Abstract: An electric bending endoscope includes a temperature sensor that detects the temperature of a motor as a state value indicating the driving state of a bending drive unit. A bending control device comprises: a temperature detection unit that receives the data of the temperature detected by the temperature sensor; a record unit in which the limits of motor temperature inputted in advance are recorded; a comparison unit that compares the data of the temperature sent from the temperature detection unit with the limits of motor temperature recorded in the record unit; and a notification unit that notifies that the driving state of a motor is approaching the limit.

Abstract: An electric bending endoscope includes a bending driving portion which bends a bending portion arranged to a distal side of an inserting portion, a bending operation input portion which instructs and inputs a bending operation of the bending portion, and a preventing device which prevents the bending operation of the bending portion which is not intended by an operator.

Abstract: An image can be outputted with a high sharpness without deteriorating a resolution. In order to output an image of a high picture quality while suppressing the occurrence of a moire, an exposure amount is modulated in accordance with pixel density information of the image divided into pixels of a predetermined size by an exposure amount modulating unit in a light scanning unit, thereby expressing an image dark/light state. In this case, in a highlight density region in which a pixel density is equal to or less than ⅓ of the maximum image density, the density data of two adjoining pixels is modulated by one pixel and the other pixel is not recorded. In a density region in which the image density lies within a range from ⅓ to ½ of the maximum image density, a part of the density data of one of the two adjoining pixels is transposed to the other pixel.

Abstract: The demand of each stakeholder is quantified by setting up and inputting the demand of each stakeholder, using the database of financial data and non-financial data built about the desirable company for each stakeholder and using a quality index formulized by statistics analysis. Furthermore, pluralities of project management plans are set up and inputted, and project management plans, such as a profit and economic value added, are predicted by the simulation according to the project management plan, and an overall quality index, the weight of which is classified by a degree of importance of each stakeholder, is obtained, to thereby choose the project management plan for maximizing a shareholder value based on the overall quality index.

Abstract: By using a client managing system, optimization of charge to be collected from a client and assortment of the client are carried out on the basis of information obtained by analyzing information on the payment of consideration paid by the client, and the information thus obtained is disclosed to investors, thereby providing a technique of advantageously securitizing assets to raise funds needed for the plant and equipment investment on enterprise equipment or communication equipment.

Abstract: An electrically-bent endoscope includes a bend driving portion for bending a bending portion. The bend driving portion has a motor for generating driving force, a gear train for transmitting driving force generated in the motor, a sprocket for converting driving force of the motor to a back and forth movement of bending operation wires for bending the bending portion at the head portion of an inserting portion, and a clutch mechanism for connecting and disconnecting driving force transmitted from the gear train to the sprocket. The clutch mechanism includes a transmitting member for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and sprocket, a thrust mechanism for moving the transmitting member in the axial direction of the sprocket and a clutch operating member, connected to the thrust mechanism, for inputting instructions for connecting and disconnecting the gear train and the sprocket.

Abstract: An electric bending endoscope comprises a bending portion arranged to an inserting portion and a bending driving unit which bends the bending portion. In the electric bending endoscope, the bending driving unit comprises a motor which generates driving force for bending the bending portion, a first unit which holds the motor, a driving force transmitting member which transmits the driving force of the motor, and a second unit which bends the bending portion by the driving force of the motor. The electric bending endoscope further comprises a first holding member which detachably supports, to the first unit, a rotating shaft arranged to the driving force transmitting member of the second unit.

Abstract: An electric bending endoscope comprises a bending portion arranged to an inserting portion, a bending driving unit and a buffering member. The bending driving unit bends the bending portion, and includes a motor, a first unit and a second unit. The motor generates driving force for bending the bending portion. The first unit holds the motor. The second unit includes a driving force transmitting member. The buffering member connects the first unit to an outer member of the inserting portion, a connecting code and a switch. The buffering member absorbs external force generated during the operation of the electric bending endoscope.

Abstract: Driving force of a bending motor is transmitted to a sprocket via a clutch mechanism portion. The operation of a switching operation lever switches the clutch mechanism portion to a disconnecting/restoring status. A bending control device includes a bending angle calculating portion which calculates information on a bending status based on an output signal of a potentiometer, a motor driving signal generating portion which generates a driving signal for bending a bending portion, a JS-motor driving signal generating portion which calculates a position for an instructing status of a stick portion based on the information on the bending status and generates the driving signal for moving the stick portion to the position, and a calibration instructing portion which receives a position signal from a status detecting switch and which sends an instruction for outputting to a JS motor, the driving signal generated by the JS-motor driving signal generating portion.

Abstract: An electric bending endoscope apparatus includes an electric bending endoscope, a bending control device for controlling a bending direction and the amount of bending of a bending portion based on a bending instructing signal outputted from a track ball in the electric bending endoscope, an image processing device for generating an observing image captured by the electric bending endoscope to a video signal, and a display device for displaying the video signal generated by the image processing device as an endoscope image, wherein the electric bending endoscope includes a bending driving portion for bending the bending portion arranged at an inserting portion, a bending motive portion for driving the bending driving portion, a portion for restoring transmission and disconnection of driving force that reversibly switches a status for transmitting the driving force by transmitting the driving force of the bending motive portion to the bending driving portion and a status for disconnecting the driving force, a p

Abstract: A business evaluating system and business evaluating apparatus are provided which is capable of enhancing the efficiency of probability-based business evaluation operating processing and of assisting to proceed a plan and to evaluate an effect of practicable measure. A business progress change criterion is configured with a premise part and a conclusive part. The premise part is to specify which event is fixed among a plurality of events that any one is to occur in the schedule due to business uncertainty. The conclusive part is to designate business cancellation, enlargement, scale-down, postponement, change of contents or the like as a management measure assumed at a time point of planning, describing an effect on the subsequent schedule.

