jitter of the sampling clock included in a raw digital output of the analog-to-digital conversion unit by the interpolation value.2. The analog-to-digital converter according to claim 1 , whereinthe digital correction unit obtains a differential value of the raw digital output of the analog-to-digital conversion unit and digitally corrects the raw digital output based on the differential value and the interpolation value.3. An analog-to-digital converter for sampling an input analog voltage and converting the input analog voltage into a digital value claim 1 , comprising:a plurality of analog-to-digital conversion units that sample the input analog voltage using a plurality of corresponding first sampling clocks having the same frequency and different phases from each other;a plurality of time-to-digital converters provided corresponding to the analog-to-digital conversion units for detecting a time difference between a voltage transition ...

SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a nonvolatile semiconductor memory, a temporary storage buffer that temporarily stores writing data to be written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, and a coding processing unit that divides coding target data of an error correction code into two or more divided data and writes an error correction code obtained by performing an error correction coding process based on the divided data stored in the temporary storage buffer to the temporary storage buffer as an intermediate code. 1. A semiconductor storage device comprising:a nonvolatile semiconductor memory;a memory interface that writes, to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory, writing data and a complete error correction code which is an error correction code generated based on error correction unit data which is the writing data of a predetermined size;a temporary storage buffer that temporarily stores the writing data and the complete error correction code before the writing data and the complete error correction code are written to the nonvolatile semiconductor memory;a coding processing unit that divides the error correction unit data into two or more divided data, performs an error correction coding process based on the divided data stored in the temporary storage buffer, writes an error correction code obtained by the error correction coding process to the temporary storage buffer as an intermediate code, and reads an intermediate code from the temporary storage buffer to use the intermediate code as an initial value of the error correction coding process when the intermediate code, generated based on the divided data constituting the same error correction unit data as the divided data which are subjected to the error correction coding process, is written to the temporary storage buffer; anda control unit that controls the memory interface so that the writing data stored in the temporary storage buffer is written to the nonvolatile ...

SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE

According to an embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes an error correction processing unit that executes encoding process related data to be dispersedly written over a plurality of memory areas and decoding process related data dispersedly written over the plurality of memory areas. A transfer management unit determines whether or not data related to the data transfer request is a target of the error correction process and causes the error correction processing unit to execute the error correction process only with respect to the data determined as the target of the error correction process. 1. A semiconductor storage device , comprising:a non-volatile semiconductor memory including a plurality of memory areas which can be independently operated respectively;a plurality of memory interfaces that execute an access to data in the plurality of memory areas and output data transfer requests;a temporary memory buffer that temporarily stores data;a transfer management unit that manages a data transfer order between the temporary memory buffer and the plurality of memory interfaces, based on the contents of the data transfer requests from the plurality of memory interfaces;an error correction processing unit that executes encoding process related data to be dispersedly written over the plurality of memory areas and decoding process related data dispersedly written over the plurality of memory areas, using data that is being transferred between the temporary memory buffer and the plurality of memory interfaces; anda control unit that controls the plurality of memory interfaces such that data and an encoding result of the error correction process are dispersedly written over the plurality of memory areas, andwherein the transfer management unit determines whether or not data related to the data transfer request is a target of the error correction process and causes the error correction processing unit to execute the error correction process only with respect to ...

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

A semiconductor integrated circuit device having A/D converters for converting, by means of digital correction processing, analog input signals into digital signals is reduced in area. The semiconductor integrated circuit device has a first A/D converter and a second A/D converter. In a first mode, a first test signal is inputted to both the first and second A/D converters, and a first correction coefficient for the first A/D converter and a second correction coefficient for the second A/D converter are calculated. In a second mode, the first A/D converter converts a first analog signal into a first digital signal by subjecting the first analog signal to a first digital correction processing and the second A/D converter converts a second analog signal into a second digital signal by subjecting the second analog signal to a second digital correction processing. 1. A semiconductor integrated circuit device comprising:a first analog circuit which outputs a first analog signal and a second analog signal differing in phase from the first analog signal;a first A/D converter which receives the first analog signal from the first analog circuit and outputs a first digital signal;a second A/D converter which receives the second analog signal from the first analog circuit and outputs a second digital signal;a digital processing circuit which receives the first and second digital signals from the first and second A/D converters and digitally processes the first and second digital signals received;a mode setting information storing circuit for storing mode information; anda correction coefficient storing circuit which stores correction coefficients for the first and second A/D converters,wherein, when a first mode is set in the mode setting information storing circuit, a first correction coefficient for a first digital correction processing and a second correction coefficient for a second digital correction processing are calculated by having a first test signal inputted to both ...

WIRELESS SENSOR TERMINAL, WIRELESS SENSOR SYSTEM, AND SENSOR DATA COLLECTION METHOD

Provided is a wireless sensor node which includes a sensor to convert a physical quantity into an electric signal to measure the physical quantity, a filter to extract a signal containing a predetermined frequency from the electric signal, a transmitter to transmit data based on the frequency extracted by the filter, a receiver to receive a command to be transmitted from an outside in a wireless manner, and a control unit to control a frequency to be extracted by the filter based on the command. 1. A wireless sensor node , comprising:a sensor which converts a physical quantity into an electric signal to measure the physical quantity;a filter which extracts a signal containing a predetermined frequency from the electric signal;a transmitter which transmits data in a wireless manner based on the signal containing the frequency extracted by the filter;a receiver which receives a command transmitted from an outside in a wireless manner; anda control unit which controls a frequency to be extracted by the filter based on the command.2. The wireless sensor node according to claim 1 , whereinthe control unitpasses all frequency band without limiting a frequency to be extracted by the filter in an initial state, andlimits a frequency to be extracted by the filter after receiving the command so as to move to a steady state.3. The wireless sensor node according to claim 2 , whereinthe control unitperforms control such that a size of the data in one transmission by the transmitter in the steady state is smaller than a size of the data in one transmission in the initial state, andperforms control such that a transmission frequency of the transmitter in the steady state is higher than a transmission frequency in the initial state.4. The wireless sensor node according to claim 1 , further comprising:an independent power system which supplies power to at least the transmitter, whereinthe independent power system is operated by energy harvesting or a battery,5. The wireless sensor ...

THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION AND POSTURE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD

A three-dimensional position and posture recognition device speeds estimation of a position posture and a gripping coordinate posture of a gripping target product. The device includes: a sensor unit configured to measure a distance between an image of an object and the object; and a processing unit configured to calculate an object type included in the image, read model data of each object from the external memory, and create structured model data having a resolution set for each object from the model data, generate measurement point cloud data of a plurality of resolutions from information on a distance between an image of the object and the object, perform a K neighborhood point search using the structured model data and the measurement point cloud data, and perform three-dimensional position recognition processing of the object by rotation and translation estimation regarding a point obtained from the K neighborhood point search. 1. A three-dimensional position recognition device , comprising:an external memory configured to store model data of each object;a sensor unit configured to measure a distance between an image of an object and the object; anda processing unit connected to the external memory and the sensor unit and configured tocalculate an object type included in the image based on information from the sensor unit,read model data of each object from the external memory according to the object type, and create structured model data having a resolution set for each object from the model data,generate measurement point cloud data of a plurality of resolutions from information on a distance between an image of the object and the object from the sensor unit,perform a K neighborhood point search using the structured model data and the measurement point cloud data of each resolution of the measurement point cloud data of the plurality of resolutions, andperform three-dimensional position recognition processing of the object by rotation and translation ...

ACCELERATION SENSOR

Provided is an acceleration sensor capable of realizing a simultaneous operation method of signal detection and servo control in place of a time-division processing method, by an MEMS process in which a manufacturing variation is large. 1. An MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor , comprising:a first MEMS capacitor pair for signal detection;a second MEMS capacitor pair for servo control in which one electrode of each capacitor is connected to one electrode of each capacitor in the first capacitor pair and to which a servo voltage to generate force in a direction reverse to a detection signal of acceleration by the first MEMS capacitor pair is applied;a charge amplifier which is connected to electrodes of the first MEMS capacitor pair and the second MEMS capacitor pair connected to each other and forming one weight and converts a charge change on the weight into a voltage change;an A/D converter which digitizes a voltage change signal of an output of the charge amplifier;a 1-bit quantizer which quantizes a servo value to generate force in a direction reverse to displacement of the weight by the acceleration, generated from an output of the A/D converter, with 1 bit;a 1-bit D/A converter which converts an output of the 1-bit quantizer into an analog servo voltage and applies the analog servo voltage to the second MEMS capacitor pair;a correlation detection unit which outputs a signal proportional to a mismatch ΔC of capacity values in the second MEMS capacitor pair, on the basis of the output of the A/D converter and the output of the 1-bit quantizer;a control unit which outputs a capacity control value to cancel an influence by the mismatch ΔC of the capacity values on an input node of the charge amplifier, on the basis of the output of the correlation detection unit; anda variable capacity unit which is inserted between an output node of a driver outputting the output of the 1-bit quantizer at voltage amplitude more suppressed than amplitude of the servo voltage and ...

