Abstract: Whether it is possible to print each one of a plurality of pages of image data on a paper of a designated size is determined. As to a page which is determined printable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are available in paper feed parts, the page is printed out on a paper of the designated size. As to a page which is determined unprintable on a paper of the designated size as papers of the designated size are not available in the paper feed parts, data representing the page are saved and the page is printed in a reduced size or otherwise appropriately printed on a paper of a different size. In this manner, all pages of the image data are printed, and at the same time, notification is provided to notify the fact that printing on a paper of the different size was conducted. When papers of the appropriate designated size are supplied, printing as designated is executed. It is also possible to select whether to stop printing in the designated size.

Abstract: A system (1) for connecting mounting rails comprises a base member (2) and an angular attachment member (3). The base member (2) has an opening (6.1, 6.2) in at least one lateral wall (4.1, 4.2 or 4.3) for passage therethrough of a bolt (7). The openings (6.1, 6.2) are each provided with a collar (10.1, 10.2), which can be brought into engagement with the opening (13) in the attachment member (3). The collar (10.1, 10.2) has at least in an axial region a conical section (8.2) shaped as a clamping cone. At the time of tightening the bolt 7, a form- and force-locking connection between the base member (2) and the attachment member (3) is created.

Abstract: A zoom lens device has a zoom lens system having a plurality of lens units; and an image sensor converting an optical image formed by the zoom lens system, into electric image data. The zoom lens system has a first lens unit disposed on the most object side and consisting of a single negative lens element, a second lens unit having a positive optical power; and a diaphragm disposed on the object or the image side of the second lens unit, or in the second lens unit. Zooming is performed by varying the distances between the lens units. Focus adjustment by varying the object distance is performed by moving along the optical axis a positive lens unit or a single lens element disposed in a position on the image side of the diaphragm and not included in the most image side lens unit.

Abstract: A display device which has a liquid crystal display having a liquid crystal material, a driver for driving the liquid crystal display, and a controller for controlling the driver to drive at least a part of the liquid crystal display by selectively using one of a first drive method and a second drive method which are different from each other in operational principle of the liquid crystal material. The pulse voltage to drive at least one pixel of the liquid crystal display can be selectively set to any one of a plurality of kinds. The data pulse voltage applied to a data electrode can be selectively set to any one of a plurality of kinds to drive at least one pixel of the liquid crystal.

Abstract: The CPU 17 accesses multiple slots 41a and 41b in a digital camera 1 at regular intervals to detect whether or not memory cards 40a and 40b are mounted in the slots 41a and 41b, respectively. Based on whether or not memory cards 40a and 40b are mounted in the slots 41a and 41b, respectively, the CPU 17 selects one slot as the slot to be accessed. There are three modes available as the mode from which to perform this selection, i.e., a fixed mode, a priority mode and a manual operation mode.

Abstract: A grinding wheel including a circular grinding region (1) with a plurality of through-openings (3) formed therein, a central mounting region (2) coaxial with the grinding region (1), and a plurality of cutting bodies (4) having a rectangular base surface, projecting from the grinding region (1), and spaced from a center of the mounting region (2) by different radial distances, with each cutting body (4) having a longitudinal side (5) adjacent to the center of the mounting region (2) and a wide side (6) remote from the center of the mounting region (2), with the longitudinal side (5) and the wide side (6) forming together an edge (K), and with the longitudinal side (5) extending at an angle (B) of from 35° to 55° to a radial line (R) extending from the center of the mounting region (2) and passing tangentially to the edge (K).

Abstract: A device switch (2) for a hand-held tool, particularly for a screw drill or drilling machine, having a control device (50) which is arranged in a switch housing (4), a trigger (6) which is movably supported at the switch housing (4), the rotational speed of a driving motor (52) of the hand-held tool being controlled by the control device (50) depending on the position of the trigger (6) relative to the switch housing (4), and a pressure increasing arrangement (10) with a contacting area (14) on a contacting element (12) which makes pressing contact with a contact region (26) of a mechanical resistance element (24) in a trigger pressure position of the trigger (6) between a zero load position and a full load position, the displacement resistance of the trigger (6) being increased by this mechanical resistance element (24). The contact region (26) is arranged outside the switch housing (4).

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved method for the manufacture of Mycophenolic acid by solid substrate fermentation of Pencillium brevi-campactum, in a contained bioreactor under optimal fermentation parameters with its subsequent purification steps.

Abstract: An inverter driver comprises: an inverter circuit including first and second switches, inverting DC components into AC components in response to switching by the first and second switches to drive a load; a control signal supply outputting a first voltage corresponding to a voltage caused by sensing the current flowing to the load, and outputting a second voltage, and a third voltage generated by multiplying the first voltage by a gain; a frequency controller including a capacitor and an oscillator, controlling a first current charged in/discharged from the capacitor through the oscillator in response to the first voltage; and a duty controller comparing the third voltage and a fourth voltage charged in the capacitor, and controlling the duty of the first and second switches.

Abstract: A solid-state image-sensing device has a photosensitive element that produces an electric signal commensurate with the amount of light incident thereon, a transistor of which the first electrode and the control electrode are connected to one electrode of the photosensitive element, and a resetting portion for resetting the transistor by feeding a predetermined pulse signal to the second electrode of the transistor. The resetting portion resets the transistor in such a way as to inhibit the transistor from operating in a subthreshold region when the amount of light incident on the photosensitive element is below a predetermined level.

