Abstract: An in-plane switched liquid crystal device IPS LCD which provides fast switching times is formed by filling an empty IPS LCD panel having an array of display elements with a mixture of nematic liquid crystal material and a mesogenic polymerizable material, such as monomers or polymer precursers and suitable photoinitiators, curing, or cross-linking agents, and then polymerizing the mixture such that a phase-separated network of cross-linked polymer strands is formed. The cross-linked network of polymer strands displays an average orientation whose average orientation substantially conforms with nematic orientation of the nematic liquid crystal material in its “field-off” state.

Abstract: A bi-directional optical amplifier according to the present invention comprises: an optical circulator with four ports; a first and second optical amplification fibers, each optically amplifying an entered signal light with the help of a pumping light; two pumping light sources, each outputting a pumping light; two optical couplers; and a wave-length selection/reflection filter which selectively reflects a specific wave-length of a signal light. The optical circulator, comprising four ports, a first to fourth ports, outputs entered lights one after another to each adjacent port. The first and second optical amplification fibers are connected to the first and third ports of the optical circulator, respectively.

Abstract: A method and structure for a field effect transistor structure for dynamic random access memory integrated circuit devices has a gate conductor, salicide regions positioned along sides of the gate conductor, a gate cap positioned above the gate conductor and at least one self-aligned contact adjacent the gate conductor.

Abstract: A prefetch controller includes a request address register containing an address associated with an access request, an address history table containing a history of accessed addresses, an adder generating a prefetch address, a plurality of subtracters each generating a difference between the address contained in the address history table and the address stored in the request address register, a selector selecting the output of one of the subtracters, and an address controller updating the address history table according to the address difference generated by the subtracter and issuing a prefetch request to cache memory. When a processor accesses data located at a regular interval, the prefetch controller predicts the address the processor is going to access and prefetches data at the address into the cache memory.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a conveyer comprising: a pair of conveyer belts movable in the direction of transportation of an article by rollers; and a pair of article-supporting belts for supporting an article, the article-supporting belts being positioned between and interlocked with the conveyer belts, wherein upper portions of the conveyer belts are positioned above the article-supporting belts.

Abstract: A disk unit includes a disk drive frame, a chassis elastically secured to the disk drive frame, a locking plate, connected to the disk drive frame, for moving the disk drive to a locked position, and a spring, connected to the locking plate, for moving the disk drive frame to an unlocked position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a switched capacitor type D/A converter, which comprises: an operational amplifier; a plurality of capacitors; a plurality of first switches which alternatively change connection thereof dependently on whether the filter is in an output mode or a reset mode so that the filter realizes an offset canceling function; a voltage source; and a second switch for directly connecting an output of said operational amplifier with said voltage source at a beginning of the reset mode.

Abstract: A control circuit 7 investigates, based on inputs from an opening/closing condition detecting circuit 3 and a display button switch 1, a radio wave receiving condition when the display button switch 1 is operated while first and second main bodies 8 and 9 are closed, instructs, if although out of bounds is displayed when the display button switch 1 is operated, the display is then changed to within bounds, a sounder 6 to issue an informing sound in order to inform a user of the change in condition and also instructs a display lamp 2 for displaying. The sounder 6 informs the user of the change in condition from out of bounds to within bounds and the display lamp 2 displays within bounds.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for supporting video browsing over a communication network such as the Internet/World Wide Web. A graphical user interface is provided through a client software tool such as a Web browser. A client/user selects a video data object stored at a remote server. A set of points within the object are displayed at the client's graphical user interface display, as representations, preferably thumbnail images, of the points within the object. The user selects an interval defined by the representations, preferably by using the graphical user interface to select two of the representations. The two selected representations delimit the beginning and end of a portion of the video object. Responsive to this selection, that portion of the video object is downloaded and displayed.

Abstract: To provide a floppy disk device wherein positioning members of the PM type stepper motor are unitized with the base frame (3), the base frame comprises a housing fabricated in the same body of the same material with the base frame (3) wherein a coil assembly (13, 14) of the PM type stepper motor is fixed, and frame stator-teeth (3c) configured by punching out parts of the housing. An inner housing cap (21) having inner-housing-cap stator-teeth (21a) is put inside the housing for covering the coil assembly (13, 14). To an opening of the housing, a first pivot bearing (2') retained by a plate spring (22) is inserted. To an opening of a frame pivot-fixed face (3a) fabricated by punching out a part of the base frame (3), a second pivot bearing (2) is fixed. A lead-screw shaft (1) is set between the first and the second pivot bearing (2'and 2) compressing the plate spring (22).

