Abstract: A light emitting module includes: a circuit board having a shape in which an outer peripheral edge of the circuit board corresponds to an outer peripheral edge of the circuit board before rotating the circuit board about a center point by an angle of 90 degrees in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the circuit board; a semiconductor light emitting element; and a first and second electrodes that are formed on the circuit board at positions symmetrical to each other with respect to the center point.

Abstract: A lamp unit for a vehicular headlamp includes: a projection lens arranged to have an optical axis extending in a vehicle longitudinal direction; a light-emitting element that is a light source arranged on a rear side with respect to a rear focal point of the projection lens; and a reflector that is formed so that a longitudinal section of the reflector has the shape of an ellipse having a first focal point at a center of light emission of the light-emitting element and a second focal point at the rear focal point of the projection lens, wherein the reflector is arranged to cover the light-emitting element and reflects irradiated light toward the projection lens, the irradiated light being light irradiated from the light-emitting element. A major axis of the ellipse, passing through the first focal point and the second focal point, is inclined with respect to the optical axis.

Abstract: An automotive headlamp apparatus comprises: a lamp unit configured to be capable of forming an additional light distribution pattern that includes an upper area above the cut-off line of a light distribution pattern for low beam and that is divided into a plurality of individual patterns; and a controller configured to control formation of each of the individual patterns in accordance with presence of a forward vehicle. The controller reduces the illuminance of an individual pattern overlapping an area where a forward vehicle is present and increases the illuminance of at least one of other individual patterns.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp has a segment light source, and a reflector configured to forward reflect light from the segment light source. The segment light source is arranged such that a first predetermined point located at a front end edge of the segment light source is located on a first reference axis. A reflecting surface of the reflector is split into a plurality of reflection regions. At least one of the plurality of reflection regions is constituted as a fan-like reflection region surrounded by a first straight line extending obliquely downward from the first reference axis, and a second straight line extending immediately downward from the first reference axis. The fan-like reflection region is constituted with a curved surface that deflects, diffuses, or reflects the light from the segment light source in a direction orthogonal to the first straight line.

Abstract: By a convex lens arranged on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a lamp unit, direct light from a light emitting element arranged rearward of the convex lens is deflected to emit so that the light is made to be parallel light in a vertical face and diffused light toward left and right sides in a horizontal face. An entire region of a left side lens region of the convex lens is constituted as upper deflecting regions for deflecting light to a direction upward with respect to a direction of light of a right side lens region. Light emitted to the front side by transmitting the respective upper deflecting regions is made to be light directed upward from light emitted from the right side lens region to thereby form a laterally elongated light distribution pattern in which an upper end edge of a portion of being disposed on a left side relative to the optical axis is stepped up from an upper end edge of a portion thereof disposed on a right side.

Abstract: A vehicle light emitting device including a light emitting element, a primary reflector, and a secondary reflector. A reflecting surface of the primary reflector has a shape of a substantially dome-shaped body of revolution formed by rotating about the optical axis Ax an ellipse E which has a primary focal point F1 which is a point near the light emitting element and a secondary focal point F2 which is a point near the reflecting surface. The primary reflector includes a belt-shaped region, which straddles a ring-shaped locus of the secondary focal point F2 and is configured as a light translucent portion, whereby reflected light from the primary reflector is caused to temporarily converge on the secondary focal point F2 in each cross-section of the body of revolution including the optical axis Ax and is thereafter caused to be incident on the secondary reflector as a diffused light.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a light source and a lens that is arranged on a front side of the light source. The lens deflects and irradiates light from the light source toward a front side of the vehicle lamp. A front side surface of the lens includes a first freely formed curve surface, and an irradiation angle, with respect to the optical axis, of the light to be irradiated from the front side surface is set as a target irradiation angle at each point of the front side surface. A rear side surface of the lens includes a second freely formed curve surface formed by continuous surface elements, each having an inclination angle that realizes a light irradiation by the target irradiation angle set at respective points of the front side surface.

Abstract: A vehicle headlamp includes a reflector configured to forward reflect light from a segment light source extending in a vehicle width direction such that a light distribution pattern is formed that has a cut-off line at an upper end thereof. The segment light source is arranged such that a first predetermined point located at a front end edge of the segment light source at end edges thereof in right and left directions in a plan view of the vehicle headlamp is located on a first reference axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. A reflecting surface of the reflector is split into a plurality of reflection regions.

Abstract: A resource management apparatus includes a resource management part to manage an amount of resources used and an amount of virtual resources of each of a plurality of processing units, a selection and control part to select a processing unit having a smallest sum of the amount of resources used and the amount of virtual resources in response to an external process request, and to increase the amount of resources used by the selected processing unit and to decrease the amount of resources used by a processing unit corresponding to an external process release request in response to the process release request, a virtual resource control part to increase the amount of virtual resources of the processing unit corresponding to the process release request in response to the process release request, and a request sending part to send the external process request or process release request to the selected or corresponding processing unit.

