Abstract: An optical head is provided with: an objective-lens-use opening that determines an aperture of the objective lens; a light-source light-quantity controlling opening that aperture-controls light that has been separated by the light separation device; a light detector that receives light that has been aperture-controlled by the light-source light-quantity controlling opening; and a light detector that receives light that has been reflected by the optical recording medium, and has an arrangement in which: the length of the optical light path from the spherical aberration correcting device to the objective-lens-use opening is made virtually the same as a length of the optical light path from the spherical aberration correcting device to the light-source light-quantity controlling opening, and the aperture of the light-source light-quantity controlling opening has virtually the same size as the aperture of the objective-lens-use opening.

Abstract: There is provided a portable terminal device which is capable of transmitting and receiving data such as an image during a voice call by using a radio communications system allowing parallel access.

Abstract: An asynchronous FIFO circuit has a memory; asynchronous read and write for reading a predetermined amount of data from and reading the predetermined amount of data into the memory on a first-in-first-out basis; an error write counter of counting up by 1 if the predetermined amount of data written into the memory contains an error; an error read counter of counting up by 1 if the predetermined amount of data read from the memory contains an error; and a comparator for comparing a value of the error write counter with a value of the error read counter, the comparator outputting a logic level of 0 when the value of the error write counter is coincident with the value of the error read counter, and the comparator outputting a logic level of 1 if the former value is different from the latter value.

Abstract: A system and method for aligning a microfilter in an optical circuit and thereby providing sub-beam impingement intensity control from a set of highly proximate sub-beams generated from a parallel process laser system removing a portion from a workpiece (exit holes in inkjet nozzle plates). The energy of laser-generated sub-beams to the target (cutting) point is attenuated to a level sufficient for maintaining operation of a charge-coupled-device camera below saturation when the sub-beams are incident on the camera, the CCD camera monitors the sub-beams and directs output to either a monitor or control computer. The microfilter is then adjusted to provide an optimal sub-beam pattern.

Abstract: A ringing detector detects mosquito noise and ringing for outputting an image signal smoothed by a horizontal/vertical high-pass filter when mosquito noise and ringing are detected while outputting the image signal as such when neither mosquito noise nor ringing is detected, thereby properly correcting the image signal without reducing the texture specific to the image signal also in a portion continuously exhibiting fine details.

Abstract: A method of machining a glass substrate by using a laser, in which a low-permittivity, low-dielectric-loss glass substrate capable of coping with mass production processes is made applicable as the substrate of a high-frequency circuit intended for microwave and millimeter-wave bands in particular. For that purpose, a glass substrate is provided in which the amount of air bubbles in glass is arbitrarily controlled to improve the workability of the substrate itself. Then, the glass substrate is machined while being irradiated with a pulsed laser for a plurality of times, thereby improving the machining shape of the glass substrate. Since glass substrates which are typically difficult to machine can be easily applied to the fabrication of high-frequency circuits, it becomes possible to supply high-performance circuits and apparatuses widely to the public.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to form the fine structure on a cathode surface homogeneously and reproducibly to realize the increased emission current value and stability with a simple process in the electron emission element forming process. An electron emission part of an electron emission element that is a crystalline thin film of electron emissive material formed in self-aligning fashion by means of a laser ablation process, in which a laser beam is irradiated onto a target material and the material ejected and emitted from the target material is deposited to form a thin film on a substrate facing to the target, is used as the thin film electron source. The above-mentioned structure is effective to realize the low electron emission threshold value and the increased emission current value and stability, and realize the reduced cost with the structure that is simpler than the conventional structure.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning disk and a magneto-optical disk drive apparatus being simple in structure, adaptable to cleaning disks having various specifications, low in power consumption, low in electromagnetic noise, and preventing damage to the magnetic head and the optical head; the cleaning disk comprises a magneto-optical disk having an information layer, and a head-cleaning member, provided on the magneto-optical disk, for cleaning the magnetic head of the magneto-optical disk drive apparatus, wherein information regarding a magnetic head cleaning condition for setting the operation condition of the magneto-optical disk drive apparatus during cleaning of the magnetic head has been recorded in advance on the information layer of the magneto-optical disk. The magneto-optical disk drive apparatus reads the information regarding the magnetic head cleaning condition so as to set the operation condition properly.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cleaning equipment provided with a cleaning solution tank, a cleaning solution supply route for supplying the cleaning solution stored in the cleaning solution tank to a cleaning bath, a cleaning solution return route for returning the cleaning solution that has been supplied to the cleaning bath to the cleaning solution tank, a gas supply route for supplying a purge gas into the cleaning solution tank, and a gas discharge route for discharging the purge gas from the cleaning solution tank. Moreover, a cleaning solution discharge opening of the cleaning solution return route is immersed in the cleaning solution stored in the cleaning solution tank.

Abstract: When elastic driver (13) tilts, elastic pressing portion (13B) thereof depresses the upper face of flexible insulated substrate (15), thereby bringing circular-ring-like upper resistor layer (16) on the bottom face of flexible insulated substrate (15) into partial contact with lower conductor layer (17) opposed to the upper resistor layer. In this state, a computing unit (not shown) recognizes the tilt direction and the tilt angle of elastic driver (13) according to information from leads of upper resistor layer (16) and lower conductor layer (17).

