Abstract: When an actuator using a conventional piezoelectric element is used as a general-purpose mechanical component, such as a linear actuator and an electric cylinder, the absence or weak constraint of a guide in the moving direction causes the problem that the moving direction of a moving member is changed or the moving member is rotated due to a change in the posture of the moving member by an external force. A restraint member presses a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped output shaft, which has high stiffness, thermal conductivity, and lubricity and to which a piezoelectric element is attached at one end, against a guide member so as to limit the degree of freedom to one degree, in order to realize a linear actuator, an electric cylinder, and a force generation device that can be used for general purposes and have a high straight movement property.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus determines the ratio of sockets which are allocated to a first wireless interface using a first communication network and sockets which are allocated to a second wireless interface using a second communication network, on the basis of the radio quality of the first communication network and the radio quality of the second communication network. The wireless communication apparatus generates the sockets in accordance with the determined ratio and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication apparatus measures the amount of traffic through the first wireless interface and the amount of traffic through the second wireless interface in the wireless communication using the sockets which are generated in accordance with the determined ratio. The wireless communication apparatus corrects the number of sockets allocated to the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface on the basis of the measured amounts of traffic.

Abstract: A mobile terminal allocates data to a first wireless interface using a first communication network and a second wireless interface using a second communication network and executes wireless communication. The mobile terminal executes Web access to a server using the first wireless interface and acquires an authentication screen from the server. The mobile terminal executes Web access to a predetermined Web page, which is confirmed not to exist in advance, using the first wireless interface after the Web access is executed performed, and suppresses the allocation of the data to the second wireless interface when the Web access succeeds.

Abstract: A mobile terminal measures a first wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a first communication network, and measures a second wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a second communication network. The mobile terminal then determines a ratio between the number of first sockets used for the first communication network and the number of second sockets used for the second communication network, based on the first wireless quality or the second wireless quality. The mobile terminal then generates the first sockets and the second sockets at the determined ratio and transmits data by using each of the generated sockets.

Abstract: When an actuator using a conventional piezoelectric element is used as a general-purpose mechanical component, such as a linear actuator and an electric cylinder, the absence or weak constraint of a guide in the moving direction causes the problem that the moving direction of a moving member is changed or the moving member is rotated due to a change in the posture of the moving member by an external force. A restraint member presses a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped output shaft, which has high stiffness, thermal conductivity, and lubricity and to which a piezoelectric element is attached at one end, against a guide member so as to limit the degree of freedom to one degree, in order to realize a linear actuator, an electric cylinder, and a force generation device that can be used for general purposes and have a high straight movement property.

Abstract: A drive device and a lens unit include a base member; a driven member disposed at a prescribed distance from the base member and having a flat plane; a support member coupling the base member and the driven member and supporting the driven member so as to substantially maintain a prescribed distance between the base member and the driven member from start to end of movement of the driven member; and a driving member driving the driven member so as to move the flat plane in parallel from start to end of movement. The driving member causes a linear shape-memory alloy wire to expand and contract, thereby moving the driven member.

Abstract: A mobile terminal allocates data to a first wireless interface using a first communication network and a second wireless interface using a second communication network and executes wireless communication. The mobile terminal executes Web access to a server using the first wireless interface and acquires an authentication screen from the server. The mobile terminal executes Web access to a predetermined Web page, which is confirmed not to exist in advance, using the first wireless interface after the Web access is executed performed, and suppresses the allocation of the data to the second wireless interface when the Web access succeeds.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus generates sockets in a first wireless interface using a first communication network and a second wireless interface using a second communication network. Then, the wireless communication apparatus executes wireless communication using the generated sockets. Then, when an application is executed, the wireless communication apparatus controls the use of the sockets on the basis of the communication network used by the application.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus determines the ratio of sockets which are allocated to a first wireless interface using a first communication network and sockets which are allocated to a second wireless interface using a second communication network, on the basis of the radio quality of the first communication network and the radio quality of the second communication network. The wireless communication apparatus generates the sockets in accordance with the determined ratio and performs wireless communication. The wireless communication apparatus measures the amount of traffic through the first wireless interface and the amount of traffic through the second wireless interface in the wireless communication using the sockets which are generated in accordance with the determined ratio. The wireless communication apparatus corrects the number of sockets allocated to the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface on the basis of the measured amounts of traffic.

Abstract: A mobile terminal measures a first wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a first communication network, and measures a second wireless quality that is a wireless quality of a second communication network. The mobile terminal then determines a ratio between the number of first sockets used for the first communication network and the number of second sockets used for the second communication network, based on the first wireless quality or the second wireless quality. The mobile terminal then generates the first sockets and the second sockets at the determined ratio and transmits data by using each of the generated sockets.

Abstract: A wireless communication terminal includes a wireless communication circuit that wireless connects to a first or a second network; a processor that controls switching of a network to which the wireless communication circuit connects; and a timer that starts counting based on a wireless communication state and finishes counting a first time period when a given time period has elapsed, and counts a second time period that is longer than the first time period. The processor maintains the first network to which the wireless communication circuit connects and attempts re-connection to the first network until the timer finishes counting the first time period, switches a destination of the wireless communication circuit to the second network if there is a connectable second network when the timer finishes counting the first time period, and if not, attempts re-connection to the first network until the timer finishes counting the second time period.