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FAILURE DETECTION METHOD

The present invention provides a semiconductor device and a failure detection method capable of detecting an excessive variation among elements that constitute an analog circuit as a failure. According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes: an AD converter a digital assist circuit that corrects an error of a digital signal Do corresponding to an analog signal Ain processed by the AD converter and a failure detection circuit that detects whether the AD converter has a failure based on a correction amount by the digital assist circuit. The semiconductor device is therefore able to detect the excessive variation among the elements that constitute the AD converter as a failure. 1. A semiconductor device comprising:an analog circuit;a digital assist circuit that corrects an error of a digital signal corresponding to an analog signal processed by the analog circuit; anda failure detection circuit that detects whether the analog circuit has a failure based on a correction amount by the digital assist circuit.2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the failure detection circuit determines that the analog circuit has a failure when the correction amount is larger than a predetermined threshold.3. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , wherein the failure detection circuit determines that the analog circuit has a failure when a difference between the correction amount and an initial correction amount claim 1 , which is the correction amount before the analog circuit is used in a normal operation claim 1 , is larger than a predetermined threshold.4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , further comprising a storage unit that stores the initial correction amount.5. The semiconductor device according to claim 4 , wherein the storage unit is a programmable nonvolatile memory.6. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 , wherein the initial correction amount is stored in a storage unit that is provided in the outside of the ...

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE

An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device includes an identification unit that searches for a person existing around the own vehicle, identifies whether the person extracted by the search coincides with a user of the own vehicle, and determines whether the person extracted by the search is an owner of the own vehicle, and an information presentation unit that performs information presentation to the person through using an external display device. In a case where it is identified that the person extracted by the search coincides with the user of the own vehicle and it is determined that the person extracted by the search is the owner of the own vehicle, the information presentation unit presents information unique to the owner in a preset presentation mode with the owner serving as a presentation target. 1. An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device used for an autonomous driving vehicle that acquires external environment information including a target existing around an own vehicle , generates an action plan of the own vehicle based on the acquired external environment information , and automatically performs at least one of speed control and steering control of the own vehicle in accordance with the generated action plan , the autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device being configured to present information to a person existing around the own vehicle , the autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device comprising:an identification unit configured to search for a person existing around the own vehicle based on the external environment information, identify whether the person extracted by the search coincides with a user of the own vehicle, and determine whether the person extracted by the search is an owner of the own vehicle; andan information presentation unit configured to perform information presentation to the person through using an external display device provided in at least one of a front ...

Window

A rear window that is provided with a vehicle display device for displaying information toward the outside of the vehicle, includes a rear display portion on which the information is projected, in which in which at least a part of an outer surface of the rear display portion has hydrophilicity.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE

An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device includes a traffic congestion information acquisition unit that acquires information on traffic congestion ahead in a traveling direction of an own vehicle, a traveling lane identification unit that identifies a lane where the own vehicle is currently located, a stop position prediction unit that acquires a traveling state of a preceding vehicle based on an external environment information and the traffic congestion information, and to predict a stop position related to the preceding vehicle based on the acquired traveling state, an action plan generation unit that generates an action plan of the own vehicle based on the stop position and the currently located lane, and an information presentation unit that presents information including the generated action plan through using an external display device provided at a rear portion of a vehicle interior of the own vehicle.

Information presentation device for autonomous vehicle

An information presentation device for an autonomous vehicle that automatically moves to a predetermined position where a user can get into an own vehicle in response to a request from the user includes an identification unit and an information presentation unit. The identification unit searches for a person present around the own vehicle based on external environment information including a target present around the own vehicle, and identifies whether a person extracted by the search coincides with the user of the own vehicle. When the identification indicating, as an identification result of the identification unit, that the person extracted by the search coincides with the user of the own vehicle is performed, the information presentation unit performs presentation of information to be presented to the user, and changes a presentation mode of information to be presented to the user according to a distance from the own vehicle to the user.

CV CONVERSION AMPLIFIER AND CAPACITIVE SENSOR

A CV conversion amplifier is provided that can secure a sufficient capacitance-to-voltage conversion gain and a sufficient amplitude range of an output voltage with a small consumption current. A capacitive sensor using the CV conversion amplifier is provided with low electric power, low noise, and a wide tolerance of input signals. The CV conversion amplifier accepts outputs, as inputs, from a first capacitance and a second capacitance whose capacitance is changed depending on a physical quantity and converts a capacitance value into a voltage. 1. A capacitive sensor comprising:a first capacitance, a second capacitance, a third capacitance, and a fourth capacitance;a first operational amplifier and a second operational amplifier; anda first switch, a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch,wherein when a physical quantity to be a measurement target is substantially zero, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are a capacitance pair having substantially equal capacitance values;when a physical quantity to be a measurement target is not substantially zero, capacitance values of the first capacitance and the second capacitance are changed from the capacitance values when a physical quantity is substantially zero depending on the physical quantity to be a measurement target;amounts of changes in capacitance values of the first capacitance and the second capacitance depending on a physical quantity to be a measurement target are values whose signs are opposite and whose absolute values are substantially equal to each other;the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance have substantially equal capacitance values;a first electrode of the first capacitance is connected to a first electrode of the second capacitance, and a first signal is supplied to the first electrodes;a second electrode of the first capacitance is connected to an inverting input terminal of the first operational amplifier;a second electrode of the second capacitance is connected ...

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

In a semiconductor device which calculates an interaction model, a technique capable of executing interaction calculation in non-synchronization with a clock is provided. The semiconductor device includes a plurality of units each of which includes: a first memory cell for storing a value indicating a state of one node of an interaction model; a second memory cell for storing an interaction coefficient indicating an interaction from a node connected to the one node; and an interaction calculation circuit for determining a value indicating a next state of the one node based on a current determined by a value indicating a state of the connected node and the interaction coefficient. 1. A semiconductor device comprising:a plurality of units each of which includes a first memory cell for storing a value indicating a state of one node of an interaction model, a second memory cell for storing an interaction coefficient indicating an interaction from a node connected to the one node, and an interaction calculation circuit for determining a value indicating a next state of the one node based on a current determined by a value indicating a state of the connected node and the interaction coefficient.2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 ,wherein the interaction calculation circuit is controlled by an interaction signal which enables or disables execution of interaction.3. The semiconductor device according to claim 2 ,wherein the interaction calculation circuit includes:a logic circuit which adds currents of a first value and a second value based on the value indicating the state of the connected node and the interaction coefficient; anda comparison circuit which compares the added currents based on a result of the logic circuit, and outputs the first value or the second value as the value indicating the next state of the one node.4. The semiconductor device according to claim 3 ,wherein the logic circuit includes: a first calculation circuit which adds the current ...

MEMS ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITOR TYPE ACCELERATION SENSOR

In a MEMS electrostatic capacitor type acceleration sensor, the manufacturing costs of MEMS elements are reduced, and at the same time, the variations of the electrical and mechanical characteristics of the MEMS elements are reduced. A detection circuit generates a voltage signal corresponding to the product of a difference between the two capacitance values of a pair of MEMS capacitors and a servo signal. A modulation circuit outputs a signal corresponding to the difference between the capacitance values using the servo signal. The control circuit outputs the servo signal on the basis of a signal corresponding to the difference between the capacitance values. 1. A MEMS electrostatic capacitor type accelerator sensor comprising:a pair of MEMS capacitors including a movable electrode, a first fixed electrode, and a second fixed electrode;a detection circuit connected to the movable electrode;a demodulation circuit connected to the detection circuit; anda control circuit that is connected to the demodulation circuit and outputs a binary servo signal,wherein a voltage signal based on the servo signal output by the control circuit is applied to the first fixed electrode, a voltage signal based on a signal obtained by logically reversing the servo signal is applied to the second fixed electrode, and an electrostatic force, which balances with an inertial force generated on the movable electrode by applying an acceleration signal and the direction of which is opposite to the direction of the inertial force, is generated on the movable electrode,the detection circuit generates a voltage signal corresponding to the product of a difference between the two capacitance values of the pair of the MEMS capacitors and the servo signal,the demodulation circuit outputs a signal corresponding to the difference between the capacitance values using the servo signal, andthe control circuit outputs the servo signal on the basis of a signal corresponding to the difference between the ...

SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD FOR CAPACITANCE DETECTION TYPE SENSOR, MEMS SENSOR, AND SYSTEM

In a capacitance detection type sensor system, a sensitivity of the sensor system deteriorates because a low frequency noise typified by a 1/f noise cannot be separated in frequency from a signal band. A carrier wave used for capacity detection is modulated with two kinds of frequencies, sampled at a first modulation frequency, subjected to a C/V conversion, and synchronously detected at a second modulation frequency to obtain a signal. 1. A signal detection method of a capacitance detection type sensor for detecting a physical quantity as a change signal of an electric capacitance , comprising:generating a carrier wave modulated by a first modulation frequency and a second modulation frequency having a frequency lower than the first modulation frequency;carrying the change signal of the electric capacitance by the carrier wave;converting the change signal of the electric capacitance into a change signal of the voltage with the use of the first modulation frequency as a sampling frequency;demodulating the change signal of the voltage with the second modulation frequency; andapplying a frequency filter to the demodulated signal to obtain a desired frequency signal.2. The signal detection method according to claim 1 ,wherein the frequency filter is a low-pass filter, andthe second modulation frequency is equal to or higher than a transmission frequency band of the low-pass filter.3. The signal detection method according to claim 1 ,wherein the second modulation frequency is equal to or higher than a frequency obtained by adding a detection frequency bandwidth of the capacitance detection type sensor to a frequency bandwidth having 1/f noise larger than the white noise of the signal detection circuit system that processes the signal of the capacitance detection type sensor, and equal to or lower than half of the first modulation frequency.4. An MEMS sensor comprising:carrier generation unit that generates a carrier wave modulated with a first modulation frequency and a ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

According to one embodiment, provided is an information processing system including a parent device and a plurality of child devices. The child device constitutes at least a portion of at least one device selected from a function approximator and an annealing machine, each of the parent devices and the plurality of child devices include a communication interface, and the communication interface is at least one selected from a wireless communication interface and a wired communication interface including an analog circuit. Data to be processed by the child device is transmitted from the parent device to at least one of the plurality of child devices, and an output of at least one node of the child device is transmitted to at least one of the parent device and the other child devices. 1. An information processing system having a parent device and a plurality of child devices ,wherein the child device constitutes at least a portion of at least one device selected from a function approximator and an annealing machine,wherein each of the parent devices and the plurality of child devices include a communication interface,wherein the communication interface is at least one selected from a wireless communication interface and a wired communication interface including an analog circuit,wherein data to be processed by the child device is transmitted from the parent device to at least one of the plurality of child devices, andwherein an output of at least one node of the child device is transmitted to at least one of the parent device and the other child devices.2. The information processing system according to claim 1 ,wherein the function approximator is a DNN,wherein the parent device receives an input data of the DNN,wherein a first convolution layer of the DNN is configured on a first child device of the child devices,wherein a second convolution layer of the DNN is configured on a second child device of the child devices,wherein the input data is transmitted from the ...

INERTIAL SENSOR

A low-noise and high-sensitivity inertial sensor is provided. 1. An inertial sensor comprising:a mass body which is displaceable in a first direction,wherein the mass body includesa first movable portion,a second movable portion which is electrically isolated from the first movable portion, anda mechanical coupling portion that mechanically connects the first movable portion and the second movable portion,wherein the inertial sensor includesa first fixed electrode which is disposed so as to be opposite to the first movable portion,a second fixed electrode which is disposed so as to be opposite to the first movable portion,a third fixed electrode which is disposed so as to be opposite to the second movable portion, anda fourth fixed electrode which is disposed so as to be opposite to the second movable portion,wherein a first capacitor is formed by the first movable portion and the first fixed electrode, a second capacitor is formed by the first movable portion and the second fixed electrode, a third capacitor is formed by the second movable portion and the third fixed electrode, and a fourth capacitor is formed by the second movable portion and the fourth fixed electrode, andwherein when the mass body is displaced in the first direction, capacitance of one capacitor out of the first capacitor and the second capacitor increases, whereas capacitance of the other capacitor decreases, and capacitance of one capacitor out of the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor increases, whereas capacitance of the other capacitor decreases.2. The inertial sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the mechanical coupling portion mechanically connects the first movable portion and the second movable portion which are isolated from each other in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.3. The inertial sensor according to claim 1 , wherein the first movable portion and the second movable portion are formed from an SOI layer located at the same layer claim 1 , andthe SOI ...

Acceleration sensor

An acceleration sensor that achieves a simultaneous operation method of a signal detection and a servo control is provided as an alternative to a time-division processing method. The acceleration sensor is a MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor. The acceleration sensor includes signal detection capacitor pairs 12, 15 , and DC servo control capacitor pairs 13, 16 , and AC servo control capacitor pairs 14, 17 , which are different from the signal detection capacitor pairs 12, 15 . A voltage that generates a force in a direction opposite to a detection signal of acceleration detected by the signal detection capacitor pairs 12, 15 is applied to the DC servo control capacitor pairs 13, 16 and the AC servo control capacitor pairs 14, 17.

SENSOR

Provided is a sensor that is highly accurate while ensuring reduced power consumption. A sensor is an electronic circuit that includes a sensor element, an analog filter, an A/D converter, and first and second electronic circuit. The analog filter filters a waveform that includes a sensor signal from the sensor element and noise based on a servo signal. The A/D converter converts the waveform filtered by the analog filter into a first digital signal. The first electronic circuit includes a digital filter and acquires a second digital signal by performing signal processing including at least a filtering process on the servo signal by using the digital filter. The second electronic circuit acquires a third digital signal by subtracting the second digital signal from the first digital signal. A setting for the signal processing for acquiring the second digital signal is changed on the basis of the third digital signal. 1. A sensor comprising:a sensor element;an analog filter adapted to filter a waveform including a sensor signal from the sensor element and noise based on a servo signal;an A/D convertor adapted to convert a waveform filtered by the analog filter into a first digital signal;a first electronic circuit including a digital filter and adapted to acquire a second digital signal by performing signal processing including at least a filtering process using the digital filter on the servo signal; anda second electronic circuit adapted to acquire a third digital signal by subtracting the second digital signal from the first digital signal, whereinthe first electronic circuit changes a setting for the signal processing for acquiring the second digital signal at least on the basis of the third digital signal to change the second digital signal.2. The sensor of further comprising:a control circuit adapted to control the sensor element by using the servo signal;a first wire adapted to connect the control circuit and the sensor element; anda second wire adapted to ...

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER PROBE FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS AND MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM

Provided is an analog-to-digital converter capable of suppressing an increase in an occupation area. The analog-to-digital converter includes a multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit which includes a capacitance circuit that samples and amplifies an input signal, a quantizer that quantizes the input signal, and a control circuit that determines a voltage to be supplied to the capacitance circuit in accordance with an output from the quantizer. The capacitance circuit includes a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element, each of which includes a first electrode to which a normal phase signal corresponding to the input signal is supplied and a second electrode to which an opposite phase signal is supplied when the input signal is sampled. When the input signal is amplified, an output from the control circuit is supplied to the respective second electrodes, and signals from the respective first electrodes are regarded as amplified residual error amplified signal. 1. An analog-to-digital converter comprising:at least one multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit that includes an input node to which an input signal is supplied, an output node which supplies an output signal, and a quantizer which quantizes the input signal based on a reference voltage,wherein the output signal of the multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit is supplied to the input node of the multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit or to the input node of the multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit via a different multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit,wherein the multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit includes a capacitance circuit that samples and amplifies the input signal supplied to the input node and supplies the amplified input signal to the output node, and a control circuit that determines a voltage to be supplied to the capacitance circuit in accordance with an output from the quantizer, a first capacitance element ...

ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER

Improvement of conversion precision in an analog-to-digital converter is realized. Therefore, a voltage of a correction signal and a voltage obtained by attenuating the voltage with a fixed attenuation rate by an attenuation circuit are generated and each voltage is input to an analog-to-digital conversion unit . A correction unit receives a digital output from the analog-to-digital conversion unit , searches a correction coefficient Wof each bit of the analog-to-digital conversion unit , based on an adaptive control algorithm, and corrects the digital output from the analog-to-digital conversion unit using the searched correction coefficient W. 1. An analog-to-digital converter , comprising:an attenuation circuit to which a plurality of first analog voltages having different voltage values are sequentially input and which attenuates the plurality of first analog voltages with a predetermined attenuation rate and sequentially outputs a plurality of second analog voltages;a first selection circuit to which the first and second analog voltages of a plurality of sets including sets of the first analog voltages and the second analog voltages obtained by attenuating the first analog voltages are sequentially input and which selects each analog voltage of the first and second analog voltages of the plurality of sets at different timing and outputs each analog voltage;an analog-to-digital conversion unit which converts the first and second analog voltages of the plurality of sets output from the first selection circuit into first and second digital signals of a plurality of sets; anda correction unit which searches M (M is an integer of 1 or more) correction coefficients multiplied with M bits of the first and second digital signals of the plurality of sets, based on the first and second digital signals of the plurality of sets.2. The analog-to-digital converter according to claim 1 , whereinthe attenuation circuit includes a resistive voltage division circuit or a ...

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS

In an autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus, an outside information obtaining unit obtains outside information on an outside including a trailing vehicle present behind a host vehicle in a direction of advance. A determination unit determines presence of the trailing vehicle following the host vehicle, based on the outside information. A calculation unit 325 calculates a host vehicle-trailing vehicle distance being a distance between the host vehicle and the trailing vehicle when the determination unit determines that the trailing vehicle following the host vehicle is present. An information presentation unit presents information addressed to the trailing vehicle by using a rear display unit provided in a rear portion of a cabin of the host vehicle. The information presentation unit sets a presented state of the information addressed to the trailing vehicle according to a magnitude of the host vehicle-trailing vehicle distance calculated by the calculation unit. 1. An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus that is used in an autonomous driving vehicle which obtains outside information on an outside including a leading vehicle present ahead of a host vehicle in a direction of advance and autonomously controls at least one of speed and steering of the host vehicle based on the obtained outside information , and that presents information to a traffic participant present around the host vehicle , the autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus comprising:an outside information obtaining unit that obtains the outside information on the outside including a trailing vehicle present behind the host vehicle in the direction of advance;a determination unit that determines presence of the trailing vehicle following the host vehicle, based on the outside information;a calculation unit that calculates a host vehicle-trailing vehicle distance being a distance between the host vehicle and the trailing vehicle, when ...

Autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus

In an autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus, based on outside information, an identification unit searches for a person present around a host vehicle and identifies whether the person extracted by the search matches a user of the host vehicle. When a result of the identification by the identification unit indicates that the person extracted by the search matches the user of the host vehicle, the information presentation unit presents information by using a preset presenting state to a specific person, as a presentation target, identified to match the user of the host vehicle by the identification unit with an exterior display apparatus provided at a front portion of the host vehicle.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS

An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus including: a congestion information obtaining unit; a stop position prediction unit; an action plan generation unit; and an information presentation unit is provided. 1. An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus that is used in an autonomous driving vehicle which obtains outside information on an outside including a leading vehicle present ahead of a host vehicle in a direction of advance and autonomously controls at least one of speed and steering of the host vehicle based on the obtained outside information , and that presents information to a traffic participant present around the host vehicle , the autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus comprising:a congestion information obtaining unit that obtains congestion information on congestion ahead of the host vehicle in the direction of advance;a stop position prediction unit that obtains a traveling state of the leading vehicle including deceleration, crawling, and stopping based on the outside information and the congestion information, and predicts a stop position of the leading vehicle based on the obtained traveling state of the leading vehicle;an action plan generation unit that generates an action plan for the host vehicle based on the stop position of the leading vehicle predicted by the stop position prediction unit; andan information presentation unit that presents information containing the action plan for the host vehicle by using an exterior display apparatus provided at a position in a rear portion of a cabin of the host vehicle at which the exterior display apparatus is visible to an occupant in a trailing vehicle.2. The autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe action plan generation unit generates an action plan indicating that the host vehicle should wait before an intersection, when it is determined, based on the stop position of the ...

Autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus

In an autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus, an interference area setting unit sets an interference area on a scheduled travel route for a host vehicle based on an action plan for the host vehicle. A prediction unit predicts behavior of traffic participants with respect to the host vehicle based on the outside information. An extraction unit extracts, based on the interference area and the behavior of the traffic participants predicted by the prediction unit, a specific traffic participant among the traffic participants which is currently present in the interference area or expected to enter the interference area. An information presentation unit presents information on the action plan for the host vehicle to the specific traffic participant extracted by the extraction unit as a presentation target.

AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE INFORMATION PRESENTATION APPARATUS

An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus includes: a traffic signal information obtaining unit that obtains traffic signal information on a traffic light at an intersection ahead of a host vehicle in a direction of advance; a check-recognition unit that recognizes change timing of a traffic signal of the traffic light based on the traffic signal information on the traffic light; and an information presentation unit that presents traffic signal information including an instruction to stop, a warning for advance, or a permission to advance expressed by the traffic signal of the traffic light, with a rear display unit provided at a position at which the rear display unit is visible to an occupant in a trailing vehicle. The information presentation unit presents the traffic signal information further containing the change timing of the traffic signal of the traffic light recognized by the check-recognition unit, with the rear display unit. 1. An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus that is used in an autonomous driving vehicle which obtains outside information on an outside including a traffic participant present around a host vehicle , generates an action plan for the host vehicle based on the obtained outside information , and autonomously controls at least one of speed and steering of the host vehicle in accordance with the generated action plan , and that presents information to the traffic participant , the autonomous driving vehicle information presentation apparatus comprising:a traffic signal information obtaining unit that obtains traffic signal information on a traffic light present at an intersection ahead of the host vehicle in a direction of advance,a recognition unit that recognizes change timing of a traffic signal of the traffic light based on the traffic signal information on the traffic light obtained by the traffic signal information obtaining unit; andan information presentation unit that presents ...

PASSIVE AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTOR

A differential signal is amplified by passive amplification which does not a reference of a common-mode voltage. At this time, the voltage of the differential signal is passive-amplified twice before carrying out a successive approximation type analog-digital conversion operation. The passive amplification is attained by providing a plurality of capacitances which carry out a sampling operation, and switching these connection relation by using switches. Without being accompanied by the increase of the consumed power and the chip size, an influence by the noise of s comparator is reduced to a half so that the effective resolution can be increased for one bit. 1. A passive amplification circuit comprising:an input terminal group configured to input a differential signal;first to fourth capacitances charged with voltages of a differential signal in a sampling operation;a plurality of switches configured to switch a connection relation of the first to fourth capacitances between a first state of the sampling operation and a second state of an amplification operation; andan output terminal group configured to output the differential signal amplified in the amplification operation,wherein in the first state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in parallel and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in parallel,wherein in the second state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in serial and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in serial,wherein each of one end and the other end of each of the first to fourth capacitances is connected with any of supply the plurality of switches, the output terminal group, a power supply voltage and a ground voltage,wherein one end and the other end of each of the plurality of switches is connected with any of the first to fourth capacitances, the input terminal group, the output terminal group, the power supply voltage and the ground ...

Semiconductor integrated circuit device

A digital-correction-type A/D converter which is a charge sharing type and performing successive approximation is realized in a small area. The A/D converter is configured with an A/D conversion unit which is a charge sharing type and performing successive approximation, a digital correction unit which receives a digital output of the A/D conversion unit and performs digital correction to the digital output, and a holding unit which holds a test signal. A test signal of a common value from the holding unit is inputted into the A/D conversion unit in the first period and the second period. The A/D conversion correction coefficient for the digital correction unit is calculated on the basis of the digital correction result of the digital correction unit in the first period, and the digital correction result of the digital correction unit in the second period.

AD CONVERTER DEVICE AND MILLIMETER WAVE RADAR SYSTEM

A MASH type sigma delta AD converter includes a modulator, an analog filter filtering an extraction signal obtained by extracting a probe signal and an quantization error generated in a quantizer within a sigma delta modulator, a low speed AD converter performing an AD conversion of an output signal of the analog filter, a first adaptive filter searching for a transfer function of the sigma delta modulator, a second adaptive filter searching for a transfer function from an output of the modulator to the low speed AD converter via the analog filter, and a noise cancellation circuit cancelling the probe signal and the quantization error included in an output signal of the quantizer using the search results by the first and second adaptive filters. 1. A MASH (Multi stAge Noise SHaping) type sigma delta AD converter device comprising:a probe signal generation circuit for generating a probe signal;a first modulator including a first analog integrator configured with an analog circuit and a first quantizer for quantizing an addition signal obtained by adding the probe signal and an output signal of the first analog integrator;an analog filter for filtering an extraction signal obtained by extracting the probe signal and a quantization error generated in the first quantizer;a first AD converter for converting an output signal of the analog filter from an analog signal to a digital signal, the first AD converter operating at an operation frequency lower than an operation frequency of the first modulator;a first adaptive filter for searching for a first transfer function which is a transfer function of the first modulator by observing an output signal of the first quantizer in accordance with the probe signal;a second adaptive filter for searching for a second transfer function which is a transfer function from an output of the first modulator to the first AD converter via the analog filter by observing an output signal of the first AD converter in accordance with the probe ...

Inertia Sensor

There is provided an inertia sensor with low noise and high sensitivity. The inertia sensor captures a physical quantity as a change of electrostatic capacitance and detects the physical quantity based on a servo voltage generating electrostatic force that cancels the change of the electrostatic capacitance. The inertia sensor includes a detection capacitor unit that captures the physical quantity as the change of the electrostatic capacitance and a servo capacitor unit to which the servo voltage is applied. Here, the detection capacitor unit and the servo capacitor unit are connected mechanically through an insulation material. 1. An inertia sensor that captures a physical quantity as a change of electrostatic capacitance and detects the physical quantity based on a servo voltage generating electric force that cancels the change of the electrostatic capacitance , the inertia sensor comprising:a detection capacitor unit that captures the physical quantity as the change of the electrostatic capacitance; anda servo capacitor unit to which the servo voltage is applied,wherein the detection capacitor unit and the servo capacitor unit are connected mechanically through an insulation material.2. The inertia sensor according to claim 1 ,wherein the detection capacitor unit and the servo capacitor unit are separated electrically.3. The inertia sensor according to claim 1 ,wherein the detection capacitor unit includes a detection capacitor pair, andwherein the servo capacitor unit includes a servo capacitor pair.4. The inertia sensor according to claim 3 ,wherein the servo voltage includes a DC voltage component and an AC voltage component, andwherein the servo capacitor unit includesa DC voltage applying servo capacitor pair to which the DC voltage component of the servo voltage is applied andan AC voltage applying servo capacitor pair to which the AC voltage component of the servo voltage is applied.5. The inertia sensor according to claim 4 ,wherein the DC voltage ...

