Driving assistant for vehicles

A driving assistant for vehicles provides lane change assistance, and includes a proposed lane change section setting unit and a lane change determination unit. The proposed lane change section setting unit provides setting of a proposed lane change section that is a proposed section where an own vehicle enters an adjacent lane, based on relative speeds and relative positions of the own vehicle to respective ones of a plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles on the adjacent lane. The lane change determination unit determines whether or not the own vehicle is allowed to enter the proposed lane change section, based on a moving speed of the proposed lane change section and a speed of the own vehicle.

Operating apparatus for solar radiation shielding device

In the present invention, an operating apparatus (6) for a solar radiation shielding device comprises: a pulley (15) provided to a region on one end of a winding shaft (3); an operating cord (7) fastened on the pulley (15); and a drive mechanism for rotating and driving the winding shaft (3) by the operation of the operating cord (7). The drive mechanism comprises: a case (10) for rotatably supporting the pulley (15), the case being able to rotate relative to a support bracket (2a) and being suspended by its own weight from the support bracket (2a); and transmission mechanisms (16, 17, 18) provided in the case (10) and for transmitting the rotation of the pulley (15) to the winding shaft (3).

ANTI-BLUSHING AGENT AND TEXTILE-FINISHING METHOD USING SAME

In functional finishing for imparting a function to a textile, the present invention prevents the textile from blushing and thereby improves the surface appearance and quality of textile products, said blushing being caused by migration occurring in heat treatment. This textile-finishing method comprises: adding an anti-blushing agent which consists of a water-soluble polymer such that a 10mass% aqueous solution of the polymer exhibits a viscosity of 10 to 5000mPa·s at 25°C to a treatment fluid obtained by dispersing an organic compound for functional finishing in water, said organic compound being a flame retardant, an ultraviolet absorber or the like and having a melting point within a temperature range of 100 to 150°C; applying the obtained treatment fluid to a textile by immersion; subjecting the resulting textile to heat treatment at 100 to 200°C; and then subjecting the heat-treated textile to immersion in either water or an aqueous solution at 30 to 100°C.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

There is provided an information processing apparatus to allow a user to use a device network by a natural and simple operation by automatically selecting a device for providing a response to a request, the information processing apparatus including: a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system; a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request; a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; and a device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response.

Developing device with reverse rotation control, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling developing device

A developing device 43 includes a first rotation control portion and a second rotation control portion. When a developing process is performed, the first rotation control portion causes a developer carrying member to rotate in a first rotation direction at a first rotation speed previously determined. When the developing process is not performed, the second rotation control portion causes the developer carrying member to rotate at a second rotation speed V2 faster than a rotation speed V1 during the developing process in a direction X2 reverse to a development rotation direction X1, and then, causes the developer carrying member to rotate at a third rotation speed V3 slower than the second rotation speed V2 in the direction X2.

Developing apparatus, and control method of developing apparatus

A developing device includes a development roller, a magnetic roller, a transformer, a switching portion, output control portion, a capacitor and an output control portion. The development roller is opposite a photoconductor drum. The magnetic roller performs, with a magnetic brush, the supply of a toner to the development roller and the removal of the toner. The transformer generates an alternating-current voltage applied to the development roller. The switching portion passes and interrupts a current to the transformer. The output control portion stepwise changes, when a duty ratio in switching is changed, the duty ratio a plurality of times from a first duty ratio to a second duty ratio. The capacitor has one end connected to the transformer and the other end connected to the switching portion. The output control portion periodically changes the duty ratio for multiple times from the first duty ratio to the second duty ratio when the duty ratio in the switch is changed from the first ...

Stir-transport member, development device provided therewith, and image forming apparatus

A stir-transport member is formed on a circumferential surface of a rotation shaft with a first spiral blade, and a second spiral blade formed to overlap the region of the first spiral blade and is opposite the first spiral blade in phase and having a smaller radial-direction height than the first spiral blade. Sections of the spiral blades along the cross longitudinal direction thereof have trapezoidal shapes. The first spiral blade have a plurality of first swell portions, a part of each corresponding to a bottom of the trapezoidal shape and is more swollen than the other portions. The second spiral blade have a plurality of second swell portions, a part of each corresponding to the bottom of the trapezoidal shape and is more swollen than the other portions. The first spiral blade cross the second spiral blade at least at one of the first swell portions per turn. The present disclosure provides the stir-transport member that does not apply excessive stress to powder such as developer ...

Developing device and image forming apparatus provided with same

A developing device includes a developing roller, a conveyor roller, a developer stirring unit and a development bias applying unit. The developing roller is arranged to face a photoconductive drum at a predetermined developing position and supplies the toner. The conveyor roller is arranged to face the developing roller at a predetermined facing position and supplies the developer to the developing roller. The development bias applying unit applies development biases to the first sleeve of the developing roller and the second sleeve of the conveyor roller during a developing operation of developing the electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive drum with the toner. The development bias applying unit applies the development biases such that a shifting electric field to move the toner on the first sleeve of the developing roller toward the second sleeve of the conveyor roller is formed at the facing position during the developing operation.

Image forming apparatus with function of setting appropriate development bias

An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developer carrier, a bias applying section, a leakage detecting section, and a bias controlling section. The developer carrier carries developer in the form of a layer of magnetized filaments to supply toner to the image carrier. The bias applying section applies to the developer carrier a development bias including a direct current voltage VmagDC and an alternating current voltage VmagAC superposed on each other. The leakage detecting section causes a discharge between the image carrier and the developer carrier and detects a leakage voltage when the discharge occurs. The leakage detecting section performs the leakage voltage detection in a blank region of the image carrier bearing no electrostatic latent image. The bias controlling section determines an alternating current voltage VmagAC according to a detected leakage voltage, and a frequency of the alternating current voltage VmagAC according to the voltage VmagAC.

Image processing device, information processing method, and information processing program

An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a storage unit is configured to store the keyword in a keyword database.

Developing device and image forming apparatus

A developing device includes a developer carrying body, a layer thickness limiting portion, and a rotation control portion. The layer thickness limiting portion includes a base body and a flexible member. The base body protrudes toward a part at a third position between a first position and a second position on the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body. The flexible member is a sheet-like member having flexibility, and is attached to the base body such that the flexible member covers, via a gap, a range of the base body from a front end surface facing the developer carrying body to an upper surface, and a bent portion covering a boundary portion between the front end surface and the upper surface of the base body is closer to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body than the other part is.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus has a first voltage application section for applying a first bias to a magnetic roller , a second voltage application section for applying a second bias to a developing roller, and a controller for controlling the voltages of the first and second voltage application section and the driving/rotating of the magnetic roller (21) and the developing roller. When no image formation is taking place, the controller can execute a toner collection mode in which, with the first and second biases set at the same potential and the second bias set lower than the voltage applied to an image carrying member, the magnetic roller is rotated in the direction reverse to that in which it is rotated during image formation.

Roadside object detection apparatus

A roadside object detection apparatus to detect a roadside object by analyzing images, detecting height information of an object in the images in a neighboring region having a distance less than or equal to a threshold from a vehicle, detecting a change of a height of a road surface due to the roadside object from the height information in the neighboring region, determining positions having the change of the height detected as characteristic points of the roadside object, extrapolating the characteristic points into a far-off region having a distance greater than or equal to the threshold from the vehicle, based on a road model, setting a search range for the roadside object in the far-off region based on a virtual line that is obtained by the characteristic points being extrapolated by the characteristic point extrapolation unit, and detecting the roadside object in the far-off region based on the search range.

DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH SAME

A developing device includes a developing roller, a conveyor roller, a developer stirring unit and a development bias applying unit. The developing roller is arranged to face a photoconductive drum at a predetermined developing position and supplies the toner. The conveyor roller is arranged to face the developing roller at a predetermined facing position and supplies the developer to the developing roller. The development bias applying unit applies development biases to the first sleeve of the developing roller and the second sleeve of the conveyor roller during a developing operation of developing the electrostatic latent image on the photoconductive drum with the toner. The development bias applying unit applies the development biases such that a shifting electric field to move the toner on the first sleeve of the developing roller toward the second sleeve of the conveyor roller is formed at the facing position during the developing operation.

Track estimation device and program

In the present invention, at a feature point extraction unit (30), a captured image which has been captured at an image capture device (12) is acquired and feature points are extracted from the captured image. At a lane boundary point selection unit (32), lane boundary points indicating the lane on the basis of the extracted feature points are selected. At a distribution assessment unit (34), the distribution of the lane boundary points is assessed. At a system noise setting unit (36), each of the system noise values is set on the basis of the distribution of the lane boundary points. At a track parameter estimation unit (38), on the basis of the lane boundary points, past estimation results, and the set system noise values, track parameters are reliably estimated.

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a storage unit is configured to generate a command to transmit the keyword to a device. 1. An information processing apparatus , comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a first user;an obtaining unit configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection, the data comprising text data;an identification unit configured to identify a keyword within the text data; anda control unit configured to generate a command to transmit the keyword to a device.2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the displayed content comprises at least a first portion of an electronic document.3. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the obtaining unit is further configured to receive information associated with the electronic document and information associated with the selection.4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:the document information comprises a location of the displayed content within the electronic document; andthe selection information comprises at least one of (i) a type of user activation associated with the selection or (ii) a plurality of activation positions associated with the type of user activation.5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the obtaining unit is further configured to:determine a second portion of the electronic document that includes the selection, based on at least the document information; andobtain the text data corresponding to the selection from within the second portion, based on at least the selection information.6. The information ...

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a storage unit is configured to store the keyword in a keyword database. 1. An information processing apparatus , comprising:a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user;an obtaining unit configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection, the data comprising text data;an identification unit configured to identify a keyword within the text data; anda storage unit configured to store the keyword in a keyword database.2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the displayed content comprises a at least portion of an electronic document.3. The information processing apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the obtaining unit is further configured to receive information associated with the electronic document and information associated with the selection.4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein:the document information comprises a location of the displayed content within the electronic document; andthe selection information comprises at least one of (i) a type of user activation associated with the selection or (ii) a plurality of activation positions associated with the type of user activation.5. The information processing apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the obtaining unit is further configured to:determine a portion of the electronic document that includes the selection, based on at least the document information; andobtain the text data corresponding to the selection from within the portion, based on at least the selection information.6. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the storage unit is ...

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program

An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit selecting at least a part of a text included in contents, an acquisition unit acquiring a processing result of natural language processing for the part of the text selected by the selection unit, a specifying unit specifying a predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a detection unit detecting a keyword from the predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a tag generation unit automatically generating a tag in accordance with the keyword detected by the detection unit, and an association unit associating the tag generated by the tag generation unit with the predetermined part of the text.

Developing Apparatus and Image Forming Apparatus Including the Same

A developing apparatus according to the present disclosure is partitioned into a plurality of convey chambers which include a first convey chamber and a second convey chamber which are disposed substantially in parallel with each other, the second convey chamber has a U shape in section, a sensor disposition portion, where a toner concentration sensor is disposed on a bottom surface, is formed in an upstream with respect to a restriction portion in a developer convey direction, across a predetermined width in the developer convey direction including a detection surface of the toner concentration sensor, a distance between curved surface portions on both sides of a U-shaped inner wall surface and the second stir member is wider than another portion of the second stir chamber.

