Abstract: A joint-ring for an endoscope-bending-tube that fits with and is fixed to a rigid-member on a distal end side, the joint-ring being formed by plastically deforming a tube-material, the joint-ring including a joint-ring-convex portion provided in the tube-material before the plastic deformation, configured to fit with distal end rigid concave portions of the distal end rigid-member to perform positioning, and protrudingly provided to the distal end side, a plastically deformed shape portion provided in the joint-ring such that an axial direction position thereof overlaps the joint-ring-convex-portion and formed by force of stretching along a circumferential surface in the plastic deformation, and joint-ring-convex-portions provided in the tube-material before the plastic deformation near both sides in the circumferential direction of the joint-ring-convex-portion to interrupt the force of stretching along the circumferential surface to keep the force from reaching the joint-ring-convex-portion to thereby preve

Abstract: An endoscope includes a tube having a single layer structure or a laminated structure made up of a plurality of layers, a branching member that branches a tubular path in an endoscope operation section and has a tube connection section to which the tube is connected, a channel locking member that sandwiches the tube with the tube connection section to thereby fix the tube to the branching member in close contact, and a fastening member that presses and brings into close contact the tube sandwiched between the tube connection section and the channel locking member, in which the channel locking member is formed so as to have a tapered portion that covers an outer circumference of the tube and have at least one flat surface on an outer circumferential face of the tapered portion.

Abstract: A method for adjusting the meshing position of a hypoid gear having a first gear, and a second gear meshing with the first gear and transmitting the rotary motion thereof in the direction different from the extending direction of the axis of rotation of the first gear.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing a predetermined application, a management unit managing information on a service provided by the application, a service registration unit registering, when receiving data used to register the service from another apparatus, the service by a process of the application in accordance with the data, a generation unit generating information on the service registered by the service registration unit, and an updating unit updating the information which is generated by the generation unit and which is managed by the management unit.

Abstract: A memory device includes a memory configured to store a secret key, an interface configured to communicate with an the external apparatus in a first communication method and a second communication method that is faster than the first communication method, and a controller configured to control the memory and the interface. The controller is configured to decrypt an encrypted management data encryption key, an encrypted management data, an encrypted individual data encryption key and an encrypted individual data according to communication method, record the decrypted individual data in the memory, decrypt an encrypted application key and an encrypted application according to communication method, and record the decrypted application in the memory.

Abstract: A joint-ring for an endoscope-bending-tube that fits with and is fixed to a rigid-member on a distal end side, the joint-ring being formed by plastically deforming a tube-material, the joint-ring including a joint-ring-convex portion provided in the tube-material before the plastic deformation, configured to fit with distal end rigid concave portions of the distal end rigid-member to perform positioning, and protrudingly provided to the distal end side, a plastically deformed shape portion provided in the joint-ring such that an axial direction position thereof overlaps the joint-ring-convex-portion and formed by force of stretching along a circumferential surface in the plastic deformation, and joint-ring-convex-portions provided in the tube-material before the plastic deformation near both sides in the circumferential direction of the joint-ring-convex-portion to interrupt the force of stretching along the circumferential surface to keep the force from reaching the joint-ring-convex-portion to thereby preve

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: An endoscope includes a tube having a single layer structure or a laminated structure made up of a plurality of layers, a branching member that branches a tubular path in an endoscope operation section and has a tube connection section to which the tube is connected, a channel locking member that sandwiches the tube with the tube connection section to thereby fix the tube to the branching member in close contact, and a fastening member that presses and brings into close contact the tube sandwiched between the tube connection section and the channel locking member, in which the channel locking member is formed so as to have a tapered portion that covers an outer circumference of the tube and have at least one flat surface on an outer circumferential face of the tapered portion.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided including a first operating system incapable of adding or deleting an application and a second operating system capable of adding and deleting an application; and determines whether a received command is a command directed to the first operating system or a command directed to the second operating system by referencing a table in which the command and an operating system for processing the command are associated with each other; retains the table; controls a memory so that the first operating system or the second operating system can start processing based on a result of the determining by the means for determining; and transfers the received command to the first operating system or the second operating system based on the result of the determining.

