Abstract: A substrate for group III nitride epitaxial growth and a method for producing the same. The substrate for group III nitride epitaxial growth includes: a supporting substrate having a structure in which a core consisting of nitride ceramics is wrapped in an encapsulating layer having a thickness of between 0.05 ?m and 1.5 ?m, inclusive; a planarizing layer provided on an upper surface of the supporting substrate, the planarizing layer having a thickness of between 0.5 ?m and 3.0 ?m, inclusive; and a seed crystal layer made of a single crystal of a group III nitride, the seed crystal layer being provided on an upper surface of the planarizing layer and having a thickness of between 0.1 ?m and 1.5 ?m, inclusive.

Abstract: An epitaxial wafer for an ultraviolet light emitting device, including, a heat-resistant first support substrate, a planarization layer with a thickness of 0.5 to 3 ?m on at least upper surface of the first support substrate, a group III nitride single crystal seed crystal layer with a thickness of 0.1 to 1.5 ?m, bonds to upper surface of the planarization layer by bonding, on the seed crystal layer, an epitaxial layer including at least a first conductivity type cladding layer containing AlxGa1-xN (0.5<x?1) as a main component, an AlGaN-based active layer, and a second conductivity type cladding layer containing AlyGa1-yN (0.5<y?1) as a main component being laminated and grown in order. Thus, an epitaxial wafer for an ultraviolet light emitting device enables high quality light emitting devices in the deep ultraviolet region (UVC: 200 to 250 nm) to be manufactured at a lower cost than before.

Abstract: A substrate for group-III nitride epitaxial growth and a method for producing the same is capable of fabricating a high-quality group III nitride single crystal at low cost. The substrate for group-III nitride epitaxial growth includes: a supporting substrate having a structure in which a core consisting of nitride ceramics is wrapped in an encapsulating layer having a thickness of between 0.05 ?m and 1.5 ?m, inclusive; a planarizing layer provided on an upper surface of the supporting substrate, the planarizing layer having a thickness of between 0.5 ?m and 3.0 ?m, inclusive; and a seed crystal layer consisting of a single crystal with a thickness of between 0.1 ?m and 1.5 ?m, inclusive, provided on an upper surface planarizing layer and having an uneven pattern on the surface.

Abstract: A method for transferring microstructures, comprising at least the steps of: (i) bonding a plurality of microstructures formed on one surface of a supplier substrate to a silicone-based rubber layer formed on a donor substrate; (ii) separating some or all of the plurality of microstructures from the supplier substrate and transferring the some or all of the plurality of microstructures to the donor substrate through the silicone-based rubber layer to produce the donor substrate having the to plurality of microstructures temporality fixed thereon; (iii) washing or neutralizing the donor substrate having the plurality of microstructures temporality fixed thereon; (iv) drying the washed or neutralized donor substrate having the plurality of microstructures temporality fixed thereon; and (v) transferring the dried donor substrate having the plurality of microstructures temporality fixed thereof so that the donor substrate can be subjected to a subsequent step.

Abstract: A method for measuring visual field comprising a reference standardized symbol display operation in which a standardized test symbol is displayed at a reference location BP provided at a center of a display 2; a reference input operation in which a test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the reference standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; a peripheral standardized symbol display operation in which, following input of the fact that the standardized test symbol was recognized at the reference input operation, a standardized test symbol is displayed at a location different from the reference location BP; and a peripheral input operation in which the test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; wherein a response time is measured from when the standardized test symbol is displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operatio

Abstract: A method for measuring visual field comprising a reference standardized symbol display operation in which a standardized test symbol is displayed at a reference location BP provided at a center of a display 2; a reference input operation in which a test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the reference standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; a peripheral standardized symbol display operation in which, following input of the fact that the standardized test symbol was recognized at the reference input operation, a standardized test symbol is displayed at a location different from the reference location BP; and a peripheral input operation in which the test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; wherein a response time is measured from when the standardized test symbol is displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operatio

Abstract: There is provided a recording/reproducing apparatus that includes an image recording unit for recording moving picture, an audio recording unit for recording audio, a reproduction information recording unit for recording in parallel, at the time of recording moving picture and audio, reproduction information of moving picture and audio, and a reproducing unit reproducing moving picture and audio based on reproduction information, wherein the reproduction information recording unit records, for each chunk of audio data, audio synchronization information for synchronizing video and audio at the time of recording the reproduction information.

Abstract: A recording apparatus is provided. The recording apparatus divides a material including video and/or audio information and records divided materials onto a plurality of recording media. The recording apparatus includes a control unit configured to divide the material into a plurality of divided materials and to prepare, for each of the divided materials, reproduction procedure information including recording information for the divided materials; an interface configured to attach the plurality of recording media; and a recording device configured to record the divided materials and the reproduction procedure information including recording information for the divided materials onto separate recording media for the respective divided materials.

Abstract: A recording-and-reproducing apparatus for managing content data recorded on a removable recording medium includes: a device configured to acquire reproduction information required for reproducing the content data; a device configured to generate a first management file for individually managing the content data; a device configured to register control information for the content data in a second management file collectively managing the content data. Further, the apparatus includes a device configured to read out the control information in the second management file recorded on the recording medium; a memory in which the control information of the second management file read out by the read-out device is expanded; a device configured to compare the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory and the content data recorded on the recording medium; and a device configured to update the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory.

