Abstract: An image forming apparatus acquires a drawing object included in a page in which drawing is to be performed, updates a threshold value, which is used when one of mask drawing and edge drawing is selected to draw the drawing object according to a relationship between the acquired drawing object and another drawing object included in the page, selects, as a drawing method, one of the mask drawing and the edge drawing to draw the drawing object based on the updated threshold value and the acquired drawing object, and draws the acquired drawing object by the selected drawing method.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus for sharing image processing for an image area by a plurality of processors, analyzes a tendency of compositing input pixel information in the image area, determines a share of tasks to be executed by each of the plurality of processors based on the analysis result, and controls the share of tasks by each of the plurality of processors in accordance with the determined share of tasks. For example, when the plurality of processors include a first processor which executes a generation process of pieces of pixel information for respective layers to be composited, and a second processor which composites the pieces of generated pixel information, the requirement or complexity of a compositing processing, or the size of area in which the compositing processing is performed is analyzed, so as to control the share of tasks or a communication method of the first and second processors.

Abstract: This invention makes it possible to provide an image forming apparatus capable of causing an information processing apparatus to install a driver desired by a user by selecting an appropriate PDL and presenting device information to the information processing apparatus, and increasing the convenience for the user, a control method for the apparatus, and a program. To accomplish this, image forming unit-specific log information associated with a plurality of image forming units of the image forming apparatus is stored in a storage device. On the basis of the log information, a priority image forming unit is decided from the plurality of image forming units. Identification information containing an identifier of the decided image forming unit is transmitted in response to an information request transmitted from the information processing apparatus.

Abstract: A system that prevents unauthorized establishment of wireless bidirectional communication between a communication master and a communication terminal. The system includes a strength measurement signal transmission circuit that transmits a received signal strength measurement signal, which is used to measure received signal strength at the communication terminal, a number of times with different transmission strengths during a single wireless bidirectional communication session. A received signal strength measurement circuit measures the received signal strength of the received signal strength measurement signal whenever the received signal strength measurement signal is received by the communication terminal. A measurement result transmission circuit transmits received signal strength measurement results as a single response signal to the communication master from the communication terminal during the single communication session.

Abstract: A composition for diagnosing amyloid-related diseases, which comprises a flavone derivative, a chalcone derivative, a styrylchromone derivative, or a coumarin derivative, is provided. These compounds have high binding specificity to an amyloid ? protein, high permeability to a blood-brain barrier, and ability to rapidly disappear from sites other than cerebral senile plaque. Accordingly, the composition of the present invention using these compounds enables the diagnosis of amyloid-related diseases with high precision.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor chip with first and second low noise amplifier for amplifying an inputted signal. The chip is mounted over a wiring substrate which includes first and second electrodes and first, second and third GND electrodes. The wiring substrate includes first and second conductor patterns, wherein the first conductor pattern electrically connects the first and second GND electrodes and surrounds the first and second electrodes in a plan view. The second conductor pattern electrically connects the first conductor pattern and the third GND electrode to each other and is arranged between the first and second electrodes in the plan view. The first conductor pattern extends toward an inside of the semiconductor chip from the first and second GND electrodes in the plan view.

Abstract: A semiconductor optical element includes an n-type substrate, an n-type clad layer formed upward of the n-type substrate, a p-type clad layer formed upward of the n-type substrate, a guide layer, formed between the p-type clad layer and the n-type clad layer, for waveguiding a light, first and second electrodes respectively formed on the bottom surface of the n-type substrate and the upper surface of the p-type clad layer, and a plurality of electric current regulating members provided in the vicinity of the guide layer and regularly arranged along a light waveguide direction in the guide layer. The plurality of electric current regulating members generate an even distribution of a refractive index in the guide layer along the light waveguide direction in the guide layer. The guide layer reflects light with a wavelength which is determined in accordance with the even refractive index distribution.

Abstract: A package for storing or transporting a solar cell sealing film includes: the solar cell sealing film containing a silane compound and/or a silane-modified resin; and a package bag packaging the solar cell sealing film. The absolute humidity inside the package is 1 to 15 g/m3. The package can store or transport the solar cell sealing film while adhesive force thereof with a substrate, solar cells, etc. is kept at a practicable level or higher. Furthermore, the package can reduce the breakage of the solar cells caused by an external shock while a solar cell module operates and the corrosion of electrodes caused by water etc. from the atmosphere.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an ethylene resin composition which has excellent properties including adhesion properties, electrically insulating properties, transparency, moldability and process stability and can be produced without requiring any cross-linking procedure if necessary to improve productivity; and others. The ethylene resin composition contains a modified product produced by modifying an ethylene polymer (A) that meets all of the requirements a) to e) mentioned below with an ethylenically unsaturated silane compound (B). a) The density is 900 to 940 kg/m3. b) The melting peak temperature is 90 to 125 DEG C as determined by DSC. c) The melt flow rate (MFR2) is 0.1 to 100 g/10 minutes as measured at 190° C. and a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with JIS K-6721. d) The Mw/Mn ratio is 1.2 to 3.5. e) The content of metal residues is 0.1 to 50 ppm.