Abstract: A distributed collaborative computer system is provided that comprises a plurality of server computers interconnected via a high-speed link. Client computers can connect to any available server computer and start or join a conference hosted on either the server computer to which the client computer is connected or any other server in the system. As a result, the system and method of the present invention is easily scalable to support an arbitrary number of participants to a conference by merely adding the appropriate number of server computers to the system. In addition, by replicating the conference information on more than one server computer, the single point of failure limitation is eliminated. In fact, if a server hosting or participating in a conference malfunctions, the failure is detected by other server computers and the client computer is able to reconnect to the conference through a new server computer.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a nitric gas dispenser for mammals on the run. The dispenser has a housing that contains a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism is interconnected between a nitric gas dispersal component that provides nitric gas at a desired pressure and a gas delivery system that provides the nitric gas at the desired pressure to the mammal. The valve mechanism controls the flow of the nitric gas between the nitric gas dispersal component and the gas delivery system. The dispenser also has a pressure sensor that is positioned along the gas delivery system and determines when the mammal is taking a breadth. If the pressure sensor determines the mammal is taking a breadth, the pressure sensor transmits a breadth signal to a microprocessor. The microprocessor then determines if the mammal is within a prescribed time frame for the mammal to be administered nitric gas.

Abstract: An image display apparatus has an image display device for displaying an image, an eyepiece optical system, including a holographic magnifying optical element, for magnifying and projecting the image, and a holographic filter, disposed either as part of the image display device or in the optical path between the image display device and the eyepiece optical system, for restricting the wavelength range of the image light.

Abstract: A setting tool for driving in fastening elements includes a piston guide (13) located in the receptacle (12) and having a hollow chamber (14) in which a setting piston (15) is displaceably arranged, a safety element (21), a piston return element (16), an operational member (17) for operating the piston return element (16), a transmission member (22) for transmitting movement of the operational member (17) to the piston return element (16), and a manually actuatable actuation element (30) having a first adjustment section (31) connected with the safety element (21) and a second adjustment section (32) connected with the transmission member (22) for simultaneous displacement of the safety element (21) and the transmission member (22) in their respective release positions (24, 28) or their safety position (23) and the transmission position (27), respectively.

Abstract: An objective lens system for optical pickups reading and/or writing information by condensing a luminous flux from a light source onto an optical information recording medium, consists of, a single lens having, from a light source side, a first surface convex to the light source side and a second surface convex to an image side. A medium of the single lens is a homogeneous medium. At least one of the two surfaces is aspherical. The system satisfies the predetermined conditions.

Abstract: A method of forming a circumferentially closed wall having the same cross-section over its entire length included providing at least two circumferentially closed inner falseworks each formed of circumferentially closed inner part and a circumferentially closed climbing strip releasably securable to an upper end of the main part. A concrete wall is formed in a plurality of concrete-placing steps, with use of the inner falseworks in more than one step. In a first concrete-placing step, an initial section of a concrete wall is formed. In each subsequent concrete-placing step, a circumferentially closed concrete wall section is formed on an upper end of an already formed section of the concrete wall.

Abstract: An information display device provided with a prism having at least two reflecting surfaces arranged in facing each other and a hologram surface formed of a reflection-type hologram. And at least one of the two reflecting surfaces is a light-beam-selective surface that selectively transmits or reflects light in accordance with its incident angle. An image light emitted from an image display means enters the prism, and is reflected between the reflecting surfaces, and then is diffractively reflected on the hologram surface, and, after being transmitted through the light-beam-selective surface, is directed to an observer's pupil.

Abstract: A method and system for context based searching of category wise arranged electronic catalog database is provided. The confidence value for each of the retrieved categories is displayed graphically as an indication of the relevance of that category. The percentage impact of each of the query terms on the search result is also shown in a graphical format. Various search strategies and algorithms are used and the output is ranked according to the user relevance. The system is intelligent in the sense that it suggests user with spellings, uses word morphing, synonymous words to user query etc. The user can define weightage to be given to various attributes and also refine his search by searching in particular segments.

Abstract: A charge pumping system capable of a forward operation mode and a reverse operation mode is provided. In forward operation mode the charge pumping system can step-up an input voltage at a ratio of ½:1 and can step-down the input voltage at a ratio of n:m where n and m are both integer values and n is equal to or greater than m. In reverse operation mode the charge pumping system can step-down the input voltage at a ratio of 1:½ and 1:1 and can step-up the input voltage at a ratio of p:q where p and q are both integer values and p is less than q.

Abstract: An array of diffraction grating coupled infrared photodetectors is coupled to corresponding high-speed amplifiers for creating a multiple channel high speed receiver for an optical communication system. Each photodetector includes a three-dimensional diffractive resonant optical cavity formed by a diffraction grating that resonates over a narrow range of wavelengths. By creating different resonant optical cavities, the receiver detects each optical channel individually, thereby simplifying receiver design. The receiver finds ready application in systems based upon high power CO2 lasers and semiconductor lasers such as quantum cascade lasers allowing extremely long line of sight communication, such as between satellites. Other applications include ship to ship or ground to missile communications. These applications will benefit from increased jamming resistance and security.