Abstract: Before applying a software object such as virus detecting software to a customer's real time control apparatus, in order to verify an effect on real time control of the software object, the software object is downloaded from a first web site to a verifying real time control apparatus, and the software object is applied to the verifying real time control apparatus to evaluate whether the customer's real time control apparatus stably maintains the real time control or not. The software object which has been evaluated as one capable of maintaining a stability is uploaded to a second web site, and made to be applicable to the customer's real time control apparatus. Moreover, an observation computer observes whether the verification is performed normally or not.

Abstract: A program interpreter which interprets and executes a numerical control program can recognize predetermined mnemonics (script mnemonics) prepared for instructions for setting, loading, and executing script programs. When the program interpreter recognizes the script mnemonic during interpretation and execution of the numerical control program, the program interpreter instructs execution of the script program (instance) indicated in the parameter of the mnemonic to a script engine. The script engine executes the instructed script program.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an image reading section for obtaining image data by reading an image from a document; an image forming section for forming the image on a sheet based on the image data; a reception section for accepting a user operation regarding use of the image forming apparatus; and a whole control section for controlling an operation of the image reading section and an operation of the image forming section, wherein the image forming apparatus has a normal mode under which an operation of the image forming apparatus is provided, and a power saving mode under which electric power consumption of the image forming apparatus is reduced, and the whole control section is in a non-operating state under the power saving mode, and the whole control section is set to be in an operating state when the reception section accepts the user operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides a device driver that loads dynamic link libraries, which include the RTOS function and real-time applications, into the kernel space and starts the dynamic link libraries. The RTOS function and real-time applications are configured as dynamic link libraries. The device driver loads into the kernel space a dynamic link library and other dynamic link libraries referenced by the dynamic link library, adjusts address information on the basis of relocation information, resolves external references, acquires symbol information indicating a start function, and starts the start function.

Abstract: There is described an image forming apparatus, in which the influence of the overall controlling section startup time is reduced, thereby cutting down the time from turning on of power to enabling of image formation. The image forming apparatus includes: a main power switch to turn ON/OFF an AC power source to be supplied into the image forming apparatus; a DC power current generating section to convert AC power current, fed from the AC power source, to DC power current; an overall-controlling section to control overall operations of the image forming apparatus; an engine-controlling section to conduct a predetermined controlling operation among from controlling operations to be conducted in the image forming apparatus; a first power-controlling section, included in the overall-controlling section and/or controlled by the overall-controlling section; and a second power-controlling section, having a starting time shorter than that of the first power-controlling section.

Abstract: There is described an image-forming apparatus, which make it possible to prevent the occurrence of the image unevenness without complicating the configuration of the image-forming apparatus and without increasing the cost of the image-forming apparatus. The image-forming apparatus includes an image-bearing member; an image writing device, having a LED array head in which a plurality of LED elements are arranged in a line, to form a electrostatic latent image on the image-bearing member; a calculating section to calculate compensation values utilized for correcting light intensities of the LED elements included in the LED array head, based on distance information between the image-bearing member and the LED array head; a correction controlling section to correct the light intensities of the LED elements included in the LED array head, based on the compensation values; and a storage device to store the distance information between the image-bearing member and the LED array head.

Abstract: This invention provides an image forming apparatus that can suppress variations in writing densities of LED heads and form stable images. An image forming apparatus has an image retainer 1 for retaining a toner image, an image writing unit 3 equipped with a plurality of LED heads 31 to form a static latent image the image retainer 1, a developing unit 4 for developing the static latent image formed by the image writing unit 3 with a developing agent, a patch formation controller 23 for forming patches for each LED head on the image retainer 1, a density detector 25 for detecting the density of each patch formed by the patch formation controller 23, and a correction controller 26 for correcting the light amount of each LED head by the density detected by the density detector 25.

Abstract: An interface method for a device driver for enabling a function call initiated by an application program and addressed to a device driver side, and the reverse. The present invention provides a means for perform device control in an operation system in which an application program and a device driver are stored in different memory spaces. The operation control is achieved utilizing a method for enabling a function call, using an IDL (interface definition language), initiated from an application program and addressed to a dynamic link library. The present invention additionally provides a means for enabling a function call initiated from a device driver and addressed to an application program. According to the present invention, an interface for device control is defined using an IDL, and a program for relaying a function call between an application program and a device driver is provided so as to enable a function call initiated by an application program and addressed to the device drive, and vice versa.

