Abstract: A signalling or lighting apparatus comprising at least one light source defining a main emission direction, together with at least one elongate light guide, one end of which is lit by the light source, the light guide being adapted to diffuse the light transversely along its length. At least in the vicinity of the light source, the guide has a longitudinal axis which is disposed transversely to the main emission direction, in such a way that some of the light flux from the light source provides a primary signalling or lighting function with a relatively high luminous intensity, and a second signalling or linear lighting function, of lesser light intensity, is provided along a length of the light guide.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide an optical scanning apparatus which is not limited in the disposition of a scanning device, can reduce the adherence of dust to each member of the scanning device, and is enhanced in the reliability of the scanning device, and an image displaying apparatus having the same. The optical scanning apparatus includes a housing for containing and holding therein a scanning device provided with a movable mirror, an elastic supporting portion for supporting the movable mirror swingably about a swinging center, and a supporting base for supporting the elastic supporting portion, an optical member OE constituting a first optical system for directing a beam to the scanning device in the housing, and an optical member OX constituting a second optical system for emerging the beam passed through the scanning device.

Abstract: The invention solves the problem of reducing interference in simultaneous wireless LAN (WLAN) and Bluetooth signal handling, especially in voice over IP communications via a WLAN telephone to a Bluetooth headset. The invention sets up a voice link between the terminal and the headset by establishing sniff anchor points in the ACL link for assigning relative priorities to the WLAN and Bluetooth ACL packet traffic. A higher priority is assigned to WLAN packet traffic when it collides with original Bluetooth ACL packet traffic during a sniff anchor point. Thereafter, a higher priority is assigned to the terminal's retransmission of aborted Bluetooth ACL packets and the headset's response ACL packets in available Bluetooth slots following the anchor point.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus which transfers target information to an external data processing device to process the information, and saves the processed information, a data management unit stores second identification information corresponding to the target information in association with the target information to which first identification information is attached. The first changing unit deletes the first identification information from the target information and adds the corresponding second identification information to the target information in the data management unit. The transfer unit transfers the target information processed by the first changing unit to the external data processing device.

Abstract: An input voltage Vc to a bridge circuit is made variable by making a switching element, which is on a lower side among a plurality of switching elements constituting the bridge circuit, a coil and a capacitor, which constitute a filter, operate as an active filters at the time of charging the battery.

Abstract: A position detecting apparatus for detecting position of an object disposed in a first space by receiving light from the object with a light receiving element disposed outside said first space, said position detecting apparatus includes an optical system for directing light from the object to the light receiving element, and a first optical element transmitting light from the object, disposed in a partitioning member for partitioning said first space and space outside said first space, wherein said first optical element is located on a position on or near a pupil plane or a plane conjugate to the pupil plane of said optical system.

Abstract: An image receiving apparatus is assigned with a field-of-view range setting right which is a right of setting a field-of-view of an image to be distributed. A field-of-view range setting request is received from the image receiving apparatus having the field-of-view range setting right and then reflected upon a cut-out position of an image, and a field-of-view selection request is received from an image receiving apparatus not having the field-of-view range setting right, thereby selecting and an image to be distributed to the image receiving apparatus having the field-of-view range setting right as a distribution image to the image receiving apparatus not having the field-of-view range setting right.

Abstract: There is provided an optical detection apparatus, comprising a light-receiving element, an optical system which forms a spot of light flux on a light-receiving surface of the light-receiving element by externally incident light flux, and an information generating section which generates information with respect to a position of the spot based on the output from the light-receiving element. The optical system includes an optical element array having a plurality of optical element portions, and a plurality of spots formed by the plurality of optical element portions substantially overlap to each other on the light-receiving surface.

Abstract: A polylactic acid resin suitable for use especially in textile products; textile products obtained from the resin as a raw material (a fiber, multifilament, monofilament, staple, false-twist yarn, long-fiber nonwoven fabric, etc.); and processes for producing these textile products. The polylactic acid resin is a resin consisting mainly of a polylactic acid and is characterized in that it is linear, has an L-isomer content of 95 mol % or higher, an Sn content of 30 ppm or lower, a monomer content of 0.50 wt. % or lower, and has a relative viscosity of 2.7 to 3.9 or has a weight-average molecular weight of 120,000 to 220,000 and a number-average molecular weight of 60,000 to 110,000. Each of the textile products comprises the polylactic acid resin as the main material. The textile products each comprises a polylactic acid that is excellent in processability and excellent fiber properties. The free textile products are problems in practical use.

Abstract: An image sensing apparatus includes an image sensor; an image display device; a display designating unit that designates whether or not the sensed image is displayed by the image display device; and a focus evaluating value obtaining device that obtains a focus evaluating value for adjusting a focus. The focus evaluating value obtaining device obtains the focus evaluating value based on an image signal that corresponds to a part of a region of an display image displayed by the image display device if the display designating unit does not designate that the sensed image is displayed by the image display device when the image of the subject is sensed by said image sensor.

