Abstract: A camera comprising the following components is disclosed: a vibrating motor which drives a focus lens of an image-taking optical system, and a control circuit which controls the vibrating type motor to repeatedly drive and stop the focus lens, extracting higher frequency components from an image signal obtained from an image pickup device in each stopped state of the focus lens, and performing focus adjusting operation of moving the focus lens to an in-focus position in accordance with a focus adjustment state of the image-taking optical system determined on the basis of the higher frequency components. The control circuit causes traveling wave vibration to be generated on the vibrating member of the vibrating type motor when the focus lens is driven and causes standing wave vibration to be generated on the vibrating member while the focus lens is stopped during the focus adjusting operation.

Abstract: A camera comprising the following components is disclosed: a vibrating motor which drives a focus lens of an image-taking optical system, and a control circuit which controls the vibrating type motor to repeatedly drive and stop the focus lens, extracting higher frequency components from an image signal obtained from an image pickup device in each stopped state of the focus lens, and performing focus adjusting operation of moving the focus lens to an in-focus position in accordance with a focus adjustment state of the image-taking optical system determined on the basis of the higher frequency components. The control circuit causes traveling wave vibration to be generated on the vibrating member of the vibrating type motor when the focus lens is driven and causes standing wave vibration to be generated on the vibrating member while the focus lens is stopped during the focus adjusting operation.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information recording/reproducing device capable of ejecting an information recording medium during a process of formatting the medium or continuously writing data on the medium, characterized in that the device records a variable length of a lead-out in a lead-out area on the information recording medium; and the device allows the information recording medium to be ejected after the recording of the lead-out is completed.

Abstract: A cold roll forming method for reducing a diameter of a metal pipe and a metal pipe product having a diameter reduced by such a method are disclosed, wherein the method includes: passing a raw metal pipe through a set of pre-forming rolls so that it can be pre-formed into an intermediate metal pipe having an elliptical, elongated circular or rectangular cross-sectional shape; and then passing the intermediate metal pipe through a set of diameter-reducing rolls disposed on a downstream side of the set of pre-forming rolls so that it can have its outer circumferential length reduced to be smaller than an outer peripheral length of the raw metal pipe, while at the same time being re-formed into a circular cross-sectional shape or any other cross-sectional shape different from the cross-sectional shape of the intermediate metal pipe.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera system with an image blur prevention function, including: an interchangeable lens, a camera main body to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, a first switch which is disposed in the interchangeable lens and indicates execution of the image blur prevention function, a second switch which is disposed in the camera main body and indicates the execution of the image blur prevention function, and a controller which controls an on/off operation of the image blur prevention function of the camera system in accordance with at least one state of the first switch and the second switch.

Abstract: A firewall apparatus including plural virtual firewalls, each virtual firewall including a dependent firewall policy, is disclosed. The firewall apparatus includes: a distribution management table for managing a user name and a virtual firewall ID; a part configured to receive authentication information for network connection from a user terminal, and hold a user name included in the authentication information; a part configured to report the authentication information to the authentication server; and a part configured to receive an authentication response from the authentication server, and hold a user ID, included in the authentication response, to be provided to the user terminal. The firewall apparatus registers the user ID in the distribution management table associating the user ID with the user name.

Abstract: The invention provides a low-pass filter suitably used as a loop filter for a PLL or a DLL that has a filtering characteristic equivalent to that of a conventional one and can be realized in a smaller circuit area. The low-pass filter includes first filtering means (31) for accepting, as an input, an input signal to the low-pass filter and outputting a first voltage; a circuit element (311) included in the first filtering means (31) for allowing a first current to flow in accordance with the first voltage; current generating means (32) for generating a second current at a given rate to the first current; second filtering means (33) for accepting, as an input, the second current and outputting a second voltage; and adding means (34) for adding the first voltage and the second voltage and outputting an output signal of the low-pass filter, in which the second current is set to be smaller than the first current.

Abstract: In a dual loop PLL having a frequency comparison loop and a phase comparison loop, when an input control circuit 30 of an up/down counter 8 receives an UP signal from a frequency comparator 7, the input control circuit 30 outputs a positive value of a ½ of a previous addition/subtraction result value. When the input control circuit 30 receives a DOWN signal from the frequency comparator 7, the input control circuit 30 outputs a negative value of a ½ of the previous addition/subtraction result value. A register 33 stores a count value. The adder 31 adds the output of the input control circuit 30 to the output of the register 33. Thus, the up/down counter 8 increments or decrements by a ½ value of the previous addition/subtraction result value, and the dual loop PLL performs a frequency comparison based on a dichotomizing search method. Therefore, even when the output frequency is high, the frequency comparison is efficiently performed, and the lock up time is reduced.