Abstract: By a convex lens arranged on an optical axis extending in a front and rear direction of a lamp unit, direct light from a light emitting element arranged rearward of the convex lens is deflected to emit so that the light is made to be parallel light in a vertical face and diffused light toward left and right sides in a horizontal face. An entire region of a left side lens region of the convex lens is constituted as upper deflecting regions for deflecting light to a direction upward with respect to a direction of light of a right side lens region. Light emitted to the front side by transmitting the respective upper deflecting regions is made to be light directed upward from light emitted from the right side lens region to thereby form a laterally elongated light distribution pattern in which an upper end edge of a portion of being disposed on a left side relative to the optical axis is stepped up from an upper end edge of a portion thereof disposed on a right side.

Abstract: A vehicle lamp has a light source and a lens that is arranged on a front side of the light source. The lens deflects and irradiates light from the light source toward a front side of the vehicle lamp. A front side surface of the lens includes a first freely formed curve surface, and an irradiation angle, with respect to the optical axis, of the light to be irradiated from the front side surface is set as a target irradiation angle at each point of the front side surface. A rear side surface of the lens includes a second freely formed curve surface formed by continuous surface elements, each having an inclination angle that realizes a light irradiation by the target irradiation angle set at respective points of the front side surface.

Abstract: A light source bulb is fixedly inserted into a lateral direction to the optical axis Ax at a position below an optical axis Ax. Accordingly, a region lateral to the optical axis Ax on a reflection surface of the reflector can be effectively utilized for light distribution control. Furthermore, a first additional reflector having a reflection surface of substantially-spheroidal shape whose first focal point is at a position coincident with the light source is disposed at a position above the optical axis Ax. A second additional reflector 36 having a reflection surface of a substantially-parabolic vertical cross-sectional profile whose focal point is coincident with a second focal point of the first additional reflector is disposed at a position below the optical axis. As a result, light from the light source is illuminated forward without passing through a projection lens.

Abstract: At an upper position of an optical axis Ax between a reflector and projection lens, a pair of left and right first additional reflectors are arranged and a pair of second additional reflectors are arranged on both the left and right sides of the pair of first additional reflectors. Each one of the first additional reflectors reflects light from the light source toward one of the second additional reflectors located on a side opposite to the one of the first additional reflector with respect to the optical axis. Each one of the second additional reflectors reflects, in a forward direction, the light reflected from the first additional reflectors without being transmitted through the projection lens.

Abstract: A vehicle light emitting device including a light emitting element, a primary reflector, and a secondary reflector. A reflecting surface of the primary reflector has a shape of a substantially dome-shaped body of revolution formed by rotating about the optical axis Ax an ellipse E which has a primary focal point F1 which is a point near the light emitting element and a secondary focal point F2 which is a point near the reflecting surface. The primary reflector includes a belt-shaped region, which straddles a ring-shaped locus of the secondary focal point F2 and is configured as a light translucent portion, whereby reflected light from the primary reflector is caused to temporarily converge on the secondary focal point F2 in each cross-section of the body of revolution including the optical axis Ax and is thereafter caused to be incident on the secondary reflector as a diffused light.

Abstract: A system for receiving inquiry by speech includes a plurality of receiving board apparatus capable of receiving an inquiry by speech from an inquirer, a VoIP gateway apparatus connected via the LAN to a plurality of receiving apparatuses for transmitting/receiving via the LAN to/from the receiving board apparatus a speech packet containing speech data relating to communication between the recipient of the receiving board apparatus which has answered to an inquiry and inquirer, and a speech multiplexing HUB apparatus for receiving speech data input to each receiving board apparatus, time-division multiplexing them, and distributing them in parallel to each receiving board apparatus.

Abstract: A light source bulb is fixedly inserted into a lateral direction to the optical axis Ax at a position below an optical axis Ax. Accordingly, a region lateral to the optical axis Ax on a reflection surface of the reflector can be effectively utilized for light distribution control. Furthermore, a first additional reflector having a reflection surface of substantially-spheroidal shape whose first focal point is at a position coincident with the light source is disposed at a position above the optical axis Ax. A second additional reflector 36 having a reflection surface of a substantially-parabolic vertical cross-sectional profile whose focal point is coincident with a second focal point of the first additional reflector is disposed at a position below the optical axis. As a result, light from the light source is illuminated forward without passing through a projection lens.

Abstract: A data communication system includes a plurality of terminal apparatuses #1-#n for periodically transmitting data and retrieving desired data accommodated in at least one time slot in received multiplex data, and a data storage and distribution apparatus for subjecting received data from the plurality of terminal apparatuses to time division multiplexing so as to produce time slots each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, reproducing resultant multiplex data, and distributing the multiplex data to the plurality of terminal apparatuses.

Abstract: A data communication system includes a plurality of terminal apparatuses #1-#n for periodically transmitting data and retrieving desired data accommodated in at least one time slot in received multiplex data, and a data storage and distribution apparatus for subjecting received data from the plurality of terminal apparatuses to time division multiplexing so as to produce time slots each corresponding to a respective one of the plurality of terminal apparatuses, reproducing resultant multiplex data, and distributing the multiplex data to the plurality of terminal apparatuses.