Abstract: Decoding control apparatus for decoding predictive encoded data. A picture detector determines the fewest possible pictures which must be decoded first before decoding a picture which are to be displayed after an edit point. A start-point finder for finds the start point for decoding the fewest possible pictures determined by said picture detector even though those fewest pictures are not to be displayed. A plurality of decoders decode the encoded data in picture units, on the basis of the start point. A picture obtained by the decoders is selected on the basis of the edit point and output.

Abstract: A recording-and-reproducing apparatus for reproducibly controlling data recorded on a recording medium includes: a device configured to acquire control information required for reproducing the data when the data is recorded; a device configured to control operations during the period from the start to the end of recording data on the recording medium. The apparatus further includes a device configured to determine whether a recorded file of the data exceeds a predetermined limit of a storage capacity of a file system in the recoding medium and sequentially generate a subsequent recorded file upon exceeding the limit. Moreover, the apparatus includes a device configured to generate a single recording-and-reproducing unit during the period on the recording medium indicated by the control device based on a plurality of recorded files upon exceeding the limit; and a device configured to update the control information by recording the single recording-and-reproducing unit on the control information.

Abstract: A method for producing a GaN crystal capable of achieving at least one of the prevention of nucleation and the growth of a high-quality non-polar surface is provided. The production method of the present invention is a method for producing a GaN crystal in a melt containing at least an alkali metal and gallium, including an adjustment step of adjusting the carbon content of the melt, and a reaction step of causing the gallium and nitrogen to react with each other. According to the production method of the present invention, nucleation can be prevented, and as shown in FIG. 4, a non-polar surface can be grown.

Abstract: Decoding control apparatus for decoding predictive encoded data. A picture detector determines the fewest possible pictures which must be decoded first before decoding a picture which are to be displayed after an edit point. A start-point finder for finds the start point for decoding the fewest possible pictures determined by said picture detector even though those fewest pictures are not to be displayed. A plurality of decoders decode the encoded data in picture units, on the basis of the start point. A picture obtained by the decoders is selected on the basis of the edit point and output.

Abstract: There is provided a recording device for generating and coding metadata, the recording device including a metadata describing part for describing the metadata; and a coding part for coding the metadata described in the metadata describing part in a binary format, and generating coded data; wherein the metadata describing part describes alternative information for embedding alternative data to the coded data when data is not present for a non-essential item in the metadata; and the coding part performs coding with the alternative data embedded when the alternative information is described.

Abstract: If a recording rate of data is close to a writing rate on a recording medium, recorded data is externally transmitted. The problems are solved by: an efficient separate use of data in a buffer and read out data; and the use of low resolution data. As illustrated, the 0th to third low resolution data to be transmitted are not read out from an optical disc because the data remain in a buffer at the time of transmission. Instead, the buffered data is transmitted. When the fourth low resolution data is to be transmitted, the fourth to sixth low resolution data are read out from the optical disc for transmission because the data have already been erased from the buffer. The present invention is applicable to, for example, a disc recorder.

Abstract: A shortest cut duration is a minimum required period between an edit point set on a stream of pictures such as an MPEG stream and the next edit point set on the stream. Restrictions are made on the shortest cut duration lenient in editing the stream. A controller detects each edit point set on the stream and identifies the fewest possible pictures which are not to be displayed but must be decoded first before decoding a picture to be displayed after the edit point. Then, the controller finds a start point representing the timing to start decoding the fewest possible pictures. Subsequently, the controller controls decoders to decode the stream in picture units on the basis of the start point, and controls a switcher to select one of outputs of the decoders on the basis of the edit point.

Abstract: A recording-and-reproducing apparatus for managing content data recorded on a removable recording medium includes: a device configured to acquire reproduction information required for reproducing the content data; a device configured to generate a first management file for individually managing the content data; a device configured to register control information for the content data in a second management file collectively managing the content data. Further, the apparatus includes a device configured to read out the control information in the second management file recorded on the recording medium; a memory in which the control information of the second management file read out by the read-out device is expanded; a device configured to compare the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory and the content data recorded on the recording medium; and a device configured to update the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory.

Abstract: An oil-release space (18) is formed along a lower side portion (17) of a cylinder lateral and peripheral wall (3) below an oil-cooling jacket (4). A reinforcing plate (19) spans between the lower side portion (17) of the cylinder lateral and peripheral wall (3) and a bottom wall (10) of a push-rod chamber (8) below the oil-release space (18). The oil-release space (18) is communicated with an oil outlet (20) of an oil-return passage (7). Engine oil that has passed through the oil-return passage (7) is released from the oil outlet (20) into the oil-release space (18). The engine oil released into the oil-release space (18) is guided by an upper surface of the reinforcing plate (19) to drop from a led-out end (25) on a rear side of the reinforcing plate (19) onto a rear side space (24).

Abstract: A recording-and-reproducing apparatus for managing content data recorded on a removable recording medium includes: a device configured to acquire reproduction information required for reproducing the content data; a device configured to generate a first management file for individually managing the content data; a device configured to register control information for the content data in a second management file collectively managing the content data. Further, the apparatus includes a device configured to read out the control information in the second management file recorded on the recording medium; a memory in which the control information of the second management file read out by the read-out device is expanded; a device configured to compare the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory and the content data recorded on the recording medium; and a device configured to update the control information in the second management file expanded in the memory.

Abstract: A method of growing hexagonal boron nitride single crystal is provided. Hexagonal boron nitride single crystal is grown in calcium nitride flux by heating, or heating and then slowly cooling, boron nitride and a calcium series material in an atmosphere containing nitrogen. Bulk hexagonal boron nitride single crystal can thereby successfully be grown.