Abstract: A plurality of audio object (AOB) files and a plurality of picture object (POB) files are stored. Default Playlist Information and sets of Playlist Information each show an order in which AOBs stored in the plurality of AOB files are to be reproduced. The DPLGI includes DPLI_POB_SRPs that specify at least one POB to be displayed during the playback period of AOBs indicated by the playback order given in the Default Playlist Information. The TKGI includes TKI_POB_SRPs that specify at least one POB to be displayed only during the playback period of a particular AOB out of the AOBs indicated by the playback order given in the Default Playlist Information.

Abstract: A data error correction device which performs iterative decoding for data to which error-correcting codes are multiply added is provided with a means 14 for detecting the presence or absence of uncorrectable codewords in the present decoding, a means 15 containing the uncorrectability detection result, corresponding to the immediately preceding decoding, a means 12 for detecting that syndromes of all codewords in the present decoding are zero, and a means 16 for judging the termination of the correction processing to terminate the iterative decoding when no uncorrectable codeword is detected in the immediately preceding decoding and the syndromes of all codewords are zero in the present decoding.

Abstract: An image processing device having a plurality of cores which attains more efficient memory access than conventionally attained. In the image processing device employing pipeline processing, a memory access section 20 executes data transfer between an operation section 10 including a plurality of cores each performing operation for image processing and an external memory 2. The memory access section 20 has an access schedule storage portion 22 which stores types of data transfers per stage, and executes data transfer between the operation section 10 and the external memory 2 in accordance with the storage contents of the access schedule storage portion 22. A system control section 30 sets the types of data transfers in the access schedule storage portion 22 at a stage preceding the stage at which the data transfers are executed.

Abstract: Leak of refrigerant leak is prevented. Further, invasion of impurities into refrigerant liquid is prevented, and a stable projection image is obtained. The assembling steps are curtailed, and the projection television receiver is manufactured by a smaller number of assembling steps, and the cost is reduced. Moreover, a stable quality is maintained for a long period, and a high reliability is obtained. It includes a cathode-ray tube having a face surface, a projection lens disposed ahead of the face surface, a container disposed between the face surface and projection lens, a first sealing member disposed between the container and face surface, a second sealing member disposed between the container and projection lens, and liquid filling up the region enclosed by the container, face surface and projection lens. The container has a fluoride resin film disposed at least inside of the container, and the fluoride resin film contacts with the liquid.

Abstract: Relatively uniform high frequency energy can be applied to a planar or linear discharge space and a more uniform discharge can be produced by using an electrodeless discharge energy supply apparatus which comprises a surface wave transmission line 11 for exciting a surface wave by a high frequency, the surface wave transmission line 11 being formed from a conductive material having a periodic array of corrugations 14, wherein using the surface wave produced in the vicinity of the surface wave transmission line 11, energy necessary to produce an electrodeless discharge is supplied to an electrodeless discharge tube 12.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a phosphor ink applying device that can apply phosphor ink in a plurality of lines to an intricately-shaped surface of a back panel of a PDP while preventing phosphor colors mixing. A valve is provided for the aperture of each nozzle of the phosphor ink applying device and the opening and closing of each valve is controlled according to the shape of the portion of the surface to which ink is to be applied. In this way, mixing of colors can be prevented on an intricately-shaped back panel such as that with auxiliary barrier ribs.

Abstract: A touch type input device is used for various forms of control. A primary side line is connected to a power source, and a secondary side circuit ground through a power transformer are connected by an impedance element. Flat electrodes to be touched by a finger are formed on one side of an insulating base material, and are connected to a ground current detection circuit through a high resistor and a low pass filter. A control circuit for converting the output of the ground current detection circuit into a control signal for an electronic appliance, and a display unit are provided. Therefore, an input device having plural touch switches disposed on a base material in a free shape and layout can be obtained.

Abstract: A portable computer is configured to receive programming that is automatically updated by a subscription service. The portable computer includes a facility to connect to one or more subscription services on or through a host computer. The portable computer identifies itself to the subscription service and automatically receives updates for any services registered to it. A log file records information and stimuli received by the portable computer. The subscription service uses the log file to update subscriptions. One embodiment of the portable computer is configured to fit within a shell representing a character or object associated with a subscription. The portable computer may include one or more interface ports allowing the portable computer receive stimulus from sensors in the shell and or to activate transducers in the shell. In one embodiment of the invention, the portable computer is coupled to a cellular telephone.

Abstract: A cyano process of introducing cyano ions (CN−) into an amorphous silicon layer is performed after the amorphous silicon layer has been formed over a substrate or after the layer has been exposed to light. For example, the substrate is immersed in an aqueous solution containing potassium cyanide (KCN) in a vessel. The cyano process eliminates factors (e.g., weak bonds, defects, and centers of recombination) of decrease in photoconductivity of the as-deposited amorphous silicon thin film, which are identifiable in the as-deposited film. As a result, the photoconductivity of the amorphous silicon layer is already higher than usual from the beginning and will hardly decrease even upon exposure to light.