Abstract: A short circuit protection circuit which readily recovers a relay drive circuit to an output operation state after a short circuit is cancelled while preventing the relay drive circuit from being damaged by a short circuit. The relay drive circuit outputs a drive current to a load in accordance with a first control signal. A short circuit detection circuit detects the occurrence of a short circuit at an output side of the relay drive circuit and suspends output operation of the relay drive circuit when a short circuit occurs. Further, the short circuit detection circuit intermittently transmits a recovery signal to the relay drive circuit in a certain time interval after a predetermined time elapses from when the short circuit occurs to recover the output operation of the relay drive circuit. The time interval is gradually increased whenever the recovery signal is transmitted.

Abstract: A wireless network path setting apparatus includes a receiving module configured to receive input of wireless network paths, an investigating module configured to investigate a communication environment and status of each of routes constituting the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module, and a registering module configured to register the wireless network paths that have been input through the receiving module as network paths to be used in a field wireless system if the communication environment and status of each route investigated by the investigating module is appropriate.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus determines whether an ROP result for a region where objects overlap each other is a specific pattern. Upon a determination that the ROP result is the specific pattern, the image processing apparatus converts a color value of the region to an intermediate color indicating a transparent color.

Abstract: [Task] To provide a semiconductor light emitting element capable of emitting light beams with wavelengths in a plurality of wavelength ranges with a high optical output, a driving method of a semiconductor light emitting element capable of making a semiconductor light emitting element that can emit light beams with wavelengths in a plurality of wavelength ranges operate with a high optical output, a light emitting device, and a small and high-performance optical pulse tester using the light emitting device. [Means for Resolution] In a driving method of a semiconductor light emitting element with a configuration in which an active layer 13a with a gain wavelength ?1 of about 1.55 ?m and an active layer 13b with a gain wavelength ?2 of about 1.

Abstract: A printing apparatus encodes masks used for thinning out print data when performing multi-pass printing and provided in correspondence with passes, and stores the encoded masks in a memory. The printing apparatus includes an assignment unit that assigns different codes with respect to pixels that indicate dot-on and are held in the masks provided in correspondence with the passes, depending on for which pass of mask processing the masks are used, and an encoding unit that generates, using the different codes, index data indicating pixels that indicate dot-on and are held in the masks corresponding to the passes, and generates encoded data by encoding the index data. Here, the encoding unit determines an assignment relationship in which the different codes are assigned to the passes by the assignment unit such that the encoded data is smaller than the data size of original masks, and generates the encoded data.

Abstract: A miniaturized semiconductor device has a package substrate, a semiconductor chip mounted on the main surface of the package substrate and having plural LNAs each for amplifying a signal, an RF VCO for converting the frequency of the signal supplied from each LNA, and an IF VCO for converting the frequency of a signal supplied from a baseband. A plurality of ball electrodes are provided on the back surface of the package substrate. The package substrate is provided with a first common GND wire for supplying a GND potential to each of the LNAs, with a second common GND wire for supplying the GND potential to the RF VCO, and with a third common GND wire for supplying the GND potential to the IF VCO. The first, second, and third common GND wires are separated from each other.

Abstract: A field communication system receives data from a field device through a communication network and maps the data onto a register to update the data. The field communication system includes a detection module configured to detect a state of communication with the field device through the communication network, and a writing module configured to write the communication state detected by the detection module in the register as information added to the data.

Abstract: A field communication system may include a communication device that transmits and receives data to and from a field device through a wireless communication, the communication device communicating with the field device if field device data corresponds to communication device data, a field device setting unit that generates the field device data related to a device tag of the field device, the field device setting unit setting the field device data to the field device, a storage unit that stores the field device data, and a communication device setting unit that extracts the field device data stored in the storage unit by using the device tag as a key, the communication device setting unit setting the field device data to the communication device as the communication device data.

Abstract: A register configurator may include a display screen, a data display unit that displays data related to field devices on the display screen, a register space display unit that graphically displays a register space of a register on the display screen, a manipulation reception unit that receives a manipulation for allocating each of the data, which has been displayed by the data display unit, to an area in the register space, which has been displayed by the register space display unit, the manipulation being performed on the display screen by a user, and a correspondence establishing unit that establishes a correspondence between the data and the area, based on the manipulation that has been received by the manipulation reception unit.

Abstract: A field communication system may perform wireless communication with field devices. The field communication system may include a connection allowing unit that determines whether or not to allow a connection to the field device by referring a field device list, the field device list listing tag names related to the field devices, an address issuance unit that automatically issues a communication address for the field device if the connection allowing unit allows the connection with the field device, an address management unit that establishes correspondences between the communication addresses and the tag names of the field devices by using the field device list, and a communication unit that transmits data to the field device designated by the tag name, the communication unit receiving the data transmitted from the field device, the data being used to control the field device designated by the tag name.

Abstract: There is provided a field communication management apparatus capable of setting configuration information segments with certainty without causing a burden, and an inexpedience at the time of an operation for setting. A reception unit receives download information. A setting unit sets individual information segments contained in download information received by the reception unit in a corresponding field device and a gateway itself. A communication limiting unit prohibits communication between the field device and host devices for a period before the individual information segments are set in the field device and the gateway itself, respectively, by the setting unit.