PASSIVE AMPLIFICATION CIRCUIT AND ANALOG-DIGITAL CONVERTOR

A differential signal is amplified by passive amplification which does not a reference of a common-mode voltage. At this time, the voltage of the differential signal is passive-amplified twice before carrying out a successive approximation type analog-digital conversion operation. The passive amplification is attained by providing a plurality of capacitances which carry out a sampling operation, and switching these connection relation by using switches. Without being accompanied by the increase of the consumed power and the chip size, an influence by the noise of s comparator is reduced to a half so that the effective resolution can be increased for one bit. 1. A passive amplification circuit comprising:a first input terminal configured to input a positive signal of a differential signal;a second input terminal configured to input a negative signal of the differential signal;first to fourth capacitances charged with voltages of the differential signal in a sampling operation;a plurality of switches configured to switch a connection relation of the first to fourth capacitances between a first state of the sampling operation and a second state of an amplification operation; anda first output terminal configured to output a positive output signal of the differential signal amplified in the amplification operation,a second output terminal configured to output a negative output signal of the differential signal amplified in the amplification operation,wherein in the first state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in parallel and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in parallel,wherein in the second state, the first capacitance and the second capacitance are connected in series and the third capacitance and the fourth capacitance are connected in series,wherein each of one end and the other end of each of the first to fourth capacitances is connected with any one of the plurality of switches, the first and the second ...

ACCELERATION SENSOR

A servo control signal is binarized using a digital delta-sigma modulator. The digital delta-sigma modulator forms a feedback loop including a digital adder/subtractor, a digital integrator, and a one-bit quantizer to perform pulse-density modulation of the input servo control signal and output the signal as a binary value of +1 or −1. 1. A MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor comprising: wherein the C/V amplifier converts a charge signal output from the capacitive MEMS into an electric signal, the analog/digital converter converts an analog signal based on the electric signal into a digital signal, the digital PID control unit calculates a control signal based on the digital signal, the binarizer converts the control signal into a binary signal, a negative feedback servo control loop in which the capacitive MEMS is controlled by the binary signal is formed,', 'the digital PID control unit performs integration at least once to calculate the control signal,', 'the binarizer forms a feedback loop comprising an integrator, a subtractor, and an encoder, and', 'the encoder generates a binary output depending on whether an input signal is a positive value or a negative value., 'a capacitive MEMS; a C/V amplifier; an analog/digital converter; a digital PID control unit; and a binarizer,'}2. The MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor according to claim 1 , whereinthe binarizer comprises two integrators in series.3. The MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor according to claim 1 , whereinthe binarizer comprises: two integrators arranged in series; and a local loop in which an output signal of the integrator at a latter stage is fed back to front of the integrator at a preceding stage.4. The MEMS capacitive acceleration sensor according to claim 1 , whereinthe capacitive MEMS includes a pair of detection capacitors and a pair of servo capacitors,a movable electrode of the pair of detection capacitors is connected to an input of the C/V amplifier,a movable electrode of the pair of ...

Medical diagnostic signal detection apparatus and medical diagnostic signal detection method

In a system including analog circuits of multichannel, channels which have a short distance therebetween are grouped so as to be included in the same group. During a reception period, a common correction signal is supplied to master channels allocated to the respective groups, and received signals are supplied to slave channels other than the master channels. A correction coefficient which tracks a characteristic fluctuation of each group is continuously searched for through continuous comparison between outputs of the respective master channels, and an output of each slave channel is corrected by using the correction coefficient of a group including the slave channel.

ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

To compensate for non-linearity of an AD conversion unit and non-linearity of a DA conversion unit in an electronic system including the DA conversion unit and the AD conversion unit, an electronic system includes an A/D conversion unit, a D/A conversion unit, an AD conversion compensation unit, a DA conversion compensation unit, and a calibration unit. During a calibration operation period, the calibration unit sets an operating characteristic of the AD conversion compensation unit and an operating characteristic of the DA conversion compensation unit. The operating characteristic of the AD conversion compensation unit set during the calibration operation period compensates for non-linearity of AD conversion of the A/D conversion unit. The operating characteristic of the DA conversion compensation unit set during the calibration operation period compensates for non-linearity of DA conversion of the D/A conversion unit. 1. A semiconductor integrated circuit comprising:an A/D conversion unit;a D/A conversion unit;a calibration unit;an AD conversion compensation unit, which compensates a output signal of the A/D conversion unit and outputs a output digital signal;a DA conversion compensation unit, which compensates a input digital signal and outputs a first compensation digital signal and a second compensation digital signal;a selector, which select the input digital signal and the first compensation digital signal, and outputs to the D/A conversion unit; anda first switch attached between a input terminal of the A/D conversion unit and a output terminal of the D/A conversion unit,wherein the calibration unit determines an operating characteristic of the AD conversion compensation unit in response to the output signal of the A/D conversion unit and a difference between the output digital signal and the second compensation digital signal, andwherein the calibration unit determines an operating characteristic of the DA conversion compensation unit in response to the ...

SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE

A digital-correction-type A/D converter which is a charge sharing type and performing successive approximation is realized in a small area. The A/D converter is configured with an A/D conversion unit which is a charge sharing type and performing successive approximation, a digital correction unit which receives a digital output of the A/D conversion unit and performs digital correction to the digital output, and a holding unit which holds a test signal. A test signal of a common value from the holding unit is inputted into the A/D conversion unit in the first period and the second period. The A/D conversion correction coefficient for the digital correction unit is calculated on the basis of the digital correction result of the digital correction unit in the first period, and the digital correction result of the digital correction unit in the second period. 1. A communication system comprising:an analog circuit unit receiving a high frequency signal from an antenna;first and second A/D conversion units each receiving first and analog signals outputted from the analog circuit unit; anda test signal generation unit; 'a digital correction unit operable to output an A/D conversion result by performing digital correcting; and', 'wherein each of the first and second A/D conversion units comprisea holding unit operable to hold a test signal,wherein the first and second A/D conversion units are of a charge sharing type and operable to perform successive approximation,wherein, at the time of a test, a test signal outputted from the test signal generation unit with the same analog value is inputted to the holding unit in a first period and a second period different from the first period, a first dither signal outputted from the test signal generation unit is inputted to the holding unit in the first period, and an A/D conversion correction coefficient is determined, on the basis of a first digital correction result in the digital correction unit to a first digital output in ...

Capacitive Sensor

The present invention is directed to a CV conversion amplifier which is small in current consumption and capable of securing a sufficient capacitance-voltage conversion gain and a sufficient amplitude range of an output voltage and a capacitive sensor using the same which is low power consumption, low in noise, and wide in an input signal allowable range. A capacitive sensor includes first and second detection capacitors, a CV conversion circuit includes first and second feedback capacitors and obtains a voltage based on capacitance values of the first and second feedback capacitors, an AD converter performs analog digital conversion on an input voltage and obtains a digital signal, a digital control unit receives the digital signal as an input, and first and second digitally controlled variable capacitors have capacitance values that are controlled by the digital control unit. 1. A capacitive sensor , comprising:first and second detection capacitors;a CV conversion circuit that includes first and second feedback capacitors and obtains a voltage based on capacitance values of the first and second feedback capacitors;an AD converter that performs analog digital conversion on an input voltage and obtains a digital signal;a digital control unit that receives the digital signal as an input; andfirst and second digitally controlled variable capacitors having capacitance values which are controlled by the digital control unit,wherein, in a case in which a physical quantity serving as a measurement target is not substantially zero, capacitance values of the first and second detection capacitors are changed from capacitance values in a case in which the physical quantity is substantially zero in accordance with the physical quantity as the measurement target,change amounts of the capacitance values of the first and second detection capacitors are opposite in sign to each other and substantially equal in an absolute value to each other,the first and second feedback ...

Interleaved a/d converter

It is a problem that each ADC sampling circuit connected in parallel in an interleaved ADC releases an electric charge depending on an input signal when sampling is performed and other ADCs connected in parallel sample the input signal disturbed thereby so that resolution of the interleaved ADC is decreased. The problem is improved by inputting a common differential sampling clock signal to one set of two ADCs which is sampled at a π-phase shift of each ADC connected in parallel in a time interleaved ADC, providing an individual buffer in a prior stage of an input sampling circuit, isolating a common analog input signal line from an ADC input terminal, and digitally correcting characteristics degradation by insertion of the buffer.

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE

There is provided a semiconductor device using low electric power and a small area which can realize highly accurate calibration. The semiconductor device according to the embodiment includes an A/D conversion unit, and a hold signal generating circuit which is coupled to an input side of the A/D conversion unit, and has a hold period not less than two cycles of the A/D conversion unit. The hold signal generating circuit includes: an SC integrator including an input buffer coupled to the input side of the A/D conversion unit, and feedback capacitor coupled to an input and an output of the input buffer; and a logic circuit which compares an output signal of plural bits outputted from the A/D conversion unit with a first and a second threshold values, and outputs a control signal which controls polarity of the SC integrator according to a comparison result. 1. A semiconductor device comprising:an A/D conversion unit; anda signal generating circuit which is coupled to an input side of the A/D conversion unit, and has a hold period not less than two cycles of the A/D conversion unit, a discrete type integrator including an input buffer coupled to the input side of the A/D conversion unit, and a feedback capacitor coupled to an input and an output of the input buffer; and', 'a circuit which compares an output signal of plural bits outputted from the A/D conversion unit with first and second threshold values, and outputs a control signal which controls polarity of the discrete type integrator according to a comparison result., 'wherein the signal generating circuit includes2. The semiconductor device according to claim 1 , whereinthe control signal is a 1-bit digital signal,when the output signal outputted from the A/D conversion unit exceeds the first threshold value, the control signal becomes a first value, andwhen the output signal outputted from the A/D conversion unit is below the second threshold value lower than the first threshold value, the control signal ...

NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT

A neural network circuit having a plurality of analog-to-digital multipliers generates an analog product-sum voltage corresponding to the sum of charge signals of each of the analog-to-digital multipliers. 1. A neural network circuit , comprising:a plurality of D/A converters configured to convert a digital input signal into an analog input voltage;a plurality of analog-to-digital multipliers each connected to the D/A converters and configured to output a predetermined multiplication result obtained by multiplying the analog input voltage by a weighting factor which is a digital signal;a capacitance configured to hold an addition result obtained by adding a plurality of the multiplication results;an analog activation function circuit configured to perform analog processing corresponding to an activation function on the addition result; anda switch configured to discharge an alternating current component of a charge on the capacitor,wherein each of the analog-to-digital multipliers includes an output node to which the analog-to-digital input voltage is connected, and a MOS transistor provided corresponding to at least one bit signal corresponding to the digital signal,the MOS transistor has a source terminal, a drain terminal, and a gate terminal,the source terminal and the drain terminal are connected to the output node,a voltage based on the bit signal is applied to the gate terminal,a charge signal corresponding to the product of the analog input voltage and the bit signal is output as the multiplication result, anda plurality of the analog-to-digital multipliers generates an analog product-sum voltage corresponding to the sum of the charge signals of each of the analog-to-digital multipliers on the capacitance by connecting the output nodes.2. The neural network circuit according to claim 1 , whereinthe analog-to-digital multiplierfurther includes a switch configured to connect the analog input voltage to the output node, andgenerates the analog product-sum ...

Wire straightening device, wire processing device having the same, and wire straightening method

An object is to provide a wire straightening device and a wire straightening method, with which it is possible to automatically set the roller spacing in accordance with the type of the wire and to further adjust the roller spacing during operation. A wire straightening device ( 20 ) includes a preset value obtaining device that obtains a preset value of roller spacing, which is predetermined for each type of wire ( 2 ); a roller spacing automatic setting device that drives an actuator ( 26 a ) so that the roller spacing becomes equal to the preset value when the type of the wire ( 2 ) is input; and a roller spacing changing device that changes the roller spacing based on an operation by the operator while retaining the preset value during operation of a wire processing device ( 1 ).

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method of controlling semiconductor memory

A semiconductor device includes a controller which operates if a request is made that data be written in a certain area in a first block in a semiconductor memory having a predetermined erase block size in which data has already been written, to write the data requested to be written, in a leading area in a second block from which data has already been erased, regardless of a value of an address of the certain area.

推進制御装置

(57)【要約】 【課題】 推進区間に障害物が存在する場合等に、推進 可能か否かを迅速に判断し得る推進制御装置を提供す る。 【解決手段】 推進開始位置Ｐ 1 の座標値と、推進到達 目標位置Ｐ 2 の座標値と、これら推進開始位置Ｐ 1 と推 進到達目標位置Ｐ 2 との間に位置する障害物１３の座標 値とを入力する座標入力手段を有すると共に、推進開始 位置Ｐ 1 における推進体４の予定推進方向を選択自在な 推進方向選択手段９を有し、夫々の座標値と、推進体４ の最小推進曲率と、推進方向選択手段９によって選択し た推進方向とに基づいて、推進体４が推進到達目標位置 Ｐ 2 に到達できるか否かを判断して報知する判断報知手 段Ｈを有する推進制御装置。

Production of self-adhesive film

Memory system

A memory system including a nonvolatile memory, a first controller connected to a host equipment, the first controller controlling the entire memory system, a second controller connected to the first controller and also connected to the nonvolatile memory, the second controller controlling an access process to said nonvolatile memory, the second controller receives a command via the first controller and carries out the access process to the nonvolatile memory according to the command, the command being input from the host equipment.

Memory system

A memory system including a nonvolatile memory, a first controller connected to a host equipment, the first controller controlling the entire memory system, a second controller connected to the first controller and also connected to the nonvolatile memory, the second controller controlling an access process to said nonvolatile memory, the second controller receives a command via the first controller and carries out the access process to the nonvolatile memory according to the command, the command being input from the host equipment.

Memory system and controller

A memory system, which is connected to a host device, includes a memory, a host interface which receives a command and an address, which are output from the host device, and a controller which operates in one of a first mode in which the controller converts the address which is received by the host interface and accesses the memory by using the converted address, and a second mode in which the host device directly accesses the memory by using the address which is received by the host interface, the controller controlling switching between the first mode and second mode in accordance with the command.

Method for forming animation

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Vacuum valve

【課題】絶縁層の温度上昇を抑制する真空バルブを提供する。【解決手段】真空容器２の周囲を覆っている樹脂性の絶縁層８と、真空容器２内に設けられた一対の電極４Ａ、４Ｂを取り囲むアークシールド５と、アークシールド５と真空容器２の内周面の間に設けられた支持部６と、を備え、支持部６は、胴部６３と、胴部６３からアークシールド５に向かって延び、アークシールド５の外周面と接して当該アークシールド５を支持する第１の突起部６１と、胴部６３から真空容器２に向かって延び、真空容器２の内周面に固定される第２の突起部６２と、を有する。【選択図】図１

Analog-to-digital converter probe for medical diagnosis and medical diagnosis system

Provided is an analog-to-digital converter capable of suppressing an increase in an occupation area. The analog-to-digital converter includes a multiplying digital-to-analog conversion circuit which includes a capacitance circuit that samples and amplifies an input signal, a quantizer that quantizes the input signal, and a control circuit that determines a voltage to be supplied to the capacitance circuit in accordance with an output from the quantizer. The capacitance circuit includes a first capacitance element and a second capacitance element, each of which includes a first electrode to which a normal phase signal corresponding to the input signal is supplied and a second electrode to which an opposite phase signal is supplied when the input signal is sampled. When the input signal is amplified, an output from the control circuit is supplied to the respective second electrodes, and signals from the respective first electrodes are regarded as amplified residual error amplified signal.

Image processing unit based on address token

(57)【要約】 【課題】 地中において推進計画線２０に沿って推進体 ５を推進させる際に、推進開始位置Ｐ１から推進到達位 置Ｐ２までの推進区間における地形条件Ａと、運転条件 Ｂとを入力可能に構成された推進制御装置６における、 推進計画線２０と、地中の推進体５の推進位置とを表示 可能に構成してある推進制御表示システムにおいて、曲 線状の推進計画線２０に沿って推進体５を押し込む際に も、作業者が違和感なく推進体５の位置を認識できるよ うにする。 【解決手段】 推進計画線２０と推進体５の推進位置と を、入力された地形条件Ａ及び運転条件Ｂに基づくもの として表示可能に構成し、推進計画線２０及び推進位置 を、推進開始位置Ｐ１と推進到達位置Ｐ２との間の水平 距離に関する距離軸と、推進開始位置Ｐ１に対する鉛直 高さに関する高さ軸との各座標点に対応して、画面に模 式的に表示する表示部１１を設けてある。

Propelling device

(57)【要約】 【課題】 磁界検出手段の初期設置状態に拘わらず、推 進状況を正確に把握できる推進装置を提供することにあ る。 【解決手段】 推進体３の推進開始時に、表示部７の推 進計画線１９上に、推進体３の表示位置を合わせるべ く、一対の磁界検出手段２３からの磁界検出値を補正し て表示部７に出力する初期検出値補正手段２５を設け、 推進距離検出手段２９からの検出結果に基づく推進体３ の推進位置が推進到達目標位置Ｐ２に近づくに伴って、 磁界検出値の補正の割合を減少させる補正量修正手段２ ６を設けてある。

Leaky waveguide slotted array antenna

Food ingredient for boiled rice or bun

(57)【要約】 【課題】 流動性のある食材と固形の食材とを混合し た具材を米飯類及びパン類に、両食材の比率に偏りがな く均一に投入でき、また、大きな固形の食材を含む具材 を使用した場合でも、具材の定量投入が可能であり、固 形の食材本来の味や食感を保持する米飯類用又はパン類 用具材を提供すること。 【解決手段】 流動性のある食材と固形の食材との混合 物を成型、凍結後、スライスする。

Head light device for vehicle

(57)【要約】 【課題】 ハイビームとロービームを切り替え可能な２ 灯式であり、部品点数の削減と小型軽量化および低コス トを実現した車両用前照灯装置を供する。 【解決手段】 光源21と、光源21からの照射光を前方に 向けて反射するリフレクタ５と、光源21を略光軸方向に 移動してリフレクタ５との相対位置を変える駆動手段12 とを備えた車両用前照灯装置。