Abstract: The invention is to solve a problem such that a server application that a secure device has cannot be used by a client application that a different secure device has. A secure device according the invention has an application storage section 202 for storing a client application of an application for performing data processing; an address calculation section 205 for determining whether or not the application storage section 202 has a server application for transferring data to and from the client application; and a referent existence determination section 210, when the address calculation section 205 determines that the application storage section 202 does not have a first server application for transferring data to and from a first client application, for determining whether or not a different secure device has the first server application.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including a selection unit configured to, on the basis of first identification information included in a processing instruction and corresponding to a service, and first association information in which the first identification information is associated with second identification information for identifying an application, select an application to perform the service corresponding to the processing instruction, and an execution unit configured to cause the selected application to perform a process in accordance with the processing instruction.

Abstract: An endoscope tube includes: a first area having a three or more layer structure with an element wire layer between resin layers provided to the rigid part of an operation portion; and a second area being provided from a distal end face of the rigid part of the operation portion to a bending portion through an insertion portion and having a three or more layer structure with a high-density blade layer being a high-density net layer continuous to the element wire layer of the first area between the resin layers. The element wire layer is provided between the resin layers as a low-density blade layer being a low-density net layer to reduce a rigidity of the first area to be lower than a rigidity of the second area so as to easily deform a connection part with a treatment instrument.

Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method of a solid-state imaging device, which is able to realize a solid-state imaging device whose reflection prevention coating is even and that does not have image noise in case of adopting a spincoating method in applying a material of the reflection prevention coating onto microlenses of the solid-state imaging device. In the solid-state imaging device 1 according to the present invention, a barrier wall pattern 7 is formed, as a step alleviating structure, in dicing areas 5X formed between adjacent imaging areas 9. The barrier wall pattern 7 has a rectangular sectional form. With use of the barrier wall pattern 7 in the spincoating method, reflection prevention coating 8 is coated onto the microlenses 6 more evenly than in conventional cases.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit storing a predetermined application, a management unit managing information on a service provided by the application, a service registration unit registering, when receiving data used to register the service from another apparatus, the service by a process of the application in accordance with the data, a generation unit generating information on the service registered by the service registration unit, and an updating unit updating the information which is generated by the generation unit and which is managed by the management unit.

Abstract: An information-processing apparatus includes a communication unit that transmits a first command to register in a memory a service provided by an application using a first communicative method. The communication unit transmits a second command to register in the memory a service indicator of the service using a second communicative method different from the first communicative method.

Abstract: A solid-state image sensing element includes an effective pixel section in a central area of a light receiving surface thereof, and a ridge-shaped protruding portion is provided around the effective pixel section. A liquid transparent adhesive is applied on the effective pixel section, and a light transparent substrate is placed thereon. The light transparent substrate is in contact with the protruding portion, and is therefore prevented from sliding with the liquid adhesive serving as a lubricant. Thus, the light transparent substrate can be fixed at a predetermined position.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device that realizes sensitivity improvement while maintaining flare prevention effect even when miniaturization of cell is advanced. The solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: light receiving units formed on a semiconductor substrate; an antireflection film arranged above the semiconductor substrate, except above the light receiving units; and microlenses arranged above the light receiving units, in which the antireflection film is formed at a position equal to or higher than a position of the microlenses.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device that realizes sensitivity improvement while maintaining flare prevention effect even when miniaturization of cell is advanced. The solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: light receiving units formed on a semiconductor substrate; an antireflection film arranged above the semiconductor substrate, except above the light receiving units; and microlenses arranged above the light receiving units, in which the antireflection film is formed at a position equal to or higher than a position of the microlenses.

Abstract: A communication device is provided that includes: a first operating system that executes commands belonging to a first command group; a second operating system that executes commands belonging to a second command group different from the first command group; and a determination unit that, when a first command belonging to the first command group is received from an external device, inputs the first command to the first operating system, when a first response is output from the first operating system as a response to the first command, transmits the first response to the external device, and when a second command belonging to the second command group is output from the first operating system as a response to the first command, inputs the second command to the second operating system and then inputs a second response as a response to the second command output from the second operating system to the first operating system.

Abstract: Provided is a solid-state imaging device that realizes sensitivity improvement while maintaining flare prevention effect even when miniaturization of cell is advanced. The solid-state imaging device according to the present invention includes: light receiving units formed on a semiconductor substrate; an antireflection film arranged above the semiconductor substrate, except above the light receiving units; and microlenses arranged above the light receiving units, in which the antireflection film is formed at a position equal to or higher than a position of the microlenses.