STIR-TRANSPORT MEMBER, DEVELOPMENT DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A stir-transport member is formed on a circumferential surface of a rotation shaft with a first spiral blade, and a second spiral blade formed to overlap the region of the first spiral blade and is opposite the first spiral blade in phase and having a smaller radial-direction height than the first spiral blade. Sections of the spiral blades along the cross longitudinal direction thereof have trapezoidal shapes. The first spiral blade have a plurality of first swell portions, a part of each corresponding to a bottom of the trapezoidal shape and is more swollen than the other portions. The second spiral blade have a plurality of second swell portions, a part of each corresponding to the bottom of the trapezoidal shape and is more swollen than the other portions. The first spiral blade cross the second spiral blade at least at one of the first swell portions per turn. 1. A stir-transport member , comprising:a rotation shaft which is rotatably supported in a powder container;a first spiral blade which is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft to transport powder in an axial direction when the rotation shaft rotates, the first spiral blade having a trapezoidal shape in section taken along a direction that crosses a longitudinal direction of the first spiral blade, the first spiral blade having a plurality of first swell portions, in each of which a part corresponding to a bottom of the trapezoidal shape is more swollen than in other portions of the first spiral blade, formed in a turn of the first spiral blade around the rotation shaft; anda second spiral blade which is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rotation shaft so as to overlap a region where the first spiral blade is formed, the second spiral blade being opposite to the first spiral blade in phase, the second spiral blade being formed to have a smaller radial-direction height than the first spiral blade, the second spiral blade having a trapezoidal shape in section taken ...

DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING DEVELOPING DEVICE

A developing device includes a development roller, a magnetic roller, a transformer, a switching portion, output control portion and a capacitor. The development roller is opposite a photoconductor drum. The magnetic roller performs, with a magnetic brush, the supply of a toner to the development roller and the removal of the toner. The transformer generates an alternating-current voltage applied to the development roller. The switching portion passes and interrupts a current to the transformer. The output control portion stepwise changes, when a duty ratio in switching is changed, the duty ratio a plurality of times from a first duty ratio to a second duty ratio. The capacitor has one end connected to the transformer and the other end connected to the switching portion. 1. A developing device comprising:a development roller which bears a toner and which is opposite a photoconductor drum;a magnetic roller which is arranged opposite the development roller and which performs, with a magnetic brush, supply of the toner to the development roller and removal of the toner from the development roller;a transformer which generates an alternating-current voltage applied to the development roller;a switching portion which passes and interrupts a current to the transformer;a output control portion stepwise changes the duty ratio a plurality of times from the first duty ratio to the second duty ratio, when a duty ratio in switching performed by the switching portion is changed from a first duty ratio to a second duty ratio; anda capacitor in which one end is connected to the transformer and the other end is connected to the switching portion.2. The developing device of claim 1 ,wherein the output control portion changes the duty ratio from the first duty ratio to the second duty ratio at divided widths in which no magnetic saturation is produced in the transformer while a predetermined time period is being acquired.3. The developing device of claim 1 ,wherein the output control ...

TRAVEL PATH ESTIMATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM

A characteristic point extraction section acquires an image captured by an image capture device and extracts characteristic points from the captured image, a vehicle lane boundary point selection section selects vehicle lane boundary points that indicate vehicle lanes from the extracted characteristic points, a distribution determination section determines the distribution of the vehicle lane boundary points, a system noise setting section sets each system noise based on the distribution of vehicle lane boundary points, and a travel path parameter estimation section stably predicts travel path parameters based on the vehicle lane boundary points, past estimation results, and the system noise that has been set. 1. A travel path estimation apparatus comprising:an acquisition section for acquiring a captured image of a periphery of a vehicle;an extraction section for extracting, from the captured image acquired by the acquisition section, characteristic points indicating vehicle lanes;a setting section for, based on a distribution of the characteristic points extracted by the extraction section, setting system noise expressing variation of travel path parameters when estimating travel path parameters related to a position or an angle of the vehicle itself with respect to a travel path for travel by the vehicle itself and related to a shape or a size of the travel path; andan estimation section for estimating the travel path parameters by probability signal processing using a discrete time signal based on the characteristic points extracted by the extraction section, a previous estimation result of the travel path parameters, and the system noise set by the setting section.2. The travel path estimation apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the travel path parameters related to the position and the angle of the vehicle itself with respect to the travel path include a lateral position of the vehicle itself with respect to the travel path claim 1 , a yaw angle with respect to a ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus has a first voltage application section for applying a first bias to a magnetic roller, a second voltage application section for applying a second bias to a developing roller, and a controller for controlling the voltages of the first and second voltage application sections and the driving/rotating of the magnetic roller and the developing roller. When no image formation is taking place, the controller can execute a toner collection mode in which, with the first and second biases set at the same potential and the second bias set lower than the voltage applied to an image carrying member, the magnetic roller is rotated in the direction reverse to that in which it is rotated during image formation. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrying member on a surface of which an electrostatic latent image is formed;a magnetic roller which, by action of a magnet included therein, carries two-component developer containing toner and magnetic carrier in a form of a magnetic brush on a surface thereof and which, by rotating, transports the carried magnetic brush;a developing roller arranged opposite the image carrying member and opposite the magnetic roller, the developing roller carrying on a surface thereof the toner contained in the magnetic brush transported by rotation of the magnetic roller and feeding the carried toner to the image carrying member;a restricting member arranged under the developing roller at a predetermined interval from the magnetic roller, the restricting member restricting a layer thickness of the developer on the surface of the magnetic roller;a first voltage application section for applying a first bias to the magnetic roller;a second voltage application section for applying a second bias to the magnetic roller; anda controller capable of executing, when no image formation is taking place, a toner collection mode in which, with the first and second biases set at a same potential and the second bias set lower ...

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE

A liquid crystal display device is provided in which the warp of a liquid crystal display panel and the intrusion of a foreign material into a gap between the liquid crystal display panel and a backlight can be prevented. The liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel including an image forming area where pixels are arranged and an image is formed, a backlight which is a flat light source, and a transparent support member which is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight and is in surface contact with the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight over an entire area of the image forming area. 1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:a liquid crystal display panel including an image forming area where pixels are arranged and an image is formed;a backlight which is a flat light source; anda transparent support member which is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight and is in surface contact with the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight over an entire area of the image forming area.2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent support member includes a plurality of laminated plate-like members different in size.3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent support member includes a step at an end.4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent support member is bonded to the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight.5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein an outer peripheral part of the transparent support member has a light-shielding property. The present application claims priority from Japanese application JP 2012-167619 filed on Jul. 27, 2012, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference into this application.1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device.2. ...

CONTROL DEVICE FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE

When there is a curve in a forward driving path of a vehicle, a wheel clutch for a turning outer wheel of a rear shaft is engaged and a wheel clutch for a turning inner wheel of the rear shaft is disengaged during driving of the curve. When there is no curve, both of the right and left wheel clutches are engaged when it is estimated the vehicle receive a predetermined disturbance input during forward driving. Then, a target yaw moment of a vehicle is calculated. If an average speed of the right and left wheels of a front shaft is more than the speed of the turning outer wheel, the wheel clutch for the turning outer wheel is engaged when the target yaw moment is applied to the vehicle, so that the engaging force of a transfer clutch is controlled based on the target yaw moment. 1. A control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle comprising:a driving force distributor provided between a main drive shaft, which is either one of a front shaft and a rear shaft, and a sub-drive shaft, which is the other one of the front and rear shafts, the driving force distributor being configured to variably change driving force distribution between the main drive shaft and the sub-drive shaft;a clutch provided on the sub-drive shaft to engage and disengage transmission of driving force to each of a left wheel and a right wheel, instead of a differential mechanism between the right and left wheels,a forward driving state estimator to estimate a forward driving state of a vehicle by recognizing a forward driving path of the vehicle;a clutch controller to control the engagement and disengagement of the right and left clutches of the sub-drive shaft based on at least the forward driving state of the vehicle estimated by the forward driving state estimator; anda driving force distribution controller to calculate, as a target yaw moment, a yaw moment which is applied to the vehicle based on an operation state of the vehicle, and control the driving force distributor based on the target yaw ...

VACCINE CONTAINING IMMOBILIZED VIRUS PARTICLES

The present invention relates to a vaccine containing fixed virus particles, wherein a summed fever response of three rabbits to the fixed virus particles in a pyrogen test is less than 80% based on a summed fever response of three rabbits to original virus particles of the fixed virus particles or corresponding inactivated virus particles. 1. A vaccine containing fixed virus particles , whereina summed fever response of three rabbits to the fixed virus particles in a pyrogen test is less than 80% based on a summed fever response of three rabbits to original virus particles of the fixed virus particles or corresponding inactivated virus particles.2. The vaccine according to claim 1 , wherein the summed fever response of three rabbits to the fixed virus particles in the pyrogen test is 1.3° C. or lower.3. A vaccine containing fixed virus particles claim 1 , whereinan amount of an inflammatory cytokine produced from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with the fixed virus particles is less than 80% based on an amount of the inflammatory cytokine produced from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulated with original virus particles of the fixed virus particles or corresponding inactivated virus particles.4. The vaccine according to claim 1 , wherein the original virus particles of the fixed virus particles comprise orthomyxovirus particles claim 1 , flavivirus particles claim 1 , or picornavirus particles.5. The vaccine according to claim 4 , wherein the virus particles comprise influenza virus particles claim 4 , Japanese encephalitis virus particles claim 4 , or hepatitis A virus particles.6. The vaccine according to claim 5 , wherein the virus particles comprise influenza virus particles.7. The vaccine according to claim 6 , wherein the influenza virus particles comprise influenza A virus particles or influenza B virus particles.8. The vaccine according to claim 6 , wherein the influenza virus particles comprise influenza virus particles ...

ROAD RECOGNITION APPARATUS

In a road recognition apparatus mounted in a vehicle, a shape change point detector is configured to detect a shape change point along each of lane lines of an own lane. A turn-off lane determiner is configured to, if the shape change point is detected, determine whether or not a shape changing lane line that is one of the lane lines including the shape change point constitutes a border of a turn-off lane branching off from the own lane. A road recognizer is configured to, when the shape change point has been detected, use only feature points of the left and right lane lines of the own lane located within a distance from the own vehicle to the shape change point to recognize the shape of the own lane, before a result of determination by the turn-off lane determiner is produced. 1. A road recognition apparatus mounted in a vehicle , comprising:a lane line recognizer configured to extract feature points from an image captured by a vehicle-mounted camera, and based on the extracted feature points, recognize lane lines that demarcate a lane of a road in which the vehicle is traveling, which lane being referred to as an own lane;a shape change point detector configured to detect a shape change point along each of lane lines of the own lane, at which a shape of the lane line changes;a turn-off lane determiner configured to, if the shape change point is detected, determine whether or not a shape changing lane line that is one of the lane lines of the own lane including the shape change point constitutes a border of a turn-off lane branching off from the own lane; anda road recognizer configured to, when the shape change point has been detected, use only feature points of the left and right lane lines of the own lane located within a distance from the own vehicle to the shape change point to recognize a shape of the own lane, before a result of determination by the turn-off lane determiner is produced.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe turn-off lane ...

DRIVING ASSISTANT FOR VEHICLES

A driving assistant for vehicles provides lane change assistance, and includes a proposed lane change section setting unit and a lane change determination unit. The proposed lane change section setting unit provides setting of a proposed lane change section that is a proposed section where an own vehicle enters an adjacent lane, based on relative speeds and relative positions of the own vehicle to respective ones of a plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles on the adjacent lane. The lane change determination unit determines whether or not the own vehicle is allowed to enter the proposed lane change section, based on a moving speed of the proposed lane change section and a speed of the own vehicle. 1. A driving assistant for vehicles that determines whether or not an own vehicle is allowed to enter an adjacent lane that is adjacent to a lane on which the own vehicle is travelling , and provides lane change assistance , the driving assistant for vehicles comprising:a proposed lane change section setting unit that provides setting of a proposed lane change section that is a proposed section where the own vehicle enters the adjacent lane, based on relative speeds and relative positions of the own vehicle to respective ones of a plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles on the adjacent lane; anda lane change determination unit that determines whether or not the own vehicle is allowed to enter the proposed lane change section, based on a moving speed of the proposed lane change section and a speed of the own vehicle.2. The driving assistant for vehicles according to claim 1 , wherein the proposed lane change section setting unit estimates coming-level time periods in which the own vehicle comes level with the respective ones of the plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles claim 1 , and sets claim 1 , as the proposed lane change section claim 1 , a section forward of or behind one of the plurality of parallel-travelling vehicles with which the own vehicle comes level in ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

There is provided an information processing apparatus to allow a user to use a device network by a natural and simple operation by automatically selecting a device for providing a response to a request, the information processing apparatus including: a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system; a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request; a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; and a device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising:a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system;a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request;a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; anda device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe attribute of the response includes a target to which the response is to be provided, andthe device selecting part selects, on the basis of a location of the target and locations of the devices included in the system, a device that provides the response.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the device selecting part selects a device located close to the target.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the device selecting part reselects a device that provides the response when there is a change in at least any of the target claim 2 , location of the target claim 2 , or locations of the devices included in the system.5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe ...

DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A development execution control portion executes a development process by causing an intermediate lateral conveyance portion and a developing portion to operate. A developer replenishment control portion causes a developer replenishment portion to operate when a detection result of a developer amount sensor satisfies a predetermined shortage condition. A post-development processing control portion causes the intermediate lateral conveyance portion and the developing portion to operate continuously from and after a development process and then stop.

ENCODER DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE, STAGE DEVICE, AND ROBOT DEVICE

An encoder device including a position detection unit for detecting position information of a moving part; a magnet having a plurality of polarities along a moving direction of the moving part; and an electric signal generation unit for generating an electric signal, based on a magnetic characteristic of a magnetosensitive part, the electric signal generation unit having the magnetosensitive part whose magnetic characteristic is changed by a change in magnetic field associated with relative movement to the magnet, wherein the magnetosensitive part is disposed so that the magnetosensitive part is spaced apart from a side surface of the magnet in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a length direction of the magnetosensitive part is orthogonal to tangential directions of at least some of magnetic field lines of the magnet. 1. An encoder device comprising:a position detection unit for detecting position information of a moving part;a magnet having a plurality of polarities along a moving direction of the moving part; andan electric signal generation unit for generating an electric signal, based on a magnetic characteristic of a magnetosensitive part, the electric signal generation unit having the magnetosensitive part whose magnetic characteristic is changed by a change in magnetic field associated with relative movement to the magnet, whereinthe magnetosensitive part is disposed so that the magnetosensitive part is spaced apart from a side surface of the magnet in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction and a length direction of the magnetosensitive part is orthogonal to tangential directions of at least some of magnetic field lines of the magnet.2. The encoder device according to claim 1 , whereinthe electric signal generation unit includes a magnetic body for guiding the magnetic field lines of the magnet in the length direction of the magnetosensitive part.3. The encoder device according to claim 1 , whereinthe length direction of the ...

STEERING ASSISTANT

A steering assistant includes a lane width setting unit and a determination unit. The lane width setting unit provides setting of a lane width between lane lines on right and left sides of an own vehicle. The determination unit monitors a lane line state to determine how the lane line state has transited, in which the lane line state involves presence or absence of the lane lines on the right and left sides of the own vehicle. The lane width setting unit provides the setting of the lane width, with a virtual lane line assumed on side on which the lane line is missing, when it is determined that the lane line state has transited to a state in which the lane line is provided on either one of the right and left sides of the own vehicle. 1. A steering assistant that determines intervention timing and a control amount of an assistance control that involves assisting a driver with steering operations , based on a lane width of a road on which an own vehicle travels , the steering assistant comprising:a lane width setting unit that provides setting of a lane width between lane lines on right and left sides of the own vehicle; anda determination unit that monitors a lane line state to determine how the lane line state has transited, the lane line state involving presence or absence of the lane lines on the right and left sides of the own vehicle,wherein the lane width setting unit provides the setting of the lane width, with a virtual lane line assumed on side on which the lane line is missing, when it is determined that the lane line state has transited to a state in which the lane line is provided on either one of the right and left sides of the own vehicle.2. The steering assistant according to claim 1 , wherein the lane width setting unit sets the lane width at a prescribed value claim 1 , when it is determined that the lane line state has transited to the state in which the lane line is provided on either one of the right and left sides of the own vehicle claim 1 , ...

LANE RECOGNITION APPARATUS

A lane recognition apparatus includes a lane recognizer, a lane evaluator, and a recognition state monitor. The lane recognizer recognizes lane lines of a road on which a vehicle travels. The lane lines include a first lane line and a second lane line. The lane evaluator evaluates, as recognition reliability, reliability of the recognition of the lane lines recognized by the lane recognizer, based on a plurality of characteristic amounts that are obtained from the recognition of the lane lines. The recognition state monitor monitors, upon completion of the recognition of the first lane line following the evaluation on the recognition reliability, a state of the recognition of the second lane line to adjust a timing at which a result of the recognition of the lane lines is provided to a driver. 1. A lane recognition apparatus , comprising:a lane recognizer that recognizes lane lines of a road on which a vehicle travels, the lane lines including a first lane line and a second lane line;a lane evaluator that evaluates, as recognition reliability, reliability of the recognition of the lane lines recognized by the lane recognizer, based on a plurality of characteristic amounts that are obtained from the recognition of the lane lines; anda recognition state monitor that monitors, upon completion of the recognition of the first lane line following the evaluation on the recognition reliability, a state of the recognition of the second lane line to adjust a timing at which a result of the recognition of the lane lines is provided to a driver.2. The lane recognition apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition state monitor estimates a recognition completion time and compares the estimated recognition completion time with a monitoring time to adjust the timing at which the result of the recognition of the lane lines is provided to the driver claim 1 , the recognition completion time being a time required to complete the recognition of the second lane line claim 1 ...

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE, MAGNETIC DISK DEVICE, AND SERIAL COMMUNICATION METHOD

According to one embodiment, an electronic communication device includes a controller that changes an upper limit value capable of correcting an error of bit data in which an error occurs in packet data transferred by serial communication. 1. An electronic communication device comprising a controller that changes an upper limit value capable of correcting an error of bit data in which an error occurs in packet data transferred by serial communication.2. The electronic communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller changes the upper limit value according to a signal state of the packet data.3. The electronic communication device according to claim 2 , wherein the controller sets the upper limit value to be smaller when the signal state is not good.4. The electronic communication device according to claim 3 , wherein the controller sets the upper limit value to be smaller when boundaries of the packet data cannot be synchronized and the controller does not transition to a state of synchronizing the boundaries of the packet data.5. The electronic communication device according to claim 1 , wherein the controller includes a state machine that transitions to a state of synchronizing boundaries of the packet data when the upper limit value is exceeded four times in a row claim 1 , and the controller changes the upper limit value according to a signal state of the packet data in each state of the state machine.6. The electronic communication device according to claim 5 , wherein the controller sets the upper limit value to be smaller when the signal state of the packet data is not good in each state.7. The electronic communication device according to claim 6 , wherein the state machine corresponds to SAS Protocol Layer-4.8. The electronic communication device according to claim 7 , wherein the state machine is an SP_PS state machine.9. The electronic communication device according to claim 8 , wherein the state machine transitions to SP_PS0: AcquireSync ...

LANE KEEP CONTROL APPARATUS

A lane keep control apparatus includes a first calculator. The first calculator includes a first determiner, a second determiner, a third determiner, and a second calculator. The first determiner is configured to determine whether a preceding vehicle travels on a traveling lane of an own vehicle. The second determiner is configured to determine whether a blinker of the preceding vehicle blinks. The third determiner is configured to determine whether widening of one or both of lane lines is present. The second calculator is configured to set, on a condition that the blinker of the preceding vehicle is determined as blinking and the widening is determined as being present, a target traveling course on the basis of one of the lane lines positioned on opposite side of the other of the lane lines that is positioned on a side on which the blinker of the preceding vehicle is determined as blinking. 1. A lane keep control apparatus comprising:an acquiring unit configured to acquire traveling environment information that represents a traveling environment ahead of an own vehicle;a first extractor configured to extract preceding vehicle information from the traveling environment information acquired by the acquiring unit, the preceding vehicle information being information on a preceding vehicle that travels ahead of the own vehicle;a second extractor configured to extract lane line information from the traveling environment information acquired by the acquiring unit, the lane line information being information on a pair of lane lines that define right and left of a traveling lane along which the own vehicle travels; anda first calculator configured to determine a lane width of the traveling lane on a basis of the lane line information extracted by the second extractor, and calculate a target traveling course, the target traveling course being configured to cause the own vehicle to travel along a predetermined lateral position in the lane width, a first determiner configured ...

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

There is provided an information processing apparatus to allow a user to use a device network by a natural and simple operation by automatically selecting a device for providing a response to a request, the information processing apparatus including: a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system; a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request; a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; and a device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response.

LANE-LINE RECOGNIZING APPARATUS

A lane-line recognizing apparatus includes an acquiring unit, an extractor, and an identifier including a storage and an estimator. The acquiring unit acquires a traveling environment information on a traveling environment in front of an own vehicle. The extractor extracts feature quantities of lane-line components of lane lines from each frame image on a basis of the traveling environment information acquired by the acquiring unit. The identifier identifies the lane lines on the basis of the feature quantities extracted by the extractor. The storage stores the feature quantities extracted by the extractor. When the feature quantities are extracted again after a transition from a condition where the lane lines are identifiable to a condition where the lane lines are unidentifiable, the estimator estimates, on the basis of the feature quantities stored in the storage, the lane lines after the transition to the condition where the lane lines are unidentifiable. 1. A lane-line recognizing apparatus comprising:an acquiring unit configured to acquire a traveling environment information on a traveling environment in front of an own vehicle;an extractor configured to extract feature quantities of lane-line components of lane lines from each of frame images on a basis of the traveling environment information acquired by the acquiring unit, the lane lines respectively defining a right side and a left side of a traveling lane on which the own vehicle is traveling, the frame images being directed to a predetermined search region extending from a region in front of the own vehicle to a region far from the own vehicle; and a storage configured to store the feature quantities extracted by the extractor; and', 'an estimator configured to, when the feature quantities are extracted again after a transition from a condition where the lane lines are identifiable to a condition where the lane lines are unidentifiable, estimate, on a basis of the feature quantities stored in the storage ...

DEVELOPING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DEVELOPING DEVICE

A developing device includes a first rotation control portion and a second rotation control portion. When a developing process is performed, the first rotation control portion causes a developer carrying member to rotate in a first rotation direction at a first rotation speed previously determined. When the developing process is not performed, the second rotation control portion causes the developer carrying member to rotate at a second rotation speed V faster than a rotation speed V during the developing process in a direction X reverse to a development rotation direction X and then, causes the developer carrying member to rotate at a third rotation speed V slower than the second rotation speed V in the direction X 1. A developing device comprising:a developer carrying member rotatably supported and configured to rotate in a first rotation direction, thereby to carry a two-component developer on a surface thereof, to supply, at a first position, toner included in the two-component developer to a toner carrying member on a next stage, and further to cause the two-component developer carried on the surface to be detached therefrom at a second position on a downstream side in the first rotation direction relative to the first position;a first rotation control portion configured to cause, when a developing process is performed, the developer carrying member to rotate in the first rotation direction at a first rotation speed previously determined;a layer thickness regulating member provided, spaced from the surface of the developer carrying member, at a third position on an upstream side in the first rotation direction relative to the first position on an outer circumference of the developer carrying member, the layer thickness regulating member configured to regulate a thickness of a layer of the two-component developer carried by the developer carrying member rotating in the first rotation direction; anda second rotation control portion configured to, when the ...

