Abstract: A photoelectric conversion device comprises a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type; a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type serving as a photoelectric conversion element together with a part of the first semiconductor region; a gate electrode transferring electric carriers generated in the photoelectric conversion element to a third semiconductor region of the second conductivity type. Moreover, the photoelectric conversion device comprises an isolation region for electrically isolating the second semiconductor region from a fourth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type adjacent to the second semiconductor region. Wiring for applying voltage to the gate electrode is arranged on the isolation region. Here, a fifth semiconductor region of the second conductivity type having an impurity concentration lower than that of the fourth semiconductor region is provided between the fourth semiconductor region and the isolation region.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus capable of appropriate AF control without depending on a zoom enlargement ratio is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus includes a signal processing section which generates an image signal based on the output signal of an image-pickup device and has an electronic zoom function electrically processing part of the image signal to generate an enlarged output image and a controller which controls the driving of the focus lens by using a first control method and a second control method which is different from the first control method. The controller changes a control method to be used between the first and second control method in a first zooming state including at least a state in which the electronic zoom function is not in use and a second zooming state using the electronic zoom function which has a zoom enlargement ratio larger than that of the first zooming state.

Abstract: A method (1000) and apparatus for generating an interface comprising a plurality of screens, on a first computer (107) for display by a second computer (102) is disclosed. A hierarchical compositing expression representing an arrangement of one or more graphical objects for a first screen of the interface is constucted. A description of the compositing expression is then transmitted to the second computer (102), together with object identifiers corresponding to graphical objects for the first screen. The compositing expression is reconstructed based on the transmitted description and identifiers, where the transmitted identifiers are mapped to a description of each of the graphical objects stored within the second computer (102). The first screen of said interface is then displayed according to the reconstructed compositing expression.