Abstract: A PLL circuit detects oscillation halt of a voltage control oscillator, generates an oscillation control signal for automatically oscillating the voltage control oscillator based upon the detected signal, and automatically restores the voltage control oscillator to a normal oscillation state by the use of the generated signal. The voltage control oscillator is structured by a ring oscillator in which a plurality of differential amplifiers are connected in a ring form. A plurality of oscillation control means are arranged for the respective inputs of the differential amplifiers so as to set the ring oscillator into an oscillationable state when the voltage control oscillator halts. The oscillation control means is controlled by the oscillating control signal.

Abstract: A magnetic storage medium is disclosed which is formed from a layer of substantially uniformly spaced-apart magnetic nanoparticles of substantially uniform diameter disposed upon a surface of a substrate, with a coating, preferably of abrasion-resistant material, applied to adhere the nanoparticles to the substrate and to maintain their substantially uniform spaced-apart relationship. The nanoparticles are formed from a magnetic material selected from the group consisting of elements Co, Fe, Ni, Mn, Sm, Nd, Pr, Pt, Gd, an intermetallic compound of the aforesaid elements, a binary alloy of said elements, a ternary alloy of said elements, an oxide of Fe further comprising at least one of said elements other than Fe, barium ferrite, and strontium ferrite.

Abstract: A system for detecting an object located on a surface of a vehicle, includes a sensor for sensing whether an object is located on a surface of a vehicle, a warning indicator for emitting a warning based on an output of the sensor, and a device for transmitting a signal from the sensor to the warning indicator.

Abstract: To provide a supporting mechanism of a contact-type magnetic head slider (1) which enables high-speed and precise positioning as well as excellent follow-up performance to a magnetic disk (D) of the magnetic head slider (1), the supporting mechanism (10) comprises a beam suspension (20) rotating in a direction perpendicular to recording tracks of the magnetic disk (D) for positioning the magnetic head slider (1) and impressing a load onto the magnetic head slider (1) towards the recording surface, a gimbal (30) for connecting the magnetic head slider (1) to the beam suspension (20) in a manner enabling the magnetic head slider (1) to swing in a rolling and a pitching direction, close-set members (41) each extending from a base frame (32) of the gimbal (30) to face one of side surfaces of the magnetic head slider (1), and lubricant (42) retained between each of the close-set members (41) and corresponding one of the side surfaces.

Abstract: A semiconductor storage device contains a row redundancy cell array in which redundancy cells are arranged in connection with redundancy word lines respectively and a memory cell array in which memory cells are arranged in connection with word lines respectively. In a normal operation mode, the word lines are sequentially activated in response to input addresses, so that stored information is read out from each of the memory cells of the memory cell array. If an input address coincides with a defective word line address designating a word line being connected with a defective memory cell within the memory cell array, a redundancy word line is selectively activated as a replacement of the word line which is inhibited from being activated, so that stored information is read out from each of the redundancy cells connected with the redundancy word line.

Abstract: A structure (and method) for selectively making an electrical connection comprising a conductive element, wherein the conductive element becomes non-conductive after application of radiation energy, and a reflective element, positioned adjacent at least two sides of the conductive element for reflecting the radiation energy.

Abstract: A band setting apparatus includes an input unit, an ideal band table group, a band setting table, an ideal band setting calculation setting section, and an assignment processing section. The input unit inputs remote device numbers of a plurality of remote devices, combinations of the numbers of assigned cells in band management frames and offset values of each cell assignment, and a magnification value. The ideal band table group includes a plurality of ideal band tables corresponding to the remote devices, on which cells are arranged on the basis of a relationship between the remote devices and cell sending numbers. On the band setting table, remote device numbers having cell assignment are sequentially arranged.

Abstract: In an AC drive type plasma display panel, a pre-discharge pulse and/or a sustain discharge pulse has a leading-edge voltage changing rate of less than 100 V/.mu.s.

Abstract: An analog to digital voice transmitter which converts analog voice to digital voice data. The transmitter contains a converter for converting digital voice data which corresponds to control data codes, to non-control data. In one embodiment, an ADPCM encoder encodes inputted analog voice signals to ADPCM digital voice codes. A S/P converter converts serial signals to parallel signals of the byte unit. A code converter detects codes to be removed which exist in the ADPCM data of the byte unit and converts the codes to be removed to a code not to be removed by adding or subtracting a data value of 1 to the code to be removed. A transmission FIFO memory stores the ADPCM data in order. A P/S converter converts the parallel data of the byte unit to the serial signals. A transmitting section transmits the serial data in infrared rays to a receiver.