TONER CONVEYING DEVICE, AND DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THEREWITH

A toner conveying device includes a toner conveying portion having vertical and horizontal conveying portions, a conveying member arranged in the horizontal conveying portion, a toner loosening member, and first and second magnetic members. The toner loosening member is arranged in the vertical conveying portion to be movable vertically. The first magnetic member is attached to the bottom end of the toner loosening member. The second magnetic member is attached to a part of the conveying member facing the toner loosening member. The magnetic pole of the first magnetic member on its side facing the conveying member is the same as the magnetic pole of the second magnetic member on its side facing the toner loosening member. The toner loosening member vertically reciprocates as the repulsive magnetic field between the first and the second magnetic members changes periodically with the rotation of the conveying member. 1. A toner conveying device , comprising:a toner conveying portion including a vertical conveying portion which conveys toner by making toner fall vertically and a horizontal conveying portion which is connected to a bottom end part of the vertical conveying portion to convey toner horizontally;a conveying member including a rotary shaft arranged in the horizontal conveying portion along a conveying direction of the toner and a conveying projection which is provided around an outer circumferential face of the rotary shaft, the conveying member conveying, with the conveying projection while rotating the rotary shaft, the toner in the horizontal conveying portion in an axial direction of the rotary shaft;a toner loosening member arranged in the vertical conveying portion so as to be movable vertically;a first magnetic member attached to a bottom end part of the toner loosening member; anda second magnetic member attached to a part of the conveying member facing the toner loosening member,whereina magnetic pole of the first magnetic member on a side thereof ...

ROADSIDE OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS

A roadside object detection apparatus to detect a roadside object using a plurality of captured images includes a height information detection unit configured to analyze the captured images, and to detect height information of an object in the captured images in a neighboring region having a distance less than or equal to a threshold from a vehicle having the roadside object detection apparatus installed; a height change detection unit configured to detect a change of a height of a road surface due to the roadside object from the height information in the neighboring region; a characteristic point extrapolation unit configured to determine positions having the change of the height detected as characteristic points of the roadside object, and to extrapolate the characteristic points into a far-off region having a distance greater than or equal to the threshold from the vehicle, based on a road model; and a roadside object detection unit configured to set a search range for the roadside object in the far-off region based on a virtual line that is obtained by the characteristic points being extrapolated by the characteristic point extrapolation unit, and to detect the roadside object in the far-off region based on the search range. 1. A roadside object detection apparatus to detect a roadside object using a plurality of captured images , comprising:a height information detection unit configured to analyze the captured images, and to detect height information of an object in the captured images in a neighboring region having a distance less than or equal to a threshold from a vehicle having the roadside object detection apparatus installed;a height change detection unit configured to detect a change of a height of a road surface due to the roadside object from the height information in the neighboring region;an extrapolation unit configured to determine positions having the change of the height detected as characteristic points of the roadside object, to define a road ...

DEVELOPING ROLLER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DEVELOPING DEVICE

A developing roller includes a roller main body disposed to face, without contact, an outer circumferential surface of an image carrier. A resin coat layer has been formed on an outer circumferential surface of the roller main body, the resin coat layer being made of a resin material having electric conductivity. A product of resistance component Rs [Ω] and electrostatic capacitance component Cs [F] in AC impedance Z of the roller main body is in a range from 2.79×10to 6.77×10, the AC impedance Z being obtained when an AC voltage of a predetermined frequency f is applied. 1. A developing roller comprising:a roller main body disposed to face, without contact, an outer circumferential surface of an image carrier, whereina resin coat layer has been formed on an outer circumferential surface of the roller main body, the resin coat layer being made of a resin material having electric conductivity, and{'sup': −7', '−5, 'a product of resistance component Rs [Ω] and electrostatic capacitance component Cs [F] in AC impedance Z of the roller main body is in a range from 2.79×10to 6.77×10, the AC impedance Z being obtained when an AC voltage of a predetermined frequency f is applied.'}2. The developing roller according to claim 1 , wherein{'sup': −7', '−5, 'the product of the resistance component Rs [Ω] and the electrostatic capacitance component Cs [F] in the AC impedance Z of the roller main body is in a range from 2.79×10to 2.24×10.'}3. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinin the roller main body, an alumite layer has been formed on an outer circumferential surface of a base body made of a metal including aluminum, and a resin coat layer has been formed on a surface of the alumite layer.4. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinthe resin coat layer is in a range from 2.0 μm to 11.0 μm in thickness.5. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinthe resin coat layer is formed from nylon resin which contains titanium oxide in a dispersed ...

DEVELOPING ROLLER, DEVELOPING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING DEVELOPING DEVICE

A developing roller includes a roller main body disposed to face, without contact, an outer circumferential surface of an image carrier. In the roller main body, a boehmite layer has been formed on an outer circumferential surface of a base body that is made of a metal including aluminum, by a surface treatment by a boehmite method, and a resin coat layer has been formed on a surface of the boehmite layer, the resin coat layer being made of a resin material having electric conductivity. 1. A developing roller comprising:a roller main body disposed to face, without contact, an outer circumferential surface of an image carrier, wherein in the roller main body, a boehmite layer has been formed on an outer circumferential surface of a base body that is made of a metal including aluminum, by a surface treatment by a boehmite method, and a resin coat layer has been formed on a surface of the boehmite layer, the resin coat layer being made of a resin material having electric conductivity.2. The developing roller according to claim 1 , wherein a product of resistance component Rs [Ω] and electrostatic capacitance component Cs [F] in AC impedance Z of the roller main body is in a range from 8.0×10to 1.8×10 claim 1 , the AC impedance Z being obtained when an AC voltage of a predetermined frequency f is applied to between a supporting shaft of the base body and a surface of the roller main body.3. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinthe resin coat layer is formed from nylon resin which contains titanium oxide in a dispersed state.4. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinthe roller main body is in a range from 12 mm to 20 mm in outer diameter.5. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinsurface roughness Ra of the resin coat layer of the roller main body is in a range from 0.21 ∞m to 0.26 ∞m.6. The developing roller according to claim 1 , whereinthe AC voltage applied to the roller main body is a sine wave of 5 V, and the frequency f is 3 ...

ESTIMATING DEVICE AND ESTIMATING PROGRAM

An estimating device includes: a movement amount computing section that, on the basis of a position of a predetermined region within an image picked-up at a first time, and a position of a region that corresponds to the predetermined region and is within an image picked-up in a same direction at a second time that is after the first time, computing a movement amount of the predetermined region in a vertical direction; a movement amount integrating section that computes an integrated value of the movement amounts, each time the movement amount is computed; a correcting section that corrects the integrated value of a current point in time on the basis of time series data of the integrated values of the movement amounts within a past predetermined time period; and an estimating section that estimates a pitch angle of the vehicle on the basis of a corrected integrated value. 1. An estimating device comprising:an image pickup section, provided at a vehicle, that picks up images of at least one of a front or a rear of the vehicle;a computing section that, on the basis of a position of a predetermined region that is within an image picked up by the image pickup section at a first time, and a position of a region that corresponds to the predetermined region and is within an image picked up in a same direction by the image pickup section at a second time that is after the first time, computes a movement amount of the predetermined region in a vertical direction;an integrating section that, each time a movement amount is computed by the computing section, computes an integrated value of the movement amounts;a correcting section that corrects an integrated value at a current point in time that is computed by the integrating section, on the basis of time series data of integrated values of the movement amounts computed by the integrating section within a past predetermined time period; andan estimating section that estimates a pitch angle of the vehicle on the basis of the ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

There is provided an information processing apparatus to allow a user to use a device network by a natural and simple operation by automatically selecting a device for providing a response to a request, the information processing apparatus including: a request acquiring part configured to acquire a request to a system; a response determining part configured to determine a response to the request; a device selecting part configured to select, on the basis of at least an attribute of the response, a device that provides the response among devices included in the system; and a device controller configured to perform control that causes the selected device to provide the response. 1. An information processing apparatus comprising: acquire a sensed information in association with a request from a user;', 'select, from among a plurality of devices, a device that provides a response to the request based on at least the sensed information; and', 'initiate transmission of the response to the selected device,, 'circuitry configured towherein the request does not explicitly specify any device to provide the response.2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the response includes a target to which the response is to be provided.3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:select, from among the plurality of devices, the device that provides the response based on a preference of the target.4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:reselect the device that provides the response when there is a change in at least any of the target, location of the target, or locations of the plurality of devices.5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to:exclude from selection, when selecting the device that provides the response from among the plurality of devices, ...

APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING LINE MARKING ON ROAD SURFACE

An apparatus for identifying a line marking on a road surface. In the apparatus, an extractor extracts a paint candidate that is a candidate for road surface paint used to identify a line marking in an image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle to capture an image of an area including a road surface ahead of the vehicle. A determiner determines whether or not the paint candidate has at least one predefined flare feature. A line marking identifier identifies a line marking using the paint candidate which meets an identification condition used to identify a line marking. The line marking identifier sets the identification condition to be more stringent for a flare paint candidate that is the paint candidate determined by the determiner to have the at least one predefined flare feature than for the paint candidate determined by the determiner to have no predefined flare feature. 1. An apparatus for identifying a line marking on a road surface , comprising: an extractor configured to extract a paint candidate that is a candidate for road surface paint used to identify a line marking in an image captured by a camera mounted on a vehicle to capture an image of an area including a road surface ahead of the vehicle;a determiner configured to determine whether or not the paint candidate has at least one predefined flare feature;a line marking identifier configured to identify a line marking using the paint candidate which meets an identification condition used to identify a line marking,wherein the line marking identifier is configured to set the identification condition to be more stringent for a flare paint candidate that is the paint candidate determined by the determiner to have the at least one predefined flare feature than for the paint candidate determined by the determiner to have no predefined flare feature.2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe determiner is configured to at least determine whether or not the inclination of the paint candidate in ...

DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A developing device includes a developer carrying body, a layer thickness limiting portion, and a rotation control portion. The layer thickness limiting portion includes a base body and a flexible member. The base body protrudes toward a part at a third position between a first position and a second position on the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body. The flexible member is a sheet-like member having flexibility, and is attached to the base body such that the flexible member covers, via a gap, a range of the base body from a front end surface facing the developer carrying body to an upper surface, and a bent portion covering a boundary portion between the front end surface and the upper surface of the base body is closer to the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body than the other part is. 1. A developing device comprising:a developer carrying body configured to, in a developer container, rotate in a first rotation direction while carrying a two-component developer on an outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body, thereby conveying the two-component developer from a lower first position to an upper second position and feeding, at the second position, toner contained in the two-component developer to a toner carrying body at a next stage;a layer thickness limiting portion provided, via a gap, being opposed to a part at a third position between the first position and the second position on the outer circumferential surface of the developer carrying body, the layer thickness limiting portion being configured to limit a layer thickness of the two-component developer carried by the developer carrying body rotating in the first rotation direction; anda rotation control portion configured to rotate the developer carrying body in the first rotation direction when a development process is performed, and rotate the developer carrying body in a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction ...

COMPLEX MARKING DETERMINING DEVICE AND COMPLEX MARKING DETERMINING METHOD

A complex marking determining device includes a brightness state calculating portion configured to calculate a lane marking representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up a lane marking display region, and calculate a road surface representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up the road surface display region; and a complex marking determining portion configured to determine that the lane marking is a complex marking at least when a degree of deviation between the lane marking representative value and the road surface representative value is equal to or greater than a first threshold value. 1. A complex marking determining device comprising:an imaging portion that captures an image of a traveling road of a vehicle, and obtains a traveling road image;a region setting portion configured to set a lane marking display region in a position where a lane marking is displayed, in the traveling road image obtained by the imaging portion, and set a road surface display region in a position that is closer to a center of the traveling road than the lane marking display region, and where a road surface other than the lane marking is displayed, in the traveling road image;a brightness state calculating portion configured to calculate a lane marking representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up the lane marking display region, and calculate a road surface representative value indicative of a brightness state of a plurality of pixels that make up the road surface display region; anda complex lane marking determining portion configured to determine that the lane marking is a complex marking at least when a degree of deviation between the lane marking representative value and the road surface representative value is equal to or greater than a first threshold value.2. The complex marking determining device according to claim 1 , further comprising:an ...

