Abstract: An image forming system includes an image forming device having an input section for inputting a job, a post-processor for post-processing of a recording medium formed by the image forming device, the post-processor having a heating section and a first temperature detection section for detecting a temperature of the heating section, and a control section that determines whether a job inputted via the input section is executable or not, based on first temperature-related information related to a temperature of the heating section, the temperature being detected by the first temperature detection section, and a content of the inputted job. The control section may be one that decides executable jobs, based on the first temperature related information related to the temperature of the heating section detected by the first temperature detecting section.

Abstract: There is provided a recording apparatus for recording moving-image data by forming a number of tracks on a tape-shaped recording medium, the recording apparatus including a input unit for inputting moving-image data, a coding unit for variable-length encoding the moving-image data, a memory unit for storing the moving-image data encoded by the coding unit in a memory, a error correction coding unit for performing a error correction coding process to the moving-image data stored in the memory, in the data unit corresponding to N tracks where N is an integer greater than or equal to two, and a recording unit for recording the error correction coding processed moving-image data on the tape-shaped recording medium, wherein the recording unit stops a recording process in the data unit of N tracks after recording the moving-image data of a predetermined picture in accordance with a designation of a recording stop, and wherein the memory unit continuously holds the data of the N tacks including the moving-image data

Abstract: Disclosed is an EL element in which the rigidity and thermal expansion of the whole EL element is homogeneous, the spacing between film substrates provided respectively on both sides of the EL element can be kept constant, and the whole EL element is flexible. The EL element comprises a first film substrate, an EL part, and a sealant layer, the EL part comprising a first electrode, an EL layer, and a second electrode and being provided on a part of a surface of the first film substrate, the sealant layer being provided to cover the EL part and to cover the EL part-free part of the surface of the first film substrate in such a manner that the sealant layer covering the EL part is contiguous with the sealant layer covering the EL part-free part of the surface of the first film substrate.

Abstract: It is possible to simultaneously identify the sound coming direction from a sound source in all directions and estimate the sound intensity of the sound source. A plurality of microphones (11) are arranged on the surface of a baffle (10) of a shape such as a sphere and polyhedron so that sound from all directions are acquired. A calculation device (40) calculates the amplitude characteristic and the phase characteristic of acoustic signals acquired by the microphones (11). The signal information and information on sound field analysis around the baffle are integrated and calculation to emphasize a sound coming from a particular direction is performed for all the directions so as to identify the sound coming direction from a sound source. According to these calculation results and the distance input by an input device (70), it is possible to estimate the sound intensity of the sound source at a plurality of portions generated at the sound source or boundary surface.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus of the present invention includes a recording medium detecting section for detecting the size of a recording medium, a recording picture deciding section for deciding the number of pictures of a representative image to be selected from a series of moving images recorded on the recording medium, in accordance with the size of the detected recording medium and selecting the representative image of the decided number of pictures from a series of the moving images, and a control section for extracting the representative image data representing the selected representative image from the moving image data and transmitting the extracted representative image data to an image forming apparatus so that the representative image of the decided number of pictures is recorded on the recording medium.

Abstract: A printing unit include a plurality of ink supply members for supplying inks different from each other to a printing area or printing area-like portion, and a plurality of detecting systems, each detecting an amount of the corresponding ink accumulated on the printing area or printing area-like portion.

Abstract: A recording apparatus of the present invention, in accordance with a data write speed of an external storage device, switches a writing mode between a first mode in which the apparatus suspends reading out moving image data from a memory until a predetermined amount of moving image data relating to a storage capacity of the memory is stored in the memory, and starts reading the moving image data from the memory to write it into the external storage device, after the predetermined amount of moving image data is stored completely, and a second mode in which the apparatus starts reading the moving image data from the memory to write it into the external storage device, without waiting for the storage of the predetermined amount of the moving image data into the memory.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of manufacturing a light emitting display panel, which includes a laminated structure formed by laminating at least a flexible base layer, a first electrode layer, an EL layer, a second electrode layer and a flexible sealing layer in that order. The flexible base layer is provisionally attached to a rigid flat plate, and thereafter supplied to a main manufacturing step of the light emitting display panel. According to the feature, no significant unevenness in the thicknesses of layers formed on or above the flexible base layer is generated. Therefore, a light emitting display panel whose light emitting strength is uniform can be produced.

Abstract: The present invention is a pattern display apparatus including a rotary or stationary display member; and a flexible organic EL device provided on an outer surface of the rotary or stationary display member, the flexible organic EL device being capable of displaying a character, a figure, a mark and/or a pattern formed by combining some of a character, a figure and a mark. According to the feature, the self-luminescent organic EL device provided on the outer surface of the rotary display member or the stationary display member can be driven by a low voltage to emit bright light and is also capable of emitting light in multiple colors. Therefore, the problems in the conventional pattern display apparatus using light bulbs as light sources do not arise in the pattern display apparatus of the present invention.

Abstract: A recording apparatus which executes an effect process on a moving image signal and records it on a recording medium. The recording apparatus produces a representative image signal of the moving image signal recorded in the recording medium by using a portion of the moving image signal not subjected to the effect process.