Abstract: A laser optical device, having: a laser light emitting section to emit laser signal light modulated by information; a laser light receiving section to receive the laser signal light emitted from the laser light emitting section; a light condensing optical unit to conduct the laser signal light emitted from the laser light emitting section to the laser light receiving section; an actuator to move the light condensing optical unit; a light intensity detecting section to detect an intensity of the laser signal light conducted to the laser light receiving section; and a control section to control drive of the actuator so as to align the laser signal light conducted by the light condensing optical unit to the laser light receiving section; wherein the control section drives the actuator in a predetermined period which synchronizes with a predetermined signal included in the laser signal light.

Abstract: A mobile terminal device includes a first communication module which performs first wireless communication according to a first communication system, a second communication module which performs second wireless communication according to a second communication system, a main controller which controls the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module, and the controller determines whether the first wireless communication should be continued in accordance with a condition of communication processing performed by the first wireless communication module.

Abstract: In order to provide an actuator having great driving force and high impact resistance, an actuator of the present invention has a driving shaft 5 that can be vibrated in the shaft direction by a piezoelectric device 4 provided at its one end and a moving member 6 that is friction-engaged with the driving shaft 5 and moves on the driving shaft 5 due to the vibration of the driving shaft 5. The driving shaft 5 has two parallel shaft sliding faces 5a on its surface. The moving member 6 has two moving member sliding faces 7e, 8e that are in slide-contact with the shaft sliding faces 5a. The moving member 6 is friction-engaged with the driving shaft 5 such that the moving member sliding faces 7e, 8e clamp the shaft sliding faces 5a.

Abstract: In a mobile communication terminal, when a base station of a communication destination is switched from a base station having a first communication rate to a base station having a second communication rate higher than the first communication rate, a calculated remaining communication time necessary to complete a data communication from the switching time point on the basis of a remaining amount of data which has not communicated yet, before the switching. The mobile communication terminal then display the calculated remaining communication time.

Abstract: A cap with a display device includes a display element suspended in a position below a visor of the cap and in front of the forehead of a wearer and above the eyes of the wearer so as to allow a display surface of the display element to be directed ahead of the wearer, and a concave mirror suspended in a position below the visor and ahead of the display element from the wearer so as to allow a reflective surface of the concave mirror to be directed to the eyes of the wearer. The cap with a display device enables the wearer to observe an enlarged virtual image derived from an image displayed on the display element.

Abstract: One of the principal objects of the present invention is to realize, in a small scale and at a low cost, an analyzing apparatus that analyzes and manipulates a minute sample such as DNA. The analyzing apparatus 1 incorporates an optical system for measuring a fluorescence from a sample traveling through a minute channel 24c. Specifically, a light source that generates a light for exciting a fluorescence of the sample and a light guide that guides the light from the light source to the minute channel 24c are provided, whereby the fluorescence of the sample in the minute channel 24c is well excited. In order to observe the fluorescence of the sample, a condensing optical element 26, provided on a wall surface of the minute channel 24c, for capturing the fluorescence from the sample, and a sensor section 11 are provided, whereby the fluorescence of the sample in the minute channel 24c can be well observed.

Abstract: A mobile phone for performing communication with respect to a plurality of data communication services has a setting storage part, and the setting storage part stores priority associated with the plurality of data communication services. When packet communication is started, a QoS control part controls a transmission part and a receiving part so as to carry out data communication with respect to other data communication services stored in the setting storage part based on the priority in parallel with the packet communication. In a case where the user carries out target data communication, periodical distribution of a registered content and so on are carried out in the background by QoS control. Therefore, efficient data communication effectively using resources is made possible, and reduction in the number of communications and communication time, and lowering of power consumption can be attempted.

Abstract: A laser optical device, having: a laser light emitting section to emit laser signal light moderated by information; a laser light receiving section to receive the laser signal light emitted from the laser light emitting section; a light condensing optical unit to conduct the laser signal light emitted from the laser light emitting section to the laser light receiving section; an actuator to move the light condensing optical unit; a light intensity detecting section to detect an intensity of the laser signal light conducted to the laser light receiving section; and a control section to control drive of the actuator so as to align the laser signal light conducted by the light condensing optical unit to the laser light receiving section; wherein the control section drives the actuator in a predetermined period which synchronizes with a predetermined signal included in the laser signal light.

Abstract: A drive unit in accordance with the present invention is provided with a magnetic field generating member generating a magnetic field, a magnetic field detecting device constituted by first, second and third magnetic field detecting elements detecting the magnetic field, and a piezoelectric actuator moving the magnetic field generating member. When executing a relative positioning between the magnetic field generating member and the magnetic field detecting device on the basis of a detection result by the magnetic field detecting device, a first positioning is executed on the basis of the detection result of the first and second magnetic field detecting elements in a predetermined region, and a second positioning is executed on the basis of the detection result of the third magnetic field detecting element at a predetermined point apart from the predetermined region, within a movable range in which the magnetic field generating member moves.