Abstract: According to the present invention, a connection propriety determination system determines propriety of a request from a wireless LAN client that requests connection with a network. A connection propriety determination unit determines the propriety of connection of the wireless LAN client to the network based on a received MAC address and a connection propriety list determined to be used. When the connection has been determined to be allowable, an SSID determination unit determines a SSID for use in connection with the network, based on a connection propriety list used to determine the allowance of the connection and contents stored in a SSID storage unit.

Abstract: A system, apparatus and method are disclosed. The system includes a command module that generates haptic commands; a haptic actuator; a drive circuit that applies a first driving voltage in response to a first haptic command and applies a second driving voltage in response to a second haptic command. The apparatus includes a haptic actuator; a DC power supply; a first power supply circuit that outputs a first DC voltage; a second power supply circuit that outputs a second DC voltage higher than the first DC voltage; a drive circuit that applies a first driving voltage and a second driving voltage; and a controller that designates an operating mode. The method includes generating a first haptic command and a second haptic command; applying a first driving voltage to a haptic actuator; and applying a second driving voltage to the haptic actuator.

Abstract: A haptic actuator for generating haptic feedbacks to provide perceptions of different characteristics is provided. The haptic actuator includes a vibration mechanism and a striking mechanism. The vibration mechanism, in response to a receipt of a predetermined electric power, applies a steady vibration to a vibrating body. The striking mechanism, in response to the receipt of an electric power larger than the predetermined electric power, strikes the vibrating body in order to provide a haptic feedback to the vibrating body. The haptic actuator is able to apply a vibration according to the vibration mechanism and a vibration according to the striking mechanism to the vibrating body.

Abstract: A portable information device is provided. The portable information device includes a first chassis and a second chassis, a back part, a display and a supporting base. The back part pivotally connects the first and second chassis. The display, which can be folded in half, is disposed over inner faces of the first and second chassis. The supporting base is located on the inner face of at least one of the first and second chassis and at a position between the back part and an open end that is opposite to the back part. The supporting base supports a rear face of the display.

Abstract: A portable information device is provided. The portable information device includes a first chassis and a second chassis, a display, a back part and a movable back plate. The display, which is configured to be foldable in half, is disposed over inner faces of the first and second chassis. The back part, includes a movable hinge configured to join the first and second chassis rotatably. When the first and second chassis are folded towards each other, the movable hinge moves on the inner faces of the chassis in a direction from open ends of the chassis to the back part that is located on an opposite side of the open ends. The movable back plate configured to support a rear face of the display at a part corresponding to the back part. When the first and second chassis are folded towards each other, the movable back plate moves in a direction from the open ends to the back part together with the movable hinge.

Abstract: An electroplating apparatus includes: a wafer holder that is detachable from an engaging hole of a cathode holder and capable of moving in a up and down direction; a spring contact type cathode electrode that is fixed to an electrode housing recess on a top surface of the wafer holder and presses against a backside of a wafer placed on the wafer holder; and a suction pad that is fixed to a pad housing recess on a top surface of the wafer holder and suctions the backside of the wafer placed on the wafer holder.

Abstract: To prevent lowering of connection reliability of soldering connection portions of electronic equipment, there is provided electronic equipment which is equipped with a connector electrically connected to an electric motor, a control board and a power module board to which the connectors and other electric parts are electrically connected by soldering, a base for supporting the boards and the connector while overlapped with the boards and cases for fixing the connector while the connector is exposed from an opening portion, and fixing the boards while the boards and the base are accommodated in the cases. The connector is supported by the base through a beam as a flexible metal piece.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring substrate capable of accurately detecting a potential difference in a shunt resistor and a current to be detected without being influenced by soldering, and a current detection device. A land mounted with a rectangular surface at each end of a shunt resistor is configured by first and second lands each having a rectangular portion and being arranged at a predetermined interval with a central line as a center, and third and fourth lands each having an area smaller than those of the first and second lands and being arranged at one end of the first and second lands to be connected respectively to the first and second lands.

Abstract: To prevent lowering of connection reliability of soldering connection portions of electronic equipment, there is provided electronic equipment which is equipped with a connector electrically connected to an electric motor, a control board and a power module board to which the connectors and other electric parts are electrically connected by soldering, a base for supporting the boards and the connector while overlapped with the boards and cases for fixing the connector while the connector is exposed from an opening portion, and fixing the boards while the boards and the base are accommodated in the cases. The connector is supported by the base through a beam as a flexible metal piece.

Abstract: An electroplating apparatus includes: a wafer holder that is detachable from an engaging hole of a cathode holder and capable of moving in a up and down direction; a spring contact type cathode electrode that is fixed to an electrode housing recess on a top surface of the wafer holder and presses against a backside of a wafer placed on the wafer holder; and a suction pad that is fixed to a pad housing recess on a top surface of the wafer holder and suctions the backside of the wafer placed on the wafer holder.

Abstract: A protruding part formed on one split end part of a boot is temporarily fixed to a recessed part formed on the other split end part in the state where step-shaped hook portions formed on one-end thereof are engagingly locked to each other, and connected by welding, fusion or adhesion. The protruding part is hooked only in one thickness directional side. An overlapping protruding part formed on the non-hook side (inner side) of the recessed part is connected extending over the inside surface of the protruding part and the inside surface of the split end part continued thereto.

Abstract: A male coupling portion of a first split portion on one side of a split boot is coupled to a female coupling portion of a second split portion using a plurality of spaced male and female coupling portions. A worker can simply couple the split portions of split boot without using any machine while enhancing the coupling force of split faces.

Abstract: A post-processing unit connected to a recorded sheet discharge section of an electronic copying machine, in which a sheet rolling unit forms a recorded sheet as a rolled sheet and seals the rolled sheet by a label or the like so as not to be spread out. Thus, the recorded sheet can be received by a discharge tray in the form of a rolled sheet. In addition, a mechanism for directly discharging the recorded sheet without rolling at the sheet rolling unit is arranged so that short recorded sheets and recorded sheets for which rolling is not specified can be well taken care of. Additionally, in the sheet rolling unit, a discharge guide for directly discharging the recorded paper is provided so that the recorded paper can be received a discharge tray in a condition of an arbitrary surface, front or back, of the recorded sheet facing upward.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for continuously annealing cold rolled steel strips successively passing through a preheating zone, a low temperature heating zone, a high temperature heating soaking zone, a primary cooling zone and a secondary cooling zone. In each zone, the steel strip is driven by hearth rolls alternately upward and downward in a serpentine path. According to the invention, in a high temperature zone such as the high temperature heating zone and the primary cooling zone where the steel strip is prone to heat buckling, the steel strip is caused to pass only once in a single direction without passing along the serpentine path, thereby preventing meandering and heat buckling of the steel strip.

Abstract: A dual gate Schottky barrier gate GaAs FET with improved cross-modulation characteristics when used in a UHF gain controlling tuner, having a value of 40 mA or smaller of a drain to source saturation current, the improvement of the FET is that length of a second gate which is disposed between a first gate and a drain is 1.5 .mu.m or longer.

Abstract: A device according to the invention comprises trolleys arranged above a plating bath and movable in transverse directions of a steel strip, guide rollers secured to lower ends of vertical levers depending from the trolleys and in contact with edges of the strip by urging means such as counter weights acting upon the vertical levers, and shielding plates secured to the lower ends of the vertical levers below the guide rollers so as to shield undersides of the strip in the proximity of the edges from anodes immersed in the plating bath in opposition to the strip.The device according to the invention can maintain the positional relation between the edges of the strip and shielding plates notwithstanding staggering movements of the strip to prevent the edges of the strip from being excessively plated.