Abstract: A cost calculation and payment device includes: a main body provided with a placement portion on which the user places merchandise items; a first camera for capturing an image of the merchandise items placed on the placement portion; a second camera for capturing an image of a face of the user; a controller for performing a process related to cost calculation by recognizing the merchandise items in question based on a merchandise item image acquired by image capture by the first camera and to perform a process related to face authentication based on a face image acquired by image capture by the second camera; and a display for displaying a cost calculation result and a payment result acquired by the controller, wherein the display is disposed in a vicinity of the placement portion, and the second camera captures an image of the face of the user looking at the display.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical transmission module in which effects of conductive heat from sides of a metal case upon a thermistor are reduced, thereby allowing steady optical beam wavelengths to be obtained over a wide range of temperatures, regardless of the temperature of the usage environment. Specifically, the optical transmission module includes Peltier elements disposed inside a metal case, a metal base disposed upon the Peltier elements, a laser diode substrate disposed upon the metal base, a laser diode disposed upon the laser diode substrate, a thermistor substrate disposed upon the metal base, a thermistor disposed upon the thermistor substrate, and a thermally conductive member, disposed in the vicinity of the thermistor, that has a height greater than the height of the thermistor.

Abstract: A semiconductor chip on which a light receiving element is mounted, a preamplifier for amplifying an output signal from the light receiving element, and an insulating carrier substrate on which the light receiving element is mounted are connected such that the output signal from the light receiving element is input to the preamplifier through electrodes on the carrier substrate, and there are provided two electrodes, on the carrier substrate, having a capacitance value of 40 fF or more therebetween in a state where no light receiving element is mounted.

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing apparatus which can prevent surrounding borders from becoming uneven and unnecessary borders from appearing, and which can optimally print object data even when the aspect ratio of the object data is maintained. The printing apparatus 200 includes: a print data analysis unit 203 having a layout area information obtainment unit 2032 which obtains layout area information indicating a layout area, and an effective drawing area information obtainment unit 2033 which obtains effective drawing area information indicating a printing area which is dependent on the printing apparatus 200; and a layout unit 204 which lays out, based on the size of the object data which is the object to be printed and the size of a layout area on layout area, and in addition lays out, based on the size of the layout area and an effective drawing area, the layout area onto the effective drawing area.

Abstract: An optical transmitter module is described. The optical transmitter module includes a lead pin for electrically connecting the inside and outside of a housing, and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the lead pin. The flexible printed circuit board has a signal pattern and two ground conductor patterns to be connected to an optical modulation element, a laser terminal pattern to be connected to a semiconductor laser, a Peltier terminal pattern to be connected to a Peltier element, and two covering conductive layers in addition to a layer on which such patterns are formed. The covering conductive layers cover all the patterns except for the signal pattern.

Abstract: The description interpreting unit (101) identifies the format (the Exif, the JFIF and the like) of the image data which is included in the content which is received from the host equipment (10). The image data obtaining unit (103) obtains the image data which is linked to the content from the printing content buffer (102) or the external DB (119). The image judging unit (104) judges the type of the received image file, and notifies the result to the image rasterization unit (105). The image rasterization unit (105) extends the compressed image data. The image processing deciding unit (106) decides parameters for the image processing which is executed by the image processing unit (107). The rendering unit (108) converts the image data to be described by the CMYK color space in order to execute printing. And, the printing unit (109) executes printing.

Abstract: In order to provide a print system capable of push printing a print document consisting of a plurality of files formatted differently, an HDD unit 12 of the print system according to the present invention is a print data providing apparatus which provides a printer unit 13, connected to the print data providing apparatus via a transmission line, with a print document consisting of a plurality of print data files described in different formats and includes a storage subunit 12a which archives the plurality of the print data files into a single file and transmits the archived file to the printer unit 13.

Abstract: In order to provide an Internet connection terminal apparatus which is capable of correctly determining the Internet connection status without the influences of a DNS cache or the like, an Internet printer (100) includes: a communication unit (102) which provides a communication interface with a network; a TCP/IP protocol stack (103) which provides a protocol processing function in TCP/IP communication; an Internet print application (104) which performs communication processing, print data analysis processing and the like required for a URI print function; a status inquiry processing unit (105) which performs processing for responding to an inquiry about the Internet connection status from another apparatus; an Internet connection checking unit (106) which performs processing for determining whether or not it itself is connected to the Internet; a connection status cache (107) which stores the result of the determination made by the Internet connection checking unit (106); and a DNS client (108) which request

Abstract: The present invention provides a printing apparatus which can prevent surrounding borders from becoming uneven and unnecessary borders from appearing, and which can optimally print object data even when the aspect ratio of the object data is maintained. The printing apparatus 200 includes: a print data analysis unit 203 having a layout area information obtainment unit 2032 which obtains layout area information indicating a layout area, and an effective drawing area information obtainment unit 2033 which obtains effective drawing area information indicating a printing area which is dependent on the printing apparatus 200; and a layout unit 204 which lays out, based on the size of the object data which is the object to be printed and the size of a layout area on layout area, and in addition lays out, based on the size of the layout area and an effective drawing area, the layout area onto the effective drawing area.

