Abstract: A display device controls a signal applied to the n dots such that a sum of luminance of n dots (n is an integer of 1 or more) is virtually equal to an original luminance of the defective dot on the assumption that the n dots, which are adjacent to an electrically uncontrollable dot, are not originally illuminated. The display device also controls a signal applied to dots adjacent to the defective dot so as to display a color which is closer to an original color obtained by input signals to the defective dot and the adjacent dots.

Abstract: Provided is a disc drive device that optimally controls a speed for reading RTR-format data, such as video and audio, recorded on a DVD-format disc, thereby enabling real-time playback without interruption. In the disc drive device, information added to each sector is used for determining whether data is RTR-format data. When an error occurs at high-speed reading of RTR-format data and therefore the reading speed is changed to a low speed, the reading speed is so controlled as to be kept at the low speed for reading the following RTR-format data. Thus, for RTR-format data, overhead due to repetitive acceleration and deceleration processes can be avoided, and reading can be carried out without interfering with real-time playback. For normal data, reading can be carried out in a manner similar to that in background art.

Abstract: An image display device of the present invention is provided with a liquid crystal display panel for displaying an image in accordance with an input of a chrominance signal, a sensor for sensing light characteristics of external light, and a chrominance signal converter for converting a chrominance signal to be inputted into an image display section in accordance with an output of the sensor. The chrominance signal converter includes a target display color setting section for setting a color to display as an image agreeable with chromatic adaptation characteristics of human, according to the output of the sensor, and a color reproduction section for reproducing a target color set by the target display color setting section, by using three primary color with chromaticities suitable for the output of the sensor. The target display color setting section converts the chrominance signal into a chrominance signal of the target display color reproduced by the color reproduction section.

Abstract: A disk reproducing apparatus and a disk reproducing method which permit continuous reproduction of data of the RTR type without interruption and without affecting real time reproduction.

Abstract: A recording medium includes a liquid crystal material whose polarizing axis is controlled by an applied electric field, a layer including the liquid crystal material, and spacers for maintaining a constant spacing between the layer, and is formed in the form of a sheet. A visible image is recorded on the recording medium by applying a predetermined electrostatic charge image composed of electrostatic charges on a surface thereof and by controlling the polarizing axis of the liquid crystal material by an electric field formed by the charges of the electrostatic charge image, which controls reflectance or transmittance of incident light.

Abstract: In a database management system including a request reception server and a plurality of execution servers, each having a plug-in program module incorporated by a user, the request reception server analyzes a processing request from the user to determine whether or not the plurality of execution servers require currently unidentified input parameters when executing external functions in their plug-in modules, based on a definition information table created from descriptions of interface specifications for the plug-in program modules. When it is determined that the execution servers require such input parameters, an external function in the plug-in program module in the request reception server is executed to previously acquire the unidentified input parameters.

Abstract: In an image display device, how R, G, and B light is emitted to display an image on a display panel is measured with a sensor, and, according to the measurement value obtained from the sensor, the power with which to drive a light source that supplies light needed for the display operation of the display panel is varied so that the brightness or chromaticity of the display panel is corrected.

Abstract: In a database management system including a request reception server and a plurality of execution servers, each having a plug-in program module incorporated by a user, the request reception server analyzes a processing request from the user to determine whether or not the plurality of execution servers require currently unidentified input parameters when executing external functions in their plug-in modules, based on a definition information table created from descriptions of interface specifications for the plug-in program modules. When it is determined that the execution servers require such input parameters, an external function in the plug-in program module in the request reception server is executed to previously acquire the unidentified input parameters.

Abstract: A system for managing an object-oriented database in response to a request issued from an application program includes a database for storing therein both of a class having a definition of an object and an object generated from the class; a generating unit for generating a class and a plurality of attributes based on class definition information and attribute definition information, which are designated by the application program; another generating unit for generating an object to store an attribute value corresponding to the class definition information in accordance with the class definition information, the object generating unit including a-storage control unit for storing the attribute value related to a normal attribute into one storage unit area of the database when the request issued from the application program is related to the normal attribute, and for storing the attribute value related to a clustering attribute into another storage unit area of the database when the request issued from the appli

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a grating light valve (GLV) optical modulating device for modulating light projected by a monochromatic light source unit so that the light thus modulated is projected onto a photosensitive drum. This arrangement enables printing at a higher speed and high-quality printing using half tone. In the GLV optical modulator, a first GLV element row and a second GLV element row, each having a plurality of GLV elements provided at spaces, each space being smaller than a width of each GLV element, are provided parallel so that GLV elements constituting the first and second element rows are provided in a staggered manner.

Abstract: In a database management system including a request reception server and a plurality of execution servers, each having a plug-in program module incorporated by a user, the request reception server analyzes a processing request from the user to determine whether or not the plurality of execution servers require currently unidentified input parameters when executing external functions in their plug-in modules, based on a definition information table created from descriptions of interface specifications for the plug-in program modules. When it is determined that the execution servers require such input parameters, an external function in the plug-in program module in the request reception server is executed to previously acquire the unidentified input parameters.