Abstract: An area array type semiconductor device employing a single side wiring board in which a signal waveform is not likely to be disturbed even if a higher speed signal is applied includes more ground pads than the number of ground external terminals (ground wire land). The ground wire is formed in a larger width than the other wires on a single side of a substrate so as to form a plane, and gaps between the ground wire and the signal wire or the power wire are set to be substantially equal.

Abstract: A data storage device includes a main memory into/from which data can be written or read out and an input/output device for receiving the data to be written into the main memory or generating the data read out from the main memory. An addressing device outputs first address data which represent an access address of the input/output device to the main memory on a basis of a unit composed of a predetermined number of data. A convertor converts the first address data into second address data representing an address in the main memory on a basis of single data and an address controller controls the access address of the input/output device to the main memory in accordance with the second address data.

Abstract: Color space conversion and correction processing are performed on inputted R, G and B image data 1 by an RF converter 2, and Y, M, C and K image data 3 is obtained. In the case where Y, M, C and K or Y, M and C image data is directly inputted, the RF converter 2 is passed through without being processed. Inverse processing is performed on the Y, M, C and K image data 3 by a conversion table 6 where a conversion table is set in advance, and the original R, G and B image data is obtained. An image recognition circuit 7 recognizes an image on the basis of the R, G and B image data outputted from the conversion table 6. By virtue of the above process, when an image of a specified document is to be recognized, image recognition can be performed with high precision on the basis of R, G and B image data where inverse conversion has been performed on Y, M, C and K image data or Y, M and C image data.

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element and a chip carrier which has conductive leads bonded to the semiconductor element, a first resin mold portion is formed by a first resin mold portion to locate inner parts of the conductive leads together with the semiconductor element within the first resin mold portion. Thereafter, a second resin mold portion is formed to cover the first resin mold portion on a side of the semiconductor element and to uncover the first resin mold portion on another side opposite to the semiconductor element. Alternatively, a heat spreader may be attached to the semiconductor element and may be sealed by the first and the second resin mold portions.

Abstract: The invention provides a wire-bonding type semiconductor device including, a semiconductor chip, a plurality sets of electrode pads formed on the semiconductor chip, each set including a power supply electrode, at least one signal electrode pad and a gland electrode pad arranged in this order, a mount on which the semiconductor chip is placed, the mount being formed with the same number of extensions as the number of the gland electrode pads, the extension acting as gland leads, the same number of power supply leads as the number of the power supply electrode pads, the same number of signal leads as the number of the signal electrode pads, the power supply leads, the signal leads and the projections acting as gland leads being arranged in this order, and metal wires for connecting each of the power supply electrode pads, signal electrode pads and gland electrode pads to the power supply leads, the signal leads and the extensions, respectively, the metal wires being disposed substantially in parallel with one

Abstract: In a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device including a semiconductor element and a chip carrier which has conductive leads bonded to the semiconductor element, a first resin mold portion is formed by a first resin mold portion to locate inner parts of the conductive leads together with the semiconductor element within the first resin mold portion. Thereafter, a second resin mold portion is formed to cover the first resin mold portion on a side of the semiconductor element and to uncover the first resin mold portion on another side opposite to the semiconductor element. Alternatively, a heat spreader may be attached to the semiconductor element and may be sealed by the first and the second resin mold portions.

Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a microprocessor semiconductor device housed in a recess which is defined in a surface of a plastic grid array package which supports terminals that are to be connected to a wiring board when the semiconductor package is mounted on the wiring board. A plurality of cache memories each comprising a ball grid array package are mounted on a surface of the plastic grid array package which is opposite to the surface on which the terminals are supported. A heat sink is mounted in a region of the plastic grid array package which corresponds to the recess.

Abstract: This invention provides a semiconductor device wherein a fuse structure can be formed of a normal metal wiring material and the fuse structure can be cut easily and surely. A laser beam is applied three times to the fuse structure composed of an Al wiring 22 and a passivation film 24 to cut the fuse. The Al wiring 22 is sublimated to be almost cut as a consequence of a first laser beam application. However, a part of sublimated aluminum is cooled and solidified to possibly hinder the cutting of the fuse. In order to cope with the above phenomenon, second and third laser beam applications are effected on a point of coordinates P2 (P3) so that the area S2 (S3) is completely damaged.

Abstract: There is disclosed a device in which detection data regarding whether the write data into a memory to store image data and the read-out data coincide or not is generated every unit data amount and the access to the memory is controlled in accordance with evaluation data obtained by evaluating the detection data in accordance with a degree of influence on an image, thereby enabling the memory to be effectively used. Information indicative of the degree of influence on the image includes the bit position of the pixel data consisting of a plurality of bits, the position of each pixel data on the screen, the density of pixels corresponding to the invalid memory cells in the memory, and the like.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a chip carrier having the J-shaped leads extending from the lateral sides of the enclosure of the chip carrier with the end facing the bottom of the enclosure is disclosed. The leads first extending laterally is made to have a circular arc at its end portion by use of a roller and then bent downward by using a die and then a roller, hollowed by being further curled by use of a roller to bring the end therefo to face the bottom of the enclosure.