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TRAVEL LANE

In an apparatus for recognizing a travel lane of a vehicle, a deviation determiner is configured to, if two or more shape change points are extracted by a shape change point extractor and the second derivative value of curvature of an extracted boundary line at at least one of the two or more shape change points is inverted in sign, determine whether or not the extracted boundary line and an estimated boundary line estimated from travel lane parameters estimated by a travel lane parameter estimator are deviating from each other beyond a predetermined allowable range. A driving aid is configured to, if it is determined that the extracted boundary line and the estimated boundary line are deviating from each other beyond the predetermined allowable range, perform control upon deviation to prevent occurrence of undesirable situations that may be caused by deviation between the extracted boundary line and the estimated boundary line. 1. An apparatus for recognizing a travel lane of a vehicle , comprising:an image acquirer configured to acquire, from a camera mounted in the vehicle, an image of the travel lane ahead of the vehicle;an edge extractor configured to extract boundary edge points used to estimate a boundary of the travel lane from the image acquired from the image acquirer;a travel lane parameter estimator configured to use a filter prepared in advance to estimate travel lane parameters representing a condition and shape of the travel lane from coordinates of the boundary edge points extracted by the edge extractor;a shape change point extractor configured to extract a shape change point at which an absolute value of a second derivative value of curvature of an extracted boundary line that is a boundary line represented by the boundary edge points extracted by the edge extractor exceeds a predetermined threshold;a deviation determiner configured to, if two or more shape change points are extracted by the shape change point extractor and the second derivative ...

ENCODER APPARATUS, DRIVE APPARATUS, STAGE APPARATUS, ROBOT APPARATUS, ROTATION INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Provided is an encoder apparatus including: a scale provided to a rotation shaft of a drive apparatus and having a predetermined pattern; a detector that detects the predetermined pattern; a rotation information calculator that calculates rotation information on the rotation shaft by using detection results of the detector; an eccentricity information calculator; and a corrector that corrects the rotation information. 1. An encoder apparatus , comprising:a scale that has a first pattern and a second pattern and that is provided to a rotation shaft;a detector that detects the first pattern and the second pattern;a rotation information calculator that calculates rotation information on the rotation shaft by using detection results of the detector;a storage that stores therein eccentricity information between the rotation shaft and the scale; anda corrector that corrects the rotation information based on the eccentricity information output from the storage and the detection results, whereinthe storage stores therein eccentricity information on the scale calculated based on a phase difference between a signal corresponding to a first detection result obtained when the detector detects the first pattern and a signal corresponding to a second detection result obtained when the detector detects the second pattern.2. The encoder apparatus according to comprising:an eccentricity information calculator that calculates the eccentricity information by using the first detection result and the second detection result.3. An encoder apparatus comprising:a scale that has a first pattern and a second pattern and that is provided to a rotation shaft;a detector that detects the first pattern and the second pattern;a rotation information calculator that calculates rotation information on the rotation shaft by using detection results of the detector;an eccentricity information calculator that calculates eccentricity information between the rotation shaft and the scale based on a phase ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS WITH FUNCTION OF SETTING APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT BIAS

An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier, a developer carrier, a bias applying section, a leakage detecting section, and a bias controlling section. The developer carrier carries developer in the form of a layer of magnetized filaments to supply toner to the image carrier. The bias applying section applies to the developer carrier a development bias including a direct current voltage VmagDC and an alternating current voltage VmagAC superposed on each other. The leakage detecting section causes a discharge between the image carrier and the developer carrier and detects a leakage voltage when the discharge occurs. The leakage detecting section performs the leakage voltage detection in a blank region of the image carrier bearing no electrostatic latent image. The bias controlling section determines an alternating current voltage VmagAC according to a detected leakage voltage, and a frequency of the alternating current voltage VmagAC according to the voltage VmagAC. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:an image carrier including a circumferential surface for carrying an electrostatic latent image and a toner image;a developer carrier including a magnetic member therein and a circumferential surface for carrying a developer containing toner in the form of a layer of magnetized filaments to supply toner from the layer of magnetized filaments to the image carrier for development of the electrostatic latent image;a bias applying section for applying to the developer carrier a development bias including a direct current voltage VmagDC and an alternating current voltage VmagAC that are superposed on each other;a leakage detecting section for causing a discharge between the image carrier and the developer carrier and detecting a leakage voltage when the discharge occurs; anda bias controlling section for controlling the development bias for the image formation and the leakage voltage detection, whereinthe leakage detecting section performs the leakage voltage ...

DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A developing device includes a housing, a development roller, and a roller gear. The roller gear is disposed at one axial end of the development roller and transmits a rotational drive force to the development roller. The development roller includes a sleeve and a coating layer. The coating layer is formed by dipping the sleeve in a dipping bath with the sleeve directed axially vertically. The development roller is mounted to the housing such that a lower axial end of the development roller at the time of the dipping is an opposite axial end to the one axial end at which the roller gear is disposed. 1. A developing device comprising:a housing;a toner bearing member having a circumferential surface for carrying toner thereon, the toner bearing member being axially rotatable in the housing and disposed a predetermined gap away from an image bearing member, the image bearing member having a circumferential surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; anda drive transmission section disposed at one axial end of the toner bearing member and configured to transmit a rotational drive force to the toner bearing member, whereinthe toner bearing member includes a cylindrical base and a surface layer disposed over the base,the surface layer is formed through a dipping process of dipping the base into a dipping bath with the base directed axially vertically, andthe toner bearing member is mounted to the housing such that a lower axial end of the toner bearing member during the dipping process is an opposite axial end to the one axial end at which the drive transmission section is disposed.2. The developing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a developer bearing member having a circumferential surface for carrying developer that contains toner and carrier and supplying the toner to the toner bearing member, the developer bearing member being axially rotatable in the housing and disposed opposite to the toner bearing member;a developer storing section ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus can perform a toner collection mode that includes a first positive rotation step in which at the time of no image formation, in a state where the second bias applied to a toner carrying member is set at a higher voltage on the same polarity side as a toner than a first bias, a developer carrying member and the toner carrying member are rotated in the same direction as a direction at the time of image formation and a reverse rotation step in which after the first positive rotation step is performed, in a state where the first bias is set at a higher voltage on the same polarity side as the toner than the second bias, the developer carrying member and the toner carrying member are rotated in a reverse direction to the direction at the time of image formation. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image carrying member on which an electrostatic latent image is formed; a developer carrying member that carries, with a magnet incorporated, as a magnetic brush, on a surface, a two-component developer containing a toner and a magnetic carrier and that transports the carried magnetic brush by rotation,', 'a toner carrying member that is arranged opposite the image carrying member and the developer carrying member, that carries, on a surface, the toner in the magnetic brush transported by the rotation of the developer carrying member and that supplies the carried toner to the image carrying member and', 'a restriction member that is arranged a predetermined distance apart from the developer carrying member below the toner carrying member and that restricts a thickness of a layer of the developer on the surface of the developer carrying member and, 'a development device which includes,'}the electrostatic latent image formed on the surface of the image carrying member is developed into a toner image;a first voltage application portion which applies a first bias to the developer carrying member;a second voltage application portion which applies a ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM

An apparatus and method provide logic for processing information. In one implementation, an apparatus includes a receiving unit configured to receive a selection of displayed content from a user. An obtaining unit is configured to obtain data corresponding to the selection. The data includes text data. An identification unit is configured to identify a keyword within the text data, and a control unit configured to generate a signal to highlight the keyword within the displayed content. 1. An information processing apparatus , comprising:circuitry configured to:retrieve image data corresponding to a user selected area, which is detected based on four apexes of the area, wherein the four apexes comprise:a start touch position of a sliding user operation,an end touch position of the sliding user operation,a first intersection position between a straight line parallel with the image data vertical direction passing through the start touch position, and a straight line parallel with the image data horizontal direction passing through the end touch position, anda second intersection position between a straight line parallel with the image data horizontal direction passing through the start touch position, and a straight line parallel with the image data vertical direction passing through the end touch position;extract text information from the retrieved image data;generate related information corresponding to the extracted text information; andstore the extracted text information and the related information,wherein the related information is to be sent to an another information processing apparatus.2. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the selected area includes at least a portion of an electronic document.3. The information processing apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to decompose the extracted text information into a plurality of morphemes.4. The information processing apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is ...

APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR PROCESSING DISPLAYED CONTENTS BASED ON A RESULT OF NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING

An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit selecting at least a part of a text included in contents, an acquisition unit acquiring a processing result of natural language processing for the part of the text selected by the selection unit, a specifying unit specifying a predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a detection unit detecting a keyword from the predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a tag generation unit automatically generating a tag in accordance with the keyword detected by the detection unit, and an association unit associating the tag generated by the tag generation unit with the predetermined part of the text. 2. The book information sharing server according to claim 1 ,wherein the emphasis part comprises at least one of a paragraph, clause, and/or word in text of the book, the text being selectable by the user.3. The book information sharing server according to claim 1 , wherein the shared emphasis part information comprises at least one of shared emphasis part identification information claim 1 , and/or shared emphasis part location information.4. The book information sharing server according to claim 3 ,wherein the shared emphasis part location information comprises one or more of page number, front character position information, number of characters, and/or character codes of the number of characters.5. The book information sharing server according to claim 4 ,wherein the first user terminal is configured to display the emphasis part based on the page number or the shared emphasis part location information.6. The book information sharing server according to claim 1 ,wherein the first user terminal is configured to display the emphasis part by at least one of superimposing arbitrary colors, and/or shapes.7. The book information sharing server according to claim 1 ,wherein the first user terminal is configured to ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A photosensitive drum is axially rotatable and has a surface on which an electrostatic latent image is formed. A developing device includes a development roller spaced from the photosensitive drum. The development roller includes a cylindrical sleeve and a coating layer, and the photosensitive drum includes a cylindrical tube and a functional layer. Each of the coating layer and functional layer is formed by dipping the sleeve or tube into a dipping bath with the sleeve or tube directed axially vertically. An axial end portion of the development roller that is lower during the dipping process is disposed opposite to an axial end portion of the photosensitive drum that is higher during the dipping process, and an axial end portion of the development roller that is higher during the dipping process is disposed opposite to an axial end portion of the photosensitive drum that is lower during the dipping process.

DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

A developing device includes a developing container including a first conveyance chamber and a second conveyance chamber disposed above the first conveyance chamber, a first stirring-conveyance member which conveys developer in the first conveyance chamber in a first direction, a second stirring-conveyance member which conveys the developer in the second conveyance chamber in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a developer carrier. A second communication portion is formed which allows the first and second conveyance chambers to communicate with each other at their end portions on a downstream side in the second direction. In the first conveyance chamber, a guide member is disposed which guides, to the downstream side in the first direction, the developer passing through the second communication portion to fall into the first conveyance chamber. 1. A developing device comprising: a first conveyance chamber and', 'a second conveyance chamber disposed above the first conveyance chamber with a partition therebetween,', 'the developing container holding therein a two-component developer including a carrier and a toner;, 'a developing container which includes'}a first stirring-conveyance member which is rotatably supported in the first conveyance chamber and conveys the developer in the first conveyance chamber in a first direction, while stirring the developer;a second stirring-conveyance member which is rotatably supported in the second conveyance chamber to be parallel to the first conveyance member, and rotates in a direction opposite to a direction in which the first stirring-conveyance member rotates, to thereby convey the developer in the second conveyance chamber in a second direction which is opposite to the first direction; anda developer carrier which is rotatably supported in the developing container and carries on a surface thereof the developer in the second conveyance chamber;wherein a first communication portion which allows the first ...

