Abstract: The problem is solved by a printing toner containing sublimable dye including: toner base particles at least including a binder resin, a disperse dye, and a mold release agent; and an external additive externally added to surfaces of the toner base particles, in which the toner base particles include the binder resin in a proportion of 50% to 95% by mass in the toner base particles, and include, as the binder resin, an aliphatic polyester-based resin in a proportion of 20% to 70% by mass in the toner base particles; and the disperse dye is a sublimable dye.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus including: a first storage unit configured to store image data captured by a plurality of monitoring cameras disposed in a plurality of restricted areas in which entry is restricted by a plurality of electric locks according to an authority associated with each piece of authentication information; and an access control unit configured to permit only a registrant corresponding to the authentication information that allows entry into the restricted area to access the image data captured in the restricted area by any of the plurality of monitoring cameras.

Abstract: Provided is a device that includes: a monitoring camera that is arranged at an entrance where an electric lock, which can read a unique ID of each key to be used, is installed, a detection unit configured to detect an operation of the electric lock, and a control unit configured to associate the unique ID of a used key with image data captured by the monitoring camera when an operation of the electric lock has been detected.

Abstract: The peak top molecular weight of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble component of the toner, as measured by gel permeation chromatography, is 4,000 or more and 6,500 or less. The tetrahydrofuran-insoluble component of the toner is 10% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less. When the endothermic peak temperature T1 in the heating process and the exothermic peak temperature T2 during the cooling process originating from the ester wax is measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, the value T1-T2 is 15° C. or more and 30° C. or less.

Abstract: The peak top molecular weight of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble component of the toner, as measured by gel permeation chromatography, is 4,000 or more and 6,500 or less. The tetrahydrofuran-insoluble component of the toner is 10% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less. When the endothermic peak temperature T1 in the heating process and the exothermic peak temperature T2 during the cooling process originating from the ester wax is measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, the value T1-T2 is 15° C. or more and 30° C. or less.

Abstract: A frequency detection circuit includes: a first signal source for outputting a first clock signal; a second signal source for outputting a second clock signal having the same frequency as but a different phase from those of the first clock signal; a first sample hold circuit for undersampling a reception signal using the first clock signal; a second sample hold circuit for undersampling the reception signal using the second clock signal; and a frequency calculating circuit for calculating the frequency of the reception signal using a phase difference between output signals of the first sample hold circuit and the second sample hold circuit.

Abstract: In a wireless power transmitting device, a control circuit outputs a control signal for setting a frequency and a phase of an F-PLL signal generated by an F-PLL, the F-PLL generates the F-PLL signal having the frequency and the phase set by the control signal output from the control circuit, and a frequency conversion circuit generates a transmission signal by converting a frequency of the F-PLL signal generated by the F-PLL.

Abstract: In a wireless power transmitting device, a control circuit outputs a control signal for setting a frequency and a phase of an F-PLL signal generated by an F-PLL, the F-PLL generates the F-PLL signal having the frequency and the phase set by the control signal output from the control circuit, and a frequency conversion circuit generates a transmission signal by converting a frequency of the F-PLL signal generated by the F-PLL.

Abstract: A frequency detection circuit includes a signal source that outputs a first clock signal and a second clock signal that has the same frequency as the first clock signal and a different phase from the first clock signal, a S/H circuit that undersamples a frequency-detection target signal using the first clock signal output from the signal source and outputs a first sampling signal indicating a result of undersampling, and undersamples the frequency-detection target signal using the second clock signal output from the signal source and outputs a second sampling signal indicating a result of undersampling, and a frequency calculation circuit that calculates a phase difference between the first sampling signal output from the S/H circuit and the second sampling signal output from the S/H circuit and calculates the frequency of the frequency-detection target signal on the basis of the phase difference.

Abstract: A dielectric heating device is provided with two or more electrodes, a grounded surface connected to a first electrode, a signal source connected to a second electrode to output a high-frequency signal, a first element interposed serially between the signal source and second electrode, and a second element interposed serially between the grounded surface and first electrode. The first element includes two terminals that electrically connect the signal source and second electrode in a non-contact manner, to cause the high-frequency signal outputted from the signal source to pass through the first element, by using the electric coupling between the two terminals. The second element includes two terminals that electrically connect the grounded surface and first electrode in a non-contact manner, to output, by using the electric coupling between the two terminals, the high-frequency signal outputted from the signal source, to the grounded surface.

Abstract: A semiconductor device connectable between a first power-supply line connected to a power source and through which power is continuously supplied to a first circuit, and a second power-supply line that is not directly connected to the power source and is connected to a second circuit, includes a first switch connectable between the first and second power-supply lines and turned on in response to a signal for supplying power to the second circuit, a second switch connectable between the first and second power-supply lines and having a current supply capability higher than the first switch, and a control circuit configured to turn on the second switch when the first switch is turned on and a voltage applied to the second power-supply line has reached a threshold.

