Abstract: Disclosed herein is a signal processing apparatus that processes a signal transmitted over a transmission path that causes stationary distortion to occur in a waveform representing a signal value of a specific symbol in accordance with a value of a symbol transmitted before the specific symbol.

Abstract: A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, wherein the apparatus includes a supporting member, a movable member for moving the supporting member in a horizontal direction and upward and downward directions, an operating member for moving the movable member, and a regulating portion, the process cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum; process means actable on the drum; a portion to be supported for being supported by the supporting member when the process cartridge is mounted to the main assembly of the apparatus; and a portion-to-be-regulated for being regulated by being contacted by the regulating portion to regulate movement of the process cartridge in the horizontal direction, when the supporting member is moved, by movement of the movable member by operation of the operating member and in the horizontal direction and the upward direction while supporting the process cartridge, wherein when the supporting member is m

Abstract: A connection method includes the step of connecting, using a line on a dielectric element, two points through which a signal flows, the two points having different heights and the widths of the line at the positions of the two points having been adjusted on the basis of the thickness of the dielectric element.

Abstract: The liquid fullerene derivative according to the present invention contains a fullerene moiety, a benzene ring bonded to the fullerene moiety, and first to third alkyl substituents R1, R2 and R3 bonded to 2-, 4- and 6-positions of the benzene ring, respectively, and the first to third alkyl substituents R1, R2 and R3 each contain at least 12 carbon atoms. The liquid fullerene derivative which is liquid at room temperature without requiring a solvent and easily exhibits the function of the fullerene itself, a method for producing the same, and a device using the same are provided.

Abstract: A planar antenna device is mounted on a board including a dielectric layer and two conductor layers vertically sandwiching the dielectric layer. The upper conductor layer includes a first radiating element having an end portion connected through a via hole to a ground formed by the lower conductor layer, a second radiating element having an open end portion, first and second ground conductors connected to respective base portions of the first and second radiating elements via resistors, and a feeder line configured to feed power to the first and second radiating elements.

Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus adapted to process a signal transmitted via a transmission path, distortion of a waveform of a signal value of a specific symbol is predicted on the basis of a characteristic of distortion depending on values of symbols transmitted before the specific symbol, and the distortion is removed from the waveform of the received signal thereby producing a distortion-removed waveform. A comparison value is calculated for each allowable value of the specific symbol by subtracting a predicted signal value of the specific value from the distortion-removed waveform. A symbol value corresponding to the smallest comparison value is determined as the value of the specific symbol. An error suspicion level value indicating the degree of suspicion of being incorrect is calculated for each of the predetermined number of symbols, and already determined values of symbols are corrected in accordance with the error suspicion level values.

Abstract: A signal processing apparatus configured to process a signal transmitted via a transmission path where a waveform represented by a signal value of a particular symbol is stationarily distorted in accordance with values of symbols transmitted prior to the particular symbol, including the following elements: a receiving unit configured to receive a test signal which is the signal including symbols set to predetermined values via the transmission path; an obtaining unit configured to obtain the signal value of the particular symbol from the test signal received by the receiving unit; and a characteristic computing unit configured to compute a characteristic of distortion of the waveform represented by the signal value of the particular symbol in accordance with the values of the symbols transmitted prior to the particular symbol on the basis of waveforms represented by signal values obtained by the obtaining unit from a plurality of test signals.

Abstract: In a signal processing apparatus adapted to process a signal transmitted via a transmission path, an acquisition unit acquires a signal value of a specific symbol from a signal transmitted via the transmission path, and a prediction unit predicts a signal value of the specific symbol for each of values allowed to be taken by the specific symbol, on the basis of values taken by a plurality of symbols transmitted before the transmission of the specific symbol and on the basis of characteristics of influences of the signal values of the plurality of symbols transmitted before the transmission of the specific symbol on the signal value of the specific symbol. A determination unit determines the value taken by the specific symbol, on the basis of the signal value of the specific symbol acquired by the acquisition unit and the predicted values for respective values allowed to be taken by the specific symbol.

Abstract: An IC chip allows first communication for performing communication with all of the other IC chips, and second communication for performing communication while restricting communication parties. That is to say, the IC chip performs sending/receiving signals with a new communication arrangement with both the first communication which is a broadcasting arrangement and the second communication which is a communicatory arrangement. This enables the function upgrading electronic equipment to be performed easily, and enables flexible signal processing with a new communication arrangement.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of image forming units, each provided with an image bearing member, detachably mountable to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus; an opening, provided in a side surface of the main assembly, for permitting insertion of the plurality of image forming units into the opening; a guide portion for guiding the plurality of image forming units toward the opening; and a projected portion, provided on the guide portion, for positioning a part of an associated image forming unit outside the opening by contacting the associated image forming unit when the associated image forming unit is inserted into the opening with an attitude different from the attitude of the associated image forming unit at the time when the associated image forming unit is disposed in the main assembly.