Abstract: A switch of the present invention is featured as one employing: a contact to make and break an electrical circuit, and an electromagnet, both of which are installed in a case, and a handle to make and break the contact by operation from outside of the case, wherein a permanent magnet is installed with one of its poles facing the electromagnet inside of the handle, and wherein the direction of the current passing through the electromagnet is changed so that the permanent magnets are attracted to or released from the electromagnet, and thereby the contact is opened or closed.

Abstract: In order to shorten a time for preliminary original reading which is performed prior to reading of an original image, an image reading apparatus of the present invention scans an original mounted on a platen glass by a scan optical system that moves to the original and reads a scanned image of the original by using a CCD sensor, the apparatus having a function to perform a preliminary original read operation for automatically deciding a density of the original before the reading operation of the original image, wherein the preliminary original reading is performed while the scan optical system in an idling state is moving from a read standby position to an image read operation start position; a white background level correction operation of the CDD sensor is performed after collection of original density data by the preliminary original read operation; and a result of the correction is reflected on the original density data obtained by the preliminary original reading to control the decision of the original d

Abstract: An interface is defined using an interface definition language, some portion of which is common to an interface definition language directed to a software object and a means for defining a function name, an argument, and a return value for each function. A server interface for realizing the interface comprises means for inputting for identifying a function name described in the interface definition language, means for inputting and outputting an argument, and means for outputting a return value.

Abstract: A switch of the present invention is featured as one employing:

Abstract: In an electric power supply for supplying electric power, after a power factor has been improved, to an equipment having a power saving mode which is transferred to the power saving mode when the equipment is not operated for a predetermined period of time, the electric power supply includes: a power factor improvement section for improving the power factor by a switching operation; and a switch provided between a power source and the power factor improvement section for switching the electric power to either the power factor improvement section or the equipment. When the equipment is transferred to the power saving mode, the electric power is supplied by the switch to the equipment without passing through the power factor improvement section.

Abstract: A bedside wellness system is provided with an exercise load providing unit for providing a load of a physical exercise for a user who lies in bed, and for measuring a movement of the user who is doing the physical exercise, a virtual reality environment providing unit for providing the user with a virtual reality environment which causes user's plural human senses to work according to the contents of the virtual reality environment, and a control unit for controlling the virtual reality environment provided by the virtual reality environment providing unit according to the user's movement measured by the exercise load providing unit.

Abstract: An installation arrangement for automotive instruments to be installed in an instrument panel is set up such a lower rim of an upper instrument mounting frame overlaps an upper rim of a lower instrument mounting frame when the frames are installed in an opening of the instrument panel, allowing more efficient use of space such that a plurality of instruments may be efficiently mounted without a mounting space of the instrument panel becoming excessively large.

Abstract: In a disk array apparatus, a microprocessor includes a repairing section for causing, upon receiving the report of the content of occurrence of an error from a physical device interface controller unit, an array data controller unit to repair read data by using received data from physical devices except for the one which has reported an unrecoverable read error.

Abstract: A machining-error of a non-circular shape machining apparatus is corrected by controlling a movement of a tool which is synchronous with a rotation of a workpiece. A position of the tool is detected when the tool is according to a command position which is coincident with or close to a target position of the tool. At least an amplitude ratio and a phase difference of an amplitude ratio, a phase difference, and an offset difference between the target position and the detected position; is obtained. At least a process of increases and/or reducing the command position and a process of phase shift of the process for increasing and/or reducing the command position on the basis of the amplitude ratio, a process for shifting a phase on the basis of the phase difference, and a process for changing an offset of the command position on the basis of the offset difference are performed, whereby a first corrected command position is obtained.

Abstract: A method for simulating machining reduces the memory capacity to store blank shape and tool shape by representing such a blank or tool shape only in terms of distances from a visual plane. This method enables a relatively low priced processing system to display detailed shapes graphically as even if the shape of a blank is changed by machining; the system only judges the relative magnitude of the distances in each segment. This method enables detailed machining simulation of cubic shapes by a relatively low priced processing system and with a smaller memory capacity.

Abstract: The method for automatically correcting deflection of a stylus in a digitizing device enables correction of the displacement of the stylus. The coefficient of deflection correction is calculated by utilizing the fact that the displacement and deflection of the stylus are both in proportion to the contact pressure between the stylus and a three-dimensional model.

Abstract: A digitize control apparatus having a measuring function of the present invention determines a correct contact point between a stylus and a model on the basis of the displacement vector of a stylus obtained by a scanning head and a position vector indicating a machine coordinate value obtained by a position detecting apparatus, and therefore the influence of friction generated between a stylus and a model can be removed, thereby reducing error in the measurements.