Abstract: A transmitter-receiver 11 accepts delinquency information indicating a delinquent situation of a repairing reserve to be paid by a comparted owner of an apartment house from a financial institution terminal 3. On the basis of the delinquency information, a delinquency rate forecasting unit 21 forecasts an average delinquency rate and its standard deviation. A marginal stress searching unit 20 calculates a cumulative reserve and calculates a marginal stress under a constraint that a cumulative reserve is not below an expenditure. A less marginal probability calculating unit 21 calculates a probability of the marginal stress or less. A permissible risk checking unit 18 checks whether or not its probability is within a tolerance range, and a revised amount calculating unit 17 revises a repairing reserve amount if the probability is beyond the tolerance range.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a market efficiency value added (MEVA) for appropriately evaluating an operating department of an enterprise or a new business to be started. The present invention causes a computer to perform the operations of: obtaining a capital composition by use of a bankruptcy probability based on a distribution of ratios of earnings to amounts of invested money; obtaining a capital cost ratio based on the capital composition, a debt cost, and a shareholders' equity cost; and obtaining an MEVA from the capital cost ratio based on an after-tax operating profit; whereby the present invention sets an MEVA evaluation period to indicates an MEVA based on an after-tax operating profit of each business operation.

Abstract: A computer is used to perform the calculations for obtaining a capital composition corresponding to a predetermined default probability based on a probability distribution of a return on investment, a weighted average cost of capital based on the capital composition, a borrowing cost, and an equity cost, and a market efficiency value added from the weighted average cost of capital and a net operating profit after tax. The market efficiency value added obtained through these calculations is then displayed appropriately so as to provide support in decision-making.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a market efficiency value added (MEVA) for appropriately evaluating an operating department of an enterprise or a new business to be started. The present invention causes a computer to perform the operations of: obtaining a capital composition by use of a bankruptcy probability based on a distribution of ratios of earnings to amounts of invested money; obtaining a capital cost ratio based on the capital composition, a debt cost, and a shareholders' equity cost; and obtaining an MEVA from the capital cost ratio based on an after-tax operating profit; whereby the present invention sets an MEVA evaluation period to indicates an MEVA based on an after-tax operating profit of each business operation.

Abstract: An endoscope device is provided which includes a manipulation portion and an inserted portion connected thereto, and an endoscope holder is provided at an elevated position, for example, on a ceiling. The endoscope device is rotatably suspended from the endoscope holder with its inserted portion extending downward. The endoscope holder has an endoscope manipulation unit for operating the endoscope device and peripheral equipment.

Abstract: An endoscope device includes an inserting portion having a curving portion, electric motors for generating driving forces for curving the curving portion, an operation unit for controlling the drive of the electric motors, a universal cord the base end of which is connected to an endoscope external unit, a coupling member with which the respective one ends of the inserting portion and the universal cord are coupled and which has a treatment tool inserting port, a holding unit for holding the coupling member, and a holding member for disposing the holding unit at a predetermined position of an operation bed. According to this arrangement, the operability of a surgeon can be improved by improving not only a curving operability but also the insertion operability of an inserting portion and the operability of a treatment tool.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to solve a problem in which in an image forming apparatus which performs pulse width modulation, when the maximum pulse width is changed to change the maximum density, the exposure amount in patch formation also changes to make it difficult to accurately control the patch and maintain gradation characteristics. To achieve this object, the maximum pulse width of pulse width modulation can be changed. It is determined whether a patch is to be formed. For normal image formation, the maximum pulse width is set to a changed value. For patch formation, the maximum pulse width is set at a predetermined value, and an image is formed.

Abstract: When pixels in a two-dimensional matrix are divided into lines A and B in the column (or row) direction (sub-scanning direction) and two neighboring pixels in the row (or column) direction are subjected to gradation correction respectively using characteristic curves for lines A and B, the characteristic curve for line B unpreferably has a stepwise characteristic portion having a step when it is stored in an LUT, due to quantization errors unique to digital values. Hence, the characteristic curve for line A is set to be decreased by the amount corresponding to the step.

Abstract: A computer is used to perform the calculations of obtaining: a required capital composition (an optimum debt/equity ratio) of an invested capital with a corresponding default probability based on a probability distribution of a return on investment; a weighted average cost of capital based on the capital composition, a borrowing cost, and an equity cost; a market efficiency value added from the weighted average cost of capital based on a net operating profit after tax; a socio-environmental value added that represents, in value terms, a social contribution of an enterprise not directly listed in financial statements; and a future inspiration value by adding the socio-environmental value added to the market efficiency value added. This allows business performance to be evaluated appropriately and adequately.