Abstract: 5-Amino-7-((3S,4S)-3-amino-4-methyl (or ethyl)-1-pyrrolidinyl)-1-cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-1,4-dihydro-8-methyl-4-oxoqu inoline-3-carboxylic acid or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof represented by the following formula wherein asymmetric carbon atoms marked with asterisks are in the S-configurations and R.sup.1 represents methyl group or ethyl group; and an antibacterial agent comprising said compound as an active ingredient.

Abstract: A measuring device for amount of charge of developer includes an upper electrode, a lower electrode provided under the upper electrode, which are provided in parallel so as to face each other, flying electric field voltage application unit for applying a flying electric field voltage to the upper electrode, for generating an electric field so as to fly developer from the lower electrode to the upper electrode, current detection unit for detecting a current flowing in the upper electrode, and arithmetic unit for computing a total amount of charge of the developer adhering to the upper electrode based on a change in amount of current detected by the current detection unit, wherein a current that generates as a toner T adheres to the upper electrode is detected by the current detection unit, and based on a change in amount of the current, a total amount of charge of the developer adhering to the upper electrode is computed by the arithmetic unit.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a photoreceptor allowing an electrostatic latent image to be formed by light exposure, a light source emitting light beams, a light deflecting device for deflecting light beams from the light source, an exposure controlling device for controlling deflecting actions of the deflecting device, and an image-forming optical device receiving light beams deflected by the light deflecting device and image-forming the light beams on the photoreceptor so as to create a latent image composed of a plurality of pixels thereon. In the configuration, the light deflecting device includes a micro-mirror array device which is composed of a multiple number of mirror facet elements arranged matrix-wise, in two-dimensions, and which is disposed so that each row of the mirror facet elements extends in parallel with the rotating axis of the photoreceptor and normals of the mirror facet elements are substantially perpendicular to the rotating axis of the photoreceptor.

Abstract: A 5-amino-8-methyl-7-pyrrolidinylquinoline-3-carboxylic acid derivative represented by the general formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group, a lower alkanoyl group, a halogenated lower alkanoyl group or a residue of carboxylic acid ester; R.sup.3 is a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; R.sup.4, R.sup.5 or R.sup.6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a lower alkyl group; or two of R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 may be taken together to form a --(CH.sub.2).sub.n -group wherein n is 1 or 2, a stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof, the process for preparing these compounds, a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of these compounds and methods for the treatment of infectious diseases through the administration to patients of an effective amount of these compounds, and intermediates of these compounds are disclosed. These compounds are effective as antibacterial agents.

Abstract: An object-oriented system which deals with data and procedure integrally includes a memory having a real memory space which contains a set of object management information, a set of page management information, a fixed page region and an unfixed page region, a memory management section for managing these parts, a swap file for saving pages, and a method execution section which executes the procedure of an object. When loading the object into the real memory space, address-unfixed pages in the unfixed page region are allotted to the object and address-fixed pages in the fixed page region are allotted to the object at the time of execution. Consequently, the object can be accessed directly based on the physical address. The garbage collection and page swapping processes are implemented only for address-unfixed pages, and the overhead of object access operation can be reduced.

Abstract: A measuring device for an amount of charge of toner including countered first and second electrodes for forming an electric field which accelerates toner particles, a voltage generator for applying a voltage across the first and second electrodes, a magnifying optical system for magnifying the image of toner particles which move between the first and the second electrodes, a light source for illuminating a vicinity of a focus of the magnifying optical system, a CCD sensor for receiving an optical image of the toner particles magnified by the magnifying optical system so as to convert the optical image into an image signal and a CPU for controlling a voltage from the voltage generator based upon the image signal so that the toner particles pass a prescribed position in the vicinity of the focus of the magnifying optical system and for obtaining an amount of charge of toner particles from a value of the voltage, and an image forming apparatus in which the measuring device is installed.

Abstract: A vector control unit that has an inverter connected with an induction motor which is not only electrically driven but is also being operated in a regenerative condition. The vector control unit comprises a detection circuit for detecting that the induction motor is being operated at a low speed and for detecting that signs of a rotor electrical angular velocity command and a slip angular velocity command differ from each other, and a control circuit for performing control such that the slip angular velocity command is not included in the angular velocity command when the induction motor is being operated at low speed and the signs of the rotor electrical angular velocity command and the slip angular velocity command differ from each other.

Abstract: An image formation system includes an image data outputting device for outputting three-primary-color image data for forming a full color image, and a printer selectively writing the image data from the image data outputting device in an optical image memory by beam light for printing the image out on a recording medium, the printer including, a specifying device for specifying an arrangement of images written in the optical image memory, and a writing device dividing the single optical image memory into sections corresponding to the specified arrangement, for writing primary color images into the sections, the optical image memory being a memory where a stored image is optically recognizable and can be repetitively read out.

Abstract: An image formation apparatus includes a writing device for selectively writing image data on a liquid crystal cell by beam light, a printer for printing out an image on a recording medium, an erasing device for erasing the image written on the liquid crystal cell by a beam of light from a specified region, and a controller for controlling the writing device for writing a novel image in the region from which the previously written image has been erased.