Abstract: A reforming apparatus that generates hydrogen from fuel includes a plurality of reactors each having an internal space and reacting fuel in the internal space, a heat insulating package that contains the plurality of reactors, and a heat insulator that supports the plurality of reactors to be separated from an inner wall of the heat insulating package.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is provided which includes a group automatically-registering unit or a group setting unit, and a grouping unit. At the time of taking photographs, the group automatically-registering unit groups images automatically, and then registers the stored address and group identifying information thereof in the group information list. At the time of taking photographs or reproducing images, the group setting unit groups images and/or images with the corresponding input data with aid of a user operation, and then registers the stored address and the size of images constituting the group or data, and the group identifying information thereon in a group information list. The grouping unit performs group-movement (insertion or deletion), change in reproducing order, transmission of recorded data, image print, display and the like in a group unit at the time of reproducing images.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a plurality of wires provided in a display region on a substrate, a plurality of display elements provided at each of the plurality of wires, a dummy wire provided in a non-display region on the substrate, and a dummy element connected to the dummy wire so that the parasitic capacitance at the dummy wire is equal to that at each of the plurality of wires.

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus comprising a CCD (12), responsive to a periodically occurring driving timing signal, for picking up an image of an object, a shutter key (23) for producing an operation signal when depressed, a main CPU (20) for controlling the whole image pickup operation of the image pickup apparatus, for directly receiving the operation signal produced by operating the shutter key (23), and for sensing as an interrupt signal an initial change in the operation signal to thereby give an instruction to cause the image pickup element to start to pick up the image of the object, and an image processing engine (13), responsive to the instruction given by the main CPU (20), for immediately producing a drive timing signal to cause the CCD (12) to start to pick up the image of the object without waiting for an occurrence of a periodically occurring drive timing signal, and for processing data on the image of the object picked up by the CCD (12).

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor thin film, comprising preparing a substrate, forming a semiconductor thin film on the substrate; and irradiating laser beam to the semiconductor thin film, wherein the semiconductor thin film is formed at a thickness so that an absorption rate to the laser beam is equal to or higher than 80% of a peak value, by using light interference that occurs in the interior of the semiconductor thin film, and the semiconductor thin film is crystallized or re-crystallized by irradiating the laser beam, is provided.

Abstract: An electronic timepiece apparatus comprises a time-display hand unit having a dial plate and hands that sweep above the dial plate, a first liquid crystal display unit which is disposed above the time-display hand unit, and a second liquid crystal display unit which is disposed below the time-display hand unit. Information displayed on the second liquid crystal display unit is visible from above the first liquid crystal display unit through the dial plate and the first liquid crystal display unit.

Abstract: An image reproduction apparatus includes a flash memory which adds recording time information to an image and records the image, and a control unit which classifies images in the memory on the basis of the added time information, limits the number of classified images for each date to one, and causes a display unit to display a calendar image as a list of images.

Abstract: A camera device comprises an optical system driven to a predetermined position upon initialization when a photographing mode has been set, a memory including an area for storing lens information inherent to the optical system, an area for storing a file management program, and a management area which is managed by using the file management program, the area for storing the lens information differing from the management area, and a controller which controls the initialization of the optical system based on the lens information stored in the memory.

Abstract: A camera device comprises a movable optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which controls the driving unit to move the optical system to a predetermined state by an initialization processing based on a startup program which does not comprise an operating system and then controls the driving unit based on the control program comprising the operating system.

Abstract: A reading apparatus for reading a target object includes a photosensor module having a plurality of photosensors arranged at least one plane, and a transparent conductive layer provided between the target object and the photosensor module.

Abstract: A camera device comprises a movable type optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which makes the driving unit start driving of the optical system to a predetermined position by an initialization of the optical system, before other initializations than the initialization of the optical system, when the camera device is started up in a state in which an operation mode for photographing is set.

Abstract: A camera device comprises a movable optical system, a driving unit which drives the optical system, and a control unit which makes the driving unit start driving of the optical system to a predetermined state by an initialization of the optical system by using an interrupt processing which is executed by setting an interrupt processing routine before the operating system is started, when the camera device is started up in a state in which an operation mode for photographing is set.

Abstract: A camera apparatus with improved easy-to-operate photographing manipulation. In a standby state in which a photographing scene is selected previously, a sample image representing the selected photographing scene is displayed together with an image of a subject to be photographed. Further, in the standby state, another photographing scene may be selected by a certain key manipulation, and the sample images representing the selectable photographing scene are sequentially displayed together with the subject image.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes light-emitting elements each of which is arranged for a pixel circuit and emits light at a luminance corresponding to a driving current. To a signal line through the pixel circuit, is supplied a gray level designation current having a current value larger than that of the driving current during a selection period to store a luminance gray level in the pixel circuit. A first voltage is outputted to the pixel circuit so that the gray level designation current is supplied to the signal line through the pixel circuit during the selection period, and a second voltage is outputted to the pixel circuit during a nonselection period, thereby modulating a current output from the pixel circuit on the basis of the luminance gray level stored in the pixel circuit to supply the driving current to the pixel circuit.

Abstract: A by-product elimination device used in a power generation system includes a fuel pack provided with a fuel charged portion having a power generation fluid fuel containing hydrogen, and a power generation module which detachably attached to the fuel pack, the module including a reforming portion which transforms the power generation fuel supplied from the charged portion into first gas containing hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide, and a fuel cell which generates an electrical energy by using the hydrogen gas. The device includes an absorbent charged portion which selectively absorbs carbon dioxide contained in the first gas and feeds second gas whose carbon dioxide concentration is lowered by the first gas to the fuel cell.

Abstract: A picture number of an image to be displayed on a liquid crystal display is compared with index data contained in an index section of a work memory to produce a display signal to be delivered to the liquid crystal display by using compressed or non-compressed data which has been left in a data section of the work memory when it is determined that the compared data coincided with each other.

Abstract: The antenna main body having the conductor wound around thereon and the radio wave receiving parts for receiving the radio waves are formed independently, the area of the radio wave receiving region of the radio wave receiving parts is formed to be larger than a cross sectional area of the antenna main body in the direction orthogonal to the winding direction of the conductor, and the radio wave receiving parts are arranged so as to be in contact with the antenna main body at the ends in the winding direction of the conductor.

Abstract: A chemical reaction apparatus includes a solid body in which a reaction flow path is formed, and a heater having a thin-film heater formed on the body to oppose the reaction flow path and at least partially exposed to the reaction flow path, and which supplies a predetermined heat amount to the reaction flow path by the thin-film heater.

Abstract: A solution spray apparatus includes a nozzle which sprays a droplet of a solution such as EL solution, a heater is provided on the nozzle to heat the solution in the nozzle to a temperature lower than a boiling point of the solution in the nozzle, so that the droplet of the heated solution is ejected from the spray to an object.

Abstract: A storage of DSP receives and stores a plurality of signal processing modules according to which a digital tone signal is processed. Each signal processing module includes a plurality of data groups (e.g., program, fixed data, work data). The storage has a plurality of storage areas, each assigned to a different one of the data groups. Each storage area is divided into a plurality of division areas for the plurality of signal processing modules. DSP receives address qualifying information on the difference between the size of a specified data groups (e.g., work data) for a signal processing module and the size of a specified division area which stores the specified data group. DSP sequentially executes the plurality of signal processing modules. When it has completed executing of the current signal processing module, DSP uses the address qualifying information to determine the start address of the specified division area for the next signal processing module.