Abstract: The present invention is intended to provide novel genes participating in acetic acid tolerance of acetic acid bacteria, and a method of improving acetic acid tolerance of microorganisms, particularly that of acetic acid bacteria by using the genes, further a method of efficiently producing vinegar with acetic acid at higher concentration by using acetic acid bacteria whose acetic acid tolerance is improved. In the present invention, novel genes having a function for improving acetic acid tolerance on practical level were cloned from practical acetic acid bacteria belonging to the genus Gluconacetobacter by a method of obtaining genes from chromosomal DNA library that enable to grow on the medium at a high concentration of acetic acid.

Abstract: A display optical system for guiding light from an original picture to an eye of an observer or a surface to have an image projected thereon is provided with a first optical system and a second optical system. The first optical system is provided with a first surface that is formed on a transparent body and has at least a reflecting action, a second surface for reflecting light reflected on the first surface toward the first surface again, and a third surface that is formed on the transparent body in the same manner as the first surface and transmits the light from the original picture. The light transmitted through the third surface travels toward the first surface and reflected for the first time on the first surface. In addition, a principal ray at central angle of view to be reflected for the last time on the first surface is reflected and travels to a side opposite to a side of the first reflection on the first surface with respect to a normal line of a surface on a hit point thereof.

Abstract: The lighting and/or signaling system according to the invention comprises at least one lighting and/or signaling device which is able to emit at least one light beam and is equipped with at least one actuator for adjusting an angle of the light beam, and at least one actuator control device for controlling the actuator. According to the invention, the actuator control device transmits an active setpoint information item to the actuator only when a current value of the setpoint information item differs substantially from a previous value of the setpoint information item. The improved actuator control incorporated in the system according to the invention helps to achieve greater reliability and a longer service life.

Abstract: A wireless communication apparatus performs wireless communication with an access point, and establishes a connection with a network through the access point. The wireless communication apparatus detects an attribute of the access point, and employs the detected attribute to select procedures for communication across the network.

Abstract: An autofocus lens apparatus is disclosed which is capable of changing a focus target area in position and size without degrading the operability of manual focusing when taking images with an autofocus function. The autofocus lens apparatus comprises an operating member which is placed outside a lens barrel and movable to change the focus target area, a detector which detects the movement of the operating member, and a controller which changes at least one of the position and size of the focus target area on the basis of a signal from the detector.

Abstract: In an image sensing apparatus which uses a solid-state image sensing device, it is an object of the present invention to minimize smear. In order to achieve the object, a solid-state image sensing apparatus includes a solid-state image sensing device, a calculation unit which calculates a signal correction amount from an output signal from the solid-state image sensing device, an indication unit (even_odd_flag) which indicates whether the above output signal is output from an even-numbered line or odd-numbered line of the solid-state image sensing deice, the first correction unit which corrects the signal correction amount in accordance with the output from this indication unit, and the first subtraction unit which subtracts, from the above output signal, the signal correction amount corrected by the first correction unit.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a variable gain amplifier circuit operable with a low power supply voltage and with less noise generated inside the circuit. In the variable gain amplifier circuit, a third MOS transistor is connected between the respective sources of two MOS transistors constituting a differential amplifier circuit and to the gate of the third MOS transistor, and a DC bias voltage for operating the third MOS transistor in a non-saturated region is supplied. If the output voltage of an AM intermediate frequency variable gain amplifier circuit increases, a control voltage for reducing the resistance between the source and drain of the third MOS transistor is applied to reduce the gain of the AM intermediate frequency variable gain amplifier circuit.

Abstract: A lens apparatus is disclosed, in which the MF operation can be performed at any time during the AF operation. The lens apparatus comprises a lens system including a front focusing lens, a magnification-varying lens and a rear focusing lens, a first operating member, and a second operating member. The front focusing lens is driven for manual focus in accordance with the operation of the first operating member in the first mode, the rear focusing lens is driven for automatic focus in the second mode. The focus mode is switched from the second mode to the third mode in accordance with the operation of the second operating member. The rear focusing lens is driven in accordance with the operation of the second operating member in the third mode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a measuring method which can measure the decentering of an axis by the measurement of a two-dimensional curved surface profile. This method has a first step of measuring a profile of a examined surface by a probe from a first reference position which is a position separate by a predetermined amount from a predetermined position on the examined surface of a subject lens, a second step of measuring the profile of the examined surface by scanning the examined surface by the probe from the second reference position which is a position separate by a predetermined amount from said predetermined position in a route opposite to the scanning direction of said first step after a rotation of the subject lens; and the step of obtaining the decentering amount of the examined surface by the use of the measurement results obtained at the first and second steps.