Abstract: A parameter control device includes a processing unit, a display that displays an operated portion, and a memory. The processing unit detects an operation on the operated portion, updates a display position of the operated portion according to the operation on the operated portion, and updates a value of a parameter according to the operation on the operated portion. The processing unit updates the parameter according to an operation amount in a case where the operation amount with respect to the operated portion is equal to or lower than a prescribed threshold. The parameter is updated according to a value of the threshold in a case where the operation amount exceeds the threshold.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected via a communication network, the information processing apparatus including a setter configured to set a communication path by adding a communication port between the information processing apparatus and another information processing apparatus to transmit first content data of a first content; and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the other information processing apparatus, second content data of a second content created with respect to the first content according to a communication system using an electronic blackboard that is a second information processing system, from the communication port added to set the communication path between the information processing apparatus and the other information processing apparatus to transmit the first content data of the first content according to an electronic conference system that is a first information processing system.

Abstract: A device control method includes: identifying a device contained in device information on a device that was in a controllable mode before, the device being controlled via a network and being allowed to be in the controllable mode and a restriction mode, the controllable mode being a mode in which the device can be controlled by a first type of communication via the network, and the restriction mode being a mode in which a type of communication that can be performed by the device is restricted to a second type of communication to thereby prohibit control of the device by the first type of communication; and switching, by sending by the second type of communication predetermined data that is based on the device information to the identified device, the identified device from the restriction mode to the controllable mode.

Abstract: A flow rate measurement device is configured to measure a flow rate of a gas flowing inside of a pipeline, and includes an ultrasonic transducer installed so as to be in contact with the pipeline, and a flow rate calculation part configured to calculate the flow rate of the gas according to a result of reception of ultrasonic wave from the ultrasonic transducer, wherein the ultrasonic transducer includes an ultrasonic oscillation part configured to emit the ultrasonic wave toward the inside of the pipeline and an ultrasonic reception part configured to receive the ultrasonic wave, and at least the ultrasonic oscillation part has a focusing part configured to focus the ultrasonic wave on a center of the pipeline.

Abstract: Provided is a control program of an audio device which performs automatic control on the audio device so as not to interfere with a telephone call. A control unit of a mobile telephone equipped with a telephone communication unit is caused to function as an operation detector that detects a user operation, an incoming call detector that detects an incoming telephone call to the telephone communication unit, and a command transmitter that communicates with an audio device that outputs a reproduced sound, and the command transmitter transmits a command message containing control contents corresponding to the user operation to the audio device when the operation detector detects the user operation, and transmits a command message for controlling the reproduced sound to the audio device when the incoming call detector detects the incoming telephone call.

Abstract: Provided is a control program of an audio device which performs automatic control on the audio device so as not to interfere with a telephone call. A control unit of a mobile telephone equipped with a telephone communication unit is caused to function as an operation detector that detects a user operation, an incoming call detector that detects an incoming telephone call to the telephone communication unit, and a command transmitter that communicates with an audio device that outputs a reproduced sound, and the command transmitter transmits a command message containing control contents corresponding to the user operation to the audio device when the operation detector detects the user operation, and transmits a command message for controlling the reproduced sound to the audio device when the incoming call detector detects the incoming telephone call.

Abstract: An operation inhibiting system includes an image forming apparatus in which programs are installed and an operation inhibition information providing apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a configuration information storing unit to store configuration information about the installed programs, an operation inhibition information acquiring unit to transmit the configuration information to the operation inhibition information providing apparatus, and to receive operation inhibition information that is transmitted from the operation inhibition information providing apparatus in response to the configuration information, the operation inhibition information indicating on a program-specific basis whether an operation to modify a configuration of an installed program is allowed, and an operation unit to inhibit the operation on the program based on the received operation inhibition information, wherein the operation inhibition information providing apparatus includes a unit that transmits the operat

Abstract: An operation inhibiting system includes an image forming apparatus in which programs are installed and an operation inhibition information providing apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus includes a configuration information storing unit to store configuration information about the installed programs, an operation inhibition information acquiring unit to transmit the configuration information to the operation inhibition information providing apparatus, and to receive operation inhibition information that is transmitted from the operation inhibition information providing apparatus in response to the configuration information, the operation inhibition information indicating on a program-specific basis whether an operation to modify a configuration of an installed program is allowed, and an operation unit to inhibit the operation on the program based on the received operation inhibition information, wherein the operation inhibition information providing apparatus includes a unit that transmits the operat

Abstract: A direct type back-light device comprising: a reflection plate; a plurality of linear light sources disposed in parallel; and a light diffusion plate disposed, in this order, in which the light diffusion plate includes on at least one main surface a plurality of concave or convex structural units each having three or more sloped sides, has a maximum height Rz of the main surface having the structural units being not more than 1000 ?m, and in a vertical cross section of the light diffusion plate, which lies immediately above a region between central axes of adjacent linear light sources and in which a direction perpendicular to a central axis direction of the linear light source is defined as a cutting-plane line, includes a portion: in which the number of lines representing the sloped sides n of which gradients Xn (unit:degree, where n is a natural number and is a subindex for representing each sloped side) differ is 2 or more, and in which all gradients Xn have, between an average distance aL(mm) between the

Abstract: The direct-type backlight device of the present invention includes a reflecting plate, a plurality of point light sources and a light diffusing plate in this order. A light emitting surface of the light diffusing plate is provided with a fine concavo-convex structure which is a split image forming member. By the fine concavo-convex structure, images A1, B1, C1 and D1 on the light emitting surface corresponding to four point light sources A, B, C and D which constitute a convex quadrilateral which has the smallest area and the shortest circumference length among the plurality of point light sources are observed in a specific region W in a region surrounded by positions A0, B0, C0 and D0 which are positions of the projected image of the point light sources A, B, C and D on the light diffusing plate.

