Abstract: An imaging device that includes a substrate, a photoelectric conversion section disposed in the substrate, an element isolation region disposed adjacent to the photoelectric conversion section, a floating diffusion electrically connected to the photoelectric conversion section, an amplification transistor having a gate electrode and an active region, and a contact section disposed on the gate electrode of the amplification transistor. The contact section overlaps the active region of the amplification transistor. The floating diffusion is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the amplification transistor via the contact section. The width of the gate electrode of the amplification transistor is larger than a width of the active region of the amplification transistor. The photoelectric conversion section includes a first type impurity, and the element isolation region includes a second type impurity having a conductivity opposite to the first type impurity.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow to a mold cavity including a controller instructing a valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to drive an actuator and a valve pin and including instructions that instruct the valve system to move from a start position to one or more intermediate drive rate positions and subsequently from the one or more intermediate drive rate positions to a high drive rate position on receipt by the controller of a signal from a position sensor that is indicative of the valve pin having reached a second position.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes an extension connection portion, a server board that is mounted to the extension connection portion and communicates, via an external communication port, with a management server that is provided at an exterior, a communication control portion that communicates, by using an internal communication port, with a collection object apparatus that is connected to a local network and from which information is to be collected, and a control portion that performs control so that the communication control portion collects predetermined apparatus information from the collection object apparatus and so that the server board transmits the apparatus information thus collected toward the management server.

Abstract: A fixing device includes a housing, a belt member, a pressure roller, a nip forming member, and a pressing member. The belt member is constituted of a flexible tubular shape. The nip forming member is located at an inner peripheral portion of the belt member. The nip forming member has an opposed surface along an outer peripheral surface of the pressure roller. The nip forming member presses the belt member to the pressure roller. An end portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pressure roller is located inside with respect to an end portion of the belt member. The fixing device includes a pressing member located opposed to the pressure roller in the axial direction. The pressing member presses an outer peripheral surface of the end portion of the belt member in the axial direction to radially inward of the belt member.

Abstract: Catheters and methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering a radiopaque, diagnostic or therapeutic agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body can extend from a proximal end to the distal end and can define an inner lumen. The shaft body can include a liner, a braid member surrounding the liner, a multi-layer coil surrounding the braid member, and a polymer cover surrounding the multi-layer coil. The multi-layer coil can include first and second coil layers wound in opposing directions. An outer surface portion of the polymer cover can include one or more helical threads. In an example, the one or more helical threads are positioned around a distal end portion of the shaft body. The tip member can be made from a metal or a polymer and can also include one or more helical threads around its outer surface.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for generating proxy models obtain an image of a scene, generate a proxy model at an initial position and orientation in a world-coordinate system, and repositioning the proxy model to a second position or orientation in the world-coordinate system according to commands received from a controller.

Abstract: A job control device includes a display, a storage circuit, an execution circuit, a status display, a cancel circuit, a recovery display, and a recovery control circuit. The execution circuit performs a job. The recovery display displays a second operation screen on the display. The second operation screen includes a selection display field and a second input portion. The selection display field selectably displays the cancel jobs stored in the storage circuit. The second input portion is configured to receive a recovery instruction for performing the cancel job selected in the selection display field again. The recovery control circuit causes the execution circuit to perform the cancel job corresponding to the recovery instruction when the recovery instruction is input.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for allocating resources for wireless communication. In the method orthogonal resources are allocated for signalling within a coordination area including at least two radio service areas based on a first resource pattern. Orthogonal data communication resources are allocated within a radio service area of the coordination area based on a second resource pattern. A communication device can receive signalling indicating the allocation of the orthogonal resources for signalling within the coordination area and the allocation of orthogonal data communication resources within the radio service area, and transmit signalling and data accordingly.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes a plurality of toner particles each including a toner core and a shell layer. The shell layer includes a plurality of first shell particles and a plurality of second shell particles. The first shell particles cover the toner core at a coverage of at least 25% and no greater than 50%. The second shell particles additionally cover the toner cores at a coverage of at least 5% and no greater than 30%. An SP value of the toner core is greater than an SP value of the first shell particles. The SP value of the first shell particles is greater than an SP value of the second shell particles.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus (30) comprising: a local source of data (4); a first controller (31); and a tamper-resistant second controller (32) configured to communicate with the first controller, the first controller being configured to control and receive data from the local source of data and from a sensing unit connected to the first controller via a communication interface and to perform a series of calculation operations on the data, wherein the second controller is configured to verify the integrity of a selected subset of the operations performed by the first controller.

