Abstract: There is disclosed a distance measuring equipment capable of enhancing an accuracy of focusing, and a camera capable of enhancing an accuracy of focusing and/or reducing a cost with a small scale of circuit. In the event that a photography is performed at the relatively short distance, first and second switches of an SPD are switched by an MPU to turn off and turn on, respectively. An AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance up to a subject in accordance with both the photo-currents I1 and I2 obtained through two signal electrodes. On the other hand, in case of the relatively long distance, the MPU switches the first and second switches of the SPD are switched to turn off and turn on, respectively, so that another AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance up to the subject in accordance with photo-current I3 obtained from one of the signal electrodes.

Abstract: A disk control apparatus according to the present invention comprising a disk controller for controlling a circuit which controls read operation for reading data from a disk and a CPU for controlling the circuit and the disk controller. The disk controller comprises a buffer memory for storing data being for transferred between a host and the disk controller and a notification section for notifying the CPU that a first state in which an all buffer region of the buffer memory is stored with data to be transferred to the host transits to a second state in which a predetermined space occurs in the buffer region of the buffer memory as a result of transferring data to the host. The CPU comprises a main control section for stopping power supply to the circuit during the first state and for supplying power to the circuit in response to a notification from the notification section.

Abstract: A camera is provided with an SPD and a PSD suitable for implementing a camera capable of enhancing an accuracy of focusing and/or reducing a cost with a small scale of circuit. In the event that a photography is performed at a relatively short distance, a switch is switched by an MPU to offer a low impedance state. An AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance I1 and I2 obtained through a pair of signal electrodes of the PSD. On the other hand, in case of a relatively long distance, the MPU switches the switch to offer a high impedance state in accordance with distance data representative of the determined distance, so that an AF-dedicated photo detector circuit determines a distance up to the camera subject in accordance with photo-current I3 obtained from one of the signal electrodes of the PSD.

Abstract: In this invention, there is provided a magnetic disk apparatus and a command processing method of the magnetic disk apparatus in which the cache function can be effectively performed even in a case where read commands and write commands are alternately issued and the read or write command can be executed at high speed. An HDC includes a read address holding register in which an access starting address is set when a read command is issued from a host system and which holds an access address associated with the read command and a write address holding register in which an access starting address is set when a write command is issued from the host system and which holds an access address associated with the write command.

Abstract: A disk controller (HDC) constituting an interface between a disk drive (HDD) and a host system executes a series of command processes on a command issued from the host system. The HDC includes a command processing unit composed of command processing circuits that divide the series of command processes into a plurality of command processing steps and execute the individual command processing steps independently. Each of the command processing circuits is constructed so that its operating state may be controlled by the status code set in the command status register included in a command status circuit. The CPU of the HDD can refer to and change the command status register. Furthermore, the CPU decodes the specific command from the host system that the HDC does not support and controls the command processing unit via the command status circuit. This enables the CPU to cause the command processing unit to process the specific command.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a bubble elimination method in a medical centrifugal pump wherein a blood outlet 18 is directed upward so that a vertical line X passing through the enter point O of centrifugal pump main body 12 is positioned between two straight lines .alpha.,.beta. which respectively pass through center point O and a point A and center point O and a point B, points A and B lying on the circumference of centrifugal chamber 15 where its periphery connects with blood outlet 18, and a blood inlet 17 is directed upward at an angle which is larger than the angle which is formed between the axis and the inner peripheral surface of centrifuge chamber 15, blood outlet 18 and blood inlet 17 being supported in these states by a drive portion 13 of the centrifugal pump main body 12. After filling the centrifuge chamber with blood and liquid filling, the processes of low speed drive, drive halt and high speed drive are sequentially carried out to rotating body 23.

Abstract: The magnetic recording apparatus according to the present invention comprises a recording medium in which servo information items are provided on tracks at a predetermined interval, a head for scanning the tracks of the recording medium, a read/write circuit for reading/writing data with respect to each of recording units on the recording medium through the head, a servo circuit for sequentially reading the servo information items through the head, a first control section for performing control on the basis of the servo information items read out by the servo circuit such that drive power is supplied to the read/write circuit, a predetermined time period before a time point when the read/write circuit starts reading/writing of data with respect to a target recording unit, and a second control section for preventing supply of the drive power to the read/write circuit, upon completion of the reading/writing of the data by the read/write circuit.

Abstract: The present invention provides a clock signal supply method and system. A reference signal and a synchronizing signal are generated, as well as a clock signal, at a clock signal generating source end. Both the reference signal and the synchronizing signal have a period longer than that of the clock signal. The clock signal at a clock signal destination end is frequency divided in synchronism with the synchronizing signal to provide a sample to be compared with the reference signal. The resultant frequency-divided signal is compared with the reference signal in phase. A delay control is made for the clock signal in accordance with the result of the comparison to adjust the phase of the clock signal at the signal destinations.

Abstract: In an integrated logic curcuit, a plurality of clock skew adjustors generate clocks having coincident phases in reaponse to frequency information and phase information fed from a clock source. These clock source and clock adjustors are arranged so that their individual signal delays may be substantially equalized.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a clock signal supplying device provided with an automatic phase regulating function for preventing errors in the phase regulation due to noise. In the device according to the present invention, there is disposed a reference signal serving as a phase reference, and transmission lines for clock signals and a transmission line for the reference signal are disposed from a clock signal supplying source to devices which are destinations of the distribution of clock signals. The transmission line for the reference signal is adjusted in advance so as to produce no skew. In the device, which is the destination of distribution of the clock signal, there is disposed a variable delay circuit for regulation of the phase of the clock signal and a phase comparing circuit for comparing the output of the variable delay circuit with the phase of the reference signal to output the result of the comparison.

Abstract: An artificial lung comprises a venous blood reservoir to receive and store venous blood. A heat exchanger communicating with the venous blood reservoir receives the venous blood so the blood temperature is regulated by heat exchange through a wall between flowing water and the venous blood. A blood oxygenator concentrically disposed within a hollow space of said heat exchanger comprises a cylindrical body defining a cylindrical space and at least one gas permeable membrane separating said cylindrical space into a first space and a second space. The first space receives the venous blood from the heat exchanger and the second space communicates with an oxygenating gas feed line so that the blood is oxygenated through the gas permeable membrane.

Abstract: A blood suction device for removing blood from a surgical field is provided which can be controlled by a pressure sensing means mounted on a suction tip of the device for starting and stopping the roller pump of the device, and changing the revolution rate of the roller pump, thus enabling to reduce possible hemolysis, clothing and other undesirable effects. The blood suction device comprises pressure sensing means for detecting the pressure exerted thereupon which can be handled adjacent the suction tip by means of pneumatic pressure, and control means for controlling the revolution rate in response to the sensed pressure. The revolution rate when the device is not gripped or pushed by the operator may be set either at zero revolution or at any desired revolution.