Abstract: An array of independently addressable optical emitters, and an array of independently addressable detectors, energized according to an optimized sequence sensing a performed gesture to generate feature vector frames that are compressed by a projection matrix and processed by a trained model to perform touchless gesture recognition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing a circuit board, comprising: a film-forming step of forming a resin film on the surface of an insulative substrate; a circuit groove-forming step of forming circuit grooves having a depth equal to or greater than the thickness of the resin film on the external surface of the resin film; a catalyst-depositing step of depositing a plating catalyst or the precursor thereof on the surface of the circuit grooves on the insulative substrate and the surface of the resin film; a film-removing step of removing the resin film; and a plating processing step of electroless-plating the insulative substrate after removal of the resin film, wherein a partial reinforcing structure is formed in a region of the circuit groove in the circuit groove-forming step.

Abstract: A comparator offset correction device opens an open switch 205 and closes a short-circuit switch 204 in offset correction of a comparator 201. In this state, a controller 203 allows the comparator 201 to repeat, more than once, the operation of comparing reference voltages 101 input to two input terminals with each other. The filter 202 outputs a frequency signal obtained by smoothing a plurality of comparison results. Based on the frequency signal from the filter 202, the controller 203 outputs a threshold value control signal to the comparator 201 so that the ratio of a high-level voltage to a low-level voltage in the results of the comparison in the comparator 201 is 50%. Thus, even when a current which will be input may differ from a current which is currently input due to, for example, the influence of noise, the threshold value offset amount is normally corrected.

Abstract: A panel control device includes a programmable array. This programmable array operates in accordance with a configuration code and includes a plurality of first-class elements and at least one second-class element. This provides a panel control device requiring a small circuit area, being suitable for system-on-chip (SoC) mounting, and driving a liquid crystal display device having various specifications also in the future.

Abstract: A cooking device includes, on its upper surface, an operation unit and a display unit. The operation unit includes a mode selection key for selecting one of a plurality of control modes, output increasing/decreasing keys for increasing and decreasing a set output and a set temperature, and time increasing/decreasing keys for increasing and decreasing heating. The mode selection key is separated from the time increasing/decreasing keys on the opposite side of the output increasing/decreasing keys. The display unit includes a numerical value display section for displaying a numerical value of a set value in the selected control mode, an output display section for displaying the set value for heating output, and a mode display section for displaying a cooking mode selected by using the mode selection key. The numerical value display section is separated from the mode display section on the opposite side of the output display section.

Abstract: A lens barrel has a first lens group, a second lens group, a third lens group, a first support frame for supporting the first lens group, a second support frame for supporting the second lens group, a first driving unit, a shutter unit, and an aperture unit. The first lens group has an overall negative refractive power, and includes a prism. The second support frame is driven along a second optical axis by the first driving unit. The shutter unit has a shutter mechanism, a shutter drive motor configured to drive the shutter mechanism, a neutral density filter, and a filter drive motor configured to drive the neutral density filter. The shutter drive motor and the filter drive motor are disposed flanking the second optical axis when viewed in a direction along the second optical axis.

Abstract: A supporting structure for an actuator body, which can prevent reduction of vibration of an actuator body and maintain a contact state of a driver element with an abutment body in a stable manner even when the driver element receives reactive force from the abutment body is realized. An ultrasonic actuator (2) includes an actuator body (4) for generating vibration, driver elements (8), provided on a mounting surface (40a) of the actuator body (4), for outputting driving force, a pressing rubber (62) for pressing the actuator body (4) to a stage (11), a case (5) to which the actuator body (4) is coupled, and a plate spring (61) for elastically supporting the actuator body (4) relative to the case (5). The plate spring (61) supports the mounting surface (40a) of the actuator body (4) on which the driver elements 8 are provided.

Abstract: A centrifugal fan device includes a diverting member the height of which is lower than the height of an interior wall surface of a casing. The diverting member diverts the air flowing to an air outlet into a centrifugal fan side and a side wall side of the diverting member and also diverts the air flowing to the air outlet into a first cover side and a second cover side of the diverting member. As a result, the amount of air blown from the air outlet is dispersed uniformly over the entire area of the air outlet, and a deviation in the amount of air blown out of the air outlet is reduced.

Abstract: Provided is a radio communication device which can prevent interference between SRS and PUCCH when the PUCCH transmission bandwidth fluctuates and suppress degradation of CQI estimation accuracy by the band where no SRS is transmitted. The device includes: an SRS code generation unit (201) which generates an SRS (Sounding Reference Signal) for measuring uplink line data channel quality; an SRS arrangement unit (202) which frequency-multiplexes the SRS on the SR transmission band and arranges it; and an SRS arrangement control unit (208) which controls SRS frequency multiplex so as to be uniform in frequency without modifying the bandwidth of one SRS multiplex unit in accordance with the fluctuation of the reference signal transmission bandwidth according to the SRS arrangement information transmitted from the base station and furthermore controls the transmission interval of the frequency-multiplexed SRS.

Abstract: Information on other code words can be utilized at the time of retransmitting, and transmission characteristics of the case of using multiple code words are improved. In a radio communication apparatus for transmitting data using multiple code words, as response time taken by a transmitting station to receive a response signal (Ack/Nack signal) after the data is transmitted from the transmitting station (BS) to a receiving station (UE), a cycle of second response time (RTT2) corresponding to a low-order code word is longer than a cycle of first response time (RTT1) corresponding to a high-order code word. In the receiving station, received data of the low-order code word is decoded using at least one of retransmission data and the first received data of the high-order code word and response signals are respectively generated according to a decoding result of each of the code words and notification of the response signal is provided.

