Abstract: A data driving part takes in image display data in response to a clock signal supplied, and causes an image display part to display an image according to the image display data. A control part detects a change pattern of the image display data, and adjusts a phase relationship between the clock signal and image display data according to the detected change pattern.

Abstract: The invention relates to determination of a presentation pattern of a teaching material in a computer-assisted education system. An information processing apparatus includes first processor means for analyzing an answer from a user to determine a trait of the user related to a personality, and for determining a teaching material presentation pattern for the user in accordance with the trait of the user. Second processor means is provided for selecting and editing ones of a plurality of teaching material elements of a specific subject in accordance with the presentation pattern, generating a teaching material module, and presenting the teaching material module to the user in accordance with the presentation pattern. Third processor means is provided for analyzing learning behavior of the user during learning of the user using the presented teaching material module in accordance with the presentation pattern, and modifying the presentation pattern in accordance with the analysis.

Abstract: In order to give appropriate back pressure to an orbiting-scroll during any operation, on one end side of a cylindrical thrust ring, there is provided a flange portion, and a movable range of the orbiting-scroll in an axial direction with respect to a regulation surface of a main frame is indirectly regulated through this flange portion, on the flange portion, there is provided a groove, and the groove is caused to communicate to a first back-pressure chamber at a low-pressure side.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a resin housing provided with a functional part, a wire pattern made of a conductive material and molded in the resin housing, a part of the wire pattern being exposed from the resin housing, an electronic part connected with the wire pattern in a state where the electronic parts is molded in the resin housing, and a semiconductor element connected to the part of the wire pattern being exposed from the resin housing. The semiconductor element provides a designated function in cooperation with a functional part of the resin housing.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device including a memory cell for holding charge of first cell information or second cell information, a word line connected to the memory cell for supplying the memory cell with word line voltage, a bit line connected to the memory cell for conveying charge corresponding to the first or second cell information, a dummy cell connected to the bit line for supplying the bit line with complementary charge, and a dummy word line connected to the dummy cell for supplying the dummy cell with dummy word line voltage. The first cell information is read based on the charge conveyed to the bit line from the memory cell when the word line is activated, and the second cell information is read based on the complementary charge supplied to the bit line from the dummy cell when the dummy word line is activated.

Abstract: An image sensor, a voice sensor, an auxiliary sensor part (infrared sensor, etc.), a total analyzing part, and an application communicate with each other through data/control signal communication units. Each sensor provides feedback on its signal detection results and control information used by the other sensors for determining a range of a detection target and a detection sensitivity at a time of subsequent signal acquisition, to the other sensors through the communication units. The total analyzing part investigates whether or not there is inconsistency among the results detected by the respective sensors, and provide control information to each sensor. Each sensor determines a range of a signal detection target and a detection sensitivity based on the obtained information, and acquires a signal in accordance with the determination.

Abstract: An integrated circuit device having a plurality of input terminals comprises: a plurality of input buffers provided in correspondence to the plurality of input terminals; a pluralityof serialparallelconversioncircuitsforconverting, inserial-parallel, outputs of the inputbuffers, respectively; and a plurality of boundary scan registers which are provided in correspondence to each input terminal. The output of the input buffer is supplied to the serial parallel conversion circuit and the boundary scan register in parallel, to restrict a delay element between the input buffer and the serial parallel conversion circuit at a minimum.

Abstract: A magnetic head is provided. The magnetic head comprises a magnetoresistance film, a flux guide, and a flux-guide regulating film. The flux guide guides a signal magnetic field from a magnetic recording medium to the magnetoresistance film. The flux-guide regulating film aligns magnetic domains of the flux guide into a single magnetic domain.

Abstract: An apparatus divides an original image into a plurality of areas, computes a characteristic amount for the plurality of areas, and computes a statistic amount for estimation of the status of an image using the characteristic amount. The statistic amount is compared with a predetermined value, a correcting parameter for correcting an image is determined based on the comparison result, and the original image is corrected using the correcting parameter. Thus, appropriate corrections can be made to images of various types and statuses.