Abstract: The phase-synchronizing circuit according to the present disclosure includes: a signal source to output a signal; a signal separator to output part of the signal from the signal source as a transmission signal and receive a reflected signal of the transmission signal; a first phase controller to change a phase of the transmission signal from the signal separator according to a control signal; a signal reflector to pass the transmission signal from the first phase controller as an output signal and output part of the output signal as the reflected signal; and a phase comparator to receive part of the signal from the signal source as a reference signal, compare a phase of the reference signal with a phase of the reflected signal from the signal reflector, and output the control signal corresponding to a phase difference between the reference signal and the reflected signal to the first phase controller.

Abstract: The peak top molecular weight of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble component of the toner, as measured by gel permeation chromatography, is 4,000 or more and 6,500 or less. The tetrahydrofuran-insoluble component of the toner is 10% by weight or more and 30% by weight or less. When the endothermic peak temperature T1 in the heating process and the exothermic peak temperature T2 during the cooling process originating from the ester wax is measured using a differential scanning calorimeter, the value T1-T2 is 15° C. or more and 30° C. or less.

Abstract: Conventional frequency detection circuits have a disadvantage that the circuit scale increases as the frequency of a reception signal to be detected increases. A frequency detection circuit includes: a first signal source for outputting a first clock signal; a second signal source for outputting a second clock signal having the same frequency as but a different phase from those of the first clock signal; a first sample hold circuit for undersampling a reception signal using the first clock signal; a second sample hold circuit for undersampling the reception signal using the second clock signal; and a frequency calculating circuit for calculating the frequency of the reception signal using a phase difference between output signals of the first sample hold circuit and the second sample hold circuit.

Abstract: A determination unit determines whether data to be inputted to each of first and second calculation units has a value greater than a specific positive value or a value less than a specific negative value. In such a case, the first calculation unit performs a calculation. The first calculation unit includes a data shifter bit-shifting input data by a set bit shift amount toward less significant bits, and reduces the bit width by the set bit shift amount, a multiplier multiplying together the data-shifted data, a cumulative addition unit cumulatively adding up results of the multiplication, and an inverse data shifter bit-shifting output data from the cumulative addition unit toward more significant bits by the set bit shift amount toward less significant bit positions, and increasing the bit width by the set bit shift amount.

Abstract: A semiconductor device connectable between a first power-supply line connected to a power source and through which power is continuously supplied to a first circuit, and a second power-supply line that is not directly connected to the power source and is connected to a second circuit, includes a first switch connectable between the first and second power-supply lines and turned on in response to a signal for supplying power to the second circuit, a second switch connectable between the first and second power-supply lines and having a current supply capability higher than the first switch, and a control circuit configured to turn on the second switch when the first switch is turned on and a voltage applied to the second power-supply line has reached a threshold.

Abstract: What is provided are: two or more electrodes; a grounded surface connected to a first one of the electrodes; a signal source that is connected to a second one of the electrodes, and that outputs a high-frequency signal; a high-frequency passing heat-insulation element that is interposed serially between the signal source and the second electrode, that includes two terminals which are electrically coupled mutually and without contact with each other to electrically connect the signal source and the second electrode in a non-contact manner, and that causes the high-frequency signal outputted from the signal source to pass therethrough, by using the electric coupling between the two terminals; and a high-frequency passing heat-insulation element that is interposed serially between the grounded surface and the first electrode, that includes two terminals which are electrically coupled mutually and without contact with each other to electrically connect the grounded surface and the first electrode in a non-contact

Abstract: A toner contains at least a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous linear polyester resin that uses diethylene glycol as an alcohol component, and a monoester wax and a montan ester wax as release agent components, wherein 6???8 and 14?mw/?<30 are satisfied, where ? represents an amount of the crystalline polyester resin added relative to 100 parts by weight of the amorphous linear polyester resin and mw represents an amount of the montan ester wax added.

Abstract: Conventional signal sources each have a disadvantage that the noise in a control voltage of a VCO increases, thereby deteriorating the phase noise of an output signal of the signal source.

Abstract: A toner contains at least a crystalline polyester resin and an amorphous linear polyester resin that uses diethylene glycol as an alcohol component, and a monoester wax and a montan ester wax as release agent components, wherein 6???8 and 14?mw/?<30 are satisfied, where ? represents an amount of the crystalline polyester resin added relative to 100 parts by weight of the amorphous linear polyester resin and mw represents an amount of the montan ester wax added.