Abstract: An optical transmitter module is described. The optical transmitter module includes a lead pin for electrically connecting the inside and outside of a housing, and a flexible printed circuit board connected to the lead pin. The flexible printed circuit board has a signal pattern and two ground conductor patterns to be connected to an optical modulation element, a laser terminal pattern to be connected to a semiconductor laser, a Peltier terminal pattern to be connected to a Peltier element, and two covering conductive layers in addition to a layer on which such patterns are formed. The covering conductive layers cover all the patterns except for the signal pattern.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical transmission module in which effects of conductive heat from sides of a metal case upon a thermistor are reduced, thereby allowing steady optical beam wavelengths to be obtained over a wide range of temperatures, regardless of the temperature of the usage environment. Specifically, the optical transmission module includes Peltier elements disposed inside a metal case, a metal base disposed upon the Peltier elements, a laser diode substrate disposed upon the metal base, a laser diode disposed upon the laser diode substrate, a thermistor substrate disposed upon the metal base, a thermistor disposed upon the thermistor substrate, and a thermally conductive member, disposed in the vicinity of the thermistor, that has a height greater than the height of the thermistor.

Abstract: A Controller 20 sends to a Consumer 40 a command for reserving a plug/port in order to send/receive data using an Asynchronous transmission (Step 211) and receives information on a port connecting from the Consumer 40 (Step 212). The Controller 20 further sends to a Producer 30 a command for reserving a port/plug for sending content or the like (Step 213) and receives from the Producer 30 information on a Producer plug/port used for transmission (Step 214). After this, the Controller 20 notifies the Consumer 40 of the information on the port of the Producer 30 (Step 215) and receives a response from the Consumer 40 (Step 216). Next, the Consumer 40 issues a device authentication request command to the Producer 30 (Step 219) and they perform mutual device authentication and exchange of keys (Step 217).

Abstract: A semiconductor chip on which a light receiving element is mounted, a preamplifier for amplifying an output signal from the light receiving element, and an insulating carrier substrate on which the light receiving element is mounted are connected such that the output signal from the light receiving element is input to the preamplifier through electrodes on the carrier substrate, and there are provided two electrodes, on the carrier substrate, having a capacitance value of 40 fF or more therebetween in a state where no light receiving element is mounted.

Abstract: The present invention has an objective to provide a printing apparatus capable of updating firmware. The printing apparatus according to the present invention is a printing apparatus connected to an external device that can instruct printing of image data, said printing apparatus includes: an obtainment unit which obtains at least one of image data and firmware data, the firmware data being required for updating firmware; a judgment unit which judges whether to update firmware or to print image data; and an execution unit which updates the firmware using the firmware data obtained by said obtainment unit, in the case where said judgment unit judges that the firmware should be updated, and which prints the image data obtained by said obtainment unit, in the case where said judgment unit judges that the image data should be printed.

Abstract: A transmission line with a bending portion is provided, which line comprises any one of a coplanar line, another coplanar waveguide line formed on the dielectric substrate under which a ground layer is provided and a coplanar strip line. A chamfered portion is provided on the outer angular portion of the bending portion of the signal wiring conductor and a triangular conductor is disposed to an inner angular portion thereof. Given that length of the chamfered portion is defined as a, and length of the wiring edge side of the triangular conductor is defined as b and width of the signal wiring conductor is defined as c, it is arranged such that a is greater than b+c×square root of 2. Thereby, a transmission line or an optical module of smaller reflection loss at the bending portion thereof and of improved high-frequency characteristics is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical transmission module configured such that a driver IC chip to drive a semiconductor laser device, a first insulation plate having the semiconductor laser device mounted thereon and a coupling optical component are mounted in this order, a thin film inductor element and thin film resistor element which are connected in parallel are formed on a second insulation plate and a bias current is supplied to the semiconductor laser device via this LR element.

Abstract: An object of disclosed technology is to control lasing wavelengths so that a wavelength shift does not occurs. Another object is to permit wavelengths of a light source for wavelength division multiplexing optical-fiber communication system to be variable in response to an ITU-TS grid. A means for achieving the objects is as follows: locating an etalon in a light path of diode laser light, which is a parallel plane wave changed by a collimator lens; generating a wavelength error signal from a difference between both of divided pieces of light from transmitted light or reflected light; and locking a wavelength of a diode laser device according to the wavelength error signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously reading images on both sides of the document sheet as the sheet having images on both sides is moved through the apparatus, one side read by a CCD sensor and the other side read by a contacted image sensor. An image synthesizing unit synthesizes image data from the CCD sensor and image data from the contacted image within one cycle of main scanning by the two image reading units. Furthermore, image processing circuits in the subsequent steps perform specific modes of processing on the data within one cycle of main scanning. That permits simultaneous reading of both sides of the sheet document without reducing document reading speed and expansion of the image processing unit.

Abstract: An image inputting and outputting apparatus which permits registration and fetching of document image data and which is so configured that choices with regard to registration and fetching of document image data can be made in simple procedures. To be specific, when instructions for registration and fetching document image data are received, dialog-type control means 100 inquires of the user about choices with regard to registration or fetching. On the basis of information provided by the user in answer to the inquiry, the means 100 issues instructions to document management means 300. For example, it is so arranged that the document image data just registered or fetched is specified by dialog-type control means 100 as next document image data to be fetched. That makes it possible to fetch in simple procedures again the document image data just registered or fetched.

Abstract: In a sky shot, when a closing and opening detection unit detects the opening of a document cover, contour detecting means detects as a probable edge point a pixel thought to be a document edge point, a contour correction unit determines whether the probable edge point is a document edge or not, and an image forming unit forms image data of a document on the basis of the document edge point.