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

[Object] To realize dynamic and flexible dialogue in response to an inquiry from a user. 1. An information processing device comprising:a reception unit that receives inquiry information;an acquisition unit that acquires answer information in response to the inquiry information from at least one or more acquisition destination candidates determined on a basis of the inquiry information; anda sending unit that sends response information that is generated on a basis of the answer information,wherein the acquisition unit sends a request using a common data format to the at least one or more acquisition destination candidates, and acquires the answer information using the common data format based on the request, and the common data format includes a status.2. The information processing device according to claim 1 ,wherein the request includes at least any of an inquiry intention or an inquiry goal.3. The information processing device according to claim 2 ,wherein the acquisition unit acquires the acquisition destination candidate on a basis of at least any of the inquiry intention or the inquiry goal analyzed from the inquiry information.4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a response generation unit that generates the response information on the basis of the answer information.5. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,wherein the response generation unit generates the response information on a basis of history information common to users.6. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,wherein the response generation unit generates the response information on a basis of an understanding level of a user who inputs the inquiry information.7. The information processing device according to claim 4 ,wherein the response generation unit generates the response information on a basis of characteristic information of a user who inputs the inquiry information.8. The information processing device according to ...

Apparatus, method, and program for processing displayed contents based on a result of natural language processing

An information processing apparatus includes a selection unit selecting at least a part of a text included in contents, an acquisition unit acquiring a processing result of natural language processing for the part of the text selected by the selection unit, a specifying unit specifying a predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a detection unit detecting a keyword from the predetermined part of the text based on the processing result acquired by the acquisition unit, a tag generation unit automatically generating a tag in accordance with the keyword detected by the detection unit, and an association unit associating the tag generated by the tag generation unit with the predetermined part of the text.

CALIBRATOR, ENCODER, DRIVING DEVICE, STAGE DEVICE, ROBOT, ENCODER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CALIBRATION PROGRAM

A calibrator includes: a position calculator which calculates a relative position between a first detector and a second detector on the basis of detection signals acquired respectively from the first detector, the second detector, and a third detector positioned with respect to a scale attached to a rotating body; and an error calculator which calculates error information on rotational position information of the rotating body on the basis of the relative position calculated by the position calculator as well as the detection signals. 1. An encoder comprising:a scale attached to a rotation shaft;a first detector which detects the scale and outputs a first detection signal;a memory storage which stores error information calculated using a relative position between a first detector and at least one of two detectors, the two detectors being different from the first detector, calculated on the basis of the first detection signal as well as a second detection signal and a third detection signal which are output by the two detectors upon detecting the scale; anda corrector which corrects rotational position information of the rotation shaft acquired from the first detection signal, using the error information.2. The encoder according to claim 1 , the encoder further comprisinga processor which calculates the rotational position information on the basis of the first detection signal.3. The encoder according to claim 1 , the encoder further comprisinga position calculator which calculates, as the relative position, an angle between the first detector and one of the two detectors about a rotation axis as viewed in a direction of the rotation axis of the rotation shaft.4. The encoder according to claim 3 ,wherein the position calculator calculates the relative position on the basis of a difference between the first detection signal and the second detection signal and a difference between the first detection signal and the third detection signal.5. The encoder according to ...

耐熱共重合体

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極細ガラス繊維

(57)【要約】 【課題】 ＨＥＰＡ、ＵＬＰＡ、超ＵＬＰＡ等の高性能 フィルタ用として用いても、ボロンガス状物質を発生し ない濾紙として使用でき、また、Ｅガラス並みの耐久性 を備え、しかも実用的価格で製造可能な極細ガラス繊維 を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】 ＳｉＯ 2 ５５〜７０重量％、（Ｒ１） 2 Ｏ（Ｒ１＝Ｎａ，Ｋ） ８〜１２重量％、（Ｒ２） 2 Ｏ 3 （Ｒ２＝Ａｌ，Ｆｅ） １〜１５重量％、（Ｒ３）Ｏ （Ｒ３＝Ｃａ，Ｍｇ，Ｂａ） １０〜１４重量％、Ｚｎ Ｏ ０〜１５重量％、Ｂ 2 Ｏ 3 ０．０１重量％以下の 組成であり且つ（Ｒ２） 2 Ｏ 3 ＋ＺｎＯは９〜２０重量％ であることを特徴とする。

Process for production of hollow-fiber membrane bundles

The present invention relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane bundle having an end fixed with a casting material wherein the ends of hollow fiber membranes are fixed with the casting material in a condition that an insert is placed inside a hollow fiber membrane bundle at a position inner than a region where a fixing portion is formed, and then the insert is removed from the inside of the hollow fiber membrane bundle; and relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane filter element through this method. The hollow fiber membrane bundle produced by the method of the present invention can be used in various types of filtration treatment such as external pressure filtration.

Process for production of hollow-fiber membrane bundles

The present invention relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane bundle having an end fixed with a casting material wherein the ends of hollow fiber membranes are fixed with the casting material in a condition that an insert is placed inside a hollow fiber membrane bundle at a position inner than a region where a fixing portion is formed, and then the insert is removed from the inside of the hollow fiber membrane bundle; and relates to a method of producing a hollow fiber membrane filter element through this method. The hollow fiber membrane bundle produced by the method of the present invention can be used in various types of filtration treatment such as external pressure filtration.

Display device

Display device

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Image forming apparatus

【課題】 印字される画像が文字画像及びベタ画像のいずれの場合においても、現像装置内のトナー搬送をトナー消費量に追従させ、画像品質を安定化する画像形成装置を提供する。 【解決手段】 画像形成装置１００は、画像読取部３０、ＡＤ変換部３１、画像読形成部３２、制御部３３、記憶部３４、操作パネル３５、シート収容部５１、定着部５３及び装置各部を駆動するモータ３６〜３９から構成されている。制御部３３は、ＡＤ変換部３１においてデジタル変換された画像信号に基づき印字率及び集中画像の面積情報を算出し、算出された印字情報に基づいて連続印刷モードと記録動作休止モードとの切り替えを行う機能、及び記録動作休止モードにおいて記録１枚毎に所定時間記録動作を休止させてトナー濃度の回復を行う機能を有している。 【選択図】 図１

ISOLATOR RESISTANT TO ELECTROLYTIC CORROSION

LA PRESENTE INVENTION CONCERNE UN ISOLATEUR RESISTANT A LA CORROSION ELECTROLYTIQUE DONT LA PARTIE SUPERIEURE DE LA TIGE 2 EST INTRODUITE DANS ET FIXEE A UN CIMENT 3 QUI GARNIT L'INTERIEUR DU CORPS 1 DE L'ISOLATEUR. UNE ANODE REACTIVE OU SOLUBLE 5, DONT UNE PARTIE EST ENFOUIE DANS LE CIMENT 3 EST FORMEE DE MANIERE A FAIRE SAILLIE DANS UNE PARTIE INTERMEDIAIRE DE LA TIGE 2, ET UNE PELLICULE D'ISOLATION ELECTRIQUE 6 FAITE EN UNE RESINE SYNTHETIQUE, EST CONTRECOLLEE SUR LA SURFACE DE LA PARTIE DE LA TIGE 2 QUI EST ENFOUIE DANS LE CIMENT 3, ET SUR LA SURFACE DE SENSIBLEMENT LA MOITIE SUPERIEURE DE L'ANODE SOLUBLE OU REACTIVE 5. APPLICATION AUX ISOLATEURS DES LIGNES DE TRANSMISSION DE COURANT CONTINU. THE PRESENT INVENTION CONCERNS AN INSULATOR RESISTANT TO ELECTROLYTIC CORROSION IN WHICH THE UPPER PART OF THE ROD 2 IS INTRODUCED IN AND FIXED TO A CEMENT 3 WHICH LINES THE INSIDE OF THE BODY 1 OF THE INSULATOR. A REACTIVE OR SOLUBLE ANODE 5, PART OF WHICH IS BURIED IN THE CEMENT 3 IS SHAPED SO AS TO PROVE IN AN INTERMEDIATE PART OF THE ROD 2, AND AN ELECTRICAL INSULATION FILM 6 MADE OF A SYNTHETIC RESIN, IS GLUED ON THE SURFACE OF THE PART OF ROD 2 THAT IS BURIED IN CEMENT 3, AND ON THE SURFACE SENSITIVELY THE UPPER HALF OF SOLUBLE OR REACTIVE ANODE 5. APPLICATION TO INSULATORS OF DIRECT CURRENT TRANSMISSION LINES.

operating device of a sunlight obstruction device

resumo um dispositivo de operação (6), para um dispositivo de obstrução de luz solar que inclui uma polia (15) disposta numa região adjacente a uma extremidade de um eixo de enrolamento (3), com um cordão de operação (7) engatado com a polia (15), e um mecanismo de acionamento configurado para conduzir rotativamente o eixo de enrolamento (3) sobre a base de uma operação do cordão de operação (7). o mecanismo de acionamento inclui: uma caixa (10), que suporta rotativamente a polia (15), que pode rodar em relação a um suporte de apoio (2a), e pende a partir do suporte de apoio (2a) por peso próprio, e um mecanismo de transmissão (16, 17, 18) disposto na caixa (10) e configurado para transmitir a rotação da polia (15) ao eixo de enrolamento (3). In summary an operating device (6) for a sunlight obstruction device including a pulley (15) disposed in a region adjacent one end of a winding shaft (3) with an operating cord (7) engaged with the pulley (15), and a drive mechanism configured to rotatably drive the winding shaft (3) on the basis of an operation of the bead (7). the drive mechanism includes: a housing (10), which rotatably supports the pulley (15), which can rotate relative to a support bracket (2a), and hangs from the support bracket (2a) by its own weight, and a transmission mechanism (16, 17, 18) disposed in the housing (10) and configured to transmit the rotation of the pulley (15) to the winding shaft (3).

Process for producing mixture of two-pack type curable resin and process for producing hollow-fiber-membrane filtration element

An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing a mixture of a two-liquid mixing type curable resin, which process is hard to generate curing unevenness, can be carried out with low energy consumption, and is suited for mixing even with a disposable static mixer. The present invention provides a process for producing a mixture of a two-liquid mixing type curable resin by mixing the constituents of the resin, wherein mixing operations of the constituents are performed multiple times and a non-mixing time is provided between at least one of the mixing operations and another one of the mixing operations subsequent thereto.

Encoder

The present invention performs calculations on photoelectric conversion signals (I a , I b , I c , I d ) supplied from a light receiving device (26) and calculates two signals (I A , I B ) as a result. Furthermore, the signal (I AB ) is generated based on the signals (I A , I B ), and the signal (I AB ) is output from the encoder (10). As shown in equation, the term in the signal (I AB ) that depends on the time t is 4d-sin(ωt). Moreover, as shown in equations (5) and (6), the term that depends on the time t in the signals (I A , I B ) is 2d-sin(ωt); consequently, the signal (I AB ) varies with respect to the signals (I A , I B ) on a scale substantially tantamount to doubling the degree of modulation. Accordingly, if the position of the movable scale (24) is detected based on the signal (I AB ), then that position can be detected with good accuracy on a scale tantamount to doubling the degree of modulation.