Abstract: A thin direct-type backlight capable of realizing high brightness uniformity is provided by a specific configuration of the direct-type backlight whereby high light beam utilization ratio is maintained while periodical unevenness of the light emitting surface is suppressed. In a direct-type backlight device having a plurality of linear light sources in parallel, a reflection plate and a light diffusion plate, at least one of main surfaces of the light diffusion plate is provided with a prismatic ridges having a sawtooth-shaped cross-section. The apex angle “y” (degree) of the prismatic ridge of the light diffusion plate, the distance “a” (mm) between centers of the adjacent linear light sources, and the distance “b” (mm) from a center of the linear light sources to a surface of the light diffusion plate facing the light source satisfy the relationship of 80×(b/a)+15<y<180×(b/a)+70.

Abstract: A direct type back-light device comprising: a reflection plate; a plurality of linear light sources disposed in parallel; and a light diffusion plate disposed, in this order, in which the light diffusion plate includes on at least one main surface a plurality of concave or convex structural units each having three or more sloped sides, has a maximum height Rz of the main surface having the structural units being not more than 1000 ?m, and in a vertical cross section of the light diffusion plate, which lies immediately above a region between central axes of adjacent linear light sources and in which a direction perpendicular to a central axis direction of the linear light source is defined as a cutting-plane line, includes a portion: in which the number of lines representing the sloped sides n of which gradients Xn (unit:degree, where n is a natural number and is a subindex for representing each sloped side) differ is 2 or more, and in which all gradients Xn have, between an average distance aL(mm) between the

Abstract: The direct-type backlight device of the present invention includes a reflecting plate, a plurality of point light sources and a light diffusing plate in this order. A light emitting surface of the light diffusing plate is provided with a fine concavo-convex structure which is a split image forming member. By the fine concavo-convex structure, images A1, B1, C1 and D1 on the light emitting surface corresponding to four point light sources A, B, C and D which constitute a convex quadrilateral which has the smallest area and the shortest circumference length among the plurality of point light sources are observed in a specific region W in a region surrounded by positions A0, B0, C0 and D0 which are positions of the projected image of the point light sources A, B, C and D on the light diffusing plate.

Abstract: A direct-type backlight device has a reflection plate, a plurality of linear light sources disposed approximately in parallel to one another, and a light diffusion plate having a light incident surface which receives direct lights from the linear light sources and reflected lights which has emitted from the linear light sources and has been reflected on the reflection plate, and having a light emitting surface for emitting the light.

Abstract: The light diffusion plate 30 of the present invention has a rectangular shaped main body 31 including a part forming the effective surface of a backlight device 1 and a peripheral edge part 32 formed at an outer circumferential part of the main body 31 and forming a non-effective surface of the backlight device 1. The main body 31 has a diagonal length of 500 mm or more. The peripheral edge part 32 is formed with a rectangular shaped boundary line 30X for adjusting the position of the light diffusion plate 30 with respect to the housing 20. The housing 20 is formed with arrows 21X and 21Y for alignment with two sides A and B of one corner of the rectangular shaped boundary line 30X.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an optical element in which both a good light diffusion performance and a good light transmittance are achieved and which is less subject to environmental influence, a method for production thereof and a display device using the optical element. An optical element including a molded body containing a resin having an alicyclic structure, wherein a fine hologram surface diffusion pattern has been precisely formed is provided. It is preferable that the optical element is a light diffusion plate or a light diffusion sheet. Further, it is preferable that the optical element is a molded body made by injection-molding.

Abstract: A thin direct-type backlight capable of realizing high brightness uniformity is provided by a specific configuration of the direct-type backlight whereby high light beam utilization ratio is maintained while periodical unevenness of the light emitting surface is suppressed. In a direct-type backlight device having a plurality of linear light sources in parallel, a reflection plate and a light diffusion plate, at least one of main surfaces of the light diffusion plate is provided with a prismatic ridges having a sawtooth-shaped cross-section. The apex angle “y” (degree) of the prismatic ridge of the light diffusion plate, the distance “a” (mm) between centers of the adjacent linear light sources, and the distance “b” (mm) from a center of the linear light sources to a surface of the light diffusion plate facing the light source satisfy the relationship of 80×(b/a)+15<y<180×(b/a)+70.

Abstract: A light diffusion plate obtained by injection molding of a thermoplastic resin and having an approximately rectangular shape having a length of a diagonal line of 400 mm or longer, wherein the fluctuation in the thickness is 200 ?m or smaller, the warp is 2 mm or smaller, the fluctuation in the transmittance is 8% or smaller and the dispersion in the y-value of the reflected light is 0.004 or smaller, and a process for producing the light diffusion plate are provided. The light diffusion plate exhibits the high luminance and the small unevenness in the luminance and provides a display of images having an excellent quality on liquid display devices.

Abstract: A resin composition comprising a vinyl alicyclic hydrocarbon polymer and a hindered amine light-resistance stabilizer having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1,000 to 10,000 and having excellent processing stability, light-resistance stability, heat resistance and transparency, and a light guide plate obtained by forming or molding the resin composition.