Information presentation device for automatic driving vehicle

【課題】自動運転車の所有者に対し、自動運転車への愛着感を湧出・醸成させること。【解決手段】自動運転車Ｍが備える自動運転車用情報提示装置３００は、自車両の周囲に存する物標を含む外界情報に基づいて、自車両の周囲に存する人物を探索し、当該探索により抽出した人物が自車両の利用者と一致するか否かを識別すると共に、当該探索により抽出した人物が自車両の所有者であるか否かを判定する識別部３２１と、自車両の周囲に存する人物に向けた情報の提示を、自車両の前部又は後部の少なくとも一方に設けられた外部表示装置８３を用いて行う情報提示部３３１と、を備える。情報提示部３３１は、探索により抽出した人物が自車両の利用者と一致し且つ自車両の所有者であると判定されると、当該所有者を提示対象として、予め設定した提示態様により所有者特有の情報の提示を行う。【選択図】図６

Structure

【課題】本発明は、開口率を高めることができる架構を得ることを目的とする。【解決手段】構造物は、屋根と、複数の縦フラットバー４２及び横フラットバー４４が格子状に接合された格子状体４０を有し、左右に隣り合う格子状体４０の縦フラットバー４２同士が接合され、屋根を支持する架構を構成する複数の壁用格子状ユニット３２と、を備える。【選択図】図３

Video storage type communication device

The present invention relates to a video storage type communication device for use in a video information communication system for distributing video data to remote terminals over a communication channel to which the terminals being connected. This communication device comprises a receiving portion 31 for receiving first coded video data over the communication channel, a first storage portion 32 for storing the first coded video data received by the receiving portion, a video generating portion 34 for re-encoding the first coded video data received by the receiving portion 31 to generate second coded video data different from the first coded video data, a second storage portion 33 for storing the second coded video data generated by the video generating portion 34, a reproduction control portion 35, 37 for selecting the first coded video data stored in the first storage portion 32 or the second coded video data stored in the second storage portion 33, and a transmitting portion 38 for transmitting the first coded video data or the second coded video data selected by the reproduction control portion over the communication channel.

Semiconductor device

There is provided a semiconductor device using low electric power and a small area which can realize highly accurate calibration. The semiconductor device according to the embodiment includes an A/D conversion unit, and a hold signal generating circuit which is coupled to an input side of the A/D conversion unit, and has a hold period not less than two cycles of the A/D conversion unit. The hold signal generating circuit includes: an SC integrator including an input buffer coupled to the input side of the A/D conversion unit, and feedback capacitor coupled to an input and an output of the input buffer; and a logic circuit which compares an output signal of plural bits outputted from the A/D conversion unit with a first and a second threshold values, and outputs a control signal which controls polarity of the SC integrator according to a comparison result.

Reservoir computer

A reservoir computer includes a reservoir unit including a plurality of neuron circuits and an output layer. Each of the neuron circuits includes a plurality of inputs, an analog output, and a digital output. Each of the plurality of inputs is supplied with the analog output of any one of other neuron circuits, the analog output of the neuron circuit itself, or an analog input signal from the outside. The neuron circuit includes a capacitor circuit, an amplifier, a capacitor memory circuit, a buffer circuit, and an analog-to-digital conversion circuit. The capacitor circuit includes a plurality of capacitors between the plurality of inputs and a single output, performs a product-sum calculation on analog signals supplied to the plurality of inputs together with the amplifier, and performs a non-linear calculation on a result of the product-sum calculation by using saturation characteristics of the amplifier.

Method of controlling memory system

A memory unit includes a plurality of first blocks each having a first block size. Each of the first blocks stores data of a plurality of second blocks each having a second block size which is smaller than the first block size. A control unit writes the data of the second block in the first block. The control unit is configured such that in a case where the second block to be written is a block that is to be written in the same first block as the second block that is already written in the first block, the second block to be written is written in the same first block even if an address of the second block to be written is not consecutive to an address of the second block that is already written in the first block.

Video information providing control method and system therefor

(57)【要約】 【課題】 マルチメディア情報に含まれるビデオフレー ムを高速に探索でき、ビデオの同期再生や特殊再生が容 易にできる情報提供制御技術を提供する。 【解決手段】 マルチメディア情報提供サーバ１のサー バ制御部１１は、マルチメディア情報作成部１２で作成 され蓄積されたマルチメディア情報内のビデオ情報に対 し、ビデオフレームのシーケンス番号並びに先頭バイト 位置を示すフレーム情報を作成し蓄積させる。サーバ制 御部１１は、情報送信部１４、通信回線３を通してマル チメディア情報より先にフレーム制御情報をマルチメデ ィア情報受信クライアント２に送信する。クライアント ２のクライアント制御部２２は、フレーム制御情報読み 出し前記情報を参照することで、その後の送信要求に従 い送信されるマルチメディア情報内のビデオフレームを 高速に読み出し、規定されたフレーム間隔でビデオを音 声に同期させ、更に文字図形情報を同期表示する。

Memory card, semiconductor device, and method for controlling semiconductor memory

【課題】書込に関する時間的制約を満たす動作を実現できるようにする。 【解決手段】ブロックＡ内の９番目の領域（ＬＢＡ８）に対してデータ書込要求が発生した場合、まず、当該９番目の領域（ＬＢＡ８）に対して書込が要求されている新データを、ブロックＢ内の１番目（先頭）の領域に書き込む（Ｓ２１）。このとき、書込要求の対象となっている領域のアドレス（例えばブロックアドレスもしくはページアドレス）の値ｎに関係なく、書込が要求されている新データをブロックＢの先頭領域に書き込むと共に、そのアドレスの値ｎを共通するページ上の冗長部に書き込む。続いて、ブロックＡ内の１０〜１６番目の領域（ＬＢＡ９〜ＬＢＡ１５）のデータを、ブロックＢ内の先頭領域に後続する２〜８番目の領域にコピーし（Ｓ２２）、最後に、ブロックＡ内の１〜８番目の領域（ＬＢＡ０〜ＬＢＡ７）のデータを、ブロックＢ内の９〜１６番目の領域にコピーする（Ｓ２３）。 【選択図】 図１２

Program relation analysis method

【課題】企業情報システムのプログラム分析把握において、プログラム関連図の作成・表示技術がある。大規模システムでは、プログラム関連図を構成するプログラム数が大量に存在するが、その概要を理解するのに時間がかからないようにする。【解決手段】プログラムファイルを分析し、プログラムの関連性を作成し表示するものであって、プログラムファイルの構文を解析しプログラム間の呼出情報とデータ項目の情報を入手し、プログラム関連図を作成し、また、データ項目の参照と更新の関係からグループ化を実施し、業務データ項目と関連するプログラムを抽出し、業務データ項目との関連性に基づきプログラムを分類し、プログラムの分類結果に基づきプログラム関連図を作成し表示する。【選択図】図１

Dual tuning circuit

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

保険請求システム、保険請求方法、および保険請求プログラム

【課題】被保険者がデジタル通貨のアカウント管理業務をカストディ業者に委託する場合において、保険査定のエビデンスに対する正当性を担保しつつ、デジタル通貨のサイバー保険に対する保険金請求を査定する。 【解決手段】端末装置が保険請求を提出すると、保険請求査定装置が保険請求を受け付けた後でアカウント所有証明の提出を要求し、端末装置はアカウント管理装置を介してアカウント所有証明トークンを発行し、そのトークンを被保険者のアカウントから保険会社のアカウントに移転し、保険請求査定装置は被保険者の保険対象アカウント所有証明を検証し、決済装置の取引履歴を元に保険金支払の可否を判断し、損害と保険金を算出する。 【選択図】図１３

架構

【課題】構造的安定性を高めることが可能となる、架構を提供すること。【解決手段】架構１は、所定領域４に設置される架構であり、当該架構１の内部において利用者Ｐが利用する利用空間部Ｓを形成するための架構であって、所定方向に沿って複数並設されたフレーム部１０であって、強軸方向及び弱軸方向を有する横断面を備える一対の柱材２０と、一対の柱材２０同士を接続する梁材３０とからなるフレーム部１０と、複数のフレーム部１０を接続するブレース部４０と、を備え、一対の柱材２０の各々の横断面の強軸方向がフレーム部１０の並設方向に対して非平行且つ非直交となるように、一対の柱材２０を設けた。【選択図】図２

Ｍｅｍｓ静電容量型加速度センサ

【課題】ＭＥＭＳ静電容量型加速度センサにおいて、ＭＥＭＳ素子の製造コストを低減すると共にＭＥＭＳ素子の電気的及び機械的特性のバラツキを低減する。【解決手段】検出回路１８はＭＥＭＳ容量対の２つの容量値の差とサーボ信号の積に対応する電圧信号を生成する。復調回路１９はサーボ信号を用いて容量値の差に対応する信号を出力する。制御回路１１０は容量値の差に対応する信号に基づいてサーボ信号を出力する。【選択図】図５

Autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device

An autonomous driving vehicle information presentation device includes a traffic congestion information acquisition unit that acquires information on traffic congestion ahead in a traveling direction of an own vehicle, a traveling lane identification unit that identifies a lane where the own vehicle is currently located, a stop position prediction unit that acquires a traveling state of a preceding vehicle based on an external environment information and the traffic congestion information, and to predict a stop position related to the preceding vehicle based on the acquired traveling state, an action plan generation unit that generates an action plan of the own vehicle based on the stop position and the currently located lane, and an information presentation unit that presents information including the generated action plan through using an external display device provided at a rear portion of a vehicle interior of the own vehicle.

