Abstract: The oscillating unit 11 generates a signal having a frequency of n*f, i.e., n times a target frequency f. The control voltage generation circuit 21 compares the phase difference between a divided signal of a signal generated in the oscillating unit 11 and the reference signal, and outputs a DC control voltage according to the phase difference to the oscillating unit 11, thereby controlling an oscillation frequency. The divider circuit 22 converts a signal generated in the oscillating unit 11 to the target frequency f, by dividing the aforementioned signal into n equal units. By setting the oscillation frequency of the oscillating unit at n times the target frequency, the inductance and the capacitors can be formed on a semiconductor integrated circuit board.

Abstract: This invention discloses a high temperature stable, supported, non-noble metal catalyst, represented by a general formula: NiCoaCebMgcYdOx(y)/S, wherein S is a low surface area, macroporous, highly sintered, solid support comprising zirconium and hafnium oxides with less than 3 wt % silica and/or alumina having a surface area less than 1.0 m2/g and pore diameter greater than 0.1 micron, in the form of pellet, ring, monolith or granules; a is from 0.01 to 10; b is from 0.001 to 10; c is from 0.001 to 10; d is from 0.005 to 5; x is number of oxygen atoms required to fulfill the valance requirement of the metallic elements; and y is weight percent loading of the active catalyst mass, on the support, S, in the range from 0.7% to 70%. The invention also discloses a process for the partial oxidation of hydrocarbon(s) to syngas using the thermally stable catalyst.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to quickly complete white balance calculation in photographing. To achieve this object, an image sensing apparatus includes an image sensing element in which a line on which first and second color filters are arranged and a line on which first and third color filters are arranged are alternately arrayed on pixels, an image sensing controller which forms an image of one frame by n fields (n is an odd number), and reads out pixel data of the image sensing element so as to contain all color components in each 1-field period, a white balance calculation device which performs process on the basis of image data read out from the image sensing element by the image sensing controller, and starts the process before read of one frame from the image sensing element is completed by the image sensing controller.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to greatly downsize the physical circuit size by achieving balance correction between the divided areas of an image sensing area by a digital signal process for A/D-converted digital data from a CCD. There is provided an image signal processing apparatus characterized by including an image sensing device which has an image sensing area divided into a plurality of areas, generates image signals in the divided areas, and outputs the image signals, a balance correction device which corrects the balance between the image signals of digital values from the divided areas, a synthesis device which synthesizes the image signals of the divided areas to generate one image data, and a defect correction device which corrects a defect of the image signal synthesized by the synthesis device.

Abstract: To fully charge a battery by a multi-power-source battery charger either when a DC power having a voltage corresponding to the charging voltage of the battery is input or when a DC power having a voltage higher than the charging voltage of the battery is input, the supply destination of the input DC power is switched, in accordance with the voltage of the DC power input to the battery charger, between a controller which controls charging of the battery in accordance with the charging voltage of the battery and a DC/DC converter which controls the voltage and current of the DC power supplied to the battery through the controller.

Abstract: In a control system for controlling a plant system or process (22), a model based problem is formulated and an explicit control solution is constructed off-line such that a parametric profile (24) is constructed using parametric optimisation techniques (26). As a result the system can operate in real-time with significantly reduced computational burden.

Abstract: A compression context for a plurality of packets is established with a receiving device. Each of these packets is associated with one or more reliable multicast protocols, such as the Layered Coding Transform (LCT) protocol, the Asynchronous Layered Coding (ALC) protocol, the FLUTE protocol, the MUPPET protocol, and the NACK-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) protocol. Upon establishment of the compression context, a compressed packet is generated for one of the plurality of packets and transmitted to the receiving device. The compressed packet has a reduced number of bits in its header. Upon receipt, the receiving device decompresses the compressed packet based on the compression context.

Abstract: A pattern monitoring method for an exposure apparatus that includes an optical modulator having at least one element that provides incident light with plural phase differences, and a projection optical system that uses first diffracted light among lights exited from the optical modulator to project a pattern onto an object to be exposed includes the steps of detecting second diffracted light having an order different from that of the first diffracted light among the lights exited from the optical modulator, and obtaining a state of the pattern projected onto the object based on a detection result by the detecting step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a camera system which is provided with signal processing control means for changing the filter characteristic of parallel vibration signal processing means in conformity with the output signal of rotation vibration signal processing means and thereby can photograph an image suffering little from blur even during macro-photographing.