Electronic equipment storage box

【課題】電子機器の騒音の低下に大いに貢献することができる電子機器収納箱を提供する。 【解決手段】箱体１２の防音壁や防音壁体２６は作動音の漏れを防止する。その一方で、箱体１２の第１面１３では作動音は開口２８から補助空間４７に漏れ出る。補助空間４７内の作動音は通気口２２から外部に漏れ出る。作動音の通路は規制されることから、漏れ出る作動音は絞られる。特に、通気口２２は防音壁体２６に向き合わせられる。開口２８から漏れ出る作動音は補助箱体２１の壁体に衝突する。作動音の伝達は効果的に抑制される。騒音は低減される。しかも、開口２８、補助空間４７および通気口２２で気流の流通は確保される。気流の流通にあたって送風ユニット２９は強制的に気流を生成する。開口２８や通気口２２の開口面積が縮小されても収納空間３２には確実に十分な流量の外気が導入される。電子機器７５は効果的に冷却される。 【選択図】図１０

Operating apparatus for solar radiation shielding device

An operation apparatus (6) for a sunlight shielding apparatus includes a5 pulley (15) disposed in a region adjacent to one end of a winding shaft (3), an operation cord (7) engaged with the pulley (15), and a drive mechanism configured to rotationally drive the winding shaft (3) on the basis of an operation of the operation cord (7). The drive mechanism includes: a case (10) which rotatably supports the pulley (15), is rotatable with respect to a support bracket10 (2a), and hangs from the support bracket (2a) by self-weight; and a transmission mechanism (16, 17, 18) disposed on the case (10) and configured to transmit rotation of the pulley (15) to the winding shaft (3).(Figure 4)

Developing unit and image forming apparatus

A developing unit has a voltage-applicator ( 80 ) to apply a developing bias voltage to a developing roller ( 72 ). The voltage-applicator ( 80 ) applies the developing bias voltage for a first duration to apply an AC voltage having a rectangular waveform, and a second duration to stop applying the AC voltage. The AC voltage has a duty ratio of 50% or more in a direction for causing toner to develop an electrostatic latent image. The number of cycles of the AC voltage in the first duration is two or more, and the AC voltage has a voltage in a direction for pulling the toner back to the developing roller, just before transition to the second duration. The developing unit suppresses occurrence of image unevenness due to a fluctuation in developing gap. Thus, an image forming apparatus equipped with the developing unit forms a high-quality image while suppressing image unevenness.

Rotary magnetic head

Recording device, program and integrated circuit

When receiving a record presetting from the record presetting unit 8, the detection unit 10 compares the received record presetting with a record presetting that has been received earlier, to detect, if time periods indicated by the record presettings overlap, an overlapping time portion and one or more non-overlapping time portion. The detection unit 10 then newly generates record presettings in one-to-one correspondence with the overlapping and non-overlapping time portions. The recording unit 11 performs a recording operation with reference to the record presettings newly generated by the detection unit 10. Thus, the recording unit 11 can perform a recording operation as described by the original record presettings, which indicate the time periods that overlap. The generation unit 12 generates, on a storage medium, Cell information for each of the original record presettings, and appends user information to the Cell information.

Method of lining resins on inner surface of porcelain housing

METHOD OF LINING RESINS ON INNER SURFACE OF PORCELAIN HOUSING ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In a method of lining resins on an inner surface of a porcelain housing, the porcelain housing having a tapered shape is rotated about a rotation axis in such a manner that the rotation axis of a side having a larger inner diameter is inclined upward with respect to a horizontal line, and an inclination angle and/or a rotation number are controlled in accordance with an inner diameter of the porcelain housing corresponding to a nozzle position, and resins are sprayed on the inner surface of the porcelain housing from a nozzle during rotations of the porcelain housing.

Inputting pen for input tablet

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Electrophotographic toner for negative charging

Information processing device

Provided is an information processing device that includes a reception unit that receives inquiry information, an acquisition unit that acquires answer information in response to the inquiry information from at least one or more acquisition destination candidates determined on a basis of the inquiry information, and a sending unit that sends response information that is generated on a basis of the answer information. The acquisition unit sends a request using a common data format to the at least one or more acquisition destination candidates, and acquires the answer information using a common data format based on the request.

Lane boundary detector

Explosion-proof porcelain housings for gas-filled insulating apparatuses

An explosion-proof porcelain housing for a gas-filled insulating apparatus comprises a a hollow porcelain housing body having a tapered inner surface, and a resin lined on the inner surface of the porcelain housing body. The thickness of the resin lining is varied depending upon the inner diameter of the porcelain housing body such that the thickness is smaller on a smaller inner diameter side and greater on a larger inner diameter side.

Styrene/methacrylic acid copolymer composition

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Thermoplastic copolymer, method for production thereof, and thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer

This invention is directed to a thermoplastic terpolymer excelling in thermal stability and transparency and possessing high mechanical strength, specifically a thermoplastic copolymer (I) composed of 30 to 70% by weight of (A) an aromatic vinyl compound unit, 4 to 40% by weight of (B) a vinyl cyanide unit, and 26 to 50% by weight of (C) an N-substituted maleimide and characterized by having a narrow distribution of molecular weight divisions of copolymer composition as measured by GPC, having substantially no acetone-insoluble content, possessing a weight average molecular weight in the range of 100,000 to 300,000 and a number average molecular weight in the range of 50,000 to 150,000, and having a residual N-substituted maleimide content of not more than 50 ppm. It further concerns a method for efficient production of the thermoplastic copolymer and a thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer I, allowing manufacture of shaped articles excelling in thermal stability and resistance to chemicals and, at the same time, possessing high impact strength, and befitting materials for automobile interior parts and electrical and electronic parts.

Aromatic polycarbonate-styrene polymer resin composition

An aromatic polycarbonate-styrene polymer resin composition comprising (A) an aromatic polycarbonate, (B) a specified rubber-modified styrene polymer, and (C) a compatibilizer comprising a copolymer of aromatic vinyl monomers wherein the distribution of the proportions of the comonomer components is so heterogeneous that the copolymer is composed of copolymer molecules having different solubility parameter (SP) values, that the difference in SP value between the copolymer molecule having the largest SP value and the copolymer molecule having the smallest SP value is 0.3-1.0 [(cal/cm3)0.5], and that the average SP value of the copolymer is 10.6-11.0 [(cal/cm3)0.5]. The composition has not only high impact and heat resistances but also high melt fluidity and is useful in the fields of household electric components and OA equipment components.

Electrophotographic toner for negative charging

Substitute for edible oil and fat

A substitute for edible oil and fat, which contains fine particles having an average particle size of 250 microns or less and a surface hydrophobic degree of 35 g or less as the oil absorption measured by the oil absorption assay method of JIS K6223, as well as a food containing the substitute for edible oil and fat. The substitute for edible oil and fat renders possible achievement of low oil content and low calorie of food mainly including bakery products.

SUSPENSION INSULATOR

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus (1) has a first voltage application section (55) for applying a first bias to a magnetic roller (21), a second voltage application section (56) for applying a second bias to a developing roller (20), and a controller (132, 160) for controlling the voltages of the first and second voltage application section (56)s and the driving/rotating of the magnetic roller (21) and the developing roller (20). When no image formation is taking place, the controller (132, 160) can execute a toner collection mode in which, with the first and second biases set at the same potential and the second bias set lower than the voltage applied to an image carrying member (11), the magnetic roller (21) is rotated in the direction reverse to that in which it is rotated during image formation.

Mounting bracket for blind

(57)【要約】 【課題】小さな空間内で取付フレームを取付ブラケット に容易に取着し得るブラインドの取付ブラケットを提供 する。 【解決手段】ブラケットホルダ１に対しスライドブロッ ク２を前後動可能に支持し、ブラケットホルダ１とスラ イドブロック２には掛止手段７，２１をそれぞれ設け、 ブラケットホルダ１とスライドブロック２との間には該 スライドブロックを取付フレーム支持位置に向かって付 勢する付勢手段を設け、付勢手段の付勢力により掛止手 段を取付フレームの支持位置に保持して該取付フレーム ２２を支持する。ブラケットホルダ及びスライドブロッ クには該スライドブロックを非支持位置に保持する保持 手段１２，２０と、その保持手段による保持状態を解除 する解除手段１９を設け、非支持位置における掛止手段 ７，２１の間隔を前側上縁２３ａと後側上縁２３ｂとの 間隔より小さくした。

Four-wheel steering system for vehicle

A four-wheel steering system for a vehicle comprises a steering wheel, a front wheel turning mechanism for turning the front wheels in response to operation of the steering wheel, a rear wheel turning mechanism including a rear wheel steering ratio determining circuit for determining the rear wheel steering ratio and an actuator for turning the rear wheels according to the rear wheel steering ratio determined by the rear wheel steering ratio determining circuit. The four-wheel steering system is provided with a road condition sensor for detecting road surface conditions which can weaken the road gripping force of the wheels and a rear wheel steering ratio controller for changing the rear wheel steering ratio determined by the rear wheel steering ratio determining circuit so that the rear wheel steering ratio is increased when the road condition is such that the road gripping force of the wheels can be weakened.

Hollow thread film cartridge, hollow thread film module using the cartridge, and tank type filter

A hollow fiber membrane cartridge wherein a cartridge head and a bottom ring are connected and fixed to each other by means of a plurality of rods or pipes, the hollow portion at the end of each hollow fiber membrane on the cartridge head side is open, the hollow portion at the end of each hollow fiber membrane on the bottom ring side is sealed, and a plurality of through-holes are provided in an adhesion and fixation layer on the bottom ring side and are located in a bundle of the hollow fiber membranes.

Liquid crystal display device having an improved liquid-crystal-panel drive circuit configuration

A liquid crystal display device has a liquid crystal display panel and a display control device coupled to the liquid crystal display panel. The display control device is composed of a first section for receiving an externally supplied video signal, and a second section succeeding the first section and coupled to the liquid crystal display panel. The second section is formed of a circuit for amplifying and converting the video signal into an ac signal supplied from the first section, and a drive pulse circuit for outputting drive pulses for driving the liquid crystal display panel. The first section and the second section are fabricated on first and second substrates separate from each other, respectively. The second section is disposed proximately to the liquid crystal display panel, and the first section and the second section are coupled via a flexible cable.

Diagrammatizing apparatus

A diagrammatizing apparatus (20) for vehicle lane detection which detects at least two lines of boundary lines of the sign lines (5L, 5R) or the boundary lines of a vehicle lane (4) on the road surface from a picked-up image of the road surface, includes a first boundary line extracting unit that selects a longest line (L0) as a first boundary line from a first line group consisting of plurality of lines (L0), La, Lb which intersect with each other in the image, and a second boundary line extracting unit that selects a longest line (L10) as a second boundary line from a second line group consisting of a plurality of lines (L10, Lc, Ld) which intersect with each other in the image.

Aromatic polycarbonate-styrene polymer resin composition

An aromatic polycarbonate-styrene polymer resin composition comprising (A) an aromatic polycarbonate, (B) a specified rubber-modified styrene polymer, and (C) a compatibilizer comprising a copolymer of aromatic vinyl monomers wherein the distribution of the proportions of the comonomer components is so heterogeneous that the copolymer is composed of copolymer molecules having different solubility parameter (SP) values, that the difference in SP value between the copolymer molecule having the largest SP value and the copolymer molecule having the smallest SP value is 0.3-1.0 [(cal/cm3)0.5], and that the average SP value of the copolymer is 10.6-11.0 [(cal/cm3)0.5]. The composition has not only high impact and heat resistances but also high melt fluidity and is useful in the fields of household electric components and OA equipment components.

Process for producing mixture of two-pack type curable resin and process for producing hollow-fiber-membrane filtration element

A process for producing a mixture of a two-pack type curable resin. It is effective in diminishing uneven curing and can be practiced with a small energy consumption. It can be advantageously practiced even with a disposable static mixer. The process is for producing a mixture of a two-pack type curable resin by mixing the components of the two-pack type curable resin, and comprises conducting an operation for mixing the components two or more times, at least one mixing operation being followed by a non-mixing period before the subsequent mixing operation.