Abstract: A touch panel with fingerprint identification includes a fingerprint identification module disposed in a through hole of a first substrate. The fingerprint identification module and the first substrate are attached to a second substrate.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system includes a software defined network (SDN) controller connected to SDN-capable switch(es), the SDN controller being configured to communicate with and program the SDN-capable switches, wherein each of the SDN-capable switches is configured to communicate with the SDN controller, one or more fiber channel forwarders (FCFs) connected to the SDN-capable switches, storage area network (SAN) fabric(s), and local area network (LAN) fabric(s), and at least one end node connected directly or indirectly to the SDN-capable switches and/or the one or more FCFs, wherein the SDN controller is configured to collect information from the one or more FCFs that corresponds with each of the one or more FCFs via fiber channel initialization protocol (FIP) advertisement frames, and create and manage a FCF database, the FCF database including the information that corresponds with each of the one or more FCFs.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a deduplication controller in a tiered storage system excludes data duplication physical chunk by physical chunk. Based on the input/output statistics of logical chunks, a tiering controller in the system acquires the input/output statistics of physical chunks, each of which is allocated to one or more of the logical chunks. Based on the input/output statistics of the physical chunks, the tiering controller further executes at least an operation of relocating the data of a physical chunk in a first storage device to a physical chunk in a second storage device that is lower in access speed, or an operation of relocating the data of a physical chunk in the second storage device to a physical chunk in the first storage device.

Abstract: A display device includes a display section, a detecting section, and a controller. The controller includes a CPU. The display section displays, under control of the controller, one of a plurality of images for which respective page numbers are set. The detecting section detects a touch point made on the display section. The detecting section detects that a distance between touch points of a multi-touch made on the display section displaying the one image is reduced. The controller determines, based on a result of detection by the detecting section, a transition-target page number from the page numbers set for the respective plurality of images, according to a length by which the distance between the touch points is reduced and causes transition of the one image displayed on the display section to a transition-target image. A page number set for the transition-target page is the transition-target page number.

Abstract: Tissue fasteners carried on a tissue piercing deployment wire fasten tissue layers of a mammalian body together include a first member, a second member, and a connecting member extending between the first and second members. One of the first and second members has a configuration alterable by a deployment wire to permit release of the fastener from the deployment wire after deployment and without causing excessive tissue trauma.

Abstract: An electrostatic latent image developing toner includes toner particles each including a core and a shell layer disposed over a surface of the core. The shell layer contains first resin particles having a number average particle diameter of 60 nm to 100 nm and second resin particles having a number average particle diameter of 10 nm to 50 nm. A particle diameter difference obtained by subtracting the number average particle diameter of the second resin particles from the number average particle diameter of the first resin particles is +20 nm to +50 nm. The first resin particles contain a charge control agent. The first resin particles have a higher softening point than the second resin particles. A ratio of a mass of the first resin particles to a sum of the mass of the first resin particles and a mass of the second resin particles is 0.7 to 0.9.

Abstract: An image processor includes an image process section, an image log application, and a platform. The image process section processes an image. The image log application acquires an image log serving as a log of the image processed by the image process section. The platform operates applications including the image log application. The platform provides the image log application with an image log API for acquiring the image log, and also the image log application provides the application with a service executed by using the image log API.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an intelligent switchable device for selectively conducting electricity based on the condition of a branch circuit. The device contains at least one sensor for producing a signal indicative of a condition. The device is capable of transmitting data and communications as well as receiving data, including remote instructions and rules. The device is capable of storing rules for determining whether to render the switch conductive or non-conductive. An optical prong detector is provided to determine whether both the hot and neutral prongs of a plug have been inserted into the receptacle. The receptacle provides conductance upon determination of insertion of a plug into the receptacle. Additional features include GFI detection, current detection, heat detection, warning lights and an audible alarm. The receptacle includes communication abilities with remote devices to transmit data indicative of the state of the device.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses, a client computer, and a print server. The print server requests, in response to a new connection of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses to the network, a resource related to the image formation process available for the plurality of the image forming apparatuses, and a license key including a validity term of a license for using the resource in the print server to the newly connected image forming apparatuses. The print server stores the resource and the license key provided by the plurality of the image forming apparatuses and registers resource information related to the resource and the license key in a database of the print server.

Abstract: A developing device includes a housing for housing therein a developer containing toner and magnetic carrier, and a first sensor including an oscillation circuit and a coil board which is part of the oscillation circuit and on which a coil pattern is formed. A fitting portion formed by recessing an outer surface of the housing is provided in the housing so as to allow the coil board to be fitted at a position closer to the developer than the outer surface of the housing. The coil board is fitted into the fitting portion.