Abstract: The method for fabricating the semiconductor device comprises the step of: forming a gate insulation film 14 on a semiconductor substrate 10; forming a semiconductor layer 22 containing boron on the gate insulation film 14; forming a silicon nitride film 28 having an Si—H bond concentration in the film immediately after deposited which is below 4.3×1020 cm−3 measured by FT-IR; and patterning the silicon nitride film 28 and the semiconductor layer 22 to form a gate electrode 30 of a semiconductor layer 22 having the upper surface covered by the silicon nitride film 28. Whereby the release of hydrogen in the films in the thermal processing after the silicon nitride film has been formed can be decreased, and the boron penetration from the p-type gate electrode 30p can be suppressed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a service management program, method, and apparatus for hotel facilities in order to ensure that the present service conditions of the hotel facilities are always obtained at the account places of the hotel facilities so that the most suitable services are offered to the guests of the hotel when the guests visit the hotel facilities. The service management program executes a room-number-input step of obtaining and inputting the room number of a guest when the guest visits the hotel facility; a lodging management system conjunction step of transmitting the room number of the guest to a lodging management system to obtain information about the guest concerned; and a service indication step of comparing a service management table with information about the guest, and of indicating a service suitable for the guest's attributes. The service management method comprises all of the above steps, and the service management apparatus includes the above program.

Abstract: A memory controller converts controller output signals output from a controller into memory input signals according to the operation specifications of memory chips to operate, and outputs the resultant to the memory chips through a common bus. The memory controller also receives memory output signals output from the memory chips through the common bus, and converts the received signals into controller input signals receivable to the controller. This allows the single memory controller to access the plurality of types of memory chips. As a result, the memory controller can be reduced in chip size, lowering the cost of the memory system.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device, includes the steps of (a) growing an InP layer on a surface of starting growth, resulting in the InP layer having a convex structure, and (b) wet etching the InP layer by an etchant including hydrochloric acid and acetic acid, and thereby flattening a surface of the InP layer.

Abstract: A software architecture for task oriented applications. The architecture utilizes a wrapper as an intermediate structure between an external calling application and a wrapped component or module. The wrapper is written in a script language and acts as a bridge between the external application and the wrapped component. Data is transferred among components through the intermediary of a table of contents (TOC) file which contains data attribute information and a link to the actual data file.

Abstract: Search speed in memory management of memory devices provided with a nonvolatile memory medium that is rewritable in each block which serves as the unit of data storage is improved by providing a free block table and a conversion table. The free block table stores data for each free block address number corresponding to a data-writable free block. The conversion table in the free block table converts externally designated address numbers into address data for blocks and sharing memory area. The conversion table is provided with block address data identification components that identify a block address as being empty or not.

Abstract: A resin flow analysis in a die is performed by CAE or the like to obtain a resin pressure curve at a resin inlet port or a resin pressure curve at a nozzle end portion of a molding machine. Injection (air shot) is performed while a nozzle is separated from a die, so that an injection pressure curve Pa to be detected at this time is obtained. From the injection pressure curve and the resin pressure curve, an injection pressure command curve serving as a molding condition in mass production is obtained. The resin pressure curve obtained by the resin flow analysis is compensated by the injection pressure curve in an air shot for a time lag and pressure loss caused by the mechanical elements of an injection molding machine, so that molding conditions in mass production can be easily obtained. In addition, a pressure loss at the nozzle portion is also obtained, so that an injection pressure command curve is obtained from the pressure loss, the injection pressure curve, and the resin pressure curve.

Abstract: A method for allocating transmission resources to a constant rate connection includes determining a maximum cell clumping value for a constant rate connection based on a peak cell rate and a cell delay variation tolerance for the constant rate connection. An allocation bandwidth is determined for the constant rate connection based on the maximum cell clumping value. The allocation bandwidth comprises the bandwidth at which no cells of the constant rate connection are lost and the cell delay variation tolerance for the constant rate connection is satisfied. The allocation bandwidth is allocated at a network element for transmission of the constant rate connection.

Abstract: After auto-placement, nets are classified into groups each having logically equivalent signals, terminal placement range of each net is determined, and overlap regions of respective pairs of the ranges in the same group is obtained. In each net of each pair having this overlap region, such an input terminal in the overlap region is found out that an wiring length between an output terminal and the input terminal is maximum (S30 and S31), and a decrement &Dgr; in wiring length is calculated assuming that the two input terminals found out are exchanged (S32). If &Dgr;>0 (S33), then the two input terminals are exchanged with each other (S34). Such processing is repeated until &Dgr;≦0.

Abstract: An electronic message forwarding system selectively forwards information to a plurality of different receiving device types. One or more user defined filters filter incoming messages, route the messages, and send the routed message to appropriate form converters to convert the message into a form appropriate to the receiving device type, such as e-mail, pager, facsimile, or telephone forwarding. In a preferred embodiment, a plurality of filters, router, and form converters may be used to perform a message classification, channel selection, and channel output control function.

Abstract: An infrared photodetector comprising of a photoabsorption layer formed on a substrate comprising of a multiquantum well structure, and a diffraction pattern formed over the photoabsorption layer. The diffraction pattern has recesses whose planar shape contains curves. Accordingly, the infrared photodetector can be formed by the fewer patterning steps and can detect the infrared radiation efficiently.