Abstract: An image processing method generates a halftone-dot image by forming a halftone dot, which is represented by a set of one or plural output dots and corresponds to an intensity of an input image signal, while making a part of the dots constituting the halftone dot to be an actual non-output dot so as to reduce an amount of a coloring material of the halftone-dot portion. When the intensity of the image signal exceeds a predetermined value and is in a predetermined range, while maintaining contour dots, which are output dots contribute to formation of a contour of the halftone dot, to be the output dot, the image processing method makes a part of dots inside the contour dots to be the actual non-output dot.

Abstract: Conventional I-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin contain, remaining therein in a considerable amount, the organic solvent used in a purification step. In contrast, in II-form crystals, the amount of the organic solvent remaining therein is smaller than the detection limit. Namely, the II-form crystals contain substantially no residual organic solvent. The novel II-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin obtained through recrystallization from water not only contain substantially no residual organic solvent, but also have a high bulk density and are hence advantageous for pharmaceutical preparation. They further have properties advantageous for production, such as low adhesion. The crystals are significantly useful as a material for medicines required to have high safety, such as drugs for renal insufficiency.

Abstract: There is provided an optical device including a plurality of Mach-Zehnder modulators; and an input branching waveguide to split an input light so as to direct the resulting light to the plurality of Mach-Zehnder modulators; the Mach-Zehnder modulator comprising: a splitter coupled to the input branching waveguide; pair of waveguides coupled to the splitter; a combiner coupled to the pair of waveguides; and a signal electrode to apply signals to the pair of waveguides; wherein the splitters are disposed in a different orientation to each other.

Abstract: In a variable-shape mirror provided with a support base, a mirror portion that is disposed to face the support base and that has, on a side thereof facing away from the support base, a mirror surface which is irradiated with a light beam, and piezoelectric elements that are sandwiched between the support base and the mirror portion and that vary the shape of the mirror surface, the piezoelectric elements are bonded, by means of a thin layer of metal, to at least one of the support base and the mirror portion by the application of heat and pressure.

Abstract: A mobile communication system includes an association requesting unit provided in a base station and configured to request a base station controller, which is an upper node, to associate the base station with a tracking area; and a state control unit provided in the base station controller and configured to monitor entry or appearance and exit or disappearance of mobile stations in and from the tracking area associated with the base station, to cause the base station to transition to a serving state if at least one of the mobile stations enters or appears in the tracking area, and to cause the base station to transition to a radio-unit-inactive state if all of the mobile stations exit or disappear from the tracking area.

Abstract: A disclosed base station includes a communication unit configured to receive from a mobile station a first report signal including base station specification information specifying a base station, reception quality information indicating reception quality of a signal received from the specified base station, and change request information requesting to change communication quality between the mobile station and the specified base station; and an automatic area control unit configured to determine whether the base station is specified by the base station specification information, to obtain location information indicating the location of the mobile station if the base station is specified by the base station specification information, and to change at least one base station parameter based on the reception quality information and the location information to change the reception quality at the location of the mobile station.

Abstract: A mobile communications system is disclosed. The mobile communications system includes a unit which causes a mobile station apparatus residing within a communication area of an arbitrary base station apparatus to measure a propagation state of a wireless signal from a surrounding base station apparatus and which collects the measurement results; and a unit which obtains location information of the mobile station apparatus.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes an input section and a binarizing section. The input section inputs multilevel image data. The binarizing section binarizes multilevel image data to generate output image data representing halftone dots each having a hollow-structure. The binarizing section enlarges the halftone dots in a predetermined direction preferentially in accordance with the input multilevel image data.

Abstract: An optical device including (a) a substrate having an electro-optic effect; (b) a modulating optical waveguide formed on a surface layer portion of said substrate and forming an interference optical modulator for modulating input light; (c) an output optical waveguide formed on said surface layer portion of said substrate and connected to a downstream side portion of said modulating optical waveguide; and (d) a branching monitoring section for monitoring branched light of light propagated along said output optical waveguide and emitted from an outgoing end face of said substrate. The output waveguide has a reduced width region in which the waveguide width is reduced.

Abstract: An image-forming apparatus includes an endless conveyor belt, a counter roller, and a clutch part. The endless conveyor belt is rotatable to convey paper with a surface of the conveyor belt being charged. The counter roller holds the paper between the conveyor belt and the counter roller and conveys the paper. The clutch part is caused to slip by the difference in velocity between the conveyor belt and the counter roller. The counter roller is driven through the clutch part.