波形データの高精度位置補正方法及びシステム

【課題】位置を誤って補正することがなく、かつ、微小な位置ずれを回避することができるようにする。【解決手段】複数の波形データのうちから、位置補正の基準となる基準データと、該基準データに対して位置補正がなされる修正対象データとを選択する工程と、微小な位置ずれを許容して大きな位置ずれを補正するように、相互相関法を用い、前記基準データに対して前記修正対象データの位置補正を行う第１の位置補正工程と、微小な位置ずれを補正するように、前記相互相関法を用い、前記基準データに対して前記第１の位置補正工程で位置補正が行われた修正対象データの位置補正を行う第２の位置補正工程と、を含む。【選択図】図４

Electrical wire straightening device, electrical wire processing apparatus comprising same, and electrical wire straightening method

Vehicle control device and vehicle control method

A vehicle control device includes a peripheral object recognition unit configured to recognize an object that is present around a vehicle to be controlled, an object state recognition unit configured to recognize, in a situation where a first object and a second object are recognized by the peripheral object recognition unit, states of the first object and the second object including distance between the vehicle to be controlled and the first object, distance between the vehicle to be controlled and the second object, moving direction of the first object, and moving direction of the second object, and a display control unit configured to cause the display device to execute external notification processing for displaying a notification to the first object or the second object based on the states of the first object and the second object recognized by the object state recognition unit.

Digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter and wireless receiver circuit and wireless transceiver circuit using the same

In a wireless chip receiving the multi-rate data according to the related art, power consumption and a circuit area of an analog-to-digital converter become large. In a digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter including both a reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and a main analog-to-digital conversion unit, when processing the high-sample rate wireless receive signal, both the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and the main analog-to-digital conversion unit are operated to configure a general digital calibration type analog-to-digital converter, and when processing a low-sample rate wireless receive signal, analog-to-digital conversion is performed by using the reference analog-to-digital conversion unit and operations of the main analog-to-digital conversion unit or the like are stopped to remarkably reduce power consumption.

フェーズドアレーアンテナシステム

【課題】ケーブル長にバラツキがあっても影響なく差パターンを生成できるフェーズドアレーアンテナシステムを提供する。 【解決手段】複数のアンテナ素子と複数の移相器とで構成された和パターンと差パターンを有するフェーズドアレーアンテナシステムにおいて、複数のアンテナ素子と複数の第１の移相器と電力合成器を用いて和パターンを発生する構成と、複数のアンテナ素子と複数の第１の移相器と複数の第２の移相器と電力合成器を用いて差パターンを発生する構成とを備え、上記第２の移相器は、各アンテナ素子に対するケーブルの長さで位相差を調整するように構成し、アレーアンテナの中心Ａから点対称にある１対のアンテナ素子の位相差を１８０°とし、各対をケーブル長が短い順あるいは長い順に反時計回りあるいは時計回りに順番に配置する。 【選択図】 図４

画像処理装置、画像処理方法及び画像処理システム

【課題】様々な照明条件下で撮影された画像に対して高精度なオブジェクト検出結果を提供すること。【解決手段】第１のＭチャンネル画像と、第１のＭチャンネル画像から生成される第１のＮチャンネル画像とから生成される第１のＫチャンネル画像を用いて訓練されるオブジェクト検出用ニューラルネットワークを格納するストレージ部と、同一の被写体を含む第２のＭチャンネル画像及び第２のＮチャンネル画像とをセンサから受信する受付部と、第１のＫチャンネル画像を用いて訓練されたオブジェクト検出用ニューラルネットワークを用いて、第２のＭチャンネル画像と第２のＮチャンネル画像とから生成される第２のＫチャンネル画像に対するオブジェクト検出結果情報を生成し、出力する画像分析部とを含む画像処理装置。【選択図】図５

屋根構造

【課題】スラスト力が作用する支柱の周囲の空間を有効に利用できる屋根構造を提供する。【解決手段】屋根構造は、下部構造体１０から立設され対向して複数並列に配置された支柱２０（柱２２、２４）と、支柱２０に架設され上方又は下方へ湾曲した屋根部材３０と、支柱２０の外側へ連結されて水平方向へ延設され、屋根部材３０から支柱２０へ伝達されたスラスト力を面内方向の水平力として受ける面構造部材４０と、下部構造体１０と面構造部材４０との間に設けられ面構造部材４０へ伝達された水平力を下部構造体１０へ伝達する耐震要素５０と、を備えている。【選択図】図１

容量式加速度センサ

【課題】本発明の目的は、低電源電圧でも、可動電極へ所望の変位を与えて自己診断を行なう加速度センサを提供することにある。【解決手段】上記課題を解決するために、本発明の容量式加速度センサでは、前記基準電圧生成回路は、第一の電圧と、第一の電圧よりも低電圧な第二の電圧を生成可能であり、自己診断時に第二の電圧を前記ＣＶ変換回路と前記診断電圧生成回路に出力し、前記第一の固定部側の診断時は、前記ＣＶ変換回路のスイッチのＯＮ／ＯＦＦ周期と、前記変調信号生成回路の出力のＨ／Ｌ周期は同相で制御され、前記第二の固定部側の診断時は、前記ＣＶ変換回路のスイッチのＯＮ／ＯＦＦ周期と、前記変調信号生成回路の出力のＨ／Ｌ周期は逆相で制御する【選択図】図１

連続体の搬送検出機構及びこれを備えた連続体の処理装置

【課題】全体の構成が簡易で且つ安価に製作できると共に、連続体の搬送やその処理に支障を与えることのない連続体の搬送検出機構、及びこれを備えた連続体の処理装置を提供する。 【解決手段】搬送される連続体Ｔの搬送検出機構５であって、連続体Ｔとの距離の大小により該連続体Ｔの正常又は異常な搬送状態を検出し得ると共に、連続体Ｔの検出の有無により該連続体Ｔの搬送の有無を検出し得る検出手段１４を備えている。 【選択図】図１

場所打ちコンクリート杭の構築方法および場所打ちコンクリート杭

【課題】傾斜の少ないコンクリート杭を構築する。【解決手段】第１杭軸部用杭孔７１を造成する第一工程ｓ３と、中間拡径部用掘削バケットの拡径翼を回転させながら地盤を掘削し、中間拡径部用杭孔７３を造成する中間拡径部造成工程ｓ６と、第１杭軸部用杭孔７１の先端位置より以深に杭軸部用小口径杭孔７２を造成する杭軸部用小口径杭孔造成工程ｓ４との双方を実行する第二工程と、大口径用掘削バケットを回転させながら杭軸部用小口径杭孔の周りの地盤を掘削し、当該杭軸部用小口径杭孔を誘導孔として中間拡径部用杭孔より以深に第２杭軸部用杭孔７４を造成する第三工程ｓ７と、拡底部用杭孔７５を造成する第四工程ｓ９と、第１杭軸部用杭孔７１、中間拡径部用杭孔７３、第２杭軸部用杭孔７４および拡底部用杭孔７５にコンクリートを打設する第五工程ｓ１２とを含む。【選択図】図９

推進体操向制御装置及び方法

(57)【要約】 【課題】 推進工法の推進体１の先端部に設けられてそ の長手方向に沿った軸芯を有する発信コイル２が発生す る磁界に重畳された発信信号を受信自在で、且つ、推進 体１の推進開始点Ｂから予定到達部Ａまでの推進計画線 Ｌ 0 を含む鉛直面を中央に挟む左右２箇所に配置可能な 一対の受信コイル３ R ，３ L が受信する二つの受信信号 ４ R ，４ L の信号強度を比較することで、推進体１の推 進位置の推進計画線Ｌ 0 からの横方向変位量Δ Y を計算 して、その計算結果に基づいて推進体１を推進計画線に 沿って実行する操向制御において、受信信号４ R ，４ L の受信状態にかかわらず適切な操向制御を確保する。 【解決手段】 推進体１が予定到達部Ａの手前所定距 離まで推進したことを判断し、それ以降は、横方向変位 量Δ Y のそれまでの計算結果に基づいて左右方向の推進 方向を固定して、予定到達部Ａまでの推進体１の操向制 御を行う。

電装品装備自動車用スライドシート

【課題】シート本体をロングタイプのスライドレールでフロントシートの背後等に片寄せ移動可能に備えても、足回りの邪魔とならないよう給電ケーブルを備え、シートクッションの下部空間を有効利用するにも妨げとならず、また、体裁も良好に保てるよう構成する。 【解決手段】ケーブル配索溝５をスライドレール１の片側部で車体フロアＦのフロア面に設けると共に、カバープレート６ａ，６ｂをケーブル配索溝５の開放縁に取り付け、給電ケーブル４を車体フロアの配線２と接続する端部側からケーブル配索溝５の溝内に配置し、シート本体側の配線３と接続する端部側をカバープレート６ａ，６ｂより導出させてアッパー側１ｂで保持し、シート本体Ｓの位置移動と共に、シート本体側の配線３と接続する端部側を車体フロアの配線３と接続する端部側に向けて従動可能に備え付ける。 【選択図】 図２