Abstract: An organic EL (electroluminescence) element capable of efficiently recombining holes and electrons in a light emitting layer and also improving efficiency and lifetime of the element. The element comprises electrodes 1 and 2, the light emitting layer 4, and transport layers 3 and 5 that transport holes and electrons to the layer 4. The layer 4 contains compound functioning as electron accepting dopant and/or substance functioning as electron donating dopant. Accordingly, it is possible to optimize the injection valance of holes or electrons into the layer 4.

Abstract: A mirror 1a transmits a cyan (Cy) ray and reflects an R ray, and a mirror 1d transmits a yellow (Ye) ray and reflects a B ray. The mirrors 1a and 1d are arranged inside a light-transmitting member 3 and are also tilted so that the light reflected from each of them is further reflected from the interface between the light-transmitting member 3 and the air and then incident on an adjacent photosensitive cell. Photosensitive cells 2a and 2d receive the light rays that have been transmitted through the mirrors 1a and 1d, respectively. No mirrors are arranged over photosensitive cells 2b and 2c. The photosensitive cell 2b receives directly incident light and the light ray reflected from the mirror 1a. The photosensitive cell 2c receives the directly incident light and the light ray reflected from the mirror 1d. Color information is obtained by making computations on the output signals of the respective photosensitive cells.

Abstract: A link information generation apparatus records a link information file on a recording medium on which a first folder holding a still picture file that includes still picture data and still picture imaging time information and a second folder holding one or more moving picture files each of which includes moving picture data are recorded at positions that are not in a containment relationship with each other.

Abstract: A communication method of communicating among a plurality of communication apparatuses connected to a transmission channel and sharing a communication band is provided. The communication method includes: sequentially updating a slot ID with the lapse of time by a first communication apparatus; transmitting first data and a first access ID to the transmission channel by the first communication apparatus after the lapse of a first waiting time and when the slot ID is updated to a first slot ID corresponding to the first access ID; transmitting second data and a second slot ID to the transmission channel by a second communication apparatus after the lapse of a second waiting time longer than the first waiting time; and receiving the second slot ID by the first communication apparatus. In updating the slot ID, the slot ID is updated to a slot ID subsequent to the second slot ID.

Abstract: The invention allows for restriction of radial and axial movements of a shaft by a simple structure. A shaft supporting structure includes a base (3) provided with a bearing (7), and a first shaft (23) arranged at the bearing (7). The shaft supporting structure further includes a helical torsion spring (4) fitted on the first shaft (23). The base (3) includes a first engagement hole (31a), and a hooked section (74) engaging with first and second arm sections (41, 42) of the helical torsion spring (4), respectively. The helical torsion spring (4) presses the first shaft (23) onto the bearing (7) in a radial direction of the shaft by an elastic force generated by engagement between the first arm section (41) and the first engagement hole (31a) of the base (3), and engagement between the second arm section (42) and the hooked section (74) of the base (3). A portion of the second arm section (42) faces an axial end face of the first shaft (23).

Abstract: A spectrum coding apparatus capable of performing coding at a low bit rate and with high quality is disclosed. This apparatus is provided with a section that performs the frequency transformation of a first signal and calculates a first spectrum, a section that converts the frequency of a second signal and calculates a second spectrum, a section that estimates the shape of the second spectrum in a band of FL?k<FH using a filter having the first spectrum in a band of 0?k<FL as an internal state and a section that codes an outline of the second spectrum determined based on a coefficient indicating the characteristic of the filter at this time.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a semiconductor substrate having a plurality of vertical transfer channel regions and a plurality of photoelectric conversion regions arranged in a matrix; a plurality of vertical transfer electrodes, each constructed of a gate electrode and a first metal light-shielding film, formed via a gate insulating film; a transparent insulating film formed in gaps existing between the vertical transfer electrodes above the vertical transfer channel regions; and a second metal light-shielding film formed via a first interlayer insulating film to cover at least the vertical transfer channel regions.

Abstract: Provided is a component mounting condition determination method of a component mounter (200) that can improve a throughput of a whole production line. The method determines a mounting condition of the component mounter (200) that mounts components on boards, for use in a production line including the component mounter (200) including transportation lanes aligned parallel to each other. The method includes determining the mounting condition so that a line tact ratio among the transportation lanes approximates a predetermined ratio (S204 to S210).

Abstract: A cloth dryer includes heat-pump (30), rotary tub (5) for accommodating clothes (4) to be dried, blower (12) for supplying air heated by heat radiator (23) to rotary tub (5), and heat-exchange air flow paths (22, 24) for circulating the air stayed in rotary tub (5) through heat radiator (23) via heat absorber (21). Fins striding over heat absorber (21) and heat radiator (23) allow integrating absorber (21) and radiator (23) into one body which can be thus placed within air-flow paths (22, 24). Heat-transfer reducing section (32) is formed on the fins between heat absorber (21) and heat radiator (23) for reducing the heat transfer via the fins between heat absorber (21) and heat radiator (23). The foregoing structure can prevent frost and ice produced on heat absorber (21) from growing, so that a compact cloth dryer excellent in drying performance is obtainable.