Abstract: To reduce low-frequency moiré in secondary colors and tertiary colors in four color screens, between at least two halftone screens, screen vectors wa2, wb2 are arranged to match each other, while other screen vectors are arranged not to match each other. A halftone screen is an orthogonal screen in which screen vector wa2 is perpendicular to basis vector ra1. A halftone screen is a non-orthogonal screen in which screen vector wb2 is perpendicular to basis vector rb1. When screen vector wa2 matches screen vector wb2, spatial frequency spectra corresponding to screen vectors wa2 and wab2, match each other. With such a relationship, because a pair of spatial frequency spectra can match each other between two colors, wider intervals can be provided for the spatial frequency spectra of the remaining colors of four colors, which would suppress low-frequency moiré.

Abstract: Manufacturing method for variable shape mirrors suitable for mass production includes steps: for forming first grooves and second grooves along boundaries between areas to be variable shape mirrors on a surface of first wafer to be support substrate and a surface of second wafer to be mirror substrate; for arranging first and second wafer so that support pillars and piezoelectric elements are sandwiched between first and second wafer at areas with surface on which second grooves are formed facing inward for bonding; for dividing second wafer into mirror substrates by flattening process of outer surface of second wafer until at least reaching second groove; for dividing first wafer into the support substrates by breaking first wafer along first grooves; and for forming reflection film on outer surface of each of mirror substrates obtained by the dividing step.

Abstract: When the mobile type information terminal is transferred between an operating state and a standby state, self diagnosis is performed. The fuel cell charges the secondary cells with a normal current of fixed value I1, and when the output voltage of the boost DC/DC converter (when PG=L), the charge current is reduced to the fixed value and aging is performed. After aging is performed for 60 seconds, charging is performed once again performed at the normal fixed value I1. This type of operation is repeated 30 times. During aging, when the output voltage from the boost DC/DC converter is reduced (when PG=L), aging is stopped and after 20 seconds aging is performed again, and this operation is done 10 times. The mobile type information terminal can perform self diagnosis and retrial of regeneration without the user being aware, in which secondary batteries and a fuel cell are loaded.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image processing apparatus including a first recognition component, a second recognition component and a conversion component. The first recognition component recognizes input side unevenness information representing unevenness of an image depending on an image inputting apparatus to which an image inputted and image data representing an image inputted to the image inputting apparatus. The second recognition component recognizes output side unevenness information representing unevenness of an image depending on an image outputting apparatus outputting based on the image data. The conversion component, based on the input side unevenness information recognized by the first recognition component and the output side unevenness information recognized by the second recognition component, corrects unevenness of images on both sides and converts the image data to a format processable by the image outputting apparatus at an output destination.

Abstract: Conventional I-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin contain, remaining therein in a considerable amount, the organic solvent used in a purification step. In contrast, in II-form crystals, the amount of the organic solvent remaining therein is smaller than the detection limit. Namely, the II-form crystals contain substantially no residual organic solvent. The novel II-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin obtained through recrystallization from water not only contain substantially no residual organic solvent, but also have a high bulk density and are hence advantageous for pharmaceutical preparation. They further have properties advantageous for production, such as low adhesion. The crystals are significantly useful as a material for medicines required to have high safety, such as drugs for renal insufficiency.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a storage unit that stores a correction amount used to correct color unevenness of an image according to a plurality of halftone screening conditions; and a correction unit that corrects an input image according to the correction amount stored in the storage unit. The stored correction amount includes common information, which is common among the halftone screening conditions, and dependent information, which is dependent on the respective halftone screening conditions.

Abstract: A display device which can ensure a sufficient adhesive strength on an adhering surface between each of a pair of substrates of a liquid crystal display panel and a sealing material is provided.

Abstract: Conventional I-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin contain, remaining therein in a considerable amount, the organic solvent used in a purification step. In contrast, in II-form crystals, the amount of the organic solvent remaining therein is smaller than the detection limit. Namely, the II-form crystals contain substantially no residual organic solvent. The novel II-form crystals of 5-hydroxy-1-methylhydantoin obtained through recrystallization from water not only contain substantially no residual organic solvent, but also have a high bulk density and are hence advantageous for pharmaceutical preparation. They further have properties advantageous for production, such as low adhesion. The crystals are significantly useful as a material for medicines required to have high safety, such as drugs for renal insufficiency.

Abstract: A substrate treating apparatus, in which a voltage is applied to between a treatment electrode and a target substrate in such a state that the treatment electrode is opposed to the target substrate to thereby perform substrate treatment for removing undesired substances on the target substrate, has a reference electrode, a transfer unit which transfers at least one of the treatment electrode and the reference electrode to thereby provide the treatment electrode so that the treatment electrode is opposed to the reference electrode, and a check unit for applying a voltage to between the treatment electrode and the reference electrode in such a state that the treatment electrode is opposed to the reference electrode and thereby checking an adhesion level of undesired substances onto the treatment electrode surface.