Abstract: A supplemental capacitor is formed using the large capacitance between the wirings (M11 and M12) and that between the through-holes (B11 and B12) because of downsizing of the process technique. The inter-wiring capacitor and inter-through-hole capacitor can be arranged at any optional position within the semiconductor device. The supplemental capacitor can be easily formed in the vicinity of the area where switching noise is generated, thereby effectively realizing the countermeasure for power source noise. In the process technique with advanced downsizing, a capacitor having large capacitance can be formed with a smaller area. In addition, the capacitor can be formed in the same process as the other device such as a transistor without adding any special step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera system with an image blur prevention function, including: an interchangeable lens, a camera main body to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, a first switch which is disposed in the interchangeable lens and indicates execution of the image blur prevention function, a second switch which is disposed in the camera main body and indicates the execution of the image blur prevention function, and a controller which controls an on/off operation of the image blur prevention function of the camera system in accordance with at least one state of the first switch and the second switch.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera system with an image blur prevention function, including: an interchangeable lens, a camera main body to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, a first switch which is disposed in the interchangeable lens and indicates execution of the image blur prevention function, a second switch which is disposed in the camera main body and indicates the execution of the image blur prevention function, and a controller which controls an on/off operation of the image blur prevention function of the camera system in accordance with at least one state of the first switch and the second switch.

Abstract: An image recording/reproducing apparatus includes an image signal processing unit which transforms original image data with a first resolution, supplied from an image input device, into a processed image signal with a second resolution. A recording signal generating unit transforms at least one of the original image data and the processed image signal produced by the image signal processing unit, into a recording form. An image recording device stores the processed image signal in the recording form, produced by the recording signal generating unit, into a storage unit, the recording form of the processed image signal being suited to a predetermined data format on the storage unit. An image reproducing device transforms the processed image signal in the recording form, read from the storage unit, into an output-form signal, and displays an image on a display monitor in accordance with the output-form signal.

Abstract: A lead-free solder paste suitable for reflow soldering includes a plurality of different types of metal powder mixed with a flux. One of the metal powders is a Sn alloy powder. Another of the metal powders is selected from a Sn alloy powder, elemental Ag powder, elemental Cu powder, and elemental Sn powder. Each Sn alloy powder includes 0-8 mass % of Ag, 0-5 mass % of Cu, and at least 80 mass % of Sn. The plurality of metal powders have a composition when melted of 1-5 mass % Ag, 0.5-3 mass % Cu, and a remainder of Sn.

Abstract: The invention provides a low-pass filter suitably used as a loop filter for a PLL or a DLL that has a filtering characteristic equivalent to that of a conventional one and can be realized in a smaller circuit area. The low-pass filter includes first filtering means (31) for accepting, as an input, an input signal to the low-pass filter and outputting a first voltage; a circuit element (311) included in the first filtering means (31) for allowing a first current to flow in accordance with the first voltage; current generating means (32) for generating a second current at a given rate to the first current; second filtering means (33) for accepting, as an input, the second current and outputting a second voltage; and adding means (34) for adding the first voltage and the second voltage and outputting an output signal of the low-pass filter, in which the second current is set to be smaller than the first current.

Abstract: An information recording method records information to a multilayer recording medium in which a number of record layers are laminated and recording of information to each record layer is possible. When an amount of the information being recorded to the medium does not exceed a maximum amount of information which can be recorded to the medium, the information being recorded to the medium is divided into data blocks by the number of the record layers. The data blocks are recorded to data areas of the respective record layers so that the recording areas of the record layers where the data blocks are recorded are overlapped each other with respect to a thickness direction of the medium.

Abstract: A lead-free solder paste suitable for reflow soldering includes a plurality of different types of metal powder mixed with a flux. One of the metal powders is a Sn alloy powder. Another of the metal powders is selected from a Sn alloy powder, elemental Ag powder, elemental Cu powder, and elemental Sn powder. Each Sn alloy powder includes 0-8 mass % of Ag, 0-5 mass % of Cu, and at least 80 mass % of Sn. The plurality of metal powders have a composition when melted of 1-5 mass % Ag, 0.5-3 mass % Cu, and a remainder of Sn.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera system with an image blur prevention function, including: an interchangeable lens, a camera main body to which the interchangeable lens is detachably attached, a first switch which is disposed in the interchangeable lens and indicates execution of the image blur prevention function, a second switch which is disposed in the camera main body and indicates the execution of the image blur prevention function, and a controller which controls an on/off operation of the image blur prevention function of the camera system in accordance with at least one state of the first switch and the second switch.

Abstract: In a dual loop PLL having a frequency comparison loop and a phase comparison loop, when an input control circuit 30 of an up/down counter 8 receives an UP signal from a frequency comparator 7, the input control circuit 30 outputs a positive value of a ½ of a previous addition/subtraction result value. When the input control circuit 30 receives a DOWN signal from the frequency comparator 7, the input control circuit 30 outputs a negative value of a ½ of the previous addition/subtraction result value. A register 33 stores a count value. The adder 31 adds the output of the input control circuit 30 to the output of the register 33. Thus, the up/down counter 8 increments or decrements by a ½ value of the previous addition/subtraction result value, and the dual loop PLL performs a frequency comparison based on a dichotomizing search method. Therefore, even when the output frequency is high, the frequency comparison is efficiently performed, and the lock up time is reduced.

Abstract: An information transfer apparatus includes a casing having at least two sections accommodating a variety of information recording and reproducing apparatuses, respectively. A transfer device is arranged to transfer information from one of the information recording and reproducing apparatuses to the other one or more information recording and reproducing apparatuses. A controller is arranged to control an information transfer operation using information transfer control program realizing an information transfer operation among the variety of information recording and reproducing apparatuses.