Abstract: A reception device configured to receive a signal of a transmitted bit string transmitted from a transmission device which transmits a bit string includes: a receiving unit arranged to receive a signal from the transmission device and output a received bit string corresponding to the transmitted bit string; a storing unit arranged to store an error rate table wherein said received bit string is correlated with an error rate of post-data which is data of one bit or greater received following the received bit string being in error; and an error correcting unit arranged to perform error correcting of the post-data of the received bit string.

Abstract: A transmission device configured to transmit a transmission bit string which is an arrangement of a unit bit string of multiple N bits includes: a conversion unit configured to convert the unit bit string into a converted bit string in accordance with a conversion table obtained by obtaining an error rate wherein a k'th bit out of the N bits is in error; obtaining an error expectancy which is an expectancy that a significant bit of the N bits in the unit bit string will err; and creating a conversion table that correlates the unit bit string and a converted bit string obtained by converting the insignificant bit of the unit bit string to a smallest error expectancy bit pattern which is a bit pattern that minimizes the error expectancy of the multiple bit patterns; and a transmission unit configured to transmit the converted bit string.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes: a substrate; a p-type organic transistor including an organic semiconductor layer arranged on or above the substrate; and an n-type inorganic transistor including an inorganic semiconductor layer arranged on or above the organic transistor, wherein a channel region of the inorganic transistor overlaps a channel region of the organic transistor at least partially in a plan view.

Abstract: A class configuration generation unit generates (n?1) number of class configurations each of which is comprised of i number of the already selected features plus a feature selected from the remaining (n?i) number of the features (both of n and i are integers). A class configuration selection unit selects an optimal class configuration from the (n?i) number of the class configurations using an arbitrary evaluation value. The features used in the class configuration selected by the selection unit are used as the already selected features in the generation unit. The operations by the generation unit and the selection unit are repeated with values of i sequentially varying from 0 to r?1, thereby generating a class configuration comprised of r number of the features.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus and method, and a program-recorded recording medium perform detecting features of image information for classes which is input for learning, calculating the degrees of belongingness of the detected features to the classes, weighting pieces of the input image information based on the degrees of belongingness, and calculating prediction coefficients for the classes based on the weighted pieces of the image information.

Abstract: An asymmetrical flat antenna contains an insulation layer. The antenna also contains a conductive power supply pattern that is provided on the insulation layer and a conductive antenna pattern that extends from the power supply pattern and is provided on the insulation layer. The conductive antenna pattern has an asymmetrical configuration with respect to the power supply pattern.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for processing an information signal etc. that, when converting, for example, SD signal into HD signal, enables well to be obtained pixel data of HD signal no matter whether the dynamic range DR is large or small. DR in a class tap is detected. If DR?Th, items of pixel data y1-a?y4-a calculated by using item of coefficient data Wi-a corresponding to a class code Ca are estimated as items of pixel data of HD signal. If DR<Th, an addition mean value of items of pixel data y1-a?y4-a, y1-b?y4-b calculated by using items of coefficient data Wi-a, Wi-b corresponding to class codes Ca, Cb is estimated as item of the pixel data of HD signal. The items of coefficient data Wi-a, Wi-b are obtained by learning between a student signal corresponding to the SD signal and a teacher signal corresponding to the HD signal by using a portion of the DR having a value thereof that is not less than the threshold value Th.

Abstract: A body compressor 1 is provided with a fluid bag 2, a band-like body 3 and a metal clip 4, wherein a fixed part 42 of the metal clip 4 is attached such that it is positioned above the outer surface of a skin pinching prevention tag part 5, and the skin pinching prevention tag part 5 has a reinforcing member 6 which allows the bending rigidity of a center-side part 51 and an intermediate part 52 to be higher than that of a front-side part 53.

Abstract: When performing Push-type data transfer from the side of an image-supply apparatus 100 to a printer 200P, it is necessary for the printer 200P to have a buffer that is capable of containing at least the capacity for one page of data. Therefore, the text/image-supply apparatus 100 stores printing-description data obtained from the application on its own memory unit 105. The image-formation apparatus 200 performs rasterization based on received printing-description data, however, in this process, when there is a link file L that is linked to the top file T of the printing-description data, the image-formation apparatus 200 specifies the link destination and sends a data-acquisition request to the text/image-supply apparatus 100, so there is no need for a buffer.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a body compressor and a blood pressure monitor, wherein an overinsertion preventing member is provided to prevent the other end of a band from being excessively inserted in a metal clip when the body compressor is taken off from the upper arm and stored, in order to enable the improvement of operability and the prevention of fluffing of a front cover in the vicinity of one end due to friction. A body compressor 1 includes a band 10, a metal clip 14, a hook-and-loop fastener 2 and an overinsertion preventing member 5. The overinsertion preventing member 5 which comes into contact with the metal clip 14 is provided at a position a predetermined distance apart from one end of the band 10 toward the other end thereof.