Abstract: A system according to this invention easily and adequately notifies, on a remote controller, the user of the release timing on an image sensing apparatus side. To accomplish this, the remote controller receives a release timing signal associated with the image sensing timing from a digital camera, and notifies the image sensing timing on the basis of the received release timing signal.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to prevent a flexible flat cable which connects a control board and an image reading unit from contacting a document table glass. An image reading apparatus has an image reading unit for reading a document placed on a document table glass, a drive unit for scanning the image reading unit relative to the document, and a flexible flat cable for electrically connecting an electric circuit fixed in the main body of the image reading apparatus, and the image reading unit which moves relative to the main body. That portion of the flexible flat cable, which includes a portion that is movable upon scanning of the image reading unit is folded into at least two, and stands nearly perpendicularly to the document table glass.

Abstract: A dielectric substrate having a refractive index n1 is covered with an amorphous dielectric medium having a refractive index n2 larger than the refractive index n1, and a rectangular grating is formed in the amorphous dielectric medium through an etching process. When microcrystal is formed in the amorphous dielectric medium through a thermal treatment to increase the refractive index n2, a magnitude ?n of structure double refraction increases accordingly. Hence, a phase refraction ?? of an irregular grating pattern in the rectangular grating becomes large without increasing a depth D of each trench of the rectangular grating, and thus it is possible to obtain an optical retardation plate having a fine periodic structure and having a desired plate retardation.

Abstract: This invention has as its object to obtain a high-quality read image from which dust or scratches have been removed by an image reading apparatus which reads image information on a transparent original by synchronously scanning a light source unit and image reading unit. To this end, upon reading a transparent original, infrared LED chips on a dust/scratch detection LED substrate and a transparent original illumination lamp are turned on to make alignment between the LED substrate and the image reading unit, and dust/scratch detection image information is obtained by synchronously moving the light source unit and image reading unit in the subscanning direction. Subsequently, alignment between the transparent original illumination lamp and image reading unit is made, and image information of the transparent original is obtained by synchronously moving the light source unit and image reading unit in the subscanning direction.

Abstract: A measurement method measures a wavefront aberration of a target optical system using an interference pattern formed by lights from first and second image side slits. The first image side slit has a width equal to or smaller than a diffraction limit of the target optical system. The measurement method includes the steps of obtaining a first and second wavefronts having wavefront aberration information of the target optical system in ±45° directions relative to the polarization direction of the light, and calculating wavefront aberration of the target optical system based on the first and second wavefronts of the target optical system obtained by the obtaining step.

Abstract: A polymer composition including a functional material, the composition containing at least a block polymer encapsulating a material of a predetermined function and a solvent, wherein a property of the polymer in the composition is changed in response to a stimulus, whereby the block polymer encapsulating the material agglomerates together, or an ink composition usable as an inkjet ink containing at least a block polymer encapsulating a coloring material and a solvent, wherein a property of the polymer in the composition is changed in response to a stimulus, whereby the block polymer encapsulating the coloring material agglomerates together. The change of the property of the block polymer in response to a stimulus is a change from the lyophilic nature to the lyophobic nature, or the lyophilic nature to the lyophobic nature.

Abstract: A conversion apparatus is connected to a camera server delivering image information obtained by image sensing to a display operation terminal. When image information is received from the camera server, the conversion apparatus converts the received image information to a format for a portable display terminal, and delivers it to the portable display terminal.

Abstract: A communication method for performing communication with outside by connecting a communication apparatus (e.g., a LAN card) to an electronic apparatus such as a printer. The LAN card is connected to a setting apparatus such as a personal computer (step S301). Then setting information for the electronic apparatus is inputted via the setting apparatus into the LAN card and stored there (steps S302 and S303). The LAN card is connected to the electronic apparatus (step S311), and communication is established based on the setting information in the LAN card. In this manner, a communication function can be easily set even in an apparatus with limited input means such as a printer.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus illuminates a pattern on an original form, introduces light from the pattern to a plate, and exposes the plate. The exposure apparatus includes at least one optical element, and forcing member that applies a force to the at least one optical element in a non-contact manner.