Lane detection device

Eine Fahrspurerkennungsvorrichtung enthält eine Fahrspurlinienerkennungseinrichtung, einen Fahrspurauswerter und einen Erkennungszustandmonitor. Die Fahrspurlinienerkennungseinrichtung erkennt Fahrspurlinien einer Straße, auf der ein Fahrzeug fährt. Die Fahrspurlinien enthalten eine erste Fahrspurlinie und eine zweite Fahrspurlinie. Der Fahrspurlinienauswerter wertet, als Erkennungszuverlässigkeit, die Zuverlässigkeit der Erkennung der von der Fahrspurlinienerkennungseinrichtung erkannten Fahrspurlinien basierend auf einer Mehrzahl von Kenngrößen aus, die aus der Erkennung der Fahrspurlinien erhalten werden. Der Erkennungszustandmonitor überwacht, bei Abschluss der Erkennung der ersten Fahrspurlinie nach der Auswertung der Erkennungszuverlässigkeit, einen Zustand der Erkennung der zweiten Fahrspurlinie, um eine Zeitgebung zu justieren, zu der ein Ergebnis der Erkennung der Fahrspurlinien einem Fahrer angeboten wird. A lane recognition device includes a lane line recognition device, a lane evaluator, and a recognition state monitor. The lane line recognition device recognizes lane lines of a road on which a vehicle is traveling. The lane lines include a first lane line and a second lane line. The lane line evaluator, as a recognition reliability, evaluates the reliability of recognizing the lane lines recognized by the lane line recognition means based on a plurality of characteristics obtained from the recognition of the lane lines. The recognition state monitor, upon completion of the recognition of the first lane line after the evaluation of the recognition reliability, monitors a state of detection of the second lane line to adjust a timing at which a result of recognition of the lane lines is offered to a driver.

Control device for a vehicle with four-wheel drive

Es wird eine Steuerungsvorrichtung für ein vierradangetriebenes Fahrzeug bereitgestellt. Wenn sich in einem Vorwärtsfahrtweg eines Fahrzeugs eine Kurve befindet, wird eine Radkupplung für ein drehendes äußeres Rad einer Hinterachse in Eingriff gesetzt und eine Radkupplung für ein drehendes inneres Rad der Hinterachse wird gelöst während des Fahrens der Kurve. Andererseits, wenn sich keine Kurve in dem Vorwärtsfahrtweg befindet, werden beide, die rechte und linke Radkupplung, in Eingriff gesetzt, wenn abgeschätzt wird, dass das Fahrzeug während der Vorwärtsfahrt einen vorbestimmten Störungseingang erfährt. Dann wird ein Zielgiermoment eines Fahrzeugs berechnet. Wenn eine mittlere Drehzahl des rechten und linken Rades einer Vorderachse größer ist als die Drehzahl des drehenden äußeren Rades der Hinterachse, wird eine Radkupplung des drehenden äußeren Rades der Hinterachse in Eingriff gesetzt, wenn das Zielgiermoment auf das Fahrzeug aufgebracht wird, so dass die Eingriffskraft einer Übertragungskupplung gesteuert wird basierend auf dem Zielgiermoment. A control device for a four-wheel drive vehicle is provided. When a curve is in a forward travel path of a vehicle, a wheel clutch for a rotating outer wheel of a rear axle is engaged and a wheel coupling for a rotating inner wheel of the rear axle is released while cornering. On the other hand, when there is no curve in the forward travel path, both the right and left wheel clutches are engaged when it is estimated that the vehicle experiences a predetermined trouble input during the forward travel. A target yaw moment of a vehicle is then calculated. When an average speed of the right and left wheels of a front axle is larger than the speed of the rotating outer wheel of the rear axle, a wheel clutch of the rotating outer wheel of the rear axle is engaged when the target yaw moment is applied to the vehicle, so that the engaging force is one Transmission clutch is controlled based on the target yaw moment.

Two-component developer for use in dry development of electrostatic pattern

Random copolymer containing hexagonal imide units, a process for producing the same, and an optical disc substrate made of the random copolymer

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A novel random copolymer comprising, in specific ratios, methyl methacrylate units, aromatic vinyl compound units, methacrylic acid units, hexagonal anhydride units and hexagonal imide units of the formula has been found to have excellent optical properties, mechani-cal strength, heat distortion resistance, heat decomposition resistance and oil resistance, and have low water absorption. The copolymer can advantageously be employed as a material for parts of light electric apparatus, engineering plastics, lenses, optical fiber cables, and is especially useful as a material for a substrate of optical discs.

Display device and method for vehicle

A display device for a vehicle has a display unit that has a meter display area and a navigation display area. The meter display area displays vehicle operation condition, and the navigation display area displays travel route guidance. When a display color changes in the travel route guidance in the navigation display area, color of the vehicle operation condition in the meter display area is also changed so that the color of the travel route guidance becomes more eye-catching than the vehicle operation condition.

CORROSION RESISTANT ISOLATOR

CET ISOLATEUR COMPORTE UN CORPS 1 MUNI D'UN NOYAU 1C ET D'UNE COQUE 1A S'ETENDANT RADIALEMENT A PARTIR DU NOYAU, ET UN CAPOT METALLIQUE 3 REUNI AUDIT NOYAU PAR UNE COUCHE 2 D'UN AGENT DE SCELLEMENT, DE MANIERE A RECOUVRIR LE NOYAU 1C, CETTE COUCHE DE L'AGENT DE SCELLEMENT POSSEDANT UNE EXTREMITE INFERIEURE UN RENFONCEMENT, QUI S'ECARTE DE LA SURFACE SUPERIEURE DE LA COQUE 1A. APPLICATION NOTAMMENT AUX LIGNES AERIENNES DE TRANSMISSION D'ENERGIE MONTEES SUR PYLONES.

Moving body trajectory correction device

【課題】ＧＮＳＳ測位結果と推測航法による測位結果とを効果的に統合可能な移動体軌跡補正装置を実現する。 【解決手段】全地球航法衛星からの情報に基づいて時系列で移動体の測位を行うＧＮＳＳ測位部４０と、移動体の運動量を時系列で算出する車両運動量算出部４２と、運動量算出部１０２で算出した移動体の運動量に基づいて当該移動体の位置及び姿勢を示す走行軌跡を時系列で推定する推測航法測位部４４と、各々同一時刻における、ＧＮＳＳ測位部４０による測位結果と、推測航法測位部４４による測位結果とを対応付けるＧＮＳＳ・推測航法対応部４６と、推測航法測位部４４による測位結果に基づく走行軌跡を、ＧＮＳＳ測位部４０による測位結果で補正する位置補正部４８と、を含む。 【選択図】図３

Developing device, image forming apparatus and method of controlling developing device

A developing device includes a development roller (11), a magnetic roller (12), a transformer (83), a switching portion (81), output control portion (80) and a capacitor (82). The development roller (11) is opposite a photoconductor drum (42). The magnetic roller (12) performs, with a magnetic brush, the supply of a toner to the development roller (11) and the removal of the toner. The transformer (83) generates an alternating-current voltage applied to the development roller (11). The switching portion (81) passes and interrupts a current to the transformer (83). The output control portion (80) stepwise changes, when a duty ratio in switching is changed, the duty ratio a plurality of times from a first duty ratio to a second duty ratio. The capacitor (82) has one end connected to the transformer (83) and the other end connected to the switching portion (81).

Lead storage battery

【課題】正極活物質の利用率が改善された鉛蓄電池の提供。 【解決手段】セル室を有する電槽と、セル室に収納された極板群と、セル室に注入された電解液と、を備え、電解液は希硫酸を含み、極板群は、交互に配置された複数枚の正極板および負極板と、正極板と負極板との間に配置されたセパレータと、を有し、正極板は、正極活物質と錫（Sn）を含む正極合剤３が保持された格子状基板部と、格子状基板部から連続する耳部と、を備えた正極集電板を有し、正極合剤は、針状結晶の粒子を有し、針状結晶の粒子は、正極板の板面上の少なくとも一部に形成されている鉛蓄電池。 【選択図】図３

Developer and process for its manufacture.

Formed body of multilayered and colored pattern film

Method of lining resins on an inner surface of a tapered porcelain housing

In a method of lining resins on an inner surface of a porcelain housing, the porcelain housing having a tapered shape is rotated about a rotation axis in such a manner that the rotation axis of a side having a larger inner diameter is inclined upward with respect to a horizontal line, and an inclination angle and/or a rotation number are controlled in accordance with an inner diameter of the porcelain housing corresponding to a nozzle position, and resins are sprayed or flowed on the inner surface of the porcelain housing from a nozzle during rotations of the porcelain housing.

Developing unit and image forming apparatus

A developing unit has a voltage-applicator ( 80 ) to apply a developing bias voltage to a developing roller ( 72 ). The voltage-applicator ( 80 ) applies the developing bias voltage for a first duration to apply an AC voltage having a rectangular waveform, and a second duration to stop applying the AC voltage. The AC voltage has a duty ratio of 50 % or more in a direction for causing toner to develop an electrostatic latent image. The number of cycles of the AC voltage in the first duration is two or more, and the AC voltage has a voltage in a direction for pulling the toner back to the developing roller, just before transition to the second duration. The developing unit suppresses occurrence of image unevenness due to a fluctuation in developing gap. Thus, an image forming apparatus equipped with the developing unit forms a high-quality image while suppressing image unevenness.

Thermoplastic copolymer, method for production thereof, and thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer

This invention is directed to a thermoplastic terpolymer excelling in thermal stability and transparency and possessing high mechanical strength, specifically a thermoplastic copolymer (I) composed of 30 to 70% by weight of (A) an aromatic vinyl compound unit, 4 to 40% by weight of (B) a vinyl cyanide unit, and 26 to 50% by weight of (C) an N-substituted maleimide and characterized by having a narrow distribution of molecular weight divisions of copolymer composition as measured by GPC, having substantially no acetone-insoluble content, possessing a weight average molecular weight in the range of 100,000 to 300,000 and a number average molecular weight in the range of 50,000 to 150,000, and having a residual N-substituted maleimide content of not more than 50 ppm. It further concerns a method for efficient production of the thermoplastic copolymer and a thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer I, allowing manufacture of shaped articles excelling in thermal stability and resistance to chemicals and, at the same time, possessing high impact strength, and befitting materials for automobile interior parts and electrical and electronic parts.

Pigment orientation estimating method

CORROSION RESISTANT INSULATOR

Roadside object detection device

a roadside object detection apparatus to detect a roadside object using a plurality of captured images includes a height information detection unit configured to analyze the captured images, and to detect height information of an object in the captured images in a neighboring region having a distance less than or equal to a threshold from a vehicle having the roadside object detection apparatus installed; a height change detection unit configured to detect a change of a height of a road surface due to the roadside object from the height information in the neighboring region; a characteristic point extrapolation unit configured to determine positions having the change of the height detected as characteristic points of the roadside object, and to extrapolate the characteristic points into a far-off region having a distance greater than or equal to the threshold from the vehicle, based on a road model; and a roadside object detection unit configured to set a search range for the roadside object in the far-off region based on a virtual line that is obtained by the characteristic points being extrapolated by the characteristic point extrapolation unit, and to detect the roadside object in the far-off region based on the search range.

Recording device, and related control method, computer program and system lsi

A recording device executes unattended recording after suspending dubbing when a preset recording time draws near during the dubbing, and saves dubbing-status information showing the suspension position of the dubbing. The recording device reads the dubbing status information after the end of the unattended recording, and resumes the dubbing from the suspension position. If suspension/resumption during the dubbing of a single source content results in a plurality of duplicate contents, the recording device edits the duplicate contents into a single content or a single playback route.

Semiconductor device and method of manufacturing the same

【課題】オン抵抗の低減とオフ耐圧の確保を両立した半導体装置を提供する。 【解決手段】２つのｐウエル領域５間に、ｐウエル領域５の側面に接するように形成された第１導電型の第１半導体領域１１と、第１半導体領域１１の間に、第１半導体領域１１に接するように形成された第１導電型の第２半導体領域１２と、２つのソース領域３間に跨るように形成され、ｐウエル領域５、第１半導体領域１１および第２半導体領域１２に接するゲート絶縁膜２と、ゲート絶縁膜２上に形成されたゲート電極１とを備えている。そして、第１半導体層６の不純物濃度は、ドリフト層７の不純物濃度よりも高く設定され、第１半導体領域の不純物濃度は、第１半導体層の不純物濃度と等しく設定され、第２半導体領域の不純物濃度は、第１半導体層の不純物